THE PROGRESSIVE-MINER
Ketchikan, Alaska.
Entered at the Post Office at Ketchikan, Alaska, as
second class matter October 21, 1914. under the act of
March 3, 1S79.
J. E. RIVARD - - - ~ - Editor.
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aska in particular and the Territory in general.
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, JUNE 8, 1916
THE CIVIC CLUB’S GOOD WORK
“Swat the fly” is right and the Civic Club is
to be commended for the timely suggestion.
Likewise for the request that all business houses
should be careful not to allow refuse to accumu
late. However timely the suggestion may be,
yet it cannot be truthfully said that the people
of Ketchikan are negligent in that respect. From
our last two years’ experience in the city, we
are free to say that we have never been in a town
so free of flies, no doubt due to the fact that
everybody seems to take pride in keepnig their
respective place clean of refuse and thus con
tribute to its share to the health of the commun
ity in general. There is nothnig so nasty as
the dirty fly. For that reason if for no other
we should take the kindly hint of that
devoted civic body, the members of which are
unceasingly looking for our welfare.
KETCHIKAN HAS CITIFIED ANNOYANCE
Ketchikan is quite citified with its many au
tos, as a matter of fact, with our limited thor
oughfare suitable for automobiles, we may say
that we have nearly reached the point when we
shall have to take to the tall timber in order to
get away from the annoying honk, honks, es
pecially the tired businessman who contends
that it is extremely annoying to be annoyed.
However, there is a consolation in sight, and
that is with the Cliff Avenue and the continua
tion of the government road completed, the lov
ers of “joy-riding” will have some considerable
distance to travel; meanwhile, those who cannot
afford to ride will have the satisfaction of know
ing the honk, honk, noise is not confined to one
spot, and that others are being annoyed also.
WHY IS IT SO?
Why is it that when the government under
takes a public work, .everybody—generally
speaking—flocks to the location of the work?
It looks as though the public in general thought
the government an easy mark; as though there
was to be some fat bones to pick; when as a
matter of fact, the government is the hardest
critter to deal with of any. It is so exacting,
so full of red tape and so bossy due no doubt to
its varied and greedy agents whose sole ambi
tion is to show devotion that they may be kept
at the public trough.
It is only a few months since the govern
ment started the construction of the Matanuska
railroad, yet thousands have flocked in there
and more thousands will follow. Every boat
bound for the westward it full of men and wo
men bound for that part of the country attract
ed by nothing else than the fact that the work
is done by the government. Of those who
are flocking in, how many will regret ever after
their foolish notion that they will get a fat bone
to pick, would be hard to say. But one thing
is certain, and that is, many more will be sorry
than there will be who shall have reason to be
thankful that they followed. Any,how that is one
way of bringing people to .Alaska, and it may
be a good way at that.
WHY AMERICA IS GREAT
(News Scimitar)
One reason why America is great is because she
leads all the countries of the world in the production of
coal, iron steel, copper, silver and oil. She is also the
champion producer of cotton, corn, wheat, oats, hay and
tobacco and is second to South Africa in the production
of gold. Moreover, our people are constantly producing
wealth, and are not wasting their time and substance in
shooting at each other and destroying life and property.
THE END OF A ROMANCE
(Hartford Courant)
Last week residents of New Milford attended the
funeral of Elvira Morehouse, an elderly resident of that
town, looked upon the body before the casket was closed
and then went their way discussing what they saw and
what they remembered of the history of the dead woman.
They knew her story, and because they had known it all
their lives, they saw nothing out of the ordinary in it
nor in the fact that her shroud was yellowed with ftge.
This shroud, they knew, was intended for the wedding
gown of Elvira Morehouse and was made by her before
the civil war began and in expectation of her approach
ing marriage. Then came the war and her fiance en
listed. went to the front and never came back. With
New England repression the dress was put away care
fully and when the woman died last week a note was
found requesting that it be used as her shroud. Outliv
ing her young lover by more than half a century, the !
woman kept sacred her love to him, and, after her death,'
gave this sign of her life long martyrdom.
WHERE IS VILLA?
Not the least amazng fact connected with our amazing
Mexican expedition is the abrupt subsidence in one Pan- i
cho Villa, whose exploit at Columbus was responsible
for the southward movement of Pershnig’s “punitive”
column.
Where is Villa?
Occasionally some one bobs up to propound this
puestion and an American public, engrossed with other
features of the Mexican situation, amazedly echoes:
"Where?”—Seattle Times.
Consider the caution of our great Government, says
the Boston News Bureau. It has placed an experimen
tal order for three Lewis machine guns. Today Eng
land has 20,000 machine guns on order in this country;
Canada is signed up for several hundred. And Spring
field advices declare that for two or three years no Ben
et-Merciers or Maxim-Vickers have been made at the
Springfield arsenal. But this is to be remedied. The
Government has bought three machine guns.
KETCHIKAN CAMP, NO. 20, A. B.
Meets every Monday evening
at 8 pjn., at Red Men’s '
Visiting Brothers Welt .ne
H. M. Stackpole, A. C
D. M. Smith Harris, A. R.
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
Local 224, regular
meeting Monday
Visiting Brothers
cordially invited.
Hall for rent, Mon
day. Thursday. Fri
day and Saturday.
AT THE CHURCHES
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
Front Street, Ketchikan, Alaska.
Subject for June 11: “God The Pre
server of Man."
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 Choir meets at 8:00 p. m.
First and Third Wednesday after
i.oons at 2:30 Ladies Aid Society.
H. W. MICHENER, Pastor.
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Low Mass at 8:30 a. m.
High Mass at 10:30 a. m.
Sunday School at 2:30p.tD.
Sunday Vespers at 7:30 p. m.
Week Day Mass at 8 a. m.
Rev. PAUL P. KERNS.
Pastor.
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 p.m. St. John’s
Social Club, Guild Room.
Wednesday—2:00 p.m. Native:
Women’s Guild, Indian School House j
Thursday—2:30 p.m. St. John’s J
Guild Room.
7:.00 pjn.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
all, especially to newcomers.
REV. HAROLD H. KELLEY,
1 Pastor.
PROFESSIONALS
James M. Shoup
Attorney at Law
Offices adjoining \J S. Customs
Office
Notary
S. A. PLUMLEY
Attorney and
Counsetor at Law
Office—Town Council Chambers.
Ketchikan, Alaska.
J. FILLMORE WARDER
Attorney at Law
General Practice Revilla Block
CHAS. H. COSGROVE
Attorney at Law
GENERAL PRACTICE
C. E. INGERSOLL
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Prompt attention given to perfect
ing land titles and securing patents
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA.
E. E. Sparhawk
DENTIST
Office in Residence
Hours, 10 a. m. to 4 p. m.
jj NORTHERN MACHINE WORKS J
Standard Gas Engines jj
I! OXY ACETYLENE WELDING j
|! We Weld f
Steel, Brass, Bronze, Cast-iron j
;■ Malleable iron. Welds Guaranteed. *
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Ketchikan Meat Co.
PHONE 120
We make a specialty of Camp and
Cannery trade
Carslens Packing Cjo. Owners
Night Phone S120
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For Your
Hardware, Clothing, Shoes, Underwear,
Fishing Outfits.
The Celebrated Walrus Oil Clothing
Go To
N. F. ZIMMERMAN
Ketchikan. * - ' Alaska
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TYRON’S
• For Your
WAFFLES, SHOUT ORDERS
AND FINE COFFEE
YOU'LL BE TREATED WHITE
Remember the Name
“QUICK LUNCH”
FRONT STREET
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Ketchikan Auto Service
C. C. COLLENS, Prop,
General Transfer to Any Part of
Town
Day Phohe 41 Night l’hone 48
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royal-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 Bo . for Dinner]
Mitchell Bilicich, Co.
/\il i > -dei-ft will ni>e promptly
11 1 irirefully executed.
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Ketchikan
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PllOllR No. BO
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* VVe Manufacture and Keep in Stock ail kinds of ^
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Spruce and Cedar Lumber
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Can fill any order either stock
f or cut to specifications .
I Barge Blanche ?
I for charter for freight purposes
1 Ketchikan Power Company
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IRA H. KING, Manager I
Headquarters for Commercial, Can- I
nery and Mining lien [
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 Co^ASS HOTEL. I
RATES UPON APPLICATION.
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
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Sooner or later you too will come
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Do you pay around $25 for
custom-madeclothes? If you
do we can open your eyes as ^ "5
‘ to style and fit with good
wear guaranteed at the
low price $17.
And if you pay around
$20 for ready-to-wear
clothes, you can’t
afford to ignore
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Some day you will de
cide to find out why
Styleplus has such a
big reputation.
The fabrics are fashionable pat
terns, water shrunk, all wool. Any
kind of a model you prefer — all
designed by a fashion artist whose
ability no one can doubt. Hand
tailoring where it counts. All the big things—reduced
to medium price by the novel methods of the
makers. Always $17 season after season.
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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. CRICKS, Builder |j
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$4000 worth of l)r\ Goods at less
ii-sm
than original eostj
T ani retirinp from the dry poods business to stock other
lines. In view of the fact that prices are poinp up on nearly
everything you cannot afford to pass up the preatest sale in
dry poods ever offered the u e.nle of Ketchikan.
Laces, Ribbons, Embroido ry, duslin, Wool and Cotton Un
derwear, Hosiery, Silks and Satins, Colton Poplins, and aU
piece poods. ITais, 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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! WASHINGTON FISH (EL OYSTER; CO.. ^Inc.
Phone 17>
Wholesale dealers in Fish, Oysters, Clams and Crabs.
Fresh fish shipped to all parts of the United States
The new Fish Market supplies to families as well as to steamers in any
quantity
Cold Storage Building Ketchikan. Alaska
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We Cat Gears
THAT ARE
Evenly Spaced
Accurately Cut
ANY NUMBER OF TEETH
FROM
7 to 14 Pitch
AOENTS FOR
Atlas Gas Engines
Oxy = Acetylene
Welding
BLACKSMITIIING AND
GENERAL MACHINE WORK
G. E. LINGERFELT, Proprietor
WE HOLD FAST
to (he idea that a satisfied customet
is a mighty good advertisement.
Also that a dissatisfied one is a
mighty good advertisement for
somebody else. Hence, we always
do „nr very best with every bit of
laun.dy work. How good that best
is . 011 will appreciate if you send
your things here next time.
Phone 24.
kWtchiivan sti:am laljndky
THE EVESRUDE
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
This you will find in an Evinrade.
Unequaled in Power and Duribility
Ideal motor for trolling. The
four-cycle can be slowed down to
two miles per hour.
Burns less gasoline per horse
power.
At least investigate before buy
ing any other motor.
HANDLE ALL PARTS.
il. (;. KlJliLEY
Dealer in General Merchandise
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA.
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