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ANCHORAGE PHONE 47-R MATANUSKA
RAY C. LARSON
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Stoeser Electric Works
Complete Line of Wire, Lamps, Fixtures and All Neces
sary Supplies for Wiring Homes and
Business Places.
4th and 6 St.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
George Anderson
PIANO EXPERT AND FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE.
For high-grade pianos and player pianos will be in An
chorage this summer. Expert work on pianos, player
pianos and organs guaranteed. For prices on new and
used pianos and organs, also pianos for rent, address Box
991, Juneau, Alaska.
Best tables at Peterson’s.
Read The Dailv Times and be an
Anchorage booster.
Try a Times. Want Ad for results.
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Peterson’s Billiard Parlor for latest
War bulletins. 400
Joe Kisling, watchmaker, near Har
mony theatre. 433
H. SEIDEN VERG
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Have Reduced Prices on All
Winter Footwear and Clothing
OPPOSITE HARMONY THEATRE.
OflILr DDINGS
AROUND TOWN
B. Frank, a tonsorial artist of Mata
nuska, is registered at the Crescent.
F. B. Standiford spent Sunday in
the city as a guest of the White
House.
The Arrah-Wanna Mining company
has rented offices in the new Masonic
building.
Oak Olson checked out at the Cres
cent this morning and took the trail
for Seward.
Christ Poules, a railroad contractor,
is registered at the Hotel Anchorage
from Rainbow creek.
Frank Armstrong was among the
Matanuskans to spend Sunday in the
city at.the Hotel Anchorage.
C. L. Graves, through The Times,
challenges any individual bowler in
the city for a series of ten games to
be played on the Robarts alleys.
E. M. Huff left on the morning train
for King river and where he will be
gone several days on business con
nected with his mining operations.
A. B. French, of the Loussac drug
store, left this morning for a ten days’
vacation that he will-spend at Mata
nuska, Eska creek and points up the
line.
E. A. Hegg, the Cordova photo
grapher, has entered into partnership
with Sydney Laurence and the new
firm will move into the Masonic build
ing the latter part of the week.
Word was received this morning by
friends of Scotty Allen that he had
taken the Fairbanks route to Juneau
and would not visit Anchorage until
after the legislature adjourns.
Stewart Maxwell, of the Anchorage
Supply company, who has spent the
past two months in Seattle on business
connected with his company, arrived
in Seward yesterday and left over the
trail for Anchorage this morning.
Billy Greer, formerly circulation
manager of The Times, left this morn
ing with passengers for the Iditarod
and Tolstoi country. Billy is driving
a fast team of 11 dogs and expects to
make the return trip to Anchorage
within 30 days.
Wm. Springer left for Talkeettna
this morning after spending several
days in the city on business. Mr.
Springer reports that he and associ
ates have freighted in their season’s
supplies and will start active work on
their copper property this spring.
Walter DeLong, president of the
Cook Inlet Baseball league, has called
a meeting for tomorrow night at 8
o’clock, to be held in the Bank of
Alaska building. All officers of the
league and interested baseball play
ers are requested to attend, as busi
ness of vital importance will come up
for discussion.
Resolved, “That the United States
should adopt universal military train
ing," is the subject that will come up
for debate at the Commission social
hall tonight. Other features have been
arranged for the program that will be
conducted under the auspices of the
R. R. Y. M. C. A.
The Recreation and Robarts bowl
ing teams will meet on the Robarts al
leys Tuesday night for the first of a
series of six games that have been ar
ranged between the two bowling
teams. Much interest is being mani
fested in the games by the lovers of
this indoor sport and the two teams
are very evenly matched.
L. C. Rainey and Nick Gehokeehave
secured the contract for the building
to be erected on lot 9, in block 24, by
Gennbill & Papadopelos. The building
will" have a 50-foot frontage on 4th
avenue and the plans call for a one
story frame building so arranged as to
give floor space for three separate
stores. A force of men started to
work this morning to clear off the lot
and break the ground for the founda
tion.
Tonight the Moose of Anchorage, as
well as every other Moose lodge in the
United States, will celebrate the inau
guration of President Wilson by an
inaugural ball. The Labor Temple,
where the event will be held, has been
decorated for the occasion, and, it is
said that the Moose have made the
hall a place of beauty. A force of
carpenters has been busy all day pol
ishing the floor, which the manage
ment promises, will be in excellent
condition for the dancers.
J. J. Meacham, of Camp 174, was a
guest at the Hotel Anchorage over
Sunday.
A. H. Dieben, in the mercantile busi
ness at King river, is registered at the
Hotel Anchorage.
Mrs. F. B. Standiford underwent a
minor operation Saturday at the gov
ernment hospital and Dr. Beeson, who
has charge of the case, reports that
the operation was successful and that
Mrs. Standiford will be allowed to re
ceive her friends after today.
The Empress Theatre has been re
served on March 17 by the committee
in charge of the celebration of St.
Patrick’s day, which will be in charge
of the Catholic ladies. A program
which is said to be of especial merit,
has been prepared for the evening.
J. H. Nichols, J. F. Chamberlain
and H. L. Morris left on this morn
ing’s train for points up the line in
the interest of their companies. They
also expect to visit Knik and Susitna
Station before their return to Anchor
age.^
The launch Etta, in command of the
Hahn Brothers, left the government
dock yesterday afternoon on her trip
to Hope and the Peggy pulled up her
anchor for Kenai a few minutes later.
These are the first launches to leave
the Anchorage harbor this spring and
will be followed by the balance of the
gasoline fleet as • business requires.
The bay is perfectly safe for naviga
tion and boats plying between here
and Turnagain Arm points are being
overhauled for service.
The Oyster Grotto opens for busi
ness for dinner today under the man
agement of George Kosmos. The
place formerly occupied by Cotter’s
store, has been remodeled and fitted
and furnished in an especially at
tractive manner. It will be lighted by
different colored lights and has priv
ate booths and banquet rooms in ad
dition to the customary lunch counter.
The Oyster Grotto will make a speci
alty of fresh oysters and sea foods,
but will serve the routine orders of an
up-to-date cafe. The best of chefs
and waiters have been retained by the
management who guarantee to give
the people of Anchorage first class
meals at moderate prices.
Fred Laubner, the Willow creek
mining operator who has been in the
states for the past two months, has
advised his associate, Sam McMillan,
that he has purchased a .$10,000 plant
to be shipped from Seattle on one of
the first steamers. Mr. Laubner has
an 800-foot tunnel cotract with the
Independence Mining company in ad
dition to several smaller contracts and
is shipping in a complete outfit, con
sisting of air compressors and Bur
ley drills to do the work. He further
adivses that he will leave for the east
the next week on business connected
with his extensive holdings in the Wil
low creek district and will return to
Anchorage about the first of April.
Sam McMillan, proprietor of Fish
Hook Inn, located at Mile 31% on the
Knik-Willow creek wagon road, spent
Sunday in Anchorage and was regis
tered at the Hotel Morrison. Mr. Mc
Millan is preparing to establish a gen
eral merchandise store in connection
with his road house and purchased his
stock from A. A. Shonbeck. Sam pre
dicts great activity in Willow creek
district this season and is preparing
for the‘rush into that country. He
has been busy all winter in hauling in
the mining timbers for several new
mining companies and also freighting
for the Martin, Mable and Independ
ence mines. Mr. McMillan left this
morning to superintend the transfer
of his new stock from Eska creek to
the store at 31%.
Stop at Peterson’s Hotel. 399
HARMONY
SCREENOGRAPHS
Last time tonight to see
“Salomy Jane.”
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Hart schaffner
& MARX
CLOTHES
NONE BETTER
Jaffe & Bayles
The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Good Clothes.
IT’S NO REFLECTION
On ready-made clothes to say they
cannot possibly fit everybody perfect
ly all over. Each man has peculiari
ties of form which only made to order
apparel can fit. Order your next suit
or top coat here and then you’ll know
what perfect fit and class means.
BJORNSON & GANTON,
Cor. 4th and I Sts.
Anderson & Jensen, Proprs.
YOU CAN ANNOUNCE
DINNER
with confidence if the roast
came from this market. For,
properly cooked, there is no fin
er meat to be had than the kind
we sell exclusively. Tender,
sweet and juicy, it both stimu
lates and satisfies the appetite.
Yet this choice meat will cost
you no more than you pay now.
SPECIAL
COMPOUND, 10 lb. Pail. $1 60
COMPOUND, 5 lb. Pail. 75
COMPOUND, 3 lb. Pail. 50
LINK PORK SAUSAGE. 20c lb
SEAL TIGHT BACON .. .25c lb.
Dried Salt Pork.18c lb.
Dog Tallow, 40 lb. Can.$3.00
1917 CALENDARS.
Also Sugar Cured Hams and Bacon,
Home Made Sausage, Butter,
Eggs and Fish
Northern Transfer Company
COAL AND WOOD.
GENERAL TRANSFER BUSINESS.
PHONE 47-Y.
4th and D
C. P. PEDERSEN, Mgr.
ECKMANN’S
FURNITURE STORE
CORNER OF FOURTH AND K STREETS
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NOTICE.
The Auditorium of the Labor Tem
ple may be rented for social affairs
and entertainments, also club rooms
and offices on the upper floor. Call on
the secretary or phone for particu
lars. 612
Best music at Peterson’s. 444
Latest War News at Peterson’s. 399
Get your eyo*tt4fcftmined free at
George Osborn’s, the leading jeweler, )
by Fred Carlquist, graduate optician. ^
Satisfaction guaranteed.
For a Solo game come to Peterson's.