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LUCK OP EVIDENCE NEW YORK, Feb., 6, (yP)—Boat wain Frank Beck, on trial witn Surfman Glenn Jennings on charge of manslaughter in the slaying •>/ Jacob Hanson, secretary of the Niagara Falls lodge of Elks, was discharged on the grounds of lack of evdence. Cleanliness ana the uest ot meats $ur motto. Frye-3ruhn. MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTIONS TAKEN. Sclial erer’s Alaska Shop. SAVE WITH SAFETY WHAT A SALVATION to pale, puny children |j PURETEST COD LIVER OIL !| has been. Their little weak bones and sallow flesh quick ly respond to the growth stinmlating vitamins which this wonderful Norwegian product contains. •fflfflO Dili nOMPSNV E/Iwvn Swetmann The 5 ’ ?: - TEXAS LEO ALL i OIL SMS FOR. THE PAST YEAR i IMMFXSE OIL FIELDS OF LONE STAR STATE PRODUCED 250,000,000 BARRELS t WASHINGTON Feb., 7, UP]— Texas was the first, State in oil pro duction in 1928, according to J. A Phelan oil expert and analvist in r -evic n of the., year’s., output a" what the oil industry is facing is . uea .‘ecent'y. According to Mr. Phelan, Texas produced last year 2o8.000,000 bar \1 ”els of oil, a bout 40,000,000 barrels | grea'.er than in 1927. |1 Oklahoma had a production oi j248,544 000 a reduction of about 130,000,000 barrels, while California's I iproduetior according to Phelan, re I mained stationary at 231,000,000 | barrels. ! The analyst figures the total | world production at 1,289,916,000 of | which the United States brought in [ 400,196,000 barrels or 69.7 percenu. ! fn 1927 the United States oil pro duction according to Phelan’s fig [ ores, show a reduction of 1,129,000 i barrels for 1923, due to increases in j Venezuela, Russia and other for i eign countries. In the foreign group | Mexieo is given a total production of 47 500,000 a loss of 14,000,000 bar rels. ! Reports from the Bureau of Ed cation, Alaska devision, indicate that epidemics which swept thru many towns during the past few months have been subsiding and that practically all schools are open. BRIDGE CLUB MEETING The Bridge Club will meet to morrow (Friday) at 1:30 p. m. with Mrs. O. A. Johansen. Ladies and Gents Tailoring and Hats Blocked, Adams 91. Peyser’s Tailor Shop P •.••sr.s-’.dck Ph-v.jogrraphs and Re-j cords. SCKALLEUEIVS ALASKA SHOP. i t » i j a 8 S I ¥4?/ GILDER HOTEL HOT AND COLD WATER IN EVERY ROOM STEAM HEAT J. S. BADGER > UNDERWEAR SALE LADIiS $3.50 WINTER WEIGHT U. SUITS ON SALE AT — $1.75 CHILDREN’S UNION SUITS $2.25—on sale at $1.45 CHILDREN’S COTTON WINTER WEIGHT $1.50 on sale at $1.05 BOYS HEAVY WOOL U. SUITS $2.75 SALE PRICE $2.00 $1.95 on sale at $1.20 Urbach & Valade DEPARTMENT STORE IllUlilliiniUlllllllliitllllUUIIIII DR. DENTON’S SLEEPING GARMENTS FOR CHILDREN I 'Ijp % EVERYBODY IS TALKING ABOUT IT! LOT No. 1 114 PAIRS OF WELL KNOWN MAKERS OF BLACK AND TAN SHOES Sizes from 6 to 11 REGULAR PRICES $8.50 TO $10.00 CHOICE $3.95 ... LOT No. 2 39 PAIRS FLORSHEIM SHOES Black’s and Tans Sizes from 6 to 10* REGULAR PRICE $11.00 CHOICE $4.95 iiiiii:iiiii]]ii]iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii|||||||||||l||m,|||||||[ LOT No. 3 37 PAIRS NETTLETON SHOES Black’s and Tans Sizes 6 to lO’/a REGULAR PRICE $15.00 CHOICE $5.95 BOAT COMPLETE WKECK Word has been received at Ju neau that the gasboat Truth, which ran aground on the lower end of Dahl Island, is a complete wreck. The Truth was owned by Edward Atkinson of Metlakatla. The crew of three escaped. Mrs. Ed Hargrove, age 50, died at Cordova last week after suf fering for several years. She had been a resident of Cordova for several years and her passing is mourned by many. If you haven't trieo rrye.Bruhn’s Baby Beef you have missed some thing, friends! PURE UNADULTERATED ICE 'REAM 50 c. PINT $1.00 A QUART. Schallerer’s Alaska Shop. WE SERVE THE ‘BEST ICE CREAM MANUFACTURED IN feme c PINT—S1.00 QUART. y/E DELIVER. The Candy Cottage. COMMERCE CIGAR STORE | TOBACCO, CANDY, SOFT | DRINKS, CARDS, POOL 1 Across the street from the | Arcade Building John Anderson, Prop. | Phone Adams 54 ^ iiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiuaiiuiiiiiHiaHiiiiiniiit]iifaiHiuiaiuiuinuB« uiiiniiiiiiiaiiuiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiimoiiiiiiiiiiiuMiiiiiiiioiiiimiMt1 siiHHiniiiiiiiiilnnilllllimilllllHIHHIIIHIIHHIHHHHimHIHlHHimmiHHHU»H»ii33 'ViiiiiiiiimiuiMiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiuiiiMiiiiiiiciiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiciiiniiiiiiuamiiiimnuiiiiiiimiiciiimiiiiiiiniiiiiiimnuiiimiiiiiiciiiii1^ JOHN C. WHITE | & CO. I High Grade Line ot Cigars, Tobaccos & g Candies I i FINEST BILLIARD HALL IN ALASKA .jimmur imminniinmiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiimiiimiiiiiiiimm HARDWARE STOVES RANGES GUNS AND AMMUNITION Camp Stoves Tents Tarps Canvas Furniture Beds Springs Mattresses Linoleum Rugs Floor Lamps Gas Lamps Electric. Lamps Roofing Brushes Paints Oils Tarnish Lacqur Calsomine Roof Faint Leak Tight Coal Oil Gasoline China Ware Crockery Glass Ware Window Glass Window Shades Building Paper Anchors Chain Ship Chancelry Wire Rope Manila Rope Cotton Rope Wire Netting Wire Screen Magnetos Coils Batteries Traps Pipe Valves Fittings * Asbestos SHEET METAL AND PLUMBING SHOP 1 4 J L GRAEF Mail Orders Will Receive Prompt Attention = Phone Madison 87 Seward Alaska 5 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiimmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiNiiiit