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BANK OF ALASKA
ALASKA'S BRANCH BANKING SYSTEM
Headquarters, Skagway, Alaska
Four Banks Strategically Located at
The Important Port* and Gatways of
SKAGWAY WRANGELL ANCHORAGE CORDOVA
Capitrl and Surplus $105,500 Resouces Over $850,000
Andrew Stevenson. President Andrew A. Benton, Vice-Pres.
B. A. Ross. Auditor W. L. Landsborough, Cashier
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Zoheth S. Freeman Andrew A. Benton Henry D. Walbridge
Andrew Stevenson P. H. Ganty J. T. Westermann W. R. Hillery
1018 CALENDARS ON DISPLAY L\ LARGE VARIETY.
"Tkt'y- The Pedersen Co.
LOCALS
lhe City of Seattle, of the Pa
cific Steamship Co., passed Wrangell
thia forenoon, and should reach.
Sksgway tomorrow.
Harry Achison, of the Bank of
Alaak* at Wrangell, will be a re
turning passenger for Wrangell on
tho city, of Seattle tomorrow.
Toe Santa Rita made an unexpect*
ed trip to Skagway arriving in
pot yesterday morning. She had
» small lot of mail from the States.
Stating pa the municipal rink
was good Monday afternoon and
waning, but the thaw for the past
two days baa temporarily stopped
the sport. | | t
Five engines pushing the rotary
•nor ploy left Skagway yesterday
moruiug for tha summit where they
worked all day in an effort to free
the train which has been stalled
then* for several days by snow.
SfoIk la still in progress today. .
Schccl resumed today after a x&
cation of tea days .
It is said the Santa Rita arrived
>n •Jkagwav one day late. New
laws had already gone into effect.
A number of Skagw-ay's young
ueofcle last evening made New
Year's calls on various homes in
lhe cit>'- -ij.'tiM
II. Molyneaux, road commission
er at Atlin, was a passenger re
turning on the Sophia from, a short
trip outside.
J. Lipscombe, of Victoria, B. C.,
was a returning passenger on the
Pr'ncess Sophia and is bound for
Atlin where he will resume his
work as agent for the White Pass.
lhe big Club saloon, of Haines,
wbiih was compelled to go out
of business the last of the year,
his been remodeled for a soft drink
and refreshment parlor. Two pool
and one billiard table have been
installed.
TAX NOTICE
Notice to the public: Real tax
es for 1917 are due and payable
at ihg gft'ice of the city treasurer. J
Seattle, Dec. 31. — Twenty
tvtt nundred and fifty quarts of
whiskey and 200 gallons of wiue
have been seized by federal authori
ties here since Saturday noon.
Ambassador
To Quit Post
Washington, ! Jaji. 2.—Ambataa
Str Cecil A. Spring Rice is prepar
lug to retire from his post as Brit
ish ambassador to the United
SU'es.
.WRANGELL IS LOYAL TOWN
Wrangell may prove the banner I
food conservation town of Alaska I
when the records are finally sum-1
med up. F. E. Bronson eends word
t" Secretary Hebert, of the General
Food Saving committee, that H. W.
C^artley, W. H. Warren, F. B. Leo
nard, Reverend Coreer and Captain
Halkirk have the Wrangell sltua
t' :m well in hand. Writing regard
ing the work Bronson says:
"On Nov. 19th this committee
met. elected F. E. Bronson secre
tary, and apportioned the town of
SYraigedl among the members of the
committee, each member being as
Signed a distinct district.
A thorough canvass was made ou
November 29th, every family being
vlsitPd with gratifying results, the
pledges given and promised being
one hundred per cent of the famil
ies resident in Wrangell. I enclose
a list of the pledges secured ai>d a
return of the reports secured at the
close of the first week. Dec. 8.
Entnusiastic assistance has been reu
dex*»d the committee by Miss Edith
B. Carhart, principal of the Wran
gell Public School, who appointed a
committee of young girls to collect
th« reports. A few cards are short.
These will be secured and forward
ed later. I am proud to $ay that
as a loyal American community
Wrangell claims place in the first
rant."
Frank Wilcox and wife will be
outgoing passengers of the Prin
cess Sophia for Seattle, where Mr.
Wilcox has secured a position with
tiic Alaska Engineering commission.
Tne Princess Sopnla, of the C.
P. R., arrived in port this morning
about 9 o'clock, and will leave to
night for Vancouver and ^ray ports.
The oophia had about a week's mail,
The Elks dance given Monday
nig t iu th« B. P. O. E. building
was enjoyed and pronounced by
thooe who attended as l>elng the
best held in Skagway for Bome
time .
Tbe U. S. harbor boat Peterson
arrived in port this morning from
Ft. Wm. H. Seward and left again
about two o'clock for the fort. A.
Sheldon, of Haines, made the round
♦rip .
For some reason the Princess
Sov'a carried no American mail at
all for Skagway, and only had four
Canadian letters for th.is port. The
City of Seattle yrill have eight
d"«'8'- mail.
Passengers on the Princess So
phia report tli© jveather in Skag
way more oalmy than in the states.
They comment upon what a mild
winter Skagway is having. If
tney only knejv!
The Christmas exercises in the
Presbyterian church Monday night
were largely attended and many
exuressed their pleasure regarding
the exercises. Every child who at
tended received a bag of nuts and
fruits.
Andrew Hart, of Dawson, re
turned on the Princess Sophia from
three years' fighting with the
Britisfi forces in South Africa, and
had a part in driving the Germans
from their colonies in Africa. Be
fr re Mr. Hart left Dawson, to Join
the British forces he waa fire
enief ,and is returning now to his
home city. 1
The White Pass train which has
been stalled near the summit for
the past two weeks was hauled into
Skagway about two o'clock this af
ternoon. The train consisted of an
engine, coal car,, passenger coach
an<1 baggage car and was plastered
with snow. On top of the engine
cab snow had piled six feet in depth,
and on all the clatforms of the |
difierent cars the Know was jammed .
in sc that i* Jvas imposihle to walk
fro a the coach to the engine or i
to the baggage car.
RUSSIANS
! BUSH
Washington, Jan. 2.—Secretary
of War Baker reports Russian*
continue to aid the British forces
In Mesopotamia, fighting despite the
Boishev'kl.
General Mann
Ordered Home
Washington, Jan. 2. — General
Sfacn, in command <jl the Rain, bo yr
dlrlsion la France, has been or
.•i^red home because of 111 health.
Ha will be given command Qt the
East#rn department ol the regular
army of the United States.
Halg reported today he had re
pulsed several German, raids on the
Belgian anil Arras fronts during
the Light. ;„ A
FEDERAL AGENTS SURVEY
FOODSTUFFS OF SEATTLE
Seattle, Dec. 31.—Federal agents
today began a survey of all food
stuffs in Seattle.
HOOVER URGES PEOPLE
TO EAT MORE POTATOES
Washington, Jan. 2.—Food *d
mlnlEtiator Herbert Hoover aalca
that potatoes be served on every
table ev^ry day in the new yeaj of
191S.
FIGHTING THE FIREBUGS.
How English Insurance Companies
Keep Tab on the Swindlers.
There is a mutual understanding be
tween nil the first class Insurance of
fices iu England that they should warn
each other of a customer whose eon
duet Is suspicious, and such a warning
is conveyed in a very simple yet effec
tive way.
Each company has a number of carta
printed. These are deeply edged in
black, the center of the card bearing
the nunie of the company which Issues
It. When a company has suspicions
regarding n - u-.tjiner one of Its officers
takes a number of these cards, writes
on the reverse side the name and ad
dress. or different names and addresses
tn some cases, of I be suspected mau
and sends around the cards to the oth
er offices.
These > ards are regarded as absolute
ly confidential, and they are never sent
around till the company which Issue*
them has. through the staff of Inquiry
officers always kept for such purposes,
found strong t-videu. e against the men
whose names I hey bear.
Each company keeps a book regu
larly posted with th.se cards in it, and
the liook Is tuore frequently consulted
than the general public would Imagine.
Many of the?e volumes of black edged
warnings niv bulky ones.
The aliases and changes of residence
of each suspicious customer are care
fully noted In the book, and It Is com
puted that these turds save the com
panies thousands of pounds a year.
Salvage companies also Issue these
"insurance warnings." Whenever a
salvage officer notes the slightest bus
pic-ious circumstanc e amid the ruins of
a tire he duly reports it. London Tit
Bits.
Cleaning Coat Collar*.
When the collar of a coat looks shab
by anil greasy, though the coat Is oth
erwise quite fresh, take a clean rag, dip
U In spirits of turpeiitiue and rub the
collar ull over with it.
Leave It for a few uiiuutes, then re
peat the process, afterward scraping It
gently to remove any loose dirt. Then
sponge It carefully with a little alcohol
and keep wiping It with a clean eloth
ontil It is nearly dry. Hang it up until
It is quite dry.
If necessary press the collar with a hot
iron, having it thin white cloth between
It and the iron. After this treatment
the collar will look almost new again.
Clipping With a Pin.
When yon lose your knife or do not
have n pair of scissors al hand for cut
ting the puiier a i.oumiou pin or needle
of any kind serves the purpose ad
mirably, says Popular Scleuce Monthly.
If It is a single sheet from which the
clipping is to be removed lay the part
on another paper, hold the pin slant
wise so that the point will follow
around the clipping. Just as if tracing
an outline. Pass back over the scratch
with the point iu the lead, and you will
be surprised bow smoothly the pin cuts
the paper.
Lome A. McAlister, wife and.
child, tviio have been visiting with
relatives in Vancouver and other
places, were returning passengers
011 the Princess Sophia. Mr. Mc
Alister is Canadian, custom's agent
ax the White Pass summit.
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STORE CLOSES 6 P. «• Saturday Excepted TELEPHONE 55
Ill
GEORGE MOWL Proprietor
COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON
&30 p m. Sharp Admission 25c, 10c
Weather Report
Wbitehorse, cloudy, calm, 30
ab°T*» • . ! 1 | | li' | | I'll*
Lower LeBarge, cloudy, calm,- 5
a bore, < . . { , i ;| i j-i;iiij.y
Hootallaqua, cloudy, calm, 2
above, 1 i i ; I Iff]!])
Blx Salmon, cloudy, calm.
Ormacka, cloudy, calm.
Yukon Crossing, log, calm, C be
low. ! i • .-i.i
Selkirk, cloudy, a. w. 8 below.
Isaao-Creek, cloudy, calm, 10
below.
- Stewart Rlrer, cloudy, calm, 8
below,
Dawson, oloudy, calm, 12 below.
ALASKA GOAL TO BE
WASHED FOR TESTIN G |
The two twenty-ton samples of j
Al&afc* coaj recently received by j
Goojge Watkla Evans, of the Unit- J
ed 3Utea bureau of mines, on tfio 1
university campus, ara to be washed
<n Kins eoanty waaherles and divid
ed between four Industrial plants
for testing. Should the test prove
as satisfactory aa expected, and
show the coal from tha Matanuska
mlae« to be good blacksmith; coal,
It '•* expected the entire Pacific
co«*t will ia future be supplied
from these mines.—Seattle P.-I.
REQUEST
Mm. S. A, Yoemane would re
quest that vlsltojra do not call at
her kome for one week,
FUNERALS ,
i i i > ———
8. H. Yqemww
The funeral of S. H. Yoemanfl
will b« conducted Friday, from. St.
say.'our'a Episcopal church, tlie
Rer. L, H. Pedersea officiating.
T, A. McDonald
The funeral of T« A. McDonald
wil' tajco place Friday, and will be
under the combined auspices of
the Pioneers of Alaska, and the
Kagles. Services will be held In
the Skagway Undertaking Parlore.
EAGLES TAEK NOTICE
The regular meeting of Skagway;
Aerie, No. 26, of the Fraternal Or
der of Eagles will be held to
n'ght at eight o'clock in their
lodg* building. Installation of the
newly elected officers will take
Dlace, and things wil be conducted J
as la the old time order. A large l
clnfiB of applicants are to be ini- 1
tinted. All Eagles and members,J
elect »hould take special notice and
.maite it their business to be pres
ent. Things will be doing.
,
Fire Insurance
Some merchants kick because men
working for wages buy their goods
cheaper in some markets and raise a
fuss because HOME INDUSTRY
IS NOT PATRONIZED????
I do not kick if they don't insure
with me. WHY ? ? ? because I
represent only RELIABLE COM
PANIES.
The merchant is looking for some
thing cheap.
Sweep before your own door.
PHIL. ABRAHAMS
ESTABLISHED 1897
Why Women Suffer
Many Skagway Women are Learn
ing tlijs Cause l
Women often suffer, not knowing
tho cause, j ( M
Backache, headache, dizziness,
nervousness. ,
Irregular urinary; passages, weak
ness. languor—
Each a torture of itself,
Together hint at weakened kid
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causof ,
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same be'ore my eyes. My sleep
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lidneys were weak and my feet and
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jompletely cured."
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