Alaska sentinel., 1905-09-21

gate to each community of so population or less, and one delegate for each 5oO or or fraction thereoyer
 NOME CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
 FRANK x. GoWANp, Secretary.
 The boys about town have for some time been making life to inhabitants miserable with the pesky little "bean shootersi' but these were not large enough to do much damage, so they have changed off to the old fashioned sling from which they can throw rock of good size with great force Last week one of these missiles struck links, the Chinaman, in the head, cutting a deep gash and almost decapitated tie harmless old Mongolian. On the floor of one of the rooms at the new school house, Director Churchill picked up a roc!. about the size of a hens egg, and examination showed that it had gone through one of tle large window panes. This sort of thing cannot he tolerat- ed It is rough on the boys to shu, off their "liberty;" but when they become so careless as to make it unsafe for life and property it is time for the council to take a hand and decree that these weapons must be done away with. And they should do it right of.
 Several days ago party of several natives, Indian Jim VI among them, went over on the river berrying, and by some means Jim wandered from camp and did not return. A search was instituted for the old fellow; but after, as is claimed b. the others, they had searched for two days, hopes of finding him were given up and the party returned to town. "Indian Jim was an inOtfcnsiYe old fellow, blind in one eve and eccentric in his actions. Day in nd day out his face was a familiar one on the dock where he would sit for hours au3 patiently wait for nibble at his hook. He was an old slave of .ho rstt family; and though that super- stitious idea had larseg died out in the diff terent tribes, he sti, couside cd himself under that ban Sunday party organized and went over and ma ,e a diligent search for the old fellow, but were unable to find him, though they found where he had pass ed one night.
 Once upon time d man got mud at the editor and stopped his paper. The next week he sold his corn for four cents below the market price. Then his property was sold for taxes because he hadn't read the treasurers sales. He was arrested and fined eight dollars for going hunting on Sunday, simply because he didn't know it was Sun day, and pa d 500 for a lO5 of forged notes that had been advertised fuz tVo weeks and the public cautioned not to negotiate them. He then paid man to kick him all the way to the newspaper office where he paid four years in advance, and made the editor sign an agreement 10 knock him down and rob him if he eyr ordered lis paper stoppel again. MoRAL:-t?)
 By the last Cottage City arrived the furni- ture for the new school building. It con sists of a nice desk for the principal and six dozen of the latest style desks. The desks are in four sizes to it the convenience Of the scholars of different az. Thirty-two of these have been placed n the principals room and forty in the room of the assistant. Messrs. Campbell and Aase put the seats to- l I,=Rr a-H -ag q qtED arrived bell that is no. large, but has very good tone So school is now being held in the first school house ever built in the town, and one that belongs entirely to Wrangell.
 The Challenge got in from Klawack at F. M. Sunday, bringing the Wrangellites who have been working for the N. r. I. x Pkg Co.,, Mrs Thompson, Miss Culp and a number of natives. They have finished the pack for the season, and Mr. Swift remains on the ground until the pacl. Ina been ship ped and everything is put iu first lass shape for the winter All the cans they had-about 2S,o0O caseS-were filled, and they could have raised Uni. considerably had their tin held out The Challenge has been laid up for the winter in the little bay at the A. P. 4. canncry.
 Thursday last party consisting of Messrs. L. c. Patenaude, w. II, McNair, Robt Reid, Harry Gartley and "Schilling's Best Wal lace enjoyed day with the trout at Pat's creek. The party captured about a hundred nice trout To Dr. DeNighne belongs the honor of taking the largest fish he having caught one which-they all say-weighed twentV-two pounds. In the excitement ot landing this fine specimen the doctor broke a $50 rod into seven pieces, but he got the ? fish just the same.
 Messrs, Granville Clark, of New York, ! and Theodore Lyman, of Brockton, Mass, arrived down the Stikine river by small boat, last Friday, just in time to catch the . Jefferson, for below. some months ago they went into the interior by the Frazer River Hazeltine route, and have put in the time in the Cassiar and Telegraph Creek sections hunting and taking observations, and the gentlemen carry east with them many fine specimens from that section.
 MT. J. T. Barron, of the Thlinket Packing X Trading Co.,, operating at Funter Bay, and family, were pas -engers on the Cottage City on their way to their old Oregon home at Portland, where Mir. Barron will enjoy a well-earned rest The many friends of Mir B. in this section will be pleased b know that he has been so succe-s tul this season, gettiug up Il, GOO cases of tirst-class fish, Mr. Barron was pleasant callerat the SENTINEL office.
 Two years ago S. s. Eincaid was quite badly crippled up by getting his hand caught in the machinery at themiil. He recovered and has been working ever since. But re gently the index finger has been troubling him, the end of the bone being apparently dead so last week he went to Dr. DeNighne and had the finger anputated for necrosis of the bone. Sam is certainly playing in hard luck, But he is plucky and stays with his work mighty we'll.
 The Catherine M., Marten Hoistad, mas ter, arrived at this port Sunday evening from Point Ellis, bringing over or business Mr T. c. McHugh, manager of the Pillar Bay Packing Co. In answer to the question , of how they were getting along with their pack, MT. McHugh said fairly we'll" They have up about 20,00O cases. They left out Monday noon on their return to Point Ellis.