The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01

as lIlt IbdStuilc tAfO WhO pidyco the piano, and he did a swell job. man from Chicago won the gold nugget and as usual the cab driv- CTS were having to shove some of their reluctant fares into the cabs to get them to the boat before it left. The Norah left 30 minutes earlier than usual because of calling at Haines
 Perry Hern and his crew have been replacing worn out sidewalks about town and have covered lot of ground in the past two months. The sidewalks were in very bad shape.
 According to reports from form CT Skagway residents in Seattle, Mayor c. A. (PaD Carroll stopped traffic for four city Blocks when he uncrated and exhibited "Sparky' the mechanical horse, pet brain child of Vic Sparks. Carroll at | ltIlQeu of Sourdoughs in Seattle and at tempted tc get the convention to Skagway for it's 50th anniversary next year.
 The new office of the Northland Transportation Company in the Pack Train building has been about completed and was in use while the Alaska was in port. l.. Me- Guane acted as agent during the absence of c. A. Carroll.
 A fire alarm Saturday evening about 830 called out most of the town The blaze was in another empty building to the rear of the Catholic Church and was quickly extinguished.
 Roy Eagle arrived on the Alaska and will be the Immigration Off cial for Skagway, replacing Dave Mulcare. Mrs. Eagle and two sons, II and 13 years ot age, will ar live here August 24. MT. and Mrs. Eagle have been living in Seattle the past four years. They will occupy the Mulcare home. Pipsqueak. the puppy belonging to Marilyn Boyd, had an interest ing weekend While chasing a sea- gull at the end of the wharf Saturday morning he went right off the dock. Mrs. Boyd and Mari lyn could find no trace of him and after vainly searching under the dock on the rocks, gave him up as drowned Monday, A. L. Schibi found him down on the dock and brought him back to his mistress, to her great joy and the pups quite evident pleasure.
 "Tat" Hillery arrived home Sat- urday after spending several weeks in Tenakee at the Hot Springs. He reports that Lyman Reynoldson and wife are living there and MT. Key nc.5scn is enjoying fine health. s Walt Cillis, former White Pass man, owns several houses there which lc rents out Hillery re- pcrts that he is feeling fire again after his treatments.
 
 The White Pass Railroad receiv- cd two new locomotives for use on their road on a freighter which arrived in port early yesterday morning. The locomotives were unloaded before quite a crowd of cnlookers.
 Miss Norma Hedstrom, nurse at the White Pass hospital was hon. cred last Wednesday with a pre- nuptial shower in the nurses liv- ing room at the hospital. The large lcom was decorated with lovely bouquets of spring flowers. The honoree received many very love- ly gifts. She has announced her marriage in August to Rodney Fraser, son of MT. and Mrs. Harry Fraser.
 Bill Flynn has purchased one of the old City Cab taXis from Mrs. Beulah Knott and will use it for transportation back and forth from his work at the railroad yards.
 ' A party of six Ohio residents spent several days in Skagway the past week and left with sincere words of praise for the hospitality and wonderful time they had while here. In the party were pr. and Mrs. K. B. Grun, MT. and Mrs,