Douglas Island news., 1912-07-31
The Douglas Island News.
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Cassie Secrest went over to Ienakee Sunday.
 Oh! you great big, beautiful dinner pails at Jensen's.
 Homer Donaghey returned to the city the first of the week.
 Mrs. Wm. Halvor returned last week from visit at Snettisham.
 Do you know that you can get iron ing and sleeve boards at Jensen's.
 BoRN-A daughter was born to MT, and Mrs. Charles Sey on July 24th.
 A float has u.buiIt at Sheep creek, and the ferry will visit that port once a day.
 Odin Hewitt has accepted position in the mechanical department at Feusis.
 Everybody doing it, doing what? Buying Bissell's Carpet Sweeper at Jenseu's.
 Mrs. Harry McIver returned Monday via the s. s. Seattle from visit at Omaha, Neb.
 A temperature of 06 is reported at Juneau one day last week. Of course it was in the suu.
 Tickets for the Old Maids Conven- tiou are going like hot cakes. The chart is at Hubbard's store.
 FoR oALE-Store building on beach, formerly occupied by Africh < Africh. Enquire of Mrs. Floridan.
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank Humfrey and Chas. Johnson spent several days at Limestone during the past week.
 At last it will be possible to get cup of good coffee and sandwich in Doug las. Inquire at the Palace of Sweets.
 Last week Marshal Shafer sold his Second street lots to Dr. Weyerhorst, who will build hospital on the prop erty.
 Just arrived-a large stock of East mau Kodaks aud supplies at Ed An drews' studio. Everything sold at cat. alog prices.
 A Douglas merchant who stated some time ago that in the event of the build. ing of the bar road he would buy an antOmobiIe is still in the notion.
 Dr. Clay will give personal attention to Douglas Island patients and will be at the office of Dr. Finley in Douglas on Tuesday and Friday of each week.
 When in need of good range or cook stove, heaters, or anything in the stove line, give us call. Julius Jen- sen, agent for Great Western Stove Co.
 Miss Thora Smith, who has been visiting in Douglas, will return the last of the week to Valdez, where she Is en- gagged as principal of the public school.
 Mrs. Egbert Loomis and Miss Elmlra left ou the Jefferson, Monday, for Fiv, erett, Wash, where Mrs. LoomiS' sister is very iii. Itis probable that they will spend the winter on the Sound.
 Mrs. Jas. II. Cottrell arrived on the Jefferson last week. Mr. Cottrell re- turned to Douglas some months ago, and as they are old-timerS, we expect tbev will again establish residence here.
 TLe Old Maids Convention and CD. tertalument will take place at the Lyric tomorrow night. The preparation for this event has been very careful, and we are informed that the costumes are alone worth the price of admission.
 Collie Blain returned from Victoria last week, but his family did not ac- company him. When it came time to start Mrs. Blain was sick in bed with tonsilitis. She and the children will come up as soon as her health permits.
 The regular monthly meeting of the Douglas Volunteer Fire Department was not held last Saturday night, but is announced for next Saturday night at A. l.. U. hall. The subject for dis cussion will be, "How to fight gaso- line fire with water"
 A gentleman from Treadwell, who has been patron of the News for many years, called last evening and said that he had come to contribute to the Meal Tub, which reminds us that some of our friends have evidently forgotten that old Meal Tub of ours.
 Mir. and Mrs. D. MacMillan and Miss Agnes MacMillan left on the Al.Ki for their home near Portland, Ore, after a