NEWS ITEMS FROM THE
FAIRBANKS CITIZEN OF DEC. 13
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M. F. Miller, representative of
th- marshal's officein the Toiovana
country, arrived in town last even
ing from Brooks. He brought Sam
Barber as a prisoner to the federal
jail here. Barber having been bound
over to the grand jury by Commis
sioner Howard J. Atwell on the
charge of attempting to kill Ar.ton
Christopher at Brooks.
There is every likiihood that an
emergency mail service to the Toio
vana country from Fairbanks will
tv established during the coming
week. Tom Patterson, the recently
appointed postmaster, left for the
new camp Saturday morning with
a load of goods and furnishings for
his store, a quantity of postoffice
paraphernalia being included.
Late arrivals from the Toiovana
country tel! of the development
work which is now being done or.
all of the creeks in that vicinity.
Prospecting is the order of the
hour, now that everybody is pre
pared for winter, and it it expected
that the next month will consider- j
ably change the map of that section j
of the country as far as a pay- j
streak is concerned.
Mrs. A. J. Pauli will be a pas
senger for O'mes on the train leav
ing town this morning. She is go
ing to Brooks and is taking a stock
of Christmas merchandise, includ
ing all kinds of pretty things, with
her. Her son Fred has been busy
‘putting up a building at Brooks. In
which the store wiil be established
and it is expected that it will be
finished by the time Mrs. Pauli ar
rives there.
Word recently received in Fair
banks is to the effect that a com
pany of miners known on Dome
creek as the ‘"Fin Boys", have
struck pay in their workings on a
fraction between Nos. 2 and 3 a
bove. second tier right limit of
that stream. It is said to go about
$1.75 to the square foot of bed
rock. Its extent has not yet beer,
ascertained, but the men have al
ready discovered that they have a
block of the pay large enough to
keep them busy for the greater
part of the winter. They plan to
take the dirt our in a winter dump
and will wash it out in the spring.
Contrary to their usual custom a
large number of caribou are winter
ing in the hills a: the head of the
Big Chena river, according to a
letter received recently in Fairbanks
from A. Van Curler, the Big Chena
mining man. They are accompan
ied by a large pack of wolves, which
hang on the outskirts of the cari
' :u herd, dragging down the young
and weak.
The caribou passed across the
divide as usual this year, acording
to the letter. They were not gone
more than two weeks, however, un
ti. they returned again. The wolv
es followed shortly afterward, be
ing in large numbers.
After lying idle for the past
month, the Heilig rock crusher, on
upper Fairbanks creek will start
working again today, according to
reports received last night from
Fairbanks creek. It is understood
that there are now nearly 300 tons
of ore on hand to be milted, most
cf the quarts operators desiring to
Ire: their rock crushed before
Christmas.
The first ore to be put through
the mill will be from the Mizpah
mine, where August Hess is oper
ating. There are 30 tons of rock
in the lot. Its value is not known,
but a former run of some of the
ore showed that it carries values as
high as 5S0 to the ton.
McCarthy & Kellen have about
20 tons to be put through the mill,
Foss & Fravean have nearly 100
tons which is ready for milling:
Mars McGillivarv & Co., have a
bou: 75 tons, while Ott & Layden
will also mill about 50 tons of ore
a; this run.
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ENDED VISIT SATURDAY
Concluding the many affairs giv
en for the pleasure cf the Metla
kahtia visitors, '<us the luncheon
given by Mrs. Rivard at 1*3' on
Friday. Those present were Miss
Danford, Miss Xieta MiU-htd. Miss
Wybnvr.:, Miss Mary Mitchell. Miss
Hall, Miss Bienerth Miss Kent and
Miss Buor. The rect of the after
noon was greatly enjoyed by the
charming contribution of music and
singing by Miss Gertrude Wybrant
and Miss Ruth Hall. In the game
contest. Miss Neita Mitchell won
firs’ prize, while Mis® Bienerth was
given the consolation.
After five days visit in the city,
during which time they made a
host of friends. Miss Danford, Miss
Wybrant, Miss Bienerth and Mr.
Geil returned to Metlakahtla Sat
urday at one o’clock. Mr. Jack
Rounsfell doing the honors of the
returr trip or, his gas boat “Sap
phire.”
HOW COLD WAS IT?
Mr. H. E. Peckham of the Rvus
Drug Co., has been keeping tab on
the weather ever since he has been
in Ketchikan. He reports the min
imum temperature for Friday night
as 24 above, for Saturday night as
17, the lowest of the season, and
last night as 20. This is colder
than anything we had last winter.
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AT THE HOTELS
AT THE STEDMAN
Wm. Maloney, Juneau; S. J.
Hooper. Juneau; Dr. E. F. Free
bureer, Juneau; Jack Forrster,
Seattle; X. Durston, Seattle; Mr.
and Mrs. Helvig, Seattle; H. E.
Simonds. Blaine; K. J. Warren. J.
A. Gustafson, Tacoma; Jas. J.
f"aneey, H. B. Butts, Anacortes;
W. J. Rogers. Seattle; W. R. Diras
er.
AT THE REVTLLA
R. W. Smith, Seattle: J. G.
Shepard. It Mine: O. Fosmo, Geo.
Laner, T. G. Connell, H. Haskell,
P.. E. Cowder, 01 uf Sorensen, G.
Millos, W. P. Powers, Tex Axexan
der, Stanley Oaksmith. Hadley: J.
Schrader, Geo. West, City; Capt
Jer.sen. Jack Shepard.
DR. KENNEDY TAKES A REST
Dr. R. Kennedy, the well known
dentist in the Thompson building.
; was a passenger south on the
Northwestern last night, en route
to Chicago, where he will visit a
; few weeks with his sister. The
| Doctor expects to be absent from
Ketchikan for a month or more.
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W. J. ROGERS IN TOWN
Among the passengers on the
Alameda yesterday was W. J.
Rogers, of the Mount Andrew Mine.
Mr. Rogers says that they only
have three or four r.ien working
over at the mine, but that he is on
his way over to see how things are
going at the property. If there Is
not too much snow they will put
more men at work. At any rate it
is the intention to push the work as
■ early in the spring as possible.
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PRINCESS MAY SO ITH BOUND
The C. P. R. steamer Princess
May, in charge of her old master,
Capt. McLeod, called in on her
way south at T o’clock yesterday
morning. She took as passengers
from Ketchikan, to Seattle, Mrs. A.
B. Edmonds, Mrs. Jas. Burgun. and
J. W. Ross, and five passengers for
Prince Rupert.
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CITY OF SEATTLE
NORTHBOUND
Twenty-four hours behind her
schedu’e on account of the heavy
-now storm, the S. S. City of Seat
tle. arrived northbound at 6:30 New
Year’s morning. She brought as
Mssengers for Ketchikan. Mrs. J.
H. Scott, Mrs. Jullia Griffiths and
children. May. Rose and Sam Gri
fiths.
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A NEW JAILER
Among the arrivals on the Hum
boldt from the north was S. J.
Hooper, who came down from Ju
neau with an appointment to the
local Deputy Marshal’s office on
the hill. Sid has been long ana
favorably known in Ketch'Van, and
will make an efficient officer.
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BRINGS THE FAMILY HOME
W. E. Mills, chief engineer at
the big New England cold stor
arge plant, returned from his va
cation on the Alameda yesterday.
: bringing Mrs. Mrs. Mills and the
children with him.
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DONS WINTER MANTEL
After dilly dalling up to last
Tuesday night, Ketchikan finally
decided to put on her winter gar
ments, and by New Year's eve the
dressing process was completed
and beautiful indeed she looked in
her fluffy white laces and frills
topped by a heavy mantel of snow
white fur twelve of thirteen inches
’hick, fully dressed and well pre
pared for a happy and successful
journey on the road for 1916.
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All kinds of commercial print
ing done at the Progressive-Miner.
BENEFIT FOR BILL MORGAN
.Next Wednesday and Thursday
the Dream Theater will run bene
fit shows for William (Bill) Mor
gan, who lost everything in a fire
■n Pennock Island when his cabin
burned to tne ground. Bill has
’ made his home i nthis vicinity for
the past twenty years and wed
*nown by both young and old.
He has been connected with Hub
bard & Williams Co., until a few
months ago. He had his winter sup
ply of provisions on hand when the ]
fire destroyed everything.
A special bill has been arranged
at the show and even,- one should
turn out for the worthy cause.
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D. NOLL GOES VISITING
tj. s. Attorney for Ket
chikan. D. Noll, was a passenger
last night on the Northwestern for
the states, on his annual leave of
absence. He will visit his old home
in Lincoln Neb., and expects to re
turn to Ketchikan in about 30 days
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BACK FROM LONG VISIT
Mrs. E. M. Allen was a retu'nine
passenger on the Alameda Sunday
marning from a visit of over six
month with relatives and friends ■
in Puget Sount cities
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RETURNS TO HOME HERE
Mrs. J. M. Brisbois. who has beer
nuita ill since her trip to Seattle j
some months ago, returned on the
Jefferson last Sundav rut—:
soTr.ewhat improved in health.
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BACK FROM VACATION
Miss Margare’ Todd is hack at
her desk in the local Forest Serv
ice office this morning, having ar
rived yeterday on the Alameda from
a month’s vacation with her parents
In Seattle.
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J. W. CORDELL BACK
J. W. Cordell who left a couple
of weeks ago for a trip south ;
♦wing to his health, returned yes
terday on the Jefferson after spend-1
ing the Christmas holidays with
his people in Seattle.
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On Friday evening. Mr. Weigle
entertained at a theater party to
see “Burning Daylight” at the
Dream in honor of the visitors. A
hout fourteen guests enjoyed the
hospitality of their genial host.
A PARTY FOR YOUNGSTERS
Mrs. Brindell gave her fifth an
nua! Christmas Tree Party on New
Year’s Day. Her little friends pres
ent were the Misses Mary Maxine
Aikens, June Brice. Nora Cletn
ments, Maude Dunton, Mary Pat
rica, Katherine, Frances and Mary
Elizabeth Gilmore, Mary and Evlvn
Goemaere, Helen McQuillain, Irma ’
and Eligabeth Prichard, Mae Sharpe
and Eldrie and Marie Sjursen, and
the Masters Eugene Brice. Alvema
Caughrean, Howard Dunton, Stan
ley Enkstrom, John, Timothy and
Patrick Gilmore, William McQuil
lain, Peter Nelson, Hans Peterson
and Walter Sharpe.
LEAVES FOR EXTENDED VISIT
-\i:. .i nines Burgun left yesterday
morning on the Princess May for
Seattle to make a stay of several
months. This is Mrs. Burgun's
first visit to the States in eight
years. Mr. Burgun plans to make
the trip later and in time to return
with his wife.
MRS. LARSONS
SISTER ARRIVED
Miss R. llugge, of Centralia.
Wash., arrived on the Alameda yes
terday. and will be the guest of
Mr. and Mi's. Larson for several
months while visiting in Ketchi
kan.
I At the GRAND
TONIGHT
“Willie and the Parisians”
A hand painted comedy in one reel
“The Price Paid”
A political drama in two parts with Robert
Frazier and Edna Payne
King Baggot in his own production
“The One Best Bet"
And a Comedy
CHANGE OF PROGRAM WEDNESDAY
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CANNON’S BAKERY *
AND GROCERY
Butter, 35 cents per lb.
EGGS 35 cents a Dozen
The fact that I am *
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shipping in Six hundred
dozen a week, should
recommend the eggs.
But if you are in doubt
as tothe quality, stop
in and I will break a ✓
few for you.
Send in your furs and gel the
host market price for them
I from P. .1. Gilmore. adv.
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I THANKS §
§\Ve wish to thank the people of Ketchikan for their valued
patronage during the past year, and we are glad to announce w
that our holiday business this year far exceeded our expecta- ft
|f tions. This only goes further to prove that our customers are
ft our friends, and we take this opportunity to wish them all a ft
£2 Bright and Prosperous New Year £2
| ryusYays I
£2 That good teeth is the key to good health, and he recommends fi
jq( Peredixo Tooth Paste js
ft 25c THE TUBE p f
Xi Our Selection of New Years Cards is Complete rj
| SPECIAL THIS WEEK I
« EXTRA 10 PER CENT OFF on everything in our Jewelry jjg
ft Department except Diamonds. This in addition to our spec- 22
ial sale prices «
I RYUS DRUG”COMPANY 8
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ft BRING YOUR NEXT PRESCRIPTION TO US ti
GREAT “CLEAN SALE J
;; One-half Price FOR 30 DAN S One-half Price I j
cl Every’ piece of Torchon and Valenciennes lace and inserting, in the stock, i§- tkfbWIi "hitTo i
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g this sale, some new and pretty patterns. None reserved.^ offered at Yi Marked Price " <
y| Every piece of Embroidery, embroidery-insertu^f flouncing, and all over (widths varying M *
M from one-half to twelve inches) Including c’0Ver embroidery, will be cleaned out at g ,
y| Y Marked Price ^
g This line comprises the balance of nef and UI,.to-the-minute, collar sets, Joboas, Gimps,
g etc., received Dec. ist. Hot sellers a| ujar 1>rice. None reserved; all offered at ^ Jj |
« marked price J T
« About one-half dozen trimmed hats tJ(.hoose {rorn Must be closed out at ^ Price. A
£ few Earlier creations you can have aclvour Qwn >rice CT
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| One=half Price REMNANTS One=half Price j* \
n>f short ends and remnants of Silks, Dress i joods. Percales, Ginghams, Flannelettes, Ribbons, etc., etc., lengths g
:o close out at One-half Marked Price. y$
ipply of dry goods needed for spring, and t 0 stock up in Fancy Goods at a reduction of 50 per cent. g
:d Feby. 1st, but we cannot give discount t jckets on the above; nor can we guarantee satisfactory service in filling
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