Douglas Island news., 1916-02-23

BoRN-A daughter was born to Mrs. and Mir. A. Murphy, of Treadwell, on Saturday, February 10th.
 Douglas stores are displaying stacks of baby buggies and go carts iu their show windows, beoause-
 The city of Juneau feels proud be- cause her water is pure and contains no disease germs of any kind.
 The Douglas Pioneer society will meet next Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Frank Oliver.
 S.J. Hugaini and wife, F. Johnson aud E. Banning arrived from the south on the steamer Jefferson yesterday morning.
 Douglas Island Serbiaus have col. lected a purse of s22S that they will send for the relief of the suffering children in Serbia.
 The Douglas school children were given a half holiday yesterday, because George Washington happened to toe born on February 22nd.
 Deputy Marshal Frank Bach is going Co Lituya bay Co arrest Jack Campbell, who is charged with having committed an assault on tbe person of Jack Mcleod.
 Ed Salmon, who recently returned to  Douglas Island from the States, where he endured an illness covering several years, went to work Monday at the Mexican fire room.
 Mrs. Elwood McClain, who was taken to the hospital last week suffering from au attack of appendicitis, is much i'm proved and has returned to her home. An operation was not considered neces- sary. Mrs. H. E. Murray and little son, Richard, expect to leave the first of the week for a visit at their former home in Los Angeles, Calf. Mir. Murray may go down later to bring them home again.
 The Juneau press has become alarm ed over the report of a strange air craft that chased the steamer Georgia for twenty miles along the back side of Douglas Island last Sunday, but did not catch her.
 Tony Freeman, of Warm Springs, was ! a visitor in Douglas the past week. Tony reports things lively at the springs, and says that both a pulp mill . and a potash factory are to be installed . there this summer.
 Rev. c. D. Christian will deliver { lecture at the Treadwell Club on Thursday evening, Feb. 24th, at s ! o'clock, on the subject, "George Wash . ingtou." Patriotic songs. Admission . free. Everybody invited
 From the latest information avail !. able, the steamer Al-Ki will arrive at 8 ! o'clock this evening with 40 tons of general merchandise for Douglas and . 15O tons of coal for Martin Olson. She will sail south on Saturday morning.
 Postmaster Jack Henson bad been pluming himself on what fine time he would have on Wasbiugton's birthday, a legal holiday. But the steamer lief. ! ferson came in with a mail that kept the office force working for five hours. .
  It is reported that Miss Minnie Mal- Joy has filed her resignation as prinoi- 1 pal of the Douglas public schools, and . as soon as a supply can be secured to ! take her place she will leave for her . home in Walla Walla, where her mother is seriously ill.
 The first annual cosmopolitan dance ! will be given at Mayhower Island Pa vinon, Douglas, on Sunday evening, February 27th, beginning at z o'clock p.m. Every body invited to attend and have a good time. Admission, Sl, ladies free. Splendid music aud re- treatments.
 Douglas Aerie. No. IT, of the Fra ternal Order of Eagles, is making great preparations for a carnival to be given at the Douglas Natatorium ou April 2I, 28 and 29 aud May l, 2 and 8. Com mittees have been appointed aud orders for supplies have been placed. It will be a jolly time.
 Delegate Wickersham has introduced a bill to authorize the town of Juneau to issue bonds for the Purpose of build. ing and equippiug a school house. Not more than S75,OOO may be secured in this manner. The bonds are to bear not
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