The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-08
LOCAL NEW s
Interesting Items From the City and Vicinity....PersonaI
 and Otherwise
(From Fridays Daily)

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 Done any cleaning up yeti?
 A practice game of baseball i scheduled for Sunday at D. m. Ever notice that the best advertise runs the best stores. Read our ads ant think it over.
 Miss A. z. Hopkins the postmis tress, has taken vacation for two months and gone to visit her mother and other relatives in Ashland, Ore. gon. During her absence her place in the post office will be filled by Miss Etta Clark.
 At the Base Ball meeting last night the Metlakahtla game to be played on May 29 was discussed, and commit tee consisting of s. H. Busch, Ed. Williams and Harvey Stackpole, were appointed to make all necessary pre- parations for the big game. The Jefferson went south last even- ing taking the following passengers from here: William Fowler, Ralph Thompson, Mrs. Charles Hunter, Miss A. z. Hopkins and William Rae. She also picked up fiftyfve tieroes of salt fish and fifty boxes of fresh fish.
 Mayor Pittinger has received a nicely, engraved invitation to be pre- sent at the opening of the A. Y. P. E. Mir. Pittinger probably feels some- thing like MT. Taft. He will go if the proper appropriation is made. Come to think of it, the situation is very similar.
 Prof. A. N. Thompson, Superinten- dent of Alaskan Native schools, came in on the Jefferson last evening. Prof. Thompson, says the Juneau Despatch, has heon untiring in his efforts to bet ter the conditions of the Alaskan na- tives, and has accomplished wonders in promoting better sanitation and new customs of cleanliness for them. Schools have been built and others re- modelled making it possible for all na tive children to secure good education. Every town and village in Southeast ern Alaska has been visited by the professor and Dr. H. E. DeVighne, and all natives having contagious for.
 Wm. c. Freeburn, Jas. s. reeburn, F. s. Burkhart, w. P. Powers, and Charles HI. Cosgrove comprised a party that went down to Malard Bay yesterday leaving here about sixo clock in the morning. After looking over some mining property they took on board Marsh Ickis and Wm. Poison and started for home.
 They did not get home on schedule time for the simple reason that the gasoline ran low and the engine re- fused to work without it.
 The gentlemen were very patient however and bided their time until three o'clock this morning when the tide cast them up at the wharf of the New England Fisheries Company.
 While drifting around in the channel the Humboldt loomed up and nearly run them down.
 From Saturdays Daily)
 The Northland sails Monday from Seattle.
 The Methodist Sunday School will celebrate tomorrow as May Day Sun day with special exercises. The new honor pins will be given to over forty members who won them.
 Miss Alice Van Houten will entertain the Standard Bearers, the young la dies club of the Methodist Sunday School, at May day six o'clock din- ner tonight. Plates will be laid for fifteen and gay time is expected.
 The presidents of the Ladies auxil- iary are to do the talking on Women $ Day at the A. Y. P. E., and not the secretaries as announced yestredav.
 At the First Methodist chuch, Rev. F. V. Fisher, pastor, devine worship will be held at Il a. m, anC a sermon by the pastor. At p. m.