On Sale
IOO
Boxes of Fancy Apples
$2 per box
We bought those apples at a bargain and
will give our customers the benefit
? Oranges 20, 30, 40 and 50 cents a dozen
John Kalem, the Grocer
So'e Ajrent for Reliance Canned Goods
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PERSONAL MENTION
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Kirmse. who ar
rived from Juneau on the Cottage City,
are residing at the Cleveland home on
Second avenue, near State street. Mr.
Kirmse is now connected with the store
of H. D. Kirmse. which will be enlarg
ed and to which has been added the
stock of his JuneaM store.
Thomas Barry and H. F. Taylor, who
are members of the jury at the Juneau
term of the district court, returned on
the Georgia. They will go bac'< to
Juneau so as to be there January 1$ to
which time they have been excused.
George Mack, formerly of the North
west mounted police force at White
horse, is at the Fifth Avenue hotel, on
his way to the south. He will leave on
the Jefferson.
H. Neubaumer, of Seattle, returned
last night from a hurried business trip
to Dawson. He will go south on the
Jefferson.
Deputy Marshal H. L. Johnson left
this morning forChi'kat, where he will
levy on the property of the Alaska
Fisheries Union cannery.
Miss Ida Creese, for a long time
housekeeper at the White Pass hospital,
will leave for the south on the Jefferson.
Mrs. H. H. Draper, who has t een
visiting with Mrs. Cortes Ford, at
Haines, returned yesterday evening.
fWO KILLED
Veteran Miners Murdered On
California Cliirn
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.) :
Kedding, Cal . Jan, S ? Tom and John
Price, sged 60 and ??4, respectively, vet- ;
eran miners of this state, were murder
ed yesterday on their claim near this
place. Tom was killed Srst. John
was shot upon entering his cabin after >
the discovery of Tom's body, half bur
ied by his slayer, and after he had sent
for help. No one has been appre
hended.
Stiune.nb.5r - Vic' 'm of Dynamits
Former Gov. Frank Stejnenberg, of '
Idaho, wastbs viclim of a dynamiter, i
He had juste e 'ed the gate to e.ter
his home at Caldxell whan a charge of
dynamite was oxplod d. blowing both
of his leg.ctT and killing him almost j
instantly.
fcr t hp N?xt Ceatu
The old stork left a big baby boy at j
the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Mrr- ,
ray, of this city, la.?t night. The young
ster, who we;ghs, 10 pounds, and h's j
mother are in the care of Dr. Runnalls J
and are doing splendidly.
Earl & W ilson collars and cuffs at j
Clayson's. tf
To the Pub " c
To All Concerned :
D ?tor Franklin C. Norman assumes j
charge ol the Railway Employes' hos
pital in Ssagway at once, vice Dr. H.
B Runnalls, resigned,
Mrs. Frank M >yer assumes charge of j
the household d*;>artinent of the nos
pital, January 5, 'JO", vice Mis Creese,
resigned. H. R Simpson,
Chairman Board of Tru-tees.
Skagway, Jan. 2. 1906. 2t
Pack Train Alv y* Lcaii ?
The Pack Train esioon always leads.
It carries only the best brands of whis
kies, wines, beers and all the other
goods to be had at a first-class gentle
men's resort. tf ,
ARE FIXfRS
Repairing Watche?, Etc., A
Skagw.ty Spt cirtlty
j We are peerless as fixers of watches,
j clocks, broken jewelry aud all things
I else in our line. Our repairing depart
ment is second to none in any place and
| our prices will suit you. We also make
! a specialty of the eyes. Our scientific
: appliances for testing them are the
equil of those in any city of the land,
| and we are prepared to apply the tests
| with the same exactness as is possible
[ in New York, Paris, London or Berlin,
| We can also grind glasses to fit the re
I quirements of the tests to perfection.
Those wearing our glasses are our wit
nesses.
Watches, clocks, diamonds and other
precious stones, nugget, souvenir and
other jewelry, glassware, Chinaware,
etc., etc., in large quantities, select
patterns and fair prices.
J. IKUTA,
Jeweler and Optician.
Plum Padding; At Bos* Bakcrr
Get your Christmus Plum Pudding at
the Boss Bakery. 4i j
Insennlble to Pain.
A mother'* love for her children la al
ways being illustrated, not only in
books, but in real life. A true story Is
told of a lady whose baby was very ill
and who sat watching the ehial with
Vksorbed attention, every instant fear
h'i another convulsion and praying for
deliverance from It. At her side stood
an older child, who had stoleu into the
room unobserved aud who was trying
to prick the little black spots in mam
ma's muslin sleeve with a needle he
had found. Presently the father came
in. and the little child was seen and
sent away. I
"What is tin* matter with your arm'/" :
whispered the gentleman to his wife !
when at last they turued to each other |
and smiled their thankfulness that the '
baby had fallen asleep.
"I don't know," said she. "Nothing
that 1 am aware of."
She put up her baud and found that
the thin muslin sleeve was soaked
with blood. The little boy had become
so absorbed in his sport that he had
jabbed with all bis might, and she in
her terrible anxiety had not felt the
thrusts.
( leaning: Men's Clothes.
A tailor of fifty years' experience
gives the following information:
All men's clothing to be cleaned
should be thoroughly beaten aud brush
ed. Sjrne things are so dirty it Is ab
solutely necessary to wash them as
any other woolen goods. Iron on the
wrong side. To remove spots, use the
following: I
Two ounces of hartshorn, an ounce
of castile soap, a quarter of an ounce
of saltpeter. Dissolve in a quart of
rain water. m
He has used many cleaning mix
tures, but considers this the best. Put
a wad of soft cloth (like an old towel)
under the spot, saturate well and rub
hard. The secret of success lies In j
hard rubbing, which will drive the
grease through into the wad of cloth.
Hub dark goods with dark woolen and
light goods with light. Press on right
side with damp cloth between iron and
garment? Buffalo News.
Indian Summer.
Indiau summer is the short spell of
warm days in October or November ac
centuated by the first chill of autumn
which has preceded it Sometimes it
lasts as long as a fortnight, and it has
been observed to recur twice or thrice
in a season, though this Is quite rare.
Au atmospheric phenomenon of the |
same nature has received the name of
"St. Luke's summer" in Germany, "St
Martin's summer" in England, the
feasts of these saints being Oct 18 and
Nov. 11 respectively. The name In
dian summer is of an unidentified ori
gin. It has been established that it
does not appear on any record earlier
than 1704, but when first recorded it
was as a term in general use. The use
of the expression in 1778 by Horace
Walpole clearly referred to the torrid
summer of the West Indies and not to
this pleasant period of the northern
autumn.
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[Original.]
I was at work lu my office ono day
when I received a visit from a li aud
io mo, dashing looking fellow, dressed In
the height of fashion, about thirty years I
old, whom I had never seeu before.
When asked what I could do for him
he said that he wished me to bring J
suit against a wealtljy young widow
for $50,000 for breach of promise of
marriage. Mrs. Fanny Bissell was
twenty-live yea in old, rich, vivacious,
pretty and a desperate flirt. Hamilton,
my client, had met her during the sum
mer. He found her a notorious co
quette who did not scruple to engage
herself to a do.-.en lovers at one time.
"It occurred to me," he said, "to
punish her for such nefarious prac
tices. It's not money 1 want. I've got
all of it I need. Nevertheless I wish
you to bring suit for $30,000."
I took the case, but before proceed
ing legally made inquiries about the
principals. 1 learned that ail the plain
tiff had said about the defendant was
true. I also found that Jack Hamilton,
as his frleuds called him, bad no bet
ter reputation In sucii matters than the
woman he accused of lacerating his
heart strings. I sent a polite note to
Mrs. Bissell making the demand on
behalf of my client, and she came to
my office to see me. She was, or pre
tended to be. highly indignant with
Hamilton, averring that she hardly re
membered him, but she tried to And
out from me what evidence he pos
sessed In the shape of letters. Hamil
ton had confessed to me that he had
not a scrap of written evidence, but
expected me to make a bluff, and be
would not blame me In case of defeat.
I therefore Informed her that I could
not give her any Information ns to my
client's side of the case? but she would,
of course, remember what she had
written Mr. Hamilton. With charm
ing naivete and a lugubrious smile, she
admitted that she had said and written
a great many foolish tilings during the
summer, and It would not be possible
to say Just what she had written any
special admirer.
"Well, sne saia ai uie ? ui ?"
terview, "I suppose I shall have to pay
something. Must I pay It all?"
"Why not retain counsel and put In
a defense?"
"Oh, dear, no! Hare everybody
laughing at me? Not by any means!
I'd rather pay It all."
"Suppose you make an offer."
"Tell him I'll pay half."
She had scarcely left my office when
Hamilton came Into it. When I told
him that the lady would settle out of
court paying $25,000, a look of disap
pointment crossed his face. I asked
him If he didn't think the amount
enough, and he replied it was equiva
lent to paying $25,000 rather than mar
ry him.
"I suppose," he added lugubriously,
"she thinks she's getting off rlieap.
Tell her that her offer is not accepted."
It was plain that money had nothing
to do with the cf.se? at least so far as
my client was concerned? so I gave no
advice, confining myself to obeying or
ders. Transmitting the refusal to the
defendant, I received by way of reply
an offer of $30,00). This was declined,
and the amount offered was raisecf $5,
000 at a time till the full amount claim
ed wns reached, when Hamilton direct
ed me to add a demand of $5,000 for
counsel fees. I demurred at making
such a charge, but he insisted, and 1
made the demand of Mrs. Bisseli. She
agreed to pay It, and I supposed the
case was closed, but Hamilton demand
ed a written apology for trilling with
his affections.
This demand was Indignantly de
clined. Then Hamilton directed me to
say to Mrs. Blssell that if she would
meet him at my office and In my pres
ence say that she regretted her flirta
tions with other men he would drop
the case without the payment of any
money whatever. To this, after a long
delay, the widow assented.
The meeting was to take place at 3 1
o'clock on a certain afternoon. Hamil
ton asked me to stay away from ray
office at the hour the lady was expect
ed?that Is, to be late In coming. I left
directions that when either of the two
arrived he or she was to be shown into
xoy private office. I arrived at half
past 8. Hamilton and Mrs. Bls
sell had arrived and were so engaged
with each other that they did not
notice my coming. Indeed, they were
clasped In each other's arms. I cough
ed to make them aware of my pres
ence; they started and Hamilton came
forward.
"You have won the case I wanted to
win," he said, "and I will now explain.
Having been one of a number of those
with whom the defendant In this case
had trifled I determined to withdraw
without proceeding to a climax and
sue for damages. I had no ease, for
Mrs. Blssell had laever promised to be
my wife. Indeed, I had never asked
her. But she had promised so many
that when I brought my bluff suit sho
naturally supposed I was one of her
accepted suitors. If I have not pun
ished her I have at least taken away
the opportunity for her to do any more
damage."
"Perhaps I may be allowed a word
of explanation," said the blushing lady
"When the famous Jack Hamilton
came among us ? famous for his es
capades and conquests? all the women
said that If I had a game to play ha
would play me a more desperate one.
But I made up my mind I would land
him and I've done it."
"Having heard both your stories," I
replied, "I have to inform you that you
are as graceless a pair of scamps as I
ever met. However, I am glad to have
been Instrumental in tying you up and
keeping you from doing any further
damage," ARTHUR D. BERWICK.
LADEE
COOPS
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Starting Monday Jan. 8.
Watch for Particulars.
B. M. Behrends Mercantile Co.
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Geo. tflanchard, Manager.
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Roie Must Do Time
Rose Hess, or "Dutch Rosy," as gen
erally called, is living for two or three
days in the city jail. She was fined $5
and costs by Judge Tanner yesterday I
for being drunk and disorderly. She1
refused to pay and is serving the fine
out in jail.
Fresh Men
The Fryo-Bruhn Co. keep all kinds .
of fresh meat contantly on hand, tf
Jamaican Lady Spvafas Highly of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Mrs Michael Hart, wife of the super
intendent of Cart Service at Kingston,
Jamaica, West India Islands, says teat
she has for some years nsed Chamber
lain's Cousrh Remedy for coughs, cro ip
and whooping cough and has found it
very beneficial. She has implicit con
fidence in it and would not be without
a bottle of it in her home. Sold by
Wm. Britt the Druggest
Oystor Cocktails at Paok Train
The very best fresh oyster cocktails
in the city are served at the Pack
Train Saloon. tf
At the Manoot
Mt. Vernon rje and Old Belmon
whiskeys, double stamped goods, at
wholesale prices at the Mascot saloon.
Letter K Overworked
| The excess of k's in. Alaska names
kauses a kompositor in tlie Gateway
office to komplain that his kases keep
running out of that letter, and on that
ground he tries toekuse himself for the
use of kuss words. ? Seward Gateway.
SKAGWAY WEATHER
The result of the observation taken !
at Moore wharf at midnight, Jan. 4.
1906, is as follows:
Temperature time of observation ... .32
Max. temp, preceding 24 hours 35
Min " " " " 31
Mean " " " " 33
Barometer, 29:70.
Cloudy, south wind.
You can get a bo* of fresh candy at
the Boss Bakery for25 cents. tf
Hi HOI 1IIS i
Restaurant and Bakery;
MRS. E. F. ROGERS, Prop
Tenakee, Alaska.
all of Fare; Meals at all hours
Game ant Fish. First Class Service
Reasonable Prices.
ftLftSKH CENTRAL RY.
Hen Wanted.
During the coming season, a large force of men
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
climate. Work lasts all winter. ?
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Apply to J. S. Cameron, Engineer of *|
Construction, Seward, Alaska. I
We are Headquarters for all kinds
, fresh gaudies and Chocolates j
s CHOICE I
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Apples Lemons I
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