NEW GOODS
Old Faithful APPLE CIDER in No. 10 Cans 60c
Elkhom Kraft CHEESE 20c-35c
Elkhora CAMENBERT 30c
C. W. AsK & Sons
ATTRACTIVE
SPRING and SUMMER
^XECKWEAf?
AT POPULAR PRICES
Dortero & Son phone 32
THE B M. BEHRENDS BANK
Jaoeau, Alaska
OLDEST AND LARGEST BANK IN ALASKA
A consistent policy pursued for more tliaa a cm&rter of a
century has been rewarded by steady &a<3 substan
tial growth until this Bank has now over
one and one-half million dollars re
sources uad depositors in
every part of the
Territery
Basket 9
Ball!
myNoies
What is though' VQ be the wind
up cf the Skagjvay (league of bas
ket J.al) games will be played to
night, and it will be the hardest
foughe gam© of, the eerie®.
The contest will be between the
A* Luetics and th$ Firemen. If (the
Firemen win, they sUll have another
♦rjr at the Elks for the silver jtro
phy cup, but if tliey lose, the cup
gees to the Athletics, and it will be
placed with the other prizes of the
club.j
.While it is not fair to let the cat
out of the bag, stUl it is rumored,
or rather givem out at war head
quarters, whether it ia constitution
al or not, that both sidep Jiave a
well organized group of rooters,
who will be inatteudance, and at
the first overt jact performed by
eitlier side, there is going to be
real doings. By this it is meant that
voices wili be cracked in howling,
and other demonstrations of J a
friendly nature transpire which is
intended to spur the players on to
more,heroic efforts.
Turn out with your yells.. youi
cow. j bells, and your horns, and let
'er whoop.
The | danc© will follow the. game,
and music will begin early to beguiB
'he time | while the teams are being
warmed up.
The Woman's Church Auxiliary
will hold a reception at the home
o' Mrs. L. H. Pedersgn onjWednes
day afternoon from 2 to 5 o'clock,
jn place of the regular sewing meet
ins and it Is desired that all the
wemen of the church will bejpres
ent. 1
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Small | of
Pueblo, arrived in Skagwayon last
nigh*'s train and are guests of the
Golden North hotel. ,Mr. and Mrs.
Small will go to Juneau on *he Dol
Dbia where theyjwill remain for a
few weeks.
ONE YEAR
OL>D
MARCH 20th, 1917
To celebrate our first birthday in a fitting
manner the Bank of Alaska will throw
open its new building to
the public
Come
and Inspect
The New Post Office, the newest, best lighted and
most modem in Alaska
The offices of Dr. W. G. Gabie, one of the most up
to date offices west of Chicago
And the New Banking Rooms of The Bank
of Alaska
Come and be *ur gvests at our first
Birthday Party
8 to 10.30 p.m.
BANK of ALASKA
Lonrtcu, March 19—Tlie Central
News Agency says today that it has
bata'informed through, authentic
sources that Grand Duke Michael
has not abdicated the throne oj^ Rus
sia,
I
REP. DIES
Seattle, March 19—John R. Wil
son, representative to the State
Legislature from the forty even'h.
dislTic1 of Washington, died at his
home in this city this morning.
MET
Paris, March 19—It was an
nounced this morning that the head
cf the Briand cabinet had resigned
his wcrtfolio. ,
Seattle, (March 19—A. P. Mal
loy, vice president of the University
j 3ta»e Bank, dropped dead while en
gaged in his work at his office this
morning.
U. S. SENATOR
Now York, jl.Iarh, 19—While ad
dressing a Republican. club meeting,
in which he was denying emphfttical;
lv that he had begn guilty of fili
bustering during!the last hours of
th.e late congress, Senator Cum
mins collapsed and wag carried | to
his hotel.
llis physician today stated that
Senator Cumming condition wag not
dangerous, although his patient was
in a serious condition and needs
rest. I
GOVERNMENTAL
MAIL RIFLED
New York, March 19—When the
Canard Liner j Saxonia arrived in
this port this morning and the mail
was being transferred from the ship
to the wagons which were to haul
it 'o tli§ [station for transhipment,
i* was discovered that twenty-six
pouches of mail, addressed to Wash
ington Jand the British embassy at
Washington, had been cut open and
lie contents of the sacks rifled. It
is believed that many important
communications have been stolen.
MILLIONAIRE TRAMP
MOURNS LOST MATE
Denver, March, 19—E. A. Brown,
the mauj-whom American newspa
pers have made known, as the "mil
lionaire tramp," has lost his "pard"
—his wjfo of 20 years, who went
into the wildest mountain country
of| the West with him on his wagon
trips, who tramped the roads of.the
pioneer world with him plcpt un
der the stars and cooked over many
campfi-res th§ game he brought to
t6r' I M .1 I iJaiiHij
Summit, 111., March 19—Thomas
Adams was probably fatally injur
ed while digging a grave following
a j dynamite blast. He drilled two
bid all holes and chaTged them with
Ihe explosive, but'only one of them
exploded. Thinking both had dis
charged, he jumped into the [grave,
when the other exploded, sending
him high In, the. air with the loos
ened [debris,
A GOOD CORSET IS NOT ENOUGH
Nowadays stylish figure lines and correct fit of gowns depend on the
BRASSIERE as much as on the Corset.
Whatever your figure—slender, medium, stout, short or long—we
can supply your Brassiere needs perfectly with a De
Bevoise Brassiere.
Fine material, tastefully trimmed both front and back. Do justice to
your figure and gowns
Wear A "Debb—E—Voice"
CLARK'S POTTED PLANTS FOR SALE
L.A. HARRISON Co.
STORE CLOSES at 8 p.m. Saturday 9 p. m. TELEPHONE 55
GEORGE MOWL. Proprietor
Mondjny and Tuesday
Universal presents King IJagfjot in THE CITY OF TERRIBLE
NIGHT. — A drama of thrills and mystery.—In two parts.
I*iwinced by Geoi-gp Lessey. ] \ | j|
FRAMED, vitli Sydney Ayret> ai-.d Doris I'aAvn.
L. K. O. Comedy—EVERY INCH A HERO.
Music by Miss Coiyell.
Gn Broadway near Fourth Inclined Floor
Admission 25c and 10c Begins 8:30
$25.00 IN PRIZES
For Best Description
of SKag'way
A first prize of $15.00 and a second prize of $10.00 will be
paid by the Skagway Commercial Club for tlie two best de
scriptive articles describing Skagway and vicinity. The con
ditions of the competition are as follows: —
The contest is open to all persons ol the whole world, no lim
i* being placed on age, sex, occupation or race. ;
1. The article must not exceed 1,300 words nor be less than
1,100 words. ,
2. The article must describe the principal points of scenic
interest, flower and truck gardens, soil, climate, dairies, roads
and automobiles, liotel and restaurant accommodations, train,
steamship and launch service, newspapers, fishing and hunting,
mountain climate and other features of merit and interest to
tourists and others who may seek information relative to Skag
way.
3. All manuscript submitted to become the property of the
Commercial Club, anil may used by tho club for advertising
purposes at th$ discretion of the club,
4. Manuscript must be written on one side of the paper only.
5. Copy must be in the hands of the committee not later
than April 6tk at 6 o'clock. [1>|| |$j£] | j.g,* j^j, tj 1^. uj >£, j j
6. Copy must not be signed by the writer, but the writer's
name must be enclosed with, the manuscript when submitted.
7. The merit of the manuscript to be determined by a com
mittee of three to be selected by the contest committee.
8. All communications must be addressed to the Chairman
Contest Committee, Skagway Commercial Club, Drawer 900, Skag
way, Alaska. llftifiLffoj Ilk... Mi L !'l ili :l ' Li
SAN-TOX HAIR TONIC Sav»s
th« Hair You Have — Stimu
late (!>• Gnmlli of Hair and if
DeatV to I>andruff — At Keller
Bros., The San-Tox Drug Store.
THE SKAGWAY
Pioneer Dairy
H. F. SEEMAN, Prop.
THE SANITARY MILK RANCH
The 'largest and best con
ducted in, Alaska.
Da.iljT 'ehlpmente ol sure
mills and cream. to all aolint'
on WWto PaaB & Yukon
Route.
TH£ SANTOX STORE IS THE
SAFi: STORE IN WHICH TO
TRADE. If it wf»re not, il could
not eet the San-Tea exclusive
agency. Keller Bros. Drug Store
TO KILL THE DANDRUFF GERM.
*n the On's" Possible W'ey of HitIus
An Effective Cure.
if vni! sea a woman or a man wltn lux
f vrlv.t flossy hair, you may be sure nei
ther dandruff to amount to anything.
In ntarly every case where women and
men have thin brittle hair, they owe It
to dandruff. There are hundreds of prep
arations that "claim" to cure dandruff,
but not one but Newbro's Herplclde tells
you that dandruff is the result of a germ
burrot. in- into the scalp, and that per
manent cure of dandruff and its conse
quent foiling and baldness, can only be
baa by .tilling the germ; and there i3 no
other preparation that will destroy that
germ but Newbro's Herpicide. "Destroy
tho "ai'se. and you remove the effect."
Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c. in
6tamps for sample to The Herpicide Co.
Detroit. Mian.
One Dollar bottle, guaranteed.
Ai all Drug Stores. [,