Douglas Island news., 1914-12-02
The Douglas Island News.
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Mrs. Dultou departed last week to spend the winter at Springfield, III.
 Photographer Ed Andrews returned yesterday from a months visit in Se- attle.
 Mir. Rudolph Blahaut left on the Georgia for a sojourn at the Sitka Hot springs.
 An epidemic of lagrippe has brought forth many hard blow in Douglas the past week.
 FoR RENT-Two four-room flats, with bath. One partly furnished. Inquire of Henry Brie-Adv.
 Mrs. J. c. Sknlman, nee Rosie Con rad, Is coming up f,om the Sound the next trip of the Humboldt.
 Dr. and Mrs. Mathis departed on the Al.Ki for Che States, where they will spend four or five months visiting.
 We have heard the rumor that Guy Smith aud bride are coming home on Che Alameda, due at Juneau Friday evening.
 The Treadwell Fire Department at- tended the funeral of A. D. Price at Juneau Monday, in body and in full uniform.
 NorCE-Auy girl or child wanting a home or friends should call on Miss Ella Mallory, City Hall flats, Doug las.-Adv
 Merchant ,. ". Martin went up Co Haiues on the Humboldt, returning on the Georgia. Hereports several feet of snow at Haiues.
 Mrs. II. A. Finger, wife of the mar- ager of the Treadwell store department, is a passenger for the North on the steamer Alameda.
 We are admonished to inquire what has become og the old-fashioued curfew bell that used Co tell the Douglas youth when it was time Co go to bed.
 A bo,dup took place at Juneau last night, when two masked robbers with a A gun, held up a grocer named Giovau- ett and relieved him of Sl50 lu cash.
 Now is the time Co order your fall suit. Just received a new line of Detmer samples. Come in and look them over. Waberg& Stoltmau-Adv. Miss Marjorie Hamilton, who has been -peudiug the summer in Douglas visiting her sister, Mrs. Felix Gray, left on the Humboldt for her home iu Ismay, Montana.
 Mr. A. l.. Parker returned last week from Skagway, where he has been working tho past month. He will spend the balance of the winter with his family in Douglas.
 RIG Datsou, formerly of the office force at Treadwell, came mp from the States on the City of Seattle aud has found a position in the mining and milling department
 TIE BABlrE1LO Pool BOON, E. Loomis proprietor. Pocket billiards aud cards Cigar-, cigarettes, pipes aud tobaccos Rooms for lodgers. Corner Front and Bradley streets, Douglas, Alaska.
 Many of the merchants of Douglas have arranged Go give their patrons Christmas presents this year. Thehol- iday season promises to be a lively one, but 'hs big excitement will begin about the 10th.
 The body of tbe mau drowned in the channel a week ago, washed ashore yesterday and was identified as that of Martin Wi,teuberg, Juneau fisher man. He was 35 years of age and uu- married.
 W. R. Rogers was acquitted by the verdict read iu the U S. district court at Juneau, Thanksgiving morning Rogers was accused of murder, for the killing of W. II. Wixon, near Haines, on May 23ri, 1913.
 The halibut schooner Star went South yesterday with 220OOO lbs. of fish, caught at the banks off Yakutat. She reports good weather for fishing. On her next trip North she proposes to stop in at Juneau for bait.
 
 Juneau has imported football player who is known as "Babe" Semple. The Dispatch describes him as weigh jug 252 pounds with his feet washed.-