The Ketchikan miner., 1908-02-01

! interruption of the light service. Tn, trees, standing in large part on tht hill sides with little soil in whicl their roots could take secure hold were liable to be blown over ant break the wires down at almost an, time, if indeed they did not do seri. ous damage to the water mains, which are laid nearly all the way from the power house to town on the surface 0! the ground. The work has been com pleted over about half the distance, and the danger apprehended thus pro- portionately lessened.
 The natives who are members of $. Johns church, and their friends. spent Saturday evening very pleasantly al the shcool house. Excellent music was furnished by Walter Calvert, Alfred Gordon, Eli Tait and others, and the time passed quickly in playing various games in which both old and young joined with equal enjoyment. This is the third of series of ''partes" giv- en by the natives at the school, the first being given by the men employ ed in the sawmill, the second by the women, and this one being in charge of the young girls. It is intended to repeat these pleasant evenings fre- quently, rot so much for the proceeds, which, however, make substantial ad- ditions to the organ fund, but to pro- vide safe and wholesome recreation for the natives themselves.
 From Tuesday's Daily
 H. J. Garniss, of Dolomi, is regis tered at the Stedman.
 Geo. Irving, deputy U. s. District Attorney, arrived home from Juneau, on the Jefferson last night.
 H. K. Love. special agent of the General Land office, with headquarters at Juneau, was an arrival by the Jeff erson last right, and is registered a. the Stedman.
 c. E. Hooker. the Juneau conner cial traveller, than whom no knight of the grip has more friends in ketchi- san. is in town and residing temper arily at the Stedman.
 Walter s. Coutant, formerly of the Mining Journal. this place. later part owner and editor of the Juneau Rec ord Miner, is in town on business, and guest of the Stedman.
 If any body hungers for finer weather than we are now having. he or she will have to go far to find it anywhere this side of fields said to be wholly Elysian.
 W. \. Graves. P. o. inspector is down from Skagway. for the purpose of making an inspection of postoff ffices in this section of Alaska. He went to Yes bay and Hot Springs on the On ward this morning to investigate and report on the advisab bility of establish ing postoffices ar those places.
 At the Hotel Connell today, the register shows among others the names of the following newly arrived guests: Wm. H. Sheppard, Kasaan Mrs. Geo. Philips, Juneau: Evan Jones, H. o. Donnell, T. Mathews, NJ. H. O'Neill, Geo. Busch and John R. Mckay, Sulzer.
 The Jefferson, which was expected yesterday morning, did not arrive at this port till 8 o'clock last night. In addition to MT. and Mrs. H. C. Strong. she took from here as passen- gers: A. Johnson, Bert Hager, H. P. Harpan, Miss NJ. C. Nelson, A. Ryd- iord. and Ching Fong.
 The Alert towed the Pacific to Lor- ing today, where she will be laid ur until such time as she may he sold or otherwise disposd of. The Pacific, as the property Of the Alaska Copper company, is in the bands of receiver by whom she is advertised to be sold, notice of which appears elsewhere in this paper.
 The town is so quiet that everybod, notices the least evidence of inactivi ty at the Ketchikan Power company's mill, though it be only temporary ] The quietness which prevailed fol only about an hour in that quarter was accustomed by trifing mishal to some minor part of the machinery which vas soon pu, to rights, and voult not have been noticed, but for brie absence of the hum and hustle tt which our people are accustomed a' coming from that direction. The Ladies Tuesday club met thi afternoon At the home of Mrs. J. F 1 Beegle, and filled out the program which had been arranged in cumioem oration of the anniversary of Burns birthday. The exercises consisted 0 readings, and rccitations of quotations from Burns by Mesadmes Cogle, Beegl' and Swine ford. The next meeting vii be held at the home of Mrs. D. C. Abrams.
 1 Pete r. Gilmore, Of the Emerald { has concluded to branch out with ; side business. but whether for prof or pleasure The Miner IS not inform