Of Local Interest
prom Saturday's Bulletin,
This is the shortest day of the,
vear.
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The Tanana Miner's association j
decided not to send a delegate to |
Washing on this winter.
The failure of the boats to main*;
tain their regydar schedule this
month has worked a hardship on I
many of the merchants who had
Christmas stocks coming. Many!
noons for the holiday trade will!
reach h«re a few days too late to he
of use for Christmas presents.
The \. B. & M. Co. store in the
MeKinley Hall building will he
ready for business Monday morn
ing.
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The Portland passed Juneau yes-'
tcrday morning at 8;o0. She |
should reach here Christmas day.
The Albemarl, the new rooming
house constructed this fall by
Hand & Wright, is now completed
and entirely furnished. It has
the pleasantest rooms of any place
in town, and under the able man
agement of Mrs. Wright good ser
vice is assured to the patrons of
the place.
From Mondays Bulletin
The Agnes came up from Land
lock bay this morning, bringing
Dr. C. A. Winans, who has been at
that camp for some time.
All the stores in town will he
closed tomorrow. The barber
shops will remain open untii 10
o’clock tonight, and will hr open
during the forenoon Christmas.
The electric light plant has ex
hausted its supply of eoal and n
now burning wood. A crew o:
men is at work across Lowe river
cutting timber, and the company
will do everything possible to keep
the plant running in spite of the
difficulty of obtaining fuel.
The local dealer* are again out
oi coal and there is no telling when
another supply will be received.
It is reported that Dan Kain
will arrive from the States on the
Saratoga.
The V. B. & M. Co. ha* resumed
business in the new store. One
aide of the store room has been fit
ted with shelves and counters and
a force of carpenters is now at work
finishing up the other fixtures. It
will be a day or two before they
have everything conveniently ar
ranged for business.
Peter Steel and Ben Chase ar
rived from the Tanana Saturday
and are registered at the Phoenix.
Levy <fc Co. have received a full
line of the justly famous Strong &
Garfield Trail Shoes. Buy none
other if you want your moneys
worth.
Prescription* are filled by us
with the utmost care. Every part
of the work of preparing the
medicine and checking off, as
well as writing the label, is done
by a graduate experienced phar
macists.' Owl Drug Co.
Just a few choice furnished
ruoiax left in the Copper block,
steam heated, hotel service, your
/jfWHtioe. Aftio one suite for offices.
From Wednesday’s Bulletin
Following is the list of arrival*'
on the Portland; Mi** Ida Con n i
gan, Miss* J. J. Dieringer, Mrs. Jv J
F. Gray, Miss D. Kennedy, ft.
Smith, Dave Martin. Pauline
Green, M. H. Faust and wife, K. J.
Find, F. C. Wiseman, Wallace
Williams, Mi** Grace M. Kellar,
C. G. Iluhhard. F. H. Craig, J.
Ferron, Geo. W. Kolduns. F. 11.
Gage. Mrs. S. W. Wall. W. A.
Schumacher, K. Martin. 15. (5.
Goodman, J. McClynn, Grant
Chase. 11. Delia, A. Kojjjm iniul, .1.
D. Brown, W. 11. Maupin, F
Dackie, C. MclntO'li. H. Parke, .1.
C. Dale, G. Nagasaki. Mix. C. Berg-!
strom for Valdes; Dr. .1. C. Whin
nev and B. A. Garvin for Di*i um.
Allegretti famous chocolate
creams fresh on every steamer.
Owl Drug Co.
U. 1*. Bell, Harvard Benson anu
W. H. Uiehardson are at the'
Phoenix. They arrived from
Cleary creek Monday.
The Portland arrived in port
Christina." forenoon from ihe South.
She had a number of ] avengers
for ibis place, considerable freight
and 200 ."acks of iimii. She stop
ped in at Yakutat and Ka\.tk hut
made no other stops this side of
Silka, on account of the heave
weather. She was delayed several
hours by snow storms and log
from Hinchinbtook.
Sausages.
We have in stock Herman Ham
Sausages, lialony. Blood Sausage
Liver Sausage and Frankfords. at
Valdez Market. Phone 2b.
Miss J. J. Dieringor, i daughn i
of .Joe Dicringer, arrived on Lin
Portland for a visit, to tier pare., s
here
Hair brushes, bath brusln.-.
clothes brushes, nail brushes, tooth
brushes, finest goods, lowest price
at Owl Drug (Jo.
The office of the V L. <fe T. ( o.
is now located temporarily in the
quarters formerly occupied bv the
A. C. Co.
It iti reported that the Shelikotf
had to return to Kllamar to repair
her smokestack, which went adrift,
and did not leav« there until Sun
day morning on the trip io health .
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\Y. H. Bush agent, or Copper Rivet
Draying Co.
George YV. Bobbins returned
yesterday irom a flying trip to the
States on business.
Miss Mary Osland
Ready Made Hats
Hats Remodeled
Hats Made to Order
Idles taisli? Ms
Hobart 8t„ next McKinley Hall
K. H. Craig and Grant Cl mse
were anr ong the arrivals yesterday
from Seattle. Thev have been vis
iting the States on business con
nected with their mines.
i.\ (*, Hubbard, of the Huhbard
Llliott Copper Mines Co,, returned
from the States on the Portland.
Mr, and Mr*. M, If. Faust, old
time residents of this place, re
turned yesterday from n honey
moon trip to the States. They will
reside in their cottage at the cor
ner of vstonc and second,
Mrs. K. F. Gray, wite of the
manager of the Northern f>evrlon
ment Co, arrived on the Portland.
James A. Murphy, President <>t
the Latouehe island Copper Min
ing Co. was a pnssengt r on t: ••
Portland for Latouch.
F. VV. Carpenter and T. \V.
Pinkerton are registered at the
Imperial from Fairbanks.
Outfit For Sale.
A 1 100 . ound her.--c,2000 pounds
douldt compressed hay. hurlapped,
."00 lhs. not covered. 20OO its
double sackc 1 oats, set new har
ness, two new doui>Ie endcr shah,
new [aick saddle and hash roj.<-.
Apply at the Senate saloon.
j St. Pan). Dec. 24—A Soo switch
. engine crashed into the rear end
of a passenger train at Krline,
South 1 hnkotn. yesterday afternoon
land wrecked one of the pagsenger
coaches, killing nine passengers
| and -crionsly in juring .‘10 more.
Those who were killed were pas
sengers going to Minneapolis to
.-in nd t he hoiidav*.
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Washington, Dee. 24—I he prr-i
jdent has Issued proclamation call*
1 ing for contribution* for toe star\ -
ling Chinese-. lie will ask Con*
j gres* t«> use the government tran
ports to forward the supplies to
China.
Washington. Dor. J4—President
Roosevelt informed callers thi*
morning that he believed the shoot
ing of (’apt. Maoklm was due to
Senator ForakerV speech in th*«
senate attacking Roosevelt for dis
missal of the ‘Joth colored troops
Roosevelt added that if the gmth
men on Capita! hill wanted an in
vestigation he would give them all
they wanted and more.
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