Douglas Island news., 1904-08-17
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 and sessions last until midnight.
 Sam Gius left this morning with a
 force of workmen for Eagle river, where
 he will develop a mining property.
 The Eagle Comedy Quartette and company will appear at the Natatorium hall next Tuesday evening.-PopuIar prices.
 Victor spauIding and Jack Cottren returned last night from Yankee Cove, where they have been working on their claims.
 Mir. Martin Olson has acquired by purchase the building on Third street, known as Ohman's Hall, and the adjoin- ing cottage.
 The Douglas school house will be provided with new heating plant. An Ideal steam boiler has been ordered for the purpose.
 Workmen are tearing up the plank ing on D street, between Second and Third, preparatory to the laying of new pipes for the city water works.
 Mrs. Jennie Alexander has secured rooms with the family of J. G, Zimmer- man, in the News building, where she will be quite comfortable for the winter.
 Carl Erickson, John Penglase, Sam Keist and Ernest Powell went to Fish creek today to catch fish and have an all around good time. They will be gone several days.
 City Marshal Mcdonald has been granted leave of absense that he may lay in supply of fish. He will go to Fish creek, and when he returns, look out for fish stories.
 The report of the Municipal Magis. trate O'Connor for the quarter ending June Both, 1904, was presented to the city council Monday night. The report shows that during the quarter S155 was collected in fines.
 The Douglas Infants and the Juneau Juniors have been struggling for ascen- dency on the baseball field, with the final decision hanging in the balance. Their performances are marked by considerable merit.
 Mr. c. ). Habneman and family will leave via the steamer Dolphin for the States, where they will reside in the future. Mir. Hahneman and his family have made many friends in Douglas who will regret their departure.
 Rev. Thomas Coyle and Mrs. Coyle expect to leave on August 3Oth for Princeton, New Jersey, where Mir. Coyle will enter the university for year of postgraduate work Another minister will succeed him in his work at once.
 A crowd of young fellows boarded a gasoline boat last Saturday night and went to catch the trout that were down at Fish Creek. All but about a hun dred of the trout escaped, but the grub met an awful fate. The boys re- turned Sunday.
 Invitations have been issued by the City of Treadwen to the City Councils of Juneau and Douglas to attend a banquet at Treadwen on Wednesday evening, Aug. 17th. It is whispered that Tony Tubbs, who has charge of the cuisine, will spread himself on this oc- casion.
 c. 4. Hascell, special correspondent of the San Francisco Mining and En- gineering Review, writes his paper that he can see no difference between the climate at Juneau and San Francisco, except little more rain-presumably at the former place. This is an awful slam on Juneau.
 The Douglas Council has instructed the committee on Fire and Water Sup ply to take steps to have all stacks or stove pipe extensions removed, where the capacity of the stack is less than the chimney. Such stacks are consid- cred a menace to the safety of the town, in that they gather the soot, in- stead of facilitating it's escape.
 A splendid opportunity to witness a first-class entertainment is afforded the people of Douglas Island by the coming of the Eagle Comedy Quar- tette and company to Natatorium hall next Tuesday evening. The Eagle Quartette was received with much .,Abueiocp, in bOtb Sno%tlo opd To