On Sale
IOO
Boxes of Fancy Apples
? $2 per box
We .bought those apples at a bargain and j
will give our customers the benefit
D Oranges 20, 30, 40 and 50 cents a dozen
John Kalem, the Grocer
So:e Agent for lieliance Canned Goods
PERSONAL MENTION
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Robert Lowe, o( Whitehorse will be
a northbound passenger on the next
trip -of the Cottage City. Mr. Lowe
has returned from a trip through the
new provinces of Alberta and Saskatche
wan where he went in the interest of
himself an other investors. According
to the Whitehorse Star he was very
successful.
George R Reid, formerly store keep
er for the B. Y. N. Co , at Whitehorse,
has severed his connection with that
company and will leave for the south.
His many friends at Whitehorse gave
him a banquet the other evening and
presen'ed him with a diamond ring.
C. M. Shaw, forme-ly Alaskan repre
sentative of a Tacozna wholesale house,
who arrived on the Jefferson from the
south, left yesterday morning for Fair
banks over the Yukon route. |Mr.
Shaw is now stationed with his house
in Tacoma.
R D. Pinneo was already to take the
Jefferson for Skagway but wjs summon
ed to Vancouver, by wire, to meet the
new traffic manager there. >He is ex
pecteted to return north in a week or
ten days.
0. L. Johnson left on the Jefferson
with the prisoner, William Gaffney,
who was present at the time ths Indian,
Bill Fox, killed Private Bechtol at
Haines, whom he took to Juneau.
Miss Gladys Kirmse returned to
Jundean on the Jefferson. She will
resune her studies at the Sisters'
school.
T. F. Barry left on the Jefferson for
Juneau, where he will resume his duties
as a juror.
Miss Lela Johnson was a Seattle j
bound passenger on the Jefferson Mon- 1
day evening.
Roy McReynolds, of Olympia, Wash.,
has accepted a position as stenographer
for District Attorney J. J. Boyce, at
Juneau.
B. J. McGee, the Whitehorse hotel I
man, is expected to arrive on t!.e;Amur
tonight or tomorrow.
ClILTLRC CLUB
CHOOSES OEEiCERS
The Culture Club, which met last
night at the home of -Mr. and Mrs.
S. W. Ormsby, elected officers for the
ensuing term and enjoyed a short but
interesting program. The follow inx
were elected as officers:
The Rev. N B Harrison, honorary
president; Carl Faulk, president: Miss
Springsted.vice-presiden : MissCulbert
son, secretary . and J. M. Royal, treas
urer.
The following committees were select
ed:
Debate committee: ? A. Fram?, con.
Terner: E. L. Miller, A, H. Sellars and
A. P. Drapes.
Programme committee ? Mrs. Hubert j
Hay ward, convener, Miss Jones, Miss j
Stineoaugh, Will Ask and Hauxhurst. j
Social committee.? Miss Harrison, i
Miss Boone, Roy Gault, and A. F. Fitch.
The Mascot saloonsells liquors
by the bulk or case goods at wholesale
prices. All the old brands al ways on
hand.
Frwk Me?
The Frye-Bruhn Co. keep all kinds
of fresh meat contantlv on hand, tf
Dress goods, silks and trimming?,
"the newest," at Harris >n's.
A large stock of Plow's famous
candies just received at the Boss
Bakery. tf
Plum Padding At Boss Bak' ry
Get your Christmus Plum Pudding at
he Boss Bakery. 4t
GETS FRIGID
Coldest Wa?e In Long Time
Strikes North
The frigid wave which swept down
upon us yesterday morning has devel
opeU into the coldest weather the coun
try has seen in two years. The tem
oerature at Skagway tu below zero
this morning. The thermometer at
the W. P. & Y. R. depot registered 12
below, but up town it was only two
below.
The cold snap prevails from one end
of the V ukon to the other. It was 50
degrees below zero at Dawson this
morning. The coldest point reported
was Ogilvie, where the mercury regis
56 below. At Whitehorse it was 35
below.
It was from 30 to 35 below zero at
points between here and Dawson.
INLAND WEATHER
Weather conditions obtaining at in
land points at 8 o'clock this morning,
according to telegraphic reports re
ceived at the officss of the W. P. & Y.
R., were as follows:
Fortymile? Foggy, calm, 45 below.
D.twson? Foggy, south wind, 50
below.
Ogilvia? Clear, Calm, 56 beiow.
Stewart? Foggy, calm, 50 below.
Selkirk ? Clear, calm, 40 below.
Yukon Crossing? Clear, calm, 30
below.
Big Salmon ? Cloudy, calm, 45 below. j
Hootalinqua ? Cloudy, north wind,
3$ below.
Lower Labarge? Clear, north wind,
45 below.
Whitehorse ? Cloudy, calm, 35 below.
Tagish ? Clear, north wind, 37 below.
Atlin? Cloudy, north wind, 25 below.
Conrad? Clear, calm, 34 below.
Caribou? Clear, calm, 30 below.
Bennett? Clear, calm, 35 below.
Log Cabin? Clear, calm, 30 below.
Fi aser? Cloudy, calm, 30 below.
White Pass? Clear, calm, 30 below.
Glacier ? Clear, calm, 30 below.
Elk*' Mratlax
There will be a regular meeting of |
Skagway Lodge No. 431, Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks, at their J
ball, Thursday, Jan. 11, at 8 p. m.
All visiting Elks are invited to at
tend.
J. E. Barragar, Sec'y.
Rags and L*ca Cm ,?ia* Woihed
Now is the time to get your rugs and ,
lace curtains washed. The Roj al laun- |
dry is making a specialty of tbis work
and it guarantees satisfaction tf I
Holly crepe paper table clothes,
Daylies and napkins at Harrisons,'
Principal Barb*r?hop Lwdi
The Principal Barbershop and Baths
is tne leading tonsorial establishment
ii Alaska. Everything in all the de- 1
partments is strictly modern. The
baths are first class in all respects. j
Open Dtj and Night
The Seattle saloon is open day and
night. FrienJs of the house and the
public generally will be welcomed at
any hour. The place is always com j
comfortable.
Pi.ek Train Always Lead*
The Pack Train saloon always leads.
It carries only the best brands of whis
kies, wines, "beers and all the other
goods to be hai at a first-class gentle
men's resort. tf
Plow's candy is unexcelled for sweet
ness and quality. For sale at the Boss
Bakery. tf
A Clock Mystery
[Original]
After our marriage Lucy and I went
to live In a little house that had come
to me as heir-at-law from an uncle.
My uncle had been la poor clrcutn
stances, and at his death every one was
surprised to find that he had owned the
house in which he lived. I was very
glad to come into possession of even
so poor a dwelling, for I had no perma
nent lodgment for my family.
There was an old wheezy clock in the
lower hall whose strike was enough to
wake the dead. During the first even
ing of our occupancy of the house I
wound this clock, and the tick that had
been enlivening the place for a hun
dred years prior to my uncle's death
went at it again. We were In bed by
half past 10 o'clock and were Just get
ting to sleep when the striking ham
mer roused us. We counted eleven
strokes, and at midnight counted
twelve. Then the number fell off, but
when they were beginning to grow
again I got up, went downstairs, un
booked the striking weight and drop
ped it in the bottom of the clock case.
Then we both went to sleep.
The house was an old one, and mauy
things in its construction were worn
out, among them the cords to which
the sash weights were hung. One day
Lucy told me that a cord at a sitting
room window was brokeu and the sasb
would not stay up when raised. I
found that the weight had fallen down
where I could not reach it. Remem
bering the clock weight, I used it for
a sash weight.
One night I felt Lucy gripping my
arm convulsively. I started up, and
she whispered to me to listen. I
heard the sound of sawing and knew
that burglars were cutting out a por
tion of the front door In order to put
In an arm and draw the bolts. I got
up and went out on to the landing. Not
having a weapon in the house, I could
do nothing but wait or give an alarm.
There was no other house near, so 1
waited. The sawing finished, the doot
was opened, and I heard a step below .
There was a grating, which I recog
nized as the opening of the clock door.
Then I heard a muttered oath, and the
burglar went out by the front door. 1
went downstairs, struck a light and
examined both the door and the clock
The clock weight was gone. I stop
ped the hole so that it would not be
noticed, locked the door and went back
to bed and to report to Lucy what had
occurred.
There was no more sleep for us that
night, both from the fright and won
dering what in the world a burglar
wanted with a clock weight. We con
tinued to wonder the next day and the
next, keeping up our suggestions as tc
the cause of so singular a robbery, but
without assigning a cause that bad in
tt any probability.
The clock stood still for want of si
weight. Had I not been so poor that
I could not afford a watch I would
rather have had no record of time in
the house than have endured the tick
ing. As it was, remembering thei
weight I had used in the window, 1
took it out and, having bought a weight
to put in its place, hooked the strildng
weight on to the cord that moved the
hands.
Our robbery of the clock weight was
well nigh forgotten when one night our
house was again entered by burglars.
After having once been robbed I had
provided myself with a revolver, and,
hearing a window pried open in the
lower hall, I got up, went to the land
ing, looked down the staircase and
saw the dim outline of a man at the
clock. X tired, the man gave a howl
and made for an open wi:idow, by
which he had doubtless come in. He
Jumped out, and, going down. I light
ed a candle, by which I traced blood
to the window. I looked in the '.Mock
and nothing had been disturbed
Curious to know why burglars were
so interested in the clock, the next day
I hired a clockmaker to come and take
It to pieces. We took the clock out of
the case, unscrewed every part, but
nothing could we find except an old
fashioned timepiece.
There was evidently a mystery about ,
the old wheezer. and Lucy, who is full .
of fancy, declared that if it couU speak
It would tell a horrible tale. Tbe noise J
It made was quite enough, but its sup
posed connection with crime was too;
much to be borne. I got a dealer in old
furniture to come and make me an ,
offer for it He did so and surprised us
by an offer of a hundred dollnsB. He |
pronounced the clock of a genuine old !
fashioned make which could no longer
be procured. This Information render
ed it evident to me that the burglars
had tried to steal the only valuable
thing In the house. We declined the
offer.
In the garret was an old box of un
cle's papers. One day I came home
and Lucy told me that she had been
through them all. She had discovered
an old check book. I examined It and
found that it showed a balance of $11
against which there was no check stub.
I went to the bank and was surprised
to find that the balance was still to my .
uncle's credit. Since I had paid his
funeral expenses, I was surprised.
One day when I went home Lucy
came flying toward me in a delirium
of excitement She held up three sav
ings bank books, all showing in the ag
gregate a balance of 570,000. I "was
thunderstruck. She told me that need
ing something heavy to keep in place
some corned beef she was cooking, she
had taken the weight out of the clock.
The heat had melted some wax, leav
ing a hole in the weight from which
she had drawn the bank books.
It thus came out that my uncle was
a miser. Who it was that had his se
cret and tried to secure the books that
contained a fortune is still a mystery.
THOMAS BARBER JTJDSON.
Our January Bargain Sale
'STARTS
MONDAY, JANUARY, 8th, 1906.
For this week we have arranged a series of bar
gains on all Ladies Ready-To-Wear Garments.
Here are a few examples of what your
money will buy during this sale.
5
At $1.25
Flannel Waists
Formerly,... .13.00, $3.60 and $4.00
At $1.75
Winter Waists
Formerly $2.50
At $2.00
Winter Waists
Formerly 12.75 and $3.00
At 7.50
Ladies Winter Coats
Formerly $15.00 and $16.50
At 5.00
Walking Skirts
Formerly $7.50
At 2.00
Waists
Formerly $2-75 and $3 00
At 19.50
Ladies Suits
Formerly $27.50 and $30 00
At 90c
Dressing Sacques
Formerly $1 50
At $1.35
Dressing Sacques
Formerly $2 00
At 95c
Wrappers
Formerly $1.50
At 10.00
Ladies Winter Coats
Formerly $20 00 and $25.00
At 1.65
Sateen Petticoats
Formerly : $2.50
At 6.85
Dress Skirts
Formerly $10.00
At 17.50
Ladies Radians
Formerly $22 50 and $25.00
At $1.25
Fur Boas
Formerly $2 00
At $9.50
Fur Boas
Formerly $15.00
At $7.50
Silk Petticoats
Formerly. $10.00
At 8.25
Dress Skirts
Formerly ....$12.50
At 25.00
Ladies Suits
Formerly $35 00
At 45c
Ladies Caps
Formerly 75c and $1.00
At 3.00
Ladies Hats
Formerly $5.00 to $7.50
At $5.00
Ladies Winter Coats
Formerly $10.00 and $ 12.50
At $12.50
Ladies W oltex Coats
Newst Models
Formerly $17. 50
At 35.00
Ladies Electric Seal
Jackets
Formerly $50.00
At $2.75
Walking Skirts
Formerly .{4.00
At 15.00
Dress Skirts
Formerly $22.50
At 13.50
Landies Raglans
Formerly $17.50
At 1.25
Ladies Hats
Formerly $2.00 to $3.50
DON'T FORGET? Not only the above items but
every Garment in the above lines reduced.
B. M. Behrentls Mercantile Co.
Geo. Blanchard, Manager.
YOUREYES
Sk*gwaj's Pioneer Jeweler
Has Scientific Optician
R. E. Kirmse, a scietific optician,
graduated bv one of the best schools in
America, is now connected with our
store and is preprared to examine and
test your eyes and fit them with glasses
i ground for that purpose. We have the
very latest equipment and the largest
stock of glasses ever brought to Skag^
way and are prepared for this line as
no honse has ever been in Skagway
before.
Our immense stock of jewely, cut,
glass, silverware, etc., etc., is still go
ing, and at the service ot our patrons.
H. D. Kirmse,
Pioneer Jeweler.
Oysfer Cocktails at Paob Train
The very best fresh oyster cocktails
in the city are served at the Pack
Train Saloon. tf
A Homi Fr?e For Nothing
If someone will buy my little water
wheel and plant I will give them a
comfortable home free, for good meas
ure. tf F. M. Lucavish.
If you are out of kindling see E McC
Weste. I have it bv the saoK. or cord
Phones 90-84. tf
Oyster cocKtails, Olympi&'or Eastern
at the Paik Train resturant.
Order your coal and wood from the
Alaska Transfer Company and it will
be delivered promptly. Phones 10 & 4C
You can get a bo* of fresh candy at
the Bo38 Bakery for25 cants. tf
Earl & Wilson collars and cuffs at
Clayson's. tf
We are Headquarters for all kinds
fresh gaudies and Chocolates j
CHOICE
Bananas Oranges
Apples Lemons |
j Nuts I
| PHUNNY PAPERS AND MAGAZINES j
j MUIB'S mtTA j
RING UP
The Daily Alaskan for your
job printing
ALASKA CENTRAL RY.
Hen Wanted.
i ?
( i
During the coming season, a. large force of men ! 1
will be required for construction work. Lowest ; ;
wages paid $2.75 per day, rock work ?3.00 per ;
day and other wages in proportion. Mild J"
climate. Work lasts all winter.
Apply to J. S. Cameron, Engineer of
Construction, Seward, Alaska.