THE PROGRESS!* E-MINER
Centered at the Tost Ofhoc «: Ketchikan, Alaska as
second class matter October l!*n, under the act of
March 8. 1879.
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Alaska In particular and the Territory in general.
Ketchikan. Alaska. Monday arch 24. 1919
JUST THE TRl T •
In all seriousnous, if we ‘ asked to name
the place or town where we had und more good
people congregregated to a community ol
all the places or towns we have ever been to
we wouldn't hesitate a snore mt to say KET
CHIKAN, and that would he ju t the truth.
There are more good peoples in this town
than can be found in a town ten times its size
anywhere in the world. -i disposed, ge
nerous to a fault: broad-mind sympathetic
and always ready to cor- ie and encourage any
one when in trouble. Thi . - . b peddling hoi
air, as the most modest >vi'i ndoubtedly say
It is just the truth learned i uerience as we
intend to reveal.
The second day of Novemb ast. our main
stay—tne machine man; was stricken dowr
with influenza and died a few :eks later. This
left us hard against it. Thing: vent along verj
unsatisfactory. We issued h we could, and
that was not often. Yet da;-. af'er day the good
people of Ketchikan would c< e in merely tc
encourage us with such : c ' admonitions a4
“Don’t work too hard new; • e nderstand youi
predicament. You are doing he best you car
and that's all anyone can do." After such en
couraging remarks they v, ilk out. Both
men and women we had aiv. a> s thought were
opposed to our policies would i -uently come in
during those days “just to e how we were
getting along,” and would o out expressing
sympathy and words of enc cement.
Saturday, we had another lent that pie
vented issueing until yc ■; ' ;v morning. Du
ring the evening phono numerous, and
the query, “Any paper ' *• •• v.lien they
were told of our misfeA.tr.-.?: t b? reply, “that’s
too bad” never failed. Men. v-: men and young
sters dropped into the office until after ten o’
clock seemins^y just to tell u . “Don’t work too
hard.” And thus, they all seem to appreciate
our efforts so that we are force ' io confess that
Ketchikan is populated with 11- best people in
the whole world, and we defy yone to prove
the contrary. Can anyone wonder why we are
trying so hard to please wr. Cnder the cir
cumstances. work is a pie a to us, for v, c
know that the good people tchikan appre
ciate our efforts and our hard struggle is made
easier in proportion. Thank you all.
THAT new organization
It was reported a few days ago that a new or
ganization had been completed called 'The
1 c number ot commerce, presumably intended
to supersede the Commercial Club, the long
time Commercial Club. The new organization is
said to have been headed by the local super-Get
Rich-Quick-Wallingford and backed by the for
mer secretary of the Commercial Club, who it
is reported has been made president of the new
organization.
If the President of the new organization is as
active a member as he was when secretary of
I the Commercial Club, he will cut a great figure
and the organization is sure to prosper—nit.
The record of the Commercial Club shows that
he was a member of the committee appointed
! with instruction to secure memberships to the
club, and all that; but that he never made a
move to that end. The record also shows that
he rarely attended the meetings, but left the
work to others.
However, with the Get-Rich-Quick-Walling
ford as a hot-air peddler, things may move diff
erently ,and it is not unreasonable to expect
that the organization will soon be selling build
ing lots on Deer Mountain, or Saxman or some
where within a short time, for , with such organi
zation.the people from all over the world will be
falling over one another in their haste to locate
j here. But when everything and person conn
ected with the organization is considered; our
opinion is that the organization is merely a
handle with which to hold the axes that some
i of the members wish to grind.
We have in this city a wonderfull list of
societies, organizations, clubs, leagues, propa
gandafoundations and others; but that is not
enough and we propose to organize the “Mind
Your Own Business Society” with Yours Truly
as President, provided we have “GeorgeV’undi
vided support.
AFTER THE GERMANS LEFT
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In Brussels the boche lived up to his reput
ation of Lille. Few building's were destroyed,
but every house was stripped o itslinen, hard
ware and valuables. The shops maintained a
semblance of business but their stocks were
woefully scanty, although there was plenty of
food. During the last few days of German occu
pancy. the Germans commenced rioting among
themselves; officers were stripped of their in
signia. their swords were broken and many
bloody affrays took place. Machine guns lined
the main streets and many innocent civilian
bystanders were killed. As a final act the Ger
mans blew up trains of dynamite in the railroad
stations.—Red Cross Magazine.
NU BONE CORSETS
Fancy Hand Sewing, Corset Alter
ing. Bungolow Aprons a Specialty
All style buttons made to order
Call and let us show you!
Mrs. D. Cooper and Mrs. O. Basse
Rooms 1 and 2 Tongass Building '
Open from 9 a. m. till 5 p. m. Phone 2' i
MRS. J. A. RUMMER, late of Se
attle, will do plain and fancy dri«<
alting. Phono 222.—adr. .Imp.
REGISTRATION
The Registration Books ar< no
open at the Council Chamber fro:
1 o’clock p. m. to a o’clock p. m. li
the registration of legal r of
the City of Ketchikan.
Registration closes March ... ii:
1919, at 4 o’clock p. m. Datwu P#b
ruary 19th, 1919.
8. A. Plumicy,
Registration office
NOTICE OF CITY
ELECTS
Notice is hereby given to * c
ors of the City of Ketchikan Ala
that a general election will be he:j
he Council Chambers, on Mail s
on Tuesday, April 1st. 1919. for th
purpose of electing a Mayor, to
office for one year, and three v. i •
of the Common Council to he1.'
for two years and one member or : u.
School Board to hold office for t:
years, and for the purpose of voting
on the proposition of the City improv
ing its water front with a comnioiiiv.:.
dock for the accommodation of the
fishing fleet. Polls open at nine
clock a. ni. and close at seven p. m.
Qualification for voters for the
Mayor and Councilmen are all persono
21 years of age, who are citi-ens o'
the United States or having declared
yieir intention to become such: end
who have been bona fide residents o'
the Territory of Alaska for one year,
and have resided within the corporate
limits of the City of Ketohikan six
months, and shall have been r' ■ reg
istered.
For members of the School Bo:
all adult persons citizens of the Uni
ed States or who havo oeclarsd the;
intention to become such, rasi-io
within the city of Ketchikan
shall have been duly registered. -
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Hi 8 MERCHANTS BANK OF
KETCHIKAN
KETCHIKAN. ALASKA
RESOURCES OVER $750,000
No better time., than . now ..to save for the.,
home you are going to build
WE SOLICIT YOUR ACCOUNT
By order of the Common Council.
Dated this 10th day o>? March, 1919.
S A. PLUMLEY, City Clerk.
■ st Publication April 1.
SERIAL 61684
department of the Interior, United
States Land Offlce( Juneau, Alaska.
February 12, 1919
OTICE IS HEREBY given that Paul
Nordstrom of Hadley, Alaska, has
; >d in this office notice of Ills In
ti'.ion to submit final five year proof
upport of his homestead ajplica
- for the following described tract,
mated in Lat 55° 32.5 N., Long
132* IS' W. on the east coast of
' o of Y/ales Island, Lyman Anc
me%and west shore of small bight
mown as Hole-in the Wall, descrtb
1 a= T. S. Forest Survey 43 and .fts
follows:
“Beginning at Cor. No. 1, M. C.,
i line of ordinary high tida said
it, whence U.S.L.M. No. 5, bear*
S. 9’ 54’ 51” E. 77.94 chs., thence N.
v>° 59’ W. 10.03 chs.. to Cor. No. 2,
•: nee N. 39° 21’ E. 15.91 chs., to
Cor. No. 3,thence S. 89° 07’ E. 6.95
kv, to Cor. No. 4, M.C. on said line
f ordinary high tide, thence meaa
I.-ring said line (1) S. 1° 45* E. 4.19
Is., (2) N. 84° 15’ E. 2.30 chs., (3$
15° W 10.00 chs. (4) S. 88° 13’
•V. 4.70 chs. (5) N. 62° 45’ W. 1.69
chs., (6) S. 7° 45’ W. 2.80 c&8., (7),
29* 45’ E. 1.70 chs., (8) S. 49° ISC
W. 1.30 chs., (9) N. -49° 45’ W. 2.50.
-Vs, (10) N. 33° 15’ E. 1.00 ehs.,’
II) N. 55° 15’ W. 1.00 chs. (12) S.i
<° 2’ W. 2 81 chs. to Cor. No. 1, the
ore of beginning, containing an;
•a of 20.57 acres> dfag Var. 2£°
IV E.
Said proof will be submitted he- j
ere the Register and Receiver on!
lane 5, 1919, by said Nordstrom
claimant and by the following
nesses, Erica Spray and L/afe Spray,
both of Juneau, Alaska.
C, B. Walker,
Register, j
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CHAS. H. COSGROVE *
•5* Attorney at Law *
* GENERAL PRACTICE *
•> Ketchikan, Alaska +
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+ HARRY R. RACE 4>
+ Optician ♦
■fr With Ryus Drug Co. ♦
+ EXAMINATIONS FRE1; ♦
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4 Having been repeatedly re- ♦
♦ requested to take Music Pupils, I +
4 am at liberty to teach a limited ♦
♦ number. ♦
♦ Terms: ♦
4 2 hours a week $10 a monui ♦
4 1 hour or two half hours a week ♦
♦ $5.00 a month. ♦
♦ No lessons given unless pupil +
♦ haB practiced at least, on an aver- ♦
4 age one hour a day. ♦ j
4 Mrs. Alexander A. Brindle +
♦ ( P. O. Box 523. +
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KETCHIKAN
Draying Company
All Orders will be promptly and
-‘carefully executed.
Baggage Delivered Day and
Night
ED. NEWMAN, Prop.
©ff*ee Phone 60 Residence Phene 151,,
EVERYTHING FOR SALE
Eastman Kodaks and all the Trimmings
*ie stationery. tfooqs, views, lonaeco. Lignt
Fishing uackle, etc., etc.
PICTURES WITH OR WITHOUT FRAMES
We do development and printing. We do
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Picture Framing
HUNT’S KODAK, STATIONERY AND BOOK
STORE—-Forest J. Hunt, Prop’r.
THE NANKIN CAFE
Now open for business
American Style Cookine..,S I ort Orders a 5?pecialrt
CHINESE BILL OF FARE
All your faverite blends of Tea, Chop Suey, Noodles,
Soups, Rice Dishes, Chinese Desserts Fruits £ Nuts.
Louie 1 lit, FmjihUi. (ij«i;h 1 lo t Utiii
Afte--theater parties Catered to
Breakfast 6 a, m, Dinner 11 a, m. Open all night till 2 a, m,
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Send in Your
Orders now for
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All kinds of Cedar and Hemlock We can fill $
any order. Either stock or cut to specificatioits
and will see that our prices are right.
Phone to the
KETCHIKAN LUMBER & SHINGLE CO.
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KETCHIKAN MEAT COMPANY
PHONE 120
We make a specialty of Camp and
Cannery Trade
_ Carstens Packing Co. Owners
NIGHT PHONE G120
Electric Appliances
Save ByWife
A Complete Stock of all
Standard Makes For Sale
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CITIZENS LIGHT, POWER & WATER CO.
Stedman Hotel
HEADQUARTERS FOR COMMERCIAL, CAN
NERY AND MINING MEN
First Class Cafe and Buffet in Connection
SPECIAL WINTER RATES FOR PERMANENT QUESTS IN GOOD
CLEAN ROOMS STEAM HEATED, AND WITH ALL THE SERVICE
AND ACCOMMODATIONS OF A FIRr CLASS HOTEL—RATES
UPON APPLICATION.
KETCHIKA .j.l,ASKA
We Manufacture and Keep in Stock all Kinds of
SPRUCE AND CEDAR LUMBER
Can fill any order either stock
or cut to specifications.
BARGE BLANCHE
For Charter for Freight Purposes
KETCHIKAN POWER COMPANY
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WATCH REPAIRING j
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Te hiost beautiful \\ ateh in America. When you own
tvatch with tbe liame of GltUEN on the diai, you have t
finest modern example of Swiss watchmakinq art, with 1
complete service of an American workshop behind it.
Sole Agents BERTHELSEN & PRUELL Leading Jewelc:
Nugget Jewelry 0O0 Ketchikan, Alas!
Jl STg IX
A NjeW Li Me of Men’s Neckweai
The Most lIp=To-Date Patterrif j
Ranging; in Price From 1
75 cent To $150 Each :
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See our Window Display
We pay the highest price for Furs
P. J, Gilmore, c/o<w
IMITATION
is the sineerest form of flatter} -i.a*
is why it pleases uD to hear th.u
laundries claim to do work Joa' uki
ours, it is a tribute to the e* hm"*< f»fi
ol our iauuerm? which we fiii.’
pretilflie Hut why not have tbi <•< -.41.
nai? Seud us ydilr WasnhbieS ififl
■■■oh Wdh't nave 00 ady tn^y ,!rt < 6
perteci as ohrs fhfe work dll! »
ours and the real tiling.
KETCHIKAN STEAff LACK! HY
NORTHERN MACHINE WORK
Standard Gas Engines General Machine r
Oxy-Acetylene Welding Blacksmith W •
Deep Sea Diving Outfit
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Marine Railway, at Charcoal Point
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WESTERN MEAT & FISH COMPANY
BRANCH OF FRYE 3RUHN CO.
PACKERS AND JOBBERS OF
Fresh Meat, Provisions and Fish
We make a specialty of
SHIP AND CAMP TRADE
KETCHIKAN.
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ALA. l».\
Closing
Out
To make space
for our en
larged GENTS’ FURNISH
1NGS and HARDWARE DE
PARTMENTS — We ar<
Closing Out our Entire
DRY GOOODS DEPARTMENT at price.
Ranging from
25 to GO per Cent. Below Regular
On many lines we will saerific at awa;
below cost in order to move this stool
quickly. Remember, everything in this de
partment is at closing out price —
LINENS, RIBBONS, NOTIONS,
SHEETINGS, CAMBRICS,
SILKS, CORSETS, UNDERWEAR,
RAINCOATS, SUITS, TRIMMINGS,
Ete. all included. Get iu early while tb<
picking is good.
Tongass Trading Co.
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