JOE. SPENARD
Anchorage’s Live Expressman
Ali Boats and Trains.
CHEASTY’S
J Clothes that put Poise in Your Pose
Fabrics from the world’s best looms
tailored by master for Men who Know
$15 TO $25
And all the In-Between prices, featuring
the Great Specialty of Cheasty’s
The 'Invincible’Suit $16.50 Always $16.50
“Values Tell ”
0 CHEASTY'S Inc. a
Men’s and Young Men’s Wear
The Home of Luggage of Quality
L Oshkosh Wardrobe Trunks, $25 Up
Lang’s (Pat.) Hot Blast Smokeburning
Stoves and Ranges
Are GUARANTEED to burn but one-half as
much fuel as OLD STYLE RANGES,
Because they consume all gases and smoke in
fuel. All fuel is burned from top.
The “PACIFIC,” is our
Standard Family Range-made in three sizes.
Sold at BROWN & HAWKINS’
We Make Stoves from $1.00 to $300.00
write us for Catalogues
F. S. Lang Manufacturing Co.
2756 First Ave., South, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Low Round Trip Fares East via the
“MILWAUKEE”
JUNE 1st TO SEPTEMBER 30th, 1916
Return Limit three months but not beyond October 31st, 1916
The “OLYMPIAN”---The “COLUMBIAN”
Two Fast ALL-STEEL Trains every day.
For additional information call on or address
W. E. WARNER, Agent, Anchorage, Alaska
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway
A. E. HARR IS, T. P. A., Juneau, AlasKE.
Fine Job Printing at The Times Office
NEW LETTER BOXES
BE READY IULY1
WASHINGTON, June 16—About
the last of this month Uncle Sam
will begin putting up the first of sev
eral hundred thousand new design
letter boxes all over the country.
The next box design is the joint
product of the post office depart
ment in Washington and the art
commission of New York. While the
design for the front was accepted by
the post office department, the de
sign for the ends is still subject to
some modification, the design as a
whole being termed somewhat con
ventional by post office officials
The preparation for a design for
the new boxes was taken up by th“
art commission in April. 1914.
It was at first proposed to mount
these boxes on pedestals, but this
was disapproved by the commission
and the conclusion was reached to
affix them to electric light poles.
The Edison company, of New
York, offered a des'gn, but it was so
ornate that the post office, depart
ment declined, on economical
grounds, to consider it.
The art commission then asked
that the post office department ap
point a committee to confer with the
commission regarding a des:gn for
the box, and this was done.
There were frequent conferences,
with the result that Charles Keeh. a
sculptor, was commissioned to make
a design.
Upon suggestions made by .1. A.
Edgerton, purchasing agent for the
post office department, Mr. Kech
made a model of the proposed let
ter box and it was the subject of
several prolonged conferences.
Mr. Kech’s design provides for a
box of regulation size and shape.
The front bears on the upper curve
the word ‘Letters",and at the bot
tom, “U. S. Mail,” The handlebar
and letters Slide are similar to those
; on the boxes now in use, but care
was taken to provide more effective
action.
The design for the sides was an
American eagle with wide spreading
wings but without the feathers, this
being practically impossible in pres
sed steel, of which the boxes are to
be constructed.
The design for the front of the
boxes proved acceptable, but the
eagle was deemed rather conven
tional, despite the contention of the
art eommisioners, among whom
were Mayor Mitchel, Robert TV. de
Forest, president of the Metropoli
tin Museum of Art, and John Quin
cy Adams, assistant secretary, that
the design was highly artistic and
should be adopted.
The post office department subse
quently prepared a substitute design
for the ends showing a shield with
the letters “U. S.” and a wing above
it.
The art commissioners disapprov
ed of the substitute desipn, and Mr.
Keeh went to Washington and urg
ed the acceptance of the eagle de
sign. The new boxes, of which sev
eral hundrd thousand are to be
placed in all cities of the country,
will cost approximately $6 each.
VISITORS ARE WELCOME
AT CHAMBER COMMERCE
Through the columns of the Daily
Times the Anchorage Chamber of
Commerce wishes to announce, to
the visitors in the city, that the
chamber is open to them and more
over, they are cordially invited to
visit the same at any time in the
day. Secretary Koch will be there
a greater part of the day and is al
ways willing to answer questions
and give information in regard to
Anchorage and vicinity. The Cham
ber has been supplied with maps
showing the town and various min
ing districts adjacent to the city. A
writing desk is at the disposal of the
visitors and pictures of different
scenes have been placed in conspic
uous places so the place is assum
ing the appearance of a real Cham
ber of Commerce. As rapidly as
possible exhibits of mineral and ag
riculture will be on display and oth
er exhibits dispicting the resources
of this country.
Articles of incorporation of the
Rae Wallace Mining company have
bee ■ $led with the clerk of the court.
The company is the owner of min
ing property in the Knik 1 wintry
DANCE
Saturday night. Robarts’ hall.
6-15-4t.
Fresh vegetables from O'. own
garden. Tacoma Cafe. '-1 5tf
Boys! Try the Tacoma
G-15tf.
Cafe.
DANCE.
Saturday night. Robarts' hall.
6-15-41.
Leave pacrages at The Model for
Matanuska, Palmer Canyon and
Moose creek. Ten cents a pound.
Leave Anchorage every week.
A. C. McMASTER.
Read the Daily Times and be an
Anchorage booster.
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JUST OPENED
Up-to-Date
Ladies’ Barber Shop
ANNA RHEIN
Fourth Ave., Between C and D
ALASKA HOUSE
Third and H Sts.
Nicely Furnished Rooms
Quiet Place
Rates Reasonatde
Mrs. W. Peterson.
PETER AMESTOY
MARIES BENSON
Dealers in
ICE
8th Av. and K, facing K St.
Scotty Watson
Conducts a Comfortable I.otljtinjt
House at Matanuska landin';.
Nu Bone Corsets
For Style, Health, Comfort
and Durability, try NuBone
and be convinced.
All sizes ami all prices
MRS. T. R. NtiJDHAM,
Fifth Ave., near H St.
Pilger’s General Store
THE BEST MERCHANDISE
OBTAINABLE
We Soil It
Many of Those
Khaki or Duxbak Coats
You see on the street came
from Pilger’s General Store.
All kinds of
Hunting and Rain-proof Coats,
Rain-proof Hats,
Mosquito Veils Mosquito Bed Nets
Pllger S General Store The store With a Reputation to Sustain.
JUST RECEIVED
100,000 feet of Shiplap, Battens, Boat
Lumber, Shelving, Scantlings and Di=
mension Stuffs, all sizes and standard
lengths. A complete line of Casings, sur=
faced four sides.
Orders entrusted to our care will receive
prompt and careful attention. Perfect
measurements and proper selection of
material. On these grounds we solicit
your patronage.
ROBERT FLEMING, Manager
Anchorage Yard next to track in
Old Town