Douglas Island news., 1915-11-17

and overbauliug, and coat of white paint.
 Nels Sorby, formerly of Douglas, is building two story apartment house on his lot next to the Dispatch office iu Juneau.
 The prizes in Elmer E. Smiths baby contest were awarded, lst, Baby Gin gan; 2nd, Baby Irvine; Sd, Baby Christoe.
 Mrs. w. II. Patching, a former resi- dent of Douglas, died at Der home iD Ketchikan last week after an illness of several months.
 The ladies of Douglas have organized a basket ball team to play against Treadwell for the championship of Douglas Island.
 The Order of Vasa will give social and dance at Eagles hall Thursday night. Every body invited. Admission 30 cents, ladies free.
 M. A. Snow, of the Empire, has been taken back to.the Juneau office, and J. T. Hunt will hereafter serve as the Island representative.
 Call up Phone n for the Jitney- Keist's Cigar Store-the store where you send for your Christmas Pipes, and . an kinds of pipe repairs.
 The Admiral Farragut reached Doug !. las last evening about 6 o'clock Miss : Mary MuRford, of Treadwell, was a passenger for the Island.
 Fred Gallwas is putting a wire fence ! around his "ranch," and intends to stock it with goats. Fred says that i they will help clear the land.
 Joe Patterson has a cut over his right eye which he accumulated in at- tempting to cut kindling, job which rightfully belongs to bis son, Charlie.
 Mr. A. Murray, who has visited Sc attle, San Francisco and bis boyhood home in New Brunswick, is coming North on the steamship Hum boldt, due Saturday.
 There was no meeting of the town council Monday night Two members of the body are ont of town, and of the Eve remaining, Mayor Johnson and Councilman Oliver are working nights.
 DED.-Maurice Lebbricht, Belgian, aged 23 years, was killed by an accident in the Mexican mine on Monday after noon about 4 o'clock. Deceased was we'll known on the Island and had four brothers residing here.
 Because the Natatorium is occupied this week by the Catholic fair, there will be no basket ball games. The standing of the teams is as follows: Cyanide, won two, lost none; Mexican, won two, lost oue; Store, won one, lost two; Shop, won none, lost two.
 Fred P. Henson, of Port Angeles, Washington, for many years a resident of Douglas Island, came up last week on the Al Ri for visit with relatives and friends here. Fred is now in the grocery business at Port Angeles, which town, he says, has increased in population to 5000 He reports that his wife and two little sons are we'll and happy in their new home.
 Much interest is manifest this week . in the free demonstration and fair which is being given by the ladies of the Catholic church on Tuesday, We'd . nesday and Thursday, afternoons and ! evenings. The old Douglas Natatorium has been treated to a method of decor ating that makes it look real nice. The ladies are offering for sale a splendid array of handiwork most carefully done.
 Suit has been filed by the leland Ferry Company against the Juneau Ferry & Navigation Company in the district court through Milwee & Irving. The complaint alleges that on Novem- Der 1 it leased from the City of Douglas a float, and that about the 18th of the month the defendant company pro ceeded to unload passengers and freight thereon aud has continued to do SO regardless of the lease of the plaintiff company and that thereby the plaintiff company has been injured to the extent of s15 to S35 per day. The court has issued an order to show cause, returnable Saturday morning, and in the meantime the defendant company has been temporarily re-