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I Go to the place where a dollar ■ takes off its hat to fifty cents jij Above everything is a high elevation. That is the Attitude of our Values. If in need of a suit or a pair of pants call ! a on us. Not a fraction of a fib, fabrication, falsehood or i_ | fiction gets into our suit talk, nor any other of our goods § I talk for that matter. TRUTH is the Best Salesman 8 X We carry Clothing, Shoes, Rubbers, Oil Clothing. Miners g § Shoes, Dress Shoes. Mittens, Gloves, anything you need in 8 g the Clothing or Shoe line. Groceries none but the very best © § Our prices on Hardware, Guns and Ammunition, beat all ! | competition, Fine assortment of Glass and Crockery ware, i g Every buv is a bargain. 8 N. F. ZIMMERMAN, The LEADER j CHAS. DEPPE Cigars Barber Shop and Bathrooms and Ketchikan, Alaska Tobacco I HUMI M’i'ttHH li i Hi ! IXil1! I | V * - * * it I » Nothine but First-class Work Satisfaction Guaranteed « ‘ < ' i > i • Ketchikan Steam Laundry J | W. F. SMITH. Manager ! . i i , , I , t O II Send in vour work or leave your orders, ii ;; J | and Maude will call for them. , I New Town Ketchikan I! " „ . .;; Northern Machine Works W. F. SCHLOTHAN. Prop. General Machine and Blacksmith Work Iron, Steel and Piping on Hand Special Attention to Mine and Marine Work Ketchikan - Alaska ••••••••••••••<•••••••••••••• 1 J SCAMMON’S S 2 • 1 Cafe and Oyster Parlors | • 21 2 The place to get Good Tilings to Eat 2 • Best of Cooking, Best of service • a Reasonable Prices • 2 • | Aldon Chocolates and Bon-bons j • Boxed here in Ketchikan • • 2 2 Stedman Hotel Entrance on Dock Street 2 • Ketchikan ■ ■ Alaska • 2 ' • **•##•••••••••••••••••••*••••**••••••*••••••••••••••• If you want a square deal call on THE FUR and CURIO STAND SAM GOWAN, Prop., We Carry the best assortment of Gonfc.tionery, Fruits, Cigars and Tobacco, Smokers Supplies, Reading Matter, Indian Gurios, etc. We Pay Cash for Furs of all kinds Opposite Tongass Trading Go. Ketchikan - - Alaska I The Bowling Alley j f Oi>en every (lay till 12 o’clock at night. I % Come and enjoy yourselves at the liealtlii- ^ % est exercise. f | HUNT & PARKHURST - - Proprietors | Pacific Coast S. S. Co THE PIONEER LINE OF ALASKA The Elegant Steamships of this Company leave as follows: Cottage City northbound, Jan. 20 and Feb. 2, southbound 27th. Ramona northbound, Jan. 15 and 29 “ * southbound Jan. 19 and Feb. 2nd. Cottage City via Vancouver, Sitka and Killisnoo. AL KI, win sail about twice a month, call at outside ports and will carry combustible freight when necessary. Above sailing dates subject to change without notice H. S. REYNOLDS, Ticket Agent, Ketchikan Alaska. ' u Dr. Hall has moved his office to the King" house,- -three doors west of ■ Turner’s store, Newtown walk. Dr. D. W. Figgins and wife, of Hadley, were in town Monday and Tuesday last. The doctor came over to officiate as Deputy Grand Sire at the institution of the new lodge of I. O. O. F.— Ketchikan No. 4. If your watch doesn’t run, run with it to Taylor, the Jeweler. It. T. Graham, E<rj., the death of whose wife at Los Angeles, is else where recorded in these columns, ar rived home on the JelTersaon. yester day morning. Ex Mayor M. E. Martin, who may lie properly styled the “Father of Ketch ikan, “returned Thursday morning on the Jefferson from a rather protracted stay in Portland, Oregon. Don't you dare to do it some more, Michael! Dr. Zuber, Dentist, Frye-Brnhn big. Henry Goemaere. of the Seattle Bar, has bought from Fred Forss, the house and lot on the water front |opposite bis place. Preaching at the Methodist church. Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7.30p. m. Sun | day school at noon. Morning subject: j "The Christian—His Speech.” In the ; evening a live song service and a prac i tical gospel talk. A cordial invitation to all. Watch your watch, and if it doesn't keep good time take it to Taylor, the Jeweler. Col. Shoenbar left on the Princess Beatrice for Boston, intending to he gone till sometime in April. The Ketchikan Steam Laundry, which was temperarily out of blast for ten days or more, is again working full time, and now we can all put on clean rainment once more. Mrs. M. E. Geoffroy and children left for her home in Boston on the last south iKfftnd trip of the Amur, after a visit extending over a period of several months with her broth er, Chas. H. Cosgrove, and family. But you can do better at Taylor's, the Jeweler, Tongass Trading Co’s artist has been at- it again. If you don't believe he's an artist, look at his latest effort at displaying in the show window of the establishment in which he is em ployed. It looks, however, that there might be two. or three or four of him. Dr. Zuber. Dentist. Frye-Bruhn big. Fremont King, manager for the Tongass Trading Co., who had been in Seattle for a few weeks attending a meeting of his company, and doing other business, arrived home last Friday Morning on the Dolphin, look ing very much as if the trip had done him good. Miss M. A. Edmonds, erstwhile a missionary teacher here, who had been on a visit to her relatives and friends in Tacoma, arrived up on the Cottage City, Monday morning, and and has taken up her residence in one of her own cottages on Dock street, near St. John’s hospital. C'apt. Brunn. the mariner of local fame and long experience in these inland waters, is again at home, after a brief sojourn in Seattle, to which place he was called by the death of his father. The captain is out of commission just now, but it is not likely that he will long remain so, unless he himself elects to have it that way. • H. C. Strong, manager of the Ketchikan Steamship Co., has gone to the Sound ports in quest of coal with which to relieve the famine, and to get the Alaskan again into active commission, that steamer now being tied up to her wharf here, and unable to move for the want of fuel. It is to be hoped that he may be successful in his quest. The steamer Marion took to Hadley yesterday afternoon the smelter em ployes who had sojourning in town during the temporary shut down of the works, and who were summoned back, the intention being to blow in the furnaces again this morning. It is now hoped and comfidently expected that the smelter will have a longer and more profitable run than ever be fore. Jas. H. Rice and wife took passage on the Princess Beatrice for Van couver and Seattle. Their return is uncertain, though its dollars to dough ; nuts that they will find no better | place in which to make their home ‘ than Ketchikan, and that this will be the spot to which their hearts will | ever be turning. Should it bej other wise, however, they will have the hearty good wishes of a host of Ketch ikan friends for their prosperity and happiness wherever they may elect to stay. “Do fish hear?” is a question just \ now. agitating the minds of scientists. Al. Buliring says that when he gets ready to go out among the spring salmon, he’ll make them harken to a dulcet voice that will lure them into fairly hooking themselves on to i his spoons and beg him to rescue th6m 1 from the cold, cold, briny deep. Not | hear! Why, he says, if it wasn’t , for his gentle winning voice he'd never get within catching distance . of a single salmon. The Mining News is now prepared to do job printing of any kind. Our plant is new and our facilities such that we can turn out the best of work : in the shortest time. ; The Alaska papers are giving circu lation to a statement that a white swan ; had lieen shot near Ketchikan. Won I der if any of those scribes ever saw or j heard of a swan of any other color? DELAYED LOCALS Mike Wadding, of Loring, was in town last Saturday. He eaine down as aide-de-camp, first officer and pi lot, with Capt. Walter Thomas of the good ship Grade D. Rumor has it— well, perhaps he wouldn't like to have us give it away. Mr. William Duncan came over from Metlakahtla last Saturday, and took passage south for a trip to Port land and the Sound cities. This is his first absence from Alaska in three years and will not be a protracted one at that. Gust Peterson, the veteran pros pector, who discovered and located the Lookout group of mineral claims at Niblack, is back from a trip to Seattle, and will renew work on his properties in George Inlet. A needed change has been made in the fire department hose house, by putting two sets of double doors in the side facing on Main street and closing up the old one in the north end. This makes it much more easy and con venient for the fire laddies to get the carts, or any part of the apparatus out j and in, whereas, under the old ar rangement, it frequently Occurred that a part which was not needed must be removed in order to get at that which is most imperatively re quired. OBITUARY % James Fleming, a well known resi dent of Ketchikan, and who was in the employ of Hans Andersen, pro prietor of the Ketchikan t lub, died, after a very brief illness, at the Revilla Hotel, Friday morning, the 1st inst. '“Jimmy” as he was famil iarly called, was a quiet, unassuming man. whose every impulse was that of kindness and generosity, and he was without an enemy in this community, or elsewhere, so far as known. He had been on a visit to his relatives ■ and friends at Enumelaw, Wash., and returning, on his arrival here was taken from the steamer direct to his room seriously ill. He was a member in good standing of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the members of which cared for and comforted him during his last illness, and took charge of his remains, and sent them to the sorrowing relatives at Enum claw. OLD RULE HOLDS GOOD. It never rains but it pours. But then come to think of it1 it doesn't rain, neither does it pour, other than figuratively in Ketchikan just now. On the contrary there is a decided lack of moisture, a water famine being the last visitaion poured down upon this unfortunate community. First came the coal famine, followed by the burning of the electric light power house which plunged the town into almost utter darkness, supplemented later by a freezing up of a section of the water mains and the conse quent shutting off of the supply of aqua pura for domestic and other pur poses. Aside from the inconvenience j of carrying water for household pur poses, scurrying after wood as a sub stitute for coal, not a pound of which last is to be had for love or money, and the vexations attendant upon try ing to do business after nightfall : with no other light than the effulgent j rays of the festive tallow dip, the ef fect on the small industries using wa ter as a motive power has not been such as to greatly exalt in our people a spirit of Christian patience and humility, SCHOOL NOTES. The Ketchikan Public School News I is published every other week by | the Sixth and Seventh Grades of the j Grammar School. Frances Preston j has been elected ■ editor and Edith Brunn. assistant editor. The new paper “It'' made its initial appearance last week. The paper is published by the Fourth and Fifth Grades of the Grammar School. “It” will be published “as often as the notion strikes us,” says a notice in its first issue. “It” is a very neat and newsy paper and should be kept I up. The editors of this paper are I Hazel Heath and George Taylor. Speaking about school papers, it j might be said that Juneau and Nome are the only cities in Alaska that 1 have printed school papers. “The j First School in Alaska” ought not to! be behind in such a worthy enterprise, | and we would like to he able to: announce that we are planning to join them in the near future. The Jack London Literary society elects officers this week. The girls of Prof. Mitchell's room have formed two basket ball teams. Elaine Hunt is the Captain of one and Frances Mor gan of the other. Miss Karasek's room again captured the banner for the best percentage of perfect attendance. The attendance this year is remark able. The opportunities for earning money are plenty, and the temptation to forsake the books is strong, but only two have left school thus far. This means that education is becom ing an important factor in the life of the Ketchikan boy and girl. S. JOHN'S CHURCH, Services for the week: Sunday—8 a. m., Holy communion. 11 a. m., Morning Prayer and Sermon. 12:15 p. m., Sunday School. 3 p. m., Native Vespers. 4 p. m., Native Sunday School. 7 p. m., Evensong and Ser mon. Wednesday—7:30 p. m.. Litany and Prayer Service. Friday—4 p. m., Litany. Other days as announced. The church is always open, pews are free and everyone is welcome. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION. It is announced that the.annual ex amination of candidates for positions in the customs service .will be held at JuneAu, March 4, Parties wishing to enter for the examination should ad dress Mr. J. R. Willis, Secretary, at Juneau. A FRUITLESS ERRAND The tug Pilot, of which mention was made in the last issue of this pa per as having gone in search of the barge Richard III, returned Saturday evening after having gone around Cape Chaco,past Dali Island and near ly to Queen Charlotte Island without seeing anything of the missing ves sel. The Pilot encountered a heavy sea, the waves at times washing over her forward deck, and returned here coated with ice. Her captain gave it as his opinion that unless the Richard had gone ashore at some out of the way place or had foundered, was afloat 2(H) miles at sea when he aban doned the search. The past week or two has not been an altogether satisfactory period to the fraternities meeting in Redmen's Hall. The absence of the electric lights has made it impossible to see how to blanket the radiators so as to keep them warm. Washington advices are to the effect that Congress is likely to make an ap propriation of $190,000, to be used in the construction of a second line of tel egraph between Valdez and Fairbanks, and an extesion of the system from the latter place to Circle. General Furiston complains that ma sons and hod carriers receive more pay than army officers. Well, why shouldn't they? Don't they work harder, and longer, and really earn more? If the doughty general don't like his pay as brigadier general, why not throw up his, .commission and enlist in the hod carriers brigade? The plea of insanity has been set up defence of Thaw, the man who shot and killed Stanford White in New York some months ago. Now comes into play the insanity expert, then the complaisant jury, then acquittal, j most probably. The House has passed a new pension bill which provides $12 per month for veterans who have reached 62 years of age, $16 for those of 7o years, and and $20 for those of 75 years or more. The bill will will undoubtedly pass the Senate, if indeed it has not already been passed by that body. The parlitnentary elections held in British Columbia, last Saturday, re sulted in a decided victory for the Con servatives. Ex-Governor Mclnnes, of the Yukon Territory, who resigned his office to accept the leadership of the B. C. liberals, and who was one of the candidates at Vancouver, was defeated, if his defeat will result in his being sent back as governor of the Yukon Territory, the people up there may not be expected to very greatly regret the outcome. It is reported that Andy Carnegie is getting behind in his efforts to get rid of his millions. There are not a few people even in prosperous Alaska who would not respond to his call for help, j There are several in Ketchikan would j gladly volunteer their service) i such an emergency. The Barge John C. Potter, which came up for a cargo of Niblack ore. being unable to reach that place on account of the ice, took a cargo of, 1150 tons from Mount Andrew for the Croft on smelter. The Haydn Brown j also took 12(H) tons from the Mount Andrew mines last Saturday, con signed to the same smelter. oooooooooooooooooooooaoooooooeaeooeossAsooooooooooooo $5.00 free! I : 5 Our prescription number, at the close of busk J { ness,Wednesday February, 0th was 977m, we will J J till the prescription bearing our file M°. 10,000, free 8 J of charge and also present to the party having 8 J same tilled §5.00 worth of goods to be selected from 8 5 any of our goods. Bring in your prescriptions and J l see if you will be the LUCKY one. • | RYUS DRUG COMPANY \ 9 9 990999999990999993199999999999099999999999990980999999 | CONNELL & THOMPSON $ Newtown $ We have established ourselves as leaders in $ our line, carrying a complete stock of % Groceries, Shelf and Builders' Hardware, S Stationery, Novelties. We guarantee to | SAVE YOU MONEY | Connell & Thompson f ELITE Skating Rink The only Roller Rink in Alaska Ketchikan’s Popular Resort ADMISSION FREE SK ATE S—Mornings, 35c Afternoons and Evenings 50c. Natives allowed on Floor Tuesday and Friday only J. E. SAYLES, Mgr. Ketchikan = = Alaska Fish and Game Fresh from water and woods First-class in every respect E. K. TURNER Newtown Walk ®a®©©®®®®9®®®0©©»»®9®«0*© Raber’s Barber Shop i JOHN RABER, Prop. * © The best place in town g to get a Shave, Face Mas- o sage or Haircut. • GO * Full line of J Cigars and Tobacco § eetseaaseeeeoaeaeaeaaaaaaa RELIABLE Transfer & Draying Co. HARRIS & HILLARD All Orders will be promptly and carefully executed. Order;, may be left with Ccnneli & Thompson, Union Steamship Co. Stedman Hotel, and Pacific Coast Steamship Co. CONTRACTS TAKEN TOR WORK S. John’s Hospital Trained and Skillful care to all alike, rich or poor Open to any Phycisian Miss E. M. Deane, Nurse in charge NEW VIENNA BAKERY H. C. SCHMIDT, Proprietor Bread and Pastry of all Descriptions Pies Like Mother Used To Make Party Cakes Alade on Short Notice Kriedler B'dg. Newtown Ketchikan THE KETCHIKAN HOSPITAL Is ready for business at all hours of the day or night. We give the best of care. Open to all Regular Physicians Mrs. Sara R. Langstrom, Matron Newtown Ketchikan Alaska | Ketchikan’s Popular 11 Someone has said “man wants but little here below.” That sentiment is a good one, jj|| but we think the writer failed to complete the thought in not adding ‘'but wants that H little GOOD.” , ' ’ - . It lias been our endeavor to live up to the last part of the thought, the “GOOD” part. We feel that we have succeeded. Our business is steadily increasing which means a greater num ber of customers for us to satisfy, and We Are We are tke Sole Local Ageats for Alfred Benjamin & Co's Clothing. Dougherty Filhun and Nettleton Shoes. THE BEST I Doing It. Our stock comprises every tiling that a general store in Alaska should offer for U sale, and we know that you will be thoroughly (1 satisfied if you conclude to give us a trial. We fl make a specialty of camp trade and guarantee II that you get the goods you order. §1 Yours for Business, 1 Tongass Trading Company P iszaxaraiaf = " = Alaska ■_/ * > ■ '•* • ' ■ . ..... .