THE FAIRBANKS HERALD
Volume 1
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA, AUGUST 1,1915
No. 5
ANOTHER FRACAS
AT OLNESS
Scotty Lamb Wounded
in the Tussle*
OIness, tlie town at the lower eiul of
Dome creek, is getting more than its
share of notoriety these days. The
latest incident of note reported from
the old town is a fracas that took place
there, Thursday, between John (Scotty)
Lamb and Julius Miller, a cook.
The war in Europe, 7000 miles away,
is said to have been the bone of con
tention between the participants. Scotty
Lamb represented the Allies, and
Miller the Germans, and as both were
riyilit (in their opinions) and the oilier
wrong, they, regardless ol President
Wilson’s warning to remain neutral,de
cided to extend the war to Dome creek.
Previous to commencing hostilities
however, it is said, that each put down
a liberal quantity of his native stimu
lant--- Miller, German gegenwasser,
and Scotty Lamb, Scotch barley juice,
aud fortified with this each rushed to
the attack.
Lamb, who at one time belonged to
the British naval reserve, caught Miller
short and threw him into a caved-in
shaft. Miller, believing that his coun
try was in danger and that all was fair
in war, cut his opponent near the arm
putting linn liors-de-combat, thus end
ing the engagement.
Old Dome creek has been the scene
of many a hard fought battle ,in its
day. On 1 below John Ridenour was
shot. On 19 below Carl Iilbing was
shot. Near OIness Mrs. Rowe was re
cently murdered, and now tne Euro
pean war is apparently to be fought
out there.
When old Ifillv Shakespeare said:
‘‘What fools these mortals lie!" he
probably anticipated Dome creek do
ings.
One of our neighbors, Atho is a Christ
iun, suggested to us that if mote
Christians would adliear to the ninth
commandment, which says: Thou shalt
not covet thy neighbor’s wife, there
would be a good deal less nnltappiuess
in the world.
GEORGE HILLAR PAYS FAIR
BANKS A VISIT.
George Ilillar, who used to run the
Olness Hotel with his partner Charles
Bertrand, is in Fairbanks lrorn Mun
son’s roadhouse. Seme time ago the
partners purchased Munson’s and are
now as busy as can be getting every
thing in shape so that they will be able
to give travelers the best accomodations
possible. They have erected several
line new buildings about six-hundred
feet from the bank of the river, consist
ing of a store, stables, outhouse and the
roadhouse itself, which is a two-story
building with line dining and bed
rooms,
Ilillar expressed himself as well sat
I isfied with their purchase. They have
I under cultivation a large plot of ground
1 in which they are raising a considerable
! quantity of vegetables of different
kinds to supply the tables with, and
next year, he says, they will serve their
own fresh pork and eggs. Mrs. Bar
nette is cooking for the partners.
V1CTR0LA SHOP
WILL MOVE
The Calderliead ictrola Shop op
| posite the courthouse intends to move
to new quarters. The new home will be
the building formerly occupied by the
Hall Kook Store
LAST ROUND WILL
BE FOUGHT SOON
“Legal Shark” and Receiver Noyes Leave the
^ Spirit City*
Receiver of the \V. A. Bank, Fred
Noyes and liis attorney, Fernand de
Journel, left on the Steamer Alaska for
Seattle to file suits against 1’arsons,
Sell ram and Webster, the alleged wreck
ers of the W. A. Bank.
Receiver Noyes anticipates a hard
fight and will exert every known meth
od to get the suits into the Federal
Court of the state of Washington, where
they will be further away from local
influences and political wire pulling than
if brought in the local courts.
livery known subject of legal defense
has been carefully considered and gone
over by the attorneys, and Receiver
Noyes expects that the principal defense
of the former bankers will be “Laches,”
which in legal parlance means negli
gence, consisting in the omission of
something which a party might do, and
might reasonably be expected to do, to
wards the vindication or enforcement
of his rights. The word is generally
tlie synonym of “remissness,” “dilator
iness,” “unreasonable or unexcuscd de
lay,” the opposite of “vigilance,” and
means a want of activity 'and diligence
in making a claim or moving for the
enforcemen of a right (particularly in
equity) which will afford ground for
presuming against it, or for refusing
relief where that is discretionary
with the court.
Since Attorney de Journel has been in
Fairbanks his every move has been
closely watched by people who are sup
posedly agents of the Seattle men, and
there is good reason to believe that the
wires have been kept busy carry
ing the details of his work to the trio of
former frenzied financiers who accumu
lated considerable wealth at the expense
of the community.
From what is considered reliable
sources, it is learned that there is a good
deal of uneasiness and apprehension
being felt by the former Fairbanks
bankers.
Associated with Attorney de Journel
wilt be some of the brightest legal
uiinds in the state of Washington and
the point will soon be settled, whether
the money of a confiding public, re
ecffcnl as bank deposits, can be with
held from them without giving adequate
consideration in return.
O’CONNOR AND CAIRNS
ARE BROUGHT TO TOWN
I
Charged with the murder of Mrs. W.
Ii. Rowe on the railroad track between
Olness and Little Kldorado, William
O’Connor was brought to town this
morning by Chief Deputy Marshal Miler
and Coinmissoner Weiss of Cliatanika.
Accompanying them was lid Cairns who
is said to lieve "peached” on O’Connor
and Julius Miller, representing that
Miller confidentially recited to him that
lie (Miller) and William O’Connor had
murdered Mrs. Rowe.
WHAT CAIRNS IS SAID TO HAEE TOLD
Some time previous to the murder
Miller proposed to Cairns that he join
with him and O’Connor in a proposition
whereby they would make some easy
money.” Cairns refused, when the hue
and cry was raised on discovsring the
body of Mre, Rowe, Cairns went to
Miller and suggested that he (Miller)
aud O'Connor had pulled off the job.
Miller then confided to him the follow
ing story:
Miller and O'Connor had agreed to
rob Mrs. Grossbush, the Mittle h'ldor
ado laundry woman, and on their way
“ UNTOLD WEALTH"
Young Walter had heard the expres
sion "untold wealth," aud was consid
erably puzzled as to its meaning. That
evening when his father came home,
however, he became enlightened as to
the defination.
I
met Mrs. Rowe whom they decided to
rob instead.
Miller hit her over the head with a
small club then O’Connor got hold ol a
large pole and crushed her face in with
it.
CAIRNS AND MILLER HAVE A QUARREL
Since the murder, it is known that
Catrns and Miller had a quarrel and in
the mix-up that followed Cairns is snip
to have threatened to put Miller ‘'in
where he belonged” apparently indicat
tliat lie knew something that he did not
care to divulge.
ASTLEYS WILL LEAVE FOR
SAN FRANCISCO
Mr. and Mrs. John Astley who have
been conducting The Little Gem Res
taurant on Front street have closed it
up and are preparing to leave for San
branctsco.They will go out on the
Yukon. Hr. Astley is undecided as to
whether or not they will come back to
Fairbanks as Mrs. Astley’s health is not
as good as it might be.
“Father,” said he, “what is untold
wealth ?”
“The property you keep from the in
come tax list, my sou.”
—Harper’s Magazine.
HI DICK THORNE’S
SHOW
Mary Pickford To Be
Seen In Hearts Adrift
On Sunday night at half past eight
o’clock Dick Thorne will show the won
terful actress Mary Pickford in “Hearts
Adrift.” The film was produced under
he personal direction of Daniel PVoh
man. In “Hearts Adrift’’ Miss Pickford
is seen in au entirely new role, the part
assigneg to her giving her an opportu
t y to display her talent to advantage.
Th ere will be but one show with ad
lib 1 at 5J cents.
MON m 10 VALDEZ ON
ACCOUNT OF HIGH WATER
The following telegram was received
to da)’ by the Whiteley-Wood ward Co.
agents for the Sheldon Auto Stage Dine.
GULKANA, August 1st.—Will go to
Valdez on account of railroad temporar
ily blocked by water.
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