Douglas Island news., 1904-04-27

Natatorium.
 The Masons of Douglas Island will hold a social at Odd Fellows hall next Friday evening.
 If you paper your house this spring, see the stock of Wall Paper at Wort man x Jensen's.
 Mir. James M. Shoup has been ap- pointed U. S. Marshal for the First dis trict in Alaska, to succeed himself.
 According to the Dispatch, the Is- lander will be raised again, but she has moved over to Admiralty Island.
 Councilman Olson and family will return from California the last of this week. They are expected on the Seattle.
 The people in the north end of town are rejoicing because the water is again flowing into the city from Lawson creek.
 An exchange refers to Rev. Duncan as the "father of Metlakahtla," and the editor has not yet been arrested for li- bel.
 Mir. Barney Conrad returned last week from Ellamar where he has been in charge of the work in the copper mines.
 Elliott S Smith expect to improve the appearance of the interior of their store this summer, by liberal applica- tion of paint.
 See Strowbridge S Shaw for Paper Hanging, Painting and Sign Work. Shop next door to P. H. Fox's Store, Douglas, Alaska.
 The first real live horse was recently introduced to the business world at Ketcbikan, but that is not one-horse town by any means.
 MT. J. E. Pharo, Genl. Ag't. of the Pacific Coast S. S. Co.,, who has been up the line as far as Whitehorse, went south on the Humboldt.
 Mr. w. B. Robinson, who represents the Olympia Brewing Go. and the Bel lingham Bay Brewery was a visitor on Douglas Island last week.
 A fire at Sheep Creek last Wednes- day aroused the people on this side of the channel. 4 stable, old and only in the way, was the only thing burned.
 City Clerk John Henson received word on one of the last boats of the death of his mother at Tiverton, Eng land, at the advanced age of S9 years.
 Messrs. Hugh Patton and Chas. H. Schefler will represent Sitka at the Democratic Territorial Convention to be held at Juneau, the 25th of next month.
 Mr. J. F. Cham berlain, one of the jolly boys, was in the city yesterday. Mr. Chamberlain represents the Sch wabacher Hardware Company of Se- attle.
 The steamer Alaska reached Juneau last week with the scow Garnet in tow from Wrapgell. She carried 112,0oo feet of lum Der from the Wrangell mill for c. W. Young.
 Several young men of Douglas went fishing last Sunday. They. returned Sunday evening, possessed of all the perquisites and assets of the lucky fisherman, except the fish.
 Public worship in the Congregational church Sunday night at s o'clock, other services as usual. Good singing. A hearty welcome. Everyone invited. Come early and get good seat.
 Now for painting time! If you are looking for mixed paints, lead and oil, mineral paint for roofs, yellow ocher and slate for primers, brushes of any and all kinds, &c., &c.,, call at Wort man & Jensen's
 Joe Harris, the Indian, who has been giving the municipal authorities con siderable trouble of late, was turned over to the tender mercies of Uncle Sam and will board four months at the Hotel de Shoup.
 J.E. Ryus, M. E. Martin, Chas. H. Cosgrove, A. P. Swineford, Peter F. Gilmore, Dr. M. M. Hopkins and Tim othy Cronin, will represent Ketchikan at the Democratic convention at Ju- neau next month.
 Attention is called to the city ordi- nance which requires that all open ditches in the streets ofDouglas should be ornamented with lanterns, &c., at ninht This shonld be done by the