Douglas Island news., 1919-04-25

The town ot Seward has reelected .all last years teachers in Che public school
 Tho town of wraugcu is agitat- me for a float for fishing boats Co ic Co.
 A crew of 70 people are employed ot Che Pinnacle Rock clam canncry at Cordoya.
 Even Ncnaua has a dancing school Teaching of fox trottmg is a spec Ialty at thc school.
 Mrs. Helen Van Campen. thc noted authorcss. has taken cottage at Seward for Che summer.
 Mrs Harriet Puucn. Of Che Pullcn House at Skagway Is securing final deed Go her ranch property at Dyca.
 The Petersburg Chamber of Com mc-rc has started an agitation Co have Che wraugcu Norrows dredgcd.
 The ls-ycar-oId daughter Of Charles Adams. a railroad employee of skagway. was the last victim of lbc nu there.
 Tho stockholders of the Valdez Packing Co. have purchased thc old .arucry building at Alitak and will erect tvo-luc canncry there this yrar
 man at Valdez Is offering a bonus ot eight lots on Che water front there Go anyone wishing Co start a cauucry or mauutactory on them.
 X photograph studio at Cordoyo aIycrtiscs finishing for kodak films for amateurs The firm says. "lf tHcy'rc m at two-at six they're through"
 Two hundred and cighty-thrcc thousand seven hundred pounds of Hatbu. cod and sable fish were marketed m Seattle during Che first ,.u days Of April
 Tho A. B's held what was called  a rabbit dance at their hall in Sew lrd this month. Ladies were sup- posed Co eo to the dance dressed Co represent rabbits.
 It is understood that mail from E1.I. and parts of Che country rio- utary Co that place was held up for some umc recently ou account of a shortage of stamps
 Uydaburg is Co have am electric Tight plant. This town is owned and managed by Natives. A saw min outfit was also recently shipped there and is being assembled.
 An Che work at thc Chicoloon coal mine operated by the railroad conn mission continues to be in Che na- turc of prospecting. Forty-tour men arc on che pay rolls at thc mine.
 Tho convention of state governors win not bc held this year in Aalska' as it was once expected. The Eoycr- uors decided Co meet among thc Nor mons of Utah rather than In Alaska. A n.mrod at Wrangcll recently mIstooE a tame moose belonging Co a ueiehbor for a real wild one and p1t.cd him. He settled with the .u,iEhbor for eight dollars in cash.
 Tho Whitehorsc Star celebrated its nineteenth birthday last week and is very optimistic over Che fu- urc of he Yukon. and also has a lot of faith iu the new Tcslin Lakc gold strike
 Captain Pukic Pullcn, formerly of Alaska. has been chosen as a mem bcr Of thc crew of thc shell that will represent America in the nterno- tonal cight-oar match on the Seine near Paris
 Because they rcfraiucd from ser cuadiue recently returned married couple a short time ago, the young folks at Seward were rewarded by being given a large box Of candy a few days afterwards.
 Tho grand annual ice carnival was held in Dawson the middle of April under auspices of the Daugh. tcrs of thc Empire An kinds oI prizes were given to both ladies and gentlemen for fancy skating.
 Maj. Kenneth Marr, former Alas kan dog mushcr, who is now one of Che famous American aces. Is said t' bc thc most modest of an the avi ators. He says that he "Didn't dc anything worth mentioning"
 Tho barge Lawrence was thc first boat Go bring supplies to Anchorag' this season. The boat brought 74l tons of miscellaneous railroad sup plies. She was towcd to Seldoyia b! tho tug Onconta and from there b, tt,c ronmissiop's tug Annie W.