The Ketchikan miner., 1908-04-04
KETCHIKAN
Local Happenings of the Past Seven Days Tersely
 Told.
(From Mondays Daily)

The launch Onward will leave to- morrow morning at s o'clock for Lor- ing, Yes Bay, Hot Springs and Unik River. She will take a good sized cargo consisting of general merchan- disc and lum Der.
 The Alert bad the damage to her propellor shaft repaired in time to leave out Sunday on her run to Ka- saan, which should have been made Saturday. She left out this morning on the regular run to Metlakahtia, Nihlaek, Dolomi ant Chomly, taking a fair amount of freight and a number of passengers. She also took out more mali than usual, which under the new method of handling it, has to be taken across the portage to Sul- Ger and from there sent to Wrangell.
 Sneeze and be among the best of us. Colds are all the go just now. It is a lonesome fellow just now who can't cough or sneeze just a little. Nice weather is too much for US, we cannot stand it. We catch more colds in dry weather than in wet Some may not have noticed the change in the wealth CT and so The Miner is pleased to an- nounce that we have been enjoying a rainy spell which endeth the drought of the last three or four days. The Spring poet woke up this morning and straightway dug him little hole, crawled in and pulled the hole over nim. He says he is sorry he spoke.
 Another of the coils of the second phase of the generator at the power house burned out early Sunday morn- ing, extinguising the lights on that phase for several hours. During one of the severe windstroms several months ago, tree fell across the high-tenson lines carrying the cur rent into the town and short-circuit resulted. While the second phase did not appear seriously injured at the ! tltllc, SuDoSQuCnb CNClOpllJCbto obO" that there must have been sufficient heating to have weakened the insula- tion. Several coils have already burned out and been replaced. and in order to avoid any further trouble, the electricians are now at work re- winding the remaining coils. They expect to be able to complete the work by next Sunday. In the mean time, the load carried hy the second phase will be thrown over to the first phase and as result, the lights may not be quite so bright as usual until the damage is repaired.
 From Tuesdays Daily
 The Miner job office is preparing blank forms for proof of labor which will be ready in few days.
 A. G. Yerr of Louisville, Ky, C. 1 NJ McGrath, wife and daughter of Juneau, and l.. Johnson, of Port Stew art are registered at the Connell. i The launch Cora k arrived in from the Port Stewart fishing grounds last night, bringing in quantity of spring i salmon which were packed in ice to- day for shipment to Seattle.
 The Alert left this morning for Moira sound here she will pick up J. w. Lane, F. Warren and R. H. 1 G,o,,o. ,,lo hoe. boo,, ,,, ., toun of inpsection of marble properties in that district in which they are inter- ested.
 A quantity of lumber to he used in the construction of new buildings at the Yes Bay cannery is beiig loaded on scow at the dock of the Ketchi- kan Power company and will be taken in tow b, the Viglant It is expected the loading will be completed this afternoon, when the start for Yes Bay will be made.
 The following is the list of candi- dates who have accepted nomination for conncilmen and will appear on the official ballot: Jacob Pittenger, J. k. Lathrop, Thos. Torry, E. J. Copeland. Henry Goemaer, w. F. Slothan, N. F. Zimmerman. H. G. Kubley, c. C.. Carol, c. c. k. Anderson, Roy Thompson and John Koel. The can didates for election to membership op the school hoard are: J. F. Ryus and George Rounsefel.
 The first of the scows being built by Knight X Morrow for the Yes Bay cannery was completed today. The dimensions of the scow are 12x40 feet, with 31a feet depth of hold. Anotler s 'ow of the same pattern is to be con- structed, and two house scows, 12X3O feet are also to be built. The work on the others will @ rushed to com pleton as fast as possible. since the contract calls for delivery of the scows by the first of June. Seven thousand feet of timber will be consumed in each scow, besides quantity of iron and nails.
 Last evening about o'clock, all the electric lights in the city went out l c,,II Tko of tho tpn,,116