All kind* of Christmas novelties, handsome card* best grades
of candies, etc., etc.
THE ALASKA SHOP
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J. K. Heckman has purchased :i
halt* interest in the Stedinan hotel *-v
Ketchikan. becoming m. equal owia *
with M. J. Bugge.
The Tongas Trading Company at
\etchixan ha> been so'.d t<> Juneau in
t, r•s?--:. according to rumors.
Bernard, one of the old I'm**
LMii.r.g ojierators of Alaska, died re
cently at Seattle, leaving a ife and
aa’e.ht r mourn him.
■; In. *•* hi! event at Juneau l! >
month i.* the Shrin* da ice to be* given
peeembe-- H»th.
l.iuhe Toramanoft* of McCarty ha*
eon ) a.-.oU claim 11 4»n the Wh t *
a!ch. which adjoin* his own, from
James Dennis.
• Arthur J. Hall arid associates w*d
establish a bank at Hyder to be
known as the Salmon Kiver Ranking
company. * Mr. Hall was lorna*:’;
Khctric Sewing Machine motors it
H raefsi.
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National Water Motor Wastur*
at J. L. Graefs.
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Klain Engine and IVarl Oil at (iraot's.
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|ce Creepers and Skates— Graefs
Fishermen s Supplies at Graefs.
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FLASH LIGHTS and batteries at
J. L. Graefs.
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PLUMBING AND
HEATING *
Sheet Metal Works
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* CHAS. LECHNER *
* Tel. Madsn 146
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LET US DO
YOUR WASHING
Seward Steam Laundry'
Phone Main 157
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JOB PRINTING
AT THE
GATEWAY
cashier of the first National 1 <«• M i»
in Seattle. He has engaged in ninny
Alaska enterprises and is well and
favorably known in Alaska.
The wedding of Miss Klizahot *.
Heid, ami Capt. William R. RberL*.
took place in San Francisco on No
vember 1(>. Capt Rberle is in ena
of the coast guard at San Francisco.
H:; homo is in Philadelphia.
Valdez Lodge No 16S. F. A. M.
elected officers for the ensuing t°n 1
:\t a regular meeting as follows: *'r
Jos. A. Silverman, W. M., S. O . Cas* r
S. WM A. Lang. Treasurer, Purr M.
Snyder. See. and Walter Flliott. P. M
The i’-'cv!* Dock Company has been
m< o porati-d by Thomas Marring on.
I ’.i C■’’•vv,u» and Jack SutherUnd,
t1 •• la’t formerly being labor Ian.!
. r vi Anchorage.
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M PH EPSON SAYS
ALASKA WILL BE
PAPER WAREHO;SE
Alaska with 100,000,000 acres of
vi gin forests, will become the pape«
pi ?> cente»* of the worTd m tne next
ft' v years, according to J. L. McPher
son, secretary of the Alaska Bureau
of the Chamber of Commerce, says
th » Seattle Times of November -I.
With the world clamoring for more
le nt paper, Mr. McPherson points to
It ST IN! Yarns, bonds, ribbons,
and horse toddlers and lots of hew
things at— ELLSWORTHS.
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COTTER’S
WE HAVE
earned the
complete confidence
of men who recognize,
appreciate and demand
the best in
M E N ' S
W E A R I N G
A P P A R E L fc
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DI STILLATE $3.50 per case at Graefs
T V. I
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• T II E B EL MONT
• Workingmen’s Home
• ROOMS 50 and 75 cts.
• Now Under New
• .Management
• of
MRS. Wm. FAIRMAN
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ALL RIGHT! LET’S GO
MALAMUTE STAGE LINE
Now Carrying PASSENGERS & EXPRESS Between
Tnlkectna, Broad Pass, Ncnana and
ALL INTERIOR POINTS
Arrangements can be made by letter, telephone
or wire.
J. A. STEWART,
Talkeetna, Alaska.
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.i furnsshed
Hot and Cold Water
Steam Heat
VANGILDER BUILDING
the untouched supplies of the nurtn
ern territory as offering an almost
inexhaustible supply of wood puv
arid says that already me wood pu*p
industry is clamoring at Alaska’s
doors. Large mills located along the
northern border of Hritish ( olumbin
supplied Seattle with S6S.000 !wo»*th
of pulp during 1DIH, says Mr. Mel’her
SO!».
Standing timber in the Tongas for
os' has been roughly estimated at
70 dOO.OOO.OOO feet. This forest should
be worked to enable young trees to |
reach maturity and shou?<7 perpermte
itself indefinitely, says Mr. McFh
son. The Ket hikan and Wrangell
districts are accessible and offer e»
cc'kmt opportunities for mills, as w;v
He” power is at hand in unlimited
quantities, he asserts. There tract
contain well over a billion feet of
timber. |
Ex»'stine: laws prevent th*' pvoup*
in** of title to land and are believed
to be responsible for the retarded
development of the pulp indnstrv
sr.vs Mr. McPherson. However, judi
cations point to the early utilization
of Alaskan forosts as the paper sup
pi vine: reprion of the world, he assort
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ALASKA ENGINEERING
COM MISSION WILL
PURCHASE \ III LI.
From all indications, the Ala dear
Engineering Commission is to pionce?
th • way in placing the idle ships t
Li ke Union in operation,' * it was
lc; nod this morning, when the ivw.
w: s made public that the commission
is ,iegot;ating for the purchase of th
hi 1 Hayden, built in the Sloan phti
in Anacortes. T4h» deal is expired
to be closed in a week or t<*n (lays.: .. •
The commission, it is announced,
plans to complete the hull as a harg
a’ 1 will use the vessel in haodbuy
r: :Iroa(i materials, equipment an*1
si >plies from Seattle to Seward.
The negotiations were oogun sev
er. d weeks ago and to<?ay tPe s*i*"
p!: nts on the Sound received a coni
n' nication from the commission a k
ir t for bids on the completion of the
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hull as a ba* go, tin* work to include j
the installation of boilers, cargo !
w* idles, ca: go gear, cargo masts j
and steering gear.
The Hayden has been laid up in '
Lake Union since her delivery to j
the Shipping Hoard. She was design- j
ed originally as a 8,500-ton Ueni;
type steamship, but ,as a bn ego in »
<1 idweight tonnage *will exceed 1,000
tons.— (Seattle Times.)
W E A T II E K U H r O'U T
t Xhe. folloy1 i-njjfc.ijs the weather rejavt ;
fo•• Hie 21 hoi11*0 ending at 7 oVlork !
TM is- morMri**:-—
SEWAlil) 20, Clear, North .
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Wasflla 2 fielow, Clear, Calm.
Matanuska. 2, .Clear, Calm. j
i:*f I'CWTHI) WIVES IS
• ONE GREAT NEED NOW
NEW YORK, Dec., 11— Another j
world d1 mand which the war has :
rendered greater than the available
supply is for educated wives, ae-1
cording lo reports from Foreign iris j
sirnarios received by tne m«er
ciiurch world movement of N* >rth
America.
“The d« mand,” says a statemmit
n*d at inter-church headquarter,
partic ularly great in the Ori$u
i I Africa where millions or nn
h: ve returned from tne armies of
Miles after having aaa a n ••
g: npse of oecidontial marriage re
tt ions and found them desire-v*.
“ According • to one missionary’s
'V iorl a young Moficm shell; o ■
fe ed to pass up the four native wives I
a owed him by the.Korean IT tne m*s- ,
siunary would brKrvjH'him an edu •
V ierican girl to share his salt and his ,
camel’s hair tent.
B R 0 S l U S N 0 0 N
LUMBER and BUILDERS: HARDWARE—
V INDOWS. DOORS, GLASS, MILL-WORK and BOAT LUMBER
Agentn For—STANDARD MAR INK ENGINES. ST ANDARD KID
TROLLER, STANDARD KID.
FttYE — BRUIIN COMPANY
SEWAliU '' .
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Inspect Qilr lief iterators.
Assure Yourself of Cleanliness
and Sanitary Conditions.'
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H. V. BOBKN A. K.
ALASKA TRANSFER
H. V, BOBEN, MaKagkr
Coal, Wood and Ice
General Transfer « • I*hones, Main 1< and HI
HOTEL OVERLAND
Whittemore & Margules — Proprietors
SEWARD ALASKA
EXCLUSIVE
DISTRIBUTORS
OF
B E V 0
ALSO
M0N0P0L
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S^ARD; ALASKA .
wh itteHoRE^ MAG6J LB
MAKE THE NORTHERN YOUR
HEADQUARTERS WHILE IN SEWARD.
SEWARD WATER ami ROWER COMPANY
JOHN A. NELSON, Manager
Oflice Admiral iiuilding
Wayne HJue, Agent.
5LHARD ALASKA
°n 1ms i
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‘A V
W hen it conies to the luird I
“knoc c- down - drag-oat” d
service that a fisherman 3
gives h >ots, ordinary rubber
can’t t and up.
But Goodrich “Hi-Pres: ’’Rubber Boots and j
Shoes aren’t ordinary, i hey’re made in a
better way—in ON IS SOLID PIECE and %
they can’t leak or peel. i
p • . f
1; One pair will outlast aw ole
l season of hard service— >ut
i wear two or three ordinary
pairs.
\ Put your money on Good ich
“ Hi-Press” and you’ll nc ver
l he satisfied with anything
• else.
I Sold by 45,000 Dealers
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The B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co.
The Cily »( Goodrich—Akron, (> iio>
113-15 King Street
. Seattle
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