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! The
Gate-way
Route o/
I
COMFORT
SERVICE
SAFETY
To Yukon Territory, Atlln District, laterlof Alaeka.
During the winter season of 1917-18 our regular train ser
«oe will be ma'.utalned Nortfa »*<J South Bound between Skag
*»y and Wh!tehors«, trains leaytag both terminals oa Tuesdays
aud Fridays. 1 TT%V'?I ?' 1 * M . u.,}> ■ - ■
WINTER STAGE SERVICE
Our through Mall, Passenger and Freight Service will be
operated between Whlteborse tad Dswson, affording ®redy pos
sible facility for comfortable wiit«r travel by mean* of a
THOROUGH t-Y EQUIPPED STAGE AND AUTOMOBILE LINE.
For full information apply to
C. \V. CAS! I or A. F. ZiPF
Supt. Mail Service Department Traffic Manager
WHl TEHORSE. Y. T. 612 Second Ave.. SEATTLE. \Va«S
White Psss <Si Yukon Route
TIME TABLE So. 40.
Every Tuesday and Friday
No. 1 X. Bound ( No. 2, 8. Bound
J st Class _j ' ,jg '• 1st Class
8:30 a. m. I.eaves 8KAC1VAY Anrtvea 8:50 p. ni.
11:03 a. m. " WHITE PASS Ltmve* 2:30 p. ui.
11:43 a. m " LOG CABIN " 1:30 p. m.
12:40 p. m. " BENNETT " 12:50 p. m.
2:20 p. m. " OARCR06S " 10:48 a. m.
4:50 p. m. Airive* \VHJTEH0R8E ** 8:00 a. m.
1'assengers must be at depot Id tlina to have Baggage In
spected and checked. Inspection la »topped 30 mljoates before
leaving time of trains.
130 pounds of baggage will be oiaecked free wltf» each full
fare ticket and 75 pounds with each half fare ticket.
»\%)Iieves CAltiHriH o.
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You make a mistake il
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THE
Piillen House
Electric Lights
Rooms Single or en Suite
Baths on each floor
Famous for its Home C« dicing.
Milk, Cream, Cottage Cheese and
Buttermilk from oiir own da,rv
Fresh Eggs, etc
Rates $3.00 Per Day and Up
Well Lighted, Large Sample'
Rooms for Traveling Men.
H. S. PUL1£N. Prop.
Skagway. Alaska \
THE POWER OF STEAM.
Hagy »!«> Sra Hut It Taken Or*!rtC to
KnllM.
When James Watt saw the steam
caashifc tue "kettle lid to Jump up and
down he sail "There must ho power in
that steam that it can lift such a
W'-lSt.l."
>.«r«s was.
Millions prior to him had seen the
sa..-.« phenomenon and regarded It as
an unexplained mystery.
Ro.-ent scientific research has put Its
flnner on the •cuuse" of Dandruff. Fall
ing 'Tiir. and consequent Baldness, and
unearthed a tiny germ which eats
the life from the roots of human hair.
N'ewbro's Herplclde destroys this
perm consequently restores the
ba1r to Its natural state.
Sold by leading druffKists. Send 10c. In
stamps for sample to Tho Herplclds Cr..
Detroit.
On* Dollar bottle, guaranteed.
A' all Drag Stone. Adv.
If you want a Box of
I
| Lowney's
' Candy
Go To
i Tony Dortero
428 Broadway
(Continued from Page 5.)
short time lie lias keen here
his courtesy to customers of the
i g. T. P. is acknowledged by all
who have traveled oa that lino. Mr
Powell is popular la Skagwiay,
and has taken. part la tnany clvio
affairs of the city.
E. A. RASMUSON, U. S. Commis
sioner, came to Skagway from Ju
neau in 1916 to accept the posi
tion ae commissioner. He came to
Alaska from Minneapolis in 1904.
During the short time that Mr. Ras
muson lias been In Skagway he has
•affiliated himself with the best
interests of the city, and Is a
leader in many of its social and bus
iness institutions. Mr. Rasmuson
Is president of the Skagway Parent
Teacher Association, the first to be
established in, Alaska, and is Arctic
Chief of Cajup Skaway Ko. 1, of
the Arctic Brotherhood.
ALBERT RE INERT,of the firm
of Relnert'a Clothing: Establish
ment, reached Skagway in. '99, and
is one of the first pioneers of the
city. Mr. Reineit was engaged in
business a number of years be
fore he bought out the first mo
tion picture show in the city, and
fOT a time ran a. show known as the I
Nugget. Two years ago he purcbas-j
ed the business of H. J. Lynch, one
of the best known clothing firms in
the north, and since then has de
voted his entire time to that. Mr.
Reinert is an active citizen and
takes part in all measures for the
benefit of the city. He Is owner of
considerable property, and has a
beautiful liome on 3rd avenue. Mr.
Reinert is one of Skagway's pro
gressive citizens .
MRo. RAPUZZI, proprietor of
the Washington Fruit Store, came
to Skagway in the days of '97 .and,
has made her home in the city
ever since. She has reared a large
family in Skagway, 3 boys and two
girls. At the present time she
is managing the fruit store, which
handles candies, tobacco, fruit and
delicatessens.
ANDREW STEVENSON, president
of the Bank of Alaska, came to Al
aska first in the summer of 1915
ami visited Alaska coast cities invcs
t'rating possible business openings.
In August of the same year he re
turned to New York, and proceed
ed to organize the Bank of Alaska.
On March 20, 1916, the Bank of
Alaska opened in Skagway, and i6
t>ie only branch banking- system in
the territory. Since then three
more banks have been addd, serv
ing the communities in which they
are situated, at Skagway, Anchor
age, Wrangeil and Cordova. Start
ing with $60,000 capital and surplus
the Bank of Alaska in 19 months
time has increased its resources un
til now they are over one million
dollars. The bank is In Alaska to
contribute its share to the com
munity.
OSCAR SELMER, of Selmer's
orchestra, arrived In Skagway in
1905, coming here direct from Nor
way. He worked for the White
Pas9 for three years, and in 1908
accepted employment with J. D.
Stlnebaugh in his barber Bhop. In
1910 Mr. Selmer brought out Mr.
Stlnebaugh and has been owner of
the business ince then. Selmer
has always been an energetic citi
zen, haying served on the council
for five years. He is active in
musical work in the city, and is
the director of Selmer's orchestra.
FRANK Sl'FECOOL Is one of the
pioneers of Skagway, having come
during the days of the gold rush la
'97. He and the late Harold Hart
wigsen bought out the former Alas
ka Transfer business, and today are
operating the largest transfer busi
ness 'n the city. Mr. Suffecool has
lately installed an auto truck ser
vice, and meets all boats and trains
to get mail and baggage.
H. F. SEEMAN, of the Pioneer
Dairy, has been iu Skagway about
ten years. He has built up a well
established dairy business with a
large herd of milch cows. Milk is
delivered to his patrons by auto,
and is handled in the most sanitaryj
manner. The Pioneer Dairy is lo
cated on the old Sohaffer farm,
about one mile from the heart of
the city.
E. J. SHAW, agent for th« Al
aska Steamship Co., came to Skag
way August 12, 1897, and is the
oldest pioneer In point of resi
dence in the city. Mr. Shaw was
on his way to Dawson where he was
expected to pick up $20 gold pieces
for a San Francisco capitalist. He
started over the Chilkoot trail *nd
got as far as Sheep camp, when he
decided that it would be better to |
seek work ia Skagway. He Bold
his outfit, and returned to Dyea
and crossed over to Bkagway where
lie accepted work ag accountant witli
the Moore Towmrite and Wharf
Company. In 1913 the wharf yrae
taken over by the White Pass &
Yukon Route, and la April 1914,
Mr. Shaw accepted a position with
the Alaska Steamship' Co. ;
WILIAM WRIGHT, manager for
the large curio firm of H. D. Klrm
ee, carno to Skagway July 5, 1898,
and attended the Skagway Public
school. la his spare hours he sold
Seattle papere aad also carried a
route on the Dally Alaskan. He
even yet tells of his experience at
*ho time of th big flood. He was
news agent on the White P^aa Tor
a time. In 1902 he went to work
for H. D. Kirmse, and 10 years
later became manager of Kirmse"s
curio store, whch la known a» the
largest la Alaska. He ha« been
on the city council elnca lest Bpring.
A. J. BAKER, of tha dairy firm
of Baker & Brown, a number of
years ago bought out ^0 "rm
of Ada, a dairy farm, and has op
erated the d^lry etace. Mr. Baker
has been in, Skagway for about 11
years, and previous to that time
established a number of paw mills
on the Interior, one at Bennett t In
1897 and one at AtUn In 1898. He
is well known throughout the en
tire country. His dairy supplies
milk along the line of the White
Pass. j ; f i
MARTIN CONWAY came to Skag
way in 1899 and accepted R posi
tion as manager for the merchantile
firm of H. A- Bowen. Later be
became manager for B. M. Bebrendfl
store, on® of the large stores in
Skagway during the earlier days.
He uext went in buslneaB for him
self and in 1907 was appointed U.
S. commissioner in Skagway. Two
years ago be was made the Skag
way postmaster, and during his
time iu office the poetoffice has
been greatly enlarged and moved
into finer quarters.
GEORGE DEDMAN, one of the
oroprietors of tie Golden North
Hotel, first came to Skagway in
February 1898. He did not know
what he was going to do, but
bad aa idea that Skagway would be
the Diace to make a fortune. When
Mr. Dedman landed In Skagway be
h?d 65 cants in caah, & tent and
provisions. He set up bis tent and
looked around for a Job, but de
cided t> go into the laundry busi
ness, having a disk pan and sev
eral flatirans as a starter. His
first job was the washing of an
apron and gown for ft negro wo
man, from whlcb be mape 60 cents.
He then secured the laundry Cram
he old Mundaman hotel, and by
means known only to the trade, did
that #ork and got bis start. He
later «>old his laundry to Royal,
and from that start built up the
botel business wbicb he now baa.
L. HAL JOHNSTON, agent tor
the Canadian* Pacific Railway Co.,
entered the service of that com
pany iti 1907, and made bis first
appearance in Alaaka in 1909.
Frou: 1910 to 1916 he served as
assistant in the Stag-way office to
F. .F W. Lowle, now traveling
freight and passenger agent in Al
aska for the C. P. R. When Mr.
Lowle was transferred to Juneau
in 1916 Mr. Johnston waa promot
ed to be agent at Skagwav. During
the time he has been la Skagway
Mr. Johnston has made many
friends, and through his work is
knowi. throughout the Yukon coun
try, I
MR3. E. T„ MCBR1EN, propriet
or of the Alaska General Electric
Co., came to Skagway in 1899 and
in the fall of the same year organ
ized the telephone company,! which
now extends to all parta of Skag
way. The Alaska General Electric
Company waa Incorporated in 1905,
and has the city franchise. The
McBrlens own valuable property In
this city and have ft beautiful home
on State street, | ' |-|*ij||fj
[ GEORGE MOWL, arrived in Skag
! way in 1898 and opened up the
American Tailoring Shop which he
continues to operate today. la
connection with the tailoring busi
ness he opened up a moving pic
ture business on 5th avenue, which
[has continued to espand until to
ri ry he has a much larger building
on Broadway. "Daddy" Mowl, as
he is popularly known, is one of
okagway's progressive citizens. He
has always taken part In the civ
ic life of the city and haa giren
of h!s means to everything that
boosta the city. 1 \ i
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Alaska, the paradox, in views Of
farming, glaciera gold mining, caw
mills, fishing buow; capped moun
tains, wild game, hunting iutd tnod
|era cities, 1hg Ped«r»e* Co,
kagway Aerie No. 25
Fraternal Order Of Eagles
Pay $1.00 'per (lay Disable uient llenefits.
Medical attendance for liiemlwi's and Family. 1
Lifberai Funeral Benefit.
Meets First Mid Tliinl Wednesday of eatli Diontli.
J M. GKIE8BACH, W. 8eei<etary. I
J. M. KELLER, ~\Y. IVewl.'.ent. I
THE WASHINGTON FRIIIT STORE
T. Rapuzzi Proprietor
Fresh Fruits, Vegetables, Berries in Season
(tanjied Goods and Delicatessen.
Groceries a, Specialty.
COMPLETE LINE OF CHOICE CAM)I EH.
DELICIOUS HOME MADE CANDIES.
Alaska General Electric Go.
E. T. McBRIEN Manager
Operating
Skagway Telephone Exchange
i CONTINUOUS HER1 ""'JOl'T EVFRV HOUR OF
i KAK. ' , _ 1
Install a phone iu your residence and thus place yourselt
ia immediate communication witti the business houaes, steam
ship offices and residences in the city. I
Rates furnishe<l on application.
Martin Itjen j
Light and Heavy Draying and Transferring
Automobile Trucks, Busses and Taxies
COAL WOOD
Phone No, 84 For Automo
bile Service for Boats and
Train«, Parties and Dances
and all Special Occasions
Skagway Agent (or Ford
Automobile,
A Complete Line of Repair
Parts always on Hand
Bonded Carrier
ALASKA TRANSFER Co.
Fi««k Surfecool, Prop.
LlCHT AND HEAVY HAULING
I bonded oabrieu
PHONE
pv Ofttce, No. 10.
Home, No. 89.
SKAGWAY
UNDERTAKING
PARLORS
SUFFECOOL & ITJEN Props
Funeral Directors
Automobile Service
Private Chapel