Douglas Island news. [volume], December 07, 1898, Image 2

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THE DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS.
A. a. .IcBRIDB and CHARLES A. HOPP
Editors and Publishers.
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
TEfcMS:?In Advance.
One Year - - fSJ.00
Six Months ------- 1.50
Three Months ------ 1.00
Single Copies ------ JO
Foreign Postage must he prepai d.
Wednesday, December 7# 1898.
To Ex change a.
Oilr exchanges will please note the
removal of the News from Fort Wran
gel to Douglas City and Treadwell and
govern themselves accordingly.
Commissioner's Decision.
I'he local Land Office at Sitka haa re-1
ceived the following decision of the j
Commissioner of the General Land '
Office holdiug that entry cannot be
made nor filings received by the local 1
land offices In general homestead cases .
though they may be made with soldier's j
additional homestead scrip.
Register and Receiver,
Sitka, Alaska.
Gentlemeu:?
I am in receipt of your letter of Oct. i
5, 1808, transmitting the papers in the j
case of homestead entry No. 1, made i
October 4, 1898, by Adolph Ellefson, j
on a tract of unsurveyed land contain
ug 5 acres,
It appears that you have also allow-1
ed the party a leave of absence from '
the land for a period of nine months j
from October 5, 1S98.
You state that you desire a ruling by {
this office as to the future acceptance
of such filings; that you have inter
preted the circular issued June 8,1898,!
under the Act of Congress approved j
May 14,1898, (30 Stat., 409), "to mean ;
that, while entry may not be perfected ;
and patent issued until the system of !
public surveys is extended to this Dis-1
trict, yet, in order that the bona fide !
settler may have the advantage of a !
record of his date of settlement and ;
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occupancy 01 nis iana ne may me in;
this (your) office his application and j
the usual accompanying affidavit." i
On page 4 of the circular of June 8, :
1898, relating to section 1 of the Act of
May 16,1898, it is stated in rule three
that existing homestead laws, while rec-!
ognizing settlements on unsurveyed
public lands, do not authorize the en
try or the patenting thereof until the
public surveys have been regularly ex-;
tended over them; that section one of
this act (May 14, 1898), however in
terms authorizes the entry of unsur- j
veyed lands in Alaska through the ex- 1
ercise of soldiers additional homestead
rights; but this does not apply to the
general homestead right.
Your action allowing said entry and
leave of absence wa s, therefore, erro
neous, and Ellefsen's entry is accord
ingly held for cancellation.
x x x x
Very respectfully,
Binger Herman, ?
Commissioner. :
Prof. Graves of Wyoming has been
made president of the Washington'
State University, which by the way is!
becoming ono of the best institutions
of learning in the country. The Seat-1
tie papers have contained an alleged
picture of the professor. We are slow
to believe that the cut in the paper ;
will give any one an idea of how the |
man looks, except that he parts his j
hair in the middle, a practice that
ought to be prohibited by law.
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Kindly Remembrance.
Stikeen River Journal.
We have received No. 1, Vol. 1, of the
Douglas Island News. Our old friends 1
A. G. McBride and C. A. Hopp are at;
the helm. It is a neat, clean sheet and i
the advertising columns look healthy.
A. G. is a good fellow and we hope the
Douglas Island people will show their 1
appreciation by subscribing for and j
advertising in the Douglas Island
News.
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Very Rev. J. B. Rene, S. J., Prefect j
Apostolic of the Catholic church in !
Alaska, paid Douglas a visit last week.;
Father Rene has been traveling exten- j
aively and had been absent from this
district for a year and a half. He vis- j
ited the Yukon twice, the States, Cana- j
da, and Europe, etc. Here his friends j,
were delighted to see him home again !
and so well. He had a very welcome ,
reception at the Sisters School where i
a large crowd of children sang to him 1
words of welcome. Rev. Father Rene <
was impressed by the growth of Doug
las City. The Catholic church close ; <
by the hospital has become too small <
for the ever increasing population, and i
permission is given to build a good, <
substantial church structure as soon 1
as the necessary funds have been j
rained. j 1
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THE CHURCHES,
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Rev. Loyal L. Wirt ift Oilman's Hall, The
Friends Mission. People Need Not Com*
plain of Poor Preaching.
Kev. Loyal L. Wirt delivered a ser
mou at Oilman's hall last Sunday
evening. The Congregational church
people hold their services there for the
present, but the pastor announced that
Christmas services would be held in
: the new church; from which statement
| people will know that the building is
I nearlng completion.
The Rev. Mr. Wirt was at his best on
j Sunday night. He chose for his sub
! ject the fifth to the eighth Versos inolu
j sive of the fifth chapter of John, which
j relates to the healing by Christ of a
' certain man who had an infirmity for
thirty-eight years.
Without copious notes it would be im
possible to give a description of the
sermon, and this we did not take; but
we can truly say that the sermon was
worthy of a bishop. The eloquent di
vine has a wonderful flow of language,
is a profound thinker and pleasing in
delivery, and such preaching cer
tainly will accomplish much good.
Our attention was also especially di
rected to the opening prayer. It cov
ered'a wide range, as it properly should.
With deep fervency he prayed for the
salvation of souls by the divine Healer
and a final gathering of the peoples of
the earth into heaven. It was so ear
nest, so pure that it seemed to us that
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iu musr sureiy reacn mat nwiveu iu
which we believe, but which we feared
onr brother was skeptical concerning.
It is wonderful what a good effect
such a sermon, such a prayer has upon
an audience. You could see in the
faces of those present the pleasure and
satisfaction that it produced. We are
one of the number who do not believe
that Christianity is advancing, but we
do believe that if every church mem
bership could hear such sermons, it
would not be long until the world
would be christianized. The people
will go to hear preaching of the right
kind. The life and teachings of Christ
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nave Deeu onen i,oiu, uut tuey gu iu
hear them again and again when they
are narrated by a truly good man.
Mr. C. N. Replogle, at the Friends'
Mission, chose for the theme of his dis
course the words found in the second
verse of the fourth chapter of Malachi:
"But unto you that fear my name shall
the Sun of righteousness arise with
healing in his wings; and ye shall go
forth, as calves of the stall." He dwelt
at some length on the fear of the ad
verse criticism of the world; and said
that we should fear God and not man.
He spoke feelingly of the hearts that
needed the application of the healing
power of "the Sun of righteousness,"
of the greet efficacy of that power, and
eloquently alluded to the perfected
state when "ye shall go forth as calves
of the stall."
A portion of the time was spent in a
talk to the natives through an inter
preter, after which a general invitation
was extendad to all to speak in testi
mony.
The attendance was good; the inter
est deep and sincere.
Manager Gorbus.
Mr. Corbus, the manager of the huge
mercantile establishment at Treadwell,
has changed his ad this week and the
people will read and profit by it. We I
were pleased to know that Manager j
Corbus carefully reads the News each
week and that its contents and makeup
are agreeable to his taste. Whether he i
appreciates it because it is the only "re-!
ligious paper" in Alaska we do not j
know, but that he should is not ques- J
tioned in our mind. Mr. Corbus is a
young man, but he is all business and |
the manner in which he manages that |
branch of the great mining company's j
interests shows that he is a valuable
man. The first time we saw him we
sized him up as one of those far away
men, but socially he is a rattling good
fellow, when you know him. He is not
as tall as his brother, the superintend-1
ent, but resembles him in many re-!
spects. Whether he ever has any trou-1
ble, like Hebson, in keeping the girls
from kissing him we don't know, but
he is certainly one of the best looking
men in Alaska.
He Is All Right.
M. Manson, former agent at Wran
gel for R. Dunsmuir and Sons, is now
in charge of the shipping department
at Union Wharf. In a letter to G. A.
McCulloch he wishes to be remembered
to his Wrangel friends.?Stikeen River
Journal.
Mr. Manson was at Juneau for sev
eral weeks and we were in hopes his
employers would permit him to remain
in Alaska. Mr. Manson is certainly
ene of the best men that ever came to
bhis district. We need more Masons
in Alaska. There is nothing the mat
:er with Manson.
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A YOUNG HAN AND HIS GIRL.
A Suit Water Bath with Ml* Sunday Clothes ;
on. Hard Luck (or one of the flexlcan
Mine Boys.
There is a young man who works at
the Mexican stamp mill a little ways
below Treadwell. He is not the only
one, for they are many. He is unmar
ried, but how old he is, the color of his
hair und eyes, whether he parts his
hair in the middle or not are all mat
ters we know nothing about for we are
unacquainted with him. This young
| man, as we are informed, has a girl
I somewhere across the bay, some place
| near or at Sheep Creek, and last Sat
| urday he left on the II o'clock boat to
I make her a visit. He reached the cor
i rect place, but the next we hoar o f i
| him he is making his way toward the
I wharf to take the evening ferry for
j home. Just how it happened we don't
| know, and he will probably never tell,
j but anyway the young man fell off the
| wharf into the bay with all his clothes j
j on, and his Sunday clothes at that, j
| He was pretty badly scared, no doubt, j
j for he yelled and bellowed so that you j
J could hear him a distance of three j
: miles. Some teamsters heard his voice !
I and took a rope and fished him out of
j the water.
We did not try to interview the;
! young man and of course cannot give !
all the particulars, but these are the |
main facts.
Me Never Sleeps.
Economy, tact and close attention
to business never fail to bring a man a
good trade. Smith, the fruit, confec
tionery and meat man, started in one !
room in this city. His business grew '
and now he is in two rooms and thero j
| is always someone waiting to do their ;
i trading. The secret of his success is |
I that he buys the best, sells cheap and !
t is always there. He is first to open, j
I last to close. He never sleeps.
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G. ROENE,
.... Dealer in and Manufacturer of
?STOVES?
TIN- AND HARDWARE.
W?PLUMBING?V*
l Douglas City, ? - - Alaska.
LINDSTROM BROS.
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Dealers in
Dry Goods,
Clothing,
Furnishing
Goods,
Boots and
Shoes,
Hats and
Caps, Etc.
Douglas City, Alaska.
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SAMPLE ROOM
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Headquarters for Tourists
and Yukoners
"There's nothing
too good
for The Boys."
ED. CASE^VLL, Proprietor.
Opp. Occidental Hotel, JUNEAU, ALASKA
ALASKA TREAD
WELL GOLD MINING CO
Mercantile Department
DOUGLAS ISLAND, - - ALASKA.
WHOLELALE MERCiiANDISEZr^E I
Full Line jfc Hardware
of Christmas # Iron & Steel
VoYelties ^ Pipe Fittings
Just Received
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OUTFITS FOR THE GOLD FIELDS.
Gel our Prices before Purchasing
elsewhere. We will do Ihe rigid Ihing.
F. M. JAMES,
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
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Watch for
this space
Next Week
DOUGLAS CITY,
ALASKA.
P. H. POX, I
DEALER IN J
RENEBAL MERCHANDISE;
: STAPLE and
FANCY
GROCERIES. |
Boots, Shoes, Clothing, Hardware.*#
Complete Yukon Outfits. M
First-class Bakery in connection with the store.?}
DOUGLAS CITY, ALASKA. Mi
ALASKA MEAT MARKET
D. McKAY, Proprietor.
A full line of Fresh, Salt, and
Smoked Meats constantly on
hand.
Poultry and Game Hunter Block, Douglas City, Alaska,
in Season. TELEPHONE NO. 8.