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Wooden Wedding
Last Friday evening, Jan. 5th, Mr. and Mrs. F. W.
Hoyt celebrated their wooden wedding. The parlor and dining room were very
tastefully decorated with curled shavings – portieres of them being draped
in the arch and door way.
The guests sat down to dinner at 7 p.m.,
after which everybody present enjoyed a sociable evening till about 11, when
the party broke up.
There were useful, pretty and unique presents
given, among which we mention the following: Center table, Mr. R. J. Willis;
toilet cabinet, Mr. and Mrs. Hampton; triplicate mirror, Mr. and Mrs. Cole;
picture frame, Mr. Winter; clock, Miss McAvoy; picture frame, Miss Saxeman;
Dutch shoes, Miss Jordan.
The invited guests were: Rev. and Mrs.
Cole, Mr. and Mrs. Hampton, Misses Hampton, Saxeman and McAvoy, and Messrs.
Willis, Winter, Weck, Elliott and Master Hampton.
Notice. … In the matter of the estate of Severt Anderson, deceased. …
Marriage Bells.
Ohman's Hall, last Saturday evening at 10 o'clock,
was the scene of an interesting wedding when Mr. John Wallen and Miss Hilma
Johnson were duly united in marriage by Rev. H. Hammond Cole, Mr. William
Palo standing as best man and Miss Mary Johnson as bridesmaid.
The
contracting parties are residents of Douglas, but are from Finland and a
goodly number of their country people together with some ladies and
gentlemen of the Island were present and participated in the festivities
that followed the ceremonies.
That the future of the happy couple may
be bright and prosperous is the wish of their many friends.
Born. Thursday, Jan. 25th, to Mr. and Mrs. R. McCormick of Treadwell a girl. Mother and child doing well.
Birthday Party. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Anderson resides on Third street in this city. They are in the old settlers class, and have been blessed with several children, of which Mrs. Morrow, of Juneau is one. Befor he marriage to Mr. Morrow, she was considered the prettiest girl on Douglas Island and the Island has always had some daisies, and don't your forget it. … Well, Mrs. Morrow is not too old to have birthdays and one of these happened to fall on last Wednesday, and the kind and loving parents made the proper preparations to celebrate the event in a manner worthy of and befitting the object of their deep affection. … Quite a number came over from Juneau. We were able to secure a part of the names which are as follows. D. Ledbetter, Chas. Price, Robert Kenny, A. Maltby, Harry West, Pat Huff, Pat Hudson, Harry Shattuck, Mr. Mason, Mrs. Evens and Mrs. Morrow.
Sabina Bonino, the obliging clerk at Fox's, celebrated his 21st birthday last Friday, or rather his birthday was on Friday and he with a number of his friends celebrated the event Saturday evening.
Dr. Lapsley and Dr. Woods.
The two above named gentlemen are recent
arrivals on Douglas Island and are receiving a most cordial welcome by our
people. They came from Wrangel whewre they were in business together for
some five months and in coming to Douglas the partnership is still
continued. They are both graduates of the Academy of Toronto, Canada, being
members of the same class. They have fitted up an office in the building
east of the Douglas Pharmacy. Dr. Wood has been made the attending physician
at St. Ann's Hospital. We are glad to welcome these gentlemen to our city.
Accidental Death. Michael Marinovich, a native of Austria, was killed in
the glory hole last Saturday. He had worked at Treadwell for over two years.
He had been breaking rock with giant powder and a stick fell off of a rock
where he had placed it. The deceased undertook to find it with his pick
instead of his hands and at the first stroke the company was out a good tool
and a number one employe. His body was badly mutilated. He was 29 years old
and had many friends among the employees. Nine tenths of the deaths that
occur at the mines are due to the carelessness of the men who lose their
lives.
The sad news of the death of his only brother at Delan,
Florida, came to Rev. Cole on the Al-Ki.
Curley, the professional
wife beater of this city was given six months in jail for making too free
use of his fists on his wife's face last week. Judge Howell regretted that a
half year was the full limit of the law for this offense.
W. R. Bacon
is the name of a sleek looking duck who came up on the Al-Ki to accept a
position as salesman in the Treadwell store. He appears to have come from
hustling stock which added to genial social qualities, will make him as
popular as the other clerks in that Mercantile establishment.
Notice: … In the matter of the estate of Nathan G. Heffren, deceased, …
Date of first publication Feb. 7, 1900. …
A Sudden Death. James
Conaty, one of the miners at the Ibex mine at Sheep Creek, died February
19th, after an illness of only a few hours. It was impossible to reach him
with medical aid because of the heavy fall of snow on the mountain side
where the mine is located. The man who came down for a doctor was unable to
return. Nothing is known of Conaty's relatives. It is supposed, however,
that they are in the neighborhood of Butte, Mont.
Married. Mr. John Feusi and Miss Anna Mary Ott were united in the holy
bonds of matrimony yesterday morning, March 6th, at 7 o'clock, at the
Catholic church in Juneau. The ceremony was witnessed by only a few intimate
friends of the contracting parties.
The bride lived for some time
with the family of Mr. Duncan (at Treadwell) and is well and favorably known
in this City, where kindliness of disposition has won her many friends.
The groom is one of the rustling, energetic, young business men of
Douglas City and has friends galore who wish him much joy. He was born in
Switzerland where he learned the cabinet making trade. Before coming to
Alaska he lived for six years in California.
The newly wedded pair
will immediately go to housekeeping in a cottage on Fifth street. The News
extends congratulations and best wishes to the couple, and hopes that their
journey through life may be a continual honeymoon.
A Thrilling Adventure.
Yesterday evening when John McPherson, who
lives dodwn in Indiantown, went to his cabin he forund that three brave sons
of Alaska had taken possession and were about to get away with whatever of
value they could lay their hands on.
Now Uncle John is not a man to
fear a few Indians, and when he saw that his castle had been invaded he
resolved to make one last desperate stand to protect the sacred precincts of
his home. Mr. McPherson is a veteran of the civil war and understands pretty
well the use of fire arms, so he immediately drew his revolver and demanded
that the robbers surrender. Now the natives of Alaska have learned to
respect the laws of the white man, but when that law is backed by the
display of a weapon, their respect becomes awe and fear, and in some cases
veneration. So when Uncle John got the drop on the dusky depredators, in the
twinkling of an eye their attitude changed from brave burglars to cringing
cowards, and the veteran of many battles was again triumphant.
The
quartette started in a solemn procession for Douglas City, the three
burglars in the lead and Uncle John following behind with his revolver.
Arriving in the city, a small boy ran to the house of the marshal and Mr.
McElheny was soon on the scene and the three bad men were placed in durance
vile. And John McPherson returned in peace to his cabin.
Contributed 13 Jul 2019 by Norma Hass
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