New Goods
Heinz Dill Pickles in bulk
Heinz Sour Kraut in bulk
Sweet Apple Cider
Kippered Black Cod
C. W. AsK & Sons
Our Sale Closes Saturday, Jan. 5th
Now is the time to buy Your
Winter and Summer Goods
Weexp ct a Big Shipment of New Goods
DORTERO & SON
CLOTHIERS iad FURNISHERS TELEPHONE 32
BANK OF ALASKA
ALASKA'S BRANCH BANKING SYSTEM
Headquarters. Skagwav, Alaska
Four Hanlis Strategically Located at
The Important Ports and Gateways of
SKAGWAY WRANGELL ANCHORAGE CORDOVA
Capital and Surplus 15105,500 Resjuces Over $850,000
Andrew Stevenson, President Andrew A. Benton. Vice-Pres.
B. A. Ron. Auditor W. L. Landsborough, Cashier
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Zoheth S. Freeman Andrew A. Benton Hen-y D. Walbridge
Andrew Stevenson P. H. Ganty J. T. Westermann \V. R. Hillery
1918 CALENDARS < A DISPLAY 1\ LARUE VARIETY.
111t w'tS?" - The Pedersen Co
Weather Report
Whitehorse, fog, calm 40 below.
Lower LeBarge, fog:, calm, 40 be
low.
Hcotalinqua, clear, calm, 46 be
low .
Bii Salmon, clear, calm.
Carmacks, clear, calm.
Yukon Crossing, fog, calm, 45
below.
Selkirk, tog, calm, 51 below.
ls*ar Creek, clear, calm, 37 be
low ,
Stewart River, clear, calm, 42 be
low.
Out!vie, fog. calm, 42 below.
Dawson, toe calm, 43 below.
Special attention is called today
to Skagway's weather report. Yes
terday th» mercury ranged between
» and 31 degrees, a variation of 25
degrees in 24 hours. Last night
the temrerature was as low as 3
degrees below zero and this morn
ing at 3 o'clock it was 14 degreea
above. , !*!.'.
Skagway Couple
Married
Miss Helen Flynn and Mr. J. Mc
Alister were married this morning
at 0 o'clock by tne Rev. Father P.
IT. Turneil in the St. Mark's Holy
Catholic Church. Only a few im
mediate friends of the bride ajid
groom were present. Following the
cercuony a wedding breakfast was
give:, in the Zinkan cottage, re
ctn'ly vacated by Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Wilcox, where Mr. and Mrs.
McAlister will live.
Both bride and roomi are Skagway
•lieonle. Tbey have many friend9
in the city who all Join in wishing
tbem the best of success.
NOTICE ARCTIC BROTHERS
The regular meeting of Camp
Skagway No. 1, which meets to
night in the A. B. building at 8:30
o'clock will be of the utmost import
ance and all members Rre earnest
ly urged to be present.
LADIES DEFEAT MEN IN
SMASHING BOWLING GAME
Tu a special bowling contest
held <n tne Elks building last night
the ladies' team completely swamp
ed the men, in, twoi consecutive
games. Although the ladles were
gives a handicap of 100 points they
won their first gamo without this.
Stcagway's worthy postmaster was
such an efficient rooter for the
women that they oouldn't help but
win, and when his wife pulled him
away during the second game the
ladies' score immediately fell down
as noted. However the women
won botf- games and the men will
have to do some "powerful" seoret
practice before they again chal
lenge the women.
The score is as follows:
WOMEN'S TEAM
1st
Mrs. P. H. Gantjr 155
Mrs. O. Selmer 142
Miss E. Liddicoat 122
Mrs. G. Miller 192
TOTAL 611
HANDICAP 100
GRAND TOTAL 711 657
MEN'S TEAM
1st 2nd
P. H. Gaaty 164 167
Jas. Kennedy » 133 1 145
\Vm Batson 119 148
0. Selmer 151 156
TOTAL 567 1 616
LOCOMOTIVES IK
WEST 10 BE
SENT EAST
Washington, Jan. —There is j
no reason for concern on the part I
of Western shippers at tbe report
tjiat Western railroads have beon !
?sker'. by the Railroad War Board to
hoi j one hundred locomotives iu |
readiness to be turned over to east-1
ern lines. This is the view taken i
by C. J. McDonald, assistant to
William Sproule, chairman of the
Western Department of the War
.Board.
"By Western railroads is meant
all roads in that territory west
of the Mississslppi," explains Mc
Donald. "The requisition is being
made on the basis of the number of
locomotives owned by each rail
road operating in thw territory- The
number allotted from each indiv
idual line is very small, and they
will be kept In service until the
requisition is effective.
'It should bo borne in miu«l that
the lelease of these locomotives to
eastern territory is for the pur
ple of relieving the congestion
which is tying up equipment there
that we need out here. So that,
Ujo effect will be to make available
(or the West cars and equipment
that would o'herwise remain in
the East. The West will not lose
anything by such a move if it be
comes necessary to make it."
\Y L. LAXDSIiOROl'GH
LEAVES BAXK OF ALASKA
Announcement was made this
mcrning that W. L. Landsborough,
oashier of the Bank of Alaska at
Sk&gway, had resigned his position.
in d will leave on the Princess So
phia, January 16, for a broader
.'ield of work.
Mrs. Landsborough and children
wMl go to Sacramento, California, I
where Mr. and Mrs. Landsborough,
h.^ve their own home. Miss Evan-j
geiine Cook will stop off In Seat
t'e. Mr. Landsborough has nothing
to announce yet as to his future
location but will probably enter
ore of the larger banks of the
northwest •
Mr. and Mrs. Landsborough came
♦o Skagway 'n May, 1916, three
months after the Bank of Alaska
orened. Mr. Landsborough was as
'stant cashier for three months, at
the end of wnich *ime he was ap
pointed to the position of cashier
of the home bank. In addition to
nls. work In connection ytih the
Banir of Alaska, Mr. Landsborough
has taken a most activ® interest In
thp work of the community and
•h government, being a member of
the Home Council of Defense and
oeitig treasurer of the Skagway Red
Cross.
Miss Cook, who has made her
home with the Landsborough's for
the past year, has been the able
secretary of the Red Cross and
upon her hag fallen a reat deal of
the routine work.
Mr. and Mrs. Landsborough and
Miss Cook have made a host of
friends, not only «in Skagway, but
throughout ail of Southeastern Al
aska and their departure from the
c'tv will be greatly regretted. The
rwiy Alakan extends its well
wirnes 'o all of them and wishes
only 'he best of success to them
wherever they go.
The Princess Sophia, of the C.
P. R., is the next steamer due la
Skagway from the outside. She is
scheduled to arrive on the morning
of January 16.
MEETING OF
cm council
The regular meeting of tne city
c uncil was held In the City Hall
last night witn all members pres
ent. Regular routine business w»s
nandled and reports read.
Ih'i Ways and Means committee,
\V. C. Blanchard, chairman, report
ed there were $272 ou hand.
The Public Works and Property
committee, N. O. Hardy, chair
man, reported that Chas. Karaman
w«<s boarding up the old Pack
Train building, and that here
after it would be less of a fire trap
and less unsierhtly.
In a letter from Will Hillery, at
Cordova, to Mayor Ashley, the sub
ject of of the Garden Movement,
Btarted in Skagway last (spring, was
brought up. There is still a 6mall
amount owing on Beed potatoes.
A committee was appointed
to get full particulars on the mat
ter and the subject will be again
brought up at the next council
meeting.
James Kennedy, rperesenthig the
Halifax relief committee, reported
115.50 on hand and requested that
Vttters be asked to help 6well the
fund. I
Acting under the authority of
Jud^e Robert W. Jennings, the in
terior of the Skagway court house
is being completely renovated. All
wood work is being varnished, the
v,-d]is are being calcimined, the car
pets are being cleaned, and fur
niture is being repaired.
Hie Skagway court house was
built in the boom days of the city
as « college, but was later purchas
ed by the government for court
purposes. Since then It has not
been repaired, and hence the plas
ter, which has been badly cracked
by the wind, is in rather poor
shape.
The whole interior, downstairs
and up, is beine repaired. Cracks
in tne plater are being filled up.
All wainscottjngs, woodwork, desks,
chair and benches are being varnish
ed. The main court room will be
calcimined in a cream colored wall,
light blue drop celling, and with,
stenciling for a border. Other
rooms are being fitted in various
ways. • i * ■1
One of the big Improvements Is
the Dlacing of a large drum stove in
'be center of the court room where
its heat will radiate equally to all
parts. Scaffolding Is being built
in order to reach the ceiling and
make repair there.
Altogether 10 men are working in
the court house, eight of whom are
prisoners. The work is immediate
ly under the direction of Marshal
Hardy and his deputy Mr. Miller.
I* is hoped that the outside of
tbo court house will be repaired
later or as soon as the weather
nermits. This matter h8® already
b°en taken un by Mr. Ramsuson,
H. S. Commissioner, with Judge
Jeni-ings. ' * j
The skating rink is being made
read' for flooding today.
The Santa Rita is due In port
tomorrow night at 6 o'clock.
OUR ANNUAL SALE
Begins Tuesday, 10 a.m.
25 Per Cent- Discount
Throughout The Store Contract Goods Excepted
L. A. HARRISON Co.
STORE CLOSES 6 p. m. Saturday 9 p.m. TELEPHONE 55
To conform with the 8 hour law we close from 12 to I noon
GEORGE MOWL. Proprietor
Wednesday and Thursday II
Oon/»lld®te Co. presents M-'uiite Costell^o and Ethel Graudln
in i I
The Crimson Stain Mystery
CACTUS BLOSSOM.—In, twolwits.—A jpvat liiiman drama of
the West. Satiling Anna Little and Frank Hor/age.
FORD WEEKLY NO. 21), L. j ! I! Jii.IL J
Music by Violin, 1'iano and Dnur.s.
8-"30 p-m. Sharp Admission 25c. 10c
AMERICAN MONEY I\ PORTUGAL
Washington, Jan. 8.—American
pappv money waa at a small prem
ium above gold in. Lisbon before the
war. Now it is quoted considerably
cheaper than the yellow- metal or
draft, the difference on exchange
basis representing about the cost
of freight and insurance on pack
a&s of Dills. Bank quotations are
as fellows: Gold, buying, 1.797 es
CJdoe; selling, 1818 escudoes Der
dollar; draft, buying 1.60; Belling,
1.61; paper money, buying, 1.52;
selling, 1,54. Tbe gold quotation
is t-ased on the gold ponud sterling
a* $«.S665.
Practically all gold and silver
moa,ey. including Portuguese, has
disappeared from circulation la
Lisbon. Formerly American cur
rency was bought and sold by banks
and #xcbange shops in largo quan
tities. r
War and Fruit Trees.
The London Spectator has dlseov
eed that the destruction of fruit hear
ing trees is inadmissible as an act of
war and was condemned in Scripture
3.000 years ago. It proves Its point by
quoting from Deuteronomy xx: "When
thou shalt besiege a city a long time.
In making war ugalnst it to take It,
thou shalt not destroy the troes there
of by forcing an ax against them; for
thou mayest eat of theui, and thou
shalt not cut them down (for the tree
of the field Is man's life) to employ
them in the siege; only the trees which
thou knowest that they be not trees
for meat thou shalt destroy and cut
them down."
Always Busy.
Say what you will 'bout ol' man Sa
tan, you gotter give him credit fer
tendin' ter business. Every day Is his
busy day. an' he ain't on de picnic train
w'en It's snowed under.—Atlanta Con
stitution.
COURT FOR THE TERRITORY
OF ALASKA, DIV. NO. 1, SKAG
WAY PERCINCT.
IN PROBATE
lu the Matter of the Estate ot
8, H. Veomans, deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Th'jl
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN j
Tii? t the undersigned has been, by
Edward A. Raamuson, U. S. Com- j
missioner and Probate Judge of i
tho above entitled Court, by order
duly made and entered, appointed
executrix of the estate of S. H. Yeo- I
mans, deceased. All persons hav^j
Ing claims against said estate are j
hereby notified to present t»em I
wl'h proper vouchers in legal form
wilfiln six months from the date of
this notice to the undersigned at
her place of residence in Skagway,
Alaska.
Dated this 8th day of Jan. 118.
ELLA MARY YEOMANS,
Executrix.
First publication Jan. 8, 1918.
Final publication Fel>. 5, 1918.
Fire Insurance
Some merchants kick because men
working (or wages buy their goods
cheaper in some markets and raise a
fuss because HOME INDUSTRY
IS NOi' 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
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It's a.waste of time to experiment
witli liniment and pliisters when, you
have a dull, throbbing .backache or
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Robert R. Watts, 14 2 S. Mt. Ver
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says: "i suffered untold agony
from pains in my back and could
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ing due to terrific pains across my
kidneys. I could hardly sleep
and was restless and more nervous
when lying town. I gave up work
for several. weeks. I had dizzy
spells also and my sight wag af
fected. The kidney -secretions were
too frequent in passage also. The
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the* again scanty and I ha<l no con
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under my eyes and my feet were so
swollen I couldn't get my shoes
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enti.r»!y cured me."
Price 60e, at all dealers. Don't
simply atk for.a kidney remedy—
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—Advertisement.
The steamer City of Seattle, of
the Pacific Steamship Co., has de
layed her sailing date and will
not leave Seattle before January
13, placing her iu Skagw^y about
January 21. • [ liiilli