The Alaska citizen., 1915-10-25

l enough in the week to give the managers of the rink chance 10 mt the floor in fit shape for danc- ing next Saturday night
 ALASKA NEWS NOTES 1 Arthur P. Olsen has brought a breach of promise suit against Mrs | MOllte NJ. Patton Sexton at Valdez | He alleges that when she promised | 9 marry him he tore up a number 1 )f pTCniss0ry notes aggregating S1594. She then married John W | 1eytCn. Olsen asks for the amount of the alleged notes and for S1,00o damages for mental anguish. The people of the Texas coun- ties bordering on Mexico are not | the only ones haSng trouble with MeXicans. according to reports from Wrangell for in that town, in our 1 Alaska, the residents recently be came terrorized on account of the actions of a number of Mexican laborers. Fifty or sixty of the sons If the southern republic were arr. ployed in the canneries during the summer, but they congregated in Wrangell this fall. Holdups were common, and boats were stolen and one man is reported to have been badly cut up. A committee | : six eventually warned all Mexi- cans to leave town which they pro | ceeded to do
 The story comes from the Koyu- l -u1- of t"e death of C. s. Dick hurst, a prospector, who subsisted for three days on beans straight and then ate two hearty meals within two hours.
 Imitation is the sincerest flat tery, and the steamships of the Canadian Pacific advertise an eX cursion trip as being Almost as good as Alaska"
 Charles E. Davidson, secretary of Alaska, reports that vital statis- tics are coming into his office in better form than formerly. He also states that the birth returns for Gastineau for the months of July and August show thirteen girls to six boys.
 Victor Peterson, member of the crew of the steamship Dolphin, was given a fine gold watch. in token of the appreciation of his bravery in saving the life of Miss Helen Kenner, of Denver, Colo, who fell off the wharf at Haines on August and was rescued from the water hy Peterson.
 The territorial revenue law is working better than it's authors believed that it would, according to Territorial Counsel J. H. Cobb. That it will produce more money than the legislature appropriated is the belief of both MT. Cobb and Territorial Treasurer Walstein c. Smith MT. Cobb says the territorial income from taxes will amount this year to s2O0,000 or s250000. which will probably be from s50,000 to s75,000 in excess of the eXpendi- lures.
 An expenditure of s5OOoO in con- verting the steamers Spokane and City of Seattle into oil burners is being planned by officials of the Pacific Coast Steamship company The work, it is announced, Is to be done this winter.
 Cant John Irving, an cid sour dough of the early sos, will put on line of steamers between Van couver, B. C., and some port in Europe soon He owns valuable copper properties near Carcross. A Juneau paper says that plans are being drawn for the establish ment. near the Mendenhall glacier. of modern country club build ine. with an Shole golf course and T modern tennis court.
 Federal Judge Tucker, of this di- vision. will leave for the Outside on the Victoria on the 18th. on tNe first vacation he has had since his appointment.-Nom Nugget.
 The tax roll for 1915 for tho town of Ketchikan shows total assessed valuation of property of s117275O, an increase of about 100 per cent in the last six years. Walrus meat is selling at six cents per pound in Nome It is used for dog feed.
 1 The Ruby Telegraph company has installed a wire across the river at that place.
 The Northern Light, 9 newspaper at the Chootla Indian reservation has an Indian foreman. He is said to be an expert in the art preser- -~+ive He is but eighteen years old
 Union miners are receiviro s5 per day of eight hours at Nome, according to the Industrial Worker of that city.