THE PROGRESSIVE- MINER
Ketchikan. Alaska.
Entered at the Post Office at Ketchikan, Alaska a.
sccond class matter October 21, 1914, under the act o'
March 3, 1879.
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devoted to the best interests of our city, Southeastern
Alaska in particular and the Territory in general.
KETCHIKAN. ALASKA, MAY 13. 1916
MOTHERS’ DAY TOMORROW
It is only a few years ago that the notion of
Mothers’ Day was planted, yet how deep rooted it is
already. Long before the day comes round each year,
we think of it and approach it with reverence As
though the day was sacred. As a matter of fact, it is
—or should be- Because what else is there in this
wide world that a person can revere, honor, love and
respect as much as a mother. How ever dear a' father,
brother, sister, wife or sweetheart may be, there is no
denying the fact that the mother is the dearest of
them all- We cannot think of her without remember
ing her love—not make-believe-love, but real love—
kindness and forbearance in our younger days; and
when the years have rolled by, who can think of her
without becoming aware how inspiring she was to
us, 'hnd we think of her with the same reverence that
we think of angels- No wonder that we wish to put
a day- aside each year to her memory. She is the very
emblem of love More, she is love herself. •
WHY BE SO NEGLIGENT?
Yesterday, a man came in and inquired whether
general information about Ketchikan and vicinity could
be obtained otherwise than by a personal visit- He ex
plained that he had been asked repeatedly for a des
cription of the country and a general information of
this part of Alaska by intended settlers, and had often
sent copies of the Progressive-Miner- When he was
told that we knew of no abstract form of information,
he replied that in his opinion it would be greatly to
our advantage to have pamphlets printed, giving a
general description and information concerning Ketchi
kan and vicinity; and he added, “Such inquiry as I
have just received could be answered by mailing a
pamphlet ” What better mirror do we need to look
into to discover one of our most glaring deficiencies?
The Progressive-Miner has taken this matter up
on different occasions, but what good did it do? We
have a Council, a Commercial Club, a Civic Club and
goodness knows how many social organizations, but
apparently we are all too busy, or too sleepy or too
negligent or indifferent to take a hand in things that
would bring results- It seems to us as though we
wanted Seattle or some other place to advertise the
country Yet we are anxious to have settlers to come
and help us develop the country.
BUCKEL DOWN. L
(Knickerbocker Press.)
How much time do you spend in thinking what you
are going to do and be in the happy future, and how
much in doing what is at hand to be done? 'rhai <s •
a question to puncture dreams. And if you ca-’ lea i'
to keep it in mind, and prod yourself with it when
delusions of grandeur encompass you, you will be on
the way to arriving at the point at which you aim*
There is more magic in honest plugging thnn in
all the luck in the world- Fancying what wonderful
things you will do, and what a wonderful person ; du
will be- is as deadening as a habit-farming drug.
WHAT SHE IS WORTH.
(Indianapolis Star.)
A Wisconsin professor of home economics has j
made an exact estimate of what a wife is worth (to j
her husband in dollars and cents- It is asserted that |
she should be credited with earning the difference J
between the cost of the raw matrial and the finished
product that she turns out.
Just what this is he can learn by estimating food
items; for example, by noting the difference between
the cost of a barrel of flour and the cost of bakers’
loaves made from the contents of such a barrel- A
more direct method, however, is by hiring a house- j
keeper to do the cooking and dressmaking and other
labors performed by the wife. Unfortunately this is
seldom done until the wife has gone to heaven, so that
she fails to benefit by the husband’s discovery.
There is reason to believe, however, that no wife 1
who holds herself in due respect will accept this so- 1
called scientific estimate of her value to the family j
She know^ very well that she is worth more in actual j
money than the difference between raw materials and
the finished product and that if she were paid what
she really earns, her compensation would include that
of teacher, nurse, seamstress, laundress, cook, house-;
maid and general utility person
Of course, few husbands can afford to put the'
services of their wives on this purely commercial
basis, and, unfortunately, few wives have any thought
of demanding it- The most of them, there is reason
to believe, are entirely satisfied when they are sure j
that their husbands, like him of whom Solomon wrote,
value them far above rubies—so far that no thought
of gross commercialism is involved.
WHY TALK PEACE?
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(Seattle Times.)
Lord Robert Cecil, British minister of war trade, in
a statement given out in London Saturday night, men- i
tioned the latest peace discussion and added that “our j
attitude, at any rate, is unchanged ”
Today, an American paper quotes the most famous
of British publishers as announcing that Germany can i
■ have psuce only by abandoning Belgium, France, Serbia, j
Poiland and Russia, indemnifying those countries and
making reparation for losses sustained through her i
i submarine activities
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Does any sane man imagine for one moment that:
Germany would concede all these things until beaten
; to her knees?
The answer to that question is the best possible :
, comment on the present peace discussion.
KETCHIKAN CAMP, NO. 2(1 A. B.
Meets every Monday evening
at 8 p.m., at Red Men’s *
Visiting Brothers Welt .oe
H. M. Stackpole, A. C
D. M. Smith Harris, A. R.
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
Local 224. regular
meeting Monday
Visiting Brothers
tnvited.
Hall lor rent. Mon
day. Thursday. Fri
day and Saturday.
_ AT THE CHURCHES
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
Front Street, Ketchikan, Alaska.
Regular Services Sunday 11, a.m.
Wednesday evening reading and
Song Services at 7;30^p. m.
Subject for April 14: “Mortals
and Immortals ”
ALL ARE WELCOME.
FIRST M. E. CHURCH
Sunday Church Service 11 a. m.
and 7;30'p. m.
Thursday Prayer Meeting 8:30 p.m.
Friday Choir meets at 8:00 p. m.
First and Third Wednesday after
i at 2:30 Ladies Aid Society.
H. W. MICHENER, Pastor.
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Low Mass at 8:30 a. m.
High Mass at 10:30 a. m.
Sunday School at 2:30p.tn.
Suuday Vespers at 7:30 p. m.
W eek Day Mass at 8 a. m.
Rev. PAUL P. KERNS.
Paster.
ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Sunday—8.00 aun., Holy commun
ion, (Except first Sunday in the
month.)
10:00 Native Sunday School.
11:00 aun. Morning Prayer and
Sermon. (Holy Communion, first
Sunday in the month.)
12:00 m. Sunday School.
7:30 Evening Prayer and Sermon.
Holy Days—10:30 a.m. Holy Com
munion.
Tuesday—8:00 p.m. St. John's
Social Club, Guild Room.
Wednesday—2:00 pan. Native
Women’s Guild, Indian School House
Thursday—2:30 p.m. St John’s
Guild Room.
7:.00 p.m.St. John’s Athletic Club,
Boy’s, Guild Room.
Friday—8:00 pun. Choir Rehear
sal, Guild Room.
A sincere welcome is extended to
all, especially to newcomers.
REV. HAROLD H. KELLEY,
1 Pastor.
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PROFESSIONALS
James M. Shoup
Attorney at Law
Offices adjoining U S. Customs
Office .
Notary
S. A. PLUMLEY
Attorney and
Counselor at Law
Office—Town Council Chambers.
Ketchikan, Alaska.
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E. E. Sparhawk
DENTIST .
Office in Residence
Hours, 10 a. m. to 4 p. m.
Miller & Stevens
Hairdressing Parlor
Mclllravie Building. Main St.
Hour*. 10:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m.
Special work by appointment
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CHAS. H. COSGROVE
Attorney at Law
GENERAL PRACTICE
C. E. 1NGERS0LL
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Prompt attention given to perfect j
ing land titles and securing patents
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA.
J. FILLMORE WARDER
Attorney at Law
General Practice Revilla Block
MARY A- C GIBSON
Stenographer
Notary Public
OFFICE S
—Newtown Horae—
Phone 142
Phone 106. First-Class Work
F. MILLER
Painting, Kalsomining, Paperhanging
and Graining a Specialty.
KETCHIKAN, : : ALASKA
Ketchikan Meat Co.
PHONE 120
We make a specialty of Camp and
Cannery trade
Carstens Packing C]o. Owners
Night Phone S120
FOR SALE
Bell Island Hot Springs
Located 45 miles north of Ket
chikan, Alaska- Composed of 22
cabins, -tore with $1,000 stock, dock
and walk from dock to'Springs, a
distance of one quarter mile.
Numerous number of springs; Five
of the largest cemented, walled and
fenced in and the water ia. seven
feet deep. Creek flows by springs
with good water power, being fed
from four large lakes.
Springs are in the hands of the
heirs of George Roe, and their de
sire is to sell if reasonable price
if offeror! in the near future.
Terms can be made on this sale.
Inquiries and information can be
had from W. L. ROE,
Ketchikan, Alaska.
Ketchikan Auto Service
C. C. COLLENS, Prop.
General Transfer to Any Part of
Town
Day Phohe 41 ?iight Phone 48
ROYAL-CAFE
We make a specialty
of Short Orders at all
times of the day or night
Our dinners are un
equaled in the North.
| Private Boxes for Dinner]
Mitchell Bilicich, Co.
Draying
All Orders will oe promptly
itjd carefully executed.
Contracts Takei For Anv Work
Ketchikan
DrayingCompany
,T. W. CORDELL, Propietor.
Phone No. 60.
We Manufacture and Keep in Stock all kinds of |
Spruce and Cedar Lumber $
=^ss=mmsB i $
Can fill any order either stock f
or cut to specifications ... |
%
y Barge Blanche |
for charter for freight purposes \
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Ketchikan Power Company ]
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Stedman Hotel
IRA H. KING, Manager
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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Just Received
A few more
Ladies^ Coats and Suits
Latest Styles
and Colors
Tongass Trading Co.
GENERAL BOAT BUILDING^"*
AT THOMAS DOCK
Estimates Furnished,
Prices Reasonable.
CANNERY: WORK- A SPECIALTY
Boat’ work of all kinds promptly done/
H. GRICKS, Bufider
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DON’T MISS THIS
OPPORTUNITY
$4000 worth of Dry Goods at less
than original cost
I am retiring from the dry goods business to stock other
lines. In view of the fact that prices are going up on nearly
everything you cannot afford to pass up the greatest sale In
dry goods ever offered the people of Ketchikan.
Laces, Ribbons, Embroide ry, Muslin, Wool and Cotton Un
derwear, Hosiery, Silks and Satins, Cotton Poplins, and all
piece goods. Hats, Caps and all Men’s Furnishings.
Make your selections early as this stock will not last long.
H Sparhawk
Telephone (> Ketchikan, Alaska
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WASHINGTON FISH <SL OYSTER! CO.. [Inc.
Phone 17^
Wholesale dealers in Fish, Oysters, Clams and Crabs.
Fresh fish shipped to all parts of the United States
The new Fish Market supplies to families as well as to steamers in any
quantity
Cold Storage Building Ketchikan,' Alaska
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Ketchikan Iron Works
We Cut Gears
THAT ABE
Evenly Spaced
Accurately Cut
ANY NUMBER OF TEETH
FROM
7 to _L1_ Pitih
AGENTS FOR
Atlas Gas Engines
• Oxy - Acetylene
Welding
BLACKSMITHING AND
GENERAL MACHINE WORK
G. E. LINGERFELT, Proprietor
WE HOLD FAST
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to the idea that a satisfied customet
is a mighty good advertisement.
Also that a dissatisfied one is a
mighty good advertisement for
somebody else. Hence, we always
do 0ur very best w-ith every bit of
launrdy work. How good that best
is you will appreciate if you send
your things, here next time.
Phone 24.
KETCHIKAN STEAM LA UNDRY
THE EVINRUDE
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
This you will find in an Evinrude.
Uneqnaled in Power and Duribility
Ideal motor for trolling. The
four-cycle can be slowed down to
two miles per hour.
Burns less gasoline per horse
power.
At least investigate before buy
ing any other motor.
HANDLE ALL PARTS.
H. G. KUBLEY
Dealer in General Merchandise
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA. M_I