The Ketchikan Miner
PRICE 10 CENTS . KETCHIKAN. ALASKA. FRIDAY DEC. 5, 1013. VOL. VII. NO 48.
FARMERS SAID JO
BE ROBBERS
Ogden, Utah, Dec. 5—Govern
ment tetectives who have been
huntfhg a gang of train robb
ers in this region, believe they
have the desparadoes in three
farmers living near this city.
The men were arrested and
evidence found that indicates
they have also been engaged in
blackmail.
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WIRELESS RATES ARE CUT
The local Marconi station
was recently in receipt of the
new tariff sheet for that ser
vice. The price for all messag
es has been materially cut,
the rate now being seven cents
per word, cable count, for mes
sages direct from a ship to a
shore station of the company,
and five cents per word from
the shore stations to a s hip.
The company counts in all ad
dresses as words, which is the
custom of the commercial
cable companies.
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A GOOD BILL
We have what we consider a
good bill at the Dream tonight.
That ever puoular Alice Joyce
will be seen in a very excit
ing railroad story ‘A Race with
Time” a Vitagraph drama deal
. ing with the Sepoy upraising
in India, the Vitagraph Ele
phants take a very prominent
part in this picture, there is a
Biograph western drama on
the bill and Biographs are al
ways good, the comedies are of
the mirth provoking kind, and
last but not least is Bill Wood
wrnrth singing “That Dog Gon
Dog of Mine", there is also a
little dancing by that great
Irish dancer Conway, who will
dance the orignal Kerry dance.
We have coming next w-eek
that old production “The Kerry
Gow” it is by the Kalem Com
pany and is a three reel pro
duction, Better come to the
Dream and get your feet warm
—Advertising.
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PANKHURST SEIZED-SUFFRAGETTES
BURN JAHSIOH
Exter, Dec. 5—Mrs. Pank
hurst was arrested yesterday
upon her arrival'-, in- England
and brought to this place. Im
mediately on arrest she de
clared a hunger strike and has
eaten nothing since.
Skelmorley, Dec. 5— Kelly
Mansion, one of the show
places of this region was burn
led to the ground last night, the
damage being placed at one
hundred and seevnty-five thuo
,sand pounds. Suffargettes did
: it.
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London, Dec. 5—Many of the
prominent papers of the conn- j
try are criticising the govern- !
ment for the arrest of Mrs.
Pankhurst.
New York, Dec. 5—The Fed
eral grand jury now in session
in this city yesterday returned
two indictments against Arthur
McLean, charging him with
receiving campaign funds from
eorpor alions and not stating
the source of the contribution
in his report.
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MRS. TAYLOR IMPROVING
Mrs. Taylor, who has been
very sick for the past couple
of weeks is on the mend. Dr.
Myers, who has the ease in
hand reports that she will be
able to be up and around in a
few days.
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HERRING RUN IS
SLACKING UP
According to Messrs. Kelly,
and Griffiths, who are in town
from Convenient cove today,
the run of herring on Behm
canal has dropped off to al
most nothing, and it looks as
though it will not resume.
From seventeen hundred to
two thousand tons of herring
have been secured thus far
this season.
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EAGLES ATTENTION
Friday evening, Dec. 5, is el
ection night for Ketchikan
Aerie, NO. 102, and it is most
crnestly desired that a full at
tendance of members be pres
ent at that time. After the el
ection an informal smoker and
supper will be held. Any vis
iting members in the city are
invited to attend.
Juarez, Dec. 5—The Federals
of Chihuahua are planning a
brilliant reception for the Con
stitutionalist garrison when it
arrives here today. The streets
is gaily decorated, and an im
mense barbecue will be held in
honor of the soldiers.
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SPOKANE IN EARLY... ...
The Spokane gained on her
self a little during the past
tweentyfour hours and left
Wrangell at nine this mor
ning. This will bring her in
about five this evening.
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NEW MACHINERY
Capt. Brown, the Newtown
ship carpenter is adding to his
ship yard equipment. He has
.fust installed a combination'
planer and band saw, which
will materially . increase his
capacity.
Coming to the Dream “The
Kerry Gow” in three reels, ad.
Let Field assist you in mak
ing your holiday sele- lions, ad.
I CLUB DANCE |
| SATURDAY, Dec. 6 H
K ADMISSION $1.00 &
?? Get Your Club Tickets at the Door
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Dallas, Dec. 5—Further par
ticulars of the loss of life and
general damage by the high
water is being received in this
city. Thus far twenty-four
people are known to have lost
their lives at Waco and San
Antonio. These two towns
and the surrounding country
are the two heaviest losers in
the flood. The property loss
will pass the million mark.
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WILL GO SOUTH
ON SPOKANE
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A. K. Foss and wife arrived
over from Hadley during the
night and will be passengers
south on the Spokane this eve
ing. Mr. Foss goes south on
business connected with the
Hadley mill.
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Indianapolis, Dec. 5—The cm
plovers association claims that
the backbone of the teamsters
trike is broken and that the
men are going back to work in
great numbers. The strikers
on the other hand are firm in
their demands and state that
unless they win their demands
by Saturday night a strike of all
the union labor of the city yill
be called. Two negro strike
breakers were shot and in
stantly killed by men in an auto
mobile last night. The latter
escaped.
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Silk mufflers at Field’s, ad.
Underwear t he warm kind
at Field’s. adv.
1 I BEAUTIFUL HOLIDAY QOODS | |
M M Now is the time to get the best and get it to suit. 12
I I -:- We can meet your wants =:= I §
II « with bright new goods to please every buyer who is seeking an appropriate S
y$ y£ gift for young or old. 22
1 | Prices Right and Reasonable i 1
I § BERTHELSEN & PROELL, Jewelers. ‘‘The0lftstore” 1 |
Stedman
M. J. BUGGE, Proprietor
Alaska’s Leading Hostelry
SERVICE THAT SATISFIES 1
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m Headquarters for Canners, R
h Miners and Traveling Hen
g KETCHIKAN Tjgg-- • ALASKA» g
| Now is the Time to Buy j
j for Xmas |
{ How about that new suit? We have the LARGEST and 9
Z most Complete Stock of UP to DATE Clothing in the Z
| City to select from and at the RIGHT PRICES. J
x We have decided to close out our Boys suits Sizes from x
A 8 to 16. Blue serge and Browns at prices that will sur- A
£ prise you. X
| The STORE with the best of everything for the Gentle- +
A men to wear. A
j P. J. Gilmore!
| “The Clothier” j
ROCKY MOUNTAIN STATES ARE
STORM SWEPT
San Francisco, Dec. 5—A ter
ril'fic storm is raging in the
Rocky Mountains cutting off
from communication with the
rest of the world, practically
all of that region. Eighteen
feel of snow are reported in
the mountainous part of this
slate and more is falling stead
illy.
Denver, Dec. 5—The worst
storm of years is raging here,
doing untold damage to the in
dustries of this part of the
world. The wind blowing
fully fifty miles an hour keeps
the air is full of snow. The lo
cal street car system is out of
; business, and the schools were
I not opened today.
Albany, Dec. 5—John Hen
nessy, against whom indirect
charges of graft have been
made, has asked Governor
I Glynn for a commission to in
vestigate the charges, and try
him in case evidence is secured*
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OVER FOR THE WINTER
Mrs Scrimpsher and daughter
Miss Ressie arrived over in
(own from the homestead at
iGarvina yesterday and will occ
iiipv the Raronovich house for
a while. Mrs. Scrimsher will
continue her dressmaking bus
iness.
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The Delhi, going north, sal
uted us this morning and went,
on up the narrows without
stopping.
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The Vita graph elephants at.
the Dream tonight. adv.
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Arrow shirts and collars at
Fields. adv.
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SUITABLE GIFTS
FOR LADIES
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Bath Robe
Kid gloves
Handkerchief
Silk hose
Sweater
Silk waist
Suit or Coat
Field the specialist. itdv.
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The custom’s house is still
located next to Field the spec
ialist. adv.
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Serviceable Xmas gifts Field
Mens suits $15. up Field’s.
—Advertisine.
“That Dog Gon Dog of Mine”
by Bill Woodworth at the
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Quarter round mouldings 05
cents per hundred feet at
Sully’s. adv.
Digest market price paid for
raw furs at P. J. Gilmor’s. ad
ROBERT SIMPSON, Opt. D.
Optometrist and Optician
Graduate Los Angeles College
of Optometry and Opthalmo
logy. Licensed state of Cal.
Permanent office Juneau. In
Ketchikan for a few days at
Revilla Hotel.
Your opportunity to have your
eyes examined for glasses by
a specialist.
Phone for Appointment
Alaska Transfer Co.
Walter Grey, Prop.
GENERAL TEAMING
AND DRAYING
ORDERS TAKEN-FROM All
DOCKS
PHONE77 KETCHIKAN
The lighthouse lender Col
umbine, with Capt. Dibrell, in
spector of this district on
board, returned from a tour of
inspection shortly after mid
night last night. Capt. Dibrell
reports that the trip extended
to Haines on the north and
Sitka to the west. It was so
stormy that great difficulty
was experienced at times in
landing at the various light
houses. Several buoys, report
ed out of position were replac
ed and the various blinker
lights visited were recharged
with gas.
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OPEN SATURDAY NIGHTS
Postmaster Swineford has
a notice posted on the door of
the post office slating that i
during the month of December !
for the convenience of Christ- |
mas mail, the postoffice will
be open from seven to nine
o’clock every Saturday night.
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TRESPASS NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that
the hauling of material or
teaming of any kind over or on ;
the tram of this company along
Ketchikan creek is fonbidden,
Said tram is a private way and
trespassers will be prosecuted.
No one has the right to haul
over said tram except the Cit
izens Light, Power & Water
Co. of Ketchikan,
KETCHIKAN CONSOLIDATED
MINES CO.
By John Schoenbar, Manager.
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Stuttgarter underwear Fields
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An all star show at the Dream
tonight. adv.
To get your feet warm go to
the Dream. adv.
MINERS & MERCHANTS BANK
ANDREW CHILBERG. President.
President of the
Scandinavian-American Bank, Seattle
J. R. HECKMAN. Vice-President,
President
J. R. Heckman & Co., Inc., Merchants
M. A. MITCHELL,, CASHIER,
O. S. LARSON, Auditor.
Transacts a General Banking Business
Ketchikan - - Alaska
STROIVGr STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Ranges
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
Heckman Bldg.
HUERTA TRIES TO
RAISE CASH
City of Mexico, Dec. 5—Pres
ident Huerta today dispatched
Minister of Finance Lam am u
to Europe for the puarpose of
trying to raise money for the
government. It is understood
that he will go, first to Paris,
where he will meet former
President Diez, who will com
bine with him in the fund rais
ing campaign.
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TO JUNEAU ONLY
The Dolphin is scheduled to
sail from Seattle tonight for
the north. She will go only ns
far north as Juneau this trip,
which will be the last one she
will make Ihis season. The
Jefferson will come out Decern
her 15 and 20.
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THROUGH THE FLAMES
Is the title of the film we are
using as a headliner tonight
and it fully deserves its place
on the bill, as it is full of ex
citement anddramatic action.
It is one of the cleverest fire
scenes that has been produced
and to see the fire engines
coming down the street the
manner in which the firemen
go to work on the burning
building rescuing the occu
pants by the aid of a fire net
and by more hazardous man
ner of sliding reels i s so
interesting that you will be
sorry to see the end of the
reel. The balance of the bill
is of suffisient interest to in
sure you a good entertainment
at the house of comfort and
congeniality, the Grand. adv.
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SUITABLE GIFTS FOR MEN
Kid gloves
■Silk muffler
Silk Stockings
Suit case * ; :
Overcoat
Smoking jacket
Hat or shoes or slippers
Field the specialist, adv.
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The largest line of mens over
coats in Alaska can be found at
Fields and the prices are right