Special ? ? $6.00
Beautiful
42 Piece Dinner Sets
Only $6.00
See Display Fifth Avenue Window
C. W. ASK & SONS
?saflMStsstiwaaewM aw
3 FHONE lO
f) HAROLD
*} FRANK
4 BEN!
HERB
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H. F. rAVLOK. Man.
I CUSTOM BROKERS ANOiBONDED
CARRIERS
Baggage, Freight, 'Safe and
Piano Moving
| COAL and'WOOD
| Hark and Kuirgy Nlslit or
J l>ay Serrlco
ij Cood Work (iuirantrrd and I'rlivs
3 IN'Xsonaldi*
| 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
| COME IN AND SEE THE OLD MAN
Tony Dortero's
SEATTLE'S
Popular Hotel
THE
Rainier-grand
European Plan SI Up
Wlljon & White Co.Prop.ChM Perry Mjr
Job priotin? at the Alaskan office.
DOOO<X?}OOC?C-- ?? r.COOOOOOOOOOfc
IR0YHL
Steam Laundry |
All Work Guaranteed. Short 5
Orders Promptly
Done
Messenger will call and deliver o
Phone 79 g
OQOi*K>t>OOCK>0000^^:H5CWC<>v
Established 1897
Phil Abrahams
Real Estate
BROKER
Collections
NOTARY PUBLIC
*2 FOURTH AVK., SKAGWAY
A Wosdarfnl Iu^tram>>ut
You should drop into the Ma-cot and
hear the music. The electric piano
has a Mandolin attachment equal to a
whole octette of Mandolin attachments
with a airing of cew aire.
SiOO Reward SlOO
The readers of this paper will he
pleased to learn that ther is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been *ble to cure in all its stages, and
that is catarrh. Ilall's Catarih Cure
is the only positive cur<> now known u
the medical Ira erniiy. Catarrh boiny
a constitutional disease, requires a con
stitutional treatment. Hal's Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, actio? rtirectlj
upon the blood and raucous surfaces of
the systea, thereby d stroyiog the
foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and asMgtiuK na1 ure in do
inx its work. The proprietors have so
much faith in its curative powers that
they oiler One Hundred Dollars for any
case it fails to cure. Send tor list of
testimonials.
Address F.J. CHENEY & Co,, Tole
do, Ohio.
Sold by Drusrsristy, "Sc.
Take Hall's Family I'ills for consti
pation.
IH. D KIRMSE
^ ^ F,fth A>e< & Br?adw
?W? Genuine
Rose=bud
Hat=pins
Re?l roses turned to heauti
IV'a rp/^i|^no fo"y colored metals. The
?T/V I IvIllliL? niost beautiful and article
novelty lof the season.
Official Watch Inspector tor the W. P. & Y. R
. Watches are often spoiled by taking
f? | f 1 f J IJtliem to an incapable watchmaker
for repairs, therefore the 1
BETTER ?
Plan is to take them to an
expert The
BEST
Watchmaker in South-east
era Alaska is
P. E. KERN,
Expert Watchmakers
Employed
$3-5? Each $3-5<>
See Window Display of
Ladies Dress Skirts
From prices $6.50 to $12.50 each
B.M. Behrends Mercantile Company STORE
OPEN r J OPEN
vrwinos fieo. Blanchard, Manager evenings
The Skagway public school will open
for the fall U-rm of the year 1908-9 on
Monday, August 17, with the following
staff of teachers: Prirclpal, Mr. J. W.
Gavin; assistants, Miss L. Dobler, Miss
L. Doerrer, and Mrs. M. T. Rosenberg.
The high school will open at the same
date with a class of ten or twelve. The:
principal, who is a graduate of Y*le,
where he won junior and senior honors, '
has framed a oour<o of study that will
cover the requirements for ?dmisslon i
to any college or university in the
United States. He has had twenty j
years' experience In teaching high
school subjects, bis work having been
accredited at many institutions, includ
irg such leading universities as Cor
nell, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Stan
ford and the University of California.
Pupils taugbt by him have also been
uniformly successful In passing the en
trance requirements for Yale, Harvard
end Princeton, which admits only by
examination. Mr. Gavin has been
equally successful in summer school
work, preparing teachers to take exam
inations for county, state and life cer
tificate.
ACCIDENT AT
VENUS MINE
The train this afternoon ran in ahead
of time bringing two men, badly in.
jured, for treatment at the WhiLe Poos
hospital. They are Duncan McDonald,
carpenter, and a Mr. Wood?, expert
concentrator man who have been en
gaged on the construction of the concen
trator at the Venus mine, near Con.
rad. They were wot king on a high
scaffolding which yesterday afternoon
gave way with them. Both fell a dis
tance of thirty feet. Woods' hoad struck
a casting and it is feared the skull
is fractured. McDonald suffered
the fracture of an arm besides other
painful bruises. Both were rendered
unconscious, and Wood remained so un
til this morning. Miss Martin, a train
ed nurse from Vlcto-ia rind Mrs.
Turner, who rum u hospital at Caribou,
rendered what relief they could. Both
men aro at the railroad hospital here.
JUDGE GOES
TO SEE GROUND
The evidence lu the matter of the ap
plication of Mr Sturgll for a restrain*
Iok order against the Home Power
company was concluded this morning
aod submitted without argument. Judge
Gunnison this afternoon went to view
the conditions complnined of on the
ground and will give judgement there
after.
There will be a special mooting of
Skagway Lodge, No. 431, B. P. O. E at
Elkg' ball tomorrow morning at 9:45 to
hold funeral survices for our late
brother, Joseph G. Smith. All Elk*
aro requested to attend. Goo. Blanch
ard, E. R.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Pres
byterian church will meet at the resi
dence of Mrs. Madsen tomorrow after
, noon at 2:30.
The P. C. ss. Cottage City will arrive
here tomorrow afternoon with 30 pas
sengers and 50 tons of freight.
? ?????
Miss Greer of Juneau, Is to speak to
night at the Penlel Mis-sion. Services
at 8 each evening this week.
......
NOTICE TO MEN
All members of Skagway Volunteer
Fire Department t re requested to meet
at the Fire Hall at 9:30 a. m. tomorrow
for the purpose of attending the funeral
of the late J. G. Smith.
Chris. C. Shea,
Chief of Fire Dept.
CARPENTERS WANTED
At Ft. K^bert, Alaska, at f6 per day
without board, carpenter helpers at $5
per day without board, eight hours
work per day. Moore, Q. M.
First class rooms at the Portland
house. Skagway'a medium priced
house. Baths and all conveniences.
Centrally located, 5th avenue, opposite
Post Ofllce. 1 13 tf
WANTED:? Twelve or fifteen placer
miners. Good pay, good bwd.
Porcupine Gold Mining Co.
1 1 1-1 w Porcupine, Alaska.
First cla<s rooms at the Portland
house. Skagwaj's medium priced
house. Paths aud all conveniences.
Centrally located, 5th avenue, opposito
Post Ofllco. 113 tf
A FRENCH CHARCOAL BROILER
Any one fond of a delicious juicy
steak or chop can now gut one at the
Board of Trade Cafe. Our French
Charcoal Brollor Is now In servlco, and
we are ablo to glvo our Skagway pa
trons a chop or steak broiled In a man
ner to suit the taste of tho most exact
ing epicure. This is the only eastern
apparatus In use In the west. tf
Th* Maioot
Heed, by last boat 100 new records
for Klectrlc Piano. All up-to-date
classical music.
BETTER PREPARED THAN EVER
Having put In a steam ooilor and
other machinery we are -bettor pre
pared than ever to- do first-class work
on abort notice.
6-^.tf Skafjway Laundry
'PREMIUM" BRUNO BUTTER
By far the best butter we have ever
had and it is gaining favor with our
patrons every day. Try a pound brick.
Frye & Bruhn Co.
QUICK DELIVERY, PRONE 90
Baggage, coal and wood delivered up
on shortest notice day or night.
H. Freidenthal,
Cenoral Expressing Bonded Carrier.
GOOD MliTpflOPOSITION WANTED
Wanted to purchase (or will ass'st
party having good proposition) a uold
mioo that has been sufficiently devel
oped to demonstrate possibilities Ad
dreos Charles \V. J,ork, !)14 Spruce
street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
S9 3mo.
Reliable All Th? Time
The Pack Train iiestaurant. will servo
wine with dinner orders, free in place
of tea or coffee. Come on boys.
Subscribe for The Alaskan.
Best meals iu Whitehorso at lloyal
Cafe. __ tf
Eight Mandolin* in One
At the Mascot there is the most won
derful musical instrument ever brought
to Skajrway. It has a quality of eight
Mandolins in one with a Piano accom
paniment. Tbcro is a string of oight
new airs. It makes a full evening's
entertainment.
The Fifth avenue hotel has plenty of
rooms today. Dave several rooms with
private bath, if you are not suited with
your room come and see us. Bates 51
and up.
LOST? Pearl handled pocket knife.
Findor return to Alaskan ollico. 108 tf
DR. F. C. NORMAN
Physician and Surgeon
(cuiir HUHflcON or w. p. * r. h.)
Cornkr Fifth and State Sts.
up STAIRS
8KAGWAY - ALASKA |i
Pullcti Rouse
Foot of Sixth Mvcnuo
Most elegantly furnlnheil house
in Alaska
Every modern convenience
Electric lights? Hot anil cold
water? Telephones
Porcelain baths on every floor
Board and room by the d. y, week
or month
Table supplied with cream and
butter from our own Jersey
Dairy
mrs. I % S. Pulkn
Proprietress
wammmmmmmmmmmmmm
DON'T FROG
Unless You've Got 50 CENTS
W. W. BOUGHTON
DEALER IN
Cigars, Tobacco,
Smokers' Articles,
Stationery and Fish
ing Tackle
LA RQH CIRCULATING LIBRARY
INCLUDING LATEST COPY
RIGHTED BOOKS
MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS AND
OTHER PERIODICALS
The Bull Dog <s par excellence, call
?l Tosy Dortero's (or same.
% IKuta
jeweler and
Opiicfati
Expert Watch and
Jewelry Repairing
Fine Engraving and
Diamond Setting a
Specialty.
Refractng Optician
Omilmle of South llrnd Optical (.'ollrge
Examination* made and Glaaso*
Plttetl by Means of the
OPHTFI ALMO-MRTRE
Errors of Refraction Corrected.
Each case rocolvps the utmost
caro and ip?clal lenies ground
where required.