Douglas Island news., 1909-09-15

| season III SOuGne6SG6rn AlaSka. 1 Ed. Mccormick, of the Treadwell machine shop, has gone to the. Sound for vacation,
 Deputy Marshal W. D. MscMillan came home on tn Jefferson from bus mess trip to the Sound. It is expected that the federal grand jury in session at Juneau will complete its labors this afternoon. Ed. Andrews, the photographer man, went south on the Humboldt to see the sights at the Exposition city,
 MT. George Bach is City of Seattle passenger for the Sound on business connected with his mining properties.
 Every night you can see the moving pictures at the Douglas Opera House, and it is free to all. New films each week.
 M. S. Hudson went south on the Humboldt, but there is report that he has something else in view besides visit to the A.-Y.-P.
 N. s. Gallentine, ex.editor of the Ketchikan Miner, is reported to have been pinched at Prince Rupert for op- ersting a swindling game.
 Merchant P. H. Fox, Foreman D. Landsberg of the Treadwell mine, and R. G. Wayland and wife arrived from the south today on the Princess May.
 The decision of Judge Gunnison srs- pending Attorney J. H. Cobb, of ofJuneau, from practice for a period of sixteen months has been confirmed by the court of appeals.
 s4OOO is the round trip rate to Seat tie aud return commencing May 27th. Tickets good until October 31st. For other information call at Heubner's Drug store.
 It is said that the story of rich finds, made by several Douglasites who were prospecting on the Taku this summer, has stirred up the old Klondike spirit and stampede is brewing.
 The float at the new city wharf is nearing completion. It will be fine place for small craft as there is always plenty of water and it is sheltered from the severe south winds by the little island.
 The following are Jefferson passen- gers from Douglas for the South: Mrs. c. E. Bennett, W. F. Taylor, E. R. James, Mr. and. Mrs. J. M. Davey, w. l.. Brooks, John Johnson and Miss Dora Greenwald.
 Mr. John Lundquist arrived on the Hum boldt last Wednesday evening from Entiat, Washington, where heand family have been living during the summer. MT. Lundquist has lost con- siderable in weight but says that he feels we'll. He reports that Mrs. Lund- quist and the children suffered consid- erably with the heat, but are now all we'll and happy.
 The Juneau Dispatch announces that on Monday Peter and Toby Hallum se- cured their first payment from Supt. Tripp for their thirteen claims on Mt. Juneau, adjoining the Ebner property. The property purchased from the Hal lums is to be consolidated with the new Ebner property and will form an association of claims to be opened and mined next season.
 The Juneau Transcript has succumb- ed to the fate that overtakes majority of the newspapers launched on the un- certain sea of journalism. Editor Ull- rich, in his last will and testament, published after the obsequies, devised to the Dispatch the good will of the concern and the patronage of the "Union." This it appears was about all of the property. So far no one has contested the will. We understand that MT. Ullrich will accept a position with one of the Cordova dailies.
 The News has letter from John T, Towers, of Seattle, in which he calls us to time for suggesting that the three pieces of furniture manufactured by the Alaska Furniture and Undertaking Company of this city, and sent to the