The FirstBank of Valdez
CAPITAL *25,000.
4% PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
OUR STOCKHOLDERS ARE
S. BLUM JOHN LYONS
M. BLUM J. M. LATHROP
E. B. WHEAT W. M. WILSON
JAFET UNDEBERG
TERRITORIAL DEPOSITORY.
.RECEIVED ON THE MARIPOSA.
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Tomatoes, Slicing Cucumbers, Casabas, Lettuce, Cauliflower, Oran
ges, Pears, Jap Oranges, Peppers, Bananas, Grape Fruit, Vegetable
Oysters, Nuts, Pop Corn, Pine Apples, and a full line of vegetables.
Also Red Apples, Green Apples, Yellow Apples, Black Apples, Eating
Apples, Cooking Apples, Soft Apples, Hard Apples, Sour Apples, Sweet
Apples, Big Apples, Small Apples, any kind of apple at the right price
Delivery. Phones 55.
The Yakima Fruit Company
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Beat of Meals—Prices Reasonable
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chitina.
General Freighting. KNUTE! NAFSTED, Mgr.
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Valdez Dock Co. PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
and GRAIN
Office, foot of Wall street.
VALDEZ SHEET METAL WORKS
Plumbing; Steam and Hot Water Heating.
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES
Pumps. Well-Points, Valves J1 Water. Steam and Suction
and Packing. Hose.
PIPE AND FITTINGS
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I I Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 66 I I Rough Dry 10c lb.
WHY PAY MORE
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COMPARE OUR PRICES WITH OTHERS
Rainier Beer, per case, quarts.$5.00
Rainier Beer, per case, pints.$5.50
All Brands of Bottled Goods
In Bond, per quart . . $1.65
BEERS
Rainier, Four Quarts for . . . $1.00
Rainier, Six Pints for .... $1.00
Budweiser, Five Pints for .... $1.00
Budweiser, Three Quarts for . $1.00
WINE S
Port, Sherry, Claret, Riesling, Sauterne,
Angelica, Muscatel.
Highest Standard Brands, 75 cents Per Quart.
Free Delivery to all parts of the City. Why Pay More?
Buy Your Holiday Wines and Liquors at
The Big Place.
DOWN IN JUNEAU
Frank Ross, Mining Engineer, Slug
ged and Robbed In Capital City
—May Die As a Result.
JUNEAU, Dec. 26.—Frank Koss, a
mining engineer of this city, was held
up and robbed and slugged by high
waymen on Christmas eve. Ross is
not expected to live. The police have
no clue to the man or men who did
the slugging and robbed Ross of $80
which he was about to spend for
Christmas presents for friends. The
federal authorities and city police are
anxious to stop the wave of crime
which has struck this city. A num
ber of holdups and robberies have
been reported. The police are power
less.
The city will offer a reward for the
arrest and conviction of the men who
assaulted Ross.
COTTON SHIPMENT
LEAVES SOUTH
TEXAS CITY, Tex., Dec. 26.—The
freighter Egba sailed from here to
day with a cargo of cotton valued at
$1,000,000. The shipments of cotton
have been resumed to Europe. Heavy
buying is reported all over the south.
The cotton crop has been the heav
iest of recent years and the southern
planters will reap a big profit in spite
of the fact that the price is not to
be as high as they would have liked.
The Egba sailed directly from this
port to Liverpool.
CALUMET STAMP
MILL DESTROYED
CALUMET, Mich., Dec. 26—The big
$300,000 stamp mill here was burned
last night. The origin of the fire is
a mystery. The entire plant was de
stroyed in spite of the efforts of the
local fire department. The surround
ing buildings were saved by the fire
men. For a time it was feared that
several of the men had been caught
in the building and the firemen en
tered in a search for them, but later
it was discovered that all the em
ployees of the stamp mill had escap
ed at the first alarm.
AUTOMOBILE SKIDS
THREE ARE KILLED
CINCINNATI, O., Dec. 26.—'Thr-e
people were killed here yesterday af
ternoon when an automobile In which
they were driving skided and upset
when the party were hurrying home
for Christmas dinner. The automo
bile was upset and the party pinned
under the machine.
GOLD PIECES
FOR THE POLICE
NEW YORK, Dec. 26—A man dress
ed as Santa Claus and driving an
automobile went up and down the
principal streets of New York on
Christmas eve, giving to policemen
many gold pieces. The police made
no effort to stop him or to prevent
him continuing the practice. Who the
Santa Claus was is a mystery. It is
estimated that he gave away many
thousands of dollars.
FIRE DESTROYS
STEEL PLAIT
PITTSBURG, Pa., Dec. 26—The
steel plant at Carnegie was burned
yesterday with a loss of $100,000. The
men were not working on Christmas,
which is one of the two holdiays of
the year when the plant is closed
down. The other is July 4th. The
plant will be rebuilt at once.
PRESIDENT GIVES
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Delivers Remembrances To the Chil
dren—Remained At White House
for the Day.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26—President
Wilson spent Christmas in the White
House. His two daughters were with
the president and will remain over
the holidays. The chief executive re
ceived many beautiful gifts from
friends and admirers.
On Christmas eve while autolng to
the golf links President Wilson dis
tributed the gifts he made to a num
ber of children who have been call
ers at the White House and whom
he has learned to love.
Thousands of telegrams were re
ceived yesterday from all parts of
the world to the president wishing
him a merry Christmas.
STEAMER MARIPOSA
ON WAV NORTH
SEATTLE, Dec. 26.—The steamer
Mariposa sailed from here on Thurs
day night for Valdez with the fol
lowing passengers: W. Brogan, E.
rland and one second-class.
ROUNDHOUSE FIRE
IN DULUTH CITY
DULUTH, Mich., Dec. 26.—Fire de
stroyed the big roundhouse at the
central depot here last night. Sev
eral engines were burned. The loss
is estimated at fully $150,000. Sever
al of the newest engines on the sys
tem were in the roundhouse when the
fire strated but were pulled out before
the flames became so bad that the
men could no longer work.
MINER DIES AFTER
BEING RESCUED
—
WINONA, Wash., Dec. 26.—Archie
Long lived six hours after being tak
en from a tunnel in which he had
been buried for five days. The res
cue was made after hard work by a
number of miners working two-hour
shifts. Doctors waiting at the tun
nel day and night to aid the impris
oned man at the first opportunity
were unable to save Long.
DIES DECORATING
CHRISTMAS TREE
SEATTLE, Dec. 26.—James Jen
nings died here on Christmas eve
as he was placing the last toy upon
the Christmas tree for his grandchil
dren. Jennings was 80 years old and
had worked hard to have the tree
completed for the children of hi3
daughter. The tree was fully decor
ated and the children were to bo
awakened, when he fell back into a
chair and breathed his last.
STEAMER LATOUCHE
BRINGS DYNAMITE
The steamer Latouche of the Alas
ka Steamship Company arrived heie
at 6 o’clock this morning with a load
of explosives and departed about two
hours later for EUamar-and Latouche,
where she will load ore for the Ta
coma smelter.
Church of the Epiphany.
Rev. Edward H. Molony, pastor.
Services 8:30 a. m., 11 a. m., 7:30 p.
m. Sunday school at 12 noon. All
welcome.
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Catholic Church.
Sunday services:
Confession and holy communion,
8:30 a. m.
Mass and sermon, 10:30 a. m.
Sunday school, 2 p. m.
Rosary, Instruction and benediction,
7:30 p. m.
FATHER VAN der POL, S. J.
Subset lbe for the Prospector.
VALDEZ ELECTRIC COMPANY
THE CONSUMERS’ COMPANY
Office in Copper Block, on Broadway
Chas. R. Crawford Wall Street, Phone 159
Plate Glass, Window Glass, Roofing and Building Papers, Roofing
Pitch, Lime, Cement, Plaster Lath, Shingles, Builders’ Hard
ware, Shop and Job Work of all kinds.
Window*, Poor*, Moulding, Finishing Lumber, fairba^morse a co
List Your Houses with the
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Houses for Rent or Sale. Collections Made.
C. B. SMITH, Proprietor. Office on Wall Street.
When in Chitina Stop at the I
CHITINA HOTEL
Finest Hotel in the Interior—Well Heated, Clean Rooms.
Bar in Connection. Rates Reasonable *
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Go to the Valdez Care for Lutefisk.
Al. Stuhr is up from I he Granite.
Suits pressed Tor J1.00 at Sil mer
man’s the tailor. Teh phone 198.
Latest popular copyrights and clas
sics at Valdez Drug Co. tf
See Tod Winter for your watch and
jewelry repairing at E. Winter’s store.
All work guaranteed. tf
Mark Gleason came in yesterday
from the Rutherford-Ramsay prop
erty.
A nice line of art pictures Just re
ceived from New York at Valdez
Drug Co. tf
Suits pressed Tor 11.00 at Silver
man’s the tailor. Telephone 198.
Sterling silver (cut of Valdez) sou
venir hat pins 90c at the Emporium.
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Beautiful hand-painted vases Just
received at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Father Shepherd returned to Val
dez this morning on the steamer La
touche.
Imported Japanese baskets at Val
dez Drug Co. tf
Yakima netted Gem spuds, 17 lbs.
for 50c at Yakima Fruit Co. tf
Chinese noodles and chop suey at
Valdez Cafe after 7 p. m. tf
Universal percolators and chafing
dishes at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Charles Fowlkes is up from the
Granite mine and will return to the
mine Monday morning.
Over a dozen varieties of apples to
pick from at the Yakima Fruit Co. tf
Cooking apples ?2 per box at the
Yakima Fruit Co. tf
Just arrived largest assortment of
Christmas ties at Ben Silverman’s, tf
Prescriptions carerully compound
ed at Valdez Drug Co. tf
G. O. Relnke, tne watchmaker and
jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug Co.
All work guaranteed.
The most exquisite hand-painted
china ever seen in Valdez at Valdez
Drug Co. tf
For home cooked meals go to Mrs.
Matilda Olson’s on Hobart street.
Phone 219. Special Sunday dinner
served at 5 o’clock. Week days din
ner served at 6 p. m. tf
Remington and Smitn Premier type
writers for sale or rent at Valdez
Drug Co. tf
Just arrived the most beautiful and
largest assortment of Christmas tieB
at Ben Silverman’s. tf
The Valdez Volunteer Fire Depart
ment dance will be held in Eagle
Hall on New Year’s eve, Dec. 31.
Reinke orchestra. Tickets $1. tf
Large stock bf cut glass and Paris
ian ivory at Valdez Drug Co. ti
The Church of the Epiphany will
hold its Christmas exercises on Mon
day evening, Holy Innocence day.
; Local Valdez. Socialist Party of
Alaska, meets Saturday, Dec. 26, at
8 p. m. All members requested to
attend. Chas. G. Ganty, secretary.
Valdez Hospital
Largest and Best Equipped Hospital
in Southwestern Alaska.
Graduate Nurses—Private Rooms for Patients
For Terma'and Particulars Apply to
E. C. DALTON, M, D., Physician in Charge.
RED GROSS HOSPITAL
PRIVATE ROOMS.
Open to All Physicians .'i
MISS JONES,
Hobart Street. Matron.
Only The Best
Smokers Can Now Enjoy
the Bent
Juan De Fuca Cigars
U. S. Government Inspected.
Mad e In Bond
Ingram & Bush
SOLE AGENTS
Valdes bodge
No )68,
Free and Accepted Masons
Regular Communications first Wednesday in
each month in McKinley Hall Visitors always
weloome.
A. E. GRIGSBY. W. M.
C. C. Revnolds. Sec
' ■ When In Seward Stop at the
ii COLEMAN HOUSE
o GEORGE SEXTON. Prop.
SlRICTLY FIRST CLASS
\ \ Fourth Ave Seward, Alaska
A. M. Dieringer
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight*
ing to all interior points
LIVERY and FEED STABLE
STORAGF
Teaming of all kind*
Positively no coal deliveied
unless paid for In advance
DONALDSON SCHEDULE.
Leaves Fort Liscum. Leaves Valdez
8:15 a. m. 9:45 a. m.
1:15 P- m. ' 4:00 p. m.
TUESDAYS
8:15 a. m. 9:45 a. m.
1:15 p. m. 2:00 p. m.
4:30 p. m. 5:00 p. m.
SATURDAYS
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
7:00 p. m. 10:30 p. m.
There will be no trips of the launch
on the secoi.d and fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used
to clean bolljrs.
time, read the Prospector.
The Prospector office for job work.