Ketchikan Min i
PRICE 10 CENTS KETCHIKAN. ALASKA. FRIDAY, NOV. 28. 1013. I VOL. 2. NO. 101
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IS AN ELEGANT
Red Men's Hall was packed,
and then re-packed with the
biggest crowd that ever attend
ed a dance in Ketchikan,. last
night, when the Eagles gave
their annual Thanksgiving ball.
The floor was packed to the
limit, and the crowd of spec
tators were strung along two
deep most of the way along
the walls. The Eagles are
noted as entertainers, and they
saw to it that everybody had
a good time. The costumes
were elegant and varied, and
showed that Ketchikaners have
taste and initiative. The prize
winers were: Mrs. Ed. Drake
as Topsy, the best sustained
lady character; Miss Carolyn
Johnson a German girl, the
most comical lady character:
Ben Brown as a tramp, the best
sustained gentleman character:
with Harry Kirschbaum's
Dutchmen as the most com
ical gentleman character.
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LATOUCH IN
FROM WESTWARD
The big freighter Latouch,
loaded to the guards, arrived
from the Westward this morn
ing. Her cargo consisted of
of 1.550 tons of ore trom the
Ellamar mine: 1.000 tons from
Latouch; 1.237 boxes of sdt
herring from Convenient Cove,
and about fifty tons of miscel
laneous.
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CORWIN HAS
LONG ROUGH TRIP
The little steamer Corwin, on
her way south from her sea
son’s work around Nome, hav
ing been ever since the third
of the mouth making the trip
She reports head winds and
mountainous waves almost all
the way down, one time having
to lay to for close to two days.
Upon arrival at Seattle she will
be laid up for the winter at
Eagle horbor.
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“The Non Commissioned Of
ficer” at the Dream tonight.
U. DFW. WALLOPS
W.JJ.
Seattle, Nov. 28—The foot
ball game yesterday afternoon j
in this city between the team
representing the University of
Washington and one from the
Washington State College for
the Championship of the
: Northwest was won by the U.
' of W., the score being 20 to 0.
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FALLS AND BREAKS LEG
Wednesday was “jinx” day j
with Mrs. Hamilton. As she j
was coming from the Court- j
hou-e whither she had been on '
: business, and just as she
reached Main street, she slip
ped and fell, breaking the
small bone in her right leg.
Marshal Si Howell happened to .
be near at the time and went to
her assistance, and finding
that «he was hurt, secured the
automobile and took her home.
Dr. George Dickinson was call
, ed iu to see what was wrong
and diagnosed the case as a
fracture and had the patient
removed to the hospital, where
she is now resting under his
care.
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THE NON COMMISSIONED
OFFICER
The Edison Company have
.long been famed as producers
of historical film and they are
living up to their reputation In
t"The Non Commissioned ‘"Of-,
i ficer.” The Biograph Dramas!
will certainly keep you in the'
[best of humor, and the rest of;
the hill is good. Sunday night!
! we will present “Billies Burg- j
| lar" a two reel Vitagraph com- j
' edy drama. Another big at-1
I traction coming up is “Kerry *
j Gau” made famous by Joseph
Murphy. Bill Woodworth is
singing an awful pretty song
tonight “Good Bye Rose” and
the Dream runs five full reels
all the time. adv.
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Song “Good Bye Rose” by
i Bill Woodworth at the Dream
• tonieht. adv.
FEDERALS IRE
MUG
El Paso, Nov. 281—’The report
reaching here Wednesday after
noon that the Constitutional
ists had captured Chihuahua
proves to be untrue, and Gen-'
eral Villa plans to start at once
for that city. The defeated
Federal forces have united and
are falling back in an orderly,
retreat towards the capital, j
where they will make a stand.''
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RECEIVES LAUNCH
FROM WESTWARD {
While in port today the i
steamer Latouch discharged
a launch for Sam Orchard
which she had brought from
Valdez. She will be used in
conjunction with the pulp and
paper mill the Orchards are
building at Shrimp bay on
Behm Canal.
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IS GOOD FOR
ANOTHER YEAR
Wednesday Bill Schlothan re
turning from taking his an
nual bath at the Bell Island
hot springs. He reports that
he had a good time, and cer- |
tainly looks cleaner.
Mrs. A. B. Edmonds will be
a passenger south on the Prin
cess May tonight for Seattle,
where she will spend the
winter as the guest of Senator
and Mrs. Walsh of Nebraska.
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“The American Rhine’’ at
the Dream tonight. adv. 1
GENERAL SCOIT
GOES ALONE
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Gallup, New Mexico, Nov. 2
“General Scott, who is in
charge of the military operat
ions against the rebellious
■ Navajos, has decided to go n
' lone to hold o pow-pow with
the leaders of the war party,
and demand the surrender of
the men wanted by the sheriff.
ZELAYAARRESTED
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New York, Nov. 2S—General
Zelaya. a former president of
Nicaragua, is under arrest for
murder, and an attempt will
be made to extradite him. The
move is largely political, as the
killing is said to have been
done by him while president
and in defense of his official
acts.
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DOLPHIN AND MAY DUE
The Princess May is reported
to have left Juneau early this
[morning, and should»arrive just
about on her schedule, which
is one o’clock in the morning.
The Dolphin left Wrangell
at eleven today, but as she had
to stop in at Convenient Cove
for herring she will not arrive
here till sometime tomorrow
morning.
An Athletic ditama at the
Dream tonight. adv.
I CLUB DANCE I
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| SATURDAY, NOV. 29 '£
II ADMISSION $1.00
*1 Get Your Club Tickets at the Door £*
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REAUT1FUL HOLIDAY QOODS | g
Now is the time to get the best and get it to suit. g g
-j- We can meet your wants ! &
with bright new goods to please every buyer who is seeking an appropriate ^
gift for young or old. ' j] fc'
Prices Right and Reasonable T |
BERTBELSEN & PRUELL, Jewelers. | |
jl AN ANNOUNCEMENT j
^ Having purchaaad the stedman Hotel, I wish to an- ^
Wk nounee to the public that the same excellence of ser- ■
V vice for which the Hotel and Cafe have been noted In m
|| the past will be maintain ed In every department In M
Wk the past Ketchikan has been justly proud of the 8ted- U |
'M man, and we shall see to it that the house continues to 0!
w live up to it Respectfully. JJh
| M. J. BUOQE ^|j
MUCH MONEY FOR
THE JIT
Washington. Nov. 28—Sec
retary of the Navy Daniels has
prepared a requisition for one
hundred and forty-five mil
! lion dollars from Congress for
the navy for the ensuing year.
Included in his estimate is the
••ost of two new battleships.
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ALKI IN AND OUT
With mail, passengers and
i freight for this port the good
j ship Alki made port yesterday
thing over three hundred tons
j from the south. She had some
j afternoon after a fast trip up
of freight on board, one hun
i dred of which was for local
people, and 30 passengers in
all. 10 of whom were for Ketch
ikan. She will be in on her
way south Sunday morning and
will sail from Seattle north
December 10th.
HUMBOLDT NORTHBOUND
The Humboldt arrived from
| the south about ten o'clock this
morning, after a rough trip up
from Seattle. She had 30 pas
sengers on board, but one of
whom was for Ketchikan. On
her last trip south the Hum
boldt picked up the Canadian
tug Escort No. 2, adrift with
broken down engines in Queen
Charlotte Sound and towed her
to Alert bay. The Escort had
had the ba-’go Georgian in tow,
i but had lost her in a blow
w'hich disabled the tug, and
i the barge was wrecked on Cal
vert Island, the crew getting
j safely ashore. This will mean
a piece of money for the Hum
i boldt and her crew’.
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METEOR ARRIVES
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The Meteor with 125 tons of
i local freight on board arrived
from Prince Rupert at nine o’
1 clock la«t night and proceeded
on her way north this morning.
Among her cargo for this port
was fifty tons of coal for Fred
Patching at the Heckman dock,
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REAL ESTATE MAN MOVES
H. L. Fedderson, the real es^ j
tate dealer, has moved his of- j
flee from the Power Boat Club j
to the new Tongass Building
and will hereafter be found at
Room 9 on the jump as usual,
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’‘Pat the Soothsayer” at the
Dream tonight. adv.
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Quarter round mouldings 05
| cents per hundred feet at
Sully’s. adv.
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Furnished Room for rent
apply the Miner office.
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Digest market price paid for
raw furs at P, J. Gilmor’s. ad
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Regular meals 25 cents and
up at the New York Cafe,
Open from 7 to 10 Frank D.
Hamada, prop. adv.
Alaska Transfer Co.
Walter Grey, Prop.
GENERAL TEAMING
AND DRAYINQ
ORDERS TAKEN FROM All
DOCK8
PHONE77 KETCHIKAN
SEND 3 MORE
BATTLESHIPS
Washington, Nov. 28—The
battleships Connecticut, Kan
sas and Ohio, of the fourth
division of the Atlantic fleet
have been ordered to sail from
the Mediterranean as soon as
possible for Vera Cruz. Several
congratulatory messages from
England on the handling of the
Mexican situation have been re
ceived by the administration
within the past week.
The Admiral Sampson will
be in southbound about Dec.
1st. She will he retired from
the run on arrival at Seattle,
and the Jeanie will Lie sent out
to take care of the freight
business on the 10th., of Dec.
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WHO HAS IT?
Somebody has Jim Taylor’s
dog. It is a bull pup, brindlp
and white, and the Taylor
children think the world of it.
On this account Jim is anxious
to get it back, and will pay a
reward for its return.
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TO USE ALASKA COAL
Eighteen thousand tons of
coal to be used annually by
the Alaska Gastienau Mining
Company at Juneau from the
Port Graham coal mines, has
been contracted for by the com
pany according to President
Whorf, of the company, who
is now in Seattle. Whorf de
clares coal vessels of large ton
nage will be operated from
Port Graham to Juneau and
that the contract is only prelim
inary to others until every port
in Southeast Alaska will be
consumers of Alaskacoal. He
says shipments will start next
February. 1 :
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NEW POSTMASTERS
The following Alaska post
masters were appointed recent
ly: Bluff, Juhn Broren; Frank
lin, John Boberts: Metlakatla,
Moses Hewson; Tvee, Iluno
Hover. W. R. Iluebel was re
moved as postmaster of Tvee.
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“The Boss of the Katy Mine”
at the Dream tonight. adv.
Seattle, Nov. 27—Flash mes
sages reaching the city state
that Clabby wins on the de
cision of the referee over Long
i in the fourteenth round, while
Rivers at the end of the
twenty hard fought rounds is
given the decision over Leach
Cross.
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ON INSPECTION TRIP
The fish patrol vessel Os
prey with deputy Wardens
Gray and Walker on board,
arrived from the West Coast
this afternoon, after a trip of
inspection of the Klawock and
lletta hatcheries. From here
they will go to Quadra and lat
er to the Fortmann hatchery.
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Rome, Italy, Nov. 2<S—King
Victor Emmanue 1III.. opened
the Italian parliament yester
day in person. The ceremony
was a brilliant one.
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100 MINUTES
Of high class entertainment
mark the length of the show at
Grand theater. While we have
neglected to mention it before
we want the public in general
to know that we have a good
program for their amusement
all the time, 5 full reels of ex
cellent selections. . To niht’s
bill will be a very good on?,
there will be two comedies,
“The Whole Truth,” “Brother
of the Bat” an “Annimated
Weekly” a dandy 101 Bison en
titled “Cowboy Sports” and
the 101 Bison never fails
to entertain, and a strong
drama will conclude a cracker
jack evenings entertainment.
Remember that we will show
“The Merchant of Venice” a
two reel Thannhauser on Sun
day night. This is the house
of comfort congeniality and
warmth. adv.
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NOTICE
Owing to the ineonvenianee
of reaching me during th*
winter months, I have placed
an order book with J. R.
Heckman & Co.
A. E. TEETER.
MINERS & MERCHANTS BANK
ANDREW CHILBERG, President.
President of the
Scandinavian-American Bank, Seattle
J. R. HECKMAN. VlCE-PuESIUENT.
President
J. R. Heckman & Co., Inc., Merchants
M. A. MITCHELL. CASHIER,
O. S. LARSON, AUDITOR.
Transacts a General Banking Business
Ketchikan - - Alaska
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STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Munarch Ranges.
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
Heckman Bldg.