Douglas Island news., 1907-08-07
TREADWELL TOPICS.

Walter Kellog of minstrel fame was a TreadwelI passenger on the last Cot tage City.
 Ed Haley, whose face was familiar hereabouts eight years ago, is again one of the landmarks.
 JIG. Mckay, one of the oldtimers who left here about seven years ago, returned from Seattle on the Cottage City and has gone to work on the car penter force.
 s. Eastburg is back again at Tread we'll after quite long period of resi- dence in the States.
 The chronicling of a list of events like the above is apt to make one feel that good old Douglas Island is not so bad after all. Steady work and moderate living expenses don't grow on every bush the world around.
 The Al-Ki stopped in Sunday to un- load a cargo of powder.
 The Humboldt brought so tons of freight for Treadwell on her north bound trip, duly discharging same on Monday forenoon.
 The steamer Rainier stopped at Treadwell Tuesday evening to get supply of fuel oil for carrying her to Katalla.
 Mrs. Bedford of Tacoma has been the guest of Mir. and Mrs. w. w. Short hill for several days past. MT. Bed ford who had stopped over at Ketchikan arrived today on the City of Seattle.
 The office force has received a new recruit in the person of H. J. Hayward, recently of Florida.
 Mrs. II. p. Stow and friends, Misses Sexton aud Elliott, returned Monday from the trip to Whitehorse, B. c.
 A most pleasant surprise was perpe- trated on Mir. and Mrs. D. B. Veasie on Tuesday evening in honor of their twentieth wedding anniversary. Re- turning from a launch ride to the end of the Island with Mir. and Mrs. Ben- nett, the worthy couple walked unsus- pectingly into their home which had meanwhile been taken possession of by about forty of their neighbors and friends, from Treadweh and Douglas. The surprise was complete, and afford ed pleasure to both the cOnspirators and the victims. On the dining room table a dozen decorated Haviland bread and butter plates, cup and saucer, and hand painted lemonade pitcher were rather more silent eXpres- sions of the audible felicitations eX- tended to MT. and Mrs. Veasie on the event of their China wedding. Re- treatments in the shape of sandwiches, cake and coffee were also forthcoming. The prevailing sentiment of an alto gether delightful evening was the hope that in twenty years from now the event could be repeated in detail, Those present were Mir. and Mrs. Kin zie, Stow, Tatom, Stoody, Shorthill, Tubbs, Christoe, Bennett, Kuhn, Smith, Carpenter, Hubbard, Richards, Mes danes McKanna, Mackie, Rogers, Ott, Hall, Bedford, A. E. Christoe, MT. Webster, Miss Elliott and Miss Sexton.
 MT. F. W. Bradley, consulting engi- neer for the Treadwell group of mines, arrived this morning on the City of Se- attle, for his annual visit of inspection.
 AT THE CLUB.
 Committee meetings were held Mon day evening regarding preparations for the big event of the season-the Fire mems Annual Ball, which will be held on Monday evening, Aug. P. This ball, while given under the direction of the Fire Department, is designed to in- cIude every mem Der of the Club-one of the foundation principles of this in- stitution being that all it's privileges are extended equally to all members in all matters. Expectations for the usual good time are the order of the day.
 The directors of the Club met Mon day evening and transacted routine business.
 The Club Band practice or Monday evening was enjoyed by outsiders as we'll as direct participants.
 A new water tank has been recently
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