Douglas Island news., 1921-06-17

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 Rev. P. A. Buck. Episcopal miu- Istcr at Dawson. has accepted cau Go church %, Wo'land. Ontario. He is known as O great mushcr in Che Interior
 A suspension bridge across Che skacway river at a point ucer Che end or Third avenue Is now almost an assured nct according Go Che skarway Alaskan.
 A young man or Wrangou broke into print In Che local paper a short ume ago whom he had an unusually largo seed wart removed from Che Joint of one of h.s fingers
 A proposition Is on at Kotch.kan for Che establishment of a aIor's home thcrc. Tho city council has announced tbat It win give its en- couraecment to Che movement
 James Matthews. very wcl known young man or Rake was ro- ,enuy drowned near chat place ms canoe. u.th which hc was towing hs gas boat caps.zel suddenly
 The lighthouse tender Cedar Iett Ketebkau a short ume ago for her annual tour Of inspection ot an Che lighthouses in Alaska. Tho boat vW be gone on Che trip mu sep- tcmber
 Al Blair recently returned to Vale der from Gravua island witch , boar cub uat he captured after having killed I.s mother He saw at least loo goats oa his Grip and killed l5. bears
 The Columbia Rcd Metal Mining Company win resume work ou tho.r property near Valdez th.s .eason. Caterpillar tractors win be used Go haul Che ore from Che mine Co Che beach,
 10 Is said that a first payment Of. ff0.ooo has been made on Che rur- chase Of Che Big Missouri group ot. claims n Che Hyfer district The property Is located ucsr Che famous Premier mine.
 Neus comes Chat the-e is am un- usual shortage Of water in the hgu district thIs year owing Co Che IIebt snow ou ol Ia.. winter 10 is pre- Hrted chat hydraulic mining win bc somewhat handicapped
 Upon order ot Judge Robcr. w Jennings two Petersburg men. Al. Simpson and Martin Kiabo. were ac-. quilted by a jury at Ketchkan a. short ume ago on Che charge Of as-. aut and the-t Of boat
 Merchants of KctehImu arc pc- uaorur Che Canadian Pacific steam ship line Go route i.s boats so they win arrive at that pIaee In Che day ume and give Che tourists o1por,un- Ity Co gee something Of Che city,
 A Ford truck Is being used by Walter q. Walters in hs mail con tract on che WranreIl-wcst Coast route The truck .s used on tho su'zer portage and covers Che four miles over corduroy road In half ar hour
 The Alaska on and Fertilizer Company headed by Jacob Johnson and formerly Che Inland Sen Pack me Company witch a plant Rt ship Cove. near Port Conclusion. win op- crate this soasou handling p.csled herring and by-products
 Fire destroyed Che China and web houses at Che carnery at Pillar Bay Che f-st part Of h.s month The loss a estimated at S3.0oo. sev- erai oanne-y boats on a gr.d.rou near Che fre wore saved only with Che utmost drcuty
 L. D Henderson. commissioner Of education for Alaska. on b.s recent visit to Petersburg urged upon tho people or chat city Co build a mod eru school building. Tho one now doing duty there. it is said Is to- tally inadequate for Che needs Of Che community
 A mountain goat kid vas cape tured by a man near Hyicr a short . time ago. The utue fellow was only two days old The man got tired of carrying t and thinking 10 too young Co run away. set him down. The utIe fellow ron ukc a aco horse and was never caught again.
 Dr. s. Hau Young author Of sey- oral books on Alaska and @ pioneer missionary Of Che Territory recently gave am Illustrated lecture at Wran- roll entitled "New Alaska" Tho re- ce.pts derived from Che ouorta.u-