Douglas Island news., 1906-05-23
TREADWELL TOPICS.


 The German ship Mariechen accom- panied by the salvor left last Saturday after taking on coal at the Treadwell bunKers.
 The drop hammer which has been set up near the Foundry for the pur- pose of crushing old iron, is now in operation. The work done is very satisfactory, and the foundry men are now able to break up the largest pieces of iron in the yard by it's assistance.
 John Stoft, an employee of the Treadwell Store for the past year, resigned his position on the fifteenth of the month to enter the matrimonial state. He left with his bride on the last Jefferson for their future home at Omaha, Nebraska, accompanied by a host of good wishes from Tread"ell friends.
 The dance given at the club on Satur- day night was quite we'll attended, and as usual was much enjoyed.
 The Treadwell school will join with the Douglas public school in the clos ing exercises of the eighth grade to be held next week at the end of the terms work. Two Treadwell pupils, May Me Cormick and Howard Caraway are taking the eighth grade examination this week.
 Mir. w. A. Reid, former manager of the Treadwell Club, is expected here next week with his bride, en route to their home at Fort William H. Seward. Mir. and Mrs. Reid will stop over day or two as the guest of MT. and Mrs. w. W. Shorthill.
 On Tuesday afternoon Master Hunter Hinzie celebrated his first birthday ln very pleasant manner by entertaining a number of young friends at his home in Treadwell. Toys of all kinds for amusing the little guests were in readiness, while the ladies present found sufficient entertainment in watching the antics of the young folks, Snap shots of the company were taken on the lawn during the afternoon. Dainty refreshments were served. The young hosts first party was voted success by all the guests. Those pres ent were the Misses Kathleen McCor- mick, Elinor Murphy and Veronica Tatom; Masters Warren Shorthill, Mark Smith, Jr., Albert Daniels, Robert Willis, ,Jr., Edward Erdal, Oscar Erdal,Jr. Robert Kinzie, Jr., and Hunter Kinzie; Mesdames Norriss, Daniels, Shorthill, Smith, Willis, Erdal, Tatom, Rinzie, Mccormick, and Miss Sullivan.
 Miss Edna Carpenter is re-listing and cataloging all the books of the Tread we'll library.
 Several Treadwell folks are planning to take the trip to Whitehorse this week.
 Emil Ott, Jr., is entertaining the folder set" of Treadwells rising genera tion in honor of his sixth birthday this afternoon.
 The biggest line of women's oxfords in Alaska now on display at the Tread we'll Store.
 Mir. Joe Engle of Skagway, and MT. H. E. Riggs, of the big Behrends store, in Juneau, were taking in the sights in Douglas yesterday.
 i Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Ser vices every Sunday at 8 p. m. at the Lutheran New Church at the corner of Sd and E streets. Sunday School at i 12:45 D. m. All Scandinavians are cor dially invited. J. A. LEVIN, Pastor.
 REcEIvED-New Rocking Chairs, Iron Beds, Springs, Mattresses, and Babies folding cribs and chairs which we will sell cheaper than the cheapest, to make room for the next load. Call at Wort man & Jensen's corner of D an Front streets.
 Friedman & Gilmore, who have the only original moving pictures of the 18-round prizefght between Britt and Nelson, arrived on the Topeka and will give an entertainment in Douglas on Saturday evening at the Natatorium They also show pictures of the San Francisco fire.
 Agent Smith, of the Alaska Steam, ship Co.,, says that the Dirigo left Seattle on May 10th; the Dolphin on May 22nd. at 10 a. m., and the Jefferson