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
DKPARTMEXT OP THE IXERIOK
I'Bited States L*nil Office
JUNEAU. ALASKA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Thomas D. Lahey of Haines, 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
wlt:
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, wbenee
U. S. L. M. bears N. 52" 3' E. 1.06
chs , thence E 40.00 chas. to Cor.
No 2, tbence S. 79.8S chas. to COr.
No I, thence W. 40.00 chs. to Cor. j
No 4, th«nce N 79.87 chs. to Cor-(
No t, the place of beginning, con
taining an area of 319.60 acres, j
situated in Lat. 59° 21' N., Long.
138* 52' W., between Chilkat Lake
and Chilkat River, Mag. Vacation
31* 30' E, and known as U. S. Sur
rey "88.
Said proof will be submitted by
PHIL. ABRAHAMS
You may not want to
BUY A HOME NOW
But you will in the spring
*Ceep you eye on Skagway and
BE PREPARED
ESTABLISHED 1897
and still doing] business
DONT FORGET
Fire insurance
said Lahey and two of the follow
i» witnesses, viz: H. O. Banta,
John William Combs and G. W.
Hinchman. all of Haiues, Al«afra,
oa the 10th of May 1919, before
U. H. Commissioner J. J. Kennedy,
at his office at H®inea, A^-BkV
C. B. WALKER,
60 con. times. Raster.
There J8 more Catarrh to this eecttor
of tlie country thaa all other diseases
■rot together, and for years It was sup
posed to bo iacurablo. Doctors prescribed
local remedies, aud by constantfy failins
to cure with local treatment, pronou,-ed
it incurable. Catarrh is a local dis. .jc,
greatly Influenced by constitutional con
ditions and therefore requires constitu
tional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Medi
cine. manufactured by F J. Cheney &
Co.. Toledo. Ohio, is a constitutional
romedy. is taken Internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
of the System. Ono Hundred Dollars re
ward Is offered for any case that Hall's
Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, toe.
Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
—Advert lt®m es
Yol make a mistake it
vou d<- QOt loo at
THE
Pullen House
Electric Lights
Rooms Single or en Suite
Baths on each Boor
Famous for its H >me Ccoking,
Milk, Cream, Cottage Cheese and
Buttermilk bom our own da^
Fresh Eggs, etc'
Rates $3.00 Per Day and Up
Well Lighted. Large Sample
Rooms for Traveling Men.
H. S. P* JL1.EN. Prop.
Skagway. Alaska
JADIilBAl"' L1NEIL
ALASKA, WASHINGTON, CALIFORNIA
OFFICE—SECOND AND BROADWAY—PHONE 50
SAILINGS FROM SRAGWAY
SEATTLE, TACOMA, VANCOUVER, VICTORIA
ADMIRAL WATSON
January 22
Connecting at Juneau for Cordova. Valdez and 3»ward
LOW RATES TO CALIFORNIA POINTS
S*S*t» Emtt MewUy. TiwrmUy. Utmiu Tnm Saattla f.r Sam fntMc*. Loa
Ditto. -Rail Tickets la AU Pomtj ia tie Uaitod Sutel ud Cauda
W. A. BROWN. A«en»
SKACWAY. 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 Partieulars From
L. H. Johnston Agent, jSkagway
Or,
F. F. Lowle, Gen. Agt., Juneau
tOPffi INVESTIGATION TO BE HELO
IH JUNEAU FEBRUARY 26 Hi 27
Juneau, Feb. 17. — Justice Mor
rison, King's Council in charge of
the Erincees Sophia investigation
has advised tnis oflcp tha* the So*
!>hia hearings will be held in Ju*
neau Deginning at 10 o'clock on the
morning of February 26 and will
continue all that day and the follow
ing day, _ _ r
Justice Morrison requ^ts that
the greatest possible publicity ba
given that thcgg hearings are to be
held so that all Witnesses desir
ing to attend and give testimony
may know of the sitting.
This information was sent out
b£ Governor Thomag Riggs, Jr.,
at 2:44 p. m. today.
Business Center
Of Fairbanks
Burns
The following news Item taken
from one ot the Seattle paper®
show that the Alaskan's corres
pondent in that city; fell down in
sending us ttjat particular item.
Fairoanks, Alaska, Feb. 6.—Twen
ty buildings in the heart of Fair
banks' City have been destroyed by
.a fire which started early to<}ay and
•which has not yet been extinguished*
In an effrot to save the Fair*
banks lederal buildings and the
First National oaak building, fire
men wore tearing down adjoining
structures.
Today's fire was tl*e secon# bis
firo Fairbanks has suffered. In
1906 'he heart of the city was wipe
out by flames. Most °f the build
ings destroyed in 1906 8:oo<i on
the ground over which the flames
swept today. ~
Fira fighters today were handi
capped by the extreme cold. The
fire started from a. defective furn
ace in the basement of a jewelry
store.
PIANO EXPERT
George Anderson, factory repre
sentative of High Grade Pianos and
Player Pianos is in Skagway for a
few days. Used pi!lnoa tak-eu in
part payment for new piajios. Cash
paid for old pianos. Expert piano
tuning and repairing. Phone An
derson, Flue House until Friday, af
ter tha». Pullen House. t. f
IHKV <MJ WELD, SIMPLY WILD
Over the delicloug RAW Olympia
Oyster Cocktails we are now serv
ing at our Luncheonette There is
nothinr 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.
The Light
in the
Clearing
By
IRVING
BACHELLER
To read this
story is to be
uplifted, en
, nobled; is to
feel that honor
and integrity
indeed form
the corner stone
of national as
well as individual
character; is to
make one long
for the sweeter
* and simpler life,
P which to older
f' readers is some
j| thing more than
/ a tradition. And
* pervading it all
is a pungent but
kindly humor.
You will enjoy every
installment of "The
Light intheClearing."
Our New Serial!
Don *t Fail to
Read It!
New York, Feb. 17.—About ten
thousand American troopB arrived
In this port from France Sunday j
mornin<. Among the troops to ar"
rivo is included the former National
Guard organization of Washington, j
Oregon, Wyoming and. Montana.
A NATIONAL MEEK OF HONG
AH America Is expected to be sing- j
Ing during th-e week beginning Feb. i
16 and endln gFeb. 22. The
movement has been promoted1 by Ed i
ucational Journals and endorsed by |
the U. S. Commissioner of Educa
tion, Al.r. Claxton.
The community, a# well as the}
schools, la expected to join in- j
There will be a Song Service held
'in Room 4, Skagway Public School
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day of this week from 11 to 11:40
| a. m. Everybody cordially" invited.
The Aurora Borealis Society i
will give the usual program Thurs
day, Feb. 20. On account of the
special song service being added the
exercises will begin at 2 o'clock in
stead! of 2:45 as usual. Every
body lnvU.ed.
Fred Maclennan, son of Fred Mac
lennan, customs collector at White
horse and Fredi Young were re
turning soldiers on the Princess
Mary. These boys have both been
across »he pond' and have seen ac
' tivo fighting. The Alaskan hopes
to get a story from them for to
morrow.
The Princes^ Mary arrived in port
Saturday night and had on board
seventeen passengers for Skagway,
most o' whom arfe bound for the in
terior. These passengers were Im
mediately conveyed to the Hospi
tal Annex where they will b*y ktept
in striet quarantine for five daya.
The following passengers left
Skagwav on the Princesg Mary on
her return trip on Saturday night:
A. B. Palmer, J. R. P. Gaudin. H,
G. Mcpnerson, Gug Nelson, .J P.
Smith, Mrs. E. T. McBrlen, Joe
Garonky and Private sammie John
son. The latter came up from
Fort Jeward ae he has been dis
charged and is going home to Ne
braska,
A1 Stewart, th.e Whitehorse paint
er, oaperhanger and all round ar
tist with brush a$ well a8 hot air,
returned from his annual trip to Vic
toria on the Princess M&ry Satur
day alyht. It waa reported that
Mr. Jtewart went out this tim^ to
secure a brid'e but so far we haye
no knowledge of his having done
so. All we knoj£ is that he is la
the market. ,
Tak« LAXATlVH BBOMO QUIN
INK Tablet*. DrugeUts [ refund
money If It falls to cure. E. W.
QROVE'S signature la on ascfc Jtwob
80a Wefl.
COST PRICES TO PREVAIL
This will be the last week of
the salA in all lines In the Relnert
store, and for the remaining four
days all gooda have been placed on
sal® at COST PRICES- Remember
that there la a large lot of service"
able goods lert. Borne of thege lines
belni: still quite complete aa to siz
es, colors, weights, etc. This is
your chancy to get gome needed art
icle* rJ cost PrtceB. Our sto^e will
cl'Oae positively met Saturday even
lug. , u _
J t 2-ll-3t.
STOCK CXJMPLETE-^STOKET OPEN
Having received the orders of
merchandise on thifr boat yesterday,
which were bought In' Seattle re
cently, Mrs. RapuMi is now ready
to serve the general public with
choice fruits, tobacco afcd delicates
aeu groceries. Home made taffy
and candy daily. The stock of
thig popuiar store Is again complete;
2-ll-3t.
February Specials
Indestructible Met^i 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 " " 1.85
6.00 " " 3.50 1.75 " " 1.00
5.50 " " 3.00 1.50 " " .90
6.00 " " 3.25 | 25 " " *75
4150 " " 2.5o
Only a limited number left of each price
Better make your Selection Early
L.A. HARRISON Co.
TELEPHONE 55 ,
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The
Gate-way
Route of
:;«g/
COMFORT
SPEED
SERVICE
SAFETY
To Yukon Territory, AUin District, Interior Alaska.
" During the winter season of 1318-19 our regular train *er
▼Icq will be maintained North and South Bound between 3kag
way and Whltehorse, trams leaving both terminals on Tuesdays
and Fridays.
WINTER STAGE SERVICE
Our through Mail, Passenger and Freight Service will be
operated) between Whtehio^e and Dawson, affording every pos
sibly facility for com lot table winter travel by means of a
THOROUGHLY EQUIPPED ST YCE AND AUTOMOBILE LINE.
For full information apply to
C. W. CASH Supt. Mail Service Dt| • I'-nt or A. F. ZIPF Traffic Manager
WHITEHORSE, Y. T. 012 Second Ave., SEAT TLE. Wash.
HOW MUCH DID THAT
LAST COLD COST YOU?
Figure it up in dollars and cents and see what you loat by
not having a botton of Ballard's Horrhound Cough Syrup at
hamd. Had you take that remedy according to the plain printed
directions as soon as the cold is contracted you should net lose
a single day's time.
The Totem Store
f-J. 1K.UTA Proprietor
JEWELER
and,
jOPTICIAN
Skagway Alaska
ARE 53
■the
BLADBr
anc! at
Discharge
Each :ap«
£©
name C j
Jy
Hot Chocolate Is fine aft©r the
show. Try one at Kellers. tf.
1 Have The Best Line
Of
Cigars and Tobacco
And I Also Have
Pipes
That Cannot Be Beaten
Anywhere
Tony Dortero
[428 Broadway
Chas. Goldstein & Go.
JUNEAU- ALASKA
Offer to the Trappers and Dealers of the North the
following prices for number one prime furs;
Lynx, Extra Lyrgc No. I $30.00 to $ 32.50
Small - $15.00 to $ 20.00'
Large - $25.00 to $ 30.00 '
Mink, Dark Coast Skins - $ 5.00 to $ 7.00
Small $ 3.00 t° $ 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. I - - $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 Pexter-Horton National Bank'
of Seattle, or National Bank of Tacoma, facoma, Wash.
We operate the largest Fur Manufactory North of San Famicisco.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED