Douglas Island news., 1904-10-19

. The James saw mill will close down
 the last of the week, for the winter
 Mir. and Mrs. Iver Nelson, former residents of Douglas are back from
 Atliu.
 Dr. J. K. Simpson, the old time
 Douglas Island practitioner, has taken
 charge of the St. Ann Hospital in
 Juneau.
 On last Wednesday evening Carl and
 Ethel Erickson entertained a few of
 their friends at cards. Dainty refresh
 ments were served during the evening,
 and everybody had a pleasant time.
 Mrs. P. H. Fox, Miss Helen, Char
 lotte, Annie, Edwin and Lucille, will be passengers on the steamer Jefferson for Portland, Ore, where they expect
 to spend a year to give the children the
 advantage of the schools of that city
 Mir. Sam Bertram, who has been
 spending the summer hunting gold and
 jack rabbits in the Alsek country, came
 down on the Cottage City. Sam will
 spend a few weeks at the Tenakee Hot Springs. He is accompanied by his friend, MT. Griffith of Dawson.
 The ferry has made several changes in it's time card. The late boat to Ju- neau is now on Wednesday night in- stead of Tuesday night. The morning boat to Sheep Creek leaves Juneau at II o'clock, and the first boat i'll the morning leaving Douglas for Juneau is at S:3O instead of 9 o'clock.
 The ladies of Douglas and Treadwell entertained their gentlemen friends at d Leap Year Ball at the Nat. last Fri day evening. The evening was spent in dancing and iG the enjoyment of luncheon prepared by the ladies. The guests were unanimous in their praise of the bounteous courtesy of their charming entertainers
 A great handicap, catch-as- catch can wrestling match will take place at the Douglas Opera House on Monday even ing, Oct. 24th, at Il o'clock, sharp, be- tween William Cummings, the Tread. we'll blacksmith, and Caribou Sinclair, of Dawson. Sinclair agrees to throw Cummings three times in one hour. Should Cummings get one fall during that time, or if he stays the hour with. out being thrown, he wins the match, and takes down the gate money and $50 on the side.
 Kaufman Bros. of Juneau announce their farewell sale and offer some great in today's advertisement. They will remain here three days longer and Saturday, October 22nd is their last day. Kaufman Bros. are entering in new enterprise in one of the prosperous cities of the state of and they will be greatly missed in this community. What is Alaska's loss will be Washington's gain. Free transportation is offered to island people during the remainder of her stay at Juneau.
 Elsewhere in this issue appears the notice of the Alaska Electric Light and Power Co.,, in regard to the use oflights. Ir. E. J. Margrie, manager for the com, 'any, assures us that there is no desire ID the part of the company to be arbi- rary, but simply as a plain business natter, each light costing the company certain amount each month, it must e paid for by the consumer or the loss alls on the company. The desire that hose who get light should pay for it, } closely allied to the further effort hat the patrons of the company may eceive the best possible service,
 We have had letter from Mary. By e-speaking collectively-we mean the ewspaper fellows. But the letter was the circular form and each one was onOred by copy. Now nothing makes one horse Alaska editor feel SO slick bout the collar as a letter that gives le rest of the fellers thunder and lazes. In this respect Mary's letter ads the procession, like the preacher 1d the undertaken at funeral. She angs right into the subject in hand, ithout any introductory fubdubbery. 50 many lies," says Mary, "and un- - lst criticisms have 'been written by 'me of your contemporaries, concern tb g the Alaska exhibit, that herewith nc