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SHAW FILES
DMATI
E. J. 3ha.w, Skagway agent for
tlie Alaska Steamship Company, and
the oldest pioneer in point of resi
dence in Skagway, has filled his dec
oration in Juneau a« a candidate
on V''*e Democratic ticket for Terri
torial Representative from the first
division. '
Tfc»v primary election will take
place in April and the election this
coming fAll. The next session of
the legislature jvill be iu March.
1919.
V/p understand that Mr. Shaw
ha« been repeatedly Ntirged by the
Democratic Central committee of
Juii"iw to file his declaration and
it w«s only after being urged and
earnestly requested to do so, that
Mr. Shaw consented to run in the
primaries.
William Britt, owner of Britt's
phaimacy in Skagway aud a simi
lar Btcre ill Juneau, has filed his
application for Territorial Senator,
and J.. J. Conners, of Juneau, has
filed application for representative.
Each division of Alaska is eutitled
to 'our representatives and two
senators.
BOWLING SCORES
Six games in. the local mixed
bowling tournament havQ been play
ed, with quite a change in the
relative positions of the contest
ants Excitement is becoming keen
er every match.
Scores now stand:
Ganty-Ganty 2142
Cole-Blanchard 2031
Batson-Liddiooat 1943
Karaman-MUler 1894
Suffecool-Suffecool 1892
Black-Black 1S93
Aek-Fickardt 1823
Seimer-S^lmer 1786
Vandewall-Vandewail 1774
F-aternal Order oi Eagles,, Skag.
way Aerie No. 25, will give one of
thei.- semi-monthly dances Saturday
u phi. A good time for all. 2-27-4t.
Louis Sehultz, of Atlin, was a
return ng passenger ou the Prin
cess Sophia from the outside. Mr.
Schultz has large mining and
business interests in the Atlin coun
try.
The Princess Sophia, of the Can
. | adian Pacific Steamship Company,
! arrived in port about 8 o'clock
j last night, and sailed south at mid
1 night w'th quite a list of passengers
| from Skagway and interior points.
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AKRON, OHIO
Hajues, Fob. 27.—J. L. Stubler
is soon to leave Haines and cast his
lot In other lands. He has traded,
hla place here to Henry Vermeire,
for a place near Auburn, King
County, Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Shepard came
down from Porcupine to meet a
boat, as Mrs. Shepard expected to
go down to Tacoma t take care
of h«r mother who was reported to
be in poor health, but conditions
changed so that It was not neces
sary • or her to go. j
Aloert Chisel liad a very narrow
escape from getting a brokenj ]e£
last week, by getting it caught
between a pile and a stump. Aa it
was, if was Quite badly hurt, but
fie is able to Ret around.
Mr. Holder, who has been up the
r'ver around Kluckwan for a year
or such a matter, Ib in. Haines n-nd
■"Mil take the next boat for the
Spates. 4
W. B. Stout has been invited and
will speafc to the children of the
public school next Friday, on pa
tiiotism in connection with the
present world war.
Tt is reported that Serjeant Tress
ini. son-in-law of Mr. and. Mrs. B.
E. Benson, and husbad of Mrs.
Carrie Tressmg, has been* promoted
to a captaincy In the U. S. Army
in. France. Sergeant Tresslng was
well known here in Haines as lie
was stationed at Fort Reward for
two y°ars, and his many friends are
gl»4 tlat his loyalty and fidelity
.has been rewarded.
Mr. 3I'd Mrs. R. J. Shepard were
guests of Mrs. H. P. M.. Blrkinbine
at dinner Tuesday.
HA INKS SCHOOL NEWS
Tie Haines Public School gave a
short program on Washington's
birthday.
Margaret Barnett andi Maicolmn
Moriipon were dressed in quaint
costumes to represent George and
Martha Washington and very
courteously saluted the boys and
sirls before the commencement of
the exercises., i
The program consisted of read
in cs, songs and a oompoeitkm on
the life of Geo. Washington, by
Ouitis Barnett.
Col. McAndrew of Fort William
II. Seward, presented to the Haines
Public School, the frames for the
Loyalty Pledge and the Flag Sa
lute. ' ■
Mr. H. O. Banta spoke on thq
vver Savings Stamps during the last
Liberty Hour. Mr. Stout speaka
on some patriotic theme next Fri
day morning.
•School work is progressing nicely
and the attendance is good.
llaiues deputy marshal made the
round trip on the Peterson yester
day and while in town called *on
some i f his old friends.
Mr. Biazic, Haines tailor, was in
Skagwav on business yesterday dur
ing the stay of the U. S. harbor
boat Peterson.
Mrs. Sheelor was a returning pass
ensrer on the Peterson yester
day from Haines. I
Corporal Demeter of Company
"A" 14th infantry, Corporal Peck
wharfinger at Ft. Seward, and A.
(J. I„ightfoot, engineer on the Pet
erson, were in Skagway for several
hours yesterday*
The Skagway Women's Church
Auxiliary will give a war time cook
ed food Bale Saturday, beginning' at
3 o'clock, in Harrison's store. Cake,
bread, a<nd other good eats will be
for sale. 2-28-2t.
Among the passengers arriv
ing on the Princess Sophia. Who
are bound for Whitehorso are Al.
Stewart, Robert Aitken, J. J. El
liott. wife, and child, H. Breadeti,
L. C. CamDbell, J. Watson, J. Slat
er, J. Rise and wife, Clair Marcil.
Thosa bound for Dawson include
Corporal James R. Hutchinson and
G. Vaukaire.
An Item of Waste,
"Axe you economizing?"
"I'm Dot sure. Like a lot of other
people, I'm wasting precious time dis
cussing the hljjb cost of living when 1
ought to be hustling for the price."—
Washington Star.
DISSOLUTION OP COPARTNER
SHIP
The copartnership heretofore ex
isting between. Tony Dortero and
Vincent Dortero, at Skagway, Al
aska, under the firm name and
style o* Dortero & Son, is this day
dissolved by mutual consent, Vin
cent Dortero, retiring from the
above tk&med firm. All accounts du
the late firm are payable only to
Tony Dortero, who w ll eettle all
outstanding accounts due ajid owing
only bv tbe late firm conducted as
a copartnership.
VINCENT DORTERO:
TONY DORTERO. tf.
I History of 19 years aco iu Skag
wa. haa been unearthed by the
fi/iding of a book containing- the list
or voters for the year 1899, which
"ives the name, place of birth, age,
res dence, occupation, date of ar
rival nid signature. Five hundred
and. twenty-mine names are recorded
for th-e first wet and dry election
hoM ia Skagway. We print a num
ber of these cames daily, hoping
*i>ereby to recall some of the form
er Skagway times. If anyone knows
of s>ort stpries or incidents in con
nection with any of these persons, we
w appreciate them. The name,
placi of birth, * « f, occupa
tion and date of arrival are printed
in consecutive order.
W. Ah ems, Germany, Comm. Moht,
D c. 1897. I
G. T,. Black, Germany, Sept.
1897.
A. J, Campbell, Scotland, D. D.,
March 1898.
! H H. Draper, Illinois, Photograph
er Feb. 1898. '
| A. F. Eastman, Mlnu., Supt. Water
wcrka, June 1898.
D. J. Finn, N. Y., Salesman, Feb.
1898.
M. Gregor, California, Actor, Aug.
1897.
Paul Ilaines, Buffalo, Tinner, Feb.
1898.
B. E. Jennings, Iowa, Mdse., March
1898. I
A. Klippel, Chicago, Hotel, Feb.
1898.
H. *«\ Liggett, Buffalo,1 Electrician,
June 1898.
John Morton, Bristol, Maine,
Sept. 1897."
R. Neilson, New York, Clerk, Feb.
1898.
C. Q. Ohasa, Ottawa, Teamster,
Au£. 1897.
H. C. Parker, N. J., Commissioner,
Jm. 1898.
M. Russell, N. B., Canada, Black
Jan. 1898.
J. B Swaetter, Ohio, Muier., Dec.
1897.
M. J. Thurston, New Brunswick, La
'oarer, Jan. 1898.
T E. WinWord. Kentucky, Druggist
& Dr., im. 1898. I
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IN' THE tT. S. COMMISSIONER'S
COURT FOR THE TERRITORY.
OP' ALASKA, DIV. NO. 1, SKAQ
WAY PRECINCT.
IN PROBATE
In the Mutter of the Estate of
T. A. McDonald, deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Th«t the undesigned lias been, by
Edward A. Rasmuson, U. S. Com
missioner and Probata Judge of
the above entitled Court, by order
duly made and entered, appointed
executor of the estate of T. A. Mc
Donald, deceased. All persons hav
ing claims against said estate are
hereby notified to present them
with, proper vouchers in legal form
within six months from the date of
this notica to the undersigned a1
his office in Skagway Alaska..
Dated this 7th, day of Feb. 1918.
L. S. KELLER,
Executor.
First publication Feb. 7, 1918.
Final publication, March 7, 1913.