The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-22
LOCAL NEW s
Interesting Items From the City and Vicinity....Personal
 and Otherwise
From Tuesday $ Daily

grounds, in unifrom, every night this week, mot later than 6:3o. The team will be chosen this week, so all in tending players should be on hand early.
 The Dolphin came up last night and brought thirteen passengers, twenty tons of general freight and 100 sacks of cement for the New England Fish Company. The passengers were. F. NJ. Davis, A. Rupert. Mr. and Mrs. E. Diez and daughter, Louis Hansen, Mir. an Mrs. J. c. Dansipger, Kiston Baxmas, Blazoz Todij, NJ. Finn. T. Mclaughlin ad z. Doluse.
 (From Wednesdays Daily
 The City of Seattle left Seattle at ten clock last night.
 ". P. Powers went south today on the Humboldt and will assume his duties as representative of ketchikan at the big fair.
 Mir. and Mrs. D. C. Abrams went to Seattle today to be gone two or three weeks and be on hand al the opening of the \. '. P. E.
 The Humboldt went south today at ? D. ID. taking several tons Of fish ard i've passengers: J. Peilsaut. ". P. Powers, D. C. Abrams and wife and Wm. Mayer.
 Fremont King, Angus Mckenzie, Geo. Divilbis and Geo. Roe left this morning on the Teddy or the Cnuk river. Mir. King went along for day or two's hunting and the other gentle men have mining interests there which will hold them for several months.
 Miss Agnes Edmond who was run down by the [. Maude yesterday and thrown into the water, informs Us that the fault rests wholly with the navi- gators of the launch. She saw il com ing and called out to attract their at tention but there being no one at the wheel the boat yeered around from it's course and struck her.
 NJ. E. Martin, an old timer. and ex-mayor of the town Of ketehikan has accepted q position with Martin Bugge who is running tunnel for the Citizens Light. Water and Power Co. up at the lake. Mike.is to be chief mucker, the work to last about 15 days. Later--Mr. Martin has re- signed.
 The Ketchikan Baseball toys have received their new uniforms donated by the Tongass Trading Company. The suits are green with white letter ing and present very attractive ap- pearance when an active player is in side of them.
 The first game of importance will be pulled of at Metlakahtla Saturday, May g. the day before Memorial Day. For this occasion the home nine has arranged for a big excursion and it is believed half the town will declare it. self holiday and go down to see the game.
 The outing will be enjoyed b. all who attend and the team will use the profits of the sale of tickets to supply themselves with paraphernalia.
 4 12:i today the fire alarm sounded and in few minutes the fire company responded and line of hose was run to house on the river in the northeast part of town.
 The roof on the house occupied by the family of H. 0. Richardson was on fire but before the arrival of the fireman had been extinguished by neighbors who had formed themselves into a bucket brigade.
 The cause of the fire is supposed to have been from spark dropping On the roof.
 Willie Richardson had just started a ire in the stove and shortly after a neighbor noticed the blaze on the roof and turned in the alarm.
 About fifty dollars worth of dam age was done.
 The Pacific coast Steamship com pany's steamship Corwin came into ketchikan this morning on her first run to Nome this season. This boat WAS former revenue cutter and is