The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-24
l 2 a 2 ALASKA NOTES

B. w. Gather of Hartford, Conn, recently arrived at Eagle where he will take, the place of Bishop Burgess as lay missionary under Bishop Rowe of the Episcopal church. He was re- gently discharged from the army and will devote his life to missionary work among the natives.
 Harry Simmons, for 19 years on the Yukon and in Alaska most of the time with the U. S. Signal Corps, has returned to Fairbanks after two years absence with the army in France. He was once assistant post master at Fairbanks under John P. Clum
 The party sent out three weeks ago to bring in Harry Williams whose leg was crushed by falling tree, while at work on Shaw creek, nearly inaccessible region, have recently returned to Fairbanks with the injured man. Dr. M. r. Hall of Fairbanks, who went out to care for Williams has been with him the whole time. The relief party had to go up Shaw creek with a poling-boat most perilous trip. Williams is re- covering
 Tie Beluga Whaling Company re- ports the capture of 55 of these pre-. cious mammals the past season.
 There are 130 pupils registered in the Anchorage public school, and cS at Seward.
 The Seward Gateway says that moro residences have been painted in that city this year than any time pre- viously IJ The Seward Gateway states that during the past three months 47 resi- dents of the city have returned from the states and they are going to re- main.
 Counting those arriving on the Ala meda 58 former residents of Valdez have returned from the states. More would come if they had the fare.- (Valdez Miner)
 Sam Estes of Girwood, has pur- chased the grocery business of Joe 1 Reno of the same place. MT Reno and family will remain in Girwood l Olaf w. Nelson, a homesteader in the Matanuska district near Anchor age died recently as the result of injuries received while working on a piledriver at the government dock.
 A Siberian trader reports that the steamship Casco has been wrecked near Karluk Bay, Siberia. The Casco
 is the vessel formerly owned by Rob. crt Louis Stephenson, the author.
 Mrs. Bert Skinner reports that she 1 dug thirty-one fine large potatoes from one hill this week, which beats MT. Meals record of last week by one-(Valdez Miner)
 Nick Mishkof killed big bear, a middlesized bear and a little wee bear near Mackintosh's road house on Mineral creek Sunday. The animals were in the pink of condition and furnished many good meals for our citizens. Bears are reported unusual ly numerous this year, Matt Nc Glade's road crew seeing the animals every day near their camp at nine mile Many tracks are to be seen in the road to the canyon and from the plentiful sign apparent on every hand hunters should do well this fall.- (Valdez Miner.)
 While driving over the Rfchardsop road recently party of autoistt Al, most had a collision with bear The auto kept the road and bruin hit for the timber.
 E An exchange says that men are hunting mosquitoes in the interior for the ivory in their bills They fly down out of the trees, bite piece out of a mans leg and fly back to the trees to eat it. They have be- come serious menace to babies and puppies.
 The Ketchikan City Council has voted to ask the government for title to the land embraced within the city