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FOR BUTTER AND EGOS, STAPLE AND FANCY
GROCERIES of the Best Quality and at Lowest Prices,
We are there.
O’NEILL <£ SLATER COMPANY
THE STORE OF QUALITY
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TO TURN ROADHOUSE
INTO SUMMER RESORT
During the coming summer when
the trails are good enough to permit
automobtllng and horseback riding,
Falrbanksans will not want for a place
to ga, as William St. Louts has pur
chased the Nine Mile roadhouse, on
the Fairbanks-Chitina trail, and will
turn it into a summer resort. He
states that he bought the place pri
marily for that purpose and that all
who visit there this summer will be
well cared for.
The place was formerly the prop
erty of Julius Miller. Mr. St. LouiB
contemplates giving the house a
thorough renovation as soon as he
he can move out, which will be with
in the next few days. He has taken
a homestead In the vicinity or the
roadhouse, and expectB to do con
mersiderable farming there this sum
mer.
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Carnation Cream, 3 cans for 25c.—
$4. per case at S. Blum & Co'#.
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STEAMER ALLIANCE
FOR KUSKOKWIM
The Alaska Commercial Company
has chartered the steamer Alliance,
now lying idle at Portland, and will
dispatch here on May 25 for the Shu
magln islands, Akutan, Unalaska and
all points on the Kuskokwim river ns
far as Bethel. The vessel will carry
passengers, mail, express and freight.
The Alliance was operated to Al
aska during the famous Klondike
gold rush. The steamer was built
for this trade and carried hundreds
of mining men from Seattle to Skag
way, bound for the interior.
The Alliance is a vessel of 700
gross tons, 165 feet long, 36 feet beam
and 12 feet depth of hold. She was
built at Fairhaven, Cal., In 1896.
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Hard Times Bacon—Mighty Good,
15 cents per pound at S. Blum & Co.
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If you are looking for a nice cool
smoke why not try a BARRETT.
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Kenyon Slip-ons reduced to $12.50
at Finkelstein & Saplro’s.
i PLACER STRIKE IS
Another phenomenal strike has
been reported In the fnmous Koykuk
district, which can be depended upon
for one or two sensations every sea
son.
The present strike, however, is ex
citing the most interest. Rename
news has been received that Nelson
nnd Smith on Hammond river pro
duced a single pan March 25th which
netted $1632, and that their avereage
pickup for six days was a thousand
dollars per day.
Kelley and George, in the same dis
trict, picked up $4000 in six days.
Hasting & Company secured many
pans averaging $100 per pan. The
news has caused almost ns much ex
citement at Fairbanks as the recent
strikes made in the Tolovana.
Another Report of Strike
It Is authentically reported that
gravel deposits containing gold run
ning $1635 to the pan have been un-.
covered on Hanmmond river diggings,
in the Koyukuk.
Nelson and Smith took out tw.o
pans. s» It is reported, running $1,635
and $1,632 to the pan respectively.
The pickups on the bottom of their
shaft for the first six days ran $1,000
per day.
Ke.lly and Grogan took out $4,000 in
six days time in the same district.
SLUICING BEGUN
IN TANANA VALLEY
Sluicing is now general throughout
Iuh Tanana valley and the miners and
operators are busy everywhere.
The season Is advanced 23 days
earlier than last season, and the
breakup is sure to occur this month.
There is every indication that tne:
gold output the present season willj
be larger than during the past sever
al years, unless there should be a phe
nomenal shortage of water during
the midsummer.
All lines of business are looking up,
and the announcement of the plans
of the government for making Fair
banks the inland terminal point of
the roalroad has greatty strengthened
the real estate market.
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FREIGHTER EXPERIENCES
A ROUGH VOYAGE
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The freighter Latouche arrived Ir
port at It: 30 o’clock last night. The
passage across the sound was very
rough, and It was necessary to lash
down the cnrgo. When the noat
reached here the crew were all fagged
out nnd unable to proceed with the
unloading of the ship.
The Latouche on Saturday passed
the tug Columbia towing some barge?
to 8hip Creek for the Alaska Engl
neerlng Commission, nnd this crafl
wns having considerable trouble with
weather conditions.
The freight for here on the La
touche consisted of 150 tons for local
merchants and 150 tons for the
Orca cannery. She had aboard two
pile drivers, several knockdown barg
es and other materinl to be used nt
Ship Creek In the construction ol
the government railroad.
ENGLISH STEEPLE CHASE
AT EMPRESS TOMORROW
The thiirteenth installment of the
"Perils of Pauline" which will be
shown at the Empress tomorrow night
is an unusually interesting number.
Photographs were taken by the
Pathe Company of the great English
Steeple Chase, and those are the most
exciting pictures of the kind ever
thrown on the screen. They have
been used In connection with Paul
ine's next "adventure" and the result
is a marvelous picture. Don't fail
to see It. Tuesday night at the Em
press.
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Centennial Best Flour, $2.25 per
nt S. Blum & Co's.
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All the Heal News In the Times.
WILHELM LI KELT'
TO THY AND
ESCAPE
NEWPORT NEWS, April 26—The
Kronprlnz Wilhelm has finished coal
ing. and Is now taking on a ten days
supply of food and water, which Is
all that the authorities will allow. The
time limit for the Wilhelm to leave
the Roads will expire next Friday,
and unless the vessel clears before
then she will be Interned.
NEWPORT NEW8, April 26—The
Kronprlnz Wilhelm has commenced
coaling and It is beginning to look as
If the boat was preparing to make a
dash for freedom. Several nritish
warships are in wait outeide the en
trance to Hampton Roads, ready to
attack the Wilhelm If she shows her
nose outside the Roads. No indica
tion has ben given by the officers of
the Wilhelm that they Intend to In
terne the boat here along with the
Eitel.
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PRESIDENT HAZELET
TO MAKE REPORT
The Chamber of Commerce will
meet in regular session tonight, when
a full attendance of the members is
j requested. President Geo. C. Haze
I let, who has just returned from an ex
tended stay at Washington, will be
i present and will make a repori on
legislative and other matters that
have transpired at Washington dur
ing the past winter, in which Cordo
vans were interested.
LAWRENCE BARRETT a mild
Havana smoke at all dealers.
TERMS OF FOREST
SERVICE LEASES
The forest service department with
headquarters at Portland has issued
a statement concerning the terms un
der which leases may be secured In
forest reserves, Including Alaska,
leases may be for periods not ex
ceeding 30 years for summer homes,
hotels, stores or other purposes. Here
tofore such sites could be rented at
a nominal fee. under a special permit,
revokable by the government at any
time. "under the terms of the new
law," says the circular, “such sites
may be leased for a term of years, and
not even the president of the United
States can cancel a lease except for
violation of Its provisions.” Fur
ther along we find: “It should be un
derstood that this lease law is not a
homestead law In any sense, unless
renewed the land will revert to the
government. The secretary has no
authority under the law to Issue pat
ents.”
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$18.00 Mackintoshes for $12.5n at
Finkelstein & Saplro’s.
SHIP PUGET
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WASHINGTON. April 26—The U.
S. Gunboat Concord has been turned
over to the treasury department by
the navy for use as a quarantine ship
in Puget Sound. The Concord has
not been in commission for some time
as a component of any of the fleets,
but has been doing duty as a train
ing ship for the various state naval
militia bodies.
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Capt. Rude Returning
Capt Gilbert Rude is returning to
Cordova on the Alameda, to again
resume command of the coast and
geodetic survey boat Taku.
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Petaluma Eggs, 35c. per dos. at
S. Blum & Co'b.
Last week we sold lots of Shoes at 3.00 and 3.B0
We have 40 Pairs Still left I
in Patent Leather, Russian Calf and Yici
T o clean up the lot we offer th^se at
2.50 per pair
Call and look them over, perhaps you’ll find just
what you want—These were O
originally 5.00 and6.00Shoes ^ ^• O”
CLOSED EVENINGS CLOSED SUNDAYS.
EXCEPT SATURDAY
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l_PICTURES CHANGED REGUURIY ' I
It is not how much, but how good" used to be a familiar advertis
ing slogan. We could change it to “It is how muoh and how good."
We make the quality as high as money and care will go, and the quan- J
tity is certainly liberal.
PROGRAM, TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1915
PATHE DAILY NEWS SERVICE NO. 80.
THE PERILS OF PAULINE,
rl hirteenth Episode, featuring the groat English National
Steeple Chase.
AND HE CAME BACK.
An S. & A. Side-splitting Comedy #
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plus service which is Stife
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In*our store you will
find nearly all lines of
merchandise which any
modern, up-to-the-min
' ute drug store carries.
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