LOCAL NEWS NOTES
Hector McLean, the genial employment
agent of the Alaska Juneau, has a smile
on these dayB. He says It is another boy.
Paul Peterson, master mechanic at the
Alaska Juneau, has returned from a three
weeks’ outing at Warm Springs Bay, look
ing fine and enjoyed the trip.
Alex Chisholm, one of the old-time
Treadwell employees, returned to work
at the Ready Bullion hoist. He has been
out to the fishing grounds all summer.
August Larcher, who has been In
charge of the open cut work at the Alaska
Juneau mine during the summer, is on
a two-weeks’ vacation at Tenakee, Alaska.
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. O’Connor and Miss
Regene Miller will leave soon for Seattle,
where they now have their home, after
spending the summer on Douglas Island.
President P. W. Bradley, of the United
Treadwell interests, who has spent the past
two months at the Treadwell properties,
returned to San Francisco on the last trip
of the Spokane.
Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Fox and two daugh
ters, Miss Helen Fox and Miss Charlotto
For, will leave Douglas to make their
home in Tacoma. Mr. Fox is the pioneer
merchant of Douglas Island.
James Christoe, chief bookkeeper and
cashier of the Treadwell Company, after
twenty years faithful service, has resign
ed to accept a position with the C. W.
Young Company in Juneau.
Harry A. Larson, one of the steel work
ers who erected the Alaska Juneau mill,
has been engaged with a crew of six men
to rebuild the steel track which was torn
out by the slide oil Sept. 26th.
Second Lieut. L. S. Ferris of the Ju
neau Home Guards resigned and First
Sergeant James Hurley was elected sec
ond lieutenant. Lt. Hurley’s promotion
is well deserved, as he has done much for
the organization since its inception.
The sub-chaser left during the week,
after spending the summer here. Every
one was sorry to see the men go, and, if
they are to be believed, they are rather
sory to leave the Channel. If they come
back next spring, as Capt. McDonnell
hinted they might, they will be more than
welcome.
Alfred J. Stephens, assistant superinten
dent of the Aiaska Juneau will, has re
signed and will leave for the South on
one of the first boats. Mr. Stephens has
been suffering from rheumatism for the
past thre years and hopes the trip will
prove beneficial to his health.
Andrew Berg, for many years pump
man at the Ready Bullion mine, left for
Miami, Arts., to visit with his daughters,
Mrs. Alfred Fleek and Miss Sarah Berg,
both former residents of the Island. Mr.
Berg expects to be away until spring.
F. H. Partridge, the new wharfinger at
the TreadweP wharf, is a veteran of the
present war. He served three and a half
years with the Canadian forces in France,
six months of the time being in the hos
pital. He was honorably discharged from
the service on account of wounds.
Mike McDonnell, an old time engineer
at Treadwell, has returned from a long
trip to the States. Mr. McDonnell trav
eled over a good deal of the United States
during his absence and lately has been
working on Puget Sound. He says that
many former Alaskans that he met in
the States are contemplating returning
here soon, as house rent and general living
expenses are all out of proportion to the
wages paid there. As for himself, he
says that Alaska will be good enough for
him in the future.
The first of the Gastineau Channel
members of the Alaska Rifle Team that
went to Camp Perry, Ohio, for the Na
tional rifle shoot, to return were George
Folta and Wright Wenrlch, of Juneau.
Mr. Folta was detained at Seattle for a
couple of weeks with a slight attack of
Spanish Influenza, and Mr. Wenrlch re
mained at the Camp for two weeks addi
tional training in small arms. Five others
also took the additional small arms train
ing. They were Frank Sargeant, M. N.
McCall, H. E. Herner, A. W. Engstrom,
and J. P. Williams. Dr. Braafladt, of
Petersburg, is visiting in Minnesota; Jas.
Allen, of Petersburg, returned home some
time ago. L. W. Kilburn made a trip to
nis oic Doing in massacnuserts. unrr
Kennard went East with the expectation
of enlisting in the army. Russell York
came West to Seattle, where it is thought
he will stay this winter. E. M. Pauley,
of Valdez, is visiting in Wisconsin. D.R.
Adams, of Anchorage, returned to that
place last month, and H. E. Murray, of
Douglas, went to Los Angeles, Calif.,
where his family is, and will remain there
for several weeks.
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