THE PROGRESSIVE -MINER
Ketchikan. Alaska.
Entered at the Post Office at Ketchikan, Alaska a.
sewr.i class matter October 21, 1?14. ur.der the act of
March S, 1S79.
THE PROGRESSIVE PRINTING COMPANY
J. E. RIVARD . Editor
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Single copy.5 cents Six months. $4.00
By carrier, per monrs. 75 cents One year. $S-00
ADVERTISING RATES Furnished on application
, :.f Prs>gress»ve-Mu>er is strictly non-partisan an.
devoted to the best interests of our city, Southeastern
Alaska r. par.icu .ir ana the Territory m general.
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, JANUARY 1“ lOld.
LACK OI ATTENTION NEVER KILLS
Everybody has heard at some time or other the
:a» expression that "Lack of care and attention
h led .. ■. hen ,h.ld of a sicx person oiea; and
due many instances the expression is justified by
facts, e casco: that it is so in every case. Be*
.cause if it was. we Alaskans would have been deaa
'.his long time. No. no, lack of care, attention or
starvation never kid. Not if you can get accustomed
t« that kind of treatment.
Yea take for instance the kind of care our gov*
rnmen: s bestowing upon us Alaskans. Ever since
the country has beer, discovered to be worth a tink
er's damn. Alaskans have been subjected to all kinds
of lack of care, and attention. The treatment accord
ti bv out #r€HcT0— 5—<.ts jr-c1*.i—?ovcmn.in
way of mail and communication facilities has been
rritaiirc. yet everybody knows we are not oead, a no
what is more, we are not going to die—at least not
:. : r lack of comr.iur.icatior. facilities so long as we
have the Marconi Wireless to give us a little news
ah: ut generosity of our generous government when
it is appropriating millions for this ana millions for
t ut ar. i fighting : r "preparedness, and ail that- A
little new, like that gives us hope, uni hope is wna:
we have been living os for these many years. XX e
have hoped for better mail serr.ce, better cable serv
ice more power to legislate, as a matter of fact, we
have hoped for ever so many things like that that
v; ure accustomed to hope. All of which goes to show
-hat hope is the only thing to stick to.
Just think, on'.y forty-eight hours from Seattle,
f .-ar ger.srcus government—for which we would
fight any day—gives us mail cnce in nine days. The
able parted ten days ago some six or eight miles
from Soane, and it is still parted, and the funny
ran of it is that we are still alive. No. lack of care
r attention is not an instrument of death. It may
be. however, that we are like cats, we have nine lives.
IdTj hope. That's the thing to stick to.
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IT SERVED THEM RIGHT
Alaska game law breakers are likely to find them
selves in the hands of a mar. who will not stand for
any explans:: :rs hereafter. Warden Niekert, who
das "us* received the appointment has a’ready made
an important haul, the echo of which mac hav some
effect c-n others of the same tendency. There are
- • j many who take advantage of the scarcity of
wardens, w-fcen apprehended, an example should be
made, bike r. the instance related yesterday.
It ; s strange that men who pretend to be law abid
ing will sneak away and slaughter animals that the
"aw intends to protect, a ad will brag of their “cute
nes.s.- Anybody tan commit 3 crime, but it takes
man tc refaun from committing a crime. The lat
ter should be every mas's aim. What a world it
would bo if that could be carried out.
The warden's d > is to enfonp the law and every
citizen who is no! a law-breaker should stand be
hind hint ready !« report any infraction. If the
slaughter of deer i allowed to go on. it will be but
a few years before prospectors and others exploring
the country will bo without food. Men along the
coast can subsist or fish. It isn't so in the interior.
Let us not be too greedy, let us think of others also.
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FRENCH FRIENDSHIP
t Front the P.-I.)
The French government has ordered the immedi
ate release of the Gentians recently removed from
American ships by the French cruiser Descartes.
This is the firs; real recognition of American neu
'.■nt: rights on ;;■■ high seas which has been ac
corded this country by any belligerent since the out
break of the great war and it should be gratefully
received in this country.
All other countries have ignored or overridden
our rights, apparently believing that there is no
probability of anything more serious coming from
Washington than protests.
France, in recognizing the principles of inter
national law and American neutral rights, has done
so as a "tatter of friendship and realizes that our
friendship is worth retaining. Quite probably she al
so desires to maintain her own histone friendship
fcr this country.
Germany pretends to acquiesce in our demand
upon her to cease submarin attacks upon merchant
shipping. She did so, however, only after the Brit
ish had perfected defenses against the submarine in
waters ajacent to the British islands, so that it be
came too dangerous for submarines to operate in
those waters. Their activity was tnmsfered to the
Mediterranean, chore, day after day, passenger ves
sels are sunk under conditions identical with the form
er attacks near the British islands, which Germany
professed to have abandoned in deference to Ameri
can protests.
Great Britain has merely “stalled' ‘all protests
; gainst invasion of our neutral rights. France alone,
without pressure, has promptly and courteously ac
cepted our protest and given immediate acquiesence
in our views.
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WHEN RUSSIA CAME TO OUR AID
(From the Brooklyn Eaglet
Now that the rest of the world :s at war, naught
remains but that the people of the United States
prepare for an onslaught sure to come.
Frankly, the American republic cannot guess who
to trust. Look history over. France was our friend
ir. 1791, but she was our enemy in lid-3. She was
our enemy in 1898, when, for the sake of sentiment
and saving of human life, the United States decidea
to intervene in Cuba.
France never has been our friend unless it suit
ed her to be.
Same with Russia. During the darkest hours of
the civil war, when Great Britain w-as about to recog
nize the confederate government, Russia sent a lot
of wooden tubs into htis harbor to warn of the
British and French. Tr.e service was great- Never
will it be forgotten. But the aeount is quitted.
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SAD-FACED THINKERS
(New Work News)
A patron of Mr. Dana’s library observes that the
people who browse in the fiction department look
happy and peaceful and contented, while the people
who frequent the technical room look miserable. The
phenomenon may be thus explained: The people in
the technical room are engaged in thinking and think
ing is the most violent cork that the human being
roes. A football player plunging through the line
dosenh look happy. A runner winning a race wears
a look of anguish. A man thinking is engaged in a
more strenuous undertaking than football or foot
racing. Of course he looks wretched.
KETCHIKAN
PUBLIC LIBRARY AND
FREE READING ROOM
10 A. M. to 10 P. M.
MRS. J. B, THOMPSON
Li brarian
at the churches
amosg the CHTXECHB*
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
Frost Street. Ketchikan. Alaska.
Regular Services t'. n*liy n ars.
Wednesday evening reading and
S-.r.z Service.! at ~;id p- m.
' ALL ARE WELCOME.
Subject for Snuday Jan. 16, 1&16
“LIFE"
FIRST M- E. CHURCH
S tsday Church Service 11 a. m.
and ";3© p. m.
Thursday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m.
Friday Csoir meets at 6:00 p. m.
First and Third Wednesday after
ra at 2:30 Ladies Aid Society.
H. V,'. MICHENER, Pastor.
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Lota Mass at 8:30 a. m.
H.gh Ma;; at 10:30 a m.
Sunday School at 2:30p.in.
•tiinday Vesper; at 7:30 p. m.
Week Day Mass at 8 a. m.
Rev. PAUL P. KERNS.
Paster
Saint John’s Church
&:45 Native S<xwiay School
11 a.;/:. Morning Prayer and Sermon
i Holy Communion first Sunday
ST. JOHN S EPISCOUAL CHURCH
in the month, 11M a. m. j
12:15 a-m Sunday School
7:30 p.m. Evening Prayer
Thursday 6:00 p.ns Caoir practice
Thursday 2:30 p.m Woman’s Gaud.
REV'. HAROLD H. KELLEY,
Panor.
Hit The Trail
For the East
Via the
“MILWAUKEE”
The New Short Line and the Alaskan s Favorite
All-steel trains and a
Top-notch service where
You’ll be among friends
From start to finish.
For information or literature write or ask,
C. M. TAYLOR. Local Agent, or
A. E. HARRIS. Traveling Passenger Agent
Juneau, Alaska
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
PACIFIC ALASKA NAVIGATION COMPANY
THE ADMIRAL LINE
Pcob* Promt SGCK&Ata>i,a Borr*
S*>n* -Tixca Seat*.!* for Keuta>
-Stuot-Sir f.-»»5;*»eo. ooc. **s. Peseri&sra Jmneaa Kawdia
, „ YikiiuL Conioia. Va^ea, Pt»s
*«J< ■" «* ntnnt E.:«uf. L*ToocJ»e. Cook
w Sswtiien- C^rkrr -i Pam. Isiet twist* Seirari atd KexSiak
Steamers Admiral ET&r« And Wat&on Call at Ketchikan North and
Southbound on the 8th, 18th and 28th of each month.
H. a i -. reaerr-ri vo ctaere acted a. - ralim cottee.
H GALLAGHER. A*e«. NORTHLAND DOCK GO.. A*««
Jew* PHONE 66 K •« kite*
For Your
Hardware, Clothing, Shoes, Underwear,
Fishing Outfits.
The Celebrated Walrus Oil Clothing
Go To
N. F. ZIMMERMAN
Ketchikan. *■ - Alaska
French Flannel Waists, formerly
$5.00 now sold for $1.50 at Heck
man's. Adv. tf.
Job printing neatly and prompt
dene at the Progressive-Miner.
FOUND
Found, a plain gold band ring
with three, initials engraved upon
the inside. Owner please call at
his office and prove property, ad tf
THE DAILY PROGRESSIVE- MIN
ER EIGHT MONTHS FOR $5.00
ASH.
THANK YOU'
ADVERTISED LETTERS
Advertised letter list of the ket
eh’san. Alaska Post Office, for toe
week ending Jan. 8th. 1016.
Bertrand, George
Bett, Mrs. Lissie
Chernoff. Peter
Daniels, J . W.
Mead. Jack C.
Price, Roy C.
Sails, Andrew
Searing. Mr. and Mrs.
All letters unclaimed by Jan. 2'J
li‘16 will be sent to the Dead Let
Sed 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. SWIXEFORD,
Postmaster.
ANOTHER AMUSEMENT PLACE
With the re-opening of the Shoot
ing School at the foot of Mission
street, the people may find another
place of amusement where they can
shoot away their little wads. Mr.
DeYoung will attend to the rest
Just go and shoot away all you mind
tc.
FOR SALE
A nouse and lot on the Hill. Ap
ply at this office, or to Mrs. George I
Chesney. Adv. tf.
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LOYAE ORDER OF MOOSE
Local 224. regular
meeting Monday
Matting Brothers
cordially invited
Hall for rent. Mon
day. Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday.
. !
Draying
\li Orders will tie promptly ;
a ad carefully executed.
Contracts Taken For Anv Work
Ketchikan
DrayingCompam
J. W. CORDELL, Propictor.
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
parties.
ITCHELL BILICICH. Prop
Stedman Hotel
Ht STEVENS MGR.
Headquarters for Commercial, Can
nery and Mining Men
First Class Cafe and Buffet in Connection
SPECIAL WINTER BATES FOB PERMANENT GUESTS IN
GOOD CLEAN BOOMS STEAM HEATED, AND WITH ALL THE
SEE VICE AND ACCOMMODATIONS OF A FIRST CLASS HOTEL.
BATES UPON APPLICATION.
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
I = --
THREE DOZEN
EGGS
for
$1.00
TONGASS TRADING €0.
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" . -s
Regal Marine Engines
The Fisherman’s Favorite
Moderate in Price
Write for Catalog
m
For Sale By
H. R. Thompson
PHONE 8 Ketchikan, Alaska
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SPECIALS FOR WEDNESDAY ONLY
31b besj prunes .25 Gal. can solid pack -
31b best dried apples *25 Bleokberries .60
3 cans clattts .25 I I lb sugar for $1.00
Campbells Soups .10 3 cans Apricots* .45
Crisco .30. .60, & $1.15 3 cans Loganberries .45
3 cakes Sapolio .25 31b best beans, all kinds, .25
E. E. SPARIIAWK
,j »■ ■■iiiih'm i ■ mini.. n mi. ■—^
The Ketc hikan Cigar F actory f
Will now thankfully receive mail orders from out 1
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 ARE
Evenly Spaced
Accurately Cut
ANY NUMBER OF TEETH
FROM
7 to 14 Pitch
AGENTS FOR
Atlas Gas Engines
Oxy - Acetylene *
Welding
B LACKSMITHING AND
GENERAL MACHINE WORK
Q. E. LINGERFELT, Proprietor
| We Manufacture and Keep in Stock all kinds of
| Spruce and Cedar Lumber
Can fill any order either stock
or cut to specifications . . .
: Steamer Vigilant and Barge Blanche
for charter for freight purposes
; Ketchikan Power Company
. WHEN CHRISTMAS COMES
«
^ ou don’t want to find at the last
minute that you haven’t a shirt or
a collar you care to wear. Make
sure that won’t happen by sending
your things to this laundry. .You
get them back perfectly finished
and with buttons and buttonholes
intact. Think that last clause over.
Phone 24.
KETCHIKAN_ STEAM LAUNDRY
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JJ FISHERMEN’S SUPPLIES, such as GUNS, FISHING-TACKLE, J
^ TENTS of all Sizes, and kept constantly in stock ^ f
S Prices Most Reasonable. S
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