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SKAGWAY, ALASKA
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fob mm
Skag-way has accepted the chal
le^. of the Ft. Seward basket ball
hit t. and wi 11 play 'hern tonight
at i» o'clock in the White Pass club..
Therre Klil be no admission. As
the Jfcagwgy boys have not practised
tor <cm2 time, they will not be able
to S'Ow as much, team work as
othervise but they are game and
the r fighting spirit s up, so that
« gcod snappy game is expected..
The Peterson will arrrive early
this evening bringing a number of
solders who will take part in the
bass&r ball game and some root
ers.. At the same hour as the bas
k«»* tall game the Skagway Klks
bowling team will take on a team
fro® the fort so that a lively time
expected on the Zlks' alleys also.
The Elks' house committee in this
conu*ctk>a announce an ope house
tonight to all. Skagway wants to
sao* Its soldier boys that a royal
welcome is always to be found iu
this city, and everyone tonight will
have a chance to aid..
The Skkagway line-up follows:
Guards: Sparks ajid Smith. Cen
ter: Harry Ask.. Forwards: I-iddi
coa: and Cleon Ask.
ATTEMPT TO KILL
f
Tetrograd. Feb.. 2—Another un
successful attempt to assasinate Pre
ttier Lenin-e, of the Bolsheviki Rus
sian government, was m&de yester
day wh~n a student fired at short
range.
Sulibcribe for the Daily Alnsban.
NAME I.AKE SOUTHERN
AFTER SHAKESPEAREAN
Washington, Feb. 2—Tlie geodetic
survey has named. Lake Southern
after the late Wililam H. Southern,
Shakespearean player.
T»-e Woman's Churcr Auxiliary
will hold a business and social meet
ing dt the home of Mrs.. L. A.
Harrison on Wednesday, Feb. 6th,
a* 3 o'clock. sat-tues.
MAJ. C. G. TREAT
Maj. Gin. Charles G. Treat, U. S. A.,
photographed at an Atlantic port upon
his return from the western front. He
said m-d, cc!J and ra.n arc the worst
enemies of t ic beys over there. He
added: "V/c ere going to take our
time about getting into this fight,.but
when we do £-t in, we will clean up."
BOILED THEM td DEATH.
How Poisoners Wars Ipunithed In th»
Good Old Day*.
Our forefathers deemed hanging too
food for people who went about delib
erately poisoning other people. They
aubatltuted for that punishment boil
ing to death, the tlrst to suffer this
penalty being Richard Rosse, cook to
the blahop of Rochester in the reign of
Henry VIII.
In medieval times In Europe poison
ers when detected were usually broken
alive upon the wheel after having first
been given a taste of the rack while in
prison awaiting execution us a sort of
gentle reminder of what they had pres
ently got to go through.
For wholesale poisoners, however,
even this dreadful death was not
deemed sufficiently painful, and new
and special modes of punishment were
Invented. Thus Louise Mabre, a Pari
sian baby farmer, who in 1763 was
proved to have done to douth no fewer
than sixty-two infants by administer
ing to them carefully graduated doses
of white arsenic mingled with pow
dered glass, was sentenced to be shut
up in an iron cage with sixteen wild
cats and suspended over a slow tire.
This was done, with tho result that
when the cats became Infuriated with
heat and pain they turned their rage
upon her "and after thirty-five min
utes of the most horrible sufferings put
an eud to her existence, the whole of
the cats dying at the same time or
within a few minutes after."—London
Mall
SHIPPING DAY OLD CHICKS.
A» Th«y Need No Wat»r Nor Food For
Sixty Hours It It Easy.
When little chicks conie from the
shell they need neither water nor food
for sixty hours. Thnt fuct has given
rise to a new busiuess. I>a.v old chicks
are sold und shipped by people who
operate Incubators. Those who buy are
relieved of the trouble, of the incon
venience, and to some extent of the
uncertainty of hatching. Only a small
percentage of day old chicks perish
while on the way from shipper to cus
tomer. People are thus enabled to get
the little chicks and begin the poultry
business without the necessity of pur
chasing an Incubator.
Special bases of pasteboard are made
for shipping purposes. Some have a
capacity of twenty-five chicks, some of
fifty and some of 100. It is doubtless
best that no more than twenty-five
shall In any case occupy a single com
partment. The walls of the boxes are
moderately thick, and some soft ma
terial as grass Is put In the bottom.
Otherwise there are no especial provi
sions against cold weather. However,
the chicks themselves may be depended
upon to cluster together and In this
way keep one another warm.
The boxes are not to be opened en
route nor are the chicks to be given
food or water. Successful shipments
have been made for 2,000 miles.—Popu
lar Science Monthly.
Tanned Skin.
In the majority of cases tanned skin
Is an indication of health. It Is a con
dition resulting from the action of
chemical rays or of the ultra violet
ravs of the sun 011 the pigment of the
skin. Tan may be produced also by
exposure to the rays of a mercury
lamp or It may be caused electrically.
But in these cases it Is no indication
of the state of health. It does not
mean that there has been a multipli
cation of red corpuscles In the blood,
such p.s follows healthful exercise In
the open air. The tau acquired by the
skin at sea or ashore as a result of life
and exercise in the oi>en air Is always
a sign of health, for the reason that It
is accompanied !>y general conditions
that do not o!>tain in the case of elec
tric tan. — New York Times.
Early American Theatrical*.
The earliest attempt to Introduce
theatrical performances in this coun
try was mailt1 about Hoti in New ling
iand, but Increase Slather wrote and
spoke so forcibly in opposition to the
project that it was speedily abandoned.
The first theatrical performance In
New York city of which there Is any
clear record was given March 5. 1750.
The theater was on Nassau street, be
tween John street and Maiden lane,
and the play was "Richard 111.." Thom
as ICean, the Junior manager of the
company, enacting the part of Richard.
—New York Worid.
A Live Flagstaff.
A tree of the eucalyptus family that
Is apparently us slender as a reed rises
to the height of sixty-five feet in the
center of Los Angeles, Cal.. and carries
at the top. just beneath its tuft of foli
age. an American flag. This natural
dagstafT is as smooth a-; a planed and
painted pole and Is less tli '.n a foot in
diameter at the base -Tree Talk.
A Thoro igh Test.
"Inspector, that woman I said was
always listening on my party line must
hare quit."
"What makes you think so?"
"Why, my wife has been listening for
tliree weeks and hasn't caught her yet."
—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A Sensible Start.
"My wife has Joined the reform
movement."
"What does she propose to do first?"
"Get some reliable woman to take
care of baby."—Pittsburgh Post.
Thankful.
Mrs. Nexdore— That girl across the
way has a singular voice. Mr. Nex
dore—Thanks be it's uot plural.—Phil
adelphia Ledger.
The one time a man's credit is al
»rnys good is when he sets out to bor
row trouble.—Chicago News.
THE WEEK
IN SOCIETY
For high, score at bowling this
week, Mrs. Oscar Selmer has 193 j
points to her credit and Mrs. P. H.
Canty 192..
0—o—o
Mrs.. Skaeuay has finished her
twenty fourth pair of 60cks for sol
diers. How is Mrs.. Ketchikan get
ting along? ..
0—0—0
Tiie Womaa'sJ Church Auxiliary
will meet in business and social Bes
siou on Wednesday next in the af
ternoon with Mrs. L. A. Harrison.
0—0—0
Dr.. and Mrs. A. P. Hawes and
children, Powell and Louise, were In
coming passengers on the Prrlacees
Sophia from a visit to Regina and
left for thein home in Whitehorse
today.
0—0—0
In spite of the war and all the
attendant horrors of it, Mr. W. B.
Close found time to send his Skag
uay friends beautiful greeting cards
from London. The cards are little
gems of art.
S—o—0
Mr., and Mrs.. A. C. Blanchard
and their two bonnie laddies, Alec
and Gordon, dined informally ou
Friday witjx Mr. and Mrs. P. H..
Qanty and their son and daughter,
Prospe-r and Marian.
o—o—0
A letter from Mrs. E. T. McBrien
str-'es that she and her daughter,
Mrs. Alma McBrien, went to Port
land for the holidays and that they
were accompanied by Mrs. McBrien'a
sister, Mrs. Clark of Portland.
0—0—0
The Red Cross room was a busy
place ou Friday ofternoon. Packing
labeling, and getting ready for
the next boat. Joseph Petersen wag
chief artificer and had the appear
ance of being fully able to hold
down the job.
0—0—0
The engagement of Mrs. Alma
McBrien. to .W. Dudley Allen of Seat
Me is announced and the weddln
W'U take place the first of March.
Mr. Allen is traveling salesman for
the "Tru-Blu" biscuit company
and for Krause candy company, as
salesman Mr.. Allen is making a
'rip to Anchorage over tha winter
tra • and will return as 6oon as pos
sible.. ' i I i. ( ,
o—o—o
The marrriag-e of Miss Dorothy)
liamil'ou aud Mr. Grant Carlson,
both of Anchorage is recorded in th
Ancnorage Times of Sunday, Janu
ary 13. Grant Carlson, is with the
Alaska Engineering commission at
Sewsrd and is making good in his
work. Mr. Carrlson will be remem
bered by Skaguay people as the lad
who made the ride down Nye's wood
chuti when he lived here with his
Barents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. .Carl
son in the pioneer days..
—«—*—»
Tho people of Skag-way seem to
be past the frivilous stage and are
busily engaged in Red Cross worlt
and other things equally important.
This week is quite empty of social
pleasures, nothing except the mask
ball, the skating and bowling to fill
the time for society. The sterner
wo-* is the work to which the pa
triotic citizens of Skaguay turn their
att°ntion.. A shipment of Red
Cross work will be made on the firsC
6teamer south bound and it is a
|jroodlv shipment..
Last Saturday evening Mr. Max.
Gutfeldt entertained several officers
from Ft. Wm. H. Seward and other
friends to a Bupper and evening's
gathering Those present were
Commanding Officer Capt.. A.. W.
Jonfs, Quartermaster Capt. and Mrs.
G H Keese, Lieut. H. J. Carleton,
dentist, Lieut.. H. M. Craig, doctor,
Lieut.. A. R. Collins, H. O. Banta,
or the Haines laundry, and Capt. C.
W. Stidham, master of the Peter
son. J
0—8—8
edresday evening Mrs. Herbert
Shearer entertained a few friends
to a game of "500." During the
even'ng songs were sung, and a de
licious luncheon. was served.
Guests present yere Miss Vivian
Garrett, Miss Una Patteson, and
Miss Muriel Stewart, and the host
ess Mrs. Herbert Shearer..
TAX NOTICE
Taxes for 1917 become delinquent
on the last day of February, at 6
p.. m.. If not paid penalty and in
terest will be aided until paid..
CITY TREASURER
Sat Mou Tu. i\
PIONEERS' NOTICE.
Isloo No. 12, Pioneers of Alaska, |
will hold their regular meeting in ,
A.B. .hail, Monday, Feb.. 4th, at
8:30 p.. m. 2t
BY^REQUEST
We Have Continued Our 25 per Cent. Discount Sale until
TONIGHT
< 8 p. m.
L.A. HARRISON Co.
Pom pictuhe huge
GEORGE MOWL. Proprietor* .
f • *' f * | ) ' Saturday a^id Sunday
Metro presents Popular Plays and Players with Mine Petrova in
The Eternal Question
Five acts. By Aaron Hol'fniai. 1 _ ]| A
George Ovey.—The Fiopiest Man in America.. JERRI' IX THE
MOVIES..—Cub Comedy. ' t | | 4
Musio by Violin, Piano and Drums. • ! 1 I
8 30 p.m. Sharp Admission 25c, 10c
RUIHIAN FORGES
CAPTURE K
CITY
Jassy, Rumania, Feb. 2—Kishinev
caprtal of Bessarabia, province of
Russia, has been, taken by Ruman
ian forces sent there in response
to *» appeal for aid from the local
Bess*rabiaa government, The town
surrendered after only four shots
wer« fired.
CHURCH NOTES
PRE»BYTERIAN CHURCH
The topic for the morning service
is: I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD.".
Sunday school 12:15, and Young
Peoples Meeting 6:45.. At 7:30 the
sermon will be: "CAPTURE OF
JERUSALEM, AND THE RETURN
OP THE JEWS TO JERUSALEM..1
Thl» is the first of a series of four
sermons on The Second Coming of
Christ.. Good congregational sing
ing. The public Is cordially invited
'o all the Bervices.
L. H. Pedei-sen,
Minister.
CHRISTIAN" SCIENCE
Christian 3cience Services will be
b«ld Sunday evening at ,7:30
o'clock in the Alaskan building.
Subject—LOVE.
The public is welcome.
Sunday School 12 o'clock.
CATHOLIC SERVICES
Masa and Holy Communion 9:30
a. m.
Sunday School 11:30 a. m.
Brening Service 7:30 o'clock.
All are cordially Invited.
Fr. P. H. Turnell, S. J.
i
FIREMEN ATTENTION..
The regular meeting of the Skag
way Volunteer fire department will
be held, tonight at 8:30 o'clock
in the Fire hall. Plans are to be
made of the Firemen's annual ball,
wVch will be given Febrruary 22
in tli* Elk's hall..
SPOKANE SAILS
Seattle, Feb. 2—The steamer
Spokane sailed at 1 o'clock for the
nor'fc. Skagwajr passengers are W..
H.. Gordan and Frank Parish..
PHIL. ABRAHAMS
If you want to buy a home or buy
any property that ! have for sale
that suits you 1 can offer you
Some Bargains
DONT FORGET that I sell
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ESTA HLISHED 1807
the skagway
Pioneer Dairy
H. F. SEEMAN, Prop.
THE SANITARY MILK RANCH
The largest ajid best con
ducted dairy la Alaska.
Daily shipment* of pure
milk and cream to all paint
on White Pas# & Yukon
Route.
COURT FOR THE TERRITORY
OF ALASKA, DIV. NO. 1, SKAG
WAY PERCINCT.
IN PROBATE
In the Matter of the Estate ot
8. EL Yeomans, deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Tn;t the undersigned iaa bean, by
Edward A. Rasmus on, U. S. Com
missioner and Probate Judge ot
the above entitled Court, by order
duly made and entered, appointed
executrix of the estate of S. H. Yeo
mans, deceased. All persons hav
ing claims against said estate ®ra
hereby notified to present tnem
wl^h proper vouchers In legal form
within six months from the date of
thia notice to the undersigned at
her place of residence in Skagway,
Alaska. $
Dated this 8th day of jan. 118.
ELLA MARY YEOMANS,
Executrix.
First publication Jan. 8, 1918.
Final publication Feb. 5, 1918.