I Special - ? $6.00
Beautiful
42 Piece Dinner Sets
Only $6.00
See Display Fifth Avenue Window
C. W. ASK & SONS
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HAROLD
FRANK
BEN!
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H. F. TAYLOR. MQH.
CUSTOM BROKERS AND1B0NDED
CARRIERS
Baggage. Freight, 'Safe and
Piano Moving
COALand-WOOD
Haofc and I!u?*cy Xlslit or
Dar Service
(.?ood Work Guaranteed and Prices
Reasonable
Office R. R. Depot J
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GENTLEMEN#
There is a Spe
cial Sale on PIPES
only for this Month.
Now BOYS there is
a show for you to
come and get
yoor pipe
GOME IN ANO SEE THE OLD MAN
Tony Dortero's
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SEATTLE'S
Popular Motel
THE
Rainier-Grand
European Plan SI Lip
WlUon & White Co.Hrop.Cbai Perry Mjjr
Job printing at the AtasKan otlice.
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R0YHL
Steam IiaondFy
All Wbrk Guaranteed. Short
Orders Promptly
Done
Messenger will call and deliver
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Established 1897
Phil Abrahams1
Real Estate
BROKER
Collections
NOTARY PUBLIC
52 FOnilTa AVF., SKAGWAY
A Wonderful Initrauient
You should drop into the Mascot and
hear the music. The electric piano
has a Mandolin attachment equal to a
whole octette of Mandolin attachments
with a string of cew aire.
SlOO Reward SlOO
The readers of this papor will he
pleased to learn that t her is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stage.*, and
that is catarrh. Hall's (.'atari h Cure
is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fra ernity. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease, requires a con
stitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting rtirectly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, ?nd giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in do
ing its work. Tne proprietors have so
much faith in its curative powers thai
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case it fails to cure. Send for list of
testimonials.
Address K.J. CHKNKY & Co,, Tole
do, Ob la
Sold by Drugglsty, "f>c.
Take Hall's Family I'ills for consti
pation.
H. D K I R MSE
Fifth Ave. & Broadway
R0AD Genuine
Rose=bud
Hat=pins
Real roses turneil to beauti
.'Y4 \ rr/^ IlfT'C fu"y e?Io**e<I motals. The
I most beautiful and artistic
Official Watch Inspector to, the W. P. & Y. R aW'ltyl0t tb? Sea90D
^ ^ Watches are often spoiled by taking 1 1
llthem to an incapable watchmaker!
for repairs, therefore j[the ? '
BETTER
Plan is to take them to an
expert The
. BEST
Watchmaker in South-east
ern Alaska is
:p. e. kern,
Expert Watchmakers
Employed
$3.50 Each $3-5?
See Window Display of
Ladies Dress Skirts
From prices $6.50 to $12.50 each
STORE
store b JVI. Behrends Mercantile Company
OPEN K J OPEN
evenings Geo. Blanchard, Mavidper EVENINGS
LEADERS 10 CONFER WITH TAFT
(By United Pre??.)
Hot Springs, Aug. 13. ? All political
leader#, the adviser* of the campalgu,
are called together here for a conference
with Taft. Some of tlyjm are already
here.
BISHOP ROWE IN ENGLAND
Mr. F. F. W. Lowle, of this city, has
received a post c?rd froiu Bishop
Rowe, dated at London in which he
says:
Mv Dear Mr. Lowle,
Please accept this card with my best
wishes and regards. 1 am enjoying
Ragland; have visited the King, Qneen
the Prince of Wales and Princess.
P. T. Rowe.
The P. C. ss. City of Seattle left Se
attle at 11 o'clock last night.
Mr. Leo SlniuioDS of Caroroas came
over last evening and is at the Fifth
avenue.
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Mr. O. Qutzel of the Cana>lan bound
ary survey, is ic the city on his way out.
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R. A. Harrin of Washington, D. C.,
came up on the Dolphin and is at the
Fifth avenue hotel.
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N. FT. Wright of Seattle, interested
in wireless telegraph installation,
came up on the Dolphin.
Mrs. Frank Leslie of Whitehorse
came over y?steiday ani^is stopping at
the Fifth Avenue hotel.
An excursion le to be run Saturday
afternoon from Bkagway to Ilalnes by
the Arctic Brotherhood to attend a
dance to be givei^by the Haines camp
that night.
J. H. Beaumont ol Ft. Yukon, whore
he Has h?d a trading post since 1889,
cirae out yesterday. He is going east
and to Europe.
Mrs. Hollywood of Douglas, came up
on the Cott ige City 10 vUU with Mrs.
Wm. Russell. Miss Alice Kussell, who
has been visiting with Mrs. Hollywood,
returned with her.
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The Christian Endeavorers will meet
this evening at the Presbyterian anuex.
A social evening will be enjoyed. The
proposed C. E. choir will have Its first
rehearsal.
Mr. McCarthy, mining man, who
went through here toward Dawson a
few weeks ago returned yesterday and
will go south today on his way to Ot
tawa.
The last remaining attorneys of the
bunch that came up to the city with
t he court and whose presence added so
much to the life of the town during tho
last several weeks, took passage on the
Dolphin this afternoon, returning down
the canal. They are Judge Winn and
Judge Heid who have been In court to
the tan minute.
BIOS FOB LIGHTING TOWN BUILDINGS
Bids Will be received by the Town of
Skagway up to 8 p. m. Monday, August
17, 1908, for lighting (he following, Fire
Houses Nos. 1, 2 and 3, und tho City
Hall, all bids to be opened In the pres
ence of the Common Council. The Coun
cil reserves the right to reject any and
all bids.
Chas. Nye,
P. W. Snyder,
H. F. Taylor.
Committee on Publio Works and Prop
erty.
HUSOHIC HEEIIH6
There will bo u regular meeting
of White Pass Lodge No. 113, F. &
A. M , Friday evening, in Its hall, No.
2'25, Fourth avenuo.
Work In the M. M. d?Kree.
Sojourning and visiting members are
requested to meet with us.
By order of the M.
T. J. STAN DISH,
Secretary.
Best meals in Whltehorse at Koya
Cafe. * tf
Don't be bushful, call for a Bull Dog
oIrbi- at Tony Dortero's.
NOTICE TO FIREMEN
All members of Skagway Volunteer
Fire Department are requested to moet
at the Fire Hall at 0:30 ?. m. tomorrow
or the purpose of attending the funeral
of the late J. G. Smith.
Chris. C. Shea,
Chief of Fire Dept.
CARPENTERS WANTED
At Ft. Egbort, Alaska, at JO per day
without board, carpenter helpers at $5
per ilay without board, right hours
work per day. Moore, Q. M.
First class rooms at the Portland
house. Skaj; way's medium priced
bouse. Baths and all conveniences.
Centrally located, 5th avenue, opposite
Post Office. 113 tf
WANTED:? Twelve or fifteen pUcer
miners. Good pay, good board.
Porcupine Gold Mining Co.
111-lw Porcupine, Alaska.
U. S- Mail Steamer
Hegg
Carrying
Passengers and Mail
Will leave Skagway Daily
al 9 a. m. for Haines
Returning, Leaves Haines for
Skagway at 2 p. m.
Fare one way $1-50
Round trio $2.50
BETTER PREPARED THAN EVER
Having put In a steam uoiler and
other machinery we are better pre
pared than ever to do first-class work
on short notice.
5-23-tf Skagway Laundry
'PREMIUM" BRAND BUTTER
By far the best butter we have ever
had and it is training favor with our
patrons every day. Try a jiouod brick.
Frye & Bruhn Co
QUICK DELIVERY, PHONE 90
Baggage, coal and wood delivered up
on shortest notice day or night.
13. Freidenthal,
General Ex pressing Bonded Carrier.
GOOD MINING PROPOSITION WANTED
WaiHe<l to purchase (or will ass'st
party having good proposition) a ^old
mine that has been sufficiently devel
oped to demonstrate possibilities. Ad
dress Charles \V. Lork, 914 Spruce
street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
S9 3mo.
KollnbU All Tho time
Tho Pack Train rtcstaurant wlllserva
wine with dinner orders, free in place
of tea or colTee. Come on twys.
Subscribe for The Alaskan.
Best meals in Whitehorso at floval
Cafe. if
Eight tAnndoHnu in One
At tho Mascot there is tho most won
derful musical instrument ever brought
toSkapw?y. It has a quality of eight
Mandolins in one with a Piano accom
paniment. There is a string of eight
new airs. It makes a full evening's
entortainment.
The Fifth avenuo hotel has plenty of
rooms today* Ilavo several rooms with
private bath, If you aro not. suited with
your room come and see us. Kates >1
and up.
LOST? Pearl hsndlctl |?ocket knife.
Finder return to Alaskan office. 108 tf
DR. F. C. NORMAN
Physician and Surgeon
(caiKT Htmato* or w. p. * r. v.)
Cornkr Fifth and State Sts.
up STAIRS
SKAGWAY - ALASKA i
Piillett Rouse
Foot of Sixth Hvcnua
Most elegantly furnished house
In Alaska
Every modern convenience
Electric lights? Hot and cold
w at er? Te! e phon es
Porcelain baths on every floor
Board and room by the dry, week
or month
Table supplied with cream and
butter from our own Jersey
Dairy
rnrs. fi. $. Pulkn
Proprietress
BGBg*saK**aaeeme*eee|
DON'T FROG I
Unless You've Got 50 Cenjts
W. W. BOUGHTON I
DEALER IN
Cigars, Tobacco,
Smokers' Articles,
Stationery and Fish
ing Tackle
LARGE CIRCULATING LIBRARY
INCLUDING LATEST COPY
RIOHTRU HOOKS
MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS AND
OTHER PERIODICALS
! The Bull Dog >r par excellence, call
I at Tosy Dortero's for same.
h.lkuta
Expert Watch and
Jewelry Repairing
Fine Engraving and
Diamond Setting a
Specialty.
jeweler and
Optician
Refractna; Optician
Griiitutto of South Bend Optical Collef
Examinations mxlo and Glawe#
Fitted by Meant of the
O P H T H A L M O - M E T U E
Errors of Rf fraction Corrected.
Each case receives the utmost
care and special lenses ground
where required.