The Ketchikan miner., 1908-01-25

that rain succeeded theTl'-snow which was entirely dissipated last night, though tue rain has not continued to fall, and this afternoon we have indi- cations of cold wave due to arrive. It's hard task.to keep pclose track of his puzzling antics, but we're bound to keep on trying if we don t lay up cent.
 (From Thursdays Diily)
 The City of Seattle is reported 10 have sailed south. from Jupeau yester- day afternoon. and is expected to ar rive here about. midnight.
 Work on the Water street improve ment is progressing favorabfy under the vigorous supervision of Alderman Kriedler, and begins already to show what the thoroughfare is likely to be when completed.
 The man who can. find it. in his head to rail at the weather clerk to- day must be possessed of disposition altogether uniovely, and which he would do we'll to sell at any price he may be offered, not to exceed the pro- verbal thirty cents
 Preniature. The Miner ~as a little too previous in announcing an add- .tion to tile family of Mir. Herbe,t Murchison as having occurred Sunday night last. The event was postponed till yesterday morning., when Mir. Murchison better bali presented him with an infant Of the fepale. .persua- sion. ....---.--
 The Toledo arrived from the West coast, via Petersburg and Wrangell, at o'clock this mcrning, and after coaling, cleared up the accu~1 lnulation of empty beer casks that have been ornamenspg the Union wharf for some time past, took on q, number of empty gasolene, drums and some boxes of fresh fish,. and sailed for Seattle little before naon. She
 
 fish taken on at Petersburg.
 Sully, the cabinet maker. is build ing veranda settee for. Mr.. Groth- jan, of the Fry Bruhn Co.,, which will be. something unique in it's way, and which he designs as a present to his sister in Portland The back and ends are formed of a couple of wide spreading Moose horns,' while.the sup port upon which it rests will be taste fully ornanented with no less than sixteen deer horns, utilized as ;braces, after the style of the unce popular rustic chair. It will be an article at once useful and ornamental, and can- not fail to afford pleasure to the lady for whom it is designed.
 Walter Thomas of the gasolene launch Gracie D., is engaged, in talk ing herring with which he is supply ing the halihut fishing boats He sold the Northland twelve. barrels today, and contemplates making arrange ments for supplying bait to the entire fleet engaged in halibut fishing in this section, which he thinks he.can easily do by making some improvements to his boat, and supplying himself with sutahle nets or seines. It would be a great convenience to the halibut fleet to be able to secure their bait here at all times, and great addition TO the business of the towir as well. It is to be hoped that Mir Thomas may be able to consummate his plans.
 The halihut boat Bonita came in this morning with about l0,000 pounds of fish, which. are being boxed and made ready for shipment on the Heck man wharf, in the. hope of getting them away. on the City of. Seattle to- night or tomorrow morning.
 In view of the fact that Water street is likely to be more or less impossible for couple of weeks, the fire depart ment officials have taken the precau- tion to move a couple of reels of fire uOSo tO NbWtUWU anu SudJiUD lb dU points where it will be convent ient of access and readily available in case of fire. The fire last night induces the belief that the precaution may prove to be a timely one.
 Accident.-Oscar Hummer, assistant enigneer on, the steamer Toledo, had the misfortune to fall :, through hatch, which had 'carel lessly been left open just after the boat had left Pet ersburg yesterday, the fall resulting in fracture of the bones efNhis right ankle. He was brought . on to this place, and this mdrning taken to g.. John s hospital where. he is nov rest ing as comfortably.a could be expect ed, under the care of Dr.. H.. C. Story. surgeon in the marine hospital ser vice.. The accident will detain the man in-the hospital, the doctor thinks, fora period of six weeks or more.
 The indications point to ,Ketcbikan as most ilkely tp becoWe,- ere loag the