Disputed Ayres case tests juries for third time at trial
After a Wednesday trial and a night session, K Q Ayres faced a second trial that ended with an unable to agree verdict. A third trial is set for Monday as Gray sues for assault stemming from a dispute over Zodiac ownership. The case spurred broader talk of Flat Creek control by Thomas Aitken and associates and outside capital involvement.
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K. Q. Ayres
John Gray
Maltby
Roden
Clegg
Zodiac
Gray
Ayres
Ivis
Thomas Aitken
Marietta
J. S. Robe
Roce
Tom Aitken
Volney Richmond to Visit Here This Summer
Volney Richmond, likely N. Co. superintendent after Washburn’s death and possibly succeeded by Fairbanks, will arrive on the first boat from Fairbanks. He plans to review the situation for the summer and may engage in wireless telegraph and telephone company plans in which he is involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volney Richmond
Washburn
Fairbanks
Wireless Telegraph
City Fire Limits Established
City council fixed the fire limits at the last regular meeting and discussed a future building regulations ordinance to improve fire prevention. The proposed limits run from Otter street foot to Third street then along Third to Black street and along Black to Caribou, ending at the waterfront by the Miners' Home saloon.
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Otter Street
Third Street
Third
Black Street
Black
Caribou
Prize Winner Unclaimed At Board of Trade Pool Meet
Jim Hagen was in town this week amid ongoing talks affecting Fiat. A pool tournament prize winner holds ticket number 148 but has not claimed the award yet.
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Jim Hagen
Fiat
Dance at Ansleys hall with Bourret & Bierman orchestra
Ansleys hall hosts a social dance tonight featuring Bourret and Bierman orchestra with admission set at $2. Joe McDowell plans to enter the restaurant business at Flat City locating on Front Street opposite Casey's. he and Mrs. McDowell intend a new, attractive venue aimed at morning delight. Cascade Steam Laundry ad lists Wyandotte washing soda Crowley and Porter products. For sale 1 hp tubular boiler $100. J J Price improving at home near Flat head. North Star restaurant (District Oter) fully equipped for sale. See Showbeck Discovery. Chocolate Nut Sundaes at Red Cross Drug Store tomorrow. Snow Glasses also at Red Cross Drug Store.
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Joe McDowell
Flat City
Front Street
Casey's Place
Mrs. McDowell
Gold Dust to Add $200,000 to Circulation by June First
Banks estimate about $200,000 in gold dust coming into circulation by June first from winter dumps. E G Lindberg of Miners and Merchants Bank notes that Otter creek yields the bulk, with dumps spread across the landscape and Plat area lighter. Weather remains a factor but outlook is favorable for the spring sluicing season.
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E. G. Lindberg
Miners & Merchants Bank
Otter Creek
Platthey i
Council refuses to declare alley open blocking removal plan
The council refused Major Albrecht's request to formally declare an alley along Block Four on Richmond street as an alley again and to vacate Mrs. Gardken’s lodging, arguing uncertainty over historic status while residents suffer from the blocked passage and a nearby blacksmith shop sits improperly.
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Gardken
Black Woar
Major Albrecht
Stoner
Block Four
Mutchler
Law
Justice
Jerry
Buffalo
Riley and Marston Absorb Otter Creek Ground Holdings
Riley and Marston near total control of Otter Creek as they close a deal worth about 25 000 dollars. They acquire half of the Gumboot at Granite mouth one third of Emergency one quarter of Four Friends and part of Peterson and Co on No 2a. The Peterson lease, bought from Martin, lies near Glen Gulch where rich ground was found. They plan to open the middle No 2a bench and expand from No 1a to Discovery this summer.
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Aitken
Paul Reiman
South Dakota
Bonanza Association
Ferguson
Friend
James
Bonanza
McKay
Hotts
Lower Glen
Cominsky
Glen
Aitken and
Lawson
Lucky Nine Mining Co
Fred Vogler
Edward A. Mitchell
Greg Stewart
Harold Seddon
L Fom McKinnon
Ingles
Shropshire
Burns
Otter Creek
Riley and
Marston
Riley & Marston
Discovery
Granite
Flat
Robert Martin
Gumboot Association
Emergency Association
Four Friends
Peterson & Co
No. 2 A
Martin
C. S. Peterson
John Kron
Eloff Nelson
Price & Ives
Glengulch
Long Journey North for Miner Father Seeks Information
A letter to the M and M Bank from the Scandinavian American Bank in Seattle asks for details about P J Douglas of Medicine Hat Alberta. His son Arthur J Douglas at 302 Ottawa Street seeks information on his father who left Medicine Hat ten years ago for the North and is presumed to have worked in mining with unknown whereabouts.
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M. & M. Bank
Seattle
Arthur J. Douglas
Ottawa Street
Medicine Hat
Alberta
P. J. Douglas
North
Candy shop moves to Discovery Town this summer
Sweets business run by Miss Murray and Miss Grant relocates today from Richmond street quarters to Main street Discovery to open a candy and confectionery store. The vacated quarters will house a hospital ready for patients with Mrs Garden converting lodging house space into a fully equipped sick refuge.
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Discovery Otter
Murray
Grant
Richmond Street
Discovery
New Mercantile House Opens in Flat City
A new mercantile firm led by Dean, ex Northern Commercial, will operate at Front street opposite Connolly's. The business aims to offer general mercantile goods in the region. Dean has severed ties with the NC Co to start his own venture. List property for sale or rent at the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flat City
Om Dean
Northern Commercial Company
Front Street
Connolly's
Dean
N.C. Co
For sale prospecting drill rig with boiler and casing
Notice to prospectors offers a complete prospecting drill with 10 horsepower boiler and 40 feet 4 inch casing for sale. The rig is suitable for wet ground and may be viewed at Pioneer Machine Shop.
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Pioneer Machine Shop
Mrs Herbert Lynch Improves After Illness
Mrs Herbert Lynch, previously very ill on Wednesday, shows rapid improvement. Milk shakes offered at Red Cross Drug Store tomorrow. Cabins for rent available through the post office. Chris Jensen, a local blacksmith, is building a house at Flat and plans to move his family there for the summer. Henry Roden, formerly of Nome, now with Joe Smith at the Gunstore, starts ice cream soda service. Snow Glasses Red Cross Cruz Store.
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Herbert Lynch
Red Cross
Chris Jensen
Henry Roden
Nome
Joe Smith
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Iditarod
Flat Creek
Henry Riley
Frank Lawson
Mr. Bell
Mr. Darby
Colorado
Gugenheims
Dawson
Pioneer
Jenks & Umphrey
Saloo
Frank Miller
Willow Street
Nore Lumber
Martin Pupich
A. B. Hall
Crowley & Porter
Ansley's Hall
Bourret & Bierman's
Wyandotte
Crowley & Porter's
Cascade Steam Laundry
J. J. Price
North Star Restaurant
Dis
Oter
Inquire
Showbeck
Red Cross Drug Store
Council Banks
Peterson
Cabine
Sweets
Discovery Town
Bourret
Bierman
Orchestra
Snow Glasses
Red Cross Cruz
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