Sl(agwavvs Social Weel<
NOT UK TO Al.l'INK i'M'B
T'. i.' '.vtil be a meeting of ttra A1
pine club al A. B. hall on Tuesday
Sept. -W. u( the usual hour. ln>
porfart. Come all.
Mr K. J. Shaw is reported muoli
holler in body and spirits.
Mr and Mrs Sam Uami have m>:n
e«l their little new daughter Klenor
Mr and Mr:- Kd. Hestuess liavo
named their little son Robert K1
bert.
|>r \ W Valens. surgeon for the
W. 1". .v V. It.. has taken rooms at
the Pallet! House for the winter.
Indue \ I-:. Kasnmsen. president
hi' •!»> Hank of Alaska, returned on
the I'rincess Alice from a visit to
Seat t le.
Ilohert K trie will he a departing
;>:ts*ens* r ithe next Spokane Mr
Karle is eoiiiK awav for a rest and
\ ae.iMon.
Ttine autumn days make the
spuria ien Ions for the life iu the
upon where game and fish await
their prowess.
Mr. and Mrs. John RlanoVird
were dinner guests of Mr Herben
A hreler on Wednesday at the Gol
den North i
Owen Flynn left for ti e south 01:
the Princess Aliee 011 his way to
\!ori;r Angel. Oregon, where he will
rr-unie his studies.
Mrs Josephine O'Mera. who has
made her home at the Pulleti House
fur the p::st season, left on the Spo
.1 ne for her home in Seattle.
Mrs. William Couture of th
Uroadwin Ke-'aurant was a home
coming passenger on the Princess
Mire fi-om a short trip to the states.
• -Me Pahline was a week
end \isitor in Skagway. having eome
down from Clifton in one of the
■ >e. V. returning on Monday by
Miss Constance Cooper and Miss
Myruaret Straehau. who arrived in
S;..i-Mf»> recently are now engaged
in th" \\ I'. & Y R. hospital as
T' • \ilin !ti torn' arrived fr n
\ > I in t'us week and were passengers
south on t te Princess Alice. That
popular' tu«sleli> Is closed for the
1111 > ><>: r \r
Anyone can be an editor. but
when it comvs to setting typo, a
certain amount of human intelli
•• is required. The editor has
sii-!|il'. to mi at a desk, smoke a
«.»ru i .-l> [>i; ■ and make his ricltely
ty;«*« riter dash off news notes such
Last Saturday evening Mr■ Tonv
Cazultu was shot by a i unknown
.i-c.ssin in the midst of iier family.
The body of Klihti Kicks was
found in Kl.it creek Monday eve
•4 drowned bv l£e\ MacXirt
Last Wednesday night Custom*
«»ffn ! V. tchem seized an antique
«j> being smuggled into
a young lady with a brok
t but e|:i<M>rately carved lefts
e valued .It $10').
'• pest. Paddy Flvnn.
was ta' "ii into custody by Marshal
Flanagan. who was drunk and in
capable on pay day.
Mrs. Jones of the (Ireasy Spoon
restaurant let a can opener slip and
• ut herself in the pantry.
i>ne of Slabtown's bad hoys had
,i tt :!>i with a companion Sunday
iml is hit by a stone in the alley.
,lo»» K.t climbed on the roof of
:<>itsf last week looking for a
l"'k and fell. injuring himself on
the back porch.
Harold Smart was escort
ss Violet Wise home from
tiny were attacked by a
savage doc which bit Mr. Smart on
the public square.
She kissed him on his departure
and he kissed her back.
Shocking Report — History Pro
fe>sor How '.>.is Alexander II. of
Russia killed?"
Studont — (vatMie v) —"3j a
*• -ofessor—a -ttle moro ex
pf'elt. please "
Student (.t desperr.tion.—'-Well,
r... se—er - *i exploded.*—Amort
c\n Legion
j Mr. a:ul Mrs. Hermann Miller en
jterutlned al dinner on Thursday at
'the Pullen House for Mr. and Mrs.
John Blanchard and Mr. Herbert
Wheeler.
Mrs. Max Smith writes thai she
and her sons. Jack and Itali Kirmse,
had a very pleasant auto trij> 'roni
|Seattle to Santa Ana. Calif., finding
no had roads except in Ore?on.
| Mr. anil Mrs George Jefferson of
ithe At tin district passed through
jSkagway this week on their way to
'outside points and left on the Alice
latter a short stop at the Pullen
I House.
' M-s. A. f. Head, wife of Sergeant
| Head of the 11. <\ M. P.. was a re
turn. ng p;is*en" i' t •' Mice from
ia visit in ICdmoiifoii. Mrs. Head
left for Whitehctse where Serjeant
Head is stationed.
John Blunt-hard, district agent for
the W. P. a- Y. it., and Mrs. Blanch
.ird. left on t o Alice for Seattle,
where they will spend the winter.
tourist season opens i:t the spring.
The Revets ; d E l- Winter rger
and Mrs. Wittterfoergei r>d Mr t>ud
Mrs. \V. A. Pries are leaving oil
1 Monday ne\t for a:
,-lcr. Honald v ill >' y %»! i - Jti'l '
j and Mrs. J. P Ward at the
1 louse.
o > o
George Papuzzi. son of Mrs. Teresa
IJapuvi. was a passive r on the Al
ice for various points on the coast.
Mr. Kapuz/i vviti visit his brother-in
law and sist. : . Mr and Mrs. S d
ney .\l< Oonuul lit HcUingham, before
; his return.
Karl Haiin. who lias spent his va
cation in SkaRway. v an outbound
passenger on the Princess Alice for
Seattle, where he will resume his
■studies in the Washington "l"' Mr.
tlahn has mad" his home with his
j father at the Prllen House the rast
slimmer.
I Mrs. l.oriti- McAIister and her
i wo children. Ward and Ja«iue. re
turned on the Princess Alice from an
fxtended isit with friends and re
latives in f: States and Vancou
ver. P. i'. Mr. McAIister met his
l.itail. at P-itif Rupert and return
ed home with them.
Mrs. 51. K Rogers mui her daugh
ter. Miss Ellen Rot. v. r-' passen
gers south on t!,o Pr vn Miv fer
Seattle. Miss Itoger > 'I again re
sume her studies in >• \\".is\iu;;'i»n
I'niversity. Mrs. Uopers ■s S<1!n8
out for u pleasure Hip and mav re
main with her daughter.
Mrs. Lionel Talbot i.nd iter daiuS
ter, Miss Vivian Talbot, wore o.:tfro
ing passengers on the Princes-' M ie
for Seattle and Tacoma .Mis Tul
hot will attend school in Soatth f d
she and her mother will visit v. :th
relatives in Tacotna. Mrs. Talbc
may remain the school year with her
daughter.
Homer T. Hill passed thronpb
Skagway this week on his w«: - h •v.e
to Seattle. Mr. Hill has been n Ihi
Mayo district during the snmn-r
looking over the situation, srd w i"l
be here in the "spring. Mr. Hi'l i
an old time friend of L. A. H.i'ti
son aud while in town lie was a
dinner guest in the H'arr.s ti
on Thursday.
Robert Wright and Steve Pineal.
who have spent the past six months
attle. where they will again lake up
ihe work in the university for the
coining year. Mr. Wright and Mr
'
bachelors' hall in the McBrie:: cot
tage on States street
On Tuesday last Mr. Kred Plan
chard was host fur Miss Ellen llog
geline liastnuson. Mr Karl i!:>hn
and Mr. Vincent Mtilvih.11 at •>
etna party, and after the show i!:c
young people gathered as the home
of the host and indulged in music
and dancing A ver> dainty sniper
was served at about midnight
vacation in St. 1'aul. Minn., wit::
relatives. Mr. Klynn will ei
front St. Paul to Host on. '
where he has many uncles and ..tints
to visit and where he will hare
portunity to see many of the in
'places in the histor> of the i. I"
I Klynn will be away from ■>'. a;
[for several weeks, returning iu ti-ue
:o resume his work with tli ^ .*
Y. It. for the coming season
.i.id 'o'IM.ard Rumbles arrn 1 out ou
fie traiu last night fn .
im. property iu the
.^ringing very good report- T"ne>
and return as soon is ?ary for
mining work. Mr Hot!' 'rake will
go to (fOldelidale. Wash
parents. Dr. and Mrs Honehrake
reside. While waiting fi r the Spo
kane they are Pullen House guests.
32,000 Acres in Single Wheat Farm
ry ' • 1 ? " - ' ta Have
La-.jCJi m tie
Wihusst.
EMPLOYS □ FCHCE cF MEN
Steam and Gasoline Tractors Will Be
Used in the Coming Harvest—Used j
2i0,000 Bags for His Crop
Last Year.
Walla Walla. V —Henry Vln- ,
rem. the 1.1- Kurt k.i Klin wheat grow- '
ir, wi,i» ltar.. -1-il liiitMi across last
year, ha* in. . <-a-. >1 Ins li lings un
til tliis »prii - i a wheat farm
of ai it Tl.is I# lirlieved to
lie Hie largest farm iti tlie Northwest.
Tile entire at r, ...o is | riii-t .ca^l.v lie
voted tf. wheal. All lie -reditu.- lia>
I been (lone huiI wIamv the fail plant
ing was tinished tict'o.e ti.e rainy sea
During tin- seeding uf th.s great
tract of land •«' drills am! 4." liar
rows, kept up Willi ti»e >;■ it. !• i>ngh3.
each willi u capacity of lio acres per
day.
Empioys Large Force.
To propt»rl\ manage Ills great agrl
itiiiural project Vincent maintains a
lai fur. c of men ami women. There
-are aiso ill hi mules ami horses, and
during the him.-ting -.en-'-n lie hires
enough outside to make a total of
from l"*U tu ,*<00 spans. Last season
250 men afd w.-ra-n and SU hoys
worked for two i !:s on this great
farm, linrve«tii.L a I marketing the
The city council of Juneau re
cently appropriated 53500 to he |
used in building a new- float behind
the breakwater of the Alaska-Jun
eau company's ore dump.
Subscribe for the Alaskan and i
get all tht news while it Is news. I
This year's harvest • .
ho a normal otu-. will t <• hai led lij"
live combined harvt-Mer threshers,
ten headers and four separator*. A
new departure will be the u*e for the
first time of n -loam propelled <vm
hine with a JKVfont ct:t ami u com
bine profiled with gasoline tractor
whleh has an IS foot . Jt Tl -<■ two
machines have a combined capacity
i>f cutting anil threshing T."> to in
acres of ripened wheat per day
The great difficulty with heavy
tractors in the wheat sectlmi is with
the rolling nature of t! o I int. Wheat
is planted nn steep hill- where horses
•md mnle> can he ill • n hut whore
he heavy ma'-hiner >il a tip®.
To care for his whe. : ln«t r Vln
■cnt used £."fl.000 nev jute halts for
which he paid 17 cent* each. This
■<>(ton ones from Oeorcia.
Many Big Wheat Farms
Another large wheat •' in near here
is that of lion Grove. w'. > has seeded
10 wheat lO.tiH acres, John Wehh ha«
a fUMi-ncre field of wheat and there
is nun!1..i r <>f 7.ono a're- near i'.-Jedo.
In what is known as the I>ic Bend
country there are numerous wheat
fanners who plant front 3.5<H) to 3.0CK'
acres each year to (train.
\<i unfortunate feature of the
crowing of wheat in thi« v.av is thai
the land is hfinc rapidly depleted of
its fertility. There is need of a sys
tem of diversified planting to save the
land from utter barrenness. For
nearly fifteen years many of these big
farms have been growing wheat every
year. Some wise farmers let their
farms lie fallow every other year,
thinking they get an increased crop
■■nnuglt to pay for the idle -ettson.
Last year 12.000 peopie were ktlku
by automobiles and l.SOO.OOO non
fatal injuries occurred. About $4.
500,000 was paid in life insurance.
The figures are interesting. Won
der whose fault it was ic each in
stance?
| TWIN COTTAGES
*
j By MILDRED WHITE.
liS* W Mtern X>*»|*p«r Union >
Richard's little boat went drifting
Jown stream; the water 11; like a sil
i very lane with budding trees oceithei
( siiie. Richard had never traveled Uk
j silvery lane early In the springtime
The cottage nestling farther on Jt»
; banks would tie l>arred and forbidding.
| but of this Kichard was glad. He had
i no desire. In his present wood of dia
(appointment and disillusion, for hutnui
companionship. Rather. like a <
grieved hermit the man fell, in hi*
wish for solitude aud meditation.
The twin cottage* fared him as fa*
' rounded the bend
I "Mother," that word around which
Centered all boyish hope and admira
tiou. It was for sake of mother, carl) i
widowed, thai Richard intended to be j
all those wonderful things which she j
had dreamed for him; for her, that i
he studied and toiled and reached at i
last his measure of success. And 1
"Sow that mother was made comfort- •
al'ie through bis efforts, lie planned
eagerly to reach out fOQ even big
ger things that she might be more!
proud, and glad. And mother had;
failed him.
Never, in all the stories thai ht
read, had such an unheard of thing ■
hapi>eiicd. Usually, It was the on
I grateful son who eloped with a maiden j
' of !..» choice, torsaking fllial devotion, j
; For a u.oilter, his own comforting I
, mother, to have deserted her son's
| faithful protection for that of »
, v.range w.:e-hunting man—this was
; tlie inexplicable stunning fact which
, brought his disappointment.
She had nnaen him from iheir
! apartuieut in the city of thlsrnew un
. l-eliev.ihle step she liad taken, while
lvithard was in Nt" York on business.
li:.stily returning, lie found his
tuoilier still away m>on her wedding
' journey, and dar.ed and troubled, be
had made his way out to the lake
1 -lion- collage, where he and his moth
er : ad sjient so many happy hours to
There wvre no roses in evidence
now. but lilac hushes sent their fra-'
graiicv across his tired face, and in;
-j. ie f bis sadness the spring sweet
t.'ev. revived In some way bis sinking
j spirit.
lie wouiu i»e quur .
l*>aeh. lit- reflected. turning the key
in the lock. but Richard was tnis-;
« iiKiow of the twin house next door. !
i iino a shower of dust sent from a
s«::y;r.p m»T>. while a girl grasping the ;
;no[.' lu. utile stared down at bin: bel-1
: _ *rt " tlv. She was far too pretty a !
i ,irl to frown, and in *11 reason. It1
' v -.-med that Richard's should 1* the
I inti .nation. He flicked the dust from
i liis uncovered head as she shot a
j defiant question.
"What." asked this angry. unusual
V Jinj; person, "are you doing here?
If you have been sent ou! In order to
;vr-nItile me to go back, you can tell
them both. it"? of no use. 1 intend
| hereafter to live by myself. 1 came j
•lit to the cottage merely to gain time \
l!hl—" Richard »n> alarmed to see
)«• p rl suddenly burst into tears, "be- ;
•str.se then? was no place else for me
lo co." she ended miserably. With- i
.lit r.fly he hastily entered the silent |
I cottace and made his way up the j
stairs.
From the window of his home he 1
the n<:n house. When he was
enough to reach over and touch
icr hand she raised a tear-stained
"It was at that very window." she |
accused, "that yonr mother began her
i,;aich-makinp siege on Dad Pad'
never intended to marry acaln. I know
he didn't. That ts why he had me
-rndy domestic science so I could go
-
* lien 1 was doing beautifully. and we
i were so happy—oh!—" the blue eyes;
<hed hatefully—"! hate your moth
! er." finished the girl.
Richard drew a long breath, the slt
• nation grew more confusing. "Will
you tell me." he asked quietly. "Just'
: \ho you are and how you happen to
1 speak of the 0.ray's cottage as your j
I wii? Old Mr. and Mrs. Gray have
• vcup'od the place next door, from the
J year it was built."
•Mrs. Gray." the girl explained. "Is!
my aunt. Father and 1 spent the'
; rv:nainder of last summer with her;
here, after you had cone to New York.
Oh. we heard enough about you at
the time from your mother, and I did
think she was the sweetest thing, un
i til she and Pad got to strolling off to
[ got her," I he girl ended abruptly.
| "L>id Pail come back to our apart
i i-nt and tind nte missing, and send
| you out after me!" she demanded.
Richard looked down to the lilac j
scented porch below. "We could talk
things over berter down there," he
suggested.
It was at sundown, that Richard't;
little boat went slowly on up stream.
And now. behold, the silvery lane was
changed to gold, and a pretty girl sat
at the helm.
"1 think/' said the girl sweetly,*
"that your plan is the nicest plan Ij
< i -r head, and 1 am sure Auntie Gray
may bo coaxed out to the cottage to
>;m:h1 a spring month. We will fish!
and row. you and I. and wben those
blessed old deserters return, they will
tlnd ns not so inconsolable after all." j
Richard smiled in vast satisfaction
"Quite the reverse in fact," he em- j
phaticuily added, and the girl fcn
swereU U* siuile.
Slupmy Acrir, No. u..
(nlmil Order ut
K*c!«*s rofft tli* Srw
ami irum """
month «t fhrtr h»l> on Fifth Are
nor. Visit inf. brotSrr* oordisllj to
vit«l to »tt*D<l.
c„ n. Rtx.i.uv m r
J. M. firiwbtK-h. Scc'jr.
T*inn«»r* or Alaska, Ifl«o V'>. 12,
nwot in A. R. Hall first Momiaj in
fwrj month al 8:S0 |*. m.
VWt ins brothers ronllillj wl- .
com*. i. c. rmcLrs, s«w*j.1
Naomi Chapter No. B
O. E. S_ imvta in Ma
| conic hall, first aini
third FtWaj, of M<t
month, at 8 oYlock. \ <*•
Itlnjs member* wdromp.
Charrle Marie Spark*.
Worthy Matron.
Virginia Soffcro»l, Secretary.
Take Grove's LUmTK HROVO
Qi'LMXB uhlets. Tlie m«tM bMTS
ihe signature ot E. U. Grov®. 38c.
To Oiit a Cotfl tn One Pay
XOTICE
When you want anvthirc nr:■ d
Trunks, Bappape or ar.yOi • c elyr
Call up tbe John Williams. 1
Transfer Co.
Also Wood and Coal lor f <'
PROFESSIONAL CA1U»» j
w. a gTorr
Attorney >t t»*
Prtrtlr* tn all ™*rt«
In Territory of A!«*k»
RUNES — — *I-A(SA
DR. L. 8. KELLER
Dratlpt
M«4 Modm MrthixU
i'IIIi* Hour*: M2 •- I*.—1 f. »•
Alaftkan Bnil.i Brondwnr
HKAGWAT AI.ASKA
\nz l>r"1 brn eardlaH? Wf4«n»«>.
Arctic Rceorfalfc Jk-rtte OtlrT.
J. M. Rrller,
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B. P. O FURS, Rk*«*
wtij M]*, >'«. 4JII, B.
r. O. Elk*. mo*** fir»t
and thlxl Tborwlar* it
K SO p. m.
\ tailing hrnttmi mi»
•liallj wrlootn*.
3. C. WOOI>, E. R.
! J. 1 INDE7JU.L, S*cmary.
TP. * A. M.
White Pan Lode* F. 4 A.
£& A. M. 5cv. 11R. m»t* 2n1
*nd +th 6«tnrt1»7 rrvnlne*
of fmch month at * o'clock.
Vtahtag Rr»thr»» mr* mt4
rom*.
JOH5 X. HAVSKN, W. M.
J. Mandiiih, (wm*rf
Home V aae Candy Shop
Cmrrmm Y T.
GLADYS SIMMONS. PropnetrtM
TAKE A SOUVENIR BOX HOME
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..Rochester Hotel.
A. Rystogi. Prop
All Modern Conveniences
Corner King Street and Second Ave.. D W SON. Y.T
Seven-Passenger JtfoLaaghiin Bnick Car Service
Attention
Tourists *
TOV IN WHITFItoRSH
- CITY CAFE -
GOOD EA TS
ixnoiks. short oRnn:* \np m i mf.ai.8 skrvfh
George Ynshida. Proprietor
Also M AMi.KR OF THF
Caribiu Hotel Dining Woom
CARCROSS. V. T.
JUST A REMINDER UT FIRST CLASS PRINTING
White Pass & Yukon Route
t'lMK TAB1JE XO. 47. . t
r Sunday mHVHHI
I Xo 1, X. Round Xo. _ ji. BowrJ
1st CUw. 1W. (1«—
11:55 a. m.
1:30 p. m.
3:05 p. m.
5:15 p. m.
Leaves
Arrives
SK \ti« A^
\YHTTE PASS
RFNVKTT
CAROROSS
\™m;nonsK
AITIVM
I /Wives
( p w..
3 00 p. tn.
1:45 p. in.
11:50 i- m.
J :20 i m.
Pattsenpers must be at she depot ir. line to lava Bacrar* in
spected. and checked Inspection i« y'opped thirty minntet before
leaving time of train?
160 pounds of B&ggrare *"iil be checked free *1t.i each fall far*
ticket, and TS poncds with each half tare ticket.