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T! :r - Me Murray, who i
-;v beach camp of th<
w s A": ' red property, las'
.nought into town foi
... treatment Jack Mar
sun w hom he had found in ..
-mii-unconscious condition 01
his ’ tli
head of Helm. : \ le sick
.am unable to .aik, wiih hi
ieft sidi paralyzed, was take
: ; e i -pital where he now i
i f !! Sion
with apparently little hope 01
recovery. According to Mr. M>
Murray, he lives across the ba\'
M is
w as holding .town a h mestead
and : • • .. .1 ,asi Saturday tin
^ no smoke was coming out o’
Mnrcuson's stove pipe, and eoi
Mk nng must be
wrong w ith him. That day lif
tried to g. t across to the cabin
but could not owing to the ice
in the bay. but did so the next
morning. He found the door
of the cabin locked on the in
side an-1 from that lie knew
that ttie man was inside. He j
shoutt i c it and was answered
rom within, but Mareuson was
able to get up and open the
or <o McMurray broke it in
.d found Mareuson, partially
C-. ssed lying on the floor,
. here he had fallen out of his
•unk, which was overturned,
e had been lying on the floor
■parently from Friday night
i Sunday morning, and wa
. Hy chilled. Mr. McMurray
; 1 another neighbor who had
rrived hy this lime built a fire
d took care of the sick man,
hieing his chill and making ,
:i! a.' omfortable as possible. !
! hen preceded to make ar
-emont' to bring him to
v. i. This the severe winds
he early part of the week j
•evented until yesterday when I
ho ] arty arrived on the power i
-loop Home. Jack has been a ;
resident of this region for
sea era! years and is supposed
1 eople residing in Min
••- who are acquainted
with Martin Bugge. The at
tempt will be made to locate
them and notify them of Jack’^
condition.
Dunbar, Feb. 27—The arson
squad of ’he millilant suffra
gettes a: er l* ■ g <; bet fur
some considerable time, b.rolv*
out again last night by setting
fire to the parish church at
s j e. Th« w -
of the el'i -t in Britian, having
been erected in 1207.
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ALKI IS DETAINED
Word comc-s S
^ day that the sailing of
r
steamer Abb ; been post
poned mi I tomorr w after
r This
Tuesday :• -••.
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What li •:.•.■! ’ Mary at
tiie Die: - adv.
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AJei : !e. Austraili i. Feb. 27.
— Dr. Douglas Maw-on and par
y returned from the Antartie
lodav where thev have been en
I
gaged in surveying the coast
line of the Antratic continent.
The expedition wa- away a lit
« irs and rej
that they were successful in
every respect.
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WILL HELP CELEBRATE
The Po-ahonla- lodge at it
r :eti_r 1 • -1 a -ht uuanimm --
> adopted resolutions to par
.. de with t’,3 local Arctic
U ■ :’.i- rho< ! camp in the ce!o
! ration of the passage and sign
g ol the Alask . Railroad bill.
Watch Repairing and Engravin g Diamonds Etc.
BERTHELSEN & PRUELL
SUCCESSORS TO
H. D. KiRM SE
* Pioneer Jeweler
THE BIG CURIO STORE OF ALASKA
Nugget Jewelry and Indian Curios in all Designs
» MAIL ORDERS A SPECIALTY
Satisfaction Guanenteed
KETCHIKAN ALASKA
SThe Stedman Hotel!
% M. J. BUGGE, Proprietor W
3
m Alaska’s Leading Hostelry g
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§ Headquarters for Canners, *
U Miners and Traveling Hen ft
J KETCHIKAN ALASKA,
TUFT EATS WITH
WILSON
Washington, Feb. 27—Form
er President Taft was a lr.n !'
eon guest of President \\
at the White House to i.e . 7
two men spent a plea-a t I
together talking over eon .
tions past and present.
PUGILISTS m
Paris. Feb. 27—Article- of .
greement to figlri for 20 ro i:i
were signed this mon ing l-\
Jack Johnson and Frank Mur.m.
The date was >et for June 27.
AL KREIDLER
INCORPORATED
Al Kreidler has incorporated
the Kreidler Lumber <m Con
struction company and plans
the erection of a dock on his
•roperty in Newtown between
he Seattle Bar and the North
ern Machine Works. Hi.- in
tention too, is to go into the
umber business in conjunction
with his building and contract
ing, making a specialty of Pug
et Sound Fir. Eventually he
flans to build a dock out to
ieep water and secure the a
geney for some of the steam
boat lines operating in this re
T v w -
orporated recently, and the
-tock theiefor will be placed
argely among local investors.
It promises a guilt edge prop
isition and should be a m<
maker.
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WHAT HAPPENED TO MARY
After a long wail, this famous ,
eries has arrived. This is-ue
eing the fifth in-tallment eu
ti'.d "The Letter to the Prin-i
e--.M "The House In The
Voods is a f
d. Drake is singing a very pop
n -ong. ‘ ‘The Pi - '<•:
- lip'' i- rather in-■-renting 1» -
ng an Edison, "The Pathe
A eekly” contains some very
nteresting wordFs events, and
be two comedies for the finish
will help some. adv. !
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Washington, Fob. 27—All do
i • ’ ! were
... ,ei ,.uO!i. The
been eliminate 1
i Fiiions • i
;. ;>. ; pi iated b\
i . the road. The ap
- \ ' will be made an
nually on the demand of the
muni " n that has the matter
m ha.. T. e commit-.ees w ’1
report h> the Senate and House
M m lay when it is oxpeeb 1
that .he ;• mended lull will go in
the President for his signature
at once.
HliEsg
London, Feb. 27—Sir Jo! i
Tenniel, Hie leading cartoonist
■ (i eat Britian, died in this
ity la -1 night. He had been a
di iLi;i or to ‘'Punch'’ for
more than fifty years, being
ft'j years of age at the time of
his death.
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.N't'me, .Feb. 27—The third an
nual dog race from this place
to Fort Davis and return was
won by Pete Blatehford’s team
The time made wa> only fair.
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IMPORTANT
''nt:: further notice 5 will fc'
" -3unc!l Chamber
, ,.1 i.. p.m. dai y for t! 3
purpose _of collecting . delin
quent taxes.
!f the taxes are not fully paid
, . ... -reperty, you hat
lo them be for;
j _j ..1 , 3 t list is publisher,
si which your property may
be advertised and sold for the
taxes under the new Territoric.
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i A. MITCHELL, Town Tree;
AGENCY
Northern Life Insurance Co.
j An Old Line' Home Company with "New Line” Ideas j'-t j
LIFE €*% » TT^OLICY
hfatth *CIN i Providing
HEALTH . -A g ERFECT
ACCIDENT KJ? M, & ROTECTION
\ t
n i \rc
r 4 V ^ V*v. : Lif* In- r;:r Pr- mi im>. :f P rman* ally Disable*1
JNO R BEEGLE i CO. Agents
| Don’t Get Wet I
| When you can buy the ce!
!* ebrated “C. C. Filson” water £
proof clothing, they are both v
Q
dressy ar.i servicable. Call in %
I and look them over.
• flMIMiai <<<}■; *4»4«>4 i€M t
P. J. Gilmore’s^
“The Clothier” ..
Now York, eFb. 27—At twelve
' '('• k today Lieut. Hooker ar
sed i:; this eilv and was taken
i • to Lie Toombs. Pros
titer Whitman says that the
w trial will be held either in
April or May.
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Champaign-, 111. Fob. 27—Sear
let lever is epidemic in this lo
cality and the board of health
lias ordered that all schools,
theaters, churches and other
public places be closed.
PRINCESS MAY
CONIES OUT SOON
C. P. By. Agent P. E. Ryus
was roe.-’it!} in receipt of word
aiiug dial the steamer Prim
. css May will come out on the
k.igway-Vancouver run about
lie middle of March. The
Princess Maquiuna, which
Is from Vancouver for the
lorlh tomorrow night will
make two more trips when she
wiil Ire replaced by the Prin
•ess Sophia now being over
i:anled nreparnl’C’y I'm’ the com
ig summer's Eminem
V. C. T. U. WILL
PARTICIPATE
Th omi m lathe committee of
c W. C. T. U. are planning
or the local union to partici
pate in the celebration of l!u
v Railroad
bill bj die President in con
■ unction with the otlicr civic
bodies of the town as invitee’
by the Arctic Brotherhood,
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NOTICE TO VOTERS
Registration for the . IVluni
■pa| Election to be held at
etchikan, an April 7th, 1914
id open at the Council Cham
EorS; M n Gtrcet Monday, Feb
ruary 2£rd, 19:4. Office Hours
i p.m. to 5 p.m. Registration
wdl close on Saturday, April
4th, 1914, at 4 p.m. All per
sona who desire to vote must
register.
S. A. PLUIWLEY
Registration Officer.
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For Sale—Clarinet in pel’eel
condition, together with in
struction book. Inquire Minei
Office.
STRICTLY PURE |
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| Fresh Milk, Cream f.
1 anti Home made §
f Buttermilk §
§ at I
| KETCHIKAN DAIRY §
§ °r |
g PALACE BAKERY j
9 Pone 131
Alaska Transferee.
Walter Grey, Prop.
GENERAL TEAMING
AND DRAYING
ORDERS TAKEN FROM Ali
DOCKS
PHONE77 KETCHIKAN
A. !.. Hubbard, relumed from
i
' iie West Coa< last nigbt e.ller
making over th) situation with
regard to their mail contract
ami incidoutly •('curing signa
itircs to their petition to I ho
Hoad Commission to have the
Portage Road improved so that
I hey can use aa aulo truck in
handling business on the For
age. He reports that be met
with the best of success, hav
ing secured upwards of four
hundred names to the petition
on the West Coast alone, mak
ing in the neighborhood of one
thousand in all. Of these lie
'ccurcl close to two hundred at
Craig, 53 at llydaberg, iO at
Stdzrr and the balance scalier
ed along (lie eoasl af varion
places. Mr. 11 ubberd slates
that in liis opinion I lie people
"l that region would rather do
business with Ketchikan than
any oilier point providing (ran
porlation facilities are sneli
that they can reach (his point
"'ith minimum trouble. Bnsin
O'- is good at Craig ha ays,
where the bait company is do
ing good business supplying
herring for bail to the halibut
boa's, over two hundred of
which h; vc taken bait at that
place since October.
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Howard, Fob. 27_New
■unu's from the Mutanuska
hat the first load of coal wa •
lelivcred at tide water Feb. i t.
nd the entire lot of nine hun
Ired tons will be out by March
lb. This is the coal Dalton is
getting out for a naval test.
’HE G: FROM THE
COUNTY EV1AYG
I- the title of Die beautiful
all el : 11at Chanucey Olcott the
.■coat Irish tenor has featured
vith such gratifying result
nd the manner in which Mr.
vlurray i> rendering the song
'arcs i (.thing to be desired at
he Gran !. The bill is one of
ose fine programs (hat the
ouse is famous for
ncl the e is a two reel picture
n the program that is above
he a\ :■■■ ge. Tonight there will
e an a Die i feature that will
■ t di-apomt you. It is a pie
•ating contest and several boys
are going to have a chance to
rorge themselves with goodies
besides copping a little prize.
Tomorrow night we have a
-reat two reel war drama full
if excilment and Mr. Murray
.ill present a great vision act
hat will he the talk* of the
own at. the Grand. adv.
San Francisco, Fob, 27—W.
W. Xaughlun, veteran spoil
editor of this city, was stricken
with Juart disease while at lii
desk yesterday and was rushed
m a hospital in a serious con
dition.
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3A' SON ABOUT MIDNIGHT
I Admiral Sampson will
he in from the south about mid
nghr; having reported from
Hert Bay last night.
ADMIRAL EVANS
TOMORROW
N\ ord arrived this afte'enn*
h a I (lie steamer Admin, |.\ ,
' A leave Juneau for the soutl
ids afternoon about five <
’■irk. She will slop in at l-i L
•■rg tor fish on her way
own and should arrive here
luring file early afternoon mi
las- delayed by the tide in the
Narrows.
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A DROP IN EGGGS
Strictly fresh ranch eggs,
guaranteed, 35 cents per doz
en at Thompson’s Store, adv.
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What Happened to Mary at
(he Dream tonight. adv.
& MERCHANTS BANK j
J. E. CHILBERG. PRESIDENT. 14
Vice-President of the R
Scandinavian-American Bank, Seattle ;
J. R. HECKMAN". Vica-PRESiDF.NT, I
President
J. R. Heckman & Co.. Inc., Merchants
A. R. LARSON, C ASHIER.
O. S. LARSON AUDITOR.
Transacts a General Banking Business
Ketchikan = = Alaska
lmmmm, i
STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Ranges
Coai and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
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