Douglas Island news., 1919-01-10

 are making final proof ot their claims.
 Federal authorities have ordered that Cordoya shall be cleaned up morally
 James Thurston. formerly a news papcrmau or FairbankA died last month iu Seattle.
 Biz Eldorado iu the Fairbanks dis trirt is reported as being a busy camp this winter.
 There are eight roodhouscs on the Broad Pass trau between Nenana and tbc coast.
 Gov. Thomas Riggs. Jr, win leave Washington. D. C" on Jonu- ary 10 for Alaska.
 There is no more smallpox ot Seward. Several cases were reported there somc weeks ago.
 Work has started salyagiug a barge load Of steel rails that was sunk u Che Tauena river.
 Many roadhouscs in Che koyu- kus country arc reported closed this winter owing Go lack ot patronage.
 -rhc uu reached ts high water mark at Cordoya on December 2l' when there were 5t cases in town.
 R. M Bchrcuds. Of Juneau, has been appointed vice president Of the American Bankers Association for Alaska.
 As far as it Is known, Yukon Ter ritory is Che only part Of thc eonti- ncut where there has been mo n- Uucuza.
 The Wilson and Sylvester mill oi Wwurcu which has been rebuilt win begin cutting lumber Che first part of February
 10 is said that good pay has been struck ou tbc Ready Bullion Asso. e.atou claim on Liycngood creek ir .r. Tor1vaua section.
 The body of Mrs Amaloug. ono of che victims or the Sophia wreck was recently found in Lynn Canal This Is che IS1th body recovered
 Three Mcuabuhtla natives have nrrrbascd che store formerly be- Iuns.ue Co Father Duncan at that place and are selling out the stock
 People who are quarautIucd upon arrival at Cordoya as prevention of thc nu spreading. must pay theiI own expenses while in quarantine
 The late U Giu, who recent, died u Seattle after serving scv. craI terms os mayor of that place was at one time a resident of Nomc
 sims-Carcy people who were re- ported Go have been offered th' .ob ol finishing the Alaskan rail way. deny hat they have been ap preached.
 wraurcI native people raised sIU5.O9 during thc month of De rcmbcr for Che Red Cross besides answering Che roll call with or loo0 quota.
 Tho wreck inquiry of thc Prin rc,- Sophia win commence in Van .ouvcr on February 70. Many Ju ucau steamship men will attend t' give testimony
 ! Vernon Olsen celebrated Che clos .mr of che old year at Cordova bl hanging himself Co his bed post. H' was thought Co be insane before com mtuuE suicide.
 Movement is on foot by the Fair banks branch of che American Min ing Congress to establish a ceutra power plant Co furnish power t' many ot Che camps adjacent to Fair banks.
 ! Christmas day in Dawson wa .hc mildcst since Christmas, lS9 ! just twenty years ago. Tn weather this Christmas was re markarly mild. Christmas, 1898 .it roined iu Dawson.
 Joseph suscoyich. owner of famous roadhouse in the Kougaro district of Alaska. died last mont iu Seattle of influenza. He was on of Che heroes in one Of Rex Beach stories of Alaska.
 For che past several winter grouse and ptarmigan have bee scarce u Che interior country. Tn news comes out this season that th birds are again plentiful, as the were many winters ago.
 The pest house at Skagway whcr travellers from che outside worl are detained before being allowed ( clrucuIate around town, is a popula