Douglas Island news., 1920-04-09
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 rho city election on Tuesday caused Che sroIcrs mind Go revert to other city elections. m some Of. which hc participated. while In oth- eu he was bul a silent spectator
 silent for Che rcason lhat he was un alien. or Ono Stroller while to One manor born mb. so far as tho United sutcs One land of Che free.
 and the home ol Che bravo .s con- .ornci played Che role Of alien in a
 friendly ueehborus country for a Ionr period ol years and It was ,hon that hc was a alcnt spectator on Che occasions Of elections But being % spestator he mw thne and. have Iur a memory he remembered them For example:
 Col Charles Rachonbach. O native of CalIee or one of Che other Mosaic pro,luces. was resident Of Dawson some yeau ago He conducted a cigar store but ycmmcd to have % hand m conducting tho anair of . the aly. SO he applied for and was granted citizenship papers becoming subject ol Che late iumcn,ed queen Tho following spring "der Coiouo. announced his candidacy for seat pm tre ay council and began d.s- sbuaur amu good cigars at cha. Incidentally ncro were many
 mobon u Dawson In chose days and ! box of pcfc.tos Henry CIav or Colorado Nadums would mot endure nor. bu one block. Everybody
 smoked "dcr Co.onela' cigars Election day came and went and . Che cold rcy dawn of Che morning
 rcr amc rompne along just as o.d eroy dawus hUaldod Che apo proacb of day su0. Che dut apple ! Blossom umo u Eden The Stroller ! who vaa assisting m directing che ! Iean.o. of % now papor had put n a hard night at Che olIco What uIn van from successful and much .tewel" candidates likewise sae from unsuccessful and womo ! .s,eved candidates Che former ! striving to me him and Che latter ! striving to weep out lhoIr sorrows ou his shoulder while ho was striving Io u.u m.H.cut er.cs for "copy
 rom tna baoE room it had boon 70 remarkably hard uIrht But "der ! 'ourr" wa. uo, among Che Stroll Iera visitors uhat night neither did m. cultivate rod one. it was bee .we.u 5 o.lIo.k m the morning and NIerw Ims Pavilion that Che sirol- ..r m.. .dor Colonel" Che former beue on thc way homo Go ha pa'o- .uu vo.eoom cabin Hc would .a.c Hdee.onncd "dor Colonc.' had le soon him moment sooner but
 l.. f va ioo late aud being
 crod by both IapoIs of hIs oycrcoat Tho snouor vae hold In a v.ceukc
 grip vhH. .omc.hne like .ho fol- lowing vn poured into his already .uI and orcr-vorked cau
 ouose Canadians are Che ost ..u a.n cr.r IfcI Eight hundred oy dcm promised to vote for me and .rly ur,yc.rbt delivered der soots . rud do. Hb not aI am oud tree
 armHd .ran at sl215o per ,ou-
 and urt my stock .sb al gone and yat hafI to show for te More ash Ia. rore.voro my allegiance Co rneIc Sam wnt become vitcyashcd Canadian to mn for councilman mt . vat do ] rc.e Answer me dot nercr vas one of dose Jews that was stuck on returning to Jerusalem bul by der foroGnrcs oy my fathers J
 would rather bc i'm Jerusalem dis minute hau m Ha uapproc.atIyc country Voc sh me for Q sucker vate"
 Hut Tmc H uat heaicr and aner a few months "der co'ouc'a' sorrows mo..ovcd into an mpIcas- ant recollection and hat nl he laid In another large stock of Hav- 
 mas And am Dawson stun smoked. but mu time for selecting candle dates for another election "dor Cole onol" saw to it Cha. au Dawson paid for inc cigars .t moked. But hue manity s ml
 Two weeks before another olcc- uon day seifappon,cd committee called ou "dor Colonel" whose yan- Icy was youu.ng to be appealed to. The scheme worked and he 'reluct- o1uy" consented to once more bee come a candidate and onco more Dawson switched from pipes Co por- fertos
 Strange to relate thot whom some of che b,tUo had cleared away and One votes verc counted It was found chat "dcr Co'oncl' had hold