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EDITORIAL PAGE
The spud of Alaska has at last
rwni from its low I? bed and demands
recognition The honae crown pota
to wants komr r?lf The watery
and w arty -skinned foreign tu
her has had Its dar as tlK" dwni
Dfrnnc aristocrat of the table, and
hereafter the garden variety is going
to add its starchy succulence to the
daily tub II an
Tons of short-weight spuds have
heor shipped from the trust ridden
re*?m* of the ?outh in tlse past;
th?*T h.vve arrive.! here in ship-!
loads suffering from <vwma. water -
on-the-hrair. dry-rot. and house
raaids-kneo The |nn> sacks which
enclosed their tubcr-culosis remains
broke their cerements Ion* before
arriving in the North, ard th? Im
ported spuds of commerce have mark
ed the trail from Ketchikan to Point
Harro?
T0d.1v the yeoman of the cold
spangled Terri'orv is raising his own
spu.l* IWnamite has given way to
l*aris*re*n and the hoe has supplant
e*l the pick This is as It should he
No country can be>-ome creat and
?elf reliant as lows as it imports its
spuds PatrM*isii is choked with
the introduction t.f foreign fodder
Hereafter *e will hail the home
grown potato as the Fodder of fhir
t'ouutry
On the ->Uh day at this month
primaries are to he held in Skag
*ay for the selection of five men to
attend the Itivision Convention to
he held in Juneau on October 4. At
that convention men will be placed
in nomination for membership i? the
' senate and house of representative*
Tor the new Territory of Alaska
The first d?tv of the citUens of
I this community is to attend the pri
'm?r\ That is the beginning of all
I laws which will hereafter be enact -
I ed for the welfare or the detriment
I of those who are to be governed by
them It is at the primaries that
the foundations of government are
laid There is where all of us get
a chance to vote for whom we de
sire After the conventiona are hel?*t
then the choice norrows down to a
few men to select from. But at th?
primaries is where things are near
est democratic. The five men toj
he chosen Jo represent Skagway will
have a marked influence in selecting
those who are to head the Progres
sive Home Rule party for Alaska.
In order to p?"rpetuate the princi
ples for which we have so long
fought, it will be necessary to se
lect those five men with a view to
what they may be able to do for the
Territory, and not with a view of
conferring distinction upon some fav
orite son or some village patriarch
The suggestion has been made
that the stores and business houses
of Sktgwav close during the funeral
of Chester Pullen Such an act
would show a very considerate ex
pression of respect to the memory
of a yonng man who has always
h?>en held in high esteem ^n the com
munity.
MARSCHAll VON BIEBERSTEIN, GERMAN ENVOY TO LONDON
GRR M A NT'S statesman ha? been charjrwl with tha dall
r*te r?it??'.'n n-pr??M>Bting hi* country aa ambassador te Great
Krtraln Runn Adolf Marachall too Ktebersteln *11 a elope
rr+po.1 vX tb?* '?>?? Kavpceaa Frederick and *?? once 1m peri* 1 kt
rpturr for r??ce1*ii r+ He re*l*?ed becanae af ? court cabal ayalnut
blm. lanrNT ocr^n w*? by IMm-e RijVeoberf . atnca dtagracetf. bot waa
Macated ?" the ? '? ?*v M < on?f*nttnopie. in which offloa be haa 41
rert*0 * t"" * the near aaat ttla friaodahtp for the lata
wnr (*??" ? " Kins Rdwarda aUten ahouh) make him welcome at
the ? ~>?rt of s? ? bar* tha fact that ha la not a farorit* of Kn>
Pvcim Wl Ian H ih4 likriy to *,?rk ta hi* disadvantage.
The grand opera stars
have gone abroad,
but ?
you can still hear tlwm sine
their greatest triutnphs on the
Victor.
Though they are thousand* oi
miles away, Caruso, Melha. Tet
nuzint, iml all the other famous
artists who make records rx
cins?'-ely for the Victor, sing for
you whenever and as often as you
wish.
C?;ie m ami hear them, aed kt the
dit7efr*?* vt?V* of the Victor fflOtuftOL)
ami Victor Victroli ($15 to $M). Km?
temn U df?irf4.
V I !?/& II V.
11 fjritCCKT
I'Mkl Ailtfrtiwrnpnl.
OAU, fX?U l>l VISION PRIMARIES
iMMnw bum hi orni no
URK9WIVK HOMK Kt'LK PART\ :
OK ALASKA.
The members of the Progressive
Home Rule Party iu the First Di
vision of the Territory or Alaska,
by authority vested at the Territor
ial Convention held at Valde* on
the 29th day of May, 1912, are here
by notified;
That the primaries to elect dele
gates to the Division Convention of
the First Mvision of Alaska for the
nomination of four members of the
House of Representatives and two
members of the Senate of the Legis
lature of the Territory' of Alaska, to
be elected at a regular Territorial
election "o be held on November &.
1912. are hereby called to be held
on Friday, September 20, 1912
The apiwtionment of the dele
gates to be elected at the said pre
cinct primaries is based upon the
vote cast for Hon. James Wleker
sham at the General Territorial El
ection held for the election of a
Delegate to Congress on August 13,
| 1912, and is for the precincts en
titled to representation by reason
of said vote, one delegate for every
twenty votes or major portion there
I of so cast, as follows:
Juneau,?; Douglas, 3; Ketchikan,
j 4; Skagway, 5; W ranged, 1; Haines
1 2: Sitka, 2; Silver How. 1; Craig.
II; Petersburg, 1.
That the said Division Convention
; is hereby called to convene at Ju
neau, in said Division, at 10 o'clock
| a. m, Friday, October 4. 1912.
It is RECOMMENDED that all
District and Precinct Committeemen
of this organization do advise that
the electors proceed upon the as
sumption that the candidates to be
nominated be chosen with a view
' to give equal representation to all
portions of the Division and in ac-j
1 oordance with the voting strength of
the several localities, as follows:
Juneau Recording District, (elim
inating Douglas Island).,. .. 2
Douglas Island 1
Lynn Canal 1
Ketchikan 1
Wrangell and Sitka Recording I?is
tricts, inclusive, 1 1
H. R. LeFevre,
Chairman of the Territor
ial Committee for the
First Division.
GREAT C- EARANCE SALE
Sold at a Loss! Malt Rainier, 20
cents pw bottle Especially prepared
for sick people and Invalids, and ex
cellent tor nursing mother*. Only
two barrels Wt AfUvr that price wil
be 36 ceOU per bottle.
Pack Train Bar
Olympia beer on draft at the
Board of Trado. This famous brew
Is kept constantly fresh both on
draft and in bottles "Oils Is the
] time to drink beer. Get It at the
I Board of Trade Bar. where the cel
ebrated Rainier Beer is also kept
i in bottles. tf.
JSc for a home cooked meal?
j quick, clean service. WhereT At
the New Home Restaurant, Fifth
? Avenue, half a minute from Broadwa^
I
SMOKERS ATTENTION
! Harold Hartwigsei , suae- *sor U
W. V Houghton, has taken th?
appocy for Ui? Juat'v fa mo *
EL IVriNTTO CLEAR
HAVANA CIGARS.
5,000 Just received from the fac
tory at Tampa, Fla If you want the
best don't fall to (Its these goods
a trial.
PROFESSIONAL. CAHIC
Attorney*
GUNNISON A MARSHALL
Attorneys-At-Law
P O Box *. Iiceau. Ua*ka
H. 8. LE FEV^E
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Commissioner l\>r Yukon Territory
to Take Affidavits
auuks
STEVE RAQAN
AUorcey at Law
HAINES ALASKA
D*ntista
OR. L. 8 KELLER
DENTIST
Mast Modern Vethods
Op?a Eventujrs
Ctflc* Hours: Mi a. an l-? p. m
AtMkan Building. ? Broadway 1
SKAGWAY, ALASKA.
Dentai Supplier.
M. F. PATTERSON A COMPANY
? Dealers In ?
DENTAL SUPPLIES
*29 Walker Bldg., Seattle, Waabij
Oiders by mall or cabl<? will i>- >
vJ\e prompt atlentlou Catalogs
-,n nxjueat
ftc Sic r?>. can get a rbcJesome i
tome cooked a eni at the Now Homo j
''?*t*urant Uth Ave.. Jvf* or of
??rt>sdw?jr.
Food cooked as tt should be at
the "White rasa Ct re." Only thei|
beat in the market Mrs. Orloff |
King, proprietress. tf i j
COAL
Wellington Lump Coal
[from Shaft No. 6, Oyster Pay Mines
at Ladysmlth, the highest .raie
toiisehold coal of %I1 the 1). C. fields j
58.28 FIXED CARBON
Perfect Combustion. Uniform Heat, j
Light Ash
On and after July 1st, 1910, we '
shall offer this coal, selected and
& rated as fallows : ?
! l*>uble Sheened and s?rk?d..$13 toa
jfcreeninga (sacked) 8 ton
| Screenings (bulk) 7 ton
Above prices Include delivery
Moore's Wharf Co.
Alaska Transfer Co.
SOLE SELLING AGENTS.
| 'Phone 10. Skagway, Alaska. |
JIJNEAU 8 8 CO'H
! ELECTRIC: LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAM El I
Georgia
Carrying V. S Mali
( For Balnea. Feners Hay, Juneau,!
Boons, 1>n ke?. S ka and '*'<? porta |
S MLS
FROM SKAGWAY
AUG. 5, 11, 17, 23. 2D.
SKIT. 4, 10, 10, 22, 2H.
at ?:oc ?. m.
WILLIS NOWELL, Mtr . Juneau j
STEAMERS FOR
Seattle, Tacoma
Victor*, Vancomr, Anarocte*.
E^errt!, OWmpi*. Port Towm^nd, S<*i(h
F.iirritk, Sail* B?rh?r?, Mexico
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego j
G W. ANDREWS. G. A. P. D. G D. DUNANN, P. T. M.
1 13 Jirr>?J St.. S<?ll!e 112 Mark* S?, Sao Fraorwt (
R rwnrtl to this Sch?d?J#
NEXT SAILINGS WILL BE
City of Seattle Sept. 16,28
Spokane Sept. 10, 22 Oct. 4, 16, 28
FRANK H. FOLD, Agent, 2nd Broidway. Nkagway
Alaska Steamship
Company
CARRYING U. 8. MAIL AND WELLa-FARGO EXPRESS
Next sailing of fa*t ya?? ngmr steamer
JEFFERSON
Aug. 31. Sepl. 12-24.
Oct. 6-18-30. Nov. 10
DOLPHIN
Sept. 6-18-30
Oct. 1 2- 24. Nov. 5 21
1 TELEPHONE NO. M. C. B. GUPTILL, AGENT.
Canadian Pacific Ry.
(P.iC. COAST SERVICE)
Sailings From ?SKagway
Famous Steamers
PRINCESS MAY
PRINCESS ROYAL
or PRINCESS SOPHIA
WILL LEAVE SKAGWAY
EVERY THURSDAY
AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER
to eh?or? without o*Ic?
Vancouver. Victoria& Seattle via Prince Rupert
Phon? 87 F. F W LOWLE, Agent 3
[Steamship Humboldt
the only mmm sransw m\im to s. e. iuski
Will sail from Skafway for Seattle and Way Ports
Sep. 5th, 18th, 30th. Oct. 12th
Sailing date subject to change without notice.
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I
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Ticket* ami all Information
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Through Tickets To and From
Atlin, Dawson Fairbanks, and all Interior
Alaska and Yukon River Points
HAM>SO>IM.V APPOI\TFf? PATH, Oil OIIHEBVATHWr CARS
are now in in regular service l>etweeii Skaguay aw! White Horse. The ear? are
designed especially with a view to comfort, affording an opportunity to view the
scenery over the famous White Pass to the best advantage, a ud are equipped
with spacious individual leather chairs, writing desks, card tables and dressing
rooms.
Regular Sailings between While Hone and Dawson on Commodious Steamers
C<iit?t*nt Improvement in Service ?? Our Aim. l s Stieeegtien* Invited
For Further Information, .Apply to
O. L. D1CKESON, President, Skaguay. Aiaska and Vancouver, B. C.