The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-26
Morthlar1d News SHORT STORIES FROM THEssALASKA PRESS

He says he is glad to be back in the
 North again, and he, like the many others that have gone outside and returned, says that, in view of the
 conditions prevailing in the states at the present time, Alaska is, incom-
 parably much better place to be in
 than any part of the states he has visited. AS a result of the lay-off in the her
 ring industry ther are lot of people in Seldovia and the town is very good.
 There is rumor there, however, that the cannery situated at that point will not be in operation this season, which will be quite a serious blow to the town as this institution hires a great many of the natives during the oper-
 ating season.
 Members of the Thirty-first En-
 gineers' Regiment which contains
 many former employees of the Alaskan l
 to leave France about July 1, accord ing to letter received by c. Verne
 Marshall, of the executive office force
 of the commission, from Colonel Fred Ierick Mears, former government rail
 road commissioner with headquarters
 in Anchorage. The Thirty-frst is at
 Saumur. Colonel Mears is stationed at Tours.
 l While Panama has the honor to be ! the first Panama vallaye chapter to
 finish it's refugee garment allotment,
 Livengood was not far behind. Ne , mana also finished the work in record
 time. Panama was ready with twenty
 nine morning blouses for women,
 matinees, as they are officially de-
 scribed, when the hurry-up call for these garments were received. These
 jackets follow the style that has been worn by the French peasant women
 for centuries.
 summary of the number of new
 citizens added to the nations roster
 during the year 1918 shows that an
 even forty persons took out thelr naturalization papers during the year at Fairbanks This is not total or
 the number of persons who applied ) for admission as citizens of the United States, which is considerably / larger, but those who successfully passed the require examinations for admission in the Fourth division The
 admissions were made from the
 Iditarod, Ruby and Fairbanks.
 - Sam Ivey and Norman Russell, two l of the most enthusiastic Boy Scouts 7 of Nenana, received letters from |, James E. West, chief scout executive t of the Boy Scouts of America. cover s ing the transmission. on behalf of the y National War Savings comittee, and :, the Boy Scouts of America of an
 achievement button, and conferrlne
 on each of them the title of Acc > Scout, sending each also medal, ano n as a further reward, palms were v awarded in accordance with their az q gressiveness during the war.
 s Writing to friend in Fairbanks '- Ed lesson gives the information thai e he is about to embark in another line y Iof endeavor on the outside. It IS ms }. intention to embark in the motor and
 traction business in Stockton, Call I fornia. With him are three young r. men from Chicago. The former Ester e miner states that of all the cities O1 > the Pacific coast the one in which ne Il has located looks the best of all fol l. his line of business. He will devote IL himself exclusively to the production T of motors and tractor machines ane j. lexpects to do a good business. In al probability he will not return to thf
 north.
 D Having participated in the ues . perate struggle at Chateau-Thierr. U and in all the other battles of thu Il Americans on the French front, Don o aid B. Stewart, son of J. M. Stewart e assistant railroad station agent 's Anchorage, is now with the forces o | occupation in Germany and is show - ing the Teutonic people "how civil u ized soldiers act when they invade
 country" His letter, which is datet n at Bithburg, Germany, and which wa $. recently printed in the Alaska Rai <, road Record, tells of the cordial greet IS ing and hospitable treatment tn .. United States troops received on thei d way through the city duchy or Lua