LOCAL NEWS NOTES
Mr. P R. Bradley, chairman of the
Douglas-Treadwell Chapter of the Red
Cross, has appointed K. A. J. Gallaws, of
Douglas, as head of the Junior Red Crons
on the Island.
U. S. Marshal J. M. Tanner recently
emptied 2,400 bottles of confiscated beer
over the bluff near the court house at Ju
neau. The bottles, after they were emp
tied, were donated to the salvage depart
ment of the Rod Cross.
Ed Hr -rls, one of the popular young men
of the .iland, who left here about two
years ago for Carcross, B. C., -eturned on
the City of Seattle, accompanied by his
bride. Mr. Harris was married on Sept. 2
to Miss Eleanor Price, of Seattle.
Orders to call out all Class 1-A draft
men in Alaska forthwith were received at
the office of Captain Finnegan. It is ex
pected the order will call 800 men from
Alaska, many of whom are now in the
States, but under the jurisdiction of the
Alaska boards. The call includes limited
service men, as well as those ir> Class 1 -A.
Last Sunday afternoon a party consist
ing of A. J. Sprague, fish expert of the
Alaska Game and Fish Club, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Bathe and daughter, Mrs. Stearns,
si! of Juneau, ard 0. E. Bennett, C H.
Erickson and J. F. Henson, ol' Doug<as,
carried a few thousand Colorado Brook
trout cry up 10 the ditch and planted them
in the creeks emptying there.
Within the last week the following boys
have joined the colors: From the Ready
Bullion mine and mill, John Running.
Trlpko Rakocevlch, Chas. 3. Swanson,
John Mariotti, Louis Sey^s; from the foun
dry, Angelos Danos. From the Alaska
Juneau. R. E. Coughlin, E. M. Polly, C.
W. Bland, Juan Green, Julius Nolasco, Geo.
Montaya, Mike Korry, H. O. Nordling,
Pete Johnson, Jr., Mike Susto.
Gns Crvndler, our local Barney Old
field and driver of the Douglas Steam
Laundry delivery car, which Is of the
family of Ford, had a narrow escape from
serious injury last Mondr.y when his car
skidded on the hill leading from St. Ann
avenue to Fourth street near the Tread
well postoffice. The machine was landed
in a clump ot bushes and was more or less
scrambled when found, although the
driver was not injured. Pending repairs
to the machine the dog team took the
laundry route for a few days.
Shakan
The Treadwell Company is developing
a molybdenite prospect at Shakan,, about
200 miles south of Treadwell and on Kos
ciusko island, off the west coast of Prince
of Wales Island. *
The Camp Is In the village of Shakan
and the workings are about 3,500 feet
east of it and at an elevation of 700 feet.
The ledge averages six feet In width and
lies very flat.
Peter Johnson, formerly foreman of the
Mexican mine and assistant foreman of
the Treadwell, is in charge of the work.
With Mm are Carl Carlson, Wm. Burke,
Henry Vogt, Frank Parslch and a number
of other old Treadwell men.
They are now driving an adit along the
vein and constructing a surface tram
from the wharf to the mine workings.
November Election
The following is a list of candiates for
various territorial offices to be voted for
at the election on November 5*h:
For Delegate to Congress:
Francis Connolly, Socialist.
ChaB. A. Sulzer, Democrat.
James Wickersham, Republican.
For Territorial Senator:
William Britt, Democrat.
Crist Johanson, Socialist.
Ed. C. Russell, Republican.
For Alaska Legislature:
W. W. Casey. Democrat.
J J. Connors, Democrat.
J. H. Davis, Republican.
I. M. Hofstad, Socialist.
P. C. McCormack, Republican.
H. R. Shepard, Republican.
I. Sowerby. Democrat.
E. J. White, Democrat.
Grover C. Winn, Republican.
For Road Supervisor:
Olaf Arness, Socialist.
Perry Wiley. Democrat.
Jack Wilson, Republican.
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A stranger asked why so much noise In
the Treadwell Boarding House during meal
hours; this explains: That the restau
rant and eating houses in mining dis
tricts are aiding the sugar-conservation
program is illustrated hy a sign which
appears in an eating-house near Ton&pah,
Nevada. This sign reads ::“Use only one
level teaspoonful in your coffee. Don’t
be a U-boat—so stir like hell, for we don’t
mind the noise.
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The name of Bret Harte has been select
ed for the *100,000 hotel at Grass Valley,
Calif. The name is appropriate for the
reason that many of the 3ret Harte stories
are located In that vicinity.