Douglas Island news., 1907-07-17


 District Deputy Supreme Chancellor Richard Mccormick installed the off i cers of North Star Lodge No. ?, K. of P, last Thursday night,
 A press dispatch in morning paper indicates that President Roosevelt will lay down the big stick and the honors of office to hunt bears in Alaska. Smokers will be delighted with the Cigars and Tobaccos at Chas. M. Ross. wog's place. Pool and Billiards. Hun ter Hotel building, Front St., Douglas.
 George Stephens, who has been on visit to his home at Seattle, is back in Douglas. George is just recovering from six weeks siege with rheumatic fever.
 George Bach and family came up from the Sound on the Seattle, which arrived last Saturday, and are already comfortably settled in their nice new home.
 Joe Miller's Tailor-Made Clothes look we'll, wear well and always fit. We guarantee it. Spring goods just arrived. Front street. Louis building, Juneau.
 Merchant P. H. Fox has prepared treat for the ladies by offering at spec iaI sale his entire line of Shirt Waists and Skirts. Sale begins tomorrow morning.
 Captain Johnston and Col. Coutant, two veteran newspaper men who have embarked in the publishing business at Juneau, cheered the News by short call yesterday.
 Ed. Snyder, of Tenakee Hot Springs, was in the city Monday and made a short call at the News office. The Ten akee postofftce has been made money order office, and Ed. is still postmaster.
 pr. c. H. Gibbons was over from the Capital City last Wednesday evening. He has decided that Juneau is not the place he has been looking for, but he will return to his old home at Jackson, Cal.
 Mr. A. Murray, proprietor of the city water works, is laying new pipe on D street between Front and Second. The wide street allows the work to proceed with scarcely any inconvenience to the public.
 The Douglas base ball teams are just getting their wind. The Juniors beat the Juneau dittos Sunday by score of , to 4, and the Douglas Billy Busters beat the Juneau Buster Browns on Monday.
 The Knights of Pythias Lodge of Ju- neau will have a public installation of it's officers followed by ball on Fri day evening next. A late ferry will be provided for Douglas people who wish to attend.
 When in doubt as to where to oEy 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 the displayed.
 Mir. S. s. Reed received word last week of the death of his father, onJuly 12th, at Los Angeles, Cal, at the age of 87 years. Many Douglas people will remem Der the old gentleman who visit ed his son here, year or so ago. Oliver Anderson and Claud Dech, who left Douglas some two months ago for the interior, are chasing up and down the Yukon river fighting mosqui- toes. Oliver writes home that at some places the skeeters are so thick that the boats can't land.
 pr. A. Byron Geho has decided to quit Alaska and cast his lot with the live and growing town of Reno, Nevada, Doc's friends will be sorry to have him leave Douglas, but the hope of his pros. perity will give them comfort. He will depart some time next month for his new field of labor.
 A little Douglas Island boy was very anxious for playmate, so he bargained with the family doctor to pay 5 on the delivery of a baby sister. In due time the sister arrived, and the boy after satisfying himself that she was gen. nine. got his savings bank and paid the