The Ketchikan miner., 1908-02-29

l commission not later than April l. She will be put on the Seattle Ketchi- kan route. but may extend her trips shoul business warrant hsr in so doing.
 1 The steamship Jefferson arrived up about o'clock this morning, bring ing about 45 tons of general merchant disc and twelve passengers for Ketch- ikan. She had list of nearly l5O passengers, those for Ketchikan le- ing Fred Gervais, Thos. Howze and wife, K. I. Moore and wife, H. r. Harphon, ]. kipkela, J. r. McLen- nan, w. T. Bense, Louis Hansen and Frank Hart. Of her full list over 90 were booked for Skagway. She took from here for points north, Jack Gus tafson and P. F. Jenkins, for Haiuos; Geo. E. Mcdonald and Mrs. McDon- aid, Joe Mahoney, Douglass Geo. Phillips and wife, A. E. Yeoman and wife, and James Clancy, Juneau F. A. Stafford, Petersburg.
 (From Thursdays Daily)
 The Cottage City is due to arrive here from the south tomorrow night, or at the latest Saturday morning.
 The trial of the Hasey murder case transferred from Valdez to Juneau, by change of venue, has been set for the 24th of March.
 The Norman Sunde. halibut schooner which has been engaged in the Wrangell parrows industry, came in yesterday with a cargo for Seattle, and after renewing her supply of fuel this morning, proceeded on her way to her home port. She has abandon ed the grounds in which she has been engaged until the advent of another season at least.
 The extension of the Watecr street improvement has progressed to a point where the workmen are making the turn at the Gurney wharf, beyond which it will be plain sailing to 1oung's store, with most of the plank already laid. Then all that will re- main to be done is the removal, or demolition of a couple of cheap shacks on the inner side of the street.
 The Cottage City is reported as having left Seattle at 10 o'clock last night, and may possibly get here few hours later than elsewhere sug- gested-though the old reliable seems to be taking the wind out of the sails of all competitors since her late over- hauling, and if she does as we'll as on her last voyage may confidently be ex- pected by 10 o'clock tomorrow night.
 Killed.-Not few of the older res- idents of Ketchikan will remember one J. G. Stagger miner once en- ployed In this vicinity and who went years ago. Those who knew him will regret to hear that he was accident ally killed in one of the British Columbia mines recently, news of which event has been received here, but without any details of the particu- lars.
 Deputy Q. s. Marshal J. P. CamI- bell, who has been physically indispos- ed for nearly, if not quite, month past, is now confined to his home ser iously though not dangerously ill. His physician expresses the opinion that the irksome confinement indoors to which he is now subjected will be of short duration only-a prediction the many friends of the gentleman will be more than pleased to see veri- fled to the full at an early day.
 Pete Glmore's hens, brought here on the last up trip of the Alaskan, seem to have tumbled quickly into a perfect apprehension of what would be expected of them, and at once set to work without waiting to take the rest to which they were justly entit- led Pete has newly laid hens fruit now, and bye and bye will have young broilers, provided the native dogs do not enter his preserves and kill and destroy.
 Thomas Henry, a young man em- ployed on the Norman Sunde, came down on that ship from Petersburg, at which place he had the misfortune to fall on the street and run snag through his left hand, making an ugly wound. The marine surgeon, who dressed the injured hand, found the wound aggravated by septic poisoning, and the young man was taken to the hospital where he now is and likely to remain for compile of weeks or more.
 The Edmunds cottage on Dock street, one of the neatest, most com pact and conveniently arranged dwell- ings in the town, is so far completed that it will be occupied on Saturday by the lessee, Mr. H. c. Horsley, of the cable office. The house is built along the line of the most modern conveniences, and though heinz but one story in height, las all the re- f,.., ..f