Douglas Island news., 1919-01-24

claims ls tlorc were no 'l'. bidders
 Tho above now. item win hc O interest lo au uU.um.n m AasA and uu cause Hem to realize th difference bctvcen on. "dlg rHa ar. and fHe .|.,. .r. were" .o tn ue .r d.ts ta. Douglas onr lIw.. . m. E.#. n.H.. u r-r..rm. community mI wa known .U ur.r m. Territory
 rr. mHU.r. u.. .r....I m faH. for sam Gus ut .ns. ul many thousand. .l dollars n I- tVo s.or ics i'm rrer. Tho srumI floor con aus .u. hlr room u front and r Che r..- was tHc dance IaII uu. staec Ur tHe second floor was ,H. blr,or. r horseshoe suan.. contain nr boxes from which tHc s.aeg WH viewed In h. mn. beneath On, bo,,. rrrns Alaska egcn.s of . trr down H. Yukon were pa.n.o. Toy uHrIurne artist
 r.r r...e u.. opened frr huH.u" com July Ist 1000. and Che formal oruu. was hold several mou'l l1,rr aru tr. arrival or vaudeville talon. which vas me Of tHe ..a mrcs tHer.an.r
 FaIuvue Is tne program of On. orcrus uiehr.
 GRAND OPENING
 OI ffa nue... Opera Huus. uu
 SATURDAY EVE. NON. Wrr r.. N| Star \unI.E'N. ramurrr. consisting Ul tHe .'.- lowing ueu known Eastern ar- Lists.
 MISS rVELTNE LESTER
 Nm.r.... representative Song
 and Dane. Artist
 NE WN NNLAN
 Tho rising Num"... ~'.- d-
 sisted Hy IH. .Hum.u- and
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 MISS NELLIE HOWARD
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 MR. PRANK NUNTNuSE s.r... handed and H'nr. ur 'N. Err. from ..uI.n...|'.. on. @.
 MISS uEEN N'EL'NG Tu. Eur..Hu. 0u..r. ...l n. r.. worry "u.""H.. lnw.I- tam. Nu.H..I and ..u..r
 MR. TIN -TAl.N
 m comedy sketch called II. for Tur
 OlDr .U... win appear Uu Che
 Hru. "rneummc
 Tho ..Hr.e entertainment win ..mm#.. HIH fHe worry f.uer.H.. comedy by Tim S..r-
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 .TuE TrNNs CATTLE kING Nr. In ..ure m. above uH. .r. hons. Mr. gu. wishes tu efrf. fH.. V .- ... intention tu rrr nu... hur strictly hr. .IH.. H.......". HU. HU VIII allow rn.HrE-f.H Ur dom. nu his .u.. t... win U..HI fHn
 most arH.Hu.
 Adm ... r. Cont. E...rr.I -..r. 60 CHr'. tU|.Ir.. Er Cont. Hu1.. r...rJre fH location.
 Ticket. uf uuue... Pharmacy. From hat time oa Che Douglas Opera Hons. wa. I hr.r n'a.. u. deed \ r.. show was run every uiert i'm r.. week and som. nr rho hest performer. .a fH. Coast played ersre.mr.. U.r. rHere were s.s Ger t,am and m.s.I t..m. negro comedian. and Irish comedians dancer. r..-. and .on.ar..uusts acrob.ts and u....rs Between acts thc floor m.me.r invited thoso present to Iau... with rHe veIr known cry of .E.m.mbor boys Che, orc au prize I.r..rs "No intro duruous arc necessary tH- evening or "pios 'om out and get 'om ou On. floor" Thor. was aIuar. % Gue or. chcstra playing and dancing cos. fifty eeurs ner dance but each dancer received drink upon EoInl to thc "suor.us post" and thc g.r got 2U-.eut percentage check be sides.
 In rc ualmy days Of che DI0c. hcrc wcrc twenty-five or thirty girls employed by Che house Go b dancing partners for thc men. TH ............. .r.Y .-rr. down ur fH floor to dance
 Every game ot chance known wa carried ou m thc place hiaosiac' r.m,.. roulette. craps. poker au. faro tables lining che walls.
 Remarkable scenes were cuaeic and 10 would take a volume Of con siderable s.1c to write history O Che place. The sight of Che iutcrio ou pay mrth was iudcssr.blbie gl most Upon entering Che first sigh that took thc eye was Che b1r. whicI would br lined up four and five dce with thirsty miners orook.ur thoi elbows to Che umo of che iluglIu cash register. after that would be sight ol the gaming tables. Che rouI cite wheel coming first iu import aucc. it standing nearest tho dool There would always bc crow around .t "buokus Che tiger" pu'
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