The Ketchikan miner., 1908-12-05
OITHE LOCAL. FIELD
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(From Saturdays DailyI
 The launch Onward will sail for Hadley tomorrow morning.
 George Morrison is enlarging, and repairing his cottage on Main street
 David Nicoll and c. ]. Goodro were passengers on the launch Alert this morning bound for Kasaan.
 W. ]. Sully is taking advantage o he fine day to repair the roof of one of his Main street cottages.
 Bert Steers and Karl Swigert are of this morning for Skowl Arm. They did not give away the object oI the trip, but they had gun.
 The houses of Mrs. Hamilton and Henry Goemaere on Water street will soon be ready for the decorators.
 Fl E. Heckman has built small addition to his residence at the cor ner of Main and Grant streets.
 The launch Alert, Capt. Anderson, arrived this morning from Sunny Point with mail and passengers. She left shortly after for Kasaan bay points.
 The work of connecting the Union Steamship company's wharf with the Strong wharf. which has been sus- pended for several days from various cau ses, was resumed this morning.
 Freq J. Nandervald, deputy collec- tor of customs at Skagway, with his family, were south bound passengers on the Jefferson last night. The gentleman, is on his annual leave of tbirty days.
 By an accidental omission yesterday the local concerning the city library failed.to make clear the fact that the ladies know what became ot certain magazines which were taken from the library room few weeks ago.
 Hotel arrivals: Stedman-H. E. Heckman and wife, Loring: P. F. McCabe. Prince Rupert; Jas. Wiley. city: L. B. Jackson, Seattle. Con- nell-Henry c. Story and E. Hart. city; C. E. Bissell, Seattle; and Lois Sands Royal-Hugh Barcley, N. E. Williams and s. Peterson.
 Advices from Frank Pearce and wife are to the effect that they arriv- ed safely at their new home. Globe, Arizona, and are much pleased with The country in spite of the fact that there Las been DO rain for sixty days. They are likely to wish many times 'or some of Alaska's refreshing show CTS.
 Messrs Butler and Johnson. who were sent to Hadley by the Eagles to look for the missing brother, James Sexton, returned today. They report that the people of Hadley had made a careful search, covering the entire town, without finding a trace of the missing man. Their inquiries brought out the fact that his sickness was very severe, and it is feared, in sudden delirium, he threw himself into the water. The usual methods, however, failed to recover his body. so his dis appearance is still mystery.
 Sulzer is a busy town these days, many improvements and additions be- ing made that add much to the attrac- tiveness of the place. The new buId- incs that are to be used in connection with the recently established customs office are nearing completion and the to~nsite survey has been finished. The mine is employi ing about seventy men, and more are beii g added to the force. The American, dismantled bark, is loaded with 3,CO0 tons of ore and awaiting the arrival of the tug SeaIion which will tow it to the smeiter.
 The steamer Jefferson south bound came into port lasr evening. She had a passenger list of seventy-6ve per sons, also 275 boxes of fresh halibut and 10. OO0 cases of salmon. Her first cabin passengers from Ketchikan were James Wallace and wife. of Metlakahtla, Mrs. Peterson, C. J. Alexander, Mrs. R. s. Petty, Ralph Graham, Mrs. H. C. Schmidt, Peter Carlson, James Woodgate. Royal Young and vile, ". E. Weise. Lois Sands, Mrs. A. J. Eardley and Dr. H. ;. Story. There were also three sec ond class passengers.
 fFrom Mondays Daily)
 Frank Bold expects the Humboldt at three o'clock tomorrnw morning.
 The steam tug vigilant, Captain Doyle, came into port last night. with boom of logs from Cholmondeley sound.
 The launch Uncle Dan. owned by Will Neill. came into port Saturday afternoon. Will intends to pull ouI for WrangelI tomorrow.
 Mir. Mann, keeper oi the Hog island light, is in town today with back load of mineralized rock which he hupes will make his fortune.
 
 Charlie Melton started at eleven o'clock today for Bell island hot