LOCAL NEWS NOTES
Jack Wilson has quit the cyanide plant
and is now chief watchman employed on
the Treadwell dock In place of James
Garner.
Frank Slavln, son of the former priie
fighter of the »m« name, was recently
killed in France. This leaves John Mac
laren, son of Malcolm Maclaren of Daw
son, the only Yukoner left of the twenty
who went to war with the 8eventy-second
British Columbia Battalion.
S. B. Combest, one of the Treadwell en
gineers and prominent mining man of
Alaska, left on the Princess Mary for Se
attle, where he will remain for the winter.
Mrs. Combest and child left for Seattle
last week and they will make their home
on the Sound until early summer before
returning North.
DOUGLAS, Dec. 9—Word was received
yesterday that M. J. O’Connor had pur
chased the Sweetr Grocery on Elk Street,
Bellingham, and that he is making arange
ments for his future home in that city.
Those who are familiar with the Belling
ham firm state that it is one of the largest
In the city, three auto deliveries being
run in connection with the business.
Mrs. Wm. McBlaln, of Warm Springs
Bay, passed on last week from an attack
of influenza. Her remains were brought
to town by her husband and Alex Robert
son in a small launch on Saturday even
ing. It was reported that that she was
ill but five days with the disease and be
ing unable to secure the proper treat
ment in that isolated district, death re
sulted in a short time. Mrs. McBlaln was
an old resident of the Island and ha3
many friends and relatives on the Chan
nel who will mourn her loss.
Miss Mona Grave* and Lieutenant Hi
ram Eugene Spear were married at the
Episcopal church In Seattle last week, ac
cording to a wireless message received by
the bride's father, J. P. L. Graves. Owing
to the influenza epidemic in Seattle, the
wedding was a quiet affair. Lieut, and
Mrs. Spear left for Portland on their wed
ding trip shortly afterward. Mrs. Graves,
mother of the bride, will visit in Tacoma
until their return to Seattle, where they
will make their home. Mrs. Spear, as Miss
Mona Graves, has been one of the most
popular of the young girls in Juneau dur
ing her residence there for the past few
years.
Another Former DougUsite Killed
Word was received here this week tell
ing of the death of Verne Smith, for sev
eral years a resident of Douglas. He was
In the United States Army, in the 91st
Division, which troops were trained at
Camp Lewis. The letter stated that he
was killed on October 20 In the fierce
fighting in Argonne Forest In France.
Verne Smith was a nephew of Mrs Ed.
Armstrong and lived here while Mr. Arm
strong was operating the Lyric theater,
and worked at that plane most of the
time he was here. Verne was a young
man of about 25 years of age and was
very well liked on the Island.
Henry Leggett Killed in France
Lost week news was received here by
Mrs. Jobn Mills of the death of her nophew
Henry Leggett, in France, where he was
fighting with the American troops. He
was killed in one of the last battles of the
Wftl*.
He joined the army at Portland, Oregon.
His parents are now living at Vancouver,
B. C. They lived hero for a number of
years where Henry also resided. They
left a couple of years ago for Miami,
Arli., but later came back to Vancouver.
Henry was twenty-five years old and
the only son in the family of several girls.
While here he v/orked most of the tlmo
in the mills at Treadwell, where bis
father. Dave Leggett, wee also employed.
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LeBoy Vestal Arrives at New York
LeRoy Vestal was the first Juneau boy
to arrive overseas, and it Is probable that
he will be the first to return from the
front. Word was received from him some
time ago that he had been wounded, but
the nature of the wound was not known
until last week, when a letter arrived
statlnr that a machine gun bullet had en
tered als right elbow, plowed Its way
down through the arm, and coming out
the knuckle of his index finger. He spent
six weeks In Base Hospital No. 9 at Cha
teauvaux, Prance, and was evidently
among the first wounded to be evacuated
after the signing of th6 armistice. Le
Roy also has the distinction of being the
youngest Alaskan veteran of the war. He
was not fifteen years of age when he en
tered the service, and will not be seven
teen until next May, yet he eerved more
than a year In the Fifth Field Artillery
and later was transferred to the 109th
Tank Battalion, where he received his
wound. Most of tbe time he was in
France he was at the front, he having
been granted but one 13-day leave of ab
sence.