MINING DEAL CLOSEI
From the Wrangell Sentinel)
Mr. J. G. Galvin, the well known
mining man arrived on the Evans
last Monday night and made final
arrangements toward the acquiring
of the mining property in Ground
hog Basin. The trasfer has beei
made whereby Mr. Galvin purchase?
all of the claims in that groop which
were owned by W. D. Grant,Donald
Sinclair, Dr. Shurick and B. Y
Grant.
This is the largest mining dea’
ever made in Wrangell. The amount
of the sale was not made public
: o' i known was very high. Th<
s do ras partly closed some tim.
r-ro b"*: owing to business interet;
impossible for the contracting
" r ier ie got to Wrar.cll together
"" ■ laims are situated in th
Groundhog basin, on the main land,
• ->■- "rom tide water at the
' •• Mill Lake.
Mr. Galvin, James Tracy and W.
IJ. < :■ ■ Vf. Thursday for the pro
• --- nr-.t haw with them a crev.
r men who will be pot to work s*
once driving p tunnel. Mr. Tracy
is a well known mining enineer an'
• : .n of the
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HOW GERMANY INCREASES ..
HER SUPPLY OF GOLD
Where does the imperial bank of
Germany, get the gold which, accord
ing to its weekly statements con
stantly increased since the beinning
of the war ?
That question is often asked and
the reply generally given Is since
Germany’s ports are blockaded and
her export trade has gone to smash,
the gold must be drawn from circu
lation within the empire.
This is said to be correct. Just
how it is done was explained the
other day by Sir Edward Holden in
his annual address to the stockhold
ers of the City and Midland bank
Through the establishment of war
banks the country has been flooded
with inconvertable paper money and
the gold thus derived driven out of
circulation, enables the Reich bank
to keep* its supply.
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AUTOMATIC POLICEMAN
An automatic traffic policeman
which picks itself up every time it
is knocked down by a caro'oss driver
is one of the latest of the many in
ventions to control vehicular traf
fic on crowded city streets. It is
a metal cylinder about four feet
high, which is placed in the road
way at the middle of the intersec
tion of two streets, and is intended
to warn drivers against the dan
gerous practice of cutting across from
one street to another instead of
making a safe turn at right angles
The automatic policeman it at
tached to a spring hidden in a deep
hole in the pavement. If the wheel
of a passing motor truck strikes the
sign and knocks it down the spring
goes to work and pulls the police
man p to a standing position again,
like the toy figure that cannot be
made to lie down. Thirty of these
are in use in a Massachusetts city.
Another odd automatic policeman
is in service in San Francisco. High
in the air at the intersection of two
streets, and suspended by wires from
corner buildings, is an arrow bear
ing the word Stop!
This arrow can be turned to stop
the traffic on one street, and then
tmed to stop it on the cross street
by the manipulation of buttons from
* a convenient post at the street curb.
Each time the arrow moves, a bell
above it rings once or twice, in ac
cordance with the usual whistle for
traffic; but in case of fire, with the
prospects that fire apparatus will
soon be along, the arrow begins to
whirl around and the bell rings con
inuously, to signify that all traf
fic on both streets must be stopped.
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DR. MURPHY’S CAREFULNESS
The care that must be taken to see
hat no sponge or instrument is left
nside the body after an extensive
ibdominal operation is well illus
rated by the following brief extract
rom a report of one of Dr. John B.
Murphy’s clinics at Mercy hospital,
Chicago. It is a stenographic report j
of some of Dr. Murphy’s remarks:
“Let the record show that Sister
Ludwina reports the sponges count
'd and correct; that on the first
count one sponge was missing, but
that it was later found rolled up in
another sponge. Let the record fur
ther show that the operator made a
careful inspection of the field to
determine that no sponges or Instru
ments were left.
“We have lost only one sponge
nnce we started to keep a systemat
c account of them, and that one
was never accounted for. We do
know that it was not left In the pa
tient. We lost one other sponge in
an operation. We reopened the
body at once and demonstrated that
it was not there. Then we found
it later outside in the amphitheater.
It must have stuck to somebody’s
shoe and thus have been carried
out.”
Such a thing as a sponge being
left inside has been known, but such
cases are extremely rare. They
might be much commoner if such
elaborate care were not taken.
CHARCOAL POINT ROAD IS
PROGRESSING
—
Mr. Heath, with his crew of men
at work on the new road are pro
gressing very well in spite of the
rainy spell we have just gone
through. The work is being pushed
right along and is kept up every
day as long as they can see.
Field’s sale ends Tuesday Oct. 26
at 6 p.m. Adv.
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE
Notice is hereby given, that at the
store of the A'aska Lumber and
Box Company, at Hadley, Alaska,
on Saturday, the 30th of October,
1915, at the hour of two o'clock p.m.
he undersigned will offer for sale
and sell at public auction to the
highest bidder the following prop
erty constituting paid of the estate
of the Alaska Lumber and Box Com
pany, bankrupt, towit:
1. a. All lumber belonging to the
said estate at Hadley and amount
ing to approximately 1,100,000 feet
board measurements.
b. Stock of general merchandise
in Alaska Lumber and Box Com
pany’s store at Hadley.
c. Sawlogs consisting of spruce,
hemlock, cedar in sawmill boom ai
Hadley.
57 boom chains
13 lumber trucks
1 Lumber wagon.
d. Mill supplies
e. The household goods belong
ing to the estate at Hadley.
f. The cooking utensils.
g. Typewriter.
h. Donkey Engine
i. All box shook amounting to ap
proximately 5,000 boxes.
2. Gasoline launch “Freyea.”
The sales will take place in the
order given.. Seaied bids will be re
ceived for each of said classes of
property above mentioned, which seal
ed bids will be opened in public at
the conclusion of the oral bids. The
sealed bids must be enclosed in
envelopes upon which is clearly indi
cated what property the bid is inten
ded for. 15t.
C. W. SWANK,
Trustee in Bankruptcy.
Mrs. Washburn has just received
a lull line of trimmed hats. Call
and see them. They arc the very
latest. Adv. 4t.
WATCHLESS AGE IS COMING
Future Will Bring lrs Wireless
Wave to Tell us Time
Gold and silver watches soon will
be melted for the precious metal, ac
cording to the prophecy of Charles
Higginbotham of South Bend. Ind.
A great system of central clocks
absolutely correct and connected by
wireless electric waves with indi
vidual timepieces carried in men’s
vest pockets will supersede the pres
ent watches, in the opinion of Hig
ginbotham.
“We ourselves will see this
change.” he declared. “In a few
years the man who wants to know
the time will take a dial from his
pocket, something like the watch
which he carries now, but instead of
looking at the dial and figuring out
how slow or fast the watch Is run
ning he wall simply press a button
on the watch and the waves of elec
tricity from a controlling clock, per
haps many miles away, will spin the
needles around to the proper position
and show his the absolutely cor
rect time.”
Tuesday Oct. 26th, Field’s sale
ends. Adv.
FOR SALE—One Rip Saw Table,
One Counter Shaft,
16—1 1-2 Steel Shafting
And numerous pulleys.
SULLY’S CARPENTER SHOP.
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HEY THERE! THANKSGIVING
MASKQUE BALL GIVEN BY KET
CHIKAN F. O. E.. Adv. tf.
NOTICE TO GAS BOAT MEN—
Copies of notices to mariners, light
and buoy lists issued by the Bureau
of Lighthouses can be obtained free
of charge on application to the Divis
ion of Publication of Commerce,
Washington, D. C.
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POSITION WANTED BY A YOUNG
JAPANESE. WILLING TO DO ANY
KIND OP WORK... IS A GOOD
COOK. Achlrcss, George Id. Olita. P. 0.
Box 452. Adv. t.f
There Is No Question
but that indigestion and the distressed
feeling which always goes with it oan
be promptly relieved by taking a
before and after each meal. 25c a box.
Ketchikan Drug Co.
Phone 13
Ketchikan
Messenger Service
Call them up for^ all kinds of
light delivery, window cleaning,
messenger service and odd jo'os.
Office with Jack Close.
Remember Phone Number 13
JACK CORDELL, Propietor.
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PERSONAL MENTION
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R. A. Eardley, Supt. of the Val
paraiso Mine at Dolomi was in town
on Saturday on his boat Eurus.
A. E. Teeter left for Chomley this
morning on the Roughrider, where
he has acontract to refinish the in
ferior of the living quarters of the
Chomley cannery. Mr. Teeter ex
pects to be absent some three weeks
this trip.
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UP PROM TONGASS ISLAND
Mr. T. C. Noyes came up from
his Tongass Island ranch yesterday
and expects to return Tuesday morn
ing. He reports that the place looks
like home to them all and that they
will soon be comfortable down there.
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Mr. Glen Day who has been out at
the Chomley cannery during the
summer, returned to town Saturday
and will leave for an extended visit
to his mother, Mrs. Day, in Portland,
Oregon, on the Humboldt today.
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The Civic Club will hold their reg
ular meeting tomorrow evening at
7:30, in the City Council Chamber.
Members please be present as Im
portant business will come up.
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RETURNS FROM CALIFORNIA
Mrs. W. T. Mahoney, who left
early in August for Humboldt, Cal
ifornia, called by the illness of her
mother, who died shortly after her
arrival there, returned to Ketchi
kan on the Dolphin early this morn
ing.
AFTER HARVEST CARD PARTY
The card party to be given by the
Ketchikan Civic Club, is to be an
“After Harvest’ affair. Thursday
evening is the time and Rod Men’s
Hall the place. Come and have a
good time. Admission 25 cents,
which includes a lunch that will be
served during the evening.
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GROPPER-WESHARD MARRIAGE
This morning’s mail brought the
news that Mrs. C. M. Gropper and
Warren Weshard, both former resi
dents of Ketchikan, were married at
Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, the 13th In
stant. They are now visiting with
Mrs. Weshard’s brother in Spokane
and later plan to visit the fair on
their way to their future home at
Reno, Nevada. The Progressive
Miner joins with their many friends
in wishing the couple a pleasant
journey through life.
If you want to take advantage of
Field’s sale you will have to do so
between now and Tuesday, Oct. 26th
everything at 25 per cent and less.
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i For a delicious cup of coffee,.try
A. & K. blend. .For sale by
THE H. R. THOMPSON STORE
GRAND MASQUERADE
AT THE RINK OCT. 23rd.
The Raymond Orchestra will furn
ish the music. Good prizes will be
announced later. Get your costumes !
ready.
Gentlemen SI.00 I,dies Free. Ad.
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AT I OTELS
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AT THE STEDMAN
W. J. Rogers, Mt. Andrew; Thos.
C. Noyes, Tongass Island; Mrs. I
Biehl; W. K. Hancock; T. A. Cam- j
pion, Nome; E. J. Moore; Nils E. i
Ahlen; J. E.Moulton, Seattle; John I
Orchard and Wife, Shrimp Bay.
AT THE REVILLA
H. Stalpe; Ead. Stalpe; John Or
chard; Ed. Nordlund; Mrs. Jeannet
Dyer and son, Seattle; Feter Simon;
T. Hansen; Mike Keily; Adolph
Widen; F. D. Webb; M. D.; H. L.
Ward, Hadley; Bob Martin, Hadley;
Geo. Martin, Hndley; N. Fayette,
Hadley; B. J. Taylor, Seattle; Mrs.
0. W. Pederson, Clara Pederson.
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AT THE CUSTOM HOUSE
Entered
16th
Republic, from Prince Rupert and
cleared for Seattle.
17 th
San Juan from Seattle.
18 th
Dolphin from Seattle and Idaho
"rom Prince Rupert.
16 th
Cleared
Tug Haro with barge Lousianna in
ow for Anyox, B. C.
17 th
Elhu Thomson, Jefferson, Roose
velt, Rival and Spokane.
18 th
Equator and Al-Ki.
MOST TERRIBLE DEATH
WHEN FATALLY GASSED
The Story Told by a Canadian Who
Has Just Returned
WINNIPEG, Oct. 15—Captain
VVnison, of the famous Canadian
Ninetieth Rifles, of Winnipeg, who
has just returned to recuperate from
t serious wound received while on
duty in the trenches in the northern
part of France describes pathetic
scenes he witnessed. The Captain
told of the death of Sergt. Bccken.
He said:
“About noon he came along to the
trench where I was lying, gassed. 1
couldn’t speak, and I saw he was
choaking to death. He wanted to
say something, but he couldn’t get.
it out. Then he dropped or, the
grass beside me—dead.
“It is the most terrible of deaths.
Every man slain by the gas dies in
horrible agony; every death is a^
human tragedy, and there have been
thousands upon thousands of such
deaths along the great battle line
where the Germans and Allies are
drawn up in western Europe.”
PUBLIC NOTICE
Wm, Angel, who has been away
from town most of the summer with
the Geologicnl Survey party, announc
es that he has returned and that the
gas tioat “Harry” of which he is
I lie owner, shall be for hire as usual.
Improving the Wireless
WIRELESS PROBLEM
IS ACCOMPLISHED
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15—Sending
i radiogram by vessels at sea with
»ut revealing the location of the
ship dispatching the message, con
sidered a problem of the first mag
nitude, has finally been accomplish
ed. Experiments of th'.s poblem
made by the “enemy’; divis'ea of the
Atlantic flin; »'tiring tie recent wxr
game, were said by naval officials
to have been highly satisfactory.
During the time the two forces
were engaged in the maneuvers the
vessels were in constant communi
cation with the navy yards and sup
ply stations ashore but neither force
was able to determine the location
of the other by use of the wireless.
The messages were disguised by
means known only to the war de
partment ond for the first time in
history of war game maneuvers they v
gave the vessels intercepting them
no indication as to where they came
from or what force of wave length
had been used in transmission.
Ordinarily an experienced operator
can estimate the locality or approx
imate location of a vessel by listen
ing into or receiving messages it is
sending. This feature has long been
realized as a danger to a navy in
time of war and means to combat it
have long been sought.
For Sale—Number 7, Standard
Visible Oliver Typewriter, practically
new for $40. Apply at this office.
“THE GRAND”
Monday and Tuesday
Oct. 18 and 19
George Bronson Howard
the well known novelist and play-wright presents
“OBLIETTE”
A story when dungeons with secret passages and
deep pits were deemed necessary, and bold Sir
Knights ruled the land. Featuring Pauline Bush
and Murdock McQuarrie
Ethel Qrandin and Alexander Gaden
“LOVE’S VICTORY”
Buying a home on the installment plan is easy when
some one leaves you the money
“Universal Ike Makes a Monkey of Himself”
is the comedy
I JESSE L. LASKY |
presents
THE FAVORITE COMEDIAN B
] EDWARD ABELES |
in £3
j “THE MAKING 1 .
I OF BOBBY I
BDRNIT” I :
FOUfr BIG REELS p
By the Author of ^
“BREWSTER’S MILLIONS” $
1 PATHE DAILY NEWS, Very good
I TONIGHT at the DREAM
| Monday and Tuesday
g Coining, “THE PURSUIT OF PHANTOM”
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§ DRESS GOODS AND SILKS I
144 in. Serge at . . 85c.
’ This is a genuine Storm Serge. Sponged and
shrunk and all ready for the needle. Extra heavy
if weight and washable. Especially suited for
' children’s dresses. Colors, Black, Blue and Car
* dinal. Worth $1.25
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$1.25 Silks at ... . $1.00 j |
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All our 27 in. plaids and striped silk, formerly j ^
priced at $1.25 will be closed out at $1.00 to j J
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make room for a new line of 36 in silks. ! [
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All our Silk Poplin, yd. . $1.00 j:
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I New arrivals in Men’s dress shirts from $1.00 to $4.00 ;
Bungalow aprons, regular 75c. (while they last), each 45c. :jj'
We have a strong line of house dresses at $1.00 ;jj>
I Stock J. R. HECKMAN & CO. Service |
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