BURNSIDE IS IN DRY
DOCK OF COURSE
Seattle, April 2 i—The Seattle
—Alaska cable is broken about
sixty miles north of this place.
The repairship Burnside is out
of commission, being in the
ury dock, so as soon as con
venient the necessary apparat
us for repairing the big rope
will be loaded on a scow and
tenved to the spot. This will
probably ake several days.
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ANOTHER CANDIDATE FOR
THE WIDOWER’S CLU3
The local Widowers’ Club
v. ill initiate a new candidate to
l ight in “Doc” Peckham as
Mrs. Peckham is a passenger
south on the May. It is need
less to state that he will be
able to do his share of the
work, especially when it conies
to high flying.
COURT OFFICIALS ARRIVE
The Spokane with the court
officials on board arrived down
from the north between one
end two o’clock this afternoon
Those arriving were Judge 'I'.
If Lyons and wife; District At
torney John Rnstgard Louie
Stenographer R. K. Robert' and
■<« jfe, U. S. Marshal IL L.
Faulkner, J. J. Clark, deputy
clerk of court; Mrs. J. L. Lich
l.ardt and Mis- l. ebhardt. the
latter stenograph, n 1o the dis
trict attorney; Roy V. Aye. as
sistant district attorney; J. !’•
Mullen. Thomas S. Else mo re
end W. F. Scbliable, depot'
r iarshals.
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FOR SALE
Furniture of three rooms
complete for house keeping.
See Thorsen at Heckman’s adv
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A GOOD STRONG bill at the
Dream tonight. adv.
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No losses from Rad accounts
of Field's so finishing the years
business he can afford to al
low 1-4 off on all purchases, ad
HAS LONG TRIP
BEFORE HEP
The gasoline cannery tender
Glenwood arrived during the
evening Iasi night, on her way
!o the cannery at Port Mollei
on the northern side of the At
aska Peninsula. The vessel is
a trig one for her class but has
a hard and long trip in front of
her, as she will have to go
from here to Cordova or Sew
ard, and thence west to Unimak
pass, from there northeast, a
hout two hundred and fifty
miles to her destinaton. In all
(he voyage will tolal close to
twenty-seven hundred miles,
most of it in the open.
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BAD WEATHER DELAYS
CANNERY TENDER
—
The Irene Barnes, tender for
the Barnes cannery at Lake Bay
arrived from the south at two
(his morning. She wintered
at South Bend, Wash., and her
'crew report having to wait for
I four days for the weather to
moderate sufficient for her to
icross the bar at the mouth of
The harbor there on tier w<\
(ait. Evidently this part of
!be World has hod no mono
poly on the bad weather of die
’past several weeks.
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DOWN FROM WRANGELL.
Among the. Spokane’s pas
sengers today were Donald Sin
elair, one of Wrangell’s enter
jplising merchants; W. D. Grant
! formerly deputy marshal ai
Wrangell, and J. D. Dawes and
! Hilaries Bryant both of the
-mne town. They are all down
11in business connected with
!he term of the United Slate
court at that place.
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A two reel Reliance drama
al the Gross tonight. adv.
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Hash and one price to every
body i- the way Field is doing
business, alteration extra, if
iany during this sale on cloth
jjiig at 25 per cent discount.
| THE STEDMAN |
jr Serves the Best Meals in Town |jjj
| 25 cents and up Jj
$ Western Meat & Fish Go. \
£ Branch of Frye. Bruhn Co. $
$ Packers and Jobbers of £
\ Fresh Heat, Provisions and Fish \
5 We Make a Specialty of /
5 Ship arid Camp Trade £
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I Kectchikan, - - - Alaska :>
STUOXCi STOVE CO. I
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Ranges
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
Heckman Bldg.
London, April 2 4— After a
bombardment lasting steadi
ly for over sixty days, during
which aimost the entire place
was laid waste, the Monteue
grans entered the city of Scut
ari Wednesday. The fighting
for the past several days has
been hand to hand, and the
garrison is completely worn
out.
HADLEY SAW MILL
STARTS CUTTING
The saw mill which Foss
Brothers ex Company have lately
in'! ailed at 11aclley started op
c; a ions yesterday, accorilinv
to word received from that
camp. Ti e mill operates a big
land saw, and is capable of
turning out 40,000 feet of limi
ter per day.
NORTHLAND IN ON
HER WAY SOUTH
The steamer Northland ar
rived from I he north thi
moniing shortly after six and
left for Seattle about noon.
She took on considerable miscel
li.meous freight at this port, in
haling St tierces of mild cur
ed -ntmon for II. it. Thompson
and ten for William Norman.
She calls in at Roe Point on
her way south .where "he wilt
lake cm 5000 eases of salmon
at the cannon there.
“Tragedy of the Desert” to
night at the Dream. adv.
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Bookkeeping is easy at Fields
a> there are no credit ac
counts. adc
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New dances every Saturday
night at Red Men’s Hall at the
dance given by the Saturday
Eve Dancing Club. adv
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Go to the Gross for good
pictures and good mule. adv
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A complete line of Fishing
Tackle at Mahoney & Wheeler
The Rexall Store.” adv
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Albert Refling and Haris
Nick are Petersburg people
here on court business.
For Sale:—Twenty foot hull.
fiw.-E. L. Sampson. adv
| This Will Help You Save.
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/"j ^»- |7r '• IVOOfM TWpl1?VOUPr •
sit i i'•:>• t;.s cents Jm Open a Savings Account §
BBOnUH ■WMMB | W
. p. ,-:-||- ij; and we give you ono of
’ 9- KI ' 8
.,SL I these handsome home
I'ji . j' ; .. ' | ^anks. It takes all deno
, —^— —fe- IjjlilP^ minations of coins and
_ paper money, and is of a
jvSgWsfc
r~~\ size and shape convenient
to carry in the pocket to 1
the Bank for deposit |
You Keep the Bank and |
We keep the Key.
Savings Department Of The
MINERS & MERCHANTS BANK
Berlin, April 24—'The capture
AT Scutari by King Nickolas
; ;md his forces is another ser
ions problem added to the al
eady complex situation in the
Balkans. The powers notified
him some time ago that he
Inuist not storm he city, but in
-pile of the warning he has
pressed forward and captured
d. and will certainly fight lie
: re he would give it up.
PRESIDENT WANTS RIGHT
HAND MAN ON GROUND
Washington, April 24—Presi
dent Wilson has asked Gover
ji'or Johnson of California if
'the presence of Secretary of
State Bryan at Sacramento
would be acceptable to the Cal
ifornian law7 makers during the
Training of the anti-alien leg
islation.
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AND THE WOMEN
CALLED HIM BACK.
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Fan Francisco, April 24—As
the result of the first recall
flection in the stale of Califor
nia, Police .lodge Charles Wel
le r was removed from his of
ticc this week. The result of
Hie election is tracable directly
(a the women, who worked up
the enarges against the judge
and voted almost as a unit a
, gahisl him.
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Tiie eash system was started
d is stm maintaned by Fieid
(be Specialist so please take no
i exception when you are re
fused credit at his store, adv
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Caleb West a fine feature
film at the Gross tonight, adv
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When you buy of Field von
pay for no “bad” accounts, adv
Remember the Club Dance at
Red Men’s Saturday night,
April 20. adv
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THREE BIOGRAPHS at the
Dream tonight. adv.
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Saturday is Free Matinee day
for the Children, let ’em all
come adv
The halibut fisherman Flam
ingo, belonging to the New
England Fish company cleare 1
for the south this morning.
HALIBUT FISHERMEN’S
DELEGATE GOES SOUTH
Russell Kearl'ing, traveling
delegate for (lie Halibut Fish
ermen’s Union of Hie Pacific,
\'ho had been in the city for
several days, left for (lie south
on the Spokane. Since leaving
Hie sou(h he has appointed a
genls at Prince Rupert and at
Ketchikan, the latter being
Mrs. Nelson Gibson. He states
that Mrs. Gibson is in charge
of tile Ketchikan branch and is
prepared to furnish all infor
mation desired by fishermen
with regard to I heir union. He
states that 1 he differences be
tween the companies and Hit
men have all been adjusted to
the satisfaction of both parties.
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INVESTIGATING
WHITE SLAVERY
Los Angeles, April 24—A fed
eral grand jury was empanel
led this morning lo investigate
the “white slave” scandal sur
rounding the names of several
of this city’s prominent fam
ilies. The jury is composed of
representative citizens and the
charges will be fairly and im
partially investigated.
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WILL GO TO JUNEAU
A. R. Thorsun, for some time
in charge of the clothing and
shoes department at Heckmans
tells the Miner Man that he
lias tendered his resignation ti
Ike local firm and will mow
to Juneau to accept a similiar
position with Charles Goldstein,
the big capital city merchant.
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An extra good show at (lie
Gross tonight. adv
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Buy your, Drugs, Toilet Ar
ticles, Stationery, Sundries and
Periodicals at Hnack’s Drug
Store. adv
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“When the Fire Bell Rang”
at I he Dream tonight. adv
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY
DIE IN MINE EXPLOSION
Pittsburg, April 24—One hun
dred and fifty miners and hel
pers are missing in the Finley
vdle coal mine. Early this morn
ing an explosion of gas occur
red in one of the upper levels,
selling the entire mine on fire
and penning in every man in
the lower levels. It is not pos
sible to send help down the pit,
which will have to he flooded
to extinguish the flames.
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WILL TOUR PRINCE
OF WALES ISLAND
Jack Chamberlain and Oak
Olson are off on a tour around
Prince of Wales Island on
board the Rough Rider with
Capt. V. L. Hubbard in com
mand. They intend calling in
at all [he principal places on the
West Coast, and continue on to
Wrangell, where they expect to
arrive next Wednesday.
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CURACAO STRIKES ROCK
According to Capt. Bruhn of
the Northland, the steamer Cur
acao struck a rock on Her
mauos Island on the West
Coast of Brine of Wales Island
Sunday night. She was able
(u gel clear herself, and though
no water was coming aboard,
proceeded to Juneau at once
where a partial survey of the
vessel is being made.
NOTICE
The school board will be
glad to meet any patrons wash
ing to offer suggestions to
ward the welfare of our school,
•S'. B. M. Saturday evening ai
Council Chambers.
L. D. RYUS, Pres,
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McDonald’s Chocolates are
BE3T--Haack’s Drug Store.
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The Saturday Eve Dancing
Club will hold its first iiop Sat
urday night, April 20. adv.
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GOOD GOODS
One of IVIan’s best assets, SQUARE DEALING comes
next, you will find both here in,
MENS CLOTHING, SHOES,
HATS, UNDERWEAR, SHIRTS
Cf EVERY HIND, OIL CLOTH
ING, GUM BOOTS, SUIT
CASES, AND EVERYTHING
FOR MEN TO WEAR.
Don’t take the just as good kind when you can get the
best here at the lowest price.
P. J. GILMORE
“The Clothier”
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!f You want Reliability, Silence, Economy, Freedom
I From Trouble, arc! Genera! Satisfaction #2
j The Ralaco |
;• WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS
$ ^ 7; 0
i* S. IV!- J3NE3 COMPANY MANUFACTURERS | j
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•'.-> For full Information Write ' ■>
fi STANLEY 0AKSM1TH, Ketchikan, Alaska