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THE DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS
ha?v been due moatljr to the epl
There ha* been an
fur the firm six month* of 1918.
raw or l<ob?rt A. Rowan, of Lou
mated to have .-oat the legal reserve
life ItiiiraMT .-ompanlea the mint
of ? I uo. o.t... on... It .oat the War
In aba.ul <1 Inrreaae on normal
tn?>p* at I I ? ? Careful approxl
total payments to beneftrlarlca un
slnre the birth of Christ
LEAVES FOR SOUTH
Tread well
REPAIR PUMP
Chief of MM" e W. J. Grant hare
tank or the hill was pumped full
DIDN'T LIKE IT
BACK IN TOWN
whrrr hp ban been working for th>
past several month*. Development
work baa ended for the Ksnn at the
GOES SOUTH
Jan** Hewitt, who has been
working at Ihe Alaska Jun.au for
? the M>n of Mr and lira. G. \V. Hew
GONE SOUTH
Douglas. wa* taken aouth Monday
by the United State* marshal, to be
\ placed in the Mornlngslde asvlntn
for Insane near Portland. Ore. Ju?
jgila was adjudged Insane at Sitka
a JYi'T' time ago. He wa* an In
pfclCE ADVANCED
Qwing to t: that the price
ol .Ml ha? raisi-N ?t the mine, the
city has raised h?re rml
or $1? delivered. Tb*v v >'?? went
CHANGED DATE
The Itebekah Auxiliary have
changed the date of their dance so
aa not to conflict with other at
tractions. and now announce that the
big. maa<|uerade will be held at Nat
atorlutn hall on Friday evening. Oc
tober 34th.
. Thla will be Just one week from
tonight and folk* are warned to be
tin hand for that night to have a
good, old-fashioned time.
The adralnlon will be llfty cents
iht penon.
CENSUS BUREAU
WILL NOT TELL
Fact*, and Figure* Gathered by
Enumerator* Not for Purpose
of Fixing Tax Value*
WASHINGTON. Oct. 13. ?'That
the facta and figures gathered by
the enumerators, auperviaor* and
tpeclal agents of the Fourteenth De
cennial Census will hav^ nothing to
ilo with the valuation of property
for taxation purposes ia a point I
ileslre to emphasise with all possible
vigor." said Director of the Census
Sam L Rogers today in speaking of
the forthcoming 1920 enumeration.
"Some difficulty haa been experi
enced In the past." continued Mr.
Kogers, "lu getting absolutely ac
curate values of land and other
property because of a certain amount
?r confusion over this point. Many
lieople were crroneoualy Inclined to
I'onneet the census with taxation.
We hope to avoid any such confusion
this time."
The?ct of Cpngreaa which, under
i he Constitution, provides for the
taking of the Fourteenth Decennial
I'ensua. makes it unlawful for any
enumerator, special agent, super
rlsor or other employee of the Cen
ius llureau lo divulge any Informa
tiou whatever concerning the cen
?us returns. A heavy fine and poa
ilble Imprlaonmenl. or both. I* the
penalty prescribed for violation of
The proper tabulated figures of
the census are given out nowhere
tint here In Washington and then
>nly upon (he expreaa authority of
the Director of the Census Bureau.
Actual work by the enumerator*
In the varioua dlatrict will begin on
January 3. 1920. It la expected
that the population atatlatlca of all
itlea and towna will be gathered in
approximately two weeka. Final
n cures for rural districts. however,
an hardly be gathered In less than
?i month
LEAGUE MEETING
There were 24 ladles in attend
ance at the meeting of the Ladle*'
U-ague of the Congregational church
on last Friday afternoon. Ten
new members were received into the
nrganlxatlon. It was found by a
review of the treasurer'* books that
ihe league now ha* a rash balanc e
?f $216.1)2 on hand.
The league will undertake repair
work on the paraonage and churrh
noon. The next meeting les to be
held on October 23.
The following officers were elect
ed: President. Mrs. James Christoe;
vice president. Mrs. John Richards;
secretary. Mrs. C. W. Russell; treas
urer. Mrs. J W. Martin.
After the bualnesa meeting there
was a snrtal meeting In honor of
Mrs. K. S. Bollinger, who left early
Monday morning for her home at
Valdex.
A RECORD BREAKER
Twelve inches of snow and the
thermometer several degree* below
zero waa the unprecedented condi
tion that prevailed in Whitehorse
on the morning of Monday, October
*>. Such a heavy fall of anow haa
never before been known this early
In the season. neither the accompany
ing cold weather.
It waa thought at Jlrst that a
thaw would aoon take the anow off,
but It (till remain* and. from pres
ent appearance, will continue to do
so throughout the real of tho winter,
v. Whitehorse Star.
THE SIMPLE LIFE
William MUler and wife went to
St. Jamea bay Saturday night on
the gaa boat Thalia, owned by O.E.
Dennett. They took along their lit
tle gas boat to run around with.
The Millers will atay at St. James
hay which ia in Lynn Canal all
winter, and will put In their time
hunting and trapping.
BACK FHOM SOUTH
Eira M. Peter*, for many y?ara a
resident of Ilouglu. haa returned
rrotn Seattle and la ataylng In Ju
ieau. Kor the paat several season*
Mr. Peters haa been operating a ten
der for the Tee Harbor Packing
I Company and took the boat to win
ter quarters on the Sound thla fall.
Become a stockholder In U>e Unit
ed States buy war-savlnga atampa.
PRIBILOF NERDS
SHOW INCREASE
Sciil Herds Under Government Pro
Are Getting Back to
Former Site
Report* received bjr tho U. 8. Bu
reau or Klaherlea apparently Justify
the wisdom or the law paaaed In
ISIS by which pelagic scaling waa
made an unprofitable Industry and
the killing ot the government herds
on Prlbllot " Islands was greatly re
stricted. The bureau has Just re
ceived Its annual census o( the soal
herd. anil. the figure* show that the
number of animals has practically
doubled during the last six years:
1 1 5.7.1S seal* of all ages were on
the Islands in 1912. The number
has Increased to 612.269 this spring,
ill hough a number of surplus bach
elor seala were killed each year.
More than 10.000 ?eal skins were
told by the bureau laat May. and
ihls year 22.0S? have bc?u taken on
It. Paul Island and 3.364 on St.
Jcorge Island. These skins will be
lilacrd on sale at St. Louis this wln
er. Last y?Ar the skin* brought an
iverage ot It" each, and It Is flgur
ii that a somewhat similar price
will prevail this year.
Twenty years ago there were more
hnn 2.000.000 soals on the Prlbllor
stands, but pelagic scaling and un
?eatrlcted killing gradually reduced
he herd to the point ot threatened
ixtlnctlon. Male, female and pup
?als were killed Indiscriminately,
ind one of the great factors In <K
apid depletion qt the herd was the
>eal poaching.
The temale seal carries her young
it the time she Is suckling a pup.
rhe mother seal would swim to sea
o hunt, and her death at the hand*
>r pelagic *ealers meant al*o the de
traction of two other seal lire*
he one unborn and the pup left
?hore. No female seal will stickle
iny other pup than her own. and
lundreds of these young animals
itarved to death every Rummer
To prevent the turther destruc
Mitered Into a treaty with Great
Irltaln and Japan to prevent tur
he United State* government, wlflch
ia* authority to handle the herd* of
ind part to Great Britain. Under
his treaty any person bringing a
teal nkln Into any of the fountrles
nentioned or who la lound In poa
lession of sealing goar Is subject to
irreat and Imprisonment.
While It Is true that the Prlbllot
slands an United State* territory.
Ircat Britain and Japan wen- ad
ulttcd *c the procevtlt ot the herd*
'or two reasons because there was
io law under which cltltens ot
?Ither country could have been pre
rented from outfitting their schoon
?r* at British Columbian or Japan
<ae ports to engage in pelagic seal
n goutslde the three-mils limit, and
because It Is bellevod that the herds
ihat occupy Prlbllor Islands In
lummcr are the same animals that
icrupy an Island oft the coast ot
touth America In summer and an
>tji?r Island off the coast ot Japan
ti winter.
The seal herds come Into the Prlb
llofs from the sea In the early spring
>nd live on the Island* till about
3 ptcmbcr 1, when they leave again.
There is little doubt that they spend
the winter In the warm waters of
South America, as a few years ago
many of the Neah Bay Indians and
white sealers used to make a good
living by. taking seals proceeding
northward every spring.
It has never been detlnltely estab
lished that the Prlbllor herds are
the same animals that occupy the
Islands off the coaats ot South Am
erica and Japan, but certain It Is
that aa the northern herds were de
pleted. so also the other herds de
creased In number proportionately.
All that Is definitely known Is that
the neals start southward trom the
Prlbllot Islanda In the autumn and
are not seen again till they show up
off the coast on the way north again
next spring. It Is believed that the
main herd on St. Paul island
makes Its winter quarters In South
America, while the smaller herd on
St. George Island? these two Islands
torm the Prlbllot group makta a
winter migration to the warmer wat
ers of the islands near Japan.
Officers of the bureau are hopetul
ot building up the herd to Its tormar
magnificent site, and even Increas
ing It. This. It la said, can be done
by killing off only the surplus male*,
or bachelor seals.
Up until 1914. when the European
war began, sealskins had to be sent
to London to be dressed. The pro
cess ot plucking the long hairs that
hide the fur waa unknown Hi any
other country. Submarines and
raiders made It unsafe to ahlp *eal
skins and experts from London were
brought to the United 8tatc? by a
st. Louis firm and since that time
annual sale* have been held in this
country. .Officers ot the bureau art
planning to make K.lUln ? POP"'"
prked S* ? <>'? ??? " lhe herd
'"Si, K '? ?,d' w,n T*
nine f.Hhlonabl. than formerly J*
rauac or the ?T.rNlncr^.ln? P'^
of other fui?. lh", "P^ ?
?taction of coat ot ?eal.
rv. pilou of fox. wh'ch
bred Ml captivity. all 'ur P"'1*
(p^MCl?d ? -W? """
f()1. the uext ten year. .1 . 1 1<~> _ M?*
wild animal fur of North Am
i, taken bjr Indiana and Bak
and the recent pandemic of In
Oue'.m I mated the tribe*, anj
there will be much \<f? trapping
!,h. next dccade.-J. J. UnderwOod
k In Seattle Times.
home TOWN PAPF'R
PRAISES SOMMERS
Fairbanks Time. Tell, of New Sur
veyor Gen?*l Who Ha. Ju?t
Taken Office
The lateat Knlrbank. paper to
read. th. tonal h.s the Mowing to
?V about Itobcrt J. Sommera. who
ha, , eontly take., the oath of of
aurveyor general and ex-of
llclo secretary of the Territory:
Thc new? i hat Bob Sommer. ha.
*,.? nominated for the P?-ltton of
?lMcy0r general of the --Uory by
l-realdent Wllaon. l? received
treat pleaaurc by Mr. Sommera
m,i nv frlouda lu Falrbank.. both po
utt.al and .orl.l. To them It mean*
th.t merit hu. ajaln b^n rew.rd^
M,d his friend, here are legion, fo.
lived and aaaoclatod with the ^peo
vear* prior to going to Juneau a year
lk-o to accept thl office Of mine In
spector offered him by Governor
Thomaa Hlgg?. Jr
v, t he time that Charlea l>.vld?on.
,|ao a former Falrbankaan. met
death. Mr. Somm.ra was in Falrbanka
m hla official oapacity. When In
(,ri!.ed of the aad Incident, being
a. th. aame time r?g?rt
jnK hla Intention! to try for the noin
I nation for the aurveyor general
ship. Mr. Sommera dlaclaimed any
Idea of doing ?uch a thing on ac
i ount, of -a frtcndahlp for Mr l a
vldaon and hla family. He waa pr.
vailed upon, however, to recona der
?,e matter. U tfclng l>ol??* ?ut *
hn? ,h,t somebody had to h.vethe
place and that It might aa well be
him. and ..art^e wire, working
and hla nomination la the reau
During Wa rcldenee In Falrbanka
Mr. sommera acted In the capacity
of local auperintendent of the Alaaka
Kond commlaalon and while In lhat
capacity, regardless of reaaon. why^
did more toward the betterment of
lhl. trail, m the Interior than waa
ever done before or since. He alao
engineered the conduction of ?he
ra,d commission bridge here after
working tlrele~.lv f?t ? lon?
,-ct anv appropriation for the ?tru
' 'ire and It will remain .uch ? mon
ument to hla enterprise that It will
r. long "efore Ka'rbank.an.
Who think of the good that the
,,rl?? has done Falrbanka. alneo In
stalled three year, ago^ will not
connect the name of R<* Sommera
Hoi, oners lived at Nome. wh-re he
had both mined and worked or the
road commlMlon alhcj the early da/,
of the camp. Since coming to t air
banks. he ha.
M. place hla home, having only thl
aprlng asserted th.t It would for
,.?,r remain ?o. t'onaequently hi
h, , thorough Falrb.nkaan whom
rreeldenl Wltoon has hoaoerd .nd
who can be tru.ted to do .11
GOING HOME
? At least (our Serbians who have
lived and worked ot Treadwell for *
> number of years, loft on the Prinresr
Mary tht? morti'ii* cn routs to their
? >ld home* In Sorbla. Bneh of the
men took several thousand dollars
with him whleh had beer, saved while
. Iiore.
JUST RECEIVED OUR SEC
ONI) SHIPMENT OF
"THE RE-CREATION
OF BRYAN RENT"
By HAROLD BELL WRIGHT
and It's Selling Fast, too.
OUR NEW FALL STOCK
of Booki in now, including
Late Fiction, Popular Copy
rights and the Children's Books
GUY'S DRUG STORE
Cor. Third and D St*.
FIND OUT WHAT
EARTH IS MADE OF
Scienliit From Valley of Ten Thou
?and Smokes Try to Solve
the My?tery
Whut couipoMK the liihUle of "the
earth?
Thla I* a qaeatloir which luoderu
iclcnce has boon unable to answer,
but a National Ucographlc Society
expedition, headed by Of. Itobert f'.
Grig**, which ban Just returned to
Seattle from Alaska, bos* made pro
gress towards the answer, according
to Its chief, says the Times.
The party baa been lu Tlio Valley
of Ten Thousand. Smokes, at the foot
of Mount Katmal, III Western Alas
ka, ilnro April and has returned with
mens and photographs which Or.
(?rings says are batter and nlore
complete than tbey had hoped to ob
tain. The games mid vapor* isaulng
from hot springs nud geysers prompt
ed Dr. Griggs to give tho valley Ita
name. He Is convinced, however, he
?ays, that there are nearer ten
million than ten thousand smokes In
that scctdferfglon.
"The purpose of our expedition to
the Northland," said Dr. Griggs
"was to study volcanoes, principally
fourth annual trip.
cases In rrustaecous form which we
believe when studied In the Inhon
Of course we cannot expect to make
very rapid progress In answering
this question whlrh has been a poser
for the entire sclentUIr world.
"We discovered a fine harbor on
Amallk bay, thirty-live miles from
the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.
I think it Is feaslblo to construct a
road from this harbor to the valley
and when that Is done the region
will be easily accessible. President
Wilson has proclaimed a national
monument In the valley which will
no doubt attract mr.ny toif'sts In
tho years to come. North of the vel
fa game and fish."
Dr. Orlggs. who ip professor of
discovered nud named the Valley of
Ton Thousand Smokes In I91A The
National Geographic Society ha) sent
expeditions there every summci
since and Dr. Griggs has headed
them all with the exception of the
him home.
K. C. Kolb, motion picture pho
tographer of Grand Canyon fume
waa a member of tire expedition and
exposed 10,600 feet of film, lie Is
enthusiastic over the scenle win
ders of the region, but was able to
do photographic work only at rare
Intervals.
? "Rex Reach In one of hii Alaska
stories," said Mr. Kolb, "told how
the wind blow so hard that It sent
but I have stood up in an airplane
going 100 miles an hour 'and I never
experienced wind in the air like that
In Alaska. And how it did rain.
been developed. Some of It wai ex
posed Ave mouths ago, hilt I am
hoping for the best."
were accompanied by members of
their families. Other members of the
expedition were Prof. J S. Hlne, xoo
loglst; J. S. Sayre and P. R. Hagel
barger, topographer*; L. G. Kolsoro,
A. E. Miller. W. L. Hennlng. R. K.
Halt. A. J. Rasalnger, H. K. Jacob.
Ralph Hagolharger. Julius K. Stone..
Jr., Ohio Stale University; Frank I.
Jones. Portland, Ore., photographer,
and -Charles Yorl, W eat wood, Cal.,
Kulde
BACK FROM CANNERY
Mm. James Faherty anil dtiiiffhter
Jeanlc. and Mr. and Mm. ticuc Van
Den Wyer catne to town on the bin
<annery tender Superior last Satur
day erenln*. Mm. Kalierty and
daughter hare been' away " from
Douglas all summer. working at (he
parking plant at Fort Wallor. Th<
Van Den Wyers hare been awaj
from Douglas for tho past rniiplo ol
spring to work at t lie Fort Waltct
tannery. They wilt ylalt h?{e foi
several week*.
OFFICE MOVED
The Treadwell post offki* has beer
moved from Ita former location t<
the new quarter* In the Trcadwel
store. Mlaa Nora Museth, for more
Coughlln In the Tread well .oltlte
will now be In rhargc In the nev
location.
Job Prlntlnif at the Nowd office.
CARD TASTY
The ladles ot the Eastern Star an
giving n card party on Tuuada;
evening, 0< toiler 2 lot, ttt OilcJ Kel
!on?' halt. An admission fee wll
><? charged and the affair Is open U
the public.
Tho decoration* and rcfreabiuvnli
rill suggest Hallowe'en, nil thin will
ic the nearest meeting night of tin
Order to. this holiday. The admla
I .Ion will bo twenty-live cent*, which
Include* lunch.
WHALE NOW IN
YUKON RIVER
Moniter Far Away From Iti Usual
Haunts in Salt Water Frightens
Sourdoughs
A strange and uncanny aquatic
reature said to rcucmblo a whale is
cported having been lighted In the
Vukon river between Dawson and
lie mouth of tho Slxtyraile river
vltliin the last several days. The
mows Is hrought by Angus Cameron,
a sourdough of unquestioned veracity
>nd a stickler for hard, cold facts,
who has returned front a trip up the
sixtymlle.
Angus describes the creature aa M
(o 16 feet In length, at least, and
porhaps nun h longer. Ho possibly
is much longer, sayi Angus, aa It
may be that only a portion of Ills
liody wna exposed when sighted.
Cameron was poling quietly up
i lie river, oblivious of any croaiurc
being anywhere within miles of him.
he says, when suddenly the huge
nliape rose from beneath the aqueous
artery, and began disporting off the
starboard beam of the small boat
which carried the sourdough. Angus
put the craft over hard to port, and
grabbed a long pike pole, and then
reached for his hoavy artillery and
squared away for a regular Jutland
sea tight.
The monster had a dark, glossy
bark and a whjfa belly, and was
whipping, the water and going ovor
and over as though enjoying him
self.
The strange big fellow was seen
last Thursday, the 25th, Juat twenty
live days after the liquid empori
ums of Yukon closed down! so that
the vision Is all the more wonderful
?o the sourdough sages. Angus had
linen mining on 8lxtymlle. and
bruuRht down aonte hoavy equlpmeut
nil his return to Dawson. Ho put lu
at Klondike City, where Jack I^e.
I h? Klondike intelligencer, helped
i tie voyager to land, and received
' the first news of the marine mon
iler. Jack Is fitting his cruiser, the
lack-a-da-I,ce. with a special whal
ing ont lit and anti-sea-serpent gun.'
o aa to bo prepared for the worst
"than making the next voyage after
ducks,
A huge creature two years ago
was reported on the .lower Yukon,
near Tannna, and. aftor many nlarm
:ig stories had been told about It.
'he populace of the region became
iulte excited. Some thought at
t rst the story was n hoax, hut II
?timed out later, according to ro
ll hie Information, that the creature
. proved to be a whale, nnd that an
Indian actually ran It down nnd
Hpeared It. and drugged It ashore.
here It perished nnd where the ear
ns* was viowM by many. ? Dawson
N'ews.
NOT SO SMOOTH
A warrant was (sailed by the
United State* Cotnmtaioner a In Ju
neau thin morning for Arvlil Kran
?oii. who haa been acting aa aecre
ary of the Alaaka I.ahor I'll Ion In
hat place. The c omplaint wan aworn
:o by Gerald J. Qulnn. who claimed
'hat Krnnxen attempted to kill him
vlth a revolver Qulnn alleges that
'te anil Kranzen hart an argument In
the union hall last night which end'
'<1 in a flat light. Ho alao allege!
that during the flght Kranzen drew a
tun and would have ahot him if by.
standers had not Interfered. Aa II
?aa, the gun watt dlacharged and th<
)ullet hit a bystander In the toe.
It la not known at thia time wheth
??r or not the warrant haa beet
served.
COACHING BOYS
W. A. fitocle, the new Inatructoi
In tho Douglas High aehool. la help
Ing the high acbool baaket hal
' aqtiad get In ahapc for their romlni
' conteat with the Juneau High achoo
team.
The Douglaa boya have been chal
l?nged by the Juneau team to pla:
and the local boya are putting li
many houra at the Nat practKIm
, for the game, which 1* to take plac
, very shortly. At laat reporta n<
I definite date had been aet, but It I
. thought that It will be played aom
. time in the near future.
FROM SPRINGS
The poaaenger launch Murrclet hi
rived laat night from Tenakee wit
ton paaaeugera tor point* on tb
Channel.
DINNER PARTV
WITH TRIMMINGS
Billie Johnion, Native, Ii Shot in
/ Hip by Angelo Denoi Early
Tuesday Morning
The uiuul peace and quietness
I hat charactorlsea the vicinity of
Thllnget Avenue^ In IJuuglaa tu
? battered at 2 o'clock Tuesday morn
; in* by tbo roport of a high power
gun. The rifle waa uaed by Angelo
' lienos, who *hot Htlllo Johiion. a
native, with a 30-30 rurblne-?t that
i lino. The ball entered the tnan'a
lilp and he waa taken to St. Ann'a
lionpltal for surgical attention.
The hearing of the cane waa held
'in Tuesday evening before the U. S.
' omralsaloner here, and from the ev
idence Introduced it seems that the
ahootlng waa more or leas accidental.
According to the testimony, the
two men were very go^d ? friend*,
they having worked together at dif
ferent t lilies. In honor of Johnson's
return from fishing. Denou gave a
little dinner party at bla cabin,
where Johnson was tbo gyest of
honor. It la admitted that several
drinks of cider were taken by all.
l>enos claimed that Johnson wanted
more cider, but that ho would not
give It to lilm, even whon he offered
to pay for it. Ucnba told him that
If he paid him any amount of money
lie could not have any moro, and
nlao. in fun. cald that If ho did not
go home he would'shoot him. and
took an old earblno off the wall with
with to emphasize Ills remarks.
Without raising the gun or aiming It
he pulled the trigger and the gun
was discharged.
The evidence of Johnson's wife,
who was present at the .shooting
also was that the gun was not aimed
but just held loosely In I)enos' hands
at the time It went off.
Johnson, the native Vrho waa shot,
had Juit returned from a Ashing
trip In his little power boat. Denos is
a young Greek plio was in the army
up until a short time ago.
The condition of Johnson, who is
at St. Ann's hospital. Is very favor
able, tuid It Is thought that he will
make a rapid recovery.
Denos was bound over under
$1,000 bonds to the grand Jury.
ARMENIAN RELIEF
Tomorrow night at the Douglaa
Island l,ahor Union Hall there Is to
be a "hard-times" dance given for
tho benefit of the starving Armenian
women and children.
The small sum of 17 centa a day
(in our money) will keep one Arm
enlsn babe alive. Everybody knows
that these people have been perse
cuted. murdered and actually cru
cified by the Turks for yearn be
fore the war. and that they have
bi-en powerless in tho hands of these
blood-thirsty Mohammedans, all be
cause they believed In our christian
God. The great world war has prac
tically freed them, but they've no
homes nor source of supplies "only
from what the merciful outside
?orld may give; and until their
war-ravished country Is rehabilitated
and they are strengthened and nour
ished with our charity. wUI they be
able to establish themselves again
and live in peace and freedom. So
for the small sum of fifty cents fig
ure what good yon will do - and at
tend the hard-times hall.
LEAVE FOR SOUTH
Mr*. H. I). Mel-cod left today 'or
Vancouver, U. C? where ahe *oes
on account of the Illness of Tier
daughter I<orrainc, who la to un
dergo an operation. Tlila will be
the third operation that Miss Me
I,eod ha* had for a trouble with one
of her eyes. One of the operation!
waa performed In Juneau some
months ago and the second at Van
couver, where the third operation
will also take, place.
ALASKA DAY
Tomorrow la a legal holiday In
Alaska. It being the date on which
the Territory was transferred from
Russia to the United State*.
It was on October 18, 18S7, at
the historic old town of Sitka that
the. transfer waa made, and the Rus
sian flax hauled down from the pole
and the Stars and Stripes run up
in stead.
The territory had been purchased
In the preceding March by Secretary
1 Seward for the sum of $7,200,000.
1 and Seward was made the butt of
*' many jokes for what waa considered
" hit folly In buying Alaska, which
1 waa suposerf to be a barren, unpro
* ductire wllderneaa.
Government offices and banks will
observe the day to.norrow by belli*
I closed.
Kodak printing and developing
done neatly and promptly by Mra.
Jack Mct'ormlik. I -cave orders at
Elmer E. Smith's or phone Treadwell
233.