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The Douglas Island News. Hntorad ai Douglas Post-offloe as Seoond Claav Mall Matter. TERMS:? In Advance. Oao Year - Blx Months - Three Months - - Qlaffle Copies - $3.01) 1.50 75 10 'PHONE NO. 12. Wednesday, July 8, 1903. CHARLES A. 1IOPP Editor and Proprietor. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY THe Celebration The weather was not at nil encoa rag ing on the morning of the Fourth. The clouds huug low and drizzling rain was falling, liut by nine o'clock the sun began to peep through the clouds and Douglas people began to take courage. The procession under the direction of Marshal of the Day Richard Mc Cormick aud his two aids, J as. Daniels and Jerry Cashen, started from the Treadwell plaza promptly at 9 o'clock. W. C. Boyd aud D. McArthur were dag bearers. The Goddess of Liberty, Miss Nettie McBlain, looked fresh and sweet and beautiful in her robes of white. She was watched over by Uncle Sum ? Mr. George Hall ? and fourteen little girls, representing the thirteen original states and one for Alaska. They all j rode in a float especially prepared for them. The Treadwell Club band although arrayed in spick and spau new uni forms furnished splendid music. The Treadwell Fire Department, also in full uniform, joined the procession. At the hall. President of the Day McDonald presided and put everybody i in a good humor by one of his fuuny stories. Miss May McCormick, mascot of the Treadwell Fire Department, ; made all the Island people proud of her in the way 9he recited the Declara- j tion of Independence. Mayor O'Connor, orator of the day, out his address very short, but flllod it so full of red hot American patriotism that it proved infectuous, and at the olose he was giveu an ovation that forced him again to his feet. Governor Hoggatt, who was on the platform, was introduced to the audi ence, rather against his will, but he won a warm place in the hearts of the Island people by telling them how his . sympathies had beeu with them in their days of trouble and how he re joiced in their triumphs. His words,' spoken with an unexpected degree of feeling, revealed a phase of his char acter hitherto unknown to many of his hearers. At the close of the exercises at the hall, everybody hurried away to Tread well to witness the hose races. The Foundry team ran first, and set a rapid mark of 22 2-5 seconds. Then came the \ Treadwell with 23. The Mexican boys missed their nozzle and were giveu no > time. The Machine Shop followed, tying the score of the Moulders, 22 2 5. The Ready Bullion missed, as did the Douglas team. Then came Juneau No. 1 with a score of 38 1-5 seconds. The last team to run wan the Juneau No. 2, which made a score of 22 1-5 seconds, winning the iirst prize. The Foundry and Machine shop teams divided the second and third prizes equally be- j tween them. In the afternoon the races were hur ried through to give time for the ball games. A college boy named Belknap won the 100 yard dash, E. A. McHamil- J ton took tlrst place iu the race for men over 50? with Jack McDonald a close second and Jack Henson beat all the rest of the underground men in the miner*1 race. There were four teams to contest for supremacy on the ball field, Juneau, Douglas, Haines native and Douglas native. The native teams first took the field and played a game that result ed in a score of 8 to 7 in favor of Haines. Then came the contest be- 1 tween Juneau and Douglas, and again Douglas met defeat, score 10 to 8. The ! game was remarkable only for the poor work of Barrett, the Douglas pitoher, who with splendid support simply lacked the ability to do the business. He was certainly a cold one. The Ju neau team easily defeated Haines; tak- 1 ing first money; Haines second. Natatorium Hall was crowded with dancers in the evening and the day was ended in this happy manner. The work of the committee on decorations is deserving of especial mention. Sam Keiat was chairman, and ho was ably assisted by Mr.^Vedder. The big hall was never before as tastefully decorat JOHN RONAN, MINER. OHN RONAN, Democratic candidate for Delegate in Congress from Alaska, is an Alaskan in every sense of the word, in that ho lives in Alaska and has lived hero for the last 10 years. As a candidate he should especially appeal to all Alaskeis not only for the reason that he is a bona fide res ident of the territory, but because he is of the type of hardy and deter mined men who have by their efforts made Alaska what she Is today. JOI1N RONAN was born in Leavenworth county, Kansas, June 28, 1871, where he grew to manhood, working on his father's farm in summer and attending the public school in winter. At 22 he left home aud, after workiug for two years in Iowa, he went to Montaua where he began his career as a miner aud prospector, and in 1898, he came to Alaska, the land of promise, where he has since lived, sharing the hardships and ex periencing th? nps and down? of a pioneer's life in a new onnntrv. He climbed over the t i > 'rail, tried his luck in the Atlin couutryf worked for the Whit- 5*. ? Co., and finally, in the summer of 1000. ho drifted down the Yukon in a small boat and located iti the wonderful Valley of theTamino. w h??> ? ttm years of patient labor were lewaided by a Mi ike ?>i?l'lehi-y that ha. vivnn hiru a strut in the world. The candidar; of J< hu H* ? : an thmild especially aj pen) to those who, iik?* htm, Ih.vh ar?i dug in the h?*at and midland havoen durcd privation in d ' olt? r ii>i? a- only tho.-e can am) do who undertake to conquer the wildei ness. In the Tanana. where he i-> known by all, he is universally m?? pwted and admit a* a man anions mun, ? man to be . trusted to the en i and ori?? th?t it will d> to tie to. To the Voters of Southeastern Alaska: John Rouan asks for your support in the coming election, and pledges you his word that if he should t>e elec'^d to tepresn?> you m the Congress of Hie United Stales he will do his liny in the same cou-cientious manner that he hao lived and worked a - / citizen of thisgloiious Northland. Vote for John Ronan and you will never have cause to regret it. J ed. The people ot l>-?ugb?- Inland are very well satisfied with tr.e h'miUs ot , their efforts for fh?- celebrat km was a grand success. Perfect good nature abouuded. There were no fights and no bad drunks. Mr. Fred Purinton, who umpired the ball games, gave perfect satisfaction i to all. A good umpire helps out a poor game. On Suuday afternoon the .Juneau and Douglas Infants played ball for a purse of $25. This was the oulv place that Douglas won great honor. After a hotly contested game the score was 5 to 2, in favor of Douglas. Th* prize for the best sustained character in the Fourth of July parade was wou by little Esther lliie, who im personated a very diminutive darkey. The second prize was awarded to ! Anna Penglase, who looked so much like a real plains Indian that you could almost hear the war hoop. Each of the three little girls dressed in Japanese costumes were given 82.50, 1 because they were entitled to some- ! thing for their efforts. The "Roose velt" prize was awarded to Augu6t Anderson, who appeared in the parade with his wife and six children. A Start For 1909 The final meeting of the Fourth of July committees for the 1908 celebra- ; tion was held at Natatorium Hall last night. The bills were audited and allowed and next week we will publish ' a complete statement of the Finance committee. It is now known that j there will be a balance of between two and three hundred dollars left over. A motion was carried that this sum be held over for a starter for the big cele bration to be held on Douglas Island on July 4th, 1909. Torkelson, ex-secretary of the West ern Federation, who was arrested last week for appropriating the moneys of the organization for his own use, has beon released on bail of $750. His case will como up before the federal grand jury. Preparations for the salmon catch nre now in lull progress i?r the oanner- 1 ies on Kodiak inland, Chlgnik aud on I Bristol bay. At present tin cons are, being manufactured at the rate of sev enty-five pvr minute for each machine, ( j and each machine will be running day i Hnd night, at leant twenty hours to the , day, for thirty days. There are some-;' thing like twenty-two canneries on ( Bristol Bay alone, each operating from I ! one to several machine*. Fourteen ships from 1,000 tons up lie anchored 1 in the Nushagak rivor having brought , thousauds of meu aud hundreds of ' thousands of dollars worth of tin, pro- < visions and other supplies. These ) ships will lie at auchor where they are i i until the millions of cans aro filled. By the iast of August the Q*h will be ' | packed aud all the work done, the J * ships loaded and gone, and once more j \ peace and bad bmell will settle down j over the Nushagak. ' On account, of rushing business my trip to the Westward has been post poned indefinitely, or until the arrival of my assistant from Idaho. Dr. J. H. MoCallie, De nti9t. , ...Alaska flyers... Between Seattle, Ketchikan, Dong las, Jnneau and Skagway. Dae to arrive at Douglas i Jefferson May 13, 23, June 2, 12, 22, July 2 Dolphin flay 18,28, June7,i7, 27 Steamers and sailing- dates subject to change without notice. This Is the only line of stoamors calling rotru larly at Dongtas both North and South bound Elmer E. Smith, Agent, Douglas, Alaska ] 1776 The Day We Celebrate 1908 Douglas i$ toe only place on Garth ?be best place in tbe world to buy goods. Wm. Stubbins' Store Is the Best Place in Douglas for Bargains LADIES' Waists Skirts Underwear MEN'S T rousers Shirts Uuderwear I I Shoes Shoes Shoes Agents For The Famous Carter and Holmes Neckwear Wm. Stubbins 1 TREAPWELL MARKET I WHOLESALE and RETAIL :^i ft "8 * * it ,i J IS s Beef, Pork, Mutton and Poultry S| Ham, Bacon and Lard Fish and game in season 'PHONE AUTO J-8 Treadwell, Alaska lyi , i^i Douglas City fleat Market meats of All Kinds "W *3 FISH AND GAME IN SEASON i D STREET DOUGLAS, ALASKA I ] Ok Slavonian Saloon PaxBB Gilotioh, Proprietor 4 Dealers in Wines, Liquors and Cigars w j Special Attention Given to Family T rade k 3 FRONT STREET 'PHONE 3-9 DOUGLA8 f Sf WlfKIT'SfT* WW WTOTW1W*WM*>fTf^riW1(w All! FllllH 1 UNDERTAKING CO. LOUIS Q. THQMAB, Managbb. **?** ***** 6 MJ'S% furniture 'L,s f ******** OUT OF YELLOW CEDAR wwwrwf opecia! 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