Douglas Island news., 1919-04-18

T. Martin ,u we'll known merchant of Whitchoruc. received a copy of Good Housekeeping" from am uu- known lady friend who knew that his wife was away on trip Mr. | Martin publicly thanked Che lady n the paper
 Fire aboard Che biz cauncry ship st. Paul, which was lying at Port BIakcloy. Wash, did $500 damage Co the ship and was only oxt.uguIah- . od after two hours hard work. The . boat is one of the fleet that comes to Bristol Bay each year
 The owner of Che Brewer stage line recently issued free tronsporla- ton Co a discharged soldier from the Coast to Fairbanks. The soldier had just enough money Co pay his road house expenses aolng the trail and Che lift along the way was very acceptable.
 c. R. Arundcll. chief of Che field division of Che general land office, recently left Wrongcll, where hcI has been on business of settling up of thc trustccship of the Wraurell townsitc. He has issued deeds for an thc lots there with only one or two exceptions.
 A biz mining deal affecting twelve claims and water rights m thc Ni- gina district has been consummotcd. IIt is believed that Che consideration is in thc neighborhood of six hg- urcs. The purchaser is John E. An- drus. of Youkers N Y, and Che seller Is Frank Herman.
 Sixty claims have been stakcd u the new placer strike 35 miles south east of Tcsliu Lake. At Wh.tchorse there is no excitement over Che find and an those who have decided Co go' to the dlggiugs will wait until the. opening Of navigation when thcy can go by steamer to within few miles of tho creek where discovery was made.
 Bert Leon Wood. known u Alaska as "Prospcctor Rcd" and said to bo' from Cordova, was recently taken I'm charge at Los Angeles os being insane. Hc was giving money away on thc street and had disposed or about S100 when ho was taken Iawoy. When searched Inc had only two onc-dollar bills and a large ou. tomotic revolver In his pockets.
 ". D. Gordon, superintendent oi ] the river division of Che W. p. & l. who returned from Che south a Ifcw days ago. says that thc outlook for large trourist travel Co Che ! North this year is bright Hc rayr ] that an the tickets for one ho't pr ] the "Miduight Sun Excursion have Ibecn sold and they have started selling accommodations on Che sec ond boat
 Ono day recently he Fa'gbanlw siren blew Co give warming of fire i'm the city. One of the ciuzcnH who answered the call left some narain wax on hlg stove while hc went Co be fire. When he returned his house was completely Guttcd by Che flames which had been caused by tEe over ! heated wax. The original fire alarm was due Co an ovorhcatcd flue ih't Idid no damage.
 The Kcnnecott Copper Co. re- duced its dividends on Che end Of. the quarter ending March 3l. This time a dividend of DO ccnts share wns paid. while tho previous quarter |s1 a share was paid. President Birch of the company gives as Che reason for tho reduction that Che company is carrying a large amount of copper on hand and also that much dcyel- opment work is being done on Che various properties owned by Che company
 When Lawrence Campbell. thcI Quartz Creek Yukon) sourdouEh' came back from Che front recently he was welcomed by thc whole camp. Everyone on Che creek was there and forty people sat down to a big banquet. A dance in which Che old- fashioned Quadrillcs and Virginia Reels were danced kept up until 8 o'clock in thc morning. Campbell himself is tho camp fiddler and whom he drew the bow across Che fid- dle for the first time for number of years i'm that comp the sourdoughs let out war whoop that almost raised the raftcrs of the dance hall.
 Andy Hart. Dawoon's fire chief. was recently granted a certificate or membership in Che Dominion Fire Chiefs Association. Chief Hart holds the distinction of being the most northerly member Of the association. He has had various experiences as fire fighter When a boy he was i'm tho department at Fife, Scotland. Ho came Co Canada and was with