I Western Meat & Fish Go>
Branch of Frye.Bruhn «Go.
Packers and JoDber* of
:! Fresh Meat, Provisions and Fish
We Make a Specialty of
Ship and Camp Trade ■
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KETCHIKAN - -- -- -- -- ALASKA. <
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Alaska Steamship Co.
THREE DAT SERVICE
Sluing from Ketchikan Northbound. Southeastern Alaska Service
JEFFERSON NOV. 29, DEC. 9-21, JAN. 1st.
DOLPHIN. NOV. 17.
RETURNIN',! THREE LATF® ,
MOST COMFORTABLE SHIPS ON SOUTHEASTERN ROUTE
ALAMEDA, NOV. 19, DEC. 12, JAN 1st
NORTHWESTERN. DEC- 3-23.
Wrangell, Juneau. Sk-agway and Westward, Returning 10 Day*
Laijt- Largest and Fastest Ship? running lo Alaska
Sailing* Subject to Change Without Notice
Tickets to Seattle. Tacoma, Victoria ana Vancouver. British Columbia.
C. M. TAYLOR, Agent - - Phone 64
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O STEAMERS FOR
tattle, Tacoma
Victossa, Vancouver, Ana-orto, Beiliagbam
Evcrrtt, OSrmpv* Poet Tovravtnd, Sooth
Bclicsgtaa, Lurch*, Saotr Barbara, Mexico
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
H. BRANDT, G.A.P.D. C. D. DUNANN, P.T.M.
608 Second Ave, Seattle. 112 Market, SanFranciaco
Kight reserved to Change Schedule
next SAILINGS fro* KETCHIKAN
SPOKANE Mar. 4. 15, 26. April 6. 17, 28, June 9. 20, 31.
CITV OF SEATTLE Mar. SI, Apr. H, 22, June 3, 14, 25.
RETURNING THREE DAYS LATER
FHONE 77..F. H. BOLD, Aflent.
Border Line Transportation Co.
REDUCED SATES BETWEEN KET- Fir-t Class.$17-50
CEIKAN AND SEATTLE Second Class. 11.00
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S. S. ALKI PASSENGEE AND FREIGHT
- SERVICE BETWEEN SEATTLE
AND S. E. ALASKJ TSIBE'T
S. DESPATCH SERVICE TO WEST CO' Y
OF PRINCE OF 'VAIW» TgL
S. S. NORTHLAND " PoraTS
Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
For further infonnaion apply to
D. vr It-:.. Agent, Northland Dock. Ph«. 60.
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The Canadian Pacific Railway
THE PRINCESS LINE
Leave Seattle March 4, 15, 25; April 5, 15.
Arrive in Ketchikan March 6, 17,27, April 7, 1..
Leave Ketchikan March 10, 21, 31, April 11, 21.
Arrive in Seattle March 12, 23, April 2, 13, 23.
tr, ch3B£t vritbonst aodee
Steamer- connect at Vancouver with trains for all Eastern point*.
We otter attractive rates to eastern rail destinations.
The Line *' Quality. Our Service is Unsurpassed on Water or
RaiL Full information given by
F. E. RY US, Agent Phone 39
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Save Time
Use the New Short Route
To*^7 From EASTERN CANADA, also EASTERN and SOUTH
ERN UNITED STATES POINTS via
PRINCE RUPERT
Transcontinental trains to Eastern destinations: including Bos
ton, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit,Hamilton, New York, Niagara Falls,
Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec, Toronto and Winnepeg.
Steamers to southern points: including Seattle, Victoria, Van
couver and Anyox. | '
Lowest fares. Electric Lighted trains. Observation cars. Un
excelled Dining and Sleeping Car Service, including both Stan
dard and Tourist Sleepers.
GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC RAILWAY AND STEAMSHIPS.
J. G. Raleigh, Agent, Ketchikan.
Commencing April 4, Prince John will arrive in Ketchikan ever;
Tuesday morning southbound.
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I Royal Hotel
ENTIRELY REMODLED
HANS APSCH, Prop.
Beds 50 Cents Per Night
BEST BRAND OF
. I Wines. Liquors, Cigars |
FRONT STREET, KETCHIKAN
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OF INTEREST
TO ALASKANS
(Continued from yesterday.)
Department of The Interior,
General Land Office.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 16, 1916.
To Registers and Receivers in Al-,
aska and Chief of Alaskan Field
Division:
The following procedure for the
forfeiture of lots under the Alaskan
Railroad town-site regulations, Ex-1
ecutive , order approved June 19.'
1915, is adopted to become effective j
immediately:
1. The purpose hereof is to se-;
cure prompt action in cases where :
there has been any alleged viola-'
tion of said regulations, or failure 1
to comply with the terms thereof, or !
of any and all regulations or re- ,
quirenients which the Secretary of i
the Interior may make, or author
' ire to be made, pursuant to said
Executive order, and to allow the
lot purchaser or other party in
interest an opportunity to file a
denial of the charges against his
claim and be heard thereon
2. Whenever the Chief of the Al
askan Field Division is of the opin- ■
ion that proceedings to forfeit any
: lot are warranted, he will prepare j
a notice of charges, which will be
j made over his signature as Chief (
of Field Division, but not under
oath or corroborated, in which shall
be plainly and briefly stated the
grounds upon which the charges are '
based.
3. The notice must be written or l
printed and must contain the num
ber of the lot and block and the
name of the purchaser or other
known party in interest, and shall j
be prepared in triplicate; the orig
inal shall be served as hereinafter
directed; one copy shall be forward
ed to the register and receiver who !
will note the same upon their rec
ords, and forward it to the Commis
sioner of the General Land Office,
; who will promptly cause proper no
s ration to be made upon his records,
! and no patent or other evidence
. of title shall issue until and unless
the case is closed in favor of the
claimant; the third copy shall be I
retained by the Chief of Field Di- !
vision for his records.
4. The notice must also state I
that the charges will be taken as
confessed (a) unless the purehasei
or claimant files with the Chief of j
F»eld Division, within 20 da..s fiorr, j
the receipt of notice, a written de- j
nia!, under oath, of said charges, j
with an application for a hearing,
(b) or if he fails to appear at any
hearing that may be ordered in the
case.
•5. The original notice of the
i charges may in all cases be served
personally upon the proper party by
| any person over the age of 18
| years, or by registered letter mail
ed to the last address of the party
to be notified, as shown by the
record, and to the post office near- j
est to the land. Proof of pe* jonal :
service shall be the written acknowl
edgment of the person serveu by
the affidavit <ji the person who
served the notice showing personal
delivery thereof to the partjr serv
; td and stating the time and plate
! of such delivery thereof to the
party served and stating the time
, and p'ace of such delivery. Proof
of service of notice by registered
mail shall consist of the affidavit
| of the person who mailed the notice
attached to the post office registry
, return receipt or the returned un
claimed registered letter. Where
service of notice is made by an era- j
ploy of the Government under oath
of office, hi3 certificate will be
sufficient in lieu of the affidavit
otherwise required,
—contmuea on rage 4 —
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Territory of Alaska,
Territorial Road Commissioner,
Division No. 1.
Sealed bids will be received at
the office of the Territorial Road
Commissioner, Division No. 1, Ket
chikan, Alaska, until 12 o’clock noon
on April 5, 1916, for the construct
ion of a roadway from a point to
be designated by the Commissioner
on the Charcoal Point Roadway to
the site selected by the School
Board of Charcoal Precinct for the
Government School Building, a dis
tance of approximately 1125 ft.
Plans and specifications may be
obtained at the office of the under
signed and the ground will be gone
over with any prospective bidder.
Bonds will be required of the suc
cessful bidder and the right is re
served to reject any and all bids.
E. C. AUSTIN.
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Territorial Road Commissioner, Ter
ritorial Division No. 1.
First publication March 14.
Last publication April 6.
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Territorial Road Commissioner,
Division No. 1.
To Whom It May Concern:—
Sealed proposals will be received
by the undersigned until April 5th,
1916, at 12 o’clock noon, for furnish
ing to the Territory of Alaska, the
following described lumber and tim
bers:
112 Pcs. 10 in. x 12 in. x 10 ft.
Spruce Rough; 5 Pcs. 10 in. x
12 in. x 20 ft Spruce Rough;
115 Pcs- 3 in. x 12 in. x 14 ft.
Hemlock S. I. S. I. E.; 1025 Pcs.
3 in- x 12 in. x 10 ft. Hemlock
S. I. S. I. E.; 200 Pcs. 3 in- x
12 in- x 22 ft. Spruce S. I. E.;
20 Pcs. 3 in. x 12 in. x 20 ft.
Hemlock S. I. S. I. E.; 400 Pcs.
2 in. x 8 in. x 14 ft. Spruce
Rough; 150 Pcs. 2 in- x 4 in. x
20 ft. Spruce 'S. 4 3.; 600 Pcs.
1 in. x 6 in. x 20 ft. Spruce
Rough; 120 Pcs. 2 in. x 4 in. x
16 ft. Spruce S. 4 S.
to be completed and delivered in
the waters of Tongass Narrows at
or near the Western town limits of
Ketchikan, Alaska; said lumber and
timbers to be free from all loose
knots and delivered at destination
free from all freight or other charg
es, except net contract price, same
to be delivered at destination with
in 30 days of notice of acceptance
of bid by Commissioner; cash avail
able as soon as properly signed
vouchers are sent in to this office
and forwarded to the capitol at
Juneau.
, The right to reject any and all
bids is reserved.
E. C. AUSTIN,
Territorial Road Commissioner, Di
vision No. 1.
First publication March 14.
Last publication April 5.
FOR SALL
Bell Island Hot Springs
Located 45 miles north of Ket
chikan, Alaska- Composed of 22
cabins, -tore with $1,000 stock, dock
and walk from dock to Springs, a
distance of one quarter mile.
Numerous number of springs. Five
of the largest cemented, walled and
fenced in and the water jg seven
feet deep. Creek flows by springs
with good water power, being fed
from four large lakes.
Springs are in the hands of the
heirs of George Roe, and their de
sire is to sell if reasonable price
if offered in the near future.
Terms can be made on this sale.
Inquiries and information can be
had from YV. L. ROE,
_ Ketchikan, Alaska.
Bring in your bit of news. The
Progressive-Miner is always glad
to receive and print news items.
CHAS. H. COSGROVE
Attorney at Law
GENERAL PRACTICE
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cTe. ingersoll
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Prompt attention given to perfect
ing land titles and securing patents
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA.
James M. Shoup
Attorney at Law
Offices adjoining li. S. Customs
Office
Notary
S. A. PLUMLEY
Attorney and
Counselor at Law
Office—Town Council Chambers,
Ketchikan, Alaska.
MARY A. C GIBSON
Stenographer
Notary Public
OFFICES
—Newtown Home—
Phone 142
People’s Meat Market
At The Old Stand Opposite
Sparahawk’s Store, Newtown
SWIFT & COMPANY’S MEATS
ED COOK, Proprietor.
General Hauling
and work of all kinds
done by the
Independent Transfer
Company i
C. M. TAYLOR, Agent
Phone 64
Alaska Delivery
WALTER GRAY, prop
COAL DELIVERED FROM AU
DOCKS
PHONES 61—T1
Ketchikan Wharf Co.
COAL
COAL
NANAIMO
Lump Coal
§9.00 PER TON.
Ketchikan Wharf Co.
C. M. Tavlor
Phone 64 Agent
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The *K&HaJoL Store
THE KETCHIKA.v vv>-, INC. ^ ^ ^ ^ . , ,j
ENGINES AND BOATS I
Alaska Boat and Engine Agency
Agent and distributers of the well known engines.
Palmer Engines 2 & 4 cycle medium & heavy duty engines
Calaie Perfection 2 &4 cycle high speed engines
Northwestern 2 cycle high speed and heavy duty engines
Van Blerck high speed and medium, 4 cycle engines
Red Wing high speed and medium heavy duty engines
Kermath 4 cycle heavy duty engines
Oriole 4 cycle ideal engine for trolling purposes
Fisherman 4 cycle 1916 model will convince any man
that it is the greatest engine on the market today for its
price and quality, only Mfg. for work boat purposes, two
sizes 6 H. P. 1 Cylinder weight 600 pounds, 2 Cylinder
12 H. P. weight 850 pounds, only Reversible engine Mfg.
Call on
Geo. Wilkes *
For 1910 Quotations.
CORLISS ENGINES a Specialty
Ketchikan, - - Alaska
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* Is the most popular resort
i in town; because of the i
| quality of Liquors, |
| Wines Sc Cigars Sold, by |
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3 PETER NELSON, Prop. Ketchikan, Alaska «i
T A MESSAGE I
On Your Arrival in, or, your Departure From
the City,' if YouZ Visit
The SIDEBOARD
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Corner Front and Dock Streets, You Will be Welcomed on Your
Arrival and Carry the Good Wishes of M. E. MARTIN
With You on Your Departure.
Congeniality, Goodfellowship and Fair Treatment
Combined, is our Long Suit.
the Cabinet
Is widely known; not only for the qarlity
of its Liquors, Wines and Cigars,
but for its hospitality to
its numerous patrons.
Henry Goemaere and fl. W. Morgan
Ketchikan, Alaska.
TH, ADMIRAL
A place where Friends or Fees are equally well
treated: a place where the best Liquors, Wines
and Cigars are kept. Our motto being:
“Thebestis none too good for our Patrons”
At the Admiral Saloon, Ketchikan.
|i NORTHERN MACHINE WORKS ;
» Standard Gas Engines |
Gas Engine Supplies Jefferson Swing Unions {
I Titan Balata Belting Edison Wet Batteries and Renewals +
| OUR SPECIALTIES 'ft'/*; f
| OXY-ACETYLENE WELDING ^gUff>r~
| - • r " ■ . OAB ENGINE REPAIRS t
GENERAL MACHINE SHOP WORK +
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PACIFIC ALASKA NAVIGATION COMPANY
THE ADMIRAL LINE
PL*UBT SoUND-CALUfOKNIA I’UOIT SOONII ALASKA KoiJTh.
Rout* - Tacoma anti Seattle for Ketchi
—Seettlc.Son Franctaco. con. kun. Pet. rsburg. Jtlnnau, KatSllu
Yakutal, Cordova. Valdez. Port
n acting with the Yeleand rUvsrd Wells. KUaruar. La Touche, Cook
lor Southern CeMornf. Port.. P»IH». S'’**”1 Kisllnk.
Steamers Admiral Evans And Watson Call at Ketchikan North and
Southbound on the 8th, 18th and 28thof each month.
Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
H GALLAGHER. Agent, NORTHLAND DOCK CO.. Agent
Jnne.u PHONE 60 Kelehiken