Douglas Island news. [volume], July 26, 1899, Image 1

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VOL. I. DOUGLAS CITY AND TRKA DWELL, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1800. NQ. 36.
| ..on Thursday!!
/ We will inaugurate a series of (
| Remnant Sales
\ THESE SALES WILL EXTEND S
< THROUGH EVERY DEPART- Sj
/ MENT OF OUR STORE,*,*,*,* (
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DRESS GOODS
/ THE SALE OF THIS LINE ?
) WILL BE CONTINUED UN- S i
> TIL SATURDAY NIGHT?< >
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? It will be worth your trouble to look through ?
i these goods. (
B. M. BEHRENDS |
t BANKER AND MERCHANT /
W. T. ILIFF
Manufacturer of and
Dealer in
lumber]
Sheep Creek and Douglas Island,
Alaska.
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Bread Fresh Every Moreing
CALIFORNIA BAKERY
Opposite Behrcnd's Bank
Pies, Cakes and Confectionery. Wed- ;
ding Cakes Made to Order.
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QUSTAV WERTH, Boss Baker
JUNEAU
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Alaska Furniture
Seward Street,
Company 0per?Hn""
Before purchasing, drop in and sec
our stock and set prices on
Bed Room Suits, Bureaus, Chiffoniers,
Chairs, Rockers, Tables, Bedsteads,
Springs, Mattresses, Cook Stoves,
Coal Heaters, Air Tight Heaters, I
Granitewear, Crockery, Tinware, and
all Kinds of Household Goods.
Wc will jjiveyou good G. A. KNIGHT
yoods and food value manager
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|| Kaufman Bros, j
i! JUNEAU |!
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(I . + - - j Handsome Black Silk Skirts, u
v v ^ " at the nominal price of. .. (JO g
5 Black All Wool Serge and Lustre Al- 2
1t . pacca Skirts, $0.00 and $7.00 _ _ _ o
I Are _ values,at 3-75 I
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n 4 Black Figured A1 pacca Skirts, 5
Sel= ?W as low as , I.4O |
Irrg*- A line of Plain and Fancy Sailors which 2
13 OO* milliners would charge you 0
in]!S 82.50 for,at **5^ |
IH-inch wide Pure Wool Serges and ?
. Mixtures, generally selling . ^ n
J* at 75c, for 45^ ^
I Splendid Assortment of ?> ?-* Z
Wash Waists Ferry J
Ticket ?
Free < >
Kid Gloves "na" ?
Purchases 1 >
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Belts $s-00 j!
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iSilk Waists EZEZl ?
Millinery, Etc. Bros, j
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I CHURCH DIRECTORY.
CATHOLIC CHURCH;
Mask with Sermon ... 10:00 A. M.j
Sunday School .... 3:00 P. M. |
Rosary. Lecture and Benediction 7:00 P.M.
Priest, Rev. Father P. C. Bougris. S. J.
CONGREGATION ALCHURCH -Rev. H. Ham
mond Cole, pastor. Regular services every
Sunday, in the morning; at 10:80 o'clock, and
In the evening at 8 o'clock. Siiudav School
in the afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Society of
Christian Endeavor meets every Wednesday
evening? at 8 o'clock. Seats free The public
cordially invited toutt. ad.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH Services held at Odd
Fellows Hall every Monday evening?, except
ing? last in month, when the ser\ice v. ill he
held on Sunday evening?. Rev. Ii. J. Gurr.
FRIENDS CHURCH Regular services at the
Mission School house.
Sabbath School ? - - - 10 a. m !
Native Services .... 11 a. ni. jl
Evening? Services ? ? ? 7:4*i jl
Prayer meeting?, Wednesday evening? at 7:4?)
Teachers' meeting?every Friday evening? at
8 o'clock at private houses.
Any and all urc cordially invited a.id wel
comed at all of these services.
Rkv. C. N. Refloole. Pastor.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH-At
Peniel Mission. Tuesday evening?s at 7:4")
o'clock. Scandinavian services at the Peniel
Mission Friday evening?s at 7:4;* o'clock.
A cordial invitation extended to ull. Rev. C.
J. Larsen, Pastor.
FRED PAGE TUSTIX,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Will practice in the District Court of Alaska.
Fort W ran gel. Alaska.
A. G. McBRIDE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Office with Nous Douglas City. Alaska,
T. J. DOXOHOE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Will practice in all the Courts of Alaska.
Post Office Building, JUNEAU, ALASKA.
JNO. R. WIXX,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, .
Juneau, ..... Alasku.
F. D. KELSEV,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Juneau. ..... Alaska.
C. S. 13LACKETT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Juneau Alaska.
DR. W. L. HARRISON,
DENTIST
Hunter Block, between Front
and 2nd Sts. Douglas City.
Cl >1 Alaska Lodge, No. 1,
?" ^~^_iXnieets at Odd Fellows'
Hall, Douglas, on Wednesday evenings at 8
o'clock.
Visiting brothers are cordially invited to
attend. A. HUNTER, N. G.
THOMAS CASHEN. Secretary.
Douglas City Barber Shop.
Hair Cutting vV Shampooing
Shaving Baths
VESTAL jt EDMOXDS, Props.
M THE MEXICAN MINE. -
The New Shaft Down Forty- i
five Feet. Close By i
The Tower. h
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FOREMAN STEPh HNSON. ; J
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Mine Foreman George W. Stephen- *
son, of the Mexican mine and stamp *
mills, was in Douglas City last Friday. (
It is only a little more than a mile to j
the Mexican mill from this place. The ?
News man had been watching for Mr.
Stephenson for several days and the '
vigil was broken when the foreman j
stepped into our office Friday evening. '
"How is the new shaft getting along?" 1
was asked.
"Very well indeed. Wo are now down
forty-five feet and the work is going on
as speedily and satisfactorily as we;
could expect."
What kind of a shaft are you sinking 1
and what depth do you expert to (
reach?" j <
"It is a three compartment shaft and <
the intention is to hoist all the ore we i
use up through this new opening. We j
are putting it down right by the tower (1
where the crushers are and it will save ]
hauling and bringing the ore from a '
distance. We expect to striko the i
ledge in about f>(A) feet and may go 600. 1
We will, however, run across cut at the f
1330 foot level." i
"At what depth are you getting your I
ore?" | j
"Wo are taking our ore out at depths 11
1 of 110 and ?>0 feet."
Mr. Stephenson has been with the
Troadwoll people as foreman for the
past three years and is one of the most
competent men in the employ of the
compauy. He came very near losing
his life two years ago the 9th of May.
: He went into the mine to take some !1
samples of ore about 10 o'clock in the
morning. He carried a candle with him
and while using his pick with one bund
and catching the clippings with the
other he was overcome by gas and fell
prostrate. His coat caught fire from
the candle at the right shoulder and he
was badly burned on the neck and
shoulder. He was found about two
hours later and conveyed to his home.
Dr. Simpson attended him aud he told
: Mr. Stephenson that if he had laid
there fifteen minutes longer he could
not have recovered.
Mr. Stephenson is a very pleasant
| gentleman. He has followed mining
| all his life and came to this city from
I South America. The Tread well people
; never let go of a good man and Mr.
Stephenson will probably always bo
with them.
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Second Street.
Second street has been put in good
shape within the past two weeks, ex
cept the ground immediately in front
of Mrs. Levy's property. The planking
{has now been extended to Mr. Fox's
residence on the north, and with the
I exception stated, is in tine shape to the
new addition on the south.
A Truth Teller.
i The preacher who told a cong regation
| made up from Newport's swell society
that they could quickly kill the divorce
j evil by socially ostracising those who
made use of it to wreck homes, deserves
, credit for courageous truth-telling.
THRLU TUACHFRS.
rhut Is the Number Allotted to Douglas Island.
Juneau's Force Cut Down.
A News man met Miss Spiers, the J
popular teacher at Douglas City, a few
lays ago and fit)in her gained the in
formation that the force of teachers oil j
Douglas Island had been increased t o
;hree teachers, one at Tread well and
;\vo at Douglas City. The school house
u this city is also to be enlarged to ac
commodate the scholars attending
school. Miss Spiers, the Tread well
eacher, will be t.ransf i red to Douglas
?ity and the two sisters will conduct
he school of this city. They arc both
excellent teachers and this change is
igreeablo to them. The teacher for i
rreadwcll has not yet been selected.
The school population not being so
arge as Douglas City, we understand
:hat the city across the channel will i
iave but one teacher.
Twice Welcome.
The Al-Ki, Hinkle captain, tied up at
the Douglas City wharf Monday morn
ing. Our mail was thrown off and a
hundred tons of freight was discharged.
2apt. Hinkle?God bless him?is the j
jnly commander that comes into the
channel that treats Douglas Island
right. The Al-Ki has been overhauled
and looks tine. Her speed has also !
been increased a couple of knots. Mr.
Bush, the popular purser is back to his
'first love," and looked well satisfied
and thankful that he was alive aud on
the Al-Ki. McAvoy, who has been j
second steward on the Topeka and Or
izaba has boon made chief steward on
the Al-Ki. This is a worthy promotion I
and let me give you a hint, if you want j
the l>ost meals in Alaska wait for that
boat.
The Juneau Mix Up.
Juneau was agitated over the ques
tion of selecting tiro commissioners for
that city last week, and the matter was
apparently discussed on every streot i
corner and public place. Living in the
city across the channel, from Juneau,
where peace and harmony always pre
vails, we feel that it is not proper for j
us to take any very decided stand on
the questions at issue, and more espec
ially should such be our course when 1
we consider the fact that Juneau now
has live ably edited papers.
The Evening Dispatch of last Satur
day contained more than a column of
interviews with prominent business
men on both sides of the question
which we read with much interest, and,
without expressing an opinion 011 the ;
merits of the point at issue, we cannot
refrain from saying, however, that when
Mayor Blumenthal remarked?"I think
that if the fire company is properly or
ganized that they should, with the tax
payers, elect their own commissioners;
that both are working in behalf of fire
protection"?he piled up great chunks
of truth, good common sense, right and
justice.
With these few "broken" remarks,
the incident?diplomatically speaking
?is closed on this side of the channel.
Accepted With Thanks.
Mr. Carlton returned from Bennett,
B. C.. last Saturday evening on the
Flosie. He gave us a copy of the Ben
nett Sun, which he stated was sent to
us by the editor, with his compliments.
Both aro accepted with thanks. The
Sun is a bright little paper and we won
der why we can't have it on our ex
change list.
DOES NOT REPRESENT IT.
Tlic Business Interests of Douglas City.
A business man in an Idaho town j
who asked us to send him a sample!
copy of the News a few weeks ago, j
writes us and wishes to know whether
the Douglas Island News fairly repre
sents the business interests of Douglas
City and Tread well.
Our answer is no, decided!}' no. There
are general stores and other mercan
tile interests whoso proprietors and
managers do not advertise in the News.
Whether there is room here for a good
general store we leave our correspon
dent to judge.
One thing is certain?Douglas City
will become one of the very best towns
in Alaska, and thriving towns are al
ways in need of good, live, enterprising !
men.
Four Men.
Focv men, Mr. Murray, Mr. Fox, Mr.
Iloyt and Mr. Annette were seen on
Third street early one morning about
two weeks ago. Mr. Fox wore a smiio j
on his face; Mr. Annette looked ,
worried; Mr. Murray was in deep
thought and Mr. Hoyt appeared to be
in a pensive mood. They wero discuss
ing some momentous question but
what it was they did not then disclose.
Since that time Third street has been j
planked for more than a block and the
good work still goes merrily on.
Air. Blum's Eye.
Mr. S. Blum has had a peculiar
twinkle in his eye since he returned
from the Porcupine. Whether this j
forebodes good or evil, we do not know,
but that twinkle is there. We hopo it
means that his mining interests in that
district are great wealth producers.
He Got a Pointer.
Deputy Marshal McElheny escorted !
our new judge over to Juneau last week
and led hi?n up to Judge Malcolm's j
court to hear the learned jurist dis-1
penso justice. Our new judge has had
no experience as a trial court and he
wanted a few pointers before he started j
in as a judicial officer. A number of j
prisoners were brought before the judge
and the commissioner rounded them
off with good fines and sentences, and, j
after each one, our judge would remark
in a sympathetic but clearly audible
tone, "my." When court adjourned
the marshal and the new judge returned
to the Island.
"The Genuine Thing."
Eugene Bertram, of the Treadwell
store, started for Dawson on the Queen
last week. lie expects to be gone about.,
: six weeks. Dene is one of the best and j
brightest young men in Alaska, and his
! hosts of friends will wish him a pleas- j
ant trip in and out.
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Douglas Island Placers.
A few rods above McKay's sluughtor
and packing house in this city, Mr. K.;
K. Teig has located a placer claim be- j
tween high and low tide and is getting
ready to work the gold bearing earth,
lie has built a dam and has his flumes j
in place and he will commence shovel
ing in about ono week. He prospected
the ground witn a rocker and secured
considerable coarse gold, which was
shown to the writer.
Mr. Teig came to Douglas City last
April and he has prospected the eastern
beach of Douglas Island and thinks
that he has located a claim that will be
! a good gold producer. We hope his
' energy and pluck wiU'bewoll rewarded.
A LETTER TO EX-PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.
An Admirer of tLe Great Fisherman Asks Us
to Publish a Letter to Him.
A frieml and admirer of ox-president
Cleveland has written the following
letter and requests its publication in
the News:
Douglas City, Alaska,
July 22,181)1)
Dkak M?. Cleveland,
1 understand the people down on the
Atlantic coast are not treating you
very well aid that they put up signs,
"No fishing on these grounds," for the
purpose of keeping you away from good
fishing places, and your ftieuds in
Alaska are very much disgusted over
the matter.
J write t?i extend to you an invitation
to come to Alaska, where the people are
not so mean and so particular. Vou
can have all the nice fishing here you
want and the people wont put up those
abominable signs to make you mad.
You would find mighty nice fishing
down by the big wharf, or on the ferry
boat iloat, and at the latter place the
fish bite exceptionally well, but if you
fish on the float, cut your bait and fish
on the north and west side, for Capt.
Martin don't want fishing and bait cut
ting on the side the boat lands.
If you should come out here, don't
say anything about expansion or anti
expansion for the people in Alaska
all favor keeping all the land wo can
gobble onto. They want the Philippine
Islands, and they were awful mad for a
while because they found out that you
hauled down our flag :t Honolulu.
If you want to catch fish down among
the islands and catch skates and bull
heads, I can get you u nice Columbia
river fishing boat that you can use as
long as you are here. 1 think you
would like to catch great big salmon
and halibut. Our speckled trout, Tom
and rock cod and mackerel are hard to
beat.
1 think you better corce. We don't
have any voting or politics here and
people don't care much about your fool
ideas of government.
Write soon. Lovingly yours,
J. J. W. Nepstox.
Onlv u Mint.
Daily Alaskan
The Douglas Island News hiuts that
tiie "Klondike widows of that bailiwick
never go out unless protected by male
chaperoues." But Bro. McBride is a
married man, hence his venom.
Senior Editor is Muck.
Alaska Truth
One has only to take a glance at this
week's Douglas News to know that
court lias adjourned and the senior ed
itor of the News is back again. Brother
McBride has an individuality, and wo
recognize this in the freshness and up
to-dato character of this week'.- edition.
Attorney R. D. Weldon, of Skagway;
was a passenger on the down trip of the
Queen last Saturday. He has hosts of
friends in Juneau uud Douglas City
who are always glad to see him.
Jimmy Corcoran, the popular clerk
at the Juneau postofiice, is away on a
few days vacation. He is a faithful,
competent niau, and deserves a few
days off.
Cant. Martin, of the Richard 111, ar
rived last Friday with his ship loaded
with 1,800 tons of Wellington coal for
Douglas City. The Captain is every
inch a good fellow. The tug Pilot, But
ler captain, brought the Richard up in
1 six days. There was fitic weather and
: smooth. < a!' he w y