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Official City I aper
L. S. SELLER, PUBLISHER
SUBSCRIPTION KATES
Oat *Mk, d?llT?red by oarrler I0.J*
?a* mouth, by mill IS
?hr? months, br mall 2.?5
llx months, by mall.. *-50
Od< yMr. by mall 9-00
MAKE YOUR WILL
The unsuccessful search for the true
heirs to the estate of the late Michael
Northman, who died In Ketchikan last
January, should be a warning to every
man In thl* District who has saved over
a hundred dollars, or who owns a little
property, says the Ketchican Miner.
Alaska has attracted hundreds of men1
who have severed and almost forgotten
homo ties. The average man never
dreams of making a will, ami yet five
mlnutea effort on your part may mean
that someone who loved you some time
will be benefited by your labor when
you no longer need the coin of this
world? tomorrow perhaps? while a
neglect to take this precaution will
probably mean that your money will
be poured into the coffers of the gov
ernment or else dissipated and wasted
in the wrangling of several who claim
It, especially If you are one of the great
army who ''aren't much on writing
letters-."
It is'nt necessary to go to a lawyer
to get a document decorated with
handfuls of whereases and hitherto
here-befores? unless your estate is
large and complex, in which case you
have doubtless mady provisions for the
future, long ago. A simple statement
that you want all your property
to go to your mother, (mentioning her
name) or to your sisters who arc living
at the time of your death, or any simi
lar or plain and clear statement, will
stand in law ninety-nine times in a
hundred.
After expressing your wishes, name
tome good friend as your executor,
(to take charge of thing* and see that
your wishes are respccted), sign and
date the paper and let some one wit
ness yoor signature. He need not
even know what is in the document.
Then seal it up, mark it "Last Will
and Testament of (your
name)' and put it away among
your effects, or, better still, give it
to some trustworthy frierd to koep
for you.
Such a statement will save half the
court expenses, and may mean comfort
to the one to whom you choso to leave
your hard earned dollars, when you
have crossed the great divide.
HOW THE WHEELS GO ROUND IN
GOTHAM
Ska^ way is curious and interesting to
tho metropolis insomuch that the news
papers of that big town retail our most
triyal and commonplace happenings.
Very well; the metropolis has none the
best of us in this regard? ic is curious
and interesting to ns and to other news
papers. Ad e.xhange points out that:
Every second four visitors arrive in
New York.
Every forty-two seconds an immi
grant arrives.
Every fifty-two seconds a passenger
train arrives.
Every three minutes some one is ar
rested.
Every six minutes a child is born.
Every seven minutes there is a fun
eral.
Every thirteen minutes there is a
wedding.
Every forty-two minutes a new busi
ness firm starts up.
Every forty-eight minutes a building
catches fire.
Every forty-eight minutes a ship
leaves the harbor.
Every fifty one minutes a new build
Raw Furs....
WE PAY
HiQlt Prices for Fine Furs
Write For Price Ltal
Percy's Fur House
? Oshkosb, Wisconsin
leii mil mi
Judge Wickersham, under date of
August 25, has' written a letter to the
Alaskan in which he thanks this news
paper in generous terms for the sup.
port accorded him during the late cam
paign, saying: "f wish to assure the
Alaskan that it was appreciated not
only personally but by my friends from
Ketchikau to Nome. At Nome especi
ally we were always interested in what
ever we could get from the "Alaskan"
feeling that it was not only from a
friendly source but also one that appre
ciated the dignity of giving the truth, [
whether it hurts or not.
"Please thank my friends in Skag
way and Southeastern Alaska for their
I
support, and say to them that T shall I
make every possible etTort to make,^
good and to work at all times for what
[ conceive to be the very best interests
of the territory of Alaska. I shall feel
a deep interest in what the people of
Skagway think about public matters
and give it the most careful consider
ation at all times."
By the largest concourse of people
that ever gathered in a public t)?ll in
Fairbanks Judge VVickersham was wel
comed home last night at the Auditor
ium.
Mayor Fred Carter was in the chair
and introduced the speakers. These
latter, in the order they spoke, were
John Dillon, Judge L. L. Erwin, FalcoQ
Joslin,- A. E. Light and Judge James
NVickersbam.
The introduction of Judge Wickor
sham was the signal that a number of
school girls ensconced in the upper
boxes had been waiting for and they
commenced a bombardment of the
judge with flowers. The judge's re
ception was an ovation and it was sev
eral minutes before he could commence
his address.
The first declaration of the delegate
elect was to the effect that be had made
certain ante-election pledges and that
now that he was elected he intended to
keep those pledges.
On the question of territorial gov
ernment he said that while Al
aska at the present time had two
of the institutions that go to com
prise territorial government? the
judicial and executive departments?
it lacks the third and most essential
department? the legislative.
The judge then stated that it had
been demonstrated as a result of the
past election that Alaskans wanted ter
rltorlal government and he was going
to help to get it. As In hit speeches
msde here and at J?cme before th?
election the judge stated that he was
opposed to a top-heavy form of home
rule that would overburden us with a
multitude of ottloerj and taxes, but to
secure the form of government ihnt ho
had outlined he Intended to use every
means that he could command at Wash- 1
lneton.
Iiefeiring to the threats thrown out |
by his opponents during the campaign,
to the effect that Senator Nelson would
block any legislation that ho (WickcN
sham) might introduce, he stated that
he knew that Senator Nelson would be
ono of tho first to help in tho jassago
of any legislation which he was con
vinced was lor the bottermont of con
ditions in Alaska.
The speaker referred scathingly to
Guggenheim control and Insisted that
if they would go to the length of
attempting to steal the election by such
methods as had been adopted at Cor
dova, so soon after commencing
operations In the country, tbcv could
be depeuded on to go much further
when once they had secured a good
footing.
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1 CLOUDY, STRONG SOUTH WIND !
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I YUKON RIVER SAILINGS
The result of the observation taken
?t Moore wharf at midnight, Sept. 15,
1908, is as follows.
Temperature timeobservat,n..50 above
Max. temp, preceding 24 hours. .5.r> above
Mill. " " " " ..45 above
Mean " . " " " -50 above
Barometer 2i>.5S
Cloudy and south wind.
YUKON RIVER FLEET
Whitehorse, Sept. 10? Following iv
tho record of tho rivor Meet as reported [
today:
Up stream--Dawson passed Stewart]
at S a m; Casca passed Yukon Crossing
at 0 a m; Selkirk passed Tantalus at|
10:.!0 p m.
Down stream? Victorian passed Cof
fee Creek 7 p tn yesterday; Whitehorse |
passed Yukon Crossing 9 a m.
Next sailing? Selkirk, Thursday |
night.
Subscribe for The Alaskan
ing is erected.
Every one and three-fourths hours
some one is killed by accident.
Every eight and one-hair hours some
pair is divorced. Every ten hours some
one commits suicide.
Every night 81, 250,000 is spent in
restaurants for dinner.
Every day three hundred and fifty
new citizens come here to live.
The Fifth avenue hotel has plenty of
rooms today. Have several rooms with
private bath, If you are not suited with
your room come and sec us. Kates $1
and up.
It is not what you pay for what you
pet, but what yon get for what you pay
that counts. Advertise in the Daily
Alaskan.
Fall line of Hart, SchatTner & Marx
suits just received. They are excellent
in pattern and quality.? F. H. Clayson
& Co. 124 tf
Haadaohaa and Neuralgia from Cold
LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine, the
world wide Cold and Grip remedy
removes cause. Call for full name.
Look for signature E. W. GROVE 25c
W
Reliable. All Thn Time
The Pack Train Restaurant will serva
wine with dinner orders, free in plac.^
of tea or coffee. Come on boys.
SO MANY JOYS.
I HAVE bo many Joys? ono joy of love
ly sights
That down my days defllc and dream
along my nights.
My soul Is like a room with mirrors
all sot round.
Whore beauty, onco beheld, hath Inflnlt*
rebound.
( have so many Joys? ona Joy of move
ment froo.
That make* me s!s:?>r to the winds and to
the ?t-a.
Oh, verily, my hand hath pleasure all
Its own;
My feet tfc t pr. . t:io turf distinct de
light have known!
I have bj nv.;:;y ! va -on* J of heart:
that speak?
T! it. ?-re a word can pans, will toll mi'
what I seek;
Such J > there Is In being loved, but
vaster J.'.v
In : ? .:iig. T'lete tu-uln Joys there's noth
? Ins can destroy.
I hive s> many J.>vs In yielding hom
ape. one.
Such glorious oro;?ture? God hath madi
beneath the sun!
For soii'.e of these, and their white faith
and deeds sublime,
Twas given me to meet as on toward
Clod we climb.
I l ave so many Joys? one. memory linked
with hope.
For. cm ?! as those stars struck out In
hca> i ll's cope
Are s' : 'ug ct 111 these thousand years
upon the earth.
So nil ti e I >ves I've lost still shine upon
my hearth.
I have so mnny Joys-one Joy of loneli
ness
And one, unnamed, that bears me whith
er none may guess
Nay. not myself, for out of self afar I
win?.
And only know, returning. I my Joys
mils* sins.
CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE
Paid Up Capital : : : $10,000,000.00
Kest :::::::: 5,000,000.00
BANKING BV MAIL
Gold 2 Dust Bought
DRAFTS ISSUED PAYABLE IN ALL COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD
SKAGWAY BRANCH W. T. WHITE. Mgr.
WHEN YOU WRITE
a letter do not apologize for the paper. Have
tlm kind of paixT that requires no apology?
the kind Hint reflects your tood taste and
good Judgement.
HIGHLAND LINEN
Is such a paper. Itlsrellned In appearance,
correct In every detail and offers a writing
surjaee that neither alisorhs the Ink nor trips
the pen, TVecarrt all sized.
We also carry the following lines of Eaton. ?
Crane S: I'lke papers.
Knglish Nainsook
Danish Cloth
Mull Chiffon
Celtic Linen etc.
WM. BRUT
The Druggist
JUNEAU S. S. CO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAM EK
Georgia
Currying V. S. Mall
For Halncs, Berncrs Bay, Juneau,
Hoona, Tenakce, Sitka anil Wayports
S A I LS
Thursdays _at 8 a. m,
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr., Juneau
W. W. BOUGHTON, Agent
Broadway and Fifth Avo. phone 90
U. S? Mail Steamer
Carrying
Passengers and Mail
Will leave Skngway Daily
at 9 a. 111. for Haines
Returning, Leaves Haines for
Skagway at 2 p. ni.
Fare one way $1-50
Round trir) $2.50
BEER
[here's Vigor and
Strength
in every drop
1 1 1
COMPHNV
Seattle Wash
Pacific Coast S. S. Co.
PIONEER ALASKA Li
SPEED, SAFETY COMFORT,
Seattle, toil other l'uge.t Bound Pons
CARRYING U.S. MAiJ .
Steamer* of Thl? Company I^a-re
CITY Of SEATTLF, Sept,- 6-15-26 Oct. 7
HUMBOLDT, Sept. 10-21 Oct, 2
Connecting with tho Company's Steamers at SeVtle for Francisco,
Southern California, Kurf.k a (Humboldt tuy i .. <1 Mrxico
Abovo Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice.
FRANK H. STUART, Agent
Secini! awl Broadway, Skacway
Srattle Ticket Office, li:: James st.
C. D. DUNAN'N, General Pa>scnper A^cnt,
112 Market fitraci, ?*n Prarooo, Cai
Canadian Pacific Railway
i B. C. COAST SERVirr,
FALL SCHEDULE OK SA1I.IN ? FROM -KA'.v \Y
Subject lo chance without notic
Beatrice KLUM.2LH.2i
ruv miumai
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, via Prince Kupert
Spacious Observation and Smoking Rooms
Tickets to any part of '.he world n?<! all lr.forn ftion from
Phone 87 F. F. W LOWLE, Agent
Alaska Steamship Co.
Carrying U. S. Mall and Alaska 1'aclflc Express
Next Sailing of tbo F'ast l'a*?cnerr Steamers
Jefferson Sept. 8, 18, 29
Dolphin Sept. 3, 13, 24
Company rcserros right to change nailing <!a:<- without nolle
Transfers to Victoria and Vanoouv - Without AdiHlional ' barge
Through Tickets to San Francisco
R. A. CARROLL, A cent. 1'hone tt
J
he White Pass &Yukon Route
TIME r >V T- JM<>. 1H.
(Dally Kxecpt Surd*'.'1
). 1. N. Bound
1st clans.
9 30 a. m.
12 C5 p. m.
12 48 "
1 40 "
3 20 p. m.
5 CO
I.Cft VOH
Arrive*
SKAGUAY
WniTK PASS
LOG CABIN
BENNETT
CARIBOO
Whitk Forsi
Arrive*
Leavet
N ??. 2. S. Boun
1st c!am
1 30 p m
3 M "
2 20 '
1 4S
11 40 4. ip
ft 39 "
Passentrcrs must be at depot* In time tn havr Bapgare in*p<<cU<l ftD
ocked. Inspection Is stopped 30 mlnut.. o U fore 1> a- 'njr ti'i . of train.
150 pounds of bappapc will be checked free with each f^ll fare ticke
d 75 pounds with each half fare ticket
D
I
Throagh lltie from Skagway to Atlin, White Horse, Big Salmon, Daw?on in !
intermediate points. Connection made at Dawson with Lower River sti ait' outs f,-r
Eagle, Circle City, Rampart, Tanana, Fairbanks, Chens, St. Michael ami Nome,
NAVIGATION NOW O.PEN
Frequent connection made A White Horse between trains and river steamer-- for nli Yu
kon River points, including- Mendenhall Landing, the nearest steamboat andlng to the
Alsek Gold Fields. The following steamboats are operated by the WHITE I'ASS AND
YUKON ROUTE and are equipped with all modern conveniences, fucliding steam h<
electric light and other features as afford not only safety but comfort to pasvtnu-M.
WHITE HORSE CANADIAN
DAWSON OASCA SELKIRK
ZEALANDIAN THISTLE
BONANZA KING
LaFRANCE
VICTORIAN
Turohgh tickets can be purchased at SVc?triiay for DAWSON, FAIRBANKS, CHKNA
and all Lower River points.
Finely appointed trains dai!? except Sunday, between Skaguay and White Ilor^e,
carrying passengers, baggage, mail and exprcm.
Baggage bonded through. Direct telegraphic service to all points in Alaska, Canada
and the United States.
For Information relative to passengei, freight and telegraphic rates, apply
to any agent of the Company, or to:
TRAFFTCJDF.PARTMENT A. L. BERDOE, Gon. Mngr. F. B. WURZB&CHER Gen. Agent
Vancouver, B.C. Vancouver. B. C. and Pkaguay, Alaskr, s'.- 'i!?y, Ali?.ka