Douglas Island news., 1919-08-29
NEWS NUGGETS FROM ALASKA News of Alaska, Taken From tho Exchanges, to Show Whats Going on in the Great
 Northland

Delegate Crisaby haa introduced O bu In congress to give tho city Of Petersburg authority Go bond itsclf for s75.00O 60 build a municipal power plant and O school houso. The bonds are to run for twenty yoam. bearing Interest. Fifty thousand is to build Che power plant and S25,- O00 for Che school house.
 "sonnlo" Schmidt am automobile man of Valdez. recently had a nar- TOW escape from drowning In Che Lowe river Tho road ou Che bank of Che river cavcd in and h's mo- chine fcu into Che stream. Tho owner was forced to swim several hundred feet and Che auto has never been seon since.
 Dr. Malcolm E. Smith hos arrived back at Nonana. after having spont fourteen months in tho hospital service of Che U. S. army most Of thc time being in Franco. Dr. Smith resumes his position as chief sur gcon of Che railroad hospital at Ne mana.
 A Yukon man has had great sue cess In preparing hnporod graylIug for winter usc. Ho prepares Quan- city Of chem for his own uso cach year and says that thoy are most delicious Ash when kipporod Tho rrayllng abounds ln Che streams of Ono interior country
 J n. Durham. president ot tho Game Protective and Propagation Association. has gone for trip up Che White river in a polling boat Hc had not visited Che interior Of Alaska since 1898. at which time ho shot Che WhItchouc rapIds and Miles Canyon on scows carrying supplies
 A party of p.cnickou at Che Bis Bend. ayc miles down tho river from Whitohorse. discovered a cof- an containing Che body of a young white man who had evidently boon buried many years before No one know che nomc of tbc young man. Tho cav.ng of thc bank has exposed tho codn
 William Kelly i3-ycar-old son of Jack Kelly was accidentally killed lt Lake Bay not long ago. The boy was picking berries whom ho stepped on log that was balanced on a rock Tho weight or che boy stort- sd Che los rolling Tho boy fou and Che los passed over him. crushing his head.
 m' Che recent baseball tourna- ment at Nonana thrcc games were played by Che teams from Ncnana and Fairbanks Inside Of twcuty-four hours Besides this. members of Che tcams danced aI night Saturday. and Che Fairbanks men had a long. tIrcsomo trip from thoir homes Go Nenana lrs a great iito if you don't weaken.
 After serving for eleven years. Dr. Gable is rcs.gning his position as physician for Che White Pass G Yukon Route. Ho win leave for thc South Dr. Thomas IT. Ruunals of puyauup wu ,oko Che vacant placc Tho now doctor Is Che son Of Dr. Runnals. who was Che company physician years ago and who resign cd Co act in a similar capacity for Che Mounted Police.
 Construction Is Go be started lm- mcdiatcly at Kctchikan on Che now lighthouse service warehouse which it is planned Co be built in Che rear of tho new wharf that is now noar- ing completion. Tho new building win be of reinforced concrete two stories In height lt win bo along Che plans or a modern factory build ing. with many large windows. 10 win be place for Che repair shops supply depot and general supplies Of au kinds Tho wharf and new building win represent an outlay Of about i9OO0o.
 Jim Hulso. l7-year-old son Of Ben Hulsc Of Wrangcll met with au extremely uaiuw accident on his fathers gas boat a short time aga. Hc was attempting Co s.phon distil- lato from a drum Into tho tank It was slow I'm coming but when it did come it came with O rush and as Che boy had his mouth over tho nozzle of Che hose in tho approved Some Of Che disullatc was cougbcd manner he was almost chokcd. into his lungs as wou as going into his stomach and he was in great pain for a time.
 One man was killed and consider able damage done Co tho cannery at Korhoon on Che west coast Of Prince of Wales island when a rctort ox- plodcd. according Go word brought Co Ketchikan by a forest ranger boat
 last Saturday The body of Frank Becker. Che man who was killed. was