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.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketchikan,
Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez and Seward.
Leave Seattle Leave Seward
JAN. 19.MARIPOSA.JAN. 25
JAN. 24 .ALAMEDA.JAN. 31
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,
Agent.
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General Agent.
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO.
ADMIRAL LINE
ALASKAN SAILING DATES
! Jan. 24 ... EVANS ... Jan. 31
! Feb. 3 .FARRAGUT. Feb. 10
Feb. 15 .. EVANS .. Feb. 22
Feb. 25 .. WATSON .. Mar. 4
Mar. 2 . .FARRAGUT.. Mar. 9
!
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.
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ANNOUNCEMENT!!
Of tlie taking over of the Wible & St. Clair Stock by
Roy Fairbanks.
New heavy Wool Malone Pants, Summit Leather Vests.
Also fine high-grade Sweaters, and Stag Shirts.
Closing out complete line of high grade Suits from
$7.50 up.
Bills payable to the firm of Wible & St. Clair are
now payable to me.
ROY FAIRBANKS
Cor. 4th and D St.
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CONTRACT SETTLEMENTS.
(Alaska Railroad Record.)
The total amount paid to construc
tion contractors by the Anchorage dis
bursing office during the period De
cember 22 to January 7, was $33,
252.02, as follows:
James O’Neill .$ 74.00
Pete Combolos & Co. 7,874.17
Steve Leakos & Co. 5,204.36
Rothwell-Ogilvie & Co. 417.52
H. Johnson & Co. 8,209.13
Chas. M. Johnston. 5.75
' Plovan & Co. 6,365.16
Nick Mandic & Co. 4,290.58
^Lindstrom & Co. 811.35
Only a few days more to have your
eyes correctly examined for glasses.
See Robert Simpson, Anchorage Ho
tel. 293
NOTICE TO EAGLES.
All Eagles are invited to attend a
meeting Thursday Jan. 18, at 7:30
sharp at the Anchor club rooms, next
to Alaska S. S. Co. office. Election of
officers. C. M. ECKMANN,
297 Acting Secretary.
Wood and coal delivered to any
part of the city. Phone 4S-Y. Uni
versal Taxi and Transfer. 125
Where did you get those lovely
doughnuts? At the North Pole bak
ery, of course. * 242
Get your eyes examined free at
George Osborn’s, the leading jeweler
by Fred Carlquist, graduate optician.
Satisfaction guaranteed. 260
Phone 43-Y for car, day or night.
Wood and coal a specialty. Universal
Taxi and Transfer. 126
Frank Torrey and Victor Dunbar
are reported to have bagged two
moose recently at Kenai lake.
Harlan Thomas, of Seattle, has
been selected as the architect to
draw the plans for the new Juneau
public school building..
Clyde Alexander, a well known ar
tist and photographer of Seward, was
found dead in his studio recently. An
overdose of chloral is said to have
been the cause of his death.
P. J. Bonner, who recently took over
the Erickson copper properties near
McCarthy, is making arrangements
to haul ore from the mine to the Cop
per river railroad during the winter
months.
By a unanimous vote the Juneau
city council voted to grant a franchise
for a gas plant to F. L. Clark and
George Irving. Clark left at once for
the state to secure the necessary ma
chinery.
Georgia Phillips of Fairbanks com
mitted suicide recently by soaking a
towel with chloroform, putting it
over her face and then covering it
with a pillow. Despondency was giv
en as the cause of her rash act.
About 11 tons of copper ore from
the Mother Lode mine are being sled
ded daily from the mine to the Cop
per River & Northwestern railroad at
McCarthy. Two four-horse teams are
employed in the work.
John A. Davis, a rancher near Ju
neau, has imported a pedigreed Hol
stein bull, and will engage extensively
in the cattle raising business. He al
ready had a fine herd of cows.
The attorneys of Valdez have re
cently formed a bar association with
S. O. Morford president, L. C. Booker
secretary, L. L. James, Jr., vice-pres
ident, and L. V. Ray second vice-pres
ident.
Operators along the government
trail to Fairbanks report an unusually
large number of foxes and other ani
mals this year. It is believed the cold,
weather and deep snows have driven
them out of their fastnesses.
City Councilman King, of Juneau,
who secured the passage through con
gress of the bill permitting Juneau to
issue bonds for the purpose of erect
ing a new school house, was severely
injured recently by being kicked by
a horse.
Twenty-one Norwegians of - Peters
burg chartered the launch Carmien re
cently, and went to Juneau to secure
citizenship papers. The spokesman,
Bruce, stated that they wanted to
qualify to fight for Uncle Sam if it
became necessary.
Gold in paying quantities is report
ed to have been struck on Moose creek
i# the Tolkat country. Fred Housel
man, the discoverer, arrived in Fair
banks recently with $1,000 in gold
dust which he claims to have taken
out of his ground since the first of
September.
Jimmy Chisholm, proprietor of the
Birch Lake roadhouse, recently de
stroyed by fire, who has been in the
hospital at Fairbanks as the result of
having his feet frozen the night of
the fire, has left that institution and
gone to Birch lake, where he will re
build his roadhouse.
Read The Daily Times and be an
Anchorage booster.
BAXTER’S
MAGAZINES
PERIODICALS
NEWSPAPERS
Panorama Photographs
Anchorage and
Mount McKinley
NEW CONTRACTS AWARDED.
(Alaska Railroad Record.)
The following contracts for work on
Anchorage division were approved by
the' commission during the period De
cember 16 to December 31, 1916:
J. J. Page, cutting wood, Camp 166,
Matanuska district.
T. A. Wade, cutting wood, Camp
166, Matanuska district.
Christ Pappadis & Co., grading,
Matanuska district.
Frank Svarko & Co., grading, Mat
anuska district.
N. Davis & Co., grading, Matanus
ka district.
Tony Pappas & Co., grading, Mat
anuska district.
Oscar Lake & Co., grubbing and
grading, Tumagain arm.
Alex Tsakumis & Co., grubbing and
grading, Tumagain arm.
Tom Kovos & Co., grubbing and
grading, Tumagain arm.
Andrew Pappas & Co., grubbing and
grading, Tumagain arm.
Anchorage Publishing Co., printing,
terminal district.
Andrew Scalf & Co., cutting wood,
Camp 148, Matanuska district.
W. Rothwell and others, lathing and
plastering, terminal district.
E. Schedin & Co., grading, Mata
nuska district.
Chas. Berg & Co., grading Mata
nuska district.
W. R. Thomas & Co., piling, Mata
nuska district.
Pioneer Laundry Co., laundry work, j
terminal district.
Victor Johnson & Co., grabbing and i
grading, Tumagain arm.
A. E. Lathrop, electric current, ter-1
minal district.
Jack Bloom & Co., cutting wood,
Matanuska district.
Eska Creek Coal Co., coal, terminal
district.
C. A. Anderson & Co., clearing
right-of-way, Matanuska district.
S. McLellan, blacksmith coal, ter
minal district.
We wish to announce that Mrs. Cat
tle will leave for the outside on the
21st, going direct to the eastern mar
ket and will be pleased to take care
of any commissions for spring wear,
giving them her personal attention.
Just come in and give her your ideas
and you will be sure to have what you
want. 295
Bread, pies, pastry and all bakery
goods of superior quality at the North
Pole bakery. 242
Mexican Chili Con Came, Riffle’s
Kitchen. 278
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.
C. HENNING
TAILOR.
Ladies' and Gentlemen’s
Suits Cleaned, Pressed and
Repaired. 4th Ave. and D St.
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FRISCO CAFE
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.
Everything in Season and Service the Very Best.
Private Boxes for Large or Small Parties.
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Peterson’s Billiard Parlors
And
PETERSON HOTEL
324-326 4th Ave.
C. F. PETERSON, Prop.
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The Matanuska Cafe
In the New Matanuska Hotel.
THE PLACE TO EAT AT THE JUNCTION
Alex (Blondy) Anderson
SPEED SERVICE
The Royal Cafe
Special Arrangements Made for Entertaining Private
Parties.
The place of real service. Boxes, Lunch Counter.
Try Some of Our Special Dishes.
Northern Transfer Company
COAL AND WOOD.
GENERAL TRANSFER BUSINESS.
PHONE 47-Y.
4th and I)
C. P. PEDERSEN, Mgr.
The Lang- Stove, born in
Alaska.
Is the Stove for Alaskans.
Body made of Armco Rust
Resisting Iron.
Polished Cooking Surface.
Will hold fire overnight with
wood or coal.
Will burn green wood.
Ask your dealer for a Lang
Stove.
If he cannot supply you write us.
Our line is complete from the small*
est camp stove to the largest hotel
range.
Any sourdough will tell you about the
Lang Stove. They all know it.
F. S. LANG MFG. CO.
SEATTLE. WN.
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WHEN you come to Seattle, remember the
Hotel Savoy extends you a hearty welcome.
' All the Alaskans who have made their headquar
ters with us in the past, and those who are con
templating coming to Seattle in the future will
find the Savoy the right hotel in the right loca
tion and at the right price. It goes without say
ing, if you come once, you will come again.
Our hotel is in the very heart of the city,
most convenient to the shopping district, thea
tres, churches and public buildings, absolutely
fire-proof. Rates: $1.00 per day and up, without
bath; $1.50 per day and up with bath.
Don’t forget the place—the Savoy Hotel.
W. 6. KING, Manager.
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Territorial Depository
. Foreign Exchange
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT
ESTABLISHED 1916
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