Douglas Island news. [volume], March 27, 1912, Image 2

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The Douglas Island News
Butored at Douglas Post-office a? Second
Class Mail Matter.
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
Dad Cuts Some Ice
We happened in a home the other
night and over the door saw the legend
worked in letters of red, "What is the
home without a mother?" Across the
room was auother brief, "God bless our
dad." He gets up early, lights the fire,
boils an egg, grasps his dinner pail aud
wipes off the dew off the lawn with his
boots while many a mother is sleeping.
He makes the weekly hand out for the
butcher, the grocer, the milk man aud
the baker, and his little pile is badly
worn before he has beeu home an hour.
He stands off the bailiff aud keeps the
rent paid up. If there is a noise iu the
night, dad is kicked iu the back aud
made to go dowu stairs and kill him.
Mother darus the socks, but dad bought
them in the first place, and needles and
yarn afterwards. Mother does up the
fruit; well, dad bought it all, and the
jars and the sugar co-t like the mis
chief. Dad buys chickens for Sunday
dinuer, carves them himself and draws J
the ueck from the ruins after every j
body else is served. "What is home
without a mother?" Ves, that is all j
right; but what is home without a 1
father? Dad, here's to you. If it
wasn't for you we wouldu't be here, i
You've got your faults ? you may have
lots of 'em ? but you are all right and
we'll miss you when you're gone. ? Ex.
Fairbanks has given up the idea of a
postal savings bank. The Times says
that the camp is not yet a place of
small savings. That may meau that
the camp is not a place for savings of
any kind. Ordinarily those who ac
cumulate wealth save first in small |
amounts. There is an old saying that
still has a right to be recognized, which
runs, "Take care of the pennies and j
the dollars will take care of them
selves." Douglas is uot like Fairbanks.
There ate lots of people here who are
paving a few dollars a mouth. Some
have bought land and are .slowly j ay
ing for it; others have money in the
bank, it a ostal saviugs bauk could
be opened in Douglas, thousands of
dollars would be deposited there in
small amouuts. It would benefit many,
for then they would acquire the h?bit
of saviug. Soon they would be able to
maintain au account in one of the
large banks. A man with money iu the
bank is never a hobo, aud seldom an
idler. He feels his importance as a
man of affair.*, and his couduct is gov
erned by a steadier hand aud a cooler
head. Dongias has not given up the
idea of a portal savings bank, for uoth
iug would be better for the interests of
the people aud the town.
Mayor Valeutine decliued to again bo
a candidate for councilman in Juneau
and said: "The future prosperity of
Jar.eaa is assured aud the coming year
ie the most important in its history.
The people should lay aside their petty
differences aud turn out to a man and
give all the assistance that may be in
their power to the great industries that
are being developed immediately sur
round if us. We must remember that
capital aud business are easily fright
ened aud take wiugs; we mu.-it eucour
age every iudustry aud by being agree
able aud trying to please we will get
things started right and when we get
the busiueiis we must be agreeable and
keep it comiug. If we discourage and
hamper it we must expect to lose the
great opportunities -that uow seem to
be kuockiug at our doors. Let us all
work together and make Juneau the
happy aud prosperous home city which
it is eutitled to be."
The strike of a million coal miners in
Great Britain and a prospective strike
of the anthracite miners in this conn
try should please Gifford Pinchot, says
an exchange. It will operate to "con
serve" many millions of tons of coal,
precisely as Alaska's coal is being conj
served.
CHOPIN
Songs t>y Mrs. Faulkner
Piano Solos iWiss Kempthorne
Odd Fellows Hall, Douglas
SATURDAY, MARCH 30tH, 8:30 P. M.
Admission: Adults $1.00, Children 1-2 Price
Tickets fit Treadwell Store & Hubbard's, Douglas
School Notes
This year a second party was given
on the 16th. The party was given by
the seniors, juniors aud sophomores in
honor of the freshoieu and students
that have attended the High school in
the past year. Forty or fifty pupils
were present aud all enjoyed a pleas
ant eveuing under the shamrock decor
ations.
The literary society gave the follow
iug program ou Friday, March 22:
1 Song School
Jokes Mr. Laughliu
Keadiug Miss Miller J
Piano solo Miss Jackson
i Recitation Miss Carroll '
| Dialogue. .Mr. Wort man, Mr. Anderson
j Curreut Events Mr. Johnson
; Song
Misses Fox, Johusou, Aalto, Loomis i
Couundrums Mr. Liljestraud
Objective Letter Mr. Rogers
Composition Miss Faherty j
Song School i
| Quotations from Alice Cary.
Next week will be given as tho usual
Easter vacation, for Easter comes on
the 7th of April this year.
; Amy Wilsou eutered the primary de
room last. week.
The botanyjclass is seeing things they
never saw before in the liue of strauge
fuugi. Helmi Aalto, Reporter.
Nominations
A caucus of the citizens of Douglas, ;
for the purpose of nominating candi
dates for town couucilmeu and school
clerk, was held at Alaska Labor Uuion ,
hall at 7:30 o'clack last Friday evening.
The meeting was called to order by !
Mayor M. J. O'Connor, who aunounced
the purpose of the gathering, and call
ed for nominations for chairman. Chas.
A. 'Hopp was nominated aud elected,
arid J. F. Henson wa9 chosen secretary.
The chair aunounced that nomiua
tious for councilmen would first be in ;
order, and the following were uamed:
L. VV. Kilburn. E. E Smith, A. T. Nel
son, B. Conrad, J. F. McDonald, J. U. i
Zimmerman, Win. Stubbins, M. U.
Rogers, Ed Andrews, P. H. Fox, Frank
Bach, Dr. A. R. Sargeant.
M. J. O'Connor, Heury Brie and C.
A. Hopp were nominated, but declined.
For clerk of the school board, Chas.
A. Hopp and Jame9 McKauna were
nominated.
The meeting then adjourned.
Registration Officer
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has been appointed Registra
tion officer of the City of Douglas,
Alaska, for the year 1912, aud that the
registiation nooks- of >aid City will be
open at the office of Johu Heusou & Co.,
Front street, Douglas, on Thursday,
February 1st, 1912, and for sixty (60)
days thereafter.
John Henson,
Registration Officer.
?
Because of the annual municipal
election next Tuesday, there will be no
meeting of the Arctic Brotherhood, but
the next week there will be some big
doings. Last night a husky candidate
went over the trail, and after the cere
monies a Dutch lunch- was served by
an Irishman.
entist
Dr. R* C. Mathis, formerly
of Wrangell, is located in
the Riedi building over the
City Bakery.
GUARANTEE
in writing given with all
work if desired.
Painless Extraction
A SPECIALTY
Notice of Election
A geueral municipal election will be
held in the City of Douglas, Territory
of Alaska, on Tuesday, April 2nd, 1912,
for the purpose of electing seven (7)
councilmeu for the term of one (1) year,
and one (1) school clerk, for the term
of three (3) years.
The polling place for said election
will be at the City Hall building, on
Second street, and the polls will open
at 10 o'clock a. m. and shall continue
open until 8 o'clock p. m. of said day.
The qualifications of au elector shall
be as follows: For Councilmeu: He
shall be a male citizen of the Uuited
States, or one who has declared his in
teution to become such, of the age of
twenty-one years, and shall have been
a bona fide resident of Alaska for one
year, aud of the City of Douglas for
six months, next preceding the date of
such election, aud shall have registered j
in accordance with the provisions of ,
the ordinances of the City of Douglas.
The following persons shall be quali- j
fled electors for school clerk: All i
adults who are citizeus of the Uuited
States, or have declared4 their inteu ;
tions to become such, and are residents j
of the Douglas School District.
Fresh Bread, Pies aud Doughnuts
daily at Lviver's.
Notice
In the United Stutes Commissioner's Court,
at Juneau, for Alaska, Division 1M0. 1: in |
probate.
In the matter of the application of Peter
Rolando and Mary Rolando, to adopt ,
Marie Marguerite Bachia, an infant female
child.
Notice is hereby {riven that Peter Rolando I
and Mary Rolando have filed in and with the !
above mentioned Court a petition, praying:
for an order of this Court, permitting them
to adop the infant female cjiild, named Marie ?
Marguerite Baehia, and that Saturday, the
11th day of May. 1912, at 11 o'clock a. m. of I
said day, at the Court Room of this Court,
at the Court House in Juneau, Alaska, Div
ision No. 1. is appointed for the hearing of
said petition and application of the said i
Peter Rolando and Mary Rolando, to adopt
the said infant female child, when and where
any person interested may appear and show
cause why the said petition should not be
granted.
Dated March 18, 1912. G. C WINN,
[Seal] U. S. Commissioner for Alaska. |
and ex-Officfo Probate Judge.
First publication, March 2U
Last publication April 17.
PAUL BLOEOHORN
JEWELER
AND
WATCHMAKER
DOUGLAS * ALASKA
Waltham, Elgin and
Hamilton Watches
Jewelry in Solid Gold
and Gold Filled
A fine selection in Nug
get Jewelry, Alaska
Rings and Souvenir
Spoons
CUT fiUSS AND SILVERWARE
Just Received? Rogers' 1847
KNIVES, FORKS & SPOONS
Repairing a Specialty
UNDER^iUARANTKE
? THE ?
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SEWING MACHINES
WITH ALL ATTACHMENTS
$25.00
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THE "YOST"
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Sold on Guarantee
A COMPLETE LINE
New Furniture
worthy of inspection
HEATING STOVES and RANGES
TINWARE AND
GRANITEWAR
At Reduced Prices
JOHN FEUSI
Front St. Douglas
MAN TAILORED SUITS
COATS AND SKIRTS FOR WOMEN AND MISSES
THE IDEAL TAILORS
Represent one of the most up-to-date tailor
oring establishments in the country, mak
ing strictly man tailored garments to in
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No matter what the weight or measure
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measurements are provided for*
We cordially invite customers and friends
to inspect our Portfolio of Fashions.
Prompt delivery and satisfaction in style,
fit and quality guaranteed.
Ladies' Ready- to- wear Suits, Waists
and Skirts of the latest Spring Styles
Come in and have a look
Wm. Stubbins
FRONT STREET
DOUGLAS
Men's Suits
Ready Made
Very, Very Cheap
?BEST 40=Cer.t COFFEE ON EARTH ?
ROGERS - - - Douglas
T RE A D W E L L M A RKET
WHOLESALE and RETAIL
Beef, Pork, Mutton and Poultry
Ham, Bacon and Lard
Fish and game in season
'PHONE AUTO 1-8 Treadwell, Alaska
First National Bank
of Juneau, Alaska
UNITEDSTATES DEPOSITORY
Commercial Accounts Solicited
FOREIGN EXCHANGE SOLD
" ' DIRECTORS
P. H. Fox, F. W. Bradley, H. Shattuck,
John Reck, Geo. F. Miller.
============== officers =====
HENRY SHATTUCK, - - President
T. F. KENNEDY, _ Cashier