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Official City Paper
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aUBSCBIPTlON RATES
One week. ilellTored ty -?rr!ar I0A
One mouth, by mall 7S
fhree months, by ma'l SJ5
Six months, by mail t-SO
One y^r. by mall MO
K il SO ALL-FIRED MUCH. BUT?
Let. aee; there wa. Jesse D.Jeff.r*>n
who was nominated by c?le
Jor the po.tmaster*hip of ^ aides.
Got. Foggatt did'nt like him mud he
wo.t to the president and told him Jesse
was not the right man for the place
And being a governor, and a govei nor
of h:s own selection. the pre.ident lUf
8ned to him and held up the appoint
ment for a lonK time. Then there *?'
John T. Splekett. Delete Cale re
commended him for the po.traaster.htp
ot Juneau- Gove-oor Ho=gatt was very
hot about that and made a fuss, and but
telegram* sent to Washington from cer
tain of his friends at Juneau. saying
John was "not ripe." or .omethlng to
that effect. And the president, who
bad sent in the name to the senate,
withdrew it. and waited to see what all
tbe fuss was about. Then there w
AgnstuaE. Klndell. He was recom
meuded by Delegate Cale for the poet
mastership of Skagway. And Gover
nor Hoggatt brought all his influence
? bear to convince the preaident that
lhis man "was not flt"-those were
hts very words. And so the presided
withdrew his nameaad sent In anotherer
and then withdrew the other and sent
in Klndell's name again, and. finally,
under the stress of confusing .sserttons
by the man of hi. own appointment to
80 dignified and respon.ibe a position
?s governor, the president finally sent
out a special agent to visit the towns
atTeciod and report to him the condition
M be found them there. The agent re
ported, ?d first, Jesse Jefferson'. name
was sent into the senate, to stay and was
confirmed. Then, a little later, came
, h0 ^t "John T. Spickett, confirmed
postmaster of Juneau.'' Then. J-"*
immediately following the filing of t e
report of the special agent, comes the
final determination in the three po.nted
contest. Mr. Kindell is confirmed post
master at Skagway.
NO. it Is true, as the Juneau Tran
script says, Governor Hoggatt has not
accomplished so all-fired much-e?ept
to delay the game, to embarrass the
president, the senate and the people of
A;aska; to cause a lot of unnecesjary
expense to the government; to confuse
congress: to advocate laws that are de
sired by nobody except the Guggen
helms. and to discourage the pa.sa*e
0{ laws that everybody save the Gug
genheims Is eager to have paised; no,
the governor hasn't done so all-fired
much, but he has done what he could
for these Guggenbelms.
RED WING'S AWAKENINB
Coder the heading, "Bed Wing's
Awakening." Collier's Weekly shows
its interest ia just such thiols as are
happening here in Skagway b y print
ing the following lively sketch of
a towu that was born again. It says:
"Red Wing, Minnesota. w?i like an;
other Middle West town? a homelike,
loveable place, out a bit scraggy about
the ed :es. fhen s>neono left a be
quest /or a municipal auditorium. The
dedica;-..>u '>( Uie auditorium brough: a
lecturer on esthetics. The eloquent
city attorney likened the towu's June
piay house to the Theatre Fiancais.
The esthetics m?n told about Chippen
dale and true art in furniture. He
made the Red Wingers shiver by ex
plaining the influence ot enviornment.
and the effect of color and beauty oo
symmetrical development. The im
pure toward beauty was sudlrnly
qulckoutd in the minds of publlc-splri*
ed citizens who, till then, had bad bur
docks and dandelions in their front
yards, and ancient lawn-mowers reclit;
log Id graceful abandon in sequestered
nooks. Result? the Civic Leigue. ltd
labors make ? stirring tale:
THEY WORK WONDER8
" 'Weeds and dandelion begun to dis
appear,' chants our RedWlng corres
pondent. 'Many gentlemen whose gen
erous proportions implied inertia were
seen in the jungles ou thoir premises
hewing down the growth sooffensive to
the public eye. The antediluvian mow
ers were brought out and oiled. Tooth
leu rakes were takon to the dentist,
and the crusade of extermination was
on. The whir of the mower, blended
with the croakings of frogs and creak
lngs of crickets lar into the night.
Flower beds appeared on front lawns.
Ministers and children labored in
backyard gardens. The town was
awake !
' "The Junior League, with the pub
lic school teachers in command, were
enlisted. Stray papers were staobed
by umbrellas in the hands of zealous
Leaguers, anu mo accumulation re
moved, no more to oiTeud tne sight or J
frighten coquettish horses.
AFTER THE TOWN COUNCIL
1 "The league became active in the
council, and overhead signs were ban
ished. Garbage cans were placed nt
principal street corners an I protected
by ordinance. The searchlight of art |
was next turned upon those c inker sores j
?posters and plac\rds? that insult the
eye of the beauty- worshiper on every
hand, Our chief philanthropist enlist
ed the energies of the boys of the Junior
League by offeriug p>izes to those who
would bring in the greatest number of
posters at a specified tlm?. The young
crusaders started out on their still hunt
and every fence and telegraph pole
whbin city limits was stripped.
' "Next we turntd our feverish eyes on
the river front and be'ield what gave
us renewed courage? rows upon ro*s
of dilapidated boathousea and fish
shacks. Here were new fields to con
quer. These vanished to limbo. The
river was filled in to make room for a
levee park. The railroad was persuaded
'o build a new depjt. This now over
looks the park which is made beautiful
with a ahore drive. It has a retaining
lea wall of concrete and beautifully
molded curbs of the same material.
The park Is at the gateway of the olty(
?nd leading up from it is the prlnolfal <
avenue of approach. On It la located
the civlo center, oons'stlng of the muni
cipal auditorium, Carnegie library and
post office, and there Is room for more.
And the end Is not yet. No, not yet!'
"And Red Wing Is only one In hund
reds. The Middle West is changing.
The old "fair grounds" Is polished into
a park with a soldiers' monument, the
ash-dumps along ibo river bank give
way to the "shore arivo" macadam.
It's all In the way of improvement,
generally, and there is plenty of room
or It." ?
If proper safe guard* against monoplv
havo been thrown about the coal land
bill, its passage will certainly be a boon
for Alaska.
That currency bill seems to be a
mighty hard thin? to get together on.
I??tm?:n?nmim?m????n???n?:
HERE WAS ANOTHER PERFEBT DAY f
(ALMOST)
? RIVER ALMOST READY FOR BUSINESS |
Sannrnfflfflt???m?i???n??????m
The result of the observation taken
at Moore wharf at midnight, May 20
1908, la as follows
Temperature time observat'n..50 above
Max. temp, preceding 24 hours..62 above
Mln. " " " " ?50 above
Mean " " " " ?56 above
Barometer 241.96
Cloudy south wind.
Whitehorse-clear, a wind,
Atlln? cloudy "
Hoo'allnqua? "
Labargc? clear
Big Salmon? "
Yukon Cross? clear, "
Stewart? cl'dy "
Djwson?
THE RIVER
VVhltohorse-rlrer It two incberabote
normal.
Jootnllnaua? water rising.
Big Salmon? " "
MIDI MI OF COMMERCE
Paid Up Capital : : : $10,000,000.00
Re*t :::::::: 5,000,000.00
BANKING BY MAIL
Gold Dust Bought
DRAFTS ISSUED PAYABLE IN ALL COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD
SKAGWAY BRANCH W. T. WHITE. Mflr.
WHEN IN WHITEHORSE
Eat at the
Royal Cafe
Best Meals in Yukon Territory
50 Cents
EVERYTHING FIRST-CLASS
Short Orders Oysters Home Cooking
White Cooks White Waiters
MRS. KELSEY, Prop.
X)
Trading Post at Wells
S. J. WEITZMAN * CO.
Store stocked with all the needs of the country for
Miners, Prospectors and Tourists. Haines prices with
1 $c per pound added for freight
Road House with Cle an, Comfortable Beds? Restaurant with
EXCELLENT SERVICE AND ALL THE MARKET A FFOKD8
Ferry Crossing from the Post. Teams for Freighting and Saddle Horses
Freight handled from Haines Wharf through to
Wells. Porcupine, Pleasant Camp and Rainy Hollow.
Passenger Canoes stop at Kluckwan, where Indians camp. A good Trail
leads to Wells ? one mile distant. Trayelets should note this fact.'D
=6 1
QUICK DELIVERY, PHONE 90
Baggage, coal and wood delivered up*
Dn shortest notice day or night.
H. Freldenthal,
General Expremln? Bonded Carrier.
"PflEiOH" BRAND BUTTER
By far the be?t butter we have ever
bad and It Is gaining favor with our
patrons every day. Try a pound brick.
Frye & Bruhn Co.
All the delicacies of the season at
the Pack Train restaurant.
Best meals in Whltehorse at Royal
Cafe. tf
A Wondarfal Initniaint
You should drop into tho Mascot and
hear the music. The electric piano
has a Mandolin attachment equal to a
whole octetto of Mandolin attachments
with a string of new airs.
That Indescribable Some
thing Called Style
it inherent at all article! which combms
usefulness with beauty
EKTON'S
FRENCH PERCALE
has a ttyle that :s 'indescribable' but which
will appeal to you the moment you tee it.
May we not have the pleasure of thowing
you the Eaton line of papert)
WILLIAM BRITT. Ph Q.
U. S- Mail Steamer
Hegg
Carrying
Passengers and Mail
Will leave Skagway Daily
at 9 a. m. for Haines
Returning, Leaves Haines for
Skagway at 2 p. m.
Fare one way $1-50
Round trir) $2.50
JUNEAU S. S. CO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAMER
Georgia
Carrying U. S. Mall
For Haines, Berners Bay, Juneau,
Hoona, Tenakeo, Sitka and Wayports
SAILS
Thursdays at 3 p. m.
Sundays at 9 a. m.
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr., Juneau
W. W. BOOGHTON, Agent
Broadway and Fifth Ave. Phone 90
Pacific Coast S. S. Co.
PIONEER ALASKA LIKE.
SPEED, SAFETY .COMFORT,
Seattle, ond other Puget Sound Porto
CARRYING U.S. MAUL.
Steamers of This Company Leave
CITY OF SCATTLF - MAy 1, 11, 21 and 31
HUMBOLDT - April 27, May 7, 17 and 27
Connecting with the Company's Steamers at Seattle for San Francisco,
Southern California, Eurkka (Humboldt Bay) and Mexico
t&T Above Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice.
FRANK H. STUART, Agent
Second and Broadway, Skagway
Seattle Ticket Office, 113 James St.
C. D. DUNANN, Goneral Passenger Afcent,
112 Market tjiroat, San j-mnolaoo, Cal.
Canadian Pacific Railwav
(B. C. Coast Service)
Twin Screw Steamshi"
PRINCESS MAY
Leaves Skagway
APRIL 18, and 28. MAY 8, 18, 28.
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle. Stop-overs allowed
Spacious Observation and Smoking Rooms
Tickets to any part of the world and all information from
Phono 87 F. F. W. LOWLE, Agent
Alaska Steamship Co
Carrying U. S. Mail and Alaska Pacific Express
Next Sailing of the Fast Passenger Steamers
Dolphin = May 19, 29
Jefferson May 4, 14, 24
Company reserves right to change sailing date without notice.
Transfers to Viotoria and Vancouver Without Additional Charge
Through Tickets to San Francisco
R. A. CARROLL, Agent. Phone 66
The White Pass &Yukon Route
TI1V1H> TABLE No. 18
(Daily Except Sunday.)
No. 1. N. Pound
1st olass.
8 30 a. m.
10 10 "
10 50 "
11 20 "
1 10 p. m.
3 25
Leaves
Arrives
SKAGUAY
WHITE PASS
LOG CABIN
BENNETT
CARIBOU
White Horsk
Arrives
Leaves
No. 2, S. Bound
1st clais
3 20 p. m
1 45 "
12 45 "
12 05;
10 30a, u>
8 20 "
Passengers must be at depots in time to have Baggage Inspected aud
ohecked. Inspection is stopped 30 minutes before leaving time of train.
150 pounds of baggage will be checked free with eaoh full fare ticket
and 75 pounds with eaoh half fare ticket.
Through Line Prom
Skagway to Atlln, White Horse, Big Salmon, Dawson and Intermediate Yukon River Points.
Tbe new placer camps in the Alsek and Kiuane Mining Districts are reached only via White Horse
Winter Route Stage Service
During the winter season, whenlnavigation is closed, daily trains will continue running between ?
Skagway and White Horse. A through Mail, Passenger and Freight Service will bo maintained
by a Thoroughly Equipped Stage Line between White Horse and Dawson. t
Regular stages, carrying mail, express and passengers, leave White Horse for Dawson and
intermediate points. n
For Conrad City, located injthe heart of the newly discovered and fabulously rich quaitz camp
of the Windy Arm District, take our daily trains to Caribou.
For Information relative to passenger, freight and telegraphic rates, apply
to any agent of the Company, or to: t H
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT A. L. BERDOE, Gen. Mngr. F. B. WURZBACHER Gen, Agent . 8
Vanoouver, B. C. Vancouver, B. 0. and Skaguay, Alaska Skaguay, Alaska 3