Douglas Island news., 1909-06-30


 hibiiug stock from running at large in the City of Douglas will be strictly enforced J. F. MCDONALD, Marshal.
 Fire broke our Friday noon at Tread we'll in story and half building near the Mexican school house. With three streams of water the fire boys quickly subdued the flames, but not until the interior of the building was badly charred.
 Doctor aud Mrs. DeVighne returned home last week from a visit to the States. Besides visiting the national capital the Doctor spent month in New York City. He says that Douglas will hold him pretty close for some time to come.
 When Deputy Marshal W. D. Mac Milan returned ou the Cottage City from the states, he brought sweet little lady home 10 share his joys aud sorrows. He was married on June 2Uth at Portland, Ore, to Miss Jennie John. son. May their joys increase.
 The committee ou sports has decided to include the Little Marathon" race among the list of events for the Fifth. The course will be from the grand stand to the big tree at the end of the cemetery road and back 10 the grand stand at the ball park The purse will be S25.
 At the meeting of the city council Monday evening it was decided that this year there will be no wavering of justice, but that the dog tax law will be rigidly enforced. On July lst the dog tax is due. After that all dogs found running at large will be shot by the marshal.
 The $. s. Humboldt arrived from the south at 10 o'clock this morning. Among her passengers were the follow iug for Douglas: Mrs. w. H. Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. George Moody, John Campbell and Leo Stadler. In addition to ber regular list she carried nine round.trippers.
 Mir. and Mrs. R. L. Turner, of Juneau, are now established in their new place and are ready to serve their Douglas friends with delicious ice cream and ice cream sodas. Mrs. Turner would like for the Douglas Island ladies to make her parlors their headquarters while in Juneau.
 Dr. Sergeant and family, who have resided in Douglas for the past six or seven months, left on the Jefferson for the States. We understand that the doctor has been appointed medical in spector for the natives of Southeastern Alaska, and that he will return to Douglas and make his headquarters here.
 When the ball game was in progress at Juneau Sunday, Malloy, hot-tem- pered Irish acquisition to the Juneau team, lost his temper and threw ball viciously at a Douglas urchin, who, with the freedom of the bleachers, held the would-be champion up to ridicdle. There is no place on the diamond for a thin. skinned cuss who can't stand roast.
 Victor Spaulding, discoverer of the Aux bay bonanzas, came to town yes terday for supplies. Vic says that the new district is pretty we'll covered by locations, and everybody is filled with enthusiasm over the prospects. The most picturesque miner on the job is George Hain, who has baseball beard, but is working away energetically just the same.
 The good ship Georgia, of the Juneau Steamship company, will sail from Gas tineau channel ports for Skagway on Friday evening at s o'clock. Passage has been engaged for the Douglas ball team. On her return trip the Georgia will leave Skagway early Sunday morn ing, reaching Douglas by , o'clock Sun day afternoon. We make this state ment on the authority of Capt. Thorn ton.
 MARRIED:-Mr. A. D. Price, of Doug las, and Miss Blossom Cragg were married last Thursday evening at the home of the brides parents, MT. and Mrs. Charles Cragg, at Juneau. The bride is one of Juneau's handsome