Douglas Island news., 1918-07-19

1. Hogs and cattle VIII hC raised Tor lthc market by John S.Ball. at Moose, ! a town on thc government railroad t9 miles north of Anchorage. Mir. |BalI has applied for a free permit to mine coal from a deposit near his propcrty lie proposes Co use the fuel ! In a domestic way and Co operate O cooker for Che preparation of food ! for his livestock particularly for |his hogs
 Orders continue to bc received through Che Anchorage Chamber of Commerce and Che Land and Indus trial Department of tho Alaskan En- rnccrne Commission from Alaska coast towns for Matauuska potatoes. Shipments ro forward on every steamship. Since late iu April. when Che first cuort was made Co find mar kcts iu Alaska towns for Matanuska potatoes. forty-two orders. calling for about 100 tons Of Che vegetables, have been received. Included in these orders arc siStccn repeat or dcrs. calling for forty-two tons. Among Che towns whose dealers have bought Matauuska potatoes are Kc- uoi Seward. Valdez, Cordoya Ken uccott. Juneau. Douglas. Thouc. Skagway. Hctchikau and Petersburg
 Charles Nelson, a uoturalizcd Am- cricau citizen or Swedish origin, who has been employed by Che Yu- kon Gold Company on Flat creek for several years, was before U. s. Commissioner A. M. Ktlrorc last Monday on a charge ot uttcring sc- diuous language. Tho court de- clarcd Che prisoner guilty of thc of- fcusc and sentenced him Co serve one yar's Imprisonment in Che fcd- cral joil and Co pay a fine Of $l.ooO. 10 is said Nelson who is of very industrious and thrifty disposition, has large property interests iu the vicinity of North Yakima, Wash Id,tarol Pioneer.
 Eddie Mackenzie. one of the pro- prictors of Che Arcade Cafe. and one of Che best known of thc young Kloudikcrs. win got away tomorrow on Che steamer. for the coast, where hc win offer his services as a volun- tccr in Uncle S1m's aviation corps. Mir. Mackenzie is leaving his busi- ness here iu Che hands of his part ucr Harry GIcaycs. and win pay his own fare on Che long trip out and down Che coast. iu order Co get into Che lighting game. 10 is 3l years since Eddie started on Che trail of lilo in Huntsville. Pennsylvania, and hc hopes before many moro moons arc added to his career that hc win bc am ace in che nicrs making it hot "oycr tbcrc' for thc Fritzics Eddie is busy today packing his grip On This way down hc will give Juneau Che royal salute, and then hike on Co S1n Francisco to enlist Eddie has taken part here n many local performances for patriotic and fru- tcrual purposes. os a vocalist and dancer. and win Doc able to hold up This end iu tho burnt cork as we'll og high flying business anywhere from . KlondH,c to Berlin. He has been taking banjo lessons from John Dimes. and wll take along his banjo for usc in playing thc kaiscr's ru- .ucral march. Dawson News.
 Forty moro military rcgisirants |wul bc drawn Co mn Che quota of ! Anchorage iu tho first call of re- cruIts m Alaska. or tho original
 quota Of lS4 required of Anchorage ! IA have been uductcd into tho
 service either there or at their pres.
 cnt residences In thc states, where they moved Go after having regis.
 tered. Tho remaining iO arc record
 cd as residents in Che states. but nc notice of their induction there has
 been received by the Anchorag eX.
 emption board. and instructions have
 been given by thc federal authoritio.
 Co supply immediately the places of these lO abscutccs with ohtcr regis trants To obtain the 70 additional
 recruits. about 60 registrants win
 be directed to report Co the exomp
 tion board. SO allowance may b,
 made for some that may not be abl'
 Go pass Che physical examination ol
 that may be otherwise exempt Tor Che 1I4 Anchorage registranu
 that recently responded to the cal
 to tho colors. about half were em ployccs of Che government railroad
 and this same ratio of railroad work CTS undoubtedly win bc mointaine, . in Che draft Of tho 70 additional TO
 cruits
 Work is available on the govern mcnt railroad for an Chat want i
 and at wages higher than have eve been paid in the history of the con structiou of the line. declares Wil , liam Gerig. engineer in charge O ] Che Anchorage division Since th , passage by congress early In July O -Ihn .nnlrr cIrn nnnrnnrinlinn hm