FrFTH LYCEUM
ENTERTAINMENT
The public schools of Ketchikan 1
will give an entertainment at Red- j
men’s Hall Friday night, May 12
a* 8:15 o’clock.
The entertainment will be num
ber 5 of the Ketchikan Lyceum
Season Ticket and will consist chief
ly of a series of fancy drills and
will be one of the best entertain
ments produced by the Lyceum this
season. Don’t fail to see it- Pro
ceeds for the benefit of the school
—Ketchikan Lyceum.
PROPHESIES GREAT
SIMMER SEASON
(Seattle P-I )
The greatest tourist season that
Alaska has ever seen is prophesied
by J. H. Burgis. general agent of
the passenger department of the
Grand Trunk Pacific railroad, which
has inaugurated an Alaska service
with the steamships Prince Rupert j
and Prince George- These vessels;
are now connecting with the Prince '■
John at Prince Rupert. On June 12 •
they will begin a direct service be- j
tween Seattle, Victoria, Vancouver,1
Prince Rupert, Ketchikan, Wrangell.
Juneau and Skagway, with a stop :
at Taku glacier.
Tlie Prince Rupert and the Prince
George will leave on alternate Mon
day mornings from Seattle. The
steamship Chelohsin, which has been !
chartered by the Grand Trunk Pa
cififie, will leave each Friday morn
ing on the Princc-Rupert-Seattle run
More than 300 reservations for the
Seattle-Skagpay trio on the Prince
George and Prince Rupert have al- ;
ready been made by Fastern and
California people- The steamship
Prince George is now in dry-dock at
\ ancouver. B. C., being equipped
with second cabin accommodations.
Subscribe for the Progressive
Miner—only 75 cents a month.
THE YANKEE SKIPPER’S*SONG.
NOTE: We wish to join in the
discord, of the fresh fish industry.
The stars have performed — the
highest parts with the most acutt j
sounds, has been sung by Mr. Cos- j
grove, with Mr. Wilkie performing
in second treble. The words of this
ballad were ' writ en by Bob Oliver
several months ago to the music of
"Columbia. Gem of the Ocean-” Wc
only ask to sing the minor part
with the major number of voices
“The Yankee Skipper” is a tough
old sea dog and a sea lawyer who
whs approached by a real lawyer
seeking information- The real law
yer, being a president of a com
mercial club in a fishing village was
steering wide and wild of a real
reason, why, the halibut caught 'n
American vessels, by American fish
ermen, in American waters were
being sold in a Canadian port.
The representative of corporate
law, who is clever, and well dressed, j
apparently prosperous, and smiling
in his most engaging way, said to
the skipper:
“Now give an honest reason, as
proof.”
“Why do you sell the fish at
Prince Rupert?"
“Ah?” Queried the gum booted
old rover
The question was repeated
“Three cents!” the old sea dog
snapped.
“Three cents for what?” (The
learned gentleman was smiling a
tolerating smile, to treat patiently
an absurd answer ) • i
“Ain’t it the same reason your
folks are trying to get ’em bad:?”
“Ain’t it!!” the sea lawyer de
manded
The president smiled; but cast n0
pearls of expensive thought to cold
sea water logic
“Say, Mister!” that old Floyd
Arison said.
“The boys would go to hell to get
them three cents more for ocean!
fish!”
“How far are your boys going1
before they get ’em back?”
I
That, is the gist, yes, all but the i
squeal that has caused the loss of
the fresh tish industry—Prince Ru
pert pays more for the halibut.
When the Alaska port is as gen
erous as their Canadian neigh!:"
there will be no question
as to who will get the fish
Dear reader, the only easy money
that halibut fishermen earn is 1, 2
or 3 cents a pound they get "or
their catch—when sold at the Can
adian port
Do you grudge it to them ?
THE FISHERMEN.
NOTE—According to a real fish
erman, who is now, and has been
for the last ten years engaged in
fishing, the above is entirely mis
leading as the condition applies now
and for the last several months
This man says that the difference
is only a fraction of a cent a pound
over and above the actual cost to
take the fish from here to Prince |
Rupert. Another fisherman, Mr
Nickleson, who gave the incident
related in last Saturday’s issue said
that despite the fact that they re
ceived three-quarters of a cent
a . pound more than they were of- I
fered here, they would have been
money ahead had they sold here
There may have been instances when
the fishermen have received what the
writer of the above claims they
have, but that time is passed, and
the fishermen can get as much here
for their fish as they can elsewhere,
less the difference in the transporta
tion of the fish from here to the
foreign port .referred to-—Editor.
AGENT FOR “LIFESTAFF.”
Mr. P. Nelson, of the Seattle
Bar announces that he has receiv
ed the agency for an un-alcholic
beverage cal’led “LIFESTAFF,”
brewed by Hemrich Bros. Brewing
Co., of Seattle. Sold in pint, quart,
or case. (adv. 12t.)
Just received Misses and Ladies
Spring Coats. Wonderful bargains.—
-J. R. Heckman & Co- 5-3-3t
OF INTEREST TO PILOTS AND j
SHIPPERS.
... _
The United States Coast and Geo- |
detie Survey has just issued a Coast |
Pilot that will doubtless be a boon j
to Alaskan shipping. This book,
containing 303 pages, including in-!
dexes, covers the waters of the
coast of Alaska from Yakutat Bay'
to the Arctic Ocean, including the j
various 'groups of islands along the i
south side of the Alaska Peninsula,
the Aleutian Islands, Prince Will
iam Sound. Cook Inlet, Bristol Bay.
and the various other indentations
This volume is intended to be
used as a supplement to the Alask
an charts. In'it are contained more
or less minute directions for the
navigation of these Alaskan waters,
giving information as to the cur
rents, sailing directions, and all
available knowledge of special fea
tures as to the navigation of waters
of particular localities
This book is sold for 50 cents, ;
the cost of paper and printing. It
can be ordered from the Superint
endent of the United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey, Washington, D.
C., making remittance by postal
hioney order- Also, this book will j
be sold by the various Coast and j
Geodetic Survey chart agencies lo
cated- in the principal seaports. In
ordering, specify it as United States
Coast Pilot of Alaska, Part 11,
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MILLIONS FOUGHT ON BOTH;
SIDES IN THE CIVIL WAR.
The following estimate of three
year enlistments is quoted from
George Cary Eggleston’s “History
of the Confederate War” “The
north was able to enlist an aggre
gate of 2,778.304, or, if we reduce
this to a basis of three years’ ser
vice for each man, the Union enlist
ments for three full years numbered
no less than 2,326,168—or nearly
four times the total enlistments in
the Confederate army. Yet the Con
federate armies included practically
every white man in the south who
was able to bear arms.” The follow
ing quotation is from a recent, com- I
pilution:
"The great war between the states
brought into action on the Union
side approximately 2,772,000 men.
while those who fought for the Con
federacy have been variously esti
mated to have totaled between TOO,- i
000 and 1,500,000 and by .some au
thorities at an even higher figure j
than last given. It is certain that
more than 3,500,000 Americans were i
called to arms in the great strug- j
gle.”
• ■ -4.
WHAT A DIFFERENCE.
What a difference in the appear- j
ance of the street the new building
of the Ketchikan Dock Company
has made since occupants have
placed their ware on display. From
the Walker Drug Store on the cor- j
ner, to the other corner of the i
building, elegant business places j
are now giving the appearance of ;
that street a different aspect from ,
what it looked a month* ago. With
a broad sidewalk, new building new
ly painted, the street has undergone
a remarkable change for the better.
Every store in the building is a
model by itself, clean and tidy, the
whole presenting a pleasant a"nd
prosperous appearanef.
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JENSEN ON NEW VENTURE.
,T. S. Jensen, storekeeper of New
town has chartered the power boat.
Installer and for the last few days
has been busy loading it up with
all kinds of fishermen’s supplies.
His intention is to visit Forester
Island where a large number of
fishermen congregate during the run
of the king salmon. These men are
too busy to take time to make trips
for provisions and other supplies,
and with a store at hand, the lack
of convenience heretofore existing,
will be filled with the presence of
Mr. Jensen and his floating store.
The Installer will make weekly
trips to all the points about the
Island and wherever he may he need
ed.
“OLD JOHN BURNS OF GETTYS
BURG’’
After serving in the war of 1812
and the Mexican wfir John Burns
of Gettysburg, Pa., was rejected
when he tried to enlist for the civil
war on the ground that he was too
old to fight. He went with the
army as a teamster, however, and
was constable of Gettysburg when
Earley’s troops occupied the town.
Single handed he attempted to drive
the Confederates out and was lock
ed up. In the thick of the battle
he secured a gun and fought like
a demon. He was captured and nar
rowly escaped execution.
—i-:-4
NEW LIFE-SAVING SUIT.
A new life-saving suit has been
invented that will not sink and will
keen t'’~ wearer from freezing, no
matter how chilly the water may
be, for a number of days
A few days ago. the inventor,’ T.
E. Aud, of Herndon, Va-, demon
strated its usefulnes in the Potomac
Diver, in the presence of General
Uhler and other members of the
government steamboat inspection
service in the hope of securing reg
ulations from the Department of
Commerce ordering the use of the
suits on transatlantic liners. The
suit, which fastens around the neck
by means of a rubber band, is
waterproof and clothes the entire
figure with the exception of the
head. And put on the suit in one
minute and three seqpnds
And says the suit is made of non
conducting material, which retains
sufficient heat in the body to keep
the weaker alive four days, even in
icy water. The upper part is filled
with cork, which will keep the body
footing in an upright position, and
each foot is weighted with four
pounds of lead
The steamship service has made a
favorable, tho not official, report
on the life-saver.
At the GRAND
j TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1916. \
The Prince of Bavaria
A comedy in two parts f eaturing Herbert Rawlinson and
Anna Little and other well known characters in the Black Box.
The Boy
When your boy says, “B race up dad I am going to stick
to you to the end,” You’ll d o it. So did this man.
FORMAN’S TREACHERY*
Wiilliam Clifford and Marie Walcamp
Defeat of Father
A comedy of warring soles
^ 6 Reels tonight. Change Wednesday.
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| KETCHIKAN’S LEADING DRUGGISTS
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Ever at your service.
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Prescriptions called for and delivered |
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Drugs and Chemicals |
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EFQR SALE—A two room cabin SJ
and a lot on Stedman Ave., City, m
El The lot is 30 foot front by 150
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J'best market price for them ! £
| from P. J. Gilmore. adv. $
( NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC. £
Hereafter, the Skating Rink will ‘ [3
be opened to the public every day i»
and evening of the week. Saturdays Jyy
afternoons and evenings will bo j 3
for the children and beginners. ha
Friday evening for whites only. ! [J
Saturday afternoon for children.
tf MANAGER. [5
FOUND A TROLLING BOAT. 9
Near Mountain Point last Friday, a >
Owner call and identify same- 111
—Jimmy Williams, Mountain Point. J j| |
near Saxman. >j;
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PUBLIC LIBRARY AND
FREE READING ROOM 2 !
10 A. M. to 10 P. M. £;
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