Douglas Island news. [volume], May 15, 1901, Image 3

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The Douglas Island News.
THE LOCAL FIELD.
"Do you want to buy an owl?"
Ohman's Hall is on Third street.
Furnished house to let. See Charles
Wortman.
Mr. Al. Stevens is assisting at J no.
Feusi's store.
Jno. Gauffin has gone to Seattle to
see the sights.
The doctors are now supplied with
vaccine poiuts.
New shoes that fit the feet and purse,
at Lindstrom's.
Look at the children's hats and caps
just in at Bach's.
Novelties iu gent's neckwear at the
Treadwell Store.
Mr. Chas. Stalberg returned to Doug
las on the Dolphin.
Mr. Nelson is a new arrival, via the
State of California.
The best lager beer ou earth always
on tap at Okman's.
Mr. W. T. Armstrong left last Satur
day for Windham ?ay.
Mr. L. Pognant arrived from Seattle
last Friday on the Dolphin.
Mrs. P. Noreen left on the Dolphin
for a month's visit in Seattle.
Some special lines in Men's shirts at
reduced prices at Liudstrom's.
For Sale.?House, Lot and Furniture,
cheap. Euquire at News office.
Have you seen those Silk Crepes in
all shades at the Treadwell Store.
Jackets and capes for children's sum
mer wear, just received at Bach's.
Ladies, when you want a stylishly
trimmed hat, call at Frank Bach's.
Supt. Haman says that the snow is
melting very rapidly at the Yakima.
Mr. A. Murray has fenced in a "gar
deu patch" on some lots on Fourth
street.
Mr. Art Putman is playing in the or
chestra at tho Peerless Opera House in
Skagway.
Work has commenced on the Al. E.
Mission church which is now perma
nently located on Second street.
Tinsel cloth is the latest fad for even
ing wear. Large assortment at the
Tread well Store.
Mr. A. Lilystrand, formerly of Doug
las, now of Tacoma, Wash., is in the
city ou business.
Dresses for children from 6 months
to 12 years of age, just received from
Chicago, at Bach's.
Mr. Museth is grading his lawn and
otherwise beautifying his residence
property on 5th street.
Just received, a fine line of wall pa
per, 1901 patterns. Call and see for
yourself. P. H. Fox.
Everybody loves to see a well dress
ed child. You cau fit the little folks
out complete at Bach's.
Mr. D. J. Mink came up from Ballard,
Wash., on the State of California. He
will remain in Douglas.
For sale, a Ludwig piano, with man
dolin attachment. Enquire ^at the
News office or of G. L. Grant, Treadweil
City.
Mr. Ohman has offered the use of his
hall for an entertainment to raise
money to improve the base ball
grouuds.
Townsman H. C. Jones, who will soon
have one of the prettiest homes in the
city,-is enclosing his residence proper
ty with a neat fence.
"An ounce of prevention is worth a
pound of cure." Standard Disinfect
ant prevents. 50 cents a pountf. The
Douglas City Pharmacy.
Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Bernard returned
Sunday on the Seaolin from a week's
visit to Sumdum. They report having
enjoyed the trip immensely.
Mr. Chris Fox has opened up a cigar
store in the building recently vacated
by the Douglas Xews Depot. It is one
of the nobbiest places in town.
Floyd ^us, the gentlemanly and
obliging young man with the Pacific
Coast S. S. Co., at Juneau, was an Is
land visitor Saturday evening.
Mrs. F. M. James, who has been quite
sick since her arrival in Douglas, is re
covering rapidly. She is visiting with
her brother, Mr. Clark. Later: She
left for her home on the City of Seattle.
Mr. A. W. Corbus has resigned his po
sition at the Treadwell store, to take ef
fect June 1st. However, we are glad to
be able to state that ho will remain in
S. E. Alaska and will give his entire at
tention to some business interests with
which he is connected.
DIED.
At Treadwell City, Dougla9 Island,
i Alaska, May 10th, 1901, Thomas Quin
an, a native of Penna., aged 47 years.
The funeral services were held in the
Catholic church at Juneau on Sunday,
May T2th, at 1:30 p. m., Father Camille
j officiating. The interment was at the
Evergreen cemetery.
The deceased came to his death by
falling down the shaft at the 700 mine.
Died, Saturday, May 11th, Ilildah
Madelena, infant daughter of Thomas
and Maria Yuonen, aged 1 year, 1
month and 11 days. The funeral ser
vices were held on Mouday, May 13th,
conducted by Rev. H. Hammond Cole.
The interment was at the Douglas cem
etery. The father and mother are Fin
landers and the funeral was largely at
tended by people of that nationality.
Died, at Treadwell City, Douglas Is
land, Alaska, May 13th, James P. Terry,
a native of England, aged 46 years. The
funeral service was held today at 1:30
p. m., at the Congregation church, Rev.
H. Hammond Cole officiating. The
burial was at the Douglas cemetery.
The deceased was an employe at the
Treadwell mine and was killed by the
falling of a large slab of ore. He came
to Douglas Island from Alameda, Cal.,
where his wife and family now reside.
HAD IT BEFORE.
It seems to be a natural failing of
the Alaska Indians to contract small
! pox. Swineford in his history of Alas
ka says that between 1836 and 1840
! more than 5000 natives died of that dis
! ease.
FOR SALE.
A well established dairy business in
Douglas, including co\\s, stable, etc.,
etc., will be sold at a reasonable figure.
? A splendid opportunity for the right
man. Best reasons given for wishing
to dispose of business. Inquire at the
News office for further particulars.
In no country do the inhabitants ap
! preciate the beauty of their surrouDd
iugs more than in Alaska. Yet, very
seldom is an effort made to bring the
beautiful spots any nearer to the towns
by the erection of even a foot bridge.
This should not be. We have, almost
at our doors, groves aud streams
abundantly supplied with all that is
, prodnced at an enormous cost by east
ern cities, and we should enjoy it to
the utmost. In the absence of a city
park, the long, straight road that leads
to the cemetery is substituted for a
breathing place. Let us suggest that a
very little expense would mako it a ver
itable Gleu Eyrie, and a few rustic
benches scattered here and there would
add much to the comfort.
A pleasant party gathered at the
home of Miss Lizzie Mciiauua last Fri
{ day evening. After a delightful tussle
i with the intricacies of progressive
whist a dainty luncheon was .served
and an improvised trio sang sweet
songs. Those present were the Misses
Penglase, Minnie and Aunio Museth,
I King, St. Cyr, Egan, Gertrude and
Katherine Spiers, Powell and McKanna
and Mrs. Robinson, and Messrs. i?lliott,
Fox,45tubbins, Lindstrom, Cashen, Hu
man, Gillette, Robbins, Corbus and
Willis.
The churches of Douglas are plan
ning to engage in union revival meet
ings sometime in June, under the lead
ership of French E. Oliver, a graduate
of the Moody Bible Institute. Mr. Oli
ver is known to some of the ministers
of Alaska as a young man of great
evangelistic ability. He comes under
the special endorsement of Rov. Dr.
Torry of the Moody church, Chicago.
Mr. Oliver has had wonderful success
in the mining towes of Utah, Montana,
Washington and Idaho.
H. R. Sbepard was made glad JVlon
day morning by the receipt of a letter
? from Mrs. Shepard, who is at the quar
antine station near Port Townsend,
stating that no new cases of smallpox
! had developed among the Senator's
1 passengers. The second class passen
gers will be detained in quarantine for
! 15 days, but the cabin passengers will
probably bo released in a few days.
C. A. Lindstrom, J. E. Haman, H. R.
Elliott, John Feusi, H. R. Shepard, Jos.
i D. Edmonds, L. R. Gillette, A1 Stevens,
: William Stubbius, Richard McCormiek,
Jos. Patterson, Joe Wilkerson, R. L.
Schmidt, J. L. Wigand, M. H. Lynch
i and D. J. Mink, all of Douglas Island,
visited the Juneau K. of P. Lodge last
Monday night. They report a "splen
i did" time.
Mr. W. D. Morris, of Whatcom, an
; expert candy maker, has opened up an
? establishment next door to the News
> office. He will manufacture a full line
t of those dainty confections so dear to
? all children and many grown people,
i There is no reason now why the News
force should not be sweet.
THE SENATOR.
Tbo following letter, received last
nigbt by Mr. H. R. Shepard from his
I wife, is self explanatory:
Diamond Point, Wasii., )
May 10,1901. )
This morning we have an opportuui-!
ty to send out some letters, aud this
I will go up on the Cottage City, which
leaves Seattle tonight. We aro still hero
and the process of fumigation goes on
slowly. The girl that was sick was
moved ashore yesterday and this morn
ing she is skipping around on the beach
as lively as a kitten. They will not al- j
1 low us on shore, and it is so tantalizing
to watch those second-class passengers
running around. Of course the price
they pay for their freedom is fifteen
days here, and we cau go as soon as
: they are through fumigating the ship.
It is so tiresome waiting and the child
; ren get so wild. No new cases have de
veloped aud wo are all well. Mrs. Kel
ly and her babies are well. We think
now that we may catch the Topeka.
But we can't count dn anything with
i certainty. Must stop now and send
this, as the tug is here waiting.
SPECIAL SERMON.
Next Suuday evening at the Congre
gational church Rev. H. Hammond
Colo will preach on "The Most Remark
able Statement of Christian Faith in
300 Years," and well nigh the simplest,
most comprehensive, and best ever giv
en in the history of the Church of
I Christ. A printed copy of this state
ment, will be given to any and all pres
ent v ho may desiro one. The public
| cordially invited to attend.
GET VACCINATED.
Dr. Lapsley, the city health officer,
informs us that all school children will
bo required to exhibit a certificate
showing that they have been vaccinat
ed. The time allowed is from today
until Wednesday, May 22nd, after
| which date no children will bo allowed
; to attend school without such a certfi
1 cate.
ENTERTAINMENT AND ICE
CREAM.
An enjoyable entertaiument will be
given by the Boy Cadets, and Juuior
Society of Christian Endeavor, in the
Congregational church next Friday
j evening at 8 o'clock.
The programme will consist of reci
tations aud dialogues, solos and cho
ruses, motion songs and drills, to con
clude with "Columbia's Reception, or
Growth of the American Union," a pa
triotic piece with twenty-two charac
ters, appropriately costumed, in verse
; and song.
Admission for adults 25 cents, and
for children 10 cents each. Ice cream
aud cake will be for sale by the Ladies'
League after the eutertainment. A lib
eral patronage is respectfully solicited.
RAISED THE WAGES.
A notice was posted at tlie Treadwell
I last Saturday to the effect that machine
men on the ledge would receive S3.50
: per day and board. The former price
paid was $3.00.
, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ACTS.
A special meeting of the Douglas Is
land Chamber of Commerce was held
: at Ohman's hall on last Friday evening.
! President Bach, who has been acting
for the Chamber in the matter of the
smallpox excitement, reported fully
what had been done and also the pro
posed plans for the futuro. His work
was heartily approved and a committee
consisting of P. II. Fox and Chas. A.
I Hopp was appointed to assist him.
It was also decided that Douglas
should co-operate with Treadwell City
and Juneau in the establishment of a
pest house.
Mr. O'Conner brought up the matter
of the M. E. Mission church, which is
causing some trouble on Third street.
A committee was appointed to wait on
Rev. Walter and request that the
church be built on Second street.
i
THE NORTHERN.
Mr. Hiltz, proprietor of the new
Douglas hotel, showed us through the
partly finished structure last Saturday,
i rJ*he building is three stories high. The
ground floor is divided into an office,
i dining room, kitchen, grill room, store
room and steward's appartments. On
th^second floor is the parlor, a private
suito of rooms and bed rooms. The
third story is entirely allotted to sleep
ing rooms.
Landlord Hiltz will spare no expense
to make the hotel neat and tasty and,
when completed, it will be a credit to
our thriving little city and will also fill
a long felt want. The work is being
pushed as rapidly as possible and we
i understand that before very long we
, may expect a regular house warming,
> at which the large dining room will be
open to the dancers and a general fore
, taste of the hospitality of the "North
ern" will be had.
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{Ladles' A-a-e-*?. j
\ of-thcsc populnr garments has just reached J
$ *fS <is from the manufacturer. These suits ure ^
^ n f S 'la made in the latest and most correct styles y<
$ JI. M. and are the very thing for outdoor wear. \
iThe jackets ore Eton and silk lined through- ?
jgm 0 out and the skirts nre neatly stitched. They /
fe^Qtrv come in Oxford Grey and Hlack, ranging in \
V B (^^3* price from ?
$1800 TO 125.00
\ We Guarantee a Fit ?
) All necessary alterations \
? ' being made at our expense >
] Have received 50 more Golf Skirts I
| ?AT $2.50?
\ These are special values and cannot be duplicated else- /
S where for less than $4.00 I
) Free Transportation ^
S. BLUM & CO.
( JUNEAU. (
NOW IS THE TIME TO DISENFECT.
We carry the Standard Disinfectant.
This preparation is in use in every
HOSPITAL and PEST HOUSE in the
land. Price, 50 cents per pint.
The Douglas City Pharmacy.
?
The following passengers left last
Saturday on the Dolphin for Seattle:
Mrs. Stella Stump and son, Miss May
Russell, Mrs. A. Gallagher, William
Gallagher, Mrs. Peter Noreen, Robert
McFarland, Miss Jarta Gauffin, Frank
Johusou, John Kenuedy and George
H?user.
Mr. Richard McCormick, of Tread
well City, commonly and familiarly i
called "Dick," found time last week to
make a friendly call at the News of
j flee.
Mike O'Connor, the Third street mer
chant, developed a sudden admiration
for the News man last Monday and
gave him a box of cigars. Mike is one
of the friendliest friends we have ever
met.
It would surprise you to see the
stock of furniture, new and second
hand, at Jno. Feusi's. It would sur
prise you more to see how cheap he is
selling it.
Dr. A. D. Rothstein, an optical spec
ialist, of Seattle, will be in Douglas
from the 11th to the 20th inst. He may
be found at Dr. Harrison's dental
parlors.
Mrs. Murdock and the Misses Boniuo
of Treadwell City honored the News
with a pleasant call last week.
i
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to trade in Juneau?
Here are a few good reasons why:
LADIES' TAILOR MADE SUITS at $5.75
HEAVY GOLF SKIRTS
and 5rey at $2.90
SILK WAISTS in good taffeta $3.75
STRAIGHT FRONT CORSETS $1.00
UNDRESSED KID GLOVES 75 C
Mercerized Underskirts pittedruffloordlon $1.50
LADIES KNOX SHAPE SAILORS 75 C
These are only a few items picked at random from
our stock.
In addition, you have the advantage of Enormous
Varieties, and the finest class of novelties to choose from
at
Juneau's Exclusive Dry Goods House