Harmony Theatre
TONIGHT, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16.
Paramount picture
HOBART BOSWORTH PRESENTS
The Pursuit of the
Phantom
A Vivid and Striking Romance in Five Parts
Written and Produced by HOBART BOSWORTH.
PATHS. EDUCATIONAL FILM
“NATURE'S BEAUTY SPOT”
CARTOON
Col. Heeza Liar—Ghost Breaker
TWO SHOWS EVERY NIGHT, 7:30 AND 9:00
ADMISSION 25 CENTS CHILDREN .. 10 CENTS
LAU RITZ
_ " THE SIGN MAN ”
PAINTING AND PAPERHANGING.
DESIGNING DECORATING
5th and D Street.
Hotel Anchorage
NEWEST AND MOST MODERN IN THE CITY
SUNNY ROOMS ELECTRIC LIGHTS
HOT AND COLD WATER.
REASONABLE RATES
IT’S A REAL PLEASURE
to view the new wall decorations on
view here exclusively. They are so
unconventional, so out of the common
and so unusually artistically attrac
tive. If you plan to repaper you
should by all means see these new
papers. To decide without doing so
is apt to result in regret later.
EVANS & FRANTZEN
CARL W. BOLTE
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\ Hardware, Glass Ware and
China Ware
Flashlights of All Descriptions.
PRICES REASONABLE Fourth Avenue.
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Furs Furs Furs
Send ns your furs parcel post. Cash remitted by re
turn mail. You don’t have to wait ninety days for your
money. We pay highest prices for furs.
ANCHORAOS TRADING AND FUR CO.
Opposite Post Office
Anchorage, Alaska
$2.00
BOX!
Larson & Wendler
PRICES NOW
20 YEARS AGO
The recent discovery of two ancient
newspapers in an old deserted pros
pector’s cabin in a secluded spot on In
dian river by L. O. Nyberg, brings to
light several interesting matters rela
tive to the early days of this immedi
ate vicinity. While tramping the hills
on one of his numerous trips seeking
the elusive gold, Mr. Nyberg was
caught in a violent storm and forced
to seek protection in the old cabin that
was situated about 100 yards from
the banks of Indian river. In looking
for some dry wood to start a fire pre
paratory to cooking supper Nyberg
unearthed a copy of the Seattle Post
Intelligencer, dated May 29, 1898, and i
a copy of the Boston Globe of the vin- j
tage of June 15, 1898. The papers
were well preserved and the reading
matter was especially interesting from
the fact that it turned the pages of;
history back to the days when this
country was at war with Spain and
the Cincinnati Reds were leading the I
National league. The Boston Globe’s j
front page was devoted to the war and |
was dressed with the scare head that
“Santiago Has Fallen.’’
The P.-I. devoted most of its inner
space to the great rush to the Klon
dike and gave an alluring account of
the rich' strikes being made in • that
country;- Particularly interesting was
a joint letter written by Felix Brown
and Barney Watson from Dawson, ad
vivising the cheechaco what boat to
take out of Seattle and what empori
um to outfit at in Dawson. Otherwise
the writers confined themselves to
health hints to the stampeder and the
body of the article was filled with
good advice.
The market reports in the Globe
showed that wjieat was around 68c,
■ham selling for lflc, beef cattle 02%
to 3c, mutton 3Vic and hogs firm at 5c.
Some difference in the present pre
vailing prices. Also it made the rail
road speculator sigh with regret as he
read that Atchison common was quot
ed at 14 and is now in great demand
at 111; further this same speculator
was glad that he had turned loose
Rock Island at 102, for the road is
now in the hands of the receiver.
Long, Teney, Duffy and equally prom
inent baseball idols were cavorting
around the bases and swatting the ball
out of the lot.
In those good old • days eggs were
going begging at 10c a dozen and any
housewife could buy two pounds of
butter for two bits. Then, too, the
perfectly safe horse car was used for
transportation; an automobile was
considered a monstrosity and the mere
mention of an aeroplane would have
caused a revival of the ducking stool.
In that age it was considered good
form to advertise on the front page
of metropolitan newspapers but un
becoming for financial institutions and
professional men to hawk their wares.;
There was no mention of political
graft or liquor seizures in either pa
per while both came out strong for
the republican administration and
boasted of the prosperous times the
whole country was experiencing, due
entirely to the'G. O. P.
Further search developed the fact
that there were two young men occu
pying the cabin in the year 1898 and
:that they left this country to make
the mad rush into the Klondyke. This
was proven by several' closely written
leaves evidently torn from a diary.
The fact was noted that the boys were
getting good pay out of Indian river
but had been influenced to leave for
the interior on account of the infor
mation they had received from several
stampeders on their way to the new
camp from Cache creek. Further the
diary went on to state that they had
accompanied the original Dickey ex
pedition sent out by Princeton univer
sity to make a reconnaisance of Mt.
McKinley and were really the fore-'
runners of the famous Dr. Cook party
that later received country-wide pub
licity. Being imbued with the gold
fever the two young men did not re
turo.-.tOMthe states with the Dickey
Classified Advs
HELP WANTED.
w'antvfl—Woman to work in laundry.
;Jjj2j^^io<i*j^Laundr£^uhan<^D^^452
FOR SALE.
For Sale—Two full kits carpenter
tools anti two new suits of clothes.
I nonire 9th anti K.458
For Sale—One new Sinner Sewlni? Ma
chine. Cheap for cash. C. B. Wal k, Ho
tel Anchorage. 400
For Sale—Two iieuvy sletl iIok’bT' 11 A.
Mills, -4L Si. 447
I'm Sale—$250 will buy 2-story house
on leased ground, 5th and K, opp. Bar
son’s business place. Inquire R. .1. Mee
han, on premises. 453
For Sale—Dog team, live dogs, excel
lent* sleigh. Dogs in best of condition.
Sullivan & Mins, Matanuska. Price
1335. _ __ 434
rlfw Sale-one half lot 8. block ' 105*,
$<.».00. House, lot and tent, furniture,
lot 8, block 12, $490.00. Alex Oillernen,
owner. _ 425
For Sale-—Cheap, desirable location on
.dll avenue between D and E. Inquire at
Me I janghlin Shoe Store._ 375
TTeai estate bought and sold. Termi
nal Realty Co., 929 4th St. Phone 21-R.
294
FOR RENT.
For Rent—Cabin partly furnished.
$12.00 per month. Inquire 535 7th Ave.
4 55
I-or Kent—Two-room apartment. In
quire 525 F street._ 408
For Rent—Houses and cabins. Real
estate bought and sold. Anchorage
Realty Co. 325 4th Ave. Emarrl & Lynch,
Ph_pne_4 0 - R. 134
MISCELLANEOUS.
Wanted—22 4.0 30 foot gasoline launch.
Inquire Times. 401
Wanted—Tools to grind, saws to tile.
Anchorage Cabinet Works, 5th and I).
|__438
Will trade 2,500 Mohawk stock for
town lot. G. Waretip, 615 7th Ave. 424
| Highest prices paid for gold. Walter
: A. Lord, Jeweler, near Harmony Theatre.
LOST AND FOUND.
Found—An lneernoll watcli. Owner
may have same at Times office by pay
in'.; for this advertisement. 427
j party but remained in this vicinity to
j prospect and built the cabin on In
J dian river.
Their names were Malcolm McDou
gle pnd George Toomey and botli
young men are well known by several
of the early Dawson residents. In
fact'1 Toomey became quite a character
in ttod .Dawson camp and took out
several hundred thousand dollars
which he lavished on the dance hall
girls and squandered at the gambling
tables. He later made another stake
in the Fairbanks vicinity and at last
reports had taken unto himself a na
tive woman and was running a trad
ing post on the upper Yukon. Toomey
figures quite prominently in several of
the Service poems. McDougle also
found rich pay in the Klondyke but
being canny, saved his money and and
after taking a trip to the old country
: returned to Alaska and founded the
town of McDougle on the Yentna
■ river, and at the present time is living
1 the life of a retired gentleman in one
of the large eastern cities. It is a co
; incidence that the last entry in their
j diary before leaving for the Klondyke
should be a prophesy that a city
would be founded where Anchorage
now stands and further speak of the
wonderful harbor facilities at the
mouth of Ship creek.
} HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WILL NOT
PLAY SUNDAY AS ANNOUNCED
Through a misunderstanding among
the managers it was advertised that
the Commission and High School girls
would play basketball Sunday after
noon. This is in error as the High
School girls do not play on Sunday
and the management has asked The
Times to make the correction. It is
understood that a ladies team under
the management of the New Method
Cleaners will be substituted to play
against the Commission ladies’ team
Sunday afternoon.
WEATHER REPORT.
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7 a. m. February 16, 1917.
j Station Temp. Day Wind Trail Snow
Anchrage 16 Clear Calm Good 14 in.
Summit ..10 Clear Calm Good 30 in.
Kern Crk. 26 Clear Calm Good 10 in.
.Mile -52 ..15 Clear South Good 30 in.
Seward .. 28 Clear Calm Good 14 in.
Potter .’. 21 Clear Calm Good 9 in.
Matnuska 20 Clear Calm Good 14 in.
King Rvr. 28 Clear Calm Good 12 in.
Kashwtna 16 Clear S. E. Good 25 in.
Indian Ck. 22 Clear Calm Fair 9 in.
Best music at Peterson’s. 444
Extreme cold weather is reported
front many points on the trail, but
the coldest yet recorded was at Salcha
where the mercury dropped to 63 be
low.
Charles Wells, a pioneer of the Ju
neau district, and tfie builder of the
first frame house in that city, died
recently at Seattle, after a short ill
ness.
Special at the Big Market
WASHINGTON BRAND PURE LARD. SNOW CAP COMPOUND
SMOKED AND CORNED BEEF TONGUES.
SMOKED LEGS MUTTON.
PICKLED TRIPE PICKLED PIGS’ FEET
BOLOGNA. HEAD CHEESE AND HAM SAUSAGE
SUGAR CURED CORNED BEEF HAMS AND BACON
PICKLED AND DRY SALT PORK.
CARSTENS’ CANNED CORN BEEF AND LUNCH TONGUE
FRESH FISH, FROZEN HALIBUT, CODFISH, SALT SALMON,
AND SALMON BELLIES.
ALL THE GOOD FRESH MEATS AND THE RIGHT PRICE.
Carstens Packing Co.
PHONE 43-R ,]. J. HlLES, Mgr.
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WOOD SAWING
Also Wood, Any Lengths, for Sale.
Leave Orders at Robarts.
LOB PETERSON
320 K Street
Doherty Coal Co
Hand-Picked
COAL
$8.00 PER TON
Corner 1st and C St.
TELEPHONE 46-K
NOTICE.
All accounts due Frank J. Cotter not
paid before Saturday night, February
17th, will be turned over to Arthur W.
Frame, attorney at law, for collection.
456 FRANK J. COTTER.
For Billiards and Pool, Peterson’s.
Fre<I Carlquist, who is a graduate
optician from San Francisco, is per
manently established with George Os
born, the C. St. Jeweler, and will ex
amine eyes free. 260
Cotton felt mattresses, bed springs
and linoleum, at Crocker’s. 450
Temple Auditorium
A. L. U.
Tomorrow Night
REGULAR WEEKLY DANCE
Sunday at 3:30 p. m.
BASKET BALL
14th INFANTRY VS. COMMISSION
ADMISSION 50 CENTS.
•'Wednesday, Feb.21
CARD PARTY AND DANCE
GOOD MUSIC REFRESHMENTS
PRIZES.
: LADIES FREE.
GENTS 50c.