Special ? ? $6,00
Beautiful
42 Piece Dinner Sets
Only $6.00
See Display Fifth Avenue Window
C. W. ASK & SONS *
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> HAROLD (
FRANK j
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HERB ,
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H. F. TAYLOR. MSB
I CUSTOM BROKERS AND BONDED :
. CARRIERS
} Baggage. Freight. 'Safe and ^
Piano Moving j
COAL and WOODj
r Rack ami Baser JWfhl or {
i Dtjr Service
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GENTLEMEN^
There is a Spe
cial Sale on PIPES
only for this Month.
Now BOYS there is
a show for you to
come and get
your pipe
COME IN ANQ SEE THE OLD MAN
Tony Portero's
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SEATTLE'S
Popular Hotel
THE
Rainier-grand
European Plan SI Up
Wilson Jk White Co. Prop. Ch?? Perry Mjr
Job printing at trie Ai??Kan office.
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ROYAL
| Steam IiaandFy i
X All Work Guaranteed. Short ^
? Orders Promptly fi
S Done
3 Mess''nt*er will call ami deliver a
Phono 79 ^
CKeaxBaaMOoe^^
'Established 1897
Phi! Abrahams
Real Estate
BROKER
Collections
NOTARY PUBLIC
52 FOURTH AVF., SKAGWAY
A Wonderful Initrnw ut
You should drop iuto the Ma-cot anil
hear the music. The electric piano
hta a Mandolin attachment equal to a
whole octette of Mandolin attachments
with a siring of cew air?.
SlOO Reward SlOO
The readers of this jnpor will he
pleased to (cam that ther - is at least
one dreaded diseaso that science ha
beeu able to cure in all its -tages, ami
that is catarrh. Hall's Catarih Cure
is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fra'ernity. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease, requites ;i con
stitutional treatment. Hal 's Catarrh
Cure is taKeu internally. acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, ml giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in do
ing its work. The proprietors have so
much faith in its curative |x>wers that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for anv
case it Nils to cure. Send for list of
testimonials.
Address K.J. CHENKY & Co., Tole- 1
do, Ohio.
Sold by Druggisty, 7"?c.
Take Hull's Family I'ills for consti
pation.
H. D K I RMSE |
\V\LT1IAM ^ Fifth Ave. & Broadway flj
.Railroad
v A
Genuine
Rose=bud
Hat=pins
{I / 3^" " ^ Ro.?I roses turnc-1 to l>oauti
?" lif* nn/^iiT^P fully i'oIopc" motais. I ho
7 WATCHES
icosi Ix'HUtiful and artistic
novelty of tho season.
Official Watch Inspector tor the W. P. fit Y. R
***. ? ^ ^ Watches are often spoiled by taking
f? j fl fl I Itliem to an incapable watchmaker
for repairs, therefore the y
BETTER
Plan into take tliem to an
expert The
BEST
A Watchmaker in South-east
ern Alaska is
P. E. KERN,
^ Expert Watchmakers
Employed
1/1
u
For one week, starting Monday morning, we will place on sale all of our
Ladies' Waists, Suits, and Dress Skirts
at a Reduction of 33 1-3 per cent. -
Ladies' Waists Selling formerly at $1.50 will be $1-00. $3.00 waists will be $2.
Skirts Selling formerly at $7.50 will bs $5.00. A $10-00 skirt will be $6.65. A
$15- 00 skirt will be $10-00
One Third Less
store: B.M. Behrends Mercantile Company :;'1'^rK;E
OPEN OPEN
evenings Geo. Blanchard, Manager evenings
ELECTION
RETURNS
Arrangements have been made by
The Alaskan to receive returns from
all parts of Alaska oiv election day
Tuesday.
TOWN TALK
The Alaska freighter I)irigo arrived
in this morning.
John Orchard came up on the liege
yesterday from ilindustucki.
Mr. Atkins, of Kelley, Atkins & Co.,
Chicago, bridge builders, were among
the round trippers on the City of Se
attle.
Ue?. Herbert Frank Moulton, pastor
of the First Universallst church at Bid
deford, Me., wan a r"ss ngor on the
S|>okane.
Judge F. McB. Young, wife and
daughtor, arrived up on the Princess
May today and will leave for Atlin on
Monday where he will hold court.
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Mr. J. \V. Hrown, of Afroria, was
a visitor to town yesterday. For seven
years he ?as engaged ou the work at
the mouth of tbo Mississippi known as
the K uls j.-tties.
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"Doc" Watson, engineer for the road
cotumUsion, came up yesterday on the
. Hfgg Hccompauiog the contractor,
Peter Heniilog. They returned today.
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Joe Smith of Hainrs, hat taken a con"
tract for a part of the road work planned
by the Canadian road builders near
Pleasant Cvnp.
Under tho proceedings begun b)
Sturgil against the M -tno Power com
pany, Judge Gunnison issued an order
to show cause returnable on Saturday.
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Mr. Kimball, mining expert repre
senting th>- narties bonding Martin Con
way's mines at Rainy Hollow, came up
on the City of Seattle and yesterday
took tho Hogg for Hainos.
Invitations are out for a farewell re
ceotion to be given in honor of Judge
Royal A. Gunnison and wife, the court
officials and thoir wives and Captain G.
B Pillshnry, at the Pullen house.
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Among tho passengers on the Spo
kane wore Joseph Gordon und wife.
Mr. Gordon is assistant s perintendent
of byildings In New York clly, and a
prominent Tnmmaoyite.
John I.R ogers and wife, were among
the pleased excursionists on the Spo
kane. Mr. Rogers is one of the leading
lawyers of the United States. He will
attend the lawyers' convention on his
way home.
NOTICE
Bids for lighting the streets of Skag
way from August 15, 1008 to May 1
1909, and also from August 15, 1908 to
August 15, 190!> will bo received up to
and including Monday Au gust 10, next
The right to reject any and all bids Is
reserved. Sirned,
H. Ashley,
H. D. Clark,
C. Nye,
Special Committee of Common Council.
Rnlinble All Ths Tiiuo
The Pack Tram i lest au rani will serva
wine with dinner orders, free in place
of tea or coiTee. Come on hoys.
Th? ItMoot
Recti, by la.-t boat 10(1 new records
l or Electric Piano. All up-to-date
classical music.
Subscribe for The AlasKan.
. BETTER _PBEPARED_ THAN EVER
Having put in a steam ooller and
other machinery we are better pre
pared than over to do first-class work
on short notice.
5-23-tf Skagway Laundry
'PREMIUM" BRAND BUTTER
By fur the beat butter we have ever
had and it is gaining favor with our
patrons every day. Try a i>ound brick.
Fry 9 & Bruhn Co.
QUICK DELIVERY. PHONE 90
Baggage, coal and wood delivered up
on shortest notice day or night.
H. Freidenthal,
General Expressing Bonded Carrier.
GOOD MINING PROPOSITION WANTED
Wanted to purchase (or will ass'st
party having good proposition) a gold
mine that has been sufficiently devel
oped to demonstrate possibilities, Ad
dress Charles W. Lork, 914 Spruce
street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
S9 3mo.
THE
Pack Train Restaurant
Will Serve Sunday
French Dinner
From 12 noon to 8 p. m.
EVERYTHING THE BEST
IN THE MARKET
Regular Dinner 50c.
TEA, COFFEE or WINE and
ICE CKF.AM
DR. F. C. NORMAN
Physician and Surgeon
(cuiir HURoro* or w. p. a r. *.)
Cornkr Fifth and StatkSts.
UP STAIRS
SKACWAY - ALASKA
SOMETHING SEW FCB SIMM PEOPLE
Skagwav is petting to be quite cos
mopolitan. Oftentimes one would like
to give a diiiner, and you are compelled
to forgo the pleasure on account of the
lack of a proper place to serve it In.
The lloard of Trade C?fe is now pre
pared to serve private dinners, having
arranged the booths so that they csn all
ho thrown into one room, thus making
a co/.y little dinitifir roam. The service
is per ect and the cuisine of the best;
all pasttv and bread bring made on the
premises, and all meats and vegetables
selected with the utmost care. Special
attention is given to banquets. tf
LOST? Pair of gold spectacle", also
card case containing nane Mrs. N. L.
Rurton. Finder will please rctimto
this office.
Eight Mandolin* in Otin
At the Mascot there is the most won
derful musical instrument ever brought
to Skagw?y. It baa a quality of eight
Mandolins in one with a Piano accom
paniment- There is a string of eight
new airs. It makes a full evening's
entertainment.
The Fifth Avenue notel has unlimited
accomodations. Steam lir.it and every,
thing modern
Don't l>e bashful, call for a Hull Hog
cigar at Tony Dortero's.
FOR SALE OR RENT
Four room furnished house with
bathroom and all modern improve
ments. Inquire at thlt office. 108 .It
The Fifth avenue hotel has plenty of
rooms today. Have several rooms with
private bath, if you are not suited with
your room come snd K-e us. Hates f I
and up.
LOST? Sterlir.g silver Holt Pin, Sun
day, near Fifth and H road way. Re
turn to Kirrase's. Reward. 10T, .It
LOST? Pearl handled pocket knife.
Finder return to Alaskan odlce. 108 tf
No better cigar made than the Hull
Doif. Sold at Tony Dortero's.
Pulleti l>ou$c
Foot of sixth nv?nu?
Mm:, cleptntly furnl?hed hou*e
Id A!aaka
Krery modern convenience
F.loctric liehta? Hot and cold
water ? Telephone*
Porcelain hath# on every floor
Hoard and room by the d. y, week
or month
Table supplied with cream and
butter from our own Jersey
Dairy
mr$. fi. S. Pullen
Proprietress
DON'T FROC
Unless You've Got 50 Cents
W. W. BOUGHTON
DEALER IN
Cigars, Tobacco.
Smokers' Articles,
Stationery and Fish
ing Tackle
N
I, A ItCI'. CIRCl't.ATINO LIBRARY
INCLUDING LATEST COPY
RIGHTED IWOK8
MAGAZINES, Nl'WSPAPERS AND
OTIIKIl PKRIODICAL8
Tho Hull l>og i* |'?r ficelle ni-e, call
at To^v Dortrro's for samp.
1 Ikuta
jeweler and i
Optician ;
Expert Watch and
Jewelry Repairing
Fine Engraving
Diamond Setting a
Specialty.
Refractnjr Optician
('?ra<1u?tc of South Bo ml optical Collntt
Kxaminattno* made and Clause*
Fitted by Meant of the
OPHTR ALMO-MF.TRK
Krrorn of Refraction Corrected.
Kuch ease rocclve* the utmoat
care and special lenses ground
where required.