Suitable Christmas Gifts
Nothing more appropriate or ac
ceptable to a woman than a
fMV PIECt Of CHINA
A new and varied stock to select
trom. Your attention is especially
called to the
BLUB AND GOLD
Hand Painted China now so popular
C. W. ASK & SONS
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SENTLEMENe^t
There is a Spe
cial Sale on PIPES
only for this Month.
Now BOYS there is
a show for you to
come and get
your pipe
Igome in anq see the old mn|
Tonv Dortero'sl
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Alaska Views at Half
Price until Jan. 1st
Uotll January 1, we will sell
any of our fin? collection of
Alaska views at * regular
price? 8x10 pictures foi_ i*>c.
.OjtS two for 25c. 14x1" "5c ea.
DRAPER &G0.
Skagwav, Alaska
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Phone 83 p O. box 332
NOTICE.
Th< copartnership existing under
Mi.- name and style of Shaw & .lohn
?-on Is hereby dissolved by mutual
>n- 'tit. ('. i: Wvnn-Johnson retiring.!
K Shaw lias assumed all the I
liabillli- ?- i.f ami will all in
dt'bt>-<tii. - to the old firm; conttnu
..i. tU<- tiu- ii'- - uiid<-r tli*- name audi
style of E J Shaw & Co.
E J. Shaw.
C. K. Wynn-Johnson.
Sk;t .way. December -4. 190S.
BRING YOUR OWN JUG.
Mount Vernon Rye and Belmont I
l'?oarb .? direct from bond at whole
f-.ii*- pr. by the gallon. The M??
cot, phone 67. Delivery free.
QUICK DELIVERY PHONE 90.
i-oal auti wootl delivered
upon -liort. st notice ?la> and night
11 KREIDENTHAL.
C-Mit-ral Expressing Bonded ?'ar
BETTER PREPARED THAN EVER.
I
Having put in a steam boiler and
other machinery we are better pre
pared than ever to do first-class work
on short notice.
SKAGWAY LAUNDRY.
V. iiy not put a few crisp readers
la The Alaskan, advertising yonr
long stock, and get rid of It?
JOIN THE PROCESSION OF XMAS
SHOPPERS.
The pure glistening rays of the
diamond has always fadnated human
ity. There is no gift so appropriate
as a "gem of perfeet ray, serene,"
and it does not take a fortune to
secure something very beautiful.
Our stock oC watches was never
larger nor more attractive with the
best movements that America niak?s.
Now is the time to select your
presents to send away. Our stock is
beautiful, appropriate, desirable, com
plete and within your means. If you
wish to be careful and economical in
your purchases and at the same time
-.elect from a well chosen Hue of Hoi
?da> goods. we want you to come
and see how little it will take to se
cure suitable and appropriate gifts
for those you wish to remember
With each $1 spent in purchases
before Christmas will be given a
ticket for the prizes.
P. E. KERN,
GOLD AND SILVERSMITH
Subscribe for The Alaskan.
Only One "BROMO QUININE." that i M
j^axative Quxnin ' {? y!rj$r
CvvsTCfild in One I3iy, Crip in 0- '
on ev?ry
25c
( L A. HARRISON ~Cft]
? - ^ t tnrn-% a AT i T T r\ S
(IN
PACKING
AT
Harrison's
"BEST EVER'
Stores Open Evenings
Phones 4 &"55
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Special Wireless Telegram received by Mr. G-eorge
Blanohard this Morning.
"Mr. George Blanchard, Mgr. *?
B. M. Behrends Co., Skagway, Alaska
Am on hoard Steamship Humboldt aud expect to arrive in Skagway
on Saturday. Am bringing the finest lot of toys ever taken to Alaska.
Also a big pack of other things for the people of Skagway,
(Signed) SANTA CLAUS.
Appropriate Lines of Useful Art=
icles in all departments
y
B.M. Behrends Mercantile Company ST0RE
OPEN ^ 1 J OPEN
evenings Geo. Blanchard, Manager evening-si
(Spocial Correspondence.)
HAINES, Dec. 6.? The bridge at
Wells Is nearlng completion and per
haps in another week it will he done
and ready tor the travel.
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The smallpox scare is over and
again we have communication with
the out side world.
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One of onr most popular young
ladies, Miss Lindsay, left here on
Saturday for tin- states to make her
future home. Her many friends in
Haines regret li?-r going, and their
best wishes for her future happluos.s
and welfare follow her wherever her
lot may! toe cast.
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On Saturday evening .Mr. and Mrs.
I lower Bantu gave a little card party
at their home, the following guests
being present: Mr. and Mrs. I'. A.
Polly, Mr. und Mrs. Charles Hiilery,
Mrs. Bert Hiilery and \V. B. Stout.
A nice repast was served to which
the guests did ample justice. A
beautiful bonnet of pansies fre3h
from Mrs. Bauta's flower garden
graced the occasion, I presume that
if we were to tell the people down >11
the states that flowers could be
gathered from an out door garden on
the 5th of December here in Alaska,
that it would be hard to make thorn
brtieve it, but we here in Alaska
know that it is true. W. B. S.
An electric light plant has been in
stalled in the Conrad concentrator.
A wire is extended- into the Venus
mine where work is carried on by
electric light. The mess house is
also lighted by the same system.
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A heating plant has been installed
in the Caribou hotel at Carcross.
Burnt leather, new designs. Drape
& Co.
Appropriate Terra Cotta Busts and
Steins for his Den would be appre
ciated as a Christmas gift. Have
you seen the ones Kern is -showing?
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
Sometimes it cost* lots of mouey to
get sarcastic at the expense of some
body else.
When you feel that you Just have to
be cranky, go down cellar and turn
the grludstone for somebody else
awhile.
If you are bound to be suspicious,
at leHst contrive to conceal the fact
and put your open mlndedness and
generosity on parada.
MISSED IDE i
REAL SWAG
While the occupants were away at
an early hour Saturday morning somej
0110 effected an entrance into the ,
Green Light and erhauled the place ;
generally, carryin way some lqluors
and overlooking a purse containing j
some money and a valuable set of-j
diamonds.
towTtalk
Jack Benson left for Juneau today
10 serve as it witness.
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F. Ilarbnttlo arrived up on the Jef
ferson.
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Raymond West one of t'.uggon
lieiui's men from Dawson, was a pas
senger south on the Jefferson.
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Max Gutfeld and Arnold arrived
up on the Jefferson. They have
been away a month.
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H. H. Eckert, formerly employed
by the Alaska Transfer company,
was a passenger south with the Jef
ferson accompanied by his wife.
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Mrs. Will Clayson who returned
Saturday from Cordova' states that
there is a groat future for that town.
I is flattened out now but will be
busy again next spring.
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11. K. Elliott, who was acting agent
at Skagway last spring for the Alas
ka SS company and who has been at
Nome this summer, was a round
trip passenger on the Jefferson.
Hand decorated cups and saucers,
plates, trays, boa bons, chocolate
pots, creamers aud sugars, with the
most beautiful designs ever brought
to Alaska are being offered by Kern
as suggestions for Christmas gifts.
Many a woiuun tias taken her widow
hood so guyly that she bas found it
impossible to keep it.
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Compared with Uoroe-put-up preserves
and fruits you will find that the famous
! I EA GARDEN TABLE fRUHS AMD PilfSfRVfS,
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As k'ood the best and better thari some
TELEPHONE 130
GRANT'S GROCERY
POPULAR MECHANICS FOR DECEMBER
??- .More profusely illustrated tlian j
ever before, containing, all told, ;iOl|
illustrations and 192 torse, plain-Ian
Kuage articles which anyone can un
derstand and enjoy, tho De
cember Pjpi.Iar Mechanics c'os a
year's record :;urpa ;:<ing- all the an
nals of its past. Durin: 1!M)S, tho
ma: a/.ini- ha., published articles
and I, SCO illustrations, covering
everything of Interest lu ils line;
and thei ? probably is 110 othe>' field
that offers so much of interest to the
average nrtnd as met hanics and
;:ieinvv
Tile December number describes a
ui-w system of concrete construction
mot xtraordinary than Edison's one
piece houses. The walls art.- molded
flat on the ground and tilted to posi
tion. The aeronautics features are
.t wonderful n> v, flying machine built
by a California Inventor; a descrip
tion of the Kimball helicopter, em
bodying. Kdison's idea of the con
quest or gravitation; a brief article
on recent Wright aeroplane suc
cesses; an account of Count Zeppe
lin's recent work; and some pictures
of tlii- new United States dirigible
balloon. Two new and unique In
dustries, Roadside Orchards and Sli
ver Fox Farming, are fully d scribed:
freak photographs afford material for
an entertaining Illustrated article; a
full discission of "Electricity on
the Farm" reads like a revelation.
In, marine affairs the article on the
ovation given the American fleet by
?lapan will interest many, as will,
ilso, a picture of Brazil's new war
diip, more powerful than the "Dread
nought."
I have fiOO yolumes of copyright
novels and general reading- th ? ?
last and best ? In my circulating li
brary. W. \V. Boughton.
Alaska Views at half price. Dra
per .fc Co.
The best of Ladies' and Cents'
watches at Kern's, in nil the leading
sizes.
Ladies' shoes half soled, 7."c.
Mens' shoes ha'f soled, $1.
Dan Sky, Ungefroren bldg., Broad
way.
See those Arctic fox furs in Draper
& C'o.'s display window.
OWNERSHIP CAN
BE PROVEN
When the name or initials of a per
son i. found on an article, no matter
wlint tin* nature of tiie article, iden
tification is certain. A watch, or
Jewelry, or table ware is enhanced
In value to the owner when it bears
his or iter name or monogram.
And then there is also the sentiment
expressed -in the emblem that careful
study and thought had been an im
portant feature ,Jn the selection on
the part of the purchaser.
.Mr. II. D. Kirmse states that he
lias iu his employ a first class en
graver, and that all articles purchas
ed at his store will be engraved free
of charged.
fntil further notice I shall remain
at my head office, Ketchikan, Alas
ka. Patrons "of mine having broken
lenses or wishing to communicate
with me please take notice. Remem
ber 1 have a duplicate of your pre
scription if you break your lenses.
' K. K. KIMBALL, Oph. D.
PIANO FOR S/tt-E.
Piano for sale. Apply at this of
fice. It
LOST? A watch, gold, open face.
Kinder return to this office. Reward.
Max Gntl'eldt is 011 the Jefferson
coming up.
RELIABLE ALL THE TIME.
The Pack Train Restaurant will
rve wine with dinner orders, free
in place of tea or coffee. Come on
boys.
If you want to buy anything adver
tise for it iu The Alaskan.
Muns shoes half soled. Workman
ship guaranteed, and only the best
oak tanned leather used for $1. Dan
Sky, new location, Ungefroren bldg.
DO *01) OUNCE Hit THE OUNCES?
Why not take a few instructions and
loam how tc dance the new danees, or
the old ones that you simply cannot
master? --Prof. Grlesbach'a dancing
academy, Eagles' hall. Classes Monday
and Thursday evenings.