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KING’S GROCERY
Phone 188
Keystone Produce Co.
E. G. AMES. Manager
Fresh Eggs. Butter, Fruit, Vegetables
Cor. Keystone Are. and McKinley St. PHONE 44.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
A1 White has taken a suite of of
fices in the Boyle building for the
winter.
Don’t forget the Eagles’ oldtime ’98
Hallowe’en dance, Saturday, October
30th. tf
Just received, fresh lettuce, onions,
cauliflower, tomatoes and celery. Key
stone Produce Co.
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s, the tailo'. Telephone 198. tf
There were more than a dozen
lady passengers en route to Anchor
age on the admiral Evans, who had
left Seattle on the Mariposa.
- Mrs. Merchant, Milliner.
Hats remodeled and made to or
der. At Emporium. tf
. ThjAaunch Shamrock on her last
trip up from Landlock brought a
horse from Galena bay. The animal
has been used to pack supplies to the
miners developing the claims there.
"Pure, fresh Milk, Cream, Butter
and Cheese. Phone 32.” tf
On Sunday evening at 8 p. m in
Eagle Hall only one show. The Em
press circuit will put on its last, show
until the opening night in the new
theatre. Interesting program with
orchestra as advertised. A.’mission
:to cents.
Fancy Stationery at the Valdez
Drug Store. *
. FOR SALE—Couch, high chair, 2
chairs, 30-30 Savage rifle, 1 cup
board, kitchen queen, sled and robe,
go-cart, hot water tank, double-bitted
axe. Mrs. Riffle, next door Valdez
hospital.
WANTED: Position as steno
grapher, secretary or general office
assistant on newspaper, by American
woman of twenty-five. Have had
three years’ experience. References.
• MISS RUTH M. HEATH,
3002 4th Ave. West, Seattle, Wash.
Fresh Oysters received on every
boat.—Frye-Bruhn Co. tf
George Goshow, who was for sev
eral years connected with the United
States marshal’s office here, but for
the pasJTC'yo years in the Chisina pla
cer mining'camp, has arrived in Val
dez and is greeting his many friends.
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdez
Drug Store. *
Fresh cream and buttermilk always
on hand at Love-Whitley’s. tf
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Furnished rooms at Mrs. Osland’s.
Prices reasonable. *
Fresh cream and buttermilk al
ways on hand at Love-Whitley’s. tf
The steamer, City of Puebla, the
palatial liner chartered by the Alaska
Steamship company, to take the run
of the Mariposa on the Southwestern
run, is expected to reach Valdez
sometime tonight or tomorrow morn
ing. It is believed the steamer will
sail direct for Seattle from Cordova
on the return trip.
Pictures developed at the Valdez
Drug Company. tf.
Fsr good home-ceoked meals try
Mrs. M. Olson, on Hobart Street. *
HELP WANTED—Woman, all
round laundry worker, must be good j
body ironer, to begin work about
Oct. 12. Independent Laundry, tf
Get a can of Melba Peaches FREE
at S. Blum & Co.’s. „ tf
Hot-point irons, Heaters, Cookers, |
and Electric appliances; men’s and
women’s Wits, overalls and aprons,
at Emporium. *
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don’t forget the Eagles old-time
’98 Hallowe’en dance, Saturday, Oct.
30th. •
Ladies’ buttons made from your
own material, any size. Guy F. Cam
eron. k20
“Pure, fresh Milk, Cream, Butter
and Cheese. Phone 32.” > tf
LOCAL BREVITIES.
On Sunday evening at 8 p. m. in
Eagle Hall, only one show. The Em
press will put on its last show until
the opening night in the new theatre.
Interesting program with orchestra
as advertised. Admission 2?c
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s, the tailor. Telephone 198. tl
The Moose dance tonight prom
ises to be one of the best attended af
fairs of the season as there are many
strangers in town who will no doubt
avail themselves of the general invi
tation to attend the dance. A good
time is promised all who attend.
How does a ride to Camp Comfort
with a dance and a dinner before re
turning strike you? Fresh killed
chickens and Alaska vegetables at
your command. For particulars see
CITY EXPRESS.
tf Phone 82.
Get a can of Melba Peaches FREE
at S. Blum & Co.’s. tf.
It is understood that a large num
ber of Valdez people will go across
the bay this evening to be the guests
of the Fort Liscum Social club at
their dance in the big gymnasium at
the Post tonight. The launch Don
aldson will be at the city wharf to
take guests across the bay and will
bring them back after the dance.
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"Pure, fresh Milk, Cream, Butter
and Cheese. Phone 32.” tf
"Pure, fresh Milk, Cream, Butter
and Cheese. Phone 32.” tf
FOR RENT—Furnished house, 3
rooms, furnished house, 2 rooms, $10.
Also cabin. All down town. Apply
James Fish, next door to Tillicum
Club. 2t
Tonight.
A new and complete change of pro
gram at the Liberty Theatre tonight;
also a change of program Sunday
night.
Get a can of Melba Peaches FREE
at S. Blum & Company’s stpre. tf.
FOR SALE—Fruit jars. Phone
Mrs. Butterworth. tf
"Putting One Over,” a straight
talk to buyers and sellers on Weights
and Measures, by Rev. J. F. Duns
tan, Sunday evening.
Tonight.
A new and complete change of pro
gram at the Liberty Theatre tonight;
also a change of program Sunday
night.
Dance Postponed.
On account of the dance to be giv
en at the Post this, Saturday, even
ing and the exercises of the Literary
Society Alaska Day, the Women
Pioneers have postponed their dance
until Saturday, October 23rd. tf
Episcopal Song Service.
Owing to the absence of Rev. Mo
lony from the city there will be ho
morning service in the Episcopal
church Sunday, but Sunday School
will be held as usual at 12 o’clock.
At 7:30 in the evening a song service
will be held to which all are invited.
Congregational Church.
Rev. J. F. Dunstan, pastor.
The following services will be held
on Sunday: \
10:45, Prayer Meeting.
11:00, Devotional Service, subject,
“Our Quarrel with God.”
12:00, Sunday School.
7:15 Song Service.
7:30, Gospel Service, subject,
“Putting One Over.”
Tuesday evening, Bible Study Cir
cle.
Thursday afternoon, Ladies’ Aid.
Thursday at 7:30, Prayer Meeting.
More Suffragettes on Parade.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 16.—Five
thousand suffragettes paraded this
city today demanding equal suffrage.
Special police were engaged by the
chief of police to protect the women
from annoyances. They have asked
for permission for another parade, to
be held before the election to be held
in November.
TOWNSITE CASE
TRIED AT SEWARD
Court will Leave on City of Puebla
\
for Seward and will Remain
Until After Seward Term.
.f
In the district court this afternoon
Judge F. M. Brown ruled in favor of
the motion by defendant in the case
of Alaska Northern Railroad, et al.,
vs. John E. Ballaine, to have the case
transferred to Seward to come up be
fore the term to convene there Nov
ember 1.
At the close of today’s session the
court will take a recess and will go
to Seward to take depositions in the
case. The court party which will go
to Seward on the City of. Puebla, will
include Judge Brown, Clerk of the
Court Arthur Lang, Miss Katherine
Monahan, court stenographer Ike
Hamburger and Deputy United States
Marshal Clarence Mossman.
It is understood to be the plans of
the Court to remain at Seward until
after the term there, which promises
to be a lengthy one owing to many
arrests having taken place for viola
tions of game and liquor laws.
DEMOCRATS FIGHT
OVER RETURNS
Two Dead and Four Probably Fatally
Injured—Further Trouble is
Anticipated.
.
CHARLESTON, W. Va„ Oct. 15.—
.Two newspaper men were killed and
.four others sustained injuries which
jit is believed may prove fatal as the
; result of a fight which occurred last
night in a Democratic committee
meeting which was canvassing the
primary election returns.
It is reported that one member of
the committee cast slurring remarks
j concerning the support which one of
| the newspaper men had rendered his
i party and that a general duel follow
ed. The shooting has caused the
.wildest excitement to prevail through
out the state and it is feared that
| further trouble will result between
I the different factions. The killing
j has served to crystallize the antago
nism of the factions and more duels
| are anticipated.
j EDITH GETS METAL
FROM ALASKA WRECKS.
The renovated steamer Edith, Cap
tain Harry W. Crosby, has returned
jto Seattle, after a 5,000 mile cruise
! in Alaska waters.
According to Seattle newspapers
the Edith started to the Ramona
wreck on Spanish island, removing
several tons of brass from the aban
doned hulk. Captain Croshy located
the vessel’s wheel in the rocks. In
an effort to raise it he stationed a
large surf boat over the wheel, run
ning cables from the boat to the sunk
en propeller.
He intended to work the wheel
shoreward with the rise and fall of
the tide. A heavy sea came rushing
in, however, and the weight of the
proneller on the cables cut the surf
boat in two Crosby and his associates
being plunged into the icy waters.
From Spanish island the Edith
wrent to Hoonah, knocking about that
district for some time, and then pro
ceeded to Prince William Sound, near
Valdez, where she divested the wreck
ed Olympia of nearly everything that
could be removed. The salvage in
cluded several tons of brass, 100 tons
of iron, an anchor, 280 fathoms of
large chain, condenser heads and the
like.
Landslide on Fairbanks Creek.
A tremendous land slide occurred
on the right limit opposite No. 1 be
low, Fairbanks Creek, last week
which laid bare 10,000 square feet
of bedrock, making it easy for
quartz prospectors. It is believed
that a spring on the hillside caused
the slide, as a stream on nine sluice
heads followed the land as it slid Into
the valley. Prospectors say samples of
high-grade quartz have been picked
up in the path of the landslide and
believe that they will discover the
leads. The'slide is the greatest to be
reported in the Fairbanks district
and was caused primarily by the
creek bottom having been worked out
by miners.
Valdez Drug Company have a fine
tine of School Stationery. tf.
Kodak Supplies at the Valdez
Drug Company. tf
LIMITS OF VISION.
Why It Seem* to Rain In 8troak* In
stead of In Drops.
When It Is raining Just what does
one see? We know thut the rain con
sists of drops, nearly spherical, falling
cither vertically or at an angle (If Un
wind be blowing). But what do we
see? We see streaks through the air
and not drops at all. The reason Is
that the eye cannot follow the raindrop
in its flight and so cannot see Just the
drop continually. The eye gets only
one glimpse of the drop In one position,
while an impression is made on the
retlnu for some distance by the drop
moving.
If the drop were still we could look
at it as long as we chose, and the Image
of the drop would be In just one place
on the retina, but If we let the drop
escape from our direct view it makes
an Image, or, rather, a succession of
images, on the retina, and that Is what
we see.
But why does the retina show this
succession of Images? It certainly
sees at any one Ume the drop in just
one position, so it would seem that the
last position seen would be the one.
This Is not the case, and the cause is
due to whut Is known as persistence of
vision. We cannot quit seeing a thing
Immediately after getting a view of
It. It takes about an eighth of a sec
ond for the retina to lose an Image,
and so this succession of images will
be on the retina at one Ume and will
cause a streak.
For the same reason the spokes of
a rapidly rotating wheel cannot be
seen except us a blur. For the same
reason moving pictures are possible.—
New York American.
BEAUTIFUL NOSES.
They Are Very Rare, It Seems, and
Deserve Honorable Mention.
Lovely eyes you will find a-plenty,
and, though finely cut mouths are
scarcer, it will be a strange day when
you do not see several. But the dis
covery of a really beuutiful nose is gn
event of a lifetime. I myself have
found exactly seven. And yet 1 con
sider myself catholic in my taste for
noses. I can enjoy a nose for its
mere expressiveness, whether it is ag
gressive or nrlstocratic or humorous.
But it is amazing how seldom this
feature really satisfies the eye. The
bridge may lie too thick or too high.
The line from the forehead tbo abrupt
or too severely straight. More often u
nose that is really promising in its be
ginning fails in the end. It keeps on
too long or not long enough, while the
tip finds a dozen ways to err, and a
fine nostril is rarely seen. In our
typical American faces, overcrowded
with features as our houses are with
furniture, the nose is commonly die
proportionately large.
But your really beautiful nose is a
delight in every way. It Is as far from
sharpness as from coarseness. It shows
strength without obtrusiveness, deli
cacy without fastidiousness, breeding
without arrogance. It suggests humor,
spirit and daring. But I tell you can
didly that there are not more than 100
such in the 4.000.000 noses of New York.
You are lucky when one happens to
come your way.—Atlantic Monthly.
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On Prisoners of War.
With reference to the modern treat
ment of prisoners of war, it is interest
ing* to recall the views which It. I,
Stevenson in his novel. “St. Ives.” puts
into the mouth of a French prisoner of
war in Edinburgh castle, which was
aimed into a military prison in the
time of Napoleon. He says: “There is
a horrible practice in England to trick
out in ridiculous uniform and, as it
were, to brand in mass, not only con
victs. but military prisoners and even
the children In charity schools. I
think some malignant genius had
found his masterpiece of irony in the
dress which we were condemned to
wear—jacket, waistcoat and trousers
of a sulphur or mustard yellow and u
shirt of blue and white stripe cotton."
—London Standard. ,
An Old Guidebook.
Of all the old guidebooks none is
sought so keenly by collectors as
some of Murray’s early guides. Per
haps tiie most precious of these as u
bibliographical curiosity is the first edi
tion of “Murray’s Guide to Switzer
land,” published in 1838. Mountaineer
ing us a popular pastime was not then
invented, and in the section devoted to
Mont Blanc the author contemptuously
declares that “it is a somewhat re
markable fact that a large proportion
of those who have made this ascent
have been persons of unsound mind.”
—London Chronicle.
A Domestic Tilt.
"Why do you persist in propping your
feet up on the veranda railing?” asked
Mrs. Cobbles.
“1 suggest It’s Just my contrary na
ture.” answered Mr. Cobbles. “The
veranda railing Is one thing you have
never been able to put where I can’t
find it.”—Birmingham Age-Herald.
Due to Be 8hocked.
“He has a great shock coming to him
In a little while.”
“Who has?"
“The new groom. All his friends
have been telling him that two can
live as cheaply as one.”—Detroit Free
IVess.
Hard Times.
“In financial trouble? What is It?"
“Oh, I promised to pay Brown $10
today, and I’ve got It and he knows
I’ve got it and he knows I know he
knows I’ve got it!”—Boston Journal.
And man Is also ths architect of
most of his own misfortunes.—Chicago
News.
CITY EXPRESS
MEETS ALL, BOATS AND NEVER MISSES \ TRAIN
Auto for Hire Day or Night.
Buy and Sell Anything.
Phone 82 J. A. SPENARD, Prop.
Jas. E. Wilson, Freighter
_Large or^ Small Deliveries! Made
To| Any £Part|of the[ Country.
PROMPT SERVICE GUARANTEED VALDEZ, ALASKA
When in Chitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Fined Hotel in the Inferior—-Well Heated, Clean Roonti.
Bar in Connection. Rates Reasonable
MERCHANT’S CAFE
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone 63 Clias. Fischer, Projir.
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Best of Meals—Prices Reasonable
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chitina.
General Freighting. KNUTE NAFSTED. Mgr.
VAIEEZ RFAL ESTATE ACENCY
r Doing Business As Usual
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed | ] Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 66 | I Routrh Dry 10c lb
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
PLLSIBING, STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING,
Sheet Metal Work, Metallic Roofing, Mine Air Pipe, Pipe and Fit
tings, Valves, Etc. Slotor Bout Supplies.
Located on Broadway VALDEZ, ALASKA
Pacific Alaska Navigation Co.
PUGET SOUND PUGET SOUND
California Alaska
ALASKA
Steamers- sail from Seattle at 9 P. M. on
5th, 15th, 25th—EVERY MONTH
Steamer Sailing 15th call* Iliamna and Kodiak—All Sailing call at Kulk
and Anchorage.
CALIFORNIA
Seattle to San Frnnelaco every Wednesday and Sunday, connecting with
Steamera Yale and Harvard for Southern California.
Right reserved to change schedule without notice
RICHARD J. RING WOOD, Mgr., Seattlei VALDEZ DOCK CO„ Local Agt.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO. i
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S.[S. Mariposa, S. S. Alameda and S. S. Northwestern ;
. sail from Seattle the 6th, 12th, 18th, 24th and 30th !
EVERY MONTH j
From Valdez aouth-7th, 13th, 19th, 25th and 31th for Cor- j
dova, Skagway, Juneau. Wrangall, Ketchikan and Seattle. 2
Regular freight service for Ketchikan. Wrangell. Juneau, 8heep 3
Creek/Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdes and La- H
touohe. Explosives, S. 8. Seward, on the 5th; Latouche, on the 15th; S. S. H
Cordova, 25th of each month—right reserved to ohange this schedule H
without notice. j
r. B. TRACY, Gen’l Agent VALDRZ DOCK CO, Local Agent, j