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MATANUSKA STORE
Wo have just opened our brancn store at
the new town of Matanuska. formerly known as
Matanuska Junction.
This stor ■ is stocked with a complete line
of ^rooi ries, provisions, feed, hardware and
budding materials.
We are also auents at Matanuska for Mc
Nally & Maitland’s lumber, and operate in con
nection with the store a completely stocked
LUMBER YARD.
A. A. SHONBECK
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
FORD AGENCY
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Fourth at C Street
RAY C. LARSON
Dealer in
SASH, DOORS, GLASS
MIRRORS
Window Glass
Plate
Wire
Moss
Ribb
Building Paper
Roofing “
Sashweights
Sash Rail
Copper cm Bars
STORE FRONTS MADE TO ORDER
Fifth Ave. and K St.
SO4 Rooms All Outside Rooms
A bso 1 u t el y Fi re- Proo f
BEST IX THE CITY
New Richmond
Hotel
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I. AT ]£ — l. oms v. i .. private
£ 1.5C per a: y ar.:; upwards. Rooms
in i. SI 00 er day and up
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li. iJict'i'RMICK.* Prop.
M. K. MacRA:
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LET THERE BE LIGHT
We Can Furnish It
PRICE & BENNETT
PLUMBING OUR SPECIALTY
Sheet Metal Works and r.-, - i . r O U
Gasoline Lighting tilth bt.f bet. (j & H
NOW OPEN!
Peterson’s Billiard and
Solo Parlors
Fourth Ave. Between C and D
» I \ Housefurnishings of All
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Tents, Tarpaulins, Bunks, Mosquito Bed Nets and W
Hat Veils, Blankets, Comforters, Pillows, Sheets, Pil- |
low Cases, Bed Springs, Mattresses, Brussel and Grass |
Rugs, Window Shades, A Fine Line of Mirrors, Chairs iv
and Rockers.
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Johnson Tent Factory j
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Newsy Items
> About Town
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J. F. Fugh, collector of customs,
with headquarters at Juneau, is in the
city on official business.
Geo. M. Campbell, of the North Side
Lumber company, made a business
trip to the Junction today.
Clint Griffith, the auco transfer
man of Knik, spent the day in An
chorage on business.
Wm. Beeson, head mill man for the
Vim, Martin mine in the Willow creek
district, is down from the mine for a
j few days’ visit with his family.
' The old reliable steamer Cappella is
going back on the Turnagain Arm
run with “Spark Plug” and Lee Rice
in command.
Mrs. Chase, Miss Nancy Chase,
Mrs. Donnelly and Mrs. Chapin leave
I today on the Omineca to spend a few
days in the Talkeetna district.
Mrs. Lundquist, manager of the
Fishook Inn, on the Knik-Willow
creek road, is visiting her friend, Mrs.
Nelson, of this city, for a few days.
W. W. Woodward, of Seattle, is in
the city preparatory to making a six
weeks’ trip to his extensive placer
property on the Kichatna river in the
Cache creek country.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Peters, 7th and
L, are the proud parents of a baby
girl born yesterday morning, Dr. J. B.
Beeson in attendance.
J. G. Parks was successfully oper
ated on this morning at the govern
ment hospital this morning for bowel
complaint by Drs. Reedy and Beeson.
A1 Beet and Charlie David have re
turned from the Talkeetna district
and bring back glow'ing reports and
substantiating samples of their new
copper strike in that vicinity.
Miss Jennie Erdevig, employed in
the clerical department of the Pacific |
Alaska Navigation ‘ company, made ;
the round trip on the Admiral Wat-1
son.
Miss Fowler, who has become very
popular in the society circles during
her summer’s visit to Anchorage, will
leave on the Admiral Watson for Ev
erett, Washington.
\\. K. 1 horaas, who has charge ol
work between mile 63 and 71 in the
Turnagain Arm district, came in yes
terday on the government power boat
Alaska for a day’s visit in the city.
The Friendly Aid of the Presbyter
ian church will hold an important bus
iness meeting at the church Wednes
day afternoon at 2 o’clock. All
members are requested to be present.
Miss Harrieta Cranliwak, of Au
burn, Washington, anu Mi: .; C. if
mers, of Dayton, Washington, have
been engaged as school teachers if:
Ivasilof and were passengers on the
Admiral Watson as far a.- Soldo .'in.
Bemis Phelps, who has been in
charge of the Yoga quartz property
in he Willow creek district for the
pa.. three months, has accepted ; le
i position as assayer for W m. Marlin,
for the balance of the season.
A force of men was busy today
| tearing up the board sidewalk on the
south side of 4th avenue in Harmony
: block preparatory to putting down the
12-foot cement sidewalk between D
and E streets.
One hundred and fifty-two sacks of
mail matter was brought here by the
Admiral Watson. The Watson
■brought from Seward mail matter
that was conveyed to that point by
the Northwestern.
Regular meeting of the Chamber of
1 Commerce tonight. All members are
| earnestly requested to attend, as j
matters of importance are to be dis
posed of. The chairmen of all spe
cial committees are also requested to
; be on hand with their reports if pos
i sible.
Word has been received from Sid
Bettman that Mrs. Bettman died re- (
[ cently in Washington from tuberculo- [
5 sis after a long period of illness. Mr.
jf Bettman is postmaster at Knik and
5 was summoned to the bedside of his
1 wife two months ago and writes that
= he will return to Alaska in the near
| future.
3 The W. C. T. U. will give a pro
? gram consisting of music and read
? ings, at Presbyterian church Thurs
1 day evening. Immediately after the
= program the church parlors will be
r| thrown open and a social hour will be
| enjoyed. Refreshments will be served
1 free, and dainty homemade candies
= will be sold from a booth. Everyone
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>5 is invited.
There was a change in the manag
ing department of the P. A. N. Co.’s
popular boats this week when commo
dore Mike Jensen hauled down his
flag on the Watson and transferred to
the Farragut, placing the popular
Captain Eddie Hickman in charge of
the packet arriving at Anchorage last
. nicht. The transfer took place just
! outside of Seward in Resurrection
bay, and the departing and arriving
commanders were wildly cheered by
the passengers of both ships as the j
transfer was made.
F. E. Ritchie, the Valdez attorney, 5
came over on the Admiral Watson to j
attend district court that convened J
this morning.
W. J. H. Fogelstrom, bridge engi-.j
neer for the v Alaskan Engineering i •
Commission, came over from Seward .=
last night on the Admiral Watson. j;
United States Marshal Brenneman, ■'
located at Valdez, arrived in Anchor- 5
age via the Admiral Watson and will ; |
remain until the adjournment of the 1»
district court.
Judge F. M. Brown, accompanied l
by Clerk of the Court T. P. Garraghty
and Ike Hamburger, court stenogra- S
pher, arrived in Anchorage on the Ad- »
miral Watson last night.
The Admiral Watson made the trip I
to Goose Bay this afternoon to unload 5
freight for the Deep Sea Salmon com- a
pany and will leave for the outside at ij
8 o’clock tonight.
Chris Osgood and Jack Hennesey, 1
notice of whose arrest appeared in a e
recent issue of The Daily Times, were 5
brought to Anchorage on the Watson a
for preliminary hearing. *
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Mrs. Chas. Ganty, of Valdez, arriv- a
ed in the city on the Admiral Watson E
and comes to Anchorage to join her s
husband, Attorney Chas. Ganty, who l
has decided to locate in this city.
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L. V. Ray, the prominent Seward j
attorney, is in Anchorage to attend |
the district court and among other1 =
cases will represent the defendant in
the case of Chas. Maehl, et al, vs. the 1
Alaska Crow Creek Mining company.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Adams, of Cor
dova were passengers on the Admiral
Watson and will spend three weeks
in the city visiting friends and on bus
iness connected with the Northern
Drug company with which Mr. Adams
is associated.
In the hearing yesterday afternoon !
of the case of the United States vs.
Harry Fitzgerald for violation of
Federal Statute No. 240 in the matter
of shipping liquor into Alaska with
out properly labeling same the de- j
fendant was held to appear before the
territory grand jury and bail fixed a*,
$2,000.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Gilmore ar
rived in Anchorage last night on the
Admiral Watson and are stopping at
the Hotel Anchorage. Mr. Gilmore is
one of the prominent politicians of
the territory, having been the repub
lican candidate for congress four
years ago.
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Best and Largest
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 every dollar spent in our store.
Every boat is bringing in our fall stock and a visit to
our store will convince you that we have the
goods.
Jaffe & Bayles
Home of Hart Sohaffner & Marx Good Clothes.
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BANKING BY MAIL
It makes no difference where you are located, you *
can send us your gold dust or checks and we will place
them to your credit, acknowledging receipt and furnish
ing you with a check book so you can draw money when
needed; or, if you prefer, we will place the money on de
posit in our Savings Department where it will earn 4 per
cent interest.
We will be pleased to attend to any business you
wish transacted anywhere.
German-American Mercantile Bank
SEATTLE - - WASHINGTON.
Announcement!!
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We take pleasure in informing the public that tk Mata
uuska Hardware Co. and the Knik Hardware Co. have consol
idated.
The business hereafter will be conducted under the name of
Dohr ma nn-Herning
& 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.
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