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MATANUSKA STORE
We have just opened our brancn store at
the new town of Matanuska, formerly known as
Matanuska Junction.
This store is stocked with a complete line
of groceries, provisions, feed, hardware and
building materials.
We are also agents 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
Fourth at C Street
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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.
304 Rooms AH Outside Rooms
Absolutely Fire-Proof
ERST IN THE CITY
New Richmond
Hotel
SEATTLE
RATES—Rooms with private bath,
. SI.50 per day and upwards. Rooms
without Bath, 81.00 per day and up
wards. —A FREE AUTO BUS.
R. C. McCORMlCK. Prop.
M. K. MacRAE, Mgr.
Let There Be Light
We^Can Furnish It
PRICE & BENNETT
PLUMBING OUR SPECIALTY
Sheet Metal Works and i . r D U
Gasoline Lighting tilth ut.f bet, (j & ti
NOW OPEN!
Peterson's Billiard and
Solo Parlors
Fourth Ave. Between C and D
Housefurnishings of All
Kinds
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
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Newsy Items
About Town
Art Agustenson is erecting a new
store building on 4th avenue next to
the Kootenai Inn.
The river boat Marathon will leave
tomorrow for the Talkeetna and Su
sitna river run.
Theo. Allerton, the shoe manufac
turer, is occupying one of the Osb \ n
buildings on C street.
Alex Ostenberg was placed in the
federal jail last night and will later
be examined for insanity.
The Admiral Watson is reported
due in Anchorage the 22nd and the
steamer Mariposa on the 24th of this
month.
Dr. Stoughton, government sur
geon stationed at Moose creek, spent
the night in Anchorage, stopping at
the White House.
George Roll, a merchant of Hope,
has been in the city for several days
on business and is stopping at the An
chorage hotel.
Dr. J. H. McCallie returned yester
day from Moose creek where he has
been for the past week looking after
his copper property in that locality.
E. M. Huff, the representative of
the Mutual Life Insurance company,
left on the Farragut last night for a
month’s business trip to San Francis
co.
Roy Cornelius, a successful fanner
in the Matanuska valley, came down
from the Junction last night and will
| leave for Knik this evening on busi
ness.
W. G. Rogers, formerly in the ac
counting department with B. H. Bam
dollar has been transfered to the city
administration office in a similar ca
pacity.
Dr. H. O. Schaleben, who has the
Yogo Quartz mine in the Willow
creek district under lease, arrived in
Anchorage last night by the launch
Swan and spent the day in the city
on business.
Mrs. Marie Hagen and Mrs. Dena
Nashlund have moved their dressmak
ing establishment from 4th avenue to
the new Osborn building on C street
and announce that they will later car
ry ladies’ ready-to-wear.
Father Sheppard desires to call at
tention to interested persons that
there will be a meeting at the feyrne
hall tonight at 8 o’clock for the pur
pose of perfecting the organization of
a Catholic club in the city.
Dr. K. O. Ivyvig has recently re
ceived a large shipment of drugs and
! assorted stock that he has placed in
his modem drug store on the corner
of 5th avenue and C street.
Mrs. Geo. E. Miller and son Ralph, J
who have been stopping at the Cres- g
cent, left this morning for Camp 19 to =
join Mr. Miller, who is in the employ |
! of the Alaskan Engineering Commis- S
sion. i !=
The members of the Waitress’ union |
will give a dance Saturday night at jj
Labor union hall; good music and an =
enjoyable time is promised by the 11
committee in charge of the arrange- |
ments. I
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The many Anchorage friends of Mr. |
and Mrs. Byrr.e will be pleased to |
: learn that the operation was success- g
ful and with Tne Daily Times con- |
! gratulate them on the arrival of the &
new baby girl. |
The construction of a wagon road
leading from Farmington Siding to
Mile 25% on the main line beyond the
Junction is under consideration by the
Alaska Road commission. The dis
tance between the two points is about
eight miles.
Julius Hirshberg, a merchant and
banker from Conroy, Montana, was
among the round-trip passengers on
the Farragut and experienced the
pleasure of meeting his old-time
friend, Sol Silverman, during lfls time
or, shore in Anchorage.
Just before going on board tie l'ar
ragut last night for his Seatt'e trip
Lar rby Byrne was handed a telegram
' signed by Mrs. Byrne’s sister-in-law,
Mrs. Ethel Johnson, which read, “Op
1 eration at 5 o’clock Wednesday after
noon. Mother and red-headed baby
i girl doing fine. Don’t worry. Mrs.
‘Byrne in Providence hospital.”
i The Labor union boys are planning
a big time Sunday night and have in
I vited the entire population of Anchor
, that has been prepared for the occa
j sion. Jack F. Dunstan, the famous
Australian labor journalist and lec
turer, will deliver the speech of the
evening, which will be further made
enjoyable by especially prepared vocal
and instrumental music. The pro
gram starts promptly at 8 o’clock and
the invitation is open to all.
DANCE
It is the class,
urduy night.
Robarts’ Hall Sat
8-18-2t
The local democrats are promising
something unusual in the way of ral
lies for Anchorage in the near future.
The city administration has recent
ly completed a board side walk on
both sides of 5th avenue between C
and D streets.
Dr. F. A. Ross, who recently came
to Anchorage from California, has es
tablished his modern dental parlors in
the Alaska building.
The two-story frame passenger de
pot under the course of construction
at the east end of the commercial
. freight depot is rapidly nearing com
| pletion.
D. Vucetich left on the Farragut for
| Seward to be gone a week or ten days
on business in connection with his im
j porting trade that he is establishing in
j Seward and Anchorage.
Reports from the Cache creek
country say that the operators on
| Nugget creek are short of water and
| the clean-up will not be as large as
| prophesied earlier in the season.
Mayor Watts advises that he will
! double the street force and use every
; effort to complete the street work
and side walks under way and con
templated before bad weather sets in
i this fall.
Owing to the fact that Second Base
man Nicholls of the City team was
unfortunate in breaking a bone in his
right hand during the Anchorage
Sdward series the balance of the ball
players are arranging a benefit game
to be played in the near future at
Recreation park. The day will be
known as Nicholls day and is a wor
thy undertaking by the boys and de
serves the loyal support of the fans;
the game will be between the All-An
chorage team and a team selected
from the balance of the local baseball
players.
The following guests registered to
day at the Hotel Anchorage: C. H.
Barnaby and party; Mrs. H. E. March,
of Seattle; R. F. Rich, of San Fran
cisco; E. W. Smith, of the Cudahy
Meat Co.; Dr. F. C. Green and wife,
of New Albany, Ind; F. W. Katter
John, of Paducah, Ky.; Mrs. M. H.
Schrader, of New Albany, Ind.; Dr.
and Mrs. Robt. Levy, of Denver, Col.;
W. H. Oppenheimer and Mrs. G. Op
penheimer; Miss C. Collins, of Louis
ville, Ivy.; Evan Prosser and Robert
Prosser, of New Albany, Ind.
DANCE
It is the class. Robarts’ Hall Sat
| urday night. 8-18-2t
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Best and Largest
Are terms we do not care to use.
goods.
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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 j|
our store will convince you that we have the
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Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Good Clothes.
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Willard Herron, son of The Daily
Times publisher and the “Nugget
Kid,” left on the launch Swan this
morning for an extended trip to Knik,
Willow creek, Moose creek and Mata
nuska in the interests of The Anchor
age Daily Times.
Chas. E. Herron, publisher of The
Anchorage Daily Times, purchased a
Ford runabout yesterday from the
Shonbeck agency. This is simply an
other step in the way of progression
made possible by the rapid growth of
The Times.
The moose season opens August 20
and there are several parties being
formed in this city to be among the
first in the field. The natives report
moose in abundance this year and the
sport should be good.
Jack Hennesy was arrested yester
day at Seward and Otis Osgood at
Cordova in connection with the recent
seizure of the large shipment of li
quor at Point Campbell. Several more
parties are under surveillance and
their arrests will follow later.
The new Harmony theatre, owniii
by local business men of Anchorage
and built by Balch and McDonald
opens its doors to the public tomorrow
night. The management has arrang
ed for an attractive program for the
opening night, announcement of
which will appear in tomorrow’s issue
of The Daily Times.
Watch the business center around
Robarts’. 8-18-tf
Read The Daily Times and be an
Anchorage booster.
Doc buys everything. 7-11-tI
Phone 43-Y for car, Day or Night.
Universal Taxi and Transfer. 8-15t'
Watch the business center around
Robarts’. 8-18-tf
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We take pleasure in informing the public that the Mata
nuska Hardware Co. and the Knik Hardware Co. have consol
idated.
The business hereafter will be conducted under the name of
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Dohrmann-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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