Douglas Island news., 1918-07-19
NEWS NUGGETS FROM ALASKA News of Alaska, Taken From the Exchanges to Show Whats Going on in the Great
 Northand

Extensive work Is being done on Che strcts or Ncuana.
 Tho first train from seward Co ! Kern Creek left on July Q.
 Steps arc being taken Co incorpo |ratc Che town of Ncuana.
 The brewery at Fairbanks is now being used as a trout hatchery
 Madam vclya. scientific card reader is now operating at Cordoyo.
 The Bank Of Ruby tAlasla) has closed i,s doors and gone out of bus mess
 A drafted man recently walked ioo miles to Valdez Co report for service.
 John Brcyir. some years ago rcs- idcut of Douglas, is assessor at Ne mana tbis year
 ro try to meet Che bls demand for humber. Che Cordoya saw min Is now operating double shirta
 The new water system at Ncnana |. now iu working order having been tried out a few days ago.
 Tho towns Co Che Westward arc erIoyur vaudeville shows given by u. crcH of che q. s. S. saturn.
 William Martin. Che big operator or Willow Creek. has started cNtcn- s.gc operations ou his claims there
 Westward people. including those at che cauucrics and whaling sto- Hurs contributed S5,0l31o Co thc recent Rcd Cross driyc.
 Capt John Rowland. Of Che steam er Dora. popular navigator of Western Alaska. was married ot uu- alaska ou Memorial Day.
 Andrew Watty. Dawson pioneer 9r thc KIordibc rush, died at that na.c on July Q. Hc w0s rauching nm cIca- crccl. near Dawson. 
 Ou account of ice conditions iu Bristol bry early this spring. it is feared uaf Che salmon run In that locality win be short for che season.
 N now ordinance iu regards Go stock found running at large at Ne mama Is working we'll and has added sowc money To che treasury of Che town.
 On July Fourth ot Seward more u.u 5Uo people saw thc Seward baseball team defeat Che soldier boys from Fort Liscum by % score .or g to 8.
 CorIoya is putting ou city airs l. ou account or having employed a . .re-uar city seayouecr Persons arc warned against doing amateur scov- |crecr work and mussiug up Che streets
 The Fairbanks baseball team. play. ling ou their home grounds. recently defeated tbc Ncuauo bah team thrc, . straight games. The Ncuma team wont home resolved Co practice and get revenge.
 Anchorage citizens are boosting for better boat service Co surround |ur towns. claiming chat che dcycI opmcut of che country Is being held | back for Che need Of it Twenty-Five young men from Sc |otuc high schools. in charge of Pau |Wcdcpohlc. an amateur champion swimmer of Seattle. recently orriyc' lat Che Carlisle canucry in Western : Alaska Co work for thc summer.
 JocRoad house. after whom an thD |roadhouscs arc named, was In Sew lard recently shaking hands with ol' ! friends before departing for th' States. Eoadhouscs have hard pick |iues in Alaska sinco tho Tcrritorl went dry.
 ! Herb Conway. recently Of Gasti ucau Channel played first base fol ! Che Cordoya ball team ou July { . Cordoya defeated Che radio station team by score of 1G to 9. Conwa, was married on July 8 to Miss Mar .garet Grace Campbell.
 The first boat up the river t . Ruby had on board Che complct 'nuucry outHt that is Co be iustaIe, 'in Che salmon cauncry at Audrcof 'sky This is thc first salmon conncr to bo installed on Che Yukon river The couuory will also smoke do salmon.
 There is possibility that th steamer Dora will not operate o Che Westward Alaska run during th winter months. 10 is claimed Cha tbe mail contract now held by th boat is now let by Che month on that the revenue cutters may carr Che mail In Che winter