City allocates funds to pay warrants from Fair banks
The city council, receiving 519 from Fair banks, splits 50 percent to the general fund and 50 percent to salary funds to cover warrants. Listed warrants include Vine Hard, Ind. Machine Shop, Wm Ansley, Dan Slartnett, North Star Horsesho Shop, Beattie & Riley, Anderson Bros, Nerland Smith's Gun Store, Banks & Howland. Amounts shown include 850, 15, 4, 3.50, 2.50, 0, 7, and 100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Vine Hard
Ind. Machine Shop
Ansley
Dan Slartnett
North Star Horsesho Shop
Beattie & Riley
Dsr
Anderson Bros
Nerland Smith’s Gun Store
Ansley Banks
Howland
Banks & Howland
Not Popular In Jail Among Prison Voters
A straw ballot at the federal jail in Fairbanks shows Senator Henry Roden unpopular with inmates. The assistant district attorney received zero votes while inmates chose Dan Sutherland, J M Brooks, and I McGowan for Senators and Wm Burns, Bernard Estley, Dan Dris coll, J J Mullally, E By Collins, Dittmer, King, and McCabe for Representatives with various vote totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Roden
Fairbanks
Dan Sutherland
J. M. Brooks
I. McGowan
Wm. Burns
Bernard Estley
Dan Driscoll
J. J. Mullally
E. By Collins
Dittmer
King
McCabe
Priests Fined Over Kidnapping Case In Tacoma Suit
Mrs. Magnuson of Valdez won damages in Tacoma against Catholic priest Rev. G C Van Goethem and Visitation Academy for kidnapping and alienating affections of her daughter Marjorie Reiman aged about 16. The case involved removal to Seattle and Los Angeles with alleged improper advances by the clergy. Bishop O'Dea testified and said he directed disclosure of the girl’s whereabouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Los Angeles
St Aloysius
Bishop O'Dea
Cet
Father van Goellem
Nome Weather Record: Mild Winter Across Fort Gibbon District
Advices from the army-post observatory at Fort Gibbon report this winter the mildest in the post history with similar notes from other government stations. Nome district experiences exceptionally mild conditions for the season as snow falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nome
Army-Post
Fort Gibbon
Divorce suit filed by Old Dawsonite from Dawson
N A Fuller formerly with the Yukon telephone syndicate and Dawson Water and Light, and later with the Fairbanks system, sues for divorce in San Francisco. The couple lived in National City near San Diego after leaving Dawson. They were married in Dawson five years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. A. Fuller
Yukon Telephone Syndicate
Dawson Water & Light Company
Fairbanks
San Francisco
Amundsen's Alaskan Climate Prediction Revisited
Nome Nugget reports Roald Amundsen predicted Alaska would grow milder as Arctic waters mix with the Atlantic and Pacific. Frank Waskey recalls Amundsen's theory of a moving ice wedge breaking into the Atlantic, altering climate and tying to the Titanic loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Northwest Passage
Roald Amundsen
Frank Waskey
Amundsen
Arctic
Atlantic
Bering Sea
Pacific
Bering S
Wash
Turn of Fortund Wheel Brings Wealth to Miner
A Fairbanks quartz miner named Letterman rose from poverty after partnering with Wm Spaulding on the Spaulding lease. He sold his interest to John Rowan and John Cunningham for 10,000 cash plus 20,000 in six months, earning about 125 dollars a day the days he worked. An hour of ore from the Spaulding week netted 13,254 dollars or 164 dollars per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letterman
Spaulding
John Rowan
John Cunnit
Fairbanks
Dome Banks
I Nana
Wm Spaulding
Wo Creek
Rowan and Cunningham
Spauldi
Nome Prepares For Carnival
Extensive preparations are under way for the grand winter carnival to be held December 31. Funds allotted are to be divided between the hospital and the city fund for indigent sick care.
Fairbanks Miner Injured In Rock Fall
Fairbanks December 13. John Kolarik a Chatham creek miner was hurt days ago by a rock fall in the stope of the Chatham mining company property breaking his collarbone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
John Kolarik
Chatham Mining Company
Emmett Indicted Pleads Not Guilty in Robbery Case
Fairbanks December 9 J F Emmett was indicted by the grand jury for robbery of sluiceboxes on Pedro last fall He entered a plea of not guilty and his trial commenced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
J. F. Emmett
Pedro
Bryan May Be Attorney General
Senator elect Ollie James predicts William Jennings Bryan will be offered the attorney-generalship by Woodrow Wilson. Nugget jewelry to order. Chains a specialty. Bill Taylor, Flat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Louisville
Ollie James
William Jennings Bryan
Woodrow Wilson
Bill Taylor
Narrow escape as shaft explosion scalds miner
December 13 Fairbanks reports John Beck of lower Cleary escaped a 20 foot shaft explosion that hurled him toward the top, leaving him badly scalded. Jack Price travels to Bear Creek with Al Thorns and Sam Sanderson to pursue options in the area. Fresh grayling and whitefish Crowley Porter. White meat grouse and ptarmigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
John Beck
Lower Cleary
Jack Price
Bear Creek
al Thorns
Sam Sanderson
Alaska News Briefs Highlight Arctic Ventures And Social Tensions
The report covers a range of Alaska items from municipal and postmaster moves in Juneau to actions by the Alaska Packers Association and Libby Libby Libby disputes. It notes snowfall halting work in Kuntishna, an Eskimo in Nome retreating underground for two days, and a fatality near Dawson. It also mentions coal tests directed by Dr. Joseph A. Holmes, collies for reindeer herding, and a major Alaska-Gastineau Mining tunnel project near Juneau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuntishna
John Gorman
Juneau
John T. Spickett
Wrangell
Nome
Matanuska
Sheep Creek
Cook Inlet
Navy Department
Joseph A. Holmes
Bureau of Mines
Katalla
Alaska Packers Association
Northwestern Fisheries Company
Libby, McNeill & Libby
Booth Fish Company
Alaska
Steffansson
Arctic
Lellingwell
Point Barrow
Ambergris
Alaska News
Japan
Seattle
John R. Winn
Queen City
Alaska-Gastineau Mining Co
Treadwell
Winn
Ebner
Joe Martindale Carries The Mail
The outgoing mail left Saturday morning carried by Joe Martindale acting as special carrier. Postmaster Thurston received a telegram from Bob Griffis instructing against delivering to the regular carrier and to hire another man, but Martindale agreed to take the consignment as he was departing for Cripple via Diskaket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Martindale
Thurston
Bob Griffis
Diskaket
Order of Incorporation Signed by Judge Fuller Tanana Town
Fairbanks report notes Judge F. E. Fuller signed the order incorporating Tanana. The town recently elected a mayor and aldermen and accepted municipal responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Fuller
Fairbanks
F. E. Fuller
Tanana
Arctic Brotherhood Meeting Notice
Arctic Brotherhood meets at the Arctic Hall on a Monday evening at six o clock. Visiting brethren are cordially invited to attend. Cyril P. Wood is Arctic Chief and Ronald Fros is Arctic Recorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic Brotherhood
A. B. Hall
Cyril P. Wood
Ronald Fros
Arctic
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miners & Merchants Bank
Iditarod, Alaska
Scandinavian American Bank
Chas. Ross
T. J. Nestor
John Tholmes
General Fund
Post Office
Hoffman's Post
Kuskokwim
Hoffman’s
Napamute
Arcade Cafe
Ildness
Dawsonite
Merchants Cafe
Chas. E. Miller
Prop
Fortund
Emmett
Crowley & Porter
Iditarod
Kolmakoffsky
Mukoffsky Station
Kuskokwir
Kolmakomsky
Georgetown
Idistarod
N. C. Co
Ketchikan
Fred Hartman
Dawson
Arthur Dean
Pete Anderson
Pat Britt
Uncle Sam
Seward Peninsula
Islands
Roadhouse
Summit Roadhouse
A. M. Auten
Mrs. MW. Maher
Iditargd Hotel
Stanley Vale
Dikeman Roadhouse
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