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CeJery tirape*
Lettkr Pomegroatea
Tomatoes P?i$ 4.
Bell Pepper* Bananas ^
Artichokm Apples T
Brunwell Spiwta Naval (hniur^ ?*
5?weet Potat<*e Jap Oranges j
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Fancy Hen Turkeys
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Health Resort
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ALASKA
CHRISTMAS
* CANDY ....
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v Finest Bo* tvcr broufht
f u> ? kifck ? *y .
)AI2 k.a?i? ?T Cry*: aimed Fruit ? C
lis delicioa*. 2
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crop ?
J Pan?? Pipes ?0v'. S:ot:nc ?rt- ^
M ic ?> for Christmas Presents. f
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- RAW FURS
? : WE PAY :?
! HIGH - PRICES
i FOR FINE FURS
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TO THE!
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W * icr Circular , m
A *ka Fur* a Specialty
Very Top Price* Paid.
Make - Trial - Shipment
ROYAL
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km Work Ou?imatt>*si Sbort
Or*ers Prompt;*
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PMONE 7*.
Ori ? BACWO Q^TNIN^" that U f - Zl
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A Brownie Kodak
For Christmas
* - bo? or sir; tad will
fc? * rrx*i ivefoi fift as w?il
i\*. e roar orc?r? ?*r^ ?Jtk
Draper & Co.
tKAGWAV, ALASKA.
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notice
Jiai w?!*?d a ?fcipsiett of fr*sli
inUrt U ?bell To* caa #c* pet
w I 9C kK.r ?M IE azr Qu*=aty
at %? P*-"k Tr*'a R?taB-?nt
COAL
Wellington Lump Coal
~"x>oa No. 4, Orotnr Saj Mint*
vt ua&rmsUUi. C&e olgb?M gr% df
-iwiMboid ?*. ot all Cm* B. C. 8?ld*
S8.2J FIXED CARBON
?wrfeet OoBNaKtoc I cifora H?c
UgU Aa*
Ob and after J air l?l_ lilt, *
oail oCTer this coal. P?)eci?d a?
cradM a> foUowa ?
VxibJe S?rp?*o aid I! 3 tor
-or*>?nta4s taadwd1 1 **
- r?asiass 7. "
prlcaa Ui hiuV d?2J vary
Moore's Wharf Co.
Alaska T ranster Co.
?CLE SELLING AGENTS,
"hot* i?. Skagway. Alaska
SotecrQi* tor tk? Daiiy it? kma.
?Only
A Matter
Of Choice
Each d*y the Joyous Yuletide
oover at hand and the question as
U> what Co give Is still unsettled.
This should be the least of your
worries, w hat should bother you is
"Wlal aot ?o giv^**
At the reduoed prices for which
1 tcx. selling my Christmas stock ami
the unlimited selection in eauh depart
ment from which to choose, 1 have
made this year *, holiday shopping a
ma?er of cunvenienee and joy.
Ahlg assortment of new goods arriv
ed on the last boat
Never before has my stock been
so complete. Diamonds, watches, cut
glass, hand painted china, silverware,
Vale* sets, military hair brushes,
sh&\ mg and smoking sets, manicure
>ei*. stick and hat pins, fure. In
dian curios Native made copper
ami silver jewelry, are but a few of
the thousands of articles we have on
display. It would take a catalog to
enumerate them all
Remember also that prizes worth
$150 are to be given away by me on
Christmas Eve. With every dollar
purchase. you are entitled to a chane
on them.
? Klrmse, the Pioneer Jeweler.
L
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CONGRESS TO ENJOY HOLIDAY
WITH GREAT MANY
FESTIVITIES
Congress. ^ ' er a !oa?; ; - ; vo - :
day. adjourned for ' he Ho; days. T;<->
*-.1. lake up Mission on .lan
The ahrocalaon was sent to Pros
;dent Tafl for his signature
Kfter the Holidays, Consriss *41!
tali? a?-t?on, following Tafv messa ,-c
>m the wool tariff
LOOSE CHANGE
IN FAIRBANKS
Still the tH'pos T^o of tl 'i r '?
Washington- Alaska bank fkxk to the
office of the receiver to draw their 1?>
2-3 per cent dividend paym ats which
bfV?n Saturday, ami as a result many
thcuisiwis of dollars arv being put in
to circulation
A sixteen and two-thirds per con*
dividend on the bank's liabilities
means the payment of $139,000 Of
this amount $3<>.0f?0 was paid out Sa
urday. $23.00" was disbursed yester
day. and it is expected that an ad
ditional J2" 0?0 w:'] be px< sed ov< ?
the counter today and tomorrow
After the payments of these first
few days, the call for the funds
come much more slowly, and It will
be some weeks before all are taken
o*ft About $fi.000 of the funds pay
able on this dividend will have to be
mailed outside to persons no longer
in the camp.
The payment of these thousands of
dollars has helped business in this
city materially . aMhouch only a por
t>on of it was put in circulation here.
? *r will he expended in thts d. strict
One result of the payment by the
bank was the rush on the postotfke
Saturday, some of the depositors bin
taut postal money orders 'r. their fa
vor, whik- many- others boncht orders
on other offices, chiefly foreicn. and ;
sen- the money outside ? Fairbanks
News-Miner
Nr. Itryant. Saperint r.dent of the
Rip Thins mine, was a passenger on
the Ma> from the South. .He left for
Carcross this morning.
C. E. Bogardus -
Assayer
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Gold 4 Silver $1 00
Gold. Silver & Copper .. 2 60
Cyanide ar.d Milling Tests.
90 Colombia Si. Seattle
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SUGGESTIONS
FORXMAS'
ia hio)iii( around ptoj Christmas
j>t ;:te, it would pay and please you
see ?tM you can get al Dritts
Pharmacy. Our stock ot Gunthor's
Famous Christmas CandJes is the
!>???* auU ui??i tasteful that ever
came to Stagwajr. Our band painted
China makes suitable and appropriate
-irts to any one, and so does our ele- '
Kant Une of leather (foods. Our
stock of toilet sets, manicure seta,
?rhieiiiur sets and roll-upa are of the
b? . t money can buy. Our Christmas
stationery and fountain pens and
perfume also are of new and dainty
assign, and make tfie difficult prob
lem of finding a Christmas gift easy
Both goods and gifts are g-uaran
teed to give satisfaction.
\VM. BRITT.
45 MINUTES
FROM BROADWAY
"It's awfully niee for all you boys
One was reminded o* the railway
sta'ion scene in tiie opera ' Forty-five.
Minutes from Broadway" this morn
when the train pull'Xl out from
the "di-pot for Wfcftctane.
Vll tie boys were therv bright and ?
early, all sports up. to ?ay fare- weJ 1
to Miss Liurt MlteheJ. vrbo depart^M
Miss ' * i ' 3 cflnic Xorth on tb?
^b? A'blcji escaped;
FREE BOABO
FOR RaH IS
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. U? TwcJt?L
I'liii rsliy 01 Po risylvania medical
students who the money" have
]mI .em-- - ' re of the
' ; S* i*.> . \v r)
m? t tl jmrj" - f I an atlng
* ia>! wh: ? : - r .. i o: and
on ' <g^: s
Tho est- riments ar- toeing carried
oik hy i >r. AJonxo K Taylor of tho
Hamsen l?oard. assisted by M jfovcm
ment ehemist< Tho squad has boon i
no iB effects. Its memNprs will oon
tinno on the ROTprnttent's diet until i
June . The members of the s^na-1 '
rooive th-ii board <1 !?."> a w ck
food amounts to prac tlcallv tiothlnjr.
as each man is wntehed by Dr. Alfred
Stonjrle. the physi< lAn appointed by j
the government to watch out for the j
men. They ar ?> mtMifrneod almost. ev
ery day.
(>n the v<n?ari of 12 nwn there arc
to "controllers." who oat the sAwt<
food without alnni N<?tnp of the 1 1'
men ki "??<; w ho th ? ?c two men are
Or Taylor saj s ! o does x w ;it the
psychic element to ? n'er in'o the ox
. if t J . ?
ments will not l>e known for a year.
PREP AND ACCE?TED WASON^
Regular nD' ct ?' ' ? Pi"
Lodge No. MS. r>e. and . cptc i
Mas<> second and f 'irth F it( '
each month, at 8 p m sharp, at M?
*onic i all. 2i.' Fourth avonu
Sojourrit a; d ,'Uln: "i-nt -i
ire 'Q >Ptcd to t - 1 w*th ns
H. F. TAYLOR. Sec.
PILE? rt-.EO IN 6 TO U DAYS
i ir !r- v. ' r 1 i.-?ney If
- ani
o 1 or
1 " !r ' ? ? li ilavs .">0e
35.- for a >ked meal ?
Whore? At
the N Ir < Rc-U'irant. Fifth
\ vemic, hs a v it. from Rroadwa.
Ther. \? ill b el -lion of offices at
!'i v , I" ? \ mom
l>er be presr-nt.
The Curasao arrived In Wrajijroll
, ( { i and *. il reach port |
tomorrow evening.
FOR GIFTS
IMO TROUBLE TO FIND WHAT
VOU WANT
When you are out on a bunt for
something appropriate as a gift, re
member 1 have new goods ?tu? h u
i.itxlaome cut glass, silverware. and
j. autifully hand painted china, ji jM
in from the maker's, whi'h would
ni ike as handsome a present as can
Ik made, ^uch good* are always ap
pi ilaU-d. i harve nothln* hut the
la at, up to date In pattern, and In
^ ality. Nothing but the very bast.
Our natch work, newly manufactur
i and hK.llful engraving speak for
u. -elves. V\'e do not turn out our
a >rk unl? sg it is finished in the beet
inner and we guarantee every pieo
>f it If you have any trouble with
ur wat< h bring It to us and we w!D
>arantt>e you entire satisfaction at
: asonable charges.
Don't neglect your eyes when you
? c get them examined free at my
s'ore with the latest optical iraetru
r ents.
J. Ikuta,
Jeweler and Optician
THREE HUNTERS
GO FORTH
S'd??th to the ptarmigan
The train thin morninn oarrwwi for'Ji
thru? of Skafcway'e fearless fruiters
Rf?t>< rt Sheiley and Andrew Rapuzzi
l?d by "ha* oW iscout, Victor, Uk?
S porker. txxk^kf*! with snow shoe*
and the Inteet tnimftlofm of war.
set out on a bis hunt de
termine! to return lcad<*i with the
AlAfvkar. Chrtatmae bird, the bemffled
and befeAthered denizen of the enow
fields.
A fin? mild temperance drink is
the pure wholesome beer made from
the sparkling waters of Tumwater
Falls, and the rery best barley malt
with just the right proportion of
choicest grown hope. Brewed a.* on
ly the Olympia Brewing company can
brew. For sale at the Board of Trade
For SSc y?. rmn get a wftolewime,
home eooked o e*l at the New Horn"
H^iaurant, >ti> Ave, Ju*t off of
Kr"?dway
So Many New Things, Don t |!
Know What to Tell You
*
About First.
Kubber Tire Go-Cans' for
I V.lly.
< Iiina and Granite Toy
IMslies.
Steinway Piatio-i.
l>o|| Trunks
3 l> 11 Sli?w. 1 1 ? aiid
i '< nvets".
B
Too] Che*tr?.
Skat^*.
Fl>ing <;<> l>f\ii
lr<ni Trains*.
Friction Toy*
Automatic Boa's
Black Board*
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" DIABLO " the new wizard trick
used extensively in Vaudeville.
h"
r Xmas seals, cards , string tags and
pretty boxes for your gifts .
L. A. HARRISON & CO.
Store Open Evenings :: Phone 55
When in SKagway Stop at the
[Pullen House
t-' MRS. H. S. PULLEN, PROPRIETRESS
The Modern Hostelry of Alaska
40 ROOMS 40
Elegantly Furnished
Single or en Suite
__________
ELECTRIC LIGHTS, B\THS, TELEPHONES
..The Best of Meals., j
TABLE SUPPLIED WITH BEST THE MARKET AFFOROS.
MIIV and Cr?am from our ov?n .itrnty Dairy.
RATES CONSISTENT WITH THE REST SERVTCB.
TREE BUS TO AND FROM ALL BOATS AND TRAINS.
I SKagway Alaska