DOUGLAS DOTS
John Ouch has sold to Adro Martin
and his wife, lot 1, and lot 3, block
20. The consideration was $75.
Abner Murray, who is the owner of
the Douglas Water Workp, is building
a new tank which will hold 100,000
gallons.
E. G. Datson has gone to Portland
to look over a job which has been of
fered to him there, and he may not re
turn. It will take a pretty good job,
however, to entice him away from the
one he holds in the Treadwell office.
Prank Humphrey has bought a new
$300 soda fountain.
A Douglas woman carried a pet
mouse in her hat for several days re
cently. The hat felt “odd” and gave
lier an uneasy feeling, but some time
elapsed before she suspected the awful
possibility. Then she persuaded her
husband to take the millinery in the
back yard, where she could not see,
and make an examination. Sure
enough, it was a mouse. He had crept
inside of the lining, and caught him
self in a trap.
Rudolph Ruckart will leave in two
weeks for Bergen, Norway.
The Winter Sports association held
another interesting session at the Sour
dough office last Thursday night. Ano
ther meeting will be held next Thurs
day night. All who are interested are
cordially invited to be present.
After a long residence in Douglas,
John Stoft has gone to Petersburg,
where he has gone into business with
his brother-in-law. City wharfinger,
member of the school board, and form
erly manager of the ball team, he was
very active in the life of the town.
Douglas has lost a good citizen, and
Petersburg has gained one. Stoft had
a large number of friends here, and he
will be greatly missed.
Mr. and Mrs. James McKanna have
moved into the Stoft residence.
Miss Johnson, of the Indian school,
entertained a few friends Saturday
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Colin Blaine is doing splendidly as
city wharfinger.
The death of Bob Thompson lessens
by one, the rapidly disappearing pio
neers. He was found dead in his cab
in at Nevada creek last Wednesday
morning by Jim Mitchell, who came
that morning from Douglas to do some
assessment work there. The cause of
death was heart failure. The funeral
occurred from the Friends church on
Saturday", Rev. Hedlev officiating.
The law suit involving the title to
the two large builcf.ngs on the Douglas
beach known as the Smallwood proper
ty, was probably argued in the San
Francisco court of appeals last Satur
day". The case has been in itilgation
for many y'ears.
Mrs. Henry- Dahl was presented with
a silver service by her husbands Tread
well associates.
It is expected that the Grundler fam
ily will return to Douglas to live.
The contract has been let ror the
new Douglas city jail, which is to be
built opposite the Greek church. Ray
Gossard is working on the job.
A consignment of new machinery for
the Douglas Steam Laundry arrived on
the Jefferson.
Dr. Simpson will arrive in Douglas
on the first boat which leaves Prince
Rupert after Nov. 1, and will take
charge of Dr. DeVighne’s practice
while he is gone on a hunting trip of
four or five day's or a week. Other
members of the hunting party will
probably be R. R. Hubbard, Frank
Back. C. C. Clark and Grover Winn.
Walter Cameron and Harry Brachen,
who live in one of the Slane cabins on
the beach, are innstalling a wireless
telegraph apparatus.
Sunny' Kin, a visitor from Peters
burg, where he keeps a restaurant,
gave a little party on the beach last
week. He was exceedingly hospitable,
and there was booze, and more booze
until everybody had enough. Unfort
unately, he was not as careful as he
should have been in the selection of his
guests, and most of them were Indians.
He was arrested by’ Deputy United
States Marshal McMillan and bound
over to await the action of the grand
jury.
Weekly Sourdough, $3.00 a year"
A
and*
some
ck
Of Cut Glass, Japanese Hand Ware,
Flat Ware and Silver Ware, and
Alaska Souvenir Goods at Attrac
tive Prices.
Paul
BMorn
Watch Repairing and Jewelry
Front Street, Between D & Bradley
WHEN HE RETIRES
Sergeant Thomas Jefferson Patterson,
of the United States signal corps, and
the officer in charge of the cable office
at Juneau, will retire about the first
of January. lie declines to make any
statement as to what disposition he in
tends to make of his leisure after that
notable event which will place him on
the retired list of the United States
army, but it is rumored that he and
Doctor Simpson may ake another trip
around he world.
SIN WANG, REVOLUTIONIST
Sin Wang, the governor’s Chinese
cook, is a revolutionist. He is a strong
believer in the success of the move
ment now on in China, and is exhibit
ing to his friends his badge of member
ship. Sin says that the revolution is
seventeen years old—that the organiza
tion which is successfully conducting
the war for liberty in the celestial
kingdom was organized that long ago,
and it has been gathering strength all
these years.
“Yep,” says Sin Wang, “reb’lu
tion all light. Bvmby next year I go
look him over. ’ ’
THE WEATHER
Frost aull sunshine were the feat
ures of the weather on the Gastineau
channel last week. The records in the
office of Weather Observer Sharrick
show that the weather was the coldest
and the warmest for the week on Wed
nesday, when it grew as warm as 52.
and then slid down to within one de
gree of freezing. Every day was re
splendent with sunshine. A northwest
wind, according to the records, blew
everyday.
FOR DEAD ITALIANS
The fifty-five United States commis
sioners in the territory of Alaska have
been sent a copy of a circular which
has been received at the governor’s of
fice from the Italian consul general in
San Francisco calling attention to the
fact that under the treaty with Italy,
it is the duty of the coroners of the
country to notify him in every case
where an Italian dies in the coroners
jurisdiction.
IGNORANCE OF ALASKA
A splendid illustration of the ignor
ance of many government officials
when it conies to Alaskan affairs is a
notice which the postmaster at Dawson
has posted in the lobby of the post
' office at that place. It is a notice from
the United States postoffice depart
ment notifying him that he is behind
several years in his quarterly reports
and asking him to get a stir on himself.
—Seward Gateway.
GOV. BRADY INTERESTED
Gov. John G. Brady is again inter
ested in an Alaskan enterprise. He is
one of the directors of the “Tanana
Associates,” a $2,000,000 corporation,
which owns fourteen claims in the vic
inity of Fairbanks.
CEIVED!!
Large lot of hand
some furs--- Come
in and see them.
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To JUNEAU
HOUSE
HOLDERS
THE DOUGLAS ISLAND CONCRETE WORKS
have made the blocks for nearly three hundred chim
ney during the summer just past and all of them are
giving perfect satisfaction. 8 inch Chimney Blocks
50c each. Telephone Douglas 4-3-6.
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GOOD PLUMBING PAYS!
Take a look at my work in the new
Alaska Labor Union Hall.
J. MINKOVE
E. M. Peters
STEAM FITTING, SHEET
METAL AND MACHINE
WORK. JOBBING AND
ALL KINDS OF REPAIR
ING DONE ON PHONO
GRAPHS, GAS ENGINES,
& SEWING MACHINES.
PLUMBING
FRONT STREET
Near Baseball Park
DOUGLAS CITY