ALASKA DAY
Sourdoughs Give Big Dance in
Fairbanks.
Special to the News.
Fairbanks, Oct. 20.—Alaska day, Oct.
18, was celebrated with a big sourdough
ball given by the Pioneers of Alaska at
Gordon’s hall. White shirts were ta
booed.
The next big dance will be given by
the Harmonic society, probably Thanks
giving. The A. B.’s give a ball Christ
mas and the Eagles later.
This was the 4od anniversary of the
handing over of Alaska to the United
States in 18(57 w hen Seward negotiated
the treaty with Russia, securing the
territory for if7,200,000. The territory
previously was called Russian America.
Girl Robber.
Wallace, Ida., Oct. 10.—Kate Sum
mers, 18, wearing a mask, held up the
bookkeeper of the Hercules mine and i
secured the cash box. She was captured j
shortly after.
EGGS
50 CENTS
Guaranteed Absolutely
First-class
Not Sold in Case Lots
CABBAGE HEADS
WEIGH 30 LBS.
John Scharie, “Strawberry King,”
Holds Record.
Fairbanks, Oct. 20.—John Scharle, the
veteran gardener, raised fully 15 tons of
cabbage on a half acre of ground, this
past season. The heads were all im
mense in size, many weighing 20 pounds.
The cabbage heads were so large that
Mr. Scharle found difficulty in selling
them to families. The restaurant men
and mine operators were eager buyers,
however.
Mr. Scharle, who learned truck farm
ing in Switzerland, believes in concen
trated gardening. He has but a small
place, which yields wonders. Last sum
mer, during the dry season, by keeping
five automatic sprinklers going con
stantly lie kept out the worms which
played such havoc with many fields.
The variety of cabbage used came
from Europe, the sender refusing to
give the name.
Mr. Scharle is.known as the Alaskan
strawberry king. He raised the first
strawberries in Dawson and this past
season had 15,000 berry plants in his
greenhouses, which he set outdoors dur
ing the warm months.
The berries he raised were large and
luscious. They sold early in June for
$1.50 a box, each box containing about
a dozen large berries. Later they were
retailed through Henry Leonardi, known
as “Hank,” for 75 cents a box. He was
unable to supply the demand, however.
Mext season Mr. Scharle hopes to
raise 1,000 boxes of strawberries which
be will sell at 50 cents a box.
Nussbaum’s Barbershop is the best in
town.
Will Women Vote?
Seattle, Oct. 19.— The question of
women suffrage will be voted on in
Washington next month. The move
ment has gained great strength, espe
cially in farming districts. The suffra
gists are selling cook books to pay
campaign expenses.
Nugget jewelry, novel and unique, at
George Bemis.
POOL TABLE
POOL TABLE
Best Liquors and Cigars
in Town at
YUKON SALOON
POOL TABLE
OSCAR LUNDIN, Manager
POOL TABLE
GOLDEN NORTH CAFE
Open Day and Night.
Short Orders Best of Service
GOLDEN NORTH HOTEL
Has the Warmest and Coziest Rooms in Tanana
ED Y. LEE, PROPRIETOR
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HUNDREDS
CREMATED
Vast Forest Fires Raging North of
Minnesota.
St. Paul, Oct. 19.—Forest fire* in the
Rainy Lake district bet ween Rainy lake
ami the Lake of th<? Woods, the Minne
sota boundary line, have destroyed
many towns. Hundreds burned to
death. Tales of horror have been
brought here. The dead at Rainy river
settlement alone number 300.
Mrs. Vaehon 111.
Mrs. Andrew Vaehon has been ill the
past week, suffering from the grippe.
She will be around in a day or two,
however. Peter Laurence Vaehon, the
son, will be a year old, Sunday. He is
named after his uncle Peter and the St.
Lawrence river, although they spell it
with a “u.” Mr. Vaehon is a native of
Quebec.
Lost! Lost!
Tuesday night a wallet containing a
bill and several !fl bills. Return for
reward to News office.
FAIRBANKS FAMILY
HAS 10 CHILDREN
Fairbanks, Oct. 19.—A boy, eleventh
child, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Russell last week. Ten are living,seven
born in Fairbanks and the others in
Dawson. One boy died.
Dance at A. B. Hall.
An enjoyable informal dance was
given Tuesday night at the old A. 15.
hall by Mr. and Mrs. II. E. Simpson. A
number from the Minneapolis were pres
ent. George Bemis presided at the
phonograph.
No mail for the outside is held back.
If you send your sweetheart a present
purchased at George Bemis’ he will see
that she gets it. He prepays the postage.
IMPROVEMENTS
AT RODMAN’S
Muffled to the ears in fur coats and
other luxuries, \V. B. Rodman and Clerk
Dieterieh hugged the stove in Rodman’s
store early this week. The reason was
that Jack McMullen had torn away
every vestige of the old front doors and
bay windows and was busy putting in
the tine new doors and plate glass for
the new front. Dieterieh brought
the fixtures along from Fairbanks when
he was up there this summer. The im
provements are now complete.
Every patron of the store feels as
proud of the new garment Rodman’s
store has donned as if he owned the
place himself.
The Temperature.
1909 1910
Max. Min. Max.Min.
October 13.20 — 0 33 20
October 14.24 6 35 23
, October 15 . 22 2 34 6
October 10.24 6 29 19
; October 17.24 10 29 21
October 18.22 12 30 20
October 19.22 0 31 22
| October 20.20 — 0 37 25
Have you tried the Gibbon Barber Shop?
The only male barber in town.
ATHLETES
WIN THREE
Looks As If Philadelphia Will Win
Championship.
Chicago, Oct. 20.—The Philadelphia
Athletes won the world’s championship
game played here today from the Chi
cago Cubs by a score of 12 to 5. They
have won the three first games out of
the seven to be played. The Athletes
scored 5 in the third. Chicago used
Overall, blister and McIntyre.
The games started Monday at Phila
delphia—score 4 to 1 favor of the Ath
letes. The batteries were Bender and
Thomas, Overall, McIntyre and Ivling.
Tuesday the score was ‘.I to 3 in favor
of the Athletes. The batteries were
Coombs and Thomas, Brown, Ritchie
and Kling. The Athletes made 6 in the
seventh.
The lineup:
Pliilu.
Davis.
E. Collins.
Barry.
Bates.
Oldriiig .
Lord .
Murphy.
Thomas, Livingston
Coombs, Plunk.
Bender, Dygert.
Krause, Morgan
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Previous Champions.
Following were the winners in previ
ous years, victors given first:
In 15)03 (first year) Boston, Am., vs.
l’itts., Nat., 5 out of 8, total attendance
100,42!), receipts over $50,000.
No series in 1004. In 1005, N. Y. Nat.,
vs. Philas., Am., 4 out of 5, attendance
5)1,723, receipts $68,435.
In 1006, Chicago Sox, Am., vs. Chic.
Cubs, Nat., 4 out of 6, attendance 99,
845, receipts $106,550, all games played
in Chicago.
In 15)07, Chic., Nat., vs. Detroit, Am.,
4 out of 5, first game tie, attendance
78,068, receipts $101,728.
In 15)08, Chic., Nat., vs. Detroit, Am.,
4 out of 5, attendance 62,232, receipts
$5)4,975.
In 1000, Pitts., Nat., vs. Detroit, Am.,
4 out of 7, attendance 145,295, receipts
$188,302.
KOYUKUKITES
READ MUCH
Some Take a Dozen Magazines.
The Koyuktik people are reading hun
gry. Some take as high as a dozen
magazines besides many newspapers, in
cluding the Yukon Valley News, says
Mail Supt. Handles.
With a monthly service of 200 pounds,
a large quantity of second and third
class matter is necessarily held hack in
Tanana every winter. This is sent up
by boat in the spring. Three trips were
made by N. C boats last winter, and a
fourth one contemplated, but the shaft
of a boat broke.
Postmaster Tiffany and Supt. Randles,
who sort the mail, try to divide it so
that everyone in the Koyukuk gets his
share. Though some have felt slighted,
in general the distribution has been
very satisfactory.
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No long waits at the Gibtion Harber Sh6p.
Skilled barber does the best of work.