Alaska sentinel., 1903-01-29
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occupying the Cagle house, Read the dissolution notice of Drs. Kyvig and Schruder in anoth- CT place.
 There appears to be considerable sickness among the natives at this time-mostly lung troubles. Ketchikan had another fire re- gently, which, but fine prompt ac- tion of her fire company, would have proven disastrous.
 The Ketchikan common council have rescinded the franchise to the Ketchikan Water, Light and Power Company.
 John Grant (not J. e. and Aug ust Belmont have been acting naughty again, and are in the clutches of the law.
 Jack McGregor of Ketchikan is in town. He says that was a mis- take about his selling the Alice K., as reported in the Journal. He sold only a half interest in her. According to the Journal z the old str Alki is taking on airs. She no longer ties up at the KetchjAan wharf, preferrlng to anchor in mid stream and take on the few passen- gers she gets by small boats" RIG. Mccormack, of the St. Mi chals company, appears to be out on quite "lark." The last heard of him by MT. MoHugh, he was at Boston, Mass, Jan. 22nd; and this when he only had. permission to go as far as the Sound.
 Tuesday evening ond Wednesday morning the mercury stood as low by several thermometers as g deg. above zero. It seemed to freeze harder than the Dec. cold snap, but mercury did not run as low by several degrees.
 The Subject of the Sermon at the Presbyterian Church Sunday eve ming will be "Man in fix and the way to get out of it." The prelude will be "What Christians did and and how they lived after Bible his tory closes"
 ketchikan has an amateur dra- matic company that are said to have Nevada, or the Lost Mine" down to fine point and are talking of putting it on the boards at Wrangell before long. T theatri- cal play at this place would proba- ply be well patronized.
 According to merchant Healy, who came up on the last trip of the Seattle, fish must be very plentiful down at Tongass. Several big seas washed over the boat and left thousands of little fishes on the deck; and for several meals we had the best fresh fish I ever tasted" '" said Mir. Healy.
 Billy Fickert came up on the Farallon. and may be seen about town with smile as broad as Eto- lin Bay. The cause of this is the rich promise of the mine he is in- terested in on Prince of Wrles. A specimen of rock he has with him shows A per cent. gold, and as it was taken srom a 5-foot ledge, of course he feels good over it. Mir. E. Goodwin has sold out his interest in the logging scow and business to his partner, Mir. L. J. Cole, and it is generally understood that Wm Richardson has taken an interest with Mir. Cole. MT Good win and his son Clinton will work with the machine the coming sea son. Mrs. Goodwin and her daugh. ter Pauline will probably go below to spend the summer.
 A large number of people turned out to the Presbyterian Church Monday, to pay their last respects to Hiram s. Trimble, who had been buried in the moruing and the fun eral services were held at this time. The only thing ,lound to indicate his former residence is where he enlisted for the civil war, at Wolcott, Peoria county, Illinois.-GIllinois papers please copy tbis and make note of his death, found in another column,]
 Robert Wigg is no more of earth, his spirit having departed at 6 a. m. Sunday, Jan., 25, after a long, hard struggle with mankind's greatest physical enemy-consumption. Patiently he awaited the end; peace- fully it came, with those about him singing "Nearer Nv God to Thee"