Douglas Island news., 1911-11-22

not arrive until December 4th or 5tb. However, there is still 25o tons in the bunkers.
 Dr. J. K. Simpson has decided to again locate in Alaska. He will go back to British Columbia, wind up his business there and return to Juneau soon after January 18th.
 The regular monthly meeting of the Douglas Volunteer Fire Department will be held at the new A, L. U. hall next Saturday night. It is hoped that there will be large attendance.
 A number of the employees of the California-Nevada Gold and Copper Co.,, operating the Ebner property at Juneau, have brought suit for unpaid wages and have filed mechanics lien.
 Taxes for the City of Douglas for the year 1911, are now due and payable, but if not paid before December lst, a penalty of per cent will be added, The Tax Roll is in the hands of City Treasurer P. H. Fox.
 Speaking of agricultural pursuits in Alaska, farmer at the bar, opposite the north end of Douglas Islaud, is said to have raised 300 sacks of ruta bagas the past summer, for which he received S25O per sack.
 The City of Rome, with Albin Bari tello, Dr. Sergeant, Marshal Shafer and George Stukey, sailed yesterday morn ing for Admiralty Island, where the party will spend a few days hunting ducks and digging clans.
 Major Wilds P. Richardson, of the Alaska Road Commission, is on his way to Washington, to implore Congress to dig up another S125,OOo, which he promises to blow in next summer OR the Valdez-F Fairbanks trail. The Major is a jolly dog, andknows how to spend the money.
 Have you yet begun to think about your selection of Holiday Goods? It is little early, but next week there will be one of the largest aud finest displays of articles,-cut glass, brass ware, leather goods &c at smiths Drug Store that you ever saw.
 A convention of delegates from all towns iu the Third judicial district of Alaska, will be held at Valdez, begin ming January 8, 1912. Politics wiu be eschewed, and all the other chewin will be about such profound subjects ao public lands transportation, taxa tion and local needs.
 When Mayor Valentine of Juneau told the Seattle-Alaskans to mind their own business and keep their hands off Alaskan affairs, it made them mad and we'll it should. For years they have reapsd commercial harvest from the people of the North, and when any boquets were thrown have modestly appropriated them, and they have never been criticised before,
 Under any and all circumstances the people of Alaska are entitled to the protection of the laws of the federal government. When the servants of that government fail to or refuse to enfore those laws, what may they eX pect, but that the people will think they are incompetent. Respect for law is only brought about by it's en- forcement.
 The Douglas Public school re. opened Monday morning after two days. vacation, which was considered neces- sary on account of the cases of tonsili. tis on the Island. School Director Dr. DeVighne was present and examined the throat of each pupil. A few who had sore throats were sent home. None of the cases was serious, but 1t was thought best to take this precau- ton.
 Captain Alex. Hart left yesterday just before noon, on his launch Sea Gull, for Tenakee. Herman Fraulich accompanied him. The Sea Gull was