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Open Every Night
TONIGHT
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C»iu»i«iH'tii at H:30 p. iu.
Local Happenings
The Princess Sophia will sail
for the south at 7 o'clock tonight.
R. Chastain and Jack Moul
tou, well known commercial nu'u,
l» ft eu the Spokane.
Drpntv I'nitej States Marshal J.
AV. Coombs of Haines, was a Skag
way vis it 01 yesterday.
J. Gadoua, well known Dawson I
merchau* arrived on the Princess
Sophia 011 his way back home.
H. V. O. Chatterton, traveler for i
K. P. Rithet Co. of Victoria, B. C-.
came in on the Princess Sophia.
W. V. Gillespie, teacher in the |
Dawson public school, was an ar-1
rival on the Princess Sophia yester
do ■ on his way into the interior.
Conductor Clarence Olson of the j
"N\ P. £ Y. R. left for Log Cabin
this morning on a few days hunt
ing end l'ishing trip.
P. V. E. Ivory and wife, who
had been stopping at the Pullen
Houre for several days, left on
the Spokane last night.
Miss Sue Graves of Seattle, who
has bten visiting in Skagway with
her cousin, Mrs. L. A. McAlister,
1 ft i.T home on the Spokane.
Mrs. C. A. Diers and daughter,
Miss Georgia DeWitt, of Dawson,
were outgoing passengers on the
Spokane.
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C. I.. Andrews of Juneau, wlio
lias been spending his summer va
ciUicti in Skagway, was an outgo
ing jiisseenger on the Spokane.
Mrs. Knright and Miss A. Kn
rigat, wife and daughter of the
Purser on one of the \V. P. & Y.
R. river !>oats, are here on their
wa- inside.
K. S. Wilkinson, provincial sur
veyor of British Columbia, who
had been in the Atliu disrtict, is
here ou liis way outside having so
cirred reservatiou ou the Princess
So;hta.
Mrs. J;i8. Kennedy anil her little
daughter returned on the Spokane
yesterday from an extended visit
outsMe. They were met at Juneau
bv ?'r. Kennedy, who returned from
therj with them.
Mrs. Theo Johnson and two
da.i^hters of Fairbanks, who have
been in Skagway for the past few
days awaiting word from .Mr. John
son, left for the interior on this
morning's train.
Judge Jas. Granville Johnson
and wife of Springfield, Ohio, are
round trip passengers on the Spo
kaee Judge Johnson is one of the
suureir.e court judges of Ohio for
the term ending in 1917.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Thompson of
Cberrv Valley, Now York, well
kuo'v:i newspaper and magazine
writers, who have been spending
the summer in the north—a large
part of the time in Skagway—left
on the Spokane last uight.
W'tUr and Roy Cox, two pros
pectors from the interior, where
they located several quartz claims,
left on the Spokane for San Fran
cisco. They secured through reser
vations "t the local office of the
P. C. ?■ S. Co. for the entire jour
ney.
T"'e P. C. Seiberliug party of
•en members from Akron, Ohio,
which has been here since the ar
rival in this port o£ the Princess
Alic • a week ago, and during the
time made excursions into Wliite
horsc and Atlin, left on the Spo
kaue last night.
The following Da»-so;i people
were aboard the Spokane when she
pulled out of Skagway last night;
Mab»l McClelland, Mrs Pearl Par
son and two daughters, Mrs. Hazel
Selak and one year old daughter
Margaiet, D. F. Purdy, C. P. Hardy
and Walter Collins.
Louis Schulz, the Atlin, B. C-,
merchant, hotel keeper and trader,,
who went outside on the Princess
The Skagway agents for the
Eastman Kodak, finis and supplies
are Keller Dros. tf.
People Ask Us
What is the best laxative? Yeara of
experience in selling all kinds leads us
to always recommend
as the safest, surest and most satisfac
tory. Sold only by us, 10 cents.
Wm. Brltv.
To Cure it Cc:J One Day
Take LAXATIVE ESO'.TO QUININE
tablets. Stop the Cough • ad Headache
,;nd work off the Cold. D-nggists refund
money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's
signature is on each box. 25 cents.
Sophia two weeks ago with his
family to their liome la Vancouver,
11. C., returned on the same boat
yesterday and left for the Interior
miuia'* camp ou this morning's trali^
Miss M. L. Reagh, Ruth Shep
pard and C. E. Feder came north
on the Jefferson and stopped off at
Haines.
Mrs. E. Fagey, Mrs. E. Shermer,
Mrs. C. E. Rigg and Miss Alice
Rigg were all arrivals in Skagway
from Seattle on thex Jefferson to
day.
The .Alomeda, due her© today
from the wstward, will not call la
at this port but go direct to Seat
tle from Cordova. This was found
to be accessary if the vessel is to
make her round-trip schedule from
Seattle to the westward and (return
in tiiro to leave for the north on
her next announced sailing date.
Mrs. J. p. summons of Log Cabiu,
who had been visiting for a short
time ut the homo of Conductor and
Airs. Clarence Olsou, roturnod
home on this morning's train. Bhe
was accompanied by Mrs. Olson and
Miss Beatrice Olson, wiho wm re
turn to their homo in Skagway this
afternoon.
John Huntley returned from
ll<iin°s yesterday, where he met his
father who had beau doing assess
ment work 011 the W. J. Bledsoe
placer claims on Nugget creek in
the mining district back of Haines.
'Hie elder Huntley left Haines yes
Urdiy morning with an outfit of
pi o\ isions and tools to do assess
ment work on sonio quartz claims
iu the Rainy Hollow country, while
the sou returned to Skagway as
above stated.
Mi. and Mrs. E. T. Isham and
three ch'ldren of New York City
;Came in on the Jefferson and arc
stopping at the Golden North. A
short time ago they returned to
New ^ ork from Paris, France;
from thence they voyaged through
the Panama canal to San Francis
to; from there to Seattle; from
(there to Skagway. It Is their In
tention to next visit Whitehorse an<J
Atlin and then leave on a tour oi
Southwestern Alaska, as far ut
Anchorage. '
Karl Welk, well known miner oi
the Wh'tthorse cooper district,
where he has been engaged
in development work on the various
|: roperti »: which he has acquired
in his long residence in southern
| ^ ukou, is h re on his way outside.
Ho is going to Seattle and Tacoma,
where he expects to close up deals
for the purchase of several other
claims which he wishes to group
with the twenty three he already
owns, in the country lying in the
copper belt between Macrae and
Cowley, a few miles off the rail
road. Mr. Weik expects to return
north in about a month.
Lucille Hudson, little daughter ol
Lee Hudson, whose arrival from
Minnesota we mentioned yesterday,
made the journey to Skagway un
der special arrangements by het
father with the local agent of the
C. P. R., Mr. F. F. W. Lowle
whereby the child, who is only five
or sis yeans old, was a;; well taken
care of and looked after as though
she had had an elder 'relative with
her. From Minnesota to the coast
the conductor of the train showed
her every attention and at Van
couver she was met by the matron
of the Y. \V. C. T. of that place
and taken care of until safely oc
board the Princess Scphla and
in charge of the matron on
that vessel.
A uarty o£ seven travelers, wbc
c;uae ill ou the Princess Sophia
bound for Dawson City, are enjoy
ing a three days unexpected vis
't in thfc> town of Skagway on ac
count of the steamer Selkirk being
unable tc meet them at Whltehorse,
according to schedule. The mem
bers of the party are, the Misses
Gertrudo and Bessie MacFarlane,
and Evelyn Beckett, of Toronto;
Miss Margaret A. Campbell, of
MillbrooV Ont.; Miss S. Catherine
Kennedy of Bobeaygen, Ont., and
Messrs. W. T. Gillespie, of Edmon
ton, and C. E. Gravel of Montreal.
Four of the young ladies are go
ing to take positions as nurses in
the Good Samaritan hospital.
Capt. John Irving returned yes
terday afternoon from a short
visi* to the Gleaner mint- on Taku
Arm, in the Atlin mining district,
bringing with him a lot of samples
from the mine, which he will have
tested when he gets back to Vic
toria. Capt. Irving eays there is a
very 'rich stringer of ore in the
workings already opened up, tout
not of sufficient quantity to justify
putting In machinery until it Is as
certained whether there exists a
larger body of ore that will pay to
work. He believes, however, that
the test he is going to have made
of the ore will demonstrats that
the miny can be made a great pro
ducer when It is properly opened
up.
Manager Geo. Mowl of the Popu
lar Picturg Palace la baying sever
al improvements mode la the in
terior of hla place of amusement.
The steps on each sldq of the tick
et office, which heretofore have
been inside the room set apart for
the show and were in rather dark
places, have been brought forward
even with the partition and now
"attend into the lobby wherij
there is plenty of ll<ht. The Screen
will also be removed about fifteen
fe^t further back from where it is
at present. Theea two chajiges w'H
furnish Beating capacity for about
twenty additional people. On ac
count of the greater distance of
♦he screen from the picture machine
new lenses will have to be used in
the work.
masonic notice
There will be a regular commun
ication o! White Pass Lodge Fri
day, August 27th, at 8:30 p. m.
Work la K. A. Visiting brothers
cordially luvlted.
8-26- 2t. THE SECRETARY.
"AN AMERICAN CITIZEN"
AT TELE NUGGET MOVIES
Tha high claBa comedy in lour
parts entitled, "An. American Citi
zen," that haa been on the screen
at the Nugget movies for two
nights, and will be repeated tonight,
la a picture play much appreciated
by all who have seen it, and its
clean-cut, humorous situations have
none of the nauseating features
that are noticeable In many of the
so-called comedy moving picture
films. Go to the Nugget movies
tonight and see this truly entertain
ing performance.
ANSWER THIS?
Could a woman love her father
.anough to kill her sister? And an
unworthy father, too! "Improb
able," say you.
Not a. bit of it. See the picture
or read the Btory of "The Trey of
Hearts," and you'll say It was the
most natural thing In the world.
You'll be doubly glad you have
eyes to see with If you use them
♦o rrad the novel or see the motion
pictures cf "The Trey of Hearts."
This wonderful picture in serial
form will Btart episode No. 1, tn
thre© reels at the Popular Picture
Palace on Saturday evening and
Sunday. Have a heart, and see The
Tiey of Hearts.
A GREAT RACKET
That la what a number of vis
itor hav said about the now
"Horstman" tennis racket, of wblch
wo have just received a complete
Hue direct from the manufacturers.
Piinces range from $2.50 to $10.00.
All are guaranteed against defects,
Come In and look them over. Kel
Ur Bros. Drug Co. '
FARMERS ENJOY
BETTER SEASON
(Continued from page'l.)
A prominent restaurant man, who
has never used naatlve potatoes In
the past, except for a very short
time in the summer, says that this
winter he proposes to uBe nothing
but 'he home grown. He is anxious
to patronize home Industry and
thinks that he can get a product
that will be Just as good as those
grown In the States.
Money Bpent for potatoes grown
In Alaska will he circulated here
again. Money Bpent for outside
potatoes will go to farmers In the
States and will be lost to Fair
banks.
Bubserlbe for the Dally Alaskan.
BEST LINE
of
5c Cigars
ever sold in
Skagway
Tony Dortero
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UR 3ICT
IE
GEORGE MOWL, Proprietor
Next to Post Office, Fifth Avenue
Open Every Night Raised Seats
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
Gene Gauntier, presenting with company Warner's selected
Irish company,
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fOR IRELAND'S SAM"
in three parts.
Alas Asher in Joker comedy "Love and Limberger."
Music by J. V. Miller.
Admission 25c and 10c Begins 8:30
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Rifles, $1.75 to $30.00
Shot Guns, $7.00 to $30.00
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