The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-07
tFrom Fridays Daily)

trip of short duration to Seattle.
 At the Stedman today :-Charles w. Francies, Hadley: A. l.. Clark, I. $. Chamberlain, Frank Davis, Seattle. The Alert went to Cholmondeley sound this morning. towing the scow in which to bring oyer the mules from the Moonshine mine.
 B. B. Yielding, and s. w. Prime, of Niblack,J. R. Davis of Nit. Andrew and ]. s. Dull. are passengers on the Humboldt for Puget snund ports.
 The steamship Humlo' passed down last night. carrying about fifty passengers. including those taken on here. l00 boxes of fresh halibut and s, GOO cases of canned salmon.
 The Pacific s. $ ,onpany's freight CT Meteor, passed down yesterday with salmon from the Shakan and kasaan canneries together with few smaller consignments from other like estab- lishments.
 Chris. Hoover and John Raber, both prominent officials ot Ketchikan Aerie No. 162 Fraternal Order of Eagles, are confined to their rooms by illness which, however, is not considered in either case very serious.
 There was no public observance of Thanksgiving day in Ketchikan yes terday other than the services at the Methodist church, where the Pastor, Rev. J. A. Chapman preached ser mon appropriate to the occasion.
 The fishing boat Bonita. which is intent upon the taking and shipping of fresh nalibut and salmon on owners account, left for Yes bay this morning where, if she finds what she goes look ing for, she will commence her work for the season. The catch of her small boats will be packed in ice and brought to this port for shipment to the Seat tie market
 In Commission.-The new shaft and wheel TOT the laun0 OnwarQ arrlVeQ iuh she Jefferson Monday night and were fitted to the place the next day, so that she was | to make trip U Yes bay, and oth points on Behm canal, "Wednesday Arriving back again last night She id ow in full commis- sion, and will he Rfter make regular trips en hep old ! toned run, with Capt. Gurney, hd er, at the helm.
 MT. N, o. | late general manager of mine e Brown-Alas- ka company, led .hikan on the Hum boldt last D join his fami- ly at Lawton, Mi 1t is uncertain if Mir. Lawton return here, owing to the lsettled eondi- tion ot the ah of the Brown Alaska company, Id the absolute cer- tainty that ma of his ability and experience is not bnder any necessity to await their H pective settlement. That his service D mine manager will be eagerly 1t for elsew here goes without thel hg.
 Mr. and Mrs. WillisSE. Murphy en- tertained party of friends yesterday at their home on Watch street, in double observance of Thanksgiving day and the thirty.iourth anniversary of Mrs. Murphy's birthl The function partook largely of the nature of an elaborate banquet, which began at } :45 and continued till ( :00 p. m. The fortunate guests were Mrs. A. J. FL liott, Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Thiell, Mr Bart Daily, Master Bart Murphy. James E. Sayles, Thomas Iorry, Wm. Bell, Wm. kroling and ]. B. Van Slice. Mr. and Mrs. Murphy were unanimously voted as right royal en ter,ainers, after which the guests, all but one who-unless he had heen stop ped is still feasting -adjourneI in the fervent hope that when their host and hostess conclude to do so some more they'll all be there to see. In Ordinary.-The steam ! whaler Tyee Junior arrived down from the station at Murder cove, abput l o'ocloek this morning, and lay at the wharf until nearly neeB when she left for Seattle, where she will go into or dinary for the winter. She came this far in charge of Capt. Malcolm Capp- bell, her regular master, who turned her over to Captain W. E. Fulton for the reason that his own license is limited to the waters of southeastern Alaska. The Tyee passed up from here Oct, g. since which time-in little less than month-she killed eight whales. one of which was over seventy feet in length. Operations at the station have been suspended for the winter owing to apprehension of difficulty with the steam pipes. many of which are outside the buildings and unprotected against the frost. The Tyee will return about April l, at which time operations will be resumed.
 Among the passengers on the Hum- boIdt last night, for Seattle, were Mr. ard Mrs. A. A. Wakefield, who are called to that place on account of the serious illness of their sister Miss