A GAS BOAT MISSIONARY
Mr. L. E. Goode, the Presbyterian
minister at Hoonah, was in Douglas re
cently accompanied by his family, on
his w’ay home with his new boat, the
Tornado. The Tornado is about thirty
feet long and will be used by him next
summer in his mission work among the
canneries. While here he picked up
some flues which he will use in the new
social hall which he is building at
Hoonah.
The Tornado is equipped with a coal
oil engine, and while Goode was more or
less familiar with gasoline engines, he
had never seen a coal oil engine until
he took charge of this one at one of
the missions of his church on the west
coast of Prince of Wales Island. The
missionary there who had used the
boat was in Seattle, and after study
ing the mechanism for a few hours,
Goode started it up and proceeded north.
The engine worked handsomely and they
reached Sheep creek without a stop,
Mrs. Goode taking her turn at the
wheel while her husband slept. At
Sheep creek a gasket blew out, and the
missionary had to come to Treadwell
for repairs. •• •<
* HIS GRACEFUL BOW
That roller skating has asumed a po
sition as one of the leading and pop
ular pastimes in this vicinity is very
evident to anyone who visits the Nata
torius at Douglas during any of the ses
sions. Even staid professional men
take a whirl at the sport occasionally
to ascertain if they are as young and
graceful as they used to be. Recently
two Juneau M. D. rs donned the skates
for a couple of hours pleasure. One
admitted frankly that he was a rank
amateur, while the other boasted what
he used to accomplish on the rolelrs,
and made claims that would have en
titled him to the rank of a professional
skater. And thereby hangs a tale.
During the course of the evening, after
the boaster had had time to limber up
by cutting a few figure eights and oth
er fancy glides, a young lady had the
misfortune to fall. Immediately there
issued from the dizzy whirl o fthe sur
rounding skaters the boaster who,
with Chesterfieldian grace, assisted her
to her feet. Then amidst the applause
of the other skaters and the profuse
thanks of the young lady, he stepped
back to bow. Just then his foot slip
ped and BANG!! Curtain and slow
music.
LONG WAIT ON BEACH
After a long wait on the beach at
Admiralty island opposite Baranoff
Warm Springs, Fred Laube is back at
Douglas.
Laube took a party of men to some
properties in which Denver investors
are interested, and expected to leave
for Douglas last Tuesday. Prevented
by storms and difficulties with the en
gine, the gas boat man failed to ap
pear for two days and nights and ev
ery member of the party had the feel
ing that they were marooned. Then
they came across to Warm Springs in
a row boat and made arrangements
with a fisherman to bring them the rest
of the way.
Mr. Laube will leave for Belling
ham to be gone about a month.
HARRY MALONE’S SCARE
Is the world about to tumble over?
Harry Malone, of the clerks office,
entertains that theory for the end of
this planet.
“Ever since I have been in Alas
ka,” said Malone one day last week,
“and from the information I get, for
a considerable time before that, the
ice has been coming out of the north
and going south in large quantities.
Now, when this thing started, the
equilibrium of the earth was just
about right, so that every ton of ice
which has gone south has had just
that much tendency to disturb it. If
the thing is kept up indefinitely, how
long do you think it will be before the
earth will tumble over?
TWO HUNDRED MORE MEN
“The Treadwell mines,” said Super
intendent Kinzie last week, “are em
ploying two hundred more men than
they were at this time last year. And
there will be no reduction in the forcc
this winter.
HER BIRTHDAY
Juneau’s genial and obliging post
master, John T. Spiekett, entertained
at dinner a party of friends and rela
tives at the Alaska Grill on Saturday
evening, September 23rd, the occasion
being in celebration of Mrs. Spiekett’s
birthday. The evening was pleasantly
spent by all, and Mrs. Spiekett was
the recipient of many congratulations
and expressions of good wishes. Be
sides the genial host and hostess, there
were present: Mr. and Mrs. Jules B.
Caro, Mr. and Mrs. George C. Burford,
Captain and Mrs. Eearle Hunter, and
Messrs. Beale, Kolilupp, Hirsh, Powell,
Hurley, Garster, Harding, Williamson,
and Merchant.
DOUGLAS HINDU GOES HOME
John Muncha, an Indian who wanted
to become a citizen of the United
States, yielded to the urging of an
aged father recently and has left for
India.
John Muncha was the only Hindu
out of eeveral who have been in Doug
las, who ever wanted to be an Amer
ican. It nearly broke hie heart when
he found out that he was among those
who were barred from citizenship
here.
John Muncha’s father is a rich man,
as riches go in India, and he has long
besought his son to return. His fath
er agreed to buy him a nice girl, and
set him up with land and live stock,
but John preferred Douglas, and be
came, in everything except citizenship,
thoroughly Americanized. Finally his
father begged him to cross on a visit,
and he at last consented, on condition
that he should not be required to re
main. He left with a fixed resolve to
return to the country of his adoption.
CHENEY’S REMARKABLE DOG
Z. R. Cheney, the Juneau lawyer,
has a remarkable dog which he believes
can be trained to do anything. He
would be a handy and comfortable ad
junct to any law office.
The other day Mr. Cheney took him
to the court house. The jury had al
ready been impanaled for the trial of
a case. The dog came in, sniffed each
juryman in tern, sniffed the lawyers
on both sides of the case, and then
sniffed the woman who was the plain
tiff and then sat satisfiedly by her
side. From that moment Cheney knew
that the plaintiff would win, and she
did. He intends to develop the dog
along these lines, and believes that he
can train the intelligent animal to ex
amine the jury before the challenges
are exhausted. With still further
training he believes that the dog will
be of invaluable service in picking
winners in the ball games next sum
mer.
FOE WM. MORRISON'S SON
Emory Valentine has made applica
tion to be appointed administrator of
the estate of William Morrison, who
lost his life in the Juneau hotel fire.He
left a valuable diamond ring, and is
believed to have carried $10,000 life
insurance. Morrison has a son, now
about 21 years old, living with his
mother some place in the east. An ef
fort has been made by Mr. Morrison’s
friends, since his death to locate his
son, but so far without success.
W. W. Casey was appointed tempor
ary administrator, soon after the fire,
and he will serve until his successor is
appointed. Mr. Valentine’s applica
tion will be heard by Commissioner
Winn on October 28.
HAINES MAN GETS LICENSE
Because Collins, the Haines saloon
keeper whose application for license
was held up, on the ground that he had
sold liquor before his license was
granted, convinced the court that he
had acted in good faith and on the ad
vice of his lawyers in selling after his
application had been made but before
the license had been granted, the court
last Friday granted the application.
The court made an announcement,
however, of the rule he would follow
in the future, which will deny licenses
under similar conditions.
Benj. A. Wilson has been granted a
license as operator of a motor boat. He
is a gas engineer in the employ of the
Hawk Fish Co. at Hawk Inlet.
0mer €. Smith
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JUNEAU FERRY & NAVIGA
TION COMPANY
TIME CARD
Leaves Juneau for Douglas and
Treadwell—*8:00 a. ra., 9:00 a. m.,
11:00 a. m., 1:00 p. m., 3:00 p. m.,
4:30 p. m., 6:30 p. m., 8:00 p. m.
Leaves Treadwell for Douglas and
Juneau—*8:25 a. m., 10:35 a. m.,
12 noon, 1:40 p. m., 3:25 p. m., 4:55
p. m., 6:55 p. m., 8:25 p. m.
Leaves Douglas for Juneau—*8:30
a. m., 10:45 a. m., 12:05 p. m., 1:45 5
p. m., 3:30 p. m., 5:05 p. m., 7:05 p.
m., 8:30 p. m.
*On Sundays this trip is omitted.
Last trip leaves Juneau at 11 p. m.
on Wednesday and Saturday only.
The Juneau Steamship Co
6 U. S. Mail Steamer
STEAMER GEORGIA
Juneau-Sitka Eoute—Leaves Ju
neau for Funter, Hoonah, Gypsum,
Tenakee, Killisnoo, Chatham and
Sitka, 8 a. m., Sept. 12, 18, 24, 30.
Leaves Juneau for Tyee and Bar
anoff (Warm Springs Bay) 8 a. m.
Sept. 12, 24.
Leaves Juneau for Sanitarium
(Sitka Hot. Springs) a. m., Sept. 6,
18.
Juneau-Skagway Eoute—Leaves
Juneau for Pearl Harbor, Eagle
Eiver, Yankee Cove, Sentinel Light
Station, Eldred Bock Light Station,
Comet, Haines, Skagway, 8 a. m.
Sept. 10, 16, 22, 28.
Returning leaves Skagway the
following day at 8 o ’eloek a. m.
WILLIS E. NOWELL, Manager,
Telephone 2.
For a Good Smoke Try Douglas
HENRY CLir
BY CAREFULLY BUYING
a small stock I can sell better Shoes
for less money than other stores
DENNY ORFANUS
St. Ann’s Road