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Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketchikan,
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.
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ALASKAN SAILING DATES
Lv. Seattle Ar. Anchorage
Apr. 2 . .FARRAGUT. .Apr. 10
Apr. 9 ..WATSON .. Apr. 17
Apr. 17 ...EVANS... Apr. 20
Apr. 25. .FARRAGUT.. May 3
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Sailings from Seattle to
CALIFORNIA
Mondays, Fridays & Saturdays
Steamers
President, Governor, Queen,
Senator, Umatilla, Admiral
Schley and Admiral Dewey.
jj 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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Caj>t. N. J. Gaikema.
Daily Trips to Knik and Goose Bay from Govern
rnent Dock No. 1.
See Bulletin Boards for Schedule
Ticket Agencies at Baxter’s and City Auto Service,
Phone 89-R.
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FOR MEN
THE VERY LATEST IN STYLES, COLORS AND
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SEATTLE, WASH.
| O. C. GRAVES, Pres. * 2d Ave. and Spring
Men’s and Young Men’s Wear.
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Sandwiches, coffee and pastry lunch
es served at the North Pole Bakery.
Best music and entertainers at Pe
terson’s. 399
B. E. Thompson of Camp 166 is reg
istered at the Hotel Anchorage.
W. G. Donston of King river is a
guest at the Crescent.
F. M. Kelly of Matanuska spent
Sunday in Anchorage and registered
at the Crescent.
Andy Gunes, employed at the Kska
creek coal mine, is a guest at the Hotel
Anchorage.
The noonday luncheon of the An
chorage Chamber of Commerce will be
held at the Frico Cafe tomorrow.
Dr. J. B. Beeson reports that the
condition of Commissioner F. Mears is
much improved today.
D. R. Green, a government employee
at King river, is spending a few days
in the city on business and is stopping
at the Hotel Anchorage.
Mrs. Bert Schaffer, who recently un
derwent a serious operation at the
government hospital, is reported to be
improving.
The Easter sacred concert at the
| Presbyterian church last night was
especially meritorious and enjoyed by
a large congregaation.
In Judge David’s court this morning
V. L. Anderson plead guilty to the
charge of assault and battery brought
; by F. 15. Wood.
The Episcopal Guild will meet at
li:.'50 o’clock tomorrow afternoon at the
parish house. Mrs. Campbell and Mrs.
I’alch will act as hostesses.
The management of the Sourdough
club has arranged for a patriotic
meeing tomorrow night at llobarts’
hall. Patriotic speeches and songs will
feature the evening’s entertainment.
Superintendent L. C. Buschmann
and 14 men will arrive in Anchorage
on the Admiral Farragut tomorrow to
start the season’s work at the Goose
Bay cannery.
The Anchorage Chamber of Com
merce will hold its regular weekly
meeting tomorrow night, at which
time the newlly elected officers and
executive committee will be installed,
to serve for the fiscal year.
Saturday night saw the grand finale j
of the Spring Carnival at Labor Union
i hall. The receipts of the four nights
were gratifying and the affair was
j also a success from the standpoint of
! pleasure.
Barney Watson is in receipt of ;i
letter from Billy Greer, who writes \
that he has reached Ophir after a :
very hard trip and has decided not to j
go into the Tolstoi country as planned
when he left Anchorage.
The Alaska Beatty & Investment
company is in receipt of two telegrams
from passengers on the S. S. Alaska in
regard to Anchorage real estate. This:
is the fruit of an advertising cam
paign this firm is now carrying on lo
cally and in the states.
Sam Stanley, superintendent of the
Martin mines in the Willow creek dis-1
trict, came down from the hills Satur
day and reports considerable activity
at the different mines in that locality.
He says the snow is melting fast and
that the season will he at least two
weeks in advance of former years.
It is reliably understood that Sew
ard vaudeville talent is going to in
vade Anchorage in the near future. In j
fact the date for the opening night has j
been set for April 21 and the affairj
will be conducted under the auspices
of the Alaska Labor Union. Miss Hal
lett and Harry Whittemore, of Sew
ard, noted locally for their terpsichor
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ean talents, will be the headliners and
will be ably assisted by Anchorage
talent.
The American flag is being gener
ally displayed by the business houses
as a result of the declaration of war.
Both the Admiral Farragut and the
S. S. Alaska have capacity passenger
lists for Anchorage.
Dr. K. V. Kyvig expects to occupy
his new drug store on Fourth avenue
next week.
The initial Shrine dance at Kobarts’i
hall tonight promises to be the social
event of the year. The hall has been
attractively decorated for the occasion.
All classes of Americans were at the
meeting yesterday afternoon that was
called by the veterans of the Spanish
American war.
Manager Purvis has called a base
ball meeting for Wednesday night and
requests all players who intend to try
out for the City team to report at 7:d0
o’clock at the Chamber of Commerce.
Several men prominent in mining
circles are aboard the S. S. Alaska and
are coming to Anchorage to look the
country over, particularly the Willow
creek district.
Mayor J. G. Watts reports that the
movement started to make gardens on
the vacant lots of the city is meeting j
with favor and that he had received!
several applications for space.
The aftermath of yesterday’s patri
otic meeting resulted in several minor j
fist fights and many a word of mouth.!
Nothing serious, however, has been re
ported.
The state legislature of Colorado
has passed a law making it a misde
meanor, punishable by jail sentence,
to play the national anthem, “The
Star Spangled Banner,” in a medley.
The members of Igloo No. 15 have
sent the following telegram to Presi
dent Wilson: “Pioneers of Alaska,1
Anchorage Igloo No. 15, two hundred
and fifty strong, unanimously endorse
your proclamation declaring war upon
enemies of our country and murderers
of our citizens. Command us.” Signed
by J. W. Frame, president and J. S.
Matthews, secretary.
Among the notices given the local
telegraph office in connection with
wartime transmission of messages is
the announcement that no commercial
traffic will be accepter! for radio
through any Atlantic or Gulf coast
stations at present. Pacific coast ser
vice between ship and shore. Pacific
and transoceanic and Great Lakes
radios are under government control.
All radio stations including high pow
er stations in the United States and
its possessions have been taken over
by the navy.
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Brown Wheat Straws 778
For a Solo game come to Peterson’s.
Patriotic Meeting. See program of
Sourdough club in Tuesday’s Times.
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Hotel Anchorage
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High Class Portrait Work
Artistic and Pictorial Photography.
EXPERT KODAK FINISHING.
We do not finish work in the shortest possible time,
but in tin- best possible manner.
Our prices are not the rheapest in town. BUT OUR
WORK IS.
We have the best labor saving equipment that money
can buy, hence our claim to superior work.
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Masonic Building.
Fine Job Printing at The Times office
NOTICE FOE PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior, V. S.
Land OUi< ♦ at Jumau. Alaska, February
2. 1917.
NOTICK is hereby tfiven that August
HWiii!S(.r,, of Mutual. \u, A'usku, who, on
October 18. madeA\»mestead entry
No. 02458, for N'W NKty. Sec. 20. N Mi
NWV4 Sec. 21 and Section 17.
Township 17 N., Range 1 K., Seward Me
ridian. has tiled notice of intention
to make five year Proof, to establish
claim to the land above described before
Leopold David, United *>t'iie»r. Commis
sioner. at Anchorage. Alaska, on the
10th day of April, 101T.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Peter Murray, of Matanuska, Alaska.
George Nylen, of Matanuska. Alaska.
George Grennan, of Matanusku, Alaska
Arthur A. Cobh.
C. B. WALKKIl. Register.
NOTICE FOB PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, February
3, 1917.
NOTICE is hereby given that William
Hughes, of Knik. Alaska, who, on April
16. 1915, made Homestead Entry, No
01780, for NW>; SW14. Lots 4. 6, SW
NW*4 Sec. 2. Lot 2. Section 11, Town
ship 16 N., Range 2 W.. Seward Merid
ian, has filed notice of intention to make
five years IToof, to establish claim to
the land above described, before I,eopo!d
David. U. S. Commissioner, at his office
at Anchorage, Alaska, on the 11th day of
April. 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Fred Crocker, of Knik. Alaska.
Malcolm A. McNeil, of Knik, Alaska.
Stanton Shat'er, of Knik, Alaska.
James l’ateheJl, of Knik, Alaska.
C. B. WALKER. Register.
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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
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