Douglas Island news., 1908-02-19
TREADWELL TOPICS.

smiling on old friends as is his custom. His son Frank Jr., who has been work ing at Treadwell for some time will TO- turn with him on the next outgoing boat.
 Mir. Wiuan, representing the w. S. Tyler Go. of Cincinnati, manufacturers of wire screens, was visitor at Tread. we'll this week on business connected with his firm.
 The Cottage City has provisioned Tresdwell for another ten days famine perlod' between boats. It takes almost that length of time to recover from the nervous shock occssioned by Che sud- den arrival of steamer these days.
 Mrs. w. w. Shorthill and Master War, ren returned Sunday night on the Jeff ferson from a few weeks visit in Skag- way.
 The Al-Ki left the Sound last Satur- day night with powder and is due here some time the latter part of the week.
 Two men were killed and another injured last Saturday night at the Mexican mine as the result of Rcgi- dental powder explosions. One of the men drilled into an old hole containing an unexploded charge of dynamite. Neither of the men will be buried here, the body of Wm. Mann being sent Go California, while that of Napoleon Frizze will go to Republic, Michigan for intermenE.
 Our winter weather Is being admin istered in semi-occasional soothing doses this year, without the accompa- nimeut of floods, blizzard, and tidal waves which seem to be blessing the inhabitants of Gods country"
 Two snow-white, immense sea gulls which make the sand flats near the Treadwell boarding house their head quarters are attracting some little at tention. Some curious folks wonder if they are the patriarchs of the sea gull tribe, and assert that they must be a hundred years old. Observing ones claim that the same two white gulls were here two years ago. Come forward, somebody, and solve the mystery of the two snow-white sea gulls.
 Mir. Henry Bratnober visited the city of gold bricks on Monday afternoon.
 Mir. l.. B. Johnson, of the survey force has rendered his resignation to take effect after March first. MT. Johnson will return to California.
 This afternoon is "At-Home Day" for the ladies at "The Pines"
 Some of the amateur talent of the locality will be on display this evening at the Treadwell Club in miscellane- ous program made up of songs, imper. sonations, an original black face sketch, and a one.act farce, "The Mouse Trap" The band will also be on deck to ren- der few selections. Curtain rises at 8:3O P. M. The public is cordially in- vited to be present. Spectators will please not throw things at the actors.
 PROGRAMME. SELECTION TREADwELL CLUB BAND MESSRS. COLE, CHRISToE, SOANIhAiH WARREN AND COLE IsIpERsoNATIoN MR. ToNY TUBES SONG & DANCE MR. F. PETuGBOVE SELECTION TREADwELL CLUB BAND o MRS. MARK SMITH, ORIGINAL Mss LILLIAN MCCORMICK
 9AH10h MR. D. J. KINzIE RECITATION MR. l.. J. BRUNER DUET MESSRs. THOMAS x WILLIAMS SELECTION TREADwELL CLUB BAND ONE-AcT FARCE "THE MOUSE TRAP"
 w. D. HowELLS
 MISSES SNOW, FERRIS, STRoMSTADT
 MESDASIES. WOoD, TUBES, CHRISToE
 MR. W. R. JARRELL.
 NOTICE TO VOTERS.
 Notice is hereby given that the regis tration books of the City of Douglas, Alaska are open at the office of the City Clerk, on Front street, and