The Ketchikan miner., 1909-01-09
KETCHIKAN
Local Happenings of the Past Seven Days Tersely
 Told.
(From Wednesdays daliy)

(trom Wednesdays daliy)
 J. H. Sullivan, left for Skagway on the Humbolt, yesterday.
 The thermometer registered five above this morning. Every little helps.
 Only three. first class passengers came up on the Humbolt yesterday.
 The Humbolt unloaded forty tons of freight for the loacl merchants, yes terday.
 Mir. NJ. Miller, captain in the Salvation Army, was passenger on the Humbolt for Skagway.
 Dr. Bauer, who has been to Seattle combining business with pleasure, re- turned on the Humbolt yesterday. The weather being too cold to work, all the men working on the New Eng and Fish Co.'S plant are laid off. Ketchikan Lodge No. f, I. o. O. F.. installed officers at their meeting las, | night for the ensuing term as follows: N. G., D. w. Hunt, V. G., Bert Lund. Secretary. Charles Deppe, Treasurer, J L. Myers, P. G., J. Lathrop. When the Humbolt goes south this trip it will be her last for the Pacific Coast Steamship Company. She will | go from Seattle to San Francisco tc undergo slight repairs, then probabl. run independently to Alaska ports. Mir. F. P. McCurdy, who was oper. ated on for appendecitas, in Seattle, some time ago and who was reported seriously ill, is now improving rapidl, and will soon be able to be out again Mr. MCcurdy was at one time resi- dent of this city and we'll known by many of the residents.
 The Taku was chartered by a party of about thirty last night and trip ! was made to the Lake near George Inlet. Lunches were provided and the crowd had a merry time unti about midnight. The orchestra fur nished music and songs were in order both going and returning. Some on' rocked the boat on the way back ana few of the ladies got nei vous-no sea sick. % Mrs. H. c. Schmidt who has beer seriously ill at Hospital in Seattle. is much improved and her speedy re- covery is assured. Mir. Schmidt stated l shis morning that for more than tw. months Mrs. Schmidt could retain nt food on her stomach and hat become so weak from lack of nourish- 'nent, that it was feared for a tim' she could not recover. The Doctor. opreated on her as last resort, re. moving the ulcers and she rallied almost immediately.
 (From Thursdays Daily) Business is dull just now, every ont staying in doors and keeping d goo, ire going in order to keep warm. l The office floor of the Stedman i receiving coat of paint at the hands ot Thomas Clemenson.
 The Onward went out on her regular run this morning with no passengers. nothing but mail and few supplies for some of the camps.
 J. H. Cam, Sandy Clark, c Lan- caster and l.. Blodgett, are going down to Georges Inlet to put np ice. They announce that they will put up a good supply and will have plenty of ice for everybody in couple of days.
 The thermometer had bad night last night and fell back to zero. If the thing has another spell like the one last night there is DO telling what .:ill happen to things in general ,round town.
 During the cold weather we will ask the public to be patient with us as the water pipes are frozen every morning and 1t IS late by the time the iffice gets thawed out so that the type setting machine will work. We will 10 the best we can, and provide the public with all the news we are able to get up in reasonable length of time. and promise to do better when conditions improve.
 The Ladies Aid of the NJ. F.. Church, at their meeting held at the home Of Mrs. pr. Myers, yesterday afternoon, elected officers for the ensuing term as follows: Mrs. Myers. President, Mrs. Strong. Vice President, Mrs. Fisher, Secretary and Mrs. Conner, Treasurer. It was decided by the ladies to have , regular sewing day every two weeks, at which time domestic and fancy aprons would be made, the fancy aprons will be made to order for any ,ne wanting them. both plain and fancy handkerchiefs will als, be uale 10 order and will be for sae at | ,ll times.
 The Alert retnrued last night from Port jinson and Tree Poiut and on Ter arrival In DOT, presented a sorry
 ppearance, lIeiux almost entirely
 Jveicd will, ice from stem to stern. | ri,D (aptait, ,ppOrt. yat.r l,nnv, sooS