Douglas Island news. [volume], November 04, 1908, Image 3

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The Douglas Island News.
THE LOCAL FIELD.
Give thy thoughts no tongue.
Nor {jive thy unproportion'd thought his aot
Be thou familiar, but by no means vulvar.
The friends thou hast, und their udoption j
tried.
Grapple them to thy aotil with hoops of steel: j
But do not dull thy palm with entertainment
Of each new htttch'd, unfledged comrade.
? Shakespere.
R U A Buffalo?
Try a Monarch at Rosswog's.
A fancy writing desk made of Alaska
woods, at Jensen's.
Mrs. B. >1. Hain is visiting her son
George in this city.
Postmaster Hubbard is already un-j
packing Christmas toys.
Fresh Cream and Ice Cream? all the j
time at Turner's, Juneau.
Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Hilliard left for
the States on tka Jefferson.
What is a Monarch? Best 2 for 25c
Cigar in town ? at Rosswog's.
Col. Sol Ripinsky, the pioneer mer- j
chant of Haiues, visited Douglas last ,
week. ,
The Tread weil Store has just received j
a large line of New Clothing for Men
and Boys.
Chas. Fox returned Monday on the
Georgia from Sitka. He reports a
rough trip.
Mrs. J. C. Edwards and child r^u t
returned last week on the Seattle from
the Sound.
Call Phone 3-2-3 Juneau. For Ice!
Cream and Caudies. Turner's Ice
Cream Parlor.
The measles is still doing busiuess in i
Douglas, ami most of the kids as ain't
bad it, is got it.
The dry weather last week nearly
pinched the music out of the 300 mill, j
It'looks better now.
Ernest Powell came home the tirst of 1
the week from Whitehorse, where he 1
has spent the summer.
A first-class lunch counter has been '
added as an attraction to the Board of j
Trade saloon, and it is.
Two cottage organs for sale at a I
bargain. See Julius Jensen, the Sec- J
ond street hardware mau.
Some nice, uew kitcheu cupboards,
mirror backs, at Julius Jeuseu's Hard
ware store ou Second street.
#Call at the Douglas Bakery for your
fresh caudiea. Wo just received a big
shipment ou the last steamer.
Antou Krasel ? shop ou Second street J
?cleans aud repairs clothes with neat- j
ness and dispatch. Prices very reason
able.
The New Size Louis IX Monarch, the
largest aud best 2 for 25c cigar ou the
market, for sale all the time at Ross j
wog's.
Born, to Mr. aud Mrs. Jules G. Zim- i
merman, this morning, a sou. Di.i
DeVighne in atteudauoe. All well aud
happy.
The big ratification meeting that was
planned by some of the prominent
democrats of Douglas has been indefi
nitely postponed.
The Heurietta unloaded about GOO
tons of very good coal on the Douglas
wharf, for which the people of the burg
are duly thankful.
T. J.S. Pelky has returned from Cali
fornia, where he went a few days ago
to make his home. Wonderful how peo
ple will come back to Douglas.
A new society ha9 been formed in
Douglas known as "The Buffalos." The
initiation fee is 11 cents and there are i
many strange rights and ceremonies j
connected with the order.
All last week the wind blew with
more or less velocity which culminated
Sunday evening into a regular howler.
Monday morning it began to snow and
today it is softer and rain is falling.
Harry Jordan, Tom Tracy, et al, who
have been on a hunting trip to Admir
alty island, have returned and report a
thrilling experience battling with the
turbulent waters of Stephens passage, i
John J. Penglase, proprietor of the
Douglas Opera House, came up from
the Sound on the Jefferson, but re
turned south on the same boat. We
are told thatihe is about to embark in
the show business in Seattle.
A new stock of ladies* and gents*
Watches ? in gold and gold filled cases
? representing the best product of the
oldest and best American watch com
panies. The lateft and most pleasing
designs and at prices that are right, at
Kemmis' on Front Street.
:Dr. De Vighne has accepted the po
sition from the government as Indian
doctor temporarily. His tenure of of
fice is for only six months. The doctor
was averse to accepting the position at
all, and only consented after repeated 1
overtures on the part of the govern
'? saent.
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TREADWELL TOPICS.
'
Mr. M. G. Rogers is back again nt ,
I his place in the store, after a severe j
struggle with a cold that narrowly es
caped being pneumouia,
! I
Mrs. W. H. Kelly and youngest i
daughter were southbound passengers
! on the City of Seattle. Mrs. Kelly has
1 been ill for several mouths past, and it 1
is thought that the change will benefit j
her.
j Work on the Ready Bullion dam was
; closed down tor the seasou this week,
j the fall of suow having made further
progress impossible.
I I
Mr. John Roach, who has beeu em
ployed at Treadwell for sometime past,
left for his home iu California on the
Jefferson Monday morning.
Mrs. John Richards has beeu sick for ;
several days, but is now much better.
The steamer VV. S. Porter is due at
Treadwell with a cargo of fuel oil.
AT THE CLUB
Janitor McBlaiu returned to his !
duties on Monday, after a few days j
Jay off spent iu getting his family iu- j
stalled in cottage No. 5 on St. Ann's j
avenue. They lost the greater part of
their household furnishings and effects i
in the fire of Saturday morning, which
destroyed the cottage in which they
had been living.
The entertainment last Friday even- j
iug was very well atteuded and eujoyed I
in spite of a few hitches of the sort
that are apt to occur in engineering
theatrical performances. The program
consisted of a two-act farce by Messrs.
Jarrall, J. McCormick, Jr., Hall and
Purinton; clarinet solos by Mr. A.
Hughes; illustrated song, Mrs. Spores;
and concluded with moving pictures,
"Sealed Lips."
The board of directors met on Mon
day evening and transacted routine
business.
The election returns which were re
corded by bulletins as soon as received
drew a large crowd to the Club build
ing on Tuesday eveniug, and varying
emotions were in evidence when the
victor was announced.
Bowling matches are iu progress
uearly every night at the Club alleys.
Several good teams are in competition. (
The Treadwell Club band has secured
a coutract to play at the Alaska-Yukon
Pacific exposition duriug one month
ue.xt summer. This news will be wel
comed by friends aud patrous of the
band as a deserved coinplimeut to their
musical ability.
There will be an entertainment at
the Club on Saturday night. All are
invited. Moviug pictures and illus- 1
trated songs.
The boys of the machiue shop will
give a dance on Friday evening. Good j
music has been secured for the occasion ;
and a pleasant time is anticipated.
Ed Suyder, of Tenakee, vi9ited Doug
las for a couple of hours last Monday
night. He reports that there are a
great many people visiting the springs
at Tenakee, in fact more this year than
ever before. Ed regrets that his visits
to Douglas are always made in a hurry,
which prevents him from looking up
his friends.
Mrs. Mary E. Hart, Alaska education i
and art and woman's work commis
sioner of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacitic ex
position was a visitor on Douglas Island
last Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Hart is
going from town to town in Alaska or
ganizing the ladies into auxiliary so
cieties to help in the work of gathering
the exhibit for the big fair next year.
She is having the best of success and
does not hesitate to predict that the
Alaska exhibit will surpass anything
before attempted in behalf of the terri
tory. As soon as she returns from
Wrangell she will take op the work in
Douglas, Treadwell and Juneau.
Ladies League Bazar
The Ladies League of the Congrega
tional church will hold a bazar and sale
of fancy work at the church tomorrow
(Thursday) evening. The booths will
be presided over a9 follows :
Domestic ? Mrs. J. Richards.
Candy ? Mrs. Miller, Miss Carpenter.
Ice cream ? Mrs. Hubbard, Mrs. Boyle
and Mrs. Gordon.
^Goodie-goodie? Mrs. Veasie and Mrs.
Andrew.
Refreshment ? Mrs. McHamilton and
Mrs. Mackie.
Post Office ? Miss Coggins.
The League is also conducting a
raffle for a large doll, which is in charge
of Mrs. Tubbs and Mrs. Bennett. The
drawing will take place at the bazar.
Refreshments served and everybody
t welcome.
This is what I say to you
when I sell you a Royal
Suit* ?
I guarantee that your suit will have
in it all the style and refinement that
you can get from any great metro
politan tailor.
I guarantee that it will fit, not merely
because it won't fall off your body,
but because it will follow every line
and curve and angle of your figure.
I guaranteee that this fit will last
not for a day or a month, but until the
suit is completely worn out, and I give
you this guarantee in written, signed,
legal form, to stand good in any court
in the land.
Do you wonder I am getting the
largest tailoring business in town?
P. H. FOX
Dealer in Royal All Pure Wool Tailoring : : : Overcoats Also
B. M. BEHRENDS, BANKER,
JUNEAU, ALASKA
Foreign Exchange Issued Oldest Bank in Alaska
INTEREST PAID OSM SAVINGS DEPOSITS
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L. G. Thomas, the Douglas furniture
man whose experiences with a Kansas
woman have furnished sensational news
matter for the papers from New York
to Nome, came home on the Humboldt,
a sadder, but wiser, man. Some men |
hare a weakness for whisky, some fall i
a ready prey to th? gambler's games,
but Thomas has a weakness for widows
that has cost him dear. He says, how
ever, that the people of Kansas love i
justice and do not uphold eveu their
own citizens in the practice of deceit.
Last Saturday morning the quick ,
riuging of the fire bell announced a fire
in the home of W. H. McBlain in one of
the Davidson Improvement Co. houses j
near the Canteen. It was a leng, up
hill run for hose team No. 1, but the
boys made it iu record time and soon
had a stream of water playing on the
house, which was already a mass of
flames. A number of Treadwell firemen j
were also ou hand and reudered great
assistance. Water was taken from the
St. Ann avenue pipe line which comes
from the Treadwell system, and the j
splendid pressure made short work of
the fire. However, the damage had |
been done before the firemen ar
rived, and the contents of the house,
excepting what bad been carried out
by the neighbors, was a smoldering
mass. The origin of the fire was prob- J
ably from a faulty pipe connection or 1
chimney. The loss was considerable, i
not only of furniture and furnishings, (
but wearing apparel? several members
of the family being left with only the
the clothes they wore. Mrs. McBlain's
purse was carried out of the burning
house with an armfnl of other things ;
and afterwards picked up by one of the
onlookers and found to contain $55 in
gold, but has not been returned to the j
owner. Mr. McBlain desires the News f
to thank the neighbors and friends and
the firemen for the assistance rendered
during the fire and their kindnesses
since.
A New Thing Under the Sun
After years of experimenting, the
public i9 presented with au ideal,
modern 8-day strike and alarm clock. !
It requires winding but once a week. 1
The movement is so constructed that i
it requires no attention each night like j
other alarm clocks. Automatically it 1
alarms each morning when required 30
minutes, or until stopped by pushing a j
switch.
It is indispensible to those whose
duties require punctual attendance,
and leaves no excuse for over-sleeping.
These movements are furnished in a
Variety of elegant cases and carried in
stock by Kemmis, the Front Street
Jeweler, who will be pleased to show !
them and explain their further merits, j
A New Batch of Watches
and a Lot of Nugget Goods
and all manner
of High and
Tenas I etas
too numerous
to mention?
and it you
doubt our
statement
come and see.
At the Little Store, With
a Big Stock
M. G. BELTZHOOVER, SWottf
Oar First Aatomnal
Showing w Garments
How Good a Coat 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 very 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. B. HARADEN
PHONE 2-8 JUNEAU