THE PROGRESSIVE- R
Ketchikan, Alaska.
Entered at the Pe« Office at Ketchikan, Alaska a*
second class matter October 21, 1914, under the act of
March S» 1879.
THE PROGRESSIVE PRINTING COMPANY
J. E. RIVARD .. E>Ktc,r
SUBSCFJPTION RATES
Single ©opy . .... 5 cents Six months, T4 J9C
By turner. per moats, 75 cents One year, f&Of
ADVERTISING BATES Furnished on applkatio;
The Progreesivc-Miner is strictly non-partisan m
devoted to the best interests of our city. Soathenstetn
Alaska in particular and the Territory in general.
KETCHIKAN. ALASKA, MARCH 25. ISIS.
THE TIME is FAST APPROACHING.
Tv., 5;r”>e for the ejection of oar municipal offi
cials is fast aprnb&c'iuag, ami thus far only seven
candidates for the c. met! and one for tne school
i.r.ajc have deckureci their intention to sacrifice them
sf '.ve? on the alter of public opinion.
A gtere? :.ver the cusses of the candidates con
tained :a the last made pahKe yesterday, need not
cause- any or.; to a r*rry over tfeerr characters, because
they are ail art known about town as being Saw
At.sdrug. is r. ;t aa-t-Ms of eitixeaship. Bat as to
their ability to eccwaart the affairs of the community
vssei= aaac i.ubhb* be said of the whole. In
Mr. King. k»w.f. the candidate for the mayoralty,
the reepAe wf. have a man of vast experience, a
successful business raan with an enviable character.
Besi-i-j Mr. Kirg us shown himself a conscientious,
conservative, yet rr.-rressive and devoted to his duties
« fwvhwa- curate the entire terns of the present
Mr. Pssp uni Mr. Patching by their intelligence
and L:r.-:-r.:- have deraoBstrated «odaa»dy their
fitness as -.-our.- -.-,er. and their every action defies
ISCHMSS CJatSCSSEL
As tc the res: :f she candidntes, they are too
will k»*wn jo re an analysis- of their fitness.
Fart::ulariy M* ,-srs. Hurt and Davis. All in all the
wwwk ; -,.:ket are worthy of the goodwill
ami support of :h, whole contsnmity- Bat this mast
tot be ec-nstrsed menu that there are no other
good men ‘ ~r because there are. and possibly
better.
WHERE ARE THOSE PROXIES?
After carefu r tines, we find that none of the
delegates elec--. at the last reyuhlscas primary
rlsctk-n Lei i :r. the 11th instant. wOl attend the
center.-.:'-r- Se -it: Every one has expressed him
self taut effect- Tha; being tbs case, this question
ratsrv’y i<‘ ' hat will be done with their prot
:"es 1 Is ;:. : r srds: who is to represent the Ket
thifcsr. or legates st the conveEtiefl?
“us re tub.: ,3- arty in Alaska—or what there
is left ,-.f it—is v.'-Sed into two factions. namely:
Tbs rt. an ; ti. ■ anti Shackleford. Wickers hats does
net enter into the controversy, only to the extent of |
the truth of the report that Shackleford and Wioker
s'-.aau have made a con?pact. If the report is true. ,
then the anti-Shackleford sre also anti-Wichershani.
TW compact referred to, however, was denied by
Wi kersL.an. a short time ago in a reply to the xpsery
rnade by his represents;ive to the westward- Now,
is we are to believe Wicsitrshara. and the Ketchikan
delegates send their proxies to Shackleford or his
peons, it fol’ows tha; they must fa?ror Shackleford
and tliey s??ust favor Shackleford and that they still
| a»d that they still want to retain him as their boss.
And incidentally, this deduction gives us the desired
infer?"..atier, shows us who is who a??d gives us an
inside knowledge of the working in the camp of the
enemy. With this light to guide us. the war will go on- i
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DADDY'S HAND.
(Los Angeles Times.i
1 knew a little Sad whose hand Daddy held one
night as they journeyed through the forest depths.
The whip-poor-will called in the deepening dusk and
the owls hooted in the ghostly glooms. Like a sick
man’s meaning the wind moaned, and the dim moon
made the shadows creep across the drifted leaves,
and the whole weird occasion filled the little lad
with unwordable wonder and fear. Then it was that
Daddy said. ' Never mind, never mind, there is noth
ing to fear.” and his strong hand hugged up the
little trembling hand into his warn? palm. That night
journey through the tall trees went far into the un
fading colors of a child's memory. a??d the lessons of
hope and help ding closer with the ripening years.
Daddy's hand held firmly and faithfully till we reach
ed the home in “the clearing."
The cradle songs in the candle light and Daddy’s
hand in the dark—that matchless minstrelsy of
mother's music is sounding still, and the feel of
father's hand is still on my hand and on mv heart.
Mother’s songs have sung a thousand sobbing sor
rows to silence, and to peace. It was God and mother,
mother and God singing by the cradle side in the
candle light. “As one whom his mother eomforteth, so
wilS I cos?, for. you.” And long years afterward on a
midnight of misery, a voice is singing through the
shadows. "Like as a father pitieth his children * * *
so the Lord pitieth.'’ And often now in the evening
gleam of the after times mother and father, father
and mother are saying onco again in the listening
silence, “Never mind, never mind, there is nothing to
fear.” but t divine home-sickness for their faces is
in a man’s heart -
THE BOYS GOING TO WAR.
(From the Toledo Blade.)
Some of the older citizens of Toledo remember,
as though it wer? yesterday, when the high school
boys volunteered back in the '60s and marched away
to war. Seme of them came back. They brought
with them the tattered flag which was the parting
gift of the high school girls. A few years ago the
surviving veterans, on a Memorial day. returned the
flag to the high school.
Now the youths of England have been called to
the colors- By royal proclamation all the boys of
15 must go to war. They constitute the youngest
class under the military service act.
There Is scm.eth.irg peculiarly pathetic in the or
der sending these boys to the trenches. Only the
mothers wiS comprehend it fully.
KETCHIKAN
public library and
FREE READING ROOM
10 A. M. to 10 P. M.
MRS. J. B, THOMPSON
Librarian
at the churches
CHRISTIAN SCM ~E SOCIETY
Y z'iz*Street. ... -1cm, AlaaJtA
Riyiiar Serrkes Sunday II La.
Wednesday ewesiug reading aid
S;-BZ fernss at IjSO p- rm
Sttbleet for Bar" 35: “Reality/
A ARE WELCOME.
FIRST 4L E. CHURCH
Sarnia? Cksrch Service 11 a. m
a&i T;30 p- ns.
TEsmday Prayer Y.t'.ag S:i0 pra.
Friday C:«r :. A &% p- m.
First and TSCr i Wednesday after
: _* 2s*. _ . £ £ Aid Sodety.
H. W. MICBENEB, Pastor.
CATHOLIC CHURCH
L -a Mi--, al 8:3‘. A m. '
hgL iia:: at 1 >:Sy A CO.
Sunday seboc; at 2:3frp.ifl.
Sunday Vespers at 7:30 p. m.
Aeek Lay Hi.-: a* 8 A m.
Rev. PAUL P. KERNS.
Paster
ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Sanday—8-W> ana., Holy casaO'
it®, (Except first Sanday In the
irifilh )
1QM Native Saaday Sehool
11/A am. Hoiks? Prayer and
Sermon. < Hoiy ConcxununQ, first
Stssiay m the mwah.)
12:00 m. Sanday School.
T:tO Everkr.? Prayer and Sermon.
Hwy Lay*—19:86 a-is. Holy Com
rr mij®.
Tuesday—8 :W pro. St. John’*
Serial Oab. Guild Boom
Wednesday—pro. Native
Women's Guild, Indian School Hcetse
Thursday—2//' as. St. Jobs’*
Guild Room.
T:jOO p.m-St. John's Athletic Cab,
Boy's, Guild Boom.
Friday—i/6 jpro. Choir Rehear
sal, GeeM Boom .’
A SBseere welcome Is extended to
»1L especially to »e* tsna*
BEY. HABOLD H. KELLEY,
IP Sfe_ PMtor.
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NOTICE OF
ELECTION
Notice is hereby given to the
electors of tie city of Ketchikan.
Alaska, that a general election will
be heM at the Council Cha.ts.ben.
i on Main street, ott Tuesday, April
4 th, 1S16, for the purpose submit ting
to the people the question of the
ratification of section 3 and 4 of
chapter 50 of Laws of the Terri
tory of Alaska. 1915, and for the
election of one Mayer for the terns
of one year, and six members of
the Common Council to bold office
for the term ©f two years and
one Treasurer of the School Board
to hold office for three years
Polls open at -nice o'clock a. ns.,
and dose at seven o’clock p. m.
Qualification for Toters for the
Common Council are all persons 21
years of age. who are citizens of
the United States or nave declared
their intention to become sods: gted
who have been bona fide residents
of the Territory of Alaska for one
year, and have resided within the
corporate limits of the Town of
Ketchikan six months, and shall
have been daly registered.
For Members of the School Board,
a3 adult persons, citizens of the
United States or who have declared
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their intention to become such, re
state? within the corporate limits
i of the Town of Ketchikan, and who
sha.i nave been duly registered.
By order of the Common Council.
Dated this 13th dav of March.
1516. S. A. PLUMLEY,
City Clerk.
NOTICE TO VOTERS
Registration for the Munici
pal e.ection to be held at Ketchikan
on April 4th, 1916, will open at the
Council Chambers, Main Street, Wed
nesday, February 23rd, 1916
Office hours, 1 p.m. to 5 pm.
Registration will elese April 1st,
-916, at 4 pm. All persons who
desire too vote must register.
S. A- PLUMLEY,
Regristration Officer
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QUALIFICATIONS FOR REGIS
TRATION FOB CITY
ELECTION
Must be 21 years of age, a citi
zen of the tfnited States, or have
declared their intention to become
such, a resident of the Territory of
Alaska for one year and a resident
of. the city of Ketchikan for six
months prior to the election.
Regristration for voting for the
school board the above qualifica
tions except residence—no length
of residence required.
Ketchikan Meat Co.
PHONE 120
W e make a specialty of Camp and
Cannery trade
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Carstens Packing Co. Owners
XiMht Phone SI20
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For Your
Hardware, Clothing, Shoes, Underwear,
Fishing Outfits.
The Celebrated Walrus Oil Clothing
Qo To
N. F. ZIMMERMAN
Ketchikan ' - Alaska
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ADVERTISED LETTERS
Averiised letter Its;, of the Ket
chikan. Alaska Post Office. For
week ending March 18th, 1916.
Emil Abraham sen, James An
drews. E. H. Anderson, Conrad An
dersen, Miss Helen Campbell, Mark
Courage. Harold Engdal, John Cot
tier. Ralph Hassel. Rnut Jacob
sen (two t, Sivert Larsen. Peder
Sunde.
All letters unclaimed by April
1st, 1916. will be sent 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. SWJXKFORD,
Postmaster.
ANOTHER AMUSEMENT PLACE
With the re-opening of the Shoot
ing School at the foot of Mission
street, the people may tire «bn*her
place of amusement where v . can
shoot away their little wads. Mr.
DeYoung will attend to the rest
Just go and shtot away all you mind
to.
Job printing neatly and prompt
ly done at the Progressive-Miner.
Draying
All Orders will oe promptly
ajd earefully executed
Contracts Takei For Apv Work
Ketchikan
DrayingCompanv
J. W CORDELL Propietor.
Phone No. 60.
Miller & Stevens
Hairdressing Parlor
MclHiavie Building, Main St.
Hours. 10:30 a. m. to 5:30 m.
Special work by appointment
E. E. Sparhawk
DENTIST
Office in Residence
Hours. 10 n, in. to 4 p. in.
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
Local 2£4, regular
meeting Monday
Brothers
invited.
Hall for rent, Mon
day. Thursday. Fri
day and Saturday.
ROYAL-CAFE
We make a specialty
of Short Orders at all
times of theday or night
Our dinners are un
equaled in the North.
Private Boxes for Dinner]
Mitchell Bilicich, Co.
—
Stedman Hotel
- IRA H. KING. Manager
Headquarters for Commercial, Can
nery and Mining Men
First Class Cafe and Buffet in Connection
SPECIAL WINTER RATES FOB PERMANENT GUESTS IN
GOOD CLEAN ROOMS STEAM HEATED, AND WITH ALL THE
SERVICE AND ACCOMMODATIONS OF A FIRST CLASS HOTEL
RATES UPON APPLICATION.
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
50 PAIRS
50 per cent off
50 pairs of Ladies’ Patent Leather Shoes will
be closed out at one-half regular price
Regular price $4.00, now $2.00
Regular price $5.00, now $2.50
36 PAIRS
Misses Patent Leather Shoes
One-third Off
Regular price $2.00, now $1.30
Regular price 2.25, now 1.50
Regular price 2.50, now 1.65
Regular price 2.75, now 1.85
Every pair a bargain
Tongass Trading Co.
GENERAL BOAT BPILDING
AT THOMAS DOCK
Estimates Furnished,
Prices Reasonable.
CANNERY WORK A SPECIALTY
Boat work of all kinds promptly done.
H. CRICKS, Buiider
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The Ketc hikan Cigar F actory
Will now thankfully-receive mail orders from out of
town stores. We will ship cigars anywhere. f
For information write to the
KETCHIKAN CIGAR FACTORY
JOHN A. ANDERSON, Prop. KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
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Sold by Ail Dealers in FIRST CLASS Fishing Gear in the I
Following Sizes 1 *
For hand trolling, io oz. i, i/g, 2, 3 lbs. |
Ketchikan Iron Works
We Cut Gears
THAT ARE
Evenly Spaced
Accurately Cut A
ANT NUMBER OF TEETH
FROM
7 t0 JJ_ Pit :H
AGENTS FOR
Atlas Gas Engines
Oxy = Acetylene
Welding
BLACKSMITHING AND
GENERAL MACHINE WORK
G. E. LINGERFELT, Proprietor
| We Manufacture and Keep in Stock all kinds of ;;
Spruce and Cedar Lumber
Can fill anjr order either stock i >
or cut to specifications ...
; Steamer Vigilant and Barge Blanche jL
for charter for freight purposes
Ketchikan Power Company ;j
WE HOLD FAST
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to the idea that a satisfied customer
is a mighty good advertisement.
Also that a dissatisfied ono is a *
mighty good advertisement for
somebody else. Hence, wo always
do 0ur very best with every bit of
launrdy work. How good that best
iH you will appreciate if you send
your things here next time. *
Phone 21.
KETCHI1CAN STEAM LAUNDRY
Buy
Columbia
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Batteries
Cost No More Last Longer
For all ignition work
Citizens’ Light, Power & Water Co. *