Douglas Island news., 1916-03-01
The Douglas Island News.
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night at Eagles ball.
 A Leap Year dance was given at the Eagles Hall last night.
 March came in like lion all right. Now bring on your lamb.
 Mrs. Harry Wood and son started for Seattle last week on Che Al-Ki.
 BoaN-A son was born to Mrs. and Mr. Harry Stanton on Sunday, Feb ruary 27th.
 BORN-A son was born to Mrs. and Mir. T. Duggan oD Sunday, February 27tb.
 DmD-The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Wm. Mautino died on Thurs day, Feb. 2ith.
 Mrs. II. E. Murray and son departed on the steamer Spokane for a visit at Los Angeles, California.
 Mrs. Wm. Stubbins was a passenger on Che Spokane Monday morning for short business visit Co Seattle
 Miss Katu Logrin aud Mr. Albin Haelund were united in the holy bonds of matrimouy ou Saturday evening.
 Deputy Marshal Frank Bach left Friday tor Lituya bay, armed with warrant for tbe arrest og Jack Camp. bell.
 GuyL Smith has leased the south store room in the Thomas block to a man named Murray, who will put in a stock of ladies' furnishing goods.
 St. Luke's Episcopal church, of this city, announces a congregational social and family reunion at Labor Union Hall next Friday evening, March 3rd.
 The Black Sheep at Thane gave a dance Saturday night that was we'll at- tended. The organization is taking the lead in social affairs at the new camp.
 Madame Finger, mother of u. A. Finger of Treadwel, departed on the Spokane for her home iu Colorado The lady bas immensely enjoyed her visit in Alaska and will slug it's praises when she gets back home.
 Last Monday afternoon over at Ju- neau, John Pug fired two shots at Mrs. Milt Sspich from a 32-caibre revolver aud then turned the weapon on himself aud fired two more It is said Go have been an attempted murder and suicide neither successful
 Ms. Merl Thomas, who is visiting her parents on Puget Sound, is coming home as soon as Merl eau get house ready for her and the children. He has rented one of Che Glllis cottages now occupied by Pete Mackenzie, who is to move Co Treadwell soon.
 Claud II. Dech, a former resident of Douglas, who has been employed for the past 2]2 years as foreman of the Whitebocse (Y. T.) Star, called on the News one day last week. Ciaud has bis eye on che Westward, but will take little bic of rest before he decides upon bis future location.
 The Sitka school boys basket ball team and the Douglas High school team engaged last Saturday night in spirited contest, iu which tne Douglas boys were declared winners by score of 2S Co s. As areasou for their defeat the Sikas declare that Umpire Tom Mcdonald don't understand the game. May be, Rachael.
 The Island Ferry Company has taken the Gent off the run temporarily for repairs and improvements, among which will be a new and more powerful engine. The El Nido, Capt. J. II. Cam, is on the run aud is giving good service. The El Nido is 50 feet in length, II ft. 6 in. beam, is equipped with a 40 h. p. engine and is quite speedy.
 Hose Company Mo- held an inter esting meeting Monday night, at which the attendance more than taxed the capacity of the small room in the city hall building now used for that pur- pose. Among matters discussed was the new fire hail, which was given the enthusiastic approval of the fire boys. This company now numbeIs 73 men.
 Manager Dyer, of the Lyric, who is also the director of the Lyric orchestra, has just completed arrangements with all of the leading music publishers to mail him copies of their latest orehes- t- bfts Tha refroDs of fbfs pOpular