Douglas Island news., 1901-02-06

The Dirigo came in from the South Sunday night. She has redeemed her self in regard to speed.
 Oscar Ohman don't let any thing stand in the way when it comes to a . question of good liquors. !. We are to have still another church on Douglas Island. It will be built on the beach for the natives.
 The genial Dr. Simpson, who reads the News religiously, has extended the term of his subscription. Prof. Clarke Miller is now leader of the orchestra at the Douglas Opera House. He is fine musician.
 A boy was born to Mir. and Mrs. c. L, Hutsell on Monday morning, Feb. 4th. Mother and child doing we'll.
 Mir. c. A. Lindstrom finally got away on the Dirigo last Tuesday morning. He will be gone month or six weeks.
 The presentation of Rip Van Wrinkle at Juneau last Friday night by the Snow Go. was greeted by good sized audience.
 Just received, a shipment of Mems cold weather caps and Ladies' knit shawls. hoods. fascinators. etc. Tread we'll Store
 The Douglas Art and Variety Store has moved to the room on Front street, formerly occupied by the Sharick jew elry store.
 We view with alarm a poorly laun- dried article. If you patronize the Alaska Steam Laundry such troubles will never come.
 One of the members of the Bald, headed Mems Club insists that the Pie Eaters Union is not receiving it's due share of attention.
 Charley Fox has been handling an excellent assortment of symptoms the present week and thinks he has the latest designs in grippe.
 Mir. Louie steen, who loft for the Klondike few months ago, will return to Douglas and resume his old position with Johnson & Harvey.
 
 The Ladies' Home Journal for Feb ruary has number of Alaskan views, prominent among which are two taken in the vicinity of Douglas.
 If any one has funeral notice of William Henry Maiey, who died Aug. 11th, 1900, we will consider it favor if he will bring it to this office.
 We have enlarged our Clothing De- partment and are now prepared to show a large line of Mems Youths aud Boys Clothing. Treadwell Store.
 A few things that you should remem Der are that the finest Wines, Liquors and Cigars are to be found at Oscar Ohman's place on Third street.
 The fact that not criminal case from Douglas Island appeared on the court calender this term speaks we'll for the Iawfulness of this busy place.
 Mir. James Christoe has accepted a Dositiop with the Alaska Electric T. ioht and Power company of Juneau, and will visit all his friends at least once a month.
 A chimney burning out in the vicini- ty of tho News office attracted some at. tention last evening. There was abso- IuteIy no danger because of the wet and icy roofs.
 The protracted meetings at the Friends church closed last Sunday eve ming. A number of conversions and many backsiiders reclaimed, was the result of these meetings.
 The New York Mining and Engineer ing Journal of recent date contains an extended write-up of an amalgam press recently patented by Mir. Angus Mac kay, of Douglas Island.
 There are many things that will cause joy in a newspaper office, but the most novel,we have yet noticed is the an nouncement in a Washington paper that the editor had just got out of jail.
 Jack Hanlan, who has been guard at the Sitka jail for the past sixteen years, fell from the trestle on the lower