RECEIVED TODAY:
The First Shipment
OF
Matanuska Potatoes
A. A. SHONBECK
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
FORD AGENCY
Fourth at C Street
RAY C. LARSON
Dealer in
SASH, DOORS, GLASS
Window Glass ________ Building Paper
Plate MIRDflDQ Roofing
Wire minnUllO Sa.hweights
Mots “ Sash Rail
Ribb u Copper cm Bars
STORE FRONTS MADE TO ORDER
RHONE 88-K.
Filth Ave. and K St.
304 Rooms All Outside Rooms
Absolutely Kite-Proof
BKtfT IN THK CITY
New Richmond
Hotel
BEATTI.E
BATES—I looms witli private bath,
61.50 per day and upward*. Rooms
\/jtlioni Rain, 91.00 per day and up
wards. —A T&EE AUTO BUS.
U. (’. McC’ORMJOK, Prop.
M. K. Mac RAIL Mgr.
LET THEBE BE LI6HT
We .Can Furnish It
PRICE & BENNETT
PLUMBING OUR SPECIALTY
Sheet Metal Works and P,A, «. , . r> o u
Gasoline Lighting Fifth St., bet. 0 & H
Peterson’s Billiard and
Solo Parlors
Fourth Ave.
Between C and D
5
Felt Mattresses
GUARANTEED NOT TO LUMP.
ALL STEEL SPRINGS
Will Not Sag.
' HOUSE FURNISHINGS.
iilankets
Comforters
Pillows,
Shoots
I'illow Cases
Uugs
Mirrors
Chairs aud—■
itockers
Johnson Tent Factory
t
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Newsy Items
About Town
The “Sourdough” brought in two
earl >ads of coal yesterday.
Eynie Amundsen came down from
the Junction yesterday for a day’s
visit with friend*.
S. R. McCIinton & Co. yesterday fin
ished their contract dear Mile IS and
are in town for a short vacation.
Mr. Meecham, the popular rodman
at Moose creek, is to he transferred
i to Camp 166 on the main line.
Mrs. Tom Barton will arrive in
town this .week from California and
rejoin her husband at Camp 18.
The latest camp to he established
on the newr railroad line to Fairbanks
was opened yesterday at Mile 164.
Bud Barton, the popular timekeep
er, formerly at Moose creek, has been
transferred to Camp 166.
A. Aronson & Co. came in from
Mile 16 yesterday, having finished
their contract on the grade.
Mrs. Maud C. Cattle, of the Style
Shop, is spending a few days in Knik
j visiting friends.
Miss Dorothea Bonbright and <5. II.
Holmes were married last night by
Judge Leopold David.
A. It. McConahy is in the city for a
I few.days’ business trip from his fish
camp on Three Mile creek.
Otto Logouel came over from Knik
last night on the Swan for a day’s
l visit with friends.
!
m. u. Yates, engineer with the A.
i | K. C., has returned from the Talkeet
’ i na district and is now stationed at
' Mile 14.
Marceili and Mustard have moved
their pool and billiard tables from the
Landing to Matanuska Junction and
opened up a classy pool room.
Mrs. Al. Church gave a delightful
whist party to a number of intimate
friends at the Junction Monday even
ing.
Arthur Jett, the mining expert, left
on the launch Swan yesterday after
noon for a few days’ business trip to
Knik.
Chas. E. Herron, publisher of The
Daily Times, returned last night
from a trip of several days to the
Willow creek quartz district.
Mr. McNutt has just finished build
ing a big log road house at Little Su
sitna river on the main line of the
Great Alaska railroad.
The Alaskan Engineering Commis
sion have moved the government hos
pital from Camp 14 to Matanuska,
Dr. Stoughton in charge.
i; Dr. Lang has recently accepted •«
i position with the Commission as line
physician under Dr. Stoughton, .vith
i headquarters at Matanuska.
The river steamer Omineca arrived
at the government dork this morning
.j at f) o’clock from a trip to Tulkeetna
and different river points.
L. C. McCoy, superintendent of
bridges and building, is spending sev
eral days inspecting the work in the
vicinity of Moose creek.
Ira and Chas. Isaacs came down
from the Willow creek district last
night on business connected with their
quartz property.
Mrs. Walter Howard returned to
Moose creek on this morning’s train
after spending several days in An
■ chorage visiting her friend Mrs. Sol
Silverman.
Dick Dougherty is building modern
cook and bunkhouses at the mine. A
feature will be the new bath house he
is erecting for the benefit and com
fort of the miners.
All members of the Alaska Labor
Union and other organizations intend
ing to affiliate in the big Labor Day
parade are requested to meet at the
Union hall at 10 o’clock the morning
of September 4th.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Wilkinson and
| family returned on yesterday's train
j from Wassilla lake where they have
I been for several days enjoying the
\ splendid trout fishing this lake af
I fords.
Mrs. M. J. Wilson, who has been
conducting a rooming house in this
city has made arrangements to have
The Anchorage Daily Times to follow
her to Mutnnuska Junction where she
will open a model rooming house with
in a few days.
The “Sourdough” did not arrive in
Anchorage last evening until 8:40 p.
m. Spread rail at Camp 10, caused
through blasting, occasioned a delay
of several hours, and Jus. O’Reilly, su
perintendent of construction and oth
ers, were obliged to take shunks’ pony
to Moose creek.
The Alaskan Engineering Commis
sion are building a social hall for the
pleasure and entertainment of their
employees. This new pluce of com
fort will boast of a large fire place
which is under contract to W. M.
•loco, the contractor who built the
Hotel Allen.
The “Y" at the Junction has been
completed ami the track is in use by
the government trains.
Active work will commence soon on
laying the steel on the main line to
Seward out of Anchorage.
Extra gang No, 3 has been trars
forced to Mo >se creek and is hue;,
laying track rn the Matanuska branch
to the Clmalu.m coal fields.
The Alaskan Engineering Commi t -
'on has entered into a contract with
the Matanuska farmers for 400 tons
of potatoes to be delivered at (he
Junction.
District Hi gineer C. R. Reck is in
Anchorage for a few days' business
with the authorities of the Alaskan
Engineering Commission.
The river toat B. and R. No. 1 left
the government dock tills morning at
0:30 for- Tall.eetna with a cargo of
supplies for >,he Alaskan Engineering
Commission.
Clyde C. 'oleman came in this
morning from the mouth of Beluga
creek where he is interested with oth
er prominent business men of Anchor
age in the Beluga fish industry.
The pile driver has been moved
from Camp 14 to the Ekiutnu river
where it will he used in driving the
piling for t e new bridge that the
Alaskan Engineering commission is
putting in oi the government rail
Charlie Peters, the man who does
things in connection with the union
boys, came down from Moose creek
yesterday and wilt remain in Anchor
age until af :or the big t.abor Day
celebration in which he will lake an
active part.
1.. A. Brrwnc, head man for the
North Side I.umber company's yard at
Matanuska Junction, came down last
evening to superintend the shipment
of two cars of lumber and building
material for the new lumber yard
this energetic firm lias tecently estab
lished at the Junction.
A coyote was shot in Eska Creek
canyon neat Mile 18 yesterday, dis
lodging a la.-ge amount of lock Prep
arations art being made to blast the
overhanging rock left from the im
mense blast! at this part of the road,
and a shoe-ly will be put in until the
scattered reek can be moved to make
room for the grade.
H. Seider verg, successor to SeiVn
verg and Freyd .returned to Anchor
age on one of the late steamers from
the big cities where he purchased a
large and complete stock of fall and
winter goo Is. Mrs. Seidenverg join
ed her husband at Seattle and this
prominent and popular couple wilt
make their future home in this city.
The new railroad town of Mata
nuska Jun.-tion can now boast of i
real post'iff ice and post mistress
much to the gratith at ion o the citi
zens of t ne town and surrounding
community. The Alaskan Engineer
ing Commission nu 'It the postoffice
and the selection of Mrs. S. Willi arts
as [lost mistress meets with the un
qualified approval af the patrons.
Steam shovel No. 1, formerly sta
tioned at Mile 11 on the Matanuska
branch, has been moved here ami will
be used to dig the ground to finish the
yard tracks at Anchorage. Upon com
pletion of the yard trades the shovel
will be us id to furnish the gravel for
the main -ine out of Anchorage, which
work will be rushed as rtpi l*y as pos
sible.
In anoiiher column of The Daily
Times appears the complete program
of the events of the I,abor Day pro
gram. The members of the Alaska
l.ubor Union are busy making the
final arrangements for a program
that will appropriately observe tills
day in which "the salt of the earth”
reign supreme. Everything from the
big parade in tin* morning to the
dance in the evening has been pro
| vided foi and the business houses in
Anchorage will close part of the day
in honor of the occasion.
—
MEETING OF CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE TONIGHT
Important business will he discus
; se«I at tie meeting of the Anchorage
Chamhei' of Commerce, including the
question of amending the by-law*. All
member.1) are requested to he on
hand.
•TF«E CT.UTCHING HAN»"
That master criminal of science,
Who is he? Craig Kennedy would
like to know. You will see him to
night at, the Harmony. 8 28-2t
A melding of the Carpenter's union
will he held Tuesduy night, August 2!>.
Byrne’s hall. 8 p in. 8-28-2t
Felix Sul, or Black Fox John, an
Indian, recently committed suicide at
Rainpu it House by shooting himself
twice t trough the head with a ride
Work: of remodeling the Masonic
temple at Fairbanks in now under
way. The lodge expects to spend about
115,000 n the improvements.
3 Mackinaw Coat9—
*7.H> to $12.50 Kn t.
:, Heavy Woolen Pants—
$4.01. to $<;..*• 1* IVir.
S Wool Blankets—
Si
*j 9 $5.00 to $8.00 Per Pair.
1 Quilts—
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$i.r>o t«> ^4.r*»i
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WHITE SHEETS
$1.25 iiml $1 ..>>.
SHEET BLANKETS
JKJe amt
PILLOW SLIPS
2oi- ami Site.
TOWELS
lOi. i■".<■ i ,ui . *v
Closing Ort
OXFORD SKOEL
Florsheim Make
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AT $4.50 Per Pair. ^ £
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Jaffe & Bayles
Home of Hart SelwoTWr 4: .Marx (iood Cloth. ~.
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WiS WILL close out our entire stock of fancv and
staple groceries at actual cost price:
Reliance ootYee, per il>. ;’5c
Rest Washington creamery luittcr.'Vh hrme or II..
tins, per Ik . ..gr*e
Burge pan cake flout ...... 25c
(Yearn of Wheat l!»e
Shredded Wheat !<;<•
j Puffed Wheat
Puffed Ri«> . ........ lUc
(Quaker Oats . ....17c
(Rape Nuts ... . . .lac
Karo Syrup. dark lSe, light 14c
Canned Fruit ....15 and 28«
Matches . 5c
Large Rolls tin let paper .Sc
Pens and tomatoes .. 10c
Summer sausage, regular 4.V. per Ik j.'ic
liinihurger cheese . j:?c
All kinds of nuts 20c
All tohaccos. 8 fo‘..‘5c, per doss. ... $1.00
Building and lease for side, also portable oven.
Boudreau & Boudreau
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FOURTH AND 0 STREETS
HiWWWWH « * I « « IH»H »•!■( IHIHI I ********************
The Royal Cafe
The now outing house on Fourth Aveuue
Caterers to rirst class tra<ie.
Bows for private parties.
Lunch Cone tor.
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ATHANS Sc PAPPADOPOLOS
Props.
’WWfWIWWHW »l 1 IHiltlllMi
Dohrmann-Herning & Ce
HEADQUARTERS POP. SPORTING MEN '<
WINCHESTOl—REMINGTON - MARLIN
Single and Double Barrel, Pump »;nd Auto
SHOT GUNS
SAVAGE *J'2 High I'nwvr and :JdO-.‘>iktO Take
WINCHESTER Spriugtield li'Hii Model RIFLES AND
CARBINES.
1.30- ISO P>0 m»d -_'0 -:ki (0 Cartridges
li -7 mni S M M. Soft, lu.rd and Spiraei
Cnrttidges.
OUR SHOTGUN SHELLS h.-nr ‘1* gru.r.s «/ BaKistii* ;
powder. Chilled shot mode by the Win. -he-aer ur-i 1!
Remington Anns Co.
GAME CARRIERS, sheurd’s Stow.-.i; V end Mm-ldc
Rirtc Sights.
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