i ud*? Moore, of the Second judicial
district. w?? made to take water at
Noma. The man that d.d It uaed a hose
and (truck the jultfs oo the top button
of kil> Test.
The Nome Nugget says that Osc r
a oil Tom Ashby and Dave Spurn eon
h ?e completed their ditch oa Gold
Run and are now about read; to aiuice
oa the right limit beaches, The ditch
la about two mile* in length and run*
from Aider gulch.
The are 94 persona in the Mt. Tabor
sanitarium from Alaska at the present
lime By the time the breakwater at
tiatalla is completed the list will great
ly be enlarged, nays the Cordova Alas
kan.
Any cue who wishes to step back Into
ihe >o citlleil romantic age of rick
el;, alow, jolting, uncomfortable *ta/e
coaches need* only to take a ride on
the Seward Peninsula railrotd oar*,
says the Nome Nugget.
A recent arrival from the Cbandlar
country sajs: "Tne Ch?i><iiar diggiogs
k'e do good. There are only three
elalma I eing operated in that district.
Thoae three claims are lit rated on the
h 'ad of Big creek and were located last
August, aad a sum between $25,000 and
fcta.OOO will probably be extracted from
them. They are the only claims in the
district from which anything like wsgw
will be taken.
What is bettered to be the largest
wagon in the world has been shipped
by the Pioneer Mining company of Se
attle to Nome, Alaska, where it will be
put Into service carrying freight into
the interior over the Tundra district.
To mike the wagon most suitable for
this spnugy ground It has been flitted
with 19-inch tire*. The bubs of the
wheels are 2 feet io diameter and the
wheels are 10 feet in diameter. The
body of the wagon is 26 feet I< ng and
more than 7 feet high. The wagon was
built in A'ameda, Cal., at a coat of $700.
Alaska h s few railroad yarns, but
here is one fr.m the Cordova Abakan:
"A drunken squaw came near meeting
an untimely end a few evenings ago by
sitting on the railroad track acd falling
asleep, ti wis growing dark wheo
Jack Heed, the engineer, puled o'd
'jO' out to the railroad wharf to take
00 water. As be neared the long tres
tle approaching the wharf he was look
ing out of the cab window for pedes
trians, when he saw the tender of the
engine throw some dark-looking object
against the embankment. Bringing
the engine to a sudden stop, he went
forward to see what it was, when to his 1
amazement a squaw arose and stag
gered down the track. Jack asked if
she was hurt, but her onlr reply was,
NOW SHE WANTS A DIVORCE FROM THE
MAN SHE MARRiED, ilSIAK
!N6 HIM FOR BROTHER
ParU, 111., Sept. 19? Mis. AUilie
Thnma. bu brought suit for ?ft ilivorc-e
from Calvin Thomas, on the (trou J
that she made a mistake In the brother
she was to marry. She thought bo was
Alvin. Calvin's twlj? brother, s'e al
leg*s.
The Pack Train Restaurant will serve
wine with dinner orders, free in placs
of tea or coffee. Come on ooyi.
NOTICE TO CREP1JB8S
Notice i? hereby given that I *3>
appointed administrator of the estate
of Peon Ales, deceased, off the Hth
Uay of August, 1907, bj the Commis
sioner (or Alaska, sitting in probate
at Haines precinct In the drst division
All persons having claims against said
esu eare hereby notified to pressni
the same to me within six months
irjm this 22d day of Augost, 1907, at
%i iho Commissary o I the Tentb
latent of U. S- Infantry, at Fori Will
lam H. Seward, Alaska:
J. B.GOW?N,
Administrator,
?10.00 REWARD-* wilt pay the sum
of 110.00 lor loformuion leading to the
ariest and coo*ic?ion oJ any person
guilty of breaking or destroy ng street
lights in the oity of Skagwar.
0 ff iTHHwi
Light Inspector.
Skagway, Sept. 17, "07 t s-193.
FOX EATS STRAWBERRIES.
New Story fir the Nature Fakirl
I Coma* From Pennsylvania Town.
Harry Hobba, a fruit grower of .Tack'
son township, nottr Alleutown, l'a? bail
a most novel experience wben he
caught a thief at work In his strawber
ry patch.
| He bad engaged the services of a
I boy. who was to come that morning tc
pick berries, and later In the day when
he weut to see how the boy was get
I ting along be noticed something crouch
ing between the rows, which act seem
ed quite unlike that of a boy picking
strawberries.
As he approached nearer he noticed
that It was a red fox and that he was
very busy. He yelled at him, but the
animal paid no heed.
The fox would creep along betweeu
tha rows and, seeing a luscious l>erry,
would nip It off daintily.
The fox waa so Intent upon the feast
of strawberries that be ouly leisurely
took to bin heels when the farmer was
a few feet away.
ELEPHANT ATE THEIR MONEY
Honeymoon Almost Spoiled by Vora
cious Bronx Pachyderm.
After wituetising what they (lid In
the Bronx zoo on a recent Sunday after
noon there are 300 New Yorkers who
will believe any tale about any animal
any nature fakir tells them.
The 300 were watching big <>umla.
tbe celebrated elephant, take pennies
with bis trunk and deposit them in a
bank and take cakes and peanuts and
stow them In his Interior. In the front
row were Mr. and Mrs. James Hench
cliff of Pawling. X. Y., ou tbeir happy
honeymoon. The crowd was pressed
tightly around them.
"Look out for pickpockets, dearest,"
wbis|iered Mrs. James. "Is your mon
ey all right';"
James reached Into bis tronsetr pock
et and produced his roll of bills, some
thing between $280 and $300. And just
nt that moment Onuda's trunk, wan
dering abototron~a peanut quest, reach
ed the money at the same time. The
trunk receded, firmly gripping tbe
green and yellow backs, and started
this new sort of dainty for the capa
cious mouth.
Henchcllff and his bride yelled. So
did the crowd. A couple of keepers
Jumped Into the cage and shouted:
"Here, give up! That's money you've
go!!" while they prodded at Guuda's
Jaw. At the word "money." s|>eetators
vow. (Sunda loosened up. reached Intc
riRMLT ORASriNU GBFJCX ASl> V1XI.OW
BACKS.
hit* mouth and withdrew the partly
masticated honeymoon fund. At any
rate, it wan got out and handed to the
agitated bridegroom.
All the bill* with the exception of a ;
dollar one had lieeu reduced almost tt> |
pulp. The mass was taken to the sub
treasury fur redemption, and the hon
eymoou was resumed.
? That's a tungl! start, for sure, but I
guess he .va* hungry." said lleurli
iliaf as h?' lx>iuUt Itl. cents' worth
I - akes for Cnuila.
Survives 2.0.1 Foot Fall.
Tv. o y?m:ig an.l i i.*x;>eiienccd Krench
| bakets on their v av back from the
? summit of Mo;.t HIhik- Instead of fol
' low lug the broetd pnlh tried a short
I cut. ?>n^i |>re. -Ipitud ? slo|ie both fell,
one fortunately upon a tree nearly 2uo
feet tiejow. beiug only braised, lie
saw his companion bounding from
KKk to rock and stf>p U.000 feet below.
Thinking that he was <!ead. he return
ed to Chuiuonix and informed the
]1iIi!(!>. who found the second vl"tliu
by a miracle still living, though un
conscious. Carried to a hospital, It
; was discovered that he had practically
* every bone broken, and there Is little
j hoi>e of recovery.
Slacksnake Breaks Man's Collar Bone.
! Samuel Laros. a farmer of East Ma
cungie, Pa., had a tierce l?attie with ft
huge blacksnake. beiug seriously In
jured in the conflict. Crossing one of
Uls fields he met J||. Snake and tried
to kill It. The reptlik showed fight,
and In a moment there was a combat
at short ra?ge. The snake coiled itself
about Mr. Laros" legs and threw him,
and in falling I.aroe? broke his collar
bone. The snake was finally killed. It
was seven feet long.
Onions Pealed by Lightning.
A freak of the lightning in a storm
In Hancock county. Me.,> Is reported
from Wat Brooksvlile, where onions
which were In a bag were neatly
peeled. _
P. E KERN
Gold aud Silversmith.;
Manufaturer of
Nugget Jewelry
Dealer in
Alaska Souvenirs
and Curios
of all kinds
SKAGWAY, ALASKA
REMODELED
THE"
Rainier-grand Botel
SEATTLE
Ntw MiaafMMt Popular PHce>
Central Location European !?Un
Flne?t CAFE and BAR In it k?C?'"
Wilson ft White Co.Prop.Cba* P?rr> Mgr.
Pullctt Rouse
Foot of sixth Avenue
Most elefftntly furnished house
in Alaska
Every modern convenience
Electric lights? Hot and cold
water ? Telephone*
Porcelain baths on every floor
Board and room by the dry week
or month
Table supplied with cream and
butter from our own Jersey
Dairy
rnr$. fi. S. Pulleti
Proprietress
w a? iT-A'a*
J. IKUTA
graduate optician
Expert Watch Maker*
Jeweler and Engraver
Watches
Diamonds
Native Jewelry
Souvenirs
SKAGWAY, ALASKA [ '
Real Estate
BROKER
Collections i
NOTARY PUBLIC j
>2 FOURTH AVE., SKAGWAY i
ROYftL
Steam Laundry
All Work Guaranteed. Short
Oruert Promptly
Done
Messenger will call aod deliver
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WE PIiEASE OTHERS
WE GftN PliEfiSE YOU
Mail) of ilie larinwt operator* In
tin North have h?>i> dcposdtin*
wli h thl*Stra?.Con?orvat lve Bank
for years. This makii u* qultv fa
miliar with the special re-iuire
nit-nts of Alaskan buslncssaiM) ?o
know we can pl-a?e yon. We pay
2 Iht rem lnl?ivst<m Checking
Arc. mats and 4 jw cent on Marines
Accounts
Capital and Surplus over #S.<M>.<VX>
Total Assets over SU.OOO.?B
CALIFORNIA SAFE DEPOSIT AND
California and Montgomery St*
Sax Francisco. California.
TEA
Blue Ribbon
CfVlON IEA
That's the Brand
A Delicious, Kxquisite
'Awrai-A Flavor I'oe*
Celled- A Tea that comes
direct from a Piivate
Plantation where It 1*
grown uoder the most
favorable conditions
All Grocers li*ndle it and
Are making a Beautiful
Window Display thin
Week
The
i American
S Tailors <
J Now in tl?e time tr look after *
k jvor winter clot Mo*. How *
U?ut your uvenva? <ir tlowr
* suits? We can make new one*
or repair iheoldouea. We bare
m }\is\ received the latest tall
kr?*xl> and Ktylt-s and wr *uar
ant*i? to pleas*" you. You ran**
trvi letter values.
Moml & Eherhch Props.
I REMINGTON
TYPEWRITER
J. W. MARTIN, Agent
HAINES, ALASKA
STANDARD
OF THE WORLD
GoingOutside?
If you Jaiv. take your du9t and drafts to
Dexter Horton & Co., Bankers.
S EATTL E
and open a Savings Account Von can
open an acconnt by mail if you wiidi to.
Our total resources exceed
$12,000,000.00
THE MONOGRAM
Receired a Large ?hipmet>i 0# Imported Wine*
arxl Liouors Ihred from flooded War*fccu?
Dalle* l*aid ?t Slcamrav Cs
BLOOM A KOPACH, PAOp?ieto?8
BROADWAY. BETWEEN .jib And Sth A V HI DM
TELEPHONE 34 HUSK DF.UVWY
m i m
MOORES WHARF CO.
Teralout W. P. h Y. Root*
All South Round Steamers Arrive and Depart From TWa Dccfc
REGULATION* t?O.S
Warehouse: ,-pen for delleerj of raercbaodlae frooi ' a a to 5 p. ?
Perl*hable* ONLY delivered on Sunday er at ntffhi.
All frtlfht shipment* rit?t!ned ^ratbbr-rod nw be aeo owpaeiwd by a
Shipper's Manifest iptpeo cae be obtain^ at the U. 8 - .rvmi
office) awl Burt be delivered before 4pm. No freight will be re
ceived od wharf after thl* bocr
BAGGAGE? Toll* will be oollectcd on Ohbc*ed BaooA^K Owl*. No
charge for baf* and grip* wh.-n aoeberked.
The wharf cau- will be cloeed to th? public when rteamer to rearl&f
dock ami will be opeeed only when pa*?*ctfer? have jieemberVfld,
Wharfage Tar;ff can be had on spvlleaitoe at oSoa on dock.
P. O. Be* 176. C. K. W YNS-JOHNPOW. 0M1 Mfr
n.TOIsisws^. .1 illiliWtT*
CRKTRALLT IX3CATKD KEST ACrv>**OOAT;OW?
New Home Restaurant
Ch?? PrteTaoti. Mui|?
Best 25 Cent Meals in the City
{FIFTH AVENOE, NEAR BROADWAY
Good Clean Beds From 25 Cents Ui
BATHS IN CONNECTION
Ileadqitater* for Mining and Commercial Mm
%'/
llll? STKCTLT riRPT-rXASB SMife
fnrk frain $a!oon
H? SHEA k PATTIW. MOTS.
Broadway awl ?th A ivnut. Shaqra y. A Uixht
r
Che Eight Chat's Right!
Bra
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Reading Camps
And
Electric Signs
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