The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-17
SHORT STORIES ABOUT ALASKA
 OCCURRENCES

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 Mrs. E. A. Vert a pioneer of Daw- son, recently passed away in Seattle, following an operation for an ailment of long standing.
 Ford trucks are being purchased by the natives at Metlakatla, to be used in connection with the native store and sawmill at that place.
 Miss Claire Schwartz of Spokane has been elected teacher for the pub lie school at Seward to take the place vacated by Miss Mary Baen Wright. The steamship BurgeI will make Seward her home port in the future, instead of Kodiak, making one trip a month to the westward and Bristol bay points. K Two automobile parties recently left Dawson for Whitehorse, going up the Yukon river to Carmacks. The trip is expected to take about two and one-half days.
 The Juneau Empire is authority for the statement that the towns of southeastern Alaska are in four ishing condition this year, owing to the late run of fish which is swamp ing the canneries.
 Ensign Kerr of the Salvation army is in the territory making drive to raise a fund for war work The Sal vation army has the earnest thanks of thousands of parents for the good work done by the organization in France.
 The Dawson News recently pub lished list of men from the Yukon district who served under the colors in the late war. The list is long one and shows many casualties. The Yukoners were among the finest of the allied troops.
 The Dawson News is authority for the statement that the Richardson road route to the coast is attracting considerable attention among the Yu koners desiring to reach the coast and a number have taken this route Outside this year.
 About half the midnight sun eX cursionists this year left the boat at the Panama and went over the Rich ardsOn road to the coast. This trip promises to be popular one in com ing years, as tourists see both the Yukon district and the Interior camps. Peter VachOn, the Eagle man who was arrested for attempting to ship skins Outside by mail, has been re- leased on $3,OO0 bond and has gone Outside VashOn, it is alleged, had a number of beaver and marten skins, the killing of which is prohibited by law.
 MT. and Mrs. B. w. Johnson of Fairbanks, who are in the States, are having some difficulty in the settle \ment of their Alaskan and Washing ton interests and have taken the mat ter into court. Johnson is suing his wife for property he deeded her sev- eral years ago.
 An exchange says that men are hunting mosquitoes in the Interior for the ivory in their bills. They fly down out of the trees, bite a piece out of a mans leg and fly back to the trees to eat it. They have become a serious menace to babies and pup pies.
 B. w. Gather of Hartford, Conn. recently arrived at Eagle, where he will take the place of Bishop Burgess dS lay Iulo0IOuoly u1uCA IA0iAOP 1So' of the Episcopal church. He was re gently discharged from the army ant will devote his life to missionary Worl among the natives.
 An unknown man was drowned II the Koyukuk river, according to the captain of the steamer Reliance who says the man was washed off his fee while trying to ford the stream anC never came to the surface again. He was loaded with a heavy pack whicl held him down. The victim was e1 route to the Chandlar country at the time of the accident.
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