Douglas Island news., 1920-05-14

NNI.. "NN NN NNHH NN N T" T. N' IN"N .seeue was Of Dave iu Che telegraph 'oG.ce sending this momaga-
 "ro Nu Charles
 Canada
 Destruction has won. and The .puo is yours"
 "Mm Charles was Mrs. Charles Boyle. you are Dave. and 'rhe Firs sounds suspIcIously liko Tho Pines Dayc did not deny Che story. but only smiled That was Che way that he won "The Pines"
 Mrs. Boyle ls dead now. tooi she passed away on February 9. 1914. in Che dnc. old house that her son had won or Che four children that are living David. Che eldest Is Che only one near home. Charles. who comes next. went to Che Klondike after Joe had struck it rich and is stn there. Joe Is managing events in Roumania and south Russia. Mrs. Lcperriere their married sister. after Che Boyle home was closed laat November went l to California witch her daughter.
 Joe was born m Toronto 52 yeam ago When he was Eve years old Che family moved to Woodstock But Joe lcIt crampci after a course in Che Woodstock schools. ending finally m Woodstock College. where thoy turn out prospective candidates for Che Baptist ministry Tho sp.rit or ad- venture was working In h.a veins When bc was 1S years old he set o0 for New York There hc met am ad- ycnturous spirit after his own heart and together these two young men sailed n tbe British sailing vessel "WMlace" from New York To Bonn bay That adventure lasted just two ycar and ended .u a real sh.pwrock ou tho eoast Of Ireland.
 Aucr that Joe and Dave set o1 to New York Go win thoir fortunes che whole family following They settled m Eaton Town ucar Long Branch. where hcy wont into Che horse bus- 0ucs
 Ioo was beginning to be restless when bc met Frank D. sloyin che nmou. boxer. and set oG with him. as his manager. to California.
 The news of the KondRc gold rush interrupted their plans The rozt that was heard Of Joe was chat ho had passed through Che Chlcoot na. that ruI Uttered with bones of horses and men. and was In Daw- .on.
 Tho "Boyle Concession" is am old
 story Boyle hustled back to Otawo and GuaIy obtained Che timber min- ing and dredging loasc of a grcat rac. ot land. while Sloy.n s,aycd to manage operations at Dawson.
 The next event was the great lave u.t with .omc American firms for a million dollars over a contract they had entered Into with Boyle who won
 Boyle was trying to dispose Of Che  Yukon business when the war came Hc recruited Che famous Alaskan machine gun section. and set out after thom to London
 v le had gone to France hc would ncyer have becn heard of again. but be military authorities. in one Of hosc rare, flashes of intelligence which sometimes Illuminate o6iciai- Iom. decided that be should be sent with Che Canadian transport mission To Russia That was Che beginning of tho romance Of "Illondikc" Boyle. Whether he was ever called "Klon- use" before then his brother doubts.
 They were m % "protty kettle of lsl" in Rmia "A@umIug am au- hory did not possess" Boyle subsequently, wrote n charmueIy nice report "oui with Che assisl- aucc Of two young Russian officers J got UuHnn Death Battalion .wumcnl Go throw a gordon around ho town of Tauapol and establish ed nauols and restore some scm- b'anco Of ordcr" The railway lines were broken m chat section and thc Germans were aphroochue He "fvcd' hat up and passed on. in true D'Araenm fashion.
 Next outstanding item. The Rus sian wheat was not coming Go Che Russians in RoumanIa and they were fast consuming Che Roumanian stores Enter Boyle. who seemed to wave a wand. The transport system was in order. and boo toms of nour per day was being delivered from Russo n few days. Owing to General Nexc6's approval Of Boylo's suggestions. he was placed in com- p.ctc charge Of reorganization and