t BUY RIGHT
§ Go to the jdaee where a dollar
< v :* ‘ts hat to " Ay cents
h A' v s . That is the Attitod*
>< of car Values. s' r. . ' call |
g onr> No: *. :\ :' .. Ibriv.-iion, falsehood or £
S ■ • - good’s I
2 talk • TRUTH is the Best Salesman £
I Wooer:;. C. . ... S 11 < 0.1 OG . : c. Y.'ners |
h s. X ns Gloves, anything you need in |
> • s Groceries none but the very best |
H O'., z v: ' H. : . Guns ar.d Ammunition. beat all £
s t ■ ;.• • • : ■> ,-:ss> out of GI " and C rot leery ware. g
X 1 X
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jj N. F. ZIMMERMAN, The LEADER jj
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CH.AS. DEPPE Cigars
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^ y ,-<Mw ~£ :_t P^>c-c.-usis Wens. S.it.VkcStiCn w-L'letefc
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I Ketchikan Steam Laundry
Iv. ? 5A£;rn. \u-ij~
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iictl Miode vis. cai! lor rhffin. . X
New Town Ketchikan |
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Northern Machine Works
W. F. SCHI:TEAM Prep,
General Machine and Blacksmith W ork
Iron. Steel and Piping on Hand
Special Attention to Mine and Marine Work
j »■ _
• SCAMMONS I
| Cafe and Oyster Parlors j
J -1 - ~ C i - . V- " -T. ‘ *
• -- _ : : '• rv -?
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® K _e Pi\v s •
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1 Aldon Chocolates and Bon-bons j
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• Stecman Hotel Entrance or. Dock Street *:
• Ketchikan * * Alaska j
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THE FUR and CURIO STAND
SAM GOT'AN. Prop..
We C arry the d a.-,- rt::.*-nt of
Gontcticnery, Fruits. Cigars arc Toz-zcca,
Sr.zntri S.rp is. Reacting flatter. Indian Curios, etc.
<n e Pa« Gash tor Furs ot all kinds
Opposite Tor gas s Trading Go.
Ketchikan - - Alaska
t i *, t : • r * : • t t t t * t •
|The Bowling Alley}
< »t -'ii - -rv dav t'..l 1- . - k. at nltrkt.
' ; |
i raelves at the healthi
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| HUNT & PARKHURST - - Proprietors j
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
t'apt. Fulton went cut as master oi
Uwrtl the Alaskan.
The Thursday Chib met with Mrs.
"Pick'' Abrams this week.
1'. > Rush av.d wife have spent the
w<vx in Ketchikan.
Six . . tol “beautiful snow" thi;
-. makes us all w ish for the spring
to come.
s . . t ■ : sli ever wvkvtr.t
-
this week going north on the Cottag*
City.
L. s. S' . e. the popular book keep
r f t srn: i;e; at Haldey was .1
kua % .s.t.'r Satv.tviay aid Sun
dv.y.
St non's caft ill h< reafter be
- -- 24 urs every day
. -.. - . e\ a>
been the custom recently.
-
and strew over in the locality of his
h-. .ah.a.tru rs.
i ■ •„ : tail t .ke in the M.is.v.e
Rink. It's the first
. - - . is
s : : .
s 1 Silverman, hot k •c ] r ter She
:. . .< \ 1. \ ..'..i.'. i t'. V k » 51 r ^ s’
:l - s. i\ - at .■ ft <
- . . i. t>
Married by Judge Stackp
Miss Ksl
A: . a >: of Metiakahtla were
- court room Tuesday morning.
well
■■iv fsverabty known leth in their
•eate tv - a at... in Ketchtx.ta it.,
their man; 2s unite 1 shing
theta mash ‘ r.t; iness.
s g .
... -
as the spring salmon have reappeared
The recent cold weather pat a
1 fishing opera
* 5* X ' - '
mercury is down
at - . sc being race h ed at the
ca - g stat a but not as j el in
..ay gr... vt.tte*.
S - . - 1 ■’ 1 -. ■ -
-;-a :...v t ttr-rtetor of the Ketchikan
iVorks - ■: ping
concern right up 10 the front line in
the way of a:-to-date machinery.
Hts liie-t .v... a which he has re
- .
at-., ac ■ : k> with apparent,;
dm: st human Intel, igecce. filling
• -
1 - . ..
..a 1.. j'ttb ic to ca,. arte
-ee the machine at work.
Dr. 1 -' . •
Nr- . ... - ■ - ' •
u. tatty - . - •• - . - .
. d after weeks of delay and
5 soon as it ts installed work on the
com;any - itopert; Bruce will be
v. a-it id. F. H. Brown the manager
f the sent racy hr.? :een in the city
- - : seeing t j ttte
piEg of the pump and accompacy
: -jppiies. Mr. Brown reports a
- % outlook
say'-, mines p—nt season.
Bat you can do belter at Taylor's,
the Jeweler.
- . ■ ; i -:.. — .T. a. ; .oekert who
_ - -.- - I rk
some min.ag r: ;eny on the west
. cf Prince of Wales. Island re
- -
r.S'.r.. "3il.y t -:k supplies for on.y
about 25 days bat the bad weather
.. - - -'....
rerj liul in
r: it lag l.E*.- whlsD the Teddy
came a.onc.
eeks 1
the trip s • rers in
five day*.
•T»*at*:.. v ur watt:.. .«•*••. . .. s- -.**.■ — r, .
■je-.-r, g t.me t——v it to s-sy.cr. the
-J u weier.
AViil Take Bi-hoy's Plate.—The
hkkgway Alisksn is authority for the
. ..t that during the coming
absence of Bishop Rowe, who will
-. , ve f a tr.j through the
ir e;:. :f . i . - enkm.s, of tst
;. .s. - :...- ;. . -e. wilt have charge
:t the Episcopal church work in
•j.th-vs-tvra Alaska. He will be
J j.y a lay worker, who is a
..art. ate far the prie-thood, and who
viys.:-d her-.- very - on—if indeed,
he -hail not hat . arrived before thi
item m-.-et- the eye of the reader.
Y -it::
New Freight*;--. — It t- g-veo out
t it .Alaska sst-irr-. tp company
y 1 it-- t;.e . tc.Vi-e f two ■ g
f t -}earner- of 4o * tors each to
- - . .giv. i.*ou:.d from the Atlantic
r. -. .-r.t .'-.dy and -
is og Eng nee Lent are now in the
east iesje-'.-ting the ships, and if they
are found as represented the option
wild be closed, and they will be
ore ught to the sound and placed in
the southeastern Alaska trade. It is
-aid that they wi., t.«e ;ust the thing
for the ore carrying buisne** of this
- alto, and it is reasonably certain
ti-.it there will he enough in that line.
the t m- they get here, to keep
them steadily employed.
IN THE UNITED STATES COMMIS
SION KR-S' < OURT. for the District
of A.Division No. 1. Ketchi
kan Precinct. In Prolate.
!:.• ( ■: matter of tf. -estate of Johnny
Kitkeon. D--:-i-s-oh
Notice to < .-editor-.
Tr.e nn*>-rsigned. .Mark AVilliams.
hereby gives notice that he has been
c .ir aj/jsointed adnoirostrator of the
«r--ta*e of Johnny Kitkoon. deceased;
1 and ail parties having claim.- again.-!
• tb«- -aid e*tate are wkifed to present
the -amc with projwr vouchers within
-'.r • i.v«.th- from date of tlri- u«>\
ice. at the oftfes- of (.'has. H. Cosgrove
in the town oi K<-u-f.-ikan Alaska.
MARK WILLI A MB.
-Administrator.
Da?.e<i at Ketchikan. Alaska, this
iT.h day of January, A. D.,
| IT IS TO LAUGH |
y-$sS' .f
A HOME SONG.
I tun<i\!. a: ancient pool's hook.
Ami found upon the page:
"Stone walls bo not a prison make.
Nor trot' bars a v.-.s-o."
Ycv that o : a:.,: something more;
You'll find, where'er you roam,
I'hat sncu-biv- floors and gilded walls
Can never make a home,
n.u every house » ere Love abides
And Friendship a gmst,
is sarvly hotue. and home, sweet home.
For there the heart can rest.
Henry Van Dyke.
THEY HADN’T MET YET.
When I'. T. Barnum was at the
head of b:> "great moral show" i:
w as his rule to send complimentary
v* a; *.> 50 O . eV j*i'.f OVMt'U'
s conti i t this day Not
..go after the Rev, Dr. Waiker suc
e • b.t /. *. : .0 j of the Rev.
Dr. Hawks in Has ford, there ear.
parsonage addressed to Dr.
the compliments of the famous show -
:v.ar.. Dr. Walker stud: d the t:ek.-t»
for a moment and then remarked:
"D s is t md M iarn
-
IKd. —Lift*.
THE EK:Hi AND THE LADY.
"A certain aristocratic lady go:
:s*', —:of v delus.on ' .at sht
E. frog. I
ntahie hut prosaic man, pooh
grew
ste.uil'.y v. 'rs.1. L ...■ d. at the end o:
a on nth it looked as if the poor, de
v> or. an w .. ing to die.
tl - - - tit spee . st
s , it B : _ fore
st «
He : . :r. : s -. , s-: tiny r. e_ tin:
gh; at ■ - ■
- -. -: v cr . - * ex itur.: -
reful . listem
-
ring- shout in her interior. At the
-■nil he s :
"Madam. I aai convinced that y, u
are t :.:g. There i» every ir.dicathn
of the presetwithin you-of so:: e
reptile of considerable size. Please
\swallow this bolus."
its 1
it the san
glass bowl. ~ - t bug)
dose, which made her cough and
cough till tbe tears blinded her eyes
ysician, heading over her. \
.
a ;i> ii.s tizh'i st the same
tir.r Ezz:; - .': the frog into the bowl
and exclaimed:
‘.tiere . 1 tolu you. Loose at that.
' ’ Z ..e . - - -Cl feu :.er eyts. Lviu .U .
the f: g in the bowl, and smiled with
relief and graitiude. Then, all of a
stiddefi she turned paler than ever. {
and cried in • 'ice of anguish:
" 'Oh. dccto: ' am net cured. The
ft z 1 as left a ..{tie one behind.'
... st was not t
si.'tz:: He ' -' - :: : :- . - -es.
• r •
fuily. then he said, in a stem and
• os : ve tone :
" ’No madam: that is an impossi
bility, for this frog is a male."—
Young's Magazine.
FINISH.
"Really."' said the traveling
Lgentz "you shot - t this
paper.
"No." interrupted Alkli Ike. "ain't
got no u-e for papers: they git too
perscnaL I did subscribe for. or.e.
occt. but I slsip-ped It."
"May I -k what paper it is you
mean—"
"You mean what : iper it was, don't
you. I tezz ye I stopped it/ Done;
:t with one too."—Philadelphia;
Press.
THE PROPHET.
See how they hang upon his words.
He called the turn.
They follow like a dock of birds.
He called the turn.
Hear how they say with deep rerget:
"If I had foilered you an" bet,
T 1 he a-c>:unt;n‘ money yeti
You ca:;e<I the turn.
Note I - swells
He called tl>e turn.
‘Ti- .*. time- - hits the ground. ,
He called the turn.
this qu terrestrial plan.
Where is the pest snore tiresome than
That .ggravatltg. ctvk-ure man
Who called the turn.
—PhLad-'.j ,'nla Bulletin.
A GOOD REASON.
Hick Schoff, at a meeting
fa moths:--' cub in Philadelphia,
talked of the training of children.
"Ju-t s- small pox a no yellow fever
... --- rate . - -be
h 1 cr- \a be tare when (
proper attention is given to the cause
of '• . z-.--.
"Men." she went on. "will not
sake any part in correcting or train-:
ir.g children, though when the child- '
res turn -t we.; they are willing
*•;, . ’. j *fi\:.h crecu.”
"They remind me in this." said >
Mi-. ncLoS. "of -. ceitiin landlord.
He called on a tenant one day and
said:
" I'm going to ra:*e your
rent. ’
" HYr.ai for/” Jon--- asked ”ar.xious
.
"No. not at all, the landlord
answered: "but I see you've painted
the hou.»e and put in a new range and
-bath'z't>. That, of course, ought to
make it br ing more rent."
THE BUT* HER AND PHONE.
- ?ck was as mild a man-;
rered a butcher a- ever scuttled a
Tee -j f or cut a sheep's throat, arid when
• telephone . jingled merrily he
to k down the receiver with a broad
German sen He.
"ini- .- Mrs Smallwood," tinkled
a far of! feminine vole*-. ''arc, I wish
you would send up a nice porterhouse
-teak for supper—one about two
inches thick'”—pause—"with a col far
on and lor.g white sikly hair—about
seven years old I should say. ’’
"Vot did you set':1' he inquired.
"I gu«-», I don't g/et it ride. Ve
cor. t got vat you vant I guess if you
rant all you set."
Hick came the voice to Spiegelsch
• reek: "1 said a poodle with long,
white hair and a collar on—about
seven years old."
"I— she gone crazy”/'* muttered
Sr iegelschreck, rubbing one ear
nervously or; the butcher's apron and
clasping the receiver tighter to hi*
ear. "I gue-ss ve don't got vat you
want." be answered. "Ve don't got
a very big demand for poodles. May
t~ ve j var.t Wain sausage/'’
"Who said anything about pood
'*-/■' cam*- back a voice indignant! v.
"Have you been drinking, Mr.
■ g : .- •:/ I want a [wrterlio it
-te-.it for -upper" —pause--"with long
white hair and my name on the
. coiar.
Hpiegle-shreck eved the telephone
curiojslly. wondering if it were play
ing a trick on him. /
"Vot you vant -s a horterliouae, ”*
he repeated, "but vot for do you vabt
'long, silkt hulr on Wf You vnrt d>
; hairdiYSs. r‘s. You have the wroug
'number, uieht wahrY"
i “l will pay you a largo reward tl
,you get it for me,” came hack the
1 Voice over the wire. "I would give
■ fifty dollars to have it right now. 1
! want it so had. poor little lost thing.”
“Bv chiminv 1 dot woman iss
j era ay, ” declared Suiegelsohrock i si
!alarm. Then hd rep:ied: "l couldn’t
! give you a borderhouso mit long
| hair on id, und so fen years ole.. if
.you ha id mo one bundled dollars.
'You better delofone to e »- medfeiu
(colleges. Yal you \ ant t'» re r.iaties."
, “Mr. Spiegels.'.reek.'' e .n.e hack a
I voice quivering with indingatiop.
| “you are certainly intoxicated. 1
I dial) tell my husband to send you a
! cheek for your hill, and you will he
j h'tluua'd r.o mote with our custom."
Hem was a fresh trouble. The
Smallwoods were good custot - 1
the courtesy due custom had its
limits. Who ever heard i f a portor
'• us si k set n years old, with
| le.r.g white hair? Spiegoischreck
I had not a: d he «a pretty good.
Archer, tee.
i “1 peg your batA " Sj g Isch
, reek responded, “hut
again vat you vant und s.«y i,i hlain.
SS '
'A poodle, I said cam ck
voice, “with long white hair and, my
! name on ti e eolllnr. "
“Did you vant id for subber?"
.. s- ...I Sp.i g
.“Central, who is that era ay 15, r
on the liti:V" sn out a vo ee
"l'ui talking with tl ■ t sit ss
fthi Bugl and tdx ertising . ■
- ■ g I ise t
to ring off."
", self.”
• Spiegelschreok. “You vant a
us< steak
a s'::, ep. V— is lo- mil ye::;
“Central." came re.iother voice.'
“Can 1 order a porterhouse steak with
or.: getting a whole kennel on the line
Hello, Mr. Spiegelschreok. Hello.“
~ scitroek
"Louie, he said to the Ixty. "der
line Is full mit ct:./y vim’: e::*. Bey
t border-house steak mit vool on
'em. lVm’t go he ir d r deiefone. 1
u I t get, st sch
NEWS OF THE STEAMBOATS.
• ming. A B.
nlst nortl w jstern j ss agent
for the Pae 8c Coast Co. was a pass
enger north on the Cottage City,
Tuesday, on a tear of inspection of
tl ticket offices of the company it
- n A1 »ska. Mr. I nnistot
states that t h
the steamboat situation in 'his . -
A: si
the California coast about March !•'
when she will re sum i bet
It w3» the intention of the company
to put the City of Topteka on the run
immediately but owing to a recent
accident to the Spokane she will lx
retained for the time being at
on the run between Seattle and Cali
fornian ports.
Tl e steamer P tland
a reef near Victoria Sunday and was
beached on Gabiola Island, has been
re: aired sufficiently and gone under
her own steam to Victoria where an
examination of her hull'will be made
to determine whether she is tit to
ue her trip to Seattle for res
pairs.
g Norwegi stea •
mentioned in last week's Mining
N - : ■ 1 in • • Na - T -•
day afternoon. She ccn.es after a
load of ore from the Jumbo mine at
Sulzer.
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION.
Notice is hereby given that the
registration and poll books of the
town of Ketchikan are now open at
the Library building on Main street.
Registration is compulsory for voti g
in the election of April 4th. Office
hours 1 to 5 p. m. daily. Books close
Suurdav March - 0.
D. G .NEWELL.
Registration Officer.
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| $5.00 free!
« •
| Our proscription number, at the close of busi* #
ness. Wednesday February. Gth was P77S, wo will J
till the prescription bearing our tile M°. 10,000, free S
of charge and also present to the party having 2
| same tilled Sa.00 worth of goods to be selected from 2
2 any of our goods. Uring in your prescriptions and 2
• see if you will be the LUCKY one. 2
a •
• RYUS DRUG COMPANY f
• •
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m per :
:| l cent.
The above is a low esti
mate of what you save,
on your monthly account
by buying your -grocer
ies from
Connell & Thompson
ELITE
Skating Rink
The only Roller
Rink iu Alaska
Ketchikan's Popular
Resort
ADMISSION FREE
SKATES Mornings. 85c
Afternoons ami Evenings 50c.
Natives allowed on Floor_
Tuesday and Friday only
J. E. SAYLES, Mgr,
Ketchikan = = Alaska
* SALE
My Business and Property
On Newtown Walk.
Only reason for wishing to sell, protracted ill
ness in family re-miring change of climate
E. K. TURNER • • Newtown Walk
t®®8C©3303v©6©SC©
! Raber's Barber Shop I
1 JOHN RA3ER. Prop. 2
• 2
• The best place in town £
2 to get a Shave, Face Mas- *
• sage or Haircut. •
2 GO *
« •
» Full line of ®
3 ?
I Cigars and Tobacco |
• •
•••eeee3e3®ce8cc®sees®ee«©
Tiie Bon Boimerie
ch as. roi.K. Prop.
The New Candy Store
A Brand Now Store
full of the best
CANDIES, FRUITS, NUTS
SOFT DRINKS Etc.
Opp sitr Hunt's Meat Market
Ketchikan - - Alaska
RELIABLE
Transfer & Draying Co.
HARRIS A-. HILLARD
All Orders will be promptly
and carefully executed.
Orders may be left with Connell
& Thompson, Union Steamship Co.
Stedman Hotel, and Pacifi: Coast
Steamship Co.
Contracts Taken For Any Work.
S. John’s Hospital
Trained and Skillful earo
to all alike, rich or poor
Open to any Phycisian
Miss E. M. Deane, Nurse in charge
NEW VIENNA BAKERY
U. C. SCHMIDT, Proprietor
Bread and Pastry of all
Descriptions
Pies Like Mother Used To Make
Party Cakes
Made on Short Notice
Kriedler Blcig.
Newtown Ketchikan
THE
KETCHIKAN HOSPITAL
Is ready for business at
all hours of the day or
night. We give the best
of care.
Open to all Regular Physicians
Mrs. Sara R. Langstrom, Matron
Newtown
Ketchikan Alaska
5 Ketchikan’s
n
p £k . as said "man wants but little here below. That sentiinei1 is a good one,
Q but we think the writer failed to complete the thought in not ashling but wants that
little GOOD.” ffll
n H
U l
g It has been our endeavor to live up to the last g
I art of the thought, the “GOOD' part. Wo s' j
*5 j <
1 feel that we have succeeded. Our business is s
Qj steadily increasing which means a greater nurn- 3
\y ;• of c --torners for us to satisfy, end We Are 4,
<s
Doing It. Our stock comprise.- every tiling J
3
that a general store in Alaska should offer for *
3
I
sale, and we know that you will be thoroughly “
t
3
satisfied if vou cyr elude to give us a trial. We 5
1 /’ 1
make a specialty of camp trade arid guarant ee j
i
that you get the goods you order. j
S
Yours for Business, * j
1 instil
! Zs t v i>- i V i
1 t' r ?<rr-f r;^vV yor?K |
O; Tongass Trading Company |
|j’ Ketchikan - Alaska jjj
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