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Newspaper
Fairbanks Daily Times
Location
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1908
Page
3
Government funds and local donations support a major Fox City to Graehl road project. Contractor Dilly directs a large crew near Graehl as weather aids progress. Officials expect completion may allow Fourth of July use of the road and creeks, showcasing prior subscriptions.
Dan W. Ketchum of 5 below on Treasure has been confined at St. Matthew's hospital for weeks after a head wound from a falling bucket at the shaft. In the past days he has shown marked improvement and can now take short daytime walks.
The article notes there is no visible limit on the cost of future warships, with 30,000 ton thresholds and even higher expenditures discussed. It recalls that a few years ago costs reached about 3 million dollars, suggesting ever increasing investments in naval construction.
The text notes that a single battleship was once deemed extravagant. It states armored cruisers of Colorado and West Virginia types exist and a 20,900 ton battleship should cost at least $10,000,000. It mentions four new battleships requested from Congress at the session with an estimated cost of $9,500,000 not including guns armor or equipment.
Fleishman and Hatch of the two above Engineer Creek are in the city for a few days to handle business matters. They return in the morning.
Wild grass along the Graehana area across the slough in Garden Island and Deadman’s slough has grown prolific. About twenty horses feed there, largely free from pests, gaining flesh and reducing feed costs for their owners.
West End residents collect logs drifting down the river after a boom breaks above Graehl. Loggers rush to salvage dry fuel wood while McIntire suffers loss, with booms keeping earlier season logs safe upriver. Some boaters seize firewood for the winter.
A brief New Uk Press editorial questions attitudes toward recklessness in the context of a death. The piece implies concern over public responses and moral judgment without detailing specifics.
George Ade Oliver Herford and several others swapped stories about a Briton not understanding an American joke. A bromide attending the party offers the remark You can always tell an Englishman. Ade replies You can tell one but it doesn’t do any good.
The midweek baseball game at Willow Park will start at 8 p m. A Team lineup features Montgomery, Whiteley, Parsons and Stroecker. N C lineup lists Geis McGuire Hodge Briggs and McCarthy as key players for a fast exhibition tonight.
A reader for a New York publishing house cites an Indiana authoress story as carrying a superb passage. Reginald is bewitched as the baroness, in her silent sorrow, hides her face and seems more beautiful than ever.
In the closing hour, the recorder notes more deeds filed than typical, with activity in Washington creek and Murphy creek. Several placer mining locations were filed, including over eight hundred acres, while mortgages decrease though mortgage satisfactions indicate loans repaid. An additional association claim appears on Murphy creek, suggesting potential growth for these mining sites.
In Fairbanks the judge states that the injunction dissolution on Dome creek becomes effective only after the papers are filed with the court clerk. Miners anxiously await river steamers and mail carrying the registry containing the order. If mail arrives Sunday and filing occurs Monday, Dome creek operations will restart from current injunction delays.
Enthusiasm rises for the A. B. excursion set for Saturday evening with many local fraternity members and nearby camps expected to attend. The Tanana steamer will stop at Chena to pick up Chena camp members before departing at nine. The boat will return Sunday morning after a pleasant outing with anticipated good times.
Edward Uhl was appointed administrator by Commissioner Goodwin of the probate court. The bond is $2000. Knox left a $900 bank account and mining interests in the Tenderfoot. Final settlement will send the remainder to his two children in Mount Vernon Washington.
At a bygone tea in England Maxine Elliott deflected prying questions by praising the king as a true gentleman. She quipped that a gentleman never says anything bizarre or revolutionary and that the best conversation is never shocking.
A dialogue exchanges between a girl with fluffy hair and Mr Oldbach about love at first sight. The girl asks for his opinion while he dismisses the idea as an optical illusion. The tone hints at a humorous or ironic column snippet about romance.
A teacher asks James for a synonym and he answers with wit. The quip showcases quick thinking and humor from a student described as having an excellent brain despite weaker points. Youth's Companion notes the moment with light irony.
J L Tobin of Dome Creek asserts a gold nugget found a year ago near Dome Creek is the largest in the area and would assay at $1,358, though he believes its cash value could be higher if sold. He traveled to Fairbanks for business and to show the nugget.
A default judgment for $434 on a note is entered by Commissioner Goodwin for the plaintiff Vachon vs Solen. A new suit has been filed in the commissioner’s court with Dickey suing Person for $729 on a note.
The article notes foreign iron and steel workers left unemployed at home seek work abroad while producers unable to sell at controlled prices export to new markets. It frames a harvest season for nations with open doors for both makers and products.
A visitor compliments Mrs. Cumup on her cut glass, sparking indignation as she insists they paid full price and refuse bargain sales, asserting they do not need such discounts. The Toledo Blade records the exchange as a small domestic flare in shoppers’ attitudes.
A humorous exchange questions unusual objects swallowed. A character jokes about “gas meters” as an unlikely cause, while another responds with mock astonishment. The dialogue plays on literal and figurative language about sleep and devices.
A court Cr ier asserts a superstition that butchers cannot serve on juries due to presumed cruelty. He notes fears of careless hanging in murder trials and reflects on past times when butchers slaughtered daily, suggesting a lingering but unfounded bias about their character.
President Frederick A. Barton leads efforts to form a United Spanish War Veterans camp in Fairbanks. James Ryan of Buffalo supplied organization papers. meetings need not be regular. About 50 local veterans seek organization to aid mutual benefits and patriotic activities.
A playful frontier scene features Broncho Bob and a traveler from the East discussing their duty to support a local library. They note an obligation to raise funds for the library, insisting they must not neglect the cause despite the long-running poker fame.
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