Douglas Island news., 1912-10-30

MT. Henry Erie has gone for short business visit st Haines.
 BoRN.-To Mir. and Mrs. Vino Hallia, on Sunday, Oct. 27, girl.
 BoRN.-To Mir. and Mrs. Fred Kron' quist, on Oct 24th, a boy.
 Fred A. J. Gsllwas has gone back to work after short illness.
 Homemade Candies Saturday after. moons at the Palace of Sweets.
 Mrs. R. Bentley continues to improve from her recent severe illness.
 Mrs. Odin Hewitt is quite i'll at her home on North Second street.
 Olgat Anderson is now head brake man on Joe Robertson's express.
 Alex Robertson went to the Sound on the Humboldt, for a short visit.
 The Alaska Labor Union, No. l, of Douglas, has a membership of 400.
 Ezra Peters is installing the new heating plant in the Thomas building,
 Oliver Olson, Joe Rossi and W. Gus tafson went out last week on hunting trip.
 Everybody doing it. doing whats Buying Bisseli's Carpet Sweeper at Jeusen's.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. W. Hughes and son returned last week from visit in Brit, ish Columbia.
 Jim Cottrell has been on the sick list and Ed. Mulligan has been holding down has job st The Hunter.
 There will be Halloween Dance at the Treadweu Club tonight, to which all are invited. Decorations suitable to the occasion are beIDg placed iR the hsll, and very jolly evening is antici- peted.
 Members of Northern Light Rebekah Lodge, No. l, take notice! Yourself and husband are cordially invited to attend Halloween party at Odd Eel, lows hall, Thursday evening at 8:30 o'clock.
 Mr. auG Girs. Ray Smith arrived from Tacoma last week to make their home in Douglas. Mr Smith has accepted a position at the Rogers store, Mrs. Smith is a daughter of Mrs. Wilhelm, and sister of Mrs. Leslie Foreman.
 Miss Louise Mcconnell, formerly connected with the government educa- tional work among the natives, and a resident of Douglas, recently under went au operation at Chicago, for her affected knee. The operation was very successful, and, while Miss Mcconnell is now on crutches, she expects to be perfectly well by the middle of the winter.
 About the first of next week the new Or heum Theatre will open up in the Palm Garden building. WhsC are known as the "Trost" films will be used, and they have the reputation, well earned, of being at sIl times the best. Mr. McLver says that as soon as the new theatre in Juneau (which is to be operated in connection with Che Douglas Orpheam) is finished, vaude. vile will be added to the attractions of both houses. The best vaudeville ar, tists on the Coast will be secured. The new @Dream" theatre at Ketchikan is under the control of the same com pauy. Fred Purinton is manager of Che "Dream." The Orpheum is being fitted out with opera chairs and numerous conveniences which heretofore have not been common in the North,
 The monthly meeting of the Douglas Volunteer Fire Department at A. |. U, hell last Saturday night was very we'll attended, and proved net only profit able occasion, but 8 highly enjoyable one as we'll. Many members of the Treadwell Department attended es wis. itors. W. D. McMilisn, secretary os the organization, having removed from the city, Mir. M. s. Hudson was elected in bis stead. A new feature was intro. duced at the meeting, which it is hoped will be fruitful in preparing the mem bers of the department for moro efic' tent service in case of free. It is called the "Fire Drill" Cards are prepared giving the location of supposed fire, also the time, temperature, direction of