Douglas Island news., 1915-04-07
The Douglas Island News.
rHBLocALF FIELD

Douglas, has returned.
 Jerry Cashen has just recovered from a severe attack of the grip.
 The steamer Humboldt arrived from the south Monday about noon.
 Dr. Martin Damourette has returned to Juneau for an indefinite stay.
 Dick Mccormick has resigned his position in the Treadwell meat shop.
 The launch Pacific took the place of the ,GeorRia on the Sitka run last week
 The Juneau Camp of the Arctic Brotherhood plans to build a home of it's own.
 Miss Madge Fox left last week for visit with her sister, Miss Mary, in Portland, Ore.
 Marshal Frank Bach left this morn ing on the St. Nicholas for Sitka tO pick up prisoner.
 Building permito to the amount of S12,l351O have been issued iu Juneau since January 1st.
 The gas boat Mabel had a narrow escape from fire last week. The Alma turned the hose on her.
 Ben Erb, who recently returned from visit Co the States, has taken his old position in the Treadwell mine.
 Guy Terry has thrown up his job at the Treadwell market to accept a DO sition with a Seattle meat company.
 Miss Mary Bernhofer, the Alaska nightingale, has gone to the States to accept a position in the line of her pro- fession.
 David E. Laudsberg, underground superintendent of the Treadwell mines, returned on the Humboldt from bus mess trip to the Sound.
 Mr. Steve Stanworth, a young citizen of Douglas, has bought a lot in the O'Counor plot and will build home for himself and family.
 JobD Fitzberg is back from the States. He arrived last Saturday and declares that he has come to Alaska to stay three or four years.
 The Hon. James Wickersham, Alaska delegate to congress, will address the people at the Juneau Rink tonight on the question of Statehood"
 The ladies of the Episcopal Guild held a "goodie sale" in the Thomas building last Saturday. In couple of hours all the goodies" were sold.
 "SITKA HOT SPRINGS" Accom- modatious, American or European plan. For terms apply to Dr. l.. P. Goddard, Sanitarium, Alaska.-Advertisement. The masquerade ball at Treadwell last night was jam. The attendance included dancers from Douglas, Thaue and Juneau, besides the home talent.
 EdL. Armstrong, the Douglas pie ture man, has decided to move to Ju neau and open up a picture show in the Jackson rink. Wm. Oit is to have charge at the Lyric.
 Election day was bright and fair and the ladies were out in force, and some were voting and others just looking on. The vote was the largest ever pOlled in Douglas. Growing slow but sure.
 A portable house was among the freight shipments to Douglas last week. Douglas has outlived the days oi port able houses and now needs good, sub- stantial permanent structures. Let some one build a brick house.
 At Juneau, the old council, consist ing of John Beck, John R. Willis, Geo. F. Miller, Wm. Geddes. F. Wollaud, c. W. Fries, and Wm. Britt was reelected aud Attorney Grover c. Winn won out for member of the school board.
 Dr. and Mrs. C. r. Kuhn departed last week for their old home at PoIt Townsend, Wash. Dr. Kuhn has been surgeon for the Treadwell companies for the past eight years. His resigna- tion, filed some months ago, took ef- feet on April lst.
 The big smoker of the Treadwell Fire Department will be held at the Nata- torium Hall, in Douglas, on Thursday evening, April 15, at 8 o'clock. The evenings program will include boxing, wrestling and other entertain ment. The attendance will DO doubt