The Ketchikan miner., 1907-07-20
KETCHIKAN
Local Happenings of the Past Seven Days Tersely
 Told.
FROM MONDAYS DAILY

| ketchikan came very near being represented in the c. F.. convention at Seattle Rev. E. Marsden, of Sax man, was there and took part in the proceedings. He also assisted in con. ducting the services at Pilgrim Con- gregation church on Sunday.
 Capt. O'Brien, of the steamship Yucatan, who will be remembered here as the first master in these waters of the steamship Dolphin, was stabbed by an Italian prisoner who was being taken from Catalla to Val dez, who ran amuck among the pas sengers and crew with knife. The Italian had killed man in the rail- road row at Catalla, and was in charge of deputy marshal Lathror when the stabbing occurred, or had been until he got loose and began his foray among the passengers and crew.
 The excursion steamer Spokane pas sed up last night, without the knowl- edge or consent of any considerable number of the people of Ketchikan. If this good ship continues to make this port in the night with the regu- larity which has thus far been the rule this season on her up trips, and to stop on her return in the day time only long enough to enable her pas sengers to hail "Jack Robinson from her upper decks, it is just possible that our people will cease taking any interest in her comings and goings.
 A GOOD SUGGESTION.
 The following suggestion made by a local correspondent of the Skagway Alaskan is worthy of considerable thought, and might be adopted by the o wners of homes in Ketchikan with benefit as means of beautifying their home surroundings and the town as well. Read Ketchikan instead of Skagway, and the suggestions will lose none of their value:
 If the people of Skagway would turn their attention to wild plants and flowers along with the cultivation of domestic ones, they would obtain much more satisfactory results; not that the domestic flowers should be neglected. but during backward season like the present summer, when it is almost impossible to bring even the hardy pansy to its best, the yards with wild flowers and ferns which would need little care.
 Wild roses, violets, daisies, colum bine, "baby blue eyes," monks hood, forget-me-nots and many others could be taken up in the early spring or late fall and transplanted to make lovely the Skagway homes. Wild flowers, if given little care will grow to almost twice the size of those in the native state. A rose bush will grow into a rose tree and produce hundreds of large blossoms. The daisy and columbne will also give most surprising results.
 Ferns that reach perfection in the cool, moist climate of Alaska and for which large sums are paid in the ! United States, can be had for the transplanting. The beautiful sword fern-almost the most beautiful of all the ferns-grows in many places, and is very hardy. Care must be given to the transplanting in only one or two particulars. As much soil as possible should be taken up with the roots and no plant should be transfer red from wet ground to that which is dry. Ferns for the yard should be taken from the mountain side. Let the back yard be set with wild fruit bushe raspberry, gooseberry and currant. How pleasant to pick fruit from one's own bushes, and how much cheaper than paying the small lad his we'll earned ''six bits'' for small bucketful.
 NJ. D. Ickis, who is doing some ex- ploration work in the vicinity of Nib lack. sojourned over Sunday in Ketch- ikan, returning to his work on the Rohlffs this morning.
 Ex-Judge Brown, of Seattle, arriv- ed up on teh Humboldt this morning and went to Hadley on the Marion.
 Chas. H. Cosgrove and family re- turned home yesterday morning on the Jefferson, from Point Roberts, where Mrs. C. and children had been sojourning some weeks for the benefit of that good lady's health. Her many friends will be pleased to learn that she returns restored, while none who sees him need be told that life on the farm worked no injury to the health and robustness of master John.
 The steamer Faralon passed down today with $50 tons of gypsum from Chicagoff island and loo tons of marble from Calder.
 Miss. L. NJ. Norton, editor of the Boston Alaskan, is in town taking notes for publication.
 W. W. Cttlin, accompanied by Mir. Milnor Roberts, who is to take charge