Advertisement Written by Pearl Miller—High School Contest.
A Trip Thru The V. M. Co.
WENT into the yaides Mercantile Company’s store the
other day and asked the clerks in each department
about what was the best they had.
In The Women’s Wear
They showed me some of the prettiest little house-dresses
that I have seen in town. They had some light blue ones that
I liked best of all. The clerk showed me some “Dorothy Dodd’’
pumps that were fit for a queen—I would like a pair to give my
sister for Christmas, she always did like pretty slippers.
In The Men’s Wear
I saw some splendid shoes, Packardst I think the clerk
called them, and said they were the best in the land—and I
guess they are. I also saw the famous Alfred Benjamin Suits
that would make any man look like a king. I do like a nice,
neat suit on a man, and those suits are certainly nice. If I had
a husband I would want him to wear an Alfred Benjamin suit
and Packard shoes.
The Hardware Man Says
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That he has just received some aluminum wear. He has aluminum
combination sets, double boilers and kettles. 1 like aluminum ware be
cause it is easy to keep clean and it is so light in weight. This man has
hand painted china and beautiful cut glass. Nice dishes are half the meal
I think. I hope some one gives me an aluminum combination set for
Christmas.
The Grocery Man Has
Hunt’s Fruits that taste like fresh fruit, and the splendid S & W7
goods. There are S & W fruits, pickles, sauces and vegetables. There
is Superba coffee that is the best on the market—One always wants an
other cup of Superba coffee. Then there are Swifts hams and bacon.
Swift’s meats are the best there are, 1 think. The giocery man has all
kinds of jams and jellies, and now is just the time that jams and jellies
taste best. I had to hurry and leave for fear this man would persuade
•me to buy all his groceries.
The Story of a
Sourdough.
(| I want to tell you folks
what I think of the Val
dez Mercantile Compa
ny’s store. I am an old
sour-dough and have been
in this country since ’98
and therefore I am some
what of a crank: 1 al
ways want the best of
goods and the best of
service.
QThis store is up to date.
It has steam heat and elec
tric lights, but 1 guess most
all stores have, these days.
<0They heV all kinds of
goods in their store, from
the finest of silks and wool
len goods to the best of
rubber boots and monkey
wrenches..
CflOn every boat they re
ceive vegetables and fruits
from the states. The Val
dez Mercantile Company
has nice fresh eggs and
sweet hams and bacon.
Everything is fine and the
prices are right.
€j[The clerks are pleasant,
and there is nothing too
small or too great for them
to do for you. 1 always
trade there because I know
that I get the best.
<|]I hope this little letter has
shown you that I am right.
Try the V. M. Company
once and you won’t be dis
appointed.
Sincerely,
A. SOURDOUGH.
Valdez Mercantile Co., Inc.
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DAILY TRAIN SERVICE
TO HANDLE COPPER ORE.
CORDOVA: The unusual demand
for copper at war munition factories
ha3 resulted in increased tonnage
here and in order to facilitate the
handling of this business the Copper
handling of this business the Copper
River & Northwestern railway will
shortly inaugurate a train schedule
that will afford mine operators need
ed transportation facilities.
Two trains a day—twelve trains
a week—are to be run over thip
road. One will leave Cordova every
Vy IIF i strictly fresh Eggs, Butter, Fruit
I 011 Tfq.nl. antj Groceries, and appreciate
prompt deliveries, try
KING’S GROCERY
Phone 188
Schmidts bakery;;
FOR GOOD THINGS TO EAT :j
Doughnuts what am—Cakes and Cookies. |
Wiegels High (Jrade Candies. |
Delicatessen and Lnnch Goods—Bread 3 for 25c. Call 156 .
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When in Chitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Fkaet Held k the latariar—Veil Heated, Cleaa Ream.
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Independent Laundry Co.
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Telephone 66
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Rough Dry lOo lb X
morning for Chitina and Kennecott
and the other will start from the lat
ter places. Heretofore there has
een from one to three trains a week
and in order to give the extra serv
ice considerable additional equip
ment has been ordered at a cost of
several hundred thousand dollars.
The trains will handle passengers,
mail and freight with dining car at
tached, and the volume of business
offering has justined the Copper Riv
er & Northwestern railway in going
to considerate expense in taking
care of it. The Bonanza and Jumbo
copper mines at Kennecott are work
ing to capacity and their output
alone has a value of from $1 500,000
to $2,000,000 per month.
Every precaution has been taken
in order to prevent climatic condi
tions interfering with traffic on the
railroad during the winter months.
Three rotaries will be in operation
and a “Y” trestle is being built at
Mile 39, with snowsheds wherever
needed, and the lumber will be here
in a few uays for auu.„onal section
houses to be erected at Teikhell and
Shushanna Junction. New train
crews will be put on and more men
employed on the railroad than at any
time since it has been in operation,
all of which means a season of ac
tivity. i
GERMAN NURSE ACCUSES
GENDARMES HELPING KURDS
MONTCLAIR, N. J.—A prominent
Armenian of this town has received
an account of the experiences of Miss
Thorn Yarlesb'urg, who was connect
ed with the German mission at Har
put for five years, and lately moved
to Erzerum to serve in the Red
Cross company headed by Adai
Schneider and Miss Eva Elverze. A
letter from a nurse who was among
the eyewitnesses of alleged outrages
perpetrated by the Turkish authorl- j
ties and tolerated by the German of
ficers, and who is now in Bulgaria,
says:
“As a preliminary step to the mas
sacres, 500 families from Erzerum
were driven toward the southern
deserts. We heard nothing of their
being alive or dead. On April 27 we
were transported to Erzinjan to
serve as nurses in the military hos
pital situated about three miles out
cide the city, and superintended by
Dr. Kolai, a German physician, close
ly affiliated with the Turks. One
day he called all the foreign work
ers in the hospital and told them
of the insurrection of Armenians at
Van, and of the intention of the
Turkish government to get rid of
them by imprisonment, massacre
and deportation.
“One day later the wealthy and
more intellectual people of Erzinjan
were arrested and sent to the Harput
regions. Then followed the whole
sale deportation of the people in
masses. Of the first group it was re
ported that when they arrived at
Kemakh Valley they were surround
ed by the Kurds and with the co
operation of the Turkish gendarmes,
were entirely wiped out. These
things the gendarmes themselves told
us boasttngly.
"By expressing ourselves abcyit the
injustice and cruelty of such things
we invited suspicion. Even the Tur
cofl Superintendent of our hospital
opposed us, saying that our course
was against the Prussian policy."
A1 White received on the last boat
a large amount of Republican liter
ature to be sent by him throughout
the Territory In behalf of that party.
He also received a request from the
Republican leaders for information
concerning the Alaska Road commis
sion and their work.
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l Doing Business As Usual
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I'M MBIXG, STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING.
Sheet Metal Work, Metallic Roofing, .Mine Air Pi|ie, Pipe and Fit
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Located on Broadway VALDEZ, ALASKA
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CASKA
Steamers sail frrm Seattle at 9 P. M. on
5th, 15th, 25th—tVEhY MONTH
Steamer Sailing l!»tli mllii lllumnn ant! Kodiak-—All Sailing call at Knlk
anil Anchorage*
CALIFORNIA
Seattle to San Frnnelneo every Weilncmlnj anil Sunday, connecting with
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Right reserved to change schedule without notice
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ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. Varipose, S. S. AJeneda ard S. S. Northwestern
sail frcm Seattle the €tl, 12ih, l£th,24th ard 30th
EVERY MONTH
From Valdez south—7th, 13lh, ISth, 2Eth ard 3Ilh for Cor
dova, Skagway, Juneau, Wrangall, Ketchikan and Seattle.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau. Sheep
Creek. Treadwell. Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez and La
touche. Explosives, S. S. Seward, an the 5th; Latouche, on the 16th; S. S.
Cordova. 25th of each month—right reserved to change this schedule
without notice.
F. n. TRACY, Gen’l Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local AgenL
When You Leave
For the Outside
take the
“MILWAUKEE”
One road—one management—one service all the way
through to Chicago. It’s the Short Line to the East
over
THE NEW STEEL TRAIL
, For information and literature write or ask
J. G MARTIN, Agent, Valdes, Alaska.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST, PAUL RY.
A. E. HARRIS, Freight and Passenger Agt,
Juneau, Alaska.