The Ketchikan miner., 1908-04-11
KETCh!KAN Local Happenings Of the Past Seven Days Tersely
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From Tuesdays Daily

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 F. Silvis of Beaver Falls and J. B. Alter are registered at the Connell
 Dewitt Swigert and Miss SwigerI came in from Beaver Falls this after. noor.
 W. H. Hancock, superintendent o the Yes Bay hatchery, will return t' his duties on the Cottage City.
 The Alert has gone to Bold Island today with scow which is to be load- ed with wood from the Dunton proper : ty at that place.
 It is announced that the Eagles will give a social dance in Red Mems hall on the evening of Friday, April Huh, the admission to be $l.00.
 Registered at the Stedman: c. r. Whitney and wife. F. H. New bold, | W. Clarke, w. Thos. Wright. Mrs :. Wright and son, J. Cuthbert Welch
 The Vigilant was sighted by the Alert at an early hour this morning, attem ptlng to cross the straits from ChomlA souad with a raft of logs. The sen proved too much for her tow. however and she returned to shelter
 The Alert arrived in from her Mon- day run this morning, having been delayed at Dolomi hy bad weather Louis Levy, fur buyer, and J. Cuth- bert Welch, manager of tho Cymru p' 'oporty al Baldwin were passerg gers for Ketchikan.
 The Cottage City is due tonight f om the south and from Ketchkan will 20 to Yes Bay. She is bringing up (. A. Burkhart, manager of the Yes Bay cannery, part of the cannery crew and a consignment of supplies fer the coming season.
 Alex. Guthrie, the Mission street merchant, is rejoicing at the arrival it his home yesterday of valuable and special consignment consisting Of one strong and lusty small boy. weigh ing ten pounds. The Miner adds its congratulations also.
 At the regular meeting of the local Lodge of Odd Fellows held last night Ino R. Beegle vas unanimously elect l ed q representa- tive to the grand lo,ige for the term Of two years. The grand lodge wll meet in Walla Walla in June next and in 1909 the session ullI be held in Seattle.
 The work of rewindipg the dynamo at the power house is progl essing rap idly, both phases being nearly com pleted. Several days 'baking" will be required before the dynamo can be put into comm,s sson, but it is prob- able that before the end of the week the plant will be in operation again.
 The ladies of the Tuesday Reading club met with Mrs. D. C. A brams this afternoon, the prog ram for the day from Tennyson. being as follows "Break, break, break" Mrs. Myers bOiI odIdiIdti. Ahl 1A Di IECilo- ton: "Locksley Ball, " Mrs. Barber reading: "The Princess" review Mrs. Beegle.
 A. $. Allen, assistant operator in the local cable office will leave fol the States within a few days, his term of enlistment in the United States Service having expired. Al operator to take his position is expect ed on the Cottage City.
 Considerable interest in the munich pal election is being shown today nearly half of the total number regis tered having cast their votes shortly after noon. The a6ie, are appearing in fair numbers to exercise theil right of choice in the new member ot the school board.
 No word as h, en re 'eived from or about Alfred Auriol, tke native boy whose disappearance was noted som days ago, and his family have practi- cally abandoned hope for him, belIev ing that he has fallen from the walk or dock, and been drowned.
 The Northland Development com pany, which is interested in copper claims at Big Harbor on the West Coast has let a contract for the driv- ing of a one- hundred foot tunnel on their property. F. A. Tucker and as- sociates of Seattle are the moving spirits in the enterprise. A train $ also to be built and an engine has been purchased and is on it's way north now. Considerable work will be in progress in the course of about three weeks. Development work has been in progress for some time, sever al hundred tons of ore having been taken out in the progress of the work.
 The Princess May arrived north bound at an early hour this orning, bringing several passengers for Ketch- ikan. She left Vancouver with pas senger list of 227, 87 of whom were for Prince Rupert. In this number were several officials and contractors, and portion of the advance crew who are to make preparations for a renewal of activities at that point on