Douglas Island news., 1910-02-16
TREADWELL TOPICS

fifty families at Treadwcll, it should prove a good investment. They figure on getting an experienced man from 1 Frisco to take the management, and machinery of the very latest models will be installed.
 Several Treadwell men report having seen the comet, but we are from Mis- souri-you have to show us.
 Mrs. James Daniels is seriously ill.
 The show at the Club was largely at tended and Manager LaHey says if many more people attend that an ad- dition will have to be made to the building. The duet by Miss Pickel and Mrs. c. Blain received we'll merited ap plause, as did the illustrated song by Mrs. Blain. Frank Pettigrove pleased the young folks with his comic song and the farce, "Dr Snowball," with Osterberg, Pettygrove and Dickey in the cast, was very good, but couple of good rehearsals would help some of them to remember their parts without the aid of prompters who could be heard all over the hall. In spite of every drawback the show was one of the most successful put on this winter. The new pictures were also very fine. This week the play, "Frank Glenn's Wife" will be repeated for the benefit of the shift who could not hear it last time.
 Have the bowlers all got cold feet feet again since the foundry "brought home the bacon?"
 Mrs. A. E. Christoe has recovered from an attack of the grip.
 Miss Pearl Mackie had an operation performed on her throat last week and has returned to her work in the Doug las postotfice.
 The surveyors are busy surveying tramway to run along the waters edge to carry sulphurets to the new cyanide plant near the Mexican. The company expects to have the plant in working order soon.
 The Treadwell fire department held a rousing business meeting last We'd nesday and business of importance was transacted.
 The machinery of the new power plant was in operation the other day and steam has been kept up all week to enable the workmeu to wrap the pipes. To wrap them correctly, the pipes must be warm.
 | Last week was ladies' week at the Treadwell store. During the sale the store was crowded with ladies, in fact, some ladies were on hand at o'clock : in the morning the first day of the sale. It put you in mind of a sale at the Bon Marche in Seattle to see them crowding and pushing each other around ia their efforts to secure bar gains-aud man, poor man, had to foot the bills.
 Fred Lang, of the machine shop crew left for Tacoma on the Jefferson. He expects to be gone about month or six weeks.
 1 Orders for Ice Cream or Fresh Cream left with the Douglas Candy Kitchen delivered any place on the Island. Homemade candy speciality. Phone I 4-7 Sweet Tulip Cones.
 St. Luke's church-On next Sunday, i Feb. 2Oth, Archdeacon Jenkins will be here and services will be at the follow ing hours 1Oa. m., Lltany, Eucharist and sermon; 4 p. m., Vespers and ad- dress to the children.
 Our splendid line of spring samples just arrived. We handle only pure woolen materials, and we know how to fit and please you, having 20 years practical experience in tailoring. Prices from S2O to $40. The Oliver Tailoring i Co.,, corner City Wharf, Douglas.
 The barge Oregon, in tow of the tug Escort, swung too far inshore coming up the channel Sunday night and grounded at Nevada creek. She was gotten off next day at high tide. She was loaded with coal, part of which was unloaded at the Douglas wharf.
 Steamer Humboldt leaves Seattle Thursday morning, Feb. IT, after a thorough overhauling and the installa, tion of new machinery, making her the fastest boat on the s. E. Alaska run coming independent and regular for