The Douglas Island News.
rhE LOCAL FIELD.
"Life of Milton" at tbe Lyric touight.
Miss Wiuu was a passenger south ou
the Al Ki.
We are to 4iave another election in J
?Alaska this year.
Oh! you great big, beautiful dinner |
?pails at Jensen's.
Board by the day, week or month at
tbe Doo+tlas Grill.
They come^iu every life-?' "Clouds and
.Suushine" at the Lyric touight.
Do you know that you can get irou
ing aud sleeve boards at Jensen's.
Mrs.-J.-N. Stoody is plauning a visit
-with her mother back in Iowa this whi
ter.
Mr. Henry Brie was a .passenger on
the Georgia, Sunday, for WarmSpriugs
'bay.
Mr. aud Mrs. Roy Norlin departed ou
the Al-Ki to make their home iu tbe
States.
Mrs. D. B. Veasie, of Tread well, is
planning to spend the wiuter on the ;
?Sound.
The State of California will be iu the
<chaunel with a buuch of tourists to- 1
-morrow.
Everybody doing it, doing what?
-Buying a Bissell's Carpet Sweeper at
?Jeuseu's.
Frank Caraway will leave soou to re
sume hi? studies at the University of
Washington.
The steamer Dolphin went south last
?night on the last of her excursion trips
for the season.
Jim MeClot-key, of Juneau, is said to
'have cleaued up $G5,0Q0 this summer in
the Atlin country.
Ray &iohardsou is improving the
?ront of his residence property aud ad
diug a neat porch.
Kobert Patrick, a Seattle real estate
expei t and an old-time iaskan, is |
stopping in the city.
J. VV. Armstroug, who has been visit
?iug his sou Ed in this cjty, left for the
south on the steamer Al-Ki.
F. E. Waruer, drug -clerk at the Alas- ,
ka Drug Company, will launch out for
-himself at Juneau next month.
The Douglas public school will open
on Monday, Sept. "9th, wheuit is hoped
everything will be iu apple-pie order.
At last it will be possible ro get a cup
-of good coffee and a sandwich in Doug
las. inquire at the Palace of Sweets.
Mr. Hugh Day went over to Tenakee
on the Georgia, Suuday. He will open
a. pool room at the hot water metrop
olis.
T. D. Gillii is at work tlxiug up one
of the rooms iu the first floor of the
Odd Fellows' biiilding for a banquet
hall.
Next Sunday at the Congregational
?chuicb, topic, at S p. m., "That Dog."
Sunday school at 2 p. m. wiith adult ;
Bible.
If your clothes need repairing, clean
sing or pressing, call ou Anton Krasel,
uext door to the cable ofllce, Second
street.
Mrs. Rose florid an aud Mr. Frauk
Varlj^n were married at the Catholic
?churcn Sunday, Kev. Father Bruckert
officiating.
Just ai i ived ? a large stock of East- 1
man Kodaks and supplies at. Ed An
drews' studio. Everything sold at cat
alog prices.
Mrs. J. t\ tieuson aud daughter,
Marie, aud Mrg. J.W. Dickinson Hre Al
?Ki i>Hs*Hiigers tor a visit at Port Towu
send, Wash.
Mrs. Lawrence Ericksou, who was
-dangerously ill last week, is much iui
proved aud well ou the road to health
?and strength.
John J. Penglase has lauuched his
new gasoline launch "Airaa" and the j
-waters of Gastiueau will now be ser
rated as never before.
As the nights get shorter aud you
?begin to look for amusement indoors,
remember a show every night at the
JLjric. Splendid music.
Dr. Clay will give personal attention
to Douglas lslaud patients and will- be
at the office of Dr. Finley in Douglas
?on Tuesday and Friday of each week.
News comes that M. J. O'Counor .
started west from the Emerald Isle on
the 20th. It is expected that he will ar
rive at the Douglas dock about the 15th
prox.
A Murray, the waterworks man of
Douglas, is putting iu uew liues aud
mains ou several of the streets. The
new pipe is six iuch woodeu and wire
wrapped.
Mrs. A. L. Anderson returned on the
Humboldt, Satuiday, from au extended
"?visit to the Souud cities. She was very
ill while iu Seattle, suffering from an
sattack of erysipelas, but has recovered
Cxer health.
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TREA0WELL TOPICS
Mrs. Mark ?>mith and children onme
home on the last trip of the City of Se
attle, after enjoying a two months'
visit, on the Sound.
\
The Treadwell school will open about
the ninth of September. Miss Werner,
the teacher, is expected to return on an
early steamer.
Orin Porter, who was a guest of the
Land*burgs for two weeks, took pas
sage south on the Jefferson.
Ole Swanson, who has been spending
his vacation in Seattle, came north on
the Humboldt., Saturday evening.
The '240 mill was hung up for a few j
days last week on account of repair |
toork.
Miss Laura Clemo, who has been
speuding two months with her aunt,
Mrs. A. E. Christoe, plans to leave early
in September for Sau Jose, Cal., where
she will resume her studies at the
normal.
Mrs. John Richards, Mit*s Enid and
the two boys returned Sunday on the
Dolphiu, after quite a lengthy stay in
Ashlaud, Oregon.
?Dave Christoe returned home Sun
day from St. Auu's hospital iu Juueau,
where he has recently undergone an
operation.
A teu-pouud daughter arrived at the
home of Mr. aud Airs. E. M. Molntyre ,
yesterday afternoou.
Mr. and Mrs. Booth, who have been
guests of Mr. aud Mrs. Salmou, left ou
the A1 Ki for the Souud.
Mrs. W. H. Kelly, Marian and tionora
were among the Alameda arrivals. They ,
have spent the past two mouths in Se
attle, Wo.
?Dorothy, the little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Anderson, while-playing
on Sunday, fell aud bruised her lace
aud bead quite badly.
Last week P. Martini began the erec
tion of a two-story dwelling on u sight
ly lot in the western pait of town, fac
ing on what has been called MMacca
roui avenue," alias Fifth street.
Frank Lawrence, a Juneau pioneer,
died at the St. Aun hospital in that
city last Sunday. He was a uative of !
Massachusetts, aged 46 years. He was
a musiciau by profession.
The editor of the News, in company
with A. Baritello, Paul Bloedhorn aud |
L. H. Keist returned Sunday evening
from a week's outing at Hawk inlet.
The only thing we accumulated was a
tremendous appetite.
O. M. Harry, who has been clearing a
tract of laud at the cemetery, came to
town Monday and declared his iuten
tion of cutting off his whiskers, taking
a bath and thus reducing his weight
about twenty pounds.
A telegraui from the Governor to
Secretary Shorthill auuounces rhe ill
uess of Mrs Clark, and on that account
they will shorten their visit in North
ern Alaska aud sail for the south as
soon as they reach St. Michael.
William Britt, a Skagway druggist,
has purchased the Purity Pharmacy at
Juueau and annouuces his intention of
making it the finest drugstore in the
North. A well equipped drug store is i
as necessary to a town as a postofflce.
Attention is called to the card of Dr.
C. C. Kin ley, dentist, in this issue. The
doctor is a young man who has come to
make his home in Douelas. His care
ful, painstaking work is his best, recom
mendation and his patients are well
pleased. Those in need of dental work
will find his methods are up to date.
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Mr. Webster, of the telephone com
pany, has leased a building site uear
the sawmill office and will build a cot
tage 22x22 feet for the Douglas central.
Mr. Webster promises many improve
ments to the system, which is gradually
becomiug more popular, and at the
same time more profitable to the
owuers.
Mr. Odin Hewitt and Miss Dorothy
Clarke were united iu the holy bonds
of matrimouy by Rev. 0. B. Whitinore
at the Congregational church last Suu
day soon after the arrival of the steamer i
Dolphin from the south. Tne bride is i
an Oregon girl who came north to join
the man of her choice. The groom was
born on Douglas Island, but left some
years ago to live iu Oregon with his
parents. Several months ago he re
turned to Douglas and buckled down
to work with a will. The reason for
his industry is now made plaiu to
Douglas people. He is now employed
in the Feusi Hardware store. The
News joins with the many friends of
the young couple in wishing them a
loug and happy married life. Mr. and
Mrs. Hewitt will live iu the Norlin cot
tage on .North Second street.
P"WE LEAD OTHERS FOLLOW" ^ W
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DOUGLAS ?--?=? ALASKA
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Friday Surprise Sale
UMBRELLAS I UMBRELLA5I
One Hundred Umbrellas, of the very best materials,
the kind that sell for $2.00 and $3.00, ~
JI.5U
on sale Friday only for
The Name Pox
Signifies Good Merchandise
B. M. BEHRENDS, BANKER,
JUNEAU., ALASKA
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Foreign Exchange Issued Oldest Bank in Alaska
INTEREST PAID ON SAVINGS DEPOSITS.
Stubbins' Babies
Mayor Wm. Stubbins was very busy
the first of the week fluding homes for
the five little children left motherless
by the death of Mrs. Mike Bonino last j
week. Kind-hearted people have given j
them shelter, and the mayor is kept i
busy visiting his charges to seo how j
they are getting along. Mike Bonino, !
the father, has promised to contribute ?
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all that he possibly can for their sup- j
port.
Improvement Club Meeting |
The regular monthly meeting of the
Douglas Civic improvement Club will
be held at the school house next Tues
day evening.
The dauciug party given at Nata- j
torium hall last Thursday was a social |
success. Those v.-ho attended say that j
it wa^ one of the best of the yea?-.
Financially it was some to the bad, but
the boys and girls had a good time.
The baseball team has disbanded fori
the season or' 1912.
DR. C. C. FIN LEY
DENTIST
Office in the O'Connor Building j
Third Street Phone 5-2
Open Evenings.
UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY
CAPITAL $50,000
Surplus and Uudivided
^ Profits 8 1G,000 *
^ Individual Deposits 180,000 u
^ Government Deposits... 150,000 J
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Commercial Accounts Solicited ^
J Special Attention Given to r
Foreign Exchange r
T? F* Kennedy, President ^
7( A. A. Gabbs, Cashier ft
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jj ALASKA JEWELRY CO. Douglas ?
For Watch and Jewelry Repairing g
iALBIN BARITELLO, Proprietor
M trades pne$, Ciquors, and Cigars
NO INFERIOR BRANDS
Family Trtirie Solicited?? -Free Delivery FRONT ST., DOUGLAS
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(it!t a Kodak at Andrews1 at.ndio and
learn to take pictures. We will show i
yon.
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PLUMBING
STEAM FITTING
$ SHEET METAL
| WORK
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f Jobbing:, all kinds of Repair and Ma- \
chine Work. Phonographs and Sewing
Machines Repaired.
OAS ENGINE REPAIRING ?!
Front Street, near Ball Park, Dougit ^ j
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?JLQJLQJLSJUULfi^
B. R. LEIVERS
|now has a full line of
Groceries, Fruits,
Vegetables
And asks for a share of
your patronage'
ALSO AGENT FOR
SCHILLING'S BEST
FRONT ST. DOUGLAS
OPPOSITE HUNTER HOTEL
PHONE - - 53
LJ.Sharick
WATCHES, DIAMONDS,
JEWELRY .
JUNEAU ? ALASKA
MM I M ? 1 I
THE
Little Douglas
Importers of the Famous
Glendbue Scotch Whiskey
Kentucky Bonded Goods
Special Attention to Family Orders
Orders Promptly ^Delivered
to all Parts of the City
"i mill iiw
HUDSON & NELSON
DOUOl/AS. Al/AS'uVi