Douglas Island news., 1898-11-23
DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS.
 Additional Locals and Items of Interest.

i Charles WOrtman. of Charles Coffee House, the busiest man in town, took time to call on us last week.
 1 MT. N. Casperson was a caller Satur- day. He joins the mighty throng in Douglas City wishing the News abun- dance of success.
 Mir. ?. H. McGuire took look around our office last week and is of course anxious to see the first issue Of the News. We'll, here we are.
 MT. Frank Kane was one of our first callers last week. When it comes to good, live citizenship, push and energy, he is right "in it." Come again. Dan Mckay, our next door neighbor who has rendered the News much of his time in getting started occupied
 chair in our sanctum Saturday.
 Mir. West of the firm of West Bros, of Fort Wrangel, dropped in on us the 1 first of last week. He is one of the en- terprising business men of that nice little city.
 The Lone Fisherman, Tibbetts, cap tain, missed one or two trips between Douglas City and Juneau last Friday. The Taku wind that prevailed on that day kicked up an awful muss and made crossing the channel rather dangerous.
 Dr. w. B. Dorr and Mir. Geo. W. Stephenson favored the News with call last week. As a matter of history, we wish to mention the fact that the Doctor favored the News job depart. ment with it's first order for job work.
 Mr. Weesner, of the steam laundry of this city, was caller at the News of flee last week. He expressed himself as being highly pleased over the loca- tion of newspaper in this city, and his firm, Johnson & Weesner, will be heard from in our columns.
 Mir. Gus. B. Leach, of the Alaska Mining Record, made us pleasant call few days ago. Mir. Leach is jolly good fellow and expects to see the News a financial success. He is built on the wide gage idea, and though competitor in the business, he still wishes us to succeed.
 Doctor Harrison, through whose in- fuence the people of Douglas City have cause to rejoice for, or regret, the removal of the News plant to Douglas Island, dropped in on us last Saturday and talked science and religion with the editor. After fifteen minute sit ting he left very much refreshed.
 Mir. D. J. Milan, of this city, but for, merly of the police force of Seattle, was welcome caller at the News office a few days ago. He is rattling good fellow and we regret to hear that he is going to winter on the Sound; but he will return in the spring. MT. Milan was our first subscriber to the News and the great weekly will follow him 70 Seattle
 Our thanks are due MT. J. r. McDon- aid for kindly assistance in getting our heavy machinery from the wharf to our office on Paradise street. Jacks kindness wilIslong be remembered. He olu,o1,c yroc o cr,, Dot h otic once un6 bn has heart in him that compares only with the liver of skate, which hangs in four sections and reaches from the thoraX to the appendix.
 Mir. M. J. O'Connor, the popular mer chant, was caller last Friday at our office. Our good judgment prevented trouble between MT. O'Connor and the News force, and all grew out of our cal ler's peculiar conduct of insisting on paying a months advertising in ad vance. We finally concluded to accept the money and MT. O'Connor left, peace and harmony prevailing.
 Mir. s. A. Boynton, the contractor and builder who is building the Con gregationaI church in this city called | Saturday and talked over old times with the editor. Our first acquaintance with him dates back to 1870 when we first met him in Ottawa county Kan sas. He was then number one man, and we doubt not, as much will be said of him wherever he may go. As me- chanic there are no better, and the church trustees made a wise choice in giving him the contract to construct tbo cb1rob