The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-01
Many Important Developments Recorded Gasneau Channel Du
 the Year of Nineteen Sixteen Many New Enterprises Were Started

5.-Goldstein's Emporium shipped iurs valued at Sl5.o00 to London market: S-AiaSka- Juneau received nouHSu- ton that their appeal case against the lVosthen Mills Involving uue to tMhe M tide lands now, occupied by their DIE wharf hld been decided favorably
 It-Stca.ner Admiral Farragut arflNeu with over poo tons Of interior mall The largest shipment ever carried to Alas ka by any one steamer. flhal ss snots tscd In tunnel under lake on Annex Creek water power system or thc AIls- ko sC,as,in,.lu Company and the power house commenced delivering power 10 the OIg mills at Thane. ,, i6.--Wlreless plant at Juailn ovetha,ui- ed and new aerials Installed maNihs communication between Juneau and GJu- . aim possible John Wagner receives mai patent Co his homestead ot Sai- S mon creek after l6 years endeavor. ine ,hey win construct a modern baln lyo by slO feet on their Mendsnhall r;mSh. iEtnnish boys of Juneau organize thc Independent Brass Band. under the ieae- No, aud g. Of the Douglas Fire De partment. consolidated 10 allow Tor Srcater efficiency of the department
 iT.-Juaeau cable officials, receive or ders 10 keep open day and night. ln- clndinS holidays Report on Juneau wa Ter samples received stating that Wa ' tor contained no typhoid germs. SiiFht earthuual<v shock felt. Large addluon fCrrnGiy opened with linen shower and ! iSNCrSws working on the construction of the Annex Greek project nave re
 turned 10 the city ieaSins hSn nowrT SmrT' paSt Gt ig-CEyde F. Walker and Frank A. Boyle rcappointed register ana rSSSdH S,sa, , CT of the local land office Henry shct HS ! tusck announced that work on the cN- ! tension of the Alaska Supply Company ! dock be started. Special election osuer- ed by city council Co decide on auopSoll Of law providing for the direct electl9u son Park addition and the Scatter tract officially voted in as part oi the cltS' Private wire from the local Marconl CI-
 Ice to that of the TreajweH company SS-oricinai hoist engine at the. Tread i we'll shaft being overloaded in the ma | chine shop and will be installed on on. : of the lower levels. New concrete i0ui, P,ic
 shafts. battery posts. and the bill ouild- Ings of the Treadwell company | 2I.-Juneau high school defeats th'
 S!tka Athletic Club basketball team S' [ 2S.--Juneau high school again defeats the. SItka team. g 10 H.
 1 26.--Treadwell company call Tor bids ! to sink the Mexican shaft & 50 3 depth ol | 2S-Frsighter Ravalli arrived IT Ju- nCau making her first voyage under th' 1 az O: the Pacific Coast =. .. So' ! MARCH
 : I.--GaraSc building of the Alaska AGtc ] & Supply oCmpany on lower From
 aCstSSmer Admiral Watson arrived ! from south on first trip after having l been sunk in Seattle h2roor Mrs: Feast
 boarding house on St. Ann avenue Douglass gutted by fire. Prompt worF [ on the part of the Douglas fire depart ment save other structures.
 3.-Alaska Grill badly damaged bS early morning blaze Only prompt worF ! on part of ire department, saved tho ! building or those surrounding II. sew eral hremen overcome by smoNe. ~ [ I.-Posmaster Earl Hunter Is notified !, that q postal savings bank will be es' , ta blished on April lst. Work, started oi | the enlargement of Eagle Brewery Tor ! .. Zynda.
 1 from the westward covered with ice al 1 ter battling with storm. steamer Alas ka arrived on first voyage aiter oelnE z purchased and rebuilt by the Alaska s { s. Go. A. B. baSkesoaiI aI team oeiei'' | 7-Contract for deepening the MeNl' can shaft by the Treadwell Company
 let Treadwell company announce that !
 new change room will be built at th, ; S.M%ork moving the big auxiliary el-
 ectric plant from the beach near Thant
 to the Perseverarce started by the Gas | i3.-A. A. Isbell arrived to start pre-
 liminary work for the erection or tht
 biz Marconi Wireless plant.
 z li-Fire department called out tC
 fight stubborn blaze In the plant Of the
 Eagle Brewing Company. Case hotel on
 lower Front street opened to the pup
 lie.
 i5-E. $. Hewitt establishes business house to handle twypewriters and man ufacturerS office supplies. New 4O-h. D.
 enrira arrived for installation in the Isl and Ferry Go. boat Gent First opera, ',
 lion performed at the Juneau General
 hospital.
 23.-Work started on new street
 leading from Front street to Ferry Way
 through the property of the Alaska sup ply Go. Work started on dismantlinS
 the old Mexican shaft house to make way for the new stee! head frame 10 be built over the enlarged and deepened shaft
 2I-Carl Dahl and ?. L. Coleman pur- chased the interest of Chls. Quacken- bush in the Juneau Construction Com pany.