The Ketchikan miner., 1908-09-19
(From Wednesdays daily)

The Jefferson is due from the soutl this evening.
 The Northland is expected tomor row, northbound.
 Dan Mcdonald has succeeded A Buring, resigned, as manager of th' Cabinet Saloon.
 James Johnson, James Mack and ] Harris from Juneau are yesterdeay'. arrivals at the Cornell.
 r. w. Hartford and w. B. Hoff. man were registered at the Royal yesterday.
 The Mokonys and the Anna B finish ed the seasion's fishing in Icy Strai and passed thr ough for the south 10 day.
 The close of the fishing season has materially increased the population 1T Indian town, and also the size of the mosquito fleet.
 ] The boys class of the Methodist Sun day School will meet at the church tomorrow, (Thursday) at 3:3O p. m. to form boys club.
 The Taku returned this morning w ith Fish Commissioner Cobb ano pr. Stemen from Wrangell. They enjoyed their pleasure trip but had g | little rough weather.
 The Ed. Elkins came in from Thorn l Bay with seventeen barrels of salted | fish today. William Forss and Peter Skoglund who own the pack say they | are going to store the fish until prices raise.
 Mr. c. B. Bathle has returned from his two months fishing trip an q has opened his store yesterday. He says he is putting in a new line oI general merchandise and groceries in his store at the end of Mission Street.
 The Teddy went to the Unuk today to bring down Mir. Leland of the boundary survey, who has had crew surveying in that locality for mum. Der of weeks.
 Mr. L. c. Mann from Hog Rock light brought in the first load of hali- but for this season today. He had five fish whose aggregate weight was 500 pounds. But with L. G. at one end oi the line and even one of those big fel- lows at the orther would not give that fish much of run for his money. Messrs Shearer and Brown returned from the Quadra on the Skipper last night having finished fishing.
 Alex Atkins. John Heerdt and Long Shorty went to DallI sland yesterday to do assessment work on the Califor- nia group of mining claims. .The California claims are owned by Capt. Whitney, H. z. Burkhart, J. Lathrop, Chas. Guzman and Craig Millar. It was learned last night that Mr. H. F. Swift is on his way south to at. tend court at San Francisco in suii between his company, the North Pa cific Trade and Packing Co.,. of which he.is superintendent, and w. P. Pull yer & Co.,, of San Francisco. Mr. Swift's company is suing the Fuller company for S6, 900 damages caused by the sale of batch of bad acqeuring to his company. The bad lacquer was received at the Klawak cannery and used in lacquering and labelling tn t pack, and the entire output had to b. relacqeured and relabeled, costing the company, it is alleged, S6, 900. Mir. L. P. Hunt, superintendent ot the Shakan cannery is in town for a few days stay. He reports the com pleton of his salmon pack and has 45, GOO cases. Mir. Hunt will leave foi Juneau soon.
 Rev. and Mrs. Frederick V. Fisher entertained the official board of the Methodist church at dinner last eve. ming at the parsonage. The guests were: Mir. J. E. Ryus, Mir. and Mrs Wm. Conner, Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Bryant, Dr. and Mrs. John L. Myers, Mrs. Frank Bold and Mr. and ,drs. H K. Thompson. After the last course was served. the table wsa cleared anf the board held ''round table confer ence'' on the work and future plans of the church. Mir. James Millar wa: elected as an additional member o the board.
 The ladies A i'd of the M. E. church will give monday lunch at the Pc cahontas dining room in Redmens hal tomorrow. Thursday from Il till o'clock. This is the first of their fam ous luncheons for the winter season and they ask for liberal patronag' from the public. The committee ol arrangements are Mrs. Wm. Conner Mrs. Joseph Langelier, Mrs. F. Hunt, Mrs. Mclaughlin and Mrs Julia Thompson. Mrs. J. L. Myer is chairman of the reception commit tee and Mrs. H. c. Strong of tn table committeee. The price of tn luncheon will be thirty-fve cents.
 The Dolphin stopped at Wrangell O this trip south and took on 5000 case