Douglas Island news., 1906-11-28
TREADWELL TOPICS.

! Fort Seward where he will spend Thanksgiving, returning early next week with Mrs. Shorthill who has been visiting with friends for two weeks past.
 The Cottage City brought very large mail for Treadwell, as we'll as shipment of freight which included the necessary vegetables for good old fashioned Thanksgiving dinner. In spite of the turkey famine in Seattle Treadwell is we'll supplied with the national bird.
 The hunting party consisting of Messrs. Tompkins, Daniels and Larson Bros. who went over to Admiralty last week. returned with deer apiece to their credit.
 Band practice took place last Thurs day evening at the Club. Most of the members have had considerable ex- perience in band work, so that it is taking very little time to get really under way.
 Col. Glassford of the U. S. Signal Corps visited Treadwell last Friday as the guest of Supt. Kinzie.
 The new stage of the Auditorium is now equipped with liberal supply of electric lights and when fitted with drop curtains and wings will be com plete. The stage is IS feet wide by 20 feet deep and will make possible the holding of many entertainments at Treadwell that were out of the ques- tion before.
 The new tramway connecting the Mexican and 700 mills is completed. This tram is 965 feet in length and averages 36 feet in height, being the longest and highest trestle which has been built at Treadwell. The work of reconstructing the TOO mill is being pushed forward as rapidly as possible and by spring everything will be in readiness for beginning operations.
 The following business was attended to at last nights meeting of the Tread we'll fire department:
 The secretary read the minutes of previous meeting.
 Reports of officers and committees were accepted.
 Applicants for membership previous . ly nominated were elected.
 The following officers were elected ! for the ensuing year: l Oscar w. Erdal ..............P President |E.JN. Ott. ............ Vice President Carl Johnson. n................S Secretary James Daniels. s............. Treasurer : J. F. Tompkins. ........,....Flre Chlef George Beare. .......Asst. Chlef | A vote of thanks was rendered the retiring officers for the efficient way l in which they had fulfilled their duties,
 Mr. Ott, the retiring secretary read the full report of the attendance at meetings and of the membership of the different companies which was enthusiastically received.
 The secretary was instructed to write letter thanking the Treadwell Club directors for the use of the hall during the last year and asking the same priv ilege for the coming year. ! After the meeting an enjoyable en- tertainment took place. The fire chief had decorated the stage with the three company flags, the "T", "M", and "U".
 The following program was rendered, i 1-Selections by the Treadwell Club band.
 2-Ten little Nigger boys.
 3-Boxing matches between several Nigger boys.
 4-Exhibition in legerdemain.
 5-Selections by Treadwell Club Band.
 Prof. Francis, being indisposed, was unable to give his exhibition in jugg ling,
 Closed for Thanksgiving Day
 The store of P. H. Fox will be closed all day tomorrow to allow the proper observance of Thanksgiving Day.
 Charlie Rosswog has fine line of C,innrs dnmestic and imnorted. New