Douglas Island news., 1913-09-03
The Douglas Island News.
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his building on Front street.
 Governor Strong sailed from Nome Sunday on the Senator for Seattle.
 The st.. Ann parochial school opened for the fan term yesterday morning.
 FoR SME-A house and lot in Doug. las. Inquire of Mrs. Anton Liljestrand.
 Absorbo Dustiug Cloths, mops and broom covers can be bought at Jen- sen's.
 Mrs. L. D. Mulhgan is at St. Ann hospital in Juneau undergoing treat meut for eye poisoning.
 Armstrong 6 Brown are painting the Natatorium and will open up the skat- ing rink on the 14th inst
 Fishing tackle, guns, tents and am- munition-largest stock in town to choose from-at Jensen's.
 A good comfortable sidewalk is being built along Front street from the grand stand to the corner by the Little Doug las.
 Mir. L. G. Thomas has entirely re fitted the upper story of bis building on Third street, recently damaged by fire.
 Now is the time Co paint that old bDildipq. Let Jensen sell you the paint because he carries complete stock.
 if your clothes need repairing, clean ing or pressing, call on Anton Krasel, next door to the cable office, Second street.
 Jensen has just received a big ship ment otfuruiture, carpets aud linoleum which you should see before buying elsewhere.
 Martin Olson and family, who have been enjoying a summer outing at Snettisham, returned last week to their home in Douglas.
 Mir. A. B. Gurr and family will oc- cupy apartments in the O'Connor flats on Third street. Mr. Gurr is cashier of the new Douglas bank.
 Hose Company No. 1, of the Douglas Volunteer Fire Department, will hold it's regular monthly meeting next Mon- day night at the city ball.
 Miss Minnie Malloy, of Walla Walla, Wash, arrived in She city last week. Miss Malloy will teach during the com ing winter in the Douglas High school.
 Labor Day was pretty generally Ob served iu Douglas by the closing of stores and shops. Most of the young men thus liberated took to the hills in search of fish or venison.
 Teddy Hubbard was injured Monday while out berry picking. He fell striking a log, which inflicted a severe gash in his leg. After a few days of quiet be will be all right again.
 The City of Rome returned Monday from Hawk inlet with A. Baritello, Dr. Sergeant, Elmer E. Smith, Paul Bloed horn and the News man, who had been roughing it for a week and living on the juicy venisou.
 The steam canuery tender Kayak, Capt. John F. Wall, was wrecked on August 26, at Point Carrsw, near Yaku tat. The captain and crew had nar- row escape. The Kayak belonged to the Seldovia Salmon company.
 The big safe for the Douglas bank arrived on a recent boat, and as soon as it is safely installed in the vault pre- pared for it., the bank will be ready to open its doors for the transaction of business. The safe weighs nearly four tons.
 The ferryboat Amy has been sold to the Alaska Treadwen Gold Mining Company, and will be used by the company in transporting men and sup- plies. The travelling public is not pleased, as the Amy was the most com fortable ferry ever on the run.
 Mr.John Mason, manager of the ccf' Zee. tea and manufacturing depart departments for the Schwabacher Bros. & Co.,, IDc., Seattle, Wash, and Oak Olson. Alaska representative of che same company, were in Douglas yester- day. Mir. Mason and wife are making the Alaska trip for the first time and and much to enjoy.
 pr. A. F. Heimlich, formerly of Chi