| Mrs. Townsend's Ruse j
[Original]
It was necessary that Anita Town
tend should marry a fortune. Her an
cestors hail been rich for many years,
and now suddenly the decision of a
lawsuit against them bad made them
poor. But Auita was especially averse
to augling for a rich husband. Not r.o
her mamma. Mrs. Towusend was an
augler in deep wate? -that is, her hook
was uot visible from the surface. She
determined to supply her daughter's
deficiency.
Arthur Brewertou was the catch of
the season. He came of good stock ami
had au income of $40,000 a year. Mrs.
Townseud concluded to concentrate
her diplomatic skill ou this one victim.
Brewertou bad shown some preference
for her daughter, but it was generally
understood among his acquaintances
that he was quite satisfied with the
freedom of single life and had no Idea
of exchanging It for the restraints of
matrimony. A geutle pressure was
necessary to force him to take the
hook.
At the Flemings' diuuer party. with
a cotillon later in the evening, both
Miss Townseud and Mr. Brewerton
were present. The party belug a young
people's affair. Mrs. Townseud was not
Ht first Invited: but. not wishing to let
slip any opportunity to further her
daughters interest, she declined the
luvltatiou for Anita on the ground that
she always chaperoued her. This
brought au Invitation lor the mother.
At the dinner table Mrs. rownsend
sat on Mr. Brewertou's right, his din
ner companion being on his left. Anita
sat directly opposite. Durlug the din
ner Mrs. Townseud catching a glimpse
of a man's shoe under the table beside
Brewertou's slioelcss right foot was
struck with its small size. Indeed
since the toe had got turned toward its
owner at first glance she thought It
might be her daughter's, but Instantly
she reraenil^red that Anita wore kid
slippers.
Now. Anita TVwnsend had a weak
toe Joint on her right foot. Her mother
borrowed a pencil from Mr. Brewerton
and a bit torn from a letter, wrote on
It. "Better relieve the Joint, dear, and
handed it across the t:\Me to her daugh
ter Vnita wrote on the t#her side of
the paper. "I have." and handed It
back After this Mrs. Towuseud leaned |
far luck In her .-hair, so Uiat her legs j
projected far under the table.
The diuner fiuished. the ladies arose |
and departed. Then when the men had i
finished a brief smoke they also left
the table for the ballroom, where the)
musicians were already tuning their),
instruments. Arthur Brewerton slipped ,
his foot into his shoe and rose with the ,
rest At the dining room door he en- j <
countered Mrs. Townseud. who told j (
him tha: her daughter wished to see
hiui a morneut in the r.-d room to ar
range a social matter the two had In
hand. Brewerton stepped iuto the room,
which was close at hand. Joined the
voung lady and stood talking with her i
for some time, then the two entered
the ballroom Just as the dancing had
commenced. Ther* they separated, both ;
having partners for the cotillon. (
jlr Brewerton fouud his partner at
the door waiting for him and. clasping
her waist, sailed around in rtie waltz.
It was not long before he found that ho
was attracting the attention of the
whole room, disengaging himself from
his partuer. he surveyed himself from
head to foot. It was at the foot that he
discovered the cause of the interest he
excited. On his right foot was a pink
kid slipper.
That there was a scaudal Imminent
was apparent to all. There were sev
eral dresses among the ladles present
of a shade to match the slipper, one of
them bein;: worn by Miss Townsend. A
number of eyes were turned upon her.
and she wa< dl?vered sitting with her
feet drawn under her skirts. Then her
mother hurried to her and escorted her
from the room. This was sufficient
Mr Brewerton ami Miss TowusendhaU
been away from the others for some
time after dinner and for cause or
causes unknown had got mixed as to
their shoes.
The Townsends' carriage was called,
and mother and daughter left for home
without again appearing In the ball
room Mr. Brewerton, not being able
to endure the battery of eyes leveled
ui>ou him. begged l.is partner to excuse
him and. ordering his carriage also
left the house, lie drove to the Town
sends, where he found the t,.otuer pae
Ing the drawiug room floor excitedly
and the daughter in rears.
-How could it have happened? he
**-My daughter's future Is blighted,
cried" Mrs. Townseud. with a wail.
-Why so?" asked the young man.
who still wore the pink kid r'.ipr-er.
? Wliv so? Were you two not togeth
er in the red room for half an hour be
fore the dancing? And did not every
body know it?"
-woiir*
"Well? My dear Mr. Brewerton, what
?were you two Uoin^ to change shoes?" i
"Mamma:" exclaimed Anita reproach
fully.
"You dou't think"? began the aston
ished young man when he was Inter
rupted by the mother.
"Think? If I think, who have perfect
confidence in my daughter, what do
you suppose all the others know to
their own satisfaction?"
The young man hung his head. Then
he asked for a few minutes' conversa
tion with the daughter, which wa9
readily granted. When the two joined
the mother they told her that they
were engaged.
The next day it was announced that
Mr. Brewerton and Miss Townsend
,were engaged, indeed had been en
gaged for some time. This righted
matters, and when they were married
?oon after tne affair was forgotten.
ELIZA C. BKIERLY.
ON RIVER
Bonanza Kiug Will Get
Away Today
Whitehorse, July 35? The steamer
Whitehorse left for Dawson at 1 o'clock
this morning carrying 8 passenger and
228 tons of through freight and 3 tons
of way freight. She was reported at 8
o'clock at lower Le Barge. The Casca
was reported at Yukon Crossing going
down at 11:30 p. m. The Selkirk and
the Victorian are in Dawson. The next
sailing will be the Bonanza King today
with a dredge. The Dawsou was re
ported at Tantalus at 8 a. m. coming
this way. The Columbian was at Sel
kirk at 10:30 a. m. yesterday coming up.
LETTER LIST
Uncalled for Letttn Remaining In
Skaeway PontofHoe J ul> 25, 1906.
O'Brien, Mr. J. D.
Perty, Mr. Geo. G.
Perry, Mrs. Ceo. G.
Olson, Albert.
McCabe, J. G .
Rickards, Mr. Albert
Rishn, Miss Anna
Spoor, Harry M,
White, Mr. Bruce
Benoit, Miss Hell
Bety, Air. Chas. P.
Burrls. Mr. Chloe
Cospor, George
Duncan, Mr. A. M,
Hamilton, Mr. Walter W." (2)
Hawkins, Mr. Guy
Gourdon, Mr. C.
Heslewood, Mr. Charles
Hostetter, Mrs. Eve
Kas, Agnes
Lane, Thos
Kemp, R. H.
Iliff, Mr. Walter V.
Irving, J. H.
Nye, Mr. J. L.
Wm. B. Sampson, P. M.
Three Fined
Before the Municipal court yesterday
Tom KindricK was fined ten dollars and
.?o s which he paid and Dan McFarlane
and Wm. Frazier were fined ten and
live respetively with coats and will
serve time in* default? all for being
Jrunk and disorderly.
Money Fonnd Burled
What is the use of buring your money
or hiding it away in some old corner
where it will be found and then you
loose it, ? ? why not let it earn you
something. ? V our TEN YEAR BONDS
are safe and sure, and pay Five Per
Cent interest yearly or semi-yearly, see
1 'hi 1 Abrahams. t-f
Oyiter Cocktaili at Pack Train
The very best fresh oyster cocktails
in the city are served at the Pack
Train Saloon. tf
The Pack Train saloon always leads.
It carries only the best brands of whis
kies, wines, "beers and all the other
goods to be had at a first-class gentle
men's resort. tf
The Fifth Avenue dining roctn i9
open to the public. It has been reno
vated and is the largest and handsomes
in the city, and the service is thebest.
The Pack * Train Kestaurantr will
serve wine with dinner orders, free in,
place of tea or coffee. Come on boys
Ordinance No. 73
AN* ORDINANCE to amend Ordinance
No. 42 the same being and Ordinance
forbidding the Construction, Erection
or Maintenance of Nuisances in the
Town ot Skagway, providing punish
ment therefor, and for other purposes.
Be it ordained by the Common Council
of the Town of Skagway:
aec. 1. That Section No. 1 of Ordi
nance No. 42 be and the same is hereby
amended by substituting the words
"no: more than one hundred dollars"
for the words "not more than two hun
ded dollars," the same being the max
imum of fine as penalty for the viola
tion of the misdemeanor provided in
said Section.
Sec. 2. That this Ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after thp date of its passage and ap
proval.
Passed by the Common Council this
18th day of June, 1906.
E. j. Shaw,
President of Council.
W. S. McKean, Clerk.
Ordinance No. 74
ORDINANCE No. 74 providing for the
division of the Town of Skagway Into
voting precincts, under the Act of
Congress relating to election of Dele
gate to Congress from the Territory
of Alaska, approved May 7. 1906.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Common
Council ot the Town of Skagway;
WHEREAS, by au Act of Congress
j entitled, "An Act providing for the
1 election of a Delegate to the House o'
[ Representatives trom the Territory of
Alaska." approved May 7, 1906, it is
1 provided (Sec. 4,) "that each incor
, porated town in the District of Alaska
I shall constitute an election district, and
; where the population of such town ex
ceeds 1000 inhabitants, the Common
Council may, in their discretion, 'divide
the districts into two or more voting
precinct*, and define the boundaries of
each precinct," and;
WHEREAS, it appears that, the popu
lation of this Town exceeds 1000 in
habitants, and that this Town should
consist one voting precinct, now there
fore,
IT IS ORDAINED,
That, the Town of Skagway be, and it
hereby is constituted one voting pre
cinct, said precinct to be known, de
signated and bounded, as follows.
PRECINCT No. 1, of the Town of
Skagway, bounded and described, as
follows, to-wit: ?
All of the Townsite of the Town of
Skagway as described in the official
survey of Frank H. Reid.
PASSED by the Common Council
this 2nd day of July. 1900.
W. S. McKean, Clerk.
APPROVED, this 2nd day of July,
1900.
E. J. ShaW, Mayor.
Ordinance No. 75
ORDINANCE No. 75 appointing judges
and clerks of election for the Town of
Skagway, under Act of Congress ap
proved May 7, 1900. relating to elec
tion of Delegate to Congress from
Territory of Alaska.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Common
Council of the Town of Skagway.
WHEREAS, by Section 4, of the
Act of Congress entitled, "An Act pro
viding for the election of a Delegate to
the House of Representatives from the
Territory of Alaska," it is provided
that, "The said Common Council shall
appoint * ? * three judges of elec
tion and two clerks, for each voting
precinct, all of whom shall he qualified
voters of the precinct, and no more
than two judges and one clerk shall be
long to .the same political party, and:
WHEREAS, said Town of Skagway
has by Ordinance No. 74 been desig
nated as oae voting precinct, now there
fore;
IT IS ORDAINED:
That Howard Ashley, Edwin Hrowtie
and P. H. Ganty, each oeing a qualified
voter of l'recinct No. 1, of the Town of
Skagway, not more than two of whom
belong to the same political party, be,
and eaih of them is, hereby appointed
a judge of election for the 1900 genera!
election, in and for Precinct No. 1, of
the Town of Skagway;
That F. A. Callarman and A. B.
Towne, each being a qualified voter of
said Precinct No. 1, of the Town of
Skagway, and each belonging to a dif
ferent political par.y, be, and each of
them hereby is, appointed a clerk of
election for the 1900 general election,
in and for Precinct No. 1, of the Town
of Skagwav.
PASSED by the Common Council,
this 2nd day of July, 1900.
W. S. McKkaN, Clerk.
APPROVED, this 2nd day of July,
1900.
E. J. Shaw, Mayor.
Ordinance No. 76
ORDINANCE No. 7ti, designating poll
ing places in and for the Town of
Slcagway, under the Act of Congress,
approved May 7. 1906, relating to the
election of a Delegate to Congress
from the Territory of Alaska.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Common
Council of the Town of Skagwav:
WHEREAS, by Sec. 4, of an Act of
Congress entitled, "An Act providing
for the election of a Delegate to the
Douse of Representatives from the Ter
ritory of Alaska," approved May 7,
1906, "it is provided that, '"The Common
Council shall provide a suitable polling
place for each voting precinct," and,
WHEREAS, the said Town of Slcag
way, by Ordinance No. 74. has been
designated a single voting precinct.
NOW THEREFORE, it is ordained
that the first floor of the Town Hall
Building, located on Fifth avenue, in
and upon Lot Three, of Block Eight,
[as the same appears upon the official
map of said town), which said premises
are owned by the Town of Skagway,
and occupied by Town of Skagway,
be, and the same is hereby selected and
designated as the polling place in and
for voting Precinct No, 1, of said Town.
PASSED by the Common Council
this 2nd day of July, 190t>.
W. S. McKean. Clerk.
APPROVED, this 2nd day of July,
1900.
E. J. Shaw, Mayor.
Ordinance No. 77
ORDINANCE No. 77 of the Town of
Skagway, directing the posting and
publishing of notices of election, etc.,
as provided by the Act of Congress,
approved May 7, 1900, relating to the
election of Delegate to Congress from
the Territory of Alaska.
BK IT ORDAINED by the Common
Council of the Town of Skagway:
WHEREAS, by Sec. 4 of an Act of
Congress entitled, "An Act providing
for the election of a Delegate to the
House of Repiesentacives from the Ter
ritory of Alaska," it is provided that
"The" Comiron Council shall at least
thirty days before the date of election
* * * give due notice of the
election by posting a written or printed
notice in three public places * * *
and in case theie are one or more news
papers of general circulation published
in the Town, then a copy of said notice
shall also be published In one of such
newspapeis at least once a week for two
consecutive weeks next prior to 'the
date of the election," and,
WHEBEAS, said Town of Skagway
by Ordinance No. 74 (has been desig
nated as one voting precinct, a single
voting precinct);
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS OR
DAINED that the Clerk of this body
be, and he hereby is authorized and
directed to Rive due notice of the mat
ters and things pertaining to said elec
tion, as provided in Sec, 4 of said Act,
by posting at least two weeks prior to
the date o( election, in at least three
conspicious places in each precinct of
this municipality, s copy of the notice
this day spread upon the records of this
meeting and which is hereby adopted:
and by causing a copy of said notice to
be published in The Daily Alaskan, a
newspaper of general circulation, pub
lished in the Town ot Skagway, at
least once each week for two consecu
tive weeks next prior to date of elec
tion.
PASSED by the Common Council
this 2nd day of July, 1900.
W. 8. McKean, Clerk. !
APPROVED, this 2nd day of July,
1900.
E. J. Shaw Mayor, j
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i
THEY ARE THE MOST SWELL f
READY-MADE GARMENT EVER
| SEEN IN SKAGWAY $
Martin Conway
H museum
Those Who
Know
Will tell you that we have the
largest stobk of curios in the north.
Our store is a veritable museum
of the courious and antique.
If our want a souvenir of the
the country to take with you or
send home, you can find here just
what you want, from the merest
trifle to the most beautiful things
you ever saw .
You ?re cordially invited to come
in and look around whether you buy
or not, knowing that our stock will
make friends, out-shine rivals and
sell itself on its own merits.
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