Special - - $6.00
Seautifui
42 Piece Dinner Sets
Only $6.00
See Display Fifth Avenue Window
C. W? ASK & SONS
I 'h-iOiX 10
HAROLD
FRANK
BEN!
HERB
iia inn
H. F. rAYLOK. Mob.
CUSTOM BROKERS AND BONUEO.
CARRIERS
Baggage, Freight. "Safe and
Piano Moving
COAL and WOOD
llai'k ami lluircy Xttfbt or
l>?y St-rvlce
tio<x] Wurk (.,iar*nt.t-il anil Prleos
Ki'Mwabh)
Office R. R. Depot
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
your pipe
;0ME IN UNO SEE THE 010 MAN!
Tony Dortero's
SEATTLE'S ? -A
Popular Hotel
THE
Rainier-Grand
European Plan SI Up
yilsoo A While Co.Prop.Chm Perry M*r
lob printinsr at tbe Alaskan office.
BOOCfODOOOOtr' A aCHOOOOOOnawQw
IR0YHL 1
Steam Ltaandpy |
All Work Guaranteed. Short o
? Oruars Promptly
Doue
Messenger will call anil deliver o
Plinn? 79
33?1CK85I>X>OOC-OCw>' 0 0<^'">C OOCK
Established 1897
Phil Abrahams
Real Estate
BROKER
? %
Collections
NOTARY PUBLIC
12 FOUUTtl AVE., SKAOWAY
A Wutt.iorfnl Iintruujunt
You should drop into the Mascot and
Sear the music. The electric piano
las a Mandolin attachment equal to a
whole oototte of Mandolin attachments
with a airing of tew aire.
SlOO Reward S1UO
The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that ther is at least
jne dread-d disease thar science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is catarrh. Hall's Catarih Cure
is the only positive curt- now known l>
the medical fra ernitv. Catarrh beinj
* constitutional disease i.fquites a coie
itilutional treatment. Hal 's Catarr'
Cure is taaen intern diy. acting direct);
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system, thereby d. stroying thi
foundation of the di.-ea*e, mid givint:
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assistiui: nauire in do
ing Its work. The proprietors have so
much faith in its curative powers thai
they offer One Hundred Dollars 'or am
case it fails to cure. Send for liHt of
testimonials.
Address F.J. CHENEY & Co,, Tole
Jo, Ohio. ?*
Sold by Druggisty, 75c.
Take Hull's Family lJills for consti?
pation.
H. D KIRMSE
7.
\y\LTHAM
Fifth Ave. & Broadway
c ^
' .RAILROAD r .
Genuine
Rose=bud
Hat=pins
rzt ?
y Hesl ro>>es lurne 1 10 beauti
,'\A74 T,/^l||7C colored moial^. The
?v.'\ I \ 'Hillj most beautiful and urtietic
noveltv of the season.
Official Watch Inspector tor the W. P. & Y. R
^ Watches are often spoiled by taking
(j(^( J| Jthein to an incapable watchmaker
for repairs, therefore 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*5? Each $3.50
See Window Display of
Ladies Dress Skirts
From prices $6.50 to $12.50 each
B.M. Beh rends Mercantile Company STORE
OPEN K J OPEN
vf/ntings Geo. Blancharfl, Manaoer evenings
DEATH OF
J. e. SMITH
Joseph Smith tiled suddenly this
morning of heart failure. Only yester
day he was out and about the city in
his usual health and joked the ball
players as they set out for Haines yes
terday. Mr. Smith was oue of the
original pioneers of Skagway, and ha.l
no end of friends in the city. He was a
charter member of the Elks lodge. He
died at his home on lower Broadway.
The Elks are making arrangements for
the funeral, the date for which has not
been fixed and is contingent upon an
swers to telegrams sont to relatives be
low, one of whom Is II. C. Smith, now
a prominent tuilman of California.
IT ARGUMENT
IS STILL ON
The court room today presented a
rattier animated scene, a large repre
sentation of the leading citizens being
present to listen to the argument upon
the application of Garland II. Sturgll,
for a restraining: order against the
Home Power company to prevent it
corraling the water of Dewey creek.
Judge Ileid represented Sturgll and
Judge Winn the Home Power company.
The argument was still on at the hour
of going to prest.
(By United Preaa.)
Auckland, Aug. 10? Admiral Sperry
and the lleet was welcomed yesterday
by government officials. Sunday was
given over to the celebration of what
is deemed an historical event of tje
first importance.
TAFT AT SULPHUR SPRINGS
Hot Springs, Aug. 10.? Taft is off for
a week at Sulphur Springs.
STILL IMPROVING
Rome, Aug. 10.? Cardinal Gibbons la
still Improving,
LABOR TROUBLE IN FEfffllE
(By United Preia.)
Fernle, B. C. 10? The carpenters are
threatening to strike for higher wages.
WHEAT STILL ON RISE
(By United Preaa.)
Chicago, Aug. 10? Wheat is 95 ? still
going up.
TOWN TALK
Dr. Scharschmidt was over from
Whitehorae yesterday nnd returned to
day.
The Alaska ss. JelTersou arrived up
Saturday bringing a bunch of excurs
ists. many of whom went to the hill top.
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The C. P. R. 83. Princess May also
brought a large contingent of e*curn
ists, Saturday.
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R. A. Malian of Haines, came upon
the Hegg last night and returned this
morning. Mr Mahan says Haines will
go solid to a man for Wickersbam.
City Assessor George Hlanchard has
beguu the assessment of personal prop
erty, making a personal visit to all tax
payers.
C. II. Williams, a versatile musician,
who came out from Dawson Saturday,
is at tho Fifth avenue and will locate
hero. He is ao ox port on the /.illphono,
piano, cornet, mandolin and snare
diuin.
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R C. Turner came up from Halne?oo
the yesterday. He says Haines
is ea^er to vote for Wickershain it
can hardly wait.
Peter .lelich, well known citizen of
Dawson, proprietor of the Kinp Ed
ward ho'el, Is In the city. He is n
strong partisan for Wl^kersham. A lJ
the candidates are personally known to
him. He says Corson is crooked and
will not do; Honan, while an honest
man is a joktf when it comes to repre
sentation at Washington. Wickershain.
he says, Is an ideal candidate, honest
capable and earnest, lie hopos to tee
him elected. Mr. Jelich was formerly
in business In Fairbanks.
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LO 5T.? A nuguett broo.h. Finder
return to the Ala9knn oflice er to Maud
Has'ett. 1122
A FRENCH CHARCOAL BROILER
Any one fond of a dolicious juicy
steak or chop can now get one at the
Board of Trade Cafe. Our French
Charcoal Broiler is now in service, and
we are able to give our Skagway pa
trons a chop or steak broiled in a man
ner to suit the taste of the mo9t exact
ing epicure, This is the only eastern
apparatus in use in the west. tf
BETTER PREPARED THAN EVEfl
Hnvinp put lii a steain t oiler am)
other machinery we ?ro better pre
pared than ever to do first-class work
on short notice.
5-2.'l-tf Skafjway Laundry
'PREMIUM" BRAND BUTTER
By for the best butter we have ever
hud and it is caininR favor with our
patrons evory day. Try a pound brick.
Frye & Bruhn Co.
QUICK DELIVERY, PHONE 90
Baggage, coal and wood delivered up
on shortest notice day or ni^ht.
H. Freidenthal,
General Expressing Bonded Carrier.
GOOD MINING PROPOSITION WANTED
Wanted to purchase (or will assist
purty having Rood proposition) a ?old
mine thnt has been sufficiently devel
oped to demonstrate possibilities. Ad
dress Charles W. Lork, 914 Spruce
street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
89 3mo.
Reliable All Tho Tim?
The I'ack Train ilestaurant, will servo
wine with dinner orders, free in place
of tea or coffee. Come on boys.
Subscribe for The Alaskan. ??
Best meals in Whitehorse at Royal
Cafe. l'
Eight W Andnllna In One
At the Mascot there is the most won
derful musical instrumant ever brought
toSkaerwny. It has a quality of eipht
Mandolins in one with a Piano accom
paniment. There is a string of oifjlit
new airs. It makes a full evening's
entertainment.
The Fifth avenue hotel has plenty of
rooms today. Have several rooms with
private bath, if you are uot suited with
your room como and see us. Rates 51
and up. 4
LOST? Pearl handled |>ockot knife.
Finder return lo Alaskan ollice. 108 if
DR. F. C. NORMAN
Physician and Surgeon
(cuiKr sunoicoN or w. p. * v. h.)
Cokn'kk Fifth and State Sts.
up STAIRS
SKAGWAY - ALASKA
Pullen Rouse
Foot &} Sixth nvtnut
Most ele^sntly furnished house
in Alnska
Every modern convenience
Klectric lights? Hot and cold
water? Telephones
Porcelain baths on every floor
Hoard nnd room by the dry, week
or month
Table supplied with croam and
butter from our own Jersey
Dairy
Pullcn
DON'T FROG
Unless You've Got fiO Cents
W. W. BOUGHTOH
DEALER IN
Cigars, Tobacco,
Smokers' Articles,
Stationery and Fish
ing Tackle
LARGE CIRCULATING LIHRARY
INCLUDING LATEST COPY- ,
RIGHTED HOOKS
MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS AND
OTHER PERIODICALS
Kodaks
and Films
Developing and Fin
ishing a specialty
DRAPER SG0.
Skagwav, Alaska
Phone 83 p o ao? 332
The Bull Dog <s par excellence, call
at Tosy Dortero's for samo.
Illkuia
jeweler and ;
Optician \
i Expert Watch and
J Jewelry Repairing
Fine- Engraving and
Diamond Setting a
Specialty.
Refract ng Optician (
Crmluuto of South Bend Optical College |
Examinations ma-lo and Glasses j
Fitted by Means of the
OPHTHAiM O-METRE (
Errors of Refraction Corrected, g
Each case receives the utmost (
care and special lenses ground |
where required. g