JUNEAU MOOSE SOCIAL
The Moose lodge has notified all
members that next Friday evening a so
cial good time will come off. The com
mittee has arranged for a musical pro
gram, dancing, etc. The members of
the lodge are to get busy now and have
a lady friend bring a cake, pie, cook
ies, doughnuts, sandwiches, or anything
they think a hungry Moose ■will eat.
There will be no prizes this time.
The social is for Moose, and their
families and lady friends, and ladies
wishing to attend can secure invitations
from any member of the Moose lodge.
SUNDAY FIRES AT JUNEAU
Early Sunday morning the fire
alarm hurriedly rushed the fire depart
ment to the head of Second street,
where a grass firo had suddenly brok
en out on the side hill, threatened pro
perty, and as suddenly oeen whipped
out by the high wind before any wood
became ignited. In the forenoon the
grass back of the wireless station be
came ignited, and the timber was soon
burning, but the wind drove it up the
side of Mount Juneau and away from
town. The guy ropes to the wireless
mast were burned and for a time the
station was threatened.
THE NELSON OBSEQUIES
The funeral of Harry Nelson the
young business man of Haines, was
held from the Young chapel on Sun
day afternoon, the terrific weather not
retarding a large number of sorrowful
friends attending, including delegations
of Red Men, Arctic brothers and Eagles
The Red Men were in charge of the fu
neral, and the burial rites of the or
der were read at the grave.—Dispatch.
RADONICH APPOINTED
Tom Radonich has been appointed
administrator of the estate of Nick
Zove, the Austrian cook, burned to
death in the Juneau Hotel fire. The de
ceased was a member of the San Fran
cisco cooks union, and was a thrifty
citizen, having a comfortable bank ac
count.
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION
District of Alaska, by the Govern
or, a Proclamation:
In conformity with a proclamation
of the president of the United States
and recognition of the wise and honor
ed custom observed by our people sine#
the early days of our history, I, Walter
E. Clark, Governor of the District of
Alaska, do hereby appoint Thursday,
the thirtieth day of November, nine
teen hundred and eleven a day of
THANKSGIVING
And I recommend that upon that day
all the people of Alaska suspend their
(usual occupations and labors, and while
So doing, give thanks to Him who is
the Giver of all blessings which hu
manity enjoys. While praying and
striving for a betterment of our ma
terial condition, and the proper means
of encouraging our territory’s develop
ment, let us De aevouuy grateiui ior
the fruits of labor during the last year,
for the abundance of natural resourc
es, for the freedom from famine and
disease, and for the industrial peace,
which have been vouchsafed to us.
While thus extending thanks for the
benefits which have come to our people
as a‘whole, let the helping hand be ex
tended to the unfortunate and needy.
Given under my hand and the Seal
«f the District of Alaska, in Juneau,
the capital, this sixth day of Novem
ber, in the year of Our Lord, one thou
sand nine hundred and eleven, and of
the independence of the United States
of America the one hundred and thirty
sixth.
(Seal.) WALTER E. CLARK.
By the Governor.
Wm. L, DISTIN, Ex-officio Secre
tary of Alaska.
RECORD SALMON PACK
The 1911 salmon pack is the largest
on record, exceeding by three-quarters
of a million cases the output of the pre
ceding year. The total pack for Brit
ish Columbia, Alaska, Puget Sound,
Grays Harbor and the Columbia river
is estimated at 5,850,000 cases.
We are agents for the Arch Family
Remedies. Alaska Drug Company.
ALASKA TOPICS
A Russian lawyer has arrived from
St. Petersburg and begun the practice
of law at Fairbanks.
Deer is scarer this year in southeast
ern Alaska than it was last year, and
it was scarcer last year than ever be
fore in the history of the territory.
The lady manicure has arrived at
Fairbanks.
As long ago as 1910, Gov. Clark
called the attention of the government
at Washington to the mistake Known
as the Chugnaek National Forest Re
serve. Steps should be taken without
delay to restore large portions, if not
all, of the Forest to the public domain.
Many thousand acres of this reserva
tion are almost treeless, and the condi
tions are such as to render any meas
ures for the conservation of water ab
surdly unnecessary. Such scattered
timber as may be found for small use
should be freely available to assist in
development unterprises and to en
courage settlers.
The United States marshal’s office
has been raiding blind pigs at Fair
banks. On the creeks there are a num
ber of places where liquor was sold
behind cigar stores and ice cream par
lors.
Weekly Sourdough, $3.00 a year.
The Juneau Steamship Co
U. S. Mail Steamer
STEAMER GEORGIA
Juneau-Sitka Route—Leaves Ju
for Funter, Hoonah, Gypsum, Tena
kee, Killisnoo, Chatham and Sitka,
8 a. m., Oct. 6, 12, 18, 24, 30; Nov.
5, 11, 17, 23, 29; Dec. 5, 11, 17, 23,
Leaves Juneau for Tyee—-8 a. m.,
Oct. 24, Nov. 23, Dec. 23, Jan. 22,
Leaves Juneau for Baranoff—8 a.
m., Oct. 12, 24; Nov. 11, 23; Dec.
11, 23; Jan. 10, 22; Feb. 9, 21;
leaves Juneau for Sanitarium
(Sitka Hot Springs—8 a. m. Oct. 6,
18; Nov. 5, 17; Dec. 5, 17; Jan. 4,
Juneau Skagway Route—Leaves
Juneau for Pearl Harbor, Eagle Riv
er, Yankee Cove, Sentinel Light Sta
tion, Eldred Rock Light Station,
Comet, Haines, Skagway, 8 a. m.,
Oct. 4, 10, 16, 22, 28; Nov. 3, 9, 15,
WILLIS E. NOWELL, Manager,
A
Hand
some
Stock
Of Cut Glass, Japanese Hand Ware,
Flat Ware and Silver Ware, and
Alaska Souvenir Goods at Attrac
tive Prices.
Paul
BMorn
Watch Repairing and Jewelry
Front Street, Between D & Bradley
JCTHBATJ FBBBT * VAYIOA
nOB OOKPAHY
TIME CARD
Leaves Juneau for Do of las and
Treadwell—*8:00 a. bl, 0:00 a.
11:00 a. nu, 1:00 p. 8:00 p> m.,
4:80 p. ml, 0:50 p. m., 8:00 p. m.
Leaves Treadwell for Douglas amd
Jaaeau—*8:55 a. a., 10:55 a. m.,
12 noon, 1:40 p. m., 3:23 p. m., 4:55
p. m., 6:55 p. m., 8:25 p. m.
Leaves Douglas for Juneau—*8:30
a. m., 10:45 a. m., 12:05 p. m., 1:45
p. m., 3:30 p. m., 5:05 p. m., 7:05 p.
m., 8:30 p. m.
*On Sundays this trip is omitted.
Last trip leaves Juneau at 11 p. m.
on Wednesday and Saturday only.
Bargains
This Week
I have just received a small
well selected stock of Pillow
Tops, Banners, purses, Hand
Bags and other leather goods
direct from the manufactur
ers. A very select stock for
Xmas
STUBBINS
Alaska Furniture & Undertaking Co.
L. Oh THOMAS, Mgr.