Skagway
Vegetables
CELERY HEAD LETTUCE
RADISHES BEETS
GREEN PEAS TURNIPS
RASPBERRIES 20c PER BOX
C. W. ASK & SONS
Leading Grocers
"WEARO" TIE
WHEN IX NEED Of' THE LATEST STYLES IN N'CKWEaR
COME TO US AS WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED
A LARGE SHIPMENT
Dortero & Son
Clothiers and Furnishers :: Phone 82
NUGGET MOVIES
» ro«*lw-»7, betwe«n 2nd and 3rd.
O^en Everv Night
TONIGHT
FIA E REELS
A Decision of *hc Court. — Lu
b:n two reel dmma.
Komauce a la Carte. — Kalem
c jnieriy.
Broncho Billy's Parents.—Kssan
av comedy.
.»> U.OJC by 3Iisa Banx-r.
C'0*nvmrrT M M:."» o. ra.
Wholesale fiul Retail
CIGARS
and
TOBACCO
anil different articles
Do»*t forget the number
428 Broadway
Tony Dortero
ALL KINDS OF PIPES
From 5c to Pocket Book
PHIL.
ABRHAMS
FIRE INSURANCE
COLLECTIONS
CONVEY AX CtN O
GENERAL AGENT
Established
1807
524 Fourth Avenue
SKaGWAY, ALASKA
TOWN TOPICS
Miss H. M. StajuMl was a Hainea
pa^enper on the Jefferson.
Mrs. R. DaiU leu on th-e morn
ing's train enroute to Idltarod.
Op lit lli Pusey of Fairbanks, Is
a Ooldtu Nortl* hotel gut«t.
E. K. MaUart of Tacooia is a
receut arrlral la tUi» city.
I)r. L. S. Kellar wa« #. Juaeau
paisrugtr oa the Jefferson.
J. A. Cowuor let' on the morn
ing's tram [>r the Interior.
Mrs. W. G. Powell waa & Ben
ne't passenger *hls moruing.
Tha Alice cleared for the eouth
last night on sch^oultxl time. It
carried a good list to outside points
F. S. W. LowU returned to
his head offices iu Juneau onthe
Jefferson.
Mrs. H. S. Mj-rick left for the
Tauj.ua country oa the morning's
train,
Mr. C. W. Soren#^n and daughter
werg scu'nbouud Q&ttMii-.nen, on the
JeCferson. They; &r« from interior
points.
A. H. Myer, a round, trij* tourist
lef' last night on tnc Jefferson. Me
was well pleased with the wonders
of this corthland.
Hadore Stein tu a Fairbanks
passenger on the niorning'a train.
Mr. bteiu is a former resident of
ttds ciiv and la highly pleased
with the recant improYements and
developments of the Qarden City.
The Alameda sailing from west
ward ports is expected to be in
Skagway sometime lat^ Sunday
ui^Lt It will cle.iT from this port
tor th9 scuth.
Lightning Rede.
There were no lightning rods to in
dent time*. The first ao* that the
world ever aaw was set op by our
own illustrious eoontirosan Benjamin
Frank Un shortly after the year 1752.
He had Just had hi* celebrated expert
ment with th« kite, to which he dem
onstrated the Identity of lightning
with electricity, and was therefore
prepared for the construction of the
rods for which the world had waited
so long. It Is not generally known
that Franklin was as distinguished It
science as he was In statesmanship
and diplomacy.—Exchange.
When You Think of
•TYPEWRITER"
Think
" REMINGTON "
The Man Who Buys Any
Other
'♦TYPEWRITER"
Always "Hopes"
It Will Be u oood as the
| 44 REMINGTON "
SOT/D ON EASV TERMc
REMINGTON TYPEWRITER COMPANY
JUNEAU* ALASKA
win on
ADMIRAL WATSON
\
KETCHIKAN, Sept.: $— John
Rustgard. former . United Statue
district attorney, who is man Aging
the camoajgn, of James Wjckerabam
has arrived iu this city and wili
Join Mr. Wicker&ham upon the ax
rival of the Admiral Watson.
The Admiral Watson is expected
to mak« this port "by today at
noou. The busy manager has every
thing realv for the opening al the
campaigu iu Uiis'dlstrk-t.
DEW Kit CONTRACTOR TO
KETl'KN NEXT SEASON
D. IX Seerie of Denver, one of
Colorado's leading building con
tractor 8 and business men, BW4e
the round trap to Alaska, on the
Princess Altoe. Ji.\ Seerie con
structed the State Capitol building.
Brown Place and Metropolitan Ho
tel, as well as maty of the other
big buildings ia, 'he Colorado- city.
He seemed well pleated with. his
trip and has laid plan6 for a re
turn next season. With; him will
be a number of prominent Denver
<i. T. P. AGENT ON TRIP
11. Bullene, agent for the Grand
Trunk Lines with- head offices in
San Francisco, was a passenger ou
the Prkice George into this port.
Mr. Bullene is a Cheechako in the
north but would like to become a
sourdough. He made the trip
»o Benmet on the morning's train.
COKRECTLNG ERROR
Under a date line of Washington,
aei't. 7, yesterday, ■was printed an
article cbou« 15,000 Guardsmen be
lug mustered into service again,
"l'ha p)e*« vas wrong, it should
have beet were mustered out of
service
RKDOXDO XX TOXIGHT
The freighter R««dondo Is expeft
ed to put In an appearance som<
•ime tonight. It carries & h<-avy
caigo of rails and mining machin
ery for interior j>oints, and a
small "oca] cargo bes-ides the mam
moth interior cargo.
GKXKR.VL AGKXT SOUTH 1501XP
P. F. W. Lowte, general agent
for the Canadian Tacific lines in
Alaska, was a southbound passen
ger on the Jefferson this morning.
He will 'ermlnate his southern voy
GRADING DIAMONDS.
Qualities In Stones of tn# First. Scconc
and Thtrd Water.
"A diamond o( tin* tirst water s&oiil.
be entail,. coloiess uuU transparent
without auv inclusion or flaw.' gay*,
tbe Scleutltic American "Jt Is o! th<
second water If it is colorless witi.
small but unimportant faults or If It 1
wlthout faults, but *vlth some traces o:
color, and third u ;uer if It Is colorieSs
but with larger faults or If It Is dis
tinctly colored The correct valuation
Is therefore very difficult and often
•object to the Jewe.er's judement. Foi
this reason i'rutessor Rosiwal (fives t<
the layman the follow lag bints
"The requisite ai st"uei« oi the Crsi
water Is perfect luck of color or, what
ts more hitfhly prized, a tinge of blue
Is general, beautifully colored dia
tnonds command fabulous prices and
are to be found ouly In the treasure
r&ults of princes
"Stones of the second water are uu
merous. They are supposed to be ;nt
croscoplcally pure, but almost always
•how some Inclusions There are often
times traces of yellow color In this
grade, and because this can be seen
best In sunlight one should never buy
diamonds at night for the prevailing
lights cause stones that are even no
tlceably yellowish to appear clear.
"Most of the stones of the ordinary
market are of the third quality, and
the dealers try to cover up their faults
by combining them Into groups for t>or
der stones or for the popular pendants
diamond hearts, marquise rings, et<
While they may be colorless, they arc
often so full- of flaws that they would
be ranked as bort. or diamonds good
only for mechanical purposes, if thet>
had not been such a demand for the
«ms as to Increase the price."
Sydney Smith's Wit.
As Lord Brougham one day rode by
In his carriage, on the (lanel of which
was a large B, Sydney S'aiith is said to
have remarked:
"There goes a carriage with a B out
side and a wasp within."
Three Good Thing*.
Self reverence, self knowledge, self
control—these three alone lead men to
sovereign nower.—Tennyson.
Fioh In Arctic Water*.
In northern waters millions of fish
are ground Into nothing by th« moving
masses of toe
1 RIVER REPORT
WHTTEHORSE, S.pt, 7 — Case*
l«3v«« Davscn 10 a m.
VThite Horse wiih barye tip l>aa«
Ore ok 12:30 «- m.
Seikrrk up Selkirk 8:30 p. m.
C*«aal*i3 left S:3i< p. m. on 6th.
Canadian doiT Lower L©l>»rge
4 a. m.
Xex* smiling: Jelirkk Saturday
ni<rhi.
$ I .(MKI.000 BOLDING
Kim t <}KKN CITY
SEATTLE, Sept. S — Frederick :
a.n-3 Nelsons, the popular, depart
ment gtiie of this city ha« ea- j
nouiiMd 'bat It will commence j
building i's new building on Fifth i
and Sixth Avenues. It will co-=t j
In *he neighborhood oI 11.000,000.
POLITICIAN" WARMING IT
DETROIT, Sept. S — Albeit E.
Sle<per of Bad Axe, has accepts
'He Republican nomination for pov
arntr ot the State oX Michigan,
and will immediately launch "hi*
campaign. He has a strong press
following throughout Dhe state and
politicians look for a warm scrap.
TAFT TO (JO ON STtMF
NEW YORK. Sept. 8—Howard
Tap, 'orirer Republh-an president
cl the U&lted Sta.t«s has informed
Manager Willeca th«it ho will take
the stump in behalf of Mr. Hughe*
Si meiin.e in October.
i OR. KKL1.KR ON BlSlNRSS TRIP
nr. U. S. Keller was a soutb
fooui £ j).«ss*-iiper on !-ie Jefferson
this cioiciEg, with an intermediate
de^Ut.atjcn of Juneau. He will
visit in the Captol City until the
arrival of the George on its
souths. fciid trip, make connect tone
with it ti-r PriBO* Rupert. There :
■ !jc will connect w"b ;h«" G. TT
: flailwsy lice a:.d c;tsh serosa thf
| con inert to St. Pari. T!i* Doctor J
;nans c«. l>elr.£ frone for a month.
.3uM3f."s calls him tc the middle
I ww'era tactions.
5 RKKL 1\>ME»Y COMIX«
The rorolar Picture Palace »s
' vHvtrtisIi.c a five r»l! comedy "The
of Phwtncket." It will be'
I Hfishifd on the wraen of the J
•ao.ie emporium Fvnday and Mon
day n pLts. It Is advertised as
the gr*-*te(t of #-11 Broadway com- ;
t.\2y euooesses. Movie followers In
this city will no doubt avail tb**)
• >«>lv*-e of the opportucity to s> e
' U.iwrence D'Orsay, the emcner.t R~f*
li?h comedy star, in action.
MMKtms TRV RTYKR
Collie* are bepinninj to mn In
Fi.J:mnen are ret>ortiiiC
Dollies R.re begineing to run tn
Sitisrwaj- river. A number of nitn
iods were out trying their luck last
niplit and the lowesi c-ajdh r«
ccrdt^J 'wo Dollies. They run
ning iu sile any where from 12
I'o 16 in<h<s. One cf the nimrods
landed a pood siied wtoon.
CONVICTS FIND NEED OF SAFE.
Sing Sing We'fare League Lock* Up
Ite Treasure*.
I Ossininp. — Charles Gondort. wire
! tapper and secretary of the M ntual :
j Welfare leacue of Sir.c Sine prison, j
ha* Installed s Mp safe In the leapue '
quarter" to h 0d tbe l<ooks and treas
arts safely fronflbe finer r* of leapne
iDerat>ers who ciiPht forcw the honor
I system and yield to temptation.
j First PeprSr Serjeant-at-Arms lint*,
for several weeks assistant to Petee
Cullen. the serceant and prison l»rkJe- l
i groom, has re izned his post. Ser- 1
! £t*nt-at-Anns Jr;roc« Green. r"nTlen'»
successor, mm appoint «s assistant to
; succeed Lett
JOKE A SLOW BOOMERANG.
Recipient of Note Ta*es Up Mattar
and Clerk L"*« Job.
Wlnsted. Conn.—Linu* A. HilL fa
seven years a clerk in the postofflce tn
Wallincford. seven month* aco sent •
letter to a town official caiUap atten
ti»n to the fa. t that the "l.uro clock
; was on strike."
Rill inserte.' the Joke in a franked
envelope. The recipient took up the
i matter with the poetoffice department
at Washington. with the result thai
| Hiil has been o smissed.
Find* 0*en Handy.
| Findlay. O—The twentieth century
| rapid mode of traveling via the auto
mobile has nothlnp on Winfleid S. Ra
der of McOomK He owns a team o!
! oxen, and with them he does nearly all
his farm work. Within the past few
weeks tbe team has pulled eipht auto
mobile* out of tbe mud near Radefi
| borne.
Would Ask Questions or Die.
j A. wouan is never known to adrer
i tiae for tbe remrn of stolen property
"aild DO aoestinna aaka<V"
BLACK MANUFACTURING COMPANY'S
MACKINAW 5ET5
FOR THE
SCHOOL BOY
These Sets consist of Mackinaw double
breasted coats, 1 pr leeenns. hat all for >6
G-IRLSB4.LMACAN vlackinaw COATS
only ..... $7.00
Ladies and Misses Balf.mican M ickinaw
for only ..... $12..*>0
Positively the Bent on the Market Tod*t »nd Prv*« (lit Ixnet
L. A. HARRISON CO.
PKoo* 55 Su>re m S P M. s»! Iir?iav« 9PM
PiMPnmtPw
GEORGE MOWL. Proprietor
HrMr rnlvrr«J<l pr"i»e»it« THl iMslMH OF (AU WK H %IJ^
in two p«r», »1ih Kivl ii. Hi*ii,r. )<Im l>j»r ml IM
s<-: Hall.
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lei uhI Pfflg I V*.por-.
AT THK DAM*: oK THl I 11111 1. O. wftti BaMf T"n*fcn«r
l/<wlf<e t.laum. ,
SswIjij iwfcl V"»nl»y
l'»rfm«Twi«y Kfilmr prwnif Ihf 'lidtnfnbJio) «t«r, l<M"
rroc*- In THf I IKL of r.»*TK*KT. In flr»
T*i«t*rrlrali« n t*f hi® p>M nvtutj «iirm« «nh IUi nioq
Thot^
Mit*lr by J. V. Miliar.
On Broadway near Fourth Inclined Floor
Admission 25c and 10c
B^einp 8^30
OLDLS"' BA>H IN ALAJKA
THE B M. BEHRENDS BANK
Jjitu, A! * ? t a
Okpltml. »V>.rtOO on SnrjJw*.
K. M BKHUKVD*. J. B. « I1 I MS. «.I"T M<T
rrriiVm. Vioe IV*.
BANK OFALASKA
RESOURCES OMR A THIRD OF K MILLION DOLUIL"
An Institution of ^'frene'h »f»W Character
E.q'lipoeJ to Mfrt hi--rv L-jtti-rn-- * Niee<l of tke
Manufacturers. loHher* anH v\ S" ~«*lrr« ot the S*ate« and
the Retailer*. Operator* anrl T'lrtrihotori of Aiaaka
J0FF1CERS
Prwitlcnl
Vice Prr* - • W- R. Hi Urn
Cavhtrr - - WJL. t
An't Ca*K»rr - George Hntfc
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P. H. OAJTTT.
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UF.MRK.H AMERICAN* BANKERS ASSOCIATION.
w»ii< r«r*~ tCo^iv *» s»i«
•OLYMPIAN? —
CHOCOLATES
T* to ecr ttrtontm *&.} »■>)♦■ w ———
Utt-»—Ai:pTsttne & Rycr," thejr at one* knAw that
von oFer the very choir rut of rhraohtan Olrrnpt*a
Chocolates are in e*goi»ite ben • «, tht e*tenor rr
aemblitig Indian bs<Vrt work. Tht iwm >• tach bam
t« a very artistic colored repradoctfea of ft turnout
Curtis Indian phota e
OTHER BOX SPECIALTIES
f'cZ&K QUALITY
Quaes 0^r*w Pw» Crtap%
Chtvni*;f^ CboccAata IVIv^HA
k£..k Ctttcofawa. Chw-.J»W Pi[ip»
pyrrpllt A : WI^)||
KBU»ER BROS. PRUQ CO, PWiIwmi
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