EIFTH LYCEUM
ENTERTAINMENT
TV* public schools of Ketchikan
wist ria* an nteitaiiEKa! at Red
ttcas Hii: Friday Eight. May 12
at S:15 o'clock
The eattRaiBOCM will be num
ber 5 of the Ketchikan Lvceoir.
S ,jo« Ticket arid will consist chief
ly of a series of fancy drills and
will be one of the best entertain
ments prefaced by the Lvccran this
season. Don't fail So see it. Prc
c* -.'-s for the benefit of the school
—Ketchikan Lytesm
BOOTH-DALTON WEDDING
LAST SATURDAY EVENING
At St- John's Episcopal eharck
last Saturday evening occured the
weeding of Mies Mamie Booth, a
daughter of Mr and Mrs- Josiari
M Booth. a»i Mr Wii-ist; Dolton
Jr - of Metlakatla. The ceremony
was performed by Eev Harold Kel
ley at ':'?>> o’clock in the presence
of i large gathering cf friends and
tht relatives of the bride asd groom- •
Shortly after the ceremony the
bridal party tdjonmil to the Stec
' Cafe where the bride’s parents
were hosts at as elaborate weed.re
Lit cue t- at whscis If guests were
irvltei
Tg-e rewfir weds left for Metiakat
'2 where they wiE make their home
f ~r the finaie
PA one COAST s. s.
AGENT VISITING
Mr. ?- D Dnneo .Ass start Ger
er.il Freight Agent for tie Pacific
'-■t'.st Steamship Company. w«th of
~ : at f-l'S Second Aveti-ate 'Seattle,
is ttt tgwrs totay ig the interest
®- Ls company Sir- Firrseo ssts
—• bus teas is a!} that the com
• f-s'-y cswdd expect at this rinse cf
e year and anticipates a lary >
shire cf the tra5ic dttrtttg the pri
son
PROCLAMATION
AFTER EFFECT
FISH TRAP OWNERS ARE IN
CEREMONIOUSLY ORDERED
TO MOVE.
The rewsj proclamation issued by
President Wilson setting aside An
nette Island as a reservation for the
exclusive use of the Metiakatlans.
together with a strip of water three
thousand feet adjacent and sur
rounding the island, was followed by
an unpleasant after effect that is
keenly felt by f.sh trap owners- To
carry out the order of the presi
dent, assistant district attorney. Mr
Knoll, made a trip to Metlakatia
for the purpose of notifying trap
owners the effect of the proclama
tion- Notices were placed on every
standing trap- To that extent, own
ers will have to alter their plans
and move away as none but the
Metiakatlans or other natives shaii
he allowed to Ssh within the re
serve.
Activity in the location and driv
ing of fish traps has been evident
of late Many transfers have been
made also- Indications point to 2
busy season
.ADVERTISED LETTERS
Avertised letter list of the Ket
chikan. Alaska Past Office- For
the week ending April 29. 1916.
Fred Haulier. G Bogdanovich.
Senor J- Guadalupe Cadenas- Elisa
beth Durham. John Gordon. Christ
Iverson. Ear! B K*riser.. F Ray.
Maurice I. Poston. J- H Semple.
Vedder Doe. Hegem&s
All letters unclaimed by May 6.
1916. will be sect to the Dead
Letter Office. Washington. D. C
Parties claiming letters from the
above list must pay a fee of one
cent for each letter claimed.
When calling for the above, say
Advertised.
M E ffWINEPORD.
Postmaster.
POWER BOAT GRAVINA AND
OREGONIAN ARRIVE.
The power boats Gravina, Cap
tain BarthoFofrew. master and the
^Oregonian. Captain Err S ;v
I master, having «n tow the huge
piledriver of the Pure Food cannery
company, arrived yesterday with all
aboard in good health, lvut glad to
come into port- Besides several
members of the cannery crew, the
father, mother and two sister.- of
Mrs Bin Steer were passengers on
the way up. They report that de
spite the stormy weather, they had
no serious trouble.
The two power boats towed in,
besides the piledriver. two scows
loaded with fuel oil for the use of
the company's boats- The power
boa: Oregonian has been chartered
for the season bv the Sunny Point
Cannery Company.
GOES TO START WORK.
Mr. G. M Fripp. a mining man
of long experience who has been
here the last few days, left this
morning with two men for North
Arm where he has taken a bond on
the Cymru mine- Mr. Fripp will I
start the work of developing the
property as soon as he has arrang
ed for the convenience of the sev- !
eral men he purposes having on
the werk
Semetime ago Mr. Fripp while on
his way to the Kennicott mine,
stop: off and looking over the min
ing situation of the Ketchikan pre
cinct. visited several prospects, with
the result that a bond on the
Cymru mine was taken and the
work will proceed
AGENT FOR “LIFESTAFF.”
Mr. P. Nelson, of the Seattle
Bar announces that he has receiv
ed the agency for an un-alcholic
beverage called T-IFESTAFF.”
brewed by Hemrich Bros- Brewing
Co., of Seattle- Sold in pint, quart,
or case- {adv. 12t)
A BILL TO COMPEL
GOOD BEHAVIOR
WANTS MORE POWER AND
CALL THAT FULL TERRI.
TORIAL GOVERNMENT.
Presumably, having in mind the
recent trouble at Anchorage, it is
reported that Secretary Lane had
I a bill prepared and introduced in
the House of Representatives by
Mr. Houston, for the purpose of
giving President Watson more pow
er over matters and contingencies
that may arise during the con
struction of the roads; and this in
the face of the fact that hills are
now pending before congress giving
the territory "Full territorial form
of government-” The bill follows:
In The House of Representatives.
April 28. 1916.
A BILL to confer additional au
thority upon the President of the
United States in the construction
and operation of the Alaskan Rail
road. and for other purposes •
Be it enacted bv the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Con
gress assembled, That in connection
with and during the construction ;
and operation of the Alaskan Rail- j
road, under the provisions of the
Act of Congress approved March
twelfth, nineteen hundred and four
teen. entitled "An Act to authorise
the President of the United States
to locate, construct, and operate
railroads in the Territory of Al
aska. and for other purposes.” the
Preside} t is hereby authorized and
empowered to make and promul
gate such police, ouarantine, and
sanitary rules and regulations as
shall be necessary tp preserve order
and to preserve the public health
along and in the vicinity of said j
railroad or railroads constructed,
being constructed, or located by;
survey, and within town sites es
tablished or to be established, un
; dor and pursuant to said Act of
March twelfth, nineteen hundred and
: fourteen.
Sec. 2- That such rules and regu
lations shall become effective on a
date to be name! in proclamation
of the President promulgating
same, an d any person violating
such rules or regulations, or any
of them, shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor, and shall, upon con
viction thereof in the coutts of
Alaska, be fined not more than $500
or be imprisoned not more than one
year, or both.
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MAX RECEIVES JXJCRIES
AT LOGGING CAMP
Ole Ned redo, an employee at
Sawyer and McKay’s logging camp j
was brought in this morning, to !
tlie hospital having suffered some
considerable injury and shock from!
a falling tree- Dr- Myers, who
is attending him has not determined !
the extent of his injuries as yet
The man is in a daied condition ■
and does not seem to remember how !
the accident happened.
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SIRS. BOYLE OF CORDOVA
AT LOCAL HOSPITAL
I
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On the arrival of the Mariposa j
from the south yesterday morning, j
Mrs. Boyle, who was traveling to {
her home in Cordova, was taken off !
here and carried to the hospital ;
critically ill, from an acute attack
of appendicitis.
Dr. Smith, in charge of the medi- j
cal work for the government rail- i
road, on his way to Anchorage, as- j
sisted Dr. B. L. Myers with teh op- j
eration which was performed at 10 j
o’clock yesterday, the Mariposa
waiting here until Dr. Smith could '
continue his journey. Mrs. Boyle
is reported to be progressing very
nicely today
--♦ .
Charles Swanson and son left to
day on the power boat Novelty for
Loring where they will spend the:
fishing season- These men are ex- |
perienced gillpet fishermen.
G. M. CHESNEY HEARD FROM.
Ex-Councilman George M. Ches
ney, who left here sometime ago
for the Westward to look for a
location, and was followed luter
by Mrs- Chesney, has been heard
from. For years, 'Mr- Chesney fol
lowed the printing occupation and
is naturally interested in all print
ers, whom he calls slaves. In writ
ing from Juneau under date of May
4th, to the Progressive-Miner, he
says:
Mr. J. E. Rivard,
Ketchikan, Alaska.
You Old Slave:—
Just a line to let you know that
I am SLAVING for my daily
bread: repairing-electric locomotives
for the Alaska-Juneau Mining Co
Send the paper to b<fx 285. for
the present. Your Brother Slave,
G. M. CHESNEY.
Wife and myself in fine health, j
If you publish this I will sue you |
for slander—G. M. C.
NEWS FROM JUNEAU.
Provided the fund can be raised,
tlie c-ity council of Juneau proposes
the erection of a $60,000 school
building- Steps to that end were
taken at a recent meeting.
The Dispatch says:
"With bills piling up lik<; Kill
nrney eats and an overdraft of $600
in sight, the members of the City
Council bcgnn “scratching gravel”
to find ways and means for meet
ing current expenses, until several
lump sums will come in front the >
liquor licenses and from city taxes-”
A small Foul auto truck was pro
posed by the council for the use of
the street commissioner. The truck,
it was also suggested might ue
used as a patrol wagon by the po
lice- _
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Just received Misses and Ladies
Spring Coats. Wonderful bargains.—
J- R- Heckman & Co- 6-3-3t
At the GRAND
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MONDAY, MAY 8, 1916.
NANCE O’NEIL
America's foremost emotional actress in
“Princess Romanoff”
Based on Victorien Sardou s dramatic success
Fedora
A William Fox Feature in 6 reels
“Prince of Bavaria”
Tuesday night featuring
*
Herbert Rawlinson and Anna Little
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An absolutely fresh stock of
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FOB .SALE—A two room cabin j
I and a lot on Stedmaa Ave., Gity.
I > The lot is 30 foot front by 160 <
feet deep. For particulars apply to '
“Dad” De Young. Adv. tf. ,
Send in your fars and pet the
best market price for them ^
;from P. J. Gilmore. adv. j
NOTICE TO THE PUBUC.
Hereafter, the Skating Rink will 2
be opened to the public every day b
and evening of the waek. Saturday* 9
afternoons and evening* will be; I
£ ’ for the children and beginner*. 2
I Friday evening for whites only. S
Saturday afternoon for children. T
tf MANAGER. '2j
FOUND A TROLLING BOAT. '
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Near Mountain Point last Friday. !
Owner call and identify *ame.
—Jimmy Wflbama, Mountain Pointy
near Saimaa.
KETCH I KA MI |
PUBLIC LIBRARY AND
FREE READtNO ROOM 2
10 A. M. to 10 P. M.
MRS. J. B. THOMPSON
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SI COATS Ei ! •
* Misses coats, sizes 14 Ladies white Chin- |
I to 20 years. White chilla and Qaberdeen 1 +
I Chinchilla with fancy also Sport Coats in |
| trimmings very latest light colors. :: ::
I 88.QQ To »ia.gQ 1 810. To ,$17.50
These Coats are exceptionally cheap and right up i -
to-date. SEE THEM NOW. f
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36 inches Heavy Stripe Tub- 36 in. Satin Messaline in all
1 Silk, suitable for Waists and ,. . . . J ,1,
[ Middies and Dresses the wanted shades. Also black
[ 81.25_ 81.50
| Sport Hats in great variety.
| STOCK J. R. HECKMAN & CO. SERVICE -
' The Department Store *
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