Douglas Island news., 1905-06-07
TREADWELL TOPICS,

and in his old place as head carpenter The family will follow some time in August, after having visited the Port land fair. They have all experienced more or less homesickness for Douglas Island. and are glad to leave the land of too much sunshine for a country where there gre emi-occasional show CTS to vary the monotony. Alaska is always glad to welcome sensible people to her hospitable shores.
 Mir. Nate Mullen, who has been em' ployed at the Treadwell store for the past two years, left on Monday last for Seward, where he has a position with the railroad company. MT. Mullen will be greatly missed by his many friends both on Douglas Island and in Juneau. Mir. John Stoft will take his place on the store force.
 Mir. R. J. Willis left Wednesday on the Humboldt for Bellingham, Wash. where he goes as a delegate to the Masonic grand lodge to be held at that place. He will be absent about two weeks.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. Robinson and family, and Mir. R. Stewart, of Treadwell, were among those who took advantage of the excursion to the Taku glacier last 
 The forest fires on the hills back of town have been receiving considerable from both the Douglas and Treadwell fire companies and from others. The high wind swept them quite close to the buildings of the two towns, since when force of men has been watching them closely to prevent a further advance. The fires have now almost entirely died down.
 The new board walk is now past the Mexican mine, and dwellers in that sing special Te Deum of their own every time they traverse it.
 The barometer seems to stand at "Set Fair" nowadays. Weeks of fine weather, and for the last twenty-one days not one little rain drop! These days are about as near perfection as days ever get to be-anytime or any where,
 The board of directors of the Tread we'll Club held meeting Monday night and among other things decided to erect flag pole on the Club build ing.
 A surprise smoker was successfully carried out in honor of Mir. David Lands berg at his home last Monday evening by twenty-five of his friends and ueighbors, on the occasion of his birthday. Ths evening was most pleas antly spent in social converse and the giving and answering of toaSts, while a number of musical selections helped in the general entertainment, Not the least important feature of the evening was the enjoyable supper provided by the hostess. Mir. Oscar Erdal received the prize for successfully guessing the number of candles on the birthday cake. Mrs. Landsberg and Gertrude were assisted in serving by Miss Helene Moore, of Douglas. The host received the united wish of .the company for many and happy returns of the day, The guests present were, Messrs. Kin zie, Stow, Tatom, Willis, Christoe, Sterling, Williams, Carpenter, McCor- mick, Smith, Barackman, Webster, Duckworth, Veasie, Stoody, Day, Ott, Watson, Tubbs, Barquist and Duncan, of Treadwell, and Messrs. Fox, Moore and Erdal of Douglas.
 Mrs. Al. Johnson entered the Simp- son hospital of Juneau on Tuesday for treatment. Her health has been poor for some time, and it is hoped that she will return to the Island much improv- ed in this respect.
 The interior of the Treadwell store is receiving coat of new paint, and be- ing otherwise renovated. In fact, the spring cleaning craze has just struck this portion of Treadwell.
 An incident which came near having a very tragic ending occur ed last week in Treadwell. As it was, it might give a pointer or two to some of our literary friends in search of original situations. Two men, Slavonians, at work in one of the man-ways of the Mexican mine, became engaged in a fierce quarrel, during the course of which one of the oon, hatants seizino his sharn-Dointed