Smart Hats
FOR FAIX
Burberry, Loudon, Coats
Double service; weather proof. Largest line of
Burberries ever shown in Seattle.
PRICES $30 TO $35.
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GO EAST
UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM
SECOND-TO-NONE SERVICE
LOW ROUND-TRIP FARES
SEATTLE
—DENVER.$55.00
—OMAHA or KANSAS CITY 60.00
—CHICAGO.72.00
—NEW YORK.110.70
Similar Fares to Main Eastern Cities.
THROUGH SERV I C E
Seattle—Chicago, Omaha, Kansas City, Denver, and
intermediate. Direct connections
to tin.* Atlantic coast
Information, tickets, reservations and
travel service upon application to
T B. V/AT30N. Admiral I«ine. Anchorage.
F. B. Tracy. Alaska S. S. Co., Anchorage.
Or Write H. A. LAWRENCE,
Traveling Freight and Passenger Agent,
P. O. Box 403 : 111 Seward Street
JUNEAU.
Hit The ELECTRIC Trail
Across the Continent
IF YOG V, Y\Y .* CLEAN WAY TO
TRAVEL AM) A GOOD WAY TO GO.
TAKE THE “MILWAUKEE”
Soot., smoke ad cinders have now been eliminated
through the el dr ideation oi its mountain divisions.
A. E. HARRIS, {'raveling Passenger Agent, Juneau.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Going East
“See America First”
Through Rates from Anchorage to
Eastern Destinations Are in Effect
via the
Daily—The Oriental Limited to St. Paul and Chicago.
Daily—The Glacier Park Limited to St. Paul and Chicago.
Daily—The Southeast Express to Denver, Kansas City
and St. Louis.
Full Information and Tickets From
F. B. TRACY, Alaska Steamship Co.
T. B. WATSON, Admiral Line.
A. S. DAUTRICK ,Traveling Freight and Passenger Agent, Room 18,
Valentine Building.
T. J. AIOORE, City Passenger Agent, Second and Columbia, Seattle.
Wash.
BANKING BY MAIL
It makes no difference where you are located, you
eau 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, it 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 yo
wish transacted anywhere.
j
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German-American Mercantile Bank
SEATTLE
WASHINGTON.
BAXTER'S
MAGAZINES
PERIODICALS
NEWSPAPERS
Panorama Photographs
Anchorage and
Mount McKinley
ROBARTS’
BILLIARD
AND
BOWLING
PARLORS
Postoffice Opposite.
Conklin & Fitzgerald
PAINTERS ANI)
DECORATORS.
WALL PAPER, PAINT AND
GLASS.
We Paint SIGNS That Are
Business-Getters.
S32
4th
AVE
W
Svea Waffle and
Lunch Room
HOME COOKING.
We Bake Our Own Pastry.
REASONABLE PRICES.
Mrs. Victoria H. Winters
Miss Hulda Olson
Cor. 4th and C. Opp. Crescent
Butts* Parlor
FOURTH, BET. G AND H.
ICE CREAM AND
SODA FOUNTAIN
Thirst-Quenchers.
CANDIES FRUITS CIGARS
Pioneer Sheet
Metal Works
YUKON STOVES
— AND —
HEATERS
Corner Fifth and C Sts.
Anchorage - • Alaska
WILLOW CREEK
AUTO STAGE
Meets all trains at Matanuska
Valley. Headquarters at
Matanuska Hotel.
L. M. BARRETT, Prop.
The Woodland Inn
and
BAKERY
Next to Tfelkeetna Hotel
Ope« All Hours
TALKEETNA - ALASKA
Alaska News in
Brief Culled From
j
Alaska Papers
There has been so much rain at
Douglas during the first of the past
month that the baseball games sched
uled have been prevented and the
I players are thinking of hanging up
the gloves and bats until next season.
A king salmon weighing 32%
pounds was recently caught at Tel
ler, bearing the mark “0 M” with a
horizontal bar marked over the let
ters. This is generally believed to be
a hatchery mark.
It is reported from Juneau that
Emery Valentine, who has declared
his intention to keep out of the dele
gate campaign this year, will likely
come out again for Wickersham when
the proper time comes.
The tourists who made the trip
through interior Alaska and who
went out by the way of St. Michael
and Nome were unable to land from
the Umatilla at Nome on account of
the rough sea prevailing. »
Children playing around the Shat
tuck wharf at Juneau discovered the
body of Day White, a native, and a
resident of Hoonah, who had been mis
Miig for several days. Death was due
to excessive drinking.
Rev. I-ather 1- leteher, formerly of
Colville, Wash., will succeed Rev.
Father Kennelly as pastor of the
Catholic church at Juneau. The lat
ter has been transferred to Missoula,
Mont., on account of poor health.
A wild man reported to have been
seen on the Salmon creek road
near Juneau, turned out to be Sidney
Charles, editor of the Juneau Dispatch
! returning from a hunting trip with a
week’s growth of beard.
The halibut fleet operating out of
Juneau reports unusually rough wea
ther on the banks, which is greatly in
terfering with the catch. Only the
larger and more powerful boats are
able to buffet the waves and make
any catches.
That \ ilhjalmour StefTansson, now
exploring in the arctic regions, will
not return to civilization this summer
but continue his work in the newly
discovered land, is the report brought
to Nome recently by members of the
expedition.
Advices received at Dawson state
that Highet creek, one of the best
known and most prolific producers of
I the upper Stewart valley, has been se
■ cured on a lease or lay system by
Nome and Seattle parties who will
operate a dredge there.
The residents of Woodchopper, on
the Tanana, have voted to incorpor
ate the town, and change the name to
Buckeye, there being a postofiice by
the name of Woodchopper on the Yu
kon. One hundred and one persons
voted at the election.
While southbound recently the
Alaska Steamship Co.’s freighter Re
dondo' became disabled off Maud Isl
and, just south of Seymour Narrows,
by the breaking of her rudder post.
The tug Sadie was dispatched from
Victoria to tow her to Seattle.
While working in the drift of No.
3 Bear Pup, in the Ruby district Chris
Henry, one of the owners of the
ground, was instantly killed recently
by a fall of earth from the roof. The
body was recovered in about five min
utes after the accident.
N. A. Brown and George Kilmer
are reported to have struck pay on
Lucky Gulch, at the head of Livingood
creek. Bones, teeth and musk ox
heads were found in their drift, and
a well preserved tree 30 feet in
length was taken from their shaft.
At the Ruby term of court Judge
Bunnell sentenced Kaltag Nicolai, an
Indian murderer, to life imprison
ment; Charles Grover, convicted of
second-degree murder, to 18 years’
imprisonment and Nelly Douglas,
convicted of grand larceny, to three
years.
The editor of the Fairbanks News
Miner has received a communication
from the states asking for the names
of 250 “Blue Bloods” in that city be
sent that they may be incorporated in
the next issue of Dau’s Blue Book,
published in New York. Thompson
says all Alaskans are “Blue Bloods”
and he is going to send a copy of the
city directory.
W. T. Bennett and son Karl return
I ed to Seward recently after a rough
I voyage in a small boat along the
' southern coast of Kenai. They were
compiled to lay up near Bear glacier
for five days by a storm, during which
time they lived on porcupine and fish.
A report has reached Ketchikan
that an attempt to raise the steamer
Northland has resulted in the steam
er going again to the bottom in 110
feet of water. She had been raised,
and while being towed to shallow
water the cable broke, letting her into
deep water.
New Columbia machines and latest
records at Eckmann’s. 9-2tf
Two for 25 cents, Fatima cigar
ettes. Two days only, Sept. 13 and
14. Robart’s 0-12-tf
-
Peterson's Billiard and
Solo Parlors
i _■
Fourth Ave. Between C and D
The Matanuska Cafe
In the New Matanuska Hotel.
THE PLACE TO EAT THE JUNCTION
Alex (Blondy) Anderson
SPEED SERVICE
The Royal Cafe
The new eating house on Fourth Avenue
Caterers to first-class trade.
Boxes for private parties.
Lunch Counter.
ATHANS & PAPPADOPOLOS .... Prop-.
ADMIRAL LINE
Pacific Alaska Navigation Company
Regular Weekly SaUlngs each Sunday, 11 a. m. Calling at
Ketchikan, Petersburg, Juneau and all Southwestern Alaska
Ports. Vessels scheduled as follows:
Sailed From Seattle
ADMIRAL WATSON
Sept. 3.
Sailing From Seattle
ADMIRAL EVANS
Sept. 10.
The company reserves tne right to change schedule of steamers
without notice.
Tickets and Information to be had at Office, Fowler Building, on
I St., between Fourth and Fifth Sts. T. B. WATSON, Agent.
304 Rooms All Outside Rooms
Absolutely Fire-Proof
* BEST IN THE CITY
* New Richmond
I Hotel
) SEATTLE
BATES—Rooms with private bath,
5 $1.50 per day and upwards. Rooms
% without Bath, $1.00 per day and up
wards. —A FREE AUTO BUS.
r* R. C. McCOK.M LCK, Prop.
iU. K. MacKAE, Mgr.
last «ud commodious steamers sailing Detween Seattle, Ketchi
knn, Wrangell, Juneau, Skaj>na>, Cordova, Valdez, Seward
and ANCHORAGE, via I.VSIIU PASSAGE
Sails from Seattle Arrive Anchorage
SEPT 7.MARIPGSa SEPT. 15
SEPT. 15. ALAMEDA . SEPT. 23
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steam
ers without notice.
Tickets on sale at up-town office, Empress Building. Bag
gage or freight will not be received at the dock later than one
hour before sailing time.
J. J. LANKIN, P. B. TRACY.
Agent. General Agent.
The Lang Stove, born in
Alaska.
Is the Stove for Alaskans.
Body made of Armco Rust
Resisting Iron.
Polished Cooking Surface.
Will hold fire overnight with
wood or coal.
Will burn green wood.
Ask your dealer for a Lang
Stove.
If he cannot supply you write us.
Our line is complete from the small
est camp stove to the largest hotel
range.
Any sourdough will tell you about the
Lang Stove. They all know it.
F. S. LANG MFG. CO.
SEATTLE. WN.
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