The Ketchikan miner., 1909-06-12
From Fridays Daily

Cottage City is due here from south tomorrow morning.
 Wm. Slothan has purchased the Manuel Brown residence in Newtown.
 Mr. c. W. Feickert came in from his claim at Nicholas Bay. He says things are very promising.
 w. A. Scott of the Mining and Scientific Press returned today from trip to Sulzer. He re ports that nearly a hundred men are working there and shipments are frequent.
 l. R. Heckman has just recieved notice that Japan has granted him a patent on his celebrated fish trap. MT. Heckman has applications for patents in nearly all European countries.
 Atty. J. J. Boice of Juneau, and Mr. Gray, an ornitholugist of Wran- gell were taken over to Foster Island by J. k. Heckman yesterday in the launch Arctic. They will spend ten days collecting specimens of birds anu their eggs.
 The librarian in charge at public library wishes to acknowledge through the columns of the Miner donation to the free readinrg department col lection of Christian Science literature consisting of copies of daily news paper, The Journal and The Sentinel. Also copy of Science and Health and a copy of Miscellaneous writing-by Mrs. Eddy. The same being donated by the Christian Science society of Kethcikan. The inceasing interest shown in the library and reading room is gratifying to the librarian and also to those who have worked so faith fully to establish the library as a permanent public intitution of our First City.
 (From Saturdays Daily
 Mir. Gherkins representing the Med vile, Pa. Steel company is in town in the interest of that concern. ..
 c. E. Wynn Johnson came down from Skagway yesterday in his launch Jessie. He was bound for Vancouver.
 Mr. and Mrs. Burkhart went south this morning to be gone ten days dur ing which time they will attend the big fair.
 The Sentinel is the new paper pub- lished at Wrangell. It is five col umn quarto and edited by Richard Bushell, we'll known in Ketchikan.
 The Cottage City came in early this morning after an absence of several weeks from her run. She has been overhauled and repainted.
 The Knights of King Arthur are to have field day June II, at which time Marathon will be run and all the popular outdoor sports and athletic indulged in.
 The Cottage City brought up five passengers. J. Pittinger Mrs. Fowler. Mrs. o. E. King and Miss E. Deloe. bout fifteen tons of freight were unloaded.
 Mayor J. Pittinger returned this morning on the Cottage City from h:s tri D to the exposition. MT. Pittinger says the fair is big thing but all of the attraction have not yet been installed.
 The Knights of King Arthur and the Bucks played game of ball on the Mission Street diamond this morn ing. The game was full of excitement and errors and mutinies were frequent. A score of 20 to 20 shows something of the merits of the players.
 Services at the First NJ. E. church tomorrow are as follows: II. A. NJ. Sermon by the pastor on "The Human Tongue its power for good and evil" At p. Tn. Gospel song service. The pastor will preach on What Sin does with Men and what God does with Sin"
 Capt. Ralph Levy has just retur ned with the Vigian, from Dundas Bay Cross Sound, and reports more ice anoat there than he has ever known before at this time of the year. He towed barge of cannery box mater | ial for the Ketchikan Power company to tho Dundas Ray canDsry