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Your Thanksgiving
Dinner
celery
CUCUMBERS
TOMATOES
CRANBERRIES
YELLOW PUMPKIN
HUBBARD SQUASH
GREEN PEPPERS
I |PEARS POMEGRANATES
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NOTICE TO BUILDERS:
I have the largest stock of Sash and Doors in
Alaska. It makes no difference what kind or size you
want. I have them. I make all sizes of Storm Win
dows.
BEST QUALITY RIGHT PRICES
Ray C. Larson
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SASH, DOORS AND GLASS
TEL. 88-R. 5th Ave. and K St.
TRAVELER'S
Home Cigar Store
FRUIT, CANDY, CIGARS
SOFT DRINKS
ROOMS! Open Day and Night
North Side 4th Bet. C and D
SHIP CREEK MEAT CO.
Anderson & Jensen, Proprs.
M Rat
Market!
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GET YOUR THANKS
GIVING TURKEYS HERE
this year. We have received a
huge consignment of the very
■ .Choicest, fresh killed, hand
picked birds to be had. Nice
young plump turkeys, every
one. Better select yours now.
Also geese, ducks, and milk
fed chickens.
Better not wait too long or
the best birds will be gone.
Fish and Oysters
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO ROAD HOUSE
AND CAMP ORDERS.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Anderson & Jensen
Fourth ave, between D and E sts. Anchorage, Alaska
Thirty-five enthusiasts enjoyed the
fine ice at Lake Spenard yesterday.
R. O. Eglund, timekeeper for the
bridge gang, came in from the works
Saturday and spent Sunday in the
city.
The engine trouble at the Harmony
has been repaired and the theatre
showed to three crowded houses last
night.
Superintendent L. C. McCoy came
in from a trip up the line Saturday
afternoon and spept Sunday in An
chorage.
The Saturday night bill at the Em
press was some drawing card and the
Empress played to two crowded houses
again Sunday night.
Jas. E. O’Reilly returned from the
Doherty coal mine at Moose creek yes
terday and reports the work is going
on satisfactorily at the mine.
Mr. Herbert, an operator on Gaines
creek, left this morning on his way
outside after spending Sunday in An
chorage as a guest of Skookum John
son.
Excitement has rather cooled down
in the gambling cases but will come
to life again within a few days when
the trial of Dahl comes up next Fri
day.
Bill Spencer has resigned from his
position with the Alaska Engineering
Commission and made the first trip
with the government mail for Colonel
Revell as far as Indian river last week.
The Omaha Daily Dews of Novem
ber 2nd, had an interesting article con
cerning the Matanuska and Chicaloon
coal fields and a splendid descriptive
picture of the Doherty mine at Moose
creek.
Colonel Revell and Bill Spencer
reached Anchorage last night at 11
o’clock with the Seward mail from In
dian river. They brought in 1,000
pounds of mail and report the trail in
very bad condition.
President Wilson has issued his
Thanksgiving Day proclamation and
the day will be generally observed in
Anchorage. Both banks and all gov
ernment places of business will be
closed during the day.
Manager Wilbur Ward is in receipt
of a wire from Charles Herroh, pub
lisher of the Daily Times, saying that
he would leave New York within a
few days for Seattle, where he will
spend the holidays.
Ed Christensen, who was brought
to Anchorage by A1 Baumaster Satur
day from Ophir, has been taken to the
government hospital for treatment.
Baumaster will remain in the city sev
eral days before making the return
trip to Ophir.
George Campbell and Aron Ericson
report that they will call a meeting of
the Anchorage Skating Club some
time this week to perfect the organiz
ation and have received many applica
tions for membership.
The committee in charge of the
Thanksgiving dance to be given under
the auspices of the Moose lodge at Ro
barts’ Hall Wednesday night, an
nounce a ready sale of tickets and
have arranged for especially good
dance music.
Director Wilford put the minstrel
team through the paces yesterday and
is developing some splendid talent.
The exact date of this show has not
been set but judging from yesterday’s
rehearsal she will be good.
An ardusing sight was witnessed
Saturday afternoon when a colt at
tempted to reach the oats through the
plate glass of the Chamber of Com
merce display window^. This is a
splendid advertisement for the Mata
nuska valley farmers.
Joe BrocKee, partner with the Don
ah Ue boys operating on Yankee creek
in the Ophir district, spent Saturday
and Sunday with his old friend Skoo
kum Johnson. Joe left this morning
with the balance of the Ophir boys for
Seward on his way outside for the
winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brezeau who ar
rived in Anchorage from Ophir Sat
urday registered at the White House.
Mr. Brezeau has been operating on
Yankee creek in the Innoko district
for several seasons with good success,
they left this morning over the Sew
ard trail en route for the outside
where they, will spend the winter in
southern California.
Joe Spenard is making elaborate
preparations for a big ice carnival at
Lake Spenard Thanksgiving day. Joe
is making arrangements for automo
bile, dog and skating races and will
award substantial cash prjzes for the
winners of the races. A special train
will leave the city depot at 1 o’clock
Thursday afternoon. The fare will
only be 20c and the train takes the
passengers to within a ten minutes’
walk from the lake where the sports
will be held. Joe has a large force of
men denting the snow off the lake
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Celebrate Your
Thanksgiving Dayi
with a
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Suit or
Overcoat
A Pair of Florsheipi Shoes
And a John B. Stetson Hat
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The Home of Hart Scliaffner & Marx Good Clothes.
I and laying out the courses for the
different events. Several contesaonts
: have already entered and the day
promises to be one grand day for
sports and pastime.
The Seward mail will leave here to
morrow with Bill Spencer and Colonel
Revell in charge.
The Woman’s Guild will meet to
morrow (Tuesday) afternoon at 2:30
o’clock with Mrs. J. J. Longacre, at
629 L street. Mrs. J. B. Beeson, sec
retary.
Owing to the fact that the lodge will
give a dance Wednesday night the
secretary of the Moose lodge advises
that there will be no meeting on that
night but the regular meeting will be
held the following Wednesday night
as usual.
Mr. Safee arrived in Anchorage Sat
urday afternoon and registered with
Skookum Johnson over Sunday. Mr.
Safee reports a very successful season
on Yankee creek in the Innoko district
and says he will install a dredge next
summer to more successfully operate
the ground.
After taking about all the ready
cash from several of his friends on
election bets, Tex Jones will spend to
night at a five-course dinner at the
Frisco Cafe, to which he has invited
the unfortunates, Roy Fairbanks, Gus
Stepovitch, Frank- Cooper and E. L.
Bedell with Jerry Murphy as guest ex
traordinary.
The bowling tournament starts to
morrow night at Robarts’ alleys with
a match game between the Municipal
team, composed of Messrs. Watts,
Benedict, Powery, Sheets and Collins,
and the 14th Infantry team, composed
of Messrs. Hammer, Hinkle, Hubert,
Roscoe and one more to be selected.
The Times team will play the Brown
& Hawkins team one night this week.
Fred Levy was among the recent
miners to come in over the trail from
the Innoko district and is spending
his spare time visiting his old time
friends, Jones & Jeffries of the Pan
I handle Cigar store. Mr. Levy has re
I cently made a deal for his property
’ on Yankee creek to a big dredging
company and is stopping over in An
chorage for a few days enroute to the
outside, where he will spend the win
ter.
Sid Ensor, driving a fine team of
nine malamutes, left Anchorage this
morning for Seward, taking Mr. Guys,
chief accountant for the Guggenheim
Dredging Company, operating in the
Iditarod district, as a passenger. This
party arrived in Anchorage Saturday
afternoon from the interior and were
guests of the White House. Mr. Guys
is on his way to the outside, where he
will spend the winter. Sid will return
to Anchorage in the course of the next
two weeks and make the trip back into
the Iditarod, where he has valuable
placer property. Mr. Ensor is ultra
optimistic over the future of that
country and says that the best inform
ed miners thing Tolstoi is bound to
make a good camp.
You will surely enjoy bonfire skat
ing at Lake Spenard Nov. 30th. 73
HARMONY FILM BRIEFS.
Long Sin, the treacherous
friend of the “Clutching Hand,”
betrayed him. That’s a China
man for you every time. To
morrow night at the Harmony
Theatre the long arm of the
law will gather in the “Clutch
ing Hand,” in the “Exploits of
Elaine.” This is the last epi
sode of the first installment of
this serial picture.
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to men who think of ordering a new
suit or overcoat for Thanksgiving.
Our extra fine line of fabrics is open
for inspection. And our prices are so
moderate for the classy tailoring we
always do that every man who wants
to be really well dressed can afford
to be.
BJORNSON & GANTON
Merchant Tailors.
Cor. 4th and 1
TEL.21-R
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‘ [ All the Alaskans who have made their lieadquar
;; .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
a. bath; $1.50 per day and up with bath.
• - Don’t forget the place—the Savoy Hotel.
'► W. G. KING, Manager.
The Barge Bangor
has done it again!
500,000 feet of lumber—Making a complete stock.
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ROGER SUMMY, Manager. Phone $5-R