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, 1S79.
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voted to the best interests of our city, Southeastern Al
aska in particular and the Territory in general.
-KETCHIKAN. ALASKA. JUNE 2. 1910.
• WET OR DRY IS NEXT.
The court has adjourned and our curiosity has
been satisfied. We have had time to do all our
gossiping and we should be ready now to get
down to business on hand and think seriously
about the next step to take, which is theques
tion of whether Ketchikan should be Whl or
D R Y
Enumerators have taken the names of those
eligible to vote on the question. That your
name has not been taken by the enumerators,
however, does not disqualify you from voting.
The judge of the election will require that you
be sworn and your vote will be sealed in an en
velope for that purpose. In the event of a tie
or a close vote, your ballot is taken out and;
counted according to your expressed wish.
The issue is not new, everybody has heard ot
it, know about it and has formed his conclusion.
The fact that we honestly believe that wet or
drv should prevail in Ketchikan, should not les
sen us in the public eye. Only the bigots cannot
grant the right to others the same privilege
thev demand. They want consistency of us
while they refuse to be consistent themselves, j
But that is neither here nor there; the question ;
is whether we can afford to lose the revenue de-1
rived from the sale of liquor or not. If we can j
build our school, maintain our streets, fire de- j
partment, police department; in other words our
municipal government without the saloons, let
us vote dry, otherwise we must vote wet.
THE SPIDER CHASER.
It is said that when Mark Twain was editor J
of a Missouri newspaper, a subscriber wrote to j
him that he had found a spider in his paper, and [
asked him whether it was a sign of good or bad j
luck. The famous humorist wrote this answer: j
“Old Subscriber — Finding a spider in your j
paper was neither good nor bad luck. The spid-;
er was merely looking to see which merchant is J
not advertising, so he can go to that store, spin j
his web across the door and lead a life of undis
turbed peace forever after.
We wonder how many spiders are lurking
around Ketchikan, around our public or civic
institutions waiting for some such opportunities
as Mark Twain described. If we want our city
to prosper we must bring in more people. But
people will not come here unless we advertise
what opportunities are here. If a storekeeper
wants to increase his sales, he must advertise
what he has to sell; he must interest the buy
ing public. When he fails to capitalize that
public interest he invites the spider. The Seattle
people saw an opportunity to increase their pros
perity, they grasped it and advertised their city.
Result — prosperity. In Alaska, Juneau, Fair
banks and other places followed the example
and have forged ahead. Why shouldn’t Ketchi
kan do the same?
NO OTHERS NEED APPLY.
Telegraphic news tells us that the betting on
the chances of the various candidates for the
nomination for the presidency on the republi
can ticket, favors Roosevelt. This is perfectly
natural. Roosevelt has always been the favor
ite, and that among the republicans and demo
crats alike; at least with the masses. Roosevelt
is the logical candidate of the republican party
and the only man known today to possess the
proper qualifications to steer the country thru
these troublesome times without losing the na
tion’s self respect. The country wants the re
publican party in power again, of that there can
be no doubt. At the same time, the voters will
hold the democratic party in power unless Roose
velt is allowed to head the republican party.
That’s positive.
FOREIGN POPULATION.
(Post-Intelligencer.)
The census bureau has been trying to determine the
exact number of people of German birth who now re
side in the United States. Combining the figures of the
census of 1910 with those compiled by the immigration
authorities since, it finds that there are residing in the
United States 2,603,776 persons born in Germany.
During 1911 there were but 24.7S1 German immigrants
into the United States; in 1912, 20,031; in 1913, 29,145,
and in 1914, 28,468. Since August. 1914, there have been
very few Germans to reach the United States from
Europe. The beginning of the war ended immigration
from that source, although it had been practically neg
ligible for many years past.
The census bureau estimates, however, that there are i
in the country S.282.61S people of German descent, which
is rather an elastic term. At that, the people of Ger
man birth and descent number but about 9 per cent of
the population of the country as a whole. The largest
population of German birth or descent, proportionately,
is in the Middle Atlantic states, and the Middle Western
states come next.
In the state of Washington, according to the census
of 1910, the people of German birth numbered 29,388,
or about 2!£ per cent of the entire population. The resi-!
dents of this state of Canadian. British and Irish birth
numbered at that time 86,193, and of these Canada con
tributed more than any country of the British islands.
The number of native-born citizens of the United States
residing in this state, whose parents, one or the other,
were natives of Germany, is given by the census figures
as 58,096. or substantially 5 per cent of the entire popu
lation of the state.
“War is not the worst thing that can come to any
nation, any more than fighting is the worst thing that
can come to any man. No right-minded man is seeking
trouble or wanting fights, but the man who respects
his honor and his children and his home, will fight to
defend them whenever the occasion demands, and if he
won't, he does not deserve to be called a man.''—(Roose
velt.)
KETCHIKAN CAMP, NO. 20; 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
invited.
Hall for rent, Mon
day. Thursday. Fri
day and Saturday.
ATTHE CHURCHES
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
Front Street, Ketchikan, Alaska.
Subject for June 4, "God the Only
Cause and Creator.”
Regular Services Sunday 11 a.m. j
Wednesday evening reading and I
Song services at 8:00 p. m.
ALL ARE WELCOME. :
FIRST M. E. CHURCH_
Sunday Church Service U 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
^ , s at 2:30 Lacies Aid Society.
H. W. MICBENER, Pastor.
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Low Mass at 8:31/ a. m.
Riga 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.
ST. JOHN’S EPI SCOPAL CHURCH
Sunday—8.00 a.m., 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 I
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 pm.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, j
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PROFESSIONALS
James M. Shoup
Attorney at Law
Offices adjoining V S. Customs
Office
Notary
S. A. PLUMLEY
Attorney aRd
Counselor at Law
Office—Town Council Chambers.
Ketchikan, Alaska.
J. FILLMORE WARDER
Attorney at Law
General Practice Revilla Block!
CHAS. H. COSGROVE
Attorney at Law
GENERAL PRACTICE
C. E. INGERSOLL
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Prompt attention given to perfect
ing land titles and securing patents
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA.
E. E. Sparhawk
DENTIST
Office in Residence
Hours, 10 a. m. to 4 p. m.
! NORTHERN MACHINE WORKS I
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Standard Gas Engines
| OXY ACETYLENE WELDING
IWe Weld
Steel, Brass, Bronze, Cast-iron :
Malleable iron. Welds Guaranteed.
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Ketchikan Meat Co.
PHONE 120
We make a specialty of Camp and
Cannery trade
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Carstens Packing Cjo. Owners
Night Phone S120
For Your
Hardware, Clothing, Shoes, Underwear,
Fishing Outfits.
The Celebrated Walrus Oil Clothing
Go To
N. F. ZIMMERMAN
Ketchikan. - - r Alaska
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 is 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
-ire is to sell if reasonable price
if offered in (he 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 Night Phone 48
ROYAL-CAFE
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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 t>e promptly
aid carefully executed.
Contracts Takei For Anv Work
Ketchikan
DrayingCompany
,T. VV. CORDELL, Propletor.
Phone No. 60.
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♦ We Manufacture and Keep in Stock all kinds of I
I Spruce and Cedar Lumber !
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Can fill any order either stock +
or cut to specifications ... |
Barge Blanche l
for charter for freight purposes i
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\ Ketchikan Power Company J
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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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I Sooner or later you too will come to
Styleplus Seventeen
Do you pay around $25 for
custom-madeclothes? If you
do we can open your eyes as
to style and fit with good I
wear guaranteed at the 5
low price $17.
And if you pay around
$20 for ready-to-wear
clothes, you can’t
afford to ignore
Styleplus #17
Clothes^!".
'The s«me price the nation over*
Some day you will de- 1
cide to find out why
Styleplus has such a
big reputation.
The fabrics are fashionable pat
terns, water shrunk, all wool. Any
kind of a model you prefer—all
designed by a fashion artist whose
ability no one can doubt. Hand
tailoring where it counts. All the big things—reduced
to medium price by the novel methods of the
makers. Always $17 season after season.
TONGASS TRADING CO.
GENERAL BOAT BUILDING 1
AT THOMAS DOCK
Estimates Furnished,
Prices Reasonable.
CANNERY WORK A SPECIALTY
Boat work of all kinds promptly done.
H. CRICKS, Builder
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DON’T MISS THIS
OPPORTUNITY
$4000 worth of Dry Goods at less
than original eost|
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 d eople of Ketchikan.
Laces, Ribbons, Embroido ry, Muslin, Wool and Cotton Un
derwear, Hosiery, Silks and Satins, Cotton Poplins, and aU
piece goods. Hats, Caps and all Men’s Furnishings.
Make your selections early as this stock will not last long.
E. E. Sparhawk
Telephone 6 Ketchikan, Alaska
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WASHINGTON FISH (SL OYSTER; CO.. 'Inc.
Phone 173
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 ARE
Evenly Spaced
Accurately Cut
ANY NUMBER OF TEETH
FROM
7 to _14_ Pitch
AGENTS FOR
Atlas Gas Engines
Oxy - Acetylene
Welding
BLACKSMITHING AND
GENERAL MACHINE WORK
G. E. LINGERFELT, Proprietor
WE HOLD FAST
to the idea that a satisfied customei
is a mighty good advertisement.
Also that a dissatisfied one is a
mighty good advertisement for
somebody else. Hence, we always
do 0nr very best with every bit of
launrdy work. How good that best
•s ymi will appreciate if you send
your things here next time.
Phone 24.
KETCHIKAN STEAM LAUNDRY
THE EYINRUDE
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
This you will find in an Evinrude.
Unequaled in Power and Duribility
Ideal motor for trolling. The
four-cycle can be slowed down to
two miles per hour.
Bums 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.
Every Home Should Have A
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Vacuum Cleaner
The Fir t Aid to the Housekeeper
THE ROYAL
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Is Supreme in design, materials
and workmanship.
LET US SHOW YOU
Citizens’ Light, Power & Water Co.