The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-17
LOCAL NEW 5
Interesting Items From the City and Vicinity....Pers0nal
 and Otherwise
(From Fr days Daily)

Frank Johnson and Phil Bagge came over from the It mine today.
 The steamship Pennsylvania passed this port going south at nine o'clock this morning.
 The Cottage City sailed from Seattle at 9 o'clock last night. That will bring her into Ketchikan Sunday.
 The Farallon went south at 10 0 clock last night having cargo of Sl, 656 cases of salmon from Hunters Bay. Good Friday services will be held this evening at 7:30 o'clock at the First NJ. E. Church with preaching by the pastor.
 The Choir of the NJ. E. Church are preparing fine Easter program for next Sunday. It will be finished in l full tomorrow.
 Nine women registered who did not vote at Tuesdays election. About fifty of the ladies voted and our election re- porter got things mixed. Harry Nelson a prospector from Hunters Bay came in last night on the Farallon. He has been suffering from impaired eyesight for some time and came to Ketchikan for medical aid.
 The figures got mixed up in the council proceedings report yesterday and gave Mr. King salary of s5o per month as fire chief. This salary is al together to nuniticent for the position and should have read $25.
 W. A. Hollis representing car fridge concern gave very interest ing exhibition of shooting on the tide flat below the saw mill this morning. He is an expert marksman and de- monstrated the utility of the ammuni- l tion he is advertising.
 The new officers of the Knights of King Arthur were entertained at a three course dinner at the pastor s study of the Methodist Church last night. Between courses the boys laid deep schemes for big times in the Knights for the Eext three months.
 A cable was received this after noon from the son of Fred Miller who was drowned here yesterday, author | izing the coroner to send the body to Tacoma where it will be met by him and taken to Athens, Wisconsin, for | burial.
 The Ketchikan Power Company is having their brigantine Blanch re- paired and put in order for delivering salmon boxes and lumber. This old craft resembles a pirate ship of the days of Captain Kidd with her schooner rig forward and pilot house aft.
 The steamer Peerless, Capt. A. w. Thomas, arrived in port yesterday l from Kechikan. The crew have been engaged in fishing for salmon and re- port excellent success. The Linden burg Cold Storage Go. bought ali the seasons catch. The Peerless will be used this summer as tow boat for the James mill at Douglas. Juneau Dis patch.
 It is alleged that a number of capi- talists have organized and are trying to have the government open for occu pancy Annette island as it is known to be immensely wealthy in mineral. Many years ago, before congress grant ed this to Father Duncan and his tribe of alien savages. American prospectors had located promising properties there, but their rights were com pletely ignored-Douglas Island News. 1 Congressman William Sulzer of l New York has forwarded jute sack half full of government seeds to Ex- l Governor SWineford. who in turn has passed them along to the Daily Miner i for distri button in Ketchikan. Any one who has a garden and can make use of some of them may call at this office and receive an allotment. Thev consist principally of peas, beans, car rots, lettuce, parsley and radish seeds.
 While in Vancouver on her last trip the Princess May had a wireless tele- graph outfit installed and she is now able to communicate with all the wire less stations along the north Pacific coast while on her run. The wireless outfit was installed by the United Wireless company. which now has stations at Seattle, Vancouver, Vic tora and Ketchikan and which in- tends to put stations in all the towns on the Alaskan coast. The wireless waves generated on the Princess have radius of about 350 miles.
 (From Saturdays Daily)
 J. c. Barber, superintendent of the It mine went over today with supplies and material for increasing the out. put.