Douglas Island news., 1915-02-17
The Douglas Island News.
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Little Helen Hewitt is well again, after a severe sick spell.
 Watch Leivers' large window for Washiugton's Birtbday.-Adv.
 Mrs. Mary A. Carroll has received her commission as postmistress at Treadwell
 Mr. B. M. Behrends, the Juneau mer- chant and banker, has returned from a visit in the States.
 The federal grand jury at Juneau completed it's labors Monday aud turned in it's fual report.
 IT the police raids at Juneau con, tinue they may yet be able to run in some very noted personaRes.
 The children of the Douglas Catholic church will give a patriotic entertain meut next Monday evening at o'clock in celebration of WashingtOu's birth day.
 Saturday night at the Juneau Rink, the Douglas High school basket ball team walloped the Juneau Highs to the tune of 10 Co 14
 Mir. John Powell, who has been on a visit to bis daughter Mrs. M. Purdy, at Escondido, Calif, returned last week on the Mariposa.
 H.O. Sterbins C"Whitey0l returned from Che States on the Jefferson and is again engaged in the manufacture of the famous "Tex's Clay"
 Hose Company No. 8, of the Douglas Volunteer Fire Department, will meet at their headquarters on St. Ann ave- uue tomorrow, Thursday, night
 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
 Prizes for cash. All our stock of Christmas goods at reduced prices. We are still at the old stand and our motto is Service" Keist's Pool Room, Hunter Block.-Adv.
 The Alaska Labor Union is m course of reconstruction. We understand that the organization is to have new name, new officers, and new life is Co be in jected by this process.
 George w. Dillon, of Skagway, fore man of the Juneau grand jury who was excused by the judge, was indicted and brought back Co court on the charge of selling liquor without a license.
 The jury, after deIiberatiug twenty minutes, returned a verdict of not guilty in the case of Yamashita, the Jap accused of the murder of T. Kajita, Jap foreman of the Sitkoh Bay cannery.
 Mir. and Mrs. Wm. Linscott. who have spent the winter at Peters burg, will return to Douglas about March 1st. Mir. Liuscott will again be em ployed at the Geo. D. James sawmin.
 The weather-Last night it looked as if the mercury was bound for the zero mark for the first time tbis winter, but the wind changed during the night and this morning it is showing gently.
 Rev. Martin l.. Larson, wife and child arrived from Seattle last Sunday on the Jefferson. Rev. Larson has ac cepted the pastorate of the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran church in Doug las.
 Ernest Bertrand Hussey, Sd degree Mason, who is grand inspector general for Washington and Alaska, is at Ju neau this week conterring added de grees upon Master Masons of this sec. ton.
 William r. Ferguson, travelling sales mau for the Pacific Coast Biscuit Co.,. of Seattle, was drowned at Ketchikan last Thursday night in Ketchikan creek, and his body was found the next morning.
 The man arrested at Juneau, charged with stealing hams, was turned loose by the grand jury, but he was made to serve fifteen days In the municipal jail for the swearing he did when he was arrested.
 Itis announced from Seattle that the Humboldt will not get back on her run until the first of March. Many i'm. movements for the comfort aud con- venience of travellers are being added to the ship.
 The news comes from WhitehOrse