C ME FELIX
C ME FELIX
New Arrival of BEST
LINE of
TROUSERS
Ever Shown in the City
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Ciothing land Gent’s Furnishings
“NONE BUT THE BEST.”
C ME FELIX
CORNER FOURTH & D. PHONE 47-Y
Northern Transfer Go.
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('. I’. PEDERSON, - - - Manager
Phone your orders for Happy Valley coal to North
ern Transfer office. Prompt delivery to anv part of
i town.
THE WILCOX GRILL
OPEN FROM 6 A. M. TO 1 A. M.
Steaks Our Specialty.
Fourth Ave.. at 0 st.
THE HOUSE
OF QUALITY
i
REILLY’S CAFE
Still in the Lead
Everything in Season and the Best the
Market Affords
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
G. W. PALMER
KMK, ALASKA I
Distribute General Merchandise, Hardware, Boots and
Shoes, Lumber, Shingles, Gasoline, Kerosene,
Paints and Oil, Pumps, Pipe and Fit
tings, Tents and Tarpaulins.
Sperry’s Flour, Sold Under Absolute Guarantee
From the Company.
Recleaned Oats, $55.00 per ton.
Hay, $35.00 per ton.
Red and Grey Rosin Building Paper, $1.00.
i). G. Berry Sugar, $8.25 per sack, 100s.
Carnation Milk, $4-25 case.
Red Clover Butter, $40.00 Bbl, 110 lbs.
The “Lucy” Does It
KNIK, ALASKA
City Drug1 Store
THE REXALL STORE Dr. K. A. Kyvig, Prop.
We carry a large assortment of imported French and
domestic Perfumes, Soaps and Toilet Articles. A full
stock of the great Rexall line. Rubber goods and Station
ery the best in tiie world. All at surprisingly low prices.
IT PAYS TO TRADE HERE.
| Reminiscences
of Copper River
Railway Days
—
(By W. D. M. FORBES.)
The advent of the new government
road in Alaska cannot but recall to
| the memory of many who took part,
' the happy days on the Copper river
construction work.
I Although the Grand Trunk boys are
well represented on this new gigantic |
I r undertaking, familiar faces which
| have not been seen for five or six
i years are in evidence on all sides, on
the new Alaska road.
Apropos of this, we have Engineers
! Hansen, Seerest and Spangler with
! us,—Mr. Hansen having been on loca-!
; tion of the former road, and the other
■ gentlemen on construction.
II Mr. Morton, the Commission’s gen
i ie' chief steward, will be remembered
i as having acted in that capacity for
l j the Katalla company; while around
I the offices we have Copper river men
1 in Messrs. W. L. Durham,A. G. Balls,
G. Mueller and others.
“Scotty” Farks, the Commission’s!
pile-driver foreman, was as large as
ever on the Copper, Charlie David, the
tie contractor, was contracting there
also. J. G. Bellows, camp foreman
for the Commission, was a commis
sary man, and the late Jim English
was a much-seen figure as roadmas
, ter.
In Copper river trainmen with us
we have Engineer “Fattie” Heinze
I and Conductors Newton and Melvin
non.
i ci—.1,1 n ft r Me !
I Auley, who was a timekeeper at Camp
! 52 and later at 167, it will interest
| them to know that he has recently
achieved great success in the aviation
| world, having created a new record by
j carrying seven passengers for over
six hours at a speed of 88 miles per
hour. In a different flight he won a
thousand dollar prize.
At this writing I understand that a
well-known Copper river character is
in town in the person of “Post-Hole”
Pete McCarthy. He was born a mon
ey-maker. 1 will not forget the time
I he walked up the grade on the Copper
j one day with a grip full of cheap
I! watches which he peddled to the sta
- tion men at a margin that would make
“John D.” nervous.
While at Miles Glacier all winter, I
got a good idea of how a two-million
| dollar bridge was put in under diffi
| culties.
Under the eye of Bridge Supt.
J O'Niel, this bridge was constructed,
i Three caissons were sunk. The “Sand
hogs” were pai l $5.00 lor eight hoirs
work under a reus mah.e air pressure,
! and ate their mi lnigljt o ral in i cook
tent built on the icc close by. Some
; tints the men would be sitlmg at
. tneir meal wPh the w ,,er up to then
knee' caused by an overflow.
Before the freeze-up a high s
sioa bridge w-.s u.-ed to cioss from the
i st ore to the ca -> md wn • I ■' l) j
■ in ie an ho v .and bio. mg, v .nth
■ :aker- Miles Glacier famous, rnu
. uige would bo wafted high up in the
i air, necessitating a tight hold on the
i cable hand-rail.
, The Glacier camp was a scene of
\ great activity during the construction
| of the big bridge and the steel work
i ers received a bonus of $50 apiece
I for getting her built before the false
i work went out with the ice. And they
’ did not have much time to spare, eith
er, even working 11 to 16 hours a day.
At Miles Glacier the snow was at
its deepest. The tents were boarded
up on the outside in winter and invar
iably the stove pipes were about all
that could be seen of the dwellings.
When visiting it was a case of go
ing down steps cut in the snow to get
in at the door. On the other hand, the
snow certainly kept the heat in.
Farther up the line, good hunting
was to be had, as a little deviation in
one’s spare time. Bear were in pro
fusion. Moose, sheep, goats and other
animals could be had for the going
after, and a richer river in salmon
than the Copper River in summer
would be a hard thing to find.
We miss the athletic figure of M. -J.
Heney, the contractor, who died in
San Francisco before the road was
completed, as also the other heads of
the road, the late Mr. E. C. Hawkins,
chief engineer, and his assistant, Mr.
j Williams, both of whom have since
died.
liaucn more coum De said or mis
last Alaskan railroad building, but
current news is the order of the day,
and must be given the preference over
the above recollections of days gone
by.
The third episode of the Exploits of
Elaine, the Vanishing Jewels, tonight
and Thursday at the Harmony. 9-5-2t
The Universal Taxis leave 4th and
D every half hour for Spenard Lake
Sunday. $1.00 each way. 9-l-2t
Phone 43-Y for car, Day or Night.
Universa1 axi and Transfer. 8-15tf
Enjoy your Sundays bathing and
“ dancing at Lake Spenard. 8-12tf
PILGER’S GENERAL STORE!
THE BEST MERCHANDISE OBTAINABLE—WE SELL IT I
f
A PACKAGE OF OUR
TEA ANI) COFFEE
3 should be in every home where good
living is desired. Both the tea and
coffee are the best to be had regard
» less of price, and being in airtight
packages they come to you with all
their original strength and fragrance
> and absolutely free from dust or dirt
£ of any kind.
Hill’s Red Can and Schilling’s Best
LAW FIRM IS TO
BE DISSOLVED IN
VERY SHORT TIME
(Juneau Empire).
After September 1st the well
known law firm of Shackleford &
Eaylcss will be dissolved and other
business arrangements will be made
by the two partners. Both will con
tinue to be employed by the Alaska
Gastineau Gold Mining company, and
will also be associated together in
litigation now pending in the courts,
in which they are both interested.
“The matter of dissolving the part
nership is merely a matter of busi
ness convenience,” said Mr. Shackle
ford today. “There has been no
trouble between us but by making
other arrangements and by" working
separate, we can accomplish many
things which are now Impossible.'’
Mr. Bayless will probably retain
the offices now occupied by the firm
in the Pacific Coast Building, while
Mr. Shackleford will open offices in
the Goldstein Building.
The law firm of Shackleford &
Bayless was formed about four years
ago when Mr. Bayless came to Ju
neau from Cordova, where fee had
been practicing law. Mr. Shackle
ford has been practicing law in Al
aska for the past 14 ears and has
been associated with Judge John R.
Winn and Thomas R. Lyons at differ
ent times.
STEWARD Or THE
ADMIRAL EVANS IS
DEAD IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Aug. “6.—James Grant
Barrett, steward for several years on
the steamer Admiral Evans, running
to southeastern and southwestern
Alaska, died this forenoon of heart
failure. Mr. Barrett was well known
along all parts of the Pacific coast
from San Diego to Anchorage.
SAY GUGGENHEIMS HAVE
BOUGHT REYNOLDS OU1
The report has been brought te
Seward that Steve Birch, represent
ing the Guggenheims, has purchased
the Little mine on Latouche island
This is one of the properties from
which it was intended to ship ore tc
a Seward smelter. The report says
that Reynolds had a lease on the mine
to date from September, but before
the date arrived the others had the
mine in their possession. This is not
confirmed officially.—Seward Gate
way.
| Tex Jones R. C. Jeffery
The Panhandle
CIGARS
CANDIES
TOBACCOS
FRUIT
NUTS
4th AVE. NEAR C STREET
i
Circle City
Hotel
Electric Lights Steam Heat
First Class Cafe in Connection
Rooms 50c per Day Up
Auto Meets All Boats
European and American Plan.
Headquarters for Mining Men.
Remodeled Free Baths
227 E. Third St., Between Sew
ard and Franklin.
VV. SHORT, Proprietor.
JUNEAU. ALASKA
Launch Swan
Daily Trips to Knik
FOR SCHEDULE SEE BULLETIN BOARD
Susitna and Talkeetna.
Fast Power Boat
MARATHON
Sails Tuesday, August 29, for Talkeetna and Indian river
Office Fourth and C Special Reduced Rates.
FRANK MORTIMER, Agent
=H
H. W. NAGLEY
THREE BIG STORES P3
IS
Susitna TALKEETNA McDougall jS
Complete Stocks General Merchandise.
OUTFITTING A SPECIALTY.
§|ujgMS!ysi!g&gl
WHEN YOU RE\CH SEATTLE
CALL AT THE
Northern Bank & Trust Co.
Corner Pike and Westlake Ave.
Where you are certain to greet lots of your old
Alaska friends.
>
W. L. COLLIER
PRESIDENT
I THE BANK
REED & DAHL, Props.
Pool and Billiards, Cigars, Cigarettes, Soft Drinks.
Up-to-Date in Every Particular.
;; The New Building on Fourth Avenue Between C and D
*
Medicated Mineral Baths, $1.50. Six
for $8.00. Turkish Baths. Tub baths
and furnished rooms. Lady attendant
for ladies at Electric Bath House, K.
St., between 4th and 5th. Phone 26-Y.
8-30tf
Wood Undertaking Co..
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
LICENSED EMBALMERS
Anchorage Matanuska