Douglas Island news. [volume], April 29, 1908, Image 3

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/The Douglas Island News
THE LOCAL FIELD. j
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The Coming of Spring
By Alice Gay J udd
There's a hint of spring in the oa?t wind's
blow in tr
And the pinny-willows are i>eepiu$r out;
There's joyous strength in the tree sap's ,
flowing. |
And signs of sprint; are all about. n ,
The snow on the southern slopes is melting.
And the little brook is no longer dumb; .
Even the blue jays are hoarsly lilting
That spring has come, that spriutf has :
come.
Mother Earth's bosom Is filled with rejoicing
Aud the tiniest life has lent its ear
To the glad refrain all nature is voicing.
Winter is over and spring is here.
The City of Seattle dae Friday.
Chocolate Almonds at Rosswog's.
Interesting subjects iu tableaux
May 16th.
He serves all who darea be true. ?
Emeraoo.
Imported Beer $1(X9 per case at the
Log Cabin.
Imported Beer 20 cents a bottle at
the Log Cabin.
Found. ? A small amount of money.
See Frauk Bach.
The Bertha is due at Juneau to
morrow with mail.
A fancy writing desk made of Alaska
woods, at Jensen's.
Plated ware ? the best made ? at the ,
Kemmis Jewelry Store.
The James saw mill i9 turning out
lumber at a rapid rate.
The Princess May pushed the Port
Simpsou wharf over a few weeks ago. j
Music on th-s violin, guitar, and man
dolin by Douglas students, May IGth.
Just as represented ? is the warrant
of the Kemmis Jewelry Store, Douglas, j
Six second class passengers from !
Douglas went south on the Humboldt.
Mrs. Colin M. Blain and children are
expected back to Douglas on an early
boat.
Heavy snow slides are of daily j
occurreuce iu the ba?in back of Ju- ;
neau.
Wheu you go to Juneau, stop in at j
Spickett's Smoke House and get a One
cigar.
Ladies: ? Call and see the new Dress
Goods and Underwear at the Treadwell
Store.
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Have you tried that pure steam
rendered lard put up by the Treadwell
Market.
To Rent. ? A neat, comfortable room
over the News office. For particulars
call here.
See Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party,
May 16th. A play full of amusing
incidents.
The Treadwell Store has just received
a large line of New Clothing for Men
and Boys.
Call Phone 3-2-3 Juneau. For Ice
Cream aod Candies. Turner's Ice
Cream Parlor.
Thirteen second class passengers for
Skagway went north on the Dolphin
fro m Douglas.
Most of the Douglas business houses
closed yesterday during the funeral
of Carl Johnson.
X. S. Keeton, once a Douglasite,
went north on one of the recent boats
bound for Dawson.
The Treadwell Market receives a
fresh supply of green vegetables on
every P. C. Co. steamer.
Two cottage organs for sale at a
bargain. See Julius* Jensen, the Sec
ond street hardware man.
Little Clara Rosswog %s triumphant
over having won a prize for the best
essay on the Panama canal.
Some nice, new kitchen cupboards,
mirror backs, at Julius Jensen's Hard
ware store on Second street.
If you play Pool ? the best tables in
Alaska are at Chas. Rosswog's, Hunter
Block, Front street, Douglas.
The little ones of the Douglas
school will appear in Japanese oos
tumes, in song and drills, May 16th.
Fred Purinton i3 suffering from his
first attack of rheumatism, and firmly
believes that there is nothing like it.
Anton Krasel ? shop on Second street
?cleans and repairs clothes with neat
ness and dispatch. Prices very reason
able.
Mrs. Peter Gravrock and children
left on the Humboldt for Republio,
Mioh. Pete will find employment at
Coppermount.
Prices that compare with Eastern
prices, and goods that are the very best
at the Kemmis Jewelry Store, Front
street, Douglas.
F. Wolland, the Juneau tailor, is re
ceiving shipments on almost every
boat of the latest weaves for spring
and summer wear.
A firm resolution can make realities
out of possibilities.
It one speaks evil of you, live so that j
ao one will believe him.
t^iTRNiTCRE for Sale.? I will sell all i
of my household furniture at once, j
House near the TOO, Treadweli. See j
VV. W. Shortbill.
If you are looking for a folding bed,;
Jensen the Second street hardware ,
man, has three different kinds. Look
at them right away.
Its easy to look well if you have good '
clothes, and it's easy to get good
clothes of Smallwood, at the Beach j
Store uear the '100 Mill.
Passengers from Douglas for the
South on the Dolphin were John j
Luudquist, Mr. and Mrs. G. Miyamato,
Jay Humes and five second class.
Albiu Baritello aud Jack Cottrell, ,
who have been out huntiug, have re
turned again to the busy haunts of
men with glowing reports of success.
We area little ahead of "Standard
Tims" with our new line of Ladies
Suits and Skirts which will be on dis
play Monday, May 4th at P. H. Fox's
Mr. John Lundquist, who left on the
Dolphin for Seattle, goes to consult a
specialist in regard to his eyes which
have been giving him trouble for some
time.
Mr. Pete Gravrock and family, who
had expected to take passage on the
Dolphin for Michigan, were delayod in
their departure by the illness of Miss
Mabel.
The democrats of the District expect
to have a howling good time at their
convention to be held at Juneau on
the 18th of next month. The arrange-o
ments include a big dance.
The reception to be given by the
Ladies League of the Congregational
church in houor of Mesdames Short
hill and Goddard will be at 2 o'clock
p. m. tomorrow, in the church parlors. '
Jim Kussell, the painter, who has
spent the winter rusticating over at
Vouug's Bay, came to town last week
with a fine orop of alfalfa and a num
ber of curios. He will reside iu Doug
las this summer.
Thirty Federation man have beeu
arrested charged with dis- i
turbing the peace io i Douglas on the !
morning of the funeral of Joel Suko
vich. Their trial will be held tomor
row in U. S. Commissioner Folsom's
court.
Mr. A. Murray launched his new
boat last week, and christened her
"The Lady." In the christening a
bottle was used in the orthodox way,
but the contents was first carefully
absorbed, that not a drop might be
spilled.
Died. ? Jole Sukovich, a native of
Montenegro, aged 30 years, met with
au accidental death by a fall io the
Treadwell mine last Wednesday. His
funeral was held on Thursday morning
under the auspices of the Servian
Slavonic Harmony.
Republican caucus No. 2, held last
Wednesday evening at Eagles' hall,
elected the following delegates to
attend the territorial ? convention at
Ketchikan: F. M. Simpson, Wm.
Stubbins, Dr. Heubner, W. C. Boyd,
and Dr. H. C. DeVighne.
Uncle George Riedi's buggy horse
couldn't stand the style of the new
bread wagon and attempted to run
away with the whole thing, one day
last week. As a result "Mollie" has
lost her job, and a "scab" is workiug
contentedly in her place.
For the benefit of the school, piano
and library iund, the pupils will give
an entertainment at the Natatorium
May sixteenth. The program will con
sist of 6onga, tableaux, a short play, a
Japanese drill &nd a "Fairy Affair."
The full program will appear next
week.
The Humboldt, Capt Baugman,
arrived from the south early Monday
morning with L. S. Humes, W. G.
Champion, H. Rettenhouse, Ike Brown,
C. Loftus, Emil Long, P. Laviny, B.
Hu?by and 49 second class for Tread
well, and Wm. Davidson, J. A. Baxter,
George Stanley and 1 second class for
Douglas.
The City Council has coiiJe to the
conclusion that the police department
should have a head to it, and at the
regular Monday night meeting Jack
McDonald was unanimously re-elected
to his old position aa chief of police,
chief of the fire department^ chief of
the street cleaning and repairing de
partment, Ac., <fcc.
Acting under orders from the city
council, Marshal McDonald will ring
the curfew bell tonight at 10 o'clock,
at whioh time all children under 16
years of age are expected to be off the
streets. If they are not they will be
taken before the Judge to show cause,
why they should not be fined for vio
lation of the city ordinances.
You're Not Getting Your
Money's Worth
out of your clothes If tfiey fail to make you look stylish and well dressed from
"Try On" to "Wear Out/' \ *
Now there's just ONE TAILOR who will LEGALLY guarantee your
clothes to HOLD THEIR FIT AND STYLE UNTIL WORN OUT.
That's THE ROYAL TAILORS, of Chicago and New York,
We are their exclusive dealers. We now have 500 patterns of Spring and
Summer Woolens in the newest weaves and colorings ready for your inspec
tion Come in and take your choice. Get a suit guaranteed to FIT YOU
and to keep its good style till you've worn it oat.
$18 and up buys these Guaranteed Clothes. Come in today.
Douglas
TREADWELL TOPICS.
Mrs. L. A. Harriion of Skagway is
visiting with hor brother Mr. W. W.
Shorthill and his family. Mrs. Harri
son will return to Skagway on the
steamer City of Seattle which is due to
arrive here about Friday evening.
Col. Greene, commanding the U. S.
troops at Fort Win. H. Seward, was a
visitor at Treadwell Monday afternoon
havi ng taken the trip via Sitka from
the Fort on the Cottage City.
Mr. W. W. Shorthill is disposing of J
his household effects quite rapidly, j
and with his family expects to leave
here on the City of Seattle sailing for
the south about May 2nd.
Mr. Nick Gurvich has sold his
houses at Treadwell and moved, his
family having departed on the Cottage
City. He goes to Goldflelds.
Mr. Fred "Adams is uight watchman
at the store in place of Mr. Mo Arthur
who has taken a place in the black
smith shop at the Mexican Mine.
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The Cottage City and Humboldt
both brought a large consignment of
raeu for work at the mines.
Lieut. Weeks has brought his family
from the Fort to Treadwell to keep
him company during his sojouru here.
Mr. Leo J. Till has taken a position
in the assay office with Mr. Fred
Laube.
The. entertainment which was to
have been given on Monday night by
the fire department was postponed.
Last Sunday morning, Mr. Carl
Johnson recently appointed assistant
foreman of the Mexican and 700-foot
Claim Mines, was accidentally killed.
This was very bad news as Carl has
the friendship of the whole community
and we all shall miss his genial face.
He was an active member of the fire
department, and a captain of the Mex
ican hose team. In his death the com
pany has lost a valuable man and the
community an honest and ever faith
ful friend.
Mayor -O'Connor Entertains
Last Monday evening-Mayor O'Con
nor, with the aid of Mrs. O'Connor and
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stubbins, very
pleasantly entertained n party consist
ing of old and new city officers and
business men of the city. The enter
tainment consisted of a five-course
, supper served at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Stnbbins. The affair was entirely
informal, with no attempt at speech
making; just an evening of quiet,
neighborly conversation. The supper
and the service were excellent in every
particular. The guests of the evening
were:
Messrs. Julius Jensen, John Henson.
Henry Brie,- Albin Baritello, E. P.
Eefling, Frank Bach, N. King, Hugh
Tracy, P. H. Fox, D. N. Judson, E. E.
Smith, W. C. Boyd, Dr. H. C. De
Vighne, Chas. M. Eosswog, Chas. A.
Hopp, E. M. Peters, L. H. Keist, Dr. J.
'Heubner; M. S. Hudson, and J. F. Mo
Donald.
The fellow who stops to explaia every
thing to everybody will never reach
the end of his journey.
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Property For Sale
Alex. Smallwood's property and
business in Douglas are for ealo at a
bargain. The property list includes
the store building on the beach, the
two-story building on Front street,
formerly occupied by the Douglas Iron
Works, and a number of cabins. Must
all be sold at once. For further par
ticulars, call at the Beach Store, Doug
las, Alaska.
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Between Seattle, Ketchikan, Doug
las, Juneau and Skagway.
Due to arrive at Douglas :
Jefferson
APRIL 2d, 12th, 23d
and MAY 3d and 13th
Steamera and sallin# dates aub}actto
change without notice. This la the
only line of steamers calling regu
larly at Doughia both North and
South bound.
Etater E. Ssftfc, Agent, Ooa^Ias, A(?*ka
If you want special favors in your
mouth you had best go to the City hall
right away and see Dr. McCallie, the
Dentist, while he i9 in the notion of
baying the Fox.
All kinds of fresh santage always on
hand at the Tread well Market.
Gage Millinery
The GAGE is a Style and Quality
Leader and is recognized as such
throughout the States. We are
Sole Agents.
SILK AND SATIN RUBBERIZED COATS
IN LATEST STYLES
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These are full and well cut
garments; are built for style and
durability. We have the best
coat to be had for the price any
where.
I C. B. Haraden,
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Successor to R. H. & Co.
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