Douglas Island news., 1913-08-06
The Douglas Island News.
rHRLOcAL FIELD.

assessor.
 Frank shOtter returned to HoOnah Saturday.
 FoR sAIE-A good second hand Type Writer Inquire at the News office.
 The gas boat Pacific, Capt c. E. Tib- bits, is scheduled for regular trips to Lynn Canal points.
 Keep out the flies. Buy your window screens, screen doors aud window screening at Jensen's.
 Fishing tackle, guns, tents and am- muuition-largest stock in town to choose from-at Jensen's.
 Mrs. Gertrude Laughlin and son Matt returned on the Al-Ki, and were glad to get back to dear old Douglas.
 Charles Osgood, whom the boys used to call High Speed" 1" passed north Sun day, on his way to the Sushanna strike.
 A specially important meeting of the Civic Improvement Club will be held at the school house tonight. All come out
 Carl Carlson has begun work on a cottage at the corner of Third and D streets, which he will occupy as a resi- dence.
 Now is the time 70 paint that old building. Let Jensen sell you the paint because he carries a complete stock.
 If your clothes need repairing, clean ing or pressing, call on Anton Krasel, next door to the cable office, Second street.
 Miss Elna Olson has taken the po- sition in the Treadwell postofice made vacant by the resignation of Miss Car penter
 Mir J. K. Guerin, formerly employed by tue Alaska Electric Light & Power Co.,, in it's Douglas work, has located at Valdez.
 Jensen has just received a big ship ment of furniture, carpets and linoleum which you should see before buying elsewhere.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. Moss, who have spent several years in Douglas, departed the first of the week for their home at Des Moines, Wash.
 Jack Langseth aud Edwin Fox will return tonight from Oliver Inlet, where they have been chasin' the bears around for few days.
 Jam es Garner, who suffered the loss ,f a finger through coming in contact with buzz saw, is doing nicely at the St. Ann Hospital.
 Juneau has become SO discouraged over the base ball question, that they have cut the ball grounds up into lots and offer it for sale.
 The steamship Dolphin, of the Alas ka Steamship Co.,, is due to arrive from the South on Friday next. Among her passengers for Douglas is Guy Smith, of the Smith drug store.
 Mark Tatom left Sunday for Valdez, where he is interested in a valuable mining property. Mark will also keep his weather eye on SOshanna.
 Tue Amy carried Manager Ferris , ball playing aggregation, their wives and sweethearts, out for picnic and view of Taku glacier last Sunday.
 For Sunday stroll try the Douglas to Bar road. The men who have been working on the Sheep Creek road were brought over on this side the first of the week.
 By recent rulings of the postofice department, ordinary stamps may be used on parcel post packages, and these packages may weigh ss much as twenty pounds.
 If the thief who stole the gum boots and slicker from P. II. Fox's store last Monday nlgnJ VIII return .samei Hl9 name will not be mentioned, and he will avoid arrest.
 Something new in life preservers at Jensen's. It takes the place of cush- ion and pillow, and passes inspection on all motor boats as a life preserver. Ask to see it when you pass by.
 Passengers who embarked for the States on the Al-Ki Monday were V. l.. Cross. B. Levere, Mir. and Mrs. A. Moss,