THE PROGRESSIVE~MINERj
Ketchikan. Alaska.
Entered at the Post Office at Kcvthikan. Alaska as second class mat
ter October si. 1914 under the Act of March 3.
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KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, TUESDAY, OCT. 12, 1915.
AN INCONCLl S15 ” CONCLUSION
The Juneau Dispatch of recent date in commenting
editorially upon the Attorney General’s definition of
what constitutes a territory and its authority, comes
to the certain conclusion that nothing short of state
hood with its incidental power can extricate the Alas- ,
kans from the tangle of uncertainties in the enactment
of laws for our guidance, and quotes the Attorney
General’s definition of a territory as loliows:
“During their pupilage as territories, they are de
pendencies of the United States.
Their people do not constitute a soverigne power.
All political authority exorcised by them is derived from
the general government. A territorial law therefore is
without force or effect if it conflicts with the federal
statute, unless the enactment has been authorized by
Congress.”
Well, the Dispatch forgets that Mr. Attorney Gen
eral’s definition of our power is not final, and that
we do not have to take his conclusion as conclusive
upon us. There is another power above Mr. Attorney
Generai to whom we can appeal for redress. If we
take this man’s opinion as final we might as well
acknowledge that if some one calls us "crazy” we
are, when as a matter of fact, the one who calls an
other crazy because of a difference in opinion, is the
one who is to narrow, too puny intellectually to be
noticed. Our organic net was intended to give us
power to leigslate for our temporal betterment and
not spiritual, consequently if we are to better our
conditions we must here and thers add or substraet
from the now existing laws. If we cannot do that
unreservedly, under the present system, obviously we
need a change. For as it is now, there fs no telling
as we said a short time ago, some petty official will
tell us to get off the earth as we are infringing upoh
their right to the whole workt.
Meanwhile, everybody will admit that Alaska should ,
become a state rather than a territory, at the same J
time we should not forget that A! oka as a whole
cannot hope for statehood privileges only in the remote 1
future. The First Division, however, is ready in
every sense of the words ami should be detached ,
from the rest" of Alaska, and statehood would only j 1
be a step farther.
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Those who have always supported President Wilson
in his opposition to woman suffrage must be all mixed
up over his change of mind, and are said to be puzzl
ed over the cause. The cause is not far fetched.
There is a woman in the case; but the effect is not so
clear.
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A WRONG USE OF PRATER
There is a short paragraph in the life of one of the
saintliest men of our time, which illustrates my argu-!
ment. In one of his letters, written in manhood, he i
writes: “Once I recollect I was taken up with nine |
other boys at school to be punished, and I prayed to
escape the shame. The master, previous to flogging j
all the others, said to me, to the great bewilderment of
the whole school, ‘Little boy, I excuse you; I have
particular reason for it.’ That incident settled my
mind for a long time; only I doubt whether it did me
any good, for prayer became a charm. I knew 1
carried about a tailsman which would save me from
all harm. It did not make me better; it simply gave
me security.” That was what the ark did for the
Israelites, Is that all that prayer does for us— j
composing our fears but not affecting our morals—:
giving us a sense of security, but not delivering us
from our sin ? If the exercise has been thus debased, •
it will betray us when we need it most; refuge will j
fail us when we stand at last in the presence of the !
pure and holy God. Don’t iet us use prayer as a
spell to shield our bodies; use it as a means to purify j
our souls.—Christian Herald.
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LOVE OF ANIMALS A REFINING INFLUENCE!
Among the many movements of our time there is i
none of which the value is less appreciated than that
of animal protection . Whoever has watched animals j
closely and impartially must be convinced that they j
stand in a much nearer spiritual relation to us than
the majority of people suspect. Not only on account
of the animals themse'ves is their protection urgently
necessary, hut also as a means to raise the whole hu- j
man moral.
It is extremely foolish to neglect their protection j
on the ground that the welfare of men is move neces
sary than that of animals. The care of animals i
is not at all antagonistic to the care of men, hut is, j
on the contrary, the noblest way of helping mankind; j
it saves men from sink’ng into brutality. Cruelty to 1
animals is one of the mainsprings of barbarity, and j
the encouragement of their protection is one of the j
most important means of raising the popular stand
ard of civilization.—Weekly Unity.
KETCHIKAN
PUBLIC LIBRARY AND
FREE READING ROOM
10 A. M. to 10 P. M.
MRS. «l. B. THOMPSON
Librarian
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AMOKS XHK orttiioiim
Christian Science Society
Subject For Sunday, Oct. 17th, 1915
“Doctrine of Atonement.”
Front sweet. Ketcnikan,
Regular Services Sunday 11 am
Wednesday evening reading and
8ong Services at 7:30 p.m
All Are Welcome
First M £. Chureb
Sunday Chureb terriee 11 a m aad
f . 'Hj p. m.
Thursday Prayer Meeting 8:30. p.m.
Friday ehnir meets 8-o'clock.
ilr»t and third Wednesday after
aoeni at i:30 Ladle* Aid Society.
H. W. MiCHENER, Pa*tor
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Low Mass at 8:30 a. m.
High Mass at 10:30 a. m.
Sunday School at 2:30p.m.
Sunday Vespers at 7:30 p. m.
Week Day Mass at 8 a. m.
Rev. PAUL P. KERNS.
Paster.
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Saint John’s Church
Lev. Harry P. Corser, Priest in
charge.
Sunday 8 a.m. ;second Sun
day of the mouth) Holy Com
ui union.
0:45 a.m. Native Sunday
School.
11 a.rn. Morning Prayer and
Sermon. During December, 2nd
and 4th Sundays.
7:30 p.m. Evening Prayer
with Sermon. 2nd and 4th Sun
days of December. Musical
service 1st and 3rd Sundays.
Thursday 8 p.m. Choir prac
tice.
Meeting of Vestry first Mon
day night of each month;
Woman’s Guild. alternate
Thursdays.
We Recommend That You Use
“93”HairTonic
Ketchikan Drug Co.
Hit The Trail
For the East
Via the
“MILWAUKEE”
The New Short Line and the Alaskan’s Favorite I
All-steel trains and a
Top-notch service where
You’ll be among friends
From start to finish.
For information or literature write or ask,
C. M. TAYLOR, Local Agent, or
A. E. HARRIS, Traveling Passenger Agent
Juneau, Alaska
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
PACIFIC ALASKA NAVIGATION COMPANY
THE ADMIRAL LINE
Pugbt Sorx&CALuroBXL* Puget Soukd Alaska Route
BorTE —Tacoma and Seattle for Ketehi- I
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nectmg with the Yale and Harard Wells. Eilamar. LaTouohe, Cook
lor Southern Calilornia Peru. Inlet points. Seward and Kodiak.
Steamers Admiral Evans And Watson Call at Ketchikan North and
Southbound on the 8th, 18th and 28thof each month.
Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
H GALLAGHER. Agent, NORTHLAND DOCK CO.. Agent
Jnneau PHONE 60 Ketchikan
A Great Reduction Sale
In Dry Goods and Shoes at
G A TEW A Y STORE
These Lines are to be Closed Out
and the Sale Will Contnue till They
Are All Sold Out. It Will Pay You
To Call At Once.
A. Kaleel, Prop.
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iyal Hotel I
ENTIRELY REMODLED
HANS APSCH, Prop.
eds 50 Cents Per Night ij
BEST BRAND OF
s, Liquors, Cigars jjj
FRONT STREET, KETCHIKAN
j^HE QRAND 1
I • To-Night! I
| “In the Shadows of the Mosque”
A powerful two reel drama of the far East
| “The Fox” I
» A drama of the Canadian northwest featur- jU
ing Bob Leonard and Hazel Buckman g
Aj and a Comedy SS
W An entire change of program Wednesday rf
W night 3?
Just Received a Line of
Men’s working pants, a $5.00 value for $3.50
Men’s Blue Serge, a $7.00 value for $5.00
Boys’ Grey Mixture, a $l./5 value for $1.25
Boys’ Blue Serge, a $2.00 value for $1.50
TONGASS TRADING COMPANY
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STERLING ENGINES
The Engine of Refinement
Made in All Sizes : : :
Sold at popular Prices : :
H. R. Thompson
Distributer
Ketchikan Alaska
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GANNON’S BAKERY & GROCERY
L3 lbs. cane sugar $1.00
All milk 3 cans .25
i oz. can Bakers cocoa .25
Amocat Coffee .40
Reliance Coffee .40
Sold Shield coffee .40
Canned Pineapple .15 & ,20
String beans, ,20c. two for -35
Sol den Wax beans .20c. 2 for .35
Pumpkin, 20c. 2 for .35
Hominy, 20c. 2 for .35
Sweet potatoes, 20c. 2 for .35
Krout, 20c. 2 for .35
E. J. Peas, 20c. 2 for .35
Com .15
Solid Pack, Amocat and Reliance
Tomatoes, .15
Fancy selected Hazelwood Ranch
Kggs, per doz. .40
Lend jbrerer cocoanut per lb. .20
Baking powder, per lb. .15
Your money back if not satisfied.
Bread, Roils, Pies, Cakes and Layer
Cakes, Angel Food, White Cake, Jel
ly Roll, Lemon Roll, Cup Cakes, Gin
ger Bread, Cocoanut Kisses, Maca
roons, Honey Jumbles, Frosted Creams,
Lemon, Sugar, Currant, Spice and Co
coanut Cookies, Doughnuts and Toast.
Draying
All Orders will be promptly
a ad carefully executed.
Contracts Takei For Anv Vror*
Ketchikan
DrayingCompan> j
J. W. COEDELL, Propietor.
Phone No. 60.
For Bent—Desirable four roomed
house, hot and cold water, bath
room, and all the modern conven
iences. Fine view. A pply Mrs.
Young, Newtown. fit a.lv.
To Hold Examinations
Forest Supervisor,
Dear Sir:—
It has been decided to hold a rang
er examination this fall on or about
October 25 and 26. You have been
designated as the examining officer
for the examination to be held at ;
your headquarters.
Yours very truly,
C. J. BUCK
Acting District Forester.
LOYAL OEDEE OF MOOSE
Regular Meetings
Wednesday Locals
Visiting brother
cordially invited
Hall for rent Mon
day. Thursday No.
. night htt-tifcl c\
:#4day Friday.
ROYAL CAFE
UNDER
NEW MANAGEMENT
We make a specialty of
short orders at all times
of the day or night.
Our Dinners are un
equaled in the North.
Private tloxes for dinner
parties.
MITCHELL BILICICH, Prop
Cash and no Credit Tells the Tale
I can Save You Money and the Trouble of sending
Out of Ketchikan for Your Supplies. •
Get My Prices on first class groceries for Your
Winter’s Supplies, before buying elsewhere.
There has been no chgnge made in the class of
Commodities which I have always carried, simply a
matter of safety first.
Phone 6
6. 6. Sparhawk, Ketchikan.
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Patronize Home Industry
When Buying a Cigar Call for f
KETCHIKAN CIGAR
It is made from (he Purest and Sweetest
Havana filler the market offords. Made
by hand and union made
TRY ONE
JOHN A. ANDERSON Ketchikan, Alaska
the Lotus Buffet
Ketchikan Alaska
The Originator and
Vendor of the Celebrated
“LOTUS FIZZ”
‘Nuf said!
Ketchikan Iron Works
We Cut Gears
THAT ARE
Evenly Spaced
Accurately Cut
ANY NUMBER OF TEETH
FROM
7 to 14 Pitch
AGENTS FOR
Atlas Qas Engines
Oxy -= Acetylene
Welding
BLACKSMITHING AND
GENERAL MACHINE WORK
G. E. LINGERFELT, Proprietor
| We Manufacture and Keep in Stock all kinds of I
t |
j; Spruce and Cedar Lumber |
Can fill any order either stock |
or cut to specifications ... |
I Steamer Vigilant and Barge Blanche i:
for charter for freight purposes
Ketchikan Power Company ■
WE PUT UP A GOOD SHOW
of the whitest and cleanest linen at
all times; and you may rely upon
the superior finish of all our work.
We have ample facilities for taking
care of hotel and boradlng-house work
all the year round, and we are noted
for the exceptional care and accuracy
we show in handling your laundry
work and for the reasonable chargee
we make. Phone 24.
PE AM LAUNDRY
For Your
Hardware, Clothing, Shoes, Underwear,
Fishing Outfits.
The Celebrated Walrus Oil Clothing
Go To
N. F. ZIMMERMAN
Ketchikan, - • Alaska
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Remember that the Firm of 5
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S DEALS in HOUSE-FURNITURE as well as in HUNTERS’ and S
2 FISHERMEN’S SUPPLIES, such as GUNS, FISHING TACKLE, g
2 TENTS of all Sizes, and kept constantly in stock ^
2 Prices Most Reasonable. gj