Douglas Island news., 1900-10-31

Mir. Sam Gius arrived on the Cottage City this morning with troupe of ten people for his new Opera House, which opens Saturday evening.
 Rev. Irwin, pastor of the M. E. church ! in Juneau, will preach at the Methodist church in this city tomorrow (Thurs, dayj evening. All are invited to at tend.
 Mr.-A. Prick, who resents being called a Dutchman, has gone to work at thu Treadwell mill. He can no longer heal an invitation to indulge in his fayoritI beverage.
 Stereoscopic views of mines, mills etc, on Douglas Island, just the thing to send to friends and relations in the east and old country. Dingman x Hamilton.
 It is rumored that Contractor Heney, who built the W. P. & Y. R, R., has re- ceived the contract from the B. & M. to construct the railroad from Valdez to Eagle City.
 Red Gregory and Hans Manguson have opened up a carpenter shop on Front street, where they are now en- gagged in manufacturing pews for the Episcopal church.
 Mir. Henry Elliott now parades the streets, with bis breath coming in short pants, because of the extra exertion in pushing his wind through new crop of auburn whiskers.
 Sandy Williamson left yesterday for Berners Bay, where he will lay new cement foundation for a compress sor plant which the Julian company will put iu next spring.
 They do say that Foreman Wm. E. Davis of the Mexican has made S200 bet on the election, and after reading the Seattle Times, has been securing the Island to find some one to take it off his hands.
 Mir. John Brevig called at the News office yesterday morning and insured to himself the News for the coming six months. He tells us that Mrs. Brevig will probably return about the middle of next month.
 Mir. John Jennings has purchased the balance of the stock of the Alaska Lum- Der Co. and moved it out to his place near the hospital. He has begun the erection of new house, which, he says, is already rented.
 A fire in the building next to Oh mans Hall brought out the department last night about o'clock. All the ap- paratus was in good order and quick work subdued the flames before any great damage was done.
 The City of Seattle, on arriving at Vancouver, was found to have genu- inc case of small pox on board. She was sent to quarantine, where her large list of passengers about 275-will probably languish for a couple of weeks.
 A visit to the Treadwell store last Saturday discovered Mir. Willis and his assistants rushing around getting out orders. They We're so busy, in fact, that our friend Willis did not even have time to tell us one of his funny stories.
 Mir. Chas. F. Stowe has again estab- lished himself in his old quarters on the beach near Smallwood's store, where he is busily engaged in cobbling shoes. He was disappointed in Nome, but is satisfied with Douglas Island He has again placed his name on our subscription list and will read the News and be happy.
 Last Friday night the waters of Gas tineaux channel were lashed into fury by the heavy wind. R. R. Hubbard and . George Perry were passengers on the ferry for Douglas. A mishap seem- ed imminent, as the waves broke over the little boat. MT. Perry was very so- licitous about getting his feet wet and tied life preserver to each one of them so as to be ready if anything happened. He escaped.
 Rev. H. Hammond Cole, pastor of the Congregational church in this city, call ed at the News office last Saturday and insisted on giving us s for years sub scription. Besides being good preach