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The Douglas Island News. THE LOCAL FIELD. Clum was running well at last ac counts. U ALL-NO After Dinner Mints at Rosswog's. Born ? To Mr. aud Mrs. Alfred John ?onf a sod. Imported Beer 3 bottles for 50 ceuts at the Log Cabin. A fancy writing desk made of Alaska woods, at Jensen's. It. does beat all how it snows some times ou election day. Plated ware ? the best made? at the Kemmi* Jewelry Store. Townsman Ed. Ehrlich came back from Skagway last Saturday. Imported Beer $3.00 per case at the Log Cabin. 'Phoue No. 22. Pipe it off ? Good pipes at foosswog's. Just the kind you are looking for. Peter Gilovich was a southbound pafiengerou the Seattle last Saturday. Just as represented? is the warrant j of the Kemmis Jewelry Store, Douglas.] Alex Nelson piloted a picnic party j up to Silver Bow Basiu la*t Thnre- j day. The oew top story of Mayor O'Con- > nor's building is enclosed and under ? roof. Chus. A. Fox came back from the ; westward yesterday morning on the Bertha. A number of Douglas and Tread well j ladies are picnickiug today out at Law- j ion creek. Call Phone 3-2-3 Juneau. For Ice j Cream aud Candies. Turner's Ice j Cream Parlor. lieorge Riedi will go out to bis claims : again either the last of this week or : the flrst of next. Its going to be pretty hard to inter- ! est the people of Alaska in politics for the next two years. Emmett McKanna, who has been on , a vacation to the States, returned last week on the Seattle. The Tread well Market receives a fresh supply of greeu vegetables on every P. C. Co. steamer. Ell Bielich aud wife and five or six other Slavonians left Douglas on the Jefferson for ihe South. Two cottage organs for sale at a j bargaiu. See Julius Jensen, the Sec- . ond street hardware man. Mr. BDd Mr?. B. K. Lievers are pre paring to open a lunch counter in the1 Rledi building on D street. Some nice, new kitchen cupboards, ' mirror backs, at Julius Jensen's Hard ware store on Second street. Mr. and Mrs. James Cottrell, who have been attending court at Skagway, ; returned home last Saturday. Just received a big shipment of 1 Imperial Candies on the Dolphin. Call ! at the City bakery. 'Phone 4-6 Postmaster Hubbard went south on the Seattle last Saturday. He was ; accompanied by his son, Louie. Mrs. Carrie Shaw Rice, priucipal of | the Washington school at Tacoma, Wash., is visitiug frieuds in this city. The Tread well Club Band celebrated its load anniversary last night at [?.. riesbaii by a grand jubilee concert. Mr. P. H. Fox and daughter, Miss Anuie, were passengers for the sunny ?outh on the Jefferson Monday morn ing. Marshal McDouald came home from SkHgway last Thursday evening. Th e windy city has no attractions for Jack. Anton Krasel ? shop on Second street j ? cleans and repairs clothes with neat ness and dispatch. Prices very reason- ; able. The Xew Size Louis IX Monarch, the largest aod best 2 for 25c cigar on the market, for sale all the time at Ross wog's. Mr. aud Mrs. John Gordon, who left Nome on August 5, are expected home to Douglas about the middle of the month. Bobn lo Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ogata, j of the Island Chop House, on Tuesday, August 11, a girl baby, Dr. H. C. De VighDe in attendance. Neil McLeod, a resident of Alaska for the past thirty-one years, died at his home in Juneau last week, aged 67. He was buried by the Pioneer's Association. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Coster, Miss Stepbeas, Mr. L. H. Keist and Mr. Henry Brie will leave this evening on tha launch Lady for a visit to Warm Springs Bay. Frad Purinton and wife and Do? Harrison have retorned from a fishing trip to Bear creek, where they captured great numbers of trout, and Doo saw hit first bear traok. TREADWELL TOPICS. j Mr. C. D. Price and family are now Tread well residents bavin# moved J yesterday into one of the Tread well : Heights cottages. Mrs. W.L.Atkinson is enjoying a visit from her mother, Mrs. Jackson, of ! Portlaud. Asst.. Supt. Kennedy left Sa turday \ on the City of Seattle for a short, busi ' ness trip to Sitka and near by points and returned Monday ou the Jeffer ! son. The oil steamer YV. S. Porter arrived in port Sunday night and loft last i night after discharging her cargo of 50,000 barrels of fuel oil. i ? : Frank Landsburg, Jack Christoe, and David Christoe returned Sunday morniug from atrip around the island in the launch Rex. They visited "all the Ashing streams ou the way, bring ing back with them a fine lot of trout. Messrs. George and Russell Waylaud j are camping for a few days at Taku iu > let. 5 | I The extension of the wharf as well as I other necessary repairs to the same ! which are now under way will be a very j great improvement. Mr. Fred Hebert, of Tread well, and' Miss Mary Mullen, of Juneau, were married at 5 o'clock Saturday morning iu the Catholic, church of Juneau, and | took the City of Seattle a few hours' later for a tour of the Sound cities. ; Mr. Hebert is in charge of the dry goods department of the Tread well store where he has been employed for ! several years 'past. Mrs. Hebert is favorably known both here and "in Ju- j ueau, her home. The friends of the 1 young couple wish them every happi-' ness in their future life. Mr. and Mrs. i Hebert will reside at Tread well. I Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Kinzie, tho ' Misses Keenan, D. J. Kinzie and P. W. Bradley were the guests of Dr. aud | Mrs. Kuhn at diuner Sunday evening; A very large crowd attended tho moving picture performance at the Club on Friday evening, the general j verdict being that it was a very good 1 entertainment. The big firemen's ball which is to, occur on Monday evening promises to J be a very successful social event. All the details are being carefully looked after and no pains will be spared in providing a royal good time for the occasion. The Asbcroft Moving Picture Co. will give a performance on Friday j evening at theTreadwell Club. Entire i change of program. New songs. No ! charge for admission. . Mr. and Mrs. John Bayue have rent- j ed rooms in Douglas aud begun house- 1 keeping. John Duckworth returned last week ; from attending the Denver convention. | He was accompanied by his mother I from Iowa. I Note theBerry, Gentle T ourist One of tbe things that attract vast 1 attention on the part of the crowd of j tourists iD the city today and mo*t im- j possible of belief of all the strange things tbey saw and were told, was tbe Alaskan strawberries on display at the stores. Alaskan strawberries as large as Euglish walnuts on display just as a ; matter of course? they all smiled in credulously. But it is true, gentle : tourist. These berries just now to be ! seen at tbe stores oome from the vicin- : ity of Haines ? just fourteen miles down tbe channel, and as pretty a town and neighborhood as is to be seen out doors. Perhaps you have not 9een the cur rants?of wbioh the people of Skagway have been "puttiog op" bu9hel9 and boshels. The currents are wild and | grow upon the hill sides everywhere i about Skagway so luxuriantly as to ; make of the gathering a pleasant pic- i nio. Wild raspberries are just now : "coming iu" and the picking of theso pick nickers will turn their attention shortly. Oh yes, gentle tourist, you who have been taught that nothing grows up here but the Muir glacier, these things are hard to believe but they are true. No where on earth does the buckle or "blue" berry grow as it does aloDg the coast of Alaska. The salmon berry is a wonder for produc tion and beauty. As for the strawberry, those that yoa see are cultivated but they grow in abundance at many places wild. These are among the things you should know about Alaska, gentle tourist.? Skagway Alaskan. I SWEDISH LUTHERAN CHURCH j Sunday school every Sunday at 10 a. I m. Services: Sundays at 7:30 p. m. and Wednesdays at 7:30 p. m. \ John H. Warmasen, Pastor. ? I These Shoes Must Go At Cost We offer Douglas Island an opportunity to buy good shoes for Fall and Winter at the big shoe sale to ? Men's Shoes and Ties II 7R are overstocked on this lino * * and will sacrifice to reduce our stock. These shoes are all sizes, makes aud materials and represent as fashionable display in footwear as can be seen vVest of Chicago Sale prices ranging from Ladies' Tan Ties % S1ZKS from iy2 to 7. Fine stock, good make and material, and the latest toe and heel. Must be closed out at reduced prices. Every one a bargain. Sale prices ranging from Kid Shoes for (Hisses npHESE are the beat make", ? very ;-?ty 1 i.-h with the military or Cuban ht-ol, sizes 2},< to 7, all width, long or short vamps, lace or blncher. Must be closed out in ten clays at bi^ reduction. Sale price $2.50 to $5.00 $2.00 to $4.00 $2.00 to $5.00 % ? -^cccc^ Ashcroft's Moving Pictures AND ILLUSTRATED SONGS At the Treadwell Club Friday Evening, Aug. 14. ' % PROGRAMME 1 ?OVERTUR E By MISS LYNCH I 2 ?MOVING PICTURES? "Life In Burmah" "Teak Foreit" "Too Stout" 3? ILLUSTRATED SONG... FRED POTTER "The Man Who Fights the Flames" 4? MOVING PICTURES? "All Aboard" 5? BARITONE SONG FRED POTTER "At the Bottom of the Deep Bine Sea" 6? SELECTIO N By MISS LYNCH ! 7? ILLUSTRATED SONG FPED POTTER "Everyone Was Meant for Someono" 8? MOVING PICTURES? "Beaver Hunt in England" "The Black Canyon" 9? Our Popular Baritone will sinjr? "Love Me aDd tho World is Mine" 10- MOVING PICTURE? "The Mechanical Statue" Admission Free ill are welcome CURTAIN AT 8!30 Call at the Douglas Bakery for your | fresh candies. We just received a big shipment on the last steamer. Mr. J. Wilson recently from Fair- j I banks is in the city. Mr. Wil son tirst came to Douglas tn the year 18 86, and, , after a continuous residonce here for ten years, started for the Yukon gold , fields iu 1896. Mr. Wilson has maijy , friends in Douglas who know and : appreciate him as a man and a citizen. I A Fourth of July crowd on the streets of Douglas last Sunday evening ! listening to selections rendered by the j Treadwell Club Band. As an evidence i that the efforts of the band boys were , appreciated some of the ladies were noticed keeping step with some of the i I livelier airs. Charlie Fox, who has just returned from the Westward, says that Mark Tatom has charge of a large gang of men engaged in making new stroets,at Cordova, W. W. Shorthill is still with the railroad company keeping books, and "Dick" Bethell is in the saw mill business at Valdez. All are well and 1 happy. OWWWWWWWWWWWW? . J The most complete line { of T oilet preparations in ^ the city are to be had J 2 1 here. The most fastid= * ious can be satisfied. . . . J *! i i | ELMER E. SMITH fj $ FRONT STREET DRUGGIST / ?wwwww^ww-www^ww# 1 | STILSOK KPIIOiifi < SHOES > OR miners and work ing men are cracker- * i jacks, We guarantee P | satisfaction. We also ^ J make highgrade Goodyear ^ \ welts. Connect with our * live wire. ^ The News, $3.00 Schwabs Clothing for Men Of St. Louis Our Fall Clothing Just Arrived C. B. HARADEN / IT We are now offering the best values ever seen in Alaska. Suits run from $12.00 to $20. oo in this lot and they are as good as others offer from $25. . oo to $35.00. All we ask is for you to come and take a look. They are - snappy and up to date in every respect. If you see them you will surely buy. C. B. Haraden PHONE 2-8 JUNEAU