Douglas Island news., 1918-12-20

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 There is no more influenza at An- choragc.
 An mail for the Yukon is now mmigatcd
 The Cordoya Home Guards have au clcycu-piccc orchestra.
 snowslidcs have been occurring on Che government railroad.
 A movement Is on foot Co rcorgan- izc Che Cordoya fire department.
 Frank Eldridgc. Dawson pioneer. passed away at Port Tonwsend' Wash. In October.
 wraurcll celebrated British Day with songs and speeches and dis play ol British flags.
 The bridge across Che Chitina river which was taken out by the heavy rains has been repaired
 Eight experienced coal miners re- recently arrived at Cordoya to go to work at Che Boring river coal mines.
 George Kelly. a Haiucs Indian, has been declared insane ot that place and win be sent Co Morning side
 A contract has been lct Co Che gos boat Waif for twice-o-wcek mail service between Cordoya and Ko- taIla.
 CorJoya Is seeking some one to start a crab cauuery there. Many crabs are found In Prince William ouud.
 Indians from thc rest or Che ln- te-ior country are being kept out of Dawson while che danger from in- ucuz1 is on.
 Naya Iboat Saturn. which was sta- Iou,d at Seward an summer install ling wireless stations, is now on the way Go China.
 The Empress Thearc ot Cordoya has its own lighting plant The plant Is used in ease Of breakdown to Che city lighting system.
 Red Men lodge of Wraurcll has sent SluU to tbc Great Council. Co bc placed iu rhe fund for Che relief of Rcd Men injured u service.
 CoL Whtcs,de Boyle. Of Dawson. is now Che Duke Of Jassy This ure of mobility was conferred upon him by Che King Of Rumauia.
 Stock u Che Little Gem mine in Che Willow Crccl, district is being offered for sale at Cordoya. The stock sells at ten cents per share.
 Trains are now run from Anchor age Co Seward which connect with outgoing and incoming steamers, carving mail. passengers and freight
 ur Keller. of skagway has re- ecIycd German helmet from France. 10 was sent by Capt Har- old L.. Cogswcll. formerly of skag- way.
 A. n. Thompson. or Valdez. was sbipwrcckcd for thirty-threo days ou Cape Frccmautlc. near chat place. and lived an the time on -four and turuips.
 Charlie David. of Chicalcou. alone and uuaidcd. save 2i natives from death from ru at that place by nursing them and providing food and bedding
 A motor sled has just been conn pletcd at Cleveland. Ohio for the Government. and experiments will be made with it In delivering winter mail In Alaska.
 Am agitation is on at Cordova Co have thc government expend tho SIUO.OOO that has been authorized for Che erection of government buildings ot that place.
 Joseph wlloughby. Of Cordova, was recently adjudged insane and has been sent Co Morningside. He suffered from hallucinations about electricity and mercury.
 An earthquake shock at Talkeetna disoiutcd stovepipo and caused a Ss.oOO fire in the Alaska Railroad Commission warehouse there. The quake occurred last month.
 A much needed shipment of steel rags for the government railroad arrived at Seward the first of th, month on the steamer Anyox. Some work on rail laying was held uT pending the arrival of steel.
 Claude Dech. superintendent of water drainage on the government railroad. was a passenger out Of Seward a few days ago enrouto tC spend the holidays in the States Claude at one time was a printer on the News.