MY SPECIAL
We will close out the remainder ''
- of our
fancy Dry Picked Inrkeys
at 25 cts. per pound
C. W. ASK & SONS
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GENTLEMEN*
There is a Spe
cial Sale on PIPES
only for this Month.
Now BOYS ther# is
a show for you to
come and get
your pipe
ICOME IN INO SEE THE OLD MINI
Tonv Dortero's
it ' ? a
fr \
Special $ale?f:
our Immense stack of Pictures
?oil Krain 's. we will, for tlie oext
Five ilavi?, make a special clis
c>uot if 25 per "out on ?ll stock
in this line.
DRAPER &GQ.
V
Skagwas; Alaska
RmONC 83 P o- 80*352
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Hsngc-aarupxa. i
JANUARY SHOE SALE
CONIiNlFD FOR fll WEEK
We will Continue Our Special Shoe Sale until Saturday night January 23rd.
This is a great opportunity to get your shoes at a big saving to your pocket book
Men's Hanan Shoes $5.50 the pair Women's Banan Siloes $5.00 the pair
Any of Our Men's or Women's Shoes that were.. $6.00 now $4.75 the pair
Any of Our Men's or Women's Shoes that were.. $5.00 now $4.00 the pair
Any of Our Men's or Women's Shoes that were.. $4. 50 now $3.50 the pair
Any of Our Men's or Women's Shoes that were.. $4. 00 now $3.25 the pair
Any or Our Men's or Women's Shoes that were. . $3. 50 now $2.75 the pair
Any of Our Men's or Women's Shoes that were.. $3.00 now $2.25 the pair
Any of Our Men's or Women's Shoes that were.. $2.75 now $2.00 the pair
Any of Our Men's or Women's Shoes that were.. $2.50 now $1.75 tile pair
^ny of Our Men's or Women's Shoes that were.. $1.75 now $1.50 the pair
Any or Our Men's or Women's Shoes that were.. $1.50 now $1.15 the pair
This Sale includes all Felt Goods and all Slippers. Rubber Footwear not included
in this sale
store B Behrends Mercantile Company Saturday
CLOSES y J EVENINGS
6 p. m. Geo. Blanchard, ftlanaocr excepted
Six ch?*cker and chess enthusiasts I
met last night at th>* home of Rev
(ivorw '..mi.I ami organized the Skan j
way Checker and Chciu club. S. II j
Yeomanti, was unanimously elected j
president ol tin- > liil> and A. S. Smith i
was elected MwrMtary and treasurer |
The eloctlou of the other officers
will held opeu until (hi- next meet
ing of the club which will In- held j
next Friday evening at the home ol j
J. 1>. Stlncbaugh. *
At this tiuic- .1 constitution and by
laws will be drawn up and plans
mad*- for a club checker and chew .
tournament to 1m- held this winter. Au
attempt will also i>e made to secure
KMDmi with players from Juui'au ami
Whltehorm-.
Club rooms hare alr-ady been ne
gotiated for and und<-r the li-uderKhip I
of Mr. Vfomans. who I* perhaps the
best playi-r In Alaska, the Skagway
< lub should hart- a successful future.
The attendance last night would
have been larger but for tin- cold. A
number of garn?-s wi*r?* played ami J.
J*. Stlii<-bauKh carried off the honors
SERIOUS FIRE
THATEIO
A blaze In the r?'ur of the Mascot
saloon at Third ami IJroadway was
iSOOVWll lit I'. o'clock tills HftlTllOOII
No alarm wuh turned in. but l'lill
Snyder, Oeorj?e Dillon. Chris Sit ??
and a number of other men wore no- 1
lifted ami quickly quenched the1
flames.
?The fire whs started l>y Al Helnert
dumpily; u scuttle full of hot coal
ashes against the rear of the iloou.
The liulliliuK quickly catiKht fire ami
in a few more minutes mii;ht have
been beyond control If a fire out <?
;ot good headway with the wind <
dotting as it was this afternoon a I
ureal portion of the city might have
been wiped out. The c.ity authorities
desire all property owner i<> lake all
precautions attain*! fire.
Thiuc present Were: J. II. Patricks,
\ S. .Smith, Rev. (5ood, J. M. Tail
or. J. I>. StlnebauKb and Walter W.
Mugett. Kefreahments wen- served
u y Mr*. liood.
Subscribe for The Alaskan.
a a on
ORFAf SLAD'iHTFR SUf
"Ml fOH Illf C0IV'
13 off' on all wool dress goods, including
Broad Cloths, Voiles, Novelty Suitings,
Cravanettes, Fancy Waistings, Panama
A. F. C. and Amo3keag Dress Ginghams
10 Cents the Yard
Klnnwlien* I 5c
Percales that sold earlier in the season
for 15c and 16 2-3c a yard
NOW IOC THE YARD
Fancy Flowered Organdies. Swisses, "
Batiste, etc. at half price. Just the dope m
for party dresses.
ALASKAN CABLE
STILL BROKEN
Mccausc of the heavy seas I hat art* :
running off Cape Flattery the cable
tender Rurnslde has been unable to
pllc<* 4he broken enda of the Alaakau i
cable. Until the wuvca aubaldo this'
work will be Impoaalble. The ends '
hove been recovered and buoyed up
and the Burnalde Is only uwaltlng
favorable weather to repair the break.
Later ? Sergt. Kvlher received word
late this afternoon that the llurnslde
hud returned to work and the cable
will lie in workltiK order by tonight
SOLD, COLDER,
COI BEST
"(ioing down." seeuiH to bo the
?lognu of old Dame Nature. For
three succeaalve duya a record for
low temperature has been set only to
i>e broken the following day. Today
Is the coldeHt In Skagway for two
years.
The temperature at H o'clock this
morning at Moore'n wharf was K de
grees below zero at noon it was ti (fe
green below. Away from the Hnlt
water reliable thermometers up town
registered U and It degrees below
zero The lowest temperature yes
terday was 7 degrees below zero.
The wind today Is from the north I
and of great velocity. The air Is
dryer thutr It was yeaterday, however, '
and this inakeH the cold lens notice
able. The weather In the Interior Is <
very severe. The coldest Is at Daw- ?
sou where the mercury Is (10 notches
below the zero mark.
KEEP YOUR HEAD UNCOVERED.
? i
?'In f'onalnnt Urarlni nt n lint I'ropo
ualra Dnmlriiff Henna,
i e are many men who wenr their i
i i I' lh nily all tho time when aw.ike, I
? . re lito*xed (wlili a heavy nliook of |
yet if tin* nrnlpn of these (initio moil '
in lx cum* lnfoMt?d with dandruff
i ?)*, the tiarnslleH would multiply nil |
tl i|irick*r for lack of air. Unldiie** |
? nld ensue nil tlio flnnl result. N?W- j
In o' n llerplcldn kllln tliene Kcrmn and '
Mtimulatta unhealthy hnlr to nlmndnnt
trnwtli. Ilerplrlde l? a plen^nnt hnlr I
drendim as well an a dwulruff euro nnd
eon tn Inn not nu Atom o' Injurious sub
?liitir<? Mold by Inndln : I'rugRtnl*. Hond
l<v in ntamp* for nnmpl. to Tho Horpt
cido Co.. Detroit, Mich.
Two slzen ? BO cents and $ 1 .00.
Wni. Hrltt, Special agent, Skagway
BRING YOUR OWN JUG.
Mount Vernon Hye and Belmont
Hourbou direct from bond at whole
sule price by tho gallon. The Mat
col phone 67. Delivery free
The Princess May will not arrive In
Skagway until about ;? o'clock to
morrow morning. F. P. \V. Lowlo,
agent for tin- Canadian Pacific Steam
ship company, received a cable from
Ketchikan today stating that the
Princess May had left there at 0
o'clock tliiH morning. She should get
here from Ketchikan in a 24-hour
run. The telegram stated that a ter
rific gale is blowing down the coast
and the present voyage is the rough
cut ever made by the May. The
boat Ik said to be almost covered
with Ice.
101 TALK
Jackie Haulier was adopted by Mr.
and Mrs. George Patrick today with
the mother's consent.
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The next A. B. dance will be hold
next Friday evening, Jan. 22. All A.
U.'s and their friends are Invited.
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Col. \V. 8. Thomas of Pittsburg,
Pa., Mr. Mason and daughter and Mrs
Hose arc stopping at the Fifth Ave
nue. They will go south on the Prin
cess May. '
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Between the hours of 8 and !)
o'clock this morning the temperature
at Whltehorse fell from .'IS to lit de
grees below zero. This in an ex
tremely rapid drop in temperature.
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Robert Scott, who is representing
the Seattle Grocery company, Is in
Skagwa.v on business. Mr. Scott will
leave for Sitka, on the Georgia and
Inter will ko to Seward nnd Valdei.
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Despite the cold weather there was
a large turnout at the Kagles' dance
last night and enjoyed the affair in
fullest measure. Patrick's orchestra
furnished the music and delicious re
freshments were served.
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All Klks have the right to Invite
one friend, who Is a non Klk, to the
smoker which Is to be given on Tues
day, Jan. 26. All l-'lks' are requested
to hand In the name of the friend
they Intend to Invite to the house
Committee before noon, next Wednes
day. The house committee consists
of 0. O. Miller, James Rock, K. L.
Miller, F. I ?. Webster nnd Fred Csl
Inrman.
RELIABLE ALL THE TIME.
The Pack Train Restaurant will
servo wine with dinner orders, free
In place of tea or Coffee Come on
boys.
PILES CURED IN 4 TO 6 DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed
to cure any case of Itching, Blind,
Bleeding or Protruding Piles In 6 to
14 days or money refunded SOc
?mtmatamttttttttutHmmtt
FRESH BUCKWHEAT
FLOUR AND PURE
MAPLE SYRUP
GRANT'S GROCERY |
.ADVERTISED LETTERS
Unclaimed letters remaining in the
Skagway postofftce January li". 1909:
II. H. Lewis, A. S. Mors, Edw. A
ltohinson, Mr. Tom Smith.
A. K. KINDELL, 1*. M.
NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS.
Water consumers arc hereby noti
fied that on account of the water he.
lug wasted by property holders, who
are allowing their faucets to run
night nnd day to prevent the pipes
from freezing, that section 19 of the
Ordinance No. 1 on will be strictly en
forced. P. W. Snyder stated today
that if the waste continued the water
inspector, would investigate and shut
off the water from all people who'
are found to be violating the ordi-j
nance. The ordinance reads as fol
lows:
"Water must not b<> allowed to
run to waste through any faucet or
fixture, or kept running at any time
longer than Is necessary for Its proper
use. When such is found or persisted
In the right Is hereby reserved to J
shut off the water from the prem ,
Ises."
The water shouhl be turned off at
the cocks controlling the mains eti
terlng the houses. The pipes can
then be drained out nnd cannot freeze
PHIL SNYMKH.
Chairman Water Works Commltte*
STRICTLY FRESH EGGS.
We receive on every boat fresh
consignment of local ranch egn".
guaranteed strictly fresh.
FRVE-HRITHN CO.
Why not be cheerful? Poor Lit
tie llermnn has Just received a con
signment of that famous Cream Rye
A smile guarantee, i with ever> itrink
BOTTLED AND DRAUGHT BEER
"~'nlcr Boor Is the poor of all
br.nvs. At the Mnacot, phono <57 and
have n case sent t? your homo.
DO YoFdMEEILL THE OWCfS? '
Whv no'- rake a few lout, ruction* and
I cm n hn\v ic <1*! c-' th now dances. or
the old o- c* that you nimply <*nnot
mae'er? -Prof Orie?b?ch'ii dancing
?cademy, F.t?plfa* hall. Ola??e? Monday
and Thursday erentnp*.
Established 1897
Heal Estate
BROKER
Collections
NOTARY PUBLIC
'2 KOIlUTa AVB., 8KAOWAY
THF.
Pack Train Restaurant
WllllSerre Sunday
French Dinner
Krom'coon 12 to S p. ra.
EVERYTHING !Hf BfST
IN THF MRKfl
Regular Dinner 50c
TEA. OOFFF.F, or WINF. at*,
ICR CUF.AM
RAW PUR
TRAPPERS AND COLLECTORS
nre'req nested to correspond with n? about this sea* j
son's catch oi[ Fl' US. Wewanttha farm < atch as :
well as the j.atk catch. We will pny full market j
value at all times. Price list and tags fan !>e had for
i the asking ?t any time.
Herman Schmerl & Co.
28 West Thirty-First Street
NEW YORK CITY