Douglas Island news., 1920-01-16
NEWS NUGGETS
 FROM ALASKA
News of Alaska, Taken From the Exchanges to Show Whats Going on in the Great
 Northand

Wuh a.. exception Of couple of days early In the winter Che weather at Wbitcborsc thia winter has boon unusually mild The thermometer been ranging an Che way from l0 Co 30 above al Che time.
 Wu H Patching for several yoar manager of Che grocery dcnartmcn. of Che Hickman store at Kc.chiEau. win bc manager of Che now whole salc grocery house at Chat place call- ed Che Ketch.kan Mercantile Com pany
 Dr T. c. Parker veterinary sure econ witch Che department of arr.- culture loaned Go tho Territory to examine Che cattlc of tbc Territory was at WrngeI recently and cone domucd throc COWS Of Che dairy herd there
 Tho GIenora which arrived In WrngcI recently from Che West Coast had au oycntml voyage on chat trip The boat was wrecked. abandoned and Che cargo taken of Co another boat and finally taken Co WmureI where she was put on the sr.dIrou for repairs
 X Kauns s.r. discouraged with .be bl'zlards and cold weather Of .hat state recently wrote Go Che cd- .tor of Che sbarvoy Alaskan asking lim to fud hcr a husband In Che Territory. as she wanted to como north Go escape tho severe winters lf her native s,ate.
 Twenty blue foxes lelt kauIa on .hc as. trip Of Che Alaska south eu -oute to Seattle Two of them died ll sam.ckuc.s m a bir storm o0 'are Spencer and two moro verc not expected Go live. A Iap1nc.c was akIur Che foxes south lo put fhom lu an island off Che coast Of Japan.
 George Cotuer brother Of Frank 'oucr Che Seward poet was mret- .d recently charged with having whisky in his possession George has been operating hs brothers dry goods store during his absence In Che States u a claimed Chat Che wet goods wore found In Che dry goods torc
 rho yan yact Company packers ,f Alaska shrimp at Petersburg have temporarily abandoned Che shrimp business and are dovouus an their attention Co packing crabs The large crabs are shipped cooked and packed I'm ice and tbc mou ones picked and thc.r meat packed n sealed caus
 An exhibition of old-tmo native dances was hold at thc Sisters and Brothers mu at Wmugou com Ncn Yoars' night These dances are novor -Iyou by tbc natives now except for exhibition purposes The proceeds 1f tbe entertainment were Go so to- wards paying for some Improvements recently madc on tho ham,
 Christmas a. Bayveu thc native town ou Che west coast was au ou- .oabIe umc tb.s you One hundred md fifteen dollars was raHod n one day for Che Christmas treo. An the children received candy fruit and presents There were found Go be only four poor people in the town and fT was distributed among them
 From now on at Petersburg Che fremen win have exclusive charge of affairs at fires In Che past many citizens got in tbc way of Che real f-o fighters and hamporod their Tho department hos been reorcan.zcd alors modern lines and Che 6remcn win have badges them Co not only fight fires but Jo keep che crowds back.
 Waugol recently had tho p.oas- ure Of viewing pictures madc last
 summer near that place by Richard surrct representing the Gaumont Company Tho pictures shown were released on December e. and show scenes up tbc suknc and a v.sit to LaCouto Glacier. near therc Accord mrto Che folks Of Wrnsou tho pIc-
 lures are perfect and passed tho test of a critical Alaskan audience Mr. surcu win devote Che coming sum- mer Go taking pictures of Che salmon Industry.
 AT BRElIERT0N
 Jack Bahm. who is visiting In