I Western Meat & Fish Go*
Branch of Frye..Bruhn Co. ; ;
Packers and Joobera of
Fresh Meat, Provisions and Fish ;;
We Make a Specialty of ;
Ship and Camp Trade i >
KETCHIKAN - -- -- - - — - ALASKA. ■
1 STFAMERS FOR* j
I Seattle, Tacoma
Viclo, ia, Vancouver, Ana'ortes, Bellingham
Everett, Olympia Port Townjend, South
Bellingham, Eureka, Santa Barbara, Mnico
lo r* » V % 1 o rv
\ San r rancisco, Los Angeles, Sam Diego
H. BRANDT, G.A.P.D. C. D. DUNANN, P.T.M.
608 Second Ave, Seattle. 112 Market, SanFrancUco
[tight reserved to Change Schedule
NEXT SAILINGS FROM KETCHIKAN
SPOKANE Mar. 4, 15, 26, April 6, 17, 28, June 9, 20, 31.
CITi' OF SEATTLE Mar. 31, Apr. 11, 22, June 3, 14, 25.
RETURNING THREE DAYS LATER
PHONE 77. - - - F. H. BOLD, Agent.
Border Line Transportation Co.
REDUCED RATES BETWEEN KET- Fir-t Class.,.$17-50
CHIKAN AND SEATTLE • Second Class. 11.00
S. S. ALKI PASSENGER AND FREIGHT j
’ SERVICE BETWEEN SEATTLE
AND S. E. ALASKJ T>IBE<"t
S. S. DESPATCH SERVICE TO WEST CP' T
OF PRINCE OP "VAI-*a *'BL
S. S. NORTHLAND
Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
For further infonnaion apply to
D. W. Agent, Northland Dock. Phon 60.
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The Canadian [Pacific Railway
THE PRINCESS LINE
Leave Seattle March 4, 15, 25; April 5, 15.
Arrive in Ketchikan March 6, 17,27, April 7, 17.
Leave Ketchikan March 10, 21, 31, April 11, 21.
Arrive in Seattle March 12, 23, April 2, 13, 23.
Subject to change without notice
Steamer- connect at Vancouver with trains for all Easteiu points.
We otter attractive rates to eastern rail destinations.
The Line *' Quality. Our Service is Unsurpassed on Water or
Rail. Full information given by
F. E. RYUS, Agent Phone 39
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Save Time
Use the New Short Route
To*and From EASTERN CANADA, also EASTERN and SOUTH
ERN UNITED STATES POINTS via
PRINCE RUPERT
Transcontinental trains to Eastern destinations: including Bos
ton, Buffalo, Chicago,. Detroit,Hamilton, New York, Niagara Falls,
Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec, Toronto and Winnepeg.
Steamers to southern points: including Seattle, Victoria, Van
couver and Anyox. >. _
Lowest fares. Electric Lighted trains. Observation cars. Un
excelled Dining and Sleeping Car Service, including both Stan
dard and Tourist Sleepers.
GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC RAILWAY AND STEAMSHIPS.
J. G. Raliegh, Agent, Ketchikan.
Commencing April 4, Prince John will arrive in Ketchikan every
Tuesday morning southbound.
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Royal Hotel I
ENTIRELY REMODLED
HANS APSCH, Prop. j
Beds 50 Cents Per Night
BEST BRAND OF
Wines, Liquors, Cigars
FRONT STREET, KETCHIKAN > |
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Annette Island
Council Takes
Exceptions
FATHER DUNCAN AND HIS
METLAKATLA INDIAN
CONVERTS
(Continued from last issue.)
On account of the lack of funds
at the disposal of the Bureau of
Education, the Indians paid for the
salaries of the first two teachers
appointed for Metlakatla in the fall
of 1913, provided a large hall at
their own expense for the daily
use of the school work, gave the
teachers the free use of an In
dian dwelling house, and in every
possible way helped in the begin
ning of the work.
The Government therefore did not
come into Metlakatla for the sake
of opposing Father Duncan, or op
posing his work. It was convinced
after full, complete and impart
ial investiagtions, of the justice of
the demands of the Indians. Then
it granted to the Metlakatla In
dians the school and its privileges
that they themselves had asked for;
and later on, when they asked for
them again, the rights of local self
government.
The matter of industrial enter
prises at Metlakatla, of -which the
Indians have been deprived of for
many years, is at the present time
being arranged for by the Indians |
themselves under the advice and \
supervision of the proper officials
of the Interior Department. These
enterprises principally consist of
the salmon cannery, the saw mill
and the trading store
The Council wishes to state that
the Indians themselves have sub
scribed an amount, are still putting
their small savings together and
are at the same time borrowing
a sum of money so that some of
these enterprises can be operated
this year for the benefit of the
whole community after many years
of uncertainty and hardship. These
acts of the Metlakatla Indians to
day establish the fact that Father ;
Duncan failed to do the right thing
with his Indian converts between
the years 1887 and 1910.
The “friction” of which Mr. Car
penter speaks that exists at Met
lakatla is between Father Duncan
and his ten male followers with
their families, on the one hand, and
about six hundred and fifty Indian
people, who have asked for the ad
vice and aid of the Government,
on the other hand.
The former party believes, as
Father Duncan did in 1857, that we
“should be treated more like child
ren” a false, selfish and inhuman
assertion—fwhile the latter party
holds to the fact that as far back
as 1882, when they asked Father
Duncan to become their leader soon
after he was dismissed from the
service of the Church Missionary
Society, they then already outgrew
their primitive life and had reason
ed and acted as full grown men.
The theory of Father Duncan that
thq Metlakatla Indians are still
mere children, and can only be
treated as such without their ever
saying a single word about their
own selves and affairs, is certainly
well contradicted by Mr. Carpenter
himself who speaks of the same
Indiar.3 as attaining to an advanced
state of “civilization and intelli
gence,” “are now aspiring to a
higher education and to full Unit
ed States citizenship-”
The Council of Metlakatla fur
ther wishes to say that if the
proper authorities did not step in
to the present affairs of Metlakat
la as they did, and as they were
asked to do so by the Metlakatla
people, Father Duncan would have
been ousted from this community
by the Indians themselves over 2
years ago. The entrance of the
Government here saved him, and
at the same time calmed down and
controlled the growing indignant
feelings of the Metlakatla Indians
against Father Duncan.
(Concluded tomorrow.)
ANSWER TO A QUESTION.
From the West Coast the other
day, came the following question:
“Will you please tell me why.
when we stay neutral, a shipment
of rubber to Germany, as was re
corded last fall in the papers, is
banned by our government? Why
was it said to be a ‘German plot.’
We are sending shiploads of mun:
tions to the allies, and that is con
sidered all right. Why is it a
crime in the one case and proper
in the other?’’
The offense charged in the dis
covery of the effort to send rubber
to Germany, as referred to, is
not the sending of material to that
country, but rather the failure to
manifest to he United States goods
exported to foreign lands for pro
fit in the course of trade. There is
no law in this country against send
ing contraband of war by individ
uals or firms to any country what
ever; but there is a law making
false manifests to the United
States. Hence the crime attributed
to the Germans-—Editor.
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS.
Territory of Alaska,
Territorial Road Commissioner,
Division No. 1.
Sealed bids will be received at
the office of the Territorial Road
Commissioner, Division No. 1, Ket
chikan, Alaska, until 12 o’clock noon
on April 5, 1916, for the construct
ion of a roadway from a point to
be designated by the Commissioner
on the Charcoal Point Roadway to
the 3ite selected by the School
Board of Charcoal Precinct for the
Government School Building, a dis
tance of approximately 1125 ft.
Plans and specifications may be
obtained at the office of the under
signed and the ground will be gone
over with any prospective bidder.
Bonds will be required of the suc
cessful bidder and the right is re
served to reject any and all bids.
E. C. AUSTIN,
Territorial Road Commissioner, Ter
ritorial Division No. 1.
First publication March 14.
Last publication April 5.
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Territorial Road Commissioner,
Division No. 1.
To Whom It May Concern:—
Sealed proposals will be received
by the undersigned until April 5th,
1916, at 12 o’clock noon, for furnish
ing to the Territory of Alaska, the
following described lumber and tim
bers:
112 Pcs. 10 in. x 12 in- x 10 ft.
Spruce Rough; 5 Pcs. 10 in. x
12 in. x 20 ft. Spruce Rough;
115 Pcs. 3 in. x 12 in. x 14 ft.
Hemlock S. I. S. I. E.; 1025 Pcs.
3 'in- x 12 in. x 10 ft. Hemlock
S. I. S. I. E.; 200 Pcs. 3 in- x
12 in- x 22 ft. Spruce S. I. E.;
20 Pcs. 3 in. x 12 in. x 20 ft.
Hemlock S. I. S. I. E.; 400 Pcs.
2 in. x 8 in. x 14 ft. Spruce
Rough; 150 Pc3. 2 in- x 4 in. x
20 ft. Spruce S. 4 S.; 600 Pcs.
1 in. x 6 in- x 20 ft. Spruce
Rough; 120 Pcs. 2 in. x 4 in. x
16 ft. Spruce S. 4 S.
to be completed and delivered in
the waters of Tongass Narrows at
or near the Western town limits of
Ketchikan, Alaska; said lumber and
timbers to be free from all loose
knots and delivered at destination
free from all freight or other charg
es, except net contract price, same
to be delivered at destination with
in 30 days of notice of acceptance
of bid by Commissioner; cash avail
able as soon as properly signed
vouchers are sent in to this office
and forwarded to the capitol at
Juneau.
The right to reject any and all
bids is reserved.
E. C. AUSTIN,
Territorial Road Commissioner, Di
vision No. 1.
First publication March 14. ’
Last publication April 5.
GRAND EASTER BALL.
The ladies of the Catholic shurch
Jiave decided to give an Easter Ball
on April 24, the day after Easter.
Preparations are being made by a
Committee to render the dance a
successful social entertainment.
Dandy show tonight at the
Grand, see the add on page 4. ad.
All kinds or commercial print
ing dene at the Progressive-Miner.
CHAS. H. COSGROVE
Attorney at Law
GENERAL PRACTICE
G. E. INGERSOLL
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Prompt attention given to perfect
ing land titles and securing patents
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA.
James M. Shoup
Attorney at Law
Offices adjoining V. S. Customs
Office
Notary
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S. A. PLUMLEY
Attorney and
Counselor at Law
Office—Town Council Chambers,
Ketchikan, Alaska.
MARY A- C GIBSON
Stenographer
Notary Public
OFFICES
—Newtown Home—
Phone 142
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People’s Meat Market
At The Old Stand Opposite
Sparahawk’s Store, Newtown
SWIFT & COMPANY’S MEATS
ED COOK, Proprietor.
General Hauling
and work of all kinds
done by the
Independent Transfer
Company
C. M. TAYLOR, Agent
Phone 64
Alaska Delivery
WALTER GRAY, prop
COAL DELIVERED FROM All
DOCKS
PHONES 61—T!
Ketchikan Wharf Co.
COAL
COAL
NANAIMO
Lump Coal
$9.00 PER TON.
Ketchikan Wharf Co.
C. M. Taylor
Phone 64 Agent
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ENGINES AND BOATS I
Alaska Boat and Engine Agency’*’
Agent and distributers of the well known engines.
Palmer Engines 2 & 4 cycle medium & heavy duty engines
Calaie Perfection 2 &4 cycle high speed engines
Northwestern 2 cycle high speed and heavy duty engines
Van Blerck high speed and medium, 4 cycle engines
Red Wing high speed and medium heavy duty engines
Kermath 4 cycle heavy duty engines
Oriole 4 cycle ideal engine for trolling purposes
Fisherman 4 cycle-1916 model will convince any man
that it is the greatest engine oo the market today for its
price and quality, only Mfg. for work boat purposes, two
sizes 6 H. P. 1 Cylinder weight 600 pounds, 2 Cylinder
12 H. P. weight 850 pounds, only Reversible engine Nfg.
Call on
Geo. Wilkes
For 191(5 Quotations.
CORLISS ENGINES a Specialty
Ketchikan, - - Alaska
* Is the most popular resort |
! in town; because of the |
£ quality of Liquors, $j
| Wines & Cigars Sold, by $
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a' - ~ —=r -■ |
£ PETER NELSON, Prop. Ketchikan, Alaska *j
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T A MESSAGE f
On Your Arrival in, or'your Departure From ,
the City,' if Fo«“ Visit
The SIDEBOARD
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Corner Front and Dock Streets, You Will be Welcomed on Your
Arrival and Carry the Good Wishes of M. E. MARTIN
With You on Your Departure.
Congeniality, Goodfellowship and Fair Ireatment
Combined, is our Long Suit.
the Cabinet
Is widely known; not only for the qarlity
of its Liquors, Wines and Cigars,
but for its hospitality to
its numerous patrons.
Henry Goemaere and ft. W. Morgan
Ketchikan, Alaska.
th. ADMIRAL
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1 A place where Friends or Foes are equally well
j treated: a place where the best Liquors, Wines
and Cigars are kept. Our motto being:
i “Thebestis none too good for our Patrons”
At the Admiral Saloon, Ketchikan.
j NORTHERN MACHINE WORKS |
I Standard Gas Engines
I OXY ACETYLENE WELDING I
! We Weld |
I Steel, Brass, Bronze, Cast-iron |
| Malleable iron. Welds Guaranteed. |
PACIFIC ALASKA NAVIGATION COMPANY
THE ADMIRAL LINE
PUGI6T SoLINU-i'AIUKOKNIA PUGET SOUND ALASKA ROUTE
Route — Tacoma and Seattle for Kelchfc
—Seetlle-San Francisco, con- kan, Petersburg. Juneau, Katu.Ua
^ H , Yakutai, Cordova, Valdez, Port
necling with the Yale and Hazard Wells. Kllamar, La Touche, Cook
lor Southern California Ports. inlet points. Seward and Kodiak.
Steamers Admiral Evans And Watsou Call at Kotchikan North and
Southbound on tbe 8th, 18th and 28thof each month.
Right reserved to change schedule without notice. ■
H GALLAGHER, Agent, NORTHLAND DOCK CO.. Agent
Jnneau PHONE 60 Ketchikan
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