THE PROGRESSIVE-MINER
Ketchikan. Alaska.
Entered at the Post Office at Ketchikan, Alaska as
second class matter October 21, 1914, under the act of
March 3; 1879.
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KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, NOVEMBER 23, 1915.
v YOU NEVER CAN TELL
No sir, you never can tell whether Delegate \\ ick
ersham thinks like you or thinks differently. And
the only way you can tell that he is opposed to your
ideas is by the manner he evades you. If for soiuc
reasons or for no reasons at all he evades you, you can
rest assured that he is opposed to your ideas, what
ever they may be.
Since early last spimg , Alaskans have been at log
gerhead, more or less, over the division of the Forest Re
serve money, from which sprung up the idea of separ
ating the First Division from the others. Since early
last spring, the southeasdtern Alaskans have been
clamoring for remedial laws to regulate our fishing
commerce that has been sliding down across the ime
at a rapid glide. All of which the Delegate has
been made cognizant of. He was implored, he was
written to for assistance and all that, yet, on his wa>
out to attend the coming session of congress, he pass
ed us by as though we were his servants instead of him
t»eing ours. In the event that congress could not
open its session unless the Delegate was there, con
gress could have waited since it was the Delegate s
duty to see what we wanted, advise with us—or advise
us whichever way would have been proper, according
to his (the Delegate) idea. Instead of that, he evaded
us which is conclusive evidence that he does not agree
with us and thinks that we are wrong or possibly un
reasonable, which amounts to the same thing. But of
course, vou can never telL
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LET US FORGET YESTERDAY
It beats all what little sense of brotherhood we
reflect when we look at ourselves in the mirror of our
conscience. In the mirror of our conscience we find
the image of the Creator; the very personification of
perfection in flesh. But if we go down and examine
ur hearts we find : full of prickish, petty and detest
ble peculiarities; such as jealousy, envy ar.d morbid
f amors for this mar, that woman or the e.v.sting cou
fc'uons in our envii -nment, which ninety per cent., is
ur own creation c? yesterday. Never realizing, or
ven thinking that hat we an; today is our work of
esterday. If we rre jealous today, it is because we
.ere greedy or envious yesterday. If a faction is a
ainst us today it is because we offended some one
f that faction yesterday. But the pity of it all is
hat we never try o overcome that feeling or habit,
flever try to forget eur little troubles that are ofentime
nmginery but made real by our constant hatred of
there. In that frai le of mind we soon become grouchy
our and finally we throw ourselves with a faction in
Jt liich we may have come across one or more of the
ame temperment, who unfortunately for ourselves have
ympathized with us and are willing to help us to find
olace in venting ovr spleen upon others. We should
emember that all. rr nearly all our troubles come from
ur yesterday’s doings. Yesterday, that’s It, yester
chy was the breeding day of today’s troubles. How
1 uch better it would be if we could only forget yes
erday.
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-THE BLOOD TOLL OF UNREADINESS"
(From the World’s Work)
One cf the "roi test dangers of democratic civili
alion is that i: will not be ready to resist the sud
1 en onslought of prepared autocracy. By the prese
Vc-rirrr efforts of a few men France was prepared in
his yror’t emergen- y, but even a little less prepara
fnn would b-i'-o b'en fatal. England was magnifi
rently prepared r.t sea but very poorly prepared on
—d. Italy. *co. was unready and had to wait.
{While the Italians and English prepared under cover
f-c tv?- Fr”' h defenses the other al’v, Russia, los*
n VinrHnt 'n3 r million men. and Gallipoli, which
ro'ght have been taker, bloodlesly by an allied rrmv
in the fa1! of 1914, cost thousands of lives a year
a ter.
Nor do we b.3vc to look abroad to find the blood
oil of unreadiness. There is proof enough in our
rn past—proof so painful that our historians have
initted it or srlossed it over.
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WHEN PUBLIC SERVANTS ARE GOOD
(From the New Republic)
Be earnest, but be calm, no matter what happens,
ystematically shutting out all feeling during office
hours. What fatigues and annoys us is not our
work, but the mental friction, nervous strain, muscular
tension, emotional wear and tear which we allow to
accompany our work. A real man, is always a machine
while on the job—and never a machine at any other
inie. Recipe for efficience: Be a plodded by day and
poet by night. Do your planning, your dreaming,
cur resolving when silence and solitude open the mind
or great thoughts and purposes; then appear to the
world just an ordinary business man. with nothing
nioue about you to rouse the neighbor's suspicions.
There Is No Question
but that indigestion and the distressed
feeling which always goes with it can
be promptly relieved d>* taking a
fejSSSj D£Pb|Petia
before and after each meal. 23e a box.
Ketchikan Drug Co.
KETCHIKAN
PUBLIC LIBRARY AND
FREE READING ROOM
10 A. M. to 10 P. M.
MRS. J. B. THOMPSON
Librarian
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AMONG THE CHUECHES
Christian Science Society
Subject for Sunday, November 23th.
“Ancient and Modern Necroraency,
Alias Mesmerism and Hypnoptism,
Denounced.”
Front street. Relcnik.au,
Regular Services Sunday 11 am
Wednesday evening reading and
Song Services at 7:30 p.w
All Are Welcome
Pint M £ Chore*
Sunday Church ternee II » m «tl
f:30 p. m.
Thursday Prayer Meeting 8:30. p.m.
Friday choir meets 8 o'clock
First and third Wednesday ill"
u>ons at 2:30 Ladies Aid Society
H W. MICHESEB, Pastor
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CATHOLIC CHURCH
Low Maas 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.
Paste i
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Saint John’s Church
Rev. Harold H. Kelly, Priest in
charge.
Sunday 8 a.m. (second Sun
day of the month) Holy Com
munion.
9:45 a.m. Native Sunday
School.
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11 am Morning Prayer and
Sermon. During December, 2ii-j
and 4th Sundays.
7:30 p.-i. Everting Prayer
with Sermon. 2nd and 4th Sun
days of December. Musical
service 1st and -lrd Sundays.
Thursday 8 p.m. Choir prac
tice.
Meeting of Vestry first Mop
day night of each month;
Woman’s Guild. alternate
Thursdays.
Hit The Trail
For the East
Via the
“MILWAUKEE”
The New Short Line and the Alaskan’s Favorite
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. xM. TAYLOR, Local Agent, or
A. E. HARRIS, Traveling Passenger Agent
Juneau, Alaska
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
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PACIFIC ALASKA NAVIGATION COMPANY
THE ADMIRAL LINE
PUorTSoUTO-CAUJ'tlBNlA PUGET SOU>D-ALASKA ROUTB
Rout* —Tacoma and Scuttle /or Ketchi
—Seattle-San Francisco, con- kan, Peterat .r*. Juneau. Ka«Ua
, , v Yakut*!. Cordova, Valdez. Port
necong with the Yme and Havard Wells. E:;an,ar. I.a Touche. Cook
lor Southern California Porta. Inlet points. Seward and Kodiak.
Steamers Admiral Evan* And Watson Call at Ketchikan North and
Southbound on the 8th, 18th and 28thof each month.
Right reserved to ehange schedule »ithcut notice.
H GALLAGHER. Agent. NORTHLAND DOCK CO.. Agent
Jnneau PHONE 60 Ketchikan
A Great Reduction Sale
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In Dry Goods and Shoes at
GATEWAY 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.
{Royal Hotel 1
ENTIRELY REMOIILED
HANS APSCH, Prop.
11 Bedsij50 Cents Per Night :
BEST BRAND OF
ij Wines, Liquors, Cigars |
! ; FRONT STREET, KETCHIKAN ,
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If You Aro Losing Weight
and your nerves arc in bad condition,
we recommend
Olive Oil
Emulsion
containing Hvpopkotpkitr*
a food and nerve tonic prescription.
Ketchikan Drug Co.
THANKSGIVING MASQUE BALI.
Now is the time to fix up your
costume for the Eagles big mas
querade ball, Thanksgiving night.
See their display advertisement on
inside pages for liberal list of priz
es offered.
MASQUERADE SUITS FOR ALL
Mrs. James E. Smith has received
from Broncklindt Company of Seattle
22 masquerade suits for men and
women. All wishing to rent them
for the ball should come early and
make selection. adv. tf.
Get your reserved seats for the
“Entertainment Shop" at Rvus’ Drag
store Saturday, November 20.
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Send in your fors and Ihe
best market price for them
from P. J. Gilmore. adv.
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
! Rcirular Meetings
j Wednesday Locals
I Visiting brother
j cordially invited
; Hall for rent Mon
j day. Thursday So.
| .nitthi iriui.ii
j 22Iday Friday.
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For Rent—Desirable four roomed
house, hot and cold water, bath
room, and all the modern conven
iences. Fine view. A pply Mrs.
Voting, Newtown. 6t a.lv.
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Ketchikan
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J. VV. CORDELL, Propietor.
Phone No. 60
ROYAL CAFE
UNDER
NEW MANAGEMENT
We make a specialty of
short orders at all times
of the day or night.
Our Dinners are un
eaualed in the North.
Private boxes for dinner
parties.
MITCHELL BILICICH, Prop.
Stedman Hotel
HI STEVENS MGR.
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Headquarters for Commercial, Can
nery and Mining Men
First Class Cafe and Buffet in Connection
SPECIAL WINTER RATES FOR PERMANENT GUESTS IN
GOOD CLEAN ROOMS STEAM HEATED, AND WITH ALL THE
SERVICE AND ACCOMMODATIONS OF A FIRST CLASS HOTEL.
RATES UPON APPLICATION.
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
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WHY I SHOULD BUY MY GOODS IN AUASKA
I believe in Alaska. I believe in
Alaska Sold Goods, and I buy them:
BECAUSE my interests are here.
BECAUSE 1 can get more and bet
ter values.
BECAUSE the community which is
good enough for me to live in is
good enough for me to buy in.
BECAUSE 1 want to do business
with my friends.
BECAUSE I want to see the goods.
BECAUSE I want to get what I buy
when I buy it.
BECAUSE my dealer has carried
me when I run short, and mail order
houses won’t.
BECAUSE every dollar I spend at
home stays at home and makes more
money for the community in which
I live.
BECAUSE the man I buy from
stands back of his goods and he lives
here in Alaska.
BECAUSE if the money 1 spend is
made in Alaska I feel that my first
duty is to Alaska.
BECAUSE it I make my money
here, I should buy here.
BECAUSE one good turn deserves
another.
BECAUSE the man I buy from pays
his part of the city and school taxes.
BECAUSE the man I buy from
in Alaska helps support my schools,
my church, my lodge, my city and
my home.
’EC A USE should bad luck come, or
misfortune or bereavement over
take me, the man I buy from in
Alaska is here with his kindly
greeting his world of cheer, and his
pocket book is need be.
BECAUHE every dollar l spend
in Alaska gives me another chance
at that dollar.
Here is my pledge:
Here I live and here I buy.
I believe in Ketchikan.
T believe in her people.
I buy in the town I believe in.
I BUY FROM THE TONGASS
TRADING COMPANY.,
BECAUSE in so doing, my pledge
is fullfilled, and I can meet Alas
kans with the feeling^that I am do
ing my part toward building up my
home and educating my children to
support their HOME TOWN FIRST.
TONGASS TRADING COMPANY
STERLING
THE ENGINE 01 REFINEMENT
For Sole by
Ah R. THOMPSON
KETCHIKAN ALASKA
Now Is the Time
To buy where your dollar
buys the most
1-4 off on Dry Goods
E. E. SPARHAWK
Patronize Home Industry
When Buying a Cigar Call for
KETCHIKAN CIGAR
It is made from the 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 Jflaska
The Originator and
Vendor of the Celebrated
“LOTUS FIZZ”
‘Nuf said!
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Ketchikan Iron Works
.
We Cut Gears
THAT ARE
Evenly Spaced
Accurately Cut
ANY NUMBER OF TEETH
FROM
7 to 14 Pitch
AGENTS FOR
Atlas Gas Engines
Oxy « Acetylene
Welding
BLACKSMITIIING AND
| GENERAL MACHINE WORK
Q. E. LINOERFELT, Proprietor
| We Manufacture and Keep in Stock all kinds of
! Spruce and Cedar Lumber
Can fill any order either stock
or cut to specifications . . .
:: 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 horadlng-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 charges
we make. Phone 2*1.
IvETC!fI K.AJN STEAM LA l NDRY
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
5 A. E. WALKER & SON §
S DEALS in HOUSE-FURNITURE as well as in HUNTERS’ and S
2 FISHERMEN’S SUPPLIES, such as GUNS, FISHING-TACKLE, g
^ TENTS of all Sizes, and kept constantly in stock ^
S Prices Most Reasonable. S
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