THE PROGRESSIVE -MINER
Ketchikan. Alaska.
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KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, DECEMBER 9, 1915.
SPEAKING OF NATIONAL DEFENSE
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Speaking of “national defense” or “prepared-!
ness” about which the President is making such a
fus, it strikes us as useless. In the first place,
what is the use of preparing for war? Surely, we
cannot have any idea of entering the present Euro
pean conflice. At any rate, if we did have such
idea, we would be too late to prepare for it now.
On the other hand, we need not fear Mexico, or China
and we can very well attend to Japan without any
more preparation: Then why all this great anxiety
to spend a lot of money uselessly ?
It can only be reasonable to infer that when the
present war is ended, none of the involved nations
will be anxious to enter another war, especially with
any nation that is not involved in this one. So, we
need not prepare ourselves against any danger from
that source. Immediately following the resumption
or peace among the warring nations against which
we want to prepare ourselves, will come the greatest
army that the world has ever seen, an all-powerful
army, irresistible in itself, therefore against which
we need no armament since it will be irresistible.
Besides, that army will be with us, and that is the
army of peace makers. These peace lovers will get
together, invite the fighting lovers, who, by that
time will have had all the fighting they care to and
together will form a solid compact for an everlast
ing peace.
Of course, at the end of the present war all
those large supply factories that are rushed with
orders now, will become idle unless we decide to
prepare for war. In that event, they will keep on
harvesting while the people will dig down to pay
the harvesters. Can that be the present adminis
tration’s ambition? We wonder.
SOME QUEER PEOPLE
There are some queer people in this world. No
mistake about that. We have in mind the class of
of people who always look at their side of the case,
.exclusively. One of such cases came under oui
notice not long ago. Those people never think that
even a glance at the other side might change con
ditions materially at times. And we wonder whether
those people are really selfish or merely queer. Be
it as it .«ay, some of us are queer.
Let us take for illustration a man whom we know
and who is supposed to give his employer nine hours
and one half of his time each day in consideration of
a certain specified sum of money each week. During
the week his employer is in the habit of giving that
man all the way from one half to one hour each day,
according to the work. Meanwhile, if the occasion
presents itself that employe is required to do a little
extra work, whether it be to grase his truck, wheel
barrow or something, he charges the employer for
extra work and at the end of the week so much more
is due him .according to his way of thinking, and
this when the extra work for which he charges could
have been done on the time that he has already be"n
paid for. Now, is not such action rightly called
“queer?”
Come to think about it, it’s queer on both sides.
In that, the employer is queer to pay It and the
employe is queer to demand it. The difference lies
in the one being generously queer and the other selfish
ly queer, that’s all.
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It is said that Mr. Ford’s intention in this peace
expedition is to see the War Lords first and provid
ed he cannot succeed to pursuade them to be good,
he shall reach the trenches and have a talk with the
real fighting men. It strikes us that the trenches
offer mighty cold comfort to a man looking for peace,
particularly to a certain class who have never been
able to see any good in millionaires.
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Whenever you hear that a man or a woman has
joined a matrimonial ad club, beware, he or she is
no bargain.
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LINCOLN SIXTY YEARS AFTER
(From Northfield News)
In 1856 Abraham Lincoln, in a speech delivered at
Chicago said:
“All of us who did not vote for Mr Buchanan,
taken together, are. a majority of 400,000. But in
the late contest we were divided between Fremont
and Fillmore. Can we not come together for the
future ? Let every one who really believes and is
resolved that free society is not and shall not be a
failure, and who can conscientiously declare that in
the last contest he has done only what he thought
best—let every such one have charity to believe that
every other one can say as much. Thus let bygones
be bygones; let past differences as nothing be; and
with steady eye on the real issue let us reinaugurate
the good old ‘central idea’ of the republic. We can
do it.’’
In 1916, sixty years after these words were spok
en, they should come to the men of Lincoln’s political
faith and of Lincoln’s party as both admonition and
an appeal.
*4 Don’t Feel Good”
That is what a lot of people tell us.
Usually their bowels only need cleansing.
will do the trick and make you feci fine.
We know this positively., Take one
tonight. Sold only by us.
KetcMkan Drag Co.
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AMONG THE CHURCHES
Christian Soience Society
Subject for Sunday December 12th,
“God The Preserver of Men.”
Front street. Ketchikan,
Regular Services Sunday H am
Wednesday evening reading and
Bong Services at 7:30 p.m
All Are Welcome
Flrtt M. 1. Ohnck
Sunday Church lerrice 11 a. m. ard
<:30 p. m.
Thursday Prayer Meeting 8:30. p.m.
Friday choir meet* 8 o’clock.
First and third Wednesday after
loons at 2:80 Ladies Aid Society.
H. W. MICHENER, Paetor
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Low Mass at 8:30 a. m.
High Mass at 10:30 & m.
Sunday School at 2:30p.In.
Sunday Vespers at 7:30 p. m.
Week Day Mass at 8 a. m.
Rev. PAUL P. KERNS.
Pastor
Saint John's Church
9:45 Native Sunday School
11 a.m. Morning Prayer and Sermon
(Holy Communion first Sunday
ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
in the month, 11:00 a.m.)
12:16 a.m Sunday School
7:30 p.m. Evening Prayer
Thursday 8:00 p.m Choir practice
Thursday 2:30 p.m Woman’s Gu<id.
REV. HAROLD H. KELLEY,
Pad,or.
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lor Southern California Ports. Inlet points, Seward and Kodiak.
Steamers Admiral Evans And Watson Call at Ketchikan North and
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Right reserved to chaoge schedule without notice.
H GALLAOHER, Agent, NORTHLAND DOCK CO.. Agent
Jnneau PHONE 60 Ketchikan
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THE KETCHIKAN, ALASKA,
POST OFFICE
Advertised letter list of the Ket
chikan, Alaska, Post Office.
For the ^ek ending Dec. 4, 1915.
Connor, Mrs. Wra.
Cornelinsen, C.
Leeseth, Peder
Leighton, Miss Helen
Neal, Miss Lizzie
Peck, Charley
Pedersen, Julius *
Perine, Miss Irene
All letters unclaitned by Dec. 18,
1915 will be sent to the Dead Let
ter Office, Washington, D. C.
When calling for the above, say
Advertised.
9 M. E. SWINKKOI1D,
Postmaster.
For Rent—Desirable four roomed
house, hot and cold water, bath
room, and all the modern conven
iences. Fine view. A pply Mrs.
Young, Newtown. 6t a.lv.
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LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
Local 224, regular
meeting Wednesday
Visiting Brothers
cordially invited.
Hall for rent, Mon
day, Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday.
CHOICE HOLIDAY LIQUORS
Mr. M. E. Martin, of the Side
board, has just received a large
stock of fine liquors, purchased
especially for particular family
trade. He announce# that tele
phone orders will be delivered free
of charge in any part of town from
2 to 5 p.m., from now on till after
the holidays.
Call up phone 42. Adv. tf.
Draying
All Orders will be promptly
a ad carefully executed.
Contracts Takct For An'/ Work
Ketchikan
DrayingCompan>
.T, W. CORDELL, Propietor.
Phone No. 60.
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
partlos.
MITCHELL 8ILICICH Prop,
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Stedman Hotel
HI STEVENS MGR.
Headquarters for Commercial, Can
nery and Mining Men
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 CLASS HOTEL.
RATES UPON APPLICATION.
KETCHIKAN. ALASKA
CLEARANCE SALE
On Taffeta Ribbons
No. 1. Regular Price .021-2c. yd. Sale Price .01 l-2c. per yd.
No. 1-2 Regular Price .021-2c. yd Sale Price .02 c.per yd.
No. 2 Regular Price .50 c. yd. Sale Price .02 l-2c. Ped. yd.
No. 3 Regular Price .05 c. yd. Sale Price .03 c.per yd.
No. 5 Regular Price .081-4c. yd. Sale Price .05 c.per yd.
No. 7 Regular Price .10 c. yd. Sale Price 07. c.per yd.
No. 9 Regular Price .12 l-2c. yd Sale Price .08 l-3c. per yd.
No. 12 Regular Price 15. c. yd. Sale Price .10 c. qcr yd.
No. 16 Regular Price .20 c. yd. Sale Price .12 l-2c. per yd.
Come early while the assortment is good
Be sure to see our new line of Ladies’ Collars, Dol
eros, Vestees, Boudier Caps, Maudarin Caps and the
very latest in Fur Trimed Collar and Cuff sets, on
display in our windows
TONGASS TRADING COMPANY
fe a _.
Now Is the Time
To buy where your dollar^
buys the most
1-4 off oil Dry Goods
E. E. SPARHAWK
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Patronize Home Industry
When Buying a Cigar Call for
KETCHIKAN CIGAR
It is made from the Purest and Sweetest
Havana filler the market offords. Made
by hand and union made
TRY ONE
JOHN A. ANDERSON Ketchikan, Alaska
^■—i^i—w—im in r—|- .i i iii uni.in—... niff
the Lotus Buffet -
Ketchikan JRIaska
The Originator and
Vendor of the Celebrated
“LOTUS FIZZ”
‘Nuf said!
Ketchikan Iron Worksl
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We Cut Gears
THAT ARE
Evenly Spaced
Accurately Cut >
ANY NUMBER OF TEETH
FROM
7 to 14 Pitch
AGENTS FOR
Atlas Gas Engines
Oxy = Acetylene
Welding
BLACKSMITHING AND
! GENERAL MACHINE WORK *
Q. E. LINQERFELT, Proprietor
♦ We Manufacture and Keep in Stock all kinds of I
I Spruce and Cedar Lumber J
Can fill any order either stock |
or cut to specifications ... 1
Steamer Vigilant and Barge Blanche jr
for charter for freight purposes |
Ketchikan Power Company®
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WE PUT UP A GOOD SHOW
of the whitest and cleanest linen at
all times; and you may rely upon
the superior finish of all our work.
We have ample facilities for taking
care of hotel and borading-house work
all the year round, and we are noted J
for the exceptional care and accuracy j
we show in handling your laundry
work and for the reasonable charges
we make. Phone 21. i ^
KETCIIIK.AN STEAM LAUNDRY
For Your
Hardware, Clothing, Shoes, Underwear,
Fishing Outfits. *
The Celebrated Walrus Oil Clothing
Go To
N. F. ZIMMERMAN 5
Ketchikan - Alaska
Remember that the Firm ot
s A. E. WALKER & SON
S DEALS in HOUSE-FURNITURE as well as in HUNTERS’ and
2 FISHERMEN’S SUPPLIES, such as GUNS, FISHING TACKLE,
g TENTS of all Sizes, and kept constantly in stock
S Prices Most Reasonable. g
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