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" P1UCE 10 CENTS- KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1913. VOL. VII. NO. 13
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Seattle, April 4~The steamer
Jefferson got away on time for
the north last night, with a
goodly passenger list and con
saicrable cargo. For Ketchi
kan she has Nick Curry, H.
Sellers, J. Sheehan, Lydia
Willes, John Howard, Jr., C.
J. Rose, Wm. Hewison, N.
Bard and wife and Emil Fisher
• She should arrive in Ketchikan
Sunday morning.
ARE WRITING INSURANCE
Major Ransome and M. L.
Baker, representating the North
ern Life Insurance company
ore in the city. They report
having secured considerable
business.
NOTICE TO MARINERS
Alaska, Prince William Sound
Valdez Narrows, Middle Rock
Light, reported extinguished
March 20, 1013, will be re
lighted as soon as practicable,
By direction of the Conimii
sioner of Lighthouses, in the
absence and by direction el
the Inspector.
A. B. EDMONDS;
Chief Clerk
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Los Angeles, April 4—For the
first time since he came to the
coast to take charge of the de
fence of the McNamaras, Clar
cnee Darrow went east to hie
Chicago home last night. He
expects to be gone about twe.
weeks.
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Vv’e think you will like the
show tonight at the Dream.
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Trolling Skiffs at Sully’s. ••adi
WORD COMES FROM
MRS. A. E. KING
A recent copy of the Rock
ford Morning Star was received
by local people this week, tell
ing of the presence in that
city of Mrs. A. E. King, of Sun
ny Point. The story is featur
ed with a picture of the Sunny
Point plant, and shows that
Mrs. King, as usual, is boost
ing for this region. Rockford.
Hi., is Mrs. King’s old home
town where she with Miss Do
Loe is spending the winter
CRACK SHOT GIVES
AN EXHIBITION
W. A. Ilillis, representing the
U. M. C. Co., and the Reming
ton Arms company is a local
visitor and is giving demon
stration of his shooting this
afteruoon. Mr. Ilillis is there
with both hands and both feet,
when it comes to shooting,
ami can be depended on to gi\o
an interesting exhibition.
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Chicago, April 4—District At
torney Welch Ibis morning be
gan (lie argument for tbe pros
ecution iu the Frost coal land
eases. He made Ihe statement!
during the course of his talk
that former Senator George
Turner, has been paid $25,000
| iu go to Washington and lobb>
m the interests of the Alaska
J Central Railroad, of which in-!
!-tiluiion Frost was preseident.j
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Paris, April 4—When the j
train bearing the remains oft
'be dead American financier,j
Morgan, reached this city this
morning, thousands were at
(he depot, and many of Frances
mod notable people themselves
carried and laid wreaths on
the coffin.
When the train reachel
Havre the line of soldiers from
the train to the train to the
steamer, gave the salute only
'accorded to members of the
j Legion of Honor. %
Apples at Zimmerman’s. ...adi
I THE STEDMAN |
v Serves the Best Meals in Town JK
Q 25 cents and up Sfi
| Western Meat & Fish Go. t
* Branch of Frye.Bruhn Co. ?
$ Packers and Jobbers of $
j Fresh Heat, Provisions and Fish \
| We Make a Specialty of >
J Ship and Camp Trade £
i Kectchikan, •* - " Alaska £
J wwwvw%S
STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Ranges
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
Heckman Bldg.
MISSOURI CUE KILLS SEVEN
Sturgeon, Mo., April A
cyclone of intense force swept
over this neighborhood last
night, doing an immense amort
IDE LEVEES
ARE SOLID
AT CAIRO
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Carlo, 111., April 4—The levees
here are holding in spite of
the additional high water, and
local folk are beginning to be
hove that they have the situa
tion in hand. Thousands of
men are patrolling the levees,
eady at a moment’s notice to
strong!hen any weak point and
everything is going well.
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EIQ PHONE DIRECTORY
The Miner is in receipt of a
copy of the most recent edition
of I he Seattle Telephone Dir
ectory, a big hook containing
more than sixty-nine thousand
names. The directory will bo
kept on file in the Miner office
-o that local folk can have ac
ess to same if they so de
Buy your, Drugs, Toilet Ar
ticles, Stationery, Sundries , and
Periodicals at Haaek’s Drug
Store. adv
The show a! the Dream is
uOOD tonight. adv
of damage, and killing seven
people. Aid from outside points
>' being sent here.
EM
STRUCTURES
FLOAT m
Shawneetown, April -i—Hard
ly a frame building is left
slanding in the town, all of
flrmi having either collapsed
or floated away. Thousands of
refugees are being fed and
cared for on the highlands,
where tents have been erected
and a supply camp maintained.
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ALKI SOUTH AT MIDNIGHT
.Hie steamer Alki of the
Northland Steamship company
is due down from the north lo
night, and will probably get a
way for the Sound about mid
night. The Alki has been kept
busy ever since she arrived up
i i"ly in the week, discha’ging
her big cargo, and will of
course have considerable fish,
etc., to haul south.
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Small cottage for Rent—En
quire at Sulley’s. adv
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Ring phone 131 and the boy
will deliver—Palace Bakery- adv
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Trolling Skiffs at Sully’s. - adv
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HOW IS YOl'R WINTER HAT LOOKING?
A LITTLE SHABBY?
We have gat in our new
spring line of hats, the largest
and most up-to-date line ever
shown in this city,
P. J. GILMORE
“The Clothier”
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I This Will Help You Save.
KZffisniaAssaesiaem «
Open a Savings Account
and we give you one of
I these handsome home
banks. It takes all deno
I minations of coins and
paper money, and is of a
size and shape convenient
I to carry in the pocket to
the Bank for deposit
You Keep the Bank and |
We keep the Kay.
Savings Department Of The
MINERS & MERCHANTS BANK
THREE YEAR SENTENCE
FOR SUFFRAGETTE
London, April 4—Mrs. Em
meline Pankhurst, one of the
most formost leaders of the
.nillitant suffragettes was yes
terday sentenced to three years
imprisonment at hard labor.
The charge was for inciting
her followers to commit crime
and the jury was out less than
ten minutes.
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PROPERTY LOSS
FORTY MILLIONS
Dayton, April 4—Insurance ad
j usters place the property loss
in this city alone, as the result
of the flood and fire of the
past ten days at forty million
dollars.
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Trenton, April 4—The New
Jersey legislature evidently
■Joes not intend to enact much
of the reform legislation asked
:'or by President Wilson while
governor But a day or two re
mains before adjournment
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The gasboat Alameda is pre
facing to make another trip out
for halibut. The clutch, brok
en on the last trip, has b;en re
plied.
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Angus says it was a shingle.
Other people’s stories don’t
agree with his version, how
ever.
MEALS LIKE MOTHER
USED TO COOK
At the Club Boarding House
in the old Customs Building.
Single meals 50c. Board $1.00
per day. Meal hours, 0:30 to
0 a. m.; 12 noon to 1:30 p
m.; and 5 to 7: p. m.
Mrs. M. MERCER, Proprietor
Advertising
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Nina Rosemond and Lottie
O’Malley, two Queens, ace high
a f the Gross Show. adv
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McDonald’s Chocolates are
BEST—Haack’s Drug Store.
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Two full shows every night
nr the Gross Show. adv
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CHANGE IN
|I[P
El Paso, April 4—In order to
pacify all the differdent fae
lions in Mexico, if possible,
President Huerta has offered
to step down and name Pedro
Lascura provisional president,
pending an election. This it
is believed will straighten mat
lers out, as several of the reb
el leaders have agreed to end
their fighting in the event of
such a change.
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CUT TELEGRAPH WIRES
Plymouth, England, April 4—
Suffragettes last night cut
every telegraph line entering
this city as a protest against
ihc sentence imposed on Mrs.
Pankhurst. Several arrests
have been made.
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MARINE ENGINE BARGAINS
7 H. P. 3 cyl. Lockwood Ash
$50. 4 H. P. Gray, $45.00.
10 IT. P. Gray, $125.00. See
H. R. Thompson. adv
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The Vaudeville artists will
appear twice each night at the
Gross Show.
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Belter see Foord the Plumber
about that work you arc think
ing of having done. His price
and work are both O. K. adv
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John Bunny will dance a
Horn Pipe at the Dream Sat
urday and Sunday night. adv
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The sailing of the Humboldt
lias been postponed unt ! to
morrow night. She wih origi
nally scheduled to sail :-anight.
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LOST:—A Moores non-leak
able fountain pen. Finder re
turn to the Miner office. adv
Trolling Skiffs at Sully’s. - adv
[big DANCE I
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