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| We Manufacture and Keep in Stock all kinds of |
| Spruce and Cedar Lumber t
Can fill any order either stock f
| or cut to specifications ... *
| Steamer Vigilant and Barge Blanche \
| for charter for freight purposes j
| Ketchikan Power Company j
4410X3 THE CHVECHE*
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Siiiit Chart* k: ri't U a. b. aai
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fTedaeevay Prayer Heetiag TiXX
Fsfcay ti ir oeeva S e’ekek.
Fli*t aai third Wei***(Jay after
•NS at Jr90 u^ie* 4^ gaiety.
H. W. |CCHF>€b. P**t-».
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CATHOLIC CHURCH
Lop Mas* at S:30 a. m.
Righ Mss* si 10:30 a. ra.
Snnuav S<:hjoI si 2:30p.m.
Sacday Vespers si 7:30 p. m.
*Teei Day Mass ai 8 a. m.
Rev PAUL P. KERNS.
Pastor.
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Saint John’s Church
%
R*r. Harry P. Ccrser. Pr.est in
charge.
Sunday 8 a.E. second Sun
day »f the month j Holy C/rsu
a union.
9;4a ».2B. 0*ai.ve Sudttay
S* hooL
it sea. Morning Prayer ar.d
Sermon. Damag Der^mbe*. 2:tj
: 4’ 5j Sued sys.
7:30 p.m. Evening Prayer
h Semx-n. 2nd sui 4:b Sun
•lit, of December. Music*,
sendee Is: and 3rd Sunday*.
Thursday 8 p.m. Choi? prac
tice.
Meeting of Vestry first Mon
day night of earn month:
Woman’s Guild, alternate
Thursday*.
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Christian Science Society
Subject for Sunday, Dec. 20th.
Is the Universe, including Man
Evolved by Atomic Force?
Front street. Ketchikan,
Regular Service* Sunday 11 sr.i
u edr.esday evenrer reading
and Song Serv.ce*. a-. 7:30 p.m.
All Are Welcome
t*B6PBNDe*T
GRAYING COMPANY
General
Hauling:
and vork of all kind*
C. L. AIRSWOHTH, Manager.
Launches
tftougfi Rider and Teddy
; Monday, 8 a. m.—Chomtej
j (Sunny Point), connecting
I with mail carrier for Su'zer
and ail points on West Coast
Prince of Wales Island.
1 Tuesday, 8 a. m.—Metlakahtia,
and Delorrri.
i Wednesday, 8 a. m.—Loring
Yes Bay (Cannery Hatchery*
Be^i (stand Hot Springs and
Shrimp Bay,
Thursday, 8 a. m—Same as
Monday.
Friday, 8 a. m.—Kasaan, It
Camp, Rush A Brown and
; Hollis.
Saturday, 8 a. m.— Hadley.
Carries Passengers and
Freight
Hubbard & Wiiliams
Masters
Agents for
WADHAMS OU. CO.
Ketchikan Wharf Co.
COAL
COAL
NAN I MO
Lump Coal
88.00 PER TON.
Ketchikan Wharf Co.
C. M. Tavlor
Phone 64 Agent
W aM A GOOD RELIABLE BOAT?
Hire the
“SEARCHLIGHT”
Rates Reasonable*
F. W. TEMPLE. PHONE
Master. M 5 R
For Your
Hardware. Clothing, Shoes, Underwear,
Fishing Outfits.
The Celebrated Walrus Oil Clothing
Go To
N. F. ZIMMERMAN
Ketchikan, - - Alaska
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EDIT O rTa L PAGEj
THE MARCONI WIRELESS
—
A; (he p-V'eat litre the
Nl Wuv’o, Ik.- catered
ij
| into the Alaska situation an.1
. presents She unique spectacle
of a ‘wireless preparing to elini
mate a <.l»mar:!ic cable by
- .vsjjg i riser servi e as much
I lower rates. Just completed a:
Ketchikan, which i< t: :
important point in Southeast;
! eru Alaska. is a Marconi wire
ess si which s f th*
-.VC': p*'\vc. v .* : : ■ >imvele
| in Ihe Pacific Northwest. it is
a Jc k;i.war. p aul to
used as the great relay
J station for the di«seminaliou
A. '\ nif- c'. To
j the north. 250 miles, a! Ju
- .4 :. ?•:. -x -w 'l.
has bfen erected. *wlisle at
\sh , another SWtBAvatl
| station w hich will be the cen
;~a| ptj4.:{» the N 2*5 h Pacifi ■
Coast.
In alb. t U the f?.*v* »t4
■ • ■ N
•: '• ’• •- h?■. e . e: n
■ the 21st floor of th?
c« > ' Smith B
v Seattle, and by special
. ] r«
J of this building and of ll « Al
aska Building, two blocks up
I > ‘ ; v. the •
I have .'tret • he J fr. m the
top ofeach 1 ild . i king
“ a,- r ,• tk , k: -»k
. •*. . - ‘l t. - V
- - - "V ~ - * V.>W - i ‘l t h s
- V- y\ v:.:
'he >rr. :h B :."r = ; but
5-k ♦••••• yet SJ great h ght
t sidings has in
■fthe e:ti"’:ec;y of tne
Seattle office 2
i. whC.e Friday fieri, ,-r in
- " J .. I - !. v. • - f rut
-■ I • - j- rcl • v '-.<v
S' h " el:mir4.tt:-d. -1
!• -ugh Krutoy H >rb r will
' — r* ■ ’ -i* -
Seat! - lirect
nication with all ships
Iv.;;g it A. *k.:» waters and
-Vr rr. - ■ - % r_. f \ •. \y. 4 c . «
important wreck de
1 ienoae at K?l
• c : A'‘or a~c -IrrS )«
I e l front four 300 ft. - -
• -• tower- wh e
fr.,- f.t - !w.-> * iwer«.
M* ui ike p. •-.'!*» ! • the
. "--■•--V Is-'. ; l a » I
| ministralive residence* wt*.1
| bn*Idings for appliances and re
Th* important feature of
'hi- - o/ -.-.j rt tid >par
: -* - w n
'under th —** <•!: ■- • -• { by
- hi- go* eminent L'nd"r
- ■ a *y-torn •>
Mmen; Ate ch vrge- 10
••-ent* h w* *rd. minimum of ten
words. Ketchikan, the M ■
- VV red :-"* fliI'J
12 cents ’word, mi’jimnm of
\i words. More important
;han alt is the fact that the
United States cable operate
-i\ hours per day and
,y. » week. This. ;(l (lie
-5. has been the gr»a!rsl
- - os anoyance fca (he indus
:■ operators and ship uwn
n Alaska, as wrecks and
« - ea.' sallies are more like
\ !o happen at night than any
l-er time and ypt the United
S ate® a verment cable has
v: • been available at night.
T' Marconi Wireles will op
: ,*e throughout the entire
■ r. Sundays anj holidays,
y r:»,t night, It is already
■.■..siting news bulletins to
all i f the ships plying in Alas
x -jo waters.—Railway <x Mar
News.
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THE HALIBUT INDUSTRY
It is but little realized, es
■ <:!v in the east, that the
C -t supplies approx
' ■ - \ sts per cent of the en
. e aU’h >..? halibut, and that
V -ka eontribuies a large
■ ■ of this output. As a mat
r: ‘ fa« t. most of the halibut
listributed through Boston and
- eastern centers comes
■ m Ai tska. rather than from
h. A . ami notwitlistand
o . seeming handicap of
; distance®, the method®
. tiidlinga re such that the
U -ka halibut, as Ijid down
•1 eastern marekts. is in every
w y it e equal of that from th?
\t3 antic.
shing operations are con*
1 e 1 'hiefly in the soufch
'f section of Ala-ka. but as
- : these banks are not
richly productive as
hey were a few years ag»*.
e ha® of late been a len
iency- to push farther north
ni It !- likely that even
extensive fishery will
ly-e. >p in the central Alaska
-rg:*.'i. though the longer haul
w . c-.arj the development of
*. - r ?ld. Farther invesliga
l.v the government is nec
s.---:-. t,j locate definitely the
r. “>• remit te haJifjuf bank; a;
■mexploli.’d.
M h of the halibut handled
A i-k i are frozen, there be
2 - x cold storage plants de
-. -I |i.t(iuii i<f this work. One
' :h* -e .-slablishmenf® has an
• •: «1 capacity of 0.0OO.0OU
i-. The methods of hand
.. 2 o <j of preparation for the
rr> k-t are ®uch that an excel
't;i, j#r * Inct i- secured. The
' -h • --» ■■ vis»efaie>< *n *he vc«
— fhe time of capture, and
■<if packed in crushed ice in
the h cd. Upon Arrival at the
oh* " orign plant they arc
*ze;i -id are then dipped ®ev
era 1 time® in fre®h water.
j NORTHERN !j
| Life Insurance Company ||
I An “Old Line” Compar with “New Line” Ideas •
t LIFE POLICY I
I PROVIDING I
ft HEAL™ PERFECT f
| ACCIDENT PROTECTION I
4 Premiums Paid for You on Your Life Insurance I
s If Permanently Disabled I
j. Life, Accident ard Health Insurance in ONE POLICY g
ft for ONE <REMJUM. |
j Jno. R. Beetle & Co., Agents ft
•thus enveloping each fish in a!
thin sheet of ice. which seals
:f hermetically. The fish are
then wrapped separately in
paper, following which thov
ije boxed and shipped by cold
storage steamers to railroad.
I rminals for dispatch to filial
destination. Seattle and Van
couver are the principal ship-'
ping points a| present. l*ut*
with the eompletelion of the!
• Grand Trunk Pacific Hailway]
| to Prince Rupert, B. C.. the,
] routing «of. eastern shipments
!'.vKl probably t>e diverted con
siderably by way of fills port.
Prince Rupert is only ninety
miles from Ketchikan, which
latter place is at present the
most important center of the
\la-ka halibut industry. It be
hooves American interest* to
! vike steps f overcome this im
pending loss of trade.
The Alaska halibut fleet!
during 1013 numbered 162
vessels and employment was
*iven to 1.250 persons. The
investment amounted to *?.•
300.025. Thep rodueIs aggre
gated 13.087.784 pounds, the*
export value of which was]
*571.314. These figures do|
not include a donsiderable
catch of halibut landed al Se
attle by vessels direct from the
off-shore Alaska banks.—Pacif
e Fisherman.
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New Shipment of Casserols
if Berthelsen & Pruell’s. Look
hem over for Xmas gifts, ad.
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Oysters at the Fish Market, ad
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BANG! A STRIKE! HURRAH!
Did you notice that fine
i Smoking Set of two Pipes,
Cigarette Case, Cigar Holder,
Cigarette Holder, Ciga rLighter
and Cigar Clipper that is in the
Bowling Alley window? That
grand prize goes to the man
holding the highest score on
Bowling, beginning Dec. 14,
and ending midnight, Decem
ber 31, 19| 4, The Bowling j
Alley is positively clean now
and Women Bowlers’ Trade
will be greatly appreciated, and
if desired, one afternoon of the
week will be given them. I
guaranteen no rough language
will be allowed while the ladies
ire within, (several "‘wornan
have spuken to me about this,
o get together and get in the
game.
CHAS. E. FINZEL, Prop. ad.
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You want bargains In the
purchase of holiday goods.
Font must have money. This is
:he place, now js thg time.
Don’t wait unlil others have
akea the cream. adv. j
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HOLIDAY GIFTS
The greatest Selection of
holiday Goods that ever came
0 Alaska will be at the Boa
Marche tjiie year. It will con
ist of Dolls, Toys, tend gifts
)f all kinds, and priced will be |
ow. if adv.
A well furnished room for:
•ent with board if required. •
Splendid view of bar. Hot and
old ba(h,‘ every h<nae worafort
rermr5 moderate. Apjply at the)
Miner office or P. O. Box 312,
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
The a*spggnjerjt roll for tl)«
Town of Ketchikan for Ihe
vefHr 1914 is n<fv in my pos
-**sioo for the collection oi
he (axes levied thereon. Pay
nerti may be made at my (office
i( (he City GcfHHf.il Chambers
>e tween the hours pf iU^.Uf.
tnd 5p.m.
Taxe» will become delin
(uerrt on January 1st, 1015 at
1 o’clock p.m. and if not paid
oefore that time a penalty of
15 ppr cent of the taxes will
*e added to such (ax, and in
crest upon ail at tbe rate of
1 per cent, per annum, from ,
late of delinquency until paid.
>J. A. MICTHELL,
Ttjw'n ft'zttjrer;
g Headquarters for n
III HAN TA C LA US |
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Everywhere in our store will be found the useful «•
? and beautiful with which to give expression In gifts M
, on this time honored occasion. x£
|; We have a larger and more complete stook of Holi- rt
J day Goode than ever b afore. Right Quality, Right y£
f Prices, Right Service we will be pleased to show our m
a goods.
^ Girts for the Ladies, Misses Children, Men and
5 Boys. Something for everybody. ”
f TONGASS TRADING COMPANY I
Oxy-Acetylene Welding Plant
Will Weld Anything
Agent—Atlas Gas Engines
Qenoral Machine Shop
Bring your machine work to people who will
appreciate the business
Ketchikan Iron Works
-- YOU CANNOT DECEIVE A
M&Sfik / im WOMAN
about laundry work. She knows
the good ancj the ether kind
thoroughly. Send your shirts,
collars, etoM to this laundry
and we guarantee they will
meet with your wife’s approval
There can be no higher praise
for our laundry work than that.
KETCHIKAN STEAM LAUNDRY
i NORTHERN MACHINE WORKS I
Agents I
Standard Qas Engines 1
Tht$
Hall Bearing i Long Wearing
W astefulness I
of "Price” Buying
To save money in purchasing is a duty everyone ewes
to his business. "Price” buying, however, does not always
mean economy.
A rev/ dollars "saved” in buying a typewriter may turn out to
be many dollars wasted and make an expense of what should
have been ai\ investment.
The higher prjee paid tor
L. C, Smith Bros. Typewriter
is paid for the greater amount of superior work it will turn out !
and its greater durability.
You will be surprised to learn what a great difference there fs
in typewriters. The cheapest is usually the most expensive.
Send for Free Book or Ask for a Demonstration
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L. C. Snjilh & Bros. Typewriter Company i
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