The Ketchikan miner., 1908-08-29
KETCHIKAN
Local Happenings of the Past Seven Days Tersely
 Told.
tFrom Wednesdays Daily)

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 The Northland sails tonight iron Seattle with good load of freight fol this place.
 Mir. Jack Rounsefell will le ave to day for the south on the Dophin.
 The Dolphin will arrive from tho north late this afternon.
 The Humboldt sails from Seattle to, morrow for the north.
 The storm last night dropped the curtain on ten days of continuous sunshine.
 The Alaska Steamship Company considering the matter of placing an excursion steamer similar to the Spo- kane on the Alaska run next summer
 Some of the friends of Miss Mar gerry Young rendered her picnic yesterday up along the Shoenbpar tramway.
 Judge Stackpole is justly proud of his "box garden" of sweet peas which bloom beautifully above the ebb and flow of tide water
 The Novelty came--in this afternoon from Loring with J. R. Heckman and large party.
 The Chicago, owned by a Chicago firm and running for the Chlopeck fish Company, of Seattle, stopped at Strong's wharf for coal. She is out n cruise for halibut.
 Miss Margery Young, after pro- longed vacation trip in Ketcikan, will leave this week to resume her studies at Park College, at Parkville, Mis- souri.
 The tour de luxe of Dr. Turner. Gus Pruell and Floyd Ryus started south for Sea Level yesterdy in style but came to sudden and unforeseen end. All the gentlemen are back at their old stands. The engine broke down.
 The officers and teachers of the Metodist Sunday School wish to thank all who contributed to the pleasure of the children at the indoor picnic yes terday, especially John Koel, who so generously opened the gymnasium for their use.
 Mrs. W. K. Bryant, accompanied by Master Arthur and Miss Margery will leave soon for Los Angeles, Cal ifornia. where they expect to spend the winter with cousin in that land of perpetual summer.
 The Women's Christian Temperance Union held their regular meeting this afternoon at the council cham bers, in charge of Mrs. W. H. Conner, the national representative for Alaska.
 Miss Rudnick and daughter Thelma, will return on the Jefferson, but Master Harold will rem ain in Tacoma with his grand parents for the winter to attend school.
 Mrs. Jacob Pittenger and daughter, Miss Olive Pittenger are planning an extensive trip east. They will visit Seattle and Portland and then will go east to Ohio, were they will spend some months with relatives in Akron, Wooster, and other cities. They will probably leave some time this week.
 The Royal Hotel, T new addition 10 the excellent hostleries. of this city, opened its doors to the public last night. Mr. Hans Apsch is the owner and manager. He has transformed his property on Front street into a comfortable, homelike guest house.
 specially for miners and others yho desire a good hotel, that furnish $ bathroom and board at moderate .xpense. The proprietor has put in new floors, remodeled the building throughout and made it an attractive stopping place. The Royal will un ioubtedly receive good share of patronage from tue many visitors constantly passing through and stop ping for a short time in Ketchikan, IS well as those residing here.
 Miss Dean, the talented and much beloved deaconess of s. Juhn's mis- sion, will leave this week for a years rest at her home in New York. Mis-, Dean as given ten years to her work in Alaska. She spent five years al Circle City on the Yukon River under the shade Of the Arctic winter his ht and the glare of the summer midnight suu. There, she not only ministered to the sick, but was the sole spiritual representative of the church for miles on the great river, and was obliged to act as clergyman, nurse, and teacher combined. Both there and here, she has rendered great service to the chureh and Alaska, and departs with ne keen regrets and best wishss of
 II ci zens regardless of ere d, iol her well earned rest.
 The collier, Oregon, under tow,
 s anchored in the nafrows with q supply of coal for here. When uu. | loaded at the Strong dock she wil