Our Variety of Sea
Foods Is Complete
Black Cod Mackerel
Salmon Belly Herring Bloaters
—IN CANS—
Lobster Clams Shrimps Crabs Oysters
Salmon Sardines Tuna
Fish Flakes Kippered Herring Fish Balls
c. W. AsK & Sons
Retiring From Business
We have a big Display of HATS
Come up and get your Choice
Including a big line of
JOHN B. STETSON
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SKAGWAY, ALASKA]
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"LUi BACKWARD"
History ol 19 years ago iu Skag
*j. has been. uu earthed by the
fi.iding of a book coutainUig the list
o* vvsters for the year 1Syl>, which
"ires the name, place of birth, age,
res dence, occupation, date of ar
rival sud signature. Five hundred
and twenty-nine names ; re recorded
for the first wet and dry election
hn!4 iu Skagway. We pruit a num
ber of these names daily, hoping
•pereby to recall souse of the farm
er Skagway ttm<-s. if anyone km.ws
or sl'ort stories or incidents iu cou
nectiou with any of these peisons, we
w'l apx>reciare them. The name,
pl.*c« of birth, , occupa
ticn and date of arrival are printed
in coiSecutive order.
U E. Avers Minn. Lodging House,
Jan. 1897.
F. J Baker, Buffalo. X. Y., Agt.,
C. P. R., Feb. 1S9S.
A. L. Cheney, Boston, Mass., Mer
chant, Aug. 1S97.
A. J. Downing, Michigan. Mdse.,
Juae 1S97.
Cbaa. Eichstad, Germany, Carpen
ter, July 1S9S.
C. C. Faeel, X. Y., Merchant, Aug.
1597.
W. G. Gaston, St. Paul, Minn-,
Electrician, Nov. 1897.
W. O. Henn, St. Louis, Mo., Manag
er X. T. & T. Co., May 1898.
F. Jony Oregon Horseman, Aug.
1397.
J&8. Kelly, Mich., R. It. man, Jan.
1598. ' . I
X. Loom is
J. A. McDonald, Xew York, Sales
man. Aug. 1897.
M. McAuley, Canada, Laborer, Jan.
1898.
D. McGuire, Ireland, Clerk, May
1898. ' I f
J. W. Xull, Ohio, Engineer, Jan.
1898.
Pa* O'Leary, X. Y. State, Humberts,
Dec. 1898.
W. J. Peterson. Syracuse X. Y. S'^lefl
man, Jan. 1898.
K. Rogers .. —
Hwr.v Spuanel, Canada, Merchant,
.March 1S 98.
(Jeo. *?. Towne, X. Y.f Printer, Sept.
' ISO".
, T. N. VanUiver —
K J White, Cambridge, Ohio, Print
I nr. April 1898.
Leave your soiled clothes with
I Oscar Seluier, agent for the Haines
I Kl.te laundry. Clean work, prompt
deliveries. sood service. 2-23-8t.
VAT.UE OF OUR 1917 CORiN CROP
Our corn crop for 1917 repre
s'-u's :i cash value of $5,424,700,
000. We raised about 3,191,000,
000 bushels. Kach bushel, at pre
vilit1/ market prices, has an
average value of about $1.70. It
is Irrd to sxasp its actual money
vilue—but it is worth every cent
o' it because it can. help us defeat
tn«? kaiser. If we eat more corn,
wo can give the Allies and our sol
d'eri more wheat. The more they
fet the better they can fight. Vic
tor5 is always dearly bought, but
i' tl-it corn crop can help us gain
it. it will be five blilion doll3-rs
well 'nvested.
DISSOLUTION OF 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, ia this day
dissolved by mutual consent, Vin
cent Dortero, retiring from the
above named firm. All accounts du
the la'o firm are payable only to
Tony Dortero, who w.ll settle all
outstanding accounts due aad owing
only bv- the late firm conducted aa
a copartnership.
VINCENT DORTERO.
TONY DORTERO. tf.
H. a EASTMAN TELLS OF WAR
LIFE IN SUNT OLD FRANCE
Tha Alaskan has received the fol
lowing letter direct from the war
z ae in France, having passed the
ceosojr, and- been more than a
month enroute to Sicagway.
Somewhere In Prance, Jan. 1, 1918.
To the Editor, i
Dajiy Alaskan,
oiagway, Alaska. <
Dear sir: I ' i
I promised you, when I saw you
in January, last, I would drop you
a Hue occasionally, only my loci*
t Ju has changed from Atlin, B. C.,
to Sunny Old France, but \fhe sun,
has failed to apepar since I came
bore, and instead of nuggets of
g>ld, Frits throws them at us iu
bunches, but the assay is d&i-nable
doubtful. 1 think those, uugga are
refractory upon assay.
Since the Union election in Can
ada we are feeling kind of good here.
It shows the people back at home
are no* all slackers.. Things look
spleadid here, but you people must
plwa-8 remember that we are vol
uut»ers and as such show our pa
tr'otism in our work, be it in
'intry in front trenches, or the
Tommies bringing up supplies to
him who is intrenched, ia the open,
uador shell fire, In open Bight by
d»y, subject to sniping, shells,
bombs, gas and even machine gun
fi-e from aviators. I
I am in the No. 3 Company, fith
Bat., C. R. J.—B. E. F. No. 2203581
France. This is my address! which
■prudeoco of censor compells us to
Dut '< center of letters.
Glad to bear from some of you I
oldtimers. I have an old chum here
from tl e Yukon of Pellv Tiver fame,
Pre^ E. Enevoldsen, No. 22034 50,
but unfortunately we may part any
days as lie is transferred to the
29tb battalian, Can. Inf. Corps—To
bins Tigers, but I may follow in
the same company later if luck fa
vors. Enevoldsen and myself could
not he transferred to the Infantry
'n Canada or England owing to age,
but we came across with the C. R.
J.'s.. only lucky enough to select a
battalion of northern fusiliers who
^ad been transferred to the fith
ba'talion C. R. J's. This was the
228th Nor. Bat., N. F.
Enevoldsen in England had me
listed on the same, as I was ab
sent at the time on fatigue leave
and he went on reputation of of
ficeis given by returned soldiera
'o him, and we hit the right spot
all right. Those men had seen ser
vice, and sure enough we bit the
*ery company of the battalion
that's next to Fritz an the time,
and sure enough we suffered lessv
casualties by far than companies of
other battalions, same troops, com
ing un behind.
The colonel of the company in
conjunction with our officers has
had gall enough to connect their
steel with Fritz's, take his officer's
quarters, and loot their comforts,
something we are stictly opposed to
unless we get a share ourselves.
However as we had more than w
could pack and bad to make Yukon
caches we will overlook it for this
'line. War, however, is kind of two
6ided, one day you chase Fritz, next
day he comes back at you, but
never as far as we went, and where
this used to be tbe game of a few
hundred yards, we go by miles now..
This reminds me that in one of
Fritz's heaviest offensives we were
r'ght behind the infantry, whieih is
our olace of course, only we were
rofug- tbe other way. Some of the
3rd company, 6tb battalion in
conjunction, with some snipers, less
than 50 in all, lield off a thousand
Germans till tbe Irish Guard came
u» on the other side of the same
v'il?ge. Bome imperial Labor com
Ipatifs did the same, till the
Welsh guard came up; their officers
an* men received medals for brav
ery; our officers, which, were over
an bcur behind all others in re
treat. and yho covered their men,
got no mention whatever, the only
cnes who really; deserved it, and
why? Because no Imperial Staff
officer was there at the time. But
after the war these chronicles will
adjust themselves and-credit will be
given where it is due. Canadian
soldiers are/ far too fair minded not
to see justice done.
What really started me to write
this letter was an article I saw in
the Daily Province, Vancouver, B..
C., how the Germans kand Austrians
through the electorate tried to
send *helr own members to the
House irrespective of party. This
seems to us here at the front to he
rank treason. Enemy aliens, al
though naturalized, should be dis
franchised for years, their business
and Incomes controlled, labor com
mandeered at government fixed
rate*. Rneyoidgen tells an© of a (
case where one Austrian, known, in
Juneou as Joe, Burnamed Vinter
'isoltz, since the outbreak of the
wir not only contributed to the
Datriotic fund but went up on the
Pelly and gave his service® free of
charge to Jo© Cole, then a trader
taere, «nd later when, lie sold out to
Tom Bee, and although he was not
naturalized, in his presence express
ed a deep hatred of the Prussian
militarism and pitied his own peo
ple for having become thein allies.
Joe f»s mining on Bonanza and has
prooeitv in Canada and must have
about $20,000 in a JDwson bank. He
appreciated what the country had
done for him, and I believe produc
ers like him should get a fair j
deal as they are working for our j
benefit. But at politics, draw a i
sharp line, and if an internment law
is passed, then treat all enemy
alien* as the Germans do us.
Cur prisoners are fed as well as
we are, but outside of absolutely
needed exercise, do not do any real
work. No work, no eat, should
be oui motto. It makes some of us
itch to get Oven with them.
1 know The Alaskan is read as
much on the Canadian side as on
the American, but I must mention,
this fact, that we have been with.
th~ American R. J's. They are a
fine body of boys, and when they
got a chancethey bolted for the
troncnes and had great sport shoot
inr Fritz's; but as they went
without orders, we heard they were
to be court martialed. We do not
-hink that such valor will be very
heavily punished. The relations be
tveec officers and men seem ."to be
mode!ed on our own democratic
line. j
Arter tne -war we are going
bring iu largo parties of tourists.
We will hunt and camp in the Yu
kon under more favorable condi
tions. and in its quietude, rest our
nerves. 1 voted from Dawson, as
we kuow. how I>r. Thompson stands
towards we men overseas.
Send us some copies of your paper
to the firiug line, Bd., and if any
one wants to send ua a plug of Mc
IXoiiald chewing tobacco Qr a pair
of socks, show them how. Parcels
sea» direct to France do not take
very long in transfer. We live in
•huts now nearly 5 miles back of the
treuiDes, live well, and get a regu
lar night's sleep. Night gangs
that work close to Fritz at night
have their days off.
Nor'hern Ontario is often spoken,
of here as a coming prospector's
paradise, as hunting and trapping
are Hood and large veins of free
mill'ng quartz are fonnd. The ser
geant of our platoon, W. Jones, of
Cobalt, Ontario, is Mmself a draw
in" card for that section. If the
average population is like him there
ar--. some mighty good people there
to go among. Later on. when cen
scrship slackens, as it no doubt will
wheu the (Americans join us, and
wo start on our* march! for Berlin,
I will describe what we see on the
w.av; meanwhile we! wish you and
»1' old time friends a very happy;
and prosperous New Year.
Au Revoir,
H. B. EASTMAN.
Victrola, style No. 9, for sale
ivith 4i> records. Perfect condition.
Price $40. Apply Alaska Transfer.
2-25-3t.
TOKYO MONUMENT TO PERRY
This Is ihr monument erected In
Tokyo to commemorate the famous
visit of Commodore Perry to Japan
and recently dedicated with much cere
mony.
Steam Power.
It Is said that Anthencius, Greek
architect and mathematician, knew tho
power of steam In 532 A. D.
We Are
Selling Agents For
Warner Corsets
Printz Biederman Coats
Butterick Patterns and Royal Society Crochet
Threads and Package Outfits
L. A. HARRISON Co.
TELEPHONE 55 Store Closes 6 p.m. Saturday 9 p.m.
GEORGE MOWL Proprietor
Wednesday and Thumlny
Consolidated Pi|m Corporation 'present Maurice OostcBo amd
. Ethel Grandin in
Crimson Stain Mystery
EpUod No. 11
THE GREAT PEARL TANGLE.—Comedy in two parts.
HEARST PATHE WEEKLY NO. 35. I ,
MUTUAL WEEKLY NO. 20. ' ' 'Jl . .L
Muslo toy Violin, Piano and Drums. . > 1 ■ 1 rT'
8:30 p m. Sharp
Admission 25c. 10c
INTEREST BIG
IN BOWLING
TOURNAMENTS
Between the local mixed tourna
ment and the telegraph tournament
Skagwaj Elks' bowling alleys are
being kept busy. New blood, has
been added to the local tournament,
and the total number or games to
be played hag correspondingly been
Increased from 24 to 32. As a
result of the first four games the
score stands as follows:
Cole-BJanchard ' 134?
Gasty-Gantj 1346
I Batson-Liddicoat 1328
Karapian-Miller 1276
BlacJt-Black * 1245
Selmer-Selmer 1214
Ask-Fickardt 1209
SuffecooJ-Suffecool 1173
Vandewa]]-Vandewall 1170
ruiivwing^ Lfl<J UUUipiCVlUIl V>L aaii,
the games, or when 16 are played,
new handicaps will be given ac
cording to the averages in the first
half of the tournament. This will
give some of those who are down
toward the bottom of the list a
chance to get closer to the top and
make the contest more exciting.
With nine more games to play in
the telegraph tournament the
international scores stand:
Juneau 7760
SKagway 726#
Ft. Seward 7262
Dawson 7259
Whlteliorse 7201
ARCTIC BROTHERS ATTENTION
Camp Skagway No. 1 will meet
tonight in. regular session in their
nan on Broadway. A large attend
ance is urged. Coffee and "eats"
after the meeting.
The Princess Sophia ,of the C.
P. R. steamship line, passed Ketchi
ka* this morning at 9:30 o'clock
and should reach Skagway, tide |
favorable, tomorrow afternoon or
evening. She will proceed for Van
couver and way ports aa scon as
she can discharge her cargo.
NOTICE
The Dally Alaskan desires
p»a'n to call attention to the
fact that all copy for change
ol adfi and for new ads and
readers should be in the hands
or staff by 10 a. m. to in
sure publication that day.
PHIL. ABRAHAMS
If you want to buy a home or buy
any property that I have for sale
that suits you I can offer you
Some Bargains
DON" T FORGET that I sell
Fire Insurance
ESTABLISHED 1X!)7
THE SKAGWAV
Pioneer Dairy
H. P. SEEMAN, Prop.
THE SANITAHy MILK RANCH
The largeet and best con
ducted dairy in Alaska..
Daily shipment* ol pure
milk and cream to all point
on White Pae# & Yukou
Route.
IN THE U. S. COMMISSIONER'S
COURT FOR THE TERRITORY
OB' ALASKA, DIV. NO. 1, SKAG
WAY PRECINCT.
IN PROBATE
In the Matter of the Estate of
T. A. McDonald, deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Th«t the undesigned has been, by
Edward A. Rasmuson, U. S. Com
missioner and Probate Judge of
tlie above entitled Court, by order
duly made and entered, appointed
executor of the estate of T. A. Mo
Doaaid, deceased. All persons hav
ine: claims agalnBt said estate are
hereby notified to present them
with, proper vouchers in legal farm
within six months from the date of
thi# notice to the undersigned at
his offico in Skag^ay Alaska..
Dated this 7th day of Feb. 1918.
L. S. KELLER,
Executor.
First publication Feb. 7, 1918.
Final publication, March 7, 1918. '