Douglas Island news., 1904-07-13

w OrJmau & OeuSeu diS DuliNA"e W warehouse back of their Front street store.
 MT. N. A. Uron is planning trip to Ketchikan, where he may decide to To- cate.
 Prof. Harry Ayers is in charge at the Natatorium in the absence of MT. Me- Cormick.
 Ezra Peters, expert on gasoline engines, is repairing the engine on the sloop Beaver.
 Tony Wheeler, who has been laid up with tonsiIitis, has again gone to work at the saw mill.
 The steamship Roanoke, loaded with excursionists for Nome, was in the channel last Sunday.
 Mir. Chas. Friend, formerly of this city. has taken the contract to deepen the city wells at Valdez. Mir. Sam Keist entertained number of his young lady and gentlemen friends on last Friday evening.
 Martin Olson, of the Board of Trade, has installed a 35-horse power boiler, and will have bis place heated by steam.
 Born-To Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Covle. on Thursday, July 7th, girl. The little one lived but few brief hours.
 Rev. Father Bougis came down on the Cottage City and will return to Douglas on the Seattle.-Wrangell Sentinel.
 "CIaire, the milliner," has moved from Juneau to Douglas, and is now established on Third street near the News office.
 MT. William Mccormick received the sad news last week of the serious ill ness of his sister at Kingston, Ontario. He left on the Dolphin.
 Mrs. Wm. Kelly is again at her home in this city, very much improved in health. a fact which is especially grati- lying to her numerous friends.
 Things are beginning to move at the mines on Nevada Creek. Messrs. Hud- son and Anderson left Monday with a crew of men to begin active develop ment work.
 A humane and wise provision in the Alaska game laws is that which strictly prohibits hunting deer, moose or cari- bou, with hounds or other dogs, in any ! part of Alaska.
 Mir. and Mrs. Peter Gravrock enter tained party of friends on last Sun- day evening The small boys took ad- vantage of the opportunity to chariyari the happy couple.
 Rev. J. A. Levin, Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Missionary, returned last week from trip to the States, during which he attended the general synod of his church at Lindsburg, Kansas, and also visited the worlds fair at St. Louis.
 Three cottages on E street, belonging to Mir. Frank Bach, became the prop erty of Dr. Heubner last week, by pur- chase. The price paid was 52,OO0. MT. i Heubner says that he will build an other nice cottage on the premises, yet this summer.
 Mir. Robinson, who is employed in the machine shop department at Tread well. arrived in the city last week, ac- companied by his wife and three child ren. also Miss Cunningham, a sister of Mrs. Robinson. The family are living in the Fountain cottage.
 Mr. F. A. J. Gallwas came in from Pleasant Camp the first of the week, with the body of Chas. E. Walker, a young man who was shot accidently by T. w. Jackson on Saturday last. Jack son was cleaning a gun and in attempt ing to remove shell it exploded with the fatal result noted. Walker was ) from Stockton, Calif., and was aged about 21 years.
 Mrs. R. R. Browns studio was the scene of a pleasant party last evening, given in honor of Miss EIva Galloway, who is about to take her departure for the States. About twenty guests were
 present. An informal program was 3 rendered and Miss Galloway recited v several selections. A light lunch was : served and dancing was indulged in : until the hour for dispensing arrived.