Douglas Island news., 1904-10-05

new air compressor at the IUU.
 Mir. Grant Kimmerling last week pur- chased the Wm. Hale residence prop erty at the corner of Second and F. street.
 An entertainment was given at Nat atorium Hall Monday evening, that may have been very good, bat very few people knew that it was to be.
 The Misses Minnie Museth and Mil dred Powell, Mrs. John Miller, and Mir. 1 Phil McKanna returned last Friday from happy sojourn at Tenakee Hot Springs.
 A subtle spirit of humor still turks . in the pen of Snyder, of the WrangeIl ] Sentinel, when he says that Dr. c. D. Rogers has been moving spirit of Juneau for several years.
 The Monday night meeting of tue city council was short one. The bill i for the planking of Front street was approved and ordered paid, after which the council immediately adjourned. 1 A happy party met with Miss Alex andria Uren last Saturday evening to help in u e celebration of her four teenth birthday The few joyous hours passed altogether too rapidly for the young folks.
 Elmer E. Smith and Fred Garner went up to Yankee Cove last week to have a look at the mines. They took along their rifles and brought back bear skins, goat skins, and the carcass of cub bear
 Swedish Evangelical Lutheran ser vice next Sunday at p. m. Sunday school at 12:45,, all at Finn Hall. All Scandinavians are cordially invited. Please come each and all and we will do you good. J. A. LEVIN,
 Pastor.
 Four drunken Indians are in the city jail this morning waiting trial. Three of them were captured by Judge OCounor, who run them in with the assistance of bystanders The Judge is after the men who sell whiskey to Indians, and there will be something doing from now ou.
 Ed. Snyder was over from Tenakee this week rushing around as cheerful and as busy as ever Ed. says that he is going to build large two story house at Teuakee, and will also con- struct floating dock for the con- venience of the people who come to the Springs. The Tenakee Cor Hoonah,) Springs are becoming more popular every year.
 Last Thursday the editor of the News reached another milestone in the jour- ney of life, aud number of our Ger man friends came up to the office and celebrated. They all seemed glad and happy; no doubt they were glad we are getting old for they think we will in crease in wisdom-i. e. have more sense as we get older. We know they were happy, fer they brought with them all i the requisite materials for happiness, everything, in fact, from Wienerwurst to the Douglas Harmony Band.
 The opening of the Board of Trade Palm Garden tomorrow Thursday evening is looked forward to as most interesting event. The Palm Garden has been fitted up by Mir. Olson at considerable expense, to furnish place where men and their families may enjoy an evening of pleasant entertainment. The opening event will be under the auspices of the Eagles, and every effort has been made to pro- vide an entertainment that will in every way be worth the price of admit tance.
 Patrick Burk, an old man who ope- rates a market garden down near the lower end of Douglas Island, is the ob- ject of much solicitude on the part of his friends in Douglas. Two weeks ago last Sunday Burk left Douglas for his garden, and since then his whereabouts have remained a mystery. All sorts of stories have been going the rounds; searching parties have gone out and re- turned, but still Pat refuses to be found. Oliver Olson, who worked for Burk all summer, says that he had been planning hunting trip this fall. A probable solution of the puzzle is that Burk is among the islands to the ,o,tL opd +bn nravailino north wind