Miners & Merchants Bank
IDITAROD, ALASKA
Capital, $50,000.00
General Banking Business Transacted Gold Dust Bought and Assayed
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OFFICERS:
CHARLES ROSS, President
JOHN HOLMES, Vice President
R. C. BUTTON, Cashier
GROCERIES FOOTWEAR
Tom McMahon,
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
FLAT CITY
MINERS' OUTFITS HARDWARE
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HERBERT E. RILEY, PROP.
BARNES TO PAY COSTS
IN FAMOUS LIBEL SUIT
SYRACUSE, N Y.. May 22..--'The jury
in the Barnes-Roosevelt libel case has
brought in a verdict in which it finds all
the charges made against Barnes by the
former President are true, and charges the
co.-ts of the case against the plaintiff.
Cause of the Suit
The libel suit was based on an attack
made upon Barnes by Roosevelt in a state
ment the ex-President issued last summer
indorsing the candidacy of Harvey Humian
fur governor of New York. In this state
ment Mr. Roosevelt said:
‘ In this campaign I have a duty to the
Progressives of the nation and a duty also
to the state of New Y’ork. In national poli
ties. insofar as I am able. I shall endeavor
to strive for the success of the principles
embodied in the Progressive national plat
form. Therefore I shall oppose the policies
r.f the present administration, which I re
gard as deeply injurious alike to the honor
and the interest of the American people.
‘‘But in this state the prime duty is a good
citizens’ movement, a united movement, to
save the state from the bi-partisan control of
Messrs. Barnes and Murphy, precisely like
the good citizens’ movement last year, when
by union the city of New York was saved
from the domination of Mr. Murphy. I
hope v. ith all my heart that all independent
citizens, whether ProgresTves. Republicans
or Democrats in their national affiliation,
wlil stand shoulder to shoulder for clean,
non-partisan government in the state at
large this fall.”
Among other assertions in Colonel Roovse
vrlt’s statement to which Barnes took ex
ception were the following:
'Tn New Y’ork there are two political
machines, both dominated completely, one
i'V Barnes and one by Murphy. The state
government is rotten throughout in almost
all of its departments. This is directly due
to the dominance of Murphy in politics and
his sub bosses, ar'.ing through such entirely
subservient agents as Governor Dix and
Governor Glynn, aided and abetted, when
necessarv. by William Barnes and Barnes’
sub-bosses.
‘ Murphy and Barnes are of exactly the
same moral and political type. Not one
she low of good comes of substituting one
for the other in control of the government.
‘‘These bosses don’t hold public office
themsplws. yet they really form an all
powerful invisible government which is re
sponsible for the maladministration and cor
ruption of the public offices of the state.”
RICHMOND IN FAIRBANKS
According; to the Fairbanks newspapers.
Yolney Richmond, Alaska superintendent
(.if the Northern Commercial Company,
reached that city on April 30.
He was uncommunicative to the news
paper men.
KNUTE KOLAND
TlsrM, Freighter
Round trips daily between Iditarod and
Flat City. Will haul freight to any part
of the district. Telephone connections.
CHILD SUICIDE IN GERMANY
I That Germany is the world’s school
master all agree; that all its methods can be
copied elsewhere does not follow. In coun
tries where looser methods prevail there has
been a disposition to look for defects in the
German system, and the most obvious line
i of attack is to urge that German children
haw their individuality crushed by vigorous
training. The unfortunate increase of
child suicide in Germany has also given
an opening to critics, of which advantage
is taken t >y A. D. Maclaren in an article
in the Contemporary Review, in which
Prussia is compared to its disadvantage with
Australia. After showing how in Germany
the individual is sacrificed to the state, he '
calls attention to the startling statistics of
child suicide. In Prussia alone there were
1.221 cases in the twenty-three years from
188$ to 1905, and since the latter date the
rate has increased. These 1,221 cases were
investigated by Professor Eulenberg. who at
tributed 160 to heredity, 378 to fear of pun
ishment, 58 to examinations and 800 to ob- j
scure causes, among which harsh treatment !
may be included. A few cases have been
traced to love affairs, and dime novels arc
dubiously held responsible for others.
In Germany, as well as outside, the
schools have been sharply attacked as a con
tributory cause. Some years ago Professor
Paulsen called attention to the “almost un
bearable burden placed on weaker shoul
der.In 1912 Professor Gurlitt referred
to three recent cases as “having fallen a
prey to a rigid school system.” But per
haps the schools are less to blame than
parents, and parents, again, are victims of
a system which attaches excessive impor
tance to success in school. Naturally par
ents want their children to reach at least
■ average standing, but obviously that is not
possible for all, if any are to rise above the
average. A good standing carries many
privileges, including exemption from more
than a year’s military service and a certifi
^ate entitling the bearer to enter the uni
versity. In short, th^ gateway to success
lies through success in the schools, and thus
the pressure of competition begins early in
life. In comparison the boys of most coun
tries— Mr. Maclaren speaks for Australia
loaf through their school days.—Springfield
, Republican.
MRS. RAE B. CARTER
DIVORCED FROM HUSBAND
(Fairbanks News-Miner, May 15)
Mrs. Rae B. Carter has been granted an
absolute divorce from her husband. Fred
i Carter. The decree was granted March 27.
The grounds for the divorce were cruel
and inhuman treatment, adultery, etc. It
was not necessary for Mrs. Carter to intro
duce half the testimony she had, the case
being so plainly against the accused.
There was a fight over the valuable min
ing interests Mrs. Carter owns at Ruby and
1 on Flat, creek, in the Iditarod district, and
which she has leased to the Guggenheims.
She was ready to prove, however, that it
was all hers—that her husband had dissi
pated all his share in the property—and he
was glad to settle for less than it would
have cost her in attorneys’ fees to fight to
hold her property. Carter went Outside on
the last stage as guard for prisoners, and
Mrs. Carter is leaving soon for the lower
country to look after her interests there.
GRAND BAR nothing but the best
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JOE NOLI! SHOOTS HIMSELF
THROUGH THE HEART
Early on Monday morning last Joe
Nolot, a young French-Canadian employed
by Riley & McMillen, on Otter creek, was
found dead with a bullet wound through
the heart, an automatic pistol clutched in
the right hand indicating that his death had
been self-inflicted.
The evidence brought out at the inquest
was to the elTect that Nolet had been work
ing on the night shift for Riley & McMillen.
About 4 o'clock on Monday morning he
left his work, and going to a near-by cabin,
procured an automatic pistol, since which
time he was not seen alive.
So far as could be learned, the cause of
Nolet’s rash act is a mystery. He was a
young man of good habits, was fairly well
to-do- financially, and was in the enjoyment
of good health, apparently. It is supposed
that the tragedy was the result of a tem
porary fit of insanity.
Commissioner Guy G. Geraghty of this
city, as ex ofiicio coroner, was immediately
notified, and at once proceeded to the scene
of the tragedy, where an inquest was held
on the body and the following verdict ren- (
dered:
"In Coroners Court lor utter irecmct,
Fourth District. Territory of Alaska, be
fore Guy G. Geraghty, Commissioner and
ex officio Coroner.
“In the matter of the inquest upon the
body of Joe Nolet, deceased, we, the jury
duly impaneled and sworn to inquire into I
who the person was, when, where and by
what means he came to his death, and to
give a true verdict thereon, according to the
evidence offered to us. and arising from the
inspection of the body, do hereby render
this our verdict ill writing, and find that
the deceased came to his death by reason of
a pistol shot wound in the left breast, and
that said wound was inflicted by the de
ceased himself. That the name of the de
ceased is as given above.
“JOHN J. BLAIR.
“WM. FOLEY.
“ED PROULX.
“J. C. MOODY.”
“CLARENCE WHITE. |
Testimony at the Inquest
Peter Thibault testified that he had known
the deceased about two years, and that his
parents lived in St. Elzeard, Quebec. Can
ada. He had no relatives in this vicinity.
Thibault last saw him at 4 o'clock on the (
morning of the 24th, when they were work
ing together on the bench.
Arthur Turgeon testified that he lived in
the cabin next to that occupied by the de
ceased. He last saw him at 4 :40 o’clock on
Monday morning, when he came to his
cabin, walked in and picked up a gun which
belonged to Pete Thibault. Witness told
deceased to leave the gun alone, and the
latter replied that a dog had snapped at
him, and that hr was going to kill him. Tie
found some shells and tried them in the
gun. Witness later heard a shot and got
up, but did not see anyone. Witness first
met Nolet in the fall of 1909. He stated
that the deceased had never had any trouble
and did not seem gloomy in fact, seemed
to be in good spirits. He identified the
automatic pistol found with the body as the
one taken from his cabin.
Emil Anderson testified as follows: “I
came across the bridge this morning and
saw someone lying on the ground, and
thought at first it was somebody sleeping
or drunk. Then when I got close I saw the
revolver and the blood, and could sec that
he was dead. I found him lying on bis
side. I went over and told Bob Dunn about
it. I then told A. A. Shon-beck, but did not
do anything further, as it was about time
to go to work. He had a pistol in his right
hand and it was pointing up. I did not
touch the body. I have known deceased
about two years. He did not *ccm depressed
at all and I do not know why he should
take his life.”
Harry Sheppard, the United States deputy
marshal stationed at Flat City, testified to
being notified of the tragedy, and of finding
the body in the position indicated in the
testimony of Anderson.
His Antecedents
Joseph Nolet was born November 24,
1886, at St. Elzeard Beauce, Quebec, Can
aria, where his parents and other relatives
still reside. A brother, Louis Nolet, was
communicated with by telegraph. Young
Nolet came to this district about four years
ago from Fairbanks, prior to which he had
lived for some time at Dawson. Ever since
he has been in this camp he has been as
sociated with Ludger Labell in different en
terprises, and during the past winter they
were engaged in cutting wood in the vicin
ity of Otter creek.
The Funeril
The funeral was held on Wednesday after
noon last in the Arctic Brotherhood hall, un
der the auspice-; of the Loyal Order of
Moose, of which he as a member. The im
pressive services of the order were conducted
by Dictator Ivan Wales, assisted by the
officers and members of the lodge. A choir
composed of Mrs. Ray Clarke. Mrs Ray,
Cyril Wood. Charles Tavlor and Earl Hunt,
h M rs. Maher as accompanist, rendered
the musical portion of the services. A
large congregation was present at the obse
quies, many of them being fellow workmen
and lodge members of the deceased from
the creeks. The pail-bearers were Traffic
Povnoir. Thomas Belanger, Arthur Turgeon,
Max Menard, jBob Aveline and Zenon
Gagnon. The interment was in the Iditarod
cemetery.
The Fairbanks News-Miner of May 15
gives the following account of the sen
tencing of George Smith to the federal pen
itentiary at McNeil’s island. Smith re
sided in this city in 1910-11. and during
that period was before the local courts on
several occasions:
“George Smith, convicted of robbing Ken
neth McLellan on ‘the row' at Chatanika
last August, in collusion with Betty Smith
and William Clark, was sentenced by Judge
Bunnell this morning to serve twelve years
in the federal penitentiary on McNeil’s
island. Clark received live years because
of the jury in his case recommending clem
ency, while Betty Smith turned state’s evi
dence and escaped the penalty.
“Smith is cool in his demeanor, but evi
dently was not looking for such a heavy
sentence, for he was visibly affected when
the words finally came, and hastened to |
get out of the court room and back in the i
jail. The court room was crowded.
“The court asked the usual question as I
to what he had to say before sentence was !
pronounced. Smith said, after some effort j
to get himself together for the ordeal, that j
he had very little, simply that ‘he was not i
guilty.’ The court stated that he believed
otherwise, and that Smith had had every
possible advantage given him of proving
his innocence. Further, the court went on
to state that he believed that Clark had
not been the principal offender, but that
Smith evidently had been the leader in the
crime. He said that he had been unable to
find a single mitigating feature in his favor,
although even at that he had not given
him the limit, which is fifteen years. His
talk to the defendant was very brief, not a
quarter as long as in the case of Clark.
“Attorney Stevens, appearing for the de
fendant, made no talk of any kind when
called upon by the judge, but after Smith
arid Chief Deputy Miller had gotten out of
the court room he suddenly called Smith
back while he asked the court for time
until October 15 in which to file a bill of
exceptions appealing the case. It was
granted. Attorney Stevens stated also that
no arrest of judgment would be asked for.
which means that Smith doubtless will leave
for the penitentiary at an early date to be
gin serving his sentence. He was arrested
last August, and has been in jail most of
the time since then, in addition to which
he will remain in jail, without any time al
lowance on his prison sentence, until he is
finally landed at the penitentiary.
For Working Clothing, see Boas, Flat
Visit our new store at Flat.
Baas the Clothier.
“SMILING PETE” JENSEN
MARRIES MRS. M. E. AUBERT
(Ruby Record-Citizen, May 17)
On Tuesday morning a lady on Third
avenue asked her husband why Tom De
Vane and Coke Hill had driven their dog
teams out the Long creek road at 5 o’clock j
in the morning. Had she been able to see
the balance of that trail she might have j
guessed.
At about 5 o’clock Fred Swanson hooked !
up his fast dogs at Long and started toward i
Ruby with Mrs. M. E. Aubert and Mrs. E. j
C. Willis as passengers. Pete Jensen, who ]
had just come from Fairbanks, met them j
at the head of Long and returned with
them to Lhereux’s roadhouse, where De- j
Vane was waiting with “plenty marriage ;
certificates.” After a short rest Mrs. Aubert
and Pete Jensen were married by Judge
DeVane. Mrs. Willis acting as bridesmaid
and Coke Hill as best man. Mrs. Lheurex,
Mrs. Livingston, Fred Swanson, Charles
Drew and Basil Clemons were also present,
and a merry party gathered at the wedding
breakfast which followed the ceremony. Be
fore the wedded, couple proceeded to Long,
Pat Keys’ three teams, Frank Goyne, Joe
Ferris, Jacob Meyerhoffer, Alex Felton, Mrs.
Warren and Felix Seppi reached the road
house. and Clemons was able to get a pic
ture of one of the busiest roadhouse scenes
of the year as the popular couple started for
Long. Upon their arrival at Long they were
welcomed by every bell that could ring,
every whistle that could blow and every
man that could walk all joining in joyous
noise.
The bride has been in business at Long
for over a year, and the groom was one of
the purchasers in the “Greenstone buys
about a year ago. Both bride and groom
were residents of Iditarod before coming
here.
One of the most “salubrious” times ever
staged in the Moose hall at Long City was
in full swing last Tuesday evening. The
occasion for all this hilarity was the cele
braton of the wedding of Mrs. M. E. Aubert
and Peter Jensen.
If you are in need of anything in our
line, see us. Two stores—Flat and Iditarod.
Boas the Clothier.
RECORD CLEAN-UP REPORTED
IN THE RUBY DISTRICT
(Ruby Record-Citizen, May 22)
The talk of the camp is the clean-up
made last Tuesday by Ditz, Selch & Walker,
on the Mascot association. The gold has
not yet been weighed, but it is known to be
not far short of $100,000, and several good
judges who have seen it believe the value
will be found to exceed that sum to an ap
preciable extent.
A washtub was made a receptacle for the
gold, and after the tub had been loadei
with all that could be conveniently moved
by two men, several gold pans were required
to accommodate the overs.
This is believed to be the largest single
clean-up ever made in Alaska, and for rich
ness the dirt from which the gold was
washed has scarcely been exceeded any
where. The gold is said to be very hand
some. Many hundred pieces range from
$2.50 up, and many grotesque shapes are
represented. Frank Goyne, who saw this
remarkable collection of treasure, declares
he inspected one thin piece an inch wide
or more which bore the nearly exact out
line of an aeroplane.
The dump from which the clean-up was
made was taken out last fall, work having
closed down in early winter. About two
thirds of the dump was run through the
boxes. Of course the dirt was known to be
rich, but it showed a good deal stronger
than expected.
There is not sufficient water to admit of
further sluicing at present, so the boxes
are being moved and reset, and a ditch is
being made ready for summer operations.
SON OF BISHOP P. T. ROWE
SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES
SEATTLE, April 12.—Cyril F. Rowe, son
of Bishop P. T. Rowe of the Protestant
Episcopal diocese of Alaska, died in this
city today as the result of injuries received
some months ago, when he was severely
{turned by an exploding lamp. He came
to this city for medical treatment immedi
ately after the injuries were received, and
up to a few days ago it was thought that
he was improving.
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SPECIAL SALE OF
Regular
RYE WHISKEY— Price Cut to
“Old Crow" Straight Hand-Wade Sour Mash, bot
tled in bond.Per bottle $2.50 SI.50
“Hunter” Baltimore Pure Rye, a blend of straight rye
whiskies. 2.50 1.25
“Hermitage" Pure Straight Whiskey, mellowed by
age . 2.50 1.50
“Cyrus Noble” Blended Straight Whiskey, from
original old goods . 2.50 1.50
“Old Oscar Pepper" Hand-Wade Sour Mash, bot
tled in bond, full quarts 2.50 1.50
BOURBON WHISKEY—
“Cedar Brook" (fo-merly W. H. McBrayer) Hand
Made Sour Mash Whiskey. 2.50 1.25
"Cyrus Noble" Old Private Stock, very, very old.
Guaranteed to be a blend of pure, aged, natural
straight whiskies . 3-50 2.00
“Old Crow,” bottled in bond 2.50 1.50
“Jesse Moore AA" 2.50 1.50
SCOTCH WHISKEY—
“Biack and White,” specially selected for the House
of Commons. 3.00 1.50
“Strathmill" Pure Malt Scotch Whiskey 3.00 1.50
“Dewar’s Extra Special," termed “the beet product
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NEWS OF THE KOYUKUK
Made a ratal Find
(From the Ruby Record-Citizen)
NOLAN, March 26. -A man supposed to
be Tom Juraek, an old-timer from Fair
banks, was found dead on the trail four
miles below Betties on March 18. He had
stopped at a wood cutter’s cache half a mile
below where he was found, and drank some
booze which he found there. He was headed
back toward the cache. He had staggered
around a good deal and fell down several
times before he succumbed. His body was
warm when found. It was lying face down.
The weather was: cold af the time about
25 degrees below zero. It is supposed he
had frozen his brain.
He was pulling a small hand sled, upon
which was no grub, but some clothing.
Unknown Man Found Dead
Recent arrivals from the lower river re
port that some time ago the body of a man
was found on the Koyukuk river about 200
miles from the mouth, in the vicinity of Big
Bend. The body was that of an old man,
as indicated by the gray hair, and the
head was pillowed on either some clothing
or blankets. The man had been dead a
long time, and when found little remained,
apparently, but a skeleton.
Hugh Marlin is the man who found the
body. Owing to the snow, he could not see
it fully, and he avoided disturbing it be
cause by doing so he might have disturbed
papers or other means of identification. It
is reported that after the snow is gone he
intends to go back and make an examina
tion, in the hope of learning something re
garding the man’s identity and the circum
stances of his death. It is understood that
Mr. Marlin has reported the case to the of
ficials.
Good Pay on ttie Hammond
NOLAN, March 28. Nelson & Smith,
laymen on No. 4. Hammond, got a $1,633
pan last night. Their pick-ups for the last
six days have averaged $1,000 a day.
Jim Kelly and Alex Gregan are in good
money. They are laymen on the Hastings
ground. Hammond river. They have picked
up $4,000 in the last six daj?s.
Hammond river will nearly all be worked
out this year.
No new pay has showed up in the Wild
creek country. On Flat creek, in that dis
trict, a prospect hoi? was sunk 225 feet, and
■ey struck clear, blue ice. They ran a
pipe down, but found no bottom. A good
deal of speculation has followed this peculiar
find. The generally accepted theory is that
the prospectors found what was at one time
a lake.
HERMIT GF THE KOYUKUK
LEFT A TIDY FORTUNE
From Tanana an interesting item of news
was received yesterday regarding Fritz
Block, the man who was found dead on the
Koyukuk trail last month, says the Fair
banks Times of April 6. At first it was not
known whether he had sufficient funds to
pay burial expenses, but an appraisal of
his property discloses the fact that he had
upwards of $400 in cash on his person and
a bank book which showed that he had
$17,929.22.
A letter received by the Times regarding
Block was as follows:
“Frederick Block, known as ‘Fritz’ Block,
who was found frozen to death on the port
age between Indian creek and the Koyukuk
mail trail March 13, was a native of Ger
many. He was born in Betschs, Germany,
May 22, 1864, came to America in 1888,
and took out his .naturalization papers at
San Francisco in April, 1910.
“When his body was found it had on it
a belt in which the following articles were
"found: $400 in gold dust and currency, a
bank book and letters showing that he had
on deposit on October 7. 1914, in the Ger
man Savings & Loan Society, San Fran
cisco, $17,929.22, drawing interest; also
some coins and paper money of Paraguay,
South America; other papers showing that
he had money on deposit in the defunct
California Safe Deposit Company of San
I'rancisco, from which he had received divi
dends from time to time. Papers found
on his body show that he had property in
Paraguay, and evidently had resided there
for a time before coming North.
“Block was a miser in every sense of the
word, say people from the Indian creek
country, who had known him well for the
past year. Fie would not buy food enough
to properly nourish him, nor clothes suffi
cient to protect him in the severe weather.
He started from Indian creek February 19
for Tanana, pushing a heavy sled which he
had made himself, end which was a very
crude affair. He was poorly clad, and the
weather then was extremely cold and
stormy. Fie traveled twelve miles over a
heavy trail and then cached his sled and
almost all of his outfit and attempted to
retrace his steps, perishing about half a mile
from his cabin. So far as known, Block
had no relatives living.”
WIRELESS STATION ASSURED
AT HOLY CROSS SHORTLY
A telegram from the secretary of war re
ceived in Fairbanks on May 2 announces
thta a wireless station will be established
at Holy Cross during the coming summer.
Location Notices at Pioneer office.
SUITS TO BE INSTITUTED
TO REIMBURSE DEPOSITORS
On May 14, in the district court at
Fairbanks, Judge Bunnell signed an order
granting permission to Receiver F. G. Noyes
to institute suit against W. H. Parsons and
other stockholders of the Washington
Alaska Bank of Washington to recover
$250,000 accepted from the Fairbanks
Banking Company for their stock, practi
cally effecting a sale of the former bank to
the latter. The deal was made in Septem
ber, 1900, the money being paid over by
the Fairbanks Banking Company in cash
within three days of the transfer of the
stock.
Permission is also granted to Receiver
Noyes to employ Attorney Fernand cle Jour
nel of San Francisco as attorney, according
to the terms of a contract already tenta
tively entered into between them. Both are
granted leave to go into the state or states
where the stockholders reside and seek re
lief from the courts there. A report every
three months is to be made by the re
ceiver as to the financial condition i the
defunct bank and the state of its legal
affairs.
The court denied the request to recover
$150,000 in superadded liability claimed
from these stockholders of the Washington
Alaska Bank of Washington, with leave,
however, to such party or parties who feel
themselves aggrieved, to apply and by due
process bring before the court all such mat
ters and proofs as they may be advised to
show the court.
Thus the first steps were taken looking
toward the recovery of money alleged to
have been wrongfully taken from the cred
itors of the old Fairbanks Banking Com
pany, which later became the W ashington
Alaska Bank of Nevada. If judgment for
the $250,000 can be obtained, interest may
also be collected on that sum from Sep
tember 9, 1909, down to the date at the
legal rate. This was figured in the receiver’s
petition to amount to $120,000, or a total
of S370.000 collectible if the suits resuit
successfully.
The matter of the suit for the recovery
of the superadded liability is apparently not
yet satisfactory to the court, and further
proofs will be required before permission
will be granted.
A receiver is not named for the Wash
ington-Alaska Bank of Washington, as re
quested in the original petition of the court.
Attorney de Journel will proceed to ac
tion now as rapidly as possible, because
the statute of limitations will run shortly,
expiring in September. Suits must be started
in the courts of King county, state of
Washington, notices must be published for
a period of several weeks, and there is
much other work to do to get the ma
chinery of the law into motion. A leading
firm of Seattle attorneys will be associated
with De Journel in handling the cases.
MURDER AT FAIRBANKS
MYSTERY TO OFFICIALS
The body of Mrs. William C. Harp,
known in the underworld of Fairbanks as
Alice Astor, was found in her cabin on
Fifth avenue in that city on April 7 with
the throat eut from ear to ear, the gash
being so deep that the head was half severed
from the body. When the body was found
it was thought to have been a case of sui
cide. but within a few minutes after arriv
ing on the scene Chief of Police Frank
Wiseman declared it a clear case of murder,
and later developments proved his state
ment to bo correct. Who murdered the un
fortunate woman is not known, but both
the municipal and federal authorities are
working on the case, and while they will
make no public statement, it is said that
they have several persons under surveil
lance.
Just when the murder was committed is
not known, but as near as could be learned
it took place some time between 11 o’clock
at night and 3:30 o’clock the next morn
ing. The motive for the crime is not
known, but indications are that it was for
robbery.
Mrs. William C. Harp’s maiden name was
Eugenie Hussey, and she came to the United
States from France thirteen years ago.
About three years ago she was married to
William C. Harp, at that time proprietor
of the Golden Eagle hotel at Ester City,
and went there to reside. A year ago she
and her husband separated, and she went
to Fairbanks, taking a house on ‘the rorv. ’
Her husband is said to have been in Idita
rod. He has lately been in Ruby. The de
ceased was an exceptionally small woman,
being scarcely five feet, tall and slender of
build. She was about 35 years of age.
A key to a safety deposit vault was found,
in which depository the woman had a con
siderable sum of money and much valuable
jewelry. _ _
MURDERER OF THE NELSONS
IS REFUSED A NEW TRIAL
Word was received in Fairbank- on March
27 by Attorney L. R. GilNte, formerly as
sistant United State* attorney, and also by
District Attorney Roth, to the effect that
the decision of the district court in the ca.-e
of the United States v.- Joseph Campnell
had been upheld by the circuit court of ap
peals.
Campbell was tried at Iditarod for the
murder of the Nelson brothers, in the Kus
kokwim country. At his trial the jury
brought in a verdict of guilty, r.d the de
fendant was sentenced to a life term in the
penitentiary. During the trial tin* defend
ant was represented by E. Coke Hill, while
Henry Roden prosecuted the case for the
government.
Afterward an appeal was taken to the cir
cuit court cf appeals, and Morton E. Mevens
entered the case, while District .Vtorney
Crossley and his assistant. L. R. Gillette,
prepared the government's brief. The de
fendant asked for a new trial on the ground
of alleged errors of the trial judge.
Campbell is now in the federal peniten
tiary serving a life term, and it is not ex
pected that an appeal will be taken to the
supreme court of the United States.
Notice of Forfeiture
To Robert Mathson:
You are hereby notifh-d that tie* ui •!• ■ r
signed has expended in labor ami lUiprnv.
ments the sum of hundred d«.liars
($100 for the year of 1 v l i upon the
Gold Run Group placer mining claim, *itu
ated "ii Little cre« k, a t
creek, in Innoko mining and recording dis
trict, district of Alaska. .Notice of location
recorded in Vol. 10, Rage 9 0, Innoko Min
ing Records.
You are further notified that if at the
expiration of ninety 9o days after the
last publication of this indie.- you fail or*
refuse to contribute y ■ ur proportion of
such expeiditure. your interest m said
claini will become the properly of the un
dersigned, your co-'iwner. under >• • ■ *t:• • n
2.324 of the Rfvi*ed statutes of the t inted
States.
JTORF.RT F V A N *. Go-owner
r»ate of tlr*t pnolieatioii, April IT. GM’..
Date of last publication. July it. GM5.
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