The Ketchikan miner., 1908-09-05


 It's good to be in ketchikan,
 From the California flea.
 Mrs. F. R.
 (From Wednesdays dailyl
 The Rev. Thomas Jenkins, who fol
 i've years was in charge of $. John: mission, is expected to arrive here within few days 10 take temporary charge pending the arrival of the.new incumbent. Mir. Jenkins will be ac- companiad by his good wife and Ihres children. and is also bringing with him from England niece. Miss Elsie Jenkins, who will live with them. Alter the arrival of the priest who sill have charge of the local mission. \ Mr. Jenkins will be stationed Ju- aeau. with a general oversight of the church work in Southeastern Alaska. 1 Mir. D. J. Jenkins and wife and 1 children will leave on the Princess May tomorrow for Victoria. alter yards going to Seattle and Tacoma before deciding on place of perma- ! rent residence Mir. and Mrs. Jenk- ins have made many warm friends ] in Ketchikan and will be missed here.
 The Princess May is due from the north tomorrow night.
 The Princess Beatrice is scheduled 70 sail from Vancouver tomorrow night
 The City of Seattle sails for the north tonight. day later than sched- aled.
 The Gedney tender arrived in port yesterday afternoon. bringing Capt. and Mrs. Dericksou, who are register ed at the Stednan.
 J. D. Howard, J. W. Mahoney and s. J. Goodro came in from Karts Bay ! su the Alert last night. bringing some fine samples Of ore from the Joker property.
 The ChehaIis, which has been run ming for the Ketchikan cannery this summer. under the command of Capt. Purvis. left for the Sound this lnoru- ing at four o'clock. having finished her season. Capt. Levi went as mate.
 The Ryus Drug Company is solving the heating problem by installing a h satiug system which will supply heat 10 the TOW of stores commencing at the Sideboard and extending to the Kubely sfUre. The boiler will be set on a cement foundation three feet thick, ard will be surrounded by walls of cement ten inches thick 2 hich will serve 10 keep the tide out. The complete apparatus has arrived here and will be installed as soon as he cement has hardened s, tfi.ieutIy. The ConneI bar has been restocked and put in readiness to reopen as .oon as the petition is acted upon by Judge Gunnison. If his approval is given, the bar will be open to the J4ObtC
 The Humboldt is due from the north as the Miner goes to press.
 The river boat Hazelton. owned by the Hudson Bay Company, arrived in port this morning south bound. leaving at noon for Mary Island. where she will wait.for fair weather. It is re- ported that she has had remarkably successful season or the Stikine Rive |. Roy Thompson's new store in the ChieIl building is being rapidly filled with his big stcck of general mer chandise. and the doors will be opened the public for the transaction of business and an Inspection of his new quarters tomorrow morning.
 Miss Alice F. Van Houtou, who is to be one of the teachers in the public school here, arrived yesterday on the Dolphin. ard is staying at rbe home of Mir. and Mrs. ". 4. Bryant Miss Van Houton is native of Flat Rock, Michigan, from the high school of which she graduated. ID l9l5, she won a life certificate fro II. the Micbi- gan State Normal College. She comes 10 us with wide experience and special fitness for her work here. Alter teaching in the schools Of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, Michigan, she came ous in the fall of 1905 and taUgb, in the seventh and eighth grades ir A Aberdeen, Washington, for two years. Last winter she had the ffth and sixth grades at Hoauiam, Washington. and this past sumner had full charge o the art department at the Washing ton State College at Pullman. Her I work in art is especially fue. With such talented and trained teachers as Professor August Grimm. Miss Var { Houton, Mrs. Charles Taylor and Mis- ROssiter. oar school promises this veal to the the best equipped Of any ir Alaska. Mrs. Miller propItesies Una 1t will win first medal at the Alaska Yukon-Pacihc Exposition. The Mine extends most cordial welcome | these able teachers to our city.