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PlUCfi 10 CENTS KETCHIKAN. A1A.8KA. FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1014. VOL. 8 NO. 70,
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A LIVELY MEETING HELD BT THE
A regular meeting of the
Common Council of Ketchikan
v\ as held on the 17th aud sev
etal matters were up for dis
cussion and report.
Reports of the various com
mittees were considered and
passed upon, the most notable
one being the one in connection
w ;h the school building. The
Committee on Streets stated
there had been several minor
repairs made to streets since '
the last meeting. They deemed!
it inadvisable at the present
time to construct a bridge a
cross the creek from the;
shingle milL The Light and
Water Committee informed
the Council of the arrival of
the striker- for the fire bell!
which is to be placed on the
Cold Storage building. The
erection of the tower to house
the bell was referred to the
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MORE TROUBLE
FOR VILLA
Washington. June lt>—Con
gressman Kent informs Pres
. ident Wilson of Carranza leav
ing Saltillo for Laredo, Texas,
and that such a move at this
time is looked upon as further
trouble with Villa.
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Butte. June it>—When a re
ferendum vote was taken t
showed thirty to one against
the Miner's Union. As a re
sult. trouble is now threatened
with other unions. All hopes
of reaching an amicable set
tlement among the various
unions have been cast to the
wind.
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Be sure and see the House of
Bondage at the Rink to night.
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IS UNABLE TO GO
OEFOREGOURT
New York, June 19— August J
: Heines who was interested for
many years in the smelting of
i copper was unable to appear
before Justice Erlander of the
supreme colirt, owing to his
critical condition. In support
of his contention for not mak
ing an appearance before the
court, his counsel offered af
fidavits of the attending phy
sicians showing him to be in a
critical condition
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Field 13 headquarters for
ladies suits and one piece dres
ses. adv.
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The Little Han wtth the
Little White Cart oomee right
to your door.
Newtown Bakery. adv.
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Closing Out Sale
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Owing to iU-health I have decided
| ] | to close out my business on Dock < i
Street, across from Heckmans and i >
S will offer the whole of my Stock of g
^ Dry Goods, Notions and Ladies* ] \ |
H Furnishings at cost, starting Mon- , >,
ft day, June 15 gnd continuing for #§
£$ two weeks. \
MRS. CHAS. FINZEL |
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Watch Repairing and Engraving Diamond* Etc.
BERTHELSEN & PRUELL
SUCCESSORS TO
H. D. KIRESE
Dlanaaa Jamala*
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THE BIO CURIO STORE OF ALASKA
Nugget Jewelry and Indian Curio* In all Design*
■AIL ORDERS A SPECIALTY
Satisfaction Quanentaad ,
KETCHIKAN ALASKA
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WHEEL IS CAUSE
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Quebeck, June 19—Sensation
was caused yesterday in fist*
.\esLgauou comm tc \vh<
i; lartermaster Galway asserted
that the wheel of the Fn.pit
of Ireland was jamed two
hours before the collision or- 1
curred. This might indicate
that the Empress was not un
der headway or steering prop
erly at the time of the collision.
A contract has been let for
the salving oft he wreck, and
the work is to be completed
within two months.
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The Lighthouse tender Col
umbine is reported to have left
Juneau for Cape St. Elias,
urn which poiut she will pro
ot- ;o Cordova. Preliminary
work T>y way of making sur
o, the Cape St. dias sta- j
tion will he the extent of the j
field work at that point. Con- '
greas has made an appropria
tion of f 115,000 to be expend
ed for the construction of i
station at Cape St. Elia®.
From Cordova, where consid
erable supplies and coal will
be taken on board, she will
sail for the extreme Westward
stations, located at Unamak
Pass, a distance of about i,
500 miles from this port
sealed verdict
San Francisco, June 10—A
vs’-v ■? was ' turned in
o; t: * t ; *-d, States
agai .si the Army Paymaster
f» ■' i'iths, of Seattle who was
a- oused of embezzling funds
f-'ilonging to the Govern n-ent.
This sealed verdict has been
'o *w'arded to Washington
where it will be reviewed by
Secretary Garrison'of the War
department, and probably bv
file President, before any in
formation is made public.
Paymaster Griffiths is reported
to have invested large sums in
timber propositions from which
he expected to make big re
turns.
a rotaTfailt
TRAIN jSCAFE$
Berlin, June 10—Advices
have been received telling of
the destruction of a train, pro
ceding one upon which the
royal family of Rusia were
passengers. The Czar and
Czarina were enroute from
Kishenef to Petersburg and a
bomb had been laid on th-’
track, supposedly for the pur
pose of taking the lives of the
entire royal family.
A big three part feature at
the Dream tonignt. adv.
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Have you got your ticket for
Rupert? adv.!
I Ford Automobiles S
Silent Indian Motorcycles 1
Two to Six Passenger Cars, Auto delivery i
Cars, Auto Trucks. ^
Mortorcycles Single and Double Cylinder 9
iron; Four tf. P, up, very latest models. §|g
Particulars and prices may be obtained |
from M
Geo. W. Wilkes, g
AGENT— Ford Automobiles, Silent Indian 1
Ketchikan, — — Alaska. g
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Patronize Home Industry.
MMSHSBHI- -F T" II III ^ *
And smoke Ketchikan made Cigars
Manufactured by the ;;
KETCHIKAN CIGAR FACTORY
Julius Wertheim’ Prop. |
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| Just Received |
| A new line of .Imported Bai
| macaan. This Is the last word V
| In a summer overcoat. Our Z
| motto la Keep Ahead of The I
i Times, with nifty goods for §
4 men to wear. See our Kenyon I
f slip-ons, they are the real thing
I for wet weather. §
IP. J. Gilmore’s!
“The dotnler*
MILITANT ACTIVE
IN GLASGOW
Glasgow, June 19—Activities
of the militant suffragettes
have been most strenuous here
inasmuch as they have now
diiect their attack along the
line of docks setting them afire
Two steamships and two
schooners have been set on fire
and their loss will be high.
Shipping interests are most
perplexed in reaching a sol
ution whereby to keep the de
structive element of the suf
fragettes from destroying the
vessels that are tied up at the
many docks in this port.
wiilIgnT for
CHAMPIONSHIP
Paris, June 19—The heavy
weight championship of the
world will be fought here Sun
day between Jack Johnson and
Owen Moran. Large sums of
money have been placed on
both sides as an assurance of
good faith that the fight will
take place at the scheduled
time, and there will be a large
number of foreigners in at
tendance from all over the
world who have made this trip
especially to witness the bout.
Both men are in excellent
physical condition!
IS BURIED HERE
The remains of Walter Hard
ing, who died Wednesday
evening were buried this morn
ing as no advice had been re
ceived from relativs in regard
to the disposition of the body.
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NOTICE
After July 1st, the mail boat
will go to Hadley instead of
Metlakahtla on Friday accord
ing to the old schedule.
.... .... HUBBARD & WILLIAMS
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A BIG DANCE
The Civic Club is completing
larrangements for a dance to
be given next Wednesday at
the Red Men’s Hall, and a most
enjoyable time is promised.
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Better see the masterpiece
at the Dream tonight. adv.
Boys K & E waists, Field, ad.
Rink Theater and
Skating Rink
10 - cents - 10
No Admission to Spectators in
the Afternoon.
COMPLETE CHANGE OF
PROGRAM EVERY OTHER
NIGHT
Pictures Going On and Skat
ing at the 8ame Time.
No Charge for Admission to
8katers.
MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
ARE NATIVE NIGHTS
LADIE*8 AND CHILDREN’8
SKATES 26c.
GENTLEMENS 8KATE8 60o.
Evenings: Doors Open at 7:30,
First Show starts at 8:16
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TROUBLE SET FORTH
Washington, June 10
Charges were made to tho Sen
at Committee on Foreign af
fairs that, the monied interests
of the United States were be
ing used to stir up trouble in
Nicaragua, and acting under
the charges, an investigation
has been set on foot to see
whether they are well founded.
From time to time like charges
have been made that the cap
ital of the nation as well as
those of foreign nations was
being used in furtherance of
some scheme for the purchase
of asphalt beds, which are very
rich in that country.
NEW YACHT IS
Seattle, June 10—Colqniel
Jackling will leave leave* Seat
tle Saturday night on his wac
north in his new yacht Cyprus
which was built at a consider
able cost at one of the local
shipyards, lie plans cruising
in southeastern Alaskan waters
but contemplates making Ju
neau his headquarters.
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El Paso, June—Carranza has
sent advices to his represent
atives here that there is no
existing breach between Villa
has been adjusted satisfactor
ily, and has given Villa per
mission to proceed towards
Mexico City, presumably with
the intention of taking the city.
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AT THE DREAM
The show at the Dream tonight
is one of the best we have ever
had the pleasure of showing to
our patrons. Path Weekly
(contains several interesting
wordls news, the three part
Pathe hand colored Film De
Art is a masterpiece of photog
raphy. This picture must have
cost a small fortune to pro
duce.. Its a masterpiece in
every sense of the word. Bill
has a good song that will be
sure to please and William
Wadsworth in Seven Years
Bad Luck is all that could be
desired. A good bill, one that
we take pleasure in running.
Saturday we will show a two
part Biograph, The Little
Tease. All this at the house
that sets the pace. adv.
ROOSEVELT SAILS
aril IT..
London, June, 19—Former
President Roosevelt sailed
for New York on the steamer
Irtiperator. His^departure was
unostentatious,£• thus ' lacking
the heretofore pompous adieu'
accorded tliis distinguished
personage.
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Niagara, June 19—Mediators'
realize that the selection of^a
neutral president will stop the
Mexican strife, and in all prob
ability the conference now be
ing held here, will end in a free
for all dispute, and nothing ac
complished.
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CREDITABLE SHOWING
The fire boys made a cred
ible showing this afternoon
when they responded to an
alarm in record breaking time,
thus demonstrating to the in
surance representative the
excellent fire protection that
our town has.
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The House of Bondage at the
Rink tonight in three reels.
This film is in perfect condi
tion. adv.
Dry Goods at Cost
Having decided to discon
tinue handling Dry Goods
of all kinds, I will offer
my STOCK AT COST. This
means bargains such as
never before heard of in
Ketchikan. Call and get
my prices.
A. KALEEL
THE GATE WAY STORE
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MINERS & MERCHANTS BANK
| J. E. CHILBERG, PRESIDENT.
Vice-President of the
Scandinavian-American Bank. Seattle
J. R. HECKMAN. ViCB-PRESIDEHT.
President
J. R. Heckman & Co.. Inc.. Merchants
A. R. LARSON. CASHIER,
O. S. LARSON AUDITOR.
Transacts a Qeneral Banking Business
Ketchikan - - Alaska
STROIVG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Ranges
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
Heckman Bldg:.