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If You Want the Real Thing in TAILOR-MADE CLOTHING SEE M. J. O'Connor A Perfect Fit or No Sale NO DEPOSIT REQUIRED M. J. O'CONNOR DOUGLAS w ? Paul Bloedhorn, Jeweler WATCHES, CLOCKS, CHINA AND CUT GLASS DOUGLAS ALASKA IS A GOOD TIME TO SELECT NEW WALL PAPER, RUGS, LINOLEUM at P. H. FOX'S - - Douglas, Alaska ?< I 1 I I II I > II I M I M I > M I I I I I I I II I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I I { WINDOW SCREENS AND ;j f SCREEN DOORS I SECOND and D. ST. JULIUS JENSEN * DOUGLAS J I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I II ; I I I I I I i i i i i- -i- i i : i i i i i ; i i i i i i i i i i 11 i i i i i i { THE CITY BAR t CARRIES the FINEST STOCK of LIQUORS in DOUGLAS I! T PEBBLEFORD OLD LINE RYE BEST KENTUCKY BOURBON v J DEL PUENTE. HENRY CLAY and Other Standard Cigars. I] i ? i I i i i i i i ; i i i i ::: :-r-: i I ; I I I !? 1 I I ! 1 M I 1 I 1 I l I I CHAMBERS BROS., Wholesale and Retail Butchers Our Beef. Pork. Mutton. Veal and Lamb are as Good as Can Be Raised. Nothing but Prime Meat of Every Kind. Phone 1-0 Poultry, Fish and Game in Season. Douglas II I I II I I I I II I II 1 H II H I II I I I I I II I I 1 II II I I I I I II 1 I I I I II I. At F. AFR I CI I ; ; Dealers In |j GENERAL MERCHANDISE - DOUGLAS ST. ANN'S AVENUE ALASKA ' I II I I I I I II I II 1 I i-HI I I 1 I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I I II The Hunter Amusement Palace FINE POCKET BILLIARD TABLES First Class Cigars. Tobaccos and Cigarets Phone?Douglas 9 L. H. KEIST, Prop. C. W. YOUNG COMPANY Dealers in Mining, Fishing, Plumbing and Building Supplies Front Street Juneau |orpheum| TWO NIGHTS MONDAY AND TUESDAY, JUNE 2 AND 3 B. K. LANG Otters the famous JUVENILE "BOSTONIANS" in Musical Comedy and Comic Opera Successes 20 CLEVER SWEET SIXTEEN GIRLS 20 Monday Evening, the Tuneful Operetta "THE DREAM GIRL" Tuesday Evening, the Irish Musical Comedy "THE ROSE OF BLANDEEN" The Musical Event of the Season Prices, Reserved, $1.00. General Admission Fifty Cents Plan of Seats Ready Wednesday at P. 0. Store JUDGE JENNINGS WILL BE BANQUETED TONIGHT .Members of the bar will banquet Judge Robert W. Jennings at the Alas ka Grill tonight. It is to be a very exclusive affair. Only accredited mem bers of the legal fraternity will be present. 0?o?o HAVE YOU a contract to let? If so. be sure to see S. A. Kelly. New house. Gov. road. Casey & Shattuck Addi tion. 5-15-lm.; LADIES' Ml'SICAL CLl'B WILL MEET TONIGHT Through an error it was announced that there would be a meeting of the Ladies' Musical Club Wednesday. The meeting is to take place tonight at the residencee of Mrs. C. E. Hooker. This will probably be the last meeting of the season. o?o?o HUNTERS AND TRAPPERS: Highest cash price paid for all kinds of raw furs at Will's store. 4-7-tf. Sparks From Douglas DOUGLAS FIREMEN ARE TO HAVE LAST MEETING ?o-o? DOUGLAS. .May 27. Next Satur day evening the Douglas lire de partment will have the last general meeting of the season at the A. L. U. hull, it is plunned to have a big jollification before the summer vaca tion. insofar as meetings are con* cerned. begins. < BEGIN PLANNING AGAIN FOR DOUGLAS CARNIVAL DOUGLAS, May 27.?Manager Mc Iver. of the Douglas Island Carnival Association, says if the scarlet fever epidemic which caused the postpone ment of the Douglas Island carnival does not get worse the carnival will , surely be held next month. It is planned now that it shall start about June 12th and continue for one week so that both shifts at Treadwell will get an even chance in participating in it. DOUGLAS YOUTHS WILL PLAY BASEBALL GAME ' ?o-e? I DOUGLAS. May 27. -The Douglas ? Cubs and a picked team that has been ? designated the "Douglas Scrubs" will ! play baseball tonight at this place, ' beginning at seven o'clock. The bat ? r.eries tor the Cubs, it is understood, . will be Clara and Oliver, and for the ' "Scrubs," Fitzmorris and Martini. ?o-o? ' DOUGLAS BUSINESS HOUSE IS RETIRING DOUGLAS. May 27. Lock Mulligan, . the merchant, has sold his stock of goods to M. (1. Rogers, and will re tire from the dry goods business. LAST HAND BALL GAME BUT ONE IS PLAYED DOUGLaS, May 27. -The last game of hand-ball but one in the tour nament was played last night when Walter Mauseth defeated J. Chambers two straight games. The scores were 21-S and 21-17. Mauseth and burke will play some j time this week for the championship. I ?o-o? DOUGLAS, May 27? Dr. De Piper no R. Hector left on the Spokane for a two weeks' trip to the South, he was called down on acount of the sickness of his son. Onie Hankenen left on the Spokane for Astoria, Ore. The Loyal Order of Moose held a large meeting last night. Mrs. D. V. Veasie returned on the Spokane after a few months' visit in the States. Ed. Crowe lias returned after a vis it in the States. Dave Brown was a returning pas senger on the last Humboldt. Tomorrow night at 8 p. m. the Treadwell Fire Department will meet at the Treadwell Club. Hose contests will be arranged and three reels of pictures will be shown. The Treadwell Club is doing some repair work, such as installing rolls of paper towels instead of the cloth ones as formerly used. Charles Stites and wife are moving to one of M. S. Hudson's houses on St. Anne's avenue. No books may be taken from the Treadwell library until all those that are now out have been returned. Get your cream for whipping at "LEIVEk'S." 10-tf Fragrant toilet soap at SWI HART'S, 20c a box this week. 4-12-tf Chambeis Bros., Butchers ? Choice cuts a specialty. *** FRESH STRAWBERRIES and cream At "Lelver's." t.f. Leave orders for flowers for Decor ation Day, at "Leiver's." t.f. You have only days left to set all your friends in on the $5 rate?do i' now There will 1 e a monster init :a!:un .Monday, Junj L' One of th?*e 40 prizes is your's?come up and see it. "Sign "em up" at headquarters in Keist's cigar store. J. FREDERICK JOHNSON. National Director. LORENZA TEPPA SHOEMAKER CLOTHING AND DRY GOODS St. Ann's Avenue ? - - Douglas DR. R. C. MATHIS DENTIST Opp. Postoffice, Over Rexall Drug Store DOUGLAS. - - ALASKA or | Personal Mention :: 1111 It i! 11' < ini i) 111111 Al. Gurr, formerly with B. M. Behr ends, is coming" back in a few weeks to reside permanently. It is understood that he will be manager of the new bank that is being established at Douglas. .Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Burton will leave shortly for a month's visit in the States. They will probably put In most of the time at Denver. Mrs. Simon Hirsch is leaving on the Spokane for a short visit in the States. Miss Ben Hero has taken pass age on the Spokane for the South to be gone during the vacation. William Crocker, of Katalla, famil iarly known as "Billy the Kid," and the most reckless launch driver in Northern waters, is spending a few days in the Capital City. Con. Miller, the oil-magnate of Ka talla, is returning to the "Oil City" on the Admiral Sampson. Mrs. Barrette, one of Katalla's lead ing mercantile spirits, is coming back on the Admiral Sampson. The Kev. Father P. H. Turnell, of the Skagway Catholic church, who has been visiting in Juneau for several days since lie returned from Sitka, will leave for his home on the North western tonight. o?o?o ORPHEUM PROGRAM FOR TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY "Empress Josephine," will be present ed at the Orpheum in the very near future. In the meantime the best that can he hud will he put on. Tonight and Wednesday night "The Recon structed Rebel," a war drama, full of heart interest; "Over the Divide," a sensational picture dealing with the early pioneer days; "The Adopted Son," a Selig drama well recommend ed; "The Passion Flower," one of Ed ison's best. o?o?o A complete line of tobacco jars and pipe racks at BURFORD'S. o?o?o FORSALE?Best restaurant propo sition in the city; doing principal bus iness; fully equipped. Restaurant men investigate. FOR SALE?Two line cottages, close in. FOR SALE?Best sawmill proposi tion in Alaska. Residenc-j and business lots for sale in different parts of the city. Geo. M. Hill. Decker Bldg., Opp. 1st Nat. Bank II I I I II I I 1 I I I I I I I II I I II I I i A | Marine Notes j; I I I I I I I I i on **l I II I I I I II I I The Georgia will leave at 8 a. m. tomorrow for Sitka calling at Warm Springs, liaranofT. The Jefferson sails from Seattle to night and should arrive here May 31. The Spokane was scheduled to arrive from Skagway and sail for the South this afternoon. The Admiral Sampson will be due to arrive from the South tomorrow en route to the Westward. The City of Seattle leaves Seattle tonight and should arrive in Juneau May 31. The Northwestern will arrive in Ju neau tonight ut midnight enroute to the Westward. The Al-Ki will arrive from Seattle May 31. The Mariposa will probably arrive from the Westward May 39. o?o?o NORTHWESTERN TONIGHT The Northwestern which will ar rive in Juneau at midnight has forty six passengers on board destined for \ Juneau and many for Skagway en- \ route to the interior. n?o?n GROVER C. WINN WILLIN' United States Commissioner Gro- , ver C. Winn has made application to ho reappointed as against any other ' Republican candidate for the position, < but does not desire to be understood as wanting to prevent any good com- ] petent Democrat of Juneau from get- ? ting the place. o?o?o CITY STARTS SUIT i; AGAINST VALENTINE ? This afternoon J. B. Marshall, act- j ing as City Attorney, filed a suit in ? the district court, against Emery Val- ! entine lor the purpose of carrying out ] the provisions of Ordinance No. 123, ? condemning certain property for the ? improvement of the intersection of Front and Franklin streets. * o?0?0 THOMAS SWEENEY DIES I AT ST. ANN'S HOSPITAL ; Thomas Sweeney, who recently ar- - rived from the interior, died at St. Ann's hospital this morning of pneu-j monia. He had been at the hospital i J for five days. The dead man was 37 ( years of age, and has a sister, Mrs. O'Nell, of Oakland, Calif., and a j brother, Michael Sweeney, of Spokane, - Wash. . 0?0?0 J FEMMER & RITTER See this firm for all kinds of dray ing and hauling. We guarantee sat isfaction and reasonable prices. Coal delivered promptly. Femmer & Rit ter's Express. Stand Burford's Cor- . ner. Phone 314. Residence phones 402 or 403. t.f. o?o?o AUTO FOR HIRE.?Phone 3-1-4. tf. 11 . buys a SILVER-PLATED MARK -- ! CROSS SAFETY RAZOR, with II ' one blade which is claimed by " ? this famous English Cutlery ?? I house to be equal to any $5.00 .. * Bafety razor made. !! ; Extra Blades 3 for 25 cents " Try One and Be Convinced ; Alaska Supply Co., Juneau ;: ??M 111 1 111 M 111 111 1 1 111 IJ CLASSIFIED. FOR RENT?Beds at Hogan's Flat; 13.00 a week. Inquire May Dorgan Commercial Cafe, 3-14-t.f. FOR RENT?Cabins. Inquire, John duseth, Goldstein's store office. lO.tf FOR RENT ? Large front room; )ath; suitable for two men; $20. tones House, Fifth and Seward. t.f. FOR SALE?Old doors and windows it the Juneau Construction Company FOR RENT?Furnished house. In luire Geddes & McKanna. 5-27tf LOST?A gold band ring; reward, eturn to Empire office. tf Smoke a Lovera. The most popu ar, clear Havana cigar. ?*? MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS To Arrive. Al-Ki from S. May 31 Ad. Sampson from S. May 28 Northwestern from S. May 28 City of Seattle from S. May 31 Jefferson from S. May 31 Alameda from S. June 2 Humboldt from S. June 4 Yukon from W. June 19 Princess May from S. June 4 Spokane from S. June G Mariposa from W. May 28 To Sail. Al-Ki S. May 31 Ad. Sampson W. May 28 Northwestern W. May 28 City of Seattle S. June 1 Jefferson S. June 1 Alameda W. June 2 Humboldt S. June 5 Yukon S. June 19 Princess May S. June 5 Spokane S. June 6 Mariposa S. May 28 o?o?o SCANDINAVIAN GROCERY?Opp. City dock; Just opened; fresh stpck. - o?o?o?? \ The Lovera Monarch is the popu lar bit size. ??? Summer Patterns and Pictorial Review now here KNERUAIsASKR. Bon Ton and Royal Worcester Corsets fit any form | Housekeepers Department | FINE NEW LOT of Window Shades, Lace Curtains, Portairs, Curtain Swiss, Curtain Scrim, Cretonne, Avalon Drapery, Tapestry, Damask. Sheets, Pillow Cases, Bed Spreads, Comforts, Blankets, Table Linen, Towels, Napkins, Table Tell, Table Oil Cloth Hi _ Special Prices Made on "Quantity Lots" Unbleached Muslin for "House Coverings"~The Best for the Money VERY SPECIAL Twenty dozen Fancy Embroidered and Lace Lisle Thread Hose. Come in Black, Brown, Tan, Pink, Lavender, Purple. Values ? , na q ? from 75c up to $1.50 At JV/C 1 air HOUSE DRESSES?APRONS?PETTICOATS?WAISTS ^im? ' "ASK BRITT" Just as Fine Rubber Goods as the World Produces Do you know that a druggist selects rubber quality exactly as he selects drug quality??based on intimate knowledge and a desire to always have the best? Every hot water bottle or fountain syringe or other rubber article in our stock is perfect in every way?made of new, live, active rubber, never-sprin-a-leak seams, correct sizes, models and workmanship. If it's class you want?the most perfect, most sat isfactory rubber goods, get them here. Our prices are the lowest for the highest grade? we don't charge for "looks" but for "wear." Buy here tnd know. A WRITTEN GUARANTEE FOR TWO YEARS WITH EACH ONE WM. BRITT, the Druggist 40c T H J N K 0 : F 1 : T m : 1111 K i 1111 ill 11 in i ii | ORPHEUM | ;; JUNEAU, ALASKA ;; ?I Photo Plays ;; :: GENERAL FILMS:: !! Best by Test 1! :: PERFORMANCE j| Every Night J First Show commences 7:45 p. m. Second 9:00 p. m. " ? Matinee, Saturdays Only ' ? 2:30 p. m. :: FOOT MAIN STREET :: fl 1 1 1 1 1)1 1 1 1 I I'M 1 1 1 I I I I I 1 ''