Douglas Island news., 1910-08-10

| HAuSudW ldSG WoSh'
 A very small payment each week or month will buy you one of the phono- graphs or stringed instruments at Smiths Drug Store. He keeps them all.
 MT. aud Mrs. Jack Cottrell came down from Yankee basin last week. Jack is suffering from stomach trouble and has been taken to the hospital at Juneau.
 New designs and styles in ladies' hand bags have just been received at Smiths Front Street Drug store. The ladies are invited to come in and look at them.
 Albin BaritelIo has fitted up his "City of Rome" with new propeller to give more speed, and Pullman berths for comfort. For the size, thereis no more convenient craft in the North.
 John Henson & Go. paid yesterday to Fred Kronquist S125 compensation in full for his fire loss which occurred 8 month ago for the Pioneer Fire lnsur- ance Co. Moral-Keep your property insured.
 Miss Ada Jones has created quite a sensation this month with her song, entitled, "Call Me Up Some Rainy Afternoon" which she sings on the Edison photograph. Drop into Smiths Music Parlor and hear it.
 The efforts of the city council and the police department of the village of Douglas are of no avail when it comes to ridding the town of the COW pest. The industrious COW man has now fenced in large part of the townsite, streets and all.
 Harry Jordan came down from Yam kee basin last Friday night on the Georgia, bringing a fine lot of ore sam. ples from his property there. Harry is suffering from a strain in his side re- ceived while making a hard lift on a mine timber.
 MAKING DOUGLAS BEAUTIFUL. 1n.the spring campaign of cleanliness, you will need ready mixed house paints, floor paint, Jap lac, lead and oil, brushes of all kinds, or it may be can of Black Diamond Roof and Boat paint. Jensen, the Second street hardware man, can supply them all.
 A number of Douglas people went out to see the wreck of the Princess May Sunday on Jim Russelrs launch, the Mazappa, and the Elaine. Among them was Photographer Ed Andrews, who now has a number of splendid views of the ship as she lies on the rocks near Sentinel island.
 A cable to the Treadwell company yesterday announced the death of Harry Crofts in Montana, and asked as to the location of his relatives. No particulars were given, but it is SUD- posed that he met with an accident of some kind. The Dolphin brought a letter to John King from Harry. At the time the letter was writ ten he was visiting at home. Harry Crofts was for number of years resident of Douglas Island, where he was employed in the mills and in the electrical de- dartment at Treadwen. His untimely death was sad news for his friends here.
 While the crowd that attended the republican rally at the Natatorium last Saturday night was not large it was an intensely interested one. Music for the occasion was furnished by the Treadwell Club band. Judge John R, Vim first held the attention of the audience for something like an hour presenting his arguments in clear and lawyer like manner. He was followed by Judge Goodell, of Cordova, who talked until late bedtime. MT. Goodell has all the traits of born orator, and his sallies of wit and bursts of elo quence were enjoyed by even those whC did not agree with his deductions.
 The playground committee has lei the contract for six large pieces of ap paratus to be built and set up on the grounds by H. V. Sully for S2SO. The work will be done after the designs ot the Narraganset Machine O., of Rhode Islond, whose apparatus is largely used all over the United States. There will