Digital Bob Archive

OCTOBER 5, 1893-William Mulcahy has been granted a druggist?s liquor license by the governor.

Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Willard expect to sever their connections with the Presbyterian mission here in the spring and return east.

Ellengen and Rudolph have contracted to build an addition to St. Ann?s School.

The electric light project received a set-back this week when a coil burned out in the dynamo at the mine. It will take at least two weeks to receive a new one. In the meantime, the Juneau City Mining Record signed the first contract with the new Light & Power Company and will have the first electricity lighted business house in Juneau. A total of 35 lights will be available in Juneau, in addition to the street lights, and these have mostly been spoken for.

The placers in Silver Bow Basin showed up well this season, the 13th season of operation there.

J. Montgomery Davis has purchased three lots on Sixth Street between Seward and Franklin from Charles Doty. On one of them he will build his own residence. Ellengen and Rudolph will be the builders of the neat cottage with a wide veranda.

There will be a fancy dress ball at the Court house next week to raise funds for the benefit of the Greeco-Russian Church. It will include a raffle of several items with 200 tickets to be sold at $2 each.

OCTOBER 14, 1893-The steamer Al-ki brought in 100 tons of coal and 80 tons of powder to the Treadwell wharf.

Dr. J. L. Tam and wife have arrived from Montana to make there home here. He will soon open an office for the practice of medicine.

OCTOBER 19, 1893-According to the Treadwell Gold Mining Company report for August, the company shipped $82,297 in bullion derived from 20,691 tons of ore milled and about 400 tons of sulphurets treated. The latter yielded $24,759. Gross expenses for the month were $23,541 and estimated profits were more than $58,000.

A pigeon club is the newest local fad.

Juneau is experiencing a housing shortage even more severe than usual.