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MATANUSKA STORE
We have just opened our braneu 'tore at
the new town of Matanuska, formerly known as
Matanuska Junction.
This store i> stocked with a complete line
of groceries, provisions, feed, hardware and
building materials.
We are also agents at Matanuska for Mc
Nally & Maitland*' lumber, and operate in con
nection with the store a completely stocked
LUMBER YARD.
A. A. SHONBECK
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
FORD AGENCY
Fourth at C Street
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RAY C. LARSON
Dealer in
SASH, DOORS, GLASS
Window Glass __ Building Paper
Plate
Wire
Moss
Ribb
MIRRORS
Roofing
Sashweights
Sash Rail
Copper cm Bars
STORE FRONTS MADE TO ORDER
Fifth Ave. and K St.
Susitna and Talkeetna
Fast Power Boat
MARATHON
Sails on oi abort Wednesday August 16.
Office Fourth ai s (' Soti-ml R< duced Kates.
FRANK MORTIMER, Agent
Let There Be Light
We’Can Furnish It
PRICE & BENNETT
PLUMBING OUR SPECIALTY
Sheet Metal Works and , - 1 . r D U
Gasoline Lighting tilth ot.f bet. G & H
NOW OPEN!
Peterson’s Billiard and
Solo Parlors
Fourth Ave.
Between C and D
Tents, Tarpaulins, Bunks, Mosquito Bed Nets and
Hat Veils, Blankets, Comforters, Pillows, Sheets, Pil
low' Cases, Bed Springs, Mattresses, Brussel and Grass
Rugs, Window Shades, A Fine Line of Mirrors, Chairs
and Rockers.
; Newsy Items
About Town
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| E. G. Botts is a visitor here from
Great Falls, Montana.
The river boat Omineca arrived
from Krotto yesterday, and will be in
port a few days.
George Martin, who has been
spending several days in our city, re
turned to Knik last evening.
The launch Alaska arrived from
Tumagain Arm yesterday, with two
scows in tow.
The launch Sea Lion left today for
Susitna Station, with a large cargo of
freight for local merchants.
Miss Ethel McIntosh leaves tomor
row for Matanuska, where she will
visit friends for a few days.
Mr. Hemmingway, employed by the
Commission, returned this morning to
his office at Matanuska.
Thos. Riley came down from the
Junction on a business trip and will
be in the city a short time.
Joe Sarkin arrived from Willow
creek, where he has been for some
time, and will remain in Anchorage a
few days.
Mr. Lively, who h^s been spending
several days in Anchorage, will be an
outgoing passenger on the steamship
Farragut..
John Zug left for Matanuska this
morning to meet the Matanuska
ranchers, relative to new road facili
ties.
X. B. Solner and wife yesterday
made a round trip to Moose creek for
the purpose of seeing the railway.
; They will depart on the Farragut.
Mrs. F. H. Martin was a passenger
on the Omineca from Croto, where
she was visiting her husband, before
returning to the states.
Mrs. J. G. Swenson was elected
president, C. I. Strathcona, vice-presi
urer; and Miss Eva Lockhart, secre
tary.
Bishop Rowe and wife will be out
going passengers on the Farragut.
He will stop over at Seward, then Val
dez, and Cordova.
The Admiral Farragut will arrive
at 9 o'clock this evening with the An
chorage baseball boys and 99 tons |
, of freight.
Milo Kelly, who has been spending
several days in Anchorage, returned
to Knik last night on the launch
Swan. From there he will go to his
I claims located on Willow creek.
Mrs. George R. Vause departed last
for the great outside. This is Mrs.
Vause’s first visit to the states in five
years.
The Matanuska returned from the
mouth of the Susitna river last night
with the launch Eklutna in tow. The
Eklutna had engine trouble and was
disabled at that point for three days.
J. E. Willson, who has- been em
ployed at the Martin mine in Willow
creek, arrived in the city last night.
Mr. Willson will remain here for a
short time.
Roy Ketcham, one of Talkeetna’s
business men, arrived in Apphorage
last night on the launch Marathon.
He will be in the city a few days at
tending to business.
A. H. Schaffer, an employe of the
Commission, stationed at Talkeetna,
who has been spending several days
in Anchorage, will return on the Om
ineca.
Chas. E. Herron brought his Buick
j ‘37” in on the Alaska. But he only
had one ride in it before Herman
Gentsch came around and bought it
from him. Herman will use it along
with his Reo in the auto service busi
! ness.
H. H. Bennett, of the bureau of
soils, department of agriculture, and
A. C. Ringland, of the United States
forestry service, returned last even
ing on the launch Wilhelmina from a
reconnoissance of the Kachemak bay
country and other Inlet points. Mr.
Bennett brought specimens of grasses
native to the Kachemak bay country
which had attained a height of eight
feet. He says he sees no reason why
that region should not be a good
stock raising country.
The Ship Creek Meat Co* will kill
the first cattle shipped into this coun
try and will have the meat on the
market Saturday. This first consign
ment of ten cows, arrived "on the
Alaska and will be followed by more
shipments as the conditions warrant.
They will be kept in the new corrals
which the company is building. As
time goes on Anchorage is adding
more and more of the benefits which
are only supposed to belong to the
“outside” and it will not be long until
will have all the things that the up-to
date city requires.
G. K. Woodard reached town yes
terday evening, coming from the
Yentna district to meet his father,
W. W. Woodard, a pioneer mining
man of that section, who is en route
on the Admiral Farragut. Mr. Wood
ard Sr., is accompanied by a Mr. Wall,
■ of Honolulu.
Dave Skarstad, who has been spend
ing several days in our city, returned
to his road house at mile 32.
Polley Bros, have sold their branch
store at Talkeetna. to Nagley & Co.
Mr. Polley arived in Anchorage this
morning from that point.
Gorden Beddles and wife arrived in
Anchorage today from the Cache
creek mining district and are guests
| at the Parsons hotel.
The funeral of Joseph Ravichovich
I will be held tomorrow under the aus
pices of the Wood Undertaking par
lors. Father Shepherd will officiate.
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Harry R- Brown and Percy Pitch- l
ford will depart on the steamship |
Farragut, with fedward Tegard in jjj
custody. They will go to Portland j ?
where Tegard will be placed in an |
asylum. ! ■■
Harry Fitzgerald was arested under §
section 240 of the Federal Pena! code, I s
for shipping or causing to be shipped, |
liquors improperly labeled. He will I
be given a preliminary examination |
on Monday. J
Iver Nedeen, who arrived on the i
“Crook” was sentenced to 20 days for |
assault in Judge David’s court today, j
Nedeen, who was under the influence 5
of liquor, went down the main street i
waving his arms promiscuously and p
nearly injuring several persons who f
were in his path. Several women were 'm
forced off the sidewalk to escape his „
attack. Anchorage is indeed fortun
ate in being a “dry” town and thus|
being very rarely subjected to such
actions.
Bill Phelps came in town today e]
from up on Willow creek to get a ^
taste of city life and then he beat it e]
back this afternoon. Bill used to be- h
long to the S. A. E. fraternity when sj
he went to college, but we, being a |
Fiji, never had much use for the S. A. j w
E.’s. Bill went to school long enough a,
to learn how to be a mining engineer fj
and now he is up on Willow creek f
separating gold from rock and figur
ing how he is going to spend all his b
money. i H
France on Boycott.
PARIS, August 8.—France will fol- ®
low the example of Great Britain and ,
boycott all American firms with Ger-1 ^
man connections. ^
Enjoy your Sundays bathing and
daneing at Lake Spenard. 8-12tf
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Best and Largest
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Are terms we do not care to use.
It has been abused so badly, that it represents nothing
We handle good reliable.merchandise, and our reputa
tion of 18 years in business in Alaska is back of
everything we sell. Our motto is a dollar’s worth
of merchandise for even- dollar spent in our store.
Home of Hart Schafifner & Marx Good Clothes.
Every boat is bringing in our fall stock and a visit Uf
our store will convince you that we have the
goods.
Jaffe& Bayles
KITCHEN SHOWER”
FOR AUGUST BRIDI
Mrs. Ben Levine and Miss Alphi
elson were joint hostesses yesterda;
ltertaining for Miss Lena Cohen, ai
ugust bride, giving a “kitchen show
Mrs. T. B. Watson opened he
>me on Fifth avenue for the occa
on.
Whist was played and a luncheoi
as served. Mrs. I. H. Fleischmani
id Mrs. C. A. Brunson received whis
•vors, the consolation going to Mrs
B. Watson.
The guests included, Mrs. C. A
runson, Mrs. Byron Elems, Mrs. I
. Fleishmann, Mrs. N. N. Jaffe, Mrs
en Levine, Mrs. Koslosky, Mrs. T
cona, Mrs. J. Turner, Mrs. T B
atson, Mrs. J. E. Rigby, Mrs. So
lverman, Miss Freddie Ocona, am
iss Lena Cohen, Miss Alpha Nelson
Large and small gasoline rag man
ee, at Pilger’s. 8-16-t:
WEATHER REPOR.
7 a. m.
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■ Station
i Ship Creek ..
■ | Summit ....
■I Girdwood ...
Mile 52 .
Seward ....
i Mat. Junction
i Moose Creek
August 16, 1016.^
Temp. Day Wind
... 52 Clear Calm
... 36 Clear Calm
.. 41 Clear Calm
... 36 Clear Calm
... 48 Cloudy Calm
... 52 Clear East
... 52 Clear South
L. O. O. M.
There will be a regular meeting
Loyal Order of Moose on Wednesday,
August 16th, at 8 p. m. sharp. Nora
1 i ination for officers of Anchorage
lodge will close at this meeting. All
members please attend. ^
Fraternally yours,
' 8-15-2t JOHN J. ROSS, Act. Sec.
Announcement!!
We take pleasure in informing the public that the Mata
nuska Hardware Co. and the Ivnik Hardware Co. have consol
idated.
The business hereafter will be conducted under the name of
Dohrmann-Heming
& Company
With the combined stocks of the two stores and the en
larged buying power the new firm will be enabled to offer in
Anchorage the most complete and up-to-date stock of hard
ware in Alaska.
Knik Hardware Co.
Matanuska Hardware Co