The Ketchikan miner., 1908-03-28
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 of Hot Sptings are in town and regis tered at the Stedman.
 The City of Seattle on her return trip from Skagway, will call in at Sitka. She is due to arrive here about the first.
 Those who arrived on the Humboldt for ketchikan are as follows: pr. Bauer C. Schneider, Henry Clarke and Mrs. c. C. Clarke.
 I. C. LaBryn and wife of Tree Point, DeWitte Swi .art and Miss c. Swigart of Traitor's Cove, an1 Harold Sather are registered at the Connel. been ahseut from the city for some time on visit to Seattle. returned today on the Humboldt and will re- sume his occupation
 A scow is heinz loaded at the ketchikan Power con pnny's mill with lumber which will be shipped to Yes Bay for the cannery located at that place. The vigilant will take it in tow some time next week.
 John Heator Otto Enig, r. Dickie l W. c. Adams, Mrs. Anderson, Vivian Anderson, two children and seven second class passengers were aboard the Humboldt today on their way to Yes Bay where they will he employed in the cannery during the coming season.
 The Alert left out on her regular mail run today to Metlakahtla, Nib- lack. Dolomi and Chomly. She took as passengers J. w. Lane. F. Warren and R. HI. Spencer to Moira sound where they will inspect the marble property iu which they are interested. The will return on the Alert Tuesday.
 The Pocahontas Lodge invites its i friends to attend progressive whist party Ia benefit for one of it's mem- bers) on the evening of March 26 at S:30. Refreshments will be served. Admission D cents each.
 The Pocahontas Ladies cordially in- vite the public to assist them in rak- ing this benefit card party success socially and financially.
 A congregation that again filled S. Johns church to overfowing heard last night the final illustrated lecture in the series given by the Methodist and Episcopal churches. The views of the most famous paintings Of the Life of Christ were unusually fine. The proceeds of these lectures. which were to have been divided by the two churches, have generously been given entirely to the organ fund of s. Johns church.
 The Vigilant returned last night from a trip to Nakat inlet, in the neighborhood of Cape Fox, bringing with her raft of logs. She will leave out tomorrow for Traitors Cove where she will pick up raft belong ing to DeWitte Swigart who is log ging in that district.
 George Williams. who has been em- ployed at the Ketchikan Power com pany's mill as edger, has resigned his position and will engage in logging. He expects to operate at some point on the west coast of Prince of Wales island. Mr. Williams is a native who is both intelligent and enterprising and is deserving of success. He is moving his family to Metlakahtla to- day, where they will remain while he is engaged in getting out logs.
 The Humboldt arrived in at 8 o'clock this morning with llS passen- gers aboard, four of whom were for Ketchikan and D for Yes Bay. She brought B tons of freight for Ketchi- kan. Among the passengers were twenty-nine men who are on their way to Treadwell to take the place of striking miners. The Humboldt will call in at Skagway, returning without calling at Sitka. She will be back about the Both.
 The Citizens Light, Power and Water company has it's electricians engaged today in extending a feed line from the second phase of their dynamo to the local cannery, where ve horsepower two-phase motor is being installed. The motor will he used to operate the machinery in tho cannery, thus making a saving in the coal consumption. The boilers will merely he used to provide steam and hot water for the cooking.
 The following meteorological sum- mary of the weather conditions during the week ending March 25, 1908, is reported by N. B. Whitfield, deputy U. $. land and mineral surveyor:
 March 10-6 a. m. to 6 ?. m.-rain- storm, wind from southeast, avg. temp. 36 deg.
 March 20-6 a. m. to 6 p. m. cloudy. wind from south. avg. temp. 36 deg.
 March 2l--6 q. m. 10 6 P. m.-ra n durinv forpnUon Winl from SOuth theuSt