Seward daily gateway., 1926-04-22

He mas just returned from a barn. stormlng trip thru the States and says
 if he were forced to continue leading
 the life the last year he would
 soon be planted under the sod for
 ne was never cut out for a society
 man, nor an actor. So he is back
 home again heading in towards the
 north slope of Mount Mckinley where
 he has group of quartz claims and
 where he will spend the coming few
 months doing assessment work.
 Many funny things happened to
 me while I was playing on the big
 time vaudeville houses," Shannon
 stated last evening, lone of which
 took place last winter while playing
 ln the Earl Theatre, Washington. D.
 .. Garbed in heavy furs, and shout
 ing at the top of my lungs, I swept
 upon the stage with my dog team. Il then entered upon my regular pro- gram-which had been manufactured
 TOT me in which certain incidents or the relay were. vividly portrayed Tn glowing terms. The hardships en- countered, the alleged frightful wea- ther, and so on, were each evening dWelled upon at. some length but on tnls particular evening just about the tune l came to that portion of my tax where l was describing the ter rlDle weather, someone in the audi ence asked in a loud voice. How aDout growing strawberries in Sew ard: A roar of laughter swept thru the house and I, well, I was strick- en dumb for a moment However. aIter the mirth had somewhat sub- sided, l explained the vast distance between Seward and the Interior conn., try and of the distinct difference in 1 climate conditions"
 (Ed. note-The Gateway sent a dlspatch to the Associated Press last winter in which it was stated straw. | perry plants were in bloom,D
 MT. shannon left Seward a year ago, March z, at which time Mrs. l 2. onannon accompanied him. Eight of the original dogs which made the | relay With him were taken to Ia coma where he opened his vaudeville contract, March 25. The contract whlch carried him to all large cities m the states, came to an end in New orK, last January, the 18th. Two oI the dogs, his leader. Blackie and pear, were sold to Miss A. B Hinton prominent and wealthy society wo. man or that city. Two others were sold to G. G. Green, wealthy business man of Philadelphia. One dog was sold to Elliott Hill of Rochester. was disposed of to PauJ Gal. lasner, or omaha; another, the white eyeu ~ siberian, to Ned Berringer, of oneyenne' put the son of the leader was wa brought back to Tacoma. by Mr shannon, where he will probably re
 naln untll next Fall. All the dogs commanded top prices and now have lomes, that would like to have nv sen, to quote Shannonis own words
 Mfs. shannon, accompanied her 1usoand on the trip about the states out dld not appear in the act She iiu not come north with him at tbis line owing to slight illness but re- I11 ral1eo at the home of her sister in tacoma. She expects to join MT shannon sometime this summer.
 While in New York Mir. Shannon end his dogs were featured at tbe amous Philadelphia hotel. the largast ,o.eI Ill the world, during the annual neetlng of the Camp Fire Club of composed of biz gama ,unters and sportsmen. Shannon rove ms dogs right into the bannuet- ns room which stunt created a hig lit Wltn the guests. At other times snue m the East, he and his team lppeared in the New York dog show U Madison Square, the Boston show ma the Hartford, Newark and Ral' 1more dog shows.