Attention! Holiday Shoppers
We Have the Most Complete Stock ol
Hand-Painted China
Silver Deposit Ware
Austrian Gold and
White Ware
Jardiniers and Vases
Aluminum Percolators
and Tea Balls
Mounted Casseroles
Heisey's Glassware
Aluminum Ware
Carpet Sweepers
Universal Electrical Goods
Stand Lamps Chafing-Dishes G-rills
Sad irons Toasters E^g Boilers
Cotfee Boilers Percolators
QEFORE YOU DECIDE on vour X
mas Gifts come in and look over Our
J Stock. A us; ful gift is the one most
appreciated. We -will be leased to wait
on vou. Oar G-oods are the Best and Our
Pi ices Right.
ASK & SONS Grocers
THE ROYAL TAILORS
SAMPLES HAVE ARRIVED
Co mo in and Look Them Over. 500 Samples to Pick From
$16.00 and Up
Dortero &. Son
Clothiers and Furnishers
PHONE 32
NUGGET MOVIES
Bruailtwi?, between —ml and ;5rd.
Opea ff.Yery Night
TONIGHT
The Southerners — By Cyrus
Townseiid Brady, in three parts.—
Kdisuu company.
Wanted—An lioir. — A lively
Kale»a ccmedy.
Mil-sir by Mrs. R. Shelly.
CoiiitnnirPt at K:30 p. tn.
FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Leading Bi a ids
of CIGARS
Put up for X-MAS (IlKrS
10 cigars to 1(K> Cigars
to the Box.
Beautiful
and Serviceable Ciunrette
and
CIGAR CASES
These are Always
Acceptable ami wake a
Timely Gift.
A Choice Line of
Smokers' Articles
for AU Requirements.
Christmas
Confectionery
Our Line this year is the
B«st ever offered in
Skagway.
Kither put up in
ARTISTIC BOXES
or by ihe pound in Bulk.
Fresh Nuts
for the Holidays.
TONY DORTERO
Don't forget the Number
428 BROADWAY.
TOWN TOPICS
The <>tr. Jefferson is due to ar
rive ia Juneau late tonight, having
sailed from Wrangell at 11 o'clock
this 'uorning. Mr. Shaw says he
does not look foT the boat ia Skag
way uutil Thursday morning.
Browning has the beet equipped
wood sawing machine in Skagway.
If you can't afford to have him
saw your wood he will eaw It free
r.f vharge. He charee-s $1 for one
cut- $1.25 for two. Phona No. 90.
WILL VISIT JLDGE AND
MRS. COX.WAY FOR WEEK
Douglas, Dec. 16 — The Misses
Elizabeth Boyle and Catherine Ma
loney, teachers ia the Douglas pub
lic schools left for Skagway last
night ou the City of Seattle, where
they will be the guests of JnUge
Martin Conway and family during
the holidays.
Before you decide On what
pht nograph you want in your home
Xmas hoar the Edison Diamond Dis
Human Tone Phonograph. It re
creatts music as clear and distinct
as the original. You will be wel
come »o hear them if you will call.
V'e will play any record you se
100*. on any machine. We will make
satisfactory terms for you.
Keller Btos. Drug Co. tf.
"SEATTLE" IN AND OTT
The City of Seattle arrived in
port at 2:15 o^clock this afternoon,
briuging In 25 tons oif freight and
four nassengers.
The passengers aTe W. C. and A.
C. Dlanchard, Vincent Dortero, and
A. G. Hemming from Seattle, and
Miss Catherine Maloney of Doug
las and Sam Guyot of Juneau,
The hoat will sail for the south
at 4 o'clock.
MASONIC NOTICE
There will be a special com
munication of White Pass Lodge,
F. & A. M., Wednesday, Dec. 22,
at S p. m. Installation of officers.
All Masons are requested to be pres
ent.
12-21-2t. THE SECRETARY, i
"WHO" MAY BE
ANYBODY ELSE
Daiice, and the girls dunce with
you. Fish or hunt, and you fish or
hunt, alone.
Quite original; What?
Howsoever, we all liko to dance,
or to hunt or to fish. Whether it
is to hunt for a partner for tlw
next dance, or fish for u wife to
taice a trip out on the matrimonial
aea it is all oue and the same, for
it is a gamble, (or gambol). But
ali this merely shows that the
hunting season will be again, opened
lor a f.ew hours on New Year's
Eve, for it will be a case of bunt
your partner, or your wife at the
Annual Masquerade ball which Will
be given at Uio White l'usa Athletic
club ou the evening of the last
day of the year.
This will be some masque tal,
for tho girls of the basket ball team
have the arrangements in hand, and
they are sitting uu nights shivering
with fright at the howling of the.
wolves, and thinking how they are
going to fool dll the men at tho
' ball. The committee in charge,
that is the girls doing the real
work, are one and all capable of
putting one over on the poor hen
pecked men of Skagway, and it i8
to be uj> and doing i' the aforesaid
fc.-p.-m. are able to pick their
wives or sweethearts from among
'queens," "harlequins," "clown3,"
"squaws," "Indian princesses" and
other notables that will be there:
I» was especially requested that
mention be made of the decorations
that would be in evidence, and
therefore we need not say anything,
for the mere mention of the fact
that publicity is requested is suf
ficient guarantee that the decora
tions will be in keeping with the
I other features of the entertainment.
SKAGWAY MADE CLOTHING
M. A. Merzyk, who has been con
nected vith some of the largest
tailoring firms In New York city is
now w.tfc the American Tailors and
will make men's suits for from $35
up. A specialty will be made of
ladles' tailoring. Store open from
8 a. m. lo S p. m. daily. Satisfac
tion guaranteed. *1-3-16.
The Skagway agents for the
Eastman Kodak, f'lins und supplies
are Keller Bros. tf.
Stud the Daily Alaskan to your
friends. It's easier than writing
letters.
Suit has been filed in tile dis
trict court by Edmund smith, Geo.
C. Treat, and Logan Archibald to
secure an accounting from H. E.
Ellis as to the amount of gold which
has been taken from the Cliff min,e
since he .assumed the management
of the mine hist sumer. It is stat
ed In the complaint that $60,000
has been taken from the mine and
that the plaintiffs, as co-owners,
have received no accounting as
to hew the money was expended.
H. E. Ellis is said to have recovered
valut-s to the extent of $35,000
since beginning work last fall, and
that the further sum of $25,000
has been taken out by J. E.
Hughes, holder of a leas© on a
part of the Cliff property. •
The complaint also charges that
the plaintiffs have been excluded
from the property and have been
denied the right to investigate; the
mine
It will be remembered that the
plaintiffs were given a one-fifth
interest In the Cliff mine, and ma
chinery with which it Is equipped,
by a recent decision handed down
by the district court.
It is reported that Mr. Ellis will
close the mine unless an agree
ment is reached with his co-partners
within the next two days. He is
said to have denied that the plain
tiffs were excluded from the mine
or have made any offer to assume
theh portion of the burden of re
opening the property.
The closing of the Cliff mine at
the present time would be a se
vere blow to the business interoesta
of Valdez, as it monthly expendi
tures for wages and supplies is
said to be close to $3,000. Mr.
Ellis is employing fourteen per
sons in connection with his opera
tions and J. E. Hughes, the lesee,
six mei'. The papers w:ere served
yesterday upon Messr. Ellis and
Hughes.—Valdez Prospector.
101 COUNCIL
HOLDS MEE1IN6
The town council held a regular
meeting last night at tho town ball,
at which all members were present
with the exception of Councilman
Alex Dlanchard.
Tho school board hid no re
port to make and th<» affairs of
tho ways and means commit tea had
not changed since the previous meet
ing, and therefore It had no 'report
to make.
The fire and water committee re
ported that the major portion of the
gasoline belonging to Martin Itjen
which had been stored within, the
corporate limits of the town, .had
been removed in conformity with
the municipal regulations, and that
Mr. Itjen had stated that the bal
ance would be removed within a
short time.
The report mad© by. the puduc
works and public property commit
tee relative to the electric wiring
of the town wag settled by t!ie
Home Power company and the Alas
ka General Electric company agree
ing to tako immediate actios in
the matter aad correct such jaulfl
as had been reported.
Chairman Selmer, for the police
and health committee reported re
lief having been given to Mre. Pat
rick McNicholds by -wood an,d food
being supplied her.
This committee also brought UP
for discussion the matter of hours
of duty of the night watchman, the
question being brough up by rea
son of the. shooting of firearm® on
the main street of the town while
the watchman was off duty. As
Nightwatchman Carson is under the
supervision of Towa Marshal Page,
the latter was instructed to b°°
that proper hours of duty were ob
served.
The question of the observance
Of the "Curfew Ordinance'' also
came up for discussion, and Marshal
Page was instructed to enforce the
ordinance to the letter, and that
further abuse of the curfew restric
tions by the youngsters would not
be tolerated.
The shortage oi the water sup
ply in the Home Power reservoir,
which necessitate a reduction in
street lighting came up. for discus
sion, and the question of ec^npmiz
ine the water supply; ^as brought
up. It was reported that thg water
had lowered fourteen, inches in
Dewey lake, and economy might be
come necessary in order to have
a sufficient supply of water for pro
per fire protection.
A petition signed by 67 names
was presented to the council by
Judge Abrahams, and was read to
the members by Clerk McKay. The
Peiticn referred to the ratification
of the territorial legislative act,
dated April 28th, 1915, providia
special electka of a mayor,
treasurer, magistrate and clerk for
incorporated towns by special elec
tion, and same was referred to the
judiciary committee, which yas or
dered to make report at, the aext
meeting of the common council.
Bills aggregating $85.46 were
read, the bills being as follows:
Alaska General Electric Co.| 7.50
M. Sundeen 12.25
John Johnson .. — .. .. 1*75
W. T. Myrick 8.75
W. L. Speer .. 6.25
W. W Tate .. "... ... ... 9 00
D. N, Hukill ^ .. .. .1 .. 2.00
L. Meulenberg ... .. ... 19-00
J. McBriesn — — 1-50
P. H. Ganty ... ... 17.40
The bills ware ordered paid
through the regular channels.
The meeting then adjourned until
the first Monday in January, 1916.
SlIOKTAGE OP DOG TEAMS
REPORTED IN INTERIOR
It is reported from Nome and
interior Alaskan camps that dogB
will be in biff demand this winter
owing to the number of new campo
which are receiving attention from
stampeders. The hundred or bo
animals taken froia Ncme by Lieut.
Haas, for the French army, has left
Nome shy of good dogs, and th-3
discovery of new beach diggings in
the Solomon district combined with
the 'rush of prospectors to Dime
creek, has cauced a real shortage
of dogs.
Present indications are that a
heavy travel between Anchorage
and Seward and Portage Bay will
resul< from the failure of the
steamers to land their cargoea and
will require dog teams t\ making
fast trips over the divides.
Age is Not the Cause
of your hair falling out. It is the con
dition of your scalp.
Hair Tonic
will destroy the germ which is the cause
of this trouble. 50 cents a bottle.
WHY SURE, WE ALL TOLD SANTA
Down at HARRISON'S store
Hiat lio showed more TOYS and better made than ho ever had
before, and every one was spanking new, and we said why
should it be. He smiled and «aid as ha shook his head:
"THEY DEMAND THE BEST FROM ME."
And for "HIM" or "HER"
Why not one of those: ! ,3 H
"ME"—A book of Remembrance.—Anonymous.
THB MONEY MASTER—Gilbert Parker. !
"FORTUNES OP GAR IN—Mary Johnston.
"K"—Mary Roberts Rinehart.
THB FOOLISH VIRGIN—Tliotna* Dixon.
HEART OF THE SUNSET—Rex Beach.
ON TRIAL—Elmor Relzensteln.
THESE I WAIN—Arnold Bennett.
• OPEN MARKET—Josephine D. Bacon.
HEARTS KINDRED—Zona Gale. !
THE PRAIRIE WIFE—Arthur stringer.
THE GRAY DAWN—Stuart Etlwurd White.
AND JJAAY OTHERS.
Phone 55 Store closes 8 p. m.; Saturday 9 p. m.
PtfUPlClElUf
GEORGE MOWL, Proprietor
Next to Post Office, Fifth Avenue
Open Every Night Raised Seats
Monday and Tuesday
Imp Universal Present Wni. Sliay, Lewli Balril and Wm. Welsh
In THE WATCH DOG OF THE DEEP.—In two parts.
. THE DOCTOR'S STORT.
Wall are Redd in CROSS PURPOSES.—Power comedy.
Music by J. V. Millar.
Admission 25c and 10c Begins 8:30
EDE3 UNDERGOES OPERATION
FOR REMOVAL OP ABSCESS
.Washington, Dec. 21—Chairman
Edes, of the Alaska Railroad com
mission arrived in this city yes
terday and immediately underwent
an operation in which, an 1 abscess
whjeh Jiad formed in his ear was
removed. The operation was suc
cessful, and while Mr. Edes is
suffering considerable pain, it is
only a question .of a i'ew daya un
til hq la again in his usual good
heiltk. •••(•! iMim
A SON AND HEIR
Juneau: A son was born at the
Perseverance mine at 6 o'clock
Thursday morning, Dec. 16 to Mrs
Edward Dougherty, wife of the well
known bookkeeper employed at the
mine. The child weighed ten pounds
Dyspepsia Tablets
Will Relieve Your Indigestion
Wm. BrlU.
MINCE
MEAT
Mince moat, (home made by N«w
England receipt) now ready for
your Christmas plea. Flavor de
licious. All ingredients best quali
ty, 35ets. per pound. Mrs. R. H.
Pratt, Zinkan Apts., Stats St. near
Eighth. tf.
WOULD NOT GO
TO ANCHORAGE
(Continued from page 1.)
choruge trail passable all winter.
One section of the trail near Glacier
creek is so obstructed by snow
slides and ice that an entire day Is
required for the mall teams to trav
el twelve miles. Col. Revell, the
mail contractor, has five horses with
drags at work keeping tUe trail
open across Indian creek summit!
where the snow already is several
feet deep. There are twenty inch
es of snow at Anchorage . A light
snow fell here but tlie weather be
came milder today and the snow in
Seward is melting.
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