THE HOLIDAYS
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Several Interesting Events in Town
and a Dinner and Christmas
Tree on Little Minook.
Christmas-time has probably been a
little more quiet than in funner years,
but besides the dance at A. B. hall and
the social gatherings in friendly and
family circles, there has been plenty of ■
good cheer noticeable everywhere and
the true Christinas spirit has not been
lacking.
A good many are in from the creeks,
and are enjoying themselves in a ra
tional manner, socially and heartily.
There was a good attendance at the
A. R. dance. It was not intended to he
more elaborate than the usual enter
tainments given by the brotherhood,
and the luncheon consisted only of tin
usual coffee, cakes, sandwiches, etc.]
The ladies in attendance were Mrs.
Carter, Mrs. Ballou, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs.
Boucher, Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Brake, Mrs.
lieeter, Mrs. Schaber, Mrs. Neussbauin,
Mrs. Woods and the Misses Mayo.
At Mrs. Langford’s.
(,>n No. 6 Little Mi nook Mrs. James
Langford gave a very fine Christinas
dinner. Her guests included Mr. Berg
strom, Anderson brothers, Mr. Shequin,
Mr. Floyd, Mr. Islev, Mr. Williams,
Mr. Ireland, Mr. (Frank) Nelson, Mr.
Sevier and Mr. Crockett. Mr. Lang
ford was present by virtue of bis jsisi
tion as bead of the household, and Miss
Lyda as assistant to the gracious hos
tess.
The dinner and the home surround
ings gave a chaste pleasure appropriate
to the day, and the guests in years to
come will doubtless look bark to the
occasion as a bright spot in their jour
ney through life.
Miss Lyda bad a Christ mass tree,
which was loaded with l>eautiful pres
ents, and she was the happiest, bright
est, jolliest little woman that the lain
refuses to shine upon at this time of
year. Arthur Anderson impersonated
Santa Claus, and discharged the obliga
tion perfectly.
Mr. Mann Gave a Dinner.
At tin- residence <>f Mr. and Mrs.
(•forge \V. Worsts, Mr. and Mrs. Ilullou
and Mr. and Mrs. Heeler were enter
tained at dinner as the guests of William
Mann, of Hunter creek. Mrs. Wood*
acted as hostess, and the turkey and
the whole dinner was appropriately
served and thoroughly enjoyed.
Dr. and Mrs. Carter.
l*r and Mr* iarlrr It.id a
little* tlinnrr |«rty, with ilw follow>nir
gilfftn |>r«wht Mr*. N'halvr, llrr
man ^laurirt* I'urwll amcl J.
f \« Many.
The Natives.
The natives “earned around the blan
ket” and tossed some of their pale-face
brethren in it, to everybody's amuse
ment, as usual. With the blanket well
filled, they returned to the village and
potlatehed.
Pioneer Ball.
The Pioneer Bull is looked forward to
as the biggest—and closing—event of
the holiday season. It will be held
New Year’s night.
Lines on undesirable characters will
l)e drawn a little closer than heretofore.
The more resjiCetable element of the
native population will lie welcomed, but
some of the notorious ones among them
will be strictly excluded.
MONEY ASKED
OF CONGRESS
The most important appropriations ;
asked for from congress for Alaska are I
as follows:
For completing light and signals on 1
Hinchinhrook island, $100,000.
Fm the purchase of the Jolmnson mill
site at Fort Egbert, $2,000.
For the propagation of domestic rein
deer, $10,000.
For the education of the natives,
$100,000.
For fifty additionol day schools, $50,
000. •
For the establishment of an industrial
boarding school for native children,
$100,000.
For a native orphan asylum, $100,000.
To reimburse the crew of the light
house tender Manzanita for losses sus
tained when the vessel foundered in
1905, $1,642.
For the completion of tw« fish hatch
eries, $20,(KHt.
Local and General Notes
Mrs. furry and Mrs. Fehringeume in
from across the divide for the holidays.
The Misses Dealey have dosed the
restaurant in the Miss l’arke cabin and
reopened the Florence.
Smith & Burruss have brought in
eight tons of native hay, which the
horses prefer to the imported kind.
Friends of Kev. and Mrs. M. K.
Koonee have received word of the birth
to them of a son, their second child, at
their home in Sharpsville, I’a., last
t tctolier.
l’aul Schultz, hitherto on the Kam
part-Fort Hamlin mail run. will accom
pany Jules Mar ion into the t'handlar.
Slim Bohn left on the up-river run this
morning and will in future cover the
ground almve Fort Hamlin.
Mr. and Mrs. Ureter’s hens have ls-en
breaking the record in the production of
eggs lately, the thirty fowls reaching
the high average of a dozen a day. I.ast
week an egg of enormous size was foil nr i.
It measured T'i inches around one way
ami tiS the other. The shell will Is*
sent to the Alaska-Yukr>n l’acitie Ka|«e
sitir.n Mr ami Mrs Heeler ezjss t to
get |IIO nr to hens immediately after the
o|s'iiing of navigation anrl raise chick
ens i|ttitc extensively.
S. E. HEETER,
Freighter and Packer
Hood Equipments and
Service Unexcelled
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Meeting of Rampart
Miners Association
The regular meeting of the RAMPART
MINERS ASSOCIATION is hereby called for i
Rampart, Tuesday, Jan. 1, at 1 p. in. at J.C. 1
hall; and at Eureka side Sunday, J an. 6, at
1 p. in., at some place to !»e designated by j
notices posted later.
A revision of by-laws will be considerad.
F. J. KALNING, Secretary.
Scheiffelin
Expedition
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('apt. A. H. Mayo has promised to
furnish data which will enable the
Yukon Valley News to give its readers
an intelligent story of the expedition
made into this country by Scheiffelin
brothers, of Arizona, in 1882-’83, in the
steamer New Racket.
The expedition was a matter of unu
sual interest to miners and prospectors
everywhere, particularly in Arizona,
where the Scheiffelins resided and were
well known. At the present time a full
and true story of the adventure will
possess extraordinary historical value.
There is probably no man living—and
certainly none in Alaska—who knows as
much about the ex|>edition as Captain
Mavo; and it will lie the pai«er’s and its
readers's misfortune if the important
features are not related in a true ami
pleasing manner.
Commander Peary of the ship Roose
velt, arrived in Boston Nov. 26. He
says a six-day storm anil sin unusual
amount of o|ien water prevented his
reaching the jmle.
JULIUS RAHMSTORF,
GENERAL
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