The Ketchikan miner., 1908-04-25
From Fridav's Daily)

bound for Skagway. Sine carried hel usual big cargo. consisting this trii mostly of lumber. and after lying at the cannery dock all night, proceeded northward.
 The following are registered at the Stedman: r. M Davis. T. F. P. Keegan. Geo. Rudga and wife, Mrs. ]. NJ. Lindsay Alexander, Miss Lind say Alexander, Mir. and Mrs. E. r. Kimball, Wm. NJ. Brewer, J. W. Bryant and A. J. Douglas Lloyd.
 Geo. Rudge, prominent and old time citizen of Port Simpson, is at the Stedman. arriving on the Princess May last night. Mrs Rulge is with him and they will he in ketchikan some days, renewing their acquainl- anee with many local friends.
 The Jefferson arrived from the north early thls morning, bring sever- al passengers for ketchikan, among them Frank Pearce and Floyd Ryus. Mrs. Eli Copeland and two daughters were southbound passengers from here, their destination being Port land. Several second class passengers also left on the Jefferson
 J. ". Bryant, mine manager for the Tyee Copper Co.,, and NVm NJ. Brewer who for several years has represented that concern in Alaska, arrived last night on the Princess May and are guests at the Stedman. They are here on company business and will be in and around ketchikan for ten days or two weeks.
 The Miner is informed that definite contracts have been let for at least POO miles of railroad construction out of Prince Rupert. and that the activity mentioned in these columns some weeks ago is rapidly becoming pres- ent fact. It is probable. indeed, that The Miner understated the prospects for Prince Rupert activity, rather than otherwise.
 The Miner has received word from its Seattle correspondent, explaining the absence of telegraphic news in these columns for two days last week. He has been seriously ill and is still confined in the hospital. but has ar ranged to have his dispatches sent regularly hy other parties. The Miner sincerely hopes that no more such apologies as graced it's pages last week will be necessary.
 Word has just been received here of the sudden death of ". T. Scott, assistant district attorney tt Valdez. Mr Scott had come to Jur eau to as- sist in the prosecution of the we'll known Hasey case aud was appar- ently in the best of health until few days ago, when symptoms of pl eu- monia developed He was at once placed in the hospital. but the utmost efforts of medical science were un availing and death came yesterday morning. The suddenness of such ;n end to his activities added to the shock of his death, which has cast heavy shadow over Juneau and the District Court.
 The Democratic primary. notice of which was given in yesterdays paper, was held last night at the City Hall. Ex-Governor A. P. Swine ord was choser chairman and Chas. H. Cos grove acted as secretary. The follow ing were elected delegates to the dem- ocratic convention at Juneau May 18th: A. r. Swineford, N. B. Whit field. W. r. Powers, c. H. Cosgrove and J. T. Jones' These delegates will go uuinstructed. and are authorized to provide substitutes to act in their place if necessary. a motion to that effect being carried. Several entbusi- astic speeches were made after which the meeting adjourned.
 The Miner man heard a tale this morning that is much too good to be left untold. Several days ago he watched a certain Prominent Citizen vainly trying to start the engine in his gaso- lene boat, (which had been laid up for the winter, and for time joined the interested crowd that gathered to watch the sweat roll from the F C.'s brow and to offer such amiable sug- gestions as usually emanate from a circie of by-standers. In spite of sweat, suggestions and sundry exhort- ations, not a turn would the machine make. The spark was good and the P. C. declared he had emptied two full cans of gasolene into the tank as q preliminary, exclaimng that the biark boat was leaking pretty fast a fe~ moments later. To make long ,tofy short, the P. c. put in the day 4 the jcb took the engine to pec s. put it together again, turned every SCI CIV in the thing hundred tines, ana cranked the brute till he was sore of tody and sick at heart. At night as he started for home, tired and thoroughly disgusted man, he thought of measuring the gasolene in th2 tank to see how much he had lost in the :. I4 hn