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The Alaska Steamship company's
steamer Jefferson arrived in port yes??
tenia; afternoon shortly before three
o'clock, bringing twenty passengers
first class and 90 tons of freight.
The Pacific Coast S. S. Co.'s ateamer
Cottage City arrived last night about
nine o'clock, bringing fire passengers
and a quantity of freight. The Jeffer- *
?on had two days' mail and the Cottage
City one day's mail. 1
The next boat to arrive here will be
the Alaska Steamship company's
steamer Jefferson, which is scheduled to ,
arrive on the 27th.
GEMflGRATS FOR ROOSEVELT
E. J. Shaw, manager of Moore'a t
wharf, arrived up on the Jefferson yes- c
terdav. He has been visiting V ncou- i
?er and Seattle. ? 1
With regard to the proposed con
struction of ore bunkers nere, Mr. (
Shaw says he is reasonably certain the ]
bunkers will be built in the yerj near |
future, if not by the White Pass com- <
pany then by the Moore's wharf com
pany. Thsre are some details yet to be
arranged, but Mr. Shaw thinks they
will be adjusted. 1
Mr. Sh*w speaks very hopefully of
be business outlook as be saw tbe Id
llcations In the coast cities. There is
10 sign of money string ency in Seattle
ie says.
Mr. Shaw attended a session of t)?e
:ouoty democracy in Seattle and said
aobody seemed to be talked of for tbe
aext president but Roosevelt? who is
Mteemed as a first class democrat
About the only really enthusiastic ad
vocate of Bryan that he obserred was
our Johnny Troy.
Mr. Shaw Is triad to be borne a?aio.
ALL HOPE IS i
ABANDONED
Captain Moog, with the s*overnment 1
transport Peterson, who spent several
davs In search of William Russell and 1
Roscoo States, lost from the Fox. has
returned and reports the search fruit
less.
A portion of the lighthouse boat in
eluding an oarlock, supposed to have
been used by the two men, had been
picked up by the Lotus, and this the
Peterson carried to Juneau, together
with ai oir known to have been used
bv them, found on Admiralty island.
Ir L a
he manner of tbeir taking off is not
cnown all hope of their still being in
and of the living ia abandoned.
LIMERICK COMPETITION
The Board of Trade i9 offering a
prize, consisting of a box of cigars or a
bcttleof wine, for the best Limerick
idrertlsing their new alley entrance.
The conditions of this contest are that
each Limerick shall contain the name
"Board of Trade" and use the term
"Alley."
Two Limericks, selected from those
received, will be published daily, and
the judges will select one of these as
the prize winner each week.
All Limericks received will be post
ed on the blackboard in the Board of
Trade each day as received,
2?i.Wiltyt of the White Pass, went
TOl TALK ?
J A. Oliver, of Atlln, was a passon
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;er going south on tho Jefferson. a
E. A. Robinson came up on the Jef- '
'erson. - ^
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Mrs. Jack Anderson was a passenger
lorth on the Jefferson. (
a
J. Trotte arrived up on the Jefferson
x>und for the inside.
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3eory Bratnober, is visiting South- ?
eastern Alaska mines.
The Board of Trade opening takes
place this evening.
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The Priscilla olub will meet at the 1
borne of Miss Ethel Black at 7:30 p. nr
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Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Holmes wer? j
passengers north on the Cottage City. (
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H. E, Manshreck, well known here,
has taken the position of purser on the
Dora.
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Mrs. M. A. Royal was a south bound
passenger on the Jefferson. She goes
to visit friends in Seattle,
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Jim Culberson arrived up on the
Jefferscn and left for the inside this
morning.
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Mrs. Judge Sehlbrede c&me up on the
Peterson today and was the guest of
rs. M. H. McLellao.
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A. R. O'Brien, editor of tho Juneau
Record, can e up on the Jefferson for a
brief visit to old friends.
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D. W. Terwllllger. internal revenue
inspector came up on tho Cottage City
and departed by the same for Sitka.
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H. B. Berdoc fuel agent of the
White Pass, arrived up in the Cottage
City from a visit ofjsome weeks to coast
points.
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The bowling team enptained by Will
' Blanchard, won Saturday night's con
test over that of Tuck Flaherty by 55
Mixed night at A. B. bait. w
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C. F. Suohy, of Whitehorse, return
d north on the Cottage City and weDt
vcr the hill today.
r<
A Valdez contractor is willing to bet P
new bat that dirt will be flying on the ^
ilaska Home railrotd by the first of
M ' a'
Ipril next.
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L. A. Harrison returned by the Jef- ri
ergon from a business trip to Seattle 01
ind other coast point*.
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Mrs. G. A. Singer, wife of the Liv- ^
nRStone creek mining man, arrived up R<
>n the Jefforson. ''
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Dr. F. C. Norman returned by the S
Cottage City from a trip to Rochester, t1
Minn., attending the lectures and clin- o
cs at Rochester hospital. t
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Lieut. Sam C. Orchard is advertis- t
log for bids for the construction of a t
continuation of the Haines-to-Pledsant s
Camp wacon road. The contract calls '
for 3t miles. 8
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Mrs. S. C. Orchard, who went to Se- \
attle to unset her son, John, who passed j
through that city on his way 10 the in- t
terior via Valdez, returned yesterday
on the Jefferson.
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Mrs. G. H. Patrick returned on the
Peterson from Haines, where she has
been under medical and surgical treat
ment. She reports that she is in better
health than she has been in five years
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F. A. Moyer, wife and son, Lester, re
turned on the Jefferson from an extend
ed visit to friends in the states. Mr.
Moyer will leave for Bennett tomorrow.
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Dr. W. A. and Mrs. Reed returned
on the Jefferson after a long absence, (
during the most of which Mrs. Reed
has been in the hospital at Victoria.
Mrs. Reed is much Improved in health. !
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Alonzo Crawford, of Valdez, who died
in Seattle recently, bad b?en a resident
of Alaska fourteen years He went to
Juneau in May, 1894, and to Dawson in
1895, to Cook inlet in 1896, and to Val
dez in 1905, and the latter place bad
idow and six children.
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Acting on authori y from the Yukon
averment Assayer Robert Smart *'ho
ituroed from below a few Jays ago,
urchased a floe new equipment for the
isay office of which he U in charge,
jeluded in thy outfit la a new crusher
ad engine for operating the same. A
artlon of the outfit has already been
sceived and the remainder will be
Dining along in a few days.
Dan Matheson, known to every Klon
iker, has been at Whitehorse for
averal days on a business m <tter, the
urthest he has been away from Daw
on since he went thore in 1897, The
tar, among a lot of other things says
his of him: "For the first few yoars
f Dan Mntheson's residence In Daws >n
io was superintendent of everything
xcept public schools and in those days
here were no public schools. Dan
milt public buildings, ronds, bridges,
tamp mills, dug ditches, constructed
waterworks, managed newspapers, was
i power in politics and, in fact, done
iverythlng and everybody except saw
vood at the barracks, and some of the
ealous contractors said he would come
,o that some; ime, but be hasn't yet."
Office of Road Commission ks,
Jkagway, Alaska, Feb. 1, 1908. Sealed
proposals for constructing a wagon
r ad from the end of the completed
-oad near Hindustucki, on the Chi kat
River, three and one half miles, will be
received at th's office until 12 noon,
May 1, 1908, and then publicly opened
Information on application. Sam .C
Orchard, 1st L\..3rd. Inf., Secretary of
the Boa-d.
HOW'S THIS
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarih tha
jannot be cured by Halt's Catarrh Cure.
F. J. Cheney & Co., of Toledo, O
We, the undersigned, bave known F.
J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions, and financially
able to carry any obligations made by
bis firm.
Balding, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale druggist.", Toledo, C
Hali's catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly, acting directly upon the blood and
muscous surfaces of the system. Testi
monial* sent free. Price, 70c. per bot
tle. Sold by all druggists.
ThI/o U-t?- *?__!!., ""i- ?nncH.
NfVU.
Pbonn City Truufv
For your coal, wood and general haul,
ng. Phone 90. Boughton's cigar
itore. 1 0-4-1 m
Large assortment of Victor and Edi
son phonographes. The new Improved
Types will reaob Skagwuy this week.
A good assortment of Records with all
the October, November, December and
January selections. Leave order with
ngents now for any s'yle machine so
you can have everything late in Songs
and musical selections.
T. R. Sewell,
Agent. Britt's Drug Store
The Pack Train Restaurant wilt serve
wine with dinner orders, free in plaoa
of tea or coffee. Come on boys
The Fifth Avenue hotel has unlimited
accomodations. Steam heat and every
tning modern.
Oyster Cocktails and Eastern Oysters
on the half-shell, for private families
and wolesale, at the ViennaBakery. tes
HAVE YOU SEEN
our? F. Canadius Pelenius, if not drop
in at Daylight and look at it? it is the
prettiest now it ever was. Respectfully
yours Herman Grimm.
WOOD THAT WILL BURN
All kinds of stovcwood delivered on
short notice. General baggage and ex
press business.
The Alaska Transfer Co., 'Phone
No. 10, 25l-ta
P. F. KfRN,
GOLD AND SILVERSMITH
Skagway, Alaska.
Christmas luoky numbers:
5275? Mrs. Pred Patten
5612? Fred J. Webber
2663? Unknown
2945 ? Wm Hillery
51 90- Mrs. W. Shaw
5410? G. A. Rosenberg
2495? R. E, Fleming
5465? Unknown
4946? W. H. Case
4538 ? Miss L. Caldwell
2865? L. Berrymau
3561? Miss L. Doerrer
3061? E. i\ Yaeger
3610? P. Graves
4005? G<r. Howard
2452 ? Unknown
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