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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-02
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Geraldine dropped despondently.
"Haindt you going to take me. too.
Tommy" she asked.
And Tommy rose scornfully.
Don't butt In" he advised bruskly,
nd youse won't get trun down"
On Thursday. cheerfully Juggling AZ
n handle OF the clothes basket. for
perhaps after all II was not only love
that had moved Tommy to ask her.
Nazileh took her first journey to the
uptown end OF Dix Street. Her darkly
fringed eyes opened wider and wider
as she stared at the bits Of lawn and
at shining houses whose windows.
"efery n haf lace-same keen pat
tern thad othaire weendow haf." and
when they finally reached the charm
ing old corner guarded by high brick
walls she drew a deep breath.
"Tommee-o6-breen." she asked softly,
ICES thad nutty ladee the ladee Of q
sultan or a beg?"
"A what?"
"A reech ~mans-leeke thad you call
~preeseeden' or melonairs?'
Nope he replied. she hain't. but |
bet you any money he could be a nald-
erman IL he'd get out in de district
he's de goods. he is"
Around the corner az the big gate
way they put down the basket and
Tommy reached up for the bell.
The boy peered cautiously through
the gratings.
Squirt" he ordered tersely. She's
there"
Nazileh nodded, toe awestricken for
words: she shivered as she stepped
close 10 the ornamental bars and then
she looked for the first time at the
"nutty" lady.
Slender and dropping. sitting list
lessly in a great willow chair, white
fingers twisting a bit OF gay ribbon.
gray eyes staring at nothing at all
Nazileh drew a long signing breath.
her expressive little hands few 10 her
heart.
Allah mus SEN thee tears. lofely
ladee." she whispered. her own darl;
eyes filled with sadness, Allah. mus,
lofely ladee. weeth eyes OF sorrow!"
"Gee," gasped Tommy as the maid
opened the gate. cut il out, Nuzly,
youse looks nutty YOURSELF"
Often in the days that followed the
little Syrian sat ~brooding over the rec.
objection OF that ~droopinb woman.
Once she caught up Antar and Rugged
him so closely that he squealed all his
funny little Oriental squeals.
Don you 20 dead. IN make me
nutty." she whispered p~assionateiy:
"me-eef you do thad ! weel slap you
good. leeke that bad DoOtch ladee
slap thad bad Dootch babee,"
And once at night. when she lay
awake watching the wonderful stars
she made a little prayer. stretching out
her hands as she had seen Father Shis
kim. the priest. do. when he prayed.
"Eef you please. Allah" she muir
INJURED. II leeke thad you AXE a leetl.
time-jus' leetle, TO SEN thad lofelJ
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cheerfully toiled six weary Saturdays.
washing floors for the Dutch baker
lady, while Antar fretted increasingly
In . sticky keg with q label that guar
anteed the contents TO be twenty-five
lbs. net. strictly pure currant jell."
The Dutch baker lady had not parted
with the precious vehicle cheaply by
any means, nor until the springs of
the wreck refused to support the
weight OF her own pudgy offspring.
But TO Nazileh's eyes II was wonder
ful. Its sides were still shiny with the
gummy varnish daubed upon IL by the
Jew second handler" who had sold IL
TO Mrs. Schmidt: its guard straps were
still sticky from the sweets thai the
O'Brien baby had lavished upon them
before he became a good walker"
Mrs. O'Brien had fairly wept when she
sold IL TO the second handler"
You'll niver nave the like OF this
in yer shop again. Mister SOLEMN" she
assured him; IT was the rich as
bought it-'nd havin' lost their young.
God rest his pretty soul. they give me
the buggy for me own that's the age OF
n they lost-you're fair Robin a
poor dead baby by payin' no more for it,"
IL was certainly true that the poor
battered cart did retain, somehow.
something OF its former smartness.
The glory Of the collapsible hood that
would no longer collapse. the wonder
full rattle of the wheels. with the rub
Der almost rotted from the tires, were
things 10 be very proud OF: but best
OF all was the little gilded monogram
on the footboard, much furnished TO be
sure. but still a memory OF the first
wee occupant. Nazileh puzzled a great
deal over the involved curves OF the
old English lettering. il was much pref.
tier than that in the school book. al.
most as pretty as the graceful Arabic
that her grandfather taught her to love.
Antar nearly wore the skin from his
dimpled fingers trying { o pull the
pretty gilt triies away. While he
pulled he made soft, adorable baby
noises; Nazileh solemnly believed he
was "readin' the nice story" and IL his
seraphic smile meant anything he
surely read a very happy tale.
In her rapture over the cart and its
beloved occupant she began to move
away from her friends without any
consciousness Of their being. She
smiled dreamily as she strutted be
tween the handle bars and the dilapi
dated hood: the handles were far toe
wobbly 10 trust going down grade. She
was pretending that she Mas q very
rich lady taking her own little boz
10 a wonderful confectioner's shoT
where she was going Il buy him 9
large thick handful OF fuzzy spur sugar
candy and a little round mamoul Will
figs inside.
Tommy sighed heavily as he gazeC
after her.
Oats a date fer T%hoisday." h,
screamed. "youse remember 10 hand
around. Nuziy."
Il leeke thad I 60" called Nazilel
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"Nuzly," she cried from her base
ment window. and Nazileh. drilled
with an Oriental sense OF obedience 10
ones elders, few with a swiftness that
belied her languid grace. "Nuzly. does
youse know where me boy Tom wint?"
Nazileh's dark lashes dropped on her
olive-tinted cheek.
Mel am mos sad thad I nod
know" she answered evasively.
Wait till 7 get my hands on i'm"
promised Mrs. O'Brien ardently. wait
till do"
Nazileh waited patiently: waiting
comes easily TO Syrians. "Whad ees
eet thad you wan'?" she asked politely.
Il van these sheets carried oop the
street 10 the big house" answered Mrs.
O'Brien. with many loauaoious details
OF why she wanted them carried and
what she would do 10 her son for not
carrying them and generally speaking
what she thought OF a hoy who had in
herited such lax tendencies from his
father.
'Thad 'ouse weeth the nutty ladee?"
aueried Naxiieh breathlessly. Me. I
veel take thai theengs for you
You're all right. ~ you are a dago."
Mrs. O'Brien answered efusively as
she handed the bundle 20 the child.
God bliss -. it's not your fault that
you IL one
excuse" murmured Nazileh 20
Itch. n ees nod da-aEo Ne. 7 ees
come from Ian % S~yreeahi"
Halfway down the block she paused
thouEhtfully
Ne 20 geet Antar. he weei ride
an carry the fheengs. h decided
Presently she was once more jour
nsvinE uptown With the sheets care
fully tucked In the foo n N battered
pe~ramhulator. and Antar. droWsily
singing himself 10 sleep. safely strap
pa 10 the cushions
she arrived a. the Ereaf iron gates
quite trrafhieEs. but Nhen \ reached
she could not quite touch ne bell she
could 80 ne -iofsly iadee- sitting In
hsr willow chair This time y chair
vas very q fhe rrarried rafh fhat
Led 70 he foc-uav - n hours Just
a. ne Gaia rrarhef 20 ne hrn TIE
nurse d~lrarusared within fhe housa
The cafe "a not quite fasf NaEiieh
rrsfef r 0uan snffig anf pulled fhs
Rmmbuiafor irsits and then uhrn
- taf frel fh~ riekefr traks sts
STARTED cautiously down ~ pafh Nth
fhr tlndle u sheets fpfueinE Ehsn
sho uassef fhs iafv huf fhe lady
NHNfN HEMAFN ~ 80 HafNNN ~ NNIN
inr 81 AL fuistiur q bif % say rtbon
in trr uhne furrrs
Arfar uaa not quite aaiee1 pre-
sufiy 30 So 10 and rurrisd 9TH sur.
price 20 90 uof lke 81 90 Fffn IN
BE vonfsrfui r~rsmbuiafor ~ vanfsi
fo move uls fursra fumtled af 30
harfle II thr traEe ~ firrief feiirhf.
folly Ths rrarsirf uafh afnpef s-ufiY
f1earf \ lady ne trste ciiekef lf
80 iuoer from ~ faf ffflr fnEsrs
RI DO rar rolled s~ulooftiF fopu thl
rafh toward ftr ~drnoulnE uoman
~ rre urman did no. 80 hrr sve,
w. infrrI blind Win rorruN
Ahiar siEhef softly. hen ~ Zane,
over he Straps anf hsran ne oft
sane ~ uiavinE uith ne little az
monogram on ne f~cofhoarf
Aieun um ~ rurEief. very muri
= o. suy baby EurGies. aah-aah- NJ
aanr ~onfenfeflr
"a TIE froorinE oma lifted her hsad
e ne ae~urd ~ - Wsfrnfna shs frownrl
b r. Nffie. rhe raa very thoughtful
y Anfar gave en- extra hard pun A
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For DID he not know all the thrilling
details OF the lady's 'nuttiness"? Was
not his own mother intimately con-
neeted through her profession (she
was q ~laundress) with the entire af-
fair7
But when little Nazileh Sewaya
heard the story. only half comprehend
ing Tommy's vernacular. her lovely
dusky eyes asked myriad questions
that her fsltering English could not
express
Geraldine Schmidt. who had heard
the story before and always treated the
entire arsir with ~maddening Teutonic
Indifference. made q stolid attempt TO
elueidsts Tommys narrative.
she aindt regular bughouse. Nuziy. q"
she explained while NsEilsh groped for
fhe meaning Of the word "nuffy she
don't throw no ffs. yet nor she don't
makes D. that she Kills nobody-shes
gust nutfy
OEcuse had ask murmured he
Nffle Syrian prrpieNedIV. whad ees
ct had you call booz ouse7
Tommy and Geraldine eyed thsi-
friend 9TH plying fisEusf Gee ~.
piodsd Tommy. ~alnt ! never DIN 90
ioirn youse " Yoiz fait
"orcuss murmured NarlIsh penl
fsnflv. me. ! fheenF Tou haf bod fri.
fhe-s ~ NJ fh~eE fhaf you rail- her
voice varer brf uiff Orierfai De-
tisncs shs mace ne af'emuf fhees-
Foa iss Czi aocrm ola
80 rhsn Tommy had recovered
from ~ rofsr mirh Inro uh.rh 50
rfish's affsmpr 81 llIom 80 fhruH.
hin ~ MADE one iaEf iranf e-of.
a. srransfion
HurfouEs L. icing Fl rfr fa'
e. tar ro rHurk Fnusa In Ma uar
de LADY tairr 70 81 Haf 80 F
SO for rofIrr rrrfirr rH q con
tnow rctofr sfs ls fo r.. fs rr-.
has . nu-~ r-sl 80 e. utrs co .
sssyi - 80 an g. r-~
AZ ~ irrar later 10 rr go.
r. rlrr isfrr CO.. f1-rae hrsr
Nsrlsh tsmancef huEErr boz 49,.
trc~k~r ~ ricss a. D. hesf fsr ar0
~ a-ri-f 49,
80 ~ rrrm -r ID
49, Trmnr o. 49, fuararf nus
sffrr g. 80 r~ fsaf 80 afg 49,
- ~ rlr 81 C~ra fs rur g. 49,
rw ue mrrfrr 81 - rue r1fa
st 90 turrV 81 frU fa fs Del fa
- fsaf fl So uuffs mnu -.
$500 RI 80 rrrtr o. ID flrr
.. 49, rsrrf ~ a. 49, troffer j
49, waErr rrH
Marlan sire Ufa 80 fnnaf
$500 - e ra Ell 80 rnrs
sas 1870 Hrrr arrrra fr .nrrr ION
fr fwr hrfar Nar mrrra arH Hf
fEaaf 80 r~ranffaffer ln frn ffsr
sfne ffer rrrrIeI s.r 80 10
nrtf nr boz -rs faar Ne.
49, ffn rfrrr - ffs nlr.. nfr -
% - sorrorfli -c 'f. 'hass ed 90
1929
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and crept slowly down the path. she
knelt by the battered old perambula-
tor. and her fingers, too. were playing
with the little monogram.
"R Z "" her voice said sweetly.
"R + n spells baby-doesn't II? doesn't
it?" and then she drew a long sobbing
~breath-and there came TO her the
gift OF tears"
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iadee ne r~sr - isara-to take avsy
fhsf rFra ~ earrru pifsse amrn
NJ Tommy Hrirn had rot hrsn "a
fnuuE man ~ NAM AFFAIR Pie
m0fNara landowners would have Ner
tainiy enjoyed r. more prompt delivery
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OF their clean linen. There came .
Thursday when Tommy slipped away
surreptitiously on a little matter OF
his own and quite forgot that he was
TO carry clean sheets to the Nortons'
housekeeper. His mother. sorely vexed.
called TO Nazileh as she was return
ing from school.
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rolfsiV go 49, mo- Keen fhad 700
49, ne Tonne - hrreu
Co murmurrf fha love sfrirFrn
TOMMY a. EoIa Ecf 10 rueneaf
mannsf I'm dis uhoir farn w0ufduf
mind fakin' her anvwre-es
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last he succeeded: Q tiny gilt letter
vas loose In his dimpled hand.
"Ah! All Aie!" he squealed.
The staring eyes were very bright
now. they wandered searchingly about
the pretty garden. and finally they saw
the waving baby hand.
She dragged herself out OF the chair
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A frightened nurse fsv acrona ne
Eardsn man srrvanf hurriediv pushed
ne little car win fhc laughing hahv
down the path. and Nagieh came or
~ The Kitchen doorway just IN time
10 see thers carrying a white. limp
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IL tells you wot I does" promised
Tommy generously. "Thoisday I goes
me up Dix Street wild de wash-'nd
Nuzly. youse can help fetch md likely
youse will get q sQuint at her-she
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Tommy O'Brien. agsd ten, dearly
the uncanny tale Of de nutty lady
vot lives In Dc swell end of de street"
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ne ssms little tuas ths, shs of-r sag
70 Antar
TIE iofsfv 'sfes shs saaG
The infsiF fafre
Ne = lofe the icfsy iades!-
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-05-10
GLORY OF THE
 SEAS ARRIVES

The floating cannery, Glory of the Seas. arrived up from Seattle about ten o'clock last night, with full complement supplies and men for this sea- sons pack on board. She will get away this afternoon or .eve- ning for Hoonah where she will be stationed for the early part of the season. During the win ter the ship has been thorough ly overhauled and repainted md comes north looking as slick as a button. Fremont King and F. c. Johnstone made the trip up on her.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-05-10
ED. MORGAN IN
 NEW CAPACITY

E. E. Morgan. formerly puFs- CT on the Jefferson Is a local visitor in a new capacity for the Alaska Steamship company, as general agent for Alaska, with headquarters at ketchikan. He arrived up on the Mariposa and has been shaking hands with his many ketchikan friends. The Alaska Steamship company Is getting the lions share of its business from the ketchlkan district. so has decided to make this point its Alaskan headquar- terS.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-05-10
FRED PATCHING IN TOWN

Fred Patching, head of the Fortmann Hatchery, above Lor- ing, is i'll town on Jury duty. He reports that the present sea- son has been the most success
 ful in the history of the hatch cry, the immense number of one hundred million small sal mon having been matched and turned loose. For some un- known reason the fry are not staying in the lake as usual but are coming down the stream to salt water. As a rule they stay in the lake until August and then come down. The only conclusion one can come to is that the young fry through in- stinct have found that the com- ing season is going to be a dry one, with attendant low water, and are getting to salt water now, when the going is easy.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-05-10
MANUEL DIAZ SELLS OUT

After having been in business inketchikan for close to fifteen years. Maneul Diaz has conclu- ded that he needs d rest, so he has disposed of his restaurant business at the ketchikan res taurant. to Win. Kirkland and wife. Mrs. Kirkland has had several years experience in the restaurant business and will al- lend to the cooking in the res taurant in the future. thus iB- surfing strictly home cooking tC the patrons of the restaurant. Only strictly white help will be employed in and around the res- taurant, and the prices will be moderate.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-05-10
PETERSBURG
IS BOOMING
John Thormodster, enc 0

John Thormodster, enc Of petersburg's businessmen is 8 local visitor, summoned here oa Jury duty. He reports that the fish metropolist on Wran- gell Narrows is coming steady to the front. The latest ad- ditions in the building line be- ing skating rink. being er- eeted by Rasmus Enge, and a hank. a branch of the Scandi- nayiaa- American bank of Port land. The latter institution will be housed in a concrete build ing, which will be erected near the big store of the Pacific Coast and Norway Packing Go.
 The old city council of Nome retired with si7.000 in the treasure. Of this sIi,000 was left over from the year prev ious.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-05-10
EVERYTHING READY
 FOR BUSINESS

Craig Millar informs the Miner man that the Glory can- ners at Waterfall on the West Coast, Is all ready for business. The machinery and boiler have been installed and test made of run of spring salmon to see how everything worked, which was most satisfactory to all concerned. Craig says that the spring salmon run on the West Coast is not up to the av- craze this year, the fish being badly scattered.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-05-10
ENTERS SHOW BUSINESS

I. E. Thompson, the United Wireless Operator, who has been stationed at Ketchikan for the past two years, has pnr- chased the Gross Moving Pic ture outfit, belonging to w. D. Gross, in this town. Mir. Thompson will arrive in Skag- way tue early part of the com- ing week, and then take over the business. It is the inten- tiOn of the new manager to give moving picture shows each might. and he will use every cf-
 fort to make the Moving Pic ture theater the most popular resort in town. Mir. Thompson will be accompanied by his wife.-Skagway Alaskan.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-05-10
THAT FLOATING COURT

The floating court of the Westward Division will con- vene this summer as follows:
 In the town of Nushagak, be- ginning July 90.
 In the town of Unalaska, be- ginning August 10.
 In the town of Unga, begin ming August 19.
 In the town of Kodiak. begin ming August 20.
 The said special terms will continue as long thereafter as the public interests may de- mand.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-05-10
WORKING TWO SHIFTS

Martin Bugge is in town from his Smugglers Cove property, and reports that all is we'll in that neck of the woods. He is now working eight men in two shifts and making good pro-. gress. The tunnel is now in ov- CT a hundred feet, or about one. half the distance it is now in- tended to drive it.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-05-10
STAMP MILL FOR DoIoMi

R. A. Earldey, general man ager at Dolomi arrived up on today's Alki bringing lumber and part of the equipment for the mill to be erected at Dol omi. The balance of the plant which will be 6 ten stamp mill will arrive on an early boat and be in operation within a few weeks.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-05-10
kA0AAN JoTrlNoS
 BY oLEN0AAaY

The s. s. Jefferson called nhere on the Bud and Band Mas
 ter Philip MacKay entertained
 it's officers and passengers
 with the artistic music of the
 Scottish Glens.
 Contractor MacLaren is ar-
 ranging to build an enormous compressor and other mining buildings for Forbes and Me-
 Jean who have lately purch- ased the Peak Bay Mine.
 A tragedy of the north is shrouded in the finding by Norman MacKay, while hunting in the mountains, the rotted re- aims of an English riding sad dle. He has the stirrups.
 the ihe IS III helcIllkdl1 undergoing an overhauling preparatory to the 4th of July regatta. The chief engineer. Dick Apsch, says she will show her propellor to all competitors.
 While driving over the ka- saan Ledge on Sunday after noon NJ. M. McGillvray was thrown from his buggy and he landed uninjured in a willow clunp "fifteen million feet be- low"
 Mushing fever is prevalent here, and when the last nail is driven in the cannery there wifi be a rush for the hills where dame fortune builds treasure vaults in which rewards for the aggressive hunter are stored.
 Miss Dawson, the school teacher, left here for her home in Kansas City, and ,after spen- ding six years i'll the north, carries back many pleasant memories of the people with whom she friendly associated during her stay.
 An entertainment of unusual brilliancy was staged at Hotel Scotia on the evening of the 5th inst, when the genial Angus Morrison. c. E. was the guest of honor. It being the gentle mans eve of departure, his friends desirous of expressing their good fellowship, spread a feast worthy monarch and invited their acquantances to the reception, where sixty-four of the Kasaan exclusive set, sparkling with humor and wit around the central figure of the evening, and none sought their pillows till they waved him a lusty farewell as the "Kasaan' bore him away to Ketchikan on the first lap of a voyage to Melbourne, Australia where he is engaged to con Struct the NOYa-Rem canal.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-05-10
NEW COAST LIGHTS

lFNE NAAN kA N~ ~-N~ -Armeria lights will De installed at the following places:
 Cape Spencer, entrance 10 Icy Strait: Ocean Cape. entrance 10 Ocean Bay: Cape St. Elias. Ear kof point. Hiehinbrook en- trance. Channel island. Orca is land. Busby island. Seal island. Smith island, Point Helen. and Lone Tree point and Pont El- rington. Prince William Sound. Barwell and Hive islands. Res urection bay. An attempt also will be made to install a light and three buOyS at the entrance 10 Kodiak harbor. this latter project now being in the hands of the department for investi- gation and decision.
 Nayigators point out that each one of these new stations will mark a spot where at some time in the last fourteen years yes sci has been wrecked. run a. ground. or suffered narrow eS- canes. and that some of the n have more than one wreck 10 their credit.
 Each light will be mounted on an iron pedestal. securely an chored, on the top of which will burn lights of from is0 to 520 candle power, according to the distance and character of ser vice demanded. the 520 candle power being Of the same mag nitude as the fourth power Of inc oil lights. Each light will be furnished with tanks of sui ficient capacity 10 maintain the light burning uninterruptedly without further reinterBuption or attention. for at least six months.
 Fourteen additional lights have been authorized by the de- partment. but cannot be iu- stalled this year. These lights can be seen." said Inspector Hankinson, flor they have beer sufficiently tested. The light at the Cape of Straits. beyond Wrangell narrows, of 4S0 can- dle power. has been seen at a distance Of eighteen miles. All the new lamps are shore laps and stationary. and We tn:"'., will prove of great value 10 nav igation in localities heretofore regarded as dangerous. We in tend to pnsh the work of in- stallating the lights, so as 10 to have them n some time be- fore the coming of the rough weather season in the North.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-05-10
RESTAURANT
 OUTFIT ARRIVES

Among the big cargo the Alki brought north this trip, is the restaurant outfit for the Har- vey-Lindig restaurant. The work of getting the restaurant into commission will Eey'n as soon as the building is ready for it. It will be modern in every respect, and as both are Erst-class restaurant men, is bound to be a winner.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-05-10

This paper believes that the time has come for Ketchikan people to look into the future. The tendancy at the present time is to become a cluster of shacks instead of a city. We believe one great reason for this tendency is the excessive rents being asked for residence property which in many instan- lees drives would-be renter to building a shack to livein in self defense. A fair return on in- vested capital is right and just, but when as has been the case several times this spring, prop erty owners have coldbloodedly taken advantage of tenants and jumped the rents out of all pro- portion, just because the other fellow had to take the house simply because he had nowhere else to go, such work is little if any short of highway robbery.
 Right is right at all times.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-05-10

The town did we'll by the Base Ball boys Saturday, but there are still more of those tags still unsold. Judging by the work on the ball grounds yesterday, in spite of cold and rain. ketchikan has the makings of two and possibly three ball teams within her borders this year. Word comes from Roe point that they have the pos abilities of a team there. and the same is true of Kasaan. This means some good games on the local diamond this year, to which no admission will be charged. so it is not asking too much of you to come in with at least as much as you would to see one game below, now, and get your tag to show that you have done your share. In doing this you will simply will be pay ing in advance and will get your moneys worth ten times over in the future. Help the boys out.