The Ketchikan miner., 1907-08-31

} and had scarcely stepped upon the ] beach with pack on his back before
 he made a misstep and fell, by which
 means he turned and strained his
 right ankle in way to completely
 disable him. Fortunately no bones
 were broken, and though suffering
 good deal of pain, he is doing as we'll
 as could be expected, and hopes to be
 able to get out again in few days.
 At the meeting mentioned as being
 held in the library building yesterday
 it was voted to draw up and present
 to the Common Council petition
 asking that body to hold special
 meeting for the purpose of consider ing proposition to appropriate the sum of three hundred dollars to pay | for certain publication or publications | to be made in a Chicago newspaper. | If The Miner were to volunteer any suggestion or advice to the Council in l the premises, it could be summed up in two words -''go slow." Its right to make such an appropriation is open to serious question but assuming it has such right the question of 'value received'' is one that should be seri- ously considered before letting go of the money.
 From Thursday Dally) Sam Bernstein. of Seattle, is regis tered at the Stedman.
 J. w. Woodford and wife, of Dol omi, are in town. guests of the Sted- man.
 The Cottage City is reported as hay ing left Vancouver for southeastern Alaska ports at ' clock last night. resume her former place as teacher in the public schools arrived back in ketchikan on the Jefferson this morn- ing.
 The skating rink will reopen at ' 30 Saturday evening under the old man. agement and subject to the same rules and regulations as heretofore. Exact particulars in the latter regard will be given in tomorrow's paper.
 Mrs L. A. Babcock, son and daugh- ter, of Kasaan, will leave on the Humboldt onight or tomorrow morn- ing for their old home in Connecticut, where the children will attend school for couple of years. Mr. Babcock, whose interests are all in Alaska, con- templates spending the holidays with them in the old Nutmeg state.
 By reference to the report of the proceedings of a special session of the Common Council held last evening it will be observed that the city fathers did not heed the suggestion that they Ego slow' on the proposition to ap- propriate money to pay a Chicago newspaper for advertising. They were, on the other hand very quick in turning it down.
 The poll of the votes in the piano contest for the week ending August 2S resulted in count of l, 726 for the Eagles; 3, 914 for the Odd Fellows and 23S blanks. The total to date for the two leading contestants is: Eagles, 36, 740 and Odd Fellows, 50, 43l. The Eagles have practically given up the contest, and are apparently making no effort to overcome the lead secured against them by the fellows who have piled up so many odd thousand votes.
 The steamship Jeanie reported here last night on her way from Valdez to Seattle. Her captain reports a big boom at Valdez, and that he was de- tained beyond his sailing time by making a trip from Valdez to Catalla and return, for the purpose of trans ferring railroad laborers from the latter to the former place, where they will be employed on the projected electric railway line, work on which is being pushed with all the men that can be secured. In consequence of the rush to Valdez thus occasioned, railroad building at and from Katalla is practically at a standstill.
 The Alaskan, sailing this forenoon for Seattle, took 124 barrels of mild cured salmon which will be shipped from Seattle, in cold storage, direct to Germany, accompanied by w. Alter the packer, who goes for the purpose of preparing them for and introducing them to the German market. The shipment is made up largely of sockeye and dog salmon which Mr. Alter thinks he will find no difficulty in finding profitable market for on the other side of the Atlantic. Should his hope in that regard be realized, he will greatly increase his packing facilities here. and perhaps establish salting houses at other points in Alaska.
 Special meeting of Common Council held Aug. 28, 1907. Present = Hurt, Lathrop, Pittenger Copeland, Torry. Absent-Cornell Kreidler.
 Petition of citizens asking that an