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WILLIAM JOSEPH COTTER VICTIM OF INEXPERIENCE
William Jo<eph Cotter, a young: man,
26 years of age was t: ozen to death ca
the trail, Saturday' while attempting to
cross the mountain from this city to
Bennet. 1 1 company with three com
panions, Tom C. Soxnlon, Con Harring
ton and John Hyde, he left this city
ear y in the morning in good health and
spirits. The four kept w?ll together
uotil asceuding the hill this side the
seventeen mile post when Cotter fell
hehird. They had h?en walking the
track two and two, Harriogton being
with.Cotter. Cotter cjmplained that the
others were going too fast for him; and
told Harrington to go on and that he
would follow, saying "You hare dinner
entered for mc at the Summit road
house au3 I will be aloag by the time it
is ready."
The wind wa? bowing * firale acu tne
temperature was about zero, Hariiug
ton suffering from cold needed do urg
ing to do tnls as he saw no danger to
his friend. As he crossed the steel
bridge he looked b*ck and saw Cotter
apparently coming along, and he him
self kurrled^on. The three friends
armed at the summit road house to
gether and after waiting some time sit
down to dinner that had been prepared
thinking Cotter would be along anv
moment. When they had finished and
he still did not put in an appearance
they became anxious and Soanlon sa;c
he wouid go back aud investigate. He
walked bic< some distance when he
met a musher hurrying up the hill who
told him that a man was freezing to
dea h i n the trail some miles back and
to higrry to his assistance.
Seanlon then r >n back to the road
house, to'.dhis friends auj, taking some
blankets and a sled with them they to
gether hurried do?n the hill on the
bick track. When they arrived at this
eod of th- steel bri tge where Harring
ton had last, seen him. Cotter was no
where to be fouud. Just at the bridge,
howevsr, they found his gloves. After
searching some time they discovered
the imprint of a knee in the snow where
lie had evidently climbed out of the
trough of the track made by the rotary.
From this point the tracks were follow
ed to where they led over the side of
thr hill.
Thefrendsof the dead man believe
that when he arrived at the steel
brid -e he was benumbed with the cold
and feared to cress it. Retracing hla
s eps somewhat he became still further
overcome and sat down in the roadway
where the traveler found him; that, I
fe iring the approach of a train after
ttie mu-her pssied on to bring assist
ance, he climbed up the embankment
of snow and allowed himself to slide
down feet first to the foot of the hill
a descent of some two hundred feet.
There they found him rigid, his
cl-nched hands white and frozen, full of \
snow. He w s still living. They
wrapped him up In blankets, placid
him on the sled and dragged him with j
much ditficu ty up the hill to the rail- !
rood. At the summit the train, tvss
no lfied and moved slowly down in
search of the party. Picking :hem up !
at the bridge, they were brought to
thj cltv Saturday night. Cotter, who
was unconscious when found, died be
fore the train reached them. The body
was placed In oharge of undertake
Harrison.
Cotter wa? a miner; a member
la good standing of Butte
union of the Westera Federation of
Miners. He was an unusually strocg
and healthy man weighing 195 pounds.
He wa3 born in the County Cork, Ire
land, an a member of the A. O. H. He
has a brother, James, living at 820
Howard stree', San Franoisco. With
his companions he started to walk to
Dawson. His friends will not make
the trip without him but will reiu>n
south. A message was sent to the
brother but no reply has been received
as yet.
Foi a good smoke, call for the Bull
Dog cigar at Tooy Dotero's. Jm
A pent of the Canadian Pacifio. F. t\
W. Low!e, has received word to the ef
fect that the Princess Royal of that
line will start on the run June first.
She and the Princess May will run al
ternate until the ecd of October. Dur
ing June, July, August and September'
will by this line be five sailings peri
month and in October six.
TOWN TALK
The Priscilla club meets at the home
of Miss Lilly Doran tonight at 7:30.
Mr?. Ward returned last Saturday on
the Peterson from Fort Seward,
where she has been for three weeks',
nursing Mrs. Dr. Hutton. She reports
Mrs. Hutton and baby Sara doing
nicely.
Go to Tony Dotero and try a Bull Dog
cigar. lm
LIST OF LETTERS
Uncalled for letters remaining in
Skajjway Pos'tofflce, Mar. 1, 1908:
Goddard, Albert
Miners' Union
Wondrak, Joseph
A. E. kindell,
Acting P. M.
Don't be bashful. Get the Bull Doe
cipar at To y Dotero's. lm
NEW ARRIVAL*
IN SPRING GOODS
With the Arrival of Each Boat We are
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in Receipt of New Seasonable Goods
in all Departments. Call and Inspect.
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B.M. Behrends Mercantile Company
Geo. Blanchard, Manoaer
WOOD THAT WILL BORN
All kinds of stovewood delivered on
short notice. General bngganc and ex
press business.
The Alaska Transfer Co., 'Phone
No. 10, 2sl-t8
Frrih Meat
The Frye-Brubn Co. keep all km''
of fresh meat constantly on hacd.
TO CU"E A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE 13ROMO Quinine
Tablets, Druggists refund the money if
it fails to euro. E. W. GROVE'S sig
nature is on each box. 25c. M
A Woadorful Ioitran? nt
You should drop into the Mascot and
bfctir the music. The electric pian>
hns a Mandolin attachment equal to a
whole octette of Mandolin attachments
with a string of rew airs.
The best dining room, the bes". hotel at
c-jmmodatiom, the most comfort at the
Fifth Avenue
BETTER PREPARED THAN EVER
Having put In a steam uoiler and
other macalnery we are better pre
pared thun ever to do first-class work
on short notice.
5-23-tf Skagwav Laundry
WANTED? A first class Gold or Gold
and Copper Mining Proposition in Alas
ka. State full particulars when you
write. Address. L-wis Lu9k, P. O. box
10TJ, Spokane, Washington. 219- lmo
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to
cure any case of itchiog, blind, bleed
ing or prodruding piles in 6 to 14 davs
or money refunded. 50c
HOW'S THIS
We offer One Hundred' Dollars Re
ward fos any case of Catar.h that
cannot be cured by Halt's Catarrh Cure.
F. J. Cheney & Co , of Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and
beliuve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions, and financially
able to carrv any obligations made by
his firm.
Balding, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale druggists, Toledo, O
Hall's catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly, acting directly upoo..the blood and
muscous surfaces of the system. Testi
monial* sent free. Price, 75c. per bot
tle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Hall's Family Pills |fot consti*
ation.
Che "Scarab" or Sacred Beetle
A Talisman of Good Fortune
Old as the Sphinx, ai d with history as interesting. Rvered
by the ancient Egyptians through all the dark ages, as all-pow
erlul in the attracting of good and the repelling of evil.
Iii the Scarab or Sacred Beetle we predict a demand
exceeding that of the Swastika
Pr i(rnM gold and
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MANUFACTURER OF
NUGGET JEWELRY
ttlatches, Diamonds and Cloeks
9AXD PAINTED CHINA, CUT GLASS ALASKA SOUVENIRS
AND CURIOS OF ALL KINDS MADE BY NATIVE WORKMEN
STOP^incTOBACCO
A booklet telling how any nun
con itop the uk of Tobacco with
out a particle of discomfort will
be mailed FREE for the ailcinj.
Tht ANTI-HABIT LEAGUE.
Box ,>Hi Adrian. Mich.
Pulien Rouse
Foot of Sixth Rvonut
Mos* elegantly furnished house
in Alaska
Every modern convenience
Electric lights ? Hot and cold
water ? Telephones
Porcelain baths on every floor
Board and room by the d y, week
or month
Table supplied with cre^m and
butter from our own Jersey
Dairy
fttrs. fi. $. Pullcn
Proprietress
We have a large stock
lioiiiney's Gandy
Peter's Ghoeolates
Also every kind of
Fresh Nuts
Dont' Forget the Number. 428 Brdw'y
Tony Dortero's
Established 1897
Phil Abrahams
Real Estate
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12 FOURTH AVE., SKAGWAY 1
Tliis Scrip takes immediate title
to either survey 3d or unsurveyed
land in Alaska, and is approved
by the Governm nt. Price $30-00
per acre in 40, 80 and 120 acre
pieces, or $50-00 per acre in pieces
of from 1 to 20 acres
R. H. PEALE St. CO.,
OAKLAND, CAL. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
1603 BRUSH ST. MERCANTILE ANNEX
!J. I?UT$
Refracting Optician
Graduate of South Ri-nd Optical Collect
Examinations Made and Glasses
Fit'ed by Means of th-j
oph'thalmO-me t r e
Errors of Refraction Corrected. lv cl
case receives the utmo;-t care tid spe
cial leuses ground where required
DR. F. C. NORMAN
Physician and Surgeon
(cmur bdkoeom ov w. p. & r. h.)
Corner Fifth and State Sts.
up STAIRS
SKAGWAY - - ALASKA
DON'T FROG
Unless You've Got 50 Cents
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DEALER IN
Cigars, Tobacco,
Smokers' Articles,
Stationery and Fish
ing Tackle
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LARGE CIRCULATING LIBRARY [:
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RIGHTED I300KS
MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS AND ?
OTHER PERIODIC \ LS
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Skapay's
Oriental Store
Jewelry Watches
Diamonds Clocks
Our Stock is Replete With Articles Suitable for Birth- |
day Presents, Anniversary Gifts and Card Prizes
^ Carved Ivory. Burnt Leather' Al
aska Cedar and Shell Souvenirs
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velop and print by the Kodak system
No Fuss No Bother
We Frame Pictures
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| Steam Lcaundpy
All Work Guaranteed. Short
, Ordars Promptly
Done
Messenger will call and deliver
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[T.?viD?r c luplu cd reliable arrange
ments for an adequate fupply of the
best ^
British Co umbia Coal
for the coming winter we offer for
Ska^way Coal Consumers, Coals at
following prices;?
Wellington (Departure Bay)
Run of Mine $12]|per ton
Wellington (Lvlys-nith)
Selected Lumps $13 per ton
Anthracite (Banff B. C.)
Chestnut Size $20 per toa
Prices flbovd arc on wharf and in bulk
oi s eked u d for cash. Delivery $1.00
per ton~6Xtra.
SHAW & JOHNSON
Phonos 11 or 1' 9 Skagway, Alaska