Douglas Island news., 1914-11-18

Now that the election is over, some of tbe disappointed democratic dailies are beginning to find some merit in Jim, after all.
 One of the largest assortments of pipes ever brought North may be seen at Keist's Pool Room. There are pipes that will fit any kind of a mouth, from a college boy's mouth with cupid curves to an old worn out mouth with grooves for the tobacco juice to run off. Keist also has extra stems aud repairs for your old pipes.-Ad
 Mayor M. J. O'Connor left last night on the Humboldt for a brief visit to Seattle. It is probable that Mrs. O'Connor and Miss Regime Miller, who went down some weeks ago because of the illness of Mrs. E. E. Smith, will re turn North with him. Mrs. Smith, after very serious operation, is recovering nic. ly and, it is hoped, will enjoy bet ter health than she has for years.
 The K. P. social last Thursday even ing was we'll attended. The evening was passed in listening to the excellent music furnished by the Douglas Man dolin club, playing progressive whist, listening to the speeches and music furnished by the children, dancing, and the enjoyment of the good eats sup piled by the ladies. It is the intention of the lodge to have a series of these entertainments during the winter months
 Rev. Martin Luther Larson, of Seat tie. came to Douglas last week and held services Sunday morning and evening at the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran church. lie went south on the steamer Humboldt, but expects that some time after the first of the year he will return to Douglas to take permanent charge of the church work here. Mir. Larson has been pastor of a church in Seattle for almost score of years and has built up the largest congregation in that denomination on the Coast, and for that reason is 10th to leave for a new field until a suitable successor has been selected to take up the work where be lays it down. He informs us that Rev. Warmanen, formerly pastor of the Douglas church, and who is now located iu Seattle, is displaying his usual industry there iu completing church that was but partly finished upon his arrival. He is doing we'll in Seattle and his work is highly appre- ciated by the people of that city. The Douglas church, which bas been with. out pastor since Mr. Warmanen left is much pleased with the prospect of new pastor.
 Each year, for seventeen years, the college of mines of the University of Washington in Seattle has given three months course in mining, known as the Short Session for Mining Men. The eighteenth annual period will begin on January 4, 1915, and end April l. It will give to all miuing men and others interested in the work of mining an opportunity to take up in a system atic, we'll balanced way, work in ore or quartz mining and milling, geology and miueralogy, chemistry, fire assaying metsllurgy, placer mining, mine and claim surveying, coal mining, mining law and other related subjects The course is designed to meet the needs of men who wish to learn something about the technical side of prospecting, mining, testing and assayiug of ores, valuation of placer properties, and coal mining propblems. In this work all of the laboratories and apparatus of the various departments of the uni versity are made available to the student.