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Bird Creek Lumber Co.
PHONE 5 2Y.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketehikan,
Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez and Seward.
Sails Seattle Arrives Anchorage
MARCH 30 .ALASKA. APRIL 9
APRIL 5 . MARIPOSA APRIL 12
APRIL 11 . NORTHWESTERN APRIL 19
APRIL 17 ALAMEDA APRIL 24
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers with
out notice. Tickets on sale at up-town office. Empress Building.
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO.
ADMIRAL LINE
ALASKAN SAILING DATES
Lv. Seattle Ar. Anchorage
Mar. 26 ...EVANS... April 3
Apr. 1 ..FARRAGUT.. Apr. 9
Apr. 9 ..WATSON .. Apr. 17
Apr. 17 ...EVANS... Apr. 25
Sailings from Seattle to
CALIFORNIA
Mondays, Fridays & Saturdays
Steamers
President, Governor, Queen,
Senator, Umatilla, Admiral
Schley and Admiral Dewey.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ROUTE.
San Francisco to Los Angeles, daily except Sunday.
San Francisco to San Diego, Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
STEAMERS HARVARD, YALE, PRESIDENT, GOVERNOR,
ADMIRAL SCHLEY AND ADMIRAL DEWEY.
Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice.
For Full Particulars. T. B. WATSON, Agent, Anchorage, Alaska.
2J LAUNCH “SWAN”
Capt. N. J. Gaikeina.
Daily Trips to Knik and Goose Bay from Govern
ment Dock No. 1.
See Bulletin Boards for Schedule
Ticket Agencies at Baxter’s and City Auto Service,
Phoue 89-R.
Correct Clothes
FOR MEN
THE VERY LATEST IN STYLES, COLORS AND
FABRICS SHOWN AT
CHEASTY'S Inc.
SEATTLE, WASH.
O. C. GRAVES, Pres. 2d Ave. and Spring
Men’s and Young Men’s Wear.
Sandwiches, coffee and pastry lunch
es served at the North Pole Bakery,
Best music and entertainers at Pe
terson’s.
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AROUND TOWN
Tomorrow is Easter Sunday.
i Tonight is the final night of the
Spring Carnival.
Join the crowd and be at Kobarts’
hall tomorrow afternoon.
W. B. Phin is among the guests reg
! istered at the Crescent.
B. M. Stone of the Seward Gateway
I is expected in Anchorage on the S. S.
Alaska.
L. r. Byrne returned yesterday from
a trip to Potter creek where he has
been for the past few days on business.
The Style Shop has opened for
business in their new quarters in the
Masonic building.
It is understood from reliable infor
mation that Seward vaudeville talent
is going to invade Anchorage in the
near future.
Attend the public meeting at Ko
barts hall tomorrow afternoon at 2
o’clock for the purpose of forming a
military organization.
According to the tentative schedule
of the Cook Inlet Baseball elague, 48
games of baseball will be played in
Anchorage during the season..
Tom Bush is in town, having closed
his roadhouse at mile 18 on the old
Seward trail. The telephone station at
that point has also been closed.
R. C. Loudermilch came in from
Potter creek yesterday afternoon with
two men who were injured in a rock
slide that occurred Thursday.
F. N. Barker, of the firm of Barker
& Feltham, returned to McDougal this
morning after spending the past two
weeks in Anchorage on business.
George Kosmos was given the con
tract to serve 300 plates for the Shrin
er banquet Monday night at Robarts
hall.
W. R. Hooker left for Seward this
morning to take charge of telegraph
and telephone construction for the
Commission during the coming season.
F. W. Barr left for the Cache creek
district where he will work this sum
mer for M. A. Ellis, who is operating
on Windy creek.
The S. S. Alaska sailed west from
Cordova yesterday at noon and is due
to arrive in Anchorage some time to
morrow.
Mrs. Isabel Goetz, of the Bank of
Anchorage, has received a cable in
forming her of the serious illness in
her family and will leave for the out
side on one of the first boats.
Tom Caveny, Roy Veach and Dore
Bartholf leave Monday for the Willow
creek district, where they will spend
the summer at the Mable mine, in
which they are interested.
Manager Purvis of the City ball
team has ordered a number of pen
nants from the outside bearing the
name Anchorage and printed on the
City’s colors of grey and black.
Captain Jim Denny, who hibernated
in Hope during the winter months, re
turned to Anchorage yesterday and
will operate a power boat between
here and Turnagain Arm points this
summer.
Jimmie Upchurch and Johnnie Long
acre, wizards in their line, have rigged
up an apparatus for grabbing mes
sages out of the air and these experts
can now communicate with all boats
in local waters and also with the navel
station at Kodiak.
George E. Lewis, a noted author
lecturer from Portland, is in the city
for an extended visit and is stopping
‘Quality First'
The Store For All the People.
WITH FRESH GOODS ARRIVING ON EVERY BOAT WILL ENABLE US
TO GIVE OUR TRADE A STILL BETTER SERVICE THAN IN
IN THE PAST—AT THE VERY LOWEST PRICE
prices reasonable
phones. STORE 7-R
PROMPT DELIVERY—
—COURTEOUS TREATMENT
OFFICE 20-R
at the Hotel^Anchorage. Mr. Lewis is
known as “Alaska Blacklock,” and
makes a specialty of Alaska subjects
for his lectures which he delivers
throughout the country. He is ac
companied by Mr. Jones, a moving pic
ture operator, taking views of the city
and different points of interest in the
neighborhood.
Alex Alma, a Matanuska farmer, is
visiting in the city.
Americans for America; show your
colors and attend the patriotic meeting
at Robarts hall tomorrow afternoon.
The government launch Islander
1 has been brought ovei from Seldovia
and will be used in the local service.
Dr. J. H. Beeson reports that there
is no change in Commissioner F.
Mears’ condition, that remains favor
able.
Fairbanks night at the Spring Car
nival proved a winner and the Union
hall was again filled with an enthusi
astic crowd of merry makers.
E. M. Huff left for Hope yesterday
morning on the launch Wilhelmina and
will visit the different points in the
vicinity on business before returning
to Anchorage.
In a recent communication to the
Anchorage Chamber of Commerce
Governor Strong advises that he is
lending his influence to the end that
territorial aid be extended to the An
chorage public schools.
Robert Murray, who recently at
; tempted suicide at the government
( hospital, was judged insane by a jury
trial held in Judge David’s court this
morning and will be sent to Morning
side on the first steamer.
Lee Murphy, in charge of the cable
office at Seward, has advised Super
intendent McFarland of the T. and T.
department that the people of Seward
will hold a mass meeting tomorrow for
the purpose of organizing a military
company.
Milo Kelly of the Eska Creek Coal
company, who is down from the mines
for a few days’ busines visit in the
city, says that the three-mile spur be
ing built from the railroad to the mine
will be completed and in operation
within a few days.
Following the movement for a city
beautiful, Mayor J. G. Watts has in
augurated the idea of converting all
vacant lots in the city into blooming,
blossoming gardens. With this end in
view he has written Delegate Sulzer
for a supply of garden seeds for local
distribution and is making an effort
to interest the school children in the
movement. The proposition works
two ways and other than beautifying
the city will be a source of income. All
owners of vacant lots who care to af
filiate with the movement are request
ed to list their property with the town
site office.
3 for 25c Brown W'heat Straws. Ro
barts. 760
Phone 43-Y for car. day or night.
Wood and coal a specialty. Universal
Taxi and Transfer. 126
CARL W. BOLTE
Hardware, Glass Ware and
China Ware
Flashlights of All Descriptions.
PRICES REASONABLE Fourth Avenue.
Alaska Pool Room
Fourth Ave., Near I).
Cigars, Tobaccos, Gaudies, Soft Drinks, Fruits, Concord
Grape Juice.
MUSIC
JOSEPH SCHMITBAUER. - - Proprietor.
Hotel Anchorage
NEWEST AND MOST MODERN IN THE CITY
SUNNY ROOMS
ELECTRIC LIGHTS
HOT AND COLD WATER.
REASONABLE RATES
Hegg & Laurence
Members Photographers’ Association of America,
Washington, D C.
High Class Portrait Work
Artistic and Pictorial Photography.
EXPERT KODAK FINISHING.
We do not finish work in the shortest possible time,
but in the best possible manner.
Our print's are not the cheapest in town, BUT OUR
W< >RK IS.
We have the best labor-saving equipment that money
can buy, hence our claim to superior work.
HEGG & LAURENCE,
Masonic Building.
Fine Job Printing at The Times office
NOTICE TOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior. V. S.
Latnd Ofiice at Jun*-au, Alaska. February
2, 1917.
NOTICK Is hereby Kiven that August
Swanson. of Mutun .jska, A'usha, who, on
October IS, 1915. made homestead entry
No. 02408, for NVi NK v4, Sec. 20, N’U
NW|4 Sec. 21 and KVa ->KV4. Section 17,
Township 17 N., Hansr 1 K.. Seward Me
ridian, lias tiled notice of Intention
to make five year Proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, before
laopotd Da\ id. United States Commis
sioner. at Anchora**. A task.*, on the
10th day of April, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Peter Murray, of Matanusku, Alaska.
George Nylen, of Matanuska, Alaska.
George Grennan, of Matanuska, Alaska
Arthur A. Cobb.
C. B. WALKER. Register.
NOTICE FOB PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior, U. S
I«and Office at Juneau. Alaska, February
3. 1917.
NOTICK is hereby given that William
Hughes, of Knik, Alaska, who, on April
16, 1915, made Homestead Entry. No
01780, for NW>4 SW%, Lots 4. 6. 8H
NW% Sec. 2. Lot 2, Section 11. Town
ship 1.6 N., Range 2 W., Seward Merid
ian, has filed notice of intention to make
live years Proof, to establish claim to
the land above described, before I^eopold
David, U. S. Commissioner, at his office*
at Anchorage. Alaska, on the 11th day of
April, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Fred Crocker, of Kulk, Alaska
Malcolm A McNeil, of Knik, Alaska.
Stanton Shafer, of Knik, Alaska.
James Patchell. of Knik, Alaska.
C. B. WALKER. Register
FRANCE WAS SAVED -
INDIRECTLY THOUGH NQNE THE LESS SURELY, THROUGH THE THRIFTY HABITS OF THE FRENCH PEOPLE, AS MUCH AS BY THEIR UNEXAMPLED
HEROISM; MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE PROSECUTION OF THE WAR, MONEY SAVED BY THE PEOPLE, LITTLE BY LITTLE,
UNTIL THE SUM BROUGHT FORTH AT A CRITICAL TIME WAS IN THE AGGREGATE, STAGGERING.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE—THE MOST EXTRAVAGANT ON EARTH—MIGHT AT THIS CRUCIAL MOMENT IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE NA
TION, ASK THEMSELVES IF EACH PERSON IS DOING HIS “BIT” AND BY SO MUCH AS HE IS ABLE TO PUT AWAY FOR A POSSIBLE NA
TIONAL NEED, HELPING TO PAY HIS DEBT TO HIS COUNTRY.
OPEN AN ACCOUNT TODAY. A BANK ACCOUNT IS THE GREATEST INCENTIVE TO PRACTICAL ECONOMY.
BANK OF ANCHORAGE
. RESOURCES OVER $500,000.