WE HAVE
Hubbard
I :t;
Squash
AND
Cranberries!!
A. A. SHONBECK
ANCHORAGE
PHONE 47-R
MATANUSKA
RAY C. LARSON
DEALER IN
SASH, DOORS, GLASS
•MIRRORS^
Tel. 88-R.
5th Ave. and K St.
| NORTH SIDE LUMBER CO.
Start something new. Our cedar and California Xov
I elty Siding gives the appearance of a neat and cosy home.
Dry Cedar Shiplap and one-inch shift.
Quick Delivery. Accurate Tally
ROGER SUMMY, Manager.
Phone .‘55-R
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.
I'or high-grade pianos and playei 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
Wood—Phone 40-R.
186
Best tables at Peterson’s. 444
Brown wheat straw cigarette papers
at Robarts. 445
Brown wheat straw cigarette papers
at Robarts. 445
Joe Kisling, watchmaker, near Har
mony theatre. 433
H. SE1DENVERG
Have Reduced Prices on All
Winter Footwear and Clothing
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OPPOSITE HARMONY THEATRE.
J. M. Olson and T. S. Brown, of
Seattle, are registered at the Hotel
Anchorage.
L. F. Vaile, assistant to District En
gineer C. R. Breck at Matanuska, is
registered at the Hotel Anchorage.
Roy Mills came in over the trail
yesterday from Seward with Frank
Cotter’s string of racing dogs.
Ben Delzell, of Juneau, is among
the new names on the Crescent hotel
register. ' .l-..
Max J. Kuney is spending a few
days in the city on business with the
Alaskan Engineering Commission and
is stopping at the Hotel Anchorage.
A1 Chamberlain reached Anchorage
late yesterday afternoon with- two
passengers and some freight from
Seward.
The Scandinavian society is con
templating forming a skiing club
with the view of pulling off a skiing
contest in the near future.
Chief Clerk J. W. Mitchell came
down from Talkeetna for a few days’
business visit yesterday and is stop
ping at the Hotel Anchorage.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Robarts enter
tained at dinner last night in honor
of Dr. and Mrs. E. M. Spaulding, of
Knik. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Smith.
Fred J. Cox, of Juneau, is registered
at the Crescent. Mr. Cox is the Alas
ka representative of the Western Dry
Goods company and will remain in the
city over Sunday.
Oscar R. Hart, with headquarters
at Juneau and representing Neustadt
er Bros., of Portland, is stopping at
the Hotel Anchorage while calling on
the local merchants.
Fred Tiffany, driving his passenger
dog team arrived in Anchorage late
yesterday evening from Seward with
Mrs. R. Foote, of Portland, who will
make her home with her son Ray, of
the Reliable Messenger service.
U. S. Marshal Mossman gave out
the information this morning that on
account of the volume of local cases
to come before the body that in all
probabilities a session of the grand
jury would be held in Anchorage this
spring.
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Extra guards have been placed
around the different government
buildings and extra precaution is be
ing taken to safeguard the commis
sary and storage buildings. Also a
vigilant watch is being made of all
suspicious characters that frequent
the railroad yards.
Andy Taylor arrived in the city
yesterday afternoon from the outside
where he has been for the past three
months. Mr. Taylor is stopping at
the Hotel Anchorage and will leave in
a few days for Susitna station to out
fit for the season’s operation in the
Cache creek district.
The last two steamers landing at
Seward unloaded 62 steerage passen
gers, and the people of that umpire
city stood calmly by and watched
this bunch of horny-handed sons of
toil straighten their packs and take
the beaten trail for Anchorage for
work on the government railroad.
Young Viking and Hegstrom have
recently made their place more at
tractive with a collection of pictures
of local athletes and athletic events
that have taken place in Anchorage.
They have also received two sets of
new ten pins and two new bowling
balls from the outside.
Reports from the lower part of
Turnagain Arm have been received to
the effect that open boats are being
successfully run across the arm and
only yesterday a boat left Collins
clearing camp at Bird Point and made
the trip to Hope and return with a
load of provisions.
Jack Sutherland returned to An
chorage yesterday afternon from a
business trip to Seward and brought
Oscar Hart as a passenger as fir as
Potter creek, where he turned his dog
team over to Tom Price, who is en
route to Juneau. Jack expects to
make several more trips to and from
Seward before spring and says the
trail at the present time is rough go
ing, but was improved by the recent
fall of snow. He reports the contract
gangs are all doing good work and
much activity is in evidence all along
the government railroad. Jack said
that Sport Smith was taking care of
George Cotter and that George was
getting along nicely, but would prob
ably .suffer the inconvenience of a
stiff joint on one of his big toes. Jack
was pleased to learn that Delegate
Wickersham had been re-elected and
immediately went to the bank to col
lect a wager made between himself
and some of his democratic friends.
The trial of Tom Patterson has been
postponed until next Monday and Pat
terson is out on $500.00 bond.
Judge Leopold David is reported to
be improving and on the road to re
covery.
A. Wilson, a sourdough of Alaska
and a pioneer of Anchorage, returned
yesterday from a trip to the states.
Mrs. W. B. Clayton read an inter
esting paper on “Grand Opera in
America,’’ before the Anchorage Wo
man’s club yesterday afternoon.
There is a movement on foot to or
ganize a company of boy scouts in
Anchorage that will affiliate with the
national organization.
Through the marshal’s office Judge -
Brown has recently issued an order!
to the Seward saloon keepers prohibit-1
ing the sale of liquors to be shipped to I
Anchorage.
An effort is being made by the au
thorities to have a curfew ordinance
passed that will compel the school
children to keep off the streets after
8 o’clock at night.
Blanton and Ivosmos beat Sheets j
and Graves in a bowling match of five
games last night. The games were all ,
close and very exciting and the win- I
ners only won by the narrow margin I
of 15 pins.
The steamer Mariposa is scheduled
to sail from Seattle on the 5th day of
April and due to arrive in Anchorage
about the 12th. So far as known now
this will be the first steamer to reach
Anchorage this spring, but the rival
line is yet to hear from.
The case of Wm. Bell, charged with
burglary, has been set for Wednesday,
February 21st. The case was called
before temporary Judge Conroy and
postponed at the request of the de
fendant’s attorneys, Murphy and Ra
ger, who stated that they desired to
procure further witnesses.
Acting Judge Conroy heard the evi
dence in the case of the territory vs.
Bill Meinberg yesterday afternoon
and the defendant was held awaiting
action of the grand jury. Meinberg is
charged with burglary and in default
of $1500.00 bail was placed in the fed
eral jail.
J. A. Kepler, superintendent for the
George Riley interests in the Iditarod
district, arrived from the outside yes
terday and registered at the Crescent.
Mr. Kepler will leave tomorrow morn
ing for Iditarod to prepare for the
summer’s work and said he looked for
ward to a very profitable season. Mr.
Kepler volunteered the information
that a number of his friends from the
states were planning to visit Anchor
age this summer.
Frank J. Cotter has closed out his
business interests in Anchorage and
leav.es tomorrow morning over the
trail. Mr. Cotter was one of the first
merchants to establish a business in
Anchorage that was run in connec
tion with his Seward store. Mr. Cot
ter said that he regrets to leave An
chorage and was doing so purely for
business reasons. He said that he
possibly would put in another branch
store later in Anchorage or some
point on the government railroad in
the interior.
Basketball contests are all the rage
in the towns of Southeastern Alaska,
and some star teams are being devel
oped.
HARMONY
SCREENOGRAPHS
It’s a “Paramount Pic
ture” tonight — enough
said.
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Now Is the Time—
TO BUY YOUR
Shoes and
Underwear!
Our present prices on the lines we carry are 2o per
cent lower than what they are retailing at on the outside.
Tlie conditiol)£*tiy the outside market on woolen and
leather goods will compel us very shortly to advance our
prices in accordance with the present cost of these goods.
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The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Good Clothes. jj
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 & CANTON,
Cor: 4th and I Sts.
SHIP CREEK MEAT CO.
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
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Northern Transfer Company
COAL AND WOOD.
GENERAL TRANSFER BUSINESS.
PHONE 47-Y.
4th and D
C. P. PEDERSEN, Mgr. ft *
ECKMANN’S
STORE
It is reported that with the increas
ed facilities next season’s output
from the Iditarod district will show
a material increase over that for the
past year.
Fine Job Printing at Times office.
Get your eyes examined free at "
George Osbfmj|gf||a leading jeweler,
by Fred Carlqoist, graduate opticra^ p
Satisfaction guaranteed. 2^^
All the good things in the baking
line at the North Pole. 429
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