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Established liKHJ—
Preferred Stock
Canned Fruit
and Vegetables
Hills Bros*
"Highest Grade"
Coffee
"Danish"
Butter
Fresh Ranch Eggs
Perishables
Efficient Service
L. 3. KELLER, owner of the
Dally Alaskan, arrived ia Skag
|way January 2, 1898 from Poca
telo, Idaho, Dr. Keller came di
rect »o Skag-K-ay without any in
tention of goln£ to tha Klondike
and Immediately opened up a den
tal practice. He has been engag
ed la mining more or less during
most of the time he has been here,
and la 1901 and 1902 operated min
ing claims la the Porcupine coun
try. In July 1907 Dr. Keller took
over *>e Daily Alaskan and hag op
erated that newspaper ever since.
Ia 1911 he, la partnership Kith
his brother J, M. Keller, opened
up a drug business ia Haines, and
in 1913 they mored it to Skagway.
KARAMAN AND CLECAK, of the
Pack Train Restaurant, came to
Skagway ia its lafant days and es
tablished the Pack Train Restaur
ant, ktown then and now as one
of the best restaurants of the
north. In the earljr days the Pack
Train was said to have no fequal
for cuisine and service north t>f
San Francisco ,and even to this
day its reputation Is only the be it.
H. G. WEIR, popular agent for
the P3cific Steamshig Co , has been
in Skasway about three years.
During that time he has served as
agent for the Pacific Coast SUarn
6h>? Co., and last /ear when the
combination took jlace with the
Adm« »1 Line he was reappo »t.?d
to act for me new company. Mr.
Weir 2 '«s been active in the woik
of 'he city, and has a host of
frie»da.
CHAS. NYB. of the Home Power
Comoany, passed through Skagway
for 'he first time when, the city
waa onlv a camp. He was on his
way ;••• the Klondyke and after
arriving there was successful in
mining for a short time. About a
year later Mr. Nye came to Stag
way where he opened up a wpod
business. Later he organized the
Home Powder Company, of which j
he ia president, which supplies i
electricity and water to the town.
MRS HARRIET PULLEX arriv
ed in Skagway ia 1897 .and has
been aa active figure in Skagwny
ever slap#. Since her arrival here
s]j.e has organized the Puilen House
on" of the most popular hotels In
all Alaska. The Pulen House cat
ers to the tourist trade and is
patronized every season by travel
ers from all parts of the world. Mrs.
Pullea was one of the pioneer clti
eeois )i Skagway, aitd her history
here ia filled with romanticism. She
haa two bohs, Dan and Royal, ia
the Halted States army. Dan was
the first Alaskan to be appointed to
West Point, and Is now r gradu
ate and major, serving with the U.
S. forces. Royal is a lieutenant in
tha National Army and is in line
for Dromotion to a higher commis
sion. j ! •' 1 ]
L. H. PEDERSEN, minister of
tha First Presbyterian Church of
Skagway, first came to Alaska in
1903, going direct to Douglas from
Oregon. He served there for two
years as missionary for tha Metho
dist Church. His next move was to
Seward, In Jta boom days, where is
Methodist minister to constructed
a church and oaraonage, and in
stalled a Y, M, C. A. In the city,
la 1913 the Rev. Mr. Pedereen came
to Skagway where he has served
for four yea re In the Methodist
work, and this early faH, at the
request of Skagwav people and the
consent of the two denominations,
the Methodist work was turned over
to the Presbyterians and he was
called to be their minister. Be
sides ais church work, the Rw.!
Pedereen has been active in all:
ciric work of tha city.
FRED L. PEDERSEN*, manager of
the photographic firm of The Peder
Ben Co., came to Skagway fjrst ia
the spring of 1914 and during the
three months of the summer work
ed as a partner in the former
firm »f Pedersen Bros. The nest
summer he returned from his work
ia the University of Washington,
and earned enough money from
the Pedersen Bros, photo firm to
put him through his final year
ia college. He is now manager of
The Pedersen Co.. an outgrowth of
tha former husfness, and Intends
the coming year to go east to
Drew Seminary where he Will pre
pare himself for the ministry.
-if'
W. G. POWELU, agent for the
Grand Trunk Steamship Co., ar
rived in Skagway two years ago
to accept the position with the G.
T. P. Mr. Powell has made many
friends ia Skagway during _ the
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Staple and Fancy
...GROCERIES...
Crockery and Glassware
Household Hardware
Paints, Varnishes, Brushes
Full Line of Poultry Feed
All Kinds of
PERISHABLES
In Season
C. W. Ask & Sons|
Farthest North
Skagway Lodge No. 431
Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks
of the United States of America
MEETS EVERY THURSDAY AT 8 P. M.
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OSCAR SELMERS
BARBER
SHOP
Up-To-Date Clean Sanitary
Bath Room In Connection
Skagway Sweet Shop\
Harry Flaharty. Proprietor
HOME MADE CANDY
Ice Cream Soft Drinks Hot Bullions
Sanitary Kitchen
Alaska Curios in Endless Variety
Your Opportunity
For securing a Genuine Alaska Curio or Souvenir
that will meet your requirements awaits you at the
KELLER BROS. STORE
Indian Baskets
Chiikat, Attu, Sitka, Yakutat and other interesting weaves of the coasts
and interior Native Tribes of Alaska and Yukon
Totem Poles
Genuine Native work—Wooden, Slate and Ivory in endless variety, in all
sizes, from a few inches high up to many feet high
Indian Moccasins
Hair Seal, Moose Hide, Caribou Hide, and Buckskin in all sizes and in
endless varietv of beaded work and coloring
Chiikat Blankets
A number of fine specimens of this famous blanket woven from mountain
goat wool and colored with native dyes
Old Russian Beads and Samovars—Old Cooking Bas
kets, Hand Carved Knives, Dancing Gear, Etc.
KELLER BROS. Skagway, Alaska
Mail Orders Given Prompt And Careful Attention Correspondence Invited