tnniH i)iMiitn-un<nim? ??> mn>
5EA FOODS for
The Lenten Season J
SMOKED HALIBUT. SALMON AND f
HERRING
r SALT MACKERAU SALMON BELLIES
HERRING AND CODFISH MIDDLES f
? l
? Also a Fine 5tock of Canned Fish to I!
Lanre to Numerate
t C. W. Ask & Sons
ninttiM!!!!!: mn mi nnii mi
....Furnishings For Particular Men...
UNDERWEAR. HATS,
CAPS; SHIRTS. HOSE.
NECKTIES, SWEATER
COATS, UMBRELLAS.
SHOES .PACS. ARC
TICS, RUBBERS, ETC.
It 5-tM ?r?r purchase anjthtiv? her*
that do?Bt fire tou complete uU*
"v *Joe me want you to come and toll
?. a?d give us a .-banc? to "make
iood.** Tbafa the way we've built
?). & rt?*dy trade. No matter bow
hard you are to please, we guarantee
to please tou. TRY TS.
Tony Dortero & Son? 421 Broadway
ran
<
O
BIG FIRE
Caa be bad by using Best Wellington
INJUNCTION
KOAL
At JUNeau Prices 10.00 per ton
Delivered to u; ran of the city
See TANNER Phone 33
O
o
>
j ROY3L i
| Steam Laojn-1 y j
J Aii Woe* Ca?i%atMsl. Sf*rt J
Orton ProKo^r
I ! 1
dm. ?
? i
HwMtinr *a can i Wur- ,
I
PHONE 7ft. t
?
Best Meals
la T1* Cry *t
NEW HOME
RESTAURANT
NOONDAY QCc
DINNER
Lodging
FStrythinC Hms >i>!
Fir?* 01**
F?fth Attom oe*r Bro*d??-*y
Draper & Co.
AjMtl FV>r
EASTMAN KOOAK SUPPLIES
rHOTOGRATHXRS
Raafei&c done for ?***
?*? U* l?f*X*L
fwi as* of re?!, p$*u* **d r?
Mail <rj?n carefully tjv
Ad?w
Draper A Co, P. O. Bex "6."
SkJurwV. Alaska.
CANDY $
i CIGARS
< TOBACCO
Smokers Aftide*
A Carefully SeJecfcsi Siocb
of Not ? - Such as Shav -
ing Articles, belts. N ?
Books ]'?>-: v urN
Dont foivet th*? nnr r
428
BROADWAY, N-?r Ftftk)
Tony Dortero's I
liyr* Goottdfe was the daughter ot
my employer and was my fl.iiK-re. I
had been with John CooHdjpe from boy
hood and at the time of my engage
ment was expecting soon to hevome a
JbdKt nirtrxT IndfftL I bad done *
great deal to bultd up the business,
and since Mr Oooiidge was svtting old
I was gradually a?suminc more and
more responsibility In Its management
As the day of my nuptials with MI??*
Coolidee appf*?ob?l I t?"*sn to dread
some misfortune that wonld mar our
bapp?r>f?s inc to step into a
partnership In a tine burtness and he
marneO at the mne time to a pin I
tared devotedly. 1 naturally oonsMeml
tayseif on the pinnacle of happiness
1 could ?o no higher and at any chanpe
tnnst go lower.
Oae aftervoon when we dosed the
oAce we bad qulle a larie sura of mon
ey In the safe I went to bed that
night thinking la this *rtse:
Seppiw the safe shook! he robbed
and that bh*v\t taken. Mr. Ooolklce
wonHi he rninM. I would he thrown
out of em|4oyn?et?t and my splendid
husine** pr**spects blighted My wed
ding wooid likely he deferred and pos
sibly new- take place. I would lose
heart and commence a descent which
woaM probably land me In the poor
This K thr opposite of Tooiitlns
m?> chickens before they arr hatch
ed." l^inc a wafc* In ? rtnrfc mom one
<s apt h? he slrtckeo with pessimism,
and 1 ?nvar>it myself up to swch a
plteb of fOrrbortlnt that 1 became Im
prvwd with iN- feeling that :be wife
weird ruTvtr fv pt.^JkxI that ntffbt. I
could ?<* he satMM till I bad pot ont
of bed. 4w?il mvsetf tad started for
the oOtce
Wben I arrired I opened the doo?
witb a kej I always carried, entered
Turned <?o a lUrht and tb.it all
was the **m?- as I had left it in the
aftem>*?ti I bad notblnc b? do with
tbe finances of the onocem and did
not know the combination or I wonM
hare open^i R to we tbat the money
was arifl thenr It was a rare piece of
Iwt that I dM not Tbere was a
loons* ft) tbe office, and I felt an tin
easjr that. dlsKkinc to ro hack to bed.
1 toraed out tbe Hrht. threw myself
Jowa and ?non fWI a?*eep.
1 was awakened bv a familiar
sooad -tbe ti'mlae of the ?>mblna
t!oa knob to open the safe: Great
bearers' Mv for?-hcwi'njr? bad corv
to pass I was oot anaed an.1 da**
not confront tbe robber. I lav per
fectly still, wonderins what I had
fitter do when tbe peraoo manipaiat
in* tbe safe lock flashed an electric
hand lamp on tbe k&ob and bejran
acatn to torn tt. Surely a robber
would sot be openln* tbe safe by the
combination Some one who knew
It was tbere. Who could H be. and
TALK OF THE TOWN
This is the second installment of our stock reducing sale,
all prices quoted last week are continued, which means a
general reduction from 1-3 to 1-2 throughout our store.
If you don't see advertised what you want, "ask for it"
Special in White Good Department
90c t size sheets only .. f50c
75c full si?> sheet only 50c
Pequot large size pillow slips 3 for 50c
Full size hack towels worth $2 to S3. 50 a dozen now $1.40
to $2. 35 a dozen
lied spreads worth from $3 to $5.50 sale price . $2 to $3.65
9-4 Pequot sheeting regular 45c now 30c
3-4 Pequot sheeting regular 35c now 25c
Ladies Underwear 1-3 to
1-2 Les than Value
Just a few silk Petticoats left, your
choice for 50c on the dollar
Stunning Values in Ladies Tailor
Made Suits, Top Coats and Shirt
Waists, Skirts specially priced for
you at from 1-3 to 1-2 their value
$2K50 Black Serge Suit, Mescaline Trimmed now $17.75
$22.50 Navy Serge Suit, Self Trimmed now $14.
$17.5(1 Hlaok Serge Suit, Braid Trimmed now ....... $10.
$26.50 Grey Serge Suit, Button Trimmed now $16.50
$18.30 Black Serge Suit. Panel Skirt now $11.75
$17.75 Novelty Grey* Suit Braid Trimmed now $10.
$19.75 Grey Check Suit Button Trimmed now $13.
$24 Novelty Gray Striped Suit Button Trimmed now $1 3.50
$13.50 Blue Gray Suit Mescaline Collar now $8.75
$27.50 Grey Suit with Sailor Collar now $16.50
$24 Grey Suit, Mannish Cut now $13.50
Similar reductions on Ladies and Chiidrens cloth coats and
rain coats
THIS WEEK
Coles Hot Blast
ood Heaters Highland linen envelope 2 packages
~ $? for 25c A II I box papers and tablets 1-3 off
$1^ now $10
$22 now $14
Coles Coal Heaters
Rcqular
$12.50 now $7
$15 now $5'
$1* now
$22.50 now
$35 now $25
Stationary News
3 X Envelopes 3 packages for 20c
Highland linen envelope
AIII box papers and
15c a dozen ; for Alaskan, Comic, and
Motto Post Cards
Washington Birthday Novelties
jj j Cherry trees flags, and mii:nture busts
of Washington \
? ? ?
Read some and don't
talk about yourneigh
bors; it will cost you
less.
$1.50 Lates Copy
rights this week
$1.15 75c editions
50c
Stove board and Stove
Sundries 1-3 off
STORE CLOSES AT EIGHT
F M. EXCEPT SATURDAYS
1 "???' 11
what con!') hp I* rtolnt thorp at Ibsi
tiro* of nicht? His Hpnlllj was noon
establishes) by hi* turning f!w light :
open hi* (urn far*. Ho wm Smith
son. Ote rjjMhior
1 Mr first impulse was to Mf: "Hello.
SmithsonJ What are r??n dolncT'
But 1 rvpntspd It. t VmM see f??r
; myself what he was dolnt Rut ?n
IgrtaMtWy at the womewt I wa? soil
ed with a desire to sn<>e*P. and snooze
1 0 '.1 Stivhson immediately swlt<-!>
j ed on the oioctrlr light.
"What are you tV>lnir ho"?T" he ex
dfi!med on seeing me.
"What are von flolnc here?"
"1 rot ? w fW aisvtt the lanre
, amount of money we have tiore and
couldn't aloep. I bad to get ?it? and
Co rue bene to see that It wna all
right-"
| "Just my cm. | preferred not to go
borne and :akl down here to sleep iffl
; rooming I kiwtl -the combination,
so I was ohliped to <-ontenf myself
; with seelnc ihni the ?afe hadn't been ;
blown ??|>en Slne.lar. Isnt It. That we
] should both hare hoen alleged ibe
: same way. and o4 up in the middle
of the ?i^h? to satisfy a f'-ellns?'
"Very: Are you punt to remain?"
~Xo; we will walk nlnnp together.
lie o;>eiH>d the safe We satisfied
os^e'res that the HKiney wa* there
and left tho oflVe together
! Tb. next <i*r I wid nothinc about !
the evenrs of the ereninc ftmlthson
' wen? shorn ."oklr.c worried It ocvur
r*d to me be mlctit feel fearful that I
; wouM nth-Mr" on >tvt his oj toning the
safe In tho ntvhl I latttul rerr well
reassure him. fur thai wonhi tie ae
Unowledpinc tfcit lie wa? open to sus
picion In the everlnc I told Myra
about our siranc* meet'tic To my
surprise she casped
"Oh. heavens!"
-What ts Itr
"It was not such a coincidence as
rem think It was. Be was there to roh
thT
TO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
Handsome middle aged man would
! like to meet dashing young widow,
? ( blonde preferred* immediately, ob
lige!: Invitation to the Leap Tear
rtanoe. This is no Josh. Address,
i Cinderella, Skagway. Box 252.
l<OST ? Opportunity to lake hand
j some middle aged man to Leap Year
; dance. Not too iale Tet. See lonely
! stranger wflh roue Ui button hole,
corner 5th and Broadway, between
i and half after tonight.
"Whr <io yon th'nk I i> ; J >>
sst"nN<?"?:
"Tflillc in two W'-rc d? tbi- ??'f .? 1
dm m?*d * ?.:t i roil JmkI !??? h r :? uttar
n?i. Ml t ????mJrtn'i \im. '?
awoke fnirji a nichtinntv
??Ho jim n !??:)? in enMetun tire m?n
on vni- h cviiii'Drp n* thnt* lit* ?vns
Intending i<? I*>rro\v fri"n fnud* In tl?e
safe w'fh the e*f*? fnf|oii of n-tnrniuz
t h*' amrnint !nken at some future time "
S>vffiMr?, I eoii!<l en ii? reirn
tlon from Iwr
Tlr next morning fthRhmn did not
appear Hi tb?? office and! has never hwn
bwrd from since. Hp had h#en play
ing tbe stork m.-i rfcet find tn*t.
What strange pwsoijs wotien *tre
for vbit ffcrjr know! And bo<v did
Myra know It?
FRED CALLARMAN HANDS
IN HIS RESIGNATION.
AfWr eleven years of service in
the employe of the Vhttt Pass Rail
way, FVfsl Caliarman has handed in
hie resignation effective the first of
April. This action on the part cf
Mr. CaUannan is dne to his de.*!re
to ?wk new fields a ith a vie* to
soing into business for himself.
At the present time Mr. Caliarman
has in view a proposition to enter
the newspaper field In partnership
with Walter W, Liggi'tt, a former
editor of the Alaskan, who is now
editor and part owner of th# Puco
Progrvw, recognized ss the leading
r.vral weekly In the eastern part of
Uie state of Washington.
Mr. Caliarman may well be oaHed
a pioneer of Skagway having arrived
here in 1901 when he immediately
became identified with the While
Pas* in minor capacity ?p to 1JM5
when he was made eft<shior, which
position he has held tip t;o the present
t!me. Purine his yp;UR of residence
h^re Mr. Caliarman ha? made many
friends who will reert* his decirion
to migrate south
T>r. G. W. Aver? and Son. dentists,
will be here until March 9th. Those
desiring work done, make engage
ments now. 3-t
Fresh hot clam tea at tho Board
of Trade,
PULLEN HOUSE PREPARES
FOR BIG SUMMER.
Anticipation of ? iaree spring trav.
el and a banner tourist year are
read lu Hip "ho;ifi? cleaning" oper
ations and renovating peine oi\ In
Home of the local hotel?.
Amongst the proprietor* of these
houses none have been so active
along these lines as Mrs. H. 8. Put
len, proprietor of the far famed Pul
len House.
The establishment has been re*
novated front top to bottom. Every
room has been rearranged ood re
modelled and many of them have
been r. : n ik s;c Mils one of
the : -t ' for* able hot'-ls in Al
aska.
\r >? . f.- ?? ybich has been
a Me<l. n i i.'' .ation in the North, is
the installation of Itrand new table
?ervi< e. ever? article of which bears
the Pullen House crest.
Srosi of the and sum
n>r travel nl>oi;t to commence, Mrs.
Pollen said today ".hidirU?c from the
numerous Inquiries which I have
received from friend . former Ri>e?t*
and prospective travekrs ?n the
Nortlilarid, I expect that the hotel
business will receive a urpat stteiohis
the comine season and the travel
will be the lar?,M?t. seen. In this part
of the country for several years I
look forwar.l to an excellent sea
son."
J. IKUTA
MANTFACrtJRIltC
JEWELER
WATCHES
AND CLOCKS
Curios, Ivory Carvings
Indian Baskets
CHINA AND CUT CLASS
Official Witch inspector for the
W. P. ?t V. Route
Mail Order* (fiver* prompt car*
COLDS CAUSE HEADACHE
LAXATIVi- BROMO Quinin?, tha world
wide Cold an'.! Grip remedy remoyee
cau?e. Call for tall Mm*. Look for
signature E. W. CTT0VS1. 15c.
rOTN'D? Leather pur*. Owner
mr jr b*ve same by Identify^** It.
The Alaskan Office.
Electric Globes
and Supplies
Untiil further notice the foilo*
It ft price# are mwle on all irrndM
of lamps.
Tungsten 25 watts $ .65
Tungsten 40 watts .70
TnnK?ten 00 watts 1.00
Tungsten 100 watts 1.35
Tantolum 25 watts .50
Tantolum 40 watts .50
Tantolnm watts .85
Carbon 60 watts .25
Carbon 120 watts .35
Electrical supplies and fix
ture at reasonable rates
Estimates given on all work
Home Power Co.
CHA5. RTK. Rm
Piiplrr Rm?i >mI Offk*, 4tk A W?j.
DON'T FROG
UnlMa You're Got 60 CKWTS
H. Hartwigsen
Sawiwot to
W. W. BOUGHTON
DBALRB tN
Cigars Tobacco,
Smokers' Articles,
Stationery and Fish
ing Tackle
La RGB ctrccilatixg ubbaby
TNCLCDINO I.ATR3T OOPT
RIOQTED BOOKS
MAQAZ1KRS, XRWSPAFEBB AND
OTBKB PERIODICALS