Douglas Island news., 1919-05-09

April There are several alI'"'h7 J" fhr immediate ucighborhood Of the town that arc full of trout.
 Kasaau has now stepped into the umcliEht with a baby girl that was recently born there with five fingers and thumb on her right hand. Mir. and Mrs. Tom Stevens are the childs parents.
 Raphael Cordoya was found to be insane i'm the commissioner court at Seward last month He imagined that some one was trying to kin him. lie Is not the man that the city Of cordoya was named after.
 The ladies Of Nenana have formed a now club which is known as the Orphan Fund Club. The purpose Of rh, organization Is Go use every en- dcayor Go raise funds for the relief of distress iu the war-torn areas.
 The skagvay police force mislaid bi. rlasscs recently and advertised iu che paper for them. 10 was just urk that kept a wave of crime from svc.pinr over the town while the 1ol.cc force was unable Co detect criminals
 Tho Red Mems lodge at Wrangell ras Ss.5Ou invested in Liberty Bonds. having made up that amount by investing $500 iu che last loan. The lodge also has purchased $2oo worth of War Savings Stamps.
 Two men by the name of Thelin and Kolou had a hst fight on thc streets of Neuana last month. Thclin was knocked out by Kolan. A stray dog helped Kolau out and bit Thelin iu Che thigh and Che latter is in the hospital
 Trains now leave Anchorage reg urarly twice week for Chickaloon and once a week for Talkcetna. For tbe latter place the station is Mon nua. where passengers and baggage arc transferred Co motor passenger rlrs and taken to the terminus.
 Two sportsmen caught 43 trout . u thc SkuEway river between 6:3l auI s.aU m the evening recently The fish ranged from one Co four hounds u weight This Is the first of the fish stories Of the spring sea son and is just a little bit crude but we may expect more polished ones as Che season grows older.
 C. A. Tcryo will have charge o thc new Canadian custom house on Che Sukinc river near the boundary The new building. which will Dc about a mile and a half farther uI stream than the old one. will be s6xso feet in dimensions with a concrete foundation and will be built for comfort in both winter and summer.
 Sister Aloysius. who was the first Superior of the Seward General hos. puoI. died at Bellinghom @ short time ago from influenza. She cam' Co Seward at the opening Of the hos piral there three years ago and re- maincd until last January Hei death was thc result Of complct, physical breakdown caused by harC work nursing at both Seward ana Bclliugham.
 George Bartlett. Sitka native was killed at that place recently while helping to hoist a smoke stacl ou Che Sitka sawmiu. He was ( very we'll known native. For the pas eight seasons he has been with th, Deep Sen Canning Company as su uerintcudont of construction Of float ing traps. He was one Of the frs pupils of the Sheldon Jackson training school.
 ! During the herring spawning sea son. which was last month. manl visitors from out Of town went t' sItka Co get herring eggs. Sitko i la famous place for the number an' quality of her herring eggs, whicl arc considered a great dclicacy b! The native people of Alaska. Whil' SO many visitors were in town th' doors of the Sheldon Jackson schoo !. at that place were thrown open fol a day to them and many took advan tage Of Che opportunity to visit th' school which educates the nativ.