The Ketchikan miner., 1909-02-20
|m THE LOCAL FIELD
The Cottage City is due South today.

this morning.
 The Princess May had nine for this port yesterday.
 The Alert went out on her regular run to Kasaan and Hollis this morn ing.
 Nick Zimmerman informs us that we will have ten days more cold weather, no more.
 The Princess May came in about eleven yesterday morning and lett Tor the north about one. p. III.
 Ben Sylvester and Fred Stafford went to Metlakahtla on the Taku this morning to look after trade.
 Yesterday morning was the coloest of the winter, the thermometers ln town showing from two to eight oe- low.
 Mir. J. c. Barber and wife returned home yesterday on the Princess May after spending short vacation at Sound points.
 Dr. Zuber. the dentist will leave on the Cottage City for Eugene, ore.' on 8 business trip, expecting to be gone about ten days.
 Grains. fruits and vegetables grown in Alaska will be feature of the eS- hibit from the Northland at the Alas ka.Yukon. Pacfc exposition next sum- mer.
 Mir. F. s. Sizer. mining expert from Helena, Montana, left on the Alert this morning to look over some mining claims in the vicinity of Ma saan.
 The Taku will proceed to Sea Level from Metlakahtla this morning ana will bring back Ed. Brown who mas been taking care of the mine during the winter.
 Mir. W. NJ. Brewer, superintendent of the Tyee Shelter Co. at Ladysmith came in on the Princess May yesterday to look after business in connection with the shelter.
 During the recent heavy snows at the Ouadra Cannery the roof of the cannery was badly damaged and the fish shed broken entirely down under the weight of the snow.
 Wm. Freeburn, Superintendent of the Mt. Andrew mines came in on the Cottage City this morning and will make preparations for the opening up of the mine at an early date.
 Mr. George Blanchard, one of Skag- ways business men was passenger for home yesterday on the Princess May after a trip to Sound points on combined business and pleasure trip.
 The Queen Esther Circle of the Methodist Sunday school, the girls so- ciety are entertaining the Knights of King Arthur at the residence of Mr. Fisher with Valentine party.
 News of Edgar Baker has been re- ceived at this office and personal let ter written to Mr. Baker at 2244-3d ave. west. Vancouver, B. c. instruct ing him to write to his mother.
 The Lincoln Centenary was attended by almost the entire populaton of the town yesterday. A beautiful program was rendered and several addresses made by prominent citizens on the life and characteristics of the martyred president.
 Mrs. A. E. King of Sunny Point, who was on her way to Rockford, 1lli- nois to visit friends. was in serious railroad accident in Montana. The train ran into an open switch derail- ing the engine and four coaches and iniuring nany passengers.
 new contrib button box which was made by Mr. Day has been placed iE the free reading room of the Ladies Library. It is very unique affair, being made of yellow cedar cut from a forest tree, the bark being left on and the whole nicely polished. It will take tho place of the one destroyed some time ago by some disreputable fend who probably stole 10 or b cents from the box.
 We are glad to learn there was a hot man in town yesterday morning. l took several buckets of water to cool Mir. Hunt of. and when he finally emerged from beneath the sidewalk, where he went with torch to thaw out frozen pipe, he looked to be thoroughly cooled of. The bucket brigade. ''al ways industrious ]" arrived on the scene early and proceeded to throw water on the supposed fire. Mr. Hunt, who was holding the torch yelled like a good fellow when the first bucket Of the icy fluid was dashed on him. The crowd thinking Mir. Hunt was yelling for more water, carried out what they thought was his wish and by the time he squirmed out from be- neith the walk he had received the