The Ketchikan miner., 1909-02-27
(From Wednesdays $ daliyl

Mir. and Mrs. ]. Emacio. accom- panied by Mrs. George Goodrich came in from Seal Bay Sunday evening and are registered at the Stedmau. Mr. N. :. Galentipe who has had charge of the Daily and weekly Miner for some months past severed his connections with the offiee yesterday and will probably associate himseli with some business firm in ketchika.
 The rainfall for she past few day calls attention to she fact that whes an inch of rain falls on an acre oi ground ii weighs in round numbers 100 tons. Here are the figures: A acre is 6.27a, 6i0 square inches Al. inch of water on an acre is, therefore 6, s7o. 64o cubic inches. That amount. as pr cubic inches 10 the gallon. or 2ao. 900 gallons. or 20, ooo pounds, or loo tons. An inch of rain is in other words. rain falling at the rate of loo tons to the acre.
 We wish to call the attention of the Ketchikan city council to the merits of s bill which has passed branch ot the Porto Rican legislature. It pro- sides that anyone going barefoot on the streets or without shirt, shall De arrested. The danger is just as great here. The weather is getting so warm and the sun shining so brightly. that someone will surely throw his conveD- tionality land socksl to the breeze in defiance of public opinion.
 Juneau. along with other towns In southern Alaska is preparing for B big rush. Development work is oegin- ing early. The dispatch says plans for the Pacific Cold Storage Co.'S. plant at Taku Harbor are completed and work on the additional buildings will begin early this spring. The new machinery is now on the ground and will be in- stalled by Chas. Hill. the well known engineer. Mir. Hill is at Taku now preparing the machinery 10 be ready for installation as soon as the buildings are up. The New England Fish Co.'S. plant at Ketchikan, the Taku Cold Storage plant and the Tee Harbor plant will greatly facilitate the hand l ling of all kinds of fish much more rapidly than handled heretofore.
 (From Thursdays DaiIyl
 Ole Larson. of Sulzer, is visiting in ketchikan for a few days
 The city began street work yester- day near the Gurney dock.
 The launch Irene is at the shops of Knight S Morrow undergoing repairs
 Steam Tug Vigilant is on dry dock where she will be treated to dress of paint.
 James Coburn will start prospect 1 ing trip to the vicinity of Cape Fox tomorrow.
 The Alert went out on her regular trip to Dolomi. Yes Bay and other points this morning.
 Tonight is the night of the big con- cert in Redmen's hail given by the Ladies Aid Society.
 NIT. and Mrs. Emacio, together with Mrs. Geroge Goodrich and children left { for Seal Bay this morning. Mr. U. 5. Rush who has been pend- ing the winter iu KetchikaB, will leave next Friday for Kassap to en- gage in busiess.
 A. E. Walker Ketchikan's new second hand man, who recently started up in east Nestown is getting in a nice little stock of goods.
 Mir. Percy Snider of Bell Island is registered at Hotel Cornell. He will remain in Ketchikan for few days | before returning to the springs.
 Mute Casperson is building foun- dation on the property recently leased from Tongass Trading Company where he will move his ketchikan Bottling works.
 H. R. Phelps and Harry Endicot, of Kasaan. arrived in Ketchikan yester- day and will take the next boat for Seattle. They will be gone for about two weeks.
 Mr. J. 4. Newell and family, hay ing disposed of their property in Ketchikan, will leave on the North ! land for the states where they will make their home for sometime at least.
 Most people consider the dull times and depression in business which has