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FAIRBANKS NOTES
j C. H. Watson was a visitor in
town this week from Chatanika.
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Major and Mrs. L. K. Lambert
i arrived from Fort Gibbon on the
steamer Yukon.
Five autos left for the coast this
week. Two Gibson cars took nine
passengers, Bob Sheldon took four.
! Fred Johnston took four and the
‘Yager car took four. The Johnston
car will go to Valdez. Most of the
passengers are tourists who arrived
: on the Yukon.
The chemical was called out
twice on Sunday to extinguish
threatening brush fires near the
town limits. The first call came from
! out Cushman street during the
; afternoon and the second from out
' Lacy street Sundav evening.
Billy Bitner met with a painful
accident recently while at work in
the Tanana bakery. The injury con
sisted of a bad burn on the arm.
Roy Lund has hung up a new
record for speed on the Richardson
i highway. He made the run from
Fairbanks to Valdez, with one
passenger, in 26 hours. The passen
ger was Mr. Baker, of the Guggen
heim organization, who desired to
j connect with a south-bound boat
: on the coast.
Gus Anderson, an oldtimer of
the Fairbanks district, returned to
town on the steamer Yukon, accom
panied by Mrs. Anderson and their
| son. They have taken the Whitely
residence and will locate here per
imanently, it being the intention of
| Mr. Anderson to engage in barber
j ing again.
John Conna is the only patient
1 under treatment at St. Joseph's
hospital at present. His condition
! is regarded as verv critical.
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H. C. Woodcock, an oldtimer of
this district, left for the Outside
ion the steamer Yukon.
Ketchikan met defeat recently in
a double-header baseball match at
' Prince Rupert.
The Royal Northwest Mounted
police are taking the census of Yu-!
kon territory.
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A very attractive sign, nine feet
wide and 12 feet long, has been ]
hung on the wharf at Wrangell. It I
calls attention of tourists to the
fact that Wrangell is the third old
est town in Alaska, to the scenic
grandeur of the surroundings and
to the points of interest in the
town.
The Miners and Merchants Bank
of Ketchikan has made arrange
ments whereby the Dexter Horton
National Bank, of Seattle, will act J
as correspondent for the Ketchikan
institution. .All drafts drawn on the
defunct Scandinavian American bank
will be honored by the Dexter Hor
ton bank.
Through the efforts of Yukon
Councilman Robert Lo*e, the domin
ion government has been prevailed
upon to permit oil stampeders to
Fort Norman to record their claims
at Whitehorse, thus eliminating the
long trip to Edmonton.
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The power schooner Silver Wave.
Captain Jack Hammer, bearing capi
talist Bob Adams and his party of
San Francisco and Juneau friends,
left Nome for the Arctic recently,
after outfitting for a trip of three
i months. Included in the party were
i Mr. Adams. Alex Smith. Max A.
; Steineke and Harry C. Campbell, of
San Francisco. Percy Pond, of Jun
eau. and A. C. Baldwin. The crew
was made up of Nome men. The
1 argonauts will conduct sort of a
; geological survey along the northern
j coast of the continent from Wain
wright eastward, with a view to the
location of mineral and oil lands.
Mrs. Samuel Thompson, an old
time resident of the Nome district,
aied at Nome recently, death having
. resulted from a stroke of apoplexy.
The John L. Carlson trap at Auk
Harbor was robbed recently, the
pirates also taking all the watch
man's supplies.
Mrs- Maltha Neff and Patrick J.
McLaughlin were married at An
chorage recently.
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Rev. T. Davis Acheson of Chehalis
has been elected moderator of the
; Presbyterian synod of Washington
| and Alaska.
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1 The old Presbyterian manse at
Wrangell, a part of which was built
42 years ago, is being torn down to
j give way for a new building. The
work is being directed by Rev. Rob
ert Joseph Diven, formerly of Ne
nana.
The Anchorage Chamber of Com
j merce recently ran an excursion to
1 Chickaloon, and return The round
trip fare was $6.45.
The schooner Gertrude, plying be
tween Nome and Siberia, was wreck
ed recently at East Cape and is a
total loss. The members of the crew
were rescued by the cutter Bear.
The Canadian steamer Princess
Royal, on a recent trip North, had
ten tons of beer for Dawson and
100 tons of oats for Whitehorse.
Mrs. Mary Young, of Ketchikan,
recently purchased the Arcade cafe,
at Juneau, and is now in charge.
J. J. Raatz, the former owner, is
going to California on a visit but
expects to return to the capital city.
Earle L. Hunter has been appoint
ed territorial tax collector and in
that capacity will travel over the
territory explaining the new reve
nue law as a means of facilitating
the collection of taxes.
Ketchikan claims a population of
5,419. The enumeration was made
under the direction of the city
council.
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LADIES AID THURSDAY
The regular monthly meeting of
the Ladies’ Aid Society will be held :
on Thursday afternoon at the resi-;
dence of Mrs. Herman Anderson. !
All ladies interested in the work of
the society are invited to be pre- ,
sent.
The meeting will be called to
order at the usual hour.
Mrs. F. D. Browne came in from
Healy yesterday on a brief visit in !
town.
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EXTRA SPECIAL
WE ARE NOW SELLING
OUR HIGHEST PRICED SUITS. THE BEST IN
THE STORE. GENUINE HART SCHAFFNER &
MARX. AND OUR OWN BEST HAND-TAILOR
ED SUITS, VALUES UP TO $60.00,
AT $35 EACH
\\ e will say right here, without fear of contra
diction by anyone, that there are no better Ready
made Suits in Alaska, than the ones we are offering
you today.
\A e have our Reason for cutting prices.
Our time here is limited. We will close our store
on September 1st., and before that time we must turn
most of our stock into cash. And to accomplish this
we realize we must forget about profits.
Whatever goods remain unsold by September 1.
will be shipped to Anchorage.
SUITS THAT HAVE SOLD AS HIGH AS
$39.50 WILL NOW BE SOLD AT
(See Our Show Windows)
Here are a few selling-out prices on
Men’s Furnishings
Best Grade Hats, including Stetsons.$ 4.00
$15 Raincoats. Selling-Out Price . 7.50
Gillette Safety Razors. 4.00
$7.50 Silk Overshirrs, at .3.50
Best Dress Shoes, English Last.6.75
Leather Covered Suitcases . 12.50
$6.50 Tourist Sets, at . 2.50
Jersey Sweaters, gray . 1.50
B. V. D. Style Union Suits. 1.00
Kum-Apart Cuff Buttons .25
Bathing Trunks, blue .L.50
$1.00 Waiters' Aprons, now . 50
Best Cloth Caps at . I.OO
Cashrnerette Sox, pair .. 25
Lisle Sox. black and brown .25
Cotton Sox. pair. 12^c
Work Overshirts, now .75
$3.50 Tennis Shoes, now .. 2.CO
Silk Handkerchiefs .50
Canvas Gloves, pair. 12^c
25c. White Handkerchiefs . 12^c
$2 00 Money Belts, at ..75
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