Suitable Christmas Gifts
Nothing more appropriate or ac
ceptable to * a woman than a
fANCV PIECE Of CHINA
A new and varied stock to select
trom. Your attention is especially
called to the
BLUE AND GOLD
Hand Painted China now so popular
C. Vv\ ASK & SONS ~
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
ICOME III UNO SEE THE OLD MANl
Tony Dortero'sj
Alaska Views at Half
Price until Jan. 1st
Until January 1, wo will sell
any of our fine collection of
Alaska views at } regular
price? 8x10 pictures foi 25c.
ox8 two for 25c. 14x17 75c ea.
DRAPER &G0.
Skagwav, Alaska
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YOUR NEEDS
Now that the Christmas Rush is over, ?
and you have time to give vour own
needs a little thought, we wish to call
your attention to the fact that our stock of
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Dress Goods, Suits and Over
coats, Boot and Shoes Carpets,
Draperies, Table Linen, Ladies
and Gents Furnishing Goods
and Ladies Ready to Wear
Garments is still complete
Sopen Behrends Mercantile Company
EVENINGS 060. Bldntildfd, MdnOQBF EVENINGS
LUCKY NUMBERS
II KERN'S DRAWINS DEC. 24 1908
1 o336 E. Howard watch, . E. 1
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Ferro.
2 53141 Gents" watch, Mrs. H.
Freldenthal.
3 4217 Gents' watch, F. S. Bell.
4 3179 Ladies watch. Miss Sch
walbe.
f> 4547 Hand painted plate. E. J.
Kingsbury.
6 45S5 Cut glass bowl. E. J.
Kingsbury.
7 3601 Nugget brooch, Mrs. H.
Flaherty.
8 3781 Carving set, Robt. Motter.
The drawing was conducted by a
committee composed by E. J. Kings- j
bury. Miss Le Fevre, H. B. Le Fevre
and Miss C. B. Benson.
P. E. KERN,
Gold and Silversmith.
Customers and friends are re-;
ciuested to call and receive a little |
Christmas souvenir with compliments ^
of Will Clayson.
BOATS BLOWN
ASHORE IN GALE
SEWARD ? A heavy storm along |
the Alaska peninsula during the last j
trip of the Dora wrecked several ves
sels. The City of Papeete, a barkan- j
tine belonging to a company in San j
Francisco, was taught in a gale near ,
Chernobour Island, one of the Shuma
gln group, and lost 70,000 feet of,
lumber off her deck. She then made ]
for Squaw harbor on Unga island and
was there blown ashore. The steam
er Dora threw her a line and towed
her into deeper water where she se
cured safe anchorage.
The Czarina, a three mast schooner
in charge of Captain Koehler, belong
ing to the Union Fish company of
San Francisco, was blown ashore on
Sanak island at Pauloff harbor and
in going ashore took the wharf with
her. This occurred about 100 miles
from Unga. The schooner was not
seriously damaged.
The Letta, a two masted schooner
owned by Captain Osmund, was
blown ashore at Squaw harbor. She
was towed to Sand Point by the Dora J
She is practically a wreck.
anotheTbig
DREDGE OUTEIT
A large new dredging and hydrau
lic company has just been organized
in Kansas City, Mo., the home of the
concern, and will operate in the up
per Stewart river country, Yukon ter
ritory. The name of the con
cern Is the Stewart River Gold Dredg
ing company, limited. It owns 60
miles of hydraulic, dredge and other
ground on the Stewart and McQues
ten rivers.
Mr. Matheson explains that In act
ing as superintendent of the new
company he also will retain the same
position for the Yukon Basin Gold
Dredging company, which owns the
dredging leases of the lower Stewart.
The two companies are separate and
distinct, he says, but they will Join
In building power plants and steam
ers for handling their traffic. ? Daw
son News.
TOWN TALK
Skagway Aerie of Eagles will give
their, semi-monthly dance on New
Year's night ? Friday.
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Sirs. Byron Olson, wife of the well
known section boss at Log Cabin,
came in on last evening's train.
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W. H. Shaw, in charge of the
White Pass eating houses, came over
from Whitehorse last evening and is
at the Dewey.
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"FIIEY'VE OOF FM" AT
GRANT'S GROCERY
Toys, Dolls, Fancy Dishes, Holiday
Stationery. Fresli Candies and Nuts
and more of THAT Cider
G. W. Williscroft and wife of Eagle,
arrived out yesterday and are at the
Dewey. They will bo below on the
Jefferson.
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Sam Weitzman yesterday made the
trip to Dyea with Captain Madsen
and the Hegg. He went over to buy
a team of horses,
c ? ? ?
Mrs. William Dickerson came over
on las* evening's train from White
horse and was taken to the White
Pass hospital, suffering from a severe
nKack of rheumatism.
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Steamship agents of this city have
been advised that, on account of the
MASKS MASKS
J1ASKS
You know where to come to choose a mask
from the largest assortment
Ladies1 Home Journal, Everybody, All Story, Railroad, Cavalier, Scrapbook,
Popular, Argosy, Munsey* Smart Set, Wide World, Ainslee
MAGAZINES FOR JANUARY 1909
Beautiful 1909 Calendars and New Year Cards
HARRISON & CO.
Stores Ctoen Evenings Phones 4 & 55
interest being taken in the conduct of
transportation affairs up this way by
the interstate commerce commission,
no special rates will be accorded ship
pers or others traveling on the boats
after the 1st of January.
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The verdict in the corner's inquest
in the case of Dawson Charlie, at
Caribou, held yesterday by Major Sny
^ der was "accidental death by drown
| ing." Charlie had had a quarrel earl
I ier in the night ho met his death and
it was thought that there might be
foul play in connection with it but
this proved to be unfounded.
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Subscribe for The Alaskan.
WHAT NUMBER
HAVE 101)?
The drawing for prizes at Kirmse's
Thursday evening resulted in the
winning numbers being as follows:
1 . 592
2 3543
3 747
4 2872
5 1044
6 220
7 2103
The names of holders of lucky
tickets as heard from up to time of
going to press are as follows:
No. 3543, 2nd prize, E. Howard
watch, W. H. Cook.
No. 747, 3rd prize, Waltham watch,
Miss Fay Stinebaugh.
Any person holding one of the
lucky numbers is requested to call
and receive the prize their ticket
calls for.
H. D. KIRMSE,
The originator of low prices.
DO YOU DANCE ALL THE DANCES?
Why not take a few instructions and
learn how tc dance the new dances, or
the old ones that you simply cannot
master ? ?Prof. Griesbach's dancing
academy, Eagles' b.*il. Classes Monday
and Thursday evenings.
BOTTLED AND DRAUGHT BEER
tinier Beer is the peer of all
brews. At tho Mascot, phone 67 and
have a case, sent to your home.