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THE DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS
DOUGLAS, ALASKA, FRIDAY, NOVEBBR 19, 1020 . - NO bjl
CORDOVA MAN IS
AFTER RIGGS' JOB
Ownr C Haielet Eudoned by *??>
Rr publican Clubt for Ooter
nor of Al?*k?
p,lt, rank* ana many aapirant*
f..r are mentioned In r?en<
of the < .
U??r*e Haielet of tordov.
m* to ha?e the Dl?e,t boom
.? : ?' ?< K V>
ivrtnr. K. r , -a.
? . . a Chicago who ro od
? he tint ballot tor the nomination
VI. . I'reaident-eloct Coolld*. and
ln ,h, latter one for .<enator Hard
.nthualaattc me-tln* of \
ulKhl. ? ?- imanlniotta en
< Har a. ?h. ne? pernor o
Ala?ha ? here *?re u number of
ikr.rn.chMl <bo territory In the
off or' to fure hi. appointment
Ati -hori ? N .v 1? Yesterday
and ? ce r Huelet ?M un.nl
mm.-i ndorwd for a?*ernor. The
h.r. ..re favorable to the candldaey
hlni heartily. A. an old-timer In the
liam<. he put up for the Korcrnor
Minor Office*
Candidate for District Attorney
Seward. Nov. 12. This town ha*
a candidate (or di*trl< t attorney of
Endoned for Judgeship
date* in the Third division, has been
Valdez Wants Ritchie as Judge
VaMcz. Nov. 12. Prom all part*
or the Third Division an effort I*
Kltrhie lo be candidate for juilice
with headquarter* here. Mr. Ritchie
hu no Judicial aspirations but his
friends are no Insistent that he may
consent to enter the rare, and If h<>
doe*, his appointment la a foregone
conclusion.
Whittier for Caitomt Collector
Juneau. Nov. IS. ? It la under
stood that M. 8. Whittier will be a
? andldate (or collector of customs.
He has been in the employ of this
service In Alaska for about twenty
years, and Is at present one of Col
lector Troy's principal assistants.
Shonp for Surveyor Genera!
Ketchikan. Not. IS. ? Attorney
Arthur G. Shoup. of this city, who
was formerly manager of the Pio
neers' Home at Sitka, la being prom
inently mentioned as a candidate for
surveyor general of "the territory.
TREADWELL CO.
IN KUSKOKWIM
Good Progress Being Made Develop
ing a Mine There by Douglas
Island Company
H. 1). Stewart, territorial mine In
speetor. who recently covered all of
the Interior of Alar.ka while on a
tour or Inspection. visited the now
Treatlwell property at Nixon's fork
on the Kiiskok* lit) river. Mr. Stew
art said that development operations
are on and that a erew of twenty
live men arc working on the prop
erty. with l.lvliiKston Werneeko In
!>arge of all the work and Charlea
mm. Mr Werneeke having been ge
ologist. Mr. Horner shift hoes and
foreman and Mr. llullard sssayer.
Mr. Stewart says the rompany has
sunk three shafts In the rock, wbleh
la exceedingly hard. The average
Drifting has been done from the
bottom of all three shafts. All the
Besides the sinking and drifting.
say office, blacksmith shop, cottages,
etc.. have been cons' ructed and are
the drills i? still several miles away
froDi 'he mines. It being impoaniblc
swampy nature of the country. After
BANKER LEAVES
A. K Uurr. ??? since tbc found
(hl? iliv several year* uk?. cashier
w Mary yesterday morning for
Prince Rupert, near which place he
will be engaged in logging In part
Jame* Chrlstoe. of this city, has
MORE BASSET BALL
to arrive on the Peterson tomorrow
High School gymnasium tomorrow
have played a number of games al
BABY BOY
A big baby boy was born on No
vember 8 to Mr. and Mrs. Anders
Uustav Hoene. formerly of this city.
BEING OVERHAULED
The Pacific Steamship Company
will have one sailing e*erjr twenty
<lay? for Soiithewcatcrn Alaska and
eastern Alaska. The City of Seattle
will be ready for Alaska business
the flrat of the year.
POSTPONED
On account of the death of John
C. Strapran. the card party that was
to have been held by the Rebekahs
next Monday night has been post
poned.
JOHN C. STRAPRAN
KILLED MONDAY
Life Crushed Out by Heavy Piece of
Machinery at Alaska Pulp and
Paper Company Plant
A sad accident occurred last Mon
day, when John C. Strapran, ,for
several years a resident of HoukIws
Island, lost his life by being crushed
by a piece of machinery at the Specl
Kiver plant or the Alaska Pulp and
Taper Company. The accident oc
curred when a sling with which the
machinery was being hoisted, broke,
causing the heary piece to Btrlke
Strapran on the cheat and literally
squeezing his life out.
Shortly after the accident oc
curred anil believing that life was
not yet extinct. Leo Kennedy and
Albert Kapp. placed the Injured man
aboard a small gas boat and started
to Juneau with him. lit the terrible
Taku wind that was raging, they
had an exceedingly rough trip,
which proved unavailing, as he lived
but a short time after being In
jured.
Arriving at Juneau, the accident
was reported to the coroner and the
body placed in the C. W. Young Un
dertaking Parlor*. No Inquest was
John C. Strapran was thirty-two
years of age and a native *6f Russia,
lie came to America at an early age
and learned the electrician's trade.
Coming North several years ago. he
worked with the electrical force at
Treudwell for a number of months.
Something like a year ago he Joined
the crew of the "Pirate" with Babe
Sample* and cruised most of the
tummer. going to Seattle on the boat
last fall. >lc returned with Capt.
Samples on*hla new boat, the Say
?inara. this spring and was with It
for a time Early this summer he
took a position with the Juneau
Lumber Mills and was engaged as
engineer on tho big loading crane.
When the mill closed down a little
over a month ago he went to work
at Speel river.
He was unmarried but supported
his aged parents In Russia. He was
i member of the local lodgo of Odd
Fellows and was a regular attendant
to the lodge meetings and social
events of the order. He was ex
"ecdingly well known and liked on
The funeral service* were held
yesterday afternoon from the Odd
fellow*' hall and under the auspices
of the order. The services were In
Juneau Presbyterian church. The
hnrial was In the Odd h'ellows' plot
of tho Douglas cemetery.
EDITOR BURIED
AT YUKON HOME
Account of the Funeral of A. M.
Rousseau. Who Now Lies on
the Banks of Biver
proprietor of th? Whltehorse Star,
that paper of November 13 ban the
The funeral wan held yesterday
Science church being observed. Mrs.
W Sime being In charge as read
er. Mrx. C. \V. Cash rendered an
appropriate solo. "The City Four
square." The twelve pall bearers,
six active and six honorary, were all
oldtltne associates of the deceased,
all being residents of twenty years
or more In Whltehorse. Burial was
In the local cemetery. As a tribute
? o him who was a landmark of the
town all business was suspended
during the funeral hour. The tloral
offerings were many und the casket
was literally burled In natural
flowers, some from friends In Skag
way. but mostly local. The exer
cises both at the church and grave
were largely attended. And Albert
Miller Rousseau sleeps 'neath the
waving pines of the far northland
that to him was the best and most
beloved country on earth.
COMING HOME
: .Mrs. Harry W. Irvlno, who. with
i er two daughters. Betty and Elea
or. has been visiting friends and
! relatives In Kentucky and Ohio, will
I leave there for her home here Im
| mmedlately after Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Irvine has been exceedingly
busy while In tho Bast, as she has
had mauy visits to pay and many
people to see.
Buy War Savings Stamps.
FROM CHICHAOOF
Dick McCarmlck and Clarence
Wlltanen came In iMt night from
Chlehagof. whore th?jr have both
been working for the pan several
montha. Dick doea not contemplate
returning to the mine for a time at
leant. Clarence la atlll wearing hla
arm In a illug from the effects of
having shot himself In the arm and
left side with a shotgun while out
hunting.
BASKET BALL ON
AT NAT. TONIGHT
Boys and Girls and Juneau and
Douglas High Schools Will
Meet for First Games
The first game of (he tnterschool
basketball tournament scheduled for
thin winter between the Juneau and
Douglas High School teams will he
played at Douglas Natatorlum hall
this evening. The first game will
start at 8 o'clock.
The game between the two boys'
teams is creating more than passing
interest, as these two teams are
ancient enemlM. I.ast season all
the honor* were carried off by the
Douglas boys.
This year the Juneau school, be
ing a larger one and having a coach
for athletir*. it Is thought that the
team will be a strong one and the
outcome is more or less in doubt yet.
The lineup of the Douglas High
team will be the Mime as last week,
when they defeated Thane.and will
bo: Brown, renter; II. Gallwas and
Nelson, forwards; M. Qallwas and
Manley. guards, with A. Gam as
substitute.
The lineup of the girls' high
school team will be: Nora Mutson.
renter; Una Crewe and Belmn Aalto
(captain), forwards; Thelma Wllt
anen. side renter; Mary Ve*oJa and
Myrna Bland, guards. Subs will be
Elisabeth Keusl, renter; Martha
Sey. side renter; Nelnia Niemela,
guard. Referee. II. L?. Howley.
It is planned to have a danre after
the games at t!*e Kaglea' hall for
the young folks of both sides of the
Channel.
EAGLES LODGE
ADOPTS ORPHAN
Decide to Have Christmas Tree for
Children and Dance' New
Year's Eve
At the meeting last h'rlduy oven
tnjc of the local aerie of Kagles It
was decided that the lodge adopt an
Armenian orphan for one year. The
coat to the lodge la to be |60. The
cord party of two weeks ago netted
137 of this amount and the balance
of the money wo* voted from the
social fund of the lodge.
It was also decided at this meet
entertainment and distribution of
ngain this year, and a committee
was named to look after the matter.
The date of the tree was not decided
The lodge also decided to give a
New Year's dance at Natatorlum
hall, and a committee was named to
NO BOATS
The next boat to arrive here from
the south will be the steamer Spo
kane, which Is due to leave Seattle
tomorrow and will arrive In the
Channel Tuesday or Wednesday.
That vessel will be the first one
south also, as It Is schedule! to sail
south the day before Thanksgiving.
Most of the Thanksgiving turkeys
will arrive on the Spokane.
STOP THAT
COUGH
NOW
It might become chronic if
yon let it go any farther, and
then it will cast you many times
a* mnch to get relief.
One bottle now of that
famous
WHITE PINE
Cough Syrup will do the work.
Guy s Drug Store
GUY L. SMITH. Prop.
3d and D St. Douglas, Alaska
MEMORIAL FUND
SUPPER SUCCESS
Two Hundred People Served ? Plenty
for All; Jitney Bring*
Out Crowd
Including tho children. It Ih esti
mated that 200 people were fed
Wednesday evening at I.nbor Union
hall at tho luppur Riven tor tho ben
efit of the Bliihop Rowo Memorial
Fund. Approximately |t#0 wan
realized by the committee for the
Island from the supper and (he Jit
ney dance that followed at Ragles'
hall.
Starting at 6:30, the many table*
in tho hall were filled for about two
liourw with dlnera. and tho ladles of
the various committee* were kept
exceedingly bu?y serving. A dinner
consisting of pea soup. roast beef,
potatoes, carrots, various relishes,
and either apple pie with whipped
cream or pumpkin pie, with coffee,
was served. Bin portions of every
thing were dished up and It is safe
to say that no one went away from
the hall hungry. One dollar a plate
was the prlco churned. Miss Metz
e a r favored with a number of piano
xolos during the meal.
After the dinner dancing startod
at the Ragles' hall at about 9 o'clock.
At the beginning the ball was so
crowded that It was almost Impos
sible to dance, but the crowd grad
ually thinned out later in the even
ing. A nlckle was thown Into a
big wash tub by each couple after
every dance an a good sum was
raUtJ In this way. Dancing con
tinued until midnight. The music
was furnished by L. A. Wrght on
the piano and Carl Rrickson on the
saxaphone.
Much favorable comment was
heard upon the way the supper was
managed, tho big crowd being hun
?llcd without a hitch and everyone
;erved without delay. The commit
tee In charge seemed n be thor
rhairniau P. It. Bradley, who was
general cashier and overseer of de
tails. spent a busy night but b very
well satisfied with the remit of the
BOUND OVER
Paul Kegel, who was arrested last
week charged with a violation of
the National prohibition law, had
his hearing before Commissioner
lleiiHon Saturdav afternoon and was
bound over to the next session of
the federal grand Jury under ?2,0tf0
bonds. The bonds are a reduction
of II. 000 under thosof that he wa*
held before his hearing.
DOUGLAS YOUNG
MAN ON A VISIT
S.top* Off After Having Been ill
Weitern Alaska for Past
Six Months
Elmer Jackson, who Bret law the
rival here last Saturday evening on
the Admiral Watson from Western
Alaska, where ho has spent some
thing over six months. Most of the
time wns spent by hln In the Wil
low Creek district, whero he worked
In a eynnide plant. The last month
of his time was put In at Eska.
where the government Is operating
a roal mine. t
At Kska. Elmer met n number of
Douglas Island people. Including
MIhi Either Oliver, who teaches
school there; Mrs. Merendl. Sam and
Iloae Merendl and tho Nlejnl family.
Satn and Rote Merendl were the
children of Joe Merendl and they
came to Douglas a number of years
ago direct from Italy ' with their
mother. Tho Nlemls at one time op
erated a boarding house on St. Ann
avenue near the Trcadwell line.
Sam Merendl lost his leg in n
street car accident In Tncoma a year
ago and is back at Eska working In
tho coal sorting sheds. He and his
sister own and operate a pool room
there also. Joe Merendl la on a
jtnall farm which he owns near Ta
coma. and the rest of tho family will
Elmer aays that ho made good
wages while In the Western country
nnd will go back to hi* studies at
the University of Washington after
the first of the year, drat visiting
for a time with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jacob Jacobaon. nt Taconta.
He left for the aouth on the Spo
kane Monday night, after having
crowded a whole lot of visits and
good times into the two days that
he was here. He stayed with the
family of T. A. J. Oallwas while on
the Island.
EDITOR ON VACATION
Hal D. 8clby, editor and owner of
the Valdcz Miner, was on board tba
Admiral WatHon last Saturday
ivcnliiff on a vacation trip to tba
Statoo. Mr. Selby wa* helping to
guard a batrli of prisoners who were
bclnic ihlpped out from the Third
division.
Mr. Solby publishes what Is with
out a doubt the beat weekly paper
in A lank a an.l finds the business
very profitable. Ho will play around
at Keattle neighboring cities for a
time and on his way north will
stop over at Juneau for a few days.
HISTORIC PLACE
NEAR WRANGELL
Has Had Long History as a Pioneer
Farm ? Now Homeiteaded
by Young Man
l,oyal John Blnkley deturned last
w?*k from Juneau, where he hu.l
been to tile a homestead entry on
what I* known a* the Glngrasa ranch
on Farm Island.
Mr. Glngrawi accompanied Mr.
Blnkley to Juneau and filed a relin
quishment of hl? claim to the prop
..rty In order to throw It open for
homestead entry.
This property has a rather unusual
history for a homestead claim. It
*?n first located In 1878 by J. Ros
ier (Cayuse Jim), who. with his
partner. Malcom McThompson. oper
ated a pack train into the Cassiar.
IJurlnK the winter of 1878 Rossiter
wintered his mules on the newly o
eated ranch. During the summer of
1879 Rossiter rnlsed a Rood crop or
hay on the property. The Cassiar
excitement gradually subsided and
Itosslter and McThompson ceased to
operate their park train. Rowlter
then sold the ranch to Mose Ireland,
who owned It for one year.
Ireland sold the ranch to Dr. B.
Hall Young, who was tu charge o
the Presbyterian mission nt Wran
. oil Mr. Young made use of the
property as :t farm for the Indian
,ovs of the Presbyterian school then
located at Wrangell. After the
training shool was transferred to
Sitka Dr. Young had no further tise
for the property :wd In 1888 he Mid
It to Judge Wm. O Thomat. Later.
Indue Thomas took George II
Harnes In'o partnership with hi it
Thomas and Barnes put a few cattle
i mi horses on the ranch. About a
V. :?r later Thomas sold his Intereat
to Ilarne- During the next four or
Ave vears Barnes continued to raise
horses and cattle on the ranch an. |
by 18?< there was quite a herd of
i i.itle. On the tenth day of May.
1RP1. more than a foot of mow fell
something unheard of in this dls
th ??? a. that time of the year either
bcr,.re or since. Aa a result of this
....usually late snow nearly al of
the cattle .lied, and Barnes aban
doned the property, the various
transfers of ownership having been
made by bill of sale.
In 1908 F. E. Glngrass filed on
the property as a homestead. He
lived on the ranch for three years
and practically made his home there
f,?. years. For the past nine
vears Mr. Glngraas has endeavor d
obtain a title to the property, but
,, in aNvell known fact that land
patent, arc not railroaded through
l? Alaska. Mr. Glngrass stated to
the Sentinel that recently he came
to the . oncluslon that he was not
llk. lv lo live long enough to get n
p:ll(.?t. and therefore declded to
Sign a relinquishment In order that
a young ...a., with the greater pert
of hi* life ahead of him might
on the property with some hope of
eventually obtaining a patent
provided he lives long enough.
Wrangell Sentinel.
ANCHORAGE INCORPORATES
The city of Anchorage. on Cooks
Inlet, Is now nn Incorporated (own.
after having been dependent for ad
ministration affairi upon the fed
eral government slnic it was found
ed In 191S.
The vote on fnrorporatlon was
taken on November 2, and It was
decided to Incorporate by a vote of
328 to 130. Leopold David. U. 8.
commissioner. wax elected first
mayor of the city.
Under the terms upon which prop
erty holder* of the city bought their
Iota from tfce government, affairs of
the city weie to be administered for
live years by the government through
the Alaskan Kallroad Commission.
The II v j ycara expired on November
1. so the election was held at the
?ame time the territorial election
1 was on.
Besides the mayor, a city council
was also chosen by the voters.
ABOUT PIONEERS
IN SITKA HOME
?
Liit of Member* Who Are There
Now and Hiitory of Tho?e
From Douglai
From the lest Issue of the Path
finder. which U the Sitka number of
the mngailne. It l? learned that
there are now sixty-three old-timers
In the Ploneerc' Home at that place.
Only one of them In a fp-mer Doug
laa man. he being T. J. F. Pelky,
who la the oldest man In the home,
being 86 year* of age. He lived on
the laland for a number of year* and
wan l>> profusion a paper hanger
and painter, and an unordalned min
ister of the gospel. The complete
Hit of all the ploneeri on October 1
of thl* year follow! :
Anderson. Christ. born In Norway
In 1849; arrived In Alaska. 1900;
home. Petersburg.
Anderson. H. N'ela; born In Swe
den. 1X42; arrived In Alaska. 1894;
residence. Juneau.
Anderson. John A.; born In Swe
den. 1855; arrived In Alaska. 1899;
Nome.
Bradvold. Ivor; Norway. 1863;
came north In 1900; from Wiseman.
Bernard. William, bom In Iowa In
1*41; North In 1894; Kllllsnoo.
Beardsell. John F; England. 1848;
came north In 1874; Wrangcll.
Bolllvar. J. G.; native of Ohio,
born 1864; came north In 1904;
residence of Fairbanks.
Bourne. Henry J.; Massachusetts.
1848; Alaska In 190J; Nome.
Brereton, J. T.; England, 1844;
Alaska In 1898; Valde*.
Brnasetss. 'P. J.; Norway. 1857;
North In 1900; Cordova.
Cameron. Chaa; Nova Scotia.
1838; resident of Cordovar
Cliadwlck. B. H.; Pennsylvania.
1853; North In 1899; Tee Harbor.
Carlson. Illlmer; Denmark. 1875;
North In 18??: Juneau.
Chrlstensen. Chris; Sweden. 1869;
North In 1897; Ketchikan.
Cryder. J. F.; Illinois. 1860; to
Alaska In 1891; Ophlr.
Davis, William H.; Ireland, 1867;
North In 1*?6; Tenakeo.
KsKan. Frank; Maine. 1840; to
Alaska In 1897; Juneau.
Ellmore. P. O.; Finland. 1864;
came north In 1893; l!nga.
Farroll. Peter; Ireland. 1847; to
Alaska In 1894; Idltarod.
Fraxer, David H.; Canada, 1872;
North In 1899; Anchorage.
Gray. James M.; Missouri. 1841;
to Alaska In 1896. CorAwra.
Griffith. William; F.imtaiul. 1856;
North In 1900; Kenal.
Hansen. John J.; Norway. 1866;
to Alaska In 1903; ITsgm.
Hurley. J. F.: New York; 1833:
North In 1877; Craig.
Hlldcr. Otto; Finland. 1849; to
Alaska In 1898; Tenakee.
Holmes. Sevald; Norway. 1856;
t? Alaska In 1900; Juneau.
Hendricks, Henry; New York.
1S60; North In 1901; Ruby.
Hire. Dan; Kentucky; 1839; to
Alaska In 1900; Candle.
Hughes Peter; Massachusetts.
IS 55; to Alaska In 1895; Fairbanks.
Jones. Benjamin F.; Mississippi.
1850; North In 1899; Nenana
Johanson, John; Norway, 184i.
North In 1883; I'nga.
Kibble. Melvln; Ohio. 1853; to
Alaska In 1889; Vtlde*.
Kruse. Edward. Swltierland.1867;
North In 1896; Ketchikan.
I.iindqulst. John; Finland. 1870 ;
to Alaska In 1890; Nenana.
lxrach. John; California. 1867;
North In 1900; Nome.
I.nndqulst. L,. J.; Sweden. 1853;
to Alaska In 1898; Falrbsnk*
McGonlgle. Pat; Ireland. 1863; to
Alaska In 1898; Juneau.
McGtllr*. John*. Canada. 1846; to
Alaska In 1902; Ketchikan.
Macauley. William; Ireland. 1842;
North in 1891; Nome.
Meyer. George^ Denmark. 1863;
North in 1889; Portage Bay.
Munro, James: Canada, 1860; to
Alaska In 1886; Nenana.
Noonan. John; New Jersey. 1854;
North In 1902: Valdei.
Nelson. George; Norway. 1848: to
Alaska In 1883; Sand Point.
Nlelson. H. A.; Sweden. 1837; to
Alaska In 1876; 1'nga.
Olson. Berndt: Sweden. 1863; to
Masks In 1900; Nome
I'slmer. John P.; Wisconsin. 1856;
North In 1900; Ketchikan.
Poerson. Peter; Wisconsin. 1842;
to Alaska In 1888; Ketchikan.
Pelky. T. J. F.; Canada. 1835;
to Alaska In 18?6: Juneau.
Qulnn, Walter: England. 1864;
North In 1S89; Valde*.
Rasmussen, John M.: Denmark.
| 1860; to Alaska In 1891; Illlamna.
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