ATTENTION !
The !as*t Humboldt brought us the Finest
Shipment of Fruits of the Season.
Oranges Peaches Pears Grapes ?
Plumbs Bananas Apples Squash
Sweet Potatoes Crab Apples
Ripe Tomatoes and Green Tomatoes j
Green Peppers Water Melons
Canteloupes Green Corn
Now is the Proper Time for Canning. Prices Right
C. W. ASK & SONS
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GENTLEMEN^
There is a Spe
cial Sale on PIPES
only tor this Month.
Now 80YS there is
a show for you to
come and get i
your pipe I
COME IN AND SEE THE OLD MAN
Tony Dortero's
t ? jJl
L. A. HARRISON CO.
BRICK
LIME CEMENT
Wood Fiber
Plaster
I
Stores Open Evenings
Phones 4 & 55
Having completed reliable arrange- !
ments for an adequate supply of the
best
British Columbia Coal
for the coming winter we oiler for
Ska^way Coal Consumers, Coals at
following prices;?
Wellington (Departure Kay)
Run of Mine $12 per ton j
Walliniton (Lvlysuith)
Selected Lumps $13 per ton
Anthracite (Kanff B. C.)
Chestnut Size $20 per too
Prices above! aic on wharf and in bulk
or sacked and for cash Delivery $1.00
per ton extra.
SHAW & JOHNSON
Phones 11 or 109 Skagway, Alaska
BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR CATARRH
THAT CONTAIN MERCURY,
a# mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell anl completely derange thj
whole system w en entering it through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except ou pres
criptions from reputable physicians, as
the damage they will do is ten fold to
the (rood you can possibly derive from
them. Hall's Ca'arrh Cure, manufac
tured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo,
O., contains no m;rcury, and is taken
internally, acting directly upoa the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure
you get the genuine. it is taken in
ternally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by
F. J. Cheo^v & Co Testimonials free.
Address F.J. CHEENY & Co,, Tole
do, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for consti
pation.
Established 1897
Phil Abrahams
Real Estate
BROKER
Collections
NOTARY PUBLIC
>2 FOUJiTU AVE., SKAGWAY
PHONE lO i
HAROLD
FRANK
BEN II
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H. F. TAVLOR, Men. ?f
CUSTOM BROKERS UNO BONDED ?
CARRIERS
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Baggage, Freight, Safe and
Piano Moving
COAL and WOOD
Hack and BuifffJ" Night or
Day Service
Good Work Guaranteed and Prices m
Reasonable
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Office R. R. Depot g
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Pre-lnventory Sale of
HIEI'S DKHS
To cut our stock down as low as possible before taking inventory, we are going to mak9
some startling reductions in a good many of our different departments. Starting Friday
morning we will cut prices in our Clothing Department, more especially on 5Ten's and Hoys'
Overcoats^nd Cravenettes, as per the following reductions.
MEN'S OVERCOATS
Regular Price $15.00 Sale Price $ 8 50
Regular Price 16-50 Sale Price 31.00
17-50 Sale Price 12.00
20 00 Salo Price 14.00
22 50 Sale Price 16-00
25.00 Sale Price 18.00
Regular Price
Regular Price
Regular Price
Regular Price
MEN'S CRAVENETTES
Regular Price $15.00 Sale Price $10.00
Regular Price 17.50 Rale Price 12 00
Regular Price 20.00 Sale Pric3 14.00
Regular Price 25,00 Sale Frice 38 00
All Boys' Overcoats at 33 1-3 per cent.
Reduction
Also during this sale wi* will include all Men's and Hoy's
Clothing at a reduction of 20 per cent. See window display.
open B Beh rends Mercantile Com pt ny ST0RE
evenings Geo. Blancfiard, Manager " Ev?^s,
JB
ALL ALASKA !N # LINE OR TWO
The first frost at Fairbanks was 011
the night of August 30th.
A pair of silk hose was the first
I>ri7.e at a ladies' .">00 party at Fair
banks.
Between 1905 and 1907, forty-four
white children were born in Fair
banks.
Twenty-five prospecting outfits
went up the Porcupine river this year
from Fort Yukon.
In 190", Alaska produced $1S.4S!'.
400 in gold, being second only to
th?' state of Colorado.
Ex- Delegate Frank Waskey is
again in office. He recently receiv
ed an appointment as postmaster.
A Dawson authority says that twen
ty-five cents is pay nearly any where
or any tim<- in hydraullcklng
Four columns of advertised letters
is oin- oftlie peculiar Alaska features
that appears in the Fairbanks Times.
Alfred Brooks, of the U. S. geolog
ical survey, made a trip down the
Tanana river In 189S and found "in
dications" of gold.
Transportation men estimate that
13,000 make the trip in and out by
the way or St. Michael and Nome
??ach year.
The Wrangell Sentinel thinks that
the next grand jury should Investi
gate the rotten government buildings
lu that town.
The banner load of pasengcr from
Xome to the Sound for this year was
carried on the steamer Victoria on
her last trip. 552.
The Eskimo colony brought down
for exhibition purposes at the A.-Y.-I*
fair next summer, has been increased
by the addition of a new baby.
O. M. Kinney, at one time the di
recting spirit of the Skagway Gutlde
? now defunct ? has settled down at
Cordova to the prosaic business of
selling groceries. ? Douglas Island
News.
John Rosswald of Xome has ob
tained a patent on a "wave-breaker."
To demonstrate the practicability of
his invention he will make a trip
from Seattle to Nome in an open
boat.
Fairbanks has a modern, three
story school building, with an assem
bly room and library, and all the
grades from the primary to the high
school. One hundred and fifty pupils
were enrolled In 1007.
The Cordova Alaskan says that
when the steamer Lindsay came into
that port the* sail not only met the
rail, but went up the track for about
?10 feet and shook hands with a box
car that happened to bo standing
there.
THE CEADS.
An Maine nr>P -! ' womanhood
Sin- l. .ilk. '1 .it linli'i.iiK Honrs and
Tho Kusslpu ?I i t'f '? ? averred
Thnt nhe I' M * . uppish alr?.
gho L!o ? I I oik- Sunday morn,
Wl\!! ? If r . ..rs the no! 'iboi* *uw
Two pearl drop Jewels hungim; thus:
She soon became I ho reigning bello
Of all ?ho district thereabout.
Her ?lre wen .,t the l.irlceepV bull
Her father- but we'll let that watt
I'ntil with bis expenso we reclt.
The nel.hborx i;i:.cd In gTeat surprise
At beads like these abo'it her neck:
A k'lulld j ul v.. . .u inaUo,
I.Ike women of a higher piano
Who goad tlie men folks o:t to toll
And slitter with their hard earned
train
Mn 'Hi i f.'.l ? i I b'-i'd with t, hod.
The bead* that framed the showy
Cojt dallv btads upon Ills brow
That sioau out as lio slaved like this:
UOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOoOOoOOi iouooo
oooooooooooooo
oouooooooo
?Charles It. Itarnes In Puck.
Leather Hinges.
In the town of Balllnngh lived a
butcher who was famed for selling
tou^h meat. A count ryinau went In
one day to purchase some.
"Well, my Rood man," asked the
butcher, "is ii for frying or boiling you
want It?"
"Neither." replied John. "It's to
make hinges for the stable door."? Tit
Bits.
Garge and the Pig.
"Well. Gorge, what did the pig
fetch?"
"Not near so milch ns 1 expected. I
never thought It would."? Tntler.
The Vehielo of Uncertainty.
"Where shall we go for our wedding
Journey, dearest?"
He hesitated.
"Let's leave it to fate, darling."
"Good." she cried. "We'll start with
out knowing where we are going to
stop.
So they went in a balloon.? Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
Tho people of Cordova must foe a
<iueer lot; they builil Guggenheim
railroads, have Guggenheim elections,
and now they are drinking what they
call Guggenheim whisky. The last
may be very good. ? Douglas Island
News.
Smoke the "Rmb >caiSo" foes t clef,
f ( avuna cigar in the Market,
tf W. W. Boughton,
Dist. A {ft.
Want nds in t!:e Al; kan bring re
suits. Everybody re;::ls them.
Snijke tho "Euibocado'' best clear
' Havana cigar in the r.. rkfi'.
tf \V. W. Houghton.
Dist. A jit.
Subscribe for The Alaskan.
SECURE YO'JR HOVE FROM FIRE
n. Dascalzo, export chimney clean
er, Leave orders at Tony Dortero.
TO CU?E A COI. :> * :.T C VE D AY
Take L \XATI\*!-: RKOMO Quinine j
' .
it fails to euro. K. \V. GLOVE'S sig- I
nature is on each box, L-'-i;. M !
FOR SALE? Furniture of ivo room j
house, la whole or by pieto. Airs j
Matthew Bridge. 177 3t i
Advertise in The Daily Alaskan.
New good1 jus' arrived froM the east.
All the latest paterns of the season.
Born suits arc going like hot cakes.
Get you ono. American Tailors. ml
The Fifth avenue hotel has plenty of
rooms today. Have several rooms with
private hath, if you are not suited with
your room como and see us. Hates $1
and up.
First class rooms at tho Portland j
house. Skagwuy's medium priced i
house. Baths and all conveniences
Centrally located, 5ih avenue, opposite
Post Office. 113 tf
FAMOUS OLYmPIA BEER
We just tapped a new keg a few mo
raeuts ago. May be you want a bottle?
George and Tuck on Limerick Alley.
PREMIUM" GRAND CUTTER
j By far the beat butter wtbin ever
i had atsd it. is cain Hi; favor with our
j patrons every day. Try i pound brick.
Krye & Hruhn Co
BETTER PREPARED THAN EVER
llnvin? put in a steam joller and
other machinery wo arc outer pre
pared than ever to do iirst-class work
on short notice.
5-23-tf Skagway Laundry
Ftelinblo AH The Timo
I The Pack Tram iV suturant ?rill serve
A'ii.c a ' i?i oii.orsi free in piac?
I of tea or collet . cone o" ooys.
F-Ot ot Sixth Jlv-nue
j Most elegantly furnished house
in Alaska
Every modem couvenienco
?| Electric lights ? Hot and cold
water? Telephones
i.' I'orceli-in ? on pv ry floor
y, w ek
or month
; i t>h cream r.nd
5 Gutter from our own Jer.-ey
Dairy
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Rlr$. R. $. Fallen
1 1 Proprietress
If you waut 10 buj . Djthlag advertise
for It in the Alaskia.
?' -QC
Unless You'vo Got SO CENTS
' W. W. HOUGHTON
DEALER IN
Cigars, Tobacco,
[.! Smokers' Articles,
ij Stationery and Fish
ing Tackle
LAHUE CIRCULATING LIBRARY
INCLUDING t.ATSST COPY*
IilGHTKD BOOKS
MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS AND
OTilKR PKKIODICALS
H. D KIR7UYSE
Fifth Ave. & Broadway
0-u.ne
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,.: . 3 flftsgs.y
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Rose=bud
Hat=pins
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ilO'ii ro;i's turned to benuti
, fully colored metals. The
most beautiful nnd artletlc
novelty of -ho season.
Official Watch Inspcctore lor W. P. fic \ . R.