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Mrs. Fred and M,rs. J. H. Fickhardt,
of Caribou, are visiting in Skagway.
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Colonel Greene, of Fori Seward was
on the streets this morning.
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Miss Chisel is up from Haines on a
shopping trip and will go back on the
Peterson.
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Mrs. Leo. Simmons, accompanied by
her son an 1 daughter, were over from
Caribou yesterday.
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Miss F.lsie Taylor, of Whitehorse,
was a passenger on Saturday's train
and spent Sunday with friends bere.
She left for the outside.
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R. S. Reed and J. A. Paton, mining
engineers connected with the copper
mine* at Whitehorse, spent Sjnday in
town on their way south.
Miss Hilda Baum came up from
Haines ou the Peterson this morning,
and after spending a few hours, return
on the same boat.
Miss Fras?r, stenographer in the B.
Y. N. offices at Whitehorse, left yester
day for Vancouver, where she will be
employed in the company's office dur
ing the winter.
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Hurry C. Rigon, who directs the
editorial destin'us of that excellent
little paper published by the soldiers
at Fort Seward, "The Mustier" was in
Skagway this unrnlng.
M. S. Whittier, deputy collector of
customs, left yesterday for Atlantic
City. At Juneau Mr. WhitJer will be
joined by Harry Barrackman and the
two will take the trip east from Juneau
together.
The Skagway delegation has a*ked
The Ala-^au to publicy thank "Ike"
8o* erbv, agent of the Alaska Steam
ship company at Juneau, for having
courteously held the Jefferson several
hours Fridav night at Juneau in order
that the local delegates might attend
the eveuing speaking.
There was blood on the local domes
tic moon last night.
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John Clements, of Sitka arrived on
the Georgia and will do jury duty dur
ing the session of court.
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Mrs. H. B. LeFevre Is ill and will nol
be able this week to receive her lady
friends as is her usual cuatom.
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C. H. Wynn-Johnson returned yester
day from Vancouver, where he had
been for several weeks.
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Phtl HaUiday, mining recorder for
the Kluane district, Y. T, passed
through Skagway on the way to Que
bec, his old home. This is his first
time out for over ten years,
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The City Council will meet tonight at
7:30 o'clock. The early meeting Is oc
casioned by a desire of the members to
attend the A. B. dance.
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Judge R. A. Gunnison arrived yester
day from Ketchikan and has taken
apartments at the Pullen bouse. Judge
Gunnison will open a special term of
the district court In this city Wednes
diy.
H. M. Lull , accompanied by Mrs.
Lull and child, arrived on the Priti
cess May. Mr. Lull is court stenog
rapher and will be in attendance at the
district court. Th' y have rooms at
Pullen house.
Juneau Record* W. S. Wheeler,
the engine* r who will have charge
of important work on the St.
Michael's canal next year, and
who has been assigned to the Katalla
coal land preliminary survey work,
which will be carried on by the
Alaska Road Commission this wtnter,
is in the city and goes down on the
Humboldi.
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Post-Intelligencer: The retirement
of Major Henry VV. Hovey, Twenty
fourth Infantry, was announced at the
war department yesterday, because of
disability incident to the service.
Major Hovey was for three years sta
tioned here and w^s a prime favorite
with everybody. Ho was, on account
of his readily mixing with civilians,
perhaps better liked than any army ofa
Qcer who bus I eec in the north coun
try.
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Ketchikan Miner: Dan Pullen a
West Point appointee from Skagway,
carried off the honors in th<j last exam
inations in rrathtmatics and drawing,
standing first in both classes. The dis
tinction thus won by aD Alaska boy it
InJted a Double one.
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H. D. Klrmse Is regaling male patrons
these days with handsome wall pipe
holder souvenirs. Patrons who have
not already received one should atep in
and at once before the supply is gone.
They are beauties and doubtless will
not last long.
Juneau Record: Captaiu "Johnnie"
Mack, who acted as pilot (or the
Skagway delegation, and who is con
ceded a master ol the Lynn canal
waters, will obtain a pilot and master's
license here before returning home
and will likely be employed hereabouts
during the winter.
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Juneau Record: Rev. Jus. J. Corb
j ley, of Chicago, who has been visiting
f with Father Brown during the past
week, will dHlvtr two discources In
the Catholic chnrch on Sunoay, one at
the High Mass at 10:30 a. m.. and the
other ut the evening services at 7
o'clock. Ft.tber Cjibley Is on his way
to Fairbanks via tbe Valdez trail for
missionary work there during the
winter. .
LEMONS WIN
The Lemons defeated the Invlnclbles
in nine games yesterday with a total of
179 pins to the good. The Invinciblesi
were no match for tbelr opponents,
being outchssed in every one of the
nine games
NETTLES NOW ALONE
Notice of tbe dissolution of tbe tlrm
of Nettles & ForJ appears elsewhere In
this issue. James Nettles will continue
to conduct the business. Mr. Nettles Is
one of Skagway's hist busiiuss men
and The Alaskan, now that Mr. Nettles
has full contro' of affairs, predicts he
will make the business better than
ever.
Oyster Cocktails and Eastern Oysters
on tbe half-shell, for private families
and wholesale, at the Vienna Bakery.t
A man oown at Wrangell, wbotn the
Santtoel calls a poet, fell off the dock
and lit headforemost on the rocks be
low. If he had gone down the other
way, be might have broken a leg. As
It was, he escaped lDjury.? The Alas
kan.
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The Skagway Alaskan mentions as an
item of news that the agent of the C,
P. R. at that place is advertising for
men to go to Prince Rupert; but the
columns of that paper fail to prove the
assertion.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
The co-partnership heretofore exist
ing between James A. Nettles and Cor
tes Ford at Skagway and Heinos, Alas
ka, Is this day dissolved by mu ual con
sent. Mr. James A. Nettles continues
the said business. All accounts, notes
and mortgages owing to the fi>*m of
Nettles & Ford are payable to James A.
Nettles, and ail bills and notes owing
by the firm will be paid by James A.
Nettles.
J. A. NETTLES,
CORTES FOKD
Dated at Skagway, Alaska, November,
10, 1907.
BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR CATARRH
THAT CONTAIN MERCURY
as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be u?ed except on prescrip
tion from reputable physicians, as the
dnmxge they do is ten fold lo the good
deiived from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure
manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co ,
Tolebo, O , contains no raercu y, and Is
taken internally, acting directly upon
tho blood and mucous snrfaces of thf?
system. Id buying Hall's Catarrh Cure
be sure you pet the genuine. It is taken
internally xnd made in Toledo, Ohio by
by F, J. Cheney & Co. Testim nials
free.
Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c. per
bottle.
Take Hall's Family Pills for constipa
tlOD.
Spokane at d Montana are planning
to erect a smelter at Skagw-y.
An exchange says that Judge Re'd
Is a western man. Think of Oklahoma;
being called western.
An Alaska roan with plent y of money,
was captured at Tacoma in company |
with on "affinity,"
The fellow who has no money gets a |
certain amount of enjoyment abusing
the chap who has.
"Who were the first gamblers?'' |
"Adam and Eve." "How so?" Didn't J
they shake a par-a-dlse?"
A. V: R. Snydor has withdrawn from j
the newspaper business at Wrangell.
His son Is now the whole thine,
George F rbes was drowned in the ,
river below Moosehide, end his two J
companions hud a narrow escape.
A shoemaker has a card in bis wln-|
dow reading: "Any respectable m ir,
woman or child can have a fit in this
store."
Thom?s Ultican, of Haines, attempt-!
ed suicide by exploding a dynamite
cap In his mouth. He very nearly suc
ceeded.
* Bristol bay fishermen want the fish
traps abolised. If the matter reaches i
Washington, the President might refer
it to Lieut. Jarvis.
Tho President has appointed Silas H
Reid. of Oklahoma, to succeed Jamts
Wickersham as judge of the U. S.
court for the Thiid d stiict.
Rev Corser, formerly pas'or of the)
Presbyterian church at Wrangell, has
been ordained by Bislnw Rowe to the
Episcopal priesthood.
The United States government is
placing rapid tire guns on St. Paul and
S'. Gootge islands to protect the seal
rookeries from Japanese poachers.
It is now positively announced that
the Guggenheims have decldcd to
abandon Katalla and move to Cordova,
where the natural harbor facilities are
better.
Prof. Doollttle, astronomer of the
Unlvers'ty of Pennsylvania, announcc-a
?bowers of shooting stars in Novem
ber.
FURIOIMCK
HUHMCHILD
Bleeding Sores Covered Her Whole
Body After an Attack of Measles
?Nursed Every Night for Three
Weeks? Nothing Helped Her.
THEN CUTICURA MAKES
COMPLETE CURE IN 5 DAYS
"It Is In my opinion my duty to join
those who praise the Cuticura Hcmo
dlea. After my granddaughter of about
seven years had
boen cured of tho
measles, she waa
attacked about a
fortnight later by
a furious, itching
and painful erup
tion all over her
body, especially
the upper partof
fit, forming
?wateryand bleed
ing sores, espe
cially under the
arms, 01 consiaeraoio bum-, oho
? great deal and for three weeks wo
nursed her every night, using all the
remedies we could think of. Nothing
would help. We then remembered
having heard bo much about Cuticura
Remedies. We sent for them and after
twenty-four hours we noted considerable
Improvement, and, after using cnly one
complete set of the Cuticura Remedies,
In five consecutive days the little one,
much to our joy, had beenentirelycured,
and has been well for a long time. Mrs.
F. Ruefenacht, R. F. D. 3, Bakersficld,
Col., June 25 and July 20, 1000."
HUMOR ON FACE '
Cured by Cuticura Remedies
No Return in 20 Years.
"My son, when a lad of sixteen, was
troubled with humor on his face and
after using Cuticura Remedies he was
freed from every humor and has con
tinued so to the present timo after
twenty years have passed. Your Cuti
cura Soap has been used in my family
for several years and I have faith in the
Cuticura Remedies. A. H. Smith,
Marion, Me., Dec. 1, 1905."
Complete Extern*! and Internal Treatment for
Every Humor of Infant*. Children, and Adults eon
?lit* of Cuticura Soap to cleanse the Skin. Outt
urn Ointment to Heal the Skin, and Cuticura
Re*oIrent (or In the form of Chocolate <m*tAl Pill*,
tn vlaUofalxty) to Purify the Wood. Sold throtish
out the world. Potter Uru* & Chem Corp.. Sol#
Prop*.. Boston. Ma??
Mr-Hailed Free. Book on all Skin Humor*.
The
Fiddlers. .
Three
Of Old King Cole had a
happy time withthat mer
ry old soul.
That's because the merry
old soul's groceryraan kept
his larder supplied with
out bankrupting his treas- j
ury. j
We can supply you with (
high class groceries at a 'j
price that will make you |
happier than Old Cole [
ever thought of being. | \
We ask'a fair trial.
C. W. ASK & SONS \
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DRAPER &G0.
Successors to
CASE & DRAPE11
Photographers
Curio Dealers
AGENTS FOR
EASTMAN KODAK CO.
Raw Furs and Game
Specimens
Skagwa./, Alaska
Rhone 83 P. o- box 23S
Torn Music Made Whole
Vuleub'o Pa ~c r?, Dsid', Eocum >nt?, Money, Title ?. Etc.
It will take one minute to repair them
BY USING
STICK - UM
INVISIBLE BINDING TAPE
10-YARD ROLL 25 CENTS POSTPAID
5tick=Um Binding Tape Co.
LOCK BOX ?i4 DAYTON, OHIO, U. S. A. DEPT. A19
Sincerity Clothing
Made by
Kuh Nathan & Fischer
Is the Brand that we have decided
to carry for the Coming Season
They Have
The Fit and Style
and
The Prices are Right
$18.00 to $25.00
" Fine " needs emphasis when
describing the Hanan Shoe.
Other shoes have borrowed the
word and abused it.
Let's say "satisfaction" in
stead ? satisfaction based ::i lit,
comfort, style and service.
That's what you get with
every pair of Hanan Shoes.
Low-priced, we think, for
* hat they offer.
f> .00 and up.
For men ar.d women.
B. M. Behrends Mercantile Company
Geo. Blanchard, Manager
WM. BRITT, Ph. Q., ?
Come Early
And take your choice from our
Holiday Stock. It will be only
a few weeks when everyone will
buy Christmas presents and by
coming early you can have your
pick from our new line of bright
clean, neat and up-to-date stock.
Look at our Window display and
come In and look at some more
acd see our prices.
? Skagway, Alaska
FOR SALE
RCCfRTIflFP SOLUIEft'S
ADPITIOIMAL \m SCRIP
This Scrip takes immediate title
to either surveyed or unsurveyed
land in Alaska, and is approved
by the Government. Price $30- 00
per acre in 40, 80 and 120 acre
pieces, or $50- 00 per acre in pieces
of from 1 to 20 acres- ?
R. H. PEALE & CO.,
OAKLAND. CAL. SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH
1603 BRUSH 3T. MERCANTILE ANNEX