Douglas Island news., 1898-12-21
The Douglas Island News.
Additional Locals and Items of Interest.

Best grade of Hams only l3 cents a pound at Fox's. Try them.
 Last week Taku wind was predict ed. but it didn't materialiZe.
 John Egan, the original and only John, was at Juneau last Thursday.
 We may be a little tardy in saying it, but Mir. Kerry is back from Seattle.
 The two Jap girls at Ohman's Hall last Thursday evening looked awfully cute and sweet.
 Home made bread always on hand at the Charles Coffee House on Front street.
 A very fine line of Mems Heavy Over shirts, in all colors, just received at F. NJ. James's.
 What nice Christmas present it would be to send the News to some friend for year. Don't all come at once.
 That beautiful venison that graced the editors table last Monday was present from Dr. Harrison and his good wife.
 Juneau is to have new wharf. Work has been commenced and unless legal proceedings interfere, it will be pushed to an early completion.
 Our friend Capt. Bell is master of the Lone Fisherman during the absence of Capt. Tibbets and handles her in SUI perb manner.
 Mir. Hammond, superintendent of the Sheep Creek mines, went to Juneau last Monday accompanied by his two little daughters.
 The finest stock of Candy ever brought to Douglas City at the Charles Coffee House. This is no cheap John stuff but the finest made.
 Dr. Harrison's cards on the Lone Fisherman loom up in great shape. The printing was done at the News of flee by our special artist.
 Mr. NJ. c. Howell returned on the Topeka Sunday night from Fort Wran- gel, where he has been, on business, since the last trip down of the Al-Ki
 If the Seattle people knew that Jack Mcdonald was the leader of a fine band and played lead horn, they would declare it one of the wonders of the earth.
 The boys at the Standard have put ill a first-class lunch counter which has at once become very popular. Johnson < Cottrell are both rattling good fellows.
 Mir. J. M. Kade, of the City Bakery, came into the News office last Thurs day and his name is placed on our eub- scription books along with the other live, energetic business men of the city.
 Mir. John Henson called last week and besides the words of hope aud cheer for the printer he left more substantial evidence of his goodwill in the shape of a years subscription in advance.
 Free mending at the Douglas Steam Laundry. Laundrying in all its branches. Flannels a speciality. Work called for and delivered Rates guar anteed satisfactory. Patronize your home Laundry. Weesner & Johnson.
 The employees of the Treadwell mines will be given O holiday next Monday and the great big stamp mill will be silentas the grave. Such thing happens but twice in a whole year, the other shut down being on the Fourth 1 of July.
 1 The Christmas tree exercises, which will be the first service held in the new church, will begin at 7;30 o'clock, on Saturday evening, Dec. 24th, lS98 Gifts may te left with the committee, which will be on duty at the church all day Saturday. Everybody is invited to at tend. Come and bring the children.
 Ex-deputy Collector Thomas, who was member of the present grand jury, and his estimable wife will leave Juneau for Fort Wrangel, their present I home, on the Topeka and will be pas sengers on the next trip of the Cottage City for the sound. From there they will make tour of the eastern states. The News joins with their many friends in wishinr them a nleasant trip