HOLIDAY GOODS
Look over our stock before deciding on
your Xmas gifts.
We have a large assortment of Hand
Painted China, Japanese Bronze Ware,
Herseys Cut Glass, Etc.
Big Shipment of Perishables for your
Xmas Dinner to arrive on City of Seattle
C. W. AsK & Sons
Owing: to the Cold Weather, Our Sale
Will Continue Until Further Notice.
Store closes 6 p. m.
DORTERO & SON -
THE B M. BEHRENDS BANK
Jjui J, £11 a 3 '< a
OLDEST AND LARGEST BANK IN ALASKA
A consistent policy pursued for more than a quarter of a
ivntury lias been rewarded by steady and substan
tial sjro>vth until this Bank has now over
one and one-half million dollars re
jives and depositors in
every part of the
Territory
BANK OF ALASKA
SKAG'VAY, ALASKA
. l/i Institution <>f Strength, an l Character
ALASKA'S BRANCH BANKING SYSTEM
Capital $85,000 - Surplus $20,500
FOUR BANKS - Skagway - Wrangell - Anchorage - Cordova
Andrew Stevenson, President
W. L. Landsborough. Cashier
B. A Ross. Auditor
OFFICERS
Andrew A. Benton, Vice-Pre9.
I. T. NVestermann, Vice-Pr«s.
Aschorafe Briscb
E. B. Ansley
Vice-Pres. in chaise
Wrsngeil Branch
W. H. Warren
:e-Pres. in charge
Cordova Branch
W. R. Hillary
Vice-Pres. in charge
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Zoheth S. Freeman Andrew A. Benton Henry D. Walbridge
Andrew Stevenson P. 11. Ganty J. T. Westermann W. R. Hillery
Although aa integral part of the one system, each branch has had assigned
to i< the full amount of Capital required by the Territorial Banking Board
(or the establishment of a Bank in such a location. Each branch is there
for equipped to serve its customers as fully as any independent bank, but
with the added strength and resources of the entire institution to draw
upon. Furthermore each is responsible to the Territorial Banking Board
is examined and supervised independently and renders its statement direct
to the Board. The Bank of Alaska is therefor, because of its double aup
vision and safeguards, peculiarly "An Institution of Strength and Character"
EXPLOSIVES LICENSING ACEN1
Commissioner Rasmuson received
Ms appointment in the last mails
as Explosive Licensing ngent, act
tag for the director of mines. Mr.
Rsimuson. has a large package ol
license in his possession and all
persons who buy, sell, or use explo
sives ruut have 4 license.
HFAR THE LATEST MUSIC
A fine selection of the Litest .
sony Hfcs, vocal and instrumental
just received on the Jefferson. Con-e
in and hear t'<eni on the Columbia
uola at Keller Bros. 12-28-2t. '
The firemen's smoker la post- |
ftnpil until Saturday night. 12-27-i.$
ILTgr NAMED
TO SUCCEED
CAPT. HUNT
Attorney A. E. Maltby, office 305
Goldstein Block, hag been named to
succeed Captain J. T. Hunt as a
member of the local exemption
board, says the Empire. The latter
has been given charge of the work
in Alaska and is in touch with all
sections.
The Berial numbers of registrants
all over the Territory have been re
ceived from local exemption boards
at the Governor's office with the
exception of the districts of Nome
and Chena. There was not enough
n«ople in the latter place, which Is
a few miles below Fairbanks, to fill
out membership for a local exemp
tion board even.
Caotain Hunt has sent the follow
ing telegram to all local boards in J
Alaska;
"In mailing questionnaires to per
sons whose last known address
show them to be abroad, or to be
distant from the local board at a
place where three days or more are
required fo the tarnsmisslon of the
majl one way, local boards Bhall ex
tend the time for the return of
the questionnaire a sufficient time
to allow for the transmission of the
required for the transmission of the
mail (/• and from such place, and
6hall note such extension on the no
tice W> registrants on the first
sheet of the questionnaire, and by
posting form 1002 in respect to
such persons, specifying the date
to which time has been extended as
to them."
Weather Report
Whitehorse, fog, calm, 60 below.
Lower LeBarge, fog, n. w. So
below.
Hootalinqua, clear, calm, 63 bo
low.
Big Salmon, clear, calm.
Carmacks, t<>S, calm.
Yukon Crossing, fog, calm, 63 be
low.
Selkirk, fog. calm, 60 below.
Isaac Creek, clear, calm, 60 be
low. ' t«1
Dawson, fog, calm, 58 below.
SHORTAGE OF FATS A VP OF
BARLEY
The Rhelulscb-Weatrallsche Zei
tuiLg, the organ o£ the Kruppa, an
nounces in its issue of October 6:
"The census of cattle promises a
secure supply of meat, but the eup
| pl£ of fat will be difficult. It will
be necessary to get rid of ft very
considerable number of pigs tn order
to utilize all possible foods for the
population.
| "The freedom which has hither
to been left to dealings In barley
| will have to be diminished and the
barley brought into the public
stocks. As a consequence, there
will l ave to be further limitations
on the manufacture of beer "
Big masquerade ball, New Year's
eve, in the White Pass club. Priz
es ' r fancy costumes, characters,
etc. Save the date. 12-22-6t.
Round the Circle.
Friend—Why do .' on maintain such n
large office force":
Finaucicr-'fo prevent outsiders from
bothering me.
"But 1 thought that was what your
executive secretary was for."
"Oh. uo. lie is here to prevent the
office force froui bothering me."—Life
Time and Place.
"Thi re Ls a time and a place for ev
erything."
"Yes." answered Senator Sorghum
sadly. • "And it's rather unfortunate
that one of the most reliable ways to
attain publicity Is to say something at
the wrong time in the wrong place."—
Washington Star.
A Gaudy Vulture.
iu the South American forests is
found the most beautifully colored of
all vultures, and it is the true klug
over the black vultures and turkey
buzzards. Its plumage is of a delicate
eream. with black quills, and the head
is brilliantly colored with red and
orange.
The Signs.
"Miss Gladys got no fewer than six
gold headed umbrellas for birthday
presents."
"She must l>e something of a reign
ing belle."—Baltimore American.
Father Knew.
Tommy—Pop, what is a glutton? t
Tommy's Pop—A glutton, my son, Is a
grown man who can eat almost as
much as a small boy.—Philadelphia
Record. . . .
TOTAL ECLIPSE
OF ION LAST
NIGHT
A *oial eclipse of the moon took
(Place last night, Dec. 27-28. The
dtirst wparent contact of thg moon's
limb with the shadow was 72 de
grees from the north point of the
moon towrad the east. The last
contact was 55 degrees from the
'ivotrth point of the moan toward the
' west. |
| The eclipse was plainly- visible
to Deople in. Skagway about mid
night and was said to f>e one of
the prettiest eclipses seen in many
years.
Nineteen, seventeen is notable
for flaying seven eclipses, the great
est number possible; there were
seven eclipses in 1805 and will be
again "n 1935 auid in 1982; these
four are the only occurrences in
tne 19th and 20th centuries.
An pclipao of the moon is oc
casioned by the earth passing be
tween it and the sun, the earth's
shadow obscuring the whole or a
oart rf its surface, but never en
tirely concealing It.
hear the latest music
A Ine selection, of the latest
hops hits, vocal, hh:1 instrumental
Just received on the .leffereon.
Uoroe In an«l '.cup them on the Ool
uinl'ia (Jrafonola at Keller Bros. 2t.
MASONS ELECT
Wat'* Foes lodge F. & A. M. No.
112, at Its last meeting elected new
officers for 1918 as follows:
Harold Talbot, W. M.; J. T.
Standish, Sen Warden; W. E. Feero,
Jun.v /"Warden; W. C. Wright,
Treasurer; Jas. Wallace, Secretary.
CREDE BOXEBRAKE
W IL (iO TO OFFICERS'
TKAI.VLNG CAMP
Amoug the many young men who
have been selected to go to the
third officers' training camp at
Camp Lewis on January 5, is Crede
Bonebrake, formerly o£ Skagway
where he worked as pharmacist for
Keller Brothers.
Crede is well known in Skagway
and has a host of friends In the
city. Although his home is in
Cioldendale, Washington, he may
rightly said to be a Skagway boy.
.Mr. Bonebrake was In Skagway
during part o£ the summer months
and liter went inside where he has
some mining claims. He came out
last fall, and at that time said he
was going to offer his services to
the government.
Skagway has many of its boys
serving uuder the stars and stripes,
and not the least among them will
be Crede Bonebrake.
CHOOSE YOUR FOOD BY SYSTEM
Here are three groups of rood.
For a well-balanced dinner one
might select one dish from group
one, and two each from, groups
two and three:
Group One (food rich in protein)
—Meat, meat substitutes, milk, eggs,
cuts, fish', beans, peas, macaroni and
chesse rice and cheese, foods com
bined with. nuta. ,
Group Two (foods rich in starch,
sugar, fats)—Creamed vegetables,
potatoes, hominy, rice, breads, cer
eals, pie, cake, pudding-, ice cream.
Group Three (foods rich in miner*
als and cellulose)—Green vegetable^'
salads, fruits, vegetable soups.
These suggsetions are made by
the home economics department at
the University of Washington.
GOATS MEAT AS AX EXPERI
MENT
The Socialist organ, Vorwartfc,
says (Oct. 6.):
"The municipality of Llchtenberg,
in "Greater Berlin, has, as an ex
periment, purchased 135 young
goats, of a total living weight of
59 hundredweights, at 1.40 and 1.5Q
(about 35 cents) marks per pound, j
The meat of the animals is to be
distributed among munition, workers
During this cold spell our store will be open from
1 to C p. m only.
L. A. HARRISON Co.
STORE CLOSES Saturday 6 p. m. TELEPHONE 55
COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON
8:30 pm. Sharp Admission 25c, 10c
A Through Ticket
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry.
By buying a through ticket yousave from $10.00 to $15.00 as
agSfclSl Buying to Seattle and rebuying there.
By buyiag pyer th« C. M. & St. P. Ry. you are assured the comfort that
WBK9 fjwai riding behind an electric locomotive—the most power
W iSa the world—and that personal attention which is a feature of
'■lySwaultee'' service.
Via
WHY
t"#r tickets, l>erth rosorvations ami oilier partlo
ulars consult your nearest. Steamship Audit
A. P. CHAPMAN. Jr.
Aut. Gol P(iMa(<r Agent
Stuart Building
J. F. BAHL
City Passenger Agent
Second and Cherry
Seattle; Washington
J9J8 OAXH.NDARS ON DISPLAY IN LARGE VARIETY.
Tfct'ww'pher - The Pedersen Co.
THE
Del Monte Cafe
HAINES, ALASKA
Will Sarr* •
SPECIAL FIVE COURSE
Cbrutmai and new
Vear'i Dinner $1.00
A Home Cooked Dinner
That Cannot be Excelled
and the yaste handed oyer to the
municipal meat shops. Further
purchases of goats in large quanti
ties are contemplated."
LET YOUR LIGHT BURN
i: ; : : •
Genuine Ever Ready Flash Lights
in all styles. Batteries in all slzcs
Miwl» Bulbs for aJl lights now
to stock at Keller Bros. Dm# Co.
• i 12-28-21.
Fire Insurance
Some merchants kick because men
working for wages buy their goods
cheaper in some markets and raise a
fuss because HOME INDUSTRY
IS NOT PATRONIZED????
I do not kick if they don't insure
with me. WHY ? ? ? because I
represent only RELIABLE COM
PANIES.
The merchant is looking for some
thing cheap.
Sweep before your own door.
PHIL. ABRAHAMS
ESTABLISHED 1807
nAN-TOX VIOLET TALCUM Should
Bo on Your Dressing Table --
Smooth as Satin, Fragrant as Via
le" t (Set it at Keller Bros.,