Seward daily gateway., 1923-03-10
Notes of the Northland


 God made women beautiful and fool ish; beautiful that the men might love them and foolish that they might love the men.-Bishop Jas. Wise.
 L. $. Ferris of Ketchikan, has been appointed agent for the Chevrolet car. A five passenger sedan was received by him on one of the last boats.
 A hydroplane mail service is plan ned between all government stations north of Nome and bordering on kot- zebue Sound. The Alaska Airways com pany has submitted a proposal to the government for such service.
 At q regular meeting of the ketchl- kan Igloo of Pioneers recently me rnorial was adopted submitting certain resolutions to the territorial leslsla- ture after they are approved by the grand igloo.
 The first number of the Fur Farm CTS Magazine was recently issued by c. H. Ba.kdull, of Seattle, formerly of Petersburg The magazine is devoted entirely to the fox fur industry.
 Operations on the Nixon Fork prop erty of the Treadwell company at Me Grath, will be completed this year. There are 2,000 tons of ore on the property to be mined two thirds of which is already out
 L. A. Bullacd, manager for the Tread we'll Yukon Company, Ltd. at their uKskokwim property, recently left the coast for his interior statsn and will look over some properties under con- sideartion by the T-eadwell people.
 The Vermont, first of the canr-ry rived at Juneau from Bellingham last week. The boat was on the way to the Companys plant at Excursion Inlet The cannery crew will come north on April l.
 James s. Pitcher has been appoint ed territorial game warden for the ketchikan district by Governor Bone Mir. Pitcher is resident of Hyder, an oldtime Alaskan who has mined in the Nome district and other sections Of the country.
 The coroner's jury in the case ot J. M, Larson. a fisherman, whose body was found in tent at Mountain Point rendered a verdict that deceased met his death following exposure sustained when he fell into the icy waters oi Tongass narrows.
 J. A. Fraser, who has operated in the Atlin district and who has been government agent and gold commls- sioner at that place for several years, has been superseded by Chas. L. Mon- roe, former dominion tax inspector at Prince Rupert.
 While working arousd a pair oi horses last week, Andy Taylor of Me Carthy nearly lost his life by being kicked in the throat by one of the ani- rnals. His jugular vein was nearly sev- cred by the accident His condition is critical but not serious.
 Reports from several places along the Richardson road indicate that game is being poisoned in consider able quantities, as well as several fine dogs. Chas. Simmons of King Lake re- gently lost valuable retriever. one of the best in the territory. by poison set out by an unknown party.
 Every single person who receives an income of more than S1 900 a year, and every married person who recelV- es an income of more than S2,0Oo a year, must file return. If returns are not filed even though no tax is due and owing to the Government, the tax payers will be penalized for failure 10 make a return.
 Gus Stevenson, an oldtimer in the Cordova section, familliarly known as .Gloomy Gus" died at Teederman cab 5n on Hawkins island last week from pneumonia. Stevenson left the island for Storey island in a small boat but encountered a storm and was washed overheard. He succeeded in getting back into his boat and made the cabin where he took sick and passed away. He was about AS years of age.