The Ketchikan miner., 1907-10-19
KETCHIKAN
Local Happenings of the Past Seven Days Tersely
 Told.
(From Mondays Daily)

hatchery, is in town, guest of thu Stedman.
 The marine hospital surgeon wa called to the Dirigo this morning tt examine Jap taken on board at th' Santa Ana cannery, who was though to be insane. The surgeon fonnd hin in charge of another Jap, who prom ising to guard him carefully and tt see him safely delivered into the hands of his friends in Seattle, he was allowed to proceed on the way to his destination.
 Capt. J. J. Doyle, of the tug Vigi lant, who has been at Tacoma the past month experimenting the removal O her machinery into new and larger hull built for her, arrived up on the Dolphin yesterday. He came to ap pear in q ease pendin" before the grand iur wherein he was complain, ing witness, and wherein one Weii was charged with robbery from the l DGISOll, ttllll Oll NlilSll Siiul lC Wds committed for want of bail. The cap tain states that his boat would be ready to sail within two weeks iron the time he was obliged to leave Ia coma on his present mission, and ti,,a.' he will return to bring her up as soor as his mission here will permit.
 The U. $. district court for the first division of the district of Alaska, Ketchikan precinct, convened at 1( o'clock this (Monday) morning, pur- suant to order, Hon. Royal A. Gunni. son on the bench. The grand ant petit juries were called, and those who responded as being present were qualified, and excused from further ! attendance until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. A number of persons sum- moned as grand jurors, not being pres ent, a special venire was ordered tc | Il the panel, with order that those summoned appear tomorrow morning at the opening of court. No other business of importance was transacted at the morning session, other than the arraignmept of Morencovich, indicted for the murder of Jack Leavers, who was given till 10 o'clock Wednes- day morning in which to plead. In the afternoon a call of the calendar was had, motions for default heard, ! md cases set for trial. after which court adjourned till 10 o clock tomor- row morning.
 l (From Tuesdays Daily)
 Mrs. Frank Burkhart arrived home from her California visit Sunday morning, and Frank is now domiciled and happy as q lark in the new home built during her absence on Mission street.
 l Divorce cases are to the fore at this term of court none of which will rise to the dignity of an open trial, or in which there will be public airing oi soied linen, or exhibition of skeletons 1 in the domestic closets.
 There is. perhaps, no other town in Southeastern Alaska just now, on the streets of which there is as much life and real activity as those of Ketchi- kan present. What is better still, is corresponding business activity in and about our mercantile establish ment and business places generally.
 Taylor, the jeweler, excels others in good many ways, but in none more so than as an auct ioneer. He's a conversationalst from way back. and if they don't buy at the auction safe he now has in progress, it won t be because he fails to put everybody present in q good humor, and kcer hem there.
 Prof. Bertram Mitchell has his rev residence on Sanctity hill well along towards enclosure, but exactly how he $ going to get to it without wings ism [ exactly clear at present. How ever, it is to be presumed that he has plan all mapped out, and that matter settled he will have an altogether eligible site, and commodious and handsome residence as well.
 Latest arrivals at the hotels today are: Revilla-Erank Justin, A. John son, ]. H. Hensley, Hadley A. Davey, w. Larlialand, Vancouver F. w. Molander, Seattle: W. H. Archibald, | Dolomi. Stedman-Wm. Cockerell and wife, Loring; C. B. Ferguson, Grace harhor; B. B. Yielding, Otto Herbst, s. w. Prime, Niblack; Chas. w. Wright, Washington, D. C.; M. D. Jckis.
 The Princess Royal, which arrived up last night, brought passengers enough, together with the local boats, to fill both our leading hotels to ove r. flowing. At the Revilla number ire slowed away in the attic, and al the Stedman they are discussing how it may be possible to care for q single additional guest.
 J. J. Sprague, who halls from Lead vile, Colorado, is at the Revilla waiting for the Onward to take hin l "