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DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS.
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VOL x DOUGLAS CITY AND TREADWELL, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1899. NO. 12.
| B. NI. Behrends j
< BANKER AND MERCHANT s|
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I MINERS' OUTFITS f|
| SOLD AT l|
I WHOLESALE PRICES i|
Let us figure on your
Outfits. f;
A (ieueral Banking Business Transacted.
If you want to make Investments consult with us.
Juiipuii. Alaska.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
CATHOLIC CHURCH;
Mass with Sermon ... 10:00 A. M. !
Sunday School - ? - ? 3:00 P. M. ;
Rosary, Lecture and Benediction 7:00 P.M.
Priest. Rev. Father P. C. Bougix. S. J.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH-Rev. Loyal
L. Wirt, pastor. Services will l>e held every
Sunday ut 7:45 p. in. Suuday School meets at
11 a. m. Society of Christian Endeavor
Thursduv evenings at 7:30. I.adies League
every alternate Thursday u!t >rtiooii.
FRIENDS CHURCH -Regular services at the
Mission School house.
Suhlmth School .... lo a. m. J
Native Services .... 11a. m. j
Evening' Services - 7:45
Prayer meeting, Wednesday evening at 7:45
Teachers' meetingevery Friday evening at
8 o'clock at private houses.
Any and all arc cordially invited and wel
comed at all of these services.
Rev. C. X. Rf.plogle. Pastor.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH-At
Peniel Mission. Wednesday evenings at 7:45
o'clock. Scandinavian services at the Peniel
Mission Monday evenings at 7:45 o'clock.
A cordial invitation extended to all. Rev. C.
J. Larseti, Pastor.
A. F. and A. n.
Masons of Douglas Island meet at
Odd Fellows' Hall on the First and
Third Tuesdays of each month. All
Masons are cordially invited to at- j
tend. *
I. O. O. F.
Alaska Lodge No. 1 meets at Odd i
Fellow's Hall, Douglas, on Wednesday
evenings at 8 o'clock.
Visiting Brothers are Cordially in
vited to attend.
J. G. McDonald, X. G.
C. A. Weck, Secretary.
DR. W. L. HARRISON,
DENTIST
Hunter Block. l>etweeu Front
and 2nd St.s. Douglus City, j
FRED PAGE-TUSTIN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Will practice in the District Court of Aluska.
Fort Wraiijrel, Alaska.
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A. G. McBRIDE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Office w ith News Douglas City. Alasku, j
T. J. DONOHOE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Will practice in all the Courts of Alaska.
Post Office Building JUNEAU, ALASKA.
JNO. R. WINN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Juneau, ... - - Alaska.
P. D. KELSEV,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Juneau, - Alaska.
Douglas City Barber Shop.
Hair Cutting V/ Shampooing
Shaving /Jv Baths
FRANK VESTAL, Prop.
Alaska I
Steam j
Laundry !
Dyeing and CleaningWork.
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PL R. JAPjGPjR, Proprietor.
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Laundry \\ ork in all its branches. Suits;
cleiiiunl and pressed. Colors restored. Dye* |
in;* of every sort promptly attended to. Cur*
pets cleaned without taking them up. All
at lowest possible prices consistent with
trood work.
?WF~ A. LaMotte. Douglas City Aj*ent.
iir i .eave Handles at Delmouieo Hotel.
Front Street. - Juneau, Alaska.
CITY BREWERYj
MATLOCK & FISHER, PROP'S
JUNEAU, ALASKA.
5team and Lager Beer.
Bottled Boer, Ale and Porter our i
Specialties.
Improved bottling machinery just put
in. Best Beer in Alaska.
I FIRST CHilll fill If WGlflS III!.
Now Completed and Ready for Dedication. A Hodel of Comfort,
Convenience, and Artistic Building.
A MONUMENT TO THE ENERGY OF REV. LOYAL L. WIRT.
Tho American's first thought in set
tlingauew country is of church and
school; and Douglas City is no excep
tion in this respect. Four religious
denominations hold regular services
and the Peniel Mission is well attended.
The Catholics and Friends will each
erect tine church edifices during the
year?their present buildings being too
small.
But this week we present our readers
with a description of the First Congre
gational Church of this city which has
just been completed at a cost of ?l,2f>0.
The building was commenced Oct. 17th,
1898 and completed Jan. 11th, 1899, and
is to be dedicated Feb. 12th.
The cost is far from being represent
ed by the above figures as will be seen
by this sketch and it is doubtful wheth
er this amount of money would actual
ly erect so beautiful a building any
where in the states.
This is the first fruits of the Congre
gational Home Missionary Society in
Alaska. Rev. Loyal L. Wirt reached
Juneau May 7th, 1808; May 22nd a Sun
day School was organized on Douglas
Island with G present. Dec. 11th the
membership was 05, with 81 present.,
July 14th, V. P. S C. E. organized; 15
members. August 14th, Church organ-1
ized; 10 members. December 24th,
Christmas tree in the new edifice.
The lot, 100x200 feet, was given by
the Tyee Consolidated Mining Com
pany?R. F. Lewis, Agent.
The building is placed equi-distant
I between Treadwell and Douglas City,
because it would be hard to tell which
end of the town has been most inter
ested or most helpful in its erection.
Without t he generosity of the Tread- i
well management and the company's
extension of courtesies in many ways
the enterprise would npt have been
possible.
The trustees are R. J. Willis,
Frank Racii,
F. VV. Hoyt.
The church is a modern edifice in
every respect. The auditorium is 3Gx|
50 feet and seats 200 people com ;
fortably. The chapel or Sunday;
School room opens by sliding doors
into the audience room, thus adding 100
additional sittings when necessary.
The chapel, which occupies the L of}
the church is a model of beauty and
convenience. Here the decorators have
exhibited their art to perfection; unite
dado frieze and panneling with ingrain
paper, "pinch work" and silver mould
ing, the room, as indeed does t he deco
rating of the whole church, throws,
great credit upon Messrs. Hall and J
Rosen burgh who certainly put much
more work and skill upon the finishing
of the church than their contract
called for.
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A visiting clergyman wa? ut-aiu uy
the pastor to remark, after he had in
spected the new building, "Why, this
church is too good for Douglas."
"Not by any means," was Mr. Wirt's
indignant reply, "and you would not
say so if you knew the people as well i
as I do."
Great credit is due Mr. I. A. Boynton
who not only designed and drew the
plans for the church, but superintended
its construction with conscientious
economy and the skill of a master
mechanic. In addition to all this he
contributed 870 to the building fund.
Messrs. Kerry & Howell furnished
the lumber at an extremely low figure
?and the quality was of the very best.
A Boynton & Richardson furnace
costing 8*250 was installed by Messrs.;
Phelps and Morrison and gives entire
satisfaction.
I
The pews were made in Juneau by J.
G. Jargeuson. They arc a handsome
seat finished iu natural wood and we'
never wish to sit in u more comfortable
pew.
Opening l>oth into the chapel and the
auditorium is as cozy and convenient a
kitcheu as any ladies' society could
wish.
Hut that of which perhaps the pastor
is proudest of all is the office or study,
which is in the tower and is reached by
a handsom* flight of stairs leading up
from the vestibule.
To the ladies of the church and con
gregation, to the management and em
ployees of mill and mine, to the dealers
in material who have liberally discount
ed their bills, to the workmen who have
given days of labor, to the many who
have given good coin of the realm in
sums ranging from ten cents to 8150,
to the Ferry Co. for courtesies render
ed. to one and all who have given ma
terial assistance or kind words of
encouragement, which have often l>een
the help most needed, Mr. Wirt desires
to extend, in the name of the First
Congregational Church of Douglas
City, his profound and heart felt grati
tude.
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THIS HKCICU wouiu 11; iiiiiuiii | 'iwi
were it concluded without mentioning
the pastor, Rev. Loyal L. Wirt, the
source of the inspiration resulting in
this church building. To say that he
is an eloquent, cultured, christian gen
tleman would not give the reader a true
picture of the man. He is a man out
side the pulpit; a line scholar and close
student, extensively traveled and a
close observer, something of an art
critic, and passionately fond of imiMc;
of broad, lilwral views, up-to-date on
all subjects, especially religious. A
man who recognizes the fact that it is
not absolutely necessary for a person
to belong to his church or, even a
protestant church, or any church in or
der to Ih? h christian. When at Christ
mas he extended a hearty invitation to
the Catholic children to join in the
Christmas tree festivities it was in no
proselyting spirit, but one of brotherly
kindness and impulse. We judge men
by their little acts and every day life.
As Territorial Superintendent his
church has not one minister in a thous
and us well qualified for the work in
Alaska as Mr. Wirt.
The Canadians will cling to their At -
liu exclusion law until all the good
claims are taken. What a nasty, dirty,
sneaking trick to exclude Americans,
but bow much meaner to defraud those
who located claims but were unable to
have them recorded. Uncle Sam ought
to shut up the ports and teach the dis
honest element of British Columbia a
lesson in honesty.
Grand old united republicanism is
no more forever we fear. Many of the
once noble leaders of the party that
"was always right," are in the demo
cratic camp yelling, "haul down Old
Glory." God pity them?God pity the
country when the republican party is
destroyed.
The six weeks old child of Mr. and
Mrs. Douglas died in this city last
Thursday. Mr. Douglas was away ill
the Ketchikan country when the sad
event occurred. Mrs. Douglas has the
sympathy of all our people in her 1 be
reavement.
THI; FOUR HUNDRED.
?
The Swell Club of Juneau (lives a (irund Kail.
Large Attendance. A Man Fell Down.
You often hear it said by people in
Alaska that they are not here for health
and really it seems that the i>enp]o of
Juneau are all in the same frame of
mind, Init while they are not viewing
this great country as a health resort,
they seem inclined to the idea that this
is a place where one may have a goorl
time. Many apparently are hero for
fun and they have it. Our sister city as
every laxly knows puts on considerable
style. It has a Hue lot of business men,
t he I test, class of clerks and salesmen,
and women that for beauty and intelli
gence cannot be surpassed, and the so
ciety has advanced to that state where
it supports a "100" club, of which we
have heretofore made mention. This
hiyh tolled organizat io;i cave :i hall Just
Thursday night mid it is reported to
have l>oen ii very pleasant gathering,
with just enough white costumes to
maintain the correct temperature in
the room, and one low necked dress
that contrasted pleasingly with those
worn by others, and which aided in
maintaining in the young men that
modesty and reserve which the more
advanced in age seek to observe.
This club meets in its own ball and
the tloor is well waxed, which, however,
is a source of embarrassment to many,
for every dance seems to have its mis
haps, and the one we are shaking of
is no exception, for a man fell down
while dancing and at the time he was
thinking that he was having more fun
than anyone. Otherwise everything
passed olT smoothly. Of course n lunch
was served in the hall a Unit midnight,
which, by the way, is liecotuing popular
and leaving the hall for something to
eat will soon lie a thing of the past at
an Alaska Uill.
THE HARD TIMES PARTY.
All kittltt As a Dance, liut It Did Nut Repre
sent Hard Times.
Mrs. Mathias. .J. (I. Zimmerman ami
I). K. Deitrick conceived the idea of
having a "Hard Times" dauce in Ju
neau and arrangements were according
ly made for the affair to take place oil
last Wednesday eveuing in the ()(>ern
House. The attendance was g(?od, the
music fair, and everylsKly see nun 1 to be
having a good time. The ladies brought
baskets filled with eatables and at 12
o'clock those were auctioned off to the
highest bidder. Each Imsket contained
the name of the lady who brought it
and the purchaser ate the lunch with
her. It was the intention of the man
agement for all those attending to wear
some old cast off clothing, but the
scheme was not adhered to and with
two or three exceptions the apparel was
the regular lull room dress.
Nothing special occurred to attract
uttent ion with t ho exception t hat a clerk
in one of the stores while swinging an
other man's pat titer wouldn't lot. go.
The other mau wanted to use his own
partuor and it was the same old story
of two men wanting the same woman.
The fellow was finally pried loose and
the dance went oil in all ils glory t he
same as though not hing had hapi>eiied.
Seattle is connected with San Fran
ciscb by telephone.
ALASKA FURNITURE COMPANY
Seward Street, next to Opera House, JUNEAU.
HEEORE PURCHASING, drop in unci hw> our (dock Hfid
Rot pricoH on
RED ROOM SUITS, HUREAUS, CHIEEONIEKS,
CHAIRS, ROCKKHS, TARLES, HEDSTEADS,
SPRINGS, MATTRESSES, COOK STOVES,
COAL HEATERS, AIR TKJIIT HEAT
ERS, (JRANITEWARE, CROCKERV,
TINWARE, and ail Kinda of
HOUSEHOLD COOPS.
m~~ W'r w ill yrivi*you cuimU iiikI good value*.
G. A. KNIGHT, Mgr.
There are More Ways than One of Saving
Gold
AND THE MINERS KNOW IT
gjgr Tlioy arc coming from JUNEAU, SIIEEI' CREEK, mnl parts of
the ISLAND to buy their
Underwear, Over Shirts, Boots, A'Ponnar
Shoes, and Winter Supplies from v/ VjUIIIIUI i