Douglas Island news., 1907-07-31

from Katalla on the next boat from the Westward.
 Alaska's delegate. to congress, the Hon. Tom Gale, was passenger on the Humboldt for the north.
 The cottage near the saw mill, occu- pied by Alex. Nelson, is being i'm proved by a small addition.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ninnis and children have again taken up their residence in Douglas, at the Clark cottage on North Second Street.
 Hugh Tracy, Tom Tracy and John Egan have returned from the Endicott river, where they have fine showing of copper bearing rock.
 The Str. City of Seattle went South Monday. Her passengers from Doug las were Miss Annie Museth, Miss Bes- sic Johnson, and Miss Marian Soren- son.
 The two daughters of w. II. McBlain arrived from the South last Saturday and will make their home in this city. They will be welcomed by the young people.
 Mir. T. R. Sewen, who has been in charge of Britt's Pharmacy at Skagway, returned to Douglas last week and took his former position with Dr. J. Heubner
 Mir. and Mrs. w. A. Reid, the former being Y.M.C.A. Secretary for Alaska and Yukon, are on their way down the river on their annual trip on the little launch Helen Gould.
 The Str. Jefferson with a big crowd of excursiouists, went southyesterday Mir. and Mrs. Tom KewIey, the "Fern" children, and Mrs. Ida Saryela were passengers from Douglass
 Mir. Henry Erie came back from Haiues last week. Mrs. Erie remained to gather the luscious harvest of cur rants that grows ou their property there. Mrs. A. Kengyel accompanies her.
 Gen. Atkinson and wife, and Col. 1. Darrow and wife, are expected to ar rive on an early boat from the South. The gentlemen are interested in the Bach properties at Limestone and Ia i, ku Harbor.
 Because of one of the mistakes that !. will happen in the best regulated fam lilies, and can never be accounted for, the name of Mrs. Anna BarQuist, Past Noble Grand, was omitted from the list of the officers of the Rebekah 1. Lodge, published last week.
 The first gun of the great battle of 1908, for political supremacy in the United States, will be fired by the re- publicans of Alaska, who will meet in Juneau in November to elect six dele ] gates and six alternates to attend the next republican national convention.
 
 On last Sunday afternoon, at the Episcopal church, Rev. Jenkins ottici, {. ating, the ceremony of christening Harry Frederick, the infant son of MT. and Mrs. Fred Pace Henson, took place. John Henson, the grandfather, and James Christoe, the uncle, were godfathers, and Mrs. James Christoe, the aunt, godmother.
 In the Interior country political matters are more actively discussed and attract more attention than at Ju- neau, the capital of the district. Tele grams are flashing up and down the Yukon. Anindependent non-partisan territorial government convention, to be held at Juneau on October b, is pro- posed. Friends of J. P. Cum have al ready launched his boom for delegate to congress, to succeed Tom Gale at the expiration of his term.
 On last Saturday evening surprise party was given for Mrs. John Stoft at her pleasant home in the Sans Souci. A party of lady friends armed with a generous supply of delicacies for a tasty lunch, were given hearty wei come by the thoroughly surprised host ess, and the evening passed was most pleasant one. The guests were Mrs. H. G. Slater, Mrs. J. G. Zimmerman, Mrs. D. B. Hutsell, Miss Mildred Powell, Miss Annie Museth, Mrs. Museth and Mrs. c. M. Harrison.