Douglas Island news., 1919-02-21

chicken pox at Fairbanks
 A blg reduction in the force Of Che railroad commission at Ncnana has been made.
 On account Of Che mild weather thc trees are already budding in thC AuIu country
 Tho cost of construction of Che College of Agriculture at Fairbanks was S56.273.6S.
 The Malamutc Kid left Ncuona recently bound for Che coast with a number ol passengers.
 Nev machinery Is Co be installed .r tfc plant of che Cordoya mill and Lumber Co. this spring.
 Kctrhikau is to have a new daily paper X stock company has been formed Co finance the deal
 The pump house of the Copper River railroad at Tickel was destroy. rd by fire a short time ago.
 Daddy Van Volkcubcrg Che pion. eer toN farmer Of che Atliu country died at Auu on January 29th. 
 The sulzsr copper mine at Sulzer Alaska. has closed down temporarily on account ot the slump in Che price ol copper
 10 is understood that orders have been received for the discharge of most Of Che soldiers stationed at Port Liscum.
 Am agitation is on at Ketchikan ,a- tbc public ownership of thc light water and telephone systems O. chat place.
 Fairbanks people declare that tHat portion of che town which was destroyed by Che recent disastrous urc win be rebuilt
 On account of Che mild weather tucy are having some difficulty in keeping Che municipal fec rink frozen over at Skagway.
 John ". Jones. formerly of Cor duya was killed while lighting in France u November. The news has iu.t been received at Cordoya.
 Tho Salvation Army will send men Go Alaska In Che spring to work among thc soldiers who are guard ne che MatauusEa coal fields.
 George Tree. at one time official dog catcher ot Fairbanks and Ne mana. Is serving out a six months. sentence at Fairbanks for assault.
 e w. Ask & Sons have purchased Che R. 1I Bchrcuds store building at saevay and Che grocery store u the future win be in that build ue
 The sum of SlIl3.2f was dis brrscd by che territory to scarchcrs who worked trying Co locate tho bodies ol Che victims of the wrecked launched Reliance.
 X very good season Is looked for u Che Tolovaua region the coming season. Merchants are getting large stocks of supplies and making prep arauous for a big rush.
 A min run of tungsten ore from fhe Spruce Hen mine of Steel creek u rhc Fairbanks country was started some days ago at the Bureau of Mines test mill at Fairbanks.
 John D. Swanson, better known a' acod Fish Pctc" died recently al rbe Cordoya General Hospital from tuberculosis. He had resided in that section of Alaska for thirty years.
 There was a rumor in circulation for somc time that oil had beer struck u thc Chickaloon coal fields The rumor has been denied by of uciaIs in charge of the work there
 Tho street lights at Anchorage ar, turned out each night at midnight Some citizens are trying Co have tht lights ou until two in the morning 9s they arc afraid to go home in th, dark.
 John F. Davidson. travelling freight and passenger agent for th Alaska Steamship Company died iI Seattle a few days ago from inru euza. He was we'll known in Al aska.
 Between forty and fifty scientist have been busy for some time at Ot tawa. Canada. studying specimens O Arctic marine lifc and mineral spcci mems sent out by Stefansson, th Arctic explorer.
 
 10 was found impossible to recove Che body of Ralph Pulver, the younl soldier who was mushing from Port ago bay Co a point on the govern ment railroad where he could catcI . l.-in tn Anchnrnrn- The snnw ]