Douglas Island news., 1909-08-11

Juneau paper announces that the 1OO,stamp mill at the Perseverance
 mine, back of that city, will continue to pound out bullion all winter. Good.
 A. w. Garn and daughter returned on the Humboldt from visit to the States, during which they penetrated as far inland as Kalispell, Montana.
 Ed. Christoe and Ed Cashell, two of the bright and capable and industrious young men of Douglas Island, left on the southbound Cottage City for a little vacation.
 Charlie Peterson and family left for their future home in Michigan last week on the Dolphin. Mrs. Grant Kimmerling, who goes for a visit, ac' companted them.
 Tue contract for furnishing the drugs for the Department of Education for Southeastern Alaska for the ensuing 1 P months has been awarded to Elmer E. Smith of this city.
 Nick Burley, the traveling prize fighter, made brief visit to Douglas the first of the week-his departure was no doubt hastened by the thing that was handed to him shortly after his arrival ] Mrs. E. E. Taylor and the Misses Alice Bach and Mabel Knutson, who are enjoying an outing at Sumdum, write that they have caught sharks, ! halibut and killed game, but will not return until they have killed bear. If you want good service, the best of treatment and to reach your destina 1. tion in the quickest possible time, travel on the Humboldt-3 days to Se- attle. For tickets and other informa- tion call at Heubner's Drug Store. ! On Humboldt sailing days leave your l mail and orders for the South at Heub- {. ner's Drug Store after 8:3O p. m. She | is carrying mail free of charge for the pubrjc and letters and orders placed in P. o. after closing hours will not go out
 Dr. Maule, the dentist, is also be- :. coming quite proficient in catching the nim ble trout. Through his kindness we recently enjoyed a mess of fine ones, which leads Us to believe that if you can't catch fish it's we'll to have for friend some one who can.
 { Church notice. s. Luke's Church. i Sunday, Aug. 15. Service will be held at the following hours; 1O:30 a. m. Litauy, Eucharist and Sermon. i p. m. Chidren's Vespers. This latter service is specially for children but welcomes the older people too. : The torpedo boat destroyers Perry, Paul Jones, Truxton, Whipple, Hop : kins and Hull came into the channel | last Thursday afternoon and left the next day for the South. While at Ju- neau a baseball team from the fleet gave the Juneau team a drubbing to ! the tune of 13 to 0.
 { pr. Sloan, of North Yakima, Wn., ! and his brother prominent druggist from Virginia, were tourist passengers | on the Jefferson. Dr. Sloan and his ] wife made the trip to Southeastern Alaska last year and the Doctor was so delighted with the country that he de- cided to come again.
 Alaska is again brought into promi- hence by a woman. On the 3rd inst. i Mrs. Mary A. Castle, wife of an Alas. kan, shot William D. Craig, a lawyer, at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York city. The bullet after striking a i fountain pen inflicted a slight flesh wound and dropped harmlessly in 1 Craig's coat pocket.
 Frank Densmond and Miss Minnie ] Mathews were married this morning at the Presbyterian parsonage' by the Rev. George E. Good. Frank Dens- mond is employed at the Treadwell mine at Douglas and Mir. and Mrs. i Densmond will go to Douglas tonight on the Dolphin. Henry Phillips of the Alaskan force acted as best man. Skagway Alaskan.
 Sunday evening at 6:3O the launch