Announcement
We are now Open for Business in our
New Quarters
In the Behrend's Building
We are very greateful to our friends for the
liberal patronage bestowed on us in the past
and hope with our increased merchandising
facilities and strict attention to your wants, to
merit a continuance of same.
C. W. ASk & SONS, GROCERS
DEPARIMKXT OF THE INERIOR
I'nited State* L*rd Office
Jl'XEir, ALASKA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Thomas D. LAhey of Hainas, Alaska,
has filed notice of his intention to
submit final three year proof in
support of his homestead claim, to
th* following described* tract, to
il it:
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence
C. 8. U M. Uar» N. 53° 3' E. 1,06
chs, thence E 40.00 chas. to Cor.
Nft 1, th«nco S. 79.SS chas. to Cor
No I, thaace W. 40.00 chs. to Cor.
No 4, thance N 79.87 <hs. to Oor.
No 1, the place of beginning, con
taining an area of 319.60 acres,
situated in Lat. 59° 21' N., Long.
136* 62' W., betweea Chilkat Lake
and Chllkat River, Mag. Variation
31° 30' E., and known as U. S. Sur
vey 788.
nroof will b» submitted by
[ said Lahey; and two of tb« follow
ii> witnesses, viz: H_ O. Banta,
John William Comba uid G. W.
Hlnchman, all or Haines, Al«*ka.
on the lOtfc of May; 1819, before
U. S. Commissioner J. J, Kennedy,
at ils office at Hai»e«, AU»ta.
C. B. WALKER,
60 con. times. Register
Thera Is more Cataa-'\ In this soctioa
of the country than u.l other diseases
Tot together. and for years it was sup
posed to be iccurabte. Doctors prescribed
local remedies, an«S iy constantly failing:
to cure with local srwittnent. pronounced
it Incurable. Catarrh la a local dlsv-se.
greatly Influenced b* constitutional cob- <
dltlons and therefot* requires constitu
tional treatment Hall's Catarrh Ue&
cine. mani*ractisr<d by F J. Cheney t
Co.. Toledo. Ohio, Is a constitutional
remedy, Ss taken Internally and ay.sf
thru the tBk>o«i on the Mucous Surfaces
of the Sw»tem. One Hundred Dollars Re
ward Is offered for any case that
Catarrh Medicine falls to cure. Sena Tor
circulars and testimonials.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold ty Drvgjlsw, 73c.
Hall's Funnily PlUa for constipation.
—JudVOTtlWHWM>' ■
PHIL. ABRAHAMS
You may not want to
BUY A HOME NOW
But you will in the spring
Keep you eye on Skagway and
BE PREPARED
ESTABLISHED 1897
and still doing] business
DON'T FORGET
Fire Insurance
You take a mistake ii
vou dor ooi' loa at
THE
Men House
ESectric Light* •
Rooms Single or en Suitt
Bath* on each floor
Famous for its H >tne Ckoking.
Milk, Cream, Cottage Cheese and
Buttermilk from our own cU'nr
Fresh Eggs, etc^
Rates $3.00 Per Day and Up.
Well Lighted, Large Samp^
Rooms for Tiaveling Mm.
H. S. Pi JLLEN. Piop.
Jkagway. Alaska
_3 AUI*1lt»AL~ t-INECL
ALASKA, WASHINGTON, CALIFORNIA
OFFICE—9ECOND AND BROADWAY—PHONE 50
SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY
— FOR—
SEATTLE, TACOMA, VANCOUVER. VICTORIA
ADMIRAL WATSON
January 22
Connecting at Juneau tor Cardura. V»|dez and Seward
LOW RATES TP CALlf ORNIA POINTS
S*f5»p Etwt Meeiiy. Tkandtr. Stnriij Fna ft Su Frucfcc*. Lm *wila 5u
Di«f o. — Rftil TickftJ to AS m lit Us .tod Stiln ud Caudj
W. A. BROWN, A re at
SKAGWAY, ALASKA
Twin Screw Steamship
PRINCESS MARY
From Skagway
Feb. 12 26 March 9 19 30
—FOR—
Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Seattle,
etc. and Points East *
All Particulars From
L. H. Johnston Agent, |Skagway
Or]
k F. F. Lovvle, Gen. Agt., Juneau
'Yankee Girl Policemen Patrol
Streets of London Town Now
London.—Yankee girl policemen'
now patrol London's stj-eets la tllQ
w&o sma' hours, keeping thei dough
boy and Jackie on the "straight
cud narrow."
"lhrt American Y. M. C. A. now
liSfi fiv° of these American female
"coppers" .here working in, conjunc
tion with similar women's patrola
froiu others of the alUea.
The five are Mi»» R- Ma^Gregor,
'ormerly director of public welfare
at Duluth, Minn.; Miss Kate Falk
n«r of Chicago, for eight'years on
criminal investigation work; Miss
Elizabeth Bain of Porltajxi, Ore-;
Miss Madge lioff, Minneapolis, an<l
Visa Lucy Porter, Philadelphia.
When they see an American boy
with au undesirable looking girl,
• 'My just talk—talk about anything.
—and the home touch in their
voices wins against ail opposition.
"Hello, there, Yank," they'll say.
"I'm from Dtaluth. Where're you
from?"
Th« boy 1r delighted to have a
talk with an American sister, and
while they chat interestedly the
girl of the streets slinks away. Then,
♦here is a subtle talk about the dan
gers of street life.
The patrol has in on© case, for
instance, answered 664 inquiries of
various kinds; has personally con
ducted 901 men to lodgings and
sent 1,288 other men to lodgings.
They work with a British patrol of
13 girls and others, all under Mrs.
F, Mcllugh of Auckland, N. Z.
TRILBY MCTUBE PLAY
OXE OF MOST NOTED |
As will be seen by the P. P. P '
«U today. George Mowl is throwing
on the screen tonight one of the
most noted picture plays ever
oroduceti. As n novel, Trilby has
been read by hundreds of millions
of discriminating readers and the
picture play hap been one of the
most popular ever produced.
It is a great chance for Skagway
ans an'' should- not be overlooked.
NATIVE BABY DIES
The little baby of Mrs. Marks J
passed away this morning at eight
o'clock. The child **3 about seven
weeks old and the mother is in
very bad condition and without
funde. i
The father is at Haines and has
been notified by cable and he is
expectei' to arrive some time today.
This is a very ad case and one
which could be much relieved by
help from charitably disposed peo
ple. , I J •. 'ili
CIllEY <JO WILD, SIMPLY WILD
Over the delicious RAW Olympia
Oyster Cocktails w» are doyr serv
ing at our Luncheonette. There is
nothin.' better for a light luncheon
after skating or an evening at the
movies. We are also serving our
delicious ice cream at our Foun
tain. Keller Bros.
(Official Publication)
tit;PORT OF THE FINANCIAL
CONDITION
OF
iiic BANK OF ALASKA, located
at Skagway, Territory of Alaska,
at »he close of business on the
luth day of February, 1919.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts $134,514.40
Overdrafts 1,337.88
Bonds, Warranty and oth
er securities 605.00
Banking house, furniture
and fixtures 43,694.18
Other real estate owned 250.00 j
Dug from Banks 23,401.05
Checks on other banks
and other cash items 211.30 j
Cash on hand 6,061.17
Exp6nseB In excess of
earnings 9,M7'.74
Collections 2,524.80 |
Capital Segregated to
Brauclies 75,000.00
Total $297,867.62
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in 170,000.00 j
Surplus fund 18,580.00
Due 'o Bunks—deposits
Branches 56,293.40
Deposits 38,300.60
Certified checks ,494.52
Cash'er's checks 3,679*.00
Notes and bills rediscount
en 10,000.00
Total $297,267.52
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA]
TERRITORY OP ALASKA [•&
1ST JUDICIAL. DIVISION J
I, Helen D. Lynch, Asst. CasWer
of the above named bank, do
solemnly swear that the foregoing
statement is true to the beat of
my knowledge and belief.
(Signed) Helen. D. Lynch,
Asst. Cashier.
Correct Attest:
(Signed) E. A Rasmuson.
(Signed) P. H. Ganty.
Directors.
(SEAL)
Subscribed) and sworn to before
me this 19th day of February,
1919.
Martin Conway,
Notary Public In and for the Terrl*
tory of Alaska. My commislon
expires February 2, 1920.
Col. Knight of the R- N. W. M.
Police, arrived last night and will
be a guest of the Goldeu North ho
tel until Friday's train.
Col. Knight is the head or the
N. W. M. Police in Yukon and is on
a trip of inspection to the Summit
and Carcroes.
Col. Knight spoke in high praise
of the work don® by the Skagway
Healdth department and stated that
the people of Yukon territory owed
their immunity from the Spanish
flu to the work of the Skagway
Health office. Dr. Gable and the
•uthoritiea of Skagway in putting
the quarantine into effect as soon
at they did. The Colonel «aid that
tb»» mater of raising the quaran
tine, he thought should be left up
to those who had' it in charge.
The Fireman's dance on Saturday
night is one of the big affairs billed
for this week and is one of the
bigges* affairs every year in Skag
way. The Skagway Volunteer Fire"
men have been in existence for ov
ei; twenty years and have been
weivned m the balance many times
and never found wanting and their
annual dance is looked forward to
by everv on© who is interested in
the welfare and safety of Skagway.
Hie program this year is novel
and' uq to date and the dancers will
not only spend a delightful evening
but will be doiag their duty to
wards a worthy institution. Come
On boys.
W. H. Honson left Mat night for
Juneau where he had been called by
his superior officer, Capt. Finne
gan. • 1
Mr. Henjion has been secretary of
the exemption board' of Juneau atld
at the same tim& first assistant to
Captain Finnegan, Provost Marshal
of Ala»ka.
CaDtain Finnegan is taking a two
months leave of absence and Mr.
Fenson «as recalled before hla va
cation had expired to take charge of
the office.
Mrs. Henaon and the baby Will re
main for a time the guests of the
Pullen House.
A special meeting of the Arctic
Brotherhood No. 1 la called for
Friday night at which there will
be election of officer# and other
most imnortant business transacted.
I* is specially requested that the
old members turn out and helpb uild
uo this pioneer order. There is
work to be. done and it takea the
A B. S. to do it. Muah on
Four crlaiods of ice consigned to
different parties in Skagway arrived
on the train last night. Jack Eck
ert and his crew of ice cutters came
over from Pennington where they
hav° been ge*ting out this ice. Max
Gut'eld. Keller Brothers and the
W. P. & Y. Route are putting,
it into their Ice houses today. The
•ce from Pennington is the best that
can be goiten in the North.
Tak* LAXATIVE BBOMO QUIN
INE 1 ablet*. Druggistg [ refund
money If It falls to our*. E. W.
QROVBfS signature fe on each box.
10c. Wed.
Popular Picture Palace
GEORGE MOUX, Pr&fSrietOr
W KBHESBAY i»n» THFR&DAY
WILLIAM BRADY Presents®
CT.ARA KIMBALL YOUNG and \VM,
LACKEY In J *
SCREEN TELEGRAM No. 24T1
Music—Violin, Piano
8:80 g, in, Admission 35c, 10c.
a A are
February Specials
Indestructible Metal Silk Lined
Electric Light Shades
At Prices You Can't Resist
$9.00 Shades now $5.00 $3.75 Shades now $2.00
8.00 " " 4.50 3.25 " " |.85
6.00 " " 3.50 |.75 " " 1.00
5.50 " " 3.00 |.50 " " .90
6.00 " " 3.25 |.25 " - 75
4.50 " " 2.50
Only a limited number left of each price
Better make your Selection Early
L. A. HARRISON Co.
TELEPHONE 55
The ,#i^'
Gate-way
Route ot
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t. ./
COMFORT
SPEED
SERVICE
SAFETY
To Yukon Territory, Atlin District, Interior Alaska.
During tli© winter season of 1918-19 our regular train •er
t1c« will be maintained North anil South Bound between Bkag
way and Whitehorse, trains leaving both terminals on Tuesdays
and Fridays.
WINTER STAGE SERVICE
Our through Mail, Passenger and Freight Service will be
operate^ between Wh'teh o-e and Dawson, affording every pos
Blblo facility for com:'o.table winter travel by means of a
THOROUGHLY EQUII'I'KD ST \( 10 AM) AUTOMOBILE LXN'E.
For full information unjily to
C. W. CASH Supt. Mail Scivi< D , linicnl o> ' A. F. Z1PF Traffic Manager
WHITEHORSE. Y. T. 612 Second Ave.. SEATTLE. Wuh.
HOW MUCH D!D THAT
LAST COLD COST YOU?
Figure it up in dollars and cents and see what you lost by
not having a botton of Ballard's Horrhound Cough Syrup at
hand. Had you take that remedy accoiding to the plain printed
directions as soon as the cold is contracted you should not lose
a single day's time.
The Totem Store
| J. 1KUTA Proprietor
JEWELER
and]
.OPTICIAN
Skagway Alaska
> Relieves CATARRH or*
> _ the i
BLADDER$
and a"i |
Discharges in «■
|24H0URS|
Each cattle but " " ^
lacCj* /f>y *
wa^t'of M-ii iVj **"
t^S<i
oaxc (
Beware
Count'
8«M»
A.
I Hot C o.olate Is fine ftftOr the
| show. Try .»ne at Kellers. tf.
I Have The Best Line
Of
Cigars and Tobacco
And I Also Have
Pipes
1 hat Cannot Be Beaten
Anywhere
Tony Dortero
"428 Broadway
Chas. Goldstein & Co.
JUNEAU- ALASKA
Offer to the Trappers and Dealers of the North the
following prices for number one prime furs;
Lynx, Extra Large No. I $30.00 to $ 32.50
Small - $15.00 to $ 20.00
Large - S25.00 to $ 30.00
Mink, Dark Coast Skins - $ 5.00 to $ 7.00
Small $ 3.00 to $ 5.00
Freshwater - $ 5.00 to $ 10.00
Land Otter - - - - $12.00 to $ 15.00 '
Cross Fox, according to beauty $50.00 to $100.00
Red Fox No. 1 - - $30.00 to S 40.00
Muskrats - - - - $ .75 to $ 1.50
Silver and Black Foxes As to color.
Wolverine ... $ 5.00 to $ 12.00
Wolves .... $ 5.00 to $ 20.00
Ship us your Furs! As soon as received we will grade same and
wire our best offer. If our prices are not satisfactory we will
return the furs and pay transportation charges on same both way.
References.-Any Bank in Alaska, or Dexter-Horton National Bank'
of Seattle, or National Bank of Tacorna, facorna, Wash.
We operate the largest Far Manufactory North of San Fanwcisco.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED