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The Douglas Island News. THE LOCAL FIELD. The Hand I Pressed The little hand I pressed? Ah me! That I but pressed and did depart; How tenderly I think of thee, And wouder fondly where thou art, I wonder whether thou shalt e'er Keel onco ajrain my tender clasp; With the world and all were mine, I saw the pripe within my grasp. The little hand 1 pressed Ah me!? And held with all the lover's art. A royal flush the house was pinched; I left the pot and did depart, Firemen's Mask Ball on Thursday, , Sept. 17. U- ALL-NO After Dinner Mints at Rosswog's. Imported Beer 3 bottles for 50 cents at the Log Cabin. A fancy writing desk made of Alaska woods, at Jensen's. Chas. A. Fox is back from a frip as far north as Skagway. Plated ware ? the best made ? at the Kemmis Jewelry Store. Hon. John CI. Ueid. of Juueau, was an island visitor yesterday. Just as represented ? is the warrant j of the Kemmis Jewelry Store, Oouglas. j The best whiskey on this Island is I Old Loo Cabin. $1.50 per quart | bottle. H. W. Urookman, of the Heubner { Drug Co., has returned from a ten days' 1 stay At Haines. Born: To Mr. and Mrs. John Egan, on Wednesday, September 9th, a son. All well and happy. The Treadwell Market receives a fresh supply of greeu vegetables on j every P. C. Co. steamer. Mr9. C. M. Blain, who haa been ill the past week with threat trouble, is re- 1 ported to bo improving. Two cottage orgaus for sale at a j bargain. See Julius Jensen, the Sec-; ond street hardware man. Ransom (Jack) Noblett, who has been oat iu the bills all summer, came ; In for a few days last week. The Treadwell Store has just received , a large liue of New Clothiug for Men and Boys. Call Phone 3-2-3 Juueau. For Ice; Cream aud Caudies. Turner's Ice j Cream Parlor. Some nice, uew kitcheu cupboards, ! mirror backs, at Julius Jenseu's Hard- j ware store on Second street. Just received a big shipment of Imperial Candies oq the Dolphiu. Call at the City Bakery. 'Phone 4-6 * SCHOOL BOOKS.? The Douglas News Depot will receive r full line of j school books via the Str. Cottage City. Sam Lucas, who was operated on last week at the Simpson hospital tor ap pendioitis, is well on the road to re covery. Barney Conrad is on the sick list this week. He is suffering from varicose veins, which |have given him trouble for years. J. W. Patchin has leased one of the cottages in the Ott row. He expect! his wife to arrive from the States about i the first of October. Wm. Langlej', L. O. Thomas and Mrs. C. W. Morse were passengers from Douglas for the South on the Sf.r. Dol phiu Monday afternoon. Lawrence Erickson has returned from a long visit to the Sitka Hot Springs, and has grown so that his friends hardly know him. Charles Fox, known throughout Alaska as the Candy Kid, arrived up from Douglas today. He is stopping at the Pullen House. ? Skagway Alas kan. Captain John Tibbits of the Juneau Ferry & Navigation Co. was caught on the streets of Douglas yesterday. The Captain wasn'l doing anything more desperate than heading for the wharf at a good pace. Chief McDonald, Mrs. McDonald, Mi98 Irene, and Thomas O'Donald cam*o home yesterday from a trip to the country to the north. There was noth ing to dampen the ardor of their joy but rain. The Seattle got too oiose to the rooks at Johnson straits on her way south and has gone on the drydock for in spection. The Cottage has taken her run and sailed from Seattle Monday night. She will probably reach Doug las Friday morning. Prices that compare with Eastern prices, aud goods that are the very best at the Kemmis Jewelry Store, Front street, Douglas. f Dressmaking ? Mrs. C, M. Thorndyke wishes to inform her Douglas and Treadwell patrons that she is now lo cated in room 4, Lewis block, opposite Haraden's. None but the best work done. TREAD WELL TOPICS. Mr. T. E. P. Keegau, who bus been acting as watchman at the 300 mill for : some months past, will be a south bound passenger on the Priucess Be- , atrice. Mrs. YV. \V. Shorthill and son, War- : ren, arrived on the "Portland from Ta oooia Monday night. She is on her way to join her husband nt Cordova, and will spend two weeks visiting here and at Skagway before taking the Bertha for the westward. Mr. (Jeorge Waylaud of the survey or's force came in from tho camp at Taku inlet Sanday on the Mabel, and reports very rough, stormy weatner, which interferes with the work. I The piledriver has completed its work on the wharf arid is now getting the piles in position for a new bake house which will be built back of the Tread well boarding house. Mr. Alfred Johnson will leave soon with his children for Arizoua, where he will place them tn charge of Mrs. Paraous, a sister of the late Mrs. Johu- j son. The Mexican boarding house is pro | greasing finely au<i will noon be in use. A patent dish-washing machine ha* i been ordered from the East for use in the kitcheu. Mrs. W. 11. Kelly entertained a small party of friends on Saturday afternoon. Tlie Treadwell Club Band left this ; forenoou on the Georgia for Skagway, where they will give a concert. The event will be a treat to music-lovers of j the -''Gateway City,'' as the baud boys turn out some very excellent music. A spirited game of bowling took place on Saturday evening between the Mex ican and Machine Shop teams, the lat- : ter winning by a total margin of 44(5 pins. The linaup was as follows: Mex ican ? L. S. Ferris, Jas. Stoody, G. A.; Fleck, L). Ilousell and T. Sawyer; .Ma chiue shop ? VV. McCormiok, E. Mc Cormick, John Gilligau, F. C. McDon ald and Joe Brunoer. This eveniug a match jjame will be bowled between the foundry and store teams. The enrollment of the Treadwell school this year numbers twenty-seven, with every grade represented- There are several pupils in the beginning class. As manual training wjrk the ratia weaving is being taken up with a great deal of interest. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hebert are busily getting settled in their new home, which is the last cottage iu the first row, Treadwell Heights. The A1 Ki is due with a cargo of pow der for Treadwell. The New Size Louis IX Monarch, the largest aW best 2 for '25c cigar 011 the i market, for sale all the time at Koss wog's. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Purely came down i from Whitehorse the first of the week aud will visit friends in the city uutii the next trip of the Jefferson, when they will start for Oakh.ud, California. Passengers for Douglas on the Str. Dolphin were Miss L. Ulark, Edith i Davis, Mary Mendea, Mrs. B. Dennis, and Miss V. Dennis. Mr. H. Bergman, the flsh man, also came up as far as Petersburg on this boat.' The business of the equalization of taxes for the year 1908 was wound up by the city council at a meeting held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The tax roll will be iu the hands of the city treaaurer by the first of October. ANNOUNCEM ENT.? Wollaud, the i Juneau Tailor, has reoeived his fall' line of goods, aud styles for the season, and will be pleased to have the people call and inspect them, whether they purchrse or not. However, if they j chose to leave an order, it will be graciously received. A drummer came to town last week ana while he wag writing his name ,on the hotel register he remarked that he had heard so much about Douglas be ing a tough town, but he didn't see it. The clerk told him that the gang had just gone out_ to a stone funeral, but | would be back In a few minutes. Last Wednesday afternoon from 2 to i 5 Mrs. John Feusi entertained at a thimble party in honor of Mrs. William Schlakey, of Quinoy, 111., who is visit- j ing her daughter, Mrs. Chas. M. Ross wog, in this city. Those present were Mesdames Stubbins, Carter, Hopp, Koaswog, Schlakey, McKanna, Galwae, ' King, Grundler, Henson.and Miss Rose Schlakey. Yesterday was Harry Rex roth's 17 th ! birthday, but that gave the boy no es pecial concern until along in the even j ing about a score of his playmates and j friends suddenly appeared. Harry gave the crowd one look and attempted to duck, but it wouldn't go. The boys stayed and after an evening of music ; ! and games enjoyed with boys' appetites the lunch whioh Mrs. Feusi has pre ; pared for them. m. - vi 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 Men's Shoes and Ties W E are overstocked on this line and will sacrifice to reduce onr stock. Those shoes are ail sizes, makes and materials and represent, as fashionable display in footwear as can be seen West of Chicago Sale prices ranging from $2.50 to $5.00 Ladies' Ian Ties SIZES from to 7. Fine stock, pood make and material, and the latest toe and heel. Must be closed out. at reduced price*. Every one a bargain. Sale prices ranging from $2.00 tO $4.00 Kid Shoes for Misses THESE ?re the I ?est makes, very Myli?h with the military or Cuban heel, sizes to 7, all width, long or *hort vamps, lace or bluchor. Must be closed out in ten days at, big redaction. Sale price $2.00 tO $5-00 Staun 5 vC -I Stj Jp ? \ if ^3 S Vv SSnrtB b X j JUNEAU, ALASKA Foreign Exchange Issued Oldest Bank in Alaska INTEREST PAID ON SAVINGS DEPOSITS In Memoriam Douglas, Alaska, September, 1G, 1908. j Whereas, the Supreme Ruler of the Universe ha* seen fit to claim for His own the beloved vvifp of our esteemed brother J. Alfred Johnson; be it Resolved, that we, the members of; Alaska Lodge No. 1, 1. O. O. R, exteud to the bereaved brother our heartfelt sympathy and assure him of our con- i tinued interest in his welfare. We point him to the Great Father of all for com fort and consolation. Be it further Resolved, that a copy of those resold tiona be givon to Bro. Johnson, that they bespread upon the minutes and published iu the Douglas Island News. Fraternally submitted, Wji. Stubbins, N A. T. Nelson, J. D. Miller, Committee, j In Memoriam Whereas, the Hand of Death has vis- | iterl the family of our brother, J.Alfred Johnson, and removed therefrom his faithful and loving wife, therefore be it Resolved, that we, the members of j Gastiueaux Lodge Xo. 124, b\ & A. M., tender our heartfelt sympathy to our sorrowing brothor in his bereavement, and bo it further Resolved, that a copy af these resolu tions, under the seal of the Lodge, be sent to our brother, that a copy al?o be spread upon the minutes of our Lodge, and that a copy be also printed in the Douglas Island News. Jas. Christoe i Wji. Stubbins - Committee 1 Jas. Daniels ' FOR SALE Household furniture, including a solid oak sideboard, and extension table, and complete outfit of bedroom, parlor and kitchen furniture, will be sold either by the single piece ol* all together. Inquire at residence, corner 4th and E. St. Mrs. L. G. Baoh. School opened Monday, Sept. 11th, with a good enrollment of earnest boys and girls, most of them enthusiastic over the addition of the eleventh and twelfth grades. Seventeen have regis tered in the High School and more are expected. An unusually large class has entered the primary grade, and parents having children to enter this grade are advised to send them im mediately, while there is a class for them to enter. This is the time to pre pare work for the educational exhibit at the Alaska-Yukon-Paciflc Fair to be held in 8eattle, and teachers and pupils are anticipating a busy year in order to make a creditable showing for Douglas. Call at the Douglas Bakery for your fresh candies. We just received a big shipment on the last stoamor. "* / i**STi ?? - ? ? /DON'T LAUGH V~' Come in and SEE The last ship brought in another consignment of both Diamonds and Nugget jewelry at prices that cannot be approached by others. As to quality we have it M. G. BELTZHOOVER, K'K'ESS % I Our First Autumnal Showing ? Garments CaaCM SJHBKUC ? How Good a Coaf can you buy for $20.00 That is a question we often hear. We show in this space just one sample of what $20.00 will do for you. This coat is v?ry attractive; made from black broad cloth, standing collar of black velvet trimmed with braid and soutache, full sleeve with fancy cuff. Double breasted fastened with loops and buttons. Lined with gray satin. Length 52 in. We can show you suits, skirts, and child rens coats that will captivate you, C. 8. HARADEN PHONE 2-8 JUNEAU