ANOTHER BUNCH FRESH GOODS
ON HUMBOLDT
The prices oil perishables are getting down to a level where this class ol
goods is as cheap, if not cheaper, than staples.--We aim to keep
well supplied.—We received on the Humboldt:
Spinach, Lettuce, Rhubarb, Green Onions, Tomatoes
Asparagus, New Spuds, Cucumbers, Bananas, Grape
fruit, Winsap and Newtown Pipin Apples, Bermuda
Onions, Cabbage, Cauliflower.
C. W. AsK & Sons
LATEST
=—TYRONE—
a new
ARROW "Form Fit" COLLAR
Dortero & Son
THE B M. BEHRENDS BANK
Juneau, fflasVa
OLDEST AND LARGEST BANK IN ALASKA
A consistent policy pursued for taere thsQa qswr*>r of a
century has been reward*! ky steady aad substan
tial growth until this Bank has now orer
one and one-half million dollars re
sources and depositors in
every part of the
Territory
- - - J. _t- A J.
BANK OF ALASKA
WR.VXQ KLL SSAGWAY ANOHORAOR
*4n [rut i tut ion of Strength and Character
CAPITAL $75,000.00
SURPLUS 17,500.00
President
Vice President
WRANCEU.
Vki Prru^tai' •
W H. WABR£N
SICAGWAT
Vi« Prrt:it«t
W. R. HILLERT
Cu^jcr
W. L UND3B0R0UCH,
Ailr»tail CuU«r
». A. ROSS
ANCHORAGE
Vict Pruidol- -
J. T. WESTERMANN
Aiaittait Cukltr
m. m.vean;
Pack Train Restaurant
The Delmotiieo of Alaska
CHAHLEnr*=Kc-JOHS
KaRAMAN' & CLES6AK
PROPRfETCfHS
WbefB Von Ota Get Wliat Yon Detire Cooked u It Shonld Be
We Make a Specialty of Ganq<i<t8 ami Private Dtnner Partlet
A Kstflned and Comfortable place for a Supper After the Show
or danee—Serviee in Coay Private Boo4hs If Desired.
Order Your Printing Now
THE SKAGWAY
£ Pioneer Dairy
t H. F. SEEMAX, Prop.
THE S1TOT mm BAHCH
•
* Th« largest anfl beet eon
* doctei dairy ia Abatfk
► Baflj> aWj>mefrt» of pur«
> milk xr.i own to «U paurt
| en WWW Pa* & Yukon
BOBtfc
Wholesale and Retail
CIGARS
MX)
TOBACCO
and different articles
lii in't forget the nnmbe*
428 Broadway
Tony Dortero
AElL KUTDS OF rasas
Fron Sc to Pocket Boot
TO FIX MAY 12
115 "TRAIL OAT"
Proclamation of Saturday, May
13, *9 Trail Day la expected to be
made at the meeting of tlio city
council tonight, according to re
Bor'e this afternoon; by thoga in
'eres'ed in the movement.
Members of the council are said
to favor placing offical sanc
tion on tha proposed holiday, and
«ttCOuraglng in every way possible
the plana lor tho improvement of
the traUa outof Skagway.
Th<* committee which, baa charge
of the trailbuilding campaign an
nounced this afternoon that hearty
adODOit was b«lng promise^ and that
the outlook was for a big force of
volunteer trailbullders..
Council wli meet this evening at
7:30 o'clock.
NEW BRANCH BANK LAW
NOT RETROACTIVE, 8AY8
VICE-PRESIDENT B. of A.
Tho branch bank law, passed by
'he territorial lelgslaturQ which
, adjourned last Friday, la not retro
| active and will therefor© not affect
the Bank of Alaska, according to
>' W. R. Hillery, vice-president of the
| bant, who returned to SkagWay yes
terday from Juneau.
i Though the bill, as passed, re
I tains the original caption, "a bill
. *o prohibit branch banks" in the
Territory of Alasksas, the measure,
finally made a law, was a substitute
1 and provides thlat branch banks
> shall no* be established in Alaska
, after th? new layv beeames effective
The new law is to become ef
fective ninety days after passage
MRS. HATCHEH PRAISES
BARRING LIQUOR FROM
AMERICA'S WAR ARMY
' Government action to ban liquoi
' from thei United Statess "war armj
, was praised by Mrs. Cornelia T
, Hatcher of Juneau, president of tht
Ala«kau 5V omen's Christian Tamper
ance union, in an address this
. afternoon in the Presbyterlar
church beiore members ol the Skag
way "W. C. T. U., and others in
terested iu prohibition..
A large audience also heard Mrs
Hato er last evening in the Presby
terian church, -when Bhe reviewer
her work in connection with th<
drafting of tie Alaska "bone dry'
bill iv Delegate Wickershani, th(
passage of tho measure by congress
and htr recent efforts for prohjbi
tion laws before the session of th(
territorial legislature. Her leo
lure las* night was illustrated bj
lantern elides.
Mrs. Hatcher will go from Skag.
way to Anchorage to join her hus
band who has mining property ther
On her way she will visit in Valdei
and Seward.
Big HOP STRINGER PLANS
A TRIP THROUGH WILDS
TO HERSCHEL ISLAM
I One hundred miles afoot acrosi
a mountainous country will be par
of 'he trip Rt. Rev. I. O. Stringer
bishop of Yukon, plana to mak<
■ fhis summer from Dawson to Hers
cvel island off tie Arctic coast, ao
cording to the Wihitghorse Star.
Bishop Stringer was recently ii
Whkehorse on his way to the Car
cross Indian school, which h<
founded.
Bishop Stringer expects to leavt
Dawson, early this summer, go dowi
the river to Fort Yukon and then
with two natives, ascend the Por
cuoine and Bell rivers between DOC
and 600 miles. Leaving the river,
he will strike across country for o
hundred mile tramp to Fort Mc
1 Pherson, which he expects *o reach
about July 1.
A canoe will take him from the
fort down the Peel and McKenzie
rivers to Herschel island.
GOSPEL MEETING TONIGHT
Thy re -was no meeting at tie
Eagles hall Sunday evening. The
subject announced for that service
will be presented this evening. It
Is this;
"The Doom of the Un-godly. Is
11 Eternal Torture in a Lake of
Fire Superintended by Satan?
Where an-1 When and Why Will
the Punishment of the Wicked Take
Place?'1
This subject is of vital Import
ance to the people of Skagway, and
all are coidially invited to be pres
ent at 7:45 o'clock..
D. H. Hanson and W. T. Hil
ger*, ministers.
Seattle, Wash., May 7.—Negotia
tions closed liero today make W. C.
Dawson am associates the owners
of the Alaska steamer Al-Kl and
Despatch. The terms of the pur
chase were not made public..
Both vessels ply between here
and Southeastern Alaska. It is
understood they will be kept In
the same trade.
Several caimerymen are reported
o be associated with Mr. Dawson.
With thirty-six passengerB aboard,
thfi a'earner Spokane of the Pa
cific S. S. company arrived yester
day morning and sailed south an
hour later. The passengers from
Seattle were; Claudia Scharff, Capt..
William Turnbul, Nona Mellish, Mrs.
E. Mellish, Miss Mary Derby, Wil
liam Coming, George W. Living
stone, J. R. Gibson, C. J. Frazgy,
J.. A. Searfoss, Ira Searfoss, Wal
ter Johnson, H. L. Dupuy, T. L.
Jones. W. E. Lytle, L. Crepeau,
Mrs. P. Crepeau, Mr. and Mrs. P.
liupench, Arthur Hupperich, Fred
Hupperich, Jr., F. A. Savin.
Prom Juneau: Mr. and Mrs. B.
D Stewart, W. R.. Hillery, J. J.
Feherin, C. Chadwick, C. Morris,
J. M. Tanner, O. Hart, Mrs. C. T.
Hatcher, Mrs. Winifred Jones, F.
Jones, J. F.. Pugh, Miss Venetia
Push.
Reports from the local office of
♦he Alaska S. S. company today wer
'hat tn© Dolphin would arrive at
ten o'clock tonight and tliQ Nortli
wes'ern, which is beginning the
summer schedule of the hig boats of
the Alaska lino to Skagway, at 3:30
o'clock tomorrow morning. She
ha, 35 passengers for Skagway.
NEW FIRE CHIEF
William Sime was elected fire
chM of the Skagway volunteer
fir* department Saturday, replac
es John Bender, removed to An
. chorage, and Bert Towne was eleet
i ed assis'ant chief, replacing' W. J
ChUds. now jailer at Juneau,
i TUo department requests that an
nouncement b© made that sound
ing o' thq lire alarm Sunday noon
i -vlll not mean a fire. It will lie a
■ weekly test of the alarm. Should
a tire occur at this hour, the al
arm will be repeated.
NO MOVIES TONIGHT
Because of continued delay in
thie receip1 of films, Goorge Mowl,
proprietor of the Popular Picture
Palace, announced today that no
allows would be given tonight or
( tomorrow night. The "movies"
will J q on as usual Wednesday and
Thursday tights. Mr. Mowl expects
1 soon, to receive tlio films ordered
somef ir>t ago, so that the regular
1 schedule s*i tbe Palace may he re
1 sumed.
"SEEING ALASKA" SEASON
OPENS WITH INCOMING
TOURISTS PROM STATES
"Seeing Alaska" season opened
with tlie arrvial on the
Prince John Saturday of several
tourists from eastern and Pacific
coast states. Th$ real season Will
not be under way for several weeks,
but the early comers indicate that
Alasaa's attractions will make their
appeal this summer to travelers.
Among: those who. arrived were
Mr. and Mrs. William Elerton of
Los Angeles. They will spend a few
days in. Whitehorso and then re
turn *o Skagvray to sail south.
Col. E. H. Zunkorst, B. Taylor
and W. Bloomhurst were other Al
askan sightseers on the Princo
John. Colonel Zunhorst is of Ban
dusky, Ohio.. They made the trip
for the scenic beauty of the inside
passage and leturned on the south
bound trip of the John.
Five mar© tourists will arrive
t*e Sopihia, due Wednesday, ac
cording to the C.. P. R. report to
day. The Sophia sailed from
V&ii'/iuver Saturday.
MEETING OP PIONEERS
The Pioneers of Alaska will meet
at 8:30 o'clock tonight. It i3 de
,8ir*d. that all members atteind.
JUST RECEIVED
Unusual Values in Street and Sport Hats
for LADIES and MISSES
The descriptions below tell you of but a few of them:
Chin Chin - - - A clever double decker street tam made of imported
hemp. - $3.75
Oceanic - - - A large floppy brim made of imported Hinoki straw
body. - $3.25
Mineola — A mannish narrow brin knox block street sailor. - $2.00
Pierce---A swagger auto or tourist hat of changeable silk and
linen. - $1.50
Maxwell — Something new in a sport hat of silk poplin with tassel
trimmed. - $2.25
L.A. HARRISON Co.
STORE CLOSES at 8 p.m. Saturday 9 p. m. TELEPHONE 55
ILl
GEQRGE1M0WL, Proprietor
; 1 Wednesday aiul, Thursday
Tlifl Tiffany Film Corporate n presents Mi's. Leslie Carter In a
film version of her greatest suu.es.ss,
"The Heart of Maryland"
By I>avid Bel^sco. Piod ucc<l by H erbeH IJr( non in six acts.
Music, Sirs. H. H. Thurston, violin. Miss Coryell piano.
On Broadway near Fourth
Inclined Floor
Admission 25c and 10c Begins 8:30
City Bakery & coffee Rouse
BROADWAY OPPpSITE KF.LLER BROS. DRUG CO
1 gg
Coffee, Tea, Cocoa, Milk
Rolls, Waffles
EGGS IN ALL STYLES
Pies; Cakes
Ham and Cheese Sandwiches
I.. ,
French Rolls, Cakes, Pies
Doughnuts
BREAD, WHEAT, RYE, FRENCH
Cream Puffs, Macaroons and
All Kinds of Pastry
3ame$ Cropea Proprietor
CLOSING Out SALE
COMMENCING MONDAY, MAY 7th
' OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF :»
Store Fixtures Groceries Horse and Wagon
Chickens and Property
For Sale at Reduced Prices
..W. J. BLEDSOE.
LOCAL LAUNDRY LEASED
2 YEARS TO WOOLMAX
C. V. Wool man today assumed
charge of the Skagway laundry
which }ie nas leased for two years
from A.. J. Achison. Mr. Achison
Is r»'iring ■ fter haying tren In the
laundry business in, Skagway for 17
years..
When asked today about th<
r< jort that advices had been receiv
ed from Washington tha' he was to
be appointed United States com
missioner h.«Te, Mr. Achison said
he knew nothing of it further than
w'ia* he had heard as street talk..
"I'm going to raise spuds this sum
mer," he added, "and that is all
I'm interested in jus* now. Next
fall Mrs. Achison and I are plan
ning to take a trig to California."
Miss A E. Patterson, of New
1 York/.ne of the first of thig sea
sou's ♦ourists, left yesterday gn the
[ Spokane.
SK AG WAY BOYS LEAVE
FOR SEATTLE TO JOIN
UNITED STATES NAVY
/
C, 0. Pyke, Jr.., son. of C. O.
Pyke of the White Pass railroad,
and Q. Hijuera, a member of the
naval reserve, left yesterday for
Seattle on the Spokane to join the
United States navy. They are
I wo of a number of Alaska boys
who have responded to the call
of the country for an increased
army and navy. ; j
John F. Pugh of Juneau, col
lector of customs for Alaska, and
h's young daughter, Venitia, were
passengers on tfte Spokane whicli
arrived yesterday morning. They
expect to return on tine Dolphin,
♦•onlghc. Mr. PuqhJ formerly lived
in Skagway,