The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-14
SHORT STORIES ABOUT ALASKA
 OCCURRENCES

Cab1n Tn the restricted d1strlct at Nenana was recently destroyed by fire.
 The Seattle Times recently stated that travel to Alaska Is running 25 per cent greater than at this time last year.
 The Snake river harbor at Nome will be dredged and improved this year. A MT. Preston of Seattle will be the engineer in charge.
 Ed. Andrews, a photographer of Douglas has bought motor boat, 36 feet over all, to use taking views or points of interest near that city.
 At motion picture show given in Dawson recently slide was shown which contained many Dawson lads. who were plainly recognized by their delighted friends.
 Among the 200 persons arrested in Cleveland, Ohio, May 1, for rioting, was c. H. Rutherford Nome Social ist and candidate at one time for mayor of the city.
 Parties arriving in Fairbanks from Hunker summit report seeing dozens of caribou in band along. the main road leading from Dawson to Sulphur creek. Four moose also were with the band of caribou.
 Christian Boshradt of SkagWay passed away recently in the White Pass hospital, his death being caused by plural pneumonia. He was 56 years of age and was born in Canada, coming to the north in the early days of the gold stampede.
 Richard Morgan, native jeweler of Douglas was recently robbed of 35 cents in cash, two bracelets valued at s6; a pair of pliers and various small articles. The theft is partlcu- larly mean one as Morgan is cripple and makes his living making native jewelry. T. E. P. Keegan, the Valdez can neryman who operates cannery in Douglas has decided that he will not attempt to put up pack this season. He gives as his reasons uncertain conditions of the salmon market, the war time prices for supplies, together with increased freight rates.
 Julius Anderson, one of the pro prietors of the Fairbanks laundry re- ceived severe injuries last week through a ring in one of his fingers being caught in machine he was working on, pulling his arm in. But for the belt being very loose on the machine his arm would have been badly broken if not pulled off,
 Many natives of Douglas are camp ing on the point near Taku inlet and are trolling for king salmon, it being very profitable occupation, as they get on an average five dollars for each fish caught One native caught sev- en dollar fish recently. Many of the men have caught as high as ten fish in day, trolling by hand.
 
 Captain James w. Johnstone, for merly stationed at Fort Liscum, has resumed the duties of physician for the Pioner's Home at Sitka and also town councilman to which office he was elected. When Dr. Johnstone ar rived ct Juneau on his way home from Valdez, he was requisitoned by Governor Riggs to aid in the suppress sion of influenza at Skagway and was very successful in saving many lives.
 While attempting to blow out stumps in a field near Big Port Wal ter, James Gordon Barr, an employe of the cannery there was instantly killed by a premature blast last week Barr had placed a quantity of dyna- mite m the stump which he was at tempting to discharge without cap or fuse, having his rife anchored to en adjoining stump and string leading to small building near by. While placing the cartridge in the gun his hand slipped discharging it, and re- sulting in his death.
 The two or three hundred Eskimo children which were left orphans in the vicinity of Nome and St. Michael have been adopted by other natives and will be taken care of. It is said the Eskimos are very sympathetic to those in trouble and every family is fig uring on how many children 1t can take care of. The Eksimos are very