Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-04
NORTHLAND NOTES


 largest and best equipped department stores in the territory gave a fash ion show during the recent fair in Juneau and had expert models come up from the States to display their wears"
 The meeting of the Alaska Fox Farmers Assn, which was to meet in the capital city was so small in attendance that the meeting was ad- journed before any business was transacted.
 The Episcopal Mission house at Fort Yukon was totally destroyed by fire recently, according to a message reaching here the other day. The building was two stories in height and housed about ten native orphans. It is stated that the orphans have been moved into one of the Bureau of Ed ucation buildings until other arrange mcnts are made for their care.
 It is estimated that the present shed is being heightened an addi- tional 100 feet on each end. Huge l timbers are streWn over the ground for a considerable area. siding ac- work train.
 In the opinion of Dr. Alfred s. Brooks, chief of the Alaska Bureau of the U. s. Geological survey, the time will arrive when the present railroad line running from Seward to Fairbanks, will become the trunk of a system of railroads touching every point in central Alaska where natural resources demand.
 The head of the bureau of fisheries, Mir. Studdert. in an interview recent ly in Anchorage, said that the 1925 Fair will be grouped with demon Istration of fish, which, he said would have been displayed this year if time would have been extended It is his intention of collecting variety of Al aska fish for next Fair.
 Anchorage is so Drim full of the get-up-a-tiv-ness that the Alaskan is running a missing word contest in their paper, with cash prizes. Leave il to Anchorage to keep it's citizens in harmony.
 Much activity is noted at Mile 72 on the Alaska Railroad where a large force of men are at work construct ing additions on each end of the lorg snow she'd
 Frank Berk, another old timer passed away at the Pioneers Home. MT. Berk was born in Australia in 1856, he came to America in 1874, 1 and came to Alaska 49 years ago. | The last ten years he had been To- cated on the Yukon River near Ruby, until year ago when he became ill and went to the Anchorage hospital for several months, afterwards be- ing transferred to the Pioneers Home He leaves no known relatives MT. Condit of Sitka offciiated at the funeral.
 niIit,l government ret9.d, show that there are fewer paupers in the 1 almshouses of the United States than there have been before in the last 20 | years, and the number per 100000 of 1 the population is less than it ever has been. That is one proof that our people are in more prosperous and Icontented condition now than they | have ever been before.
 Tn Hyder Chamber of Commerce has been reorganized with Ernest Blue as president, Merl F. Thoas, l vice president; E. D. Hadden, secre- tary; H. H. Howard, treasurer, and Ernest Blue, Merl F. Thomas, E. D. l Hadden, J. A. Hall and J. A. Talbit as dil ectors. Twenty-Five members sign ed the roster at the first meeting. IL was decided tO have two meetings q month, one of which shonl1 ba d luncheon.
 Moving pictures of the opening exercises of the Third Southeastern Alaska Fair and the crowds attend ing were taken to A. B. Hall by Nor