Douglas Island news., 1919-02-14

! Cordoya children must bc ott thc .strccs at $ o'clock at night Laying of steel has been completed .to Talkctmu on the government rail- road.
 Steel on Che government railroad reached Ncuaua Crossing early In January
 "pr" HWum. Che old chief Of Che Tousm' Indians. was victim Of i'm uugun.
 \ manual training class has been started at Valdez. 10 meets at Ey- cymau's Club House.
 Kaaua coal which is srmi-ou- bmc.tc. is ou sale ot Cordoya ot ss per sack or SIS per tor.
 The quarantine regulations m force at Ncuaua for Che prevention Of influenza have been called off,
 |. U. Kcist has purchased the building occupied by his furniture s.sr. from Amos Roos %. Cordoya.
 Travelling conditions have improv- cI somewhat along Che route Of the government railroad between Seward and Anchorage.
 Tho new Chamber of Commerce at Seward recently wired Co Seattle for dentist. there being non" in thc former town.
 E. Coke UL Che Ruby attorney has tccu rcappoiu,cd as assistant Go tHr district attorney. His hcadquor- tors win be at Ruby.
 The Icuga whale Is stil at large tn Che Yukon river It is said that ue is ,1 very poor condition, as fish are not very plentiful
 The Seward Gateway says chat six airpIaucs win Doc stationed at hat town when the government cs- ubI.sbcs their airplanc base there
 At recent meeting ot Che Sew ard city council a bin was paid for something over S3.O00 for work done ou che glacier stream near that town.
 Musbcrs over thc trail from Ncu- ana Co Che crI ot steel on tac Sew arl division of Che government rail- vay say that thc trail ia like a boulevard.
 Charles ". Jones. formerly editor ol thc Alaska Railroad Record at Anchorage. Is now travelling iu South America u thc interests of Chic earo banking house.
 The Ncuaua Commercial Club is aritauue Co get che road commission to build wagon road from that p,rcc Co Che KmUs'na country where there are many good mineral prospects.
 Tho cafeteria for the workmcn Of tlc government railood has become -o popular at Anchorage that break fast is mo longer served at Che mess uaU. as Che men prefer eating that meal at thc cafeteria.
 Mountain sheep arc not nearly as numerous iu the vicinity ot McCar- tuy Alaska. this year as previous years Wolves have destroyed many Of them. thc wolves being unusually numerous this season.
 R F. Spic1r was recently 1djudg- oI insane at Valdez He claimed to hay, been druggcd while serving as iurymau a couple of years ago and lately bc has been out at.er Che .eIps of che CuggcuhcIms.
 Senator Jones. in a speech In Che senate Che other day, said that poor mail service was one ot the things that were handicappiug Alaska. He also urged hydro-airplanc mail scry- Icc Go Southeastern Alaska.
 The Cordoya city council has passed am ordinance regulating the liquor business. They say thc want Che fines for Che breaking Of Che bone dry law come to the city in- stead of Co Che government
 Plans are being worked out to pay ofG Che indebtedness on SC. Jo- scphs hospital at Fairbanks. The debts amount Co about $4O,0oO. IT some arrangement can not be made. che place will have to close down.
 The soldier boys at Fort Liscum are becoming impatient to be dis charged and have addressed a letter Co che Val1cz branch of the Coun- cu of National Defense asking them to take some action that will get them out of the army.
 
 W. A. Ryan. tho personal repre- sentative ot Secretary Lane, recently Icft Ncnaua for Anchorage. While i- N-.r,,, be y.os taking an inyen.