Douglas Island news., 1910-05-04
TREADWELL TOPICS

Being sheeted on the outside with cor rugated iron, and, it still being day light, it was impossible to see the fire till it broke out through cracks in the tin and through the windows. Four streams of water were turned into 1t and soon the fire was under control, but not before it had wrecked the work shop and destroyed many valuable pat terms, which will take long time to replace. Patternmaker c. w. Johnson lost all his tools, which will mean quite a loss to him. The water did consider able damage to the patterns also. Con. sidering the number of valuable pat terms which are stored in the room Tn the rear of the work shop the loss is not one-quarter what it might have been. Great credit is due to the work of the fire department and also to the mem bers of the Douglas fire department, who brought their cart all the way from No. hall in Douglas to the foundry, qua dlJuOuSu uOG SdllSu OPOh NO "SAh at the fire, still they were there "Johnny on the spot" and we are sure the man. agement of the Treadwell company feels grateful to them for turning out as they did. The loss has not been es timated yet. Bright and early on Tuesday morning force of carpenters were working hard refitting the place and it will only be matter of few days when everything will be put in shape for business. It will not inter- fere with the working of the foundry force
 John Gillian, of the 240 engine room, left for Michigan on the City of Seattle and when he returns expects to bring a bride with him.
 Otto Wicklander left on the Seattle for Portland on business connected with some dredging proposition in which he is interested. He will be gone about three weeks.
 Otto Bergstrom, of the pattern shop, left on the Seattle for Sound cities and California, and expects to be gone about year.
 A crew of men have been blasting be- tween the Mexican mine and boarding house for the new tramway to run up to the cyanide plant.
 Swimming proves as popular as ever, especially on Friday nights. Last Fri day evening there was large crowd of ladies and their escorts at the nata- torium.
 Mrs. James Christoe arrived from the Sound on the City of Seattle.
 Arthur Osterberg has been appointed compressor man at the old Mexican compressor. His place at the 700 fire room has been taken by his brother, Clarence, who lately arrived from New York city.
 Marshal J. F. Tompkius will have one of the finest gas boats on the channel when he gets it fitted up.
 A gasoline boat with about ten Ju- neau tiremen arrived at the fire after it had been put out. They heard the whistles and saw the smoke and came over to assist.
 Pay day on Sunday was observed in very quiet manner and a stranger'in town would hardly believe there was so much money paid out and so little noise about it. It goes to show that people are saving their money now and not gam bling it away as they did in the old days.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. Atkinson left for Seattle on the City of Seattle.
 R. Lindsay has taken the position in the surveyors office made vacant by the resignation of Mir. Atkinson.
 Last Saturday afternoon Mrs. James Daniels, of the Pines, Treadwell, enter. tained a numbe of lady friends in cele- bration of "Raisin Day." The ladies were entertained by target shoot, a "California" contest, and a number of beautiful tokens, the distribution of which was left to chance. Refresh ments were served, which still further illustrated the luscious possibilities of the raisin. Among the guests present were the following: Mesdames farrell, Hubbard, Hopp, Miller, DeVighne, Simpson, Erie, Christoe, Kuhn, Laube, Wayland, Mackie, Bennett, Richards,