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Newspaper
Fairbanks Daily Times
Location
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1908
Page
4
Town residents gaze for the missing mail train and river packets with many claiming sacks moved by the Lavelle Young to Tanana and then Delta while others say it remains in Dawson. The delay may hinge on tonight’s boat arrivals and the town calls the issue a puzzling fixture awaiting transport.
An act of Congress accepted a lot donated by Fairbanks, Alaska for a telegraph office and army signal detachment. The May 11 1908 act details conveyance by Tillie McChesney to the United States, with notification to the Seattle based Chief Signal Officer and to Fairbanks signal operators.
A mass meeting at the Auditorium drew a huge crowd in Fairbanks for Major Clum. Dr. S Hall Young praised Clum as a loyal citizen and urged support while Attorney de Journel delivered a sharp critique of rival candidates and endorsed Clum as the best choice for Alaska.
The steamer Luella, owned by Caf fin and Hall, will depart at 10 o'clock tonight for Innoko. It carries many travelers invited by others who forwarded funds for their trip. Freight consignments include goods for merchants in Simel City, McCann City, and Ophir Creek.
The steamer Hamilton of the North American Trading and Transportation Co arrives at Pioneer dock in Fairbanks with the largest passenger load yet. It beat the Lavelle Young from Dawson by four hours and plans to depart for Dawson tomorrow morning, with a long listed roster including Mr. and Mrs. E R Peoples and Mrs. Clara Wright among many others.
A long list of individuals appears in a local social column including Bryant Hall Miss A Galbraith Miss M Leigh Mr and Mrs Knudson Mrs F Devere Miss M Husby H Knudson W Enstrom John Nilse B Strom H Jorgenson J F Perrish B F Lewamne Mrs B Fitzgerald W F Ewing N Anderson J E Richardson A G Grant F C Adams and wife Mrs Woods F W Pettygrove Miss F Knox W A Murray A Walker H Guerder M Rosenthal Mrs G Street Mrs B Gladwin and two children A Lee and 20 second class.
Citizens eyeing a $1000 bid to survey the cemetery and clear stumps and rubbish. Masons, Odd Fellows, Eagles and Arctic Brotherhood delegations plan a joint meeting, with the city council meeting next Friday set to push the project forward this summer.
Thomas Kettleson and co-plaintiffs sue Thomas Crowley and others in case No. 1044 placed on file. Plaintiffs claim defendants ground on Vault creek belonging to the Elaine Victor and Isabelle associations. Plaintiffs named are Thomas Kettleson L B Clough A H McNeer and F E McNeer. Defendants include Thomas Crowley J E Doherty Thomas Cale D Mears E Gaglione J Warren John Vernetti T Carroll J Solo.
The mayor’s horse bolted and was captured by the city pound after an incident noted by Joe Mathews. The mayor paid a $5 fine marking a second offense with a higher penalty warned for future offenses.
Emil Gustafson died at 3 a m today in St Josephs hospital from heart disease He had worked for four years with the Tanana Mill Co and was raising funds last winter for a mining corporation in Circle He was a native of Stockholm Sweden and believed to have relatives in Sweden Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 p m from Johnsons undertaking parlors Friends are invited to attend.
Letter from Dave Blake to William Koon recounts Alaska camp chatter at Green River Hot Springs and Fairbanks links. Postcard dated Seattle May 16 notes Callahan defeat, June arrivals, Bert Scribner and Bert Dovener at hot springs, and a predicted fleet and Eagles grand lodge influx. The piece comments on ongoing Alaska movement and upcoming races.
Fragmentary note from Dave Lake: greetings to Fred and friends, mentions Mrs Martin, Best, Noe, and Will Chee, asking to hear from them and sending regards. tone nostalgic and personal, no further details or events.
Fragmentary list of names and times across Delta Tolovana Nenana Fairbanks and Eagle shows early schedules, with entries such as Hamilton at Chena 6 46 and Jeff Davis at Eagle, plus various 5 30 to 9 25 a m avenues. The readable items hint at a regional transport or shipment timetable.
The steamer Sarah is scheduled to depart Dawson this evening at 9 oclock per Dawson agents. A contingency may prevent the departure if no downstream connections from Whitehorse arrive to link with the boat schedule.
Photographer Johnson completed two charming group photos of the Chinook basketball team now on exhibit in his show window. The team, with captain Miss Trimmer and members Miss Sorenson Miss DePender Miss Parsons and Miss Grant, posted a crackerjack record last season. Johnson also shot excellent groups of the A. B. basketball team recently.
A witty exchange appears in the column noting the old saying and a jab about possible dyspepsia. The brief quip contrasts common wisdom with a humorous aside attributed to readers.
Schofield notes the Big Chena upper bluffs sixty miles from Fairbanks as a safe temporary log yard and a site of a prehistoric graveyard. Sam Means and Wright opened the area, removing mastodon and musk ox remains. Since then, many excavations occurred with museums holding fossils from the mountain region upriver.
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