The Ketchikan miner., 1908-12-19

- Mir. Swineford's many friends her @ |, hope to see him return after the fes- f tivities of the season with his friends and grand children in Juneau much 8 improved in health.
 E. c. Hasey and wife were passen- gers on the Jefferson this morning for Juneau. Mir. Hasey, it will be rem embered was implicated in the rail- } road war in Keystone canyon near , Valdez and was charged and tried for murder at the last term of court in ; Juneau and acquitted. Mr. Hasey is now on his way to Juneau to be tried on another charge of assault to mur- der, as we are informed, having been sojourning in Seattle since the late trial.
 The fishing schooner Northland was in port this morning. She came here with a load of halibut for shipment, but on her arrival found there was no ice in which to pack her catch so was compelled to proceed to Petersburg in order to secure ice for the ship ment Capt. Brown has made his arrangements to fish this winter in this locality and mako this his head quarters and shipping point and will bring down sufficient amount of ice from Petersburg to last him until the Frye -Bruhn ice plant is again in op- eration.
 J. P. Christensen, the inventor of smokeless powder, mention of which was made in the Miner few days lgo made pracatical demonstration )f his invention yesterday in the pres, snce of d few mining men. The test seemed to be satisfactory, and in the opinion of those present the prepara- tion would do the work of the ordi- nary powder at the ratio of about one- third to one and at cost of about the same ratio, leaving no smoke or ,tfensive fumes and doing away with he necessity of using caps.
 Both of the kranczunas children were injured yesterday afternoon, the little son receiving a cut on the fore- head and the daughter having her col lar bone broken. This injury of the little girl was not discovered until the boys wounds had been dressed. She lldn't seem to think h3r hurt was as ,aG as her brothers because she li1n't have any blood The little fellow hasn't lost his interest in con- ing events since, after his head had been bandanged, he asked his father If he thought Santa Clause would lnow him when he care around with the presents.
 Capt. Walter Thomas arrived in his home port this morning with good cateA-of herring. Capt. Thomas one of the old pioneer fishermen in these waters and is we'll informed Is to the habits of the inny tribe al when he goes out for any kind of fish he gets them.
 (From Yesterdays Daily)
 Geo. Green, manager of the Hadley Shelter, is making flying trip to Hadley today.
 D. W. Terwilliger connected wi h he internal revenue office of Juneau is in town tooay.
 The Thimble Club is being enter fiained this afternoon by Miss May Mcllravie at her home in Newtown.
 The Princess May called this morn- ing with mail and frei ght and passen- gers and proceeded on her way north Eou; 10 a. ID.
 The Dora came in from Unalaska his morning with light consign- nent of freight and passengers, leav- ing for the south at about 9 a. m.
 The steamer Pennsylvania, which ,as been as far west as Seward, came into port this morning with passen- gers and freight leaving about 9 a. m. for Seattle.
 G. E. Mllligan. of the wireless tel | tgfapn S6rNlc6 on the faClUC COdSb $ in town on official business, looking ,ver tn site for q station. Let us ,ope and work tor a station here.
 l.. II. Davis. o he Vermont marble works, wEo h.., l.. .n on Maj ble ls- and fer tie last couple of weeks making [ st of marble there, has re- urneG 10 r. Eet,nik;n and reports find- rg good gra le of marble on the Fox prol erty.
 If ycu neet any of Ketchikan's young men afout four'. en or fifteen years old and he fails to recognize you iDn't be a armed as he is in all prob- liltv a Knight, and has something ID his sleeve whi'h gives him mere han ordinary concern, so beware of these Knights of ing Arthur.
 J. W. SteGman received q teleg, am hIs morning to meet with othJr off, : 'ers of tie New England Fish Co. in Vancouver and will go south on the Princess May. Mr. Stedman is local manager for the comlIlny here and