D. M. Ferry & Co.
CELEBRATED
Garden and Flower
SEEDS
Fresh stock now on display in Broadway window.
Make your selections early while stock is complete.
C. W. ASK & SONS
FIRS! MOVE IN LOCAL POLITICS
At last there is a move or. the looal I
political beard. The central committee
of the Citizen's party ha? issued a call
for a convention to be held at Firemen's
ha'.l for the purpose of uomlnstinp a
ticket. The meeting is to be held next
Tues.iaj evening to be called to order
at 8;30 o'c^ortc. Seven persons are to
be Dominated for membership of the
city council and one person for clerk to
the school board. The election occurs
on April 7th, the first Tuesday.
Dr. Brawand as chairman of the
L*bor party city committee has taken
no action as yet looking to calling a
convention of that party but says lie
will do so in a few days.
Tonight is the Big Dance of The A. B.'sg
NEW OFFICERS
OF THEB.P.O.E.
The election of officers at the Elks
lod^-e last night provoked some spirited
contests for the honors. Following were
the result-:
Exalted Ruler? Geo, Rlanchard.
Esteemed Leading Knight? H. H.
1 >rai>er.
Esteemed Loyal Knight-IIoward Ash
ley.
Esteemed Lecturing Koight? E. L
Miller.
Secretary ? M. S. Whittier.
Treasurer? W. C. Rlanchard.
Tiler? H. Ungerfroren.
Trustee? J. D. Stinebaugh.
Pepresentative to Grund Lodge ? W.
Kin".
Install tion wil! be held next Thurs
day evening. The installation officer
will be J. P. Rrawand. Following the
instal'ation there will be the annual
officers banquet at which the families
of the members will be guests. It is
expected the number to be seated at the
banquet will be not less than l.">0.
things!!
MOVING NICELY
Two carrps hav? been placed over on
the White Pass railroad work, White
horse to the mine. One of them is
uoaer Ryron Olson, as foreman, and is
known as the rock gang, while the
other is the bridge gang, the first about
6 miles from Whitehorseand the Bridge
people about two miles, or at the p es
ent end of the tracks. The Dirigo has
been unloading steel rails here for
s?veral days and about fifty men are
busily at worn on the ore bunkers at
the end of the track here. Thin? are
moving nicely.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
A special meeting of the City council
will be held at V unicipal hall Monday
evenl'. g, March, 30, 1908, at 8 o'clock
for the purpose of paying ull bills
against the city and of considering and
passing or rejecting Ordinance No. 91.
An ordinance fixing the rate of com
pensation of members of the Common
Council.
All creditors of the Town of Skagway
are requested to present to the City
Clerk any claim- they m?y have against
the town on or before the above date.
J. A. Nettles,
President of the Council and Kx-Orti
cio Mayor.
Attest:
Matthew Bridge,
Town Clerk.
CALL FOR MUNICIPAL CONVENTION
A mass convention of the qualiiied
electors of the Town of Skagway is
hereby called to convene at Firemeo's
hall, in Slid town, on Tuesday evening,
March 31, 1908. at 8:30, for the purpose
of nominating a Citizen's ti ket to be
voted for at the municipal election to
b9 held in sai<! town, Tuesday, Aoril.
1908: the said ticket to consist of seven
persons to be voted for for metmcrs of
the Common council of said town, and
one person to be voted for for clerk of 1
the School Board; and for the transact
ion of such other business as might
come before said convention.
Dated atSkagway, Alaska. March, 27,
1809.
\V. W. Boughton,
P. E. Kern
W. C. Blanchard
Central Committee.
The Georgia arrived up this after
noon.
The Uaioot
Ilecd. by last boat 100 ne-v records
for Electric Piano. All up-to-date
classical music
Phone City Truufer
Jfc'or your coal, wood and general haul
ing. Phone 90. Boughton's cigar
?tore. 10-4-lm
WHEN IN WHITEHORSE
Eat at the
Commercial Hotel Calf
Best Meals in Yukon Territory
50 Cents
EVERYTHING FIRST-CLASS
v hort Orders Oysters Home Cooking
White Cooks White Waiters
MRS. KELSEY, Prop.
NEW ARRIVA
IN SPRING GOODS
With the Arrival of Bach Boat We are
in Receipt of N9W Seasonable Goods
in all Departments. Call and Inspect.
Store Open Evenings
B. M. Behrends Mercantile Company
Geo. Blanchard, Manager
MASONIC MEETING
There will be a regular communica
tion of White Pass Lodge No. 113, P. &
A. M , Friday evening, March 27, 1903,
in its hall, No. 225, Pourth avenue.
Work in E. A. deeree.
Sojourning and visiting members are
requested to meet with us.
By order of the M.
E. J. STAN DISH,
Secretary.
All the delicaoies of the season at
the Pack Train Restaurant.
A Startling Debut.
A comedy ?>f errors describes the
first appearance on the stage of Mr.
Iluntlej Wright, lie was^ supposed to
impersonate the warder of a mad
house. and the scene opened with the
bmtal 111 treatment of the hero, and it
ended with n gunpowder explosion. In
his nervousness the warder dropped
his cap. aud. being agitated and short
sighted. he picked up the pan of gun
powder Instead, it instantly blew up,
nearly frightening him out of his wits,
lie rushed from Ihe stage and col
lapsed. as he thought, on a stool In the
wings. which turned out to be a Are
bucket full of water! ? London An
swers.
Seven room furnished house to rent
on Third Avenue. Enquire of G. E.
Howard. 2C4-tf
Beecher's Wedding Fees.
When Collls P. lluutiugton was mar
ried for the second time Henry Ward
Beecher performed the marriage cere
mony. Huntington's first wife had
been dead less than a year, and he de
sired the second marriage kept secret
until his return from Europe. He gave
Mr. Beecher a marriage fee of $1,500.
When Huntington returned some
months later he went through a pub
lic ceremony, and Beecher again offici
ated. He gave Beecher another fee of
$1,500. The great preacher had his hu
mor aroused by his second fee. Turn
ing to Huntington, he said, "Collls, 1
do wish you were a Mormon."? Lyce
umite and Talent.
The Ball Dog cigar at Tony Dortero.
Eight Mandoline in Ooe
At the Mascot there is the most wont
derful musical instrument ever brought
to Skatrway. It has a quality of eigh
Mandolins in one with a Piano accom
paniment. There is a string of eight
new airs. It makes a full evening's
entertainment.
Job printing at the Alaskan oftice.
Fot a jjood smoke, call for the Bull
Dor cigar at Tony Dot^ro's. 1m
Best meals in Wbitchorse at Com
mercial Cafe. tf
PUlIetl ROUSC
Foot oT Sixth Avenue
Most elegantly furnished house
In Alaska
Every modern convenience
Electric lights? Hot and cold
water?Telephones
Porcelain baths on every floor
Board and room by the dry, week
or month
Table supplied with cream and
butter from our own Jersey
Dairy
mr$. f). $. Pullcn
Proprietress
y j:
GENTLEMEN#
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
GOME AND SEE THE OLD MAN
Tony Dortero's
k si
Established 1897
Phil Abrahams
Real Estate
BROKER
Collections
NOTARY PUBLIC
!S2 FOURTH AVE., SKAGWAY
Che "Scarab" or Sacred Beetle
A Talisman of Good Fortune
Old as the Sphinx, and with history as interesting. Revered
by the ancient Egyptians through all the dark ages, as all-pow
erful in the attracting of good and the repelling of evil.
In the Scarab or Sacred Beetle we predict a demand
exceeding that of the Swastika
PC l^CDM GOLD AND | |
? L. . IV Li. [I l\j SILVERSMITH ||.
MANUFACTURER OP I '
N U G O E T JEWEL-RY | I
fflatehes, Diamonds and Gloeks 1 \
HAND PAINTED CHINA, CUT GLASS ALASKA SOUVENIRS I
AND CURIOS OK ALL KINDS MADE BY NATIVE WORKMEN | I
WHEN IN WHITE HORSE
STOP AT
NEWLY FURNISHED AND
RENOVATED
Warm Rooms European
Plan
Good Stable Accomodations
Reasonable Rates
riRS.R. KELSEY,
^^^Proprietress^^^^pi
?
DON'T FROG
Unless You've Got 50 Cents
W. W, BOUGHTQN
DEALER IN
Cigars, Tobacco,
Smokers' Articles,
Stationery and Fish
ing Tackle
LARGE CIRCULATING LIBRARY
INCLUDING LATEST COPY
RIGHTED BOOKS
MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS AND
OTHER PERIODICALS
DR. F. C. NORMAN
Physician and Surgeon
(CBIEf SUItGEON OP W. P. k Y. R.)
Corner Fifth and State Sts.
up stairs
SKAGWAY - ALASKA
i
BETTER PREPARED THAN EVER
Having: P?t in a steam boiler and
other machinery we ?re better pre
pared thun ever to do first-class work
on short notice.
5-23-tf Skagway Laundry
The best dining room, the best hotel ac ,
commodations, the most comfort at the ]
Fifth Avenue i
NEW GOODS JOST IN
Let us show you liow easy it Is todo
vi.'luy and prlut by tho Koduk system
No Fuss ? No Bothor
We Frunie Pictures
DRAPER &G0.
Skagwav, Alaska
Phone 83 P o box 3S2
R0YHL
Steam Iiaaodpy
All Work Guaranteed. Short
Orders Promptly
Done
Messenger will call and deliver
Phona 79
Qda l
Having completed reliable arrange
ments for an adequate supply of the
beat
British Columbia Coal
for the coming winter we offer for
Ska$;way Coal Consumers, Coals at
following prices; ?
Wellington (Departure Bay)
Run of Mine $12Jper ton
Wellington (Lvlysmith)
Selected Lumps $13 per ton
Anthracite (Banff B. C.)
Chestnut Size 820 per too
Prices abo*d aic on wharf and in bulk
or sacked and for cash. Delivery #1.00
per ton extra.
SHAW & JOHNSON
Phones 11 or 109 Skagway, Alaska
illkiiia
3eweler and
Opiicatt. . . .
ft Expert Watch and
J Jewclery Repairing
Fine Engraving and
Diamond Setting a
Specialty.
Refracting opticon
Griuluuto of South Bend Optica College
Examinations made and Glasses.
Fitted by Mesrns of the
OPET HAL MO- METRE
Errors of Kefraction Corrected.
Each case receives the utmost
care and special lenes ground
j where required.