To All Our Friends ~
arpd Patrols
We Extend Our Sincere Wishes For
R Prosperous and. Happy
^leu' Year
Our Store will be Closed' all day January First
C. W. AsK & Sons
Closing Out Sale
We are Retiring from business in Skagway and
We will offer our
SPENDID STOCK AT
REDUCED PRICES
The Sale will commence on Thursday January 16
and continue for ten days
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
PHIL. ABRAHAMS
^ ou may not want to
BUY A HOME NOW
But you will in the spring
Ceep you eye on Skagwav and
BE PREPARED
ESTABLISHED 1897
and still doing business
DON'T FORGET
Fire Insurance
Vol make a mistake if
vou df qo( stoo at
THE
Pullen House
Electric Light.*
Rooms Single 01 en Suitt
Baths on each floor
l Famous {or its H me Ceoking,
Milk, Cream, Cottage Cheese and
Buttermilk f.-om oiir own d»:*-v
Fresh Eggs, etc'
Rates $3.00 Per Day and Up
Well Lighted, Large Sample
Rooms for Traveling Men.
H. S. PI ILL .EN. Piop,
skagway. Alaska
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JAD?1IE?AL Li NEIL
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ALASKA, WASHINGTON, CALIFORNIA
OFFICE—SECOND AN'D BROADWAY—PHONE 50
SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY
— FOR -
SEATTLE, TACOMA, VANCOUVER, VICTORIA
ADMIRAL WATSON
January 22
ConnectIn* at Juneau for Cordova. V'aldez and Seward
LOW RATES TO CALIFO *N1A POINTS
WU«i Erarr Mjodj'. TlarWiy, Satar^ajt From Sultk f»r Sun Frtacfeca. La* Aattlaa. Su
Dmt> Rail Tickets to AU PoiaU m tit UaM SUUl ud Ctuuii
W. A. BROWN, Ajent
SKAGWAY. ALASKA
Twin Screw Steamship
PRINCESS MARY
From Skagway
Jan. 15-29 Feb. 12-26
—FOR—
Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Seattle,
etc. and Points East
All Particulars From
L. H. Johnston Agent, Slcagway
Or
F. F. Lowle, Gen. Agt., Juneau
The White tcepjUl receiv
ed another lot of guests today,
lWv'ag arrived. on the rriuceig Mary
who were immediately taken , U>
th* isolation camp.
Those who will have a live days'
n-ot are Mr. Mrs. G. P; Mc
K.'uzie of lKiwson, Mr. G. J&.B etu
of r>ie Bank of Alaska, William
Flynn, whs> hag been serving his
country ac, wag Chrig Carlson, andi
a returned Canadian soldier Daa
i i Ult>i<>ou.
Mr. McKenzie is commissioner
toi Yukon whs) with hia wife
wei r south a short time ago and
who are now returning home.
A i.ative woman, whose name
oould not be learned arrived
Ska?way yesterday on a gas boat
with two children, autfj they were
taken at one© to the White Pass
hospital annex where they will be
detained for 'he next five days.
T>ey came from Haines.
eagles ill in
SISLLHONIGIll
There will be Installation of offic
ers for the coming y?ar at Sk&g
■way Aerie Mo. 25, F. O. Eaglea to
night. The meeting is called, for
7:30 o'clock sharp, and< the new
ofilcers will be inducted into of
fice as a special order of business
Tbig being the first meeting iu
1919, there will be eome interest
lay business to be disposed of in
addition to the interesting installa
tion ceremony.
A well prepared supper will b«
Btrved after the lodgo adjourns,
and all members are earnestly re
quested to be presnt. • _ ;
SAVING THE CARCASSES jj
Cordova, Jan. 15.—Work is being
pushed in the construction of a
United States government by-pro
duct plant on the PriWloff islands
for tbc manufacture of oil fer"
tilizer from the, carcasses of seals
killed lor their skins.
Reports received here last sum- j
mer said it was hoped opreatlons
could '•egin this year. All the men
a- the government sealing station
on the islands were working on the
plant.
Carcasses or approjnui«n.*:jy * ■.
000 seals killed this ye^r on St.
Paul island, of the Pri'oiloffs, will
furnish ample material for the pre
liminary operations of the plant.
In all, 33,881 skins were taken
this year during the regular kill
ing season on the twso islands, St
Paul and St. George The season
ended August 10, DUTing the re*
mainder of the year a few seals
will be killed to furnish fresh meat
for the natives.
The United States treasury has
already been enriched this year by
products of the Pribifoffs. ne'irly
a thousand bags of unground andi
321 bags of ground bone from St.
Paul island were sent to Seattle and
sold. Eighty-four sheep hides from
tho islands also were sen? to the ;
states and1 disposed of. From the
proceeds of the bone Bales, the na*
tives were paid oneihalf cent per'
pound for gathering the bones.
P. S. Murray arrived home fromj
Whitehorsg after a business trip
over there since last week.
L. E. Reynold sen, lcral ?g^nt for
tSe Wells Fargo Express company,
and acting agent for the Pacific S.
S1. company during tEre absence of
o regal-- ar-nt, will be a passenger
to Seattle where he will ;o'n his
family. He will be absent from
Skagway until sometim© during the |
early part of Marcb.
t TSS SKAGWAY
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| Pioneer Dairy
I H. F. SEEM AN, Prop. + \
* THE SANITARY MiLK BUNCH
f The largest amd beat ooa
t ducted dairy la. Alaska.
* Dally shipment! ot pur*
* milk aad oream to all posnt
+ ok White Pass * Tukoa
| Rout®,
HAiNESJOTES
Haines, Jan. 13.—Bryan JUcDevitt,
who was arrested by Deputy Mar"
aui ComDs charged, with murder, was
bouad ov«r to to the grand jury; t>y
U, A. Commissioner Kennedy. It wa«
alleged that McDevitt get the trap
gun at Chilkoot cannery that kill*
ed Theodore James, the Native.
W. E. Polley, our meat market
man hag been under the 'weather
for several d<ays with a very vio*
len* cold, he waa so bad for a few
days that lie could not attend
business and J. B. Peterson attend
ed the market until Mr. Polley waa
able to assume bis duties again.
Quite a number of Indians have
been examined by Mrs. I. A. Gil*
man, teacher of the Government na
tive school, as to their qualifica
tions to become citizens of the
United States, and undoubtedly them
will be more.
i
Our mail service has been bad
every winter, but this is by. far the
worst We have ever had; it does
seem as though the Government has
firoO'ten that Alaska belongs to
the United' States, and is entitled
to the same considreation and mail
eorrlce ag other parts of the ooun*
trT. , . , J J
Former Juneau
Banker Is Dead
Juneau, J&n. (10.—Word was re"
ceived today of the death of Cluu*
ent M. Summers, formerly Presitf.nt
or the First National BanJc of Ju
neau and for many years a resi
dent of this city at San Francisco,
january 8.
The news of Mr. Summers' death
cam0 in a telegram to Sew art
HoU, his bi\)ther-ln-law, from R. C.
Hurley, secretary to B. L. Thane.
It did not state the cause of the
death.
Mr. Holt, who ia a brother of
Mr?. Summers, received a letter a
short time ago which referred to
aii Occident which had befallen Mr;
Summers, but the nature of the
accident wp- disclosed. The
teleirivni from Mr. Hurley did "ot
say whether bis death was caused
by an accident or not.
Mr. Summers' only fon, Client
M. Sumera, Jr., was killed in ac
tion in France several weeks before
tlie close of the war.
A widow "nd brother. William
Summers, also formerly of Juneau
i!id for a while in the banking
I uaainess at Skagwaj; but now a resi
dent of California, survives the de
iceased.
Capt. A. C Bell commanding the
,R. N. W. M. Police at Whitehorse
'will b© a passenger south, on the
Princess Mary tonight, captain
'Bell is going to Vancouver and
oilier point* pouth,
AI. Hayne$ who is connected with,
the commisijary department of the
W. P, & y. Route at \Vhi tutors a
cams over on last plght'8 train. and
Will leave for the pouth on the
Princess Mary tonigjtit for a vaca
tion at his old iome.
C. W. Cash, superinteudeut of the
of the winter mail service between
Wliitehorse and Dawson ariived °n
*hc train last night, fiom Whitehors
accompanied t>y his wife and will
remain until the next train north.
Mr. and Mrs, Cash are stopping at
th» Pullen house.
A card received from Bert Gurr
dated Huy, Belgium, states that
"fli the bunc^x are well." The name
of A. C. Aclaad endorsed across
♦' e card .would Indicate that the R.
N "W, M. Police hoys who went
from Yukon are intact still. The
card wa» dated November 30.
Popular Picture Palace
GEOIfcGE MOWL, Proprietor
SVTURDcAY and SUNDAY
B. A. ROLFE IYcsoats ETHEL
i BARiRYMORE In
The lifted Veil
rldaoted! from tfce novel toy Basil
} Kintr; in 5 Acts
Jay r. Yorke an:' Fiances Keyes in
/ >DILEMMft.—domed}-. b .
' j Music—ITioiin, Piano
1HR DASHING DRUGGISTS
"BESTYETTE"
VEILS For
Motoring, Golfing and General out door wear.
No Tying—No pins. Stays in Place
The newest shades are Purple and Tanpe
(Made in France)
15 and 25 Cents
The Hump Hair Pin
" Locks the Locks "
Hours after your hair is dressed your mirror
proves the Hump Hair Pin "Locks the Locks"
5 and 10 cents Package
Store Closes 6 p. m. Saturday 8 p. m.
L. A. HARRISON Co.
TELEPHONE 55
The
Gate-wa?/
Route of
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COMFORT
SPEED
SERVICE
SAFETY
To Yukon Territory, Ailin District, Interior Alaska.
During tlie winter season of 101S-19 our regular traia >«r
•vlce will be maintained North and South Bound between 3kag
way and Whltehorsc, : leaving both terminals on Tuesdays
and Fridays.
WINTER STAGE SERVICE
Our through Mail, Passenger and Freight Service will be
operated; between Wh'tehio e and Dawson, affording every pos
sible facility for comfortable winttr travel by means of a
• THOROUGHLY EQl il'l'l l) ST IPE AND AUTOMOBILE LINE.
For full information apply to
C. W. CaSH Supl. Mail Service Dc artment or A. F. Z1PF Traffic Manager
WHITEHORSE, Y. T. 612 Second Ave., SEATTLE, Wa.h.
BUY )
IT
NOW \
As a safeguard against coughs
and colds Bar Sard's Morrhound Cough
Syrup shouk! be kept at hand. It is
almost certai- to be needed before the
winter is over. Buy it now and be
prepared. Laige size 50 cents
The Totem Store
! J. 1KUTA Proprietor
'JEWELER
* and
OPTICIAN
Skagway Alaska
Hot Chocolate is *lne after tho
show. Try one at Kellers. tf.
1 Have The Best Line
Of
Cigars and Tobacco
' And 1 Also Have
Pipes
'lliat Cannot lie Beaten
Anywhere
Tony Dortero
428 Broadway
Chcis. Goldstein & Co.
JUNEAU- ALASKA
Offer to^the Trappers of Alaska, British Columbia
and the Yukon
[[Highest Cash Prices For Their Furs
The Method of shipment is as follows:
Ship your Furs in by Parcel Post or Express.
On shipments amounting to $100.00 and over,
amount of bid is wired and if unsatisfactory,
furs will be returned or shipped tu any other
point desired with all carrj >ng charges prepaid.
Comparison of our prices with outside prices will prove to
you that we pay better pri<< s than can be obtained elsewhere
and you get your money from three to five weeks earlier
Make A Trial Shipment—WE [.GUARANTEE SATISFACTION
Chas.! Goldstein & Company
"\Qe ave Vae largest ViaivAVevs
"R.a\x> a^\A "DvtsseA 3uvs otv tVvc "KovV\v Tactic
Refbrences.-Adv Bank in Alaska, or Dexter-Horton National Bank,
of Seattle, or National Bankot Tacoma, facoma, Wash.