Beautiful assortment of Christmas cards
from fixe cents lo lilty rents.
THE ALASKA SHOP
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FORMER DISTRH • VITORNEV
OF THIRD DIVISION DIFS
Judge William X. Spence, on*' of
South Oco gia’s most prominent m* n
for more than a quarter of a century.
«, u 1 n Alb ny. G i . October >■'!•
lowing an iiln *s> *>f but a tew we*4:s
Judge Si uict w.iS a man of >tat»'-w*d '
reputation for probity and upright
ness. and held the esteem of all wh >
knew him as a man and a neighbor.
Judge Spence was born in Stewtrt
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Win n a child he removed with his par
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outs to lirooks county, and lived chore
f. i many years, finally remoVing to
Mitchell county, whore the greater
.pan of a long and useful life was
spent.
Judge Spence held many important
p.'liti 1 offices, anti welded a potent
influence in the affairs of Southern
<; ‘orgia. in 1SSI he was elected to
the legislature from Mitchell coun\\ .
1 s rved foil»* years. In 1S8'» he
was elected solicitor general of the
\ . judicial circuit, hoMing that
o ‘ice until April, 1X06. when he sr •
•• eded Judge 11. It. Flower of Ham
bridge, Ga., as judge of the -i.* ud
court. hoMing that office untl Jan.
i, i;m)0. In 11M0 he ran second in a
three-cornered race for congress.
Th * last public office held by ,fu
S"'*nce was that of United States dis
tr t attorney for the Third division
of Alaska, at Valdez. He was ap
pointed to that post by President \N d
< >n and served until the fall of PM 7,
when he resigned and returned to h's
native state. During the past summei
! he purchased the Arthur home on
Society street, and moved with his
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BI Y NOW : DON'T WAIT
IT MA> UK CONK TOMORROW.
KI.LSWORTH'S
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Workingmen’s Home
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ROOMS 50 and 75 cts.
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Management
of
MRS. Wm. FAIRMAN
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HO! FOR THE INTERIOR *
PASSENGER and EXPRESS Service •
To All INTERIOR Points
During the Winter. Y'
HEADQUARTERS AT TALKEETNA. *
1 COMMUNICATE WITH J. A. STEWART, . *
Talkeetna, Alaska.
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furnished Rooms
Hot and Cold Water
Steam Heat
VANGILDER BUILDING ,
NOTICE
To
THE BROADWAY SHOP
SEWARD, ALASKA.
Pay to the Order of Miss.
Dollars worth of Merchandise.
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The above orders are now ready lor Xmas ififls ai the Broadway Shop,
anJ the lady recming one will he de ichted as she can select the article she
needs. j
family to this city.
dudge Spence is survived by his wife
and seven children. The children are:
Henry T. Spence of Albany; lcoul.
Co1. William Spence, military inst.uc
to - at West Point; Sam Bonnet*
Spence, a student at Mercer L a*' or
sit v; and the Misses Susie, 1 oy. knh
ai l Dorothy Spence of Albany. lb
left numerous relatives through > it
th • state, the family being one of wid
connection and prominence. Mrs. 1'.
G. Riley of Albany is a sister.
Funeral exercises were held at th'
fa nily residence and were attended by
m: ny prominent t ami lies ol Soup
Cb orgia who knew and were close to
th deceased in his social ami bu-d
n, .«? affairs. Interment was in Oak
v w cemetery.
.* udge Spence was truly one of Son'll
Cl* >rgia\s prominent end leading men.
g.; long life made him known to prac
ti» illy everyone in the section
w’ ich he lived. lie had the reputa
tion of being a just judge and an up
ri» lit and worthy citizen. lie w;is
lo ed by a wide circle of friends, am:
in every country in this district the
iv vs of his death will he read with
p- found sorrow and a sense of jr r
so al loss.— Albany Ga.. Herald.
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M nm iCATION IN
MAIL TO GERMANY
MADE BY l*0,ST OFFKT
wtmaster W. E. Koot has recdxei
U * following notice from, the Post- ^
ii. ster General showing modifications i
ij recent orders relating to mail mat*
t to Germany, as follows:
’n modification of the notice of tlv ’
0 ice published in the Postal lb.’.’ :*
t of October 22 postmasters are in
f. mod that newspapers, periodica’-,
r. .1 books may be imported bv mail
ir o Germany without an import lie
(< from the imperial commissions
o'* exportation and importation. Pur
t*. rmore, that samples and food.su «’fs j
n iy be imported without licence, u*
fe lows;
Up to a weight of 12 ounces, sam
y> *s (sample cards of merchandisei
v thout value, intended for use in pro
c ring orders for goods, except samp*
1< •. of food and table luxuries, but in
c uling samples of coffee, cocoa, su
R r, raw tobacco, and dried fruits.
Up to a weight of 11 pounds, food
s' iffs destined for the personal use
e the importer, except that no pack
a e shall contain more than two
p unds each of the following articles;
? irgerinc, fats (lard) bakers ai
t les, (biscuits crackers, etc,) mac
a oni , coffee, tea, cocoa, chocolate,
is ’eotmeats (confectionery) and other
1 a tides coming under tariff duty No.
• 2 '2.
Each package may contain soap,
c .ndles, and starch, not to exceed a
• ye’ weight of five* pounds.
The following articles are nbsobi!.*
ly prohibited ; Butter, meats are’
t»i at articles, bacon, flour, sugar,
' pineapples, ginger, vanilla, caviar,
cn.iar substitutes, cavier pickle, lob
| sters, crabs oysters.
The Venu** mine in the Conrad *k.>
t:*‘ t has c'o 0(1 do* n fov the winze-.
Tl .* n. w rrOI on that property has ;
i> n com’ deled one! will lik«*iy b* op <
tr: ted n 11 > spring.
A beautiful memorial in memory of
O >rgo Elbridgo Wilkinson, brother
of Mr., Fred Tracy of Cordova, was
recently unveiled at the St. George’s
E scopal church at Cordova.
Frank M. Liunwish, pioneer resi
dent of Skagway where he was engag
ed in the express business for many
ye irs, died recently at San Francisco.
«ev. William Sheppard, of Anchor
•i• >, vill Lc transferred as permanent
nr*>st at Ketchikan, succeeding Rev. ,
Paul Kern transferred to St. Leo Col
loge, Tacoma.
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EVERYTHING
i l or MEN To WE AR
WE SPECIALIZE !
• IN XMAS | I
I SUGGESTIONS I
i mam
i’his week only— Amos Keag sox
> rn. kahki color. $1.00 per pound at
i: ,LS WORTH’S.
DISTILLATE $3.50 p«*r case at Graefs
BROS I US & NOON
LUMBER and BUILDERS; HARDWARE—
WINDOWS DOORS, GLASS MILL-WORK and BOAT LI MBEh.
.Agents For-STANDARD MARINE ENGINES STANDARD KID
TROLLER, STANDARD KID.
FRYE — BRUHN COMPANY
S E W A K D
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Inspect our Refrigerators.
Assure Yourself of Cleanliness
and Sanitary Conditions.
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ALASKA TRANSFER
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FT. V. HO BEN, Manaokk
Coal, Wood and Ice
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General Transfer n • I‘hones, Main 17 and N1
HOTEL OVERLAMD
Whittemore & Margules — Proprietors
SEWARD ALASKA
EXCLUSIVE
DISTRIBUTORS
OF
151 V 0
ALSO
MONCPGL
CIGARS
MAKE THE NORTHERN YOUR
HEADQUARTERS WHILE IN SEWARD.
SEWARD WATER and FEWER COMPANY
JOHN A. NELSON. Manager
Office Admiral Building
Wayne Blue, Agent.
SLWAKII ALASKA '
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When t conics to the hard
“knoc!;- down - dr a# - out
service that a fisherman
gi\ es b iots, ordinary rubber
can’t s and up.
Rut Goodrich “Hi-Press Rubber Roots and
Shoes aren’t ordinary. Ihev’re made in a
better way—in ONE SOLID PIEGE and
they can t leak o’* pee!. .
One pair will outlast a w i >Ic
season of hard service—< ut
wcar two or three ordinary
pairs.
Put your money on Goodi 'ch
“Hi-Press” and > oil’ll ni ver
be satisfied with anytl <ng
else.
Sold by 45,000 Dealers
The B. F. Goodrich Rubber ".o./
The City of (Joodrich—Akron, 1 *
113-15 king Street
Seattle