Douglas Island news., 1909-07-21

Mrs. Lindback is now employed at the Douglas News Depot,
 The Humboldt is always on time, If you have hurry-up freight orders, have them shipped on the Humboldt.
 Boss Carpenter I. D. Carpenter, Fore man Jas. Daniels, Foreman Mark Smith aud Mir. Allen started for Bear creek Tuesday morning on the Mabel, Otto Wicklander, of the Tresdwell foundry, and J. F. Ryan, of the MeXi can mine, left on the 18th inst. for a months prospecting on the Taku river. Orders for Ice Cream or Fresh Cream left with the Douglas Candy Kitchen delivered any place on the Island. Home made candy speciality. Phone 4-7.
 The torpedo boat destroyers Hop kins, Paul Jones and Perry will start from the navy yard at Bremerton next week for tour of Southeastern Alaska waters.
 S4OOO is the round trip rate to Seat tie and return commencing May 27th. Tickets good uutil October 31st. For other information call at Heubner's Drug store.
 Mr. G. Roene has purchased from El. mer k. Smith, the up.rodate music dealer, a $500 Victor Auxetophone. There will be things doing at the Log Cabin saloon.
 Mr. and Mrs. James Cottrell have gone to the Sound, where Mir. Cottrell will seek the help of specialist for his ears which have been giving him trouble for several years.
 Smith, the Front Street Druggist, is showing this week a lot of art pictures, many different styles and sizes, at prices that are so low they surprise you. A splendid display.
 F. Hilderbrand, formerly of Juneau an eS pert timer and plumber, is now in tbe employ of John Feusi of this city. Orders for work in this line will receive his careful attention.
 T. Daniel Frawley and com pany of actor folks went through Douglas on tue Humboldt bound for the inside. They expect to stop and give an eX- hibition of their skill on the way back.
 Mrs. Allen Hunter, nee Ida Olson, and her little daughter; arrived from Los Angeles last week for a visit with relatives in this city. Mrs. Hunter owns one of the largest rent rolls in Douglas.
 Mrs. R. R. Hubbard, wife of the Douglas postmaster, will leave on the next Seattle for the exposition city. When she returns she expects to bring with her her father and mother, Mir. and Mrs. Dodge.
 If you want good service, the best of treatment and to reach your destina- ton in the quickest possible time, travel on tbe Humboldt---3 days to Se- attle. For tickets aud other iuforma- tion call at Heubner's Drug Store.
 Harry Jordan came down last week from Yankee basin with two broken ribs. He was setting up some timbers in his mine when heavy stick fell, striking him in the side inficting the injury as stated. He made his way over the mountain to the Eagle River mine with difficulty and Supt. Thane sent him to the beach on tram.
 Last Friday afternoon slide in the Ready Bullion mine penned a Slovenian miner in between two huge rocks. While his position was extremely dan gerous, he was not injured, and vigor- ous work was immediately started for his liberation. After 24 hours, during which everything else was at stand still, the man was dug out without be- ing scratched.
 Little Warren Shorthill, of Douglas, sustained a severe cut in his right wrist late Saturday afternoon when he thrust his arm through a window pane of a Broadway store. The falling glass cut gash four inches long in his arm and