The Ketchikan miner., 1907-05-11
KETCHIKAN
Local Happenings of the Past Seven Days Tersely
 Told.
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY

ii. E. deckman. or Lorlng, na: bought the Fremont King lot ant residence, on the corner of Main ant Grant streets.
 The Miner has a lot of vegetable and flower seeds, fresh from the de partment of agriculture. at Washing. ton. which it will be glad to dispose of, without money and without price, to those who will agree to plant them either in their gardens or front yards. They can be had either by calling at this office or writing to the editor.
 Frank Bold is the proud possessor of new l6 foot skin which Knight X Morrow have built for him. The boat has fine lines and should be an easy one to handle.
 Work on Christ Hoover's new building is moving right along, demonstrating that Councilman Thomas Torry knows his business when it comes to drafting plans and erecting a building.
 Thos. Torry will have supervision of the work on the new custom house soon to begin.
 1 Church Commemoration.- Next Sun day will be the Three Hun dredth anniversary of the planting of the Church in America. It is 300 years ago today, according to the Church Calendar. since the Jamestown settle ment began. and 300 years next Sun- day since the first church service was held. While this was not the first service on the continent by an l English priest. it was the first in any permanent settlement. This marks the beginning of the church in that part of the continent to be known 1 later as the United States. Service commemorative of this event will be held on next Sunday.
 FROM THURSDAYS DAILY
 H. Z. Burkhart,, of the Ketchikan Power company, is passenger on the Humboldt for Seattle. He ex- poets to be absent for ten days or a fortnight. He started loaded down with mail for deposit in the Seattle postoffice, owing to the ship not being i permitted to carry the mails free of cost to the government. which at 1 the same time refuses to pay the same rate per trip as allowed to the other ships carrying the mails to and 1 from southeastern Alaska-a case of l penuriousness on the one hand, and of stubborn indifference to the con- venience of the public on the other. Dr. Gillespie. of the Mt. Tabor san- l itarium, who is on vacation trip. was homeward bound passenger on the Humboldt today. He stated to a Miner representative that there are at present seveny-eigbt Alaska patients in the Mt. Tabor institution, but that hls experience is that the 1 per centage of incurables is much less than that of those from Washing ton and Osegon-ths disease in a majority of Alaska patients amount ing to nothing more than a mild type of melancholia, which yields readily to proper care and treatment.
 Dr. G. NJ. Irwin, formerly court commissioner at Douglas, now resid- ing at Seattle. was a passenger or the Hunt boldt today. He had beer. . attendance at court in Juneau, and judging from his remarks is not wholly enamored with the present occupant of the bench pro tenn.
 The Alaskan filled her bunkers this morning and during the day left foi Mt. Andrea where she will load ore for Ladyslnith. She will leave fo. Seattle via Ladysnith tonight.
 Charles Deppe is seriously co ntem- plating retiring from the nerve rack ing profession of tonsorial artist and entering the ranks of the agricul- turists. He claims the finest garden ID Ketchikan but The Miner is from l Mo, and will have to be shown. (How's that for hint for some gar jen. sass.
 Match Game Tonight. The Bach .lors Club Bowling team are going ] 70 try conclusions with the All Star team at the bowling alley tonight. Each team thinks it has a good show of winning, so an interesting contest is assured,
 ToiIers up those stairs on the way 70 the courthouse are argeeably sur prised as they near the top to see tho fine garden P r. Gilmore bas prepsr' ed there. If the results are AS goot as the work that has been done the garden will be winner.
 Ketchikan people who feel like .aking a shy at Seattle real estate, :an't Go better than consult the Ash dasslocher company. Of which ouI old townsman, F.. \. yon Hasslocher. ippears to be the moving spirit.
 The Humboldt passed down tbi, forenoon, stopping long enough al this port to take on f;ty boxes ot