The Alaska daily empire., 1919-11-11
ALASKA NOTES

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 At a meeting of the Whitehorse Fire Department a few days since George Ryder was elected fire chief, defeating J. H. Cole, who has been fire. chief for five years, by a vote of 27 to 25. One vote was cast for Larry Higgins. The meeting gave MT. Cole a vote of thanks for the efficient manner in which he had conducted the affairs of the department.
 MT and Mrs. Beauchamp, whose Bear creek, Kluane district. road house was recently burned, lost the savings of several years hard work. The loss is estimated at $3.0o0, and many personal effects and belong. ings. Mrs. Beauchamp escaped bare footed and in her night clothes. The women of Whitehorse made collec- tion and sent her complete outfit of clothing. They are rebuilding the roadhouse. Va@ T. A. Leitch, for several years man. ager of the Dawson branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, has been promoted to the management of the Mexico City branch of that bank. The Mexican branch is said to be one of the most important foreign branches of the big Canadian insti- tuition. It employs twenty clerks. Mr. Leitch is succeeded at Dawson by Capt. D. c. Thompson. who re- gently returned from very active ser vice in France 'r s't #
 Miss P. H. Wallace, formerly con nected with the hospital at White horse, died recently at Toronto, Can Ida, where she had gone from Van couyer after being ill in hospital there for some time. She was very popular at Whltehorse ta' IT, 'e5 9 ~ a>fft--- fHoA ft@fj An electric lighting system that
 win supply several of the business houses of that place is being installed at Hyder.
 Five eighth grade graduates en- rolled in the Hydaburg High School
 according to the Hydaburg New Ma
 tive. Sis young people from Hyda. burg went to Chimawa, Oregon, to attend the government school at that place. Six also went from Bayview. Peter Anieskett and John w. An. ieskett, Bayyiew natives, have pur chased the cannery tender Banshee from Craig Miller, paying $S,S00 got the craft. They will use the boat for
 fishing purposcs.
 The Hydaburg sawmill is running again.
 Gilbert Charles, a Hydaburg native boy, is attendths a business college
 Thcre are S7 pupils enrolled in the Hydaburg native school. The Hydaburg school basketball team recently defeated a town team by a score of 70 to r.
 Edwin Scott, foreman of the Fly daburs native sawrnill, and one of the directors of the. owning company, died recently at Hydaburg, mourned by the whole community.
 Three meetings have already been held in the schoolhouse under the auspices of the Community Center Club. The purpose of this club is to afford an opportunity for the i'm provement of spoken English, to learn through practice the clements |of parliamentary procedure. and to discuss the social industrial and moral tone of the town. The meet ings are held ID the U, s, school h|ptgpse- l|t g Hlydaburs New Natiye) sTas 2 one indication of the prosperity of. the natives is the manner in which they are furnishing their homes with the best of furniture. No money Is being spent foolishly; all Is going for necessities of life, and to increase home comfort rts!.-Hayyiew correspond encc in wrangcll Sentinel.
 Mrs. H. E. Reyell. wife of Col Harry Rcvell. arrived on the Alameda last night from Anchorage. She and Colonel Revelle will make their home in Ketchiksn this winter. going toi Hyder in the Spring. = Ketchikan Chronicle.) W
 Arrivals in Fairbanks over the Brooks trail state that mushers are] compelled to carry their provisions with them and no roadhouse is doing business along the route. The houses have been left open to accommodate wayfarers but the proprictors have joined the innumcrable. caravan that has proceeded to the states.