Douglas Island news., 1914-04-08
The Douglas Island News,
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sdleness, started up Monday.
 Pipes from for Dc to slO each at Geiscs Pool Room.-Advertisement
 Phone your orders to Leivers for Easter cut Flowers. Frso delivery Adv.
 DrC. c Finley and wife, of Juneau, were visitors in Douglas yesterday evening
 Mir. NJ. Whtner, @ recent arrival from Seattle, has taken position in the Douglas Market.
 Ray Atkinson, a former employe of Che Fox store, was a passenger oa the Humboldt for Juneau.
 Vincent Skosky is on the sick list this week His silment is troublesome, but is not thought to be serious.
 Wm. Fels, Q. S. deputy marshal re- turned via the steamer City of Seattle from a business trip to the States.
 Jack Hayes, of the Alaska road com. mission, came up from the Sound on Che Humboldt, which arrived last night.
 Mrs. Leo P. Phillips left on the lief ferson for Toppeuish, Wash- where she was called by the sudden illness of her mother.
 A Juneau burglar broke into the of flee of the surveyor general by mistake. In bis rage he took out his spite on an innoceut typewriter.
 The name of Dr. George c. Maule, the Douglas dentist, appears among the passengers uorthbound on the Admiral Ssmpson, due tonight.
 If your clothes need repairing, clean ing or pressing, call on Anton Krasel, next door Go tbe cable office, Second street.-Advertisement.
 Smokers-All kinds of Smoking To bacco in pound jars-also Egyptian and Sweet Caporal Cigarettes at keists Pool Room, Hunter Block.-Adv.
 Mrs. Ollie Harper, colored, was ar rested yesterday and taken to Juneau where she will have to answer to the charge of -hootiug at her husband.
 Twenty five uew boxes have been added to ,be equipment of the Douglas oostomco. That they were,badly needed s,5icotss tbe cOptinaea sud steady growth of the town.
 Richard Mccormick left this morn ing on the launch Sea Gull, with Alex Hart. for Tenakee springs He NiA spend a couple Of weeks at the springs and bis mauy Douglas friends hope that he will come back renewed 4u. health and strength.
 A recent arrival from the States dropped into a Douglas saloon early this morning and cou6ded to the bar keep the Information that be had swiped a kodak at JOueau and expected to send it out by parcel post. The bar keep sent tora policeman, who arrived in time to catch tine ooaster in the act of stealing a pocket book from another man's coat pocket. He pinohed him.
 Early last Thursday morning a Gre was discovered ou the hih near the head of McKanua creek. The grass and stumps were dry as powder and fine wind was blowing @ gale. At times it would veer, driving the flames toward town There was great excitement. The fire bell brought out a great crowd of active citizens who tackled the flames with vet sacks. After several hours of hard work they conquered and drove the fire up toward Che Tresdwell ditch, where it was dnally exlinguished.
 A test of Che salt water fire pump as to it's efficiency end power was made Sunday. Its work was highly satisfac- torv. Fifteen minutes after the pump was started a stream of salt water was flying over the top of the 300 mill, tbe extreme limit of tbe town The test was continued all along St. Ann avenue and water was thrown over the highest buildings. When we realize that Che supply of water is not only unlimited, but absolutely independent of any drought, it is a source of much comfort to householders-
 The city council is already planning how the funds of the city can be best expended this year for the benedt of the town. Among the improvements proposed Che first in importance is