The Ketchikan miner., 1908-01-04

The old Cottage City seems to 6e the victim of a hoo,doo lurking con siantly around in her immediate vicinity. Scarcely is she reported as having left Seattle before the word is brought to her agent here that she is again disabled hy broken thrust shalt. and is being towed back la Seattle hy the tug Pilot, where she will transfer her freight and passeu- gers to the City Of Seattle. When the latter will leave in her stead is not stated in the telegram to the agent here.
 Installation. .--ketehikan Aerie No, l62. Fraternal Order of Eagles will install its rev officers, recently cleo : ed. at it's meeting next Friday even ing. on which occasion it is hoped there may he full attendance oi members. A grand Aerie will ne in- stalled for the purpose as provided hy the laws of the order, at which G, l D. r. will preside, and the eeremon- i jes will be unusually interesting. Every brother within reach of the Aerle should make it point 10 he present at the usual hour of docking tagether.
 1. Christmas Reun or. The people of ]. Me,lakahtla who have scattered abroad make it practice which they ,. religiously observe of going home fer a reunion and observance of Cm istmas every year, there being no nsurmouut- able obstacle to their doing so This reunion and celebration is sometimes made to include the first day of the new year, and is characterized hy religious sryiceS, music, Serenades auj the rendition of sacred anthems. etc. uniting with tie home folks in an endeaver 10 make the holidays al together joyons occasion. The sea- sun jlSt nearing it's close has not heen an exception. though made more CT less sorrowfu hv the death of one of l the prominent members of the Metla- sahtIa conmunity-Mr. Conrad Math- er. Of the town council, man. who was much respected among his fellows and who died night before last after long and painful illness. Her9 at ketcbikan. the Mellakahtia people amrloyed in the sawmiI were given q lay off To enable them to celebrate Christmas It their old nome, in which they were joined by many others here and q; Saxman, the tug Xigilant being chartered or the purpose oi c0uy sying them 10 their destination. though many went under her convey il their own boats. Isdeed, fo8evec much scattered abroad, Mr. Dnncan'> people still regard his p'ace of ahodr a> their home. ID which they receive ID always hearty welcome, and than to which there is 10 them 20 othet h0ne iu the truly endeariug sense of the term. There on Tuesday these people congregaeed and passed Christ ms ere in singing Christmas carols and >eranadiag until midnight. when the choral society rendered several sacred anthems in the large church, and appropriate reiigioU, exercises were had. Ou Christmas cay NJ. Duacaa he'd religious services, it hich there wa- tine usual large at- terdlnce. together with . sermon in their own Ian .uage. The Intervening time, until this morning was spent il visiting among friends and inter- changes of compliments Of the season. tae choral society. in the meartime. giying a rendition oi the otaforio of The Messiah" at the town hall. T. day they have pretty rear all return ed having stopped long enough I, Saxman to witness a secnnd rendition Of the same oratorio in the church at that place. which i- to bs repeated at Red Neu.- hall hers ton gIt.
 From Tuesdays Dai.g)
 Jonn L1vina. of tie Ameficar M1rb'e company St Caldrr, i- guest It the Stedman.
 Harry Bcice. cf the IIar- shoe aud Cabinet refreshment pa.iar~ was home coming passeng~ hy tse Jetfer- Q this morning.
 Among the arrivals q, ;he St-dfra5 iiy the Jefferson this m5r.iag 1eee Ej. Smith. of San f.arei,ea. nd Ms. McAipiUe. oi Phi.aae.pAsa.
 Frank NJ Davis. oi JUte4u. is con 'ci!ed al the Revi5la. aS d. is H. L. Ayer~, who has retur.pd hsne from an Eastern trip with veN 10 aceew- ing position on the launch Alert. l L. C. Shelton. mho recently dispo~. ej Of his b-scrg bete. &.l leave m the Princess May eight. as:a ,a,s l. l a9y 70 a- far as Panama before he returhs. il indeed he c9acig4ea 70 eyet c5r. back.
 The stednan MI set up Nea Years C naer to gua,t, toperroe. : treHI cee - s>eeB r. n. T. 1iii b.-. good oae. as4 w.il he preferred |. many people tn lhe trouble of cooking their o1n turkeys.
 The performance of the cratorio ot ..sTfta tto.zf-,itff at Ped Mar's baU I,