LOCAL HEWS NOTES
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Caraway left re
cently to locate In the States.
Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Allen, of Haines,
are down for the winter. Mr. Allen is
working in the Ready Bullion mill.
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Stoody, formerly of
“The Pines,” have purchased a home of
their own in Seattle .where they now re
side.
N. F. Oilkey and wife are now occupy
ing the cottage at Treadwell that was for
merly the residence of John Richards and
family.
Anton Miller, father of Regene Miller,
an old-time miner of Treadwell, died No
vmber 1st at 3t. Ann hospital of tuber
culosis.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Pinger and family
have moved from Treadwell and are occu
pying apartments over the post office in
Douglas.
Frank Sargeant, of the Juneau Fire De
partment, while visiting in Seattle last
month, contracted the Influenza, which
resulted in his death.
MeBdames A. McMillan and Dave Bair
ner left on the last Jefferson for Fort
Win. H. Seward to join their husbands
who are in service there.
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. O'Connor, Regene
Miller and P. H. Fox and family departed
on the last Humboldt for the States, whe re
they will locate permanently.
Herbert Spencer, former Treadwell
wharfinger, is now with the Wells, Fargo
Express Co. in San Francisco, and writes
he is having the time of his life.
Rex Rutherford, formerly of Treadwell
and Alaska Juneau offices, is now with
the office force of the Todd Drydock and
Construction Co., of Seattle Wash.
Ralph Healy is on his way to Kenne
cott, where he will become mine superin
tendent of that great copper property.
Mr. Healy has been assistant superintend
ent of the Perseverance mine for several
years, where he succeeded D. J. Argali
when the latter was promoted superin
tendent. Mrs. Healy and little daughter
accompanied Mr. Healy. The Kennecott
Is one of the great copper mines of the
world and Mr. Healy will be one of the
youngest mine superintendents among
those in charge of great properties.
Edward Webster, proprietor of the Ju
neau-Douglas Telephone Company, and for
many years a resident of Oastineau Chan
nel. died at Juneau, November 2nd.
Charles Garfield has been appointed
acting collector of customs for Alaska to
All the vacancy caused by the death of
J. F. Pugh. Mr. Garfield recently return
ed from a trip East, where he represented
Alaska in reconserving the fish of the
Territory.
Several dozen boys of Juneau on No
vember 11th, armed with influenza masks
and wooden guns, paraded through the
town under the leadership of Glen C.
Bartlet. A banner was carried at the
head of the little troop, bearing the in
scription, “The Kaiser Has Flu!”
G. W. Gustafson died at Erltngton,
Wash., on October 26 from the effects of
Spanish Influenza. Mr. Gustafson lived on
Douglas Island for many years and was
employed at the Treadwell foundry as as
sistant pattern-maker, later going to
Thane as pattern-maker for the Gastineau
Company. He left Thane several months
ago for the States. He fs survived by his
wife and little daughter, who are said
to be quite ill with influenza.
Additional Newi of the Sophia Wreck
To date 182 bodies have been recovered
of the 343 who perished; 156 bodies were
shipped south on the Princess Alice; £0
bodies are to be buried in Juneau and
othrs are being held pending the arrival
of relatives.
The following bodies have recently
been Identified; Lars A. Hansen, Frank
Walford Peterson. Charles Newberg, Sam
Chinquist, Henry Tartif, Mrs. Murray S.
Fades. C. P. R. waiter (name unknown),
George Sangster, Young Chin-Chin, Mrs.
Anna Lenez, Mrs. J. P. Anderson, Ruth
McDonald, Joy Vifquln, Mrs. Pinska,
Mrs. O. E. Tackstrom, Loretta Beaton,
Mrs. W. Hooper, Eunice McDonald, Mar
jory Tackstrom, Harry Bridges, William
McClellan, H. Russell, C. P. R. store
keeper (name unknown).
Divers from the wrecker Tees of Van
couver have recovered the body of Charles
A. Paddock, also a small safe said to con
tain $62,000. Two-thirds of the wreck,
including the pilot house and the purser’s
safe, had disappeared, but the part con
taining the strong-room, which was well
forward, was still there and the safe re
covered. The wreck is resting on a ledge
In 90 feet of water.
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Lieut. Allen Pinger is on his way over
sea.