The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-02-13
20 YEARS AGO
From The Empire
FEBRUARY IS, 1913.

FEBRUARY 13, 1913.
 The Sixth Annual Firemen's Ball was pronounced a complete suc- cess and had very large attend ance. Among those who attended from Douglas were MT. and Mrs. L. Mulligan, MT. and Mrs. Dahl, MT. and Mrs. Coughlin, MT. and Mrs. Bennett. MT. and Mrs. Price, MT. and Mrs. Wilson and Miss Mae Mccormick. Members of No. 1 Fire Company of Treadwell were present wearing red shirt uniforms lending bit of picturesque color to the ball room. Chief Ed. Hurl- but of the Juneau Fire Depart ment was present and aided by several members of the organiza- tion tried to see that everyone was having good time.
 Dr. I. H. Moore, formerly of Ju- neau and Douglas, and Gus Stan field were taking out winter dump on Long Creek in the Ruby dis trict.
 Prince Rupert was reported to be having a coal famine.
 Citizens of the town of Ruby were kicking because the town had no deputy marshal.
 James Bender, Alaska sourdough, of the early vintage had his first automobile ride when he stepped off the train from Chatanika and and was met by number of old Firty-mile friends with an auto mobile. It. was the first time he mad seen one in real life.
 People coming down from Skag- way said that trout fishing was again becoming a popular sport. With the coming of the warm weather more and more men were going out to the different streams and lakes and bringing in catches.
 Dr. John Butista Ruffo, Mar luis of Scilla and recently of Mag dalena, Sonora, Mexico, arrived in Juneau from Seattle. He planned to locate in Juneau and believed that his command of European languages would enable him to build up practice among the for eign population here. He was an Italian doctor and at one time was chief surgeon in the Mexican army. He had gone to Mexico after being graduated from a Paris medical school and had become involved in a political strife. All of his family were killed and their property destroyed in the Messina earthquake.
 In the February number of the Pacific Motor Boat was published an interesting article for Juneau people. It was a description of the new ferry being built for the Ju- neau Ferry & Navigation Com pany. The new craft was to be called the Amy.
 Recent reports received from Fairbanks and other interior points claimed that the fur season along the lower river country was look ing bright, especially in mink, lynx and fox which were reported to be plentiful. Natives coming out from the side streams of the Tan ana to attend the potlatches and feasts along the river said that the was record breaker. Mar tin was not very plentiful and game was reported scarce between Juneau and Nenana.
 Judge Frank Bach paid a visit to Juneau yesterday.
 MT. and Mrs. F. J. Wettrick left on the Jefferson for their home in 
 H. T. Tripp took passage on the Georgia from here to Pearl Har- bor.
 2. R. Cheney and Mrs. Cheney left on the Jefferson on their way to Washington, D. c.
 w. P. Mills, we'll known Sitka returned on the North western from trip to California.
 Articles of incorporation of the Douglas Hotel Company were filed with Secretary Distin. Incorpora- tors were F. H. Fox, John Feusi, J. J. Penglase ST., Charles Hopp, Elmer E. Emith, Joseph Reidi, R.. R. Hubbard, Jules Jensen, Joseph Capital stock was $40, ,000.00
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