Digital Bob Archive

JANUARY 18, 1899-It has been the custom at the Sheep Creek mines for the men to quit work on Saturdays one hour earlier than on other days. Last week a notice was posted abolishing this custom. At quitting time that same day most of the men asked for their time and left camp for good.

All Baptists on the channel are urged to register their names with Annette Douglas at the Home Mission. If a sufficient number register, funds may be obtained from the National Mission for the local program.

JANUARY 25, 1899-The new Presbyterian Church at Fourth and Franklin Street will be dedicated next Sunday, the 29th, with the Rev. J. H. Condit officiating. The building committee for the church consisted of B. M. Behrends, J. G. Heid, A. N. Erskine, H. F. Lewis and W. T. Iliff.

The first social of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Juneau will be given at Congregational Hall this evening. A literary and musical program has been prepared.

The Juneau and Douglas Telephone Company received on the Cottage City a new switchboard for use in the office here. It was manufactured by the Chicago Telephone Supply Company and Mr. Webster will install it at once.

JANUARY 28, 1899-There has been no mail boat in Juneau from south since January 19. A number of steamers have arrived but they did not carry mail. This is a source of great inconvenience and loss to local business people.

Many miners are now traveling to and from the Atlin district over the Taku Trail. The steamer Alert is making regular trips between Juneau and the mouth of the Taku River.

FEBRUARY 4, 1899-The Juneau Public Reading Room in the Murry Building is being closed after three years of operation. It has been largely self-supporting, most of the revenues coming from the baths which are sold at 25 cents each. They brought in about $25 per month. A new reading room has now been opened by the Juneau Library Association in a more convenient location and the town is too small to support two such facilities.

B. M. Behrends outfitted more men and shipped more goods to Porcupine, Seward City, Atlin and other gold camps last week than during any other week in the past year. C. W. Young, Decker Bros., Kaufman Bros., Koehler & James and the Treadwell Store also report a brisk business.