Douglas Island news., 1915-10-20

Oliver Hopper, the efficient young bookkeeper at the Treadwell store, has resigned.
 We are told that Mr. John Feusi has recently purchased chs Kemmis block on Front street
 The mud hole at the end of the ap- proach to the City Dock has been drained, and covered with plank
 Hubert Van den Wyer returned last week from Seattle, where be recently graduated from a business college.
 Merchant q. W. Martins new ad dition to his store building is enclosed aud will soon be ready for the 6uishers.
 Mrs. Chas. Green, a native woman, whose former husband once operated a sawmill iu Douglas, was buried last Sunday.
 The Womens Pioneer Club will meet next Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 2'th, at the home of Mrs. Otto Weideman, on Fifth street.
 Mr.A Murray reached bis old home back in New Brunswick on October lst. He writes that, after two weeks visit there, he will start home.
 Mrs. Ed. Hurlbut, of Thaue, who was taken to a Juneau hospital last week suffering from an attack of appendi- citis. has returned to her home.
 Painter Burke and family have moved to Juneau, where they are located on tbe salmon Creek road. Mir. Burke ex- poets to 6ud employment for the win ter at Jualn.
 You're too slow in shaking that cold and cough. The best Cherry Cough Syrup. Pine Balsam or White Pine Com pound, can be had at Guys Drug Store, opposite PostOfice.
 Harry Rexroth returned last week from Seattle, where he learned many things of importance, among which was the fact that Douglas Island is about the best place on the map.
 Mir. HE. Murray had the misfortune to fall on the slippery pavement last Monday morning, breaking one of the bones of his right wrist and otherwise mutilatiug that member
 Mir. aud Mrs. r. II. Corson and son arrived Sunday from Jefferson City, Mo-. Go make their home in this city. Mr. Corson is a brother of Mrs. l.. C. Thomas, aud visited Alaska last July.
 Edwin Fox, who came out of the hos pual last week, is gradually improving and will be able to go to work in about two weeks, when he will take a position in the gents furnishing goods depart meut of his fathers store.
 The fact that Prof Robinson has re- turned to Douglas and is busily en- qayed in drilling the singers for the production of "Queen Esther" iusures another real treat such as we enjoyed when Piuafore was produced.
 Hose company No. 8, of the Douglas Fire Department, will hold it's regular monthly meeting at the cart house on St. Ann avenue tomorrow, Thursday, night. Next Monday night No. l Com aaDy will meet at the City Hall.
 
 Little boys back in the States often hunt rabbits, but a few days ago Yer non and Arthur Nelson and Otto An derson, Douglas boys, all under IA, re- turned from a trip to Admiralty Island with two buck deer and a fine string of mallard ducks.
 Mrs. Cecelia Gesekus and Mir. William Christie. both of Douglas, were married at Juneau last Thursday evening. Both are we'll known in this city, and have a large number of friends and acquaiut. ances who wish them a happy journey through life. They will reside in Doug !as.,
 DlED.-LulBl Dat0eiiOi uo1iNS oA Italy, aged 35 years, was suddenly kill ed in the Mexican mine early last Mon day morning by falling rock. Funeral services were held at the Catholic church in Douglas this afternoon at 2. o'clock, Rev. Father Roccati officiating. The burial was at the Douglas cem-  etsry.
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