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V I . Ul SKAHWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY. MAY SI, 1910 PRICE, 10 CENTS
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10 POOfECI ALASKA'S USE
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DUUKER MESMIOK WILL
HKE SEVEN Mr UI
(Bj Ai?*a hen* Bureau}
WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE
APPROVED HI "GITY'S" OFFICERS
(B? AiMka St*.
ROOT ILL
LOUR EUROPE
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liue as can found in
the Siatt*
All tlw !at**t ???v cities
in Hats, N?vk Wear, etc.
H. J. LYNCH
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Popular Steward Of Princess
Ena Falls From Approach
To Moore's Wharf And Is
Instandy Killed
: >? twinkling of iui e.v?\ Alfrvd LX*vk
>-r ihividl uu the I'ruH-eas Ki>u met
dv.uh last uighi One minute a
happy jo it tal. couiptuuoiutble man. the
H-xt ^ eorpse. This is the story of
Ufrnd Uec ker, who In riding up the
wharf imi a bkyoie. in some unac
oun table man our went over the side
<<t the appn?uh and falling about
twvl\?' feet and Unhung ou his head
wa- instantly kUU.nl
Theru utiv do eve ?itu<*<H'S to the
l -idem and the first alarm was giv
Mi by a little Indian girl who dt&covei
d the body lying partly in the creek
!i.n flows betHtiUi the wharf ap
i>roa.ili oiul who notified a man, who
u turn notified the offk-ers aboard
!?- I Yi mints Ktia.
rh< body was taken u> the tinder -
taking rooato and this morning I*. S.
oinauasiuner, tutting ,u Corouer,
ailed a jury and an ln?)ue*t was
liold, six uttneubes being examined
KVuui the ir^timouy taken it would
^?< tu that after having his dinner
Mr IVxker borrower Hwt Towi?*'
I'Uyeie and started up town, and lit
side and striking on the mud and
roi ky bt^uh was insbuMly killed.
The coroner's jury couipooed of F
a WoTibacher. A K. KindWl. E. W.
Mcluiyrr. James Kennedy. J. Pugh
and H P Taylor returned the fol
"W?, the undersigned jury empan
elled ami sworn, find that the tie
c<*tsed. by name Alfred Decker. did.
on the 20th day of May, laio, betwee
the hours of 7:30 and S p. ui., come
to an accidental death by falling from
the approach leading to Moore's
wharf while riding a bicycle: ? That
be fell a distance of about 12 feet
striking the beach on hi* head, sus
taining a broken neck, causing install
death: ? That the wharf was undergo
ing rv pairs, and at place of accident,
there was no hand rail on either side
of approach."
Alfred Decker *as thirty years old.
unmarried and was born in Plymouth
England and so far as is kuown tia>
no relatives on this side of the At
He was well known In these waters
hawu* conn- up here ou the Shear
water, a Ittiiish government boat
about three years ago, and was
steward on the Princess May fw
some time and was one of the uio&t
in. pillar >U-ward? running into Skug
Mr. Decker was a member of Unit
ed Service lodge FTee and Accepted
Masons at tiaquimalt, 0. C.? which
lodge was notified by the local lodge
of Masons today, but up to going to
prvrsM. no anewer was received.
The body will be held here until
word fa? received from the Esquimau
lodge.
LOOKS GOOD 10 COB REPORTER
A reporter ou the Alaskan called
cn the Ladies Aid Society at U?etr
iuoau on Mfth aveuue to ?ee whai
vas duiuK ami fotiiai a bevy of Uus
*lU<s deep iu the aiywleries of put
tTv<*i. From a caauaJ look he c-ouKl
??nouxb to sharpen the appotit.
iof tht) UHWl fastidious. Thare were
ioiuatoe*.. tuoumbws, Skagway K-ttu.si
Hut?u>u Brown Bread ani beans. New
England slew. veal loaf. escalloped
potatoes and pies and cakes euous*>
to feed a resiiiK'Ut, ami the aroma
arising from the coffet? made it clear
that same one's mother was thetv.
I Mr aiui Mr*. Junior lod&y whik
Uub is i iimtnlT urregaui at F**t '
Tbere will be a baseball gao* to
morrow afternoou at 2:30. between
two picked rnuiix Much disappoint
ment was felt by the failure of the
Fort Seward team to play a mati-h
gam** tomorrow.
\ Junket Tablets
T ?
We have added this up- to
T
date dessert food to our
stockCJ Include a trial pack
with your next order^jjYou
will be pleased with it
Price 15c package, ? 2 for 25c
| GANTY & FRANDSON
1 K i I I 1 I -11-I-I-H-H-l-M-t
DEATH ID DESTRUCTION
CAUSED 61 TERRIFIC TORNADO
(By Alaska N?w? 8ur?au.)
OKLAHOMA CITY. May 21? Thr*>e
eoutities of Oklahuaia were swept by
a terrific tornado last uight and kill
ed a number of people as well as de
stroyiag millions of Joilara worth ot
property.
The details are tueagre as the
wires are tlowa thereby cutting off
com aiunictitiun.
SEVENTY-TWO-THOUSAND MBS
STRIKE IN STATE OF ILLINOIS
(By Alaska Nsws Bureau)
PEORIA. 111. May 20? Over 72.0W
miners an- idle iu th<- mining region 1
of this state owing to the unsettled
conditions existing bt-tween the min- I
ers ami operators. Great efforts are be
ing ntaUe to have them arrang* their
J iffereucvs, as much karwe is Jooe to
business and much sufferiog will en
sue if the lockout is not speedily set
tle!.
"SWIFT WATER BILL" SOUGHT
BT SLEUTHS IN SEATTLE
(B* Alaska News Bur*auJ
SfclATTLE. May 21? Tbe polk* ape
looking (or "Swiftwater Bill" Gates
today with a warrant for his arrest.
The charge contained in the warrant
is the desertion and abandonment ot
his children.
ABE PUIS TOM
OUT II TENTH
(5y Alaska News Buraau.)
NEW YORK. May 21? Abe At tell
put it all over Tommy Murphy tast
night and had Murphy going all the
way till the tenth round when the i
referee gave him the decision.
Lieut D. H. Bower arrived from
FVtft Seward on the Hegg yesterday
afternoon and left for thepost today
i>u the Peterson. He was a guest of
the Pullen house over night.
Rosenberg's ad on the Third page
will interest you.
UNCLE Si OUT
32,000 PLUNKS
(By Alaska N?w? Bureau.)
WASHINGTON. D. C. May 21? A
statement was issued today showing
that the lialhager investigation has
a*st the government up to this stage
of the prvoeediugs the kirse sum of
$32,000.00.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Herr, Mrs.
(Captaini Falmw and her mother and
sister. Mrs. Ru-irdan and Miss Roirdan
were round tripperss oil the Peterson
from t\wt Seward today.
We Welcome
Comparison
At all timet? aud tiud
that we always gaiu a
customer when our
merchandise aud val
ues are Critically Com
pared with the offers
of our Competitors.
We have just received
a tine Hue of
The
Trafalgar
Wool Hats
Direct from England
A Fine Line of
Oxford Shoes
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