Seward daily gateway., 1923-03-24

| performing his duty. He, was walking the ditchline, which was covered with ice, and fell to his death before com panion could reach him.
 Judge E. S. Stackpole, prominent citizen of Ketchikan, aged 80, died re cently in that city after an illness Of several weeks He resided in the Al askan city for over g years. He serv ed as United States Commissioner for fourteen years, voluntarily resigning ! from the office.
 The home of Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Bow en, at Nenana, was the scene ol shower rendered in honor to Miss Mar paret Southworth, whose engagement to MT. Arthur Frodenburg, of Anchor age is announced. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Mrs. R. c. Southwolth wife of the editor of the Nenana News. Fox farmers of the First dlVlslon have requested Senator Hunt to pro- mote some legislation which will of fer protection to the industry, It IS proposed that all farmers use brand ing mark to prevent theft or other wise losing their stock Trespass pun ishment is asked for by those who have farms on the islands in she lower section of the country.
 The trial jury in the case Of the L.. s. ys. Leo Nehil, at Fairbanks, charg- ed with assault with intent to kill. verdict of not guilty was returned. Ne hil, who served overseas, is said to have suffered severely from shell shock and gas Attorney Aline Beeg- Ter acted as counsel for the deiend- ant. The complaints were katherHhe James and George Smith.
 H. P. Borden, farmer living nea! Fairbanks, recently suffered the loss of his root house and several tons oi potatoes stored therein. ForosOn tractor and other machinery, stored in garage adjacent to the root house were also destroyed by fire. The orlg- in of the fire is not certain but is sup posed to have started from defective stove pipe.
 The race for positions on the city council and for mayor at Falrbanhs has developed some high class talent f for the positions. The Taxpayers ' ticket bears the following names for mayor. Robert L. Lavery; for council men, Frank P. Wood, Thomas Iouie, and August Conrad.
 Chick" Cloudy and Doris Wells were married recently at ketchikan, Rev. Van Marter tying the knot Both have a host of friends in the first di- vision and the best of wishes are eN- tended for their future.
 Walter Stensland, eighteen-year old son of the Ketchikan dairyman, is achieving a name for himself as wolf slayer. He recently caught his second animal in a trap. The first one he tied the jaws of and brought him home alive. Both are said to have been very large.
 Chas Boroh, of Wrangell, left for the states on the last trip of the North western, on his second venture of that kind in forty years. Ill health and the desire for a change of scenery prompt ed his moving.
 Staff Captain M Jaynes of the Sal yation Army Corps, stationed at het- chikan. returned to that place a short time ago after spending many weeks in Canada on business connected with his work.
 The Wrangell Igloo, Pioneers of AL aska, have expressed themselves i'll favor of granting an old age pension of s25 a month, from the territorial funds. They would make the passage of such law applicable only on con dition that the recipient remaln III Al aska. Both men and women are includ- ed in their conception of such meas ure.
 The entire school staff of the Ke,- chikan public schools have been re- elected for the ensuing year. John F. Johnson, superintendent of Schools was also chosen to continue hls "orh with the teachers.
 There is no physician between Ft. 1-,,.o, ond Nnlatn distance Of more