The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-21

ticaly no local news, except such al The Miner would much prefer not t, be called upon to recrod.
 Don't forget that the ladies of S Johns Church will have a sale o useful and fancy articles, candy, etc. on November 18th.
 The Eagle restaurant has added as an attraction to passers by little glass cabinet on the shelving of which is tastefully arranged display of good things to satisfy the appetite.
 Newt. Casperson has enlarged hi. bottling facilities by the addition of a porch covering the whole of the water side of the building he occupies.
 The Alert left this morning on her regular mail run to Metlakahtla, Dolo- mi and Chomley. She carried several passengers and quantity of freight.
 Miss Edith Jones returned on the Humboldt Sunday morning from her vacation, and resumed her duties as teacher of the 6. Johns mission school this morning.
 J. E. Lathrop, whose temporary appointment in the customs service expired by limitation on Saturday, is again behind the desk of the Hunt Lathrop establishment.
 Fred Cox will leave tonight south bound on the launch Teddy. He is going to Portland, Oregon, where his parents reside, having received word that his mother is ill.
 M. A. Tolrud, formerly an employe of the Miner. was southbound pas senger on the Princess May Saturday night. Mir. Tolrud will return in about month.
 George Andersen is enclosing his grounds in the upper end of Main street with a neat new fence high enough to keep predatory animals out, but what effect it may have on the legal fraternity remains to be dis covered.
 Al arrangements for the big Ash croft show tonight have been com plotted, and the performance promises to be an interesting one, we'll worth the price of adm ission. The program consists of ilu strated songs, bur- Iesque, moving pictures, parodies, etc., and will end with dancing con- test in which those who understand the terpsichorean art will have an op- portunity to show their agility.
 The gasoline boat Bonnie c, of the halibut fleet sent out by the Washington Fish Co.,, of Seattle to day arrived on her way to Petersburg where she will be stationed during the coming season. On her way up the coast, an accident happened to her machinery, and she arrived here in a cripple condition. Repairs were made by the Northern Machine Works and she proceeded on her way to Peters burg.
 Frank Burkhart returned yesterday rom trip to Prince of Wales island where he put in several days gather ing samples of ore forthe A. Y. P. expo psition and in visiting mines and prospects along the east coast of the sland. Beginning at Tolstoi Bay, and completing his work there, he visited the McWilliams property, Kasaan Bay, Karta Bay. and Hollis proper ties. An inspection was made of the It mine and the Hyda and Goodro properties. Sunny point was the next stopping place. From there the trip was continued on down to Dolomi and Niblack. Mir. Burkhart gathered quite a number of samples, and has made arrangements to have specimens sent in from the different points e visited. He says he throrouhgly en- joyed the trip. and was treated with hospitality wherever he went.
 There was man in our town
 Who was so wonderous wise.
 He thought business he could run
 Aud never advertise.
 Take heed and learn the moral
 Of this sad, mournful tale,
 For the only ad he ever had
 Was, "Cosed for Sheriff's Sale. "
 Exchange.
 The Northland arrived in last night about o'clock with full cargo. She carried 22O tons of coal, D tons being consigned to this place. She also brought to Ketchikan 40 tons of gen. eral merchandise. The remainder of the coal is consigned to Wrangell, Gypsum and Sitka. She left north bound at II 30 this morning.
 The steamship A. G. Lindsay, an independent boat plying in the inland trade from Puget Sound ports as far westward as Valdez, came in this morning, in command of the old and well known skipper, Capt. Oleson, formerly master of the City oi Topkea, who has many friends to wei. come him back to these waters.
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