Douglas Island news., 1919-01-03

The War Eagle copper mine in . .thc Whitchorsc district is Co reopen some time this month. 10 is said that calisthcnics will be abandoned at Ncnana if more people do not turn out for them.
 The bachelors at Nenana contrib utcd towards fund to give Che children a Christmas tree.
 Mrs A. Zimmerman was found Go hc insane at Fairbanks last month. She win be taken Co Morningsidc.
 Mail recently arrived in Seattle sixteen days out from Fairbanks. It was sent by way of the winter trail.
 Dr. Anna Brown. formerly of Pet crsburg. has now located az wron- gcI and has charge ot Che Wraugcll hospital
 It is reported that tbc Venus mine iu Che Conrad district win rec open. after having been closed down tor some time.
 Walsh creek. which omptics into tuc Yukon about seven miles from Che Big Salmon. is being boosted as a coming producer.
 A. Hl KuEorc q. S. commissioner at Plat City u Che IIitarod, has rendered his resignation. Co 80 utoI c1egt as soon as some one relieves him.
 Admiral Watson brought 900 tons of salt herring Co Seattle on her last trip Co chat port. The herring was from Haibut Cove in Western Alaska.
 Robert Loehry who left Fair. banks with Che rank Of sergeant iu| che Signal Corps. had attained thc| rank of major when Che armIsticc. was signed.
 Martin Moe of Latouchc and Miss Ellen Rice. or Duluth. were mar r.cd by Captain j. Johausen Of the| steamer Alameda between Latouche| and Seward
 Neuaua residents are asking that part of Che funds secured from the purchase O. lots from the goveru-| mcut on thc towusite, be used for| flood protection.
 An overflow Of the Ncnoua river. Hooded che salvage camp near Camp. 9 and che camp had to be abandoned The men there were engaged In sal- vagiug material from Che lost Slough bridge.
 While attempting Go shoot an crmiuc. Che fur or which was Co be. present Co his best girl, a cook on Che government railroad near Fair banks shot himself through Che dn- ger with a 22-calibre pistol.
 John Hogan. for Che past twenty years am employee of Che White Pass railroad at Skagway. celebrated his 7Ntb birthday a few days ago. He said that be expected Co be in the compauy's employ for twenty years more.
 John Woodward. 70 years of age, pioneer of Renal and for years a mail carrier between Homer and scldoyia. left the latter port a month and a hall ago In a dory propelled by an Eyiurude engine. He has not been seen since.
 Judge E. F. Medley. Of Cordova, a we'll known Alaskan. recently under went two minor operations at Mayo Brothers hospital at Rochester, ,Minn. Hc win spend two months In Boston and then return Co Rochester to have a major operation performed.
 Two new firms of Valdez filed ar- .ucIcs of interpretations last month. They are Che Bald Mountain Mining Company which incorporated for Sg50.OU0. and thc Narrow Pass Salt ing. Canning and Packing Company, which incorporated for S35O.OOO.
 The Keuutcott Copper Corporation has donated S2.50o towards thc cree tion Of the new Hawkins Memorial Episcopal church at Cordova. The church is named after the wife of one Of Che men who did much to- wards the building of the Copper River railroad
 Many Aiaskans are preparing to stampede to Siberia in Che spring. It Is said that there are good mineral and other prospects awaiting devel- opmeut there. and that Che new gov ernment favors development by Ann cricaus. 10 is about time Alaskans stampcdcd somewhere.
 A fire recently destroyed the home Of Louis wcslow, of Fairbanks. while hc was at a cigar store play ing pay pool. He saved his fishing