Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-18
See how we've grown.

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 Messrs. Arthur Bach, manager oi Decker Bros. grocery store and J B. Caro & Co.,, wholesale agents, of Juneau, were looking about town during the stay of the Cottage City Friday morning.
 Our local whist players are walk ing up again. There was q pleas ant little gathering at the rooms of Mr and Mrs. Patnaude, Wednes- day evening of last week, and the hours glided by quickly at the game
 The Douglas Island News comes to us with great big x" in blue pencil on the margin. Why, to be sure, dear brother; we thought you were on our exchange iist all the time, because we couldn't afford to miss Alaska's funny man in the newspaper kingdom. Beg pardon!
 Tommy Dalghetty says the Tid- ings put in a rough time coming from Idal Cove across to Wrangell a distance Of twenty miles. The weather was boisterous and took nigh onto two days to make the trip.
 Ed Weber is not only very mod= est, but he is an original genius. F'r instance. last week SENTINEL of flee wanted large word in wood type, told Ed, and in a few mo- ments he had it whittled out as nicely as it could have been done at the factory, Thanks, awfullyl
 Messrs. Olsen, Sungren and Ny man went oyer to Zerambo island last week and returned with eight deer, There were plenty of deer over there, but it was a poor time to hunt, as the breaking of the fro zen branches gave the alarm and the wary animals, always on the alert, would get out of the way.
 Capt. s. W. Miller, more famil- iarly known here as "Will Miller.n surprised his many friends here by appearing among them Tuesday night without warning, but the greatost surprise was the fact that he brought with him a blushing bride from the far north.-Willa- pa Harbor Pilot, Dec, 5th,
 Coming down from some of the places on the hill, is qu;. szre't'',-ss ous at such icy periods as we had last week, and Charley Borsch found it out to his sorrow. On Wednesday evening while coming from his home he slipped and fell from the walk down into the brush distance of five or six feet, badly scratching his face and severely hruising his left side. He is about, all right, but looks as if one of those Taku winds that comes into Juneau had struck him,
 Merry Christmas to All A grand time at Collins Hall, Xmas Eve. There will be a Neck-Tie Party given to the boys of the Olympic Mining Co. and all oth- CTS who had invitations to the big masquerade of Nov. 26th, Every lady should take a neck-tie to cor respond with the apron worn on this occasion. Come and enjoy yourselves. Tickets-Gents, 50c.; Ladies, free.
 Last year Mr. Bruno Grief pro- cured the apparatus necessary for putting in an acetyline gas plant for lighting his house. The tank and pipes arrived last spring and were placed, but for some reason he was'unable to procure the car bon necessary for rorming the gas. The Alki braught this on her last trip, and the probabilities are that by the first of 1903 MT. Grief will have the finest lightea place of bus iness in Wrangell, if not in Alaska
 It is reported that congress will pass a special act at the present session allowing Mr Calbreath, the present hatchery man, the exclus- i've right to reap the benefits of the hatchery efforts within one mile oi his creek. The passage of such a bill would reward the honest efforts of an honest man to supply future generations with fish and preserve the food of the masses. More men of unselfish methods like Mr. Cal. breath would relieve much of the pain and discomforts of this life.- Juneau Daily Dispatch.
 Raspberries in November are g novelty and a rarity in any coun try in the month of November And yet here in 'frozen-up Alas ka," this land of perpetual ice anc snow," our neighbor, F. H. Gray living in the western part of town tells a reporter that during last