The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-19

Charles La Belle, an old timer who was recently employed at kennecott, who left Cordova for the States in hopes Of regaining his failing health, died in Seattle recently of stomach trouble. He had been staying at the Arctic Hotel and passed away as he reached the door of the hospital to which he was being removed. He was "A years of age and was we'll known in the Copper River Valley.
 The Boring River Coal Company is having built in Seattle tender 65 feet long and Is feet wide and a draught of four feet which will be to tow the two coal barges to be used for freighting coal this summer from the mines to Codova. Two barges of two hundred tons each have been secured. James IIadnut will be the captain of the tender
 The launch Myrtle H. which is under contract with the Pioneer Pack ing Company until May l, has entered into a no day charter with the Central Alaska Fisheries Company at Dryer Bay, Prince William Sound, of which company Ward II. James is manager .
 Anchorage has live gun club with F. A. Hanson president and R. D.. Thompson secretary The first club shoot will be held early in April, Arrangements are being made for a match between Seward and An chorage
 A. G. Crate and s. Underwood of Mccarthy left last Sunday for the Chitina river country on a prospect ing expedition. Ther are taking provisions to last them until snow flies again next fall. If prospects justify a larger outfit will be taken in next fall. Mike Knowles accom- panied them on the trip, having se- cured the contract to haul their freight.
 About 200 citizens met in Anchor age last week and perfected the or ganization of branch store of the National Cooperative Association. Shares were placed at $110 each, payable either in cash or installments as desired, the initial payment to be not less than $60. Chas. Bal hiser was elected secretary and treasurer of the organization The new store will occupy the Shonbeck store in the Mckinley block and J. A. Hadland will be manager until the business is established MT. Shon- beck has sold his store to the com pany and will move to Hyder.
 Charles Herbert Van Stone and Caroline Bay, the latter arriving on a late boat from the States were mar ried in Cordova recently The young couple left for Livingood, their future home
 r The natives of the Arctic Red River are facing starvation because there are no moose. caribou or other game this winter according to word brought to Dawson by members of the Northwest Mounted Police.
 With the sailing of the Alaska Steamship Company's liner Victoria for Akutan, Yyak, False Pass and Unalaska at the entrance to Boring Sea, late this afternoon, Capt. Fred Warner, one of the master mariners of Seattle who upheld the honor of th;. American Mcr,,ian. Marine in ar service, ret,,rA.' to the Northern routes. He was reappointed the commander of the Victoria last week Capt. Warner arrived home from the East Coast recently after deliver ing a big shipping board steamship there. Until America entered the wal he navigated the Seattle Alaska routes for many years. He tier entered the Shipping Board service Capt. Warner was recently elected president of the Shipmasters' Asso citation of the United States He hel. the office before-( Seattle Timesj
 Wanda, the noted Jap prospeCto and stampeder. is still in the regior