The Ketchikan miner., 1908-05-30

ever sold to the Alaska public. :, cents for quart bottle, or D cent per pint.
 Thomas King, gentleman and scholar and good judge of human nature ''mushed" today for Dawson He left on the Hum bodt carrying with him the best wishes of all tIlt people of ketchikan.
 Comes now merry tale of marve lous sttike of rich placer ground il the Union Bay country on Cleveland Peninsula. The Miner would sugges that before there is general rush tt that point, it be definitely ascer talDed if anyone keeps chickens il that neighborhood.
 Local friends of Mayor Mccormick and Mr. I. c. McHugh of Wrangel were highly amused at being present. ed this morning. when the Humboldt landed, the following invitation print. ed on heavy book paper in sheets <; foot long: MT. Cupid announces thal Mr. and Mrs. T. c. McHugh. occupy ing state room No. 9, and Mr. ano Mrs. P. Mccormick, occupying state room No. were married Tuesday. May 18th, 1908, and respectfully re- quests your presence at q reception tC be given in their honor in Statcrooms l and 9, Steamer Humboldt. Sailing from Seattle at p.m., May 23rd. All who are brought in contact with these Happy Pails are requested to treat them with all due consideration, and to overlook the aw ful absent minded ness with which they are smtten They have thoughts for none but each other.
 (From Wednesdays Daily)
 The Dolphin is due from the Sound tomorrow morning.
 C. NJ. McGrath of Juneau. repre- senting the West Coas Grocery Cum- pany, came down on the Jefferson yes terday and is registered at lhe Con- uell
 Local friends of Dr. Zuher have been advised of the recent sad demise of the venerable "Si'' the nrize pup nation.
 There will he meeting of the re- gently organized branch of the Wo- mans Christian Temperance VEior at the hone of Mrs. B. C. Mitchell tomorrow afternoon at 2:30. A in- terested in the work aie cordially in vited.
 Mrs. Charles Francis Kuhn, oi Treadwell, is the guest of Mrs. II. C.. Strong The lady's husband ie the phs sician and surgeon fur the big Treadwell Mining and Milling Con- pany.
 Charley Caird. well known man of this place, arrived this morning from Prince Rupert. He states that there is nothing doing" at Prince Rupert. The place is overstocked with men, with not a chance of-work in sight.
 The cruising launch Shawratlans, hailing from Vancouver, arrived in port this morning, making the run from Prince Rupert, where she is at pre sent employed, in eight hours. The Shawratans Is an s ton craft of unusually fine appearance.
 An exceedingly thirsty citizen pushed hole in the window of he Midway saloon early this morning. calmly helped himself to several bot ties of ''hootch," and disappeared leaving nothing but the hole as re- hinder Of his visit.
 Some one as yet unknown, but who may be eventually identified by his entire absence of brain matter. turned three launches loose from the Heck
 
 the Josie and the Sky Pilot The tide carried them out into the Narrows and they were headed for Juneau at comfortable speed when Dale Hunt, like gentleman, went after them. In boarding the Admiral he woke a crew of Indians who were aboard sleeping peacefully, and all three of the launches were finally brought back to their moorings. Whoever set these boats adrift may not have known that he was committing an offense punishable by law, but the respective shippers promise to teach him a les son very promptly without recourse to specified forms if they find him at the same trick again.
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