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KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, MARCH 24, 1916.
IT LOOKS SERIOUS.
If telegraphic reports are to be believed, the situ
ation in Mexico has reached a point where a war of
conquest is the only alternative left the United States
And while this was never intended, yet it appears as
though it had become necessary in order to have a
say in whether we should have peace or not. The
first expedition sent out to capture Villa and his gang,
has thus far been unsuccessful as Villa was reported
yesterday as having established a base of supply. From
that, he must still be at large and apparently is ac
cumulating momentum since some two thousand men
are reported to have joined him and his forces the last
day or so. Should this accumulation of strength con
tinue it will be hut a short time before the whole
of the country will be fighting us and not Carranza,
and with our handful of men, we shall have a nice
time of it. However, it may be that the Mexicans will
be as generous as we have been and will give us a
chance to prepare ourselves to fight them. Haven’t
we given them plenty of time to become good? Haven’t
we waited on them long enough ? It would be but
fair on their part were they to give President Wilson
a chance to realize that his “waiting" policy was a
blunder that he will have to account for.
EVERYBODY IS HAPPY.
Everybody was happy this morning. The news
that Cliff Avenue roadway was to be constructed,
spread like wild fire after the council adjourned last
evening.
The question has been a hard one to solve satis
factorily, inasmuch as the policy adopted by the pres
ent council at the beginning of the term, and adhered
to throughout, made it prohibitive to undertake the
task. This policy which was to tax property owners
along and abbutting on whatever improvement was
undertaken, two-thirds of the cost of the improvement,
was criticized severely, yet the council was right to
stand firm until some means were discovered whereby
the city could be protected from future obligation or
responsibility in the matter and still leave a loophole
to check the tendency—if not the custom practiced up
to the time this council took office.
Heretofore, nearly every improvement was paid
for from the general fund; and that regardless whether
the benefit derived was equally divided or not, which
was wrong. This council put a stop to that and in
cidentally made the community at large see where it
I was justified. However, the property owners along
the Cliff Avenue struck a scheme that overcame all
obstacles, and the much needed street will be opened
i in the near future. And thus everybody is happy.
STAND BY YOUR OAR.
By all means, let some of the women who were
nominated at the caucus the other day for office at
the coming municipal election, accept the nomination
and make a fight for the office to which they were
nominated. The fear of a defeat should not enter in
any one’s mind. Let the women stand together and
they are sure to bring the men’s help to themselves.
And above all, let every woman register, vote and
help the men who are in favor of a clean businesslike
administration of our affairs, elect officials with the
proper qualification, and net men whose vanity may
be hurt at a critical moment, disregard their obli
gation to their constituents, kick over the traces', as
it were, and as acknowledgment of favors received,
go home and sulk.
TRUE SANCTITY.
At the gates of the forest the surprised men of ]
j the world is forced to leave his city estimates of j
| great and small, wise and foolish- The knapsack
| of custom falls off his back with the first step he !
makes into these precincts. Here is sanctity which i
i shames our religions, and reality which discredits j
our heroes. Here we find Nature to be the circum- I
stance which dwarfs every other circumstance, and j
judges like a god all men who come to her. We j
have crept out of our close and crowded houses into j
the night and morning, and we see what majestic :
beauties daily wrap us in their bosom. How will- ;
ingly we would escape the barriers which render
them comparatively impotent, escape the sophistica
tion and second thought, and suffer Nature to en- |
! trance us.—Emerson.
WAS SHE A DREAM
How shall I find a name for the subtle feeling
which seized hold upon me this morning, in the twi
light oi waking? It was a reminiscence, charming
indeed, but nameless, vague and featureless, like
{ the figure of a woman seen for an instant by a sick
man in the uncertainty of delirium, and across the
shadows of his darkened room. I had a distinct
sense of a form which I had seen somewhere, and
which had moved and charmed me once, and then
had fallen back with time into the catacombs of ob
; livigon. But all the rest was confused, place, occa
! sion and the figure itself, for I saw neither the face
nor the expression. The whole was like a fluttering
veil, under which the enigma—the secret of happi
ness—might have been hidden. And I was awake
enough to be sure it was not a dream-—Henri Fred
eric Amiel.
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KETCHIKAN
PUBLIC LIBRARY AND
FREE READING ROOM
10 A. M. to 10 P. M.
MRS. J. B. THOMPSON
Librarian
AT THE CHURCHES
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
Front Street, Ketchikan, Alaska.
Regular Services Sunday 11 a.m.
Wednesday evening reading and
Song Services at 7;30 p. m.
for March 5, “MAN”
ARE WELCOME.
M. E. CHURCH
Service 11 a. m.
p. m.
Prayer Meeting 8:30 p.m.
Choir meets at 8:00 p. m.
and Third Wednesday after
noons 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.iii.
Sunday Vespers at 7:30 d. m.
Week Day Mass at 8 a. m.
Rev. PAUL P. KERNS.
Paste i
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
Thursday—2:30 p.m. St. John’s
Guild Room.
7:.00 p.m.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,
IHUfeilL., Pastor
NOTICE OF
ELECTION
Notice is hereby given to the
I electors of the city of Ketchikan,
! Alaska, that a general election will
i be held at the Council Chambers,
! on Main street, on Tuesday, April
j 4th, 1916, for the purpose submitting
to the people the question of the
ratification of section 3 and 4 of
chapter 50 of Laws of the Terri
tory of Alaska, 1915, and for the
election of one Mayor for the term
of one year, and six members of
the Common Council to hold office
for the term of two years and
one Treasurer of the School Board
to hold office for three years
Polls open at nine o’clock a. m.,
| and close at seven o’clock p. m.
Qualification for voters for the
Common Council are all persons 21
j years of age, who are citizens of
i the United States or have declared
| their intention to become such; and
who have been bona fide residents
of the Territory of Alaska for one
year, and have resided within the
j corporate limits of the Town of
| Ketchikan six months, and shall
! have been duly registered.
For Members of the School Board,
j all adult persons, citizens of the
j United States or who have declared
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j their intention to become such, re
siding within the corporate limits
of the Town of Ketchikan, and who
shall have been duly registered.
By order of the Common Council.
Dated this 13th day of March,
1916. S. A. PLUMLEY,
City Clerk.
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NOTICE TO VOTERS
Registration for the Munici
pal election to be held at Ketchikan
on April 4th, 1916, will open at the
Council Chambers, Main Street, Wed
nesday, February 23rd, 1916
Office hours, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Registration will close April 1st,
1916, at 4 p.m. All persons who
desire too vote must register.
S. A. PLUMLEY,
Regristration Officer
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QUALIFICATIONS FOR REGIS
TRATION FOR CITY
ELECTION
Must be 21 years of age, a citi
zen of the United States, or have
declared their intention to become
such, a resident of the Territory of
Alaska for one year and a resident
of the city of Ketchikan for six
months prior to the election.
Regristration for voting for the
school board the above qualifica
tions except -residence—no length
of residence required.
Ketchikan Meat Co.
RHONE 120
We make a specialty of Camp and
Cannery trade
Carsiens Packing Co. Owners
Night Phone S120
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ADVERTISED LETTERS
Avertised letter list of the Ket
chikan, Alaska Post Office. For
week ending March 18th, 1916.
Emil Abrahamsen, James An
drews, E. H. Anderson, Conrad An
derson, Miss Helen Campbell, Mark
Courage, Harold Engdal, John Got
ther, Ralph Hassel, Knut Jacob
sen (two), Sivert Larsen, Peder
Sunde.
AH letters unclaimed by April
1st, 1916, will be sent to the dead
letter office, Washington, D. C.
Parties claiming letters from the
above list must pay a fee of one
cent for each letter claimed.
When calling for the above, say
Advertised.
M. E. SWIN'KFORD,
Postmaster.
ANOTHER AMUSEMENT PLACE
With the re-opening of the Shoot
ing School at the foot of Mission
street, the people may fir'* nno*her
place of amusement where «. / can
shoot away their little wads. Mr.
DeYoung will attend to the rest
Just go and shoot away all you mind
to.
Job printing neatly and prompt
ly done at the Progressive-Miner.
Draying
All Orders will oe promptly
aud carefully executed.
Contracts Takei For Anv Work
Ketchikan
DrayingCompany
J. W. CORDELL, Propietor.
Phone No. 60.
Miller & Stevens
Hairdressing Darlor
Melllravie Building, Main St.
Hours, 10:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m.
Special work by appointment :
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E. E. Sparhawk
DENTIST
Office in Residence
Hours, 10 a. m. to 4 p. in.
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LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
Local 224, regular
meeting Monday
Visiting Brothers
cordially invited.
Hall for rent, Mon
day. Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday.
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 Boxes for Dinner]
Mitchell Bilicich, Co.
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Stedman Hotel
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 CLEAN ROOMS STEAM HEATED, AND WITH ALL THE
SERVICE AND ACCOMMODATIONS OF A FIRST CLASS HOTEL
RATES UPON APPLICATION.
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
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50 PAIRS
50 per cent off
50 pairs of Ladies’ Patent Leather Shoes will
be closed out at one-half regular price
Regular price $4.00, now $2.00
Regular price $5.00, now $2.50
36 PAIRS
Misses Patent Leather Shoes
One-third Off
Regular price $2.00, now $1.30
Regular price 2.25, now 1.50
Regular price 2.50, now i.65
Regular price 2.75, now 1.85
Every pair a bargain
Tongass Trading Co.
GENERAL BOAT BUILDING
AT THOMAS DOCK
Estimates Furnished,
Prices Reasonable.
CANNERY WORK A SPECIALTY
Boat work of all kinds promptly done.
H. CRICKS, Builder
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I The Ketc hikan Cigar Factory
Will now thankfully receive mail orders from out of
town stores. We will ship cigars anywhere.
For information write to the
KETCHIKAN CIGAR FACTORY j
JOHN A. ANDERSON, Prop. KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
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V Trolling Sinkers
Superior To AH Others
Sold by All Dealers in FIRST GLASS Fishing Gear in the ^
Following Sizes
For hand trolling, io oz. i, i%, 2, 3 lbs.
F'or Power Trolling 6 and 9 lbs.
H. E. HECKMAN & CO., Distributers
Loring, Alaska
Ketchikan Iron Works
We Cnt Gears
THAT ARE
Evenly Spaced
Accurately Cut
ANY NUMBER OF TEETH
FROM
7 to _1_4_ Pit:h r
AGENTS FOR
Atlas Gas Engines
Oxy = Acetylene
Welding
BLACKSMITHING AND
GENERAL MACHINE WORK
G. E. LINGERFELT, Proprietor
I We Manufacture and Keep in Stock all kinds of I
Spruce and Cedar Lumber I
Can fill any order either stock |
or cut to specifications ...
Steamer Vigilant and Barge Blanche |
for charter for freight purposes |
Ketchikan Power Company |
WE HOLD FAST
5 to the idea that a satisfied customer
It; is a mighty good advertisement.
mi Also that a dissatisfied one is a
mighty good advertisement for
p* somebody else. Hence, we always 1
\J. do „ur very best with every bit of *
St launrdy work. How good that best
ii is you will appreciate if you send
,A your things here next time.
. Phone 24. .
K.ETCIIIK.AIV STEAM LAUNDRY
Buy
Columbia
Batteries
Cost No More Last Longer
For all ignition work
Citizens’ Light, Power & Water Co. *
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