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Douglas Island News
SUPPLEMENT
Vol. I. Douglas City and Treadwell, Alaska, Wednesday, July 12, 1899. No. 34
The Fourth of July.
The finance committee and a uum
ber of our citizeus met in Oilman's 1 f ill
last Monday night to audit the bills
and close up the business for the year
1S99.
The treasurer's report as approved by
the meeting, of the receipts and dis
bursements, is as follows:
RECEIPTS.
Balance carried over from cele
bration of 181)7 8 GO 10
Amount subscribed by Tread
well, United and Mexican Co/s
employees 034 00
Amount subscribed by citizens
of Douglas City 390 00
Entrance fees. 100 yard race 3 00
Sale of lumber 1) 00
Total receipts from all sources 81,102 10
DISBURSEMENTS.
Company "C," X. G. A. 8150 00
Amount donated in open meet
ing.
Douglas City Brass Hand, music
furnished during the day 100 00
Herbert Fulmer, music furnish
ed at the ball 75 00
Sports 8450 00
Less tug of war contest,
declared off... .854 IH)
Less ladies' race,
declared off.... 10 50 04 50 .'101 50
.). C. Perry, pies and eggs for pie
eating contest 2 45
\V. T. 11 iff, lumber 24 44
H. C. Jones, hauling gravel. ... 15 00
Miss Florence Crofts, 42 badges
and 3 sashes 41 50
C. E. Matthews, caller at ball... 10 00
A. Murray
7 days, 4 hours labor.. .833 24
Sweeping Armory hall
and sawdust 1 00
Xails 1 50 35 74
H. C. Jones, 1 lb. powder 50
Oscar Ohmao, rent of Oilman's
Hall, 5 nights at 82 10 00
Douglas News Depot, 2 5-0 gross
program pencils < iu
G. Cock burn, cleaning greased
pole and sacks 5 (X)
Phelps Co.. sweeping Armory
building 3 75
C. A. Lindstrom, bunting, etc.. 7 25
M. J. O'Connor, brooms 1 (X)
P. H. Fox, rope 3 15
IX McKay, sundries 3 25
A. T. G. M. Co., flags, bunting,
festooning and powder 40 40
Thos. Boxton, an Indian, greas
ing pig 2 00
Douglas Island News
Printing posters and
programmes $33 00
Publishing Treasurer's
report 9 00 42 (X)
Total disbursements $1,037 03
Balance, amount on hand $05 07
A tender of thanks was voted to the
various committees and others- who
rendered assistance for the celebration.
On motion, a vote of thanks was also
I tendered to the News for the publica
? tion of the program and actions of the
committees from time to time.
Mr. Willis acted as chairman and I).
W. McKay as secretary. The utmost
harmony prevailed and everybody
seems well satisfied with the manage
ment of the celebration.
Jumped the Captain.
A News man went over to Tread well
while the Orizaba was loading sulphates
last Monday forenoon. We went to
see Capt. Hiukle for the purpose of
pouring a tale of woe into his ears on
account of our mail nearly always be
iug carried past our place to Juneau,
but the captain got the best of us, for
it is a fact that he nearly always stops
at Douglas on his way up and throws
the mail oir, while the other command-,
ers run by. We were thus disappointed
iu our mission and chief engineer J. E.
A. Miller being present, we took a new
tack on the officers and commenced a
vigorous discussion of religious and
political subjects. We are pleased to
say that we left these two elegant gen
tlemen much refreshed.
Mr. Sanders and the People.
Mr. Sanders was in the city yester
day. He will make proof on his mining
claims sometime next month. Mn.
Sanders and the inhabitants of the
towu have, as we are informed, come to
an agreement and wo can assure our
people that Mr. Sanders will do as he
agrees. We trust that when his proof
is made, some of the property will be
platted and made a part of the town
site.
Charged With liurglary.
Purser Oreushaw informed the News
man that the Seoliu brought up from
Sumdum on her last trip, two men
named J. Sullivan and G. Ryan, who
are charged with the crime of burg
lary and larceny. Mr. Shoup, of that
city, made the arrest. It is claimed
that the men broke into a saloon and
stole some cigars, whisky and some
money.
3000 Foot Jump.
Prof. Leonard, the balloon man, will
make an ascension on Sunday next,
the 10th. He will drop with a para
chute and it will be a sight worth see
ing. It is the intention of the Profes
sor to drop about MOO feet. His exhi
bition on the Fourth was witnessed by
thousands of people, and as many more
will see him next Sunday.
The Haines' Wharf.
The Haines' wharf, at last account,
is about completed. This will be a
grand thing for that city. She has very
much needed a wharf.
The Queen.
The Queen, Wallace captain, returned
from the north last Saturday with every
stateroom crowded to its full capacity.
The Queen will make two more Alaska
trips and then she will resume her San
Francisco run. She is a line vessel and
very popular. Commodore Purser
Curtice is with the Queen on her Alas
ka trips.
One of the Seven Virgins.
One of the so eel led "Seven Virgins"
was arrested by Billy Howard, the In
dian policeman, lust Monday. Her
name is Kate and she is a full blood
Kluteh. She was disorderly and made
considerable resistance, but Billy had a
hand cuff on one wrist and pulled her
for more than a quarter of a mile to
McEiheny's jail. Kate is a lighter and
she landed 011 Billy with her right
several times. She did not confine her
efforts to the usual rules, for she land
ed both above and below the belt. From
here she goes to Judge Malcolm at
J tineau for trial.
The Douglas Ship Yards.
The Butler Bros, are working on a
little steamboat that will be the finest
in Alaska of its class. It will be 52 feet
long, with a 12 foot beam, and will
make, when completed, over ten knots
per hour. The craft will be supplied
with a Robert's boiler and compound
marine condensing engines. The
builders have been at work on this
boat for a long time and no better built
boat has ever sailed in Alaska waters.
They expect to launch her in about six
weeks. She has not yet been named
and we suggest that she be called ''The
Douglas City."
Wanted.
The party who has Vol. 28, devoted to
poetry, of the Library of the World's
Best Literature, that belongs to Mr.
Wirt, will please return the same to the
study of the church.
Lost.
Mr. A. L. Anderson lost a pair of
spectacles between this city and Tread
well. The finder will please return to
the owner.
Frank Bach, Back.
Mr. Frank Bach, one of our very
best and most enterprising citizens,
returned to his home at Douglas City
on the Flosie this morningat 2 o'clock.
Mr. Bach is looking well, although he
has lost some in weight during his
six months absence. It will be re
membered that Mr. Bach went to
Dawson over the ice last winter with
a dog team, but in coming out he
rode the whole distance except five
miles around the rapids.
Donnel Berry, one of the most pop
ular men on Douglas Island, will
make a trip to the sound in search
of pleasure and recreation.
The body of the man who was drown
ed in the lake at the time Frauk Kane
lost his life, was recently found float
ing 011 the water. *
Ed. Webster, the popular telephone
man, went to Seattle on the Orizaba.
It is said that Dr. Castle, of Daw
son, formerly of Juneau, is doing well
in the Klondike.