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FORAGE BIDS TAKEN
Portland "to Sell Uncle Sam
400Q Tons,
SS. ADATO TO SAIL FROM HERE
Chamber of Commerce Begins Inves
tigation Into Important Ques
tion, of Sale of Government
Transports.
Uncle Sam. has accepted bids for 4000
tons of forage to be delivered at Portland.
The supplies will be sent to Manila In
March on the steamship Adato. Con
tracts for the forage and the vessel were
awarded yesterday at Washington.
The bids for forage were opened at the
local Quartermaster's office January 8.
Usually the awards are made much soon
er than In the present case. The delay
was caused by the high price of oats
compared with the rates of former con
tracts. Values are now about 55 per ton
above what they were when Undo Sam
made his last purchase here, and, evi
dently, he had to do a deal of hemming
and hawing before he could lift himself
to the advanced level of the market.
Business In oats has been hung up by
the delay In the awards, and, now that
the contracts are let, the market will
probably be easier. The steamship Adato
Js now at Manila. She will transport
the forage for J4 per ton, the lowest bid
offered. The vessel will probably com
plete her cargo at this port with lumber.
She has made several voyages to this
port.
According to a dispatch- received yes
terday the bids were accepted according
to the recommendation of the local Quar
termaster, Colonel Jacobs. He recom
mended as follows:
Hay Albcrs & Schneider, 1250 tons, at
$20 DO per ton; 750 tons at $18 40 per ton.
Oats G. A. Westgate, 1000 tons at $1 32
per cental; W. A. Gordon, 250 tons at
5122 per cental; Balfour, Guthrie & Co.,
750 tons, at $1 32 per cental.
The steamship Mafgherita arrived at
Port Townsend yesterday, from the
Orient, and will come Immediately to
Portland to load with forage supplies for
Manila. Jler cargo Is waiting for her.
Portlniul GetH Its Dexertn.
The award of these contracts Is a de
served recognition for Portland. Seattle
has been bragging about Its cheap ton
nage, whereas Its bid for tonnage was
DO cents more than Portland's. Last Fri
day contracts were let at Seattle for 4000
tons of forage at practically the same
prices as the awards at Portland. Se
attle's prices for hay were a little lower
than Portland's and Portland underbid
Seattle on oats. San Francisco tried to
enter the game, but could not make low
enough prices.
The Trnnnport Service.
At the. meeting of the trustees of the
Chamber of Commerce this morning, the
proposed plan of changing the Govern
ment transport service with the Philip
pines will be discussed. It is not ex
pected that any formal action will be
taken until the trustees have more au
thentic Information to work on. They
are fully alive" to the situation and will
do their utmost to keep Portland In the
game. A letter has been sent to Sen
ator Mitchell, asking just what Is the In
tention of the "War Department.
Yesterday the following telegram was
received from Senator Mitchell, In re
sponse yo a message forwarded to him
Saturday:
No change whatever; simply talk. Not prob
able that any radical change will be made In
the very near future In the transport service.
Bids Mere opened January 8 for 2000 tons of
oats and 2000 tons of hay, to be delivered at
Portland, and the award will be made today,
accepting these bids. The oats and hay will
be shipped probably on the Adato, sailing
irom Portland; or if not, then on some other
transport sailing from Portland.
It Is probable that Senator Mitchell
meant no change would take place right
away. The positive statements t of Sec
retary Boot leave no doubt whatever that
the new plan will be followed' out.
Hurtful to Oregon's Interests.
It Is apprehended that the proposed
system will curtail even the little share
that Portland now gets In the business.
The plan of Secretary Boot Is to sell the
transports and to award contracts to
eteamshlp lines to convey Government
supplies and troops. Inasmuch as this
arrangement would probably shut Port
land out and make San Francisco and
Seattle the shipping points, Oregon farm
ers and merchants would be put to great
disadvantage in supplying the Govern
ment with forage. In order to get for
age as cheaply as possible, the Govern
ment would naturally specify In the con
tracts, "Seattle and San Francisco de
livery." This would mean that Oregon
fanners would have to bear the expense
of railroad shipment to these two ports,
Jf they expected to compete for the busi
ness. Much will depend on who shall get the
Government transports when they are
sold. The great railroad Interests of the
United States, of course, have an eye on
the trans-Pacific trade, especially on the
business that the Government would af
ford them. Much of the business will
originate in the Interior sections of the
United States, and therefore the two
great railroad interests of the country
will be active competitors for It, and
the side which offers the best induce
ment to the Government for the ocean
end of the traffic will be in a position to
compete for it on the better ground. As
the two great railroad systems have their
pet ports respectively in San Francisco
and Seattle, there is apprehension to
3mow where Portland will "get off." If
the railroads get possession of the Army
transports, as It comports with their In
terests to do, this city may have a hard
time of it In getting recognition. And
what Influence It can bear on the powers
. at "Washington In the distribution of the
transports will be a subject of great con
cern to Portland.
Both San Francisco and Seattle are
keenly alive to the situation. The Bay
City is putting forth strenuous efforts
against a project which it thinks will
divide the Army transport business be
tween Itself and Seattle- As San Fran
cisco now has the monopoly of the Army
transport service, its citizens do not take
graciously to its new plan. The Cali
fornia city regards the transport service
as a large prize worth lighting for, one
that has attracted, the attention of the
moneyed interests of the country. As it
has the entire Army transport business.
It will have to fightthe battle in Its own
Interest itself. The Northern railroads
are working for the contract system,
which would mean that business divert
ed to Seattle would be all their own. At
present several railroads can complete
for the traffic of taking troops to San
Francisco. But If the transport depot
were at Puget Sound, the traffic would
be almost exclusively In the control of
the Northern railroad syndicate. The
Great Northern would stand the best
show for the business, since It Is In the
best financial condition and has the best
railroad equipment. J. J. Hill Is worth
as much again as .all these advantages.
His pet project Is a steamship line to
the Orient, with Seattle as hls shipping
point.
San Francisco is alarmed lest the trans
port depot may move north. Seattle has
been trying to get it for some time. And
Hill's big steamships now building at
New London, Conn., mean that the Great
Northern president is "standing in." He
is not building great freighters for the
fun of the thing, but for American trade.
And the Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany, affiliated with the Great Northern, I
Is strangely active. It has sent repre
sentatives, to "Washington, presumably to
view the ground in the matter off buy
ing the transports the Government is go
ing to sell.
"Where Does Portland Get 0t
Even now Portland is getting little or
none of the transport business. Between
Seattle and Manila three transports are
plying the Bosecrans, Egbert and Dlx,
and sometimes a fourth, the "Lawton.
Between Manila and San Francisco are
engaged the Sumner, Grant, Meade, Han
cock, Sherman, Logan, Sheridan. Thomas,
"Warren and Kllpatrlck. A transport is
scheduled to leave San Francisco every
two weeks, and extra vessels are sailing
frequently. It is easy to see from this
where Portland stands. This city has
only one transport In its harbor, the Sew
ard, which has been tied up all Winter
for repairs that are yet to be made.
Other transports In the Government
service are the Crook, McClellan, McPher
son, Sedgwick, Terry, Buford, Ingalls,
"Wright, Bawllns, Burnslde, Hooker and
Solace, making 2S vessels In all. Most
of these the Government will sell. And
the people who buy them will get a fine
lot of ships for the trans-Pacific service.
If the transport depot should be moved
north, the Government property at Van
couver would be the best location that
could be procured on the Coast. It is
well understood that Seattle Is trying to
have the headquarters of the Department
of the Columbia moved from Vancouver.
The union of the Department of Alaska
with the Department of the Columbia
was tacitly approved by Seattle for this
reason. Now, if Seattle can get the
headquarters of Alaska and the Colum
bia, and also a transport depot it will
have scored a signal triumph.
From the fact that Portland has no line
of steamers to the Orient and is an or
phan, when It comes to railroad favor, It
would seem that it is in the Interest of
this city to continue the present trans
port system. But no Influence, accord
ing to authentic information, will swerve
Secretary Boot from his determination.
WILL DEMAND MORE PAY
Street-Car Men to Petition for 22 1-2
Cents an Hour.
The night car operatives in the employ
of the City & Suburban Ballway Company
are about to apply for an Increase of pay
from 20 cents to 22 cents per hour. A
form of petition has already been pre
pared and some of the men have signed
it. But it is said that this form has been
found objectionable by others, and that
a new petition will be drawn and sub
mitted for the signatures of the men
and then presented to the company. Sup
erintendent Campbell said yesterday that
he had heard nothing of the move and
could not, of course, say what action
would be taken on such a petition If it
should be received by the company.
None of the men cared to talk about
the matter to any extent. Several ad
mitted, however, that a movement was
under way designed to get better pay
for the men. They say 20 cents an hour,
the present pay. is too little In these
times of high prices for living. And then
the night men get In only about eight
hours per day, thus making their daily
earnings only jl 60. The day men get in
full 10 hours. It Is not so much a mat
ter of the number of hours as it Is the
sum each is permitted to earn dally. The
night men say that since the price or
living has increased they And difficulty in
supporting their families on the sum they
earn on the cars. They would like to
iave more hours as well as more pay
per hour,
The approved form of petition Is for a
straight Increase of pay from 20 cents to
22 cents per hour. It Is said, however,
that the application will also include such
a change of schedules as will divide time
more evenly between the day and the
night men, so that each set will have ap
proximately nine hours' work a day. This
would give each man a chance to earn
about $2 per day by working a reasonable
number of hours.
"While the movement is said to have
originated with the night men, it also In
volves the day men, so far as It pro
poses readjustment of the hours of work,
and it is understood to be also the pur
pose of the day men to join in the appli
cation for more pay. It Is probable that
all the car operatives of the company,
some 300, will appear In the petition for
an advance In pay. The day men have
opportunity to earn more than the night
hands because they get in more hours
as the schedules are now arranged, but
they think they are justified In asking
for an advance by the fact that business
has greatly improved in all lines since
the present pay was fixed several years
ago, and that their pay shquld Increase
proportionately with the cost of living.
They say the ruling pay of trolley-car
operatives on this coast Is 25 cents per
hour, and that It would be no more than
right for the City & Suburban Company
to pay this price. They do not feel like
making an arbitrary demand for It, but
talk of it as a figure proper to be con
sidered. Day men begin work between 5:30 and
C o'clock In the morning and work
through 10 hours, exclusive of an hour's
intermission for lunch, when the night
men run the cars. Then the night men
go on between 5 and 6 P. M. and run
through to midnight or later. The night
hands average only eight hours each.
The men longest in the employ of the
company and having the most experience
have the day work.
"I hardly see how the men can ask for
an advance at this time," said one of
the officers of the company yesterday.
"We have about 20 applications for po
sitions dally, from which It would seem
that numerous people are eager for this
kind of work."
The car men say it will be a few days
before their petition will be completed
for presenting to the company, perhaps
the latter part of this week or the fore
part of next.
DRINKS POISON. AND DIES
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SOME PERTINENT REMINDERS FROM OUR
3 Clearance Sale 1 lfeei l-
THE BANNER BARGAIN SALE OF 1902.
Men's Working Shirts
EXTRA CHEAP
Full in size, shapely and thoroughly yell made, of coursethat's pro
verbially the case here; they comprise black and white cassimere shirts
' Worth $2.25 at $1.47 each. Worth $1.50 at $1.07 each.
Worth $2.00 at $1.37 each. Worth $1.25 at 77c each.
Worth $1.75 at $1.17 each. Worth $1.00 at 67c each.
Worth 50c at 37c each.
Important
Glove Sale
Ladies' fine $2.00 Kid Gloves, our
"Marvel" washable and novelty
embroidered kinds in a variety of
colors, all at $1.48 pair. Elegant
gloves at a commpn-place price.
Ribbons
Ribbons
These deserve more than a pass
ing mention. Crisp, new, print
warps in Persian effects; satin
taffetas, rainbow effects, or em
broidered designs; were 75c, 90c
to $1.25; now, all at 50c yard.
In Hosiery Section
CHILDREN'S BLACK CASHMERE HOSE, fine-ribbed, well
finished and reinforced. Small sizes, worth 25c, now 17c pair; med
ium sizes, worth 30c, 22c pair; large sizes, worth 35c, 26c pair.
1 BOYS' IRON -CLAD HOSE, fast-black cotton, double-ribbed
seamless; sizes 6 to 8K, now 16c pair; sizes 9 to 10, now 20c pair.
LADIES' FLEECED-LINED HOSE, silk finish, fast black, with
double soles, were 35c, now 19c pair.
All Odd' Doilies and Center Pieces
Of printed, stamped or embroidered linen to close, 5c, 9c, 17c, 27c
and 64c. ALL SQUARE CUSHION TOPS, with or without backs,
nowl9c each. ALL ROUND CUSHION COVERS, to close, 49c ea.
and hano la 5
Every JSJ
xr-j The new Valentines are ready. The largest
V 3.1611 1 111 wS somest gathering we hare ever placed on sale.
-------- style and every price to select from.
Lace Valentines, 1 to 15c. Handsome Valentines from 10c to $5 each. Comic Val
entines, the lc kind, at 2 for le.
McCall Patterns and Publications popular prices 10c and 15c.
John S. Brown & Sons' fine Table Linens at graatly Esduced prices.
C.earance Sale prices on "Willamette" Sewing Machines (2d Floor).
The Clearance Sale
Offers grand trading opportunities in every depart
ment in the establishment. ' Immense stocks of
seasonable and staple merchandise at prices far be
low regular value. At no time in the entire year
is buying done to such good advantage, and your
appreciation is being shown by a most generous
patronage at every counter. Don't delay buying
too long. Assortments become broken even in a
big store like this.
Arbuckle's
Cofier, per lb
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Unknown "Woman Swallow Dose of
Carbolic Acid.
A oung: woman, whose name Is sup
posed to have been Mamie Blanchard,
committed suicide last evening by swal
lowing a 'large dose of carbolic acid. The
woman had been occupying a room In the
Arcade lodging-house, on First street,
near Morrison, and It was at the entrance
tc the Arcade that she was found In a
semiconscious condition. About S o'clock
John Hoi den, George L. Honey man and
George G. Mair were walking southward
on First street, when they saw a woman
crouching on the step of the lodging-bouse
entrance. Honeyman noticed the strong
odor of carbolic acid, and the young men
jumped at the conclusion that the woman
was a would-be suicide, and carried her
to Eyssell's drug store, just around the
corner on Morrison street. At the drug
store It was learned that Dr. George H.
Strowbrldge was In his office, on the cor
ner of Second and Yamhill streets, and
thither the woman was parried as rapidly
as poslble.
Dr. Strowbrldge did everything in his
power to revive and retore her. but It
was too late, for the deadly drug had
evidently been swallowed some time be
fore. The woman was almost dead when
taken to the ofllce, but the doctor worked
diligently with the hopeless case for some
time. Coroner Rand was sent for, and
the body was removed to the morgue,
where an inquest will be held "at 4:30
o'clock this afternoon.
The vi oman was about 20 years old, And
was quite attractive in appearance. In
quiry at the Arcade disclosed little infor
mation concerning her. It was learned
that she came to Portland on Saturday,
telling the landlord that San Jose. Cai.,
was her home. The police examined her
room and found a glass from which the
acid had been swallowed. Coin to the
amount of S5 was found on the bureau,
but there were no letters or communica
tions of any description. It was culte
GREAT
Every Article Reduced
Ali-Wool
FANCY FRENCH FLANNELS
in choice designs. Value 75c
vSALE
AlI-Wool
PLAID FLANNELS
Value 45c
3000 yards all-silk
BRILLIANT TAFFETA RIBBONS
4 1-2 inches wide, all leading shades. Value 25c
The balance of our
Theodora and Dena RID GLOVES
Broken assortment of sizes. Value $1.25' pr
48c
27c
18c
67c
All HOUSEHOLD
reduced prices.
and TABLE 'LINENS af greatly
LACE CURTAINS, DRAPERY, UPHOLSTERY and
CURTAIN MATERIALS, PORTIERES and
COUCH COVERS at deeply-cut prices.
Sacrifice of all
SILKS.
REMNANTS of DRESS GOODS and
Taou:ands of pounds of
Arbuckle's famous Ariosa
Coffee at the remarkably
low price of "
lie lb
None sold to dealers.
Phone Private Exchange 4.
Dress Goods Values
54- n. heavy double-faced
Skirtings in black, lavy,
tan and Oxford, $ j c-
$2.25 value, yd P LOU
3 and $3.50 Cioaklngs in
brown, b.aci, cardinal,
tan and navy, a- fr
54-in.,yd. Z.UU
Traveling Necessities
Trunks and Traveling
Bags, every size, every
style, every quality.
Suitcases and Telescopes
at very low prices.
Baby Carriages and Go
Carts at Clearance prices.
Great Shoe Values
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Values- extraordinary in ladies',
men's and" boys' shoes, as follows:
2 splendid styles in "Easefelt" Shoes
for ladies, $4.00 values,
at
500 pairs of stylish enamel,
velour and kid Shoes, pair
400 pairs of ladies laoe
Shoes, pair ..
900 pairs of ladies' kid, patent and ve
lour lac Shoes, great bar
gain, pair
$3.00
$2.13
$1.73
$2.53
Men's Shoes
$3.50 line at $3.05 pair
$5.00 line at $4.50 pair
$5.00 tan Shoes at $3.63 pair
$2.50 line at $1.83 pair
Boys Shoes
at $1
Great speeial values
and $1.60 pair.
Entire stock of misses' and
children's Shoes at Clearance
Sale prices.
Round the Store
Sheets and Pillow Cases unusual values.
Great bargains in the Cloak Dept. (2d Floor).
Bath and Huck Towels at very low prices.
Hosiery and Underwear at rock-bottom, prices
Great price reductions on Muslin Underwear.
Clearance Sale prices on Men's and Boys Clothing I
Crockery and Kitchen Goods very low priced.
Clearance Sale prices on Carpets,. Lace Curtains.
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NOTHING ELSE LIKE IT
evident that the unfortunate woman drank
the Dolson while In her room, and then
started for the street. A young man who ;
occupies a room In the Arcade says that
Mamie Blanchard was In the house last
year, in tne capacuy 01 a. cuamucramiu,
Mrs. C. R. Spencc. Mlse James,
I vuiitu, uk nit; tvuiuun.
C. A.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., Jan. 20.-Hen-rlette,
youngest dnnghtcr of Levi Ankeny,
and that her grandparents live near Ore- appendicitis by Dr. Bingham.
City. Officer E. J. Wilkinson, on
con
rohnsft beat the traced' occurred, is In
cllned to the belief that there Is a man
. in the case, and that the woman took the
carbolic acid In order to put an end to her
sorrows.
PREVALENCY OF KIDHEY
TROUBLE.
So prevalent and deceptive Is kidney
trouble that It very often becomes well
advanced before It Is even suspected,
therefore It behooves all to be on the
lookout. Should you be 111, or not feeling
well. It would be wise to first pay atten
tion to the kidneys and ascertain If they
are the cause of your trouble.
A simple method of finding out If your
kidneys are at fault has often been called
to the attention of our readers through
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root advertising In
the columns of this paper, and it Is now
repeated for the benefit of those who may
be interested. Viz: "Fill a bottle with
urine and set aside for 34 hours or so.
and If it shows a brick-dust sediment or
cloudy appearance, or if the urine- is
scanty or profuse, or If It Is found neces
sary to go often through the day, or get
up many times during the night, you may
be sure your kidneys need attention."
After careful Inquiry, we find Dr. Kil
mer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liv
er and bladder remedy. Is remarkably suc
cessful in the quick relief and cure of
the diseases for which it Is recommended.
There is hardly a drug store in the land
that does not keep and highly recommend
this celebrated preparation for kidney,
liver and bladder troubles.
By special arrangement every reader of
The Portland Oregonian may have a sam
ple bottle of Dr; Kilmer's Swamp-Root
by mall, free, (If they have not already
had one), by sending their address to
Dr. Kilmer & Co., BInghamton, N. Y.
Larxe Ponl'trj- Show.
"WALLA WALLA." "Wash., Jan. 20. Over
700 birds have been entered for the third
annual fair of the Walla Walla Valley
Poultry Association, which begins tomor
row and lasts five days. No birds have
been entered from Portland or Spokane.
Birds have been entered from Colfax,
Pullman, Elberton and Dayton, Wash.,
and from Sand Point and Lapwal, Idaho.
It Is the largest and best display ever held
here
The public appreciates a
good thing. Sales are In
creasing daily. Most
wonderful and cheapest
light of the age. The new
AMERICAN and STANJJ- .
ARD vapor lamps stand
unexcelled before the j
world for finish, beauty,
design, brilliancy, cheap
ness and lowest prices of I
any first-class gas lamp '
made. Ten times" cheaper
than electricity. Five times
cheaper than kerosene. I
One-third cost of city gas.
100 - candle - power, one
month. 23c to 30c Don't
be a mossback any longer. 1
Have the best light or ,
nothing,
Pacific SpeciaHy & Gas Lamp Co.
Phone Clay 284. 3-13 3IORRISOX ST.
a: o. u. v. library
Second and Taylor streets.
Open from 1 to 5:30. 7 to 0:30 P. M.
Free to members of contributing lodges.
CITIZENS OF PORTLAND wishing the priv
ilege of using a library that ban the new and
popular books can do so for a ery reasonable
price. Call at the library for prices for sir
months or a year. Teachers special rates.
"Wiley Mny Plcnd Guilty.
It is reported in Courthouse circles that
Kelly Wiley, the colored man, who was
concerned in the $10,000 diamond TObbery
at the Portland Hotel, will enter a plea
Xorthweatera People la Xerr York.
'NEW YORK. Jan. 20. Arrived from Ta
coma, Mrs. M. J. Bolt, at the New Am
sterdam. .
From Seattle H. Morgan, at the Na
varre. From Spokane W. J. Kilmer, at the
Grand Union; A. L. Tyler, at the Grand
Union: C. J. Jones, at the Albert; O.
Daly and wife, W. B, McElroy and wife,
of guilty some day this week. What will
be done with John Doe Brooks and Mrs.
True Johnson, who are also charged with
the crhne, remains to be seen. It Is under
stood the Johnson woman will not be
punished.
.
Will positively cure sick headache and
prevent Its return. This Is not talk, but
truth. Carter's Little Liver Pills. One pill
a dose. Try them.
SALE BOOKS! SALE BOOKS!
Our Clearance Sale Continues
THOUGH GREATLY REDUCED WE STILL HAVE SOME
SPARKLING SNAPS.
Pub. price. Sale price.
Cooper's Leather Stocking Tales, 5 vols $ 5.00 $ 2.45
George Eliot's complete works, 6 vols 4.50 2.45
Bulwer Lytton's complete works, 12 vols 7.50 2.95
Charles Dickens' complete works, 15 vols 15.00 6.45
Washington Irvings complete works, IS vols 12.00 7.25
Kingsley's complete works, 8 vols 5.00 3.15
AMOXG'tHE POPULAR BOOKS WE OFFER AT A GREATLY
REDUCED PRICE ARE:
Captain Ravenshaw, by R. N. Stephens, publishers price, 51.50; sale price,
S9c; Quincy Adams Sawyer, by Charles Telton Pidgin; The Helmet of Na
varre1, by Bertha Runkle; The Potter and the Clay, by M. H. Peterson;
Truth Dexter, by Sidney McCall; Circumstance, by S. Weir Mitchell.
Corner
Third and Alder
Streets
OUR GREAT
Annual Clearance Sale i
THE SALE OF SALES
Special prices
on the remod
eling and re
pairing of Fur
Garments . . .
Send for Price
List of Raw
. . . Furs . . .
Every Article of Our Large Stock of
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CLOAKS AND SUIT
At
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a Great Reduction
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LARGEST AND LEADING
FURRIERS OF THE WEST,
283-285 Morrison St., Bet. Fourth and Fifth
Established 1870.
G. P. Rummelin & Sons
Manufacturing Furriers
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Incorporated 1800.
126 2d St., near Washington
LATEST STYLES IN
Coats, Capes, Collarettes,
Boas,' Muffs, Etc.
in all the fashionable furs.
ALL GARMENTS AT
REDUCED PRICES
ALASKA SLEEPING ROBES. CHOICE FUR RUGS t
Highest Cash Prices Paid
for- Raw Furs.
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