LOCAL NEWS
A daughter was born to Mr: and Mrs. C.
J. Anderson on the 15th inst.
Supt. Pierce, of the Jualin Mining Co.,
spent Sunday with friends in Douglas and
vicinity.
Frank Bach left the city last Wednesday
evening on the Rustler to look after his
mining interests at Berner bay.
A new glass frame has been placed around
the office at the Treadwell store, which im
proves the looks of things very much.
Miss T. Williams of Lakeport, Cal.,
arrived in this city last week. Miss
Williams is now teaching in school No. 2.
Owing to the illness of Mrs. Phillip
Evans the Douglas Gospel mission will
not re-open as was previouslv announced.
An entertainment and dance will be
given on next Friday evening by
the Douglas Dramatic and Social club
in Ohman’s hall.
The Lone Fisherman run aground at the
Douglas wharf during the dense fog which
prevailed Sunday morning. No damage
was done, however.
There are more scholars in school N0.J1
than seats for their accommodation.
There are forty-seven scholars and but
thirty-six seats.
The members of the Amateur Dramatie
and Social club met on Wednesday evening
last at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Omer
Patton and effected a permanent organiza-.
tion.
William Triggs the freight clerk in the
Treadwell company’s store will leave the
Island on the next Topeka to accept a
position as purser on one of the Sound
steamers.
There will be a dance at Ohman’s hall
on Friday evening. Supper will be furn
ished at the hall. Good musicians have
been engaged for the occasion. Everybody
invited to attend.
Tom Nash was arrested last week and
was taken to the Juneau jail. He bought
a diamond of Lewis K. Pechner for $90 on
credit. He then sold it for $70 cash but
neglected to discharge his obligation to
Mr. Pechner. Fearing that Nash might
leave Alaska without squaring up his
account Pechner had him arrested. Nash
is well known in Douglas having re
sided in this city several months.
J. L. Anderson of Fremont,. Wash., who
for the past nineteen months has been pros
pecting and mining near Forty-mile, paid
Douglas a visit on Friday last. Mr. An
derson is very much pleased with Alaska
and thinks that it has a great future. He
has a half interest in a claim on American
creek which promises well.
A. B. Hunt, ex-chief of the Seattle fire
department, who has been prospecting at
Cook inlet the past six months, returned
on the schooner. Loyal Saturday, morning
last. When asked for some news regard
ing Cook inlet, he replied that he could
only reiteratei that which had been pub
lished heretofore—the country is no good.
Mrs. Harty, who has been seriously ill
for several weeks, is able to be about again
and visited in Juneau on Saturday last.
Miss Murray, who has been visiting in
Douglas, the guest of Mrs. Early, for the
past month, will leave for her home in Ta
coma, on the Willapa, to-night
M iss Marguerite Frasier will give lessons
in dancing on Monday and Thursday even
ings. Terms: Gent’s $5.50; ladies, $4; and
children $3 for 12 lessons. Douglas. *
Charles Coleman, formerly inspector of
customs at Douglas, left on the steamer
Al-Ki for Wrangel, where he will relieve
Deputy Collector Ketchem who has been
seriously ill for some time. It is not yet
known who will succeed Coleman at
Douglas.
The new coal bunkers of the People’s
Wharf company are now completed. The
coal is double screaned and is kept per
fectly dry in the new bunkers. Orders
left at the office of the People’s wharf com
pany for coal will receive prompt atten
tion, and the coal will be delivered to any
part of the city. *
Mountain climbing seems to be the order
of tilings at present. A party consisting
of Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery, Miss Nelson
and Mr. J. Hall, made the ascent of Mount
Jumbo one day last week. They were
four hours making the summit where they'
stopped a short time resting and eating
their lunch. Before returning they firmly
planted a flag which can be plainly seen on
a clear day.
Ed. Cunningham met with a painful
accident last Thursday afternoon. While
removing some machinery from the Union
mill to a scow a section of one of the big
flv wheels slipped from, a Jackscrevv and
fell upon his foot mashing it considerably
and severing three of his -toes. The
injured man was taken to St. Ann’s hos
pital where he is being treated by Dr.
Wyman and at present his foot is doing
nicely.
The stock of merchandise owned by
Peter Nord will be sold at marshal’s sale
Friday next. Nord came to Douglas
last November and opened a store in
William Foster’s building on the beach.
He had a pretty good business and he
spent his money freely. On the 15th
July he disappeared, leaving debts in
Douglas amounting to more than $ioco.
The stock of goods left in the store by
Nord are worth about $600. The stock
will be sold to satisfy a judgment obtained
by P. H. Fox.
A party of eighteen, consisting of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Bach, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Kane, Mr. and Mrs. Birch, Miss McKanna,
Miss Sadie King, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
James, Mrs. Williams, Miss Grace Cal
lioun, Mrs. McClellan, Miss Tessie King,
Mrs. Ross, and Messrs. Egan, Tracy and
Clark spent a very enjoyable day at Sheep
creek, Sunday. They embarked from
Douglas in the sloop owned and manned
by Mr. Kane and by the skillful use of
the ores soon reached the opposite shore.
After enjoying a sumrtuous lunch a trip to
the mines was proposed, but after arriving
to within a short distance of the mill it
was decided that the hour was too late and
the party returned to the boat in time to
secure a tow from the Lone Fisherman,and
the return was made in quick time.
F atal Aeeident
An accident which resulted in the death
of an Indian occurred near the sawmill
yesterday morning. It seems that the
Indian was riding upon the engine which
runs between Douglas and Treadwell, and
in some way he lost his balance and fell
between the cars the wheels of which
passed over his body causing fatal injuries.
Medical assistance was called and the
unfortunate Indian was promptly removed
to St. Ann’s hospital in Juneau, but he
died within half an hour after arriving
there.
The Popular Nevada
Eastern oysters seived in any style, day
and night at the Nevada restaurant and
cafe in Juneau. This resort is the neatest,
cleanest and most popular one in the dis
trict of Alaska. New napkins, and
tablecloths of the finest linen have just
been received and also new silverware.
The present consignment of Eastern
oysters arrived yesterday morning on the
Topeka and each steamer coming from
the Sound during the season will have
on board a fresh consignment which will
be served to the patrons of the Nevada.
The people of Douglas, when in Juneau,
should dine at this restaurant. No one
will refuse an invitation to dine with you
at the Nevada.
Palmer and Bueknet*
Indianapolis, Sept., 3.—John IV.. Palmer,
of Illinois, and Simon Eolivar Buckner of
Kentucky, were nominated today by the
National Democratic convention for presi
dent and vice-president on a brief but em
phatic platform, which repudiates the doc
trines enunciated by tlie Chicago conven
tion, indorses President Cleveland and his
administration in glowing terms, declares
for the gold standard, tariff for revenue
only, liberal shipping laws, currency re
form, civil service and economy in pubilc
expendtiures.
The spirit that animated the convention
was contained in this declaration of the
platform:
“The Democratic party has survived
many defeats, but it could not survive a
victory won in behalf of the doctrine and
policy proclaimed in its name atiChicago.”
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