Douglas Island news., 1907-07-10

We guarantee it. Spring goods juss arrived. Front street. Louis building, Juneau.
 Frank W. Malony, son of John F. Malony of Juneau, died at his fathers home in that city, on Monday, July 8, of consumption. He was born at Ju- neau on November 3, 1888.
 The blueberries, the great Alaskan pie fruit, are ripe. They're mighty good and juicy, and the hills are covered [ with them in great abundance. The table is set, the feast is prepared.
 A petition to pave E street, from 5th to the water, was presentedto the city council last Monday evening. A pc tition was also presented for sewer on 5th street. Both were referred to committees.
 The Mexican team-George k. Wear ing and Herman Neilama-won the double. handed drilling contest and the S25O at Juneau ou the Fourth. They drilled 371@ inches in l2 minutes, and then ran out of rock.
 When in doubt as to where to buy watches or jewelry, plated or solid sil- verware, alarm or parlor clocks, just step in to the Kemmis Jewelry Store and see if you can not be pleased with the goods there displayed.
 Did you ever live at Buffalo, N. r.? If you did, send your name and address to the Old Home Week Committee, and receive a souvenir invitation to Old Home Week in Buffalo, which will be from September 1st to the 7th inclus- i've.
 Councilman Ezra Peters is preparing to haul small quantities of coal from the ueighborhood of Killisnoo to Doug las, in gasoline boat. The coal he has located is said to be of good quality and easy to get at from the beach. This is chance for Peters to become a regular coal king.
 Letters received by friends here con- vey the intelligence that our former townsman John Gordon is at Nation, Alaska, where he is very prosperous. Mrs. Gordon Is with him, but in poor health. Nation is op Nation river, which flows into the Yukon near the international boundary.
 It is not surprising that the United States postoff1ce department should refuse to allow the steam boat compan ies to dictate what shall and what shall not be carried in the mail. The miners of the North have discovered that it is i cheaper to send their gold to the States by mail than by express, and stamps are selling lively in the interior camps.
 The city dads are after the dogs, and all on which the tax of two dollars is not paid will be shot. If all the worth less, maugy CUTS could be put out of their misery there would still remain more than enough Fidos to tend to all the business. But Alaskans are soft hearted, and hate to kill. Time and again the council has offered to pay S1O0 each for dead dogs, but every body was too busy to kill them.
 The Juneau celebration was perhaps the best ever given in that city, and, but for the lack of proper conveniences, might have been a most successful one. The Capital City has no hall suitable for conventions and other large gath erings, and so it became necessary to give a dance on the night of the Fourth in the Douglas Natatorium, to accom- modate the people who like to attend ball on that day The hall was flied.
 On Fourth of July morning at 10 o'clock, M. J. O'Connor was at the Douglas ball grounds, with big poke filled with nickles, dimes, quarters and silver dollars, all left over from last years celebration. The children were there too, all sizes and ages, and few men. The men were appointed judges and the fun began. It was all foot races, and the prizes were S1.Oo, 75c and soc in each race, with now and then a consolation prize of 9 or 90 cents. Each winner was barred from further participation, and the racing was kept up until every child had won prize. It was little the jolliest time ever seen