The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-28

At the Council: Peter Carlson. Sulzer; Asel Olson, Dolomi; c. V. Silvis, Beaver Falls.
 The Jefferson is due southbound to- northbound until about December 2nd.
 w. F. Smith, of the Ketchikan Steam Laundry, left on the Princess May last night for Prince Rupert in- tending to continue his journey from there to Seattle before returning.
 Up to the time of going to press nothing has been heard of Sexton, the missing engineer at Hadley. It is very greatly feared that he has been drowned or met with some other fatality.
 Dr. Kimball, the opticlan, returned day or two ago, and is again at his old quarters in the Pittenger build ing, upper end of Dock street.
 N. Zimmerman has caught the fever, and is making an excavation next his store preparatory to putting in a heating plant of his own. Mick" makes it point to never finger long behind the times.
 The December schedule of the Pacific Coast $. $. Company provides for the departure of the City of Seattle from Seattle for southeastern Alaska ports, December ', and of the Cottage City on the l9th.
 The latest dividend paid to stock holders of the London Exportation cUmpany's so-called Treadwel mines brought the aggregate of such divi dends up to sum total of Sl2, 690. sol.
 Indications point to tine presence of a tough element in town which will bear close watching. We hear of one or two stores being broken into, but the intentional thieves not finding anything light enough to finger dldn' | steal anything.
 The Princess May arrived here southhound last night and took as passengers W. H. Lathrop, James Mark, Mrs. Annie Wells, J. w.. Smith, w. F. Smith, w. F. Walker, 1 Tom l.. Johnson and wife and six sec ond class passengers.
 Tom Johnson, of the Admiral left on the Princess May last night for California, accompanied by his wife, ana expecting to be absent all winter That he may return in the spring time, if not before, with health fully restored is the earnest wish and hope of his Ketcnkan friends whose name is Legion.
 The Fara|on reported here this afternoon, but did not finger, depart- ing without so much as asking leave from anybody for Metlakahtla and the vest coast ot Prince of Wales, where she goes to discharge freight, and to search for return cargo. She ex- pects to take on marble at Calder. and pick up enough salmon and other fish here and there to complete a full cargo.
 And now we are reminded to in- qule, just casually, you know, don't you krow What has become of the United Wireless Company which was U plant a stat ion here immediately. ] if not sooner, more than q year ago? And while about it we might just as pertinently inquire what, if any, steps are heing taken by the business men of Kelchikan that very desirable l improvement at the hands of the fed eral govern nsnt, who, 1t is under stood is ahilt to install wireless stations at WrangeIl and Petersburg, 1 where they Nli not be Deally sn e;iiven, in se'ring the needs and re- quiraments of tie shipping interes : would be one such instrument here al Ketchikan and from which last point ships carrying the wireless could be communicated with in either drec- tion all the way from Puget Sound to Skagway.
 Considerable sickness is repor ted to exist in town, but nothing of a very serious or infectious character. At all events the medical gentlemen evince no alarm, and that is equivai- ent to belief on their part that the health of the community is reasonbly good rather than otherwise.
 1t is understood that the steamship Dolphin has gone into ordinary for repairs and general overhauling and retitting and will not again be seen ir these waters until sometime next spring. Meanwhile the Jefferson will continue on the run, carrying the mails while the Farallon md Dirigt will be mainly emI loved as freighters'
 Tomorrow being Thanksgiving Day the employees of the Minor intend [, spend most of the day feast,ng on tur key, therefore ihure will be no issue of the paper.
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