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Now I'd. 11—Passengers ar
riving on the Cuuard liner Orduna i
ti;:« oily yesterday ret it that tl.
st atner tie.v li.e American flag a",
day January 31. as she was passing
thr >.-.y!i the 1. i'h Sea. This is taken
at tl.i- place t- indicate tint tie
British, in spite of their statements t
the contrary, realize t at the tier
man submarines are .. Fy block
ading British port-. t ■:: : Brit -
vessels sciI the - - . ri-k
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Mitrline, Greece. Beb. 11—Severe
British and Bret: ti tier p - s are r
ported to have flown < ver Tttrkr
Thrsee, dropping bombs on the T.
ish camps. Other bo::.Is were ■ ■
on Adrianople, where much daraag
was done. The ftirerafts are suppose
to have come from t • fi F t
now blockading the I : - -
several of the vessels f the fi t ar
known to be equipped with lui:
earoplanes.
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BEST AMATEUR SHOW
GIVEN IN KETCHIKAN
Those that attended ti. . . 5 1
night and saw the performance o
Tour Uncle From Japan pronoun
it the best amateur sb ,v seen in Kel
chikan. It is a delightful far.---- e
edy in three acts that fairly sparkle‘V
with wit and hit: -r . very mi :tre ■!
ing the two soli : hours that it tak
to play it. All of the characters w .<
well sustained and sb v F t the
have applied themselves diligently f
order to present their respective char
aeters with such proficiency. The
song Spe-.i ll tie - Wire- ; v, : e
Mrs. Verna Pat-iting sang ‘‘fr
Chateau of Love." a beautiful cl;.
sie ballad and was never in bette
voice than !:»»: evening. T’1 is same
show will be repeated tonight. Make
it a point : s.-e it for it l certain
NOTICE 70 BOO CW1SEE3
The annual j ■ i v I f ar. 1
payable at the 1 „n C 1 ers or
to the City Marshal. After the l'th
st. all gs
taken up and if tax j- r .t i-i —id
in forty-eight hours the -1 • will 1 e
disposed of.
CLAUD AIKT" ? < i - Nfc h
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Paris. Feb. 11—The evacuation of
by the Germans h; s 1 een
i ruied. A rumor to that effect
eive.l here a day r two ago
.ing to the lack of continent io
a< not made pul iie. Xow, however,
it tats teen authenticated. This :•»
. gariied as a victory for the K
: as as the Germans were u i
. .i : as a base of supplies during their
vanee against Warsaw.
Falmouth, Eng., Eeb. 11—The A : cr
•an steamer Wilhelmiua loaded wit:
••dstuffs for Germany was seised on
0 orders of the Admiralty. Ss e
■. brought to this port and her >
discharged and the steamer the
■ i-I ■ 1. Formal protests were i; a
y the 'aptain of the vessel and al
ti e American consul at tats p>
: matter has been taken up by ti,
: > r: an and British governments.
a fine evening’s entertainment,
•rs open at 7:30. Show begins
. -rupfly at S:30..
Cast of Characters
apt. Robert' Racket, of the Xati. n !
' i rd. A law -r when he has n du
ng eU to an l a liar all ti.
time. Harry Mcl rer
ibadiah Daw n His Uncle Er i
Ja; a. “where they n: ,k
tea;” William Patch.1
, wl
ried for. money and Is sorry for
it; Osborne Williams.
Mr. Dalroy his father indaw.a jolly
cove: Walter Janggen.
Hobson, a waiter from “Cafe’Gl ri
ana’’ who adds to the con.fi-. s
ion Roy Wilson.
. rii :: • in'; pretty wife,
out for a lark an 1 up to any
thing awful. Mrs. Yi-rna Patching.
Mrs. Telman, a lr.-ly with a temper
who finds her Timothy a vexa
tion of spirit. Mrs Flossie Patch!m.
Knty. a mischievous maid Mi? •
Kirehb-aum.
7 tsy. the kid. Tim’s olive bra ;
By Himself.
1' rs will open at 7:30. Fun be
ins promptly at ?:30. Admission
Its, 5 1 25 e«
1 • a1.. Friday and S tvr lay Hat -
1 • n-1 Grethel in three parts. a :
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4 per cent Interest paid on j
SAVINGS DEPOSITS ' j
Safe Deposit Boxes For Rent |
Miners and Merchants Bank
I J. E. CUi :.v Prvs. J. F; H- Vice-pros. A. B. LarsonCasbier
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I THE STEDMAN HOTEL |
r| ALASKA 13 LEADIKG HOLSTEY
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U Under nevr jianagemeul S:
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' HEAL QUAE TEES FOE CANtfEES, MLNEES AKD COMMEE- 3,
\ CIAL :iEN
Spacious Sample Eooms In
8^ Fi. t Class Buffet and Cafe In Connection. jf£
j Offices and Sleeping Rooms by the month in NEW TONGASS jSj*
M BUILDING all steam heated.
K HI STEVENS 'Manager &
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Ksnsn wjwzaaBsmws&m&mi IB
•t ■ - . •_>:i51 net's thi
,/i 'ruin it. Urr ni overhaul
• ing of t'. e Itu.ml-.oPr l ive now pr;
■ ercssed so for that it can be defin
. r‘e!y st te l the Hu: .hoKtt will L-.
11 ek on the S Masks i
lit out the t nty-se of the pres
ent month. Several elu-nges have
b-oeh mat.- in the ;i. : v little v.-so
• v hieh are expeeteil to add to her ef
ficiency.
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Washir.vi n 3' b. 11- "be Rcpnbli
cans and Deieo-rr .t< fi.-'. ting the Pres
ident’s shipping 1 ill forced an adjourn
m.ent 1 st i ' t. f: •- • -sion las:
ins; 5 1
’longest coi'.tiv.-: :s sitii.i. in the i■ is
I torv of t: • 'tn te. \ -ryl Oily was
worn out. s-.ad the o> ; -ision still
■had several speakers rev !y to take
; up the debate and thv. prevent a
vote.
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Nome, Feb. 11—Thomas McGann
jwas nominated for x ■ Territorial
| Senate in a mc.-t:i._ >" the Minors’
i Union in this city last night. He
| will make a big bid n-r ! • l as long
[been connected with the labor element
; in this region.
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LEAVING FOR SAN FRANCISCO
The lighthoi se tender C dun 1 ine
-.vas sekedi.l-l t • le - ttle t ! '
: fpr San Francis.., v. i ■ . ■ she will la
turned ovc-r to !. . cre-.v if the Kukri.
The crew of ti- < ■ . . 1 die will le
rr -.nsfered to - the bstt-r vessel which
1 will be at ran FrancF -o when th*
Columbine arrives there.
Pauline at the Drc: a tonight, ad.
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The mend ci- !; of tie K-.-tcl.ik-'n
i Lveenm is written in the constructive
i interest of Ket*-hiU-n folks, in the
! aim of the organic A'- This aim i
! ■ntertaini.icut an] u -t ru-tion. Thu
; -r.pport of every n.< be- by a sub
scription te the course is noetic i • t
once. tf.
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“YOUR UNCLE FROM JAPAN
IS COMING.” adv.
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“YOUR UNCLE FROM JAPAN
IS COMING.” adv.
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A ratlier small crowd turned out a :
s .e moiitoij meeting of the l omnier
< .ui Club last night, but eight bein.
{re-sent uaeu 1 resident Grown call
< 1 the meeting to order, and thou
came the chief event of the meeting.
Tae discussion of the proposed road
along cuff Avenue to the Town I
.;. its. Tie matter was threshed ove.
j etty thoroughly, and the final re
s it was a motion tiiat a committee I
consisting of tie Club’s president
i s secretary, and John Koel, be auth
orized to prepare a petition to in
Town Council and circulate same lor
signatures among the voters of tin
town,' said petition being a request
t! at the Council take such steps as
to them seems necessary to have the
proposed street built without delay.
Letters were read from Delegat.
Vickers’ am stating that the present
time was not propitious for asking
for an appropriation, and advising
that nothing be done for the time
1 eing.
A communication was read from the
N tional salmon Day Association sta>
ing that March 12 had been deeid. d
on as the X; tional Canned Salmon day.
:.nd the S-.-rotary was instructed t
have notice of same published, sugges;
ing its observance.
In addition to \ these matters tit
question of preparing suitable printed
matter for distribution .luring tii
coming year iv - taken up, and tin
decision rr cited to have same pre
pared.
A letter from IT S. Bush was read
urging a ; ‘pith a to ihe Territmi .
Legislature to memorialize Congress
requesting the establishment of
Government smelter in the Ketchike
district but no :• rtion was taken on
iV '■*
same.
BUS BE If
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Vienna, Feb. 11-—-The Enssian a.i
vance thr<-.igh Bukowiua province
lias been stopped and turned back an
it is believed that the invasion o
li -ngttrv his l-.-en frustrated. Tic
io-s to the Russians lots been heavy,
have been unable to meet the demands |
and their transportation faeilit-ie
u; m ir, con-; 1* Eel;- coll ' tng *ttir*:
the heavy fighting of the past t
■v- Th -..sands of Russian soldi i
f all arms have been captured, many
of them so weak from lack of food
that the;, were incapable of retreat.
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Sec Pauline at the Dream tonight.
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“YOUR UNCLE FROM JAPAN
IS COMING." adv.
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For sale, an Oliver Typewriter in
good condition. Price $15. Inquire
at this office. adv.
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I Patronize Home Industry !
% And smoke Ketchikan made Cigars |
i f Manufactured by the |
% KETCHIKAN CIGAR FACTORY |
f Julius Wertheim’ Prop. +
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STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Range*
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
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Camp Stoves
Heckman B1d£.
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Copenhagen, Feb. 11.—Serious riots
are reported to have taken place it
the food markets of Fortin and the
police of that city arc reported to
have boon compelled to r, -on to stro.j,
irons measures to sapppve-s same. The
chief cause of troul In appeared to
be the price fixed by the government
for potatoes. Thes ■ vegetables are
now becoming scarce owing to tin
damands for them for bread making
and general consumption.
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Seattle, Feb. 11—Two hundred and
se\ en boxes of halibut arriving on
the Alki sold for from five cents per
pound plus twenty-five cents per
! ox to five cents plus fifty. The
market has a healthier tone today
than for two w d: t i Fie In ii
tions are for even higher prices a
he stormy weather north Is bound to
compel the vessels of the fleet
stay iu harbor.
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Washington, Feb. 11—It is now gen
orally conceded that an extra session
of Congress is inevitable. There is
no chance of the Ship Bill passing
the Senate in the present term, and
a doubt as to whether It will the
next.
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ALAMEDA IN FROM NORTH
On Imr way south the Alameda oull
n in port this afternoon, and afte
iking on board 2~> boxes of hali
but at the Ketchikan Cold Storage
■♦lant, and four boxes of salmon fo
il. R. Thompson, left for the Sound.,
iter passengers from this port arc
Mrs. A. E. King, and Mat Larson.
MARIPOSA MOST ANY TIME
The Mariposa on her way up from
b ttle. is looked for at most an
me- although she had not reporte 1
y wireless at three o’clock this at'
ernoon. She lias many passengers on
oard for Ketchikan. .J. A. Moore
■ill board the vessel at this point
for Juneau.
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Pathe Daily News at the Drive
tonight. adv.
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Mrs. A. E. Weils. Hairdresser.—
Hairdressing Parlors now over the
Dream Theater. adv.
J. Q. Ellis & Co.
j
Mining, Brokerage and
Rea! Estate
Life and Fire Insurance
ROYAL CAFE
UNDER
NEW MANAGEMENT
We make a specialty of
short orders at all times
of the day or night.
Our Dinners are un
equaled in the North.
Private boxes for dinner
parties. ,
...ITCHELL BILICICH, Prop.
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Seattle, Feb. 11—The schooner
Liberty, injured by collision with the
Alton, went into drydoek this morn
ing. An examination reveals the fact
that she is in worse shape than at
first supposed, and the whole of her
forward half will liavo- to be re
built. This will put her out of bus
iness for at least a mouth. The settoon
or Tom and A1 is also in the dock,
having smashed her stem as site was
coining south.
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Berlin, Feb. 11—The Kaiser and
General vou Falkenhavn, the latte:
his chief of staff, returned from t! e
front in Poland yesterday. They :::o
known to have been in conference with
the generals in command of the dif
ferent units and important develop
ments in the neighborhood of Wars:'.-.'
are confidently expected within the
next few days.
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The schooner Knickerbocker, which
arrived up from Vancouver recently,
took on bait last night and got away
for the fishing banks.
The Sau Jose sold her catch of
17,000 pounds of halibut to the New
England company yesterday.
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THE PERILS OF PAULINE
AX ■■Ilia DREAM TONIGHT
Pauline in an entirely new adven
ture at the Dream tonight. This is
the 10th episode and takes us to tlm
sea shore where she performs auotlie
one of her thrilling feats. She is real
!y flirting with death this time, be
ing captured by pirates and locked
ip in a lighthouse. Her only means
of escape is a rule n:the. trench
bo - : . clips l.u'OV, S!
’nkes the ride with the angry sc •
inderneath her leaping and howling.
)no little slip and Pauline would
never live for the next episode.
These actual thrilling adventures are
the making of the Pauline Series. Von
■an always rest assured that there
'.’ill be one in every episode. Patlie
Daily News, lias its usual amount of
'ate and interesting current and v.c■■■
•tews. A song by the man with t' e
voice and a split reel, Helies. riproar
mg comedy conclude ^ one of 1 lie
shows of the season. One of the
■oosting kind. adv
Pretoria, South Africa, Fob 1 I —,
Word comeg from Goumtii West Af i
ca that Col Maritz, one of the leaders
in the recent Boor uprising, lms been
executed by tlio Germans on tho
charge of treachery. It is said that
lie quarreled with others of the lead
ers in the insurrivtbm amt refused to
allow liis men to ga to their assis
tance when they were engaged lry tho
loyal Boer forces, resulting in their do
feat. lie was tried by court-martial,
and upon being foun 1 guilty rvas shot.
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the north last night on time. Her
passengers for Ketchikan Include
Guy Chopin, Irving Johnson, Mamie
McKean and one steerage. She will
arrive in Ketchikan Saturday morn
ing.
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METHODIST CHURCH
ENTERTAINMENT
It lias been broghut to the attno-.
tion of the Entertainment Commit! o
of the Church that some have bought
tickets for the Biterary and Social
j entertainment to be given Feb. kt.
thinking they were buying tickets
for the Cantata to be, given Feb. 10,
by the Choir. These who have bought
tickets thus with the intention of go
ing to the Cantata can use them for
tlie Cantata, by presenting them for
ldmission that evening.
ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE
OF M. E. CHIT: i
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BENEFIT WAS BIG SUCCESS
Th' 1 onefit at tho 1 it ni I t
given foe Mrs. Andre,.' Peterson was
a big success in every way. The sel
•eti’ us rendered w- re bi : : • apj.r -
j elated by the Targe audien e, and
the management thanks the public
md the ones who helped to make it
i success in behalf of Mrs. Peterson.
Tho receipts were 8.1.90.
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The Perils of Paulino at tho
'ream tonight. adv.
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“ von; UNCLE FROM japan
rS COMING.” adv.
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One on Batty Bill at the Dream to
1 light. adv.
“ ' 11 T,”""l'tTr' 1 11 ■" • .
Watch Repairing and* En^r ing Diamonds Etc.
BERTHEL5EN & PRUELL \
SUCCESSORS TO jj
H. D. Ki RAISE
Pioneer Jeweler
THE E!G CURIO V ORE OF ALASKA
Nugget Jewelry ar.d E.. ian Curios In ad Designs
JV2AIL ORL ERG A SPECIALTY
Satisfaction Guaranteed
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
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; LOOK AHEAD 1
You clothes buyers of intelligence look ahead and see
what you are going to get when you think of buying ji
a suit of clothes. Don’t bo hoodwinked by suave j,
salesmen and misfits. Many a good job was lost by
illmade clothes.
We are experts at taking measures, and you will get |
the advantage of the bent workmanship in the world.
Look at our samples. They speak for themselves. Be |
wise and see
P. J. Gilmore
“The Clrtnlep”
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