THE PROGRESSIVE-MINER
Ketchikan. Alaska.
Entered at the Post Office at Ketchikan, Alaska a.
second class matter October 21, 1914, under the act oi
March 3, 1879.
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KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, MARCH 23, 1916.
WHY NOT GET TOGETHER?
In every community there are certain individuals
who, seemingly, endeavor to make a living by stirring
up class hatred. Like leaches, they attach themselves
to one class and attack every thing that another may
do. They are reformers, and consequently they are a
sort of pest, and instead of reforming themselves they
try to reform others. In a community like ours, this
should not obtain. We should work together in harm
ony. Let us quit trying to reform others; reform our
selves and get together- That’s it; why not get to
gether ?
Here we are, a handful of people, so to speak,
making up the first town in Alaska; a town that
should be a pattern for the rest to imitate; haggling
about whom we should select for our Mayor. An in
significant question—not the Mayor—in itself, but
which has become momentous as we near the time for
the selection. This increased importance may be sa.d
to be solely due to our respective pride and tendency
for factional strife. Wc are about to pit two or
three men to compete for our favors, when, and as
a matter of fact, they—the candidates—have the same
interest at heart, the same ambition to improve our
condition and otherwise work for the best interests of
the community in which we are all equally interested.
Should the candidates for election differed in any
wise in the manner of conducting the municipality’s
affairs, we might claim the right to our opinion and
accordingly the right to select the man who should
head our government. But in this case, there has been
no well defined policy by either candidate that should
be followed and upon which we could base the founda
tion for an issue. Then we repeat; why not get to
gether and without inciting discontent, hatred or pas
sion against any one, go about our business of select
ing the man of our choice in a business like manner
There is no need for any of us to discredit one at the
expense of another. They are all good men. The
difference between them may be said to be imaginery,
and our imagination, guided by our tendency for fac
tions and reforming others, is creating feelings and
cannot bring good results to the community as a whole.
WE SEE WORK AHEAD.
The spring is here and with the beginning of
the season, we must expect an increased number of
travelers who will visit us. This brings-to mind the
necessity for a general overhauling of our respective
appearance. Not in the way of personal appearance,
because the residents of Ketchikan are naturally care
ful in that respect; but in the looks of our streets,
buildings, homes and gardens. Heretofore, a month
or so every spring has been devoted to remodeling and
otherwise improving the appearance of the city; and
this year should not be an exception and while the
general cleanups have always been well done, this
year should see and increase along that line, because
from all indications and comparatively speaking, we
have been visited by only a few in previous years to
what we have reason to expect the coming season.
However, we can depend on the city’s well organ
ized Civic Club to handle the situation- Our women
folks, who compose the Civic Club, and whose devotion
to the welfare of the city is unquestioned, will not
lag this year and all we have to do is to help them
and Ketchikan will be a model for cleanliness and
will bring commendations from our visitors.
From all reports Austria-Hungary is contemplat
ing the changing of her name for one that would be
more in keeping with the tendency of the time. Some
one has suggested “Hungry-Austria” instead. The
latter would be more appropriate, that’s a cinch.
THE UNGUARDED PACIFIC.
(St. Louis Globe-Democrat.)
The United States has not now a single battleship
in the Pacific ocean, nor has it had for a long time
There are three fleets in that water, one denominated
the Pacific, one the Pacific reserve, and the third the
Asiatic fleet. The Pacific fleet is composed of two
armored cruisers, five third-class cruisers, two gun
boats and ten torpedo boats. The reserve has three
armored cruisers, two first-class cruisers, socalied, and
one third-class cruiser. The Asiatic fleet is composed
of three small cruisers and nine gunboats. Not a
single ship in the entire lot is ranked as a battleship,
and there is not a gun of greater caliber than eight
inch. If we should need our navy in the Pacific “at
the present time,” for fighting purposes, every bat
tleship required would have to be taken from the
Atlantic and would have to go around Cape Horn, as
the Oregon did in 1898. \Ve are unable to see any
sign of such a need, but still we wonder why the Pa
cific is left so unprotected.
WHAT’S THE ANSWER?
(Seattle Times.)
In an effort to raise without delay 20,000 addi
tional recruits for the American army, in an hour
when public attention is centered upon the land forces
because of the warlike move in Mexico, the govern
ment is resorting to unusual efforts.
Auxiliary recruiting stations to the number of
1V0 have been opened. “From the auxiliary stations,”
it is stated, “groups of uniformed soldiers supplied
wdth recruiting literature are being sent out to nearby
towns and villages.”
Scouring the highways and the byways to get 20,
000 men for service in the army, when the country
is actually engaged in a military expedition into an
other land! What would the government be forced to
do if it had to raise 2,000,000 as rapidly?
And, incidentally, where are Bryan’s famous 1,
000,000 leaping citizens ?
KETCHIKAN
PUBLIC LIBRARY AND
FREE READING ROOM
10 A. M. to 10 P. M.
MRS. J. B. THOMPSON
Librarian
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 March 5, “MAN”
ALL ARE WELCOME.
FIRST M. E. CHURCH
Sunday Church Service H 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
noons at 2:30 Ladies Aid Society.
H. W. MICHENER, Pastor.
CATHOLIC CHURCH
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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.
II I p“tor
ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Sunday—8.00 am., Holy commun
ion, (Except first Sunday in the
month.)
10:00 Native Sunday School.
11:00 a.m. 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 p.m. Native
Women’s Guild, Indian School House
Thursday—2:30 pm. St. John’s
Guild Room.
7:.00 p.m.St. John’s Athletic Club,
Boy’s, Guild Room.
Friday—8:00 p.m. Choir Rehear
sal, Guild Room.
A sincere welcome is extended to
all, especially to newcomers.
REV. HAROLD H. KELLEY,
Pastor.
jNOTICE OF
ELECTION
Notice is hereby given to the
electors of the city of Ketchikan,
Alaska, that a general election will
be held at the Council Chambers,
on Main street, on Tuesday, April
4th, 1916, for the purpose submitting
to the people the question of the
ratification of section 3 and 4 of
chapter 50 of Laws of the Terri
tory of Alaska, 1915, and for the
election of one Mayor for the term
of one year, and six members of
the Common Council to hold office
for the term of two years and
one Treasurer of the School Board
to hold office for three years
Polls open at nine o’clock a. m.,
and close at seven o’clock p. m.
Qualification for voters for the
Common Council are all persons 21
years of age, who are citizens of
the United States or have declared
their intention to become such; and
who have been bona fide residents
of the Territory of Alaska for one
year, and have resided within the
corporate limits of the Town of
Ketchikan six months, and shall
have been duly registered.
For Members of the School Board,
all adult persons, citizens of the
United States or who have declared
their intention to become such, re
siding within the corporate limits
of the Town of Ketchikan, and who
shall have been duly registered.
By order of the Common Council.
Dated this 13th day of March,
1916. S. A. PLUMLEY,
City Clerk.
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NOTICE TO VOTERS
Registration for the Munici
pal election to be held at Ketchikan
on April 4th, 1916, will open at the
Council Chambers, Main Street, Wed
nesday, February 23rd, 1916
Office hours, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Registration will elose April 1st,
1916, at 4 p.m. All persons who
desire too vote must register.
S. A. PLUMLEY,
Regristration Officer
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QUALIFICATIONS FOR RE6IS
. TRATION FOR CITY
ELECTION
Must be 21 years of age, a citi
zen of the United States, or have
declared their intention to become
such, a resident of the Territory of
Alaska for one year and a resident
of the city of Ketchikan for six
months prior to the election.
Regristration for voting for the
school board the above qualifica
tions except residence—no length
of residence required.
Ketchikan Meat Co.
PHONE 120
We make a specialty of Camp and
Cannery trade
Carslens Packing Co. Owners
Night Phone S120
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ADVERTISED LETTERS
Avertised letter list of tho Ket
chikan, Alaska Post Office. For
week ending Mar^h 18th, 1916.
Emil Abrahamsen, James An
drews, E. H. Anderson, Conrad An
derson, Miss Helen Campbell, Mark
Courage, Harold Engdal, John Got
ther, Ralph Hassel, Knut Jacob
sen (two), Sivert Larsen, Peder
Sunde.
All letters unclaimed by April
1st, 1916, will be sent to the dead
letter office, Washington, D. C.
Parties claiming letters from the
above list must pay a fee of one
cent for each letter claimed.
When calling for the above, say
Advertised. .,
M. E. "SWINEFORD,
Postmaster.
ANOTHER AMUSEMENT PLACE
With the re-opening of the Shoot
ing School at the foot, of Mission
street, the people may f»PH «^'v‘-her
place of amusement where t. / can
shoot away their little wads. Mr.
DeYoung will attend to tho rest
Just go and sheet away all you mind
to.
Job printing neatly and prompt
ly done at tho Progressive-Miner.
Draying
All Orders will be promptly
a ad carefully executed.
Contracts Taken For An' Work
Ketchikan
DrayingCompanv
J. W. CORDELL. Propietor.
Phone No. 60.
Miller & Stevens
Hairdressing Parlor
Mclllravie Building, Main St.
Hours, 10:30 a. m. to 6:30 p. m. i
Special work by appointment j
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E. E. Sparhawk
DENTIST
Office ill Residence
Hours, 10 a. m. to 4 p. m.
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
24, regular
Monday
Brothers
invited,
rent, Mon
rsday, Fri
Saturday.
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.
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
50 PAIRS
50 per cent off
50 pairs of Ladies’ Patent Leather Shoes will
be closed out at one-half regular price
Regular price $4.00, now $2.00
Regular price $5.00, -now $2.50
36 PAIRS
Misses Patent Leather Shoes
One=third Off
Regular price $2.00, now $1.30
Regular price 2.25, now 1.50
Regular price 2.50, now 1.65
Regular price 2.75, now 1.85
Every pair a bargain
Tongass Trading Co.
GENERAL BOAT BUILDING
AT THOMAS DOCK
Estimates Furnished,
Prices Reasonable.
CANNERY WORK A SPECIALTY
Boat work of all kinds promptly done.
If. CRICKS, Builder
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I The Ketc hikan Cigar Factory
Will now thankfully receive mail orders from out of
town stores. We will ship cigars anywhere.
For fnformation write to the
KETCHIKAN CIGAR FACTORY
JOHN A. ANDERSON, Prop. KETCHIKAN, ALASKA jj
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V Trolling Sinkers
Superior To All Others
Sold by All Dealers in FIRST CLASS Fishing Gear in the
Following Sizes
For hand trolling, io oz. i, 1%, 2, 3 lhs.
For Power Trolling 6 and 9 lbs.
H. E. HECKMAN 6. CO., Distributers
Loring, Alaska ^
Ketchikan Iron Works
We Cut Gears
THAT ARE
Evenly Spaced
Accurately Cut
ANY NUMBER OF TEETH
FROM
7 t0 JJ_ Pit°h
AGENTS FOR
Atlas Gas Engines
Oxy - Acetylene
Welding
BLACKSM3THING AND
GENERAL MACHINE WORK
G. E. LINGERFELT, Proprietor
I We Manufacture and Keep in Stock all kinds of ;
Spruce and Cedar Lumber
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Can fill any order either stock i
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or cut to specifications ...
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Steamer Vigilant and Barge Blanche i:
for charter for freight purposes
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Ketchikan Power Company i;
. WE HOLD FAST ^
to the idea that a satisfied customer
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 with 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 LAUNDRY
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Buy
Columbia
Batteries 1
Cost No More Last Longer
For all ignition work
Citizens’ Light, Power & Water Co.