THE PROGRESSIVE -MINER
Ketchikan, Alaska.
Entered at the Post Office at Ketchikan, Alaska as
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KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, JANUARY 31, 1916
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YOU JUST WAIT OND SEE
The campaign for preparedness has been started.
President Wilson is touring the country in an effort
to spread his idea in order to create a public sentiment
in his favor that may help him into the second term next
fall. And the amusing part of it is that republicans
are helping him. In other words they are encourag
ing him.
It is being said that we should be prepared to de
fend ourselves from invasion of our country, protect
our honor and enforce our rights. This is all very well
hut looks to us very much as if the war would last
for quite a while yet. Should it last much longer,
the ravages that it will have done will be such that
our peace will be assured for years to come without
being prepared to fight. Not only that., but should
the war last much longer and we continue to en
courage it by the manufacture of arms and ammuni
tion for the warring nations, public sentiment will
be such as to compel the government to stop the
manufacture and shipping of ammunitions that
will be followed by other countriess thereby put an
end to this slaughtering. As a matter of fact a
lasting peace to the world can be brought about by
the simple process of stopping the manufacture of
arms and ammunitions. Take the guns and powder
from the savages and there is no danger of war which
is all that the president wants to do. Only that
he does not go at it the proper way. The republicans
arc all aware of that, but you just wait and see at
the next election, they will turn the table on the pres
ident by showing the people the fallacy of his argu
ment for preparedness. By all means, let the world
have peace which can be had only by stopping the man
ufacture of amis and ammunitions.
IT MUST BE JUST CUSSEDNESS
We are all more or les peculiar. Some are more
so than others, but as a rule we all have peculiarities.
Those peculiarities run all the way from a craving for
agreeableness dow n to a well developed penchant to
cussedness. The latter shows itsself at the most
inopportune time; take a man in the pilot house of a
boat when he arrives in port, say at two o’clock in
the morning and starts to blow his whistle. Just
when everybody is asleep. Some men will blow, and
blow and by and by will blow some more just as
i though it amused them to annoy others. Just as
: though it relieved them of a grouch and wanted to
warn the peoplo that they were glad of the opportun
ity of venting their cussedness on others.
Of all boats that come into this port there is only
one man who practices that trick, and that is to wake
up everybody and keep them awaked as long as the
| boat is in port. Is that peculiarity "cussedness” or
! is it just to be funny. Either one has no attraction
for anybody at two o'clock in the morning. There
is a law that directs the man in charge of the boat to
give a certain signal when he arrives in port, but
this leaves us to wonder whether a law could not
be passed whereby the signal could be cut short in the
middle of the night. Thereby put a muzzle on that
peculiarity. The Seattle people muzzled that same
whistle, we are told, we wish that our council would
do the same here.
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OUR ONE MILITARY TREATY
(From the Chicago Tribune)
L. T. suggests that if, as the king of Greece put
it, Germany demanded Boston or Seattle as a. base
of attack upon Canada, the United States, if it had
pledged its word to support Canada, would keep its
word, regardless of the consequences. Probably, al
though if te United States were no larger than Can
ada and Canada had 100,000,000 inhabitants, we’d say
possibly, and say that hesittingly.
The thought of our probable or possible rectitude
and sacrifice is unction, and costs nothing. If we for
med a guess as to what we might do by recalling
what we have done we might not be so confident.
The only military alliance United States ever made
with a foreign power was with France.
Benjamin Franklin, Silas Dean and Arthur Lee, as
our representatives, entered into an alliance with
France, pledging American aid in case of war with
Great Britain. When Great Britain attacked the
French republic it was our dilty to protect French
West India possessions. Wo did not do it. We re
plied to the French importunities by consulting our
own interests, with a devotion no less anxious than
that with which Greece now consults hers.
The French expressed their sentiments by attack
ing our commerce in a war that was not a war, and
congress, in 1798 abrogated the treaty which the na
I tion had not fulfilled. This is our complete history
! in miltary alliances. Every once in a while we al
1 most get convinced that we are powerfully like other
j folk.
KETCHIKAN
PUBLIC LIBRARY AND
FREE READING ROOM
10 A. M. to 10 P. M.
MRS. J. B. THOMPSON
Librarian
AT THE CHURCHES
lunns THE CHHBOHEf
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
Front Street, Ketchikan, Alaska.
Regular Services Sunday 11 aun.
Wednesday evening reading and
Song Services at 7;30 p. m.
ALL ARE W ELCOME.
Subject for February 6, Spirit
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
ooris at 2:30 Ladies Ad Society.
H. W. MICHENER, Pastor.
CATHOLIC CHURCH
row Mass at 8:30 a. m.
High Mass at 10:30 a. no.
Sunday School ai 2:30p.in.
Sunday Vespers at 7:30 p. m.
VVeek Day Mass at 8 a. no.
Rev. PAUL P. KERNS.
Paster.
ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Sunday—8.00 am., 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.
3:00 p.m. Native Service, with
Interpreter.
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 Indian School
House.
Thursday—2:30 pm. St. John’s
Guild, Guild Room (Alternate Thurs
days.)
7:.00 pm.St. John’s Athletic Club,
Boy’s, Guild Room.
Friday—8:00 p.m. Choir Rehear
sal, Guild Room. S
A sincere welcome is emended to
all, especially to newcome^B.
REV. HAROLD H. KELfAT,
PtftVjf.
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Ketchikan Meat Co.
PHONE 120
We make a specialty of Camp and
Cannery trade
Carstens Packing Co., owners
Night Phone S120
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lor Southern Calilornia Porta. Inlet points. Seward and Kodiak.
Steamers Admiral Evans And Watson CaU at Ketchikan North and
Southbound on the Sth, 18th and 28thof each month.
Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
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Jeoeau PHONE 60 Ketchikan
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Table of Distances from
Ketchikan
Seattle, two W range'.' 89
Petersburg 116 Juueau 223
Skagway 304 Sitka 202
Metlakahtla 15 Bolomi 27)
Niblack 30 Chomley 30)
Kas&an 20) Hollis 30
Kiam 32 Loriug 21
Yes Hay 39 Cape Chacon 48
Sulzer S2 Howkan 73
Waterfall 103 Craig 121
Klawak 12W Karheen 160
St.akan via. Chacon 182
Bell Island 50 Unuk Biver 70
Mary Island 23 Hadley 28
Three Tree Point 45 Stewart B. C. 150
Priuce Rupert 95
This table Is complied iu nautical
miles which areOOSO feet. The larg
est part of this list was complied foi
the Post Office by the Captain of Lh
Gedney and isauthentic.
ADVERTISED LETTERS
Avertised letter list of the Ket
chikan, Alaska Post Office. For
the week ending Jan. 29, 1916.
Chlopeck E.
Christensen John
Coombs, Leonard S.
Hultman, O.
Jarbe, Mrs. Lizzie
Keshies, Mrs. Wm.
Olsen, R.
Perez, Jose
Peterson, J. M.
Supt. Hydro Electric Plant
All letters unclaimed by Feb. 12,
; 1916, will be sent to the dead letter
; office, Washington, D. C.
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Contracts Taken For Anv Work
Ketchikan
DrayingCompany
J. W. CORDELL, Propletor.
Phone No. 60.
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ROYAL CAFE
UNDER
NEW MANAGEMENT
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
parties.
MITCHELL BILICICH.' Prop.
Stedman Hotel
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IRA H. KING. Manager
Headquarters for Commercial, Can
nery and Mining Men
First Class Cafe and Buffet in Connection
SPECIAL WINTER RATES FOR PERMANENT GUESTS IN
GOOD GLEAN ROOMS STEAM HEATED, AND WITH ALL THE
SERVICE AND ACCOMMODATIONS OF A FIRST CLASS HOTEL
RATES UPON APPLICATION.
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
MEN'S 0 VERCOA TS
SO per cent OFF
Our entire stock of overcoats will be closed out
at SO per cent off
$27.00 Coats, now $13.50
$25.00 ” ” $12.50
$20.00 ” ” $10.00
$18.00 ” ” $ 9.00
Come early and get yours while the assortment
is good, as we only have a few left
Our entire line of
Corsets at One-third Off
Including Nemos and R. & G., the two best cor
sets made
Tongass Trading Co,
GOOD WINTER VALUES
Ladies', Men's and Children's woolen underwear.
Woolen gloves and Mittens. Sweaters. Tennis
Flannel Skirts for Ladies and Children. Heavy
Wool Sox, Cashmere Hose and Stockings
E. E. SPARHAWK
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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
For information write the
KETCHIKAN CIGAR FACTORY
JOHN A. ANDERSON, Prop. KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
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Ketchikan Iron Works
We Cut Gears
THAT ABE
Evenly Spaced
Accurately Cut
ANY NUMBER 0£ TEETH
FROM
7 to 14 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 any order either stock 5;
or cut to specifications ... !
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Steamer Vigilant and Barge Blanche ii
for charter for freight purposes :
; Ketchikan Power Company |
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is a mighty good advertisement.
Also that a dissatisfied one is a
mighty good advertisement for
somebody else. Hence, we always
do 0ur very best with every bit of
launrdy work. How good that best
is you will appreciate if you send
Phone 24.
KETCHIKAN STEAM LAUNDRY
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