Douglas Island news., 1918-10-25

River navigation officially closed from Fairbanks on October 8.
 A forest urc near Nenoua was re- ccnuy halted by a rain storm.
 A quartz mine on st. Patrick creek in thc Fairbanks district. Is now a producer.
 The Alaska Railway Commission lis offering fifty cents apiece for railroad ties at Ncnana.
 l.. R. Gillette, one time a lawyer fin Douglas. has been named as city magistrate ot Fairbanks.
 The Ohm Packing Co.,. of Cordovo' Ihas been packing about 100 barrels of herring a day, lately.
 There were SO many sourdoughs lin skagway last week waiting for a boat Co take them south that they gave a big dance there.
 She might not Doc successful but Miss Fitts. formerly a stcnographer of Fairbanks. has started for Italy as a Red Cross nurse.
 Fairbanks has made application 1 for charter for branch ot Che Red Star. which is a society that Hooks after Che welfare ot horses.
 The crow of Che steamer Cordova, ! |durine cruise Co thc Westward, wired che head office at Seattle to purchasc S2O50 worth Of Fourth ! |Libcrty bonds
 A lady recently knitted pair of ! socks while curoute mp Che Yukon on one Of Che steamers Tho socks were rallied off and thc money, ss75o. went Co Che Red Cross.
 The Copper River & Northwestern railroad. which now burns fue, oil. may be forced to burn coal soon, as | che road is experiencing difficulty m getting a steady supply of oil
 The Valdez grand jury found a mot true bm against Attorney Lund. who was charged with interfering ! with Che induction Of thc draft boys ou June n by che Cordova ENcmp- uou board.
 People of Fairbanks are agitatIng Co have thc clocks there turned ahead another hour next Sunday iu- stead of back. ou account of che small amount Of daylight there in ! Che winter months.
 R. n. Morgan. one tme a resident |of Fairbanks. won tho championship |of Che state of Maryland and Che ! District oi Columbia thc past season |u trap shooting. His score was s5 | out or a possible 100.
 Friday October (, was to Doe Che day of Che execution at Fairbanks ! of Milo sceuyo. who killed J.E. Riley |of dtarod last spring Hif at- torncy has appealed che ease and thc execution has been indefinitely post poued
 George Max Estorly formerly Of rordoya. is now located at Waldo. Oregon. where he has i2OO acres of mining land His land produces ouc-tonm Of the platinum of tho . United States. His wife has opened . up chrome mine.
 Permission has been granted tC applicants to operate a tram around ! a very difficult piece of water known as che Log Jam on Che Tolo. vaua river. The tram win away with Che necessity of portagiug sup .pies around Che jam.
 Anton staudcr famous old Klon .dikcr. recently returned to Anchor .aec from an unsuccessful prospect ling trip up Turnagoin Arm. He say
 that although unsuccessful this time .he hopes yet to find pay dirt tho Twin make him rich again.
 Tom Gibson. driver Of mail auto
 Co Fairbanks. recently charmed , biz moose with Che music of Che cX haust of his machine and in tha way kept him near until another auto came along that had gun aboard. Gibson got Che gun an, .Mucd the moose.
 In Che recent test made of coa mined near Nenana for stcaminr purposes it was found that the coa was much better and cheaper than cordwood. The coal however il .uot of the best quality as it is too young. 10 does not compare with Che coal in the Lignitc country
 owing to am accident to the hoist