The Ketchikan miner., 1908-09-19
KETCHIKAN
Local Happenings of the Past Seven Days Tersely
 Told.
tFrom Tuesdays Daily)

at the Quadra cannery IS ln the city.
 The Princess May will arrive tomor row from the north.
 The Onward went to Yes Bay ant Unuk yesterday.
 The Royal Hotel l-people are puttins new piling under their building.
 The c. c. Cherry, cannery boa from the north went through to Sc attle last night.
 l Mir. Ben Delzelle leaves tomorrow to accept position in Juneau with ; brokerage firm.
 Mrs. George. Rounsefell leaves the city today to spend the winter in the south.
 s. W. Taggart who has been in the ity in the interest of the meat pack CTS left for his home in Seattle toda, on the Dolphin.
 It is reporetd that John L'bote ex. pects to leave today with force o men to begin 5000 foot tunnel al Seal Cove, on Gravina Island.
 Mr. F. Larsen, J. w. Woodford and wife. of Dolomi and Mrs. R. B. Derickson of Seattle are the guests al the Stedm dman.
 The Royal has the following arriy als: o. J. Honde, Seattle; Chas. Out. ton, Bonuier Briggs, and James Car. riger. Loring.
 Edward Smith from Klawak Inlet arrived on the Dolphin today and re- ports the Klawak cannery to have completed it's pack. He says they nave put up 40, GOO cases this season.
 H. F. Swift, superintendent of the North Pacific Trade and Packing Com pany passed through on the Dolphin on hurried trip to San Francisco to attend court.
 Mir. H. s. Reynolds reports eight dollars left over from the Sunday ex- cursion to Hadley last week, which sum he has deposited in Mr. Cobbs name, as treasurer of the Citizens Commitete, an organization to further the welfare of ketchikan.
 George Sickles and his party, John Furlong, N. -Gasperson, and Mir. Horsley, returned from their hunt at Carroll Inlet last night at 9 o'clock. They say that the weather was de- lightful and the party had good hunt, bringing in lot of geese and lot of ducks.
 The steamer Cottage City, which is taking the City of Seattles run in or der that tie latter boat can get back on her regular schedule. did not get away from Seattle until O clock this morning, and she will make a call at Hadley. This will bring her due in Ketchikan Thursday.
 MT. Barber, of the Citizens Light md Water Co. said this morning that he reason the lights were delayed ir )eing turned or last night was because If the lining up Of the two machines, md as soon as this was accomplished, the lights were turned on. Many people feared that the lights would not be on for the evening, and grocer; were obliged to work overtime tC supply house wives with coal oil
 Hotel Connell arrivals are: Agnu. McA Ipin, Kasaan and James Bjorr of Seattle. Mir. Bjorn is here in tht interest of Mrs. Wyman's property lhe Red Wing mines on the west coast. MT. Bjorn has just come ovel from the Red Wing and expects tt return at once with coal and supplies. He reports everything moving along smoothly and in a prosperous condi tion at the mines.
 Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Woodford re ceived a cablegram of the death o Mrs. Woodfords, neice Mrs. Johl Davis, of Seattle, and left unlexpect edly on the Dolphin today to attent the funeral. The press dispatch to Th Miner yesterday stated that Mrs. Da wis had committed suicide and MT and Mrs. Woodford' s information stat ed that she was accidentally poisoned
 Dr. J. L. Myers and wife gave supper and social evening at thei home yesterday. The following guest were present: Miss Laura Young Dr. c. B. Stemen, w. A. Bryant and wife and children, Miss Ann Hale, Miss Van Houton, James Mill CT, Mir. and Mrs. F. V. Fisher ant children, Mrs. c. V. Fisher and Low ell A. Lucas. Mr. James Milar fur nished music on his violin and san several Scotch productions, and a! had an enjoyable time.
 Mir. Angus Mckenzie, well know contractor from Unuk River, ha completed arrangements with tn Tongass Trading Company for maxim extensive improvements to the four dation of the store and began th work yesterday with his men. Tn work consists of placing concref piers under their warehouse and wi
 take some time to complete. Tn IT 1