r«. »MUKej 1898 Oldtrt Dailr ia Al«tk»
OFFICI AL CITY PAPER
L. s. Keller, Publisher.
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c.atter July ». 1S98, at the Slta*
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EDITORIAL
I I J.KUK U'HIC SERVICE
Tho L'awson News ha,} been sup
l»'.> ing the people of Dawson with
a * --le^rauhic service uu the war and
>->u other matters of late which has
^ :ted mum j'-norublg comment. T1 e
n-'lu'uy and the excellence of the
muter supplied have beeu some
thing highly gratifying to c»reful
:v» ers who ary appreciative of
th- difficulties under which such
.1 service is maiuta;utd in this iso
l.u— Arctic region. However, there
so many who, while ai>prociati\e
i he fact the telegrams coming to
tie News are thoroughly reliable, la
i-c r uuder the misappreheusiou that
t.'ie telegrams cost the News nothing.
Kep rtb have gained currency that
'ho government delivers the tele
graphic advices to the paper
tree of charge. Such is absolutely
w Uncut foundation. The words
"Dominion Government Service"
wi.icn are run with many of the tel>
gr'uis are a P«rt of a daily service
«i..ch the News buys from the I>o*
:on government telegraphic line
-ystem. The matter is assembled
i central point outside by tje gov
:'..;ueut, and telegraP&ed« direct to
The N'ewg p«ys for the
,»i" assembling and also pays
Lphic tolls on these mess
The item of expense is no
•ne, ana is one of the burdens
'•* i.i-fi makt. it a struggle to maiu
daily paper in this region.
•Net only aas the News given the
i .'I. r 1'ou.i. ion government serv
• i.i the readers, but it gives them
alst tUt, benefit of a special report
:.uji*Jttaw.i, where it keeps a regu
lar correspondent, whose services
ii-id for, aud the messages from 1
v- .ota a'stf are paid for by the News,
t'tatr news special messages fre-1
i,u^i.tly coma to this paper at no I
inconsiderable cost to the paper.
The latest stroke of enterprise of]
tile News iu supplying its read- j
ers tas been in connection with the;
wreck of the Sophia. Already thou
a:,cs cf words have been tele* j
orai'hed to the News on this disas-j
u r, from Whitehorse, Skagway and '
Juneau. and the tolls on most of tho
matter is far heavier than usual, be-,
c 'Use there are three separate tele
rijih lines between Dawson and Ju
_..j v .wnlar
press rate on this matter. Notwith
stumljcg this heavy cost, the News '
huj determined to give its patrons
tit* full reports on the fate of those
.*•> near and dear to the community,
it has been reported that
die government and private
concern^ have paid for
tha messages concerning the Soyhi j
The lactg are that th<j namet, of
every person who was a passenger 1
on th6 Sophia which ha? been teel-1
graphed here, and every Btory con- I
ceraing the wreck which has come
hem has been paid foj* by the News.
These facts are stated so that the j
people of Dawion and vicinity will i
know what it means for a paper to
supply its readers with column '
a'trr tcluiua of news by wire. No
rduciioen from the regular Dress
FRENCH GIRLS COME TO ENTER AMERICAN COLLEGES
Sixty-two young French girls have arrived in America, the tlrst of n group of 230 chosen for scholarships al
American universities. They are to study in American colleges, so thut after the war they may return to Franct
with American educational Ideals and tench them there among their own people.
rate is secured in this matter con
cerning the Sophia. The paper i"*
tends to continue the service as long
ag tiifre is a demand and way to
do so.
As in evidence of what lower
Vukoi: towns without newspape a
haye to do to get telegraphic news.
George Mayhood, who visited Daw
sop a tew days ago, en route out
from Ruby, spokg to the point. Mr.
Miyhood was lost on the Sophia.
Hence .his words are more pertinent
aud sacred. He said when here:
"What, do you give away those
w.ir bulletins which are in your win
dow? Don't you charge the people
to read them? Why, down at Ruby;
since the newspaper had' to suspend.!
we had tQ pay 25 cents each for
a. single bulletin or $7.50 a month j
for a copy of the bulletin delivered
af >(«tch home once every day. We j
were glad to get it even at that af
ter having gon« without a paper fo.
awhile. Dawson can congratulate it
sei' on having such a lively daily. 1
containing not only extensive tele- i
gri hie news but also a full and re
liaole reDort of all the local news of
ioip. rtance.'—Dawson News.
Business men's luncheons are
ag^in coming into style in Alaska
since the slight lifting of the food
conservation ban, and a mighty
erood thing they are as they afford
each man to give his idea on the
doi:.gs of th-> day and' thus crystal
ize the sentiment of the public and
center ou the proper thing to do for |
thp good of the community.
We used to have them here In
Skagway and if they were advocat
ed again the practice might be
revived.
Tbt- busy District Attorney Roth
of »*ie fourth division has gone in*
to seclusion, due to a black eye
administerel by the scrappy Dan
Sutherland1, a territorial senator
fro*. the interior. Sometimes, it is
quit» within the rules of the game
lo employ fisticuffs to settle argu
ments, when dealing with an in
sulting cuss like the district attorney)
in the- fourth.—Anchorage Times.
NEW Ithsr u K.YXT opens
Jo© Salvatore and Jlrs. Ernie
Young opened the new Pueblo res
taurant in Whitehorse Thursday
morning. It is located on Front
street, just north of the postoffice,
and is a very neat and cosily fitted
uo place. Excellent mealg are served
at the regular prices that have Pre
vailed in Whitehorse for some time
past, viz.: 75c each for breakfast
an.i lunch and $100 for dinner. Jos.
Smith, lately employed at the B. Y.
N. mess house, is in charge of the
coosing.—Star.
mi;s. q. l. Taylor injured
The following from the White
torse Star will interest many Skag-I
wayst; as ^r3 Taylor wa well I
known in this city, being the moth- I
er of Mrs. W. R. Hillery, whose
husband was for many fears cash- 1
ier for the White Pass and Yukon ]
Route in this city and who is now |
vice-president of the Bank of Alas
ka at Cordova where he i§ also
mayor of the city.
Airs. G. L. Taylor, formerly of
Whitehorse but now of Sel'.tle,
while on a recent visit to Vancouver j
B. C., slipped and fell on the
floor of a street car, so Dadly in
juring one of her knees that she
bad to enter the hospital there. j
Mrs. Taylor .accompanied by her j
yourgest daughter. Miss Evelyn Tay
lor ,was in Vancouver for the pur. j
pose of seeing her son William off
with his regiment for Eastern Can
ads. ^
SOME SPUDS
Mr. and Mrs. James Faherty fa
vored the Douglag Island News °f*
fice with a quantity of potatoes
raised in their garden this season.
Having seen and eaten the famous
Yakima potato and the Matanuska
spud of song and story. Besides oth
er varieties too numerousg to men
tion, we pride ourselves with be
ins judges of the great vegetable.
The potatoes given Us by Mr. aud'
Mr. Faherty have all others of the
various suedes above mentioned,
beate« so far in size, color, quality
and flavor that comparison is im
possible. The samples given ug were
of two varieties, the Early Rose and
another which is a white potato
The Early Rose has the soft color
ing of an American Beauty rose af
ter bein° bathed in the morning- dew
113 skin is tender and blushing
as a June bride, and its size is a
mazing, one of them being suffi
cient for a meal fro a fair-sized
family. The white variety, while
no* having the coloring of the
Earlv Rose, has an the other quali
ties and is a fine sample of its spe
cies. With a couple of sackg of
the3e potatoes and a barrel of salt j
salmon on hand' any Alaskan could
defv the H. C. O. L. for a long
time and still be living on the fat
o" the land. Mr. and Mrs. Faherty
raised about fourteen sackg of pota
toes and numerous other vegetables
on their lot in l>oug!as this >'ear
THE WAY OFAGIRLj
By MISS JEANNE M. BLACK. ^
"Ilelcn, I wonder who thut dis
titiguishcd-ionking stranger cuu bi
wlio pusses here so persistently every
few hours in thut gray roadster,'' said
Mrs. Burk as she peered from be
tween the curtains of the parlor win
dow.
Helen Mushed furiously and turned
a conscious face to her mother. "Oh,
yes, tnumsey, I forgot to tell you
about him. He is a guest at the tav
ern. I rail him tny Prince Charming,"
said Helen, laughing. "His name Is
Leroy Talmage. They say he made
loads of money in Kalamazoo, Tlm
buetoo or some outlandish place, and
came back to civilization to spend it.
Then came the war. lie has been to
France and incidentally covered him
self with glory anil medals. He wears
the military cross and the Legion of
Honor upon his breast and looks like
a man who really counts." finished
the girl with sparkling eyes.
"But what brings such an amazing
person to our secluded village? What
is the attraction?" asked Mrs. Burk.
"Oh, rest and scenery, I suppose;
he is on leave for convalescence. He
calls these bald old mountains and
rocky pastures 'exquisite,' 'a valley of
dreams' and one of 'God's beauty
spots.' I must say I don't admire his
taste; give me the flesh-pots and
bright lights. I cure not how beau- j
tiftil it In', if it be not beautiful to
kip," s.insr the happy girl as she!
piuued on her sun hat and gathering '
up a tin pail and lunch basket, she j
opened the door to the wind-blown i
m.ir:;!ns.
"Hye-bjo, in.itssoy, I'm off. I'll take ,
the ?J::ish baby along for company,
and give poor Mrs. Marsh a chance
to get her jelly made. Baby can roll I
In the clover while 1 pick berries."
"Well," thought Helen, with a giggle,
as she tripped gaily away, "that's the
time I put one over on mother. If .
she dreamed that her unsophisticated !
little daughter had actually flirted |
with the handsome stranger, I trem-1
ble to think what would happen to
little :r.o. But I should worry, every- [
body talks to soldiers these days." '
Within half an hour, the Marsh1
baby, a pink and white morsel !nJ
rompers, was stumbling among the i
clover on unsteady legs, picking the j
"pitty-pitties" while Helen picked ber-,
rles in the uasture on the other Bide'
of a mil fence. Suddenly the silence
of the summer morning was broken
by the low-toned honk-honk of a mo
tor ear, and a familiar gray roadster
of aristocratic lines came purring
along the road and ground to a stop
opposite the busy berry picker. A
transformed Helen nodded a gay
"good morning." Leroy Talmage
climbed from behind the steering wheel
and with one leap was over the low
stone wall, and with widening eyes
stood looking down at baby Harsh.
"I)a da," gurgled the infant, lifting
entreutlng blue eyes and chubby arms.
"You rascal," and the tall military
man caught the child up, held him
aloft, then cuddled the little creature
in his strong arms. The rose-leaf
mouth was pressed to his bronzed
cheek and the busy fingers plnyed
with the military cross.
"Why, Baby Marsh, you are alto
gether too familiar," scolded Helen.
"He calls every man he sees 'Dada,'"
explained the girl, with a bright blush.
"His father Is In France and he natur
ally misses him."
"Don't apologize for baby, Mrs.—er
—Marsh; let me play with him. I
am very fond of children."
When luncheon was over, the man
sat quietly smoking and watching the
girl with the sleeping child resting
against her knee.
"Mrs. Marsh," he began, "I was
amazed to find that you were a
married woman." After a tense
silence he added earnestly: "Would
It Interest you to know that I
have never been In love—not
the re»l thing?" Another silence.
The girl stirred restlessly. The man
went on huskily: "When I first saw
you tripping along your quaint vil
lage streets, in your simple white gown
and rose-wreathed hat, with your Red
Cross bag on your arm—well. I knew
I had reached a turning point in my
life—that's all. 1 hope you will not
think this confession Impertinent. I
am not in the habit of making love to
other men's wives, and I hope you'll
forgive me."
The girl sat with demure, downcast
eyes, twining the child's silken curls
about her finger. Suddenly she sprang
to her feet with an exclamation. "Quick,
It Is raining; a big drop splashed on
baby's nose; we will get soaked. Mr.
Talmadge, will you kindly motor us
home?"
Ten minutes later they pulled up be
fore Burk cottage. Helen turned a
roguish face to her companion. "May
I trouble you to drive up the street a
block further? I must return Baby
Marsh to his mother.' He was bor
rowed cnly for the day. And I would
like to introduce myself. My name is
Miss Helen Bulk."
"Then you are not married?" ex
claimed the man, and he turned a
transformed face to the girl.
"Not that I know of," returned
Helen, with a glance that meant much.
"Won't you forgive me, Mr. Talmage?"
she said, trembling with emotion.
"I'll think It over, sweetheart. It Is
a small thing to forgive, when the
ending is so wonderful." She looked
up at him sweetly. "There's a big
life ahead of us, dear." His hand
closed over hers in BUdden tension.
(Copyright, 1918, by the McClure Newspa
per Syndicate.)
Jsch Frisbee, prominent miner
of t*e Willow creek and Broad pass
districts, is spending a few days in
town on cosiness and pleasure and
while her© is stopping at the White
bouse, jack is a fixture in the
jouutry and will spend the winter
svorkinc on bis quartz claims in
Ihe Willow creek district. Associat
ed with Huie Goodell antf Jack
Pern he is driving a tunnel on the
Hillis group, located on Archangel
ibove the Mable, and they expect to
svork the balance of the winter. Ac
lordlng to Mr. Frisbee there will
?e very little work done in the
listrict this winter, but be does an
:icipate increase 1 activities next
spring and summer. Mr. Frisbee
vaa charged with the lmporant com
mission of bringing down the ©lee* J
ion returng from the hillg .which
1 not ch»nge the result, from the
'ac» that Wickersham and Sulzer rM
ieck and neck, three voteg e^h.— |
Vnchorajja TUnei. g. jiji
IN THE COLUMNS OF
The Daily Alaskan
You will find advertising that bring results
Skagway Merchants
Putj your offerings before the public in a
way that will bring 100 per cent re
turns.
Iveitise in The Daily Alaskan
Printing of Quality
ALASKA ITEMS
The federal commission to investi
gate Alaskan resources was given a
banquet at Anchorage last month at
which every item on the bill of fare
waa an Alaskan product except the
coffee.. Items on the bill of fare
were: Cordova, clam soup, Kache
mak Bay shrimp salad, celery and
radisbes, Seldovia halibut, cook In
let salmon Kenai moose, Chickaloon
mountain Bheep; Whitney's l?ancli
*ra8h pork, Matanuska potatoes, car.
rots, turnips, pease, cauliflower,
Hon- blueberry pie, Anchorage d^irj
butter and milk.
Women who understand the Sotch
Or Norwegian methods of curing
herring can make from $9 to $10 a.
day th& summer season by working
in the herring salteries of Alaska,
according to Miss Nancy Lund, an
expe.rt, who came from Norway last
year to help in teaching Americans
this business. Miss Lund is a guest
at the Arlington hotol in Seattle,
says the Times. "It Is a new busi
ness In this country," she explained,
"and the salterieg are not yet piop
erlv organized so that there is a con
stant supply of fish on hand'. How
ever, fourteen women who went
from Seattle last spring to learn the
business made a good year's wages
in Ai?ska this summer."
BUSINESS MEN'S LUNCH 50c
12 to 1 o'clock dally and Sunday.
Usual dinner, 6 to 7 p. m.
Soetlal dinner served.) Sundays.
Golden North Hotel C»f9.
IF IT ISN'T AN EASTMAN
IT ISN'T A KODAK
Keller Bros. theSkagway agents
for the Eastman Kodak company,
have received a large shipment of
all sizes of N. C. and Autographic
Kodak film, and printing out P&~
p«ra both Azo and Velox. tf.
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUIN
INE Tablets. Druggists I refund
mooney If It fails to cure. E. W.
GROVE'S signature is on each box.
80c. Wed.
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL KS
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
DIVISION NO. 1, AT SKA(i
WAY, BEFORE HON. E. A. RAS
MUSON, U. S. COMMISSIONER
AND EX-OFFKTO PROBATE
JUDGE.
In tf e matter of the estate of |
Thomas A. McDonald, docoascd.
Notice is hereby given that in
pursuance of an order of sale,
duly made and entered by the pro
bata court for the Territory of Al
asaka, sitting Jn probate at Hkag
w»jr jreclnct, oo the 13th day of
TATE
November, A. D. 1918, In the m«t
j ter of the estate of Thomas A. Mc
Donald, deceased; tli« undera'gned
1 executor of said' estate, will uell at
'public auction, subje<t to coniirma
tion of sale by said court, the fol
lowing described real ©state belong
ing to said estate; To-wit; Lota
One 11), two (2) and three (3) in
Block sixty-five, and Lot twelve
(12) in B^ock One hundred and
twenty (120) of th$ City of Skag
way, «s shown, by the official piat
thereof;
' Said sale will be made on the
13th day of December, 1918, at
the hour of 2 o'clock in th« after
noon o'' said £<ay at th$ front door
of the court hous© in the saifl- City
of Skagway; terms of sale as follow
for cash.
Dated this 13th (lay of November,
1918.
L. S. KELLER ,
Executor of the estate of Thomas A.
| McDonald, deceased.
; 11-15 22 29—12-6 13.
Heed The Warning
Mflnj- Skngwaj- People Have Dctoe
so.
When the kidneys are weal* they
'give unmistakable warnings that
should not be ignored. By examin
ing t.be urine and treating the kid
nevs upon, the firgt sign of disorder,
many days of suffering may be sav
ed. Weak kidneys, usually expel
a a^rk, ill-smelling urine, full ol!
"brickdust" sediment and painfull in
passage. Sluggish kidneys of
[ ten cause a dull pain in the small
1 of the back, headaches, dizzy spells,
! tired, languid feelings and frequent
rheumatic twinges.
Doan's Kidney Pills are '°r the
[kidneys only;, they help weak Jtld
ners to rid the blood of uric poison.
There iB n better recmmended rem
edy.
Read th0 statement that fol
lows:
T B. Berry, 194 Fargo St., Port
land, Ore., »ays: "I ha,j been an
unusually healthy man and hadm't
been sick a day in my life until I
was t-' ken with typhoid fever.. Af
ter the fever left me, my kidneys ,
became awfully weak and the secre
tions passed Irregularly; and con
tained sediment. Every quick move
sect sharp, cutting pains through ma
and T was lame and stiff all over.
I read about Doan's Kidney Pill®
an*5 started' to use them. They sooo
•P'Jt my kidneys, in good order and I
felt like a different man."
Price 60c, at all dealers.. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy—
gef Doan's IKdney Pills—the »a™e
that Mr. Berry bad*. FosterSfil
burn Co., MfgrS., Buffalo, N. Y.
i, „ , A remedy for i nlectioue
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