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WRONG COUNT
A simple little mistake in arithma
tic nearly deprived that excellent hos
telry, the Alaska Grill of ducks for
dinner last Sunday.
Andrew Delgart shot the ducks for
the dinner all light, and he shot plenty
—indeed he shot one more than plenty
and that’s why Tom Radonich’s board
ers came near getting none at all.
“You see, it was like this,'’ said
Delgart to Commissioner Winn and
Assistant District Attorney Folsom, “I
made a miscount. I thought I shot 21
ducks on Friday, and I aimed to shoot
four on Saturday. I am sure i only
shot four ducks Saturday morning, so
it must have been 22 ducks I shot Fri
day. ’'
Delgart put the ducks aboard Torn
Knutson’s boat Saturday morning
when Knutson started for town ard
the vigilent Adam Schneider saw them
lying on the float Adam Schneider
draws a salary for catching duck hunt
ers who have had too good luck aud he
took the ducks and Knutson to the
court house. Delgart went along and
confessed that he shot the ducks.
Judge Folsom was satisfied from the
story Delgart told that no jury, would
convict a hunter for a little matter of
one duck—that no Alaska jury would
be willing to send a man to jail be
cause he happened to be a little weak
in arithmetic. Bv this narrow margin
Tom Radonich got the ducks.
The bird law opens a wide field for
speculation, and Judge Folsom called
attention to some possibilities after
Delgart had left with the ducks.
“For instance.’’ said he, “suppose
four men go out for a days .sport and
between them they kill a hundred
ducks—say 25 ducks apiece. That’s
lawful. The gas boat operator conies
along, picks up the 100 ducks and
takes them aboard the boat. Then he
has in his possesssion more than 25
ducks, and that’s against the 'aw.”
So, when four men go out in a gas
boat and kill 100 ducks, each hunter
should keep his hands on his own
ducks, or his eyes peeled for Adam
and Eve—for the game warden and his
launch.
“And again,” said the prosecuting
attorney, ‘ ‘ suppose a man gets 23
ducks in say, seven shots. Now he is
entitled to two more ducks. A flock
fly past and he blazes away. Unfort
unatelv, say. he kills four at the one
shot!”
By that fatal shot, an upright citi
zen has innocently become a criminal
“Suppose again,” continued Judge
Folsom, “on Saturday morning Tom
Radonich had 25 ducks, 20 of them
are roasted for dinner. The chef says
that they are all eaten. Sunday morn
ing Tom buys 20 more ducks, but it
turns out that one duck was left over
in the warming oven—now what’s the
legal status of the last duck!”
Wherefore it behooves those who
shoot and handle ducks to keep a wea
ther eye out for Adam and Eve.
SUPT. BEATTIE RETURNS
Supt. Beattie returned to Juneau on
the Dolphin from an inspection of the
Indian schools in the southern part of
his district. Several changes have
taken place in the service recently.
Miss Cora B. Hawk has resigned at
Klawok, and left for Pennsylvania.
At Loring, the government is nego
tiating for a building for a school, and
it is expected one will be opened there
soon. The departure of the young In
dians for the new village which will
probably be called Haidaberg, has left
so few in Kinqnan and Howkan that
the government will not maintain
schools in either place. Mies Louise
McConnell, nurse in charge of the
southern part of the district, arrived
on the Dolphin and will probably go
from here either to Kake or Hoonah.
The cannery at Loring this year put
up a pack of 150,000 eases, probably
the largest pack from any individual
cannery in Alaska.
A LONG WAY OFF
“The invitation to attend the con
vention at Cordova,’’ said Mayor O’
Connor yesterday, “was not accepted
by Douglas for two reasons. In the
first place there is nothing we want
very much, and in the second place,
Cordova is an exceedingly long ways
away. ’ ’
-K
PflYS
Douglas
Commercial
Club
Alaska Jewelry Co.
EXPERT WATCH REPAIRING Alaska
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Douglas!
Don’t Forget the
ANDERSON TOBACOSY
Near the 8aw Mill, Douglas
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THE ECONOMY
of hand work shorn in the life of
the linen.
DOUGLAS HAND LAUNDBY
Front Street
Hugh Day
BILLIARDS AND POOL
CIGARS AND TOBACCO
Bring that old suit down and let us o A Q IVIITAX/
look at it. Chances are we can make it VJV^Vjl-/ nlL W
Better let us put a new collar on your overcoat now.
cold one of these days.
DOUGLAS CLEANING AND DTE WORKS
It will turn
Haring purchased the entire
stock of Ooorge Barf or d, I am soil
In all wool underwear at* manufac
turers’ prices.
JACK MCDONALD
You ’ll find the best Stock of
"Tobaccos at the Douglas News
Stand.
ft. R. HUBBARD
BY CABEFULLY BUYXNO
a small stock I can sell better Shoes
for lees money than other stores
DENNY OBFANTIS
St. Ann’s Boad
For a Oood Smoke Try Douglas
HENRY CLAY
junrau peaky * NAVIGA
TION COMPANY
Leaves Juneau for Douglas and
Treadwell
•8:00 a. m. 1:00 p. m. 6:30 p. m.
9:00 a. xn. 3:00 p. m. 8:00 p. m.
11:00 a. m. 4:30 p. m.
Leaves Treadwell for 'Douglas and
Juneau
*8:25 a. m. 1:40 p. m. 6:55 p. m.
10:35 a, m. 3:25 p. m. 8:25 p. m.
12 noon 4:55 p. m.
Leaves Douglas for Juneau
*8:30 a. m. 1:45 p. m. 7:05 p. m.
10:45 a. m. 3:30 p. m. 8:30 p. m.
12:05 p. m. 5:05 p. m.
*On Sundays this trip is omitted.
Late trip leaves Juneau at 11 o ’clock
on Wednesday and Saturday only.