Douglas Island news., 1900-08-01
The Douglas Island News
THELocAL FIELD.
Items of Interest Dished Up in Brief for the Ben-
 eft of Our Readers.
Who said Goat creek?

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 FoR SALE, good second organ at Feusi's. Front street.
 Miss Brevig frightened the News of flee by short call Monday.
 Born, Sunday, July %, to the wife of Judge Foot, a son.-Dispatch.
 Gloves of every kind nicely cleaned at the Alaska Laundry, Juneau.
 Johnny King was over from the Ba- sin Sunday looking hale and hearty
 We are informed that Douglas lady recently located a claim in the Atlin district
 Have your old summer suit cleaned by steam process. It will then do you another year.
 Miss Daisy Fox and Miss Spencer were guests of Mir. and Mrs. W. A. Kel- ly last Thursday.
 Alex Smallwood left last Saturday evening on a prospecting trip to the Berner's Bay district.
 Mir. J. J. Penglase left last Wednes- day evening for Michigan, where Mrs. Penglasei is now visiting.
 The Douglas Pharmacy has a placard in the window that is worthy of place in the columns of Puck.
 Mir. sharick, of the Alaska JeweIry company, was a passenger south on the AI-Ki last Wednesday night.
 Postmaster Stubbins will try the vir- tues of the News for another year. We hope it will prove eftcacious.
 The Tacoma Ledger of the 24th ult announces in big letters that gold find has been made on Glacier creek.
 MT. Haman, of the Yakima, expects the representatives of his company up from the Sound some time this month.
 Matthew WHtanen and family left on the steamer Queen for Republic, Mich, where they will make their home in the future.
 Charles Wortman will pay the high est price for second hand furniture. Does all kinds of repairing, key fitting, etc, etc.
 The revenue cutter Grant, with As sistant Secretary of the Treasury o. l.. SpaIding aboard, stopped at the Tread well wharf Monday.
 Ed CaseboIt, of the Comet of Juneau, informs us that he has the agency for 'sLemps" St. Louis Beer. Lovers of good beer should investigate
 Miss Daisy Fox, from the Conserva- tory of Elocution, San Jose, Cal, will give a recital at Ohman's Hall, tomOr- row evening. A treat is expected.
 The Indians are now curing their winter supply of fish. They are hung on poles in the open air and turned ov- CT once a day to give the flies chance at both sides
 Mir. and Mrs. Joe Edmunds left last night ou the Seattle for the Sound. They will spend about two months in Washington and Oregon, visiting rela- tives and friends.
 Arthur c. Jackson, president of the Alaska Geographical Society, accom- panied by his wife, paid Douglas visit yesterday. They are enroute to Nome via the Yukon route.
 Bro. Replogle, of the Friends church, last Sunday evening preached a very interesting sermon on the subject of "Friendship with God" The audience was large and attentive.
 Mrs. R. R. Hubbard has some very thrifty rose bushes, bearing beautiful blossoms. Among them are found the La France and Gen. Jackman-two most beautiful. varieties.
 Judge Howell, Guy Falconer and Phil McKanna returned last Thursday morning from Fish creek. Tbey brought as the result of their efforts about 300 pounds of salmon trout.
 Frank Vestal came back from Hoo nah Hot Springs last Saturday night with a crop of the stiffest kind of whiskers-three weeks long-but they were all gone by Sunday evening.