Douglas Island news., 1919-07-18

Arm last week with a party or eV Mystic shrlners
 Tho Monkey wrcnches beat the link Singers nt baseball at skagway on July fth In a ton-inning game by score of 8 Go g.
 Tho whitohorse Star has a fight on with Gold Commissioner McKin- 1ie of Che Yukon. 10 is over Che late quarantine for Che flu.
 Tho city of Cordovo has decided Co buy a Ford American LaFrance com |bmatiou chemical Are engine and hose cart. type s2. for S2,too.
 Tho men from Che government boat Saturn wauoped Che Seward ball team in Che Fourth of July ball game by O score Of 8 Go l.
 P. D. Browne. engineer In charge of thc Nenana division of Che gov crnmcnt railroad. promises that trains win be running between Ne mana and Fairbanks this year
 The steamer Anyox recently conn pietcd voyage Go Alaska and re- turn from Seattle n which she steamed 3.422 miles In 26 days. tow- ins a barge most Of tho time.
 D. Mautmo. a soldier won thc Marathon race at Seward on July th His time was one hour six minutes and lorty-ave seconds. The prize was S75 in cash and O suit of clothes.
 Joe Esniin. foreman Of Che Copper King Mine n iho Whitchorse district feu from a ladder a distance Of l5 feet Hc was taken Go Che hospital and treated but Is not eausorously injured
 Three Toggcnhurgoats havo been purchased by Che experiment station operated by Che government near Fairbanks. Au experiment win be tried therc To test the possibility ot goat culture n central Alaska.
 Tho Fourth of July ball gamo played at Mccarthy was between teams from l<cguecott and McCar- thy and won by thc former. McCar- thy led until Che ninth inning. when Che visitors scored ten runs.
 The Knights of Columbus have boughts thc Rlalto theatre at Hainca and win operate it in the future for Che benefit of Che soldiers ot Fort Seward. The order win install moving picture theatres at ail the fort in Alaska.
 John w. Frame. Grand Historian of Che Order of Alaska Pioneers. is about to start Che publication of monthly magazine to be devoted Go tho upbulding of Che order and also Go chronicle Che early and cur rcn history of Alaska.
 Col Frederick Moars. formerly i'm ! charge of railroad construction work at Anchorage but for the past year and a half In France In charge of an ! engineer regiment. is back In Che United States and is visiting with his family at Chicago.
 Capt J. E. Cuptu. former mas Ter of Che Al-Kl operating In Al- askan waters has been given com maud of Che Shipping Board vessel Edmore and has left or his first trip Go tho Orient The vessel is flying Che Pacific Steamship flag.
 The fur warehouse Of John va- chon of Toloyoua was raided by federal officials short time ago and 73 sacks of turs seized. lt is said that thcro were goo beaver belts among Che furs seized. 10 is illegal to catch or ship beaver in Alaska.
 Latoucho is becoming quite a city. There was a big celebration there on Che Fourth including a bah game. In Che latter Che contesting teams were Che Latoucho Rock Breakers and iho Port Ashton Herring strang- .lcrs Latoucho won by score of 3 Go (.
 A $l.0o0 brick of gold was brought to Valdez recently from Port Wells. where it was mined In Che Free Gold property 10 Is said chat Che ledge is widening out in this mino and growing richer. and ore Is being blocked out Chat runs Sl0o to Che ton.
 As a continuation oi the Fourth of July sports. boxing matches were held at Cordova on the afternoon oi Che dfth. A pavilion was erected on the main street. Among those box. ing was Jerry Perry. who, fifteen or sixtoen years ago. used Co bo O Gasti- ucau Channel gladiator.
 The Festival of the Wild Rose was held ot Dawson on Juyl 8. The Arctic Brotherhood han at ihal place was beautifully decorated with wild roses that grow In abundance ... tt.t tr.-r efu~fnr a .farfnrf