The Ketchikan miner., 1908-02-01
KETCHlKAN
Local Happenings of the Past Seven Days Tersely
 Told.
(From Saturdays Dailyl

the superior quality of the goods and wares be has to offer the retail trade.
 The town treasurer will diSiurse not far from $500 this evening to men employed on the Water street i'm provenent-the amount Of the labor pay-roll for the week
 The men employed on the Water street improvement have turned the corner. the piling has heen pushed ahead, and the job may be expected to progress more rapidly now-until the money gives out.
 The Power company will begin ship ] hing salmon boxes from the mill here to the Loring canuery next week, o, the week after. This is not hecau : 'he boxes are needed at present, but in order to make room for more at the mill.
 For Delegate. Now that it appears practically certain that the election ef successor to Hon. Thomas Gale, a> delegate to congress, will develop iute contest on party lines. the pane oi
 harles \. Sulzer is heinz suggested IS gentleman in every way worthy lf the hcnor of a nomination at the hands of the convention called to meet at Juneau on the 10th of May next. and The Miner heartily endorses the suggestion. Mir. Sulzer is gentle man of singular ability, and without doubt. laying party aside, hetter qual- fled to represent the manifold inter- a>ts of Alaska. and guard we'll and truly her best welfare in the national congress than any other man that can 1e named. The Miner has DO inform 1tio0 to warrant the belief that Mir. SuIzer could he induced to accept a nomination if rendered him without solicitation and by unanimous vote, or 10 be candidate under ,any cirenm- stances, but it does know that i. -lectcd Alaska would not honor him more than be would honor Alaska. If the election depended upon the voters D, southeastern Alaska his election would he a foregone conclusion. should he fact be made known that he could ne induced to accept.the place.
 (Froui Mondays Daily
 The tug Clarita is out today after l raft of piles for J. R. Heckman.
 Another glorious day-one that con- aensates for good many disagreea ble opeS.
 Mir. and Mrs. H. C. Strong are pas sengers on the Jefferson today, for a brief visit to Seattle.
 The Alert is making her regular mail and passenger trip to Metla- kahtla. Niblack and Chomly today. ! The ketchikan Consolidated Mines ] Company will move into is new office building at the lower end of the tram tomorrow or the day after.
 l The City of Seattle is scheduled to ] leave Seattle on her next voyage of. ! the evening ci the 2J,h, which seould bring her to this pert or the lst. ;, The Gussie came in from the Leon ard logging camp last night and "il ] shortly transfer her scene of opera tions to some point further north.
 The Alaskan. 1t is reported, vii. sail from Seattle next Saturday with full cargo of freight for this place ond the West coast oi Prince oi Wales.
 l The fishing boat Bonita came in last night from Mary island with about 1000 pounds Of halibut, which hei crew, by working All night. succeeded in boxing and making ready for snip ment on the Jefferson today.
 ! The Pacific Coast companys big ship Meteor. concerning whose long stay in the north there has been more UT less guessing here. il is now statc z will arrive doa on the 3lst. and will probably take mail from here. She l. believed to b: nOa loading marble ai the Calder quarrics.
 The two patients under treatment by the marine surgeon at $. John's hos pital-Kummer and Gustafson-are re- ported to be getting along nicely. Hummer was brought to the hospital with fractured ankle from the steamer Toledo, Of which he vas as- sistant engineer, and Gustafson was q sailor on the ship America.
 Tn looking over your catalogue from big mail order house, just look and see what they pay for produce; you might also look and see what their terms of credit are in case you do not have the ready cash, and how much they will subscribe toward keeping ur the sidewalks Of your town. Just
 write and see wbat they will give to assist the poor and needy of your com munity. When you have done this and received their answer, go to your home merchants, get their prices, de- duct the cost of transportation Of the goods you are thinking Of buying Of the mail order house and gee if it is TO, more 10 your advantage tO buy at [ s.a.xx. sI .s rfa