Douglas Island news., 1914-12-23
The Douglas Island News.
rHELOcALFIELD
A Merry Christmas.

A shrimp industry has beeu started at Wrangel. That's just what we need in these parts.
 James V. Cunane was a passenger north on the Alameda from Seattle, on his way to Hoonah.
 The name Hart Schatfner & Marx tells the whole story in the clothing line, at Martins. Ad.
 The Al.Ki came in from the South this morning at J o'clock and will sail for the South tonight.
 Mrs. Carl Molin aod children will leave on the Al Ri for Meriden, Kans, where they will make their home.
 George Washington Sample, com. monly called Babe" has gone to Se- attle to spend the Christmas holidays.
 NoucE-Auy girl or child wanting home or friends should call on Miss Ella Mallory, City Hall flats, Doug las.-Ady.
 A nun Der of the friends of Mir. Albin Baritelo gathered at the A. L. U. ban Quet hall Sunday evening to celebrate his birthday.
 It is not true that a new interpreta ton of the Sunday closing law pro- hibits a man from kissing bis wife on that holy day.
 The attempt to form an ice pond for skating at Treadwell resulted in a complete failure, because there was no warm weather ice
 There is a new boy at the home of Mir. and Mrs. E. P. RehinR. He came Monday morning. All are doing nicely. Petersburg Report.
 Sed Johnson has bought his part ner's, Andy Braurs, interest in the Douglas Blacksmith shop and will continue the business.
 Pool PLAYERS-U further notice, there sill be no charge for the use of the tables at the Hunter Pool Room. Come aud plsy-yOu are welcome.
 A recent San Francisco paper notes the death there on December Sth of Joseph F. Keeuan, brother of Mrs. b. p. Kennedy, formerly of Treadwell.
 Now is the time to order your fall . suit. Just received new line of Detmer samples. Come in and look them over. Walberg x Stoltman-Adv.
 Tbe attention of the Juneau Empire is called to the letter from Forest Supervisor Weigle on the question of homesteads on the national forest re- serve.
 Rev. Father Bruckert, s. J., of the Catholic church, has gone to Santa Clara, Calif., for a visit. Father Bailey, of Juneau, has charge during bis ab sence.
 A fire at Treadwell yesterday after noon destroyed a temporary structure used as an office by tho company CD. gagged in constructing the central power plant
 Pitcher Pittman, of the TreadweIl baseball team, is headed for the Yakima country for holiday aud to arrange for ihe sale of the crop of spuds raised on bis ranch there.
 The Douglas public school will close at noon tomorrow for the Christmas vacation, which will continue until Monday, Jan. 4th Christmas exercises . will be held in all the rooms.
 TIE BARITELLO PooL ROOM, E. Loomis proprietor. Pocket billiards and cards. Cigars, cigarettes, pipes and tObaecOs- Rooms for lOdgers. Corner Front and Bradley streets, Douglas, Alaska.
 "SITKA HOT SPRINGS" Accom- ' modations, American or European plan . For terms apply to Dr. L. F.. Goddard, Sanitarium, Alaska.-Advertisement.
 B.M. Bebrends, the pioneer banker of Alaska, has moved his bank to new quarters across the street from bis former location. The new establish ment is said to be the very auestin Alaska.
 We are creditably informed that a municipal cleanup has been going on in Douglas for tbe past week and that it hss resulted in sending on their way number of those disrspntable dead beats whose presence is a disgrace to any city.