THE TOWN IS DRY,
but we've got it. ? ?
Just Tapped a Barrel of Sweet
Apple Cider. Try it, its Good
Just opened a barrel of that g od Heinz
Saurer Kraut also a barrel of Heinz Dill
Pickles
C. W. ASK & SONS
Leading Grocers
Have Your New Taylor Suit
Made with the popular PINCH-BACK. It's very
Stylish and Up-to-date and appropriate with
many of the LATEST TAYLOR MODELS
SEE THEM AT
Dortero & Son
Clothiers and Furnishers :: Phone 32
THE 8 M. BEHRENDS BANK
Jjmu, ^ilas'ca
OLDEST AND LARGEST BANK IN ALASKA
A consistent policy pursued for more than a quarter of a
century has been rewarded by steady and substan
tial growth until this Bank has now over
on*> and one-half million dollars re
sources and depositors in
every part of the
Territory
Do You
Waste Money?
Almost every one does. Bread cast up
on the water comes back again. But
when you throw money away it mighty
seldom ever comes back. Whats troing
to happen to you when you have no more
money to waste? Why not open an ac
count here? $1.00does it. Doing itonce
a week for a year means $T>2 to the good
for .you -and the interest we pay you in
our Savings Department. Try it for a
few months, you will be surprised to find
how fast your account will grow.
BANK OF ALASKA
WKANOELL ^ ANCHORAQK
A. LAoKA
CIYIX SERVICE \
EXAMINATION FOB
TRADE OO.HOIIsSlO" ER
At (tbe request of the Depart
men oi Commerce the United State
Civil service (Commission) announ
ces aa examination tor the posi
tion of trade commissioner, to ;in
vestiga e lumber I'roducticaij ia Eu
rope and European lumbeir markets,
lor men only, jon, November 22,
191G. This examination will he
held a» a ^timber cx£ the? larger cit
ies ii> each state, and applicants will
be examined at tie most convenient
examination^ jpoint. This j pja.tion
ia not in. -the com:>etitivei alasailfied
service, but is embracedi' under
Schedulo B of the Civil Service
Rults. j
The 6alarjes for these positions
will not exceed ?10 a day for every
dav 'u the year. la addition, all
transportation expenses will be
paid and $4 per diem will (bte al
lowed for subsistence ex pons ts.
Perse ns who failed in the oral
examination in, Washington 011 Oc
to!.er 23 and 24 will net be admit
ted to th'ils examination, j
Competitors! will be examined, ia
♦.h- following: sublets, which) will
have ti^c relative ^vedghtsl indicated:
• Subjects. Weights.
1. Praciicle' questions cover
•uji t.'v.e (three, fundamental
Bucjeots of the investigation,
that is, (a) timber produc
tion, (.b) manufacture, of for
est , products, and (c) mar
keting of f-rset products .. -30
(Ao)'tants will be required
to answier questions covering
•wo of these subjects.)
2. This is on a subject to be
furnished and having to do
with investigation, methods .. 10
3. Language (a tra,nslation in
to English of a passage ia
at least one of the following
languages: French, 'German,
Italian, Dano-Norwegian, Swe
dish, Spanish, and Russian.) . 20
4. Education and experjence. 40
Totad .. 100
Experience will be considered of
more importance than scientific
training ia 'forestry. Praeticle ex
perience ia the manufacture of lum
ber is especially desired.
A kknoledge of -t least owe for
eifn i language is essential and
abv'ity to address public gatherings
ci alo jdeired.
is also desirable. '
Aipiicants must be twenty-five
years or more.:
This examination; is open to all
men who are citizens of tbJe United
States and who( meet the require
ments. I
Mns. J«ne Shearer, wife of ■ Mr.
William Shearer of this city, oc
coruu.mied • by htr niece, ' Miss
Mocres, arrived home on the Prin
cess Soplida this morning after'an
extended sojourn ia the states.
W. D. Ricliard&c<n, of Seattle, who
has the -distinction of being ' the
architect for the first concret build
in v <o be-elected in Skagway',ar
rivH on the Sophja, and "will in
spect the work thus far 'done on
" c Bank of Alaska building,, which
Is riioidly nearing comi>letion.
1 '
A.LTOMOBIL.E TIRE CHAIN LOST
—Between the end of the wharf aid
Sixth Avenue, on Sunday, I lost a
Weed non-skid rear wheel chain,
in>i wU1 pay a ■reasonable reward
[or "he 'return of same. J. Ikuta.
11-2 2-3t. | !
MINERAL" RESOURCES OF THE
lU'nV-KOSKOK U1M REGIOX,
ALASKA
j Durini; the* summer oif 1915 the
a'rip of country extending from
Ruby on the Yukon, to Iditarod,
Alsska, by way of McGratih) on the
Kuskokwim, was surveyed topo
graphically and g3o«rapfhicul!y. A
report describing the iwegrefs of'
mining in that area and presenting
a triof diseuission of tho mineral
resource by J. B. Mertie, Jr., and
G. JL. Harrington. lias recently been
issue! by the United States Geol
ogical Survey, Department of the
Iurerior, as part of Bulletin G42.
Placer gold is tl:e only mineral
<*tpos i that has yet been exploit
on u commlediciai scale, but gold
lodes hJ-ve been rsoorted, and de
posi's of other Minerals that are
important elsewhere occur in this
region. The main gold placer areas
are <u the Ruby, Innoko, and Idita
rol districts, each inducting many
scaUcred campo. Cinnabar, the sul
pnlde of mercury, and cassiterite,
tho oxide of tin, are found in the
concentrates in a number of creaks
in tae re©.on. Stibnite, the sul
ohlde of antimony, li"s b-eu dis
covered at a numberz of pfaces in
the ld'tarod and Innoko districts.
Scheehte, the tungstate 'of edits: urn,
has heen found in the concentrate
frcm -Otter creek, in the Iditarod
distinct. Coal occuis in the Ruby,
Inroko, and Iditarod districts.
All these deposita are diser.bcd
in the report, which) forms a part
of Bulletin *t»4221 and may bo ob
tained from the Director, United
States Geological Survey, V'a hing
tou, D. C.
A BISHOP'S TEST OF THE TALK
ING MACHINE
In "Tho Talking .Macliit.e Tells
i's 0>vn Story," in a • current issue
of tho Nation's • Business, is told'
of the early days of tji-e p ;o::rg apb
The newspapers printed, colum .sof
yarns so taDulous that mo t r • de:3
thought it a hoax. Bis'icp, Vincent,
of Chautauqua fain", aske.! tho p. i\
ilege of seeing the marvel,* wh.c.h
Mr. Edison1 readily granted. The
good Bishop had plvnnid to'pU the)
wonderful machine to a test. He
squared himself in frci t of the
rectnder and g honied fr;t as
I he could articulate a string. of
! Bibical names to> out-chr •.nj'icie
Chronicles — Zaccur, 'Izii, Netha
uian, Bukkiab, Jes'-.arelali, Je h iah,
Shimt'i, Azareel, Ha<hal i: li, Sliu
bael, Jeremoth, Joslibkeashah, Mal
lothi, Hothtr, Gidu ilti, -Rcmamtiez
er .and 'so on. When the machine
slammed the words'J*1*-'k at him the
good Bishtop threw up his liands
and exclaimed, "I'm satisfied!
Tiiere isn't a man in the United
States who could reeito tluco names
with the same rapidity." •
Keller Brcs. are Skagwny agents
for the Edison phonograpli.; tho
phonograph mentioned a! ove.
The Alaska St amehipt Company
freifcnter Redoi.do is reputed as
having sailed from Seattlo last
nigh4 for Skagway and way ports.
She has a. capacity cargo or • coal
and other combustibles on board.
Juct unpacked t!:e most extens
ive line of flash lights .ever re
ceived in Skagway. All the lat
est sizes and varieties. .Batteries i
to fit all styles. Globes for nil |
makes ot flash- lights.' Seo themj
at Kellers'. tf
fcmer^JwBtrh vofCuttefo
You may be short or :
tall, slender or stout, :
4
but you can always :
be correctly corseted :
with a "Warner's" ;
•
4
1 L A. Harrison Co.!
Phone 55 4
Store closes 8 p. m. Satur
9 p. m. .
GEORGE MOWL. Proprietor
AVcdncsday ap:<l ThiU'.rd.aJy ,
IJisci) I'ravcj full I»i es<>ts UJ.iX.\ OF 1JAOLE MOUNTAIN. —A
melodrama. piodmed l.y V.'. ,1. MtCulley, with C1<yj MjtuH*
son, In two jpai ts. 1 I ' 1
WIJEX IT'S ONE OF YOl'lt O.WN, with Muiiluck MacQtiaiTj;^.
DOWN OX THi; FAliM. — A !:> any with Ja<k Dillon |U1<U
liillio Hliodcs.
.
Mti.vie by Mrs. ('. Olson.
(
' On Broadway n^ar Fou"th Inclined Floor
I Admission 25 c a'd 10c Begins 8:30
1
—- <- •
«.r\sn^rur.•. 7\&- -*
; f «'
. "> Wholesale Juul Itetiiil
jjj CIGARS /
and
TOBACCO
, mul different articles
^ Don't forget (lie imnilcr
428 Breed way
•v rv s
4 A^*T ? M'O+ifS '
iQiif uUnciQ
ALL KINDS OP PIPES
.Front 5c to Pocket llock
MEN'S HAND LAUNDRY—Caro l
fill attention given to 'flannels n-ntl (
other garments. Needed repairing ,
done. Prices reasonn.ble; prompt j
work f.uarair.tecd. Work callcd for ;
and delivered. ' Phone -Myrtle
flair. c« 11-9-lmo.
Only Owe "Brnmo Quinine"
Whenever you feel a cold coining on
tfcir.k of tlie full unme LAXATIVE
VliOMO QUININE. Curer. a Cold in ons
day. Cures Grin in two days. Look fo»
signatureof K XJ. Ciravc'>■ ■ •
THE SKAGWAY |
?ioDeer Dairy |
* £
H. F. SKliMAN, Prop. f
! ~1 jaiilKif SILK fisSbil 1
The 'largest aud bqst oou
d acted deiry in Alaska.
Drily sliipmeuts of pure
milk aud cream to all xveCnt
t n White Pass & Yukoa
i Route.
C. l\Jk
. _ *.&£ . j-Icrcury
i ;-r •. Hie sen?e
■ .• p. .eli t'.-r.-.ngo the
--Ir- 't through
. ; ..ut"i uitlules should
0.. JOiptiOns
. • . ."s. n« the damage
i 1. . lo i..- &jod you
"i. Hull's
n a. 1 My F. J.
l'o contilu no
I.i rnxily, acting
dirt; . t t. m/ . .. mucous sur
fc'iying Hall's
;... Ci turc you get the cenu
illy 'ir.'i mado In
To!. . Ohio by F. J. Cheney & Co. Te»
g ! by i i-l'rlr-o 75c r#i" bottle.
Take H-I.o i'&mlly x'iili tor coiinllputlon.
(Sut'i-cribe for tjie Daily) Alaskan)
Pyroline Ivory, Leather Goods, Perfumery., Toilet Accessories, Kodaks,
=Phonographs, Sporting Goods, Guns, Tennis Rackets =
, |
STRIPPING our story of the meaningless "whys" and
"wherefors" and getting right down to brass tacks, we
have placed on display for your inspection goods
which you will have to see in order to fully appre
ciate our efforts to place at your disposal for the coming
holiday season certain lines that have never before been of
fered in Skagway, and we bought at prices that will jbear
favorable comparison with goods of like nature in any
other store in Alaska, or even Seattle.
Leather Goods
make an acceptable gift, and it is al
ways a safe purchase. Leather Trav.
eling Sets for ladies or gentlemen.
Hand Bags such as you will find de
scribed in the latest modes. Card
Cases for ladies or gentlemen. Pocket
Books in pin seal and grain leather.
Perfumery
Colgates and Palmers as well as Marie
Garden, Ideal, Peg o' my Heart, Melba
and Reigers. The holiday packages
are the most artistic that have ever
been offered. The beautifr.l frosted
cut glass bottles are like jewels nestling
in their colored silk and satin cases.
IN OUR Pyroline Ivory Department you will find every
piece stamped with the makers namo. "Pyroline" and
this insures you against substitution of inferior makes.
Complete Toilet Sets, Separate Brushes, Combs, Hand
Mirrors, Manicure Sets or single pieces, Buffers, Nail Files,
Cuticle Knives, Rouge Jars, Powder Pots, Photo Frames,
Hair Receivers, Powder Containers, Clocks, Bud Vases,
Hat Pin Holders, Watch Stand, Jewel Caskets in a variety
of sizes, Pin Cushions and a great many other pieces which
may be added to set that has alteady been started.
I WisH I Had
a Tennis Racket 90 I could play tennis with the boys and girls." '* This
is a good hint and we have an exceptionally fine assortment of rackets
on hand: or why not give a waterproof case or a racket press.
You will be entertained if you come to our store by our afternoon
and nightly concerts. Edmon's re-creation of music or the latest
dance and song hits on the Columbia Grafanolo.
Eastman KcdaKs
"If it isn't an Eastman, it is not a Kodak." Remember we are the
Eastman agents in Skagway and you are asked to look over our espec
ially selected holiday stock of cameras and photographic supplies.
U'VJ J rn n|) A ft You can make a Small Deposit and goods you select will be set aside if you have no account with us FjljO^1[J^
OKUd, STORE OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL TEX O'CLOCK &JE\.kJ\J Oi \JiYMu
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