Douglas Island news., 1909-04-07

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 Gut Glass aud Chiuaware at 9 per ceut discount for the next two week.. Must make room for uew stock com, ng. At Heubuer's Drug store. i A diamond thief who escaped from
 Juneau was captured in Douglas i People of that character are very easily recognized when they get over here. l Claudio Penglase, who was employed at the Treadwell Market, had the miS' fortune to badly muCilate two fingers of his left hand yesterday by striking them with a cleaver.
 A dance will be given at Natatorium hall by the Treadwell Club band on 1 Easter Monday, April P, The music will be furnished by Wasterlain's or tra of six pieces. Tickets, soc each. Mrs. Mark Smith aud children and Mrs. Sylvester Jones left this moraing on the Jefferson for California. Mark is left a summer widower, of whom there promises to be large crop this year.
 Mrs. A. Bourgoin will have open for display stock of Millinery-Spring Hats from Eastern markets-tomor row, Thursday, in the room next door to the Hunter Hotel, Front street, Douglas.
 The baseball boys had prepared to do things to tho ball grounds last Sunday, but the day was too damp. The arma- meut, which consists of blow and scraper, is all ready for the first favor able day.
 The board having charge of the municipal election yesterday was com posed of the following; Judges-M. s. Hudson, W. H. McBlaiu anu John Cor don; clerks-J. Alfred Johnson and k. A. J. Galwas. The following arrived on the Jetfer- sou Monday morning: O. Patterson, John Aalyzar, Joe Pikill, Joe Penovich, john Volesar, Tom Brown, R. J. Rich ards, H. Nichelsen, K. c. Morgans, M. s. Hudson, Mrs. A. Bourgoin, Marcelin Bonjour, Miss E. A. Mcguire.
 On last Friday evening large party of young folks gathered at Eagles hall. The occasion was birtbday surprise party for the Misses Minnie and Mabel Kuutson. It was their sixteenth birth day anniversary, and their friends not only provided splendid evenings en- tertainment, but bestowed upon them many tokens of love and affection.
 A United l'ress dispatch to the Ju- neau Dispatch yesterday from Nome stated that Berger's dog teams made a clean sweep of the big Alaska sweepi: stakes. His team, No. l, driven by Scotty Allen, won the race, while team No. ? finished second. Fink's team, which won last year, finished third. A hundred thousand dollars changed hands on the race. The time was g. hours and ? minutes.
 The Douglas Island Ladies Auxiliary has almost completed its work. All that remains is the gathering together of the exhibit that has been outlined, listing the articles and seeing that they are properly packed for shipment. Of| course, there are always few odds aud ends to be gathered up, and one of the final meetings of the organization will be held at the Treadwell Club house ou Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock for this purpose. It is very important that all chairmen of sections be present at this meeting. While in some respects the exhibit will not be as large or as perfect as planned, yet we have reason to believe that it will be of character that the people of Douglas Island who may visit the exposition will not be ashamed of it. The organization has worked hard to overcome the many ,ob stacles that have presented themselves and the officers and memb bers are en- titled to the gratitude of the people of the Island for the effort that they have made.
 [ On last Friday afternoon Mrs. J. F. Tompkins, of Treadwell, entertained in honor of Mrs. Duckworth, who, after visit with her daughter, Mrs. J. N. Stoody, and her son, MT. John Duck worth, of Treadwell, will return to her home at Bloomfield, Iowa. Besides