Douglas Island news., 1919-08-08
NEWS NUGGETS
 FROM ALASKA
News of Alaska, Taken From the Exchanges, to Show Whats Going on in the Great
 Northland

ship over GOO beaver skins out of Che Territory. in his defense claimed Chat Che beaver were caught over ayo years ago. or before Che law n regards to thcm went into oGoct
 J. n. Ask. who has been working at Che Pybus Bay cannory died ncar Ketchikan recently. after having taken long walk. Ho sat down on a log Co rest and Che suposition is he succumbcd to heart disoasc. Ho is survived by a wife. and was 3i years old.
 A number of high officials of thc Eastern Star lodge who had been attending Che National Assembly ot Seattle were on board One Jefferson on her last trip. They were greeted by Che members of Che order at yari. ous ports of call.
 Rev. c. K. NIcol formerly thc pastor Of thc Presbyterian church at Whitchorsc. recently returned Go that place after having spent thrcc years In France fighting for Che ala lics. He was given very cnthusi- aauc welcome when ho got back Go Whltohorse
 Tho motor ship Tmamook is now on Che run between Kctchikau and Prince Rupert Tho boat Is carry ing mostly cannery products chat arc shipped Eost ovar tho Grand Trunk Pacific On an average two round trips a week win be made bo- tween Che two points
 John p. Young. editor of Che San Francisco Chronicle. recently toured Alaska on tho steamer Admiral Ey- ans. He wos iavorably impressed with thc country and advocates that Che mountain peaks chat line Che shores Of sthe inside passage be named.
 E. p. Walker Of tbc bureau of fisheries says Chat Che law against aliens fishing win u Che future be strictly enforced. Hc also says chat tho practice or iIeeing salmon in Che creeks would mot bc allowed. os it was prohibited by Che order of December 21. 1918.
 A man adiudrcd ueauo recently at Petersburg had am Illusion chat he wanted to go aouth Go hayc one of his hands cut oG and am artificial ono put on. His stomach did not suit him. either end ho wanted Co exchange lt for a pigs stomach. Ho wos taken tc MornIngsIdc
 Dr. Ann Brown. Q lady physician of Wranecu. received a certificate from Che IT. s. Public Health Service commenting her for her work don, during Che nu epidemic of last win. Ger. Two native girls of tlydaburr and Mouakahua also received cer. u0catcs from Che same source.
 Two different mon were arrested la one week in thc samc shack et Kc,chlkan for boouergng Th, nut man had hardly been jailed when man arrived from Seattle with trunk load of whisky that h, placed iu tbo shack and opened ur for business Hc also was arrested and fined $500.
 Two men at Kctch'kan who werJ charged with operating a mooushnC sIu there were released tho first of August having been found "noi guilty" Tho principal witness against them did not appear. Tho stu was made Of two largo milk crus connected through Che hollow handles with a coI
 Mrs. n. S. Pulou of skagway ho. received word chat her son. Col. Dan puucn. has arrived at New York from overseas Coll pulcn made most crcditabic record iu Franc, and has won about all Che mcdah and honors any man could win therc. Hc was tho first cadet ap. pointed to West Point from Alaska
 Dr. Carl Alshcrg. chief or Che bu rcau of chemistry of Che depart mcnt Of agriculture at Washington has been touring Alaska recently in snoctine the manner In which sal mon are canned. Hc Is authorIt, for Che statement that tho condition Of sanitation In Che salmon cauncr ics hero arc very satisfactory
 A searching party icft hurricdll for a point on tho Panama river re gently after hearing report Cha there were several human bodies h am eddy Of chat stream. 10 wa thought that Che bodies were nor victims of thc Flyer disaster. Upoi examination it was found chat wha had been seen was Che carcasscs O several dogs.
 A. T Hanson. arrested at Ketchi kan charged w.th obtaining monel under false pretousos. was free, from Che charge in thc commission
 cr's court Hanson wac tho organ izcr of Che Non Partisan League O
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