Douglas Island news., 1914-12-30
The Douglas Island News.
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l. HappY New Year to all.

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 Rudolph Blahut has returned from Sitka Hot Springs.
 John Lockhard is slightly improved, although con6nedtO his bed.
 Dave Russell was laid up for repairs Sunday and Monday with a very bad cold.
 Paul Peterson returned on the JefTer- son from a Christmas visit to the Sound.
 Mir. and Mrs. Barney Conrad will move to apartments in the Hotel Hunter.
 Collie Blain was on the Alameda as freight clerk whom she went South Christmas eve.
 The name Hart SchafTner & Marx tells the whole story in the clothing line, at Martins. Ad.
 The news came last week of the ap- pointment of Mrs. Henry Carroll to be postmaster at Treadwell.
 Wm. Steward, one of the pioneers of Alaska, died Sunday at the Sitka Pio- neers' Home. His age was 6S years.
 There is the usual number of colds and grip cases among the men, but the dogs and puppies have the distemper.
 The storekeepers of Douglas went the Christmas holiday one better, and kept their stores closed until Monday morning.
 On Russian Caristmas, January 7th, services will be held in the Greek church iu Douglas, at o'clock in the morning.
 NoucE-Auy girl or child wanting home or friends should call on Miss Ella Mallory, City Hall flats, Doug las.-Ady.
 Biug Halleck, who had just recovered from a short illness, had relapse last week, which may again shut him up ID the house.
 Mr. P. s. Early and sons, Rex and Steve, of Juneau, were Douglas visitors yesterday and made a short call at the News office.
 The best entertainment ever proc duced by the pupils of St. Ann school was given last night for the benefit of tbe Belgian relief fund
 Pool PLAYERs-Uutn further notice, there sill be no charge for the use of the tables at the Hunter Pool Room. Come aud plsy-yOu are welcome.
 "sITKA HOT SPRINGS" Accom- modations, American or European plan For terms apply to Dr. l.. F. Goddard, Sanitarium, Alaska.-Advertisement.
 Now is the time to order your fall suit. Just received a new line of Detmer samples. Come in and look them over. Walberg & Stoltman-Adv.
 Deputy Marshal Harding got mixed up with an Iudian celebration at Haines on Christmas eve and some in quisitive buck stuck a knife into him. He will recover.
 A telegram was received by Minard Mill, Saturday, announcing the serious illness of his father, R. J. ?. Mill, at Portland, Oregon. He will take the aref boat for fbp COuth
 Miss Thora Smith, a former teacher in the Douglas public school, came out from the Westward on the Alameda last week. Miss Smith has been teach ing summer school at Kennecott.
 The real Christmas mail for Douglas Island came up Sunday night on the Mariposa to Juneau and was brought over Monday. There were 75 sacks in all, and most everybody got present of some kind.
 Arrangement are being made at the Treadwen Club to dance the old year ont and the New Year in. The invita- tion is broad, as it includes all mem. bers of the Club and their friends. As we are all good friends on Douglas leland, this takes in the whole bunch.
 A basket ball tournament is an nounced for Treadwell, beginning Mon- day night, to continue until the middle of February. Games will be played each Monday and Thursday night. Four teams are scheduled to take part, the Mexican, Store, Cyanide and Ma. chine Shop.
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