Douglas Island news., 1902-03-19
The Douglas Island News.
THE LOCAL FIELD.

Granite ware in great profusion at Feusi's store.
 Frank Dodson was sick for a couple of days last week.
 Go way back and sit down. If you need chairs, see Jobn Feusi.
 The Treadwen postoftice will be sup piled from the Douglas office.
 Whoever drinks Olympia Beer, comes again. Always on tap at Milan's.
 Ohman, the man on Third street, now sells the famous Red Top whiskey.
 The infant cbild of c. Nicola died Sunday and was buried Tuesday p. m.
 H. G. Slater and family have moved to Front street, near the Island Lumber Mills.
 The most complete stock of fine Gig ars in tue city at the Douglas News Depot.
 MT. and Mrs. o. H. Bernard came, down from Skagway last week, glad to get home to Douglas again.
 Peter Johnson, who is now shift boss at the Treadwell, called last week and made good for a years News.
 The Seattle came in from the South Monday evening with large passenger list. consisting mostly of Dawsonites.
 The recent cold snap played havoc with the water pipes in this city, and the plumbers are reaping their harvest.
 Mir. D. L. Rood returned Monday from Marshfeld, Oregon, where he has been spending the winter with his fam fly.
 We are determined to reduce our stock of Hats, and are still selling S3.5O and s4.OO Hats for 82,OO. Treadwell Store.
 FOR SALE, A house and lot on Second street, in a good location, lot 5oX1Oo feet. Enquire of Dan Campbell or P, H. Fox.
 A new line of Fancy Dress Ginghams, Dimities, and Fancy Silk Striped Chal- !. lies in exclusive patterns at the Tread well Store.
 Have you seen our line of stationery? Ifnot, call and examine it before buy ing elsewhere. We are closing it out below cost. WEESNER'S GROCERY.
 The Japan current got twisted last week and Thursday, Friday and Satur- day were the coldest days of the winter, the mercury going down to zero Friday night.
 Last Friday evening the fire hydrants were found to be frozen up on Front and Second streets, but the fremen didn't sleep until they were in working order
 A Douglas lady was heard to remark the other day that she had no sympa- thy with the sentiment expressed in the song, "Oh, Wait and Murmur Not" She believes in kicking.
 Mir. Richard Barrett, who pounds iron at Treadwell and incidentally has ev- erything committed to memory, invest ed three dollars in the Douglas Island News one day last week.
 The following persons visited the Douglas Public School the last week: Mrs. H. c. Jones, Mrs. F. W. Carter, Mrs. A. E. Anderson and the Misses Charlotte and Annie Fox.
 J.H. Mcdonald, carpenters helper working at the Mexican hoist, was in stantly killed this morning about 10 o'clock by being struck on the head by falling timber. His skull was crushed and his leg broken.
 J.B. Pollock, who left Alaska in dis gust last summer and went back to the States, and from there into the North West Territory, where he has frozen his nose and ears this winter, writes a friend here that he will return to Doug las. Island.
 Jas. T. Mckinney and C. R. Eppens arrived in Douglas Sunday after a per ilous trip from Yankee Cove in an open boat. They left the Cove Tuesday with small stock of provisions and became so exhausted that they were glad to be lowed into port.