Douglas Island news., 1903-09-23

Ketchikan, via the Seattle, last Frlday.
 There is no joy so great as perfect health and perfect cleanliness. Both may be acquired through the influence of the steam baths at the Douglas Nat atorium.
 Rev. N. G. B. Barton, at one time pastor of the 1st M. E. Church in Douglas, has been located for the past year at Grasston, Minn. He now goes to Sheldahl, Iowa.
 The municipal court is making the way of the transgressor anything but pleasant. Several violators of city or dinances have been before Judge O'Con- nor during tha last week.
 MT. M. w. Hartley, of Seattle, ar rived in the city Sunday. MT. Hartley is an experienced dry goods man and will take charge of that department in Mir. P. H. Fox's new store.
 Dr. w. L. and Mrs. Harrison left Saturday on the Seattle. Mrs. Harrison will spend the winter visiting her sister in Seattle. The Doctor will continue his dental studies in Chicago.
 The Arctic Brotherhood, Camp Tread. we'll, No. 14, will hold one of it's inter- esting meetings next Friday night, when several chechacoes will under take the journey over the trail.
 The Juneau Daily Boilerplate an nounces that Juneau will have two or more candidates for republican nation al committeeman, which is nothing new or strange on the part of Juneau.
 Douglas boasts turnip that weighs six pounds and three quarters of an other pound. That's nothing compared to beat they have on the other side of the channel.-Ketchikan Journal.
 Last Sunday the people of Douglas Island added 40 minutes to their age, by turning the clocks up that much. This was done to give the men at Tread well as much daylight as possible on the day shift.
 Frank Bach, secretary of the District central committee, tells us that dele gates to the non- partisan convention have been elected at Hadley and Sul- ger. w. w. Butler will represent the former place, and E. L. Sulzer the latter.
 On the morning of the 18th inst, snow appeared away up on the tops Of the high mountains across the chan nel. Last year it appeared on the same day, the 18th, and in 1891 it was the l4th of September,
 Swedish Evangelical Lutheran ser vices at the Finn hall every Sunday at 8 p. m., and Sunday school at lO:3O a. m. Week service every Friday at p. m. All Scandinavians are most cor dially invited. J. A. LEVIN, Pastor.
 MT, Peter Rask and family departed last Saturday on the Seattle for Puget Sound. Mrs. Rask's health has been poor and the trip is taken for the pur- pose of trying a change of climate. They expect to r, urn in a month or so.
 Mir. P. s. Early and family and Allie Bach left Monday morning on the Rus tier for Yankee Cove. Mrs. Early and the children will spend week or two visiting the mines and enjoying the freedom and fresh air of the mining camp.
 Rev. F. c. Krause and family, who have been spending some weeks in Nome, will leave on the Oregon for Se- attle and the outside. Their many AL askan friends wish them a safe journey and a safe return to Alaska in the spring.-Nome Nugget.
 The constant effort of the proprietors of the "Glory Hole" is to provide the best of everything for their patrons. Realizing that the A. B. c. Bohemian Beer, made by the American Brewing Company is up to the highest standard, they have it always on hand.
 Harry Jordan and "Mizzori Jim" came back from Yankee Cove last night. Harry is grizzled and gray, and looks ten years older, but says he feels ten years younger for his outing in the hills. He brought back some mighty fine looking rock from his claims.
 One of the most wonderful displays of Indian curios is that atJohn Feusi's store. All kinds of baskets, tot ems