Douglas Island news., 1912-01-31
The Douglas Island News.
THE LOCAL FIELD.

Curacao.
 The weather-The January thaw still continues.
 Jack Langseth is coming north on the Jefferson.
 Fresh Bread, Pies and Doughnots daily at LeiVer's.
 sleds-the regular $50 kind-s2Oo at Jensen's Hardware store.
 Mrs. J. Corbett is a passenger on the Jefferson returning to Douglas,
 WAKE UP.-Alarm Clocks, big stock -5O cents to S1.75 at Jenson's Hard ware store.
 Al. Stephens, an oId-time Douglas Islander, IS Jefferson passenger, bound for Douglas.
 The Juneau Dispatch announces the birth of A son to MT. and Mrs. Lonnie Powers last Saturday morning.
 The Southeastern Alaska Democratic Club was organized in Juneau the other night with forty-fve members.
 For that cough, try Nyars Winter Cough Remedy, White Pine and Tar. D and 50 cents the bottle. Smith, the Druggist.
 The Home Restaurant, conducted by Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Kern, closed down last week. It is probable that it will open again soon-
 The Santa Ana grounded at karta Bay last Saturday, but afterwards got off under her own steam. She carried a heavy cargo ot ore.
 Mir. Julius Jensen, the Second street hardware man, will be a passenger on the Jefferson for the States. He will be gone about month or six weeks.
 Andy G. Johnson returned on the Curacao from a visit at Redlands, Calf. Andy reports that the Grund. lers are in San Francisco and may re- turn to Douglas.
 W.N. c. Waddleton, colored4 was ar rested at Juneau last week on the charge of selling liquor to Indian. Ills bail was fixed at S250, binding him over to the federal grand jury.
 Carl Erickson and wife arrived Sun day night on the Curacao from the States to make their home iu Douglas. Carl left Douglas about five years ago and notes many changes in the town.
 Nick Uzelac, convicted in the federal court of assaulting Dan PopoVich with a dangerous weapon, was sentenced by Judge Lyons last Saturday morning, to serve two years in the prison at McNeil's island.
 The Ladies' League of the Congre' rational church will hold a special meeting on Thursday afternoon at ? o'clock, at the residence of Mrs. Il. C. DeVighne. All members are urgently requested to be present.
 In letter to friend iu this city, Mrs. Henry Hall writes that their Montana home is buried under four feet of snow. William Hall has been laid up for the past three months at Wallace, Idaho, with broken leg.
 The importance of Southeastern Alaska may be guaged by the fact that more than one-thjrd of all merchan- disc shipped to Alaska last year came to this section. 1t is also interesting to note that of the total shipments of merchandise to Southeastern Alaska last year, more than 9 per cent came to Douglas Island.
 The Juneau Dispatch has its political water pails we'll balanced, and, if 1t can ouly carry them without stopping until the end of the campaign there may be some money in the game. But if the plans of the Juneau Democrats materialize-the bourbon boys wiR have an organ of their very own.
 The Juneau natives gave their war dance show at the Lyric last Friday night to a packed house. Frof. Shell, with his native band, furnished the music. The performance by the dancers was devoid of meaning to the most of the audience, except where the mighty hunter shot the brown bear