SHORT STORIES
ABOUT ALASKA
OCCURRENCES
Boulder creek, in the Atlin district,
worked about eighteen or twenty men
this year. The season was a prosper
our one.
The Qawson Aerie of Eagles is plan
ning to resume its big annual Eagle
Christmas festival for the children of
the order. This has been one of the
gala events of the Klondikers.
Nels Sorby, chief of police of the
city of Juneau, handed in his resig
nation and Robert Clark was selected
to take his place. Mr. Sorby had been
roundly criticized by Juneau reform
ers for alleged dereliction of duty.
The Home, Valhalla and Emma ar
rived in Juneau recently with big loads
of halibut, which were sold at 9 cents
for firsts and 6 cents for seconds. The
catch averaged 600 pounds to the
boat. The fishermen say that exceed
ingly stormy weather was encoun
tered on the trip.
The Juneau Lumber Mills Company
is stacking up a big stock of lumber
in its yards for the late fall trade.
The mill is running on large stock or
ders for the Gastineau Mining Com
pany, and when these are finished, un
less a special order conies in, sawing
will be discontinued.
Inquiry has been made through the
office of the governor for Alex Malcolm
Smith, by his sister, Mrs. James Day,
of 192 Canton avenue, Detroit. He is
an old-timer of Alaska, and was at
Nome some years ago, and later at
Ruby. He was in Dawson in the
early days. Notify his sister.
Lieutenant Frank Wood of Fair
banks is stationed in Paris, where he
is connected with the allied food-com
mission. He writes that he has seen
Nice, Marseilles and Monte Carlo dur
ing his sojourn in Europe.
M. B. Summers, in charge of the
Alaska weather service, who has been
on a tour of inspection in the Interior,
reports having established two new
stations for the recordings weather
conditions—one in the Kantishna re
gion and the other in the coal region
south of Nenana.
Ten first-class passengers were left |
behind at Juneau recently by the
steamship Northwestern, which was
on a south-bound trip. When the trav
elers realized that they were ma
rooned they dashed for the wireless
and the boat was turned back after
going about fifty miles on her way
south.
Arthur Mullen and Charles Ander
son, two members of the crew of the
gasboat Marsovia, were arrested for
fighting on the streets of Juneau re
cently and fined $25 and costs. Al
though the men fought each other all
over town, they could not remember
where they secured the liquor which
caused their joy-jag.
Rainy weather caused the waters
of a lake to break through the tun- ■
nel of the German Hydraulic Com
pany at Windham, and several build
ings were washed away by the force
of the waters. The lake covered about
twenty acres and had a depth of sixty
five feet. It was 500 feet above the
beach, giving the water a tremendous
head.
Dr. L. Yon Zesch has returned.
SHOE REPAIRING
DIMON NICKALOFF
Currier Building,
C Street. P. O. Box 986.
YOUR FURS MADE TO ORDER
Best work guaranteed. Low
est prices. Over 2,000 Alaska
customers.
R. W. Drew
Tacoma’s Expert Furreir
11th and B’dw’y, Tacoma, Wash.
ISL TRIPPERS
We are buying all kinds of furs
aAT will pay the highest prices. Don’t
send your furs Outside before you
see me. We also make up all kinds
of furs and remodel in the latest
styles. They will be made right here.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
L. M. STEEINE, Tailor.
In connection with F. N. Hubbert.
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Howard Watches, $40 to $ 1 35
Hamilton Watches, $25 to $140
Elgin and Waltham Watches
Good selection in Ladies’ Wrist Watches
PAUL BLOEDHORN
Watchmaker and Jeweler
Watch Repairing Phone 223
At Last!
You can have
a quiet office
Install the “Silent Smith”
and do away with noise!
The slogan, “Ball-Bearing, Long-Wearing,” is the absolute truth.
The illustration above show s the balal bearings in each typebar
of the L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter. Ask for demonstration.
E. S. HEWITT & CO., JUNEAU, ALASKA
FRED M. SCHAUPP
SANITARY PLUMBING
Steam-Fitting, Marine Pipe and Tank. Work
Sheet Metal Work
SECOND STREET, NEXT DOOR TO FEDERAL JAIL
PHONE 72
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Manhattan Hotel
R. W. FERRELL, Prop.
Electric Lighted. Hot Water. Turkish awd Tub
Baths.
OPPOSITE CORDOVA GRILL, CORDOVA, ALASKA.
PHONE 99
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Keist Furniture
Company
Is the Place to Buy
New and Second-Hand
Household Goods
OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT
We Sell Goods on Commission
Next door to Alaska S. S. Office
NORTHWESTERN CLEAN
ING AND DYEING HOUSE
TAILORING
All kinds of Repair Work. Fancy
Garments a Specialty. All Work
Guaranteed. Goods called for and
delivered
J. LEEN
Next to Hegg’s, on C Street
Phone 123-4
The saving habit—the impulse toward thrift
which was developed during our Liberty Loan
campaigns—will greatly increase our prosper
ity IF CONTINUED.
TTwe- relax, if the effort to save is abandoned,
everything gained during the war will be lost.
Therefore it behooves each and every one of
us to continue to save.
START A SAVINGS ACCOUNT TODAY
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SECURITY® SERVICE ®SATISFACTION
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CORDOVA MACHINE
WORKS
E. R. GARNES, Prop.
Residence Phone 101-3
j Shop Phone 182
Machine Work of all Kinds,
Blacksmithing, General Repair
ing, Horse Shoeing, Oxy-Acety
lene Welding, and Cutting.
AUTOMOBILES
REPAIRED
Office and Shop: City Dock
CORDOVA, Alaska.
Out of Town Jobs Given Strict
Attention.
ROSSWOG
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To My Patrons
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Owing to the print*
ers’ strike in New
York city, a great
many of the leading
magazines will be
late in arriving
C. M. ROSSWOG
STATIONER, NEW8DEALER,
NOTIONS,
TOBACCOS, CONFECTIONERY.
The Daily Times job plant is
well equipped for all classe of com
mercial printing.
Read the Daily Times for the latest |
and most reliable world news.
AUNTY KEATING’S
“WEE SHOP”
YAMA
YAMA
SUITS
i FOR RENT
or will make up to suit cus
tomer. Masks.
Hand-made Worsted Caps for
1 ladies. Orders taken
SMITH &
M’CONAGHY
Plumbers and
Steamfitters
COR. FRONT and B STS.
LUMBER
BUILDING MATERIALS OF
ALL KINDS
Brick and Lime
CORDOVA MILL AND
LUMBER CO.
SIBERIAN FUR COMPANY
C. Leen, Mgr.
NOTICE TO TRAPPERS
We Buy All Kinds of Furs
Honest Prices Paid
We make up all kinds of Furs, also
do remodeling. We also do Tan
ning and Mounting. Fourteen
years’ experience.
Next to Hegg’s, on C Street
Phone 123-4
Sanitary
Plenty of Them at
CORDOVA
SHEET METAL WORKS
Phones
Shop, 143 Res., 133-2
Sixty Steam-Heated Rooms, Electric-Lighted
Hot and Cold Water in Every Room
With or Without Bath
Cordova House
DOOLEY & GREEN1G
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Headquarters for Railroad and Mining Men
Satisfaction Guaranteed :: Rates Reasonable