MATAMJ SKAUTOKE'
Wi‘ have just opened our brancu store at
the new town of Matannska, formerly known as
Matannska .1 unction.
This store is stocked with a complete line
of groceries, provisions, feed, hardware and
building materials.
We are also agents at Matannska 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
RAY C. LARSON
Dealer in
SASH, DOORS, GLASS
MIRRORS
Window Glass
Plate
Wire
IVioss
Ribb
Building Paper
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 01 about Wt ;i:esd..; August 1C.
Office Fourth atui C Special Reduced Rates.
FRANK MORTIMER, Agent
Let There Be Light
We Can Furnish It
PRICE & BENNETT
PLUMBING OUR SPECIALTY
Sheet Metal Works and rfl, ^ L ± r> O U
Gasoline Lighting tilth ot., 0€t. (j & H
NOW OPEN!
Peterson’s Billiard and
Solo Parlors
Fourth Ave. Between C and D
WHEN YOU REACH SEATTLE
CALL AT THE
Northern Bank & Trust Co.
Comer Pike and Westlake Ave.
here you are certain to greet lots of your old
Alaska friends.
W. L. COLLIER
PRESIDENT
Newsy Items
About Town
J. J. McGreal, an old-time Nomite
is among the recent arrivals in An
i chorage.
J. L. Gattis, who has taken a ranch
up on the Matanuska, arrived in the
George Roll, a pioneer merchant oi
Hope, is a visitor here, a guest at the
Anchorage hotel.
Frank Webber came over from
Ivnik on the launch Swan this morn
ing. and will remain in the city for a
few days’ visit.
N. B. Soiner and wife arrived in the
city yesterday and are guests at the
Crescent. Mr. Soiner is manager of
the Union Trust Co., Seattle.
Thomas R. Barton arrived in our
city last evening from Eska creek
and will remain here for a few days'
visit. ‘
Heinie Dohrmann, after spending
several days on business at Matanus
ka and way points, arrived in the city
last night.
Mr. and Mrs. Blunk, of Idaho, are
traveling through Alaska for the pur
pose of locating a suitable place for
sheep raising.
R. C. Hill, president of the Mer
chants’ Exchange, Seattle, was one of
the visitors from the Alameda yester
\ day. Mr. Hill is making a round trip.
Joe Ravichovich died at the govern
ment hospital last night of tubercu
losis. No relatives can be found and
the man will be buried here.
S. L. Robarts and Harry Winters
1 arrived in Anchorage yesterday from
Seattle and are guests at the White
House.
Henry Logan, formerly with the
Alaska Northern, is stopping at the
•Anchorage.” He is studying condi
tions here, and may decide to remain.
P. Stewart, former railroad con
tractor, is staying at the Anchorage
hotel. Mr. Stewart came here from
Oregon to look over the country with
the expectation of locating here.
Anton Eide, division superintendent
for the Alaska road commission, was
an arriving passenger on the Alameda
and is stopping at tlie Anchorage ho
tel.
iuiss a. in. oicicae spent yesterday
in Anchorage making preparations to
remove to Matanuska where she is ii
the employ of the Engineering Com
mission.
The Admiral Farragut, due to reach
Seward at noon today, will sail from
there immediately after the ball game
and will bring the ball players nome
to Anchorage.
The wire fence is being placer
around the tennis courts today anc
with the fine weather which now
seems probable there should be som,
good sport there soon.
ii. Guy Willson and wife, and M. E
\>eaks ,of Boston, wno are making s
round trip on the Alameda, spent sev
eral hours in Anchorage yesterday
visiting friends.
Frank Andrews is in town buying
supplies to take to his claims in Wil
low creek. He says that he and hii
partner have struck a new rich veir
below the recent Garber strike.
Mrs. J. C. Harris and two daught
ers departed last night on the steam
ship Alameda, en route to Seattle
■ Mr. Harris is assistant superintenden'
of the Alaska Steamship Co.
Dr. Ed. Palmer, of Sacramento, wa
one of the visitors in this city yes
terdav. Mr. Palmer was highly
pleased with Anchorage, and spoke o:
its great ft.tore.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E. Lynn, of Se
attle, reached this city yesterday am
are stopping at the Crescent. The;
are en route to the Mathieson place:
mine neat Hope.
Dr. L. A. Sexton and vife who an
| making a round trip on tne Alameda
visited this city yesterday. Dr. Sex
ton is connected with Johns Hopkm,
Medical college, at Baltimore, McL
Dave Skarstad, who for the pas
three years has been supplying tin
mines in the Wiliow creek distric
with iresh meat, arrived in the city
last evening and will remain here fo:
a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Robe and daugh
ter arrived in Anchorage yesterday
from their mine at Willow creek
Mrs. Robe and daughter will leave 01
the Farragut for Seattle. They art
stopping at the Crescent.
R. Foster Stone, representative o:
W. K. Gresh & Sons cigars, througl
the West Coast Grocery Co., is i
guest at the Crescent, and will be ii
the city for a few days calling on la
cal merchants.
The Crook will sail this evening a(
3 o'clock. A number have bookec
passage and the steamer will toucl
at Seward -where she w4i unload e
cargo, of 800 tons. Seward and out
side mail will be taken.
Mrs. Wentworth, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Smith, who has been
here on a visit to her parents, left for
her home in Everett on the Alameda,
sailing this morning.
John Neuru sold to Chas. Janich j
the west one-half of lot 2 in block 45.j
Mr. Janich will begin right away on!
j the erection of a frame building 25 by |
pa,gad?
: the Anchorage Realty company’s of-1
i fice.
I _
Louis Fulenwider returned yester
! day from a prospecting trip into the
Willow creek country. He has been
gone ten days and went as far as
Peterson and Purches creeks and j
brought down some rich ore- which he'
has sent outside.
A meeting of the members of the!
Anchorage Tennis club has been cal
led for this evening to take place in
the Presbyterian church at 8 o’clock.!
A meeting of all members is desired,!
as important steps in connection with :
| a permanent organization will be |
taken up at this time.
Kenneth Fulton, our elongated j
friend, left for his property on Willow ;
creek. Kenneth is a mining engineer;
and grubs around the dirt and things,
and when he amasses too much monev
to handle conveniently, he comes to
town and we help him spend it.
E. S. Hewitt, manager of the L. C.
Smith Typewriter Co., writes that he
expects to be in Anchorage in the
near future, which undoubtedly mea’v
that he is arriving to establish the
| company’s business m the new Heudt
building jub competed on Fourth
I avenue.
The following guests arrived at the
Anchorage hotel yesterday. Harry
Logan, Seattle; C. E. Chamberlain,
Seattle; Emelia E. Blunt, Mountain
Home, Idaho; Emma M. Blunt, Moun
tain Home, Idaho; Will T. Montgom
ery, Mountain Home, Idaho; N. B.
Solner, Seattle; George Roll, Hope; A. |
Eide, Seward; C. C. Heater, Seattle, j
Edward Tegart, who has been em
ployed by Bill Hughes, freighting be
tween Knik and the Willow creek
mines for the past year, was thought
to be insane by his peculiar actions.
Harry Brown, the Knik marshal, ar
rived in Anchorage yesterday with
Tegart in custody. He was given a
hearing before Judge David*' this
kmoming and pronounced insane. He;
will be sent to an asylum outside.
THE
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Best and Largest
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nUr imamv
It has been abused so badly, that it represents nothing.'
We handle good reliable merchandise, and our reputa
tion of 18 rears 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 jS
goods. |§
Jaffe & Bayles
S
K
Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Good Clothes.
J. Metz, who has located a home
stead on Phicilla creek where he will
start ranching, arrived in Anchorage
today.
Wm. Martin from the mines came
over from Knik today on business,
and will remain in the city for a few
days.
W. J. Bogard, who has taken up a
ranch on the Matanuska river, came
down from Knik this morning for a
few days’ visit in our city.
Is U. S. Submarine
NEW LONDON, Conn., August 15.
The submarine seen floating about in
the vicinity of Fisher’s island is an |
American craft, and not the ill-fated
Bremen, as first reports stated. Thej
submarine was not in distress, as the
report said, but had risen to the sur
face in the ordinary course of cruis
ing- |
WEATHER REPORT.
A
7 a. .n,
Station
Ship Creek .
Summit .
jirdwood
Mile 52 .
Seward .
Mat. Junction
Moose Creek
August 15, 1916.
Temp. Day Wind
.... 50 Clear Calm
.... 44 Cloudy Calm
. .. 45 Clear Calm
... . 40 Clear Calm
. .. 60 Clear Calm
... 54 Cioudy Calm
_ 52 Rain Calm
L. O. O. M.
There will be a regular meeting i
Loyal Order of Moose on Wednesday,
August 16th, at 8 p. m. sharp. Nom
ination for officers of Anchorage^
lodge will close at this meeting. Air «
members please attend.
Fraternally yours, .
5-15-2t JOHN J. ROSS, Act. Sec.f
SKiKMHfMB
Dohrmann-Herning
& Company
Announcement!!
_
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 uader the name of
With the combined stocks of the two stores and the en
larged buying power the new firm will be enabled to other in
Anchorage the most complete and up-to-date stock of hard
ware in Alaska.