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The Ketchikan Miner
PRICE 10 CENTS _KETCHIKAN. ALASKA. FRIDAY. PF.C. 13, 1013.___ / - ' 2
Seattle. Dee. 12—'The Pacific
Coast Steamship company
makes the announcement to
day that its special excursion?
to Alaska will be discontinued,
and that next year the Spokane
which has been carrying the
special excursions will be kept
• >a the regular run.
Washington. D 12—Major
General Leonard Wood, chi?
of staff of the army of the
United State?. Las announced
U at he will ret»re from active
service next ApriL
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Tomorrow Bargain Day
at Meilakatla for the benefit
of the school and program h3s
been cocryl ted end will be in
teresting. Spelling will be had
and music by the band.
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SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT
W rd comes from his board
ing place that C. E. Ingersoli i? |
recovering rapidly from th? j
effects of the trip he took re- |
cently. This morning he was
able to eat four piece? of pi?
for breakfast.
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THE DAYTON FLOOD
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Will be shown in al! it's hor
ror at the Dream tonight,
scenes in Omaha and all the
deva*ied d -trict during this
terrible catastrophe. Y u might
be able to pick out something
or somewhere that you know.
That grand old character of
the photo plays Mrs. Maurice,
will be seer, in one of Dickens
works: “The Days of '40. ‘
is a western story. “Mull and i
Jeff will entertain for a short
intervaL “Nora ihe Cook" will
?‘.art the laughter and “Hogan
vs Schmidt" will wind ud a
good show, “The Heart Handi
cap” .n two reels is coining, ad.
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The Dutch and the Irish at
the Dream tonight. adv.
ntr-T-t ?re -vwguvw-e. -?
PAGKEY IN NEW
Chicago. Dec. 12—Paeky Mc
Farland has announced h«s
candidacy for the Illinois leg
islature. He stands a very good
chance of securing the nom
ination and election.
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DEFENOSHOIROE
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New York. Dec. 12—Former
President Taft was the chief
speaker at a meeting of t he
National Peace society last
night. His theme wa< the Mon
roe Doctrine, which he defend
e.j as being the most effective
means for preserving peace on
•he American continent.
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CAMP ESTABLISHED
AT SHRIMP BAY
John Orchard, the head of
the company putting in the
pulp mill at Shrimp bay. is a
al visitor, on his wav east
o purchase machinery. He in •
forms the Miner Man that the
■rap at Shrimp bay is estab
lished. and that work on the
power dam is well under way.
As soon as the dam is com
pleted w *rk on the tunnel will
be begun.
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NEW YEAR DANCE
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Come and dance the old year;
out and the new year in ct
Red Men’s Hall December 31. •
Under the Auspices of Thlin- 1
ket Tribe No. 4. Improved !
Order Red Men.
Tickets $1.00 Ladies Free
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The Dayton flood at the j
Dream tonight. adv. •
No such Sine of handker- |
chief* in Alaska as at Field's j
o < ents to * 4. each. adv. |
ITHE PRESIDENT IS
Washington, Dec. IS—So
severe is the cold liich Presi
dent Wilson has contracter
that his physicians ordered
him to remain in bed today.
They fear pneumonia.
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LAST TIME UP
The Dolphin on her last trip
of the season was in port south
bound last night. Among her j
passengers to this point were
Craig Millar, who had been to
Juneau on business; Win.
Aiken, Schilling’s best repre
sentative, and W. G. Beattie
in charge of the native educa
tion in this region.
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EASY MONEY
Dave Quinn and wife were
passengers south on the Alki
today. enroute to the State- for
the winter. Mrs. Quinn re
eentiv was in receipt of the
news that she was one of the
heirs of Wm. Burke, a rich j
uncle, who died recently in
Petaluma.
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TAKES FROZEN FISH CARGO
The Aiki which arrived down
from the north earlv thismorn
sng took on 500 boxes of froz
en fish at the New England
plant this morning. She aDc
took on what fresh fish can e
in after the departure of the
Dolphin.
FORQ
Let the wi
Wag as
We’ll be gay a
At SUMPF
Saturday
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Vera Cruz. Dec. 12—Ameri
can. English ami German naval
officers are watching the at
tack of the rebels on Tampico
where the fighting is desperate
Steam is maintained in the
launches and blue jackets and
marines are available for land
ing at any moment in the event
that foreign life or property is
threatened.
IOnFI IT”;
HE SAYS
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Washington. Dec. 12—In his
annual report Chief Forrester
Graveso makes the statement
that many of the forest reserv
es of (he country more than
pay their own expenses. Th >
is especially true he. says cf
those in Alaska.
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WILL GO TO HONOLULU
The big freighter Leelanaw
was in this morning on her
way south with a cargo of
Whitehorse ore from Atlin.
Thi' is the last trip the Lee • r
ianaw will make north this
season as she has been chart
ered to operate between Hon
Lilnlu and Seattle at least for
She winter.
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Job printing at the Miner.
ET IT
de world
it will
nd happy still
’S DANCE
Night.
REMEMBER.
That our choice selections for the Holiday trade are thoroughly up with the most advanced
ideas of the season, In
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V ariety—Novelty—Good Quality. ™ ; j
Also Remember. ]' j |
That we combine with these exceptional advantages, the fairest and most reasonable prices j \ j >
Come and See . . The best of everything for Christmas, j 1 ^ »
BERTHELSEN & PRUELL, Jewelers “The 0l,t stT:' U U \
flhe Stedman Hotel t
3 M. J. Bl'GGE, Proprietor 3
I Alaska’s Leading Hostelry g
i SERVICE THAT SATISFIES 1
9 Headquarters for Canners, ^
h, Miners and Traveling flen fc
J KETCHIKAN ~ & ALASKA,^1
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I Now is the Time to Buy I
for Xmas j
How about that new suit? We have the LARGEST and f
most Complete 8lock of UP to DATE Clothing in the Z|
City to select from and at the RIGHT PRICES. |
We have decided to close out our Boys suits 8izes from Z
8 to 16. Blue serge and Browns at prices that will sur- I
prise you. Z
The 8TORE with the best of everything for the Gentle- r;
men to wear. f
P. J. Gilmore!
“The Clothier* J
{FORCE ENGLISH
Juarez, Dee. 12—Word reach
es this city that when Gen.
Villa entered Cihuahua he
ordered all Spanish residents
to leave. His troops also en
tered the British vice-consul
ate. in <pite of the objection of
the officers in charge and ar
rested Luis Terranzas, the son
of a wealthy land owner of
(that region who had gone
there for safty, and put him in
the local jail under armed
guard.
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RETURNS FROM LONG VISIT
Miss Mae Melllravie. who
has been away in the States
fur a visit of several months
duration, returned on the Sunk
one this momig. Shp says she
had a eood time, but Ketchikan
looks very good to her.
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SPOKANE IN NORTHBOUND
The Spokane arrived from
the south about six-thirty this
morninsr. She had but two
passengers for this port. Mae
Melllravie and Sophia Miller.
Shp had ^5 tons of coal for
Ketchikan, 50 tons of which
was Newcastle Domestic coal
for the Heckman dock. Her
. passengers north from here
were E. R. Stivers. Dr. Emil
Kruli*h and Della Trace.
HUMBOLDT WILL
OVERHANLEP
; The Humboldt was in for
| the last trip of the season yes
terday evening, and will return
Monday. She had no passen
gers for Ketchikan, and left
about forty ton? of freight.
When she completes this trio I
she will be sent to San Fran
cisco for a general overhauling
and will he converted into an
oil burner.
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MARRIED BY
REV. MICHENER
Rev. H. W. Michener. pastor
of the local Methodist church
united in matrimony Paul j
Thomas Benson, of Juneau
and Miss Paula Hubberf, re
cently a teacher in the native
schools at Saxman and Met
Inkahtla. Mr. and Mrs. Benson
will make their home at die
Capital City w here Mr. Benson
is in the employ of the Alaska
Gastineau company.
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“A Mamma Wanted” at the
Dream tonight. adv.
Every thing in the way of
useful and serviceable Christ
mas gifts at Field’s. adv.
Meet me at the Revilla Card
room. adv.
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The Weekly Miner $3. a year
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The Daily Miner, $1. per. mo
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Digest market price paid for
raw fur* at P. J. Gilmor’s. ad
Alaska Transfer Co.
Walter Grey, Prop.
GENERAL TEAMING
AND DRAYINQ
ORDER8 TAKEN FROM All
DOCK8
PHONE77 KETCHIKAN
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STEFFANSON IS
III TROUBLE
Otlowo, Deo. 18—Reports
through mounted police chan
nels reach this city >-tnting that
the explorer Steffenson was
deserted by his associates
owing to the poor food and in
tolerable attitude of Stef fan
son.
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HOBSON
Washington, Dee. 12
Champions of prohibition pack
ed the galleries in the House
of Representatives last night
to listen to the speech of Con
gressman Richmond P. Hob
son, who spoke at length on
that subject. His speech was
frequently interrupted by the
applause of his hearers.
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RE- BUILDING TRAM
H. W. Heidman, in charge of
the work at the Mamie mine
near Hadley, came over on the
Berlin yesterday afternoon. He
states that he has a crew of
men at work on the surface
tram from the beach camp to
the mine and expects to get
the mine machinery in wnrk
ine shape within a 'sHorf ilmfl
after getting the tram repaired
and usable.
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ALAMEDA DUE AT 7. 30
The birr liner Alameda, on
her way to the westward, re
ports by wireless that she will
arrive in Ketchikan between
seven and eight o’clock this1
evening. If she makes it by.
the time reported it will be
the speediest trip on record
at this season of the year.
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“Pathe Weekly” at the
Dream tonight. adv.
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Clothing headquarters Field
the specialist next to customs
house. ad\.
RICHIE MUST GO
TOJED
San Francisco, De<\_t2— Rileh
ic the prize fighter lias been
ordered to bed by bis phys
icians for a general rest The
probabilities are that bis fight
with Murphy will occur early
m January.
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BREAKS AN ARM
While playing last, night,
little Ruth Xuckolds fell from
a chair and fractured her ' ighl
wrist. Dr. G. E. Dickinson
was summoned and set the
bone.
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O. S. Larson, auditor of the
Miners & Merchants Bank, will
probably be a passenger south
on the Princess May tonight.
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The Princess May, which
left Juneau this mornig will
be in south bound on schedule
tonight*
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WILL TRY SUNNY SOUTH
TIarry Rice was a passenger
south today on the Alki. He
plans totry his luck in the
south for a while, but it is a
safe bet that he will bebaek
again.
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FEATURING
“The Romance of the U. S.
X.” as a headliner in a fine
bill, the show toniehl at the
Grand will be one of ererd
strength. “S. R. O.” the mvs
tic letters’ of the box off^o
translated means “Standing
Room Only ” and that is the
title of our funny comedy to
night. “Mans Calling” is an
exceptionally strong western
drama. The balance of the
hill will spnak for itself. On
Saturday afternoon we will
give a complimentary matinee
to the ladies and children of
the city and if every lady did
not received a personal invita
tion. it was not through neg
lect but through our inability
to find out and get a list of the
names, so we want to extend
lo them this public invitation
to attend th<? matinee Saturday
afternoon at the Grand, adv.
MINERS & MERCHANTS BANK
J. E. CHILBERG. President.
Vice-President of the
Scandinavian-Ameriran Bank. Seattle
J. R. HECKMAN. Vice-President.
President
J. R. Heckman & Co.. Inc., Merchants | j
A. R. LARSON. Cashier. !
0. S. LARSON. Auditor.
Transacts a General Banking Business
Ketchikan - - Alaska
STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Ranges.
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
Heckman Bldg.