The Ketchikan miner., 1908-02-15
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 Now that the library building is being re modelled and repaired, why wouldn't a coat of paint be good proposition for the council to favor ably consider anu act upon?
 The little gasoline launch Vulcan made the acquaintance of a submerged rock near the Pennock island shore yesterday, just opposite town, careen- ed and surk. The launch Telephone with scow has been at work trying to raise her, but without success be- cause of the prevailing high wind.
 James Moore. the ngineer who was so severly scalded at the Power com pany's mill about d week or ten days ago, declined to accept the furlough generously rendered him by his em- pIoyers and returned to work again yesterday. He is not only faithful epnloyee, but piucky one as we'll.
 The Vigilant returned this after noon from Willard inlet, to which place she went several days ago for a raft of logs, but came back without them. She found the weather too boisterous to justify her master in understanding the tow, so came back to await change to better weather conditions.
 The Murchinson baby which The Miner was instrumental in bringing into the world two or three days ahead of time, and which was taken to Saxman to be born, has come back to Ketchikan to stay, having been brought up yesterday on the Gospel Ship Marietta, accompanied by re- tinue of attendants, among them Mir. and Mrs. Marsden and M ss Harvard.
 Illegal Fishing would appear as if people who are not citizens of the United States or who have not declar- ed their intention to become such might possibly save themselves trouble by inquiring carefully into the fishing laws applicable to Alaska. Under those laws such persons are prohibited from taking fish in Alaskan waters, natives of Alaska alone excepted, or certain of the prohibited class who may be legally employed by citizens of the United States or associations of citizens. The question has been rais- ed in the case of some Japs, who have been engaged in the taking of halibut for the local market, probably in ig- noracnce of the law, and who will probably be excused on the promise that they will Ego and sin no more. :"
 In compliance with regulations made and provided, Carl Gustafson, the sailor who is ill with dropsy at $. Johns hospital, to which he was brought from the ship America, will be sent to the marine hospital at Port Townsend on the Jefferson tonight. The regulations do not permit the marine surgeon to hold him here be- yond period of twenty days.
 Completed. W. J. Sully has com peted the restoration of the school building at Saxman in way that has made it as good, if not better than it was when new. It will be remember ed that the building which is 30 X 60 feet, ground dimensions, was blown off it's foundation a couple of months ago, and at which time it was badly wrecked. Mr. Sully's contract was for replacing it on its foundation and put ting in new doors, windows and chim- neys, and making such other reparis as might be necessary to a complete re- storation and making it not only safe but wholly comfortable. This he has done, the building now resting on posts set down to bed rock and which make the foundation wholly substan- tial.
 Coming Again. The ink was scarce ly dry on The Miners item referring to the local fish market yesterday when the Bonita came in with thirty boxes of halibut, followed soon after with some smaller boats bringing all they could carry, with more this morining, swelling the total ready for shipment by the City of Seattle to about 125 boxes, equal to nearly, if not quite, 100, 900 pounds. These have reference to receipts of halibut only, in addition to which Hunt Lathrop Go. took in sixty spring salmon aver aging in weight not less than thirty pounds each. It begins to look as if the run of spring salmon had com menced in earnest, and that the bar vest might prove one of unusual profit for local fishermen.
 There has been no school session in part of the rooms today, because of the fues, during the enforced absence of the janitor, having become so clog ged with soot that it was found inn possible to start the fires this morning and keep them going. It is due to all concerned that it should be stated that Mir. Conner, the janitor, has been i'll for more than a month, dur