THE PROGRESSIVE-MINER
Ketchikan, Alaska.
Entered at the Tost Office at Ketchikan. Alaska, as
second class matter October 21. 1914. under the act oi
March 3, 1879. .
J. E. RIVARD - - _j-_JSditor.
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voted to the best interests pf our city. Southeastern Al
aska in particular and the Territory in general.
KETCHIKAN. ALASKA. JUNE 19. 1916.
LET US WAIT AND SEE. ,
President Wilson was reported a few days
ago that as soon as the political conventions had
completed their labor, he would endeavor to bring
the warring nations to talk peace — or some
thing to that effect. Now let us see what can
lye done. If the United States can do something,
by all means let us do it. We have boasted of
our peace loving propensity long enough, now let
us act.
Those nations have been struggling long
enough. They have punished one another
enough. They have abused the world’s privilege
to have peace about as much as most of the neu
tral nations should stand. In other words they
have caused the neutrals enough inconveniences
to warrant interference. Whenever a peaceful
community is annoyed by boisterous elements,
it finds ways to compel peace, and oftentimes,
the law provides the power to stop the annoy
ances. If such can be done in a small commun
ity. why could it not be done when it affects na
tions. The neutrals have a right to demand
peace, then why not demand it?
THE PICKLE NEIGHBOR.
A happy-go-lucky sort of a man said the other
day that he lived next door to a nice family, but
that in some manner or other, the family ap
pears to be sour at everything, and “I call it
the pickle family,” he said.
What is more to be desired than an humble
home surrounded by things and neighbors that
make life happy. But suppose that within your
home, happiness reign supreme, but that your
neighbor is what this man called “pickled,” can
you be happy?
Hardly, because there is a feeling that what
ever you may do or say, it will displease the
“pickled family.”
It is one of many human peculiarities that men
engaged by moral of religious belief or motives
in opposition parties will look with different
eyes upon every man and decide almost every
question upon different principles and different
angles. When such occasion occur, to hold firm
to our opinion is displeasing to our pickled friend.
To agree, in order to keep his friendship, is to
lose the happiness of dignity of independence.
Then what is to be done ?
Who shall determine who is right and who is
wrong when neither believes himself mistaken?
Nine times out of every ten, debates and con
tradiction will avail nothing. Result—exchange
of civility may continue but the poison that kills
friendship is infused, and from that time on. a
coldness may not be apparent to all. but it is felt
by the dissenters. Only in the broadminded peo
ple can that be overcome. In the pic' led one
never, as a general rule they are t< naive
And that's what spoils happiness in ir. *y homos
—the pickled neighbor.
If there is any patriotism loose abi. t, let us
pick it up and pile it on those who may be lack
ing in that respect, thereby insure r> equal
distribution of the desire to celebrate the com
ing Fourth elaborately. Let us make it the
greatest celebration in the history of the city.
We can if we want to.
SIDE WITH TRUTH.
Side with truth before it is popular to side with it.
Side with God and humanity and human hope just as fast
as you can and see what is best for humanity, what prom
ises the most for human hofte. Be fully persuaded in your
own mind. Do not drift, it is not worthy of a man to
drift. A man ought to have a conviction. Most people
have only opinions, notions, impressions, impulses. The
number of people who have convictions is comparative
ly small.— (Minot Judson Savage.)
A PREFERENCE PRIMARY.
(New York Times.)
The presidential preference primary has its bright,
consummate flower in South Dakota. A reading of the
ballot which the Republican "people" of that state had
the proud privilege of voting, shows how ample, wide
and deep a preference they were permitted to express:
Candidates for President.
Vote for One.
Albert B. Cummins.
The one. the state, naturally had an easy time. The
"preference" was decided beforehand. It is not advis
able to burden the "people" with the task of picking
their choice. Make it for them.
According to the Sioux Fails Argus-Leader, "the at
torney genera! says that if you write in the name of
some other candidate in place of Cummins, your ballot
will be thrown out as illegal." A "preference” is- im
plied in the caption. "Candidates.” What greater lib
erty. what larger range, could "the people’’ ask?
A Chicago teacher declares "prepredness" is too long
a word and seeks something in its place. And just to
show how unprepared America is, the national vacabul
ary proceeds to fall down on the job of providing a sub
stitute.-—(Spokane Chronicle.)
KETCHIKAN CAMP. VO. z% A B.
Me*t? every Honda err r
at 8 p.m., at Red Men’s
Yisitingr Brothers Wek .ne
H. M. Stackpole. A. C
D. M. Smith Harris. A. R.
LOYAL ORDE& OF MOOSE
Local 224. regular
meeting Monday
Visiting Brother:
invited
Hall for rent. Mon
day. Thursday. Fri
day and Saturday.
AT THE CHURC HES
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
Front Street, Ketchikan, Alaska.
Subject for June IS "Is The Uni
verse, Including Man. Evolved by
Atomic Force."
Regular Services • Sunday 11 a.m.
Wednesday evening reading and
Song services at 8:00 p. m. •
ALL ARE WELCOME.
FIRST M. E. CHURCH
Sunday Church Service 11 a. m.
and 7;30 p. m.
Thursday Prayer Meeting 8:30 p.m.
Friday Cnoir meets at 8:00 p. m.
First and Third Wednesday after
at 2:30 Lat'ie; Aid Society.
H. W. MICRENER. Pastor.
CATHOLIC CHURCH
l.i w Mass at 8:30 a. m.
H»a-h Mass at 10:30 & m.
Sunday School at 2:30p.ui.
Sunday Vespers at 7:30 p. m.
Week Day Mass at 8 a. m.
Rev. PAUL P. KERNS.
Paste'
ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Sunday—8.00 a.m., Holy commun
ion, (Except first Sunday in the
month.)
10:00 Native Sunday SchooL
11:00 ’a.m. Morning Prayer and
Sermon. (Holy Communion, first
Sunday in the month.)
12:00 m. Sunday SchooL
7:30 Evening Prayer and Sermon.
Holy Days—10:30 a.m. Holy Com
munion.
Tuesday—8:00 pun. St. John’s
Social Club, Guild Room.
Wednesday—2:00 p.m. Native
Women’s Guild, Indian School House
Thursday—2:30 p.m. St. John’s
Guild Room.
7 .00 p.m.St. John’s Athletic Club,
Boy’s, Guild Room.
Friday—8:00 p.m. Choir Rehear
sal, Guild Room.
A sincere welcome is extended to
a!1, - specially to newcomers.
REV. HAROLD H KELLEY,
» Z Paator.
PROFESSIONALS
James M. Shoup
Attorney at Law
Offices adjoining \J S. Customs
Office
Notary
S. A. PLUMLEY
Attorney and
Counselor at Law
j :.ct-Town CouDci) dngiben.
Ketch ikiiD, A)' ska.
J. FILLMORE WARDER
Attorney at Law
General Practice Revilla Block
f.HAS. H. COSGROVE
Attorney at Law
GENERAL PRACTICE
C. E. INGERSOIL
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Prompt attention given to perfect
ng land titles and securin? patent.
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA.
E. E. Sparhawk
DENTIST
Office in Residence
Hours, 10 a. m, to 4 p. m.
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| NORTHERN MACHINE WORKS j
J Standard Gas Engines
‘ OXY ACETYLENE WELDING t
j We Weld ' j
* Steel, Brass, Bronze, Cast-iron .*
| Malleable iron. Welds Guaranteed. - *
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For Your
WAFFLES, SHORT ORDERS
AND FINE COFFEE
YOU'LL BE TREATED WHITE
Remember the Name
“QUICK LUNCH”
FRONT STREET
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Ketchikan Auo Transfer
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General Transfer to Any Part of
Town
Day Phohe 41 Night IJhone 48
SOYAL-CAFE
We make a specialty
of Short Orders at all
times of the day or night
Our dinners are un
equaled in the North.
| Private Boxes for Dinner]
Mitchell Bilicich, Co.
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Draying
Ml i »rdei> will ue promptly
\ ul carefully executed.
C.aiiir.Kis iai'e'l rtir AO" ^ ’>rk
Ketchikan
DrayingCbmpany
J. W. eOKDELL. Propietor.
Phone No. 60.
* We Manufacture and Keep in Stock all kinds of |
f Spruce and Cedar Lumber *
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Can fill any order either stock *
4 or cut to specifications . . .
♦
♦ Barge Blanche !
| for charier for freight purposes t
% Ketchikan Power Company !
I Stedman Hotel
| IRA H. KING, Manager
j Headquarters for Commercial, Can
I nery and Mining Men I
1 First Class Cafe and Buffet in Connection
SPECIAL WINTER RATES FOR PERMANENT GUESTS IN
GOOD CLEAN ROOMS STEAM HEATED, AND WITH ALL THE
SERVICE AND ACCOMMODATIONS OF A FIRST CLASS HOTEL.
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KETCHIKAN, ALASKA ;
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GENERAL BOAT BUILDING
AT THOMAS DOCK
Estimates Furnished,
Prices Reasonable.
CANNERY WORK A SPECIALTY _
Boat work of all kinds promptly done. *
H. GRICKS. Builder ~
DON’T MISS THIS!
OPPORTUNITY
$4000 worth of Dry Goods at less
than original cost]
I am retiring from the dry goods business to stock other
lines. In view of the fact th At prices are going up on nearly
everything you cannot afford to pass up the greatest sale in
dry goods ever offered the people of Ketchikan.
Laces, Ribbons, Embroido ry, dusljn, Wool and Cotton Un
derwear, Hosiery* Silks* and Satins, Cotton Poplins, and aff
piece goods. Hats, Caps and all Men’s Furnishings.
Make your selections early as this stock will not last long.
E. E. Sparhawk
Telephone (> 'Ketchikan, Alaska
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Ketchikan Iron Works
We Cut Gears
THAT ARE
Evenly Spaced
f Accurately Cut
ANY NUMBER OF TEETH
FROM
7 t0 _L£_ Pit :h
AGENTS FOR
Atlas Gas Engines
Oxy = Acety lene.
Welding
BLACKSMITHING AND
GENERAL MACHINE WORK
G. E. LINGERFELT, Proprietor
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WE HOLD FAST
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to the idea that a satisfied customei
is a mighty good advertisement.
Also that a dissatisfied one is a
mighty good advertisement for
somebody else. Hence, we always
do 0ut very best with every bit of
launrdy work. How good that best
is you will appreciate if you send
your things here next time.
Phone 24.
KETCHIKAN STEAM LAUNDRY
THE EVINRUDE
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
This you will find in an Evinrude.
Unequaled in Power and Duribility
Ideal motor for trolling- The
four-cycle can be slowed down to
two miles per hour.
Bums less gasoline per horse
power.
At least investigate before buy
ing any other motor.
HANDLE ALL PARTS.
II. G. KLKLEY
Dealer in General Merchandise
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA.
Every Home Should Have A
Vacuum Cleaner
The Fir t Aid to the Housekeeper
THE ROYAL
Is Supreme in design, materials
and workmanship.
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LET US SHOW YOU
Citizens’ Light, Power & Water Co.
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