FINKELSTEIN
& SAPIRO
YOUR appreciation of style—
our service—and Stetson Hats
have made this hat store one of
the institutions of the town.
It’s a source of keen satisfaction
to us to look around at our stock
and think over the customers who
come to us season after season for
their hats.
It is not given to everybody to
sound the world-note in style.
Have you seen the Stetson Soft Hats,
Stiff Hats and Self-conforming Derbies
for Fall?
Also, just received: Cluett
Pea body Collars and Fine Shirts
NONE BUT THE BEST!
Fmkelstein:1 & Sapiro
. ..... V THE HOME OF
HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHES
Anchorage Cordova
G. .W PALMER
Wellman Goods
800 Tons
No better can be bought
at any price.
Sperry’* Drifted Flour and Sper*
ry*® Kansas Flour. Once uaed, you
will use no other. Try them.
Hill’s Bros.’ Coffee and Tea. Use
the red can. 1 handle only California
Butter anjj Petaluma Eggs, the best
* ■ I j'. i '£ ' ' procurable.
| Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Rubber Goods,
Hardware, Tents, Tarpaulins, Oils
Gasoline, Certainteed Roofing and Lumber
Knik, Alaska
NUBONE
CORSETS
Fittings in your own home.
For appointment, call or ad
dress
MRS. T. R. NEEDHAM
Fifth ave., near H street
GO TO
P. O. Sundberg
FOR YOUR
.GROCERIES.
A fine line of Swedish Breac
and Toast; Norway Mackerel anc
Herring, and Codfish.
C st. between Fourth and Fifth
BREVITIES
The launch Chase, Mike Knud
sen master, came into port Wed
nesday.
Miss Patton, the trained nurse,
departed on the Mariposa, enroute
to Fairbanks.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Lagerberg,
formerly of Nome, were arrivals
on the Alliance.
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Hayden
made the round trip from Seward
on the Evans.
The genial Frank Watson, gen
eral Alaska agent for the Admir
al line, came on the Evans.
Capt. Austen Lathrop departed
on the Mariposa, enroute to Cor
dova, on a brief business trip.
Chas. E. Brown, of Brown &
Hawkins, departed for Seward
on the Alliance, but expects tc
soon return.
A. C. Craig, a contractor and
builder from Nome, was an ar
rival this week, to take a look at
the situation here.
The gas boat Islander has been
purchased by the Alaskan Engi
neering Commission for use in
Inlet waters.
Raich & Co. expect to open their
swell restaurant, comer Fourth
a”e. and H st. today The place
will be a credit to the town.
The Kimball building, nearing
completion at the comer of Fifth
ave. and*E st., presents an im
posing, substantial appearance.
Finley and Wiseman, who have
completed the erection of a fine
store building on Fifth ave. east,
will soon open a general merchan
dise business.
“Long Shorty” McConaghy,
who has a fish trap near Tyonic,
this week brought to town some
of the nicest dog salmoh ever
seen in these parts. -
“Big Bill" Spencer, sourdough,
has been offered a route by Col.
Revell, the Iditerod mail carrier.
“Big Bill” is there when it comes
to mushing with a dog team.
Miss J. H. Hertel and Florence
Hertel, daughters of Mr. and
Mrs. E. J. Hertel, arrived on the
Alliance and will remain with
theif parents.
“The Silver Gardens” promises
to become one of the beauty spots
of Anchorage. jMr. Silver has
acquired a group of 12 lots over
looking the Arm and proposes tc
install green houses and gardens.
James lanaer, wno nas Deer
engaged in boat building at the
lower end of Second ave.,< return
ed this week to his winter home
at Seldovia, in his motor boal
Jessie. 4
The S. S. Alliance reached porl
on the morning of August 30 and
sailed again Tuesday morning.
It had fifty passengers for An
chorage and 400 tons of freight.
H. A. Carey, formerly freighl
clerk on the Admiral Evans, has
won a promotion to the purser
ship. Mr. Carey is a very capable
young man and enjoys a wide
acquaintance on the Alaska run.
Dick Feltham departed on the
Mariposa enroute, by easy stages,
to Seattle. He will stop at Val
dez, Juneau and other points or
the way down. His daughter, whe
passed the summer season here,
departed on the Evans, enroute
to Seattle.
Newt. W. Pilger, the merchant,
moved hi5 building from Fourth
ave. west to a point near the An
chorage Fish Market, Fourth
ave., and is moving his goods
from his temporary location ir
the Empress block.
L. H. Conley, an old timet Ne
vadan, arrived here on the steam
er Alliance, bringing with him
j a complete line of wall paper,
comprising four tons of assortec
material. Mr. Conley has corns
to remain.
| A. X. Grant, a veteran news
paper man of Alaska, who re
cently disposed of his interest ii
the Ruby Record-Citizen to Rep
resentative Snow of the Fourtl
Division, was an arrival in towi
this week.
U. S. Marshal Brennemai
! reached here from Valdez on th<
Mariposa and will remain unti
; the departure of the Alameda.
• Oak Olson, the popular Alaikj
-1 representative of Schwabachei
Brothers company, was an am
vahon the Mariposa. '
‘ The enterprising L. P. Byrne,
| who made a brief business trir
to the states, returned on th«
i Mariposa.
Passengers arriving on th«
i Mariposa were Mrs. J. Jackson,
| W. Stevens, L. P. Byrne, J. Tol
man, Ora Clark, M. Peters, Chas.
i Armstrong, P. Birdsell.S. Carney,
1 Lucy Matthews. •
Jas. E. Uhlein of Milwaukee,
ana Edgar J. Uhlein of Chicago,
big game hunters, arrived here
on the Mariposa.
Chas. E. Herron, of Sunrise,
was a business caller at Anchor
age one day this week. Mr.
Herron is now employing about
sixty men on his various mining
and other projects in the Sunrise
district. He reports conditions
very'satisfactory and the outlook
for that region exceptionally
bright,
One of the neatest fronts on
any business building in the new
town is that of the structure at
Fifth and K by Jack Lofstrom
and Ralph Smith, which is near
ing completion. A grocery store
is to occupy the first floor and the
second story is being fitted up for
a lodging house.
One of the livest wires in An
chorage is the hustling Ray C.
Larson, who is making a decided
success of his business. He has
just received the largest ship
ment of plate glass ever con
signed to an Alaska business
house.
Anchorage citizens drawn for
jury service for the district court
term beginning Sept. 14 are:
Grand Jury—F. E. Parker, F.
Kipps, J. F. Emmett, Patrick
Cummings and J. H. McDonald.
Petit jury- -J. J. Sherlock, Alfred
. Benson, L. S. Berry, Geo. John
I son and J. E. Price.
The firm of Hughes & Peder
; sen, in the transfer and freight
I ing business at Knik and Anchor
age, has dissolved by mutual
consent. Mr. Hughes takes over
and will continue the business at
Knik. Mr. Pedersen takes over
and will continue the business at
Anchorage under the name of the
Anchorage Transfer.
The steamer Admiral Evans
reached port Wednesday morn
! ing with some 800 tons of freight
| consigned to Anchorage and
Goose bay. First-elass passeng
ers for this port were: Mrs. Lek
vold, Mrs. Hoskins, T. D. Dyer,
J. Jefferson, Mrs. H. McCutch
eon, G. T. McDonald, Jos. Me
han, A. H. Walton, Rev. James
H. Condit, Rev. James McBride,
Mrs. Tom McKinney, Samuel
Gregg, E. C. Niles and H..H.
Hook. The Evans had a capacity
passenger list outbound.
Capt. W. Leclair of Spokane
and J. Arthur Denney of Seattle
arrived from Broad Pass Monday.
Capt. LeClair is associated .with
Wm. Springer in the ownership
of several claims adjoining the
original discoveries. Mr. Denney
is a son of the register of the U.
S. land office at Seattle, and was
among the first arrivals at the
new camp last spring. Mr. Den
ney expects to spend the winter
in Anchorage.
Japanese, excellent cuuk, w«iiu»
work by day, week or month.
Address M, this office.
A meeting of the Masonic club
will be held in Johnson, Davis &
Roberts carpenter shop, oh the
corner of Third avenue and C
street, Tuesday evening, Sept.
7; at 8:30 o'clock. All master
Masons in good standing request
ed to attend.
W. Ervin, Secretary.
MRS. EVA WILLIAMSON
wishes to announce
that she has opened first-class
Turkish
Bath
J Parlors
On Sixth avenue and C streets,
, i where she is prepared to give
Turkish and Plain Baths. Body
massaging a specialty.
Graduate Masseuse.
1 - - -
C. M. MURRAY
1 CONTRACTOR and BUILDER
Estimates Furnished
. Leave Orders at Pioneer Office
i _
The Midway Cafe
Now Open and Ready for
BUSINESS
Fffth ave., between E and F
Bjomson & Canton, Tailors
Suite made to order
Cleaning and pressing
Cor. Fourth and I sts.
Anchorage
Knik
Seward
BROWN &
HAWKINS
Wholesale
and Retail
General
Merchandise
“Quality First”
As nmt<‘ evidence that Knik Arm is navigable during the wi?#
ter, the above picture shows the popular launch Traveler, Captain
S. S. Cramer, ow ner and master, on one of its mid-winter trips
The Traveler is on the Anchorage-Goose Bay-Knik run.
Knik Hardware Company
Will handle at ^
Complete Stock of
Builder’s Hardware 1
In their new building at the corner of
THIRD AVE. AND H ST., ANCHORAGE
Soon as new building is completed
Launch and Painter’s
Supplies a Specialty
HENRY OOHRMANN
Manager
CAHI. W. BOLTE
HARDWAR E
Cooking Utensils
Camp Outfits
Building Material
Guns, Ammunition
Glassware, Etc.
PRICES REASONABLE
Anchorage, - - Alaska
THE
WOODROW
CAFE
Jack Crenin, Propr.
Corner Fourth and C Street
Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage
Transfer
W. E. Lee, Manager
! General Transfer Business
AGENTS FOR
Bluff Point Coal
_
HAN8 WALBY
j CONTRACTOR and BUILDER
! Plans and Estimates Furnished
on All Kinds of Work
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Fourth st., between G and H
SEE SILVER
For Wood or Coal
The Silver Gardens
Comer Seventh ave and M st.
White House
Mrs. Martha White, Propr.
Up-to-Date in Every Way
Nice Comfortable Beds
Rates Moderate
/' ’ y (
Fourth Ave, near K street.
U. S. Restaurant
Harry Tasaki,
Proprietor ^
“GOOD E A T S 'M
QUICK SERVieiP
Anchorage, - , - Alaska
PIONEER EXPRESS*
“Shorty” Wehncke, Mgr.
Specialty made of
Moving Small Outfits to
New Townsite
L. H. CONLEY *
Painting and Paperhanging *
Complete line of Wall Paper on
hand to select from.
Estimates cheerfully furnished
Merchants Hotel bldg., Fourth ave.
p. J. McDonald
Carpenter ***> Builder
ESTIMATES FURNISHED
Anchorage, - - Alaska