Douglas Island news., 1909-05-26

Judge Frank Bach has been very sick man the past week, suffering from an acu'e sore throat. Sunday he went to the Simpson hospital at Juneau. He is reported to be somewhat improved.
 Mr. aud Mrs J. P. Hadley and Miss Ruth KiIbuck left Monday on the Fox : for two weeks visit to Rake. There will be no Sunday school at the Friends church until Sunday, June l3. i Mrs. c. k. Bennett, of Treadwell, en tertained some of her friends on Sat urday afternoon with a card party. The prize winners were Mrs T. A. TubbS, first; Miss Beula Camp, second; aud Mrs. H. G. Hall, consolation.
 We make speciality of filling pre- scriptious, using the highest grade of chemicals. No substituting. Can fill prescriptions of recognized practi- tioners from any nation of the world. Two prescription druggists at Heub- ner'sDrug store.
 Mir. aud Mrs. R. l.. Turner, of Juneau, are now established in their new place and are ready to serve their Douglas friends with delicious ice cream and ice cream sodas. Mrs. Turner would like for the Douglas Island ladies 70 make her parlors thelr headquarters while in Juneau.
 On board the launch Mabel, w. H. McBlain, Henry Erie, c. Blain, w. Fay Tor, o. Wicklander, A. Graham and Chas. w. Johnson made trip to Lime stone last Monday. Besides catching a fiue string of salmon trout, they cap tured something like 800 crabs, of the nice, fat, juicy variety.
 Miss Lydia, one of the charming daughters of Mir. and Mrs. Grant Kim merliug of this city, was married to Mir. Lloyd Ritter, of Juneau, last Saturday morning at the Catholic church. Rev. Father II. A. Gabriel oticiated. Mir. aud Ms. Ritter will make their home in Juneau, where their many friends wish for them long life of happiness.
 On Monday afternoon, in the Sans Sodci, iu the rooms of Miss Ellen Devereaux, a linen shower was given for Miss Carrie Risedorph, teacher of the TIeadwell school. Those present were: Mesdames Carpenter, Veazie, Hall, Wood, Tubbs, Hubbard, Hebert, Richards, Ferris, and the Misses Conn, Camp, Clark, Smith, Carpenter and Pickel.
 At the home of Mrs. Mark Tatom last Monday evening very pleasant fare we'll surprise was arranged in honor of Mrs. Chas. Rosswog. The evening was speut in cards and other amusements, refreshments were spread, and Mrs. Rosswog was presented with most beautiful silver fruit stand. Those present were: Mesdames Tatom, Ross wog, DeMytt, King, T. Cashen, Blain, Feusi, T. Price, Galwas, Mckanna, Spores, Coster, Stubbins, Misses Olson and King.
 As first step in the new era of things that is coming to Douglas, the city council has decided to open up and improve "C" street, which connects with Second near the M. E. church aud runs to deep water of Gastjneau channel. The stables occupied by the McKanna Bros. Transfer will be torn down and 1 the street graded as far as the beach, and a wharf will be built on the water front extension. We understand that it also is part of the general plan to install salt water pump on the new wharf for fire protection purposes.
 It is perhaps because the people of the Northland understand how true a friend, and how faithful, a dog can be that they seldom kill one of them, no matter how worthless and miserable. There are many dogs on Douglas Isl and, ranging in respective worth from the majestic St. Bernard to the scabby
 siwash cur with his nose full of porcu- pine quills. But it is of common average dog that our story tells. His master lives at Treadwell and is the father of rather numerous family of children, all of whom exercise dominion over the dog. In turn, Towser has de- 1 veloped a marked affection for the