Mai
Housewives
Are puzzled to know what to put in the
men's lanch pails these days
Ask Us to Make a Suggestion
C. W. Ask & Sons
COME TO US
WHEN LN NEED OF
Clothing and Gent's Furnishings
Dortero & Son
THE B M. BEHRENDS BANK
Juasau, ftl=i3<a
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
one and one-half million dollars re
sources and depositors in
every part of the i
..^Territory 3
YOUR BEST FRIEND
The best Friend you will ovr nave is your Bank Book. He
may be rather hard to get acquainted with at first but after
you know him a little while you will be interested in watching
Him grow and develop. In case of trouble or sickness He is
a sood fellow to have arounc. When an opportunity comes
for an investment where you can belter yourself and you need
some money quickly He won't turn you dowui if you have treat
ed Him right. Better start that Bank Account TODAY.
SKAGWAY
VL VSKA
ANCHORAGE
Wholesale and Retail
CIGAR5
and
TOBACCO
and different articles
Iton't forjjet tbe uuiuLer
428 Broadway
Tony Dortero
AM. KOTOS OF PIPES
From 5e to Pocket Book
THE SKAGWAY
Pioneer Dairy
H. F. 8EEMA.V, Prop.
THE SANITARY MILK RANCH
Tha 'largest and beet con
ducted (tairj 1c Alaska.
Daily shipments of pure
milk and cream to all pamt
ou WhJte Pase & Tukoa
Route. ; } ;
GBN*TIE MEN—We oXf«r you Har
mony Pip« Blend sts tbe 'newest
discovery in tb« art oC blending
tobaccoe. 15c, In-the or&am-col
oretl-nut-brown tin. Keller Broe.
UN HAPPINESS DISPELLED.
Men an.: Women Vnanlmona About It.
Many women weep and wall and refuse
to be comforted tiec.iuae their once mag
nificent trersea hav» become thin and
faded. Many men incline to profanity
because the fiies bite through the thin
thali'h on their cranlums. It will be good
news to the miserable of both sexes, to
learn that N'ewbro's Herplcide has been
placed upon the market. This is the new
scalp germicide and antiseptic that acts
by destroying the germ or microbe that
is the underlying cause of all hair de
struction. Herplcide Is a new prepara
tion. mads after a new formula on an
sntirely new principle. Anyone who has
tried it will testify as to Its worth. Try
It yourself and be convinced. Sold by
ie-dlir druggists. Send 10c. In stamps
for samnle to The Herplcide Co.. Ds
trolt. Mich.
One Dollar bottle, guaranteed.
At all Drug Stores.
$100 Reward, $100
The readers of tins paver will be
pleased to learn that there is at least one
ireaded disease that science has bees
able to cure in u!l Its stages, and ''..at Is
Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is the only
positive cure i.o'.v Known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional
disease, requires a constitutional treat
ment. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken in
ternally, acting dirertlv upon the blood
and mucous surfaces ot the system, there
by destroying the foundation of the dis
ease. and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing Its work. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that It fails to cure. Send
for list of testimonials.
Address: F. J. CHENEY ft CO., Toledo, Q.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation
EAGLES TO SHE
IASQUE BALL
All arrangements arg now com
plete lor the Eagles annual mas
querade ball, scheduled for Sat
urday night, Feb. 10.
Today the committer appointed
to purchase the prizes completed
their work, and the selection, in
cludes articles that are of real
value, and worthy fif an extra effort
on the part of the markers in. at
tempt to secure some of them. In
addition to the prizes offered far
costumes, character ahd originality,
there will be a door prize, a, chance
of winning which every person at
tending has an equal show.
In past years the masque bal
given under the auspices of tbe lo
cal Aeire of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles has been one of the im
portant social functions of the sea
son, and this year the committee
are putting forth every effort to
surpass those of past years.
The committee having charge of
the selection of prizes stated today
that they would have the list of
prizes and how they were to be.
awarded ready for publication for
Friday's issue of this paper.
TELEGRAPH HOWLING TOURNA
MENT
The annual Telegraph; Bowling
Tournament between the various
Lynnn Canal aggregations and Whi*
horse begins Friday evening, Feb
ruary 9th.
A total of 18 games, 3 games
^ach Friday and Tuesday complete
the contest.
The teams entered this year are:'
Wiitehorae
Skagwajr Elks
For* Seward
Juneau Elks
Treadwell
The Skagwajr Elks team this
year consists of
A. C. Blanchard
W. C. Blanchard
W. B. Batson.
N. E. Black '
Oscar Selmer
The winners in the contests for
the i>as' 6 years were:
If* 11—Fort Seward
1912—Fort Seward
1913—Skagway Elks
1914—Skagway Elks
1915—Treadwell
1916—Whitehorse.
LETTERS REMAINING IN
SKAGWAY POSTOFFIGE
Letters remaining unclaimed at
the Ska«rway Post Office Feb. 1,
1917.
Caliahan, Frank
G-rjve, Miss Alice D. (card)
Henson. Mr. and Mrs. George
Herald, Mr. Bishop
Hard en be rg, V. G., (card)
Hagan, Thos.
I>acy, Alfred (card)
Morris, Jack
Running, Tom. (lletter, 2 cards)
Williams, John (card)
Wright, Chas. W. *
Young, Mrs. J.
When calling for the above
olense say "advertised."
M. CONWAY, P. M.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
On the last day of February, in
each. year, at the hour of six
o'clock o. m., all unpaid tax eg as
sessed and levied upon, real proper
ty within the City of Ska.gTv.iy be
come delinquent and a penalty of
20 iter cent is added thereto; the
Cirjr Treasurer's Office is open to
receive fhe payment of taxes from 1
o. m. to 5:30 p. m. each day, ex
ceot SuDdays and holidays, and the
Tax Roll 5vi.ll be kept open until 6
p. m. the last day of February.
PHIL ABRAHAM
PHIL ABRAHMS,
2-7-3t. City Treasurer.
ROWLINQ TOURNAMENT
Owing to the recent cold leather,
ogress in the local bowling tourna
mcut at the Elks Club hag been a
li*'l» slow.
However, several matches have
be*n pulled off since our last re
ocrt and the standing of the sev
eral toams is now as follows:
Team Games Average
Selmer 12 507
Ba<Et n 9 504
Kennedy 18 503
Blue'* 18 499
W. C. Blanchard 6 486
A. C. BlancharcJ 3 477
The total number of gauges to
be bowled ig 30, so there is no
favorites in the betting at the
present s*age of the cc-u*st.
Jas Kennedv gtill ha« high score.
Bi-?.'.a and Selmer high average to
date. ■' •! ' ' I '<
CARRY GOLD TO
GERMAN RAIDER
Baltimore, Feb. 7—It was re
ported ia local chipping circles to
day on good authority that three
steamer which, left Baltimore re
cently, presumably With coal, also
took out several million dollars la
gold eagles and half eagles. The
shipments of gold it also jya# report
ed, were for Germany and were to
be transferred at sea to the raiders
aweepiag the SoutJjj Atlantic.
The report is based on the depart"
jUi>e on December 24, for Norfolk, of
the steamer A usable. The vessel
;Wa« known to have cleared with coal
and about $2,000,000 in gold. She
left Norfolk on December 28 for
Buenos Ay«res, but her arrival there
hag no* been reported. She was
followed on December 29 by. the
Maumee, also carrying a heavy con
signment of gold for Buenos Ayres.
She has not been reported. The
Winnebago sailed on January 7 for
the same part. The three steamers
are under American register and
have bfien bought by a new enter
prise, which is said fo have steam
ers on the British black list.
Maurice E. Carlin, agent for the
steamers here, admitted today that
the shins had taken large consign
ments of gold-, but refused to Bay
for whom it was destined. A mem
bar of the consular service of one
of the South American countries ad
mitted that gold was on board the
three steamers, but refused to dis
cuss It
TAKE FOURTH PART OF
PROPERTY OF SUBJECTS
Pail3, Feb. 7—Austria has decid
ed oa an extraordinary measure to
Btave oft "imminent bankruptcy,"
according; to the Petit Journal's Gen
eva correspondent. The correspond
ent says that a decree is about to
be submitted to the omporer where
by a fourth part of fihe real and
personal property of all the sub
jects tnd inhabitants of the em
pire is to become the property of
the state in exchange for a Kind of
mortgage bond. This bond, accord
ing to* the correspondent, the state
binds itself to redeem when the fin
ancial situation permits.
Haines, Feb. 7—Bruce Brown has
rented the George Vogel dwelling',
Sergean* Miner having: obtained
quartern at the Fort.
John Olaff jyas acquitted In Com
missioner Kennedy's court yester
day by a jury, o£ the charge of giv
ing intoxicating liquor to natives.
G. W. Hinchmam and Frank Moi
ris have returned from Juneau wher
they hav© been serving on the
jury in the District Cpurt.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
hospital are planning an entertain
ment 'u the Arctic Brotherhood hall
ou the 17th of March.
Last evening A F. McLean, our
popular moving picture man, placed
oa the screen the famous produc
tion "Civilization," by Thomas H.
lace, and >t Is certainly one of the
most wonderful productions in the
moving picture world.
WHAKGELL STEAMER
FOR ST1KJNE RIVER
Joe Baronovicli arrived on, the
Jefferson Monday; night from an
extended business visit to Seattle
Mr. Baronovicfc. states that he
brought with. him. machinery and
oil tanks lor Installing,oil burners
on his sfearner Nahlin which, will
ooerate on the Stikin« river as
soon as navigation opens. By
using crude oil as fuel it will be
possible to get at least 35 per cent
effeclency over wood. As Boon as
weather permits Mr.Baronovich
will pu* a force of men to. work on
♦he Nahlin, which is to be remodeltj
and also receive a thorough; over
haulin.—"WrangeH Sentinel.
FOR RENT — 4 room furnished
house. Hot and cold water. On
Sixth. Avenue. Apply Mrs. Roy
Gault. 2-7-31.
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININB
tablets. Stop the Cough and Headache
and work off the Cold. Druggists refund
money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's
tsignature »s on each box. 25 cents.
Our Annual
Clearance Sale
Our Sale Ends
Saturday, February 17th
At 9 p. m.
L.A. HARRISON Co.
STORE CLOSES at 6 TONIGHT TELEPHONE 85
GEORGE MOWL. Proprietor
jfil'T.1 ["Hi ! 1 Wednesday and Thursday
Grace Ounard and Francis Pom in THE BROKEN COIN, — Oth
epiaode by Emerson Hough
ANIMATED WEEKLY NO, 1420. 1 J ! .] ! 131 3
A MAN AND HIS MONEY with 1'aullne Bush and Roy Gallagher.
We will show la«t week's Brokeoc C;oin AVednestfay night, )*>
ftlunftig at 8 o'clock fotr those who could not come on account
of the storm. Regular show begins 8:30. (..
Untie bjr Misp Gene Coryell. '
On Broadway near Fourth Inclined Floor
Admission 25c and 10c
Begins 8:30
SCHOONER MAKES SEATTLE FROM
SEWARD AFTER TERRIBLE TRIP
3*att]a Feb. 8—The schooner
IJaroH B1 oleum sailed Into this
port thit morning after on$ of tlio
h»r1est royagea thaf the little ves
sel bag «rer mad$.
Captain W. Koblmeister, his
wife aBd crear oX aeren were on
'Mjard . i
In epeakiug of the trip, Mrs.
Kohiinelater, who is a daughter of
Dr. J. P. Sweeney, q£ thto city, has
traypled over the whole world, de
clan.I it waa the worst experience
she tag oyer had.
Th« power boat Progress was
tow lug them from Seattle to Se
ward, and on tha Right ot January
31, the tqw rope: broke, and when
they last Baw: the little power boat
she was off Cape Omney, a&d yas
covered with Icq and pnow. In the
♦errjfic pale which raged at that
j Urns everything movable on board
the Schooner Harold. Blekum waa
carried away by the waves, which!
ran mountain high.
Their sails were put down and la
!for*7 eight hours the little craft
drifted 250 miles. When th^ wind
became more favorable, sails were
raised, and the Blekum made fop
I Seward. For three days am effort
was made to get into the harbor of
that place, but they we're unable to
get in owing to the thick weather
which prevailed. Finally it was de
cided to put back for the port of
Seattle, and without furtheT mis«
han this port was gained.
She has asked the master of all
B'eamera plying the waters of south;
eastern Alaska, to keep a, sharp
wa'ch for the Progress, and if the
boat is sighted to wire her.
Word haa arrived. in Juneau, saye
the Dispatch, that the Seward Gate
way and Seward Post, two enterprii
ing afternoon daily papers Of Se
ward, have been consolidated. The
merging of the two plant# will give
the metropolis of Resurrection Bay
one big afternoon dally, and place
it in positlp* to erercls® a biff In
fluence In the affair pt that grow
ing community, i
Bernie Stone, publisher of the
Gateway amd the Poat Publishing
Company, owners of the two papers,
hare turned their interest over to
a corporation financed by Seward
business men.
| KNIK LADY IS CHAMPION
OF PROHIBITION*
Seattle, Feb. 2—A special to tie
Post-Intelligencer from Washington
tonlghl gives the chief credit for
the oagslng of the Alaska Prohibi
tion hill to Mrs. Robert Thatcher,
of Knik, Alaska. Representing the]
Woman's Christian Temperance Un
i -1 of Alaska this woman interview
el practically every legislator stance
she began the campaign ia the sec
ond week In January. Delegate
Wickersiiam gpoke In the Houge for
the bill today Just before the vote
waa taken. j i i_
"SCOTTf"ALLEN
HAS LEFT NOME
Nome, Feb. 1—"Scotty" Allen,
famous dog musher and member el
ect of the Alaska legislature, left
here today with a fast dog team to
break 'he record from Nome to
the coas*. His dog team Is bedng
lead by the famous racing dog
"Baldy." ■ ' ■
LATIN AMERICA ASKED
TO DENOUNCE GERMANY
Lopaz, Bolivia, Feb. 7—The Bo
livian government denounces the
♦ttitude assumed by Germany lu
the latterg announcement of un
restricted submarine -warfare and
urges that all Latin America make
an energetic protest to Germany
agains' the proposed destruction of
all ships wlhtout -warning of wjta»
soevr nature. s.LlJ
Ralph Pedersen, who has been
confined to his home for the past
several weeks, was yesterday able tq
take a stroll down town, anfl call- •
ed n-n a number of his frignda
while he wag out. H e 6aya that
he is rapidly regaining his strength,
ao.d that he hopes to soon be. able
to »al<e up hia work. , • ,
FOUND—Two keys oa ring. Own
01- crave property and pay fop this
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