FINKELSTEIN
& SAPIRO
Are Now in Their New Location
ONE BLOCK
from POST OFFICE
We invite the public to examine our
complete and new stock of
Choicest
Men’s Furnishing Goods
Such as
Hart, Schaffner & Marx suits
Kenyon Rain Coats
Dutchess Pants
John B. Stetson Hats
CIuett-Peabody Dress Shirts
and Collars
Florsheim Dress Shoes
Original Chippewa and
Felder’s Heavy Shoes
Duxbak rainproof hunting
clothing
Cooper’s, Mendicott and
Eagle Underwear
Pajamas and Night Gowns
NONE BUT THE BEST!
Finkelstein & Sapiro
THE HOME OF
HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHES
Anchorage Cordova
G. .W PALME
Schooner LUCY
Has arrived with a full cargo, 800 tons
of Wellman Goods. No better can be
bought at any price.
Sperry’s Drifted Flour and Sper
ry’s Kansas Flour. Once used, you
will use no other. Try them.
Hill’s Bros.’ Coffee and Tea. Use
the red can. 1 handle only California
Butter and Petaluma Eggs, the best
procurable.
Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Rubber Goods,
Hardware, Tents, Tarpaulins, Oils
Gasoline, Certainteed Roofing and Lumber
Knik, Alaska
I
BREVITIES
Dr. E. M. Spaulding'of Knik,
visited Anchorage this week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Horning
af Knik, visited Anchorage this
week.
0. G. Herning. Mrs. Herning
and son Stanley, of Knik. were
in town this week.
Chairman Edes, of the Alaskan
Engineering Commission, is vis
iting Anchorage this week.
Dr. E. M. Spaulding and Milo
Kelly were among well known
old timers that purchased lots in
Anchorage.
J. H. Sears, with the Harriman
National Bank of Alaska, of Sew
ard. was among the prominent
out-of-town visitors during the
week.
E. .1. Hertel is temporarily
housed in a frame and tent struc
ture on lot 4, block 44, pending
the erection of a commodious,
comfortable store building.
Commissioner Thomas Riggs,
of the Alaskan Engineering Com
mission. who recently visited An
chorage, is now on his way to
Fairbanks, his headquarters.
Mrs. Chase and daughter ar
rived on the steamer Mariposa,
to join R. I). Chase, who is in
charge of the commissary for the
Alaskan Engineering Commis
sion.
Harry V. Hoben, manager of
the Seward baseball team, upon
his return home, took occasion to
sing the prais< s of Knik and An
chorage for cordial treatment of
his team.
Miss R. J. Bugge, of Centralia,
Wash., arrived on the Mariposa,
to join her brother, J. J. Bugge.
Both of them purchased lots in
the new townsite.
Milo Kelly, the mining man, a
former member cf the territorial
legislature, was here Tuesday
from the Willow creek camp,
where he is engaged in opening
a mining property.
For the aid of navigation in
Cook Inlet wateis an acetylene
light has been installed on Fire
island, by the lighthouse tender
that recently visited this port.
Encouraged by letter advices
conveying the information that
friends of his were taking out $8
the day per man on Lewis river,
which flows into Cook Inlet from
the west, W. S.Horning of Knik,
has departed for that place this
week.
John J. Grady, representing
various big concerns, among them
the Burroughs Adding Machine
Co. and Lowman & Hanford Co.,
is a recent arrival in Anchorage,
and plans to remain. He was
formerly first baseman for the
Seward team and recognized as
the strongest player in the nine.
E. L. Smoot, private secretary
to the Hon. Franklin K. Lane,
secretary of the interior, reached
Anchorage this week and is now
on a trip to the Matanuska coal
fields. Mr. Smoot’s visit has no
significance other than a desire
to see the country. He comes
at his own expense, on pleasure
bent.
Seidenverg & Freid is a new
firm that open for business in
Anchorage August 28th. They
will carry a general stock of
clothing,gents’ furnishing goods
hardware, etc., and their location
will be near that of the Anchor
age Fish Market. The members
of the firm are old timers in
Alaska, having been at Nome for
years past.
The Woodrow Cafe, with old
timer Jack Cronin at the helm,
will be located in a building which
Jack is erecting on a lot at the
corner of Fourth avenue and C
street. The location is ideal for
the purpose in view and Jack is
building with a view to comfort
for his patrons and convenience
for his restaurant staff.
The Two Girls Waffle Houae,
temporarily located near the
Montana Pool Hall, will be per
manently located in a neat build
ing now under construction near
the Nyberg block. Mrs. Ollie
Gray and Mrs. Viola Barnett are
the owners and they inform the
Pioneer man that it is their plan
to have one of the swellest eating
emporiums in the town.
Olson and Getchell, mining on
Albert creek, in the Nelchina
district, have taken out 50 ounces
of gold dust thus far this season
and expect to take out as much
more before the mining season is
over. McCormick and Palmer,
mining on the same creek, are
opening equally good ground.
The information is brought here
by B. 0. Buffington, a prospector
who arrived from there this
week.
For Rent Two room apart
ments, corner Fifth and F street.
Ready for occupancy soon. Ap
ply P. J. McDonald, on premises.
Frank J. Warner, the govern
ment surveyor who laid out the
townsite, is now engaged in sur
veying off acre tracts for agri
cultural purposes, bordering on
the townsite. Just how these,
tracts will he disposed of had
not been decided when this arti
cle was written.
The speediest craft in these j
waters, considering its size, is j
the government launch Chicka
loon, recently put in commission
for use of the Alaskan Engineer
ing Commission. It is equipped
with a 50-horse power engine,
and is 30 feet in length. Its
speed, without effort, is 20 knots
the hour.
Frank G. Carpenter, one of
the foremost magazine and news
paper writers in the United
States, and who now represents
a string of newspapers, visited
Anchorage this week. He is ac
companied by his daughter.
The freighter Sinaloa, which
arrived last week from Panama
with machinery and material for
the railroad, is expected to com
plete discharging this evening or
early Monday.
Mrs. David and little daughter
moved here from Knik this week,
to join U.S.Commissioner David,
whose headquarters are at An
chorage.
...Mrs. Martha White, of the
White House, finds business ex
ceeding her expectations, and
will build an addition to accom
modate patrons,
Frank Case, a sourdough pros
pector and miner, arrived this
week from Seward, and comes
to join the happy throng at An
chorage.
Andrew Christensen, chief of
field division, U. S. land depart
ment. is visiting the Matanuska
coalfields this week.
Mrs. Alafar Dunlap, of the
Kootenay Inn, is building in new
town in a nice location in block
43, facing Fourth avenue.
Mine Host Redwood of the
Crescent hotel, turned fourteen
patrons away for lack of room
one day tnis week.
A G. Berglund is a recent ar
rival from the Ochetna eountry,
where he has been prospecting
for the past two seasons.
McDannel & Hillman have fit
ted up a dainty looking restaur
ant on Fourth avenue west and
will open for business today.
Price & Bennett and Frank
Korth, sheet metal workers and
tinsmiths, are about the busiest
people in town.
Jack Cronin will be ready to
feed the hungry todaj, in ' his
new location at Fourth and C.
Matt Raich will open a restaur
ant at the corner of Fourth and
H streets in a short time.
George Parks,mineral inspect
or for the land department, was
an arrival this week.
“Is business good? It is bet
ter than good.” says Mike Reilly,
of Reilly’s Cafe.
Lennon’s popular bakery is lo
cated in the west end, on Fourth
avenue.
The steamer Alameda is ex
here today.
FUR SALE—Good location at Mata
nuska; also good grocery and drygoods
stock at Seattle; cost if taken at once.
Address X42, Pioneer, Anchorage.
C. M. MURRAY
CONTRACTOR and BUILDER
Estimates Furnished
Leave Orders at Pioneer Office
INSIDE INN
Harris & Kovacevich, Proprietors
POOL ROOM
Cigars Candies Fruits
4th, between H and G
..Reilly's Cafe..
Open Day and Night
The BEST the Market Affords
at all times. Give us a trial.
Mike Reilly, Propr.
Bjomson & Ganton, Tailors
Suits made to order
Cleaning and pressing
Fourth ave west. Anchorage
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The Pioneer
Anchorage
Knik
Seward
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BROWN &
HAWKINS
Wholesale
and Retail
General
Merchanandise
“Quality First” _
As mate evidence that Knik Arm is navigable during the win
ter. the above picture shows the popular launch Traveler, Captain
S. S. Cramer, owner and master, on one of its mid-winter trips
The Traveler is on the Anchorage-Goose Bay-Knik run.
Knik Hardware Company
Will handle a
Complete Stock of
Builder’s Hardware
f
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
CARL W. BOLTE
H AR D W A R 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
T ransfer
W. E. Lee, Manager
General Transfer Business
AGENTS FOR
Bluff Point Coal
HANS WALBY
CONTRACTOR and BUILDER
Plans and Estimates Furnished
on All Kinds of Work
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Fourth st., between G and H
ROBERT SMALL
BLACKSMITH and
HORSE SHOER....
Boat Work of All
Kinds Done
Anchorage, Alaska
HENRY DOHRMANN
Manager
THE
White House
Mrs. Martha White, Propr.
Up-to-Date in Every Way
Nice Comfortable Beds
Rates Moderate
Fourth Ave, near K street.
Meet Me at the
White Lunch
Frank Zaremba, Propr.
Anchorage, - - Alaska
U. S. Restaurant
Harry Tasaki,
Proprietor J
“GOOD EATS”
QUICK SERVICE
Anchorage, - - Alaska
PIONEER EXPRESS
“Shorty” Wehncke, Mgr.
Specialty made of
Moving Small Outfits to
New Townsite
HUGHES & PEDERSEN
Freighting and Transfer Co.
15^” Leave your order for your win
ter wood with us.
KNIK - ANCHORAGE