Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-17
NORTHERN NOTES

NORTHERN NOTES
 Louis Blackburn left McGrath a few weeks ago, headed for Lake Min chumina, where he has taken up a ranch and will engage in fur farming operations.
 M. E s. Brunelle of Cordova was recently chosen exalted ruler of the Elks at the annual election of off cers. He succeeds K G. Robinson. The office holders will be installed on the first Wednesday in April.
 James Williams died last month at Dawson just month after he had entered that institution. On Decem- Der 13 he entered the hospital here after trip up from Fortymile with Percy de Wolfe. MT. Williams came from Moose creek, where he had been engaged in mining for many years.
 The N. c. Company of Alaska, suc- cessor by purchase six years ago to the several posts and enterprises of the Northern Commercial company, also succeeds to the name and flag of the parent organization, in accord ance with agreement at the time of purchase. The N. c. Company of Al. aska has fled change of name. ! Owners and interested members of the Yukon Silver Fox ranch, Limited may feel greatly encouraged at the promising showing made by their re spective fox farms during the past year The past season has proved a very successful one in this home in- dustry as to date there are over fifty belts ready for shipment to the out side.
 A special committee of the An chorage Chamber of Commerce met last week at the office of Tom Price, with regard to the proposed cream cry to handle the mill fom local and Matanuska valley dairies. w. J. Bo- gard, one of the prominent ranchers of the valley appeared before the com mittee and gave his opinions of pro- posed creamery.
 The Northern Commercial company, the "Old N. C. Co.," as it has been known of late, has dropped out of existence with the disilution of it's cor poration. All property and accounts remaining at the time of discorpor- ation were assigned to the Alaska Commercial company, and John H. Kelly of Fairbanks will act as their agent in clearing the business taken over from the former company.
 Interest in the annual breakup is assuming big proportions at Nenana according to arrivals from the inter for. There is a strong belief there that the mild weather will have the effect of sending the ice out of the Tanana river earlier than is usual and the present indications are that the marking of tickets for the Nenana breakup sweepstakes will show some very unusual figures. st"
 John Mcdonald, we'll known old timer, who resided at McGrath fo1 several years, and who took one ot , the last boats for the Outside, died at Seattle shortly after reaching that city, according to word received at McGrath. Death was probably due from the effects of intestinal influ. enza, contracted by MT. Mcdonald while on the lower river last sum. mer, at which time the influenza epi- demic prevailed in that section.
 J. c. Edney arrived at Cordova re gently to become superintendent of the Cordova Packing company plant this year, succeeding D. Nelson. In 1925 MT. Edney was in charge of the Pioneer Packing company plant at Boring river, which he understands will not be operated this season. Over. hauling of the Cordova Packing com. pany cannery and boats has practi. cally been completed and everything is ready to start work as soon as wea. ther conditions permit.
 This division of the territory will probably send out fewer insane pa. tients this year than in the past, ac. cording to s. o. Casler, chief deputy 'Unitad States marshal of Valdez. He anticipates that the Bristol Bay clean. up after the cannery season will be
 HuCH Io"el tHdu uSudI, que to new bureau of public health regulation providing for medical inspection of cannery help before the men embark for the north. Doctors will be station. ed at the boats leaving San Francisco Astoria and Seattle for Bristol bay and will eliminate those not having clean bills of health.
 David Strandberg, Iditarod mining operator who makes his home in An chorage during the winter months his family residing there while the