The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-27

men wore, cards of old buttons some headgear for women, old pho tographs and other relics iron the days of Dyea make the window one of interest to the town.
 In a small, unpretentious littlt building that the average citizef passes by without even seeing, i housed one of the most interestint museums imaginable. Jeff Smith Parlor, housing the original bal and back bar of Jeff Smith, better known as Soapy, is full of interest ing relics of the first days of Skag- ways history. From the moment the door is opened and Soapy turns and glares at you, raising hi' revolver all the time, until yol have passed through the three rooms housing the museum, tht visitor has plenty of thrills anc gets lots of information Dan Me Grew sits near the door to the middle room and when it is open ed he and Soapy slowly face eact other and raise their guns. IT. the inner room is a scene depicting two moose with locked horns. 1i-e horns, enormous in size, were found along the Yukon River, where theii owners had starved to death. Mar tin Itgen purchased them and had two moose shot and their hides stuffed and the set made. Percy Cotton, local laundry man, did the work and turned out a most real istic job. The moose are huge Among the stuffed animals is a former sled dog from the Kuana country one of the largest husk- ies to be imagined, big lobo or timber wolf, and an Alaskan deer. There are copies of ancient news papers. such a one of Boston Gaz- cite of March 12, TITO, and Alas kan papers. There are few fine examples of wood carving. Un- fortunately while the army was here the place was broken into and a number of irreplacable articles were stolen. John Griesbach, a pioneer of Skagway and once asso- ciated with Martin Itgen, who was responsible for this amazing dis play, is showing the tourists how ] Skagway lived in the early days. The maximum temperature for Friday as registered by the wealth. CT bureau thermometer, was 90. Sat- urday was 83
 ] The city fathers have posted a notice in the postoffice offering a reward of $50 for information leading to the arrest and convic- tion of the person or persons guilty of shooting up the tires on the city grader.
 The midnight picnic, Wednesday night, was attended by over 200 townspeople and tourists. The eve- ming was mild and the trail to Smuggler's Cove offered beauti- ful 15-minute hike The ladies of the Eagles Auxiliary served coffee and hot dogs for the tourists. The ladies had cut a pile of sticks and buns were furnished for tEe wein- CTS which each person toasted over the blazing camp fire. There were two large beach fires, one camp fire at the tables and another in the new barbecue pit. A pavilion had been erected and a piano hauled down and dancing was en- joyed for several hours. Mrs. Helen Clark and Peter Van Zanten were the musicians Harry Bighoff and Sharke Stiles have lot of thanks coming to them for the long hours they spent getting the grounds ready.
 Miss Elmira Evaline Feero and Donald Egbert of Burlington, Wash ington, were united in marriage OF Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock the Rev. John Dodge officiating. A wedding supper for family and re- latives was given for the newly weds before they left on the Lou ise for Burlington where they vii make their home When they Jeff their car at the dock all the pas. sengers on the boat struck up tht song, Here Comes the Bride. Evaline is the daughter of MT and Mrs. William Feero and ha! lived in Skagway for many years Her husband was stationed her' l during the war and returned aftel l being discharged.
 MT. and Mrs. Robert Feero anG daughter left on the last boat fo . Huntington, Oregon. after fev 7 weeks visit with relatives here. Mrs , Tom Jensen and son also went tt , Juneau on the same boat. The. were all in Skagway to attend thu , Feero family reunion, and celebrate . their parents 33rd wedding ami versary.
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