Douglas Island news., 1918-09-13
The Seward Home Guards have re-

Tho Seward Home Guards have re- cciycd their guns.
 Petty thicyIng is becoming a nui- saucc at Fairbanks
 Scycuty-ono pupils have enrolled iu Che Cordova schools.
 A drag net survey is being made og Port Chatham by the government
 The Ruby Record Cityzeu has sus- pended publication and its editor lcft tor Che States.
 The election for the advisory couu- cn of Che city of Anchorage will be held on September 10th.
 Snow is reported Co have fallen ol- ready this year on thc summit oi mountains near Fairbanks.
 John Blanchard. former skog- way boy. has arrived safely in France with Che American forces.
 The old city dock at Fairbanks is being torn down and Che timbers and metal roof being salvagcd.
 William Shrcyc. known as "Whis- kcy BW" was arrested recently at Ncnaua for having liquor in his pos session.
 Charles M. Wolfe, picked up in Che Koyukuk district charged with being a stacker, Is being taken to Nome for trial
 A stamp mill Is being installed on Craisy creek tn Che Willow Creek district this fau and will bc operat- iur In Che spring.
 Jack Courtney, formerly Of Cor doya. but now iu che army in France, was recently mockcd out by poison ras. but has now recovered.
 There Is a scarcity Of miners n tbc Willow Creek district. uotwith- standing Che fact that the operators arc paying 50 and board for eight hours work.
 IT. s. $. Saturn recently won on IT, inning game of ball from thc Seward team by score Of { to 8. This makes two out Of three games won by Che Saturn
 Col Peter W. Davidson. who was formerly iu charge of roads and u1us u Alaska. has ben transferred from Camp Lewis. Wash. Co Camp Fremont, Calif
 Judec F. M Brown Of Valdez, who was forced Co leave Alaska some months ago on account Of Illness. has almost rcgaincd his health and win return home soon.
 Reports are coming in telling that Che salmon pack at Bristol bay this year is a large one. Early in thc season lt was predicted that che pack was going Co Doc almost failure.
 James p Momb. formerly ot Sew ard and before that of Thouc and Juneau. is now a sergeant iu Che alst Engineers Corps and Is In Ceu- uaI Omccrs' Training Camp, Lee. Virginia.
 Charles A. Bronson was killed at Anchorage u Che terminal yards Q few days ago while switching uu cu- zine. He was married and formerly worked for Che Alaska Gastincou Mining Co. on Che Channel
 Tho caribou are beginning Go make their appearance near Fairbanks. lt rather early for them. Fairbanks folks each year get their years sup ply of meat from the herds that roam that country by Che thousands.
 10 Is not generally known that a silver mine D reduced considerable silver ou Che Kobuk river in the early 'S0's and that a town named Silver City was aourishing there long be. fore Che discovery of the Klondikc
 Permission has been secured by AIaskaus Co manufacture cotaincrs from native wods for shipments ol supplies Go Che States. However .it is illegal Go manufacture articles oi Alaskan wood Co be sold out of Alas ka.
 Word wus received at Ncnana re- gently that Sergeant Corcoran. of thC 10th Infantry. was drowned in Che Yukon river near Birches. He at. tempted Go go from the transport Jacobs Co a barge alongside and ir some way fell into tho river.
 Cook Inlet canneries are making a record pack this year. according tC information brought out from thai country. The pack at Kodiak h aO.O0O cases over that of last year and at stldoyia and Kouai both th, packs are larger than last season.
 
 Much knitted goods was shippe, ,t.i. srr,r,or from knittcrs in the i'm