Douglas Island news. [volume], June 28, 1899, Image 1

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VOL. L DOUGLAS CITY AND TREADWELL, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1809. NO* 32.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.
CATHOLIC CHL'KCH;
Mass with Sermon ... 10;00 A. M.
Sunday School - - - 3:00 P. M.
Rosary. Lecture and Benediction 7:(>0 P. M.
Priest, Rev. Father P. C. Bougis, S. J.
CONGREGATIOXALCHURCH?Rev. H. Ham
mond Cole, pastor. Regular services every
Sunday, in the mornintr at 10:30 o'clock, and
in the evening at 8 o'clock. Sunday School
in the afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Society of
Christian Endeavor meets every Wednesday
evening at $ o'clock. Seats free The public
cordially invited to attend.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH Services held at Odd
Fellows Hall every Monday evening, except
ing last in month, when the service will he
held on Sunday evening. Rev. H. J. Gurr.
FRIENDS CHURCH?Regular services at the
Mission School house.
Sabbath School .... 10 a.m.
Native Services .... 11 a. m.1
Evening Services - 7:4". \
Prayer meeting, Wednesday* evening at 7:4T? i
Teachers' meeting every Friday evening at
8 o'clock at private houses.
Any and all arc cordially invited a.id wel
comed at ull of these services.
Rev. C. N. Rkplogle, Pastor.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH-At
Peniel Mission, Tuesday evenings at 7:4.")
o'clock. Scandinavian services at the Peniel
Mission Friday evenings at 1:4r? o'clock.
A cordial invitation extended to all. Rev. C.
J. Larsen, Pastor.
DR. W. L. HARRISON,
DENTIST
Hunter Block, lietween Front
and 2nd Sts. Douglas City.
FRED PAGE-TUSTIN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Will practice in the District Court of Aluska.!
Fort Wranjfel, Alaska. I
A. G. McBRIDE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
NOTARY PUBLIC. |
Office with News Douglas City. Alaska,
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T. J. DONOHOE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Will practice in all the Courts of Alaska.
Post Office Huil<liii?, JUNEAU, ALASKA.
JNO. R. WINN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Juneau, ..... Alaska.
F. D. KELSEY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Juneau, ..... Alasku.
c. S. BLACKETT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Juneuu Alaska.
DR. CLARENCE A. TREUHOLTZ
Office and Residence:
St. Ann's Hospital
Douglas City,
Telephone No. 2. Alaska.
Ul JL Alaska Lodge, No. 1,
?ruects at Odd Fellows'
Hall, Douglas, ou Wednesdaj- evenings at 8
o'clock.
i Yisiting brothers are cordially invited to
attend. J. G. McDONALD, N. G.
C. A. WECK, Secretary.
First-Class Job Printing at
the Douglas Island News.
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Wisdom.
VISIT DOUGLAS ISLAND
The loug looked for senatorial party
arrived in Juneau last Saturday fore
noon on the McCollough and is made ; *
up of Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks and
Master Robert, Senator and Mrs. Fos
ter, Hon. R. G. Evans, attorney general
of Minnesota; Gov. Brady, of Alaska;
Hon. E. O. Graves, president of the Se- 1
attle chamber of commerce, Mr. E. A. j
Henderson, Special correspondent of 1
the Tacoma News; and J. K. Bain, sec- 1
rotary to Senator Fairbanks. , <
In the afternoon a number ol' the ; *
party visited the basin and stamp mills i i
being accompanied by Mr. L. G. Kauf- <
man, Col. Darrow. Judge Malcolm, and i
a number of other prominent citizens t
across the channel. ]
T? ii :? .. ,..?a 1
iu me evemxig u un-cmi^ w?o ucm ?u j
the chamber of commerce rooms, which i
j was atteuded by Senator Fairbanks, i
Gov. Brady and other members of the ? j
senatorial party, and many of the lead- ]
iug citizens of the city across the chan- 1
uel. It turned out to be a good gather- I
ing for Alaska. Good, because the vis- j (
itors were informed of the true condi- (
tion of affairs in this district. There j;
was some speech making. It wasn't the i ]
ordinary kink. It was talk that came , ]
from men who were pleading for their ]
homes, for equal rights, liberty and (
justice. That they might bo regarded j
as men, as citizens of a great republic,
; aud not as serfs?as slaves. j t
Mr. Wm. Ebner presided over the 1
meeting and after a few introductory <
: remarks, introduced Judge Delaney. 1
The J udge was loaded?he always is <
when a good speech is needed or called ?<.
j for. He covered the whole ground; .
schools, taxatiou without representa- \1
tion, denial of justice on account of the i
I inaccessibility of the judge, and the <
! boundary. He made a strong plea for
justice for Alaska. ; i
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i i\exL came iiiX-Vjov. owiueiuiu. no
! is one of the brainiest men in the dis- <
j trict and ho too made an able and elo- I
queut presentation of the needs of '
i Alaska. He uiged, and in a strong i
manner, a territorial form of govern- ;
1 ment for this portion of Alaska. i
Judge Malcolm followed and spoke ;
concerning the Carter bill and the need ;
of more judges. Before the Judge :
stopped he made a rattling good talk. '
At this stage of the proceedings our '
men took a rest and Hon. E. O. Graves, ]
president of the Chamber of Commerce ?
of Seattle, was called. He spoke of his ]
trip to Alaska and the pleasure he had 1
in sight seeing, and expressed sur
prise at the rapid development Alaska
had made. Mr. Graves is an educated,
polished gentleman and his talk was ; 1
well received. He also spoke upon the : i
boundary question. i
The next speaker was Senator Fair
banks. He was the man that Judge
Delaney, Gov. Swineford and Judge
Malcolm were firing at. He is here for
information as to Alaska's needs. He
got it. The senator is a nice, smooth
talker. He spoke of the schools and
I our judiciary. He expressed surprise
j that the judiciary of this district
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FAMILY
RESTAURANT
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It has recently been
opened by
Mrs. Frances Baker, of Seattle,
IN
HfktrPc Hill on Seward Street,
lieiU ?> iiail, bet. Hd und 4th Sts.
BOARD BY THE DAY OR WEEK
SATES REASONABLE
Alaska Furniture
(~* Seward Street,
^0 111 03 n V Jext% to ?Pcra House
Before purchasing, drop in mid see
our stock niKi iret prices on
[Jed Room Suits, Bureaus, Chiffoniers,j
Chairs, Rockers, Tables, Bedsteads, i
Springs, Mattresses, Cook Stoves,;
Coal Heaters, Air Tight Heaters,!
Grauitewear, Crockery, Tinware, and
all Kinds of Household Goods.
>Ve will give you good G. A. KNIGHT
roods and good value manager i
should be in such a condition. He j
;aid these deficiencies would be sup- j
"died. The senator made a most favor
ible impression and we have every I
?easou to believe that iu hira Alaska
vill hereafter find a true friend.
Hou. Robert G. Evaus, one of the
iuest lawyers and most eloquent
alkers iu the country, made a speech J
iud it was a gem. He said that Alaska ,
vould become the treasure box of the
Juited States. Everybody was do
ighted with his talk.
Gov. Brady also spoke concerning the
boundary question and touched on j
some other points of interest to our
people.
Speeches were also made by Capt. I
2oulson, Lieutenants John Mel and ;
iV. \Y. Joynes, which were well received.
Senator Foster was not present at j
;he meeting. He is not enjoying the
best of health on this trip.
To the Glacier.
That portion of tho senatorial party
;hat felt so inclined, went to tho
glaciers at the mouth of the Taku river
;ast Sunday. Supt. Robinson put tho j
kVolcott at the disposal of the Chamber
)f Commerce and at 11 o'clock the ship
steamed away from the wharf and i
started down the channel. There were |
:>n board from the McCollough Senator
ind Mrs. Fairbanks, Mrs. Senator Fos
;er, Hon. O. E. Graves, Gen. Evans, j
Lieut. J. Mel, Dr. Carpenter and Master
Robert Fairbanks. Those from Juneau
,vere Gov. Swineford and wife, Mr. and I
Mrs. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nowell, I
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Nowell, Mr. and i
Mrs. Jorgeuseti. Mrs. Crews, Mrs. Need- j
1am, Mr. and Mrs. Davidson, Miss j
S'owell, Wm. Ebner, president of the
chamber of commerce, L. G. Kaufman, :
Jeo. M. Miller, T. "J. Donohoe, Judge j
Malcolm, F. Grygla, G. A. Knight, \Y. j
tl. Moore, W. E. Marsh, Mr. John Olds,
Mr. Martin, Geo. F. Forrest. Supt. j
rlobinson, Geo. V. Ostrander, Ben!
Crockett, representing the Daily Dis
jatch and the News man.
The Wolcott reached the glaciers at
ibout 2 p. m. The bay was full of
loating ice and it was with some difli
lulty that Capt. Crockett got his ship
lear the huge mountains of ice. It was
luite cool, and a light rain was falling
ind the small boats were not lowered, j
\fter a half hour's sight seeing, the
iVolcott was headed for home and we
?vero safely tied up at the wharf by 7
3'clock.
Senator Foster and Gov. Brady did
aot join the excursion.
No doubt our readers will wish us to
say something concerning tho wives of
the two senators. The women especially
will wish to know something about
them. Well, Mrs. Foster is a medium |
sized, middle aged woman, good looking
and very pleasant. She is, we would
judge, several years older than Mrs.
Fairbanks. The latter is about the
same size as Mrs. Foster and is what
would be termed a very handsome
woman. She is of a social turn and a
pleasant conversationalist. These two
women are both bright and very re
tined and will command hosts of
friends wherever they may be.
At Douglas Island.
The senatorial party, consisting of:
Senators Fairbanks and Foster and J
their wives, Hon. O. E. Graves, Capt.
Coulson, Lieut. Mel, Judge and Mrs. j
Mellen, |Col. Darrow, Mr. Behrends,
Mr. L. G. Kaufman, Mr. Lewis, Mr.
Martin, and Mr. Ebner of Juneau, vis
ited the mines on Douglas Island last
Monday. They came to the Island at
10 in the morning and returned on the
1 o'clock ferry. They were much pleased
with the great mines and mills. Sena
tor Foster, who was indisposed for soy
eral days, is feeling much bettor and is
now doing his share of the sight seeing.
JUNEAU'S YOUNG PEOPLE.
A Very Select Ball Given by Thorn on Lost
Thursday Evening.
The News has frequently referred to
the exclusivenoss of Juneau's Four
Hundred, and, on at least one occasion,
the conditions warranted us in desig
nating the set as the Four Hundred '
and Fifty, but since that time condi
tions have changed and the old desig
nation will probably be consinered suf
ficient for the present at least.
The younger element of this exclu- j
sivo set gave a ball in Juneau last,
Thursday evening in a hall on Second j
street, between Seward and Main. |
They were a long time in getting to j
gether and one could hardly say that
"business" commenced until between ,
10 and 11 o'clock. The lloor was copi
ously waxed. The musicians, Profs, i
Horn and Valey, were in line trim and
furnished the best of music, with a
violin, guitar and mandolin.
The exclusiveness of the gathering 1
prevented a large attendance, so that
tho hall was only comfortably well
filled. Treadwell was represented by
Mr. Eugene .Bertram, James Cristo,and
the Misses Hamptou. Douglas wasn't
left out and was eloquently represent
ed by Postmaster Taylor and Inspest
or Hunter. Tho Douglas City girls got
left. Just how that came about we are
unable to say, but they got left just
the same. J uneau was represented by
Misses Rose, Parish, Bell, Miller,
Swiueford,Jordison, and Saxmau, and
Messrs. Allen aud Henry Shattuck,
Harry Winter, Geo. Burford Shafer,
M. W. Diedrick, Harry West, George
Blanchard, and Mr. Rasmusson. The
latter ought not to be counted, how
ever, for he came in very late. It was
said that he had attended quire prac
tice before coming to the party. There
was considerable applause when he
came into tho hall, which seemed to ;
em harass him.
It was a very nice little party, and
the evening was most pleasantly spent.
There were no decollete dresses or even
low cut bodices. The white and light
pink costumes worn by the Misses Swine
t'ord and Miller were attractive, while
those of the Misses Hampton in black
were equally pleasing to the eye. All
the dresses worn were indeed models of
beauty and neatness.
As to the gentlemen, they were hand
somely dressed, and patent leather
shoes were all the go. If prizes had
been offered our own Mr. Hunter would i
not have left empty handed. Our Mr.
Taylor wore the highest collar until
Rasmussou joined the party. George
Burtord wore the flashiest tie, while
Allan Shattuck's button hole bouquet
was very captivating. Gene Bertram
who is one of the best looking boys on
the Island was not lacking in any re- j
spect.
Goo. Blanchard came in late. Not
as late as Rasmusson, but he was late ;
and everybody wondered what made;
George tardy. He was not interviewed :
011 the subject.
The exclusiveness of the gathering |
was shown by the frequency with which
some of the gentlemen danced with
their own partners. Every fellow
seemed to think his girl was the nicest,
sweetest thing there; or, in other words,
the "genuine" thing. We commend
this feeling of admiration in young peo
ple, and in older ones too, for that mat
ter. Truo love and devotion have fur
nished themes for the prose writer and ,
the poet. Ruth's devotion has been
handed down to us in the bible, and
why not, as a model for emulation?
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How oftgn do wo hear her words quo
ted, when she exclaimed to her grand
old mother-in-law:
"Whither thou goest, I will go; and
where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy
people shall be my people, and thy God
shall be my God."
Yes, the party was a decided hit, a
decided success. It was a Four Hun
dred and Fifty ball in everything ex
cept the ladies' apparel.
Died.
Kegina Geiger Jackson was born in
Germany, Oct. 12. 1848; departed this
life June 22,1899. She came to America,
and was married in 1884 to Win. Jack
son, at Helena, Montana. Soon after
their marriage they moved to Tacoma,
Washington, from t here to Port Angeles,
Wash., and Feb., 1898, came to Douglas
Island.
She has been a member of the Corf- '
grcgational church for several years,
having given her heart to the Lord
when quite young. Her Christian
character has been beautifully manifest
ed in her home and all who have come
in contact with her have recognized in
her the sweet spirit of Christ.
While she had no children of her
own, yet her house was often filled with
them, for the children loved her. When,
for the last time friends were permitted
to gaze on her dear face, silont and
peaceful in death, the children crowd
ed around the bier and their childish
grief was most touching. Pure and
spotless in her life, kind, loving aud
thoughtful, her good works live after
her, and form a monument grander
than whitest marble, more lasting than
hardest granite.
The afflicted husband has the heartfelt
sympathy of all in his dark hour of
grief.
The funeral service was held Satur
day, June 24, at 2 o'clock p. in., at the
Friend's Mission, and was conducted
by Rev. C. N. Replogle. The burial
was in the Douglas cemetary.
The Orizaba.
The Orizaba, one of tho best boats
owned by the Pacific Coast Co., steumed
into the channel last Saturday morn
ing. She was all day discharging her
cargo at Juneau and pulled over to
Douglas Island late in the evening. Tho
crew is a kind of a mixed up lot and a
very creditable outfit too. Capt. C. E.
Huikle is in command and ho is said
to be a very competent man. Ho used
to be on the Geo. W. Elder. At tho
office in Juneau they give him a good
name and we are willing to pronounce
him all right.
Mr. Bush was transferred from tho
Al-Ki. He is one of tho best .pursers in
tho employ of the company and as
genial and pleasant as ho is good
looking.
The steward's department is in tho
hands of Mr. Taylor and his competent
aid, Mr. McAvoy. We didn't sample
their grub this trip, but w? know it
was all right.
Retail Liquor Dealers.
The Retail Liquor Dealors of Juneau
met last Wednesday evening and or
ganized under the name of the Retail
Dealers Mutual Protective Association.
The officers elected were J. W. Casey,
president; Ed. Casebolt, secretary and
Morris Orton, treasurer. A committee
was named to report a constitution, by
laws and a scale of prices at the next
meeting which was set for last Satur
day eveniug.
Owing to the short notico on which
the meeting was callod, tho Douglas
City dealers wore not invited to attend
the first meeting, but a News man was
informed that the organization expect
them to become members.
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