Douglas Island news., 1909-09-08

his recent injuries and is now just as happy and full of fun as ever,
 The Cottage City came bawling up
 the channel at an early hour this morning, her melodious whistle waking
 many of the denizens of the Island from their beauty sleep.
 By change in the schedule of the : Alaska s. s. Company, the Jefferson will sail from Seattle for the north on the 10th inst, one day earlier than an { ticipated, which will bring her into this port on Monday the 18th.
 i Tom Ryan, Geo. Cook, Jim Paulson and Chas. Hilty, who have been up the Taku river on prospecting trip, re- turned last week and report having made some encouraging discoveries be- sides killing few lines of bear.
 The Ladies' League of the Congrega- tional church has been reOrganized. A meeting will be held every other Thurs day. The officers are: Mrs. l. D. Car. penter, president; Mrs. Mcdonald, vice president; Mrs. Tedford, treasurer, Mrs. Mark Smith, secretary.
 Last week young man who works up at Treadwell came down to Doug, las. He had $500 which he intended to send to the States. Instead of attend. i ing to the business in hand he began sampling the wares of the saloons, until finally he fell asleep in a chair. When he awoke the money was gone, After several hours vigorous work Chief Mcdonald located the cash and returned it to the owner.
 Douglas has a dog catcher whose work meets with the approval ot none of the owners of dogs upon which the tax has not been paid. In fact, some are loud in their clamor. However, a great majority of the people ot the town are convinced that with the in- crease of the. population it will be necessary to clear out few of the dogs to make room for the people. There are hundreds of fuseless CUTS that should be killed. The editors and publishers of South eastern Alaska are under indictment for criminal libel, and they are getting to be respectable in numbers at least, lined up before the bar of justice yes terday morning to answer to the charges against them. In each case the demurers to the indictments had been overruled, as their names were called by the court they each solemnly pronounced the words "Not goilty-' No date has been set for the hearings.
 The Douglas public school opened on Monday, September 6, and on that date the pupils were classified, ready to begin work on Tuesday. There was good enrolment, assigned to teachers and grades as follows: Lower primary, Miss Werner; advanced primary, Miss Hall: grammar grades, Miss Johnson; eighth grade and high school work, Miss Smith; science and English, Miss Homes; higher mathematics, German and Latin, Miss Pickel. Seventeen beginners were admitted to the primary grades, and there are more to follow. Camp Treadwell, No. l4, A. B., gave a social and dance last night. After several happy hours spent in dancing at the Natatorium the company went to the lodge hall where a tempting dis play of good things to eat and drink was spread on long tables reaching the full length of the room. Camp Tread we'll was instituted several years ago with a great flourish of trumpets, bat as the enthusiasm died out so did the camp. A few enthusiastic Arctic 1 Brothers, however formed @ new organ ] ization giving it the same name, and this new camp is experiencing steady and sure growth which will soon bring it to the front as one of the strongest societies on the Island, Meetings are held every Tuesday night and applica- tions for membership are pouring in. We understand that the order expects to make the social meetings 8 feature : during the coming months,
 The new hall on Front street has been com pleted, or nearly so, only 6 few minor details yet remaining. The