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Douglas Island news., 1904-03-30
Bessie Gold Company.

Mir. E. M Shelton, president of the Bessie Gold Go. has just returned from Yankee Cove where, with MT. Angus Mackay and P. S. Early, carefdl ex- animation of the company's property has been made and plans for the sum- mer campaign outlined.
 To areporter of the News Mir. Shel- ton gave few interesting particulars concerning the present condition and prospects of the Bessie. "The mine" <" said MT. Shelton, lis looking fine. About 300 feet of tunnel have been driven this winter on the Bessie lode, which shows up better and stronger as depth is reached. A splendid wagon road now connects the mill with the beach two miles distant. The mill building is practically completed and all the machinery ready to be placed in position. A months work will com plete the mill and aerial tram ready for operation"
 GAS soon as the weather moderates so that work outside is possible and water power is available a strong force will be set at work installing machinery and placing the property in condition for operation. We hope" said MT. Shelton, ito have the stamps dropping in July. We all feel that we have req son for satisfaction with the present outlook of things at Yankee Cove"
Douglas Island news., 1904-03-30
Notice of Forfeiture.

To George Harllrader and Stefano Albasino,
 and to each of their heirs and assigns:
 You and each of you, are hereby notified that the undersigned, your co-owner, has expended S10000 on labor and improvements during each of the years 1S9S: lS99, lsOO' l9ol, 1902 and 1903, upon that certain lode mining claim. known and recorded as the Tyee Lode Mining Claim, situated on Douglas Island, about two and one half miles up on the right hand of Nevada Creek. in the Harris Ninino District, District of Alaska, the no- tice of location of which said claim IS found of record in Book of Lodes. on page 354 of the records of the Juneau Recording Dis trict. District of Alaska, and in which claim you each claim an undivided one-third in 'terest.
 Said labor and improvements were per formed and ma de upon said claim, for each of said years, for and as the annual assess mem work and representation upon and ot said claim as is required by section 2S24 ot the Revised Statutes of the United States, and the amendments thereto, concerning annual labor and improvements upon mining claims. .eI that unless within 90 days after the personal service of this notice upon you, or within SO days after publication thereof, you contrib ute your share or portion of such eXpendi- lures as co-owners of said claim, your ln- terest in the said claim will be forfeited to the undersigned, your co-owner, who has made such expenditures, and performed said labor and will become his property Tn the 'A''''i'ei '- ALEX. THOMPSON.
 First publication Dec. 2S, 1903.
 Last publication March 23, 1904.
Douglas Island news., 1904-03-30
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH-Ser- vices every Sunday at II a. m. and S:0O. p. m. Sunday school at F o'clock a. m. Bible study REV. L. H. PEDERsEN, Pastor. EPISCOPAL CHURCH Services held at the Church every Sunday evening at 7:45 o'clock Communion Service at q. m. on the first Sunday of each month.
 REV. CHRISTIAN A. ROTH, Pastor. FRIENDS CHURCH-Regular services at the Church every Sunday at II q. m and ?. m. Sunday School at 10 a. m. Christian EndeaV- or Society, Friday at s p. m; Prayer Meeting Wednesday at D. m. $. A. JACKSON. Pastor. CATHOLIC CHURCH;
 Mass with Sermon lOW A. Sunday School 3'OU r. VI Rosary. Lecture and Benediction ZOO P; M
 Priest. Rev. Father P. c. BouSiS. 5. J CONGREGATIONAL CHU R c HooRegular services every Sunday evening at o'clock. Sunday School in the afternoon at o'clock. Prayer meeting every Wednesday evening atSp.m. REV. THOMAS CoYLE, Pastor.
Douglas Island news., 1904-03-30
Notice.

The democratic party of Douglas City is disappointed at the result of last nights meeting at Juneau, regard ing the place where the convention should be held.
 Douglas City has more democratic votes than any other two towns or cities in Alaska, and will do the fol- lowing:
 1st. Will furnish one of the finest halls in Alaska for the convention.
 2d. Also furnish brass band so that all citizens and corners will know there is convention.
 Sd. Also will decorate the town and give banquet to all delegates, in good old democratic style.
 4th. Further, will furnish 920000 in cash to bear the expense of delegates in coming to the convention.
 Now we will leave it to all good, pa triotic, loyal citizens and democrats if this is not better than any other city will do. And We ask, will Juneau do the same? If not, we certainly are en- titled to have the convention meet at Douglas City. FRANK BACH,
 Committeeman of Douglas City.
 DOUGLAS, March %, 1904.
Douglas Island news., 1904-03-30
Gives Health, Vigor and Tone.

Heroine is boon for sufferers from aneamia. By it's use the blood is quickly regenerated and the color be- comes normal. The dropping strength is revived. The languor is diminished. Health, vigor and tone predominate. New life and happy activity results. Mrs. Belle H. Shirel, Middleborough, Ills. writes: q have been troubled with liver complaint and poor blood, and have found nothing to benefit me like Heroine. I hope never to be without it. have wished that l had known it in my husbands life time" soc. bottle at J. Heubner's Drug Store.
Douglas Island news., 1904-03-30
Cured Consumption.

Mrs. B. w. Evans, Clearwater, Kan, writes "My husband lay sick for three months. The doctors said he had quick consumption. We procured bottle of Ballard's Horehound Syrup, and it cured him. That was six years ago and since then we have always kept bottle in the house. We cannot do without it. For coughs and colds it has no equal" 25c, soc and sl.0o at J. Heubners Drug Store.
Douglas Island news., 1904-03-30
A Trip To Alaska.

Rev. L. H. Pedersen gave his illustr- ated lecture on Alaska last Saturday evening to large and attentive audi ence.
 Itis strange how little attention is or dinarily paid to this particular portion of our possessions when there are so many points of interest connected with it. We venture the assertion that the average person learned more of Alaska from this lecture than they ever knew e.-Silvertonian, Silverton, Ore, Nov. 21, 1902
Douglas Island news., 1904-03-30
Notice of Forfeiture.

DOUGLAS, ALASKA. Feb. 2S. l9Oi. To NJ. G. Munley and Jennie Wiedemann:
 You aud each of you are hereby notified thai l. the undersigned, have expended dur M ing the year 1903, eleven hundred (Sl1OO0O) dollars in labor and improvements upon the Saint Mary's No. 1, Saint Mary'S No; 7, santa Cruz. Santa Rita, Washington, Elizabeth; Anna Barron, Rose, Assumpti9n! Oregon Sitmata a1a near Hawk Inlet, on Admirality Island, III the Harris Mining District, Alaska, in order to hold said claims, under the provisions of section 2S24 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, and the amendments thereto, approved January 22d, 1880, concerning an nnal labor upon mining claims; being egn the the period ending December 3lst, 1905.
 And if, within ninety days from the person al service of this notice upon you, or within ninety days after the publication thereof. you fail or refuse to contribute your portion of such expenditure as co-owner, your In- terest in the above described claims will be- come the property of your co-owner who has made the required expenditure by the 'e' '''' N GEO. RIEDI.
 z. R. CHENEY. Attorney for Geo. Riedi.
 First publication Feb 24 1904.
 Last publication May 9, 1904.
Douglas Island news., 1904-03-30
Sam Keist is on the sick list.

Sam Keist is on the sick list.
 Nels G. Johnson is sick with append icitis.
 The Juneau city election will take place on Tuesday, May 3Oth.
 Postmaster Hubbard will return from Seattle on the Cottage City.
 Mir. and Mrs. William Goldensmith are now living near the Congregational church.
 Marshal Jack Mcdonald will repre- sent the police, tonight at the Natato- rum.
 Judge McWilliams will hold court to- night. Go to the Natatorium and hear the trial
 Juneau gamblers recently felt the stern heel of the law to the tune of S25 each.
 Juneau election officers will receive $500 each for their services, and they do say it is worth it-in Juneau.
 The Douglas Steam Laundry started up Monday, after long period of en- forced idleness caused by shortage of water.
 Mir. r. w. Hoyt, at one time chief of the fire department in Douglas, Is en- gagged in business for himself at 2lOS Western avenue, Seattle.
 Wortman & Jensen have received an other large invoice of stoves. They are now supplied with all sizes from parlor cook to steel range.
 o. w. Dunbar, founder of the Daily Alaskan and other Skagway news papers, died at Pendleton, Oregon, of Bright's disease of the kidneys.
 Do you need Furniture, Sewing Machines, Trunks, Stoves, Granite and Tinware, and Crockery? At reduced prices, at Feusi's Hardware Store.
 Through the Council City News, Mrs. A. l.. Anderson learned of the illness of her daughter, Mrs. John Nor row. at Council. No particulars were given.
 Mir. A. Murray has force of men at work, thawing out the fumes that sup ply water to the city, and there is good reason to believe that the water will be on in few days.
 The "Glory Hole" is devoted to those games and amusements that develop the physical. If your circulation is poor, try the bowling alleys, a game of billiards or pool It will help some.
 The Juneau Dispatch announced yesterday in big headlines a "Big demonstration against Chinese labor" A feeling of relief prevailed when it was found to be other than in court circles.
 Juneau baseballists are now interest. ed in improving the ball grounds and reversing the position of the diamond. It has been suggested that they are trying to locate the home plate where some of their players can find it.
 The program for Easter Sunday Ser vices at the Episcopal church com prises Holy Communion at 9 o'clock a. m. and Evensong and Sermon at 7:45 p. m. During the present week, services are held every evening at 7:45.
Douglas Island news., 1904-03-30
The Douglas Island News.
THE LOCAL FIELD.
Those Dirty Little Fingers.

From the moment he could stand alone and Across the bedroom floor from chair to
 chair, There was never any respite for his mother; He twas getting into mischief everywhere. There were somersaults distracting down
 the stairway,
 And tumbles on the sofa, to be sure, And the bumps he got were really aulte
 terrific,
 But none mothers kisses couldn't cure. He'd most plebeian fondness for the kitchen Whose precincts were his favorite retreat And the coal-hod held for him fascination, For he seemed to think it's contents good
 to eat. But the thing that caused his mothers
 greatest worry, And made her ply her house-cloth OCT
 and OCT, Was his subsequent invasion of the parlor With his grimy little fingers on the door. Howthe wilderness of the paint was desc
 crated
 By those dirty little digitS every day! Though hisweary mother wept and begged
 and scolded
 He pursued the even tenor or ms way It was evident that he was only happy When his fingers held their share, and
 more, of dirt; And the only thing he loathed was soap and
 water,
 And O!my goodness gracious! how that
 hurt. But it hurts us now to contemplate the clean
 ness
 Of everything about this quiet place; All the finger marks that used to mar the
 woodwork
 Have disappeared, nor left the slightest
 trace. For the last of them were wiped away last
 summer,
 Glad summer that is gone forevermore! We are lonely Lord, and hungerins to see
 him,
 With his grimy little fingers on the door "A. D. in Cork Weekly Examiner.
Douglas Island news., 1904-03-30
Some Bargains.

A House and Lot in Douglas for sale for S2O0. The lot is 5ox200ft Another, a bargain for s25o. For further par ticulars see CHAs. WoRTMAN.
Douglas Island news., 1904-03-30
THE GREAT TENAKEE SULPHUR SPRINGS
BETTER KNOWN AS THE Fanlons HOOnah Hot Springs

A and it is proven beyond a doubt that
 they are the most beneficial medical springs west of the Mississippi river. The water contains magnesia, iron, sulphur and many other curative properties. Tenakee has postoffice, and general store compet- ing with any general merchandise store in Alaska. Rooms, cottages and cabins for rent-everything furnished except bedding six days. For further particulars write
 ED. SNYDER, TENAKEE, ALASKA.
Douglas Island news., 1904-03-30
A. B. c. Beer.

A. B. c. Beer.
 Feusi repairs guns and locks.
 A.B.C. Beer at the Glory Hole. Guns and ammunition at Feusis. Standard Ranges at Wortman & Jen- sens.
 Vacant houses are becoming very scarce in Douglas.
 Mir. George Riedi has gone to Seattle on business trip.
 The U. S. District court will set at Skagway on April 4th.
 If you want fancy sideboard go to Wortmau < Jensen's.
 Carl Strom and wife went down to Ketchikan on the Seattle.
 The newly elected city fathers will meet next Monday night.
 Leave orders for home made cakes at Erickson's Corner Grocery.
 New line of spring goods arriving on every steamer, at the Treadwelr store. A second hand hightop, walnut case, cottage organ, at Wortman < Jensen's. Mir. w. A. Reid, of the Treadwell T.. NJ. c. A., is planning trip to the East, Mrs. Wm. Goldensmith returned last week from an extended visit at Seattle. A fine hotel range, nearly new, for sale at bargain. See Wortman & Jen- sen.
 Feusi still has curios that he is sell ing at low figures. New ones just pur- chased.
 Smokers supplies ofall kinds at John Haho's cigar store, Front street, Doug las.
 Home made and all kinds of import ed cigars at John Haho's, Front street, Douglas.
 Mir. George W. Hewitt returned from Hattie Camp last week on the steamer Dolphin.
 Spring line of ladies' shirt waists just opened. Come and see them, at the Treadwell store.
 Largest and best assorted lines of shoes for men, women and children, at the Treadwell store.
 All kinds of repairing and jo5bing promptly and carefully attended to at Wortman &C Jensen's.
 John Haho has had his name enrolled upon the list of the faithful who read the Douglas Island News.
 Snow began falling Monday evening and then turned to rain. There is no longer a necessity to pray for rain.
 Strowbridge, the painter, still has a shop in Douglas, and will cheerfully do any work in his line. See him for signs.
 Before you begin your spring house cleaning, see the large line of carpets and wall paper at the Treadwell store
 The Knights of Pythias have organ. ized band, which promises to make the Douglas Harmony Band look like thirty cents.
 Rev. S. Jackson and his gasoline launch turned turtle in the bay one day last week. They were rescued witt little difficulty.
 The men who have been employed al the Bessie mine at Yankee Cove, came down Monday. Work at the mine Ii temporarily suspended.
Douglas Island news., 1904-03-30
Closing,act entitled
 JUSTICE IN ALASKA
CAST OF CHARACTERS

Dancing will follow immediately after the conclusion of the program.
Douglas Island news., 1904-03-30
EASTER SERVICES
 AT THE M. E. Church, April 3, 1904.

Il o'clock theme: "Evidences of the Resurrection of Jesus Christi" The Campbell Brothers will render sacred mandolin selection and the Male Quar- tette will sing. Service promptly at II o'clock.
Douglas Island news., 1904-03-30
THE EVENING SERVICE

will consist of a series of pictures of Sacred Art, thrown by double stereop- ticon, and described by suitable Bible passages, illustrating the "Trial, Death and Resurrection of Christi"
Douglas Island news., 1904-03-30
PROGRAM.

Song ........... Steal away softly to Jesus" Responsive Scripture....... ............. 'The Last Supper. Ralph Pedersen "The Mount of 0lives".. ......... Leah Hopp "Christ in Prayer" ......,.....Od Odon Hewitt Exercise e........................P Primary Class "The Kiss of Judas" .. Robert Laughlin Song ............" ."I'll do what can for Jesus" "The Dream of Pilates Wife, and Pilate"
 Ralph Pedersen. Christ before Pilate'. .....,.... Mary Tatom Solo-'In the House of Too Much Trouble"
 Yenetta lille. "Behold the Man" ............F Fred Carmony Recitation-"T Lord is Risen" Mary Tatom "Christ, the Cross Bearer" Byron Hahneman "The Remorse of Judas" ... Fred Pedersen "The Crucifxion" ".,.....................
 Paul Jones Enola Churchill. 'Ecce Homo" "....................Ma Mabel Jones Song "In the Budding Branches" Suffer Little Children"-Ele Lundquist "The Resurrection" Mrs. L. H. Pedersen "The Three Marys at the Tomb.
 Helene Moore. "Peter and John Running to Tomb"
 Fred Carmony. Recitation-"The Message of the Eastertide"
 Enola Churchill. "The Walk to Emmaus" Robert Laughlin "The Ascension from Bethany'-Hazel Clark Evening Offering g,....................... Song g.................. .........."Coronatlon All are invited. L. H. PEDERsEN. Pastor.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-04-14
An Easy Way to Do It.

Mineral Idaho, April 11.-Mr. D.
S. Colson of this place has something
to say which will be of interest to
many men. Mr.. Colson claims to
have found simple way to get rid
of pains in the back, Sciatica or Rheu-
matism. He has cured himself and
so claims personal experience in proof
Of his method.
Mr.. Colson says:-
81 had awful pains in my hip. They
got SO bad at last that l could hardly
walk. l tried several things, but got
no relief till I began to use Dodd' S
Kidney Pills and I had taken but a
few of these pills till the pain left
me entirely.
"Dodd's Kidney Pills certainly did
me lots of good and consider them a
great medicine"
The remedy that cured Mr.. Colson
is the same that has been making
such sensational cures of Bright':.
Disease, Diabetes, Dropsy and Rheu-
matism all over the country. The
name Of the medicine is Dodd's Kid
ney Pills.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-04-14

old man became too feeble to carry
the sacks of wheat on his back to the
shanty. All he could do was tie the
full sacks with strips of cotton, darn
holes in those that were empty and
unsafe, and mend the sifters where
the wire netting had broken.
Every week a wagon came and took
away the golden harvest, which was
sold to rich people on the highlands.
They fed 1t to chickens and mixed it
in bran for the cows. But never
suspected what price it brought, nor
cared to ask. We made the balance
into bread and had enough. The old
man-no. will call him miser--used
to say that when the mine had cleared
up hundred times as many sacks as
his age, then he would die and should
be heiress of the marshes. I set no
store by his oft-repeated promise. for.
getting how many thousand bushels of
grain ore had gone to the make-be-
lieve assayer. Still l humored his
within and even said I would marry
the nomad of the main line who risked
his job SO many times to make us
wealthy.
Yes. my love had made his plea
plea without plan. And that
know is for loves own sake. But
somehow fancied he watched little
wistfully at times the faces that sped
by at the windows of the through ex-
press. And now l am afraid it was
my anxious gaze down the track at
sunset that helped the old men 10
think some day our track walker would
turn his face the other way and we
would not see him again.
My benefactor became a watcher as
we'll as I. Often after days work we
have climbed up into the signal tower
by the and looked for the solitary
figure coming nearer and nearer on
the double tracks. Then we would
wave hands to him, shout goodnight
when he approached and passed, and
go home together-the old man and l
happy as the wild ducks that fly
over the marsh.
Hes a good boy" the old man
would say simply.
My heart leaped to thank him, but
some thing held my tongue. Perhaps
1t would only have made the old man
brood more deeply over the purpose l
was unconscious Of
One day as he limped over the half.
frozen ground l remembered that he
said, "Ah, my child, it is a terrible
thing to be CID"
l shall never forget the sadness in
that voice or the look in those deep
set eyes.
One other time have seen him that
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-04-14

way; his eyes wide open with q far
away stare, as IL trying to see where
the snow fakes began their intermin.
able journey.
l am sure 1t was a sudden great
blow to my guardian when he heard
the track walker was discharged. He
came to tell us how it happened and
to say good-by, stopping first at the
grain cars on the Y, which he had
never done before. My sweetheart is
young and brave, so he only laughed.
But l had no heart to go on with my
sitting. l accompanied him across
the marsh to talk it over with the old
man.
For the first time in winter the door
of the shanty. stood wide open, creak-
ing its hinges mournfully on the sea-
ward side. The old man was not
within. A half-measure of grain was
on the floor and beside it a measure
half full of gold and silver coins pour
ed out OF a canvas sack; and scat
tered over the carpetless planks were
a few grains of sound wheat.
His foot tracks led off from the lone
ly path into the lonelier thicket. and
some of the reeds were broken down
as ii peering through the morbid,
whistling growth, while on one of the
tallest cattails was caught strip of
cotton-such strip as he used to tie
the sifted sacks of wheat-and it was
reckoning furiously in the winter
blast.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-04-14
Caught Alligator With a FishIine.

While deer. duck and quail shooting
have been better this season in the
neighborhood of Titusville than in
several years, Rockledge, Stuart and
a few other places seem to have the
expert fishermen. But it takes a Mer-
rift fisherman to catch alligators. We
are told that few days ago a seven
foot alligator was caught with a fish.
line. The line was set and baited with
mullet, for trout. The alligator took
the bait and the hook fastened itself
in his throat. Had the line been q
rope or chain it would have been
twisted apart or the hook torn out.
The alligator tired himself out and
was easily taken by slipping a rope
over his nose, securing his flippers
and towing him ashore, where he was
killed with an axe.-East Coast Advo-
cate (Titusville, Fla.).
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-04-14
CAST OUT THE "DEvIL."
Peace Finally Secured by Wearied
Travellers in Korea

In his new book, Korea" Mr.. An.
gus Hamilton gives an interesting pic
ture of the land which is now attract
ing the eyes of the civilized world.
Here in his account of a night spent
In the village of Wha-ding: 1T was
impossible to stand; it was impossi-
Bile to sit; sleep was out of the ques-
ton. We shook our clothes; we
bathed and washed and powdered.
Every effort was a torture, and each
precaution increased the ironies of
the situation. To add to the plaques
OF this accursed place, we were deaf
ened by the ear-splitting lamentations
OF a sorcerer, who had been hired by
the proprietor of the village inn to
exercise devil that had bewitched
him. We wondered afterwards wheth-
er this accounted for the ceaseless
activity among the vermin. After a
futile attempt to come to terms with
the magician by bribery and corrup-
ton through the medium of my in
terpreter, it was arranged that one of
the grOOms should represent the evil
spirit. He passed out into the desola-
ton of the night and howled plain
lively, while we, having collected the
elders and the necromancer, solemnly
fired our revolvers into the darkness
at the departing6Birit. Unfortunate
ly, we did not convince the wizard
that the-devil had been expelled. 1t
was not until. losing my temper and
my reason together, dropped his
gongs and symbals down a we'll, de-
posting him in it after them, that we
were rid of the agonies of this addi
tional nuisance"