Douglas Island news., 1914-04-15
The Douglas Island News.
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merchants, will move to duncan next week
 Mrs Bert Stedman and children will go to Ketcbikan on the Humboldt for a visit
 The birth of son and beirto Mr. and Mrs. John Gesekus was reported last week
 Alex T. Nelson has been employed oy the government to carry the mails on the Island.
 Broken apes repaired at Keists Pool Room. All work guaranteed.- Advertisement
 James Hewitt has accepted a position at Salmon creek in the employ of the Perseverance company.
 John Stoft, former resident of Douglas. has been elected a member of Che town council at Petersburg.
 Marie, rbe little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rolaudo, has been sick the past week, but is much improved.
 A war among Douglas draymeu has resulted iu cut iu prices. Freight and coal is now delivered as low as % cents ton.
 Dan Gore, formerly a hoist man at the Mexican, came up last week from bis home in Oregon for visit with friends on the Island.
 If your clothes need repairing, cleau- ing or tressing, call on Anton KraseL next door Go the cable office, Second street.-Advertisemeut.
 Mr. otto Widemann is laying the foundation for his new home on Fifth street. Construction work on cottage 25x28 will begin in few weeks
 Smokers-All kinds of Smoking To bacco in pound jars-also Egyptian and Sweet Caporal Cigarettes at heists Pool Room, Hunter Block.-AdV
 Townsman M. B. Archer has returned ! from Sitka Hot Spriugs lie Is m-ch improved in health and speaks highly of the healing properties of the spring water.
 Ed Fox has beeu selected as the Douglas agent for tue Admiral liue of steamers, which pow make this city a { port of call both north aud soeth- boaud.
 Frank p. Mcclure, wife and child ar rived Sunday on the Al-Ki from Bu coda, Wash, Co uake their home ia this . city. Frank as a brother Of oorOld friend aPat"
 The Ketcbikan term of coart 5egius Monday, April 20. The judge and other court officials will leave Juueau on the steamer Humboldt, which sails south Saturday night
 Julius Rydeu, native of Sweden, aged 40 years, fell from Juneau dock last Saturday moruing and drowned. The corouers jury discovered that 1t was accidental
 Joe Riedi, Johu Gesekus, Emil Gou- bell and Messrs. Meyers and Ordelh re- turned last night from bear hunt over on Admiralty islaud The hanting was good, but bears scarce.
 Manager Thane, of Che Eugle River mines. reports that the ore shoot has been encountered at depth of 700 feet and promises that the 20 stamp mill will soon be running again.
 During the absence of Joe Robertson the dray business will be in charge of Pat Mcclure, who will guarantee prompt and efficient service iu all matters entrusted to his care.
 The hustling manager of the Lyric theatre has secured the services of W. Frodsham, late of the Sullivan Consi dine circuit, considered Co be an expert tn his line-trap drums and xylophone-
 Cant. Alex Hart is back again from Tenakee and will be with us for some time. He will ginger ap the city pile driver for the season, ana ms uis1 JoO will toe a few needed repairs to the city dock
 Judge Jennings has decided to grant a lioeuse to the Board of Trade saloon at Skagway, providing they move to a new location. The old stand was found Co be within 400 feet of the Catholic church.
 Good progress is being made at the Nilsson & Kelez yards, East Waterway,