Oldtimer Tells
Of Shooting Of
Dan McGrew
Eye-Witness Gives Account of
the Shooting by Sourdough,
at Portland Reunion
(A bunch of the boys were
whooping it uip in the Malamute
saloon;
The kid that handles the music
box was hitting a jag-time tune
—)
A witness to the shooting of
Dangerous Dan McGrew was
Michael Mahoney of Ottawa, Can
ada, President of the Interna
tional Sourdough Re-union, Inc.,
Which recently held its 10th an
nual convention at Portland, Ore.
"Yes,” ' he said, “It is true.
There was a Dan McGrew in
Dawson. The shooting did take
#ace. McGrew and the mystery
man from the creeks were killed
in the exchange of shots. I was
there. So was Robert W. Service.
Service diidn’t say in the poem
!
that “the Lady that was known
as Lou’ also was shot twice thru
the neck.” '
No one knew the newcomer
when he swung into the saloon,
hair covering his face and blank,
miserable eyes staring.
(He looked iike a man with a
foot in the grave and scarcely
the strength of a louse. Yet he
tilted a poke of dust on the bar,
and called for drinks for the
house).
“We learned later that his name
was Madden,” says Mahoney.
“Also that he was a mining en
gineer. In Johannesburg, South
Africa, he had married a beauti
ful English girl. They had a lit
tle daughter. Madden was sus
picious of the dashing gambler,
McGrew, until he came home
one night and found himself and
his little girl deserted.”
(In a buckskin shirt that was
glazed with dirt he sat and I
watched him sway;
| Then he clutched the keys with
j his talon hand's—my God but
that man could play).
“Lou said afterward she didn't
recognize him for certain until
| the music began,” Mahoney re
calls.
(God how ghastly she looked
T tt £ ETERNAL jEW is title given anti Semitic exhibi
ti' i newly opened in one of Vienna's largest hails (above).
FREE* W HEELING LAMB owes the wheel and his life
to John Osborne of .Murrayville, III. Osborne, getting crippled
lamb from a neighbor, fashioned this support for animal’s ailing
rear legs, and the lamb gets around with ease.
through hr rouge—the lady
that’s known as Lou).
“She screamed—and the lights
went out,” says Mahoney. "We
all crowded back as the shot
crashed out and streaks of fire
plit the darkness. Then the
lights came on and the two men
were down—”
(Pitched on his head, and pump
ed full of lead, was Dangerous
Dan McGrew.
While the man from the creek
lay clutched to the breast of the
Lady that’s known as Lou).
"It was only one of the scores
of killings we had during the
time I was in the North from
1897 to 1913,” Mahoney says.
“But the magic pen of Robert
Service turned it into drama and
lifted it above the realm of the
strictly sordid.
"A man told me two years ago
that the lady that’s known as
Lou still lived in Prince Rupert.
He told me the exact address.
"Don’t think McGrew wasn’t a
dangerous man, either. Only
one man ever had the nerve to
hold up the place where he ran
the games. That was a fellow
named Pat Brophy and Brophy
picked a time when he knew Me
Grew was off shift for a while.
"I sat on the jury that convict
ed Brophy—and I sure hated to
stick him. There just wasn’t any
thing else to do. I understand
he still lives in prison. The man
who captured him, Paddy Bee
han of Vancouver, probably will
be here for the convention.”
Brawny Mahoney is taller than
six feet and is in the lumber and
coal business. He still corres
ponds with Service, who lives at
Nice on the Riviera. He asked
Service to attend the last Sour
dough convention.
"But he answered that he was
n't up to it.” Mahoney says. "His
doctors had ordered him to take
it easy. He was suffering from
high blood pressure.”
$50,000 Grant Is
Made To Alaska i
I
Social Security!
JUNEAU, Sept. 16.—The Social
Security Board today issued a J
statement through Hugh J. Wade.
Director of its offict in Juneau,
Alaska, that it had authorized a
grant of funds amounting to $50,-1
02(7.69 for the purpose of assist- j
ing the Territory in financing its'
Old-Age Assistance plan.
The- amount of money is to lie
matched by at least an equal j
, amount of territorial money, and .
| paid out to needy aged persons
who qualify under the new Al-1
aska Old-Age Assistance Law.
It is estimated that the Depart
ment of Public Welfare will give
old-age assistance to some 1250
aged persons diuring the quarter
beginning October 1. 1938, and1
| ending December 31sit.
Mr. Wade pointed out that,1
since the 1937 legislature in its
j extra-ordinary session held in j
March of that year amended the 1
Alaska Old-Age Assistane Law
to omply with the requirements |
of the Social Security Act, Alas
1 ka has received from the federal;
I government thru grants made by
the Social Security Board a total
of $222,431.84.
The Alaska Old-Age Assistance
| Law is administered by the De
partment of Public Health* and
W. B. Kirk is the Director.
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Current Comments
W ritten From
Washington
(Special to the Nugget)
A few days ago, three boats
steamed down the Potomac and
up Chesapeake Bay. Aboard one
of them was the President, carry
ing to Maryland his views re
specting liberalizing the Demo
cratic party and promoting the
New Deal, a fight which, if nec
essary, he will carry into every
state of the Union. It is said
that the contest will continue
until the date on whioh the con
vention of 1940 adopts its plat
form and selects its candidate.
Persons in a position to know,
claim that no matter how the
primary turns out in Maryland,
the battle will go on. Defeat of
Administration plans in Mary
land will simply spur the friends
of the New Deal to greater ef
forts. The speech making trip
over, Mr. Roosevelt returned to
his Hudson River home, appar
ently in no wise concerned as to j
the outcome. At the so-called
Summer White House there will
b? conferences on the best way j
to get rid of conservatives both i
within the Democratic party and
out of it.
Reference has been made to1
the 1940 convention and the nom
in.e, but who the nominee will
be remains an open question.
Lloyds of London has the repu
tation of being willing to quote
rates of insurance on almost any
thing; in other words, to take
any bet if the odds are right.
Lloyd's however, has refused to
enter into any contract of insur
ance at this time, concerning the
probability of a third term. If
Lloyds’ does not know what to
say. those having information
less extensive, and sporting pro
clivities less strongly marked,
may be excused from venturing
an opinion.
With Germany calling for
greater concessions on the part
of the Czechs, and France polish
ing her arms, to say nothing of
less open activity in other quar
ters, the European war cloud is
not giving marked signs of a
silver lining. Americans enter
tain, for the sake of Europe, the
hope that nothing will happen,
but their chief and perfectly
legitimate concern is that the
United States be kepi out of the
mess. Secretary of State Hull
gives tba comforting assurance
that this country will "sit tight”,
and refers to a broadcast that he
made a month ago. In it he
stated that “in a .smaller and
smaller world it will soon no
longer be possible for some na
tions to choose and follow the
way of forev and for other na
tions at the same lime to chc se
and follow the way of reason."
Mr. Hull’s remark is somewhat
cryptic, but surely t can be in
terpreted to mean that our finger
will be kept out of the pie. The
“sit tight” view favors such a
construction.
Our most active t ) reign pro
blem at the present time seems
to be what should be done about
Mexico. In that country, foreign
ers have been given the gate, so
to speak, and have cause to un
derstand that as to their invest
ments in the republic to the
south, they can take it or leave
it. It is the logical onsequence
of a Mexican administration hav
in.g pronounced Red tinge, that
anything smacking of capitalism
should have hard going, and es
pecially when foreigners are at
the bottom of it. The State De
partment at Washington is cour
teous in its notes, but does not
take much stock in the Mexican
point of view. The appearance
of several war vessels of the
United States in Mexican waters
has not helped matters, but the
Navy Department says that no
demonstration was intended, the
ships merely being on their way
to routine target practice. When
the Maine dropped her hook in
Havana harbor in 1898, there
was started a train of circum
,stances that are a matter of his
tory. Perhaps the Mexicans have
just a little ground for anxiety.
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NOTICE OF
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE
In the Probate Court of the Cape
Nome Precinct, Territory of
Alaska, Second Division.
In the Matter of the Estate of
P. M. DANIELSON, Deceased.
NOTICE IS It Erl EH Y UIVEN,
that pursuant to an order of said
Court entered September 6th,
1938, the undersigned Adminis
trator with the will annexed of
the Estate of P. M. Danielson, ]
Deceased, will on October 12th,
1938 at 12 o’clock noon of said
day, at the front door of the Un
ited States Court House in Nome,
Alaska, sell at public auction to
the highest bidder for cash, sub
ject to confirmation by said
Court, all the right, title and in
terest which said P. M. Daniel
son had at the time of his death
and all inti rest his estate now
has in and to that certain real
and personal property situated in
the Cape Nome Precinct. Terri
tory of Alaska, Second Division,
described as follows:
That certain lot of land and
building and improvements there
on situate in the City of Nome,
Territory of Alaska. Second Di
vision, described as Lot 14, block
24, according to the official plat
of said City, being a tract of
ground fronting twenty-five feet
(25') on First Ave. and extend
ing northerly therefrom One
Hundred and Forty Feet (140')
together with the buildings there
on and also the personal proper
ty contained therein, consisting
of furniture and other articles of
personal property.
Also the Livermore placer min
ing claim unpatented on the Sec
ond Beach Line east of Nome
River in said Cape Nome Pre
cinct.
Terms and conditions of sale,
cash in lawful money 25% to be
paid at time of sale and the bal
ance "5% upon confirmation of
sale by said Court and delivery
of deed to purchaser.
Dated September 12th, 1938.
E. K. JOHANSEN,
Administrator with will annexed
of the Estate of P. M. Danielson,
Deceased.
Lyons and Orton, Attorneys
for Administrator, Room 1,
Nevada Building, Nome, Alaska.
Publish Sept. 12.19,26,Oct. 3,1938
NOTICE
Write to your friends and rela
! tives on the ‘Outside’, using Sour
ough Stationery. They’ll get a big
kick out of it.
FOR SALE—A Litter of Five
Pups, half north and half calico,
for $125.00. They are 1 Yi months
old, the mother Ls a good work
ing dog and mother of good rac
ing dogs. If any one wants to
buy them we will send them
down by mall boat. Pete Poison
engineer on Trader can describe
condition of pups. Write to
JAMES MOSES,
RbJahmaref, Alaska.
FOR SALE—Hardcoal Stove in
good condition. Will sell at a
bargain price, apply at the Nome
Dmg Store.
THE KEGOAYAH KOZGA
Lending Library, is located at
Polet's Branch Store. Book ren
tal ten cents a week.
rhos. R. Lyons fra D. Orton
Lyons & Orton
Attorneys At Law
Rooms 918-921 Alaska Building
Seattle, Washington
Dr. W. A. Rvstrom
«r
DENTIST
HOURS:
10—12 A IM. 1—4:30 P.M.
and 7 to 8 P. M.
(By Appointment)
Located Opposite Federal Bldg.
First Avenue West
Phone Main 22
A NEW SHIPMENT OF
AGFA
CAMERAS AM) FILM
Just Arrived.
Remember the FILM the satisfies
or a New Roll
F R F F
PROMPT FINISHING SERVICE.
Thu Arutiu Shop
CURTIS JACOBS,
Photographer.
NOME
BARBER SHOP
BATIIS
Showers. Tubs, Steam
Open from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sunday from 10:30 a.m. t«
6:30 p.m.
Kougarok Limited
O. M. POWELL, Operator
t
Daily Transportation Service.
Both Passengers and Freight
Nome to Bunker Hill and All
Intermediate Points
CHAS. CAVEY
I
Has Opened A Liquor Store
Carrying an Assortment
of Fine Liquors, Win
es, and Beers.
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FRONT ST. NOBOL