Douglas Island news., 1910-04-13
TREADWELL TOPICS

what hour you go IO Jue u6W HdCa torium you will find men doing the high dive and vieing with each other in trials of speed Inside of six months Treadweu will be able to turn out batch of swimmers who will be able to take their place in any swimming tank in America. Assistant Superintendent Kennedy is nightly visitor and is do ing all in his power to promote the art of swimming and no doubt he is suc- ceeding, as he has pupils now that can dive as far and as gracefully as he can. He was one of the prominent swimmers in California, and it is due to his in- flueuce that such a fine swimming tank has been erected in Treadwell. You may travel the world over and in no place will you find a better equipped swimming bath than here. On ladies' day the children enjoy themselves, as we'll as their mothers, and it will only te a short time until the children will all be swimmers.
 Supt. Kinzie left for the States on the Cottage City.
 John King had the misfortune to have his band crushed in the 700 mill and in conseqence will be on the shelf for month or more.
 Edgar Noel has a gang of men at work on the Sheep creek side of the channel erecting the poles which are to be used iu carrying the power from Sheep creek to Treadwell. The line will run along the beach from Sheep creek to Juneau and then circle around the back of Juneau and cross the chan uel 10 the Douglas side. It will take a couple of months to complete it.
 The gasoline boat tiends are hard at work getting their craft in readiness for the summer outings. Otto Wick lander has had the "FIying Dutchman" overloaded and it will be one of the finest little boats on the channel. Jas. Christoe has had the Tillacum over hauled and has repaiuted the Aileen, which will be lowed to the fishing grounds by the Tillacum and used as a fishing station.
 A small fire at the Bullion com pressor gave the fire department run last Thursday morning about Il o'clock. The fire was soon under control and the damage was slight.
 Some person tried to scare Sam Paul on Friday morning by setting some dynamite off under his house. The persons responsible for it certainly made a poor job of it, for it only broke few windows and barely wakened Sam up from bis slumbers.
 Ben Leaning has been appointed janitor of the swimming tank. He is the right man in the right place, for he was connected with the lifesaving service on the Atlantic coast for great many years and has saved many from drowning. It is to be hoped he will not be called upon to act as life.saVer in the tank, as the water is hot, and Ben says that anything he dlslikes is any thing hot.
 The show at the Club on Saturday night was up to it's usual standard and every person was satisfied.
 The TreadwelI boarding house Japs are going to show the rest of the Treadwell residents how to raise flow CTS, for they have planted the platform in front of the boarding house with all sorts of flowers and are only waiting for warm weather to give them start.
 Who owns the gas boat near the Mex icau that has to be worked with pair of oars?
 Two fine horses from Seattle were taken down the Mexican mine this week.
 There is talk of organizing a soccer football team at Treadwell this sum- mer. It is fine sport, but there are no other teams in Alaska to compete with.
 An extension is being built on the eastern side of the postoft1ce which will enlarge it to twice it's present size.
 The 300 mill is working in fits and starts, but with warm weather coming it will not be long before it will soon be all dropping.
 w. H. Kelly has taken the house re- gently vacated by Tom Carmony, ST.
 Hugh McRae is laid up with sore eve. He had a piece of rusty wire enter