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| gt POLLY AND HER PA R ——————————— e — T TELL VE THAT IF 1 WERE YOU | | NOT ME, POLLY MISTAKEN), ASH KNIFE WHIZZED I'D ABANDON | | ASHUR LRL PERKING |NOBODY ABOARD) | WITHIN' A INCH MY DETECTIVE | | NEVER ABANDONED ROLE AND LET, | A TRAIL YET / ? b g e THINGS TAKE § WOLLD 4 | DELIBERATELY-) THEIR COURSE —— By CLIFF STERRETT Fishing Tackle AT REASONABLE PRICES See Our Stock of TROLLING GEAR including Wirc ZLcaders—the kind you waat T HARRIS i | Hardware Company } STCVES OUR SPECIALTY “ Phone 215 Open Evenings 'BIG LOCAL DEMAND FOR FERTILIZER MADE 1 BY ALASKA RAILROAD! ans’ by which the to as! ne of the aska ra ndcavorin sist the of Anchor an vicinity is through the produetion of fertilizer and upply of 290 tons is now on hand and available at nominal cost for use of all who sire to improve the soil of their| pren according to an announce | .. iment made by D. W. Metzdorf, in| - s, Mrs. H Mrs. Ben Gri { [Joln Doe, L. A feomb, Grove man, E. Kirhe Steamer Movements NORTHBOUND Watson due Saturday Iroad, and under whose di-| the fertilizer is being pro- Admiral night or Sunday. il o' A Mrs, | ducad | Queen due Monday | 'r. . Desmond, Mrs, Jones, and two| The compost is made of ingredi Alameda due Tucsday steerage for Wrangell: T, R. Cantine, | Droduced near Anche the min 1 SCHEDULED SAILINGS Signrd Wallstedt. and four steerags @ls and salts being taken from poi Northwestern scheduled to sail | |1, Ketchikan: Bdward L long the railroad and the fish of from Seattle 9 a. m. tomorrow ona steer for Petershu from the local canneries, Admiral Farragut scheduled to e s it ik One carload of th: compost has| sail from Seattle, May 18 at been shipped to the experimental | 10 2. m i ALAMEDA IS NOW [farm at Matanuska and another car| nd the 1 from| Princess Alice schedul=d to L colloge from Vancouver, Mav 18 a in den product | ON WAY TO JUNEAU ' " p. m focai 1 spring. The fertil Admiral Rogers scheduled (o sail | | SEATTLE Steamer Ala r plant was not unstalled as a froin Seattle May 19, 10 a. m. ; | ™ t 9 this morn-| commercial enterprise, but merely | Yukon scheduled to sail from | !ing for Juneau and way ports withity produce a supply for local usc Seaftle May 21 at 9 a_m | passengers including the follow- without excoegive cost and is avail {ing for Juneau: W. G. Hellan, M.'ghle 1o all who desire it at $1 a Jenson, Mrs. Warren and daughter, | gon, The only restrietion is (hat thos- H. Ripley, George Brach and|who use (he compost make a re {wite, Mrs. William Garster, Mrs. port to the railroad on the merits | E"""" Harvi and one steerage. lof the product as a fertilizer.—(An L o PR chorage Tin 8 — - —— -8 ——— .t — —— | | Tides Tomorrow :SIGNAL CORPS OFFICER .- 5 HAS NOVEL ACCEPTED| Low tide §:50 a. m. 0.1 m:! Another niche has been carved for !Seward in the hall of fame. Capt. [ | High tide 12: 145 feot p g A Al ‘ Low tide 6 Ralph R. Guthrie is the rver and | | SOUTHBOUND SAILINGS Alaska southbound about May 18 Admiral Evans southbound about May 19. LOCAL SAILINGS | Margnita scheduted to leave for | Sitka and way ports at 8 | o'clock Wednesday night. Paclfic salls for Port Alexander and way ports First and Fif- teenth of évery month at 8 1.7 feet f o ¢ » o é LT 1eel {6 tool he used is “The Milksop,” @ High tide 11 165 feet pooklength novel, which is soon to { ppoar on the shelves of current ; fon. | Virginia IV safls for Chichagot ;SCHOGNER ALICE | ‘Announcement was roceived by | | and wla' dpurl:; at ,Gmu‘cluck | SOLD TO MOT]ON gn ‘(!:\llln'hi_l ently from r'm\ ednesday n! i ! ¢ Smith, shing company of Ne Rt B i s i VR PICTURE COMPANY y.i" Giiy! ot the acceptance of his v g4 .y Pl | Ete | tirst book-length mnovel. | SEATTLE, May 13.—After re| ““Th Milksop” contains 82,000, ADMIRAL RGGERS PRl g oy e R Ly~ TAKES 50 BOXES:- | North Pacific, the schooner Alice,| Nebraska sandhills, in what is known | FISH, SOUTHBOUND i a. m. | America Pirst leaves for Peters- | burg at 1 p. m. every Wed- | nesday. ted in the lumber and cod fiskh s the old “badlands.” Love and trade, has been sold by the adventure are blended in the effori | Robinson heries Company to a of a young man who previodsly mer Admiral . Capt.|motion picture company. |led a protected life, to be Frank Landstrum, in poit| The Alice and companion vessel| possible ) Sitka last night o'clock Dutard salied north to , from time to tin 3 | banks from Anacortes hort stories but th lice was built'js his first effort at novel writing. | Literature is his avocation rather | n his vocation, its indulgence be- ly for the love of it and ap-| tion betwoen his 1 in with the following pass Alason, D. M. Bothwell, O S. Guyot, E. Hansen, Roy on in — e SEATTLE HALIBUT PRICES 13.—Halibut aver-'hors vesterday. The | Apmy Signal § Mildred with jnterior Alagka tak SEAT Ju-|aged 11 and nd | arrivals inel ka ! 14,000 pound for | 6,000; Flint, y follow: | =——— b AT el ) or. A. 1. DEPARTMENT OF T - —_ | "'UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE | ' | Anchorage, Alaska, I S S & i Febraary 23, 1927. ¥ This Winter Keep | Notice Is hereby given that James FIRE ALARM CALLS | Traill, entryman, together with ki3 | Strong and witn win Henry Sherman, Third and Franklin, Vital—Take land Herbert Lee, all of Tenakee, Front and _Fr‘anklin. | Alaska, has submitted final proof on Front, near Ferry Way. SCOTT’S Ihis homestead entry, Serial 06229, Front, opp. Film Exchange. p s Rich In for lands situated on the north shore Front, opp. City Whart. of Tenakee Inlet, Latitude 57° 46’ Front, near Saw Mill. N " All Cod-liver Oil Vitamins 50” N. Longitude 135° 14’ 49" W. Willoughby at Totem Gro. Scott & Bowne, Bloomfield. N. J. command of the i ard and ¢ Artificial 0 made to » for Decoration Day. See Mrs. | —ady 12,000, Forest List 8-67, H.E.S. No. 183, Willoughby, opp. Cole Barn. New Series No. 1662, and is now Front and Seward. in the files of the U. S. Land Office,' Front and Main. at Anchorage, Alaska, and if no pro- Second and Maln. test is flled in the locAl land office Fifth and Seward. at Anchorage, Alaska, within the Fire Hall, period of publication or thirty days Gastineau and Rawn Way. thereafter, said final proof will be’ Second and Gold. accepted and final certificate issued.| Fourth and Harris. J. LINDLEY; GREEN. Fifth and Gold. Pirst Publication March 14,1927, | :llleh l:lnd l:n(l;t‘;m b 927. | leventh an A Last lulfllrnuon MnAyMH. 1927 . S0 xud Kaitiedy. Ninth, back of power house. Calhoun, opp. Juneau Apts = = o £9 20 3 58 L0 €3 53 1o 19 9 15 1D 0 1D ke e bbhlohddaataitoaadihnidmdaddns Tk 4-3 Distin Ave, and Indian St ‘:;;_ADIAN . 4-5 Ninth and Calhoun. Ltk 4-6 Seventh and Main. TRANS'ATLANT’C PACIFIC TRANS‘PAC,FIC 4-7 Twelfth, at Northern L'dry wA 3-8 Twelfth and Wiiloughby. 4-9 Home Grocery. TRANS-CONTINENTAL REDUCED FARE ROUND TRIP SUMMER EXCURSIONS Various Routes Stop-over Privileges TICKETS ON BALE—May 22 to Bejtember 15 FINAL RETURN LIMIT—October 31, 1827 FAMOUS PR!NC,%SS STEAMERS PRINCE RUPERT, VANCOUVER, VICTORIA AND SEATTLE Direct Connections at Vancouver to all Eastern Points of ; United States and Canada FOR TICKETS AKD RESERVATIONS W. L. COATES, Agent Valentine Building CALIFORNIA GROCERY PHONE 478 Junean » of the stores department of | _ Classified Ads FOR Immediate Coupe. Can be 1t nomy Garage. | OR SALE la with first condition Plione 602 &5 Tedie FOR SALE—38-foot halibut hoat Tsesecper “risco Standard heavy duty en Reasonable. Inquire Apt. 1, rtments SERLING ALASHA - ' Southbound Lv. Seattle Ar.Juneau Ar.Juneau April 27 April 30 12 April 28 May 1 ..May 4 May 7 May & May 9 May 11 May 14 May 12 May 16 and Skagway omitting Sitka. Skagway and Sitka. Watson, Evans and Farragut calls Ketchikan, Pet- ersburg, Juneau and Southwestern Alaska ports. Rogers and Queen call at all Southeastern ports ¢ with exceptions as shown. Adm. Farragut .... **Queen Adm. Evans . *Adm. Rogers . Adm. Watson . , — | 5 -1926 Ford Tudor Se . B dan. . Can be seen at Juncau | [ Juneau Publie Library Motors. pound FOR SAL pressor; oll pump Laundry, FOR SALE- Bargain, Motor M asita Blaka City Hall, Second Floor 1 Main Street at 4th e e e Reading Room Open Fror ton Dodge chassis 8 a. m. to 10 p. m. Can be seen at Junewu Circulation Room Open From 1to 5:30 p. m.—7:00 p. m. to 8:30 p. . F—1926 Chevrolet Lan- Inquire J after 5 P. M. FOR SA dau. Fine condition Davis, Phone Prstsiaic & Reference Books, Ete. FOR SALE OR RENT anos | FREE TO ALL Dranswick Phonographs, Records, and Free Reading Room Cuorrent Magazines, Newspapers, o Through tickets sold from Juneau to California ports, also to New York via Panama Canal. BRICE H. HOWAKD, Agent GUY L. SMITH Agent Phone 4 Phone 18 Douglas, Alaska PACIFIC COASTWISE SERVICE The ADMIRAL LINE H. F. ALEXANDER, President -#|Old Papers ior sale at The Empire Office Sheet Musie, Expert Piano Tun- ing $5.00, Phoavgraph Repalring. Andevson Music Shoppe. Phone | I. J. SHARICK ph e & = || Jeweler and optician 500 Steel lanapower stump pullers| | Watches, Diamonds $20 cachilorsepower $75. Auto- Silv matle Gates. Hand Wellborers | gflh i Water Wheels. J. Ducrest, 111/ Jewelry 8rd. Renton, Wash. | —— FERRY SCHEDULE Effective May 1st, 1926 FOR RENT Furnished apartment, | t, electric range, pri Front St. Phone well and Thane 5p.m. Leave Douglas for Juneau 19:30a.m. 3:45p.m.t p.m.{ a.m.} be accepted. Furn d apartment, Inquire San ineisco Bakery ! FOR RENT—Furxisned cabins—§b/| per month. Inmquire Mrs. Hogan, |1 Seaview Apartments. SEAVIEW APTS. \ Apartment. Fully Furnished. Bath and hot water included. All apts.| only. ld Course. 5 only. _newly painted and renovated ——n s cmt¥ 1l | JUNEAU FERRY and WANTED | NAVIGATION CO. JUNEAU BAKERY Home of women wish day worl: | £ maid, eclegning, cook ing or sewing. Phong 576 WANT! cleaning and 1l Phone 576. D Window D -~ Woman for general house work. Call Cole Transter. | MISCELLANEOUS . ‘ MILK MAID T—Come ana Lave your for-) % tune told from yeur hand. Work BREAD business, marriage and the future, and foretold. 302 Front St. LRt MYREN'S Sam’s TURKISE 4na STEAM BATHS, Skin Treatments beneficial for Rheumatism. 304 Front St. adv.! WHOOPING COUGH TAKES ! LIFE OF FIVE-YEAR-OLD HEALTH BREAD FRESH PASTRY PHONE 577 Free Delivery Lawrende Ldomis, five-ycarold son | of Mr. and Mvs, Herman Loomis of Ketchikan, died last week of whoop- ing cough at the First City. The boy is survived by his parents and five brothers amd three sisters. —— )1d papers tor save at The Empire. EST, MOST PLANT IN ALASKA. SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA FREIGHT SERVICE s.S. “BORDER QUEEN’ OERERAD FPREETING' BETWEEN SEATTLE AND, JUNEAU ]wu“ from Union Pacific Dock Seattle s to sailings, ete., apply to THE RORDER LINE TRANSPORTATION CO. DER 1160 Stuart Blag., Sesttle, Wash. Agent ESTHER CASHEN, Agent Douglas, Alaska CLOSING OUT SALE OF GENT'S F.WOL .| Leave Juneau for Douglas, Tread-' $1:00a.m . THE EMPIRE HAS THE LAR(E‘ UP-TO-DATE AN BEST EQUIPPED JOB PRINTING MOTORSHIP VIRGINIA IV Balls every Wednesday even- ‘ing for Excursion Inlet, Strawberry Point, Lemesurier Island, Port Althorp, Apex-El Nido, Hirst Chichagot, Falcon Arm and Chichagot. Carrying Passengers and Freight. All freight to be on City Dock by 1 o’clock Wednes- L] day. Alaskan Hotel, Phone Single O, Agent. Seward Fish Co. ALASKA —urnisned rooms r :10a.m 9:15am.§ *12:00Nnt A 00p.m. 30p.m. *4:30p.m. STEAMSHIP COMPANY Bl 15p.m. 7:30p.m.{ 9:40p.m. SAFETY—SERVICE—SPEED SAILING SCHEDULE Due Juneau Due Juneau Bteamer Lv. Seattle Northbound Southbound i ALASKA ...covsmessiniinne BBy 7 May 10 May 18 *ALAMJ -May 13 May 17 May 17 | NORTHWESTER May 14 May 17 May 25 ; YU N lay 21 May 24 June 1 Ports of Call: Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Cordova, Valdez, La- touche and Seward. In addition to these ports the Alameda will call both north and southbound at Petersburg. *—Alameda returns from Juneau. W. E. NOWELL, AGENT JUNEAU, PHONE 2 L. W. KILBURN, AGENT DOUGLAS, PHONE 453 -LOWER FREIGHT RATES FROM SEATTLE AND CALIFORNIA Motorship Oregon Sailings from Seattle May 14th June 3rd THRU RATES FROM CALIFORNIA POINTS INDEPENDENT NAVIGATION CO. J. K. McALISTER, Agent PHONE 301 — B L Ereaeg e - = - FOR PRINCE RUPERT, VANCOUVER, SEATTLE mv_fl'finn SOUTHBOUND PRINCESS ALICE—May 12, 23, June 2 \ICANADIAR, PRINCESS LOUISE—June 10, 21, July } PACIFIC PRINCESS CHARLOTTE—June 17, 28. MAILWAY, Tickets to and from all Eastern points of United States and Canada—Various Routes—Liberal BStop- Overs. W. L. COATES, Agent. e . . | Motorship Margnita The official Mailboat of the Junean }"‘ Bitka B. P. 0. leaves the,City Dock every Wednesday evening at 8 P. M. Direct to Tenakee, Hoonah, Chichagof, Sitka and Way Ports. Returning via Warm Springs Bay, Killisnoo, Tenakee, Hoonah. Accommodations and Service the Best. ART McKINNON, Agent. Phone 149, Residence 148 ,SAILS FOR PORT ALEXANDER AND WAY TS 18T AND ISTH OF M. S. PACIFID 52 = | . . ¥HRIGHT ACCEPTED AT CITY WHARF J. B: CARO & GO. ALASKA MEAT CO. .. Wholesale and Retail Butchers . 3 A