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LOCAL CURIOS
—Searbarry—hc‘s not a very old
man, but is fond of hi.s toddy, provid
ed it doesn’t cost too much, lias been
in the habit of going behind the
counter of one of tho drug stores, and
helping himself to the contents of a
large bittlo labeled “spiritus vini
gallici,” confidentially remarking to
the clerk that he would make things
all right at the end of the month.
The clerk, whom we will call Charley,
because that isn't his name, conclud
ed to put a stop to such freedom, and
accordingly emptied the bottle of its
legitimate contents, and partially re
filled it with a compound presenting
the same appearance, hut composed ol
cayenne pepper, neats foot oil, etc.
The next day Searbarry happened ii
as usual, sauntered back in the direc
tion of his favorite bottle, and seeing
that the clerk was busy with a cus
tomer seized the bottle and hurriedly
surrounded a couple of ounces of its
contents. He had hardly had time to
sneak the bottle back to its place,
when a ghastly look of alarm and
terror spread over his usually ruddy
countenance, and clutching the bottom
of his vest with both hands he gaspei;
out “great Scott, Charley what’s
that?" “Wbats what?” serenely
inquired Charley slruting to walk
away. “Why—that—that in that
bottle! Oh! Oh, Lord, I'm a dead
man!” The clerk glanced at the buttle
and with a look of alarm ejaculated:
“You don’t mean to say you drunk
out of that bottle?” “But 1 did
though,” gasped Searbarry. I’n.
afraid you're a goner,” gravely ob
served Charley to his now livid
victim: “there’s only one thing that
can save you, and that's a mere
chance.” “Give it to me quick,”
faintly ejaculated the dying man. The
clerk poured out about three ounce:
of cold-pressed castor oil and placee
it to the livid lips, and In a second or
loss Searbarry was outside the saving
dose. ‘Now,” said tho clerk, “you
want to get out and walk around
briskly for a while. ” But Searbarry
had already dlscovcd that his pres
ence was required elsewhere, and
was already halfway to the front
door. In fact, ho disappeared around
the first corner, as if lie was in a
great hurry, and didn't show up on
the street again till tho next day,
when he said lie felt like a double
length of 8 inch stove pipe—oh, so
holllow.
— Old man B— got mixed up with
the masquers at the masque carnival
at the skating rink on the the night
of the 22nd ult., just as the com
mittee was selecting the characters
entitled to prizes for best costumes.
On seeing him the committee immed
iately and by unanimous vote award
ed him the first prize as the best
possible representative of a fearful
example of what whiskey can anti
will do for a’nan'snasal protuberance;
and then the old chap got mad and
cussed because ho couldn't convince
anybody that lie was only a looker on
and not a masquer!
—Two Ketch ikan boys—newcomers
—were induced to attend the public
school tho other day. They didn’t
know A from B, and evidently had
never b8cn inside a school room be
fore. After witnessing the proceed
ings for half an hour, tlie elder boy
jumped up, grabbed bis hat, and said
to the other “conic on Hank, tha'
aint no fun here, lets go down on the
wharf and hear tho sailors swear.”
—“Yes,” said a good, kind Christ
ian mother, in this town, while help
ing her ilttle son learn his Sunday
School lesson “Cain was a very wick
ed man and slew his brother. He
was a fugitive and a vagabond in
earth; lie was so had he feared every
man would slay him. Where could
wicked Cain go to?” “Why, mother,”
replied thoughtful little Jimmy, after
a moment’s reflection, “lie could have
gone to Juneau, couldn’t he?”
PLACER CAMPS AND STABILITY
Juneau tories, in their effort to
belittle every part of Alaska except
their own door yard, say that Fair
banks and Nome are ephemeral.
They call them “fly-by-n i gilts, ” and.
predict their downfall in a few short
years. It is a favorite expression
with thorn that the life of a placer
camp is hut “five years.”
How unwarranted by the facts are
such statements is clear to any one
who examines those facts.
California has many placer camps
that have been active and thriving
towns for more than a half century.
Their gold output is several times
greater than the quartz output of
Southeastern Alaska. The placer
camps of Oregon were not discovered
as early as were those of California,
hut many aru still putting out gold
in great quantities as they have been
putting it out for 10 years.
Cariboo and Casslar, discovered
decades ago, are still producing camps.
Only recently tho Guggenheltus in
vested more than $1,000,(WO in some
Cassiar placer properties that have
been worked for a third of a century,
and then some.
Dawson is 11 years old, and the
Guggenheims have just invested some
thing liko $15,000 000 in mining
claims there So confident are cap
italists that the town is good for years
on years to come that they are just
advancing the money to construct a
railroad to the placer creeks.
Nome lias been getting better and
bettor for eight years. It is conceded
that its output will he larger than it
is now 50 years hence.
If God c intinued to strike men dead
for lying there would not bo a live
tory editor or lobbyist in Alaska or
out of it by tomorrow morning.
Skagwfty Alaskan, ‘
Fred Heckman, Hadley’s enterpris
ing merchant returned home on Satur
day's steamer after seeing the sights
of Ketchikan for a day or two.
Wanted to Kent—A typewriter,
any standard make, apply Mining
News oflice.
For the best bread in Ketchikan,
go to the O. K. Bakery. *
Mrs. R. F. Randolph of Hadley was
a Ketchikan visitor Wednesday and
Thursday of this week.
Fresh and cured meats—as you want
them and when you want them. Frye
Bruhn Co. tf
C. M. McGrath, the commercial
tourist whose headquarters are at
Juneau, is in the city interviewing
customers.
Nugget ji welry— the 'real tiling just
what you should send to your best
girl. Taylor the jeweler lias a com
plete stock. tf
O. K. Lodging House, next to O.
K. Bakery. New, clean beds, 35c.
Inquire O. K. Bakery. *
N. O. Lawton, general manager
for the Erown-Alaska company, was
in town, Wednesday and will be here
again tomorrow.
Our facilities arc such that we are
prepared to supply meat in any
quantities from a chop to a camp
order. Frye-Bruhn Co. tf
Mrs. G. B. Waterhouse, left for
California on the Cottage City Tues
day. The lady has not been in per
fect health for some time past and
goes south for medical aid.
Ellensburg Creamery butter- noth
ing better in the market—strictly
fresh and pure. Frye-Bruhn Co. tf
The Mining News’ job plant has
been very busy this week on com
mercial printing for various firms
around town. The new plant enables
us to turn out work wo would not be
ashamed of comparing with that of
any job printing concern anywhere.
Our meats are all kept in cold
storage, which means that you get
nothing stale when you buy from
Frye-Bruhn’s. tf
No Mail on Jefferson.—The steamer
Jefferson which should arrive during
tho night from Seattle will bring no
mail, owing to the fact that she has
carried mail on as many trips during
the past two months as her contract
with the government calls for.
New Superintendent.—C. II. Waters
the now superintendent for Hydah
Copper Co. took charge of tho work
at that camp this week, in place of
Wm. Poison who recently resigned.
Mr. Waters comes here from Denver
where ho was in the employ of the
Mining and Smelting Supply Co. of
that city. Last season ha was in tho
employ of the Alaska Amalgamated
Copper Co. operating in the Copper
River country.
Heckman has liis pile driver at
work on the extension of Mill street
from Main to an even frontage with
his wharf at its north end. This will
give him an increased wharf capacity
to the extent of more than fifty feet,
with better ingress and egress, and
make a solid wharf frontage all the
way from the north end of the Ketch
ikan Wharf Co's property to the slip
between the Heckman wharf and
the Ketchikan Power Co’s mill.
Again a Newspaper Man. — “Once a
newpsaper man always a newspaper
man,” is an old saying that holds
good in a largo majority of cases.
Mr. A. P. Swineford learned the
printer’s trade in this office when it
was known ns tho Ashland Union,
way back in the 50’s. He went west
and engaged in the newspaper bus
iness as oditor of tho Mining Jour
nal at Marquette, Michigan, In the
70's. Later ho was appointed Gover
nor of Alaska by President Cleveland
and in 1001 ho established the Mining
Journal at Ketchikan, Alaska, and
conducted the same until about two
years ago when he sold it to other
parties. Oa tho 18th of January,
this year, he established tho Ketchi
kan Mining News, a copy of which
we have received. It is a clean,
newsy, up-to-date paper, a typesetting
machine being used in the composing
department. We envy him when we
look at the subscription price of $3.00
a year. Down here it is $1.00.—Ash-'
land (O.) Press.
S. JOHN'S CHUR< 1H.
Services for the week:
Sunday—8 a. in., Holy communion.
11 a. m., Morning Prayer
and Sermon.
12:15 p. m., Sunday School.
3 p. m., Native Vespers.
4 p. in., Native Sunday
School.
7 p. m., Evensong and Ser
mon.
Wednesday—7 :30 p. m., Litany and
Prayer Service.
Friday—4 p. m., Litany.
Other days as announced. The
church is always open, pews are free
and everyone is welcome.
IN U. S. COMMISSIONERS COPRT
for the District of Alaska, Divi
sion No. 1:— Precinct of Ketchi
kan, in Probate. In.the Matter of
the Estate of Johnny Kitkoon, de
ceased :—Notice of Sale of Rea
Estate.
Notice is hereby given that pur
suant to an order of E. S. Staekpole,
Probate Judge for tho Precinct of
Ketchikan, District of Alaska, Div.
No. 1, made and entered this 14th
dnv of Feb. 11)07, that I will sell at
public auction on March 18th 1!»07, to
I lie highest bidder for cash the follow
ing described real estate of said
estate, to wit: One lot of land, of
dimensions fifty feet frontage and one
hundred feet in depth, the same
being situated in Indian town. Ket
chikan, Alaska, together with the
liouso thereon. Sale will he conduct
jd on the premises.
Dated tho 14th day of Feb. 1007.
MARK WILLIAMS,
Administrator, of the
Estate of Johnny Kit
koon,
Outfits Are Our Specialty
We carry a complete line of General Mer
cnandise, Hardware, Crockery, etc. Our
Staple and Fancy Groceries are the Best
the Market affords and our Dry Goods are
this Year's Style and Patterns.
NEWTOWN’S BUSY STORE
J. W. Young & Co.
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Dr. HENRY C. STORY
Physician anti Surireon
Cor. Jiowden and Dock Sts.
Telephone from Kyus Drug Co. or
Connell & Thompson New Town
Ketchikan . . _ Alaska
DR. J. L. MYERS
Physician and Surireon
Office ill Residence, Main Street
Ketchikan . . Alaska
Dr. W. H. BROWN
Physician and Surgeon
Calls Promptly Responded t-o Day or Night
Offices, Rooms 1. 5 and 0 Thiell H’ld’g
Corner Front and Grant Street
Ketchikan - - Alaska
Dr. HALL
Physician and Surgeon
Office hours : 10 to 12 a. m., 2 to 5 p. m.
Residence and Office, Mrs. A. E. King's R'ld'g
Three doors west oCTurncr’s
Ketchikan - - Alaska
S. A. Plumley
Attorney At Law
Office, Dock Street opposite
Heckman’s Store
Ketchikam . . Alaska
F. O. E. Ketchikan Aerie. No. 102. meets in
Red Men's Hall, i vei\\ Friday evening, sit H.
cahletime. W<»ith\ President. John Ruber;
Worthy Secretary. D. Smith Harris; Worthy
Physician. Dr. H. ( Story.
^irst-Class Service, Reasonable Rates
0
Ketchikan Restaurant
MANUEL DIAZ, Prop.
Regular Meals and Short
Orders Served
Table Furnished with Every
thing the Market
Affords.
Front Street, Near Wharves
Ketchikan, Alaska
C. H. COSGROVE
Attorney- A t-Luw
Office, End of Front St.
Ketchikan . . Alaska
J. L. Parker
MINING ENGINEER
Mining Properties Examined and Reported
ADDRESS
Hotel Stedman, Ketchikan
The Fairfield, 6th and Madison, Seattle
L. I). RYUS
Civil Engineer and Surveyor, IT. S.
Deputy Lund und Mineral Surveyor
Ketchikan . , Alaska
The Alaska S. S. CO.
Operating the Fast Steamships
Jefferson and Dolphin
Carrying U. S. Mails Between
Seattle, Ketchikan, Juneau, Douglas, Haines, Skagway
Dolphin northbound, Jan. 11 and 29, southbound 18 and Feb 1st.
Steamers and sailing dates subject to change without notice.
Through tickets and bills of lading issued.
For further information apply too i
H. S. REYNOLDS, Agent Ketchikan, Alaska
S. A. LOVE, Freight Agent, Seattle. CHAS. E. PEABODY, Manager, Seattle
Union Steamship Company
Operating the
Str. Ella Rohlffs and launch Alert
Carrying Freight and Passengers to all points in the
Ketchikan Mining District
ALERT ELLA ROHLFFS
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Niblaek, Balwdin, Dolomi and win and Dnlniui.
Chomley. SATURDAY, 8 a. in. Mt. And
WKDNK8DAY, 8 a. m. Metla- ™Jj. Ku8aan- K“rt!* B.y and
kabtla, Niblaek, Baldwin, Dol- SATURDAY, midnight, for Hunt
omi and t homley. er-H Bay, Copper tity, Copper
THURSDAY, 8 a. m.—Mt. And- mount, Sulzer, Bruce, Klawack,
rew, Kasaan and Karta Bay. Shukan and Marble Creek.
F. H. BOLD General Agent
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