Douglas Island news., 1916-01-26
The Douglas Island News.
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 on the Alameda, Monday.
 Go Go Stubbius' for Ladies', Misses and Childreu's Coats at greatly reduced prices.
 Care and caution have kept the water pipes working most of the time in Douglas.
 And the dear old Taku is now work ing in a mysterious way, it's wonders to perform.
 Go Co Stubbins' for Ladies, Misses and Chudren's Coats at greatly re- duced prices
 Mrs. l.. G. Thomas spent the day yesterday visiting with the family of her brother at Thaue.
 Plain sewing wanted at home or will go out by the day. Prices reasonable. Mrs. B. Gage, Douglas. t
 A college of music was recently started in Juneau, and already the wind has learned to whistle.
 The ferry Alma met with an accident last week in the shape of floating log near Tbaue that tore off her propellor wheel
 Mir. Joseph D. Miller, a we'll known resident of Douglas Island, left yester- day for six.months' visit at Charleston, Wash.
 The high wind on Monday night blew tbe ferry Gent up on the beach at Treadwell, where she was stuck for several hours.
 Dr. A. R. Sergeant received Che sad news last week of the death of his father at Sheridan, Oregon. He was 69 years of age.
 The next meeting of tbe Woman's Pioneer society will be held on We'd nesday, February 2nd, at the home of Mrs. John Feusi
 Mrs. Heury Brie, who had expected to get away for California on the Evans, did not go, and the date of her depar- ture is uncertain.
 Yesterday was Bobby Burns birth day, and for the first time in years there was no special celebration of the event on Douglas Island.
 The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Leg qett and 8Ir. Francis Robertson will take place tomorrow evening at the residence of the brides parents.
 The steamer Georgia, which left for Stka over a week ago. was unable Go reach that port, because of the storm aud was compelled to return tO Juneau. Firemen, remember the general meet ! ing Saturday aight at D. l. l.. U. hall. There will be several kinds of enter tainment that will appeal to fire fighters.
 During the cold weather and perhaps because of it, a Gue coolie dog has adopted Marshal Frank Bach and now makes bis permanent home at the Bach residence.
 Ed Mccormick and Harold Pember ton will operate the Hunter Pool Room after Feb. lst. Two lively lads with lots of friends, they will probably do a good business
 After a weeks vacation on account of the severe cold and wind which made it next to impossible to warm the build ing, the Douglas public school opened up this morning.
 MT. and Mrs. John Calder expect to get away on the Princess May on their journey to Eastern Canada. They will go by the way of Prince Rupert and the Grand Trunk railway to the East.
 Mrs. V. A. Peterson and little son, who have been visiting in Douglas at tbe home of Mrs. Peterson's parents, Mir. and Mrs. Anton Liljestrand, left on the steamship Spokane for their home at SkaRway.
 The Douglas town town council will meet in regular session next Monday night. at which time the January salary bills will be paid. City employees should file their claims with City Clerk Hub bard before that date.
 =L II. Keist will wind up his Douglas business with the present month. He expects to move to Juneau by Feb. lst. Louie's bingles are still at par, but they may depreciate after the first. If you have any, bring them in.
 George Hemger, a native, died in this .,, p,es3av evening at 7.30 o'clock