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Rhubarb, Cauliflower, Cranberries, Banan
as, Apples, Oranges, Grapefruit, Grapes,
Lemons, Bagoes, Parsnips, New Cabbage.
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COME TO US
WHEN IN NEED OF
Clothing and Gent's Furnishings
Dortero & Son PHONE *32
THE B M. BEHRENDS BANK •'
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J'juaa, Alaska ^
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A consistent policy pursued for more than a quarter of a ^
century has been rewarded by steady and snbstan- •<
tial growth until this Bank has now over
one and one-half million dollars re- ^
sources and depositors in
every part of the
Territory
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OLDHST AND LARGEST BANK IN ALASKA
Monday, February 12th
Being a National Holiday
This Bank
Will Be Closed All Day
BANK OF ALASKA
WRANQBLL AXOHORAfl E
A.LASKA
L • A
Wholesale and R«tail
CIGARS
and
TOBACCO
and different articles
Don't forget the number
428 Broadway
Tony Dortero
.ALL KINDS OF PIPES
Froa 5c to Pocket Book
TyrR SKAGWAY
Pioneer Dairy
H. P. SEEMAX, Prop.
THE SANITARY MILK RANCH
Tlie 'larg&t uxd b«Bt oon
ductM «at>* to Aiaais*.
Bafly sJitpsaeDtB ofl pare
xnlH M(J irtam Co *11 BCfint
c-u Wbit« P&3B & YufcJXt
Route.
GENTLEMEN—We oner you Hai
monv Pipe Blend as the 'newee
dlscorery la tie art o* Ulendin
tobaccoe. 15c, In -the cream-co!
ored-aut-broTvo fin. Keller Broi
KEEP YOUR HEAD UNCOVERED.
"he Constj ot Wearing of a Hat Ptofo
<*te» Dandruff Germ*.
Th. ro are many men who wear thel
a is practically all the time when awak<
•J are blessed with a heavy shock o
air: yet if the scalps of these same me
>r.ee became infested With dandrul
•erms, the parasites would multiply a:
he quicker for lack of air. Baldnes
would ensue as the final result New
bro's Herplcide kills these germs an:
stimulates unhealthy hair to abundan
growth. Herplcide Is a pleasant hai
dressing as well as a dandruff cure am
contains not an atom of injurious sub
stance. Sold by leading druggists. Sen<
10c. In stamps for sample to The Herpl
eid« Co.. Detroit. Mich.
One Dollar bottle, guaranteed.
A) all I>rug Stores.
5100 Reward, §100
The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there Is at least one
ireaded disease that science has b»pr.
able to cure in all Its stages, and «!'.at Is
Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is the only
positive cure new knoiva to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional
disease, requires a constitutional treat
ment. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken in
ternally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system, there
by destroying the foundation of the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing Its work. The proprietors
have so much faith in Its curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that It falls to cure. Send
for list of testimonials.
A4dr?ea: F. J. CHENEY ft CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold by all Druggist*. 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MASQUE BALL
HUGE SUCCESS
"I told you so," might properly
be applied to the prognostication
rliaf the Bagiea auuual masquerade
ball would be thy social event of
the season, Iw the big crowd oI
pleasure seekers and ou-lookera who
attended the evout at ths jVVM'e
Pass A'liletic club are ail unanimous
in their verdict that it was the
event of the season.
Not for a number ftf Xeaifc has
there been such a galaxy of cunning
ly thought out costumes at any one
masque bal, and the characters \
represented were not only closely
copied as to costume, but the par
-iipan's acted well their parts.
Those consenting to act as
judges by the committee to award
the prizes were Capt. Bell of White
horse, Wm, Nolan of Seattle, Mr.
Tnompson and Mrs. Vlning of
Dawson. After carefully; studying
the merits of each costume, the
judiciary announced the following
names as having been awarded the
prizes.
Best dressed lady—Toilet get.
Keller Brothers, Won by Mrs. J. M.
Keller.
Best dressed gent—Shaving mug.
Keller Bros.. Won by Miss Rose
Dortero.
Best sustained lady—Pair of slip
pers. Dortero & Sons. Won by Miss
Sarah Friedenthal.
Bee* sustained, gent—Box cigars.
Mrs. Rapuzzi. Won by G, Herman
Miller.
Mos'. comical lady—2 pairs of
silk hose. Dortero & Son. Won by
Chas. Rapuzzi.
Ml 3* comical gent—Crib board.
Lee Hudson. Won by Wm. Bunting,
Most origanl lady—Pair of moc
casins. E. Richter. Won by Mrs.
H. Browne.
Mcst origanal gent.—Watch chain
IS. Richter. Won by J. MoAliBter.
Group prize, 3 or more.—Box of
apples. Won by the Misses Martha
and Mabel Lee, Delia Rapuzzi and
Mrs. A. J. Baker.
i?'lT3t ooor prize Uiuyiona.
Kennedy. "Won by; Mrs. Greiabach
Second door prize—Sack of flour. |
Won by John Mat new 3.
Aifer the prizes had been award
ed, dancing was again resumed and j
the party did 11 pt break up until
la»e hour.
Miss Sarah' Friedenthal's charac
terization of "Liberty" "was excep
tionally good, and g&e sustained the
part well.
Mrs H. C. Brown, as "'Valentine'
was a novel impersonation, her cos
tume being an immense Valentine |
hear1 uierced by Cupid's arrow.
Miss Verne Miller and Mrs- John |
Wyse. impersonated "Follies" and
the eostume of these two ladies
were very charmingly designed,
showing much artistic merit.
Miss Rose Dortero appeared
Louis XV, and her costume defied
detection and she took the Dart of
the s'ately Frenchman so well that
she was awarded man's prize, even
baffling the judges.
The Grim Reaper, while a rather J
gruesome character, was well por
trayed by James McAlister.
The "Preparedness group, portrayl
<ng Uncle Sam and his militia, ma-j
,rine and red cross corns, were well
costumed and sustained by the Miss
es Martha and Mable Lee, Delia |
Rpuzzi nd Mrs. A. J. Baker.
George LaBounty, costumed as a
charming damsel, carrying a multi
colored sunshade nd otherwise pre
pared for a stroll on the Board
Waljr a* Newport, attracted the
attention of number of the unat
tached young men, and »o well did
he act his part that it is under
stood he received several invitations
to supper.
Several of the children were pres
ent in costumes and added a jolly
feature to the occasion, taking pos
session of the floor between dances
to romp and frolic in innocent en-|
joyment.
FULL AMOUNT INSURANCE
PAID TO S. BLUM & CO.
Cordova—MaJcolm Brock; returned
cn a recent steamer from Valdez, to
which place he accompanied' E. G.
Ford, insurance adjuster for the
companies in which S. Blum & Co.
held policies, covering their loss
in the recent fire. Mr. Brock re
FO-*s that their losses were adjust
ed ouickly, and to the entire satis
faction of bo'h the insurance com
panies and the insured, the full
amount of insurance being allowed.
ONLY ONE "Bromo Quinine," that h
Laahve ftromo Q«M»e
Cores a Cold in One Day, Grip In 2 Days
5n box. 23c.
VTrts
SUBS BAG TWO
BOATS SUNDAY
London, Feb. 12—Advice given
>ut today at the 5Var Office states
;hat only two small vessels fell
jre-" to German submarines on Sun,-;
JEFFERSON
I AND OUT
Tho steamship. Jefferson arrived
In this port at 3 o'clock yesterday;
afternoon and sailed for the Bouth|
it 8 o'clock.
She had three first class passen
gers for this port, Charles Karaman,
Vincent Dortero and C. S. Cinnery.
Messrs. Tanner and Wetzler came
up from Juneaui.
There was 80 tons of freight and
20 horses brought in to Skagway, 13|
Ions of the freight being brought up
from Juneau, having been part of
the caTgo of the Prince John. The
horses are to be taken on to White
horse, being the property of the
White Pass and will be used on
the stage route from1 Whitehorse to
Dawson.
Leaving here the Jefferson had
22 passengers, most of whom are
booked for Juneau, Ketchikan and
Petersburg.
Mrs. A. E. Vining and little
daughter, and E. Farelly were the
only through passengers on the
passenger list out.
TODAnsl
LEGAL HOLIDAY
While it is generally thought that
the anniversary cf Lincoln's birth
day i« a legal holiday, this is an
errcneoug idea, as the list of legal
holidays, does not include February
12, although, hx state legislation in
some states it is observed.
The post office, cable office and
other federal institutions today did
not observe it, although the Bank
and public school were closed all
day.
Washington's Birhdaty, Februar
22, is a legal holiday in all the
States, District of Columbia, Hawaii
and Alaska
NOMINATING PETITIONS
MUST BE ON FILE ON
Olt BEFORE FEB. 15.
Petitions nominating candidates
for Representative in the Territor
ial Legislature to be voted for
March 6th, must be filed with Clerk
of <he Court J. W. Bell on or he
fore February 15 th, in ordeT to in
jure having their names arinted on
the official ballot. The election wiU
be conducted in accordanoe "with the
regular Alaska election law, and
*he Australian ballot will be used.
The date for the end of the peri
od *«r filing nomination petions was
set for February 16 in order to
give time for the distribution, of
ballots and other election supplies
amon* *he several precincts.
Nominating petitions must con
tain the names of 100 electors. —
Juneau Empire.
LESIES LEAVE FOR NEW
HOME IN SEWARD
Mr and Mrg. Frank Leslie and
their children, the Misses Ethel
Elsie and Cecil, and Master Francis,
arrived in Skagway an last Fri
day's train, and left last evening on
the steamer Jefferson for Juneau,
where they will Visit fOT a few
days before continuing their jour
ney on to Seward and other West
ward cities.
For a number of pears past the
Leslies, as they are cordially refer
red to by their hosts of friends thru,
out the north, have been rseidents
of Whitehorse, where the young
ladies havQ been pocial favorites
among the younger circle, While
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie have occupied a
similar position in the married peo»
pie's circle.
The Leslies are well known in
Skagway, and their frequent visits
to this city; will be missed.
In their endeavor to find a new
home, the Alaekan joins with their
many friends in wishing them every
possible suocess. ; t . ^
Our Annual
Clearance Sale
Our Sale Ends
Saturday, February 17th
At 9 p. m.
L.A. HARRISON Co.
STORE CLOSES at 6 TONIGHT TELEPHONE 55
Pom picture nucE
GEORGE MOWL, 'Proprietor
• "!" £7 j.J' 1'' Monday and Tuesday ; j ; jA' \ j ] fT)
UnlrersM presents Pbulino B usb In THE GRlNEL, in, 3 par's.
—A drama of real life with Lou OwUney opd Roy Gallagher—
FVoduced by Joseph De Orasse. I , ; ,
ANIMATED !WEEKLY NO. 100J5. Cartoon,s by Hy Mayer.
. J i I 'i""} "[ Music by Ml50 Gene Ooiyell. '
On Broadway near Fourth Inclined Floor
Admission 26c and 10c Begins 8:30
LOCAL NEWS
W. H. Hen^on, who hfl& been, in
Seattle for tha papt lew Wegks on a
business trip, returned home on
the Prince Albert last night.
A. £. MoCollum, representing the
J. W, Falea Pap$r Company; of
SeatUg wiU be in Skagway on, or
about the 25tb| of the month.
G. B, Hudson, of the Hargraves
Engineering Company and the Alas
ka .Corporation, wae a passenger
for Victoria on the Prince Albert,
aailiD? from this port this morning.
Mrs. Myrtl Rumbaugh, of Dawson
mother of little Frank: Brawand Run
baugp. arrived in Skagway on the
train Saturday and left for Van
couver enrouta to Oregon, where
she will visit her little son.
W, Gordon, Powell and wife re
turned from a trip tp> Vancouver
and other cities in tha western part
of Canada. They went east as far
as Winnipeg, returning to Seattle,
and came norMii via Prince Rupert,
arriving home on tha Prince Albert
yesterday evening,
Glenn .C.arrigan, the affable re
presentative of the W, P. Fuller
Paint .Company arrived in Bkagway
on tht* Jefferson and will make the
rounds of hia trade bOTe in, an ef
fort to sell them a supply of the
wherewithal tot fittingly celebrate
Paint-U?* day this spring.
Charles Karaman, one of the pro
prietors of the Pack Train restaur
ant, afterap ending the Cast few
weeks at Puget Sound' points re
turned home on tha Jefferson last
night. He's alone, tha report that
has been SQ persistent that he
would bring back a life partner, evi
dently being without foundation.
Cap,, Bell, of the R. N. W. M.
Police arrived in Bkagway on Sat
urday's train from Whitehorse en
route to Vancouver with; an in
sane man by tha name oI McLean.
Capt, Bell left "with his charge on
the Prlnoe Albert and Will return
Immediately after placing him in
the insane asylum at Vancouver.
Richard Wakelln, representing th
North Western Shoe Company, the
Boston Rubber Company and the
North Coast Electric Company of
Seattle, and the Wiegle Candy Co.,
of Taeomft arrived in port on the
Jefferson yesterday and has opened
up. his samples for display in the
Itjen sample ropjn oppolate the
W. P, A. club. He will be la
Sfcagway tor the aaat several days.
The human nose can cause a lot of
trouble—when a man tries to paint hia
and a woman tries to poke hers into oth
er people's business.—Florida Times
Union.
BELIEVE HERMIT
LEPI GOLD
i
North Yakima, Wash., Feb, 8 —
Christopher OToole, trappier and
recluse, who after beng stunned by
a fall wag frozen, to death; in, the
Tietou two weeks ago, la beUered
by relatives to have left mining pro
perty in Alaska worth. $80,000.
Coroner Shaw has been, making la
qu'ry regarding relatives ajid yeater
dav received a letter from a broth
er in Montana in which, it was stat
ed that among the deceased^ pa
pers should be documents regard-^
iflg property near Cook Inlet said
to have large valuation. This bro
ther savs the deceased's correct
name is [Toole. No such papers as
described were found by th,e coron
er.
DISCOVERER OK BOOB CREEK
ON WAY TO STATES
Among the passengers for the
s'ates on one of the. recent boats
sailing from Cordova, according to
the Times of tliat city, were J. S.
Pitcher and wife and Lars Ostner,
owners of discovery claim and Noe.
1 above and 1 below on Botol* creek
at. Tolstoi. I
Pitcher is the discoverer of Boob
creek and is credited1 with! having
disposed of his interests for half
a million dollars.
Mrs. Pitcher, who came to Alas
ka seven years ago, says that they
bad an easy time on the trail un
til they arrived on the Turnagatn
arm section, where they were de
laved by new snow. I
Pitcher gays he does not belike
Tolstoi will be a big camp, but
that it will be a goodl little camp,
lis sold his ground to Henry Riley.
CARCROSS MIXING MEN
MEET IN SKAQWAY
H, W. Newton, who la associated
with the Harper syndicate, owning
and operating mines In the Little '
Windy Arm and Lake Tagish Teg ion,
arrived up from Ketchikan on the
Jefferson yesterday, and will go to
the property near Carcross at aa
earlv date.
Mr. Newton was met here; by I.
E. McFarland, superintendent of
the mines, who came out on last
night's train from across the line.
ANNIVERSARY IS OBSERVED
Seattle, Feb. 12—The anniver
sary of Lincoln's birth is today be
ing observed in all states which has
sef aside the day aa a legal holiday, •