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P1UCE 10 CENTS KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1913 VOL. L NO-O^A „
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Washington, March 21—
Comptroller of the Treasury
Burke intends to check over
the amount of cash on hand
in the national treasury tomor
row
President Wilson announces
that lie has picked George
Guthrie, Democratic state chair
man in the last campaign in
Pennsylvaia to he the ambassa
lixir at the City of Mexico,
which appointment is gener
CUR TIMBER LOOKS
VERY GOOD TO HIM
A. M- Donoghue, a shingle
and sawmill man of the Sound
has neen viewing the timber
of this region for the past
week or so. and is going back
south on the Spokane- He
stated to the Miner Man that
lit came north to look for ced
ar poles, thinking that the tim
ber of this region \s too
scrawny and poor lor anything
else ,and discovered that we
l ave the finest cedar left stand
ing on the American continent
today. He states that as soon
as the Panama canal and the
Grand Trunk Pacific have sol
ved the transportation ques
tions for this region we will
have a s -ore or more shingle
mills turning out roof cover
ing for the American people
Mr. Donoghue is not only an
•operating mill man, but a con
structor a- well, having had
n barge of the erection of the
big Stim-on mills at Ballard
and structures for other con
cerns in various parts of the
Sound country,
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Job printine at The Minv.
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House For Sale—Cheap for
cash, also lot for sale. See N.
F Zimmerman about them, adv
Call On
W. P. POWERS
For a wator front property
and Wharf site. Some fine
Residence properties in
New Town and other local
ities in the city. Also one
of the finest Business lo
cations in town.
CALL NOW—Don’t wait as
values art sure to increase
shortly.
Front Street, - Ketchikan
ally satisfactory.
Congressman Underwood
tsks the American pcple to
withhold judgement on the
tariff cpiestion until the matter
has been presented to Con
gress. lie believes with the
President that Congress will
have time in (he special ses-j
SiOU to frame a currency bill.
The Progressives of Con
gress are planning a caucus
April 2nd
“HAVE PATIENCE”
New York, March 21—Dr
Friedman told iho hundreds of
people trying lo reach him to
day that they must have a lit -
tie patience, as he did nob
have time to care for them. Hcj
slated that he understood thol
the government had decided to
approve of his serum, an!
would take the use of it out
of his hands for ttie sake of
the entire country.
WHALER HAS A
VERY LONG HIKE
Nome, March 21—Bam Gotts-j
i-half, one of the crew of the j
whaling schooner Moras ar
rived at this place last night j
after a mush lasting four
months. lie reports that the |
schooner was caught in the
ice at Diomede Island and
sunk- The balance uf the crew j
are wintering on the island, j
Aid will he sent them as soon
os navigation opens this com
ing summer.
PROMINENT FISH
MAN HERE
Among the May’s passengers |
last night was J. W- Parks, a
rell-known cannery man of
lie Grays Harbor country, and
die Mayor of Aberdeen. Mr
^arks states that he is taking
he trip for a double purpose—
■leusure- and to look this reg
on over from a canneryman’s
standpoint. He may invest here
n ca.-e he sees something that
fills the bill.
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John Bunny at the Dream to
night. ac^v
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14 and 10 foul skiffs for sab
at Sully’s Carpenter Shop.
—Advertising.
\ Western Meat j& Fish Go. \
Branch of Frye..Bruhii Co. J
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* Packers and Jobbers of *
l Fresh Heat, Provisions and Fish \
5 We Make a Specialty of ^ $
^ Ship and Camp Trade ^
| Kectchikan, - - H Alaska i
KTROXG STOVE CO. |
\V. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Ranges
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves :
Heckman Bldg.
PAGoENGLRS ON
BOARD STEAMERS
Seattle, March 21—The steam,
ers Jefferson, Northwestern,
and Yukon cleared for Ketchi
kan lost night- The Ketchi
kan passengers on (he Jcffr-r
-011 are Rose Rudie, Garry
Aren, L- A- Capp, Tillie Jensen
l.ahlin Dahl, Don Herman, G.
it. Eseriberg* Mrs- A. I)- l’eroo,
\V. Irving and E. II. Dindig.
An Hie Northwestern ars C- S
Blake, H- M. Slaokpo’e, George
Albertson, G- Chrisloferson and
Ij. Lacke. The Yukon has thro
second class.
WILL GIVE AN
EASTER DANCE
Prof- Sumpf wishes to an
nounce that he will not hold
his regular Saturday night
ware tomorrow night ,owing
in the fact that it will he the
night before Easter. lie will
io\vever give one of his pop
lar dances, Easier Monday,
March 24- He assures the
Miner Man that the music will
he first class, and the floor in
lie best condition
“3TANDPATI8M” A
CE.?D ISSUE
Dc,s Moines, March 21 Dur
ing (he course of bis speech
! a banquet in thA city last
light Secrclory of Slide Bryan
aid that the country was
omul to press steadily for
vard- politically and materially
uid that “slandpatism” was a
fling of the past.
•;tNG GEORGE TO RE
BURIED IN ATHENS
Athens, March 21 The hods'
of King George will be placed
on board a Greek warship next
Wednesday and brought to
ihis city, where the funeral
.. ill he held March 30.
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“Lena And The Geese” a
Biograph at the Dream to
night. at^vj
Be sure you register. advj
IS ACCUSED OF
KILLING HUSBAND
Bingham, Mass., March 21—
Mrs. Joseph Ea*on. Ihe wife
nf Bear Admiral Joseph Eaton
who died recently under sus
picious conditions, was arrest
ed this morning charged with
Ihe murder of her husband,
-he is held without bail. It
i:- charged that she adminis
tered poison io her husband,
from the effects of which he
-tied- She was apparently pros
[rated over his death at the
lime it happened.
erJAZY COWBOY SHOOTS
UP THE CITY HALL
Buffalo, March 20—Joseph
Slefunski, a Montana cowboy,
Hirew the city hall here into
a blue funk ill's morning when
he proceeded to shoot up the
place in true western style
Everybody was panic-stricken,
and it was not until he had
u.-ed up all his ammunition
that he was arrested- When
he was under restrainst it was
discovered that he was demen
ted and had decided to hold the
mayor up for a hundred dollars
GOING TO JUNEAU
TO STAND TRIAL
Seattle, March 21—Joseph
McDonald, formerly general
manager of the Treadwell
mines, Alaska, arrived in this
cily under guard las night. He
i< being taken north to stand
trial for the alleged shooting
of an itineren! preacher ten
years or more ago
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FORMER NEW YORK
GOVERNOR DYING
Troy, March 21—Word has
reached this city that Frank
Black, formerly governor of
Ihe state of New York is dying
of general breakdown.
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John Bunny chased by a
1 loodhound at the Dream to
night ' adv.
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Se sime you register. adv
I THE STEDMAN |
ar Serves the Best Meals in Town if
i 25 cents and up M
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This Will Help You Save.
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Open a Savings Account
and we give you one of
these handsome home
banks. It takes all deno
minations of coins and
paper money, and is of a
size and shape convenient
to carry in the pocket to
the Bank for deposit
You Keep the Bank and
We keep the Key.
fit maasBi'-irsmftsaasn m
I Savings Department Of The
MINERS & MERCHANTS BANK
THESE AHE THE CANDIDATES '
The committee appointed at
Hie caucus last Friday nigh tv to
wait on possible Common
Council candidates report hav
ing done a good many Mara
thon sturnts- and at last man
aged to run the entire 04 down
with the exception of a few
who are out of town. The fol
lowing stated to the committee
that they were candidates, al
though the greater number re
tained the right to change their
minds and pull off:
M- J. Heneghan,
J. Pittenger,
Wm- Schlothan,
HENRY WILKE RETURNS
With his waist line mater
ially augmented, Henry Wilke,
arrived from the south on the(
May last night .after an ab
sence of over three months,
lie reports he has had a very
good time, but that he got
tired of it, and is more than
giad to get back to Ketchikan
and into the harness again
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TONIGHT AT THE
GROSS SHOW
You will have one more op
portunity to see that great ~
reel feature “Alcohol” at the
Gross Show. If you did not
see this wonderful picture be
sure to see it tonight- The
many causes of drink are illus
trated in 40 motion tableaus all
beautifully staged and acted
by Europe’s greatest actors
This picture was dedicated to
the W. C- T. U- of America,
end is the greatest of all mor
al dramas and is alone worth
the price we ask. Besides this
two reel feature we will run
three other commercial films
making a long show and a
good one with two admissions
for the price of one. adv
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Easter Lilies and Carnations
el Kubley’s. adv.
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Apples at Zimmerman’s- . ..adv
E. E. Sparhawk.
Eli Copeland,
Frank McCurdy,
George Chesney*
W- A- Connell,
D- Smith Harris
John Schoenbar,
Glen C- Bartlett,
A. J- Dunton.
Chas. Cole.
G- V. Bland,
Kazis Krauczunas,
John Lliote,
C- C. Carroll,
For the School Board.
A. L- Spaeth,
Mrs. C. D. Grool,
FIRST ASSISTANT
QUITS HIS JOB
Washington, March 21“Ow
ing to the fact that he was not
in sympathy with the present
government’s recently announ
ced attitude toward the Chi
nese republic, Huntington Wil
son, assistant secretary of
Rate, tendered his resignation
this morning. He favored' the
same policy as that of the
Taft administration, while Pres
ident Wilson and Bryan believe
that the new republic should
be fully recognized and treated
accordingly. Third Assistant
Aclee will probably be tendered
the position*
DAGOES OBJECT
TO SHOOTING
London, March 21—Repre
sentatives of the Italian govern
ment are submitting a plan to
forbid further bombardment
of Scutari to the powers of
Europe. They represent that
Hie greater part of the loss will
have to be bourne by citizens
of countries other than Turkey
and that there is no further
use in allowing the bombard
ment to continue
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Ring phone 131 and the boy
will deliver—Palace Bakery, adv
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“Mary Pickford” in a Biu
graph at the Ifream tonight- adv
Ire villa!
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