Douglas Island news., 1903-09-16

to an editorial on Russell Sage, but it is the Sage Russell that troubles them most.
 Strangers in the city soon learn to call for the Henry Clay and Marguerite Cigars, made by the Douglas Cigar Factory.
 John King now has oand suit in accordance with the requirements ot membership in the Douglas Harmony Band.
 A pair of twin girls arrived at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Peter Pelton, in this city, last week. All well and hap py.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. l.. Harrison and little daughter will be passengers for the States on the City of Seattle, Satur- day.
 Mir. Frank Merryfield has closed up the Beihl Bakery and departed for Ju- neau, where he will continue to mix dough.
 Camp Treadwell No. IA, A. B. is on the boom. Each meeting night from two to four candidates are taken over the trail.
 Miss Julia E. Kennedy and Mrs. Jen- nie Alexander, teachers for the Douglas nnhlic schools. arrived last week on the Dolphin.
 The principal excitement at the Treadwell Y. M. c. A. now is the Ladies Bowling Contest for prize ofa beauti- ful sofa cushion.
 Mrs. F. James, who has been at Log Cabin for some time, came down last week for a visit with the family of her brother, J. K. Clark.
 Supt. Early, Bob Fairbank, Frank Halpin, Thomas Ryan and Chas. Wes- ton came down from Yankee Cove this morning on the Rustler.
 Wortman & Jensen have received an other large invoice of stoves, They are now supplied with all sizes from parlor cook to steel range.
 MT. Fred lille has become the owner of the Tracy Transfer Line. Fred has the qualification that brings success, sticktoitiveness, and the good wishes of everybody.
 Judge O'Connor and Frank Vestal have gone to Hawk Inlet, in the sloop Shamrock No. 4. They are looking for bears. Nothing smaller than grizzly need apply.
 Mesdames F. T. Keeler and Dedman, of Skagway, have been visitors in the city the last week looking over the ground in the interest of the Ladies of the Maccabees.
 The carpenters who have been en- gagged on the Worlds Fair buildings have struck. If the Fair could be postponed four or five years Alaska might be ready with her exhibit.
 Harry Jordan writes from the hills, to his partner Johnnie Bean, that he has been wet ever since he went out. Whether this is an inward or an out ward sign ofrepentance was not stated.
 The Georgia" is now making regular runs to Sitka and way ports. She is neat little vessel, and has in command one of the finest fellows that eyer run boat in Alaska waters, the Hon. Capt Crockett.
 Mir. John Lundquist, who is in Nor way in the interest of the Society of Friends, writes Rev. Jackson of this city, that he will return to America as soon as possible after his work in Nor way is ended,
 Little Johnnie Campbell is having trouble this week with one of Jobs comforters. Johnnie makes no secret of the location of his pet, in fact 1t is in plain sight at all times, being on the end of his nose.
 The steamer Excelsior, northbound, on reaching Wrangell Narrows, the 16th inst, was found to be on fire in her bunkers. Her passengers were taken ashore and she was sunk to extin- guish the fire.
 Mir. A. s. Dautrick, formerly agent for the P. c. s. $. Go. at Juneau, is now local agent for the Alaska S. s. Go. at Skagway. Mrs. Dautrick who is visit ing in Spokane, will join him there in a couple of weeks.