Douglas Island news., 1918-10-04

 Che Mccarthy schools
 Fred Brotbcrson. chief ot police ot Cordoya. has been drafted.
 Three Fairbanks young laidcs arc ycomaucttcs iu the U. s. Navy
 Seventeen members Of tho skog- way EIks lodge are in the U. S. army.
 The q. $. cable mar Wraugcll was out of commission for time last month.
 Northwest Mounted policemen win accompany che Canadian forces col Siberia
 George Baker. an old-timcr In Che North. recently dropped dead ot San Francisco.
 Andrew Dragich. of Ncnoua. was recently fined Sl75.5O for killing a. COW moose.
 10 is rumorcd chat Che Venus miuc in the Conrad district win soon re- mmc operations.
 Lieut. Phil Creomcr. formerly ot| Dawson. has been wounded while lighting iu France.
 The federal buildings at Fair banks have been recently oycrhoulcd and put u auc shape.
 The Alaska Rife Team won 24th place u Che National Rifle Shoot at camp Perry Ohio.
 Miss LucIla shaffcr Is principal ot Che N,naua schools and thcrc are 30 pupils enrolled there.
 The Daughters of che Empire re- gently raised nearly $l3.ooo ot a. bazaar ot Whtchorsc.
 skarway draft boys were given al auIoG at chat place on Saturday night. September 2Sth.
 There are about 100 people iu thc. Mayo district of Che Yukon, where a recent silver strike was made.
 Edward Morrison. of Dawson, has been wounded while fighting with Che Canadian forces in France.
 All che Fairbanks boys who left that place iu Che August draft were accepted for service at Fort Gihbon.
 Joe MchcrIu. formerly am Alaskan travelling man. has received com- mission in Che United States Tank . Corps
 Tho gold outpu: at Circle thia sea- son win bc about Che same as former years. a- that camp had plenty of water Go finish sluicinE
 A census taken of Dawson twenty years ago showed Che poulatiou to| be IG.UUU. There were l.OoO moro men oa che various creeks.
 N J. smith. Of Cordoya. has boon bound over Co Che grand jury under Ss.uO0 bonds. charged with having violated Che Alaska dry law.
 John Black has been appointed netting judge of Che Territorial court of Yukon during Che absence of Jus uee Mckinley on his vacation.
 Yukon Order of Pioneers ot Daw- son. has 26 members In service. and three members of thc lodge have been killed at the front.
 Col. R. S. Knight Of che Mount ed Police ot Dawson. Is acting gold commissioner ot the Yukon during che absence of NIr. McKinzie.
 J w Murphy. pioneer blacksmith of Dawson. has left thc North for his old home In Nova Scotia Co make his home. He took his family with him.
 The Methodist church at Fair banks has discontinued services and che church building there has been lent to Che Red Cross for a work room.
 Tho Koyukuk country is cxperi- ouciur one of Che quietcst periods chat it has had since che starting of Che camp. Scarcity Of water and lo- bor Is tbc cause.
 Recently at Cordova a comedy was produced called Somewhere In AI- aska." 10 deals with Alaska canncry ufc and features a song named "I'm u Love With a Pretty Clam Girl"
 George c. Finley. we'll known old- timer ot Che Kloudike. who loft there about a year ago. has started paper at Spirit River. Alberta. Spirit River is located tn Che Peace River valley.
 William Nichols, of Cordoya, was recently fined Sl5O for violating the dry law. He offered the deputy mar shal a drink and paid the penalty. yv, b8ve pot heard whether the mar