BIG TIME
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Arctic Brothers Install Of
ficers au'l Eojoy SeivM.O
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The Arctic Brotherhood .installed it*
officert for the ensuing year last Jnlght
sad enjoyed one of the moat delightful
social entertainment* of the year.
Dr. L. S. Keiler, past grand Arctic
chief, waa thj installing officer. Aftar
the installation the new Arctic chief,
Matthew Bridge, made a speech in
which he outlined the work of the
order. He made several announce
ments that were of interest, including
one that the order will probably ;e*ub
iiah a frae library [in the near future.
He said, also, that the ball would be
rearranged, making it more suit-able
for dancers, entertainments, etc. A
hard-wood ,'loor will be put in and a 15
foot stag* erected in the rear.
Frank Hewett, of the Hewett Com
pany, autertained those who were
present witb moving pictures and
illustrated some songs that were
rendered by M. A. Snow. Mr. Snow
and the Ask brother* gave some inter
esting numbers.
There was a dance and refreshments
were served after the program. The
following officers were installed:
Matthew Bridge, Arctic chief: Kob- ;
ert Sheldon, vice-Arctic chief: S. F. j
Cottrell, recorder: E. M. Culbertson.
keeper of nu.'getts: L, H. Bayless, !
chaplain:.'. W. Shearer, C. IC. Shea. [
Johi Grashell.Dr.I.. S. Keller and F. L.
Webster, trustees: W. C. Angel I, 'camp
cook: J. M. Culbertson, trail guide:
Harold Hartwigson. trail blazer; J. J:
Chambers, keeper of inner toll gate
George Mowl, keeper of outer toll gate.
SCATTLt STAR
BUILDING BURNS
Seattle. April 22? The building and
plant of the Daily Star, located on
Seventh street, was totally destroyed
by fire about midnight Saturday night,
ft la believed to have been the work .of
an incendiary. The Star is being pub
lished from the Post-Intelligencer office
Manager Wells announced today that
the Star Company will rebuild at on ?.
A new plant has been ordered by wire.
WINS CASt
i
J. H. Cansten Gets Decision
Against Capt. Btrnette
AdTices were received from Seattle
on the Jefferson that Judge Griff a has
gives J. H. Causten j udgment against
C?pt. E. T. Rarnette, the Fairbanks
millionaire, in the sum of $100,000 and
adjudging Mr. Causten an owner of one
third of *11 Cast. Barnette's Tanana in
terests, including .his mining, mercan
tile and banking properties.
J. H. Ciusten is collector of custom*
for Porto Rico and formerly was con
nected with .he Alaskan customs ?er
vice. He alieg d that while stationed
at Njiue be grub staked Capt. Barnette
and that as a result of the mooey he
advanced Barnette made a fortune at
Fairbanks and in toe Tanana. He sued
for * parmerihip accounting, and the
judgment just rendered is the result of
the suit.
The case will probably be appealed.
TWTffitRS ARRIVE
AND SAIL AGAIN
Tne Princess May and the Jefferson
huve arrived and sailed. The former
arrived at 10::<0 o'clock last night with
102 passengers and 130 tons of reight.
She aaiied this morning at t> o'clock.
The Jefferson arrived just after mid
night with 2o passengers and 110 tons
of freight. She sailed at 6 a. m.
The two steamships had two days' i
mails betweeu tbem.
Dlrlgo Das At Midnight
A cablegram received today by R. A.
Carroll, agent for the Alaaka Steam
ship Company, says the Dirigo will be
due at this place at night.
No pMienger I'min. Tomorrow
There will be no passenger train out
of Skagway tomorrow. The regular
train wlli carry powder anu other ex
plosives.
CREAM
Pur* Ry* ;
America's finest production. Rich '
and mellow: At the Seattle, the bouae 1
of old bonest goods and reputation ! !
The Pack Train Restaurant will serve
wine with dinner orders, free In plac*
oftta or coffee. Come on Doy?.
Arrived At last
White House
toffee
Direct trom Roasters
JAPS 00 IN
Orieutal Miners Phss
Through Skagway
- Twenty one- Japanese laboring men
passed through Skagway. arriving on
thn Princess May last night and leaving
I on the trmo this morning, (or Atlin.
' They go to work on the Ruffner prop
erties and were accompanied by J. M.
Ruffuer, managdr of Jthe companies.
The men were taken from the Princess
May and detained at the Fifth Avenue
hotel over night, where they were
guarded by customs officers. This
morning customs officers accompanied
them on the train to the boundary line.
mm HAS MORE
THAN 8000 PEOPLE
Fairbanks, April 16? The Tanuna
Directory Company has compiled a
I directory which is soon to be issued,
i showing a population of more than
i' *,000 persons for Fairbanks, Chena. and
! the surrounding creeks, Baker Hot
?Springs and Richardson. The number
includes only those more than 18 years
' old. There are more than 550 school
children in the district.
River Division Men Arrive
About 30 White Pass river division
men, iocluding captains, engineers,
mates and others, arrived {on the
Princess May and left tti? morning for
Whitehorse.
FOR RENT
Room for restaurant, oest location in
city, furnished complete, hot and cold
water, three oven French rang? and
broiler, linoleum for floor covering,
linen, dishes, silverware, etc. Will
rent very reasonable to right party.
Inquire of Board of Trade. 4-12-lm
Lo?t
On Friday last corner Sixth and State
1 pair of glasses. Will finder please
notify Alaskan or A. P. Diapes. tf
Vote ! Vatt! Vote!
For honesty and regulation. Long
v??rs' established 1 ! ! Cream Rve is it.
The Fifth Avenue hotel is the big
gest and best appointed hostelry in all
the north.
TO CURE A COLD: IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quninie
Tablets. Druggists refund money if It
fails to cure. E. W, GROVE'S signa
ture 1s oo eaoh byt ? 5o.
Spring House Cleaning;
Now that Spring is here- the thoughts of the house
keeper naturally turns to house cleaning and
refurnishings
We have on hand a big line of Rugs, Carpets, Lino
leums, Lace Curtains, etc- which will certainly
help to beautify the home.
In Rugs we can show you a splendid line of colorings.
many new. designs to choose from
In Linoleums we can give you either the inlaid or the
printed in 6 and 12 feet widths.
Our Lace Curtain Department has lots of pretty pat
terns ranging in price from 75 cents a pair up.
B. M. Behrends Mercantile Company
Geo. Blanchard, Manager
NOT YET
Bryai Would Try Regulation
lielore Ownership
Omalu, Neb.. .2? It was officially
announ >d here Saturday evening that
the Pe- >cratic national party platform
will no; favor government ownership
of railways if William Jennings Bryan
is the presidential nominee.
Mr. I'ryan thinks government, regu
lation ami supervision of the railroads
should he i iven a fair trial. If it should
prove satisfactory 'ie wOUl J prefer it to
ownership.
Elks' Meeting
There will be a regular meeting of
Skagwuy Lodge No. 431, Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks, at their
hall, Thursday, April 2t>? at 8 p. m.
All visiting Elks are invited to at
tend.
M. S. Whittier,
Secretary.
DAILY IBIUN9
WfATRfR REPORT
The report of weather conditions' at
8 o'clock this morning a*, points on the
lino of the While l'assand in the Yukon
valley follows:
Glacier ? Clear, calm, 30 above.
Whit'; Pass? Clear, calm, 30 above.
| Frascr? Clear, calm, 30 above.
Log Cabin? Cloudy, calm. 18 above.
Bennett? Clear, calm, 18 above.
Pennington? Clear, calm, 12 above.
Caribou? Clear, calm. 30 above.
Wbiteborse ? Clear, calm, 30 above.
Atlii? Clear, calm, 22 above.
Lower Labarge? Clear, south wind,
32 above.
Hootalinqua? Clear, calm, 29 above.
Big Salmon? Clear, calm, 32 above.
Yukon Crossing? Clear, calm, .19
j above.
Selkirk? Clear, calm, 25 above.
Stewart? Clear, calm, 28 above.
Ogllvie? Clear, calm. 30 above,
Dawioa? Cloar, calm, 35 above.
Fortymile? Clear. calm, 22 above.
WE kTHER BUREAU REPORT
Skagway. April 24, 1907.
The ? eather conditions at Skagway <
for thr 24 hours preceding noon today j
were e- follows:
Max. Temp 54 above zero |
Min. " 26 abova "
jMeau " ,40 above"
Temp. :it noon 53 above "
Prec" pitation 00
H. D. Clark,
Vo! aoteer U. S. Weather observer
! d AliWA* WEATHER
The result of the observation taken
at Moore wharf at midnight, Apr. 23,
1907, is as follows
Temperature time observat'n 38 above
Max. temp. preceding 24 hours,.64 above
Min. " " " " ..34 above
Meao " " " , " ..49 above
Barometer 30.06
Clear, calm.
PERSONAL MENTION
.1. W. Richmond-Lee, the mining ex
pdrt, representing the syndicate which j
has purchased the Rainy Hollow prop
erties, arrived on the Princess May and j
is at the Golden North hotel.
E. M. N. Wood, the Atlin attorney, 1
returned from the South on the
Princess May and left for Atlin this
! this morning.
J. M. Ruffntr, the Atlin mining man"
accompanied by his bride, arrived oh
i the rrincess May and left on the train
this morning for Atlin
County Judge and Mrs. Young, of
Atlin, returned from the South on the
Princess May and left for Atlin on the
train.
I 1'. Fidler, one of the White Pass
backsmiths, left on the Princess May
>or a trip to a southern health resort.
Capt. Wallace Langley, the Yukon
i river transportation man, returned on
JefTersun from a short touthern trip.
Dr. P.* F. Scharschmidt returned
to Whitehorse on the train this raorn
! Ing>
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Graves are In the !
[city from Bennett.
Public Notice
' ?
To the residents of Skagway:
You are hereby notified that the
dumping of refuse," ashes, or other filth
upon anv of the streets or alleys of the
town of Skagway is contrary to Ordi
dinance No 32, and must be discontin
ued, and all such refuse, ashes, etc.,
now In the streets or alleys must be
cleaned up at once.
i. B. Hart
Chief of Police
Skagway, April 23, 1907.
To know what means comfort in
Skagway U to stay at the Fifth Avenue
hotel? a modern hostelry in every way.
SSBiJI,
Froih Meat
The Frye-Bruhn Co- keep all kind
fresh meat constantly on hand.
Vote ! Voto ! Vote !
For honosty and regulation. bong
years' established I ! ! Cream Rye is it.
7 'Rhode Island Red's
E! G? G3 S3
j For Hatching 11.50 per 33.
. I Will sell a few fowls.
J A Goding, Sk?gw?y
Loit
Lady's long black kid Jglove. Finder |
please leave at Ganty & Frandson's, or j
notify them. 4-10-tf
The Fifth Avenue hotel has unlimited !
accomodations. Steam heat and every
thing modern.
CREAM
Pare Rye |
America's finest production. Rich
and mellow. At the Seattle, the bouse |
of old honest goods and reputation ! I
PRICE LIST
Board of Trade Submits
Something Interesting
The BOARD OF TRADE, Skagway's
oldest house under a continuous man
agement (established Feb. f>. 1898), has
removed to tbe con, er of Fifth Avenut
and Broadway, win re old patrons and
new ones will be wilcomed.
Only fit st class g'ods are carried in
stock.
The following price list is submitted:
Canadian Club, per quart $1 75
Seagram Rye wi.i^ey, per quart 1 75
Burke's Irish whiskey, per quart 1 75
Scotch, Jameton, ;>er quart. .... 1 75
Scotch House of Commons, pr.qut 1 75
Scotch Black Usht ?, per quart?. . 1 75
Scot:h House of Lords, prr quart 1 75
Scotch Lagarul n, per quart 1 75
Scotch Dewar Special Liqueur, qt 1 75
Brandy, M artel 1, per quart - 25
Brandy, Hennessy, per quart. 2 25
Coats' Plymouth Gin, per quart.. 1 76
Gin, Ohl Tom, per quart 1 75
Gordon's Dry Gin. per quart. .. . 1 75
Burnette's Sloe Gin. per quart.. 1 75
Best Sweet Malaga Wine, per qt. 75
Best Port Wine, pc r quart 75
Best Sherry Wine, per quart.... 75
Black Berry Bran-iy, per quart.. 75
Bottled Beer, quarts. 25
" ?? pint 15
Scotch, John Dewar Extra Special
Liqueur 2 00
The famous Olympia Beer is kept on
draught,
English b'lliard and pool tables.
LEE GDTHRIE, Proprietor.
ORDIANCf NO. 82
Ordinance regulating the sale ef poisons
in the Town of Skagway.
Ba it ordained by tbe Common Council
of the Town of Skagway.
SECTION, 1? Every" apothecary,
druggest, or other person, who shall
sf 11 aad deliver any arsenic, corrosive
sublimate, prnssic acid, or any other
substance or liquid vsually denominated
poisonous, wiihout having the word
"Poison" written or printed upon a
label attached ti the phial, bo;, or
parcel, in which the same is sold, or
who shall sell and deliver any tartar
emetic without having the true name
thereof written or printed upon a label
attached to tbe phial, box. or parcel,
containing the same, shall upon con
viction thereof before the Municipal
Magistrate be deemed guilty of a mis
demeanor and sba.il be fined cot less
than Five Dollars $5.00) nor more than
Twenty Five Doll:, s ($25.00).
SECTION, 2 ? No person shall sell or
give any poison, or poisonous substance,
without recording in a book, to be kep:
for that purpose, the name of tbe per
son receiving said poison, and his or her
residence, excepting upon the written
; order or prescription of s me regularly
authorized practicing physician, whose
name must be att wheel to such order.
Such book shall Le kept open for in
spection.
Section 3? No pprson shall sell, give
or dispose of any poison or poisonous
substance except u uon the order or pre
s rlption of a regularly authorized or
practicing pbysici.<r, without attaching
to the phial, box or parcel containing
such poisonous su1 stanca, a label wltfa
the name and residence of such person
and the word "po: on" all printed up
on It with red ink, together with the
name of such person written or printed
thereon in plain an legible characters.
Section 4? Any person infringing any
of the provisions of this ordinance shall,
upon conviction>th ereof before Munici
pal Magistrate, be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and shall be punished by
a fine not exeedlng twenty-five dollars
($25.00).
Phis ordinance .-hall be in foree and
effect from and after its passage.
Passed Maroh 5, 1007.
Approved March 6, 1907.
E. J. SHAW,
President of the Council.
MATTHEW BRIDGE,
? Clerk.
CREAM
Par* Rye
America's finest production. Rich
and mellow. At the Seattle, the bouse
of old honest goods and reputation . !
Phone City Transfer
For your coal, wood and general haul
ing. Phone 90. Boughton'a cigar
aura. 10-*-lmo
Pllea Cared in 6 to 14 Day*
PaZO OINT nENT is guaranteed to
cure aDv case of Itching, Blind, Bleed
ing or Protruding Piles in 6 to 14 days
or money refunded. 50c. M-W-JP
The best dining rooui,thebest accommo
dations, tne most comfort at the Fifth
Arenue.
At the Mascot
Home made Oyster Cocktails at the
Mascot.
Dr. FRANKLIN C. NORMAN
CHIEF SURGEON W. P. & Y. R.
Residence Eleht Ave. and Broadway
? orrici hocus ?
Over the Alaska Road Commission
Corner of State Street and Fifth Ave..
2:00 to' 3:30 P.M. 7:00 to 8:00 P.M.
Railroad Hospital
9:30 a. M. to 11:00 a. m.
Offica Phona No. 6. Res. Phone No. 99
REMODELED
THE
Rainier-Grand Rote!
SEATTLE
New Management ! Popular Price*
Central Lscatloa European Plan
Finest CAPE snd BAR la the City
Wilson 4 Whit* Cc.Prop. Chaa Per r> .
Raw Furs....
WE PAY
High Prices (or fine furs
Write For Price List
Percy's Fur House
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
U. S-CMail Steamer
Hen
Carrying passengers and mail
Leaves Skagway eveiy
TUESDAY
THURSDAY and
SATURDAY
at 9 a- m. Leaves
Haines tor Skagway
same days at 2 p. m.
Fare one way $1-50
Round trio $2.5Q