The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-04-18
RESIDENTS At
KAKE VICTIMS
Of INFLUENZA
Three Prominent People Are
Dead = Many Seriously
I'll with Disease.
Special Correspo adent.l

Special Corrcspoa
EANE, April THE Influenza cpl
d2m.c here still continues, There
has been several deaths. Most of
the sick are well on the road 10
recovery. though three or four are
stll quite i'll. No new cases have
been reported during the past week
so no doubt the siege is about over.
James Coffin Dies
James f. Coffin died Saturday,
March %. after having been i'll for
10 days with influenza.
Mrs Coffin was born at Hoonah
about As years ago AS a young
man he attended the Quaker Mis-
sion school at Douglas. When Mr..
Edwards, a Douglas teacher, decided
to carry the Good News" to Rake
20 years ago. Mr. Coffin accom-
panied him to act as Interpreter and
helper After Mr. Edwards death,
Mr.. Coffin assisted the next mission
airy, Silas Moon, in the mission for
some time. Then followed an alb
sence of number of years in Ju-
neau Douglas and Petersburg. With
his family he returned to kake four
years ago.
Mr.. Coffin's acquaintance with the
English language enabled him to act
as court interpreter at Juneau. Al
Petersburg. he served as special po-
liceman. Last year he held the posi-
ton OF town judge in Kake. He
was an elder in the church here. and
teacher in the Sunday school In
both capacities he served faithfully.
Mr. Coffin leaves wife and three
children, Mrs. Charles Johnson,
James, Jr., and Hazel, all of Kake. 1
One sister, Mrs. Dick Smith, resides
in Douglas.
The funeral was held Sunday at
the regular hour of morning wor-
ship. Burial was on little Grave
Island.
Mrs. Jacobs Passes Away
Mrs. Jack Jacobs died Wednesday,
March 20. of pneumonia. She had
been suffering from influenza for
two weeks previous. Beside her hus-
band there are left eight children, I
the Youngest but year old They I
are Mrs. Bob Thomas, Josephine, |
Peter. Jimmy. Joseph, Willie, Elma |
and Sarah Josephine had been away /
1t school but recently developed tn .
bercaloss. She arrived in Kake just I
bali an hour before her mother died /
Peter is with an uncle at Ketchikan .
ard joseph w.th another relative in (
Klawocl5 Mrs Scotty Jackson of
This place is Il haif sister OF Mrs
Jaccas Other relatives reside in
Klawocit
Mrs. Jacobs VAS member OF the +
Salvation Army and the funeral, /
which was held from the home lasr
Thursday afternoon, was in charge !
Of that organization
Frank Bob Dead
Frank Bob died "Wednesday, April I
5. OF influenza. Mr. Bob moved to
Harry Johnson's house two weeks
ago to care for Mr.. Johnson, who was
i'll with the disease. and soon con
tractcd it.himself Mr.. Bob was
about 50 years of age and unmar-
ried. He leaves one sister, Mrs
Kousk James. of this place.
The funeral service was held
Thursday morning.. from the Ketch-
to-yek house
InfIuAnza Patients
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Booth returned
to Kake recently from camp Mrs.
Booth is quite i'll with influenza at
the home of Mrs. Sally Phillips.
Carl Williams is suffering from
pleurisy. George Sawah is still quite
i'll. Johnny and Amy, \ children of
Mrs. Tom George, are quite i'll yet.
but improving.
Joe Johnson and family and Mrs.
Ned Thomas were in from Cape Fan
shaw recently. They returned to
that place after a short stay here.
Aaron Bean left last week for
camp at Pillar Bay.
Town News
The "Eunice" left last week for
camp. Those aboard included Joe
X. Peterson. James Pete. Paul
Adams. Johnny Ko-cheet and family.
Mrs. Edwin Ketchtoyek.
The Reliance" is in from Rocky
Bay on Admiralty Island for sup
plies and mail. /
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Stedman are c