Douglas Island news., 1911-05-24
TREADWELL TOPICS


 The launch Tillacum took party of crab hunters to Limestone on Sunday morning. Crabs were scarce, but the day being fine everybody enjoyed them selves. Those in the party were Messrs. Taylor, Housel, Wasdahl, Graham, Blain, Bloedhorn, Cornwell, Prentice and Beardsley.
 The Meteor is still here unloading freight and loading sulphuret.
 The Treadwell band held two prac- tices under the leadership of w. A. Hughes, who has charge of the band until the arrival of the new leader, June 1st. Sam Boast and Tom Don aghy will return within the next two weeks and will be valuable additions to the band.
 The launch Dixie, owned by c. E. Bennett, will be launched on Thursday night The boat will be one of the finest ever seen in Southeastern Alaska and is credit both to the builders. and the owners.
 The regular weekly show at the Club was attended by large crowd.
 The track men are fast getting the railroad leading up to the 700 hoist in shape to move the new machinery up there. Some of the pieces of machinery to be taken up weigh B tons each. Jack Mccormick has the job of loading the stuff on the cars to be taken up the hill.
 Richard Mccormick has resumed his position at the Mexican blacksmith shop.
 Andrew Brant has taken the position of steel maker at the Mexican black smith shop and his position in the Treadwell shop has been taken by Tom Dobson.
 George Drew, after working seven years at the Mexican, has severed his connection with the company and will go into business in Douglas. The Mex ican boys wish him all kinds of luck.
 Steward Ferris is expected back from California about the first of June.
 There will be a meeting of the fire de- partment tonight. All fremen are re- quested to attend.
 Billy Burke, ex mayor of Sheep Creek reports eight feet of snow at the Bullion dam and the weather very cold up there also. He goes up every morning and spends all day there working for the company.
 There is some talk of the cyanide plant baseball team playing team composed of the rest of the ball players at Treadwell. The cyanide plant can put the following team in the field Chambers and Breakiron, pitchers; Doremus, lst base; Wilson, catcher; Johnson, 2nd base; Prentice, shortstop; Hayes, Sd base; Oliver, Rapp aud Hunt, outfielders. This is team that will be hard to beat. The date of the game will be announced later.
 Mrs. Ed Grove has been suffering from felon on her finger and has been under the care of Dr. Meiseuhelder.
 Fred Wasterlain. who for the last five years has been the leader of the Tread we'll Club band, left for Boise, Idaho, on the Jefferson. He goes to take charge of band of 35 pieces. On Fri. day night the boys went up to his home and presented him with fine nugget charm. The evening was spent very pleasantly and songs and speeches were the order. The president, Dave Kinzie, in neat speech told how much the band would miss their old leader, and the secretary, c. Blain, presented him with the slight token of esteem and told him how every one of the band felt sorry at his departure. Fred responded in his very humorous style and said that while he hated to leave, that he thought he would not be able to stay away from Alaska very long and we might see him back inside of couple of years.
 Fresh homemade bread and pies,