The Ketchikan miner., 1908-02-15
KETCHIKAN
Local Happenings of the Past Seven Days Tersely
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{From Mondays Daily

fFrom Mondays Daily)
 The steamer Henriette passed down from the north last night, light.
 The Princess May will he due to arrive here Wednesday morning.
 The Al-ki is scheduled to sail iron, Seattle for southeastern Alaska ports on the 10th inst.
 Al the Stedman today are Mrs. Me- Alpine, of Kasaan, Mrs. Ellen Alt house, Hollis, and MT. and Mrs. l.. A.. Jacobs, Seattle.
 The Jefferson will sail from Seattle tomorrow night, one day ahead of her advertised time, and should arrive Thursday night or early Friday morn- ing.
 Craig Miller has gone to Egg Island with lumber for a fishing station al that point which he will operate in connection with H. Bergman in the mild curing of salmon,
 The Alert started on her regular mail run this morning hut owing to some minor mishap to her machiner, vas obliged to return, getting back ,gain about the noon hour,
 The Alert made the run yesterda, to Nakat inlet, to which point sht took A. L. Moore and his logging out fit. Nakat inlet is deep indentiol ot the mainland not far around iron ,he extreme projection known as Cap, Fox.
 The common council has effected !; satisfactory settlement with Capt. iurney, which removes the only ob- ,tacle that threatened to stand Tn tn, way of the completion of the Wate. street Improvement as far as at pres .nt projected.
 w. A. Patterson, the energetic al lround contractor, has the job jus How of driving new piles and over. hauling and making general repair, 10 the Ketchikan company's wharf.
 
 he work with accustomed vigor. Next Sunday evening the loca nen glee club will have charge all the music at the Methodist churcl.. 1 The club has arranged an interestin: l program that will be profitable an pleasant. The organization will b assisted by Mr. Geo. B. Waterhouse.
 Mrs. Victor Holt, wife of the Dep uty Collector at Sitka, passed througl Netchikan on the City of Seattle or her way to visit at Mr. Holt's home tt Eugene, Ore. During the stay ol the Seattle at this port Mrs. Holt re- newed acquantances with some of hei ex-Sitka friends and with some of he. college mates who are located here.
 Peter McKinnon, the anclent marin er who has charge of the Hog reel light, is in town today after supplies. de emphatically denies the report cir culated here that the light has beel out at any time since he has been it. charge of it, and with The Miner his word holds good against all ai1iants to the contrary.
 Mr. Ira King, once wharfinger at Ketchikan, now agent at Haires, Alaska, intends to leave for his home on the next trip of the Jefferson north. Being many miles to the north has not reduced his portlness nor his geniality. He is displaying his pro- pensity for graft by officiating as agent for two or three companies in addition to the A laska $. ,. Co.,. anG as accountant for at least one concern. According to his report, llaines has a promising future because of certain valuable mines located not far distant.
 The steamer Alaskan put in re- appearance here Saturday evening with light cargo-the Highest she has ever brought. It consisted of general merchandise fer local dealers with some water pipe for the Citi- zens Light, Power and Water com pany, together with supplies for Sul- ger and other points on the southwest coast of Prince of Wales. Taking on more cargo here, including some lum- Der for fishing station at Egg Is- land, not far from Kawak, she sailed again yesterday afternoon for the west coast, expecting to continue her voy age as far north as Petersburg, re- turning here not later than next Thursday.
 (From Tuesdays Daily)
 The City of Seattle is announced to sail for southeastern Alaska ports to- morrow night.
 The Edmonds cottage, on Dock street, opposite the $. Johns rectory, is nearing complexion and will De as comfortable and cozy q home for a small family as any in town. It will be occupied by H. c. Horsley and wife.
 The minstrel and dramatic enter tainment at Red Mems hall last night drew out probably the largest audi opoo avar assembled in K [etchikan On