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Packers and JoDbera of
Fresh Meat, Provisions and Fjsh
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Ship and Gamp Trade
KETCHIKAN
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Alaska Steamship Co.
THREE DAY SERVICE
Sailing from Ketchikan Northbound. Southeastern Aiaske Service
JEFFERSON, April 15, 26, May 6. 17, 29.
DOLPHIN, Aprij 8, 20> May 1, 12, 24.
RETURNING THREE LATFD
MOST COMFORTABLE SHIPS ON SOUTHEASTERN ROUTE
ALAMEDA, April 1, 27, May 17, June 7th.
NORTHWESTERN, April 13, May 2, 23, June 13.
ALASKA, April22, May 12, June 1, 23.
MARIPOSA, May 7, 27, June 17, July 7.
Wr.-.agcll, Juneau, Sk.ngway and Westward, Returning 10 Days
Later. Largest and Fastest 8hips running to Alaska.
Aii Sailings Subject to Change Without Notice
Tickets to Seattle. Tacoma, Victoria ami Vancouver, British Columbia.
C. iYl. TAYLOR, Agent - - Phone 64
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j STEAMERS FOR
Seattle, Tacoma
Victoria, Vancouver, AiU'ortes, Bellingham
Everett, Olympic Port Townsend, South
Bellingham, Eureka, Santa Barbara, Mexico
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
If. BRANDT, G.A.P.D. C. D. DUN ANN, P.T.M.
608 Second Ave, Seattle. 112 Market, SanFrancIeco
Right reserved to change Schedule
NEXT SAILINGS FROM KETCHIKAN
SPOKAXE Mar. 4, 15. 26. April 6, 17, 28, June 9, 20, 31.
Cm’ OF SEATTLE Mar. 31, Apr. H, 22, June 3, 14, 25.
RETURNING THREE DAYS LATER
PHONE 77. - - F. H. BOLD. Agent.
Border Line Transportation Co.
REDVCED HATES BETWEEN KET- Firt Class.$17.50
CH1KAN AND SEATTLE Second Class. 11.00
S. S. ALKI PASSENGER AND FREIGHT j
’ * ‘ SERVICE BETWEEN SEATTLE
AND S. E. ALASKA ’aiRE'r'*
S. S. DESPATCH SERVICE TO WEST CO"* Y l
OF PRINCE OF 'VAI-Stf 1BL
S. S. NORTHLAND
Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
For further informaion apply to
D. W Hu-:, 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 i, 1*.
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 Eastern points.
We otter attractive rates to eastern rail destinations.
The Line >' Quality. Our Service is Unsurpassed on Water or
Rail. Full information give n by
F. E. RYUS, Agent Phone 39
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Save Time
Use the New Short Route
To*aiid From EASTERN CANADA, also EASTERN and SOUTH
ERN UNITED STATES POINTS via
1 PRINCE RUPERT
Transcontinental trains to Eastern destinations: including Bos
ton, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit^Hamilt-cn, 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. J. Raliegh, Agent, Ketchikan.
Commencing April 4, Prince John will arrive in Ketchikan everj
Tuesday morning southbound.
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HANS APSCH, Prop.
Beds 50 Cents Per Night
BEST BRAND OF
|| Wines, Liquors, Cigars
FRONT STREET, KETCHIKAN
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FOR SEVEN YEARS HE NEVER
VISITED THE CENTER
OF THE TOWN.
LEFT HOME SO YEARS
Claims That He Never Met Any
Of His Relatives During
That Period.
Ketchikan has had its Rip Van
Winkle, he has made his return to
town, been amazed at its growth,
seen old. friends, most of whom had
thought him dead, and is now hap
pily located at the Pioneers’ Home
in Sitka.
For fifteen years the old gentle
man — for gentleman he was, in
speech, in action, and in the clear
ness of his skin, showing absolute
ly no sign of dissipation—had lived
alone in his cabin in Newtown.
I about a block from Sparhawk’s
j store. He was but seldom seen by
i even his nearest neighbors, and for
| seven years he had not been down
town- He had never seen the new
concrete buildings, nor the new
streets, nor the general growth and
: improvement of the town, although
I he had read about it all in the
■ Progressive-Miner. He was happy
| in his quiet loneliness, was well
' supplied with good magazines and
; other reading matter, and refused
j to accept charity from those who
j offered it. His loneliness was not
j of course from choice, for he was
j badly paralyzed on one side, and
I it was difficult for him to get
i around.
About two years ago he fell.
; knocking over his lamp, burning off
his hair and beard and severely
, scarring the side of his face. He
' lay on the floor two days before
| being accidentally discovered and
i helped back into his bunk. From
I then on he was more willing to ac
cept the help of the many kind
neighbors who were glad to wait
on him, and for the first time per
mitted a woman to enter his cab
; in. Shortly after that Dr. Brown
was called in and he soon regained
the measure of health he had en
joyed before his accident. From
then on he was helped by some of
! his friends, who did errands for
: him, helped him in his cooking,
etc., while the nearby laundry
washed his clothes.
About the middle of last month
his condition seemed bad again, and
| he asked that the same doctor be
j called. Dr. Brown readily respond
| ed, found that dropsy and old age
I were telling on his strength—he is
! ”4 years old—and that careful care
! and treatment were essential if ha
| was to pull through at all- Ar
rangements were accordingly made
j to take him to the Yates Memorial
; Hospital, and Mr. Chapman, of the
Ketchikan Steam Laundry’ volunteer,
ed to take him down in his auto
delivery car. About this same time
' Councilman Paup learned of the
; old man’s plight, had a talk with
j him, and the town council arrang
ed to send him to the Sitka Pio
1 neers.
I The trip down town to the hos
pital was one of the events of his
j life. Several friends were at the
j cabin to help him get started. To
• use his own words, he was “all j
j submission,” and gladly accepted
their help. Some of his clothe.-: he
had not worn for years, and one
i of th.j men took from a hook a hat j
j that he had bought 1! years ago
at Heckman’s, but wfcicr. he had
not had on for four years- It was !
almost as good as new, having
been protected from soot and dust
by the cloth that had covered it.
He was smiling and jolly, and his
I eyes twinkled merrily. Councilman
Paup, strong of body as he is strong
of heart, packed the old pioneer
! down the narrow cabin steps to
j the waiting auto, and with the
| help of others set him comfortably
on the seat next to Mr. Chapman. (
I One of the men stood on the step
to hold the aged passenger in, while
' the other two climbed inside where
' the clean clothes usually ride. It
was his first automobile ride, and
he was now headed back angin
into the world, to be known again
by his name, Mr. Pearson- Every
block was full of interest. Many
of tlie pretty homes fronting the
water on the Newtown road were J
new to him. When the Cold Stor- |
age building was reached, the first j
concrete building to meet his eye.
Mr. Chapman stopped to let him
study tlie structure. Mr. Pearson
said that in the early days of Ket
chikan he was about to buy that
piece of land from an Indian for
$60, but that before lie could close
the deal some one else traded the
Indian a $2 watch for it- Looking
up the hill to the schoolhouse, he
said that he had started to acquire
title to that property, but that an
other settler jumped it by getting
n load of lumber dumped there.
Then the auto went slowly down
Front street, past the Stedman.
changes in which caught the pio
seer’s eye, and up Dock by the
new Tongass building, which he
greatly admired. Then he was
amazed at the growth of Heckman
& Co.’s store, and remarked “It’s
a wonder Bryant wouldn’t come out
and see me.” One of. the men
went and called Mr. Bryant out
and lie was delighted to see his
friend of early days, the first man
he had met in Ketchikan, and with
whom he had worked more than
15 years ago. Then on again to
the corner of Main and Mission
streets, where the new street work,
new buildings and general improve
ment tremendously interested Mr
Pearson, and finally to the hospital.
Mr. Paup again played packer, and
all was in readiness at the hospital
for Mr. Pearson’s comfort. He re
mained at the hospital about ten
days, and then was taken aboard
the “Spokane” for Sitka.
While at the hospital and still
under Dr. Brown's cara, his co«
dt-.ion steadily improve!, and he was
able to see the stream of visitors,
friends of the old days, who came
in to see him and swap yams
Here bits of his past history' were
learned. He had left Iowa about
fifty years ago, and had sever seen j
a relative since then. Heading west!
he wandered through Nevada, Cali
fornia, Oregon, and Washington, at
times being engaged in newspaper
work asd practicing law. In 1888
he reached Alaska, and has spent
practically all of the time since
then in the general vicinity of Ket
chikan.
He was connected with the can
nery business at times, but spent
most of his time prospecting
Among his friends of the earlier
days were J. R- Heckman, Father
Duncan of Metlakatla, and Michael
Martin. Mr. Martin visited his old
friend’s bedside and the two spent
half a day talking over old times.
Mr. Pearson having been clerk in
Clark & Martin’s general marchan
dise store, and acting postmaster.
Mr. Pearson ascribes his present
paralyzed condition to 11 bottles of
a patent medicine he took 15 years
ago when doctors were scarce, in an
endeavor to cure a minor ailment
NATIONAL FOREST TIMBER
FOR SALE,
Sealed bids will be received by
the Forest Supervisor, Ketchikan
Alaska, up to and including May
4, 1916, for all the merchantable j
dead timber standing or down, and
all the live timber designated for
cutting on an area located at the
head of Bushy Point Cove, Revilla
gigedo Island, beginning at the
mouth of the creek entering the
Cove and extending southeasterly
along both sides of the creek for
a distance of 2500 feet and having
a width of 800 feet, the bulk of the
timber lying on the north side of
the creek, estimated to contain 600,
000 feet B. M. of spruce and hem
lock sawtimber and 42,000 linear
feet of hemlock piling, more or less.
No bid of less than $1-00 per M
feet B. M. for spruce and 50c per
M feet B. M. for hemlock saw
timber, and %c per linear foot for
piling up to an including 75 feet
in length, and lc per linear foot
for piling over 75 feet in length,
will be considered. Deposit with
bid $500.00. The right to reject
any ancT all bids reserved- 3efcre
bids are submitted, full information
concerning the timber, the conditions,
of sale, and the submission of bids
should be obtained from the Forest
Supervisor, Ketchikan, Alaska.
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The stuff apparently contained an
immense amount of mercury, and
this he thinks brought on his para
lysis and his enforced retirement
from the world. But he has corns
back to the world now, and is very
glad to join with the other old
Alaska pioneers at Sitka in living
over again in memory the old day3
that will never be seen again.
Bring in your bit of news. The
Progressive-Miner is always glad
to receive and print news items.
PATRONIZE HOME
INDUSTRY
Smoke a Ketchikan Cigar
KETCHIKAN CIGAR FACTORY!
Go With The Bunch
Where everybody goes
To The
STEDMAN CAF5
Our Motto
Cleanliness, Quality, Courtesy and
Reasonable Prices
MEAL TICKETS $5.50 for $5.00
We do not advertise our meal
tickets, you will be after them
Give Us A Trial
The Stedman Cafe
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.
James M. Shoup
Attorney at Law
Offices adjoining U. S. Customs
Office
Notary
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
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 ALI
DOCKS
PHONES 61—TJ
Ketchikan Wharf Co.
COAL
COAL
NANAIMO
Lump Coal
$0.00 PER TON.
Ketchikan Wharf Co.
C. M. Taylor
Phone 64 Agent
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ENGINES and BOATS
Alaska Boat and Engine Agency 1
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 j
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 :s the greatest engine on the market today for its
price and quality, only Nfg. 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 1916 Quotations.
CORLISS ENGINES a Specialty
Ketchikan, - - Alaska \
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T A MESSAGE I
On Your Arrival in, or your Departure From
the City,"', if YouZ Visit
The SIDEBOARD
EX--|->C3’
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 Treatment
Combined, is our Long Suit.
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the Cabinet
Is widely known; not only for the qadity
of its Liquors, Wines and Cigars,
but for its hospitality to
its numerous patrons.
Henry Goemaere and fl. W. Morgan
Ketchikan, Alaska.
iheADMIRA L
A place where Friends or Foes are equally well
treated: a place where the best Liquors, Wines
and Cigars are kept. Our motto being:
“Thebestis none too good for our Patrons”
At the Admiral Saloon, Ketchikan.
f NORTHERN MACHINE WORKS \
I Standard Gas Engines ♦
I OXY ACETYLENE WELDING ♦
I We Weld !
1 Steel, Brass, Bronze, Cast-noil *
|| Malleable iron. Welds Guaranteed. |
PACIFIC ALASKA NAVIGATION COMPANY
THE ADMIRAL LINE
Puget Soukd-Calikohnia Puget Souko Alaska Route
Rout* - Tacoma and Seattle for Ketchi*
-Se.tUe.San Er.ncieco. con- kan, Petersburg, Juneau. Katalla
Yakutai. Cordova, Valdez. Port
ineoUn# witk the Yale and Havard Wells. Ellaniar, La Touche. Cook
dor Southern Calilorni. Porta. lnlul a,td ,r°dla‘'
Steamers Admiral Evans And Watson Call at Ketchikan North and
Southbound on the 8th, 18th and 28thof each month.
Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
H GALLAGHER. Agent. NORTHLAND DOCK CO.. Agent
I Jnneau PHONE 60 Ketchikan
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