We Have Jast Received
a Shipment of
KIPPERED BLACK COD
Its Good- Try Some and Hooverize
C. W. AsK & Sons
TREMENDOUS
Will last the entire month of December giving the
people of Skagway a benefit of buying their goods
cheap. All wool and cotton goods will be hard to get
in the ipring. All of our goods are mighty cheap now
but in the spring the goods will be mighty high. -Come
to us now; don't put off until tomorrow. When buy
ing let us fix a price for you.
Everything at Reduced Prices
Except All Rubber Goods, Collars and Overalls
For Cash Only
DORTERO & SON
PHONE
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THE B M. BEHRENDS BANK
J jui'j, Jtlas'o
I OLDEST AND LARGEST BANK IN ALASKA
^ consistent policy pursue 1 for more than a quarter of a
century has been rewarded by steady and substan
tia! growth until this Bank has now over
one and one-half million dollars re
sources and depositors in
every part of the
Territory
BA N K OF ALASKA
SKAGWAY, ALASKA
An Institution of Strength, and Character
ALASKA'S BRANCH BANKING SYSTEM
Capital $85,000 - Surplus $20,500
FOUR BANKS - Skagway - Wrangell - Anchorage - Cordova
OFFICERS
Andrew Stevenson. President Andrew A. Benton, Vice-Pret.
W. L. Landsborough, Cashier J. T. Westermann, Vice-Pres.
B. A. Ross. Auditor
AicUrife Braach Wraafell Branch Cordova Braach
£. B Ansley W. H. Warren W. R. Hillery
Vice-Pres. in charge Vice-Pres. in c'large Vice-Prea. in charge
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Zoheth S. Freeman Andrew A. Benton Henry D. Walbridge
Andrew Stevenson P. H. Ganty J. T. WeStermann W. R. Hillery
Although aa integral part of the on- system, each branch ha9 had assigned
to it tha full amount of Capital required by the Territorial Banking Board
for tha establishment of a Bank in such a location. Each branch is there
for equipped to aerve its customers as fully as any independent bank, but
with the added strength and resources of the entire institution to draw
upoa. Furthermore each is responsible to the Territorial Banking Board*
is examined and supervised independently and renders its statement direct
to the Board. The Bank of Alaska is therefor, because of its double sup
vision and safeguards, pec iliarly "An Institution of Strength and Character
Those Christmas card* at Kel
ler Broe. are ttwiii
before tfcey are all gone. tf.
' The Goldea Xorth. Hotel aa-1
•ounces their dining service is open i
to the public at any hour fro>m 7 I
ft. m■ to 7 P- in. daily. Meals tula^ '
caite. Prices reasonable. Quick'
service, i . 12-6-3t,
Word has been recelyed In
fikagway of the birth of a baby
girl tr Dr. and Mrs. Craig at Ft.
Wm. H Seward. Dr. Craig- is
also tae mission doctor for the
HaiDes hospital.
We suggest the use of Miss Cas
key's hand colored Christmas greet
ing cards in the place of gifts;
eight new Alaska designs to choose .
irom. The Pedersen Co. 12-6-8-10.
THE WEEK
IN SOCIETY
ESlks tvill five a dance tonight.
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Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gillespie have
named their new eon Roy Francis.
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Mr. akd Mrs. John Huntley have
named their little daughter An
nette Winifred.
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Miss Verna Mulvlhill jvAs r pass
enger south on the Prlnnses Sophia
for a visit with friends J« Seattle.
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The Women's Church. Auxiliary
met thi« w-eek with Mrs. James Col
llsoa in btisiuess «nd social ses
sion.
O. Q. Miller of the U. S. cus
toms returned on the Prlnecss So
phia from his vacation visit to
the States.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Gideon of
Carcross were evening and supper
guests of Dr. and Mrs. L. S. Kel
ler 011 Monday .
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Mrs. George Brimstone wife of
the sheriff at Dawsoji came up on
the Princess Sophia and left for
home on Friday.
w—o—o
Mr. and Mrs. E. !W. Gideon of
Carcross were dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Relnert at the
Pullen House on Tuesday.
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A. M. Rousseau, .editor of the
White Horse Star, arrived in town
and remained for a fe\vdays' visit.
Mr. Rousseau returned home to
Whitehorse on Tuesday.
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Josieh M. Tanner, U. S. Marshal
with headquarters in Juneau visited
in Skagway the past week. Mr.
Tanner came up on business con
niected wi'h his offTec and spent a
feyv days with his home people.
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Mr .and Mrs. J. D. StiaebaugJi an
nounce the marriage o£ their daugh
ter Fay to Mr. Harold P. Johnson
Tuesday, November twentieth, nine
teen hundred seventeen, Grants
*Pass, Oregon. The bride is well
known in Skagway yv.here she re
sided for many j^irss with her
parents.
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Mrs. Harold Talbot and her three
little sons, Richard, Jolin and Rob
ert were passengers to Anyo*, B.
C., where they will remain till
spring. Mr. Talbot will make his
home with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lionel Talbot during the ab
sence of his family.
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Mrs. J. F. Van do Wall, Mrs. P.
H. Gauty, Mrs. • L. H. Johnston,
Mrs. F. W. Fickardt, Miss Edith
Uddicoa' and Miss Evangeline Cook
met informally on Thursday evening
with. Mrs. A- C. Blanciard and en
joyed a social session with sewing
aud knitting. The fcostess served
a fine supper.
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Ow' to the inclement weather
on Saturday last the Women's
Churca Auxiliary Bazar was not so
well patronized as it should have
beon and many desire a continuation
of the sales. For that reason Tues
day, December 11 hag been set
apart for tixe BAZAR and it will
b» held in the same place,PEDER
SEN'S STORE, from 2:30 till six
o'clock.
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Social activities will begin among
tli© Eagles at 110 distant date and
all who attended the jolly dances of
last vear will be glail of the op
portunity to again, be numbered
with >he merrymakers. The box
ball alleys will be open and a
ehootiner gallery will be an attract
ive feature of the amusements. Fur
ther notice will be given from time
to time.
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Amuig the noted women who are
"doing things" at the front and
elsewhere, Dr. Esther Pohl Lovejoy
has received kindly notice. Her
picture appears in the Pictorial Re
view for December. Mrs. Pohl Lovi
joy is a sister of Mrs. W. C. Blanch
ard of Skagway, Alaska, ami of Mrs.
John. Snook of Boise, Idaho. Mrs.
Pohl Lovejoy is doing good work
among the women and children in
Prance and at present is in Paris.
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Manager George Mowl of the
movies announces that this—Satur
day—evening tli<j show will again
b£ open to the public. During the
extreme weather the "Pop" was
closed and remained closed for a
few days . The show will be
open in the comfortable little Nug
get theater next door to the Gold
en North hotel. An excellent drama
is booked for tonight and Stuulay. j
Mr. P W. Snyder of Portland, j
Oregon, was an arrival in Skagtway,
this week on the City of Seattle^]
an4 will remain for Bome time the
COMMUX ICAftOli FROM
G. A. McNIOHOLL
G. H. Miller, general auditor for
the White PasB & Yukon Route, re
cently- received a communication
from G. A. McNJ.choll, assistant
general freight andi passenger
agent tor the Grand Trunk Pacific
Railway, in which he states the
cancelling of the previous trip of
the Prince John to Skagway was
not due to an accident.
Mr. MeNlcholIs says: "While the
steamer touched bottom off Queen
Charlotte islands she only remain
ed a few minutes and proceeded
on her journey. Bad weathier de
layed her crossing from, the Queen
Charlotte islands to Rupert, in ad
dition to which we were under con
tract to bring thirty passengers
from Hidden inlet to connect with
the big boat. In view of these
conditions it was absolutely neces
sary to cancel the Skagw»y portion
of the journey.
"Our friend Powell is now some
where on the Prairie working up
eastbouud Christmas excursions."
The Santa Rita is due Wednesday
night, Dec. 12.
The steamer Jefferson, of the
Alaska $. S. Co., is scheduled to
leave Seattle today, and should ar
rive in Skagway Thursday, Dec. 13.
She is bringing about seven days'
mall.
guest of his nephew and niece,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gault. Mr. STiy
der was a resideuc of Skagway dur
ing the pioaieer days and still has
extensive holding* here. After
leaving Skagway Mr. aaid Mrs. Sny
der went to . Swan, Oregon, where
Mr. Snyder had purchased a fine
Btock ranch. Tliis ranch' was well
stocked with fine blooded animals
md proved a good venture. Later
tap ranch was disposed of and the
Suyders moved to Portland, where
Mrs. Snyder now Is.
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Mr. aud Mrs. W. W. Dickinson of
Whitehorse came north on the
Princess Sophia and remained in
town 'ill the first outgoing train.
Mrs. Dickinson, has been on the
outside for several months viisit
ing with her daughter, Mrs. Au.
derson at Vancouver aud with oth
er relatives ia California. Some
time was spent in Seattle. Mrs.
Dickinson's daughter is the mother
of a fine little girl wBo is named
Constance Mario. Mr. Dickinson is
returning from a visit in coast
cities an-1 while outside was present
at the wedding of l{is son. While
in town they were Pullen House
guests.
W. G. Smith of the Home Power
company, returned from Haines on
the City of Seattle from a business
trip to Haines. Mr. Smith' said
ho lost no time in getting to tlhe
whtorf when he saw the ship turn
towards Haines as he had been
storm bound for several days and
was glad to get home to Skagway.
Mr. Smith was in Haines wiring the
Rialto theater, new show house of
A. F. McLean which is an up to date
house—well lighted, seated and
warmed with a hot air furnace. Mr.
McLean has a small plant of his
own for manufacturing electricity
and bas an ample supply. This
is one of, if not the best show
house in the whole of Alaska.
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R.YPCZZI-LEE
On Sunday, December 2nd, at
five thirty o'clock Miss Mabel May
Lee was married to Mr. Charles J.
Rapuzzi. Th« wedding took place
in the Lee home in the South End,
Judge Edward A. Rasmuson per
forming the marriage sen-Ice. The
pretty little bride was charmingly
gowned in a sand colored traveling
or street suit and was unattended.
After 'lie wedding the assembled
guests with the bride and groom
went to the home of the groom's
mother, Mrs. Terese Rajpuzzi where
a bountiful and delicious wedding
feast was served. The diaing room
and table were decked In potted
plants and cut flowers. T.he table
was centered wrtli a huge wedding
cake which was cut by the bride an<|
distributed among the guests to
"dream oai." The bride caime to
Skagway last spring from Nan&imo,
B. C., and has by her amiable and
gentle manner wou many friends.
The groom hag been a resident of
Skagway from infancy and counts |
his friends by the scores. Mr .and
Mrs. Rapuzzi are at home to their
friends in ,one of the Rapuzzi cot- I
tsges on Second Avenue. None ex-!
cept tie most intimate friends were
present. There were Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Fowler, Mrs. W. B. Batson,
son, Mr. J.ack Lee, Miss Hazel Bat
son, Mr. ajck Lee, Mr. Louis Ra
Duzzi, Mr. George Rapuzzi, Mr. Ed.
Barry, Mr. IT. B. Flabarty, the
hostess Mrs. Terese Rapuzzi and
the bride and groom, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles J. Rapuzzi.
Who Ever Heard of Christmas
Without A New Doll?
And when they are as cute and pretty as the "Horsman Kids" who
would be satisfied with ONLY ONE? There are ever so many
different ones, the popular "Campbell Kids," the "Peterkins" and
lots of others, some with real hair and glass eyes and all dressed in
the prettiest of costumes.—Have you seen Mrs. Sam and Uncle Sam?
We are better equipped than ever before to seve your Xmas needs.
REMEMBER—Only 13 More Shopping Dayi Till CHRISTMAS
L.A. HARRISON Co.
STORE CLOSES at 8 p.m. Saturday 9 p. m. TELEPHONE 55
GEORGE MOWL. Proprietor
Saturday and Sunday
Tie American Film Co. presents Ithea Williams, Mitchell and
S to well Iq
THE OVERCOAT
A powerful five real dramatization of tlie famous story of
tlie underworld l»y FoiSvst Halsey.
THE FIDDLER, presenting a well known comedian, Lawrence
Scmon. i i_. •.
Sunday music—YlMln, Piano Drums.
8=30 p m. Sharp Admission 25c, 10c
A Through Ticket
Chicago,^Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry.
By buying a through ticket yousave from $10.00 to $15.00 as
against buying to Seattle and rebuying there.
By buying over the C. M. & St. P. Ry. you are assured the comfort that
comes frons riding behind an electric locomotive—the most power
ful in the world—and that personal attention which is a feature of
"Milwaukee" service.
Via
For tickets. berth reservations and other partic
ulars consult yoor nearest Steamship Agent
A. P. CHAPMAN. Jr.
Aut. Gen'l PlManuer Agent
Stuart Building
J. F. BAHL
City Putenfer Agent
Second and Cherry
Seattle; Washington
Arrived on the Seattle our new stocks of
Calendars Photo Mounts
Ripple Boards
We suggest that you come early for first clioice.
,TkbT«tS?" " The Pedersen Co.
HUMBOLDT DUE ABOUT JAN. 1
Vincent Dortero announces the
Alaska flyer Humboldt 13 again ex
acted on the Alaska run, about the
1st of January. For the past
month the Humboldt has been in
the shin yards of San Francisco
undergoing its annual overhauling.
The reason for ita early renovation
this vear waa that at the present
time it could get a place in the
coast ehiiE yards, while later all
the yards will be busy with gsvem
inent work. '
MRS. HATCHER IN WASHINGTON
Mrs. Hatcher hag sent word) 10 I
Skagway that she is on her way to I
Washington to to attend a nation-1
al W. C. T. U. convention and
will represent Alaska while there,
pirs. Hatcher states the coming con
vention will probably be the larg
est in the history of temperance
work. Rooms, she says, are very
scarce in the city and for that
reason one convention has been
called off.
TWO PIANOS for rent. Reasonable
rEteo, Inquire at Ganty's store.
ll-28-7t.
8Iv AG WAY TO SEND CHRISTMAS
PRESENT TO ED. MATTHEWS
Woi d has been received in Skag
way that Ed. Mathews, oae of Skag
waiy's boys, was severely gassed re
cently on the French, front while
fighting with the Canadian forces.
In order to help make hla Christ
mas % little hit happier G. H.
Miller, auditor for the White Pass,
yesterday passed a subscription,
list around town and collected a
neat little sum jvith which to buy
Matthews a Christmas present.
Matthews enlisted witb the 50th'
Canadian infantry at Calgary about
13 months ago and since then has
been in some of the severest fight
ing of the war. He is thought to be
the first Skagway boy to actually
see service in battle.
Eastuum leads all others in tjie
manufacture of Kodaks and Sup
plies. You will find a complete
stock at the Skagway Eastman
Agency. A variety of new styles
and sizes. What would make a
nicer or more appreciated) Xni&s
gift. See theini at Keller Bros
Drug Co, i j | 1 | .