Bird Creek Lumber Co.
Phone 52-Y
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketchikan,
Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez and Seward.
Sail Seattle
PEB. 16 .
FEB. 24 ....
MAR. 1 .
ALAMEDA.
ALASKA..
MARIPOSA
Arrive Seward
. FEB. 22
. MAR. 2
. MAR. 6
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers with
| out notice. Tickets on sale at up-town office, Empress Building.
J. J. LANKIN, P. B. TRACY,
Agent. General Agent.
! PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO.
ADMIRAL LINE
ALASKAN sailing dates
Leive Seattle Leave Seward
*>6. 25 .. WATSON .. Mar. 4
M<ir. 2.EVANS.Mar. 9
Mir. 9. .FARRAGUT. .Mar. 16
Mvr. 19 ..WATSON.. Mar. 26
M),r. 26 .. EVANS... April 3
Sailings from Seattle to
CALIFORNIA
Mondays, Fridays & Saturdays
Steamers
President, Governor, Queen,
Senator, Umatilla, Admiral
Schley and Admiral Dewey.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ROUTE.
San jjranciaco to Los Arjvles, daily except Sunday.
San Fjranclsco to San Slip, Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
STEAMERS HARVARD, YALE, PRESIDENT, GOVERNOR,
1 ADMIRAL SCHLEY AND ADMIRAL DEWEY.
Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice,
oil Particulars, T. B. WATSON, Agent, Anchorage, Alaska.
Alaska Men
Going Outside This Winter Outfit at
CHEASTY’S
The Specialty Men's Shop
in Seattle.
CHEASTY'S Inc.
0. C. GRAVES, Pres.
2a Av. and Spring
Men’s and Young Men’s Wear
Sundberg’s Grocery
PLANT EARLY. WE HAVE THE SEEDS.
EAT GOOD EGGS. WE HAVE THEM.
SWIFT’S PREMIUM HAMS AND BACON, THE BEST
TEAS—Folger’s, Reliance, Crescent and Blue Ribbon.
Staple and fancy pastry at the
North Pole Bakery. 429
Best music and entertainers at Pe
terson’s. 399
The Carlisle Packing company at
Cordova is planning to work its can
nery this year on an enlarged scale
and will greatly increase its output.
The city council at Cordova has in
structed the city attorney to prepare
an ordinance prohibiting dogs on the
streets of the town except on a leash.
More people are reported to be in
the Ruby district this winter than for
several years past, and much pros
pecting is being done on the creeks in
that vicinity.
Frank and Walter Fisher of Fair
banks will construct a light draught,
high-powered steamer and operate it
on the upper waters of the Tanana
during the coming season.
The residents of the native village
at Juneau are rapidly adopting white
men’s ways. Their latest move is a
plan to install water mains and fire
hydrants for the protection of the vil
lage.
The well known business house of
Johnson & Jepson at Ruby, has been
dissolved, Peter Jepson selling out his
interest and leaving for the outside.
He will return in the spring and en
gage in other business.
Arbor day will be celebrated in
Seward this year by the planting of a
number of spruce trees along the
streets and flowering shrubs in the
yards. The movement is under the
auspices of the Seward Civic League.
The Alaskan Engineering Commis
sion is planning to open the govern
ment railroad from Seward to Mile
71 at the earliest possible moment.
The big rotary snow plow will be
brought into use and the line cleared
of accumulated snow.
Mrs. George Owens Bage is inquir
ing for trace of her brother, Richard
T. Owens, who also may be known
under the name of Bradley. Any
one having any information can com
municate with Chief of Police Hard
ing in Juneau.
The federal court of appeals at
San Francisco has ordered a new trial
in the case of Dan Callahan of Fair
banks, who is now serving a 10-year
term at McNeil island, having been
convicted of assault on a half-breed
girl of Fairbanks.
Ruby aerie No. 2017, Fraternal Or
der of Eagles, recently installed the
following officers: Thomas H. Long,
worthy president; Thomas J. DeVane,
worthy vice-president; J. N. Sousa,
secretary; E. M. Reynolds, treasurer;
P. McCahey, chaplain.
For the second time within a month
George Hinton Henry, of Fairbanks,
editor of a socialist paper, has been
arrested for criminal libel. The com
plainant in the second case is Mrs. J.
H. Caskey, wife of the editor of the
Alaska Citizen. Henry was arrested
but released on bonds of $1600.
The supply of hay and grain for
horse feed is running very low in
Fairbanks, and a serious shortage is
expected before spring. More of
these have been used this winter than
ever before and although the dealers
laid in an unusual supply last fall it
has been practically exhausted.
George Ziegler, for a long time
connected with the Juneaf water sys
tem, died recently at the Morning
side sanitarium. Mr. Ziegler became
mentally unbalanced last summer due
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OUTFITTERS-btHtMAL MFPCHANPISe,
v— “Quality First”
The Store For All the People.
WHY BE WITHOUT EGOS’
26c CAN EGIS EQUAL TO 3 DOZEN EGGS
MERRILL & SON POWDERED EGGS. KEITH'S DRIED GRANULATED EGGS
PRICES REASONABLE
PHONES: STORE 7-R
PROMPT DELIVERY—
—COURTEOUS TREATMENT
OFFICE 20-R
to extra work during the cold spell
of last winter and was committed to
the asylum last October.
The city council at Cordova has de
cided to purchase a fire net for use
of the department.
The Alaska Daily Dispatch has
doubled the price of its publication
to 10 cents per copy. For some time
past the paper has been selling on
the streets for five cents.
The Lighthouse Packing company
at Cordova has received a new 40-foot
launch, equipped with a 20 h. p. motor.
It will be used in taking clams from
the beds to the plant.
Costa Caramouzes has brought ac
tion in the district court at Juneau
against the Alaska Gastineau Mining
company, asking $3000 for compensa
tion alleged due to impairment of
his earning capacity, to the amount of
50 per cent, due to personal injuries
received while working for the com
pany.
The residence of Mrs. Margaret
Brandt, on Garden Island, was re
cently destroyed by fire. The Fair
banaks fire department laid 1000 feet
of hose to the scene of the fire and
got water on the blaze promptly, but
the fire had progressed to such a de
gree that there was no hope of saving
the structure. Mrs. Brandt lost ev
erything and carried no insurance. A
number of the residents of Fairbanks
made up a substantial purse for her.
Wood and coal delivered to any
part of the city. Phone 43-Y. Uni
versal Taxi and Transfer. 125
Fresh-killed veal and pork at Mint.
518
Found—The best meals in Anchor
age at Cameron’s Cafe. 354
Maps of Alaska for Sale. Robarts.
FRATERNAL ORDERS.
MASONS
Anchorage Masonic Club
meets first and third Thursday
in month. G.C.HAMMOND, Sec.
L. O. 0. M. 1534
Regular meeting every Wed
nesday night at 8 o’clock,
at A. L. U. Hall.
JAS. L. CORT, Sec.
BILL’S CLUB.
J. T. WESTERMANN, Secy.
Meets at Club Rooms every
Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock.
EAGLES CLUB
Meets every Friday night
at the Anchor club, Lathrop
Block.
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Wood Undertaking Co..
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
LICENSED EMBALMERS
Anchorage
Matanuska
Alaska Pool 1
_Fourth Ave., Near D.
Cigars, Tobaccos, Candies, Soft Drinks, Fruits, Concord
Grape Juice.
_MUSIC
JOSEPH SCHMITBAUER.
Proprietor.
BANKING BY MAIL
It makes no difference where you are located, you
can send us your gold dust or checks and we will place
them to your credit, acknowledging receipt and furnish
ing you with a check book so you can draw money when
needed; or, if you prefer, we will place the money on de
posit in our Savings Department where it will earn 4 per
cent interest.
We will be pleased to attend to any business you
wish transacted anywhere.
German-American Mercantile Bank
SEATTLE
WASHINGTON.
Hotel Anchorage
NEWEST AND MOST MODERN IN THE CITY
SUNNY ROOMS ELECTRIC LIGHTS
HOT AND COLD WATER.
REASONABLE RATES
Dohrmann—Herning & Co.
BUILDERS’ HARDWARE
TOOLS AND SPORTING GOODS.
HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS.
PHONE 76R.
New Matanuska Hotel
MATANUSKA JUNCTION.
M. J. ROCHE, Prop.
CAFE IN CONNECTION
A. LYALL, Prop.
LEARN TO DANCE.
Latest Dauces Taught. Begin
ners given special attention. For ap
pointment call at third house from
C on 6th Ave.
WM. BUNTING.
Cotton felt mattresses, bed springs
and linoleum, at Crocker’s. 459
C. HENNING
TAILOR.
Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s
Suits Cleaned, Pressed and
Repaired. 4th Ave. and D St.
Fancy cakes to order at the North
Pole Bakery. 429
BANK OF ANCHORAGE
Territorial Depository Foreign Exchange
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT
ESTABLISHED 1916
THE BANK OF SERVICE