The Ketchikan miner., 1909-01-02

lniet yesterday ana IS stopping ab the Stedman.
 c. +. Jonhson who has charge of the Gold Seal properties at North Arm is in town for few days.
 George Green, Supt. of the Hadley Shelter is in town for short time and is registered at the Stedman.
 Why couldn't this snow arrive a little earlier so it could have been with us Christmas morning?
 Tom Johnon will leave in the morn- in on the Onward with crew of men to do assessment work on the Alaska Gold Standard at Helm Bay.
 Prospects of good coasting tonight make many of the boys and girls some of the boys and girl being old CT than others" look at the favorite hill with a longing eye.
 It must be great sport to tow launch arond with TOW boat judging from the number being lowed arond on the channel yesterday in that man. ner. One method of taking physical culture no doubt.
 Mir. Brynat wishes to explain to the public that there is no trouble of any kind at the J. R. Hickman Store. The crowds to be seen looking through the windows are watching two young ladies sorting nails, wash tubs and sausage grinders in the Hardware de- partmet.
 Captain Fisher of the Steam Launch St. Anthony. is placing his boat on the dry dock down in Indian town in order to straighten her shaft. Mr. Fisher has had quite an amount of repair work uone on the engine and expects to have his launch in first class condition in few days.
 The furnace at the Hunt Lathrop Co went out of business last night, a crack showed up in the boiler which is.may take some time to repair. Mir. Hunt stated this morning that he might pc compelled to send east for reparis before he could use the plant again.
 Not many people turned out to church services yesterday. No doubt they were resting up after Christmas Iabors. Consecration services were held last nigth at the Methosdit Church in which the congregation picked out old fashioned hymns to sing. No special choir services being held.
 tFrom Tuesdays Daily)
 Mrs. s. F. Kauters of Seattle is reg istered at the Stedman.
 The Onward went out on her reg ular mail run this morning.
 The following left on the Jefferson for the north D. Dickson, A. Mcleod, NJ. Dalzelle and Frank Sweeney.
 Mrs. H. F. Kauters who came up on the Jefferson goes to join her husband who has wnring lease on the A. B. c. mining claims ear Helm Bay.
 The Jefferson came in about mid night last night with about fifty tons of merchandise for the local merchants and ten passengers.
 NJ. NJ. Churchill, R. c. Miller, NJ. B. and E. W. Petreman. w. M. Her. man, J. J. Sanac, s. P. Oakes, F. T. Cox, F. w. Rowland and Mrs. H. P. Kanters came up on the Jefferscn.
 Mir. F. P. McCurdy, at one time a resident of K Ketchikan. is reported by his sister-in-law Miss Lillian Patter- son. as being critically ill in Seattle, having been recently operated on for appendecitis.
 About two hundred people attended the services at the St. John Church last Sunday evening. Being St. Johns Day it was largely attended by the Masonic Lodge. There was a good hearty service, the sermon bearing on the fundimental principles of the masonry.
 The Knights of King Arthur will entertain the mem bers of the Metho- dist Sunday School and tbeir friends at the the Church tonight at B 70 P. NJ. The program is series of very numerous Shadow pictures detailing the adventures of Peter Shadowman of Ketchikan in his journey around the world.
 Coasting on the hill was fine last night and nearly all of ketchkan's younger set were out enjoying d ride on the new bobsled made for Dale Hunt and James Sayles, whirh is a dandy. Tsenty people can be ac- comodated at one time n the sled as fui all ibe time. Roy Iron pson provided horns for the ladies who used them to perfection. filling the heart of the small boy with envey.
 Louis Faver, Martin Cooley. Sam Picard, Joe Za,DorI. two Petersi;r Bros, and Track Watt. wbo is to le cook. went out on the Cnwa'3 this morning in carge of tteir luerurr Thomas ohnson. taking about W