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NUGGET MOVIES
Broad wpj. between -nil ami 3nl.
Ope a Every Night
TOXIC HT
Daniel Frohman presents the fa
mous romantic play "The Pride of
Jeunico," by Abby Sage Richardson
and Grace Liviugston Funiiss.-—A
drastic conflict of hearts anil
swords with House Peters In mo
tion pictures.
FIVE REELS
Music by Mis> Gladys Butler
ComaiWifs at H:J50 p. iw
Local Happenings
'I'aikv Wilson left on the train
tUis morning for Iditarod.
The City of Seattle is due in
Skagwav from Seattle on Wednes
da uu*n»lng.
Mr and Mrs. W. Wumar of
Franklin, Wash., are on the Mari
posa euroute to Seward.
The Georgia came in at 10:30
last night aud sailed for Juneau at
her usual hour—12:01 this morn
ing.
Judge R. A. Gunnison of Juneau
■was a leturning passenger from the
outside to his home on the Mari
posa.
Mrs. Chas. Prefect of Spokane,
Wash., is making the round-trip be
tween Seattle and Anchorage on
the Mariposa.
Mr. aud Mrs. A. S. Whiteway of
Spokane, Wash., passed through on
the Mariposa Saturday on a round
trin to the westward.
John Kennedy of Juneau, came
up on the Georgia to visit for a
few davs with his brother, J:is.
Kennedy, and family of Skagway.
The Mariposa arrived in Skag
way ou Saturday afternoon at 3:15
o'clock and sailed for the west
ward at 9:10 p. m. She brought
eight passengers ana 50 tons of
freight far this port.
Juneau Dispatch: Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh P. Gallagher, who arrived
from Eugene. Oregon, ou one of the
last boars, have taken apartments
at the New Cain, where they are
■.it home to their many friends. They
Mill remain at the New Cain until
their home in the Nelson Park ad
dition h»s been completed.
SWAT THE FLY
Don't go fishing without good
t!ie6. Trout are taking the fly
tbese fine day3, and you'll find the
greatest assortment of good flies ii
t wu at Keller Bros. Drug Co. A
few favorite ones we name: Yel
low Jacket, Montreal, Governor
(re^ tip) Grey Hackle, Black
Hackle, Governor Black Hackle
(peacock bodyt. Black Gnat, Grey
Drake, English Admiral, Seth Green
Grey Hackle (gre*>n body) White
Miller, Dusty Miller.
General Manager II. Wheeler of
the W. P. & Y. R. returned to
fka»way from Whitehorse Saturday
afteruoou.
Mrs. Edward I. Wade, formerly
lot Skagway, was on Friday unani
mously elected president of the
Women's Christian Temperance Un
ieu v " Juneau.
The Northwestern on her return
south on her present voyage to
the westward will go directly to
Seattle from Cordova, taking the
outside passage.
J. E. I'ihlein and E. J. Ulhloin of
the Schlitz Brewing Co., of Mil
waukee, are passengers aboard the
Mariposa bound for the westward to
hunt big game.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Sprague of
Seattle were passengers on board
the MariDosa Saturday enroute to
Anchorage. Mr. Sprague is pur
chasing agent of the Alaska Steam
ship Co.
K U. Hannan returned to Skag
way Saturday from a sevenil weeks'
trip to the westward in the inter
ests of the Hargrave Mining & En
rinotring Co., of which Col. W. L.
Stevenson "'s the head.
The next sailing date of the Ala
meda from Seattle for the north
and westward has been changed
from August 30th to September
1st, which will bring her into this
port o.! Suuday, Sept. 5th.
Dan McKay, head salesman in
the P. II. Ganty grocer}' store, is
now taking a well-earned vacation
of two or three weeks. He will
probably go over into Southern Yu
kon and Northern B. C. on a hunt
j iug and fishing trip.
LUX won't shrink woolens. Get
it at Keller Bros. 10c box. tf.
The Humboldt arrived at 10:30
this meriting with several round
trl|> tourists on board, a small
list of people for Skagw-ay and the
interior and 25 tens of freight. She
sailed for the south at 12:30 with
13 outgoing people.
Mrs. W. R. Hillery left on this
morning's train fo.- Whitohorse on
a short visit to her parents. Judge
and Mrs. Geo. L. Taylor. Her little
son Willard, Jr., went over several
days ago and will accompany her
on her return home.
Miss Verna Mulvihill and her
two brothers, Roy and Harold, will
leave for Seattle on the Princess
Alice on Thursday, where the boys
will b? put in school, while Miss
Verna, besides atteuding school
herself, will look after their wel
fare and keen house for them.
Lux is just the thing for doing
?. l'ttle laundering while traveling.
Convenient to use and sure and safe
•u results. 10c at Kellers'. tf.
S. S. Smith, attorney and coun
selor at law of Worthington, Minn.,
is a passenger on the Mariposa
bouai for Seward. He has a broth
er who is engaged in mining in
the Portage Bay country and may
decide to locate in Alaska himself.
He is accompanied by his wife.
The latter part of last week
word was received by the members
of the Skagway public school board
that Miss Sorenson, -who had been en
gaged to teach the 3d, 4th and
."tb grades for tie present term had(
The Musical Treat of the Season
SONG RECITAL
MADAME LOESER
ELKS' HALL, SKAGWAY
Wednesday Sept. 1 at 8:30 P. M.
TICKETS 75c and 50c
beon taken ill and would be unable
to come. A meeting of the board
was immediately called and Mrs.
Louise Milnes of Skacvvay was chos
en to fill the vacancy.
Mrs. G. G. Miller and daughter,
Miss Verne, who have been visiting
in Seattle for the past six weeks,
arrived home on the Humboldt
this morning. They report having
had a delightful time and say they
are new willing for "daddy" George
to go and do likewise, which permis
sion we understand, lie will soon
avail himself of.
Born. Sunday, August 29th, 1915,
a4 11 p. m. to Mrs. Jinny Maude
Arizona, a son. Mrs. Arizona be
longs to the genus "Burro," and is
th» property of Gould Fickhardt,
the little son of Mr. and Mrs. F.
W. Fickardt, who brought her from
Prescott when he returned from
there a few months ago. Gould
has named the little fellow "Skag
way "
First Sergeant Albert Burton of
the U. S. signal corps, who has
beei> in charge of the cable office
at Skagway fi-r the past two years,
will turn over the office to Ser
geant H. A Sanford on the 1st of
Sspt. and go on a three months'
leave of absence. He expects to
get his assignment to a new place
on the 30th of November. Sergeant
Sanford has only recently been pro
moted from corporal to his present
rank.
Madeline Foster of Seattle, came
in on the Mariposa Saturday en
rcute to Discovery, Atlin district,
where she will join her mother
Mrs. Tintenger. Miss Foster is
about 15 years old and has never
seen her mother since she was a
baby of nine months, having been
brought up by an uncle and aunt
The mother recently sent over mon
ey to H. J. Lynch and requested
him to make arrangements with E.
J. Shaw of the Alaska Steamship
Co. for the young lady's journey
north, which he obligingly did, and
upon her arrival here instead of
placing her In a hotel he took her
to h's own home, where she
passed her time very pleasantly
with his family until the dapar
ture of the train this morning,
when she left for the interior.
Madame Loeser, former prima
donna of New York city, and late
of Vanccuver, B. C., will give a
song recital in Elks' hall Wednes
day evening, Sept. 1st, at 8:30
o'clock. Madame Loeser has been
meeting with great success on the
Pacific coast and on her return has
been requested to repeat her recital
in Juneau. Her program consists of
operatic arias and old English bal
lads. She particularly excels in
Scotch ani Irish ballads and gives
a medley of national patriotic airs
—a mixed and varied program.
This will be a great musical treat
seldi m heard in Skagway and all
lovers of music should avail them
selves or this rare opportunity to
hear a good concert. Madame Loes
er brings with her a letter from
Vancouver's mayor, stating that
those who have the pleasure of at
tending her recitals are fortunate
in hearing so excellent a singer.
Don't forget the date, Wednesday
eveulrg, Sept. 1st, at 8:30 o'clock
?t Elks' hall. Admission 50c and
75c.
Subscribe lor tae Dally Alaskan.
$23,000,000 COMPANY FORMED
TO OPERATE IV ALASKA
(Continued from page 1)
aska and British Columbia, particu
larly on the line of the new govern
ment railway.
The Topkuk property was con
trolled by the late Henry Bratnober
and the operations were seriously
hampered by Mr. Bratnober's Illness
and death.
SKAGWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL
OPENS FOR 1015-10 TERM
(Continued from page 1.) 1
teaching of Rev. L. H. P&dersen.
Principal Margaret Keenan dur
iu» her vacation visit to Seattle
put in a great deal of hear time In
i pasting herself and, gathering data
■ of tli<? most up-to-<lata methods
used la the public schools of
Washington state, where domestic
Bolence, manual training and agricul
turo have been made by. the Stat*
Board of Education a compulsory
branc'i of learning with pupils be
fore they can graduate from the
eighth grade and enter high school.
STEAMER WATSON
RAMMED AND SUNK
(Continued from page 1.)
repaired as soon as possible and
in the meantime the Farragr.it 'will
take the Watson's run to Alaska, :
sailing from here next Sunday..
LATER
Seattle, August 30—It will re
quiro between fifteen and thirty
days to raise the Admiral Watson
after the salvage steamers begin
their work, according to calculations
made this afternoon. The loss is
estimated at approximately $65,
000.
A general strike of the Ions
shoremen on the Pacific coast is
threatened on Wednesday next If
the agreement presented to the
ship owners for approval by the
various longshoremen's unions is
rejected.
(Continued from pago 1.)
lug, Strother Harding, J. W. Martin
auJ G. W. Hinchman. Other ladies
present were Mm. N. 0. Hansen,
Mrs. Benson, Mrs. Trussing, Mrs.
baanerllne, Mrs. Harding, Mrs.
Tompkins, Mrs. Baison of Skagway,
Miss Meyers, Miss Relgh, Mies Lip
ton, Miss Suceau, Miss Dricfcson
anl Miss Weitim&n
George Yogel and wife are leav
'n<r on the Humboldt for an extend
ed trio through the states. They go
from here to Se»attle, from there to
Portland, Oregon, where they will
visit Mrs. Vogel's mother, from
th»r« they expect to take in the
fair at San Francisco, and then
parsing through the Panama canal
will visit the Eastern states, par
ticularly Mr. Vogel's old home in
Easton, Pennsylvania,
Mrs. J. M. Blankenberg, who has
been visiting friends in Haines, is
returning to her home In Juneau on
the Humboldt
High up on the mountain, where
the International boundary line
runs neariy through the middle, lies
a ledge of rock, bearing Jron, cop
per, gold and silver, and is said
to be rich in the last three miner
als. The ledge lies on a smill
tributary of the Chilkat river and
would be reasonably accessible by
railroad. Such is the statement of
S J. Weitxman, who has returned
from a triD to that part of the
country. Mr. Weitxman brought
seme ledge croppings home with
him, and while your correspondent
is not much of a Judge of Buch
things, the ore loots good to him.
BEST LINE
of
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Skagway
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AMMUNITION, FLYS, LINE, CARTRIDGE VESTS.
CLEANING RODS. GUN OIL LEADERS
Reels 35 cts. to $10 00
Jointed Rods, 75 cts. to $6.50
Rifles. S1.75 to $30.00
Shot Guns, $7.00 to $30.00
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