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that means to you.
Because six pairs of Holeproof Hose are
GUARANTEED against holes for six
rponths or new hose are furnished FREE
---promptly and cheerfully.
And these soft snug-fitting hose cost
no more than ordinary hosiery!
Valdez Mercantile Co., Inc.
TRUE VALUES
On the basis ot Security and Service
we solicit your account.
WE DO A BANKING BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY.
VALDEZ BANK & TRUST CO.
?<!f Bale By
ALA8KA WATER LIGHT 4 TEL. CO.
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
W'of Meals—Prices Reasonable
- GENERAL STORE. TRADING POST.
■ Telephone connects with Chitina.
General Freighting, KNUTE NAFSTED. Mar
When in Chitina Stop at die
CHITINA HOTEL
FjM* H«Mi* tk W*rkr--W.n Huted, Cbw 1mm.
Bar in Connection. Rates Reasonable
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TAZUNA HILL ROAD HOUSE
‘ is opto for freight and accommodations for the new
strike at Nekhina—Horses on hand at all times.
JAMES SIMPSON.
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GREEN SAYS LANE
ABLEJTATESMAN
J. Lindley Green, a former deputy
prosecuting attorney for this division,
who returned from Washington a few
days ago, states that Franklin K.
Lane, in charge of the Interior De
partment of the government, is one
of the ablest men in the present ad
ministration and that he has done
more for Alaska than ahy other in
dividual and will continue his efforts
for the north.
Get Your Plano Tuned.
C. N. Pring, the expert piano tuner,
is at the Panama Hotel and will re
main in Valdez for a week. All piano
owners should take this opportunity
to have their pianos tuned and placed
In first-class condition. tf
Notice of Sale of Real Property.
In the Commissioner’s Court for the
Territory of Alaska, Third Division.
In Probate.
. In the matter of the estate of I. D.
Flynn, deceased.—Notice of Sale of
Real Property.
Notice is hereby given that in pur
suance of an order of the above en
titled court, made on the 30th day of
April, 1914, in the matter of the es
tate of I. D. Flynn, deceased, the un
dersigned, the administrator of said
estate, will sell at public auction, to
the highest bidder for cash, in lawful
money of the United States, and sub
ject to the confirmation by said court,
on Saturday, the 30th day of May,
1914, at 2 o’clock, in the afternoon
of said day, at the front door of the
court room of the above entitled court,
in the Town of Valdez, Alaska, all
the right, title and interest of the
Bald I. D. Flynn, at the time of his
death, and all the right, title and in
terest, that the estate has by opera
tion of law or otherwise, acquired
other than or in addition to that of
the said I. D. Flynn, at the time of
bis death, in and to that certain piece
or parcel of land, namely an undi
vided one-third interest in and to lot
lft in Block seven (7), in the said
tqwn of Valdez, Alaska. Dated at
Valdez, Alaska, this 30th day of Ap
ril, 1914. *
W. T. SCOTT,
Administrator of the Estate of I. D.
Flynn, deceased.
First publication April 30, 1914.
Last publication May 29,1914.
CabU Offlea Hours.
Week day* • «. m. to 9 p. in.
Sunday* and holidays 9 to 10 a. ns
sad 5 to 0 f. m.
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LOCAL BREVITIE8.
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Dr. F. M. Boyle left for Seward on
a business trip.
FOR RENT—Four-room cottage;
water, rich garden, corner Keystone
and Hobart. Enquire Emporiuum. tf
Chicken dinner with ice cream at
the Valdez Cafe today. It
James Tallent came up on the
Northwestern.
Edwin Eckern, cashier of the Val
dez Bank and Trust Co., went bear
hunting yesterday.
Have your watch repaired at the
Valdez Drug Cc. by an experienced
workman. All work guaranteed and
promptly done. tf
Julius Roning arrived this morning
from the Ramsay-Rutherford proper
ty.
Glasses $1.00 and up. G. O. Reinke
at Valdez Drug Co. tf
George Dooley, the Cordova hotel
man, arrived on the Northwestern to
attend court.
Bert Barry leaves in the morning
with the Signal Corps line crew for
trail work.
G. O. Reinke, the watcnmaker and
jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug Co. All
work guaranteed.
A fresh line of paint received on
'the last boat by the Valdez Sheet
Metal Works. Prices reasonable, tf
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S. Blum, the Valdez banker, return
ed on the Northwestern from Cor
dova, where he went on business.
C. A. Schonicker, of the Richmond
Paper Company, is in Valdez for a
few days to load up the merchants
with his line of goods.
WANTED—Position as camp cook.
Mrs. Frank Hoffman. Address P. O.
box 97 or Seattle Hotel. tf
Dr. Cockerille and Lt. Dougherty
spent Sunday in trying to locate a
bear up Mineral creek. They enjoyed
the walk but saw no bear.
Nugget jewelry made to order by
G. O. Reinke at the Valdez Drug Co.
A. H. Davis, a California mining i
man, arrived on the Northwestern !
this morning and will visit the Big !
Four group of claims tomorrow.
Suits pressed for ?1.00 at Silver
man’s, the tai or. Telephone 198.
Captain Carleton and Dr. Von
Schrader were among the twenty or
more nimrods who were out after
bruin yesterday. They enjoyed the
same amount of success as the oth
ers, a nice long walk for nothing.
Suits pressed tor $1.0 > at Stiver
man’s, the tailor. Telephone 198.
Music! Music! Music!
All the latest popular music at the
Valdez Drug Store.
The stockholders of the Prince
William Sound Fishing company are
trying to find some loophole out of
the present difficulties of the com
pany, which has more debts than
assets. The launch Columbia is be
ing1 held by the United States mar
shal under an attachment for wages.
Talk over that matter of life in
surance with Crary. You know his
company—New York Life. Its the
largest and safest life insurance com
pany in the world. Has over 748
million dollars' assets. Its policies
contain all of the modern liberal Ma
tures. tf
Mrs. Faust, wife of the master
electrician of the cable office, and
young daughter, were arrival? this
morning on .the Northwestern. Mr.
Faust has leased the Dalton cottage
on Alaska avenue. Mrs. Faust, nee
Richards, is well known to the peo
ple of Valdez, where she lived for
several years.
Announcement. '
Dr. Vance begs to announce that he
has moved his office to the Wulff res
idence on Court street. tf
Good Business Mouse for Sale.
Good business block for sale on
Keystone 'avenue, Valdes, Alaska.
Apply to owner, Mrs. S. E. Gleason, tf
Dory for 8ale.
Fine dory; price $35. Enquire of
Julius Jensen or at Prospector office.
. Bargain*! Bargains! Bargains!
For. bargains call tomorrow from ;
1 to 9 p. m. at tbe Emporium.
Nubon* Corset*.
Try Mrs. St, Marie’s for one of
those Nubone corsets. tf j
Subscribe for tbe Prospecter.
CROP ROTATION
SUCCESSSECRET
Diversity Makes Majority of
Farms Pay WolL
IMPORTANCE POINTED OUT.
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Agricultural Expert Warns Against
Specializing ,and Makes Known His
Reasons—Every Farmer Should Grow
Everything That Is Needed on His
Place and Not Buy Supplies.
New York.—How shall a man make
farming pay, how make It return be
sides Interest on Investment a reason
able country salary of $1,000, how
manage it so as to use one’s time,
energy and capital to best advantage?
These were some of the considerations
in a lecture by John H. Barron of the
state department of agriculture.
“Wide studies show that usually the !
most profitable farms follow a diversl- :
fled type of agriculture,” he said. “In
the state of New York forty-nine
farms have been studied on which
labor Incomes of $2,500 or more are
being made. That is, on these farms
enough is made to pay all expenses j
and interest on the investment at 5 j
per cent and leave the farmer a salary j
of $2,500 or more. These farms sell |
from one to six major items, amount
ing to $500 or more each and in addi
tion several mi nor products. The figures
show that on the average there were
three major and four minor sale pro
ducts and besides usually some feed
for farm animals. Oenerally then di
versified farming is likely to be more
profitable than specialized farming.
“Specialized farming has some ad
vantages. It may allow the develop
ment of considerable skill in the pro
duction of one or two things. A small
amount of capital may be sufficient to
develop one enterprise quite efficiently,
whereas It would not develop several.
In specialized farming large fields can
be laid out and buildings so planned
as to facilitate labor greatly.
“Diversified farming has many ad
vantages which outweigh the advan
tages of specialized farming, for the
mujority of farmers find it is better to
have several important products as
sources of income rather than one prod
uct. Diversification allows of a rota
tion of crops which is all but absolute
ly necessary for the permanence of any
agricultural scheme; It usually fore
stalls total failure, for in no season is
It likely that all crops will be poor; it
distributes the income over the' year;
it stands for economy and efficiency
and provides work for man, machinery
and horses a greater portion of the
year than does most specialized farm- :
ing.
"In the establishment or n plan for
diversified farming the rotation of
crops must first be given attention, j
Most farming will get its profits from
animal products and crops. The main
tenance of soil fertility is of para
mount importance, for without it any
farm scheme is ultimately doomed to
failure. It follows, then, that a good
rotation will meet at least three gen
eral requirements: First it must main
tain and Increase fertility; second, it
will produce' feeds which will nourish
animals as economically as possible;
third, it will furnish cash crops for
sale.
“To feed animals as economically as
possible a good quality of roughage
must be produced. For this purpose
some succulence is desirable and also
the products of leguminous plants, like
clover, alfalfa, peas and soy beans.
“In much of the dairy section of the
state a good rotation is corn, oats, clo
ver, timothy. The c<vn, oats and clover
are fed on the farm and the timothy
sold. Where the farm is not heavily
stocked part of the area otherwise de
voted to corn can be used for potatoes
and then oats and hay follow the pota
toes or corn in the regular fashion.
This combinantlon is usually better
than the one first given, because it pro
vides for two cash crops instead of one.
but It cannot be developed too far. be
cause corn and potatoes are competi
tive crops as to time of planting, culti
vating and to an extent in harvesting.
“In the planning of crop schemes it is
necessary to keep a good work balance,
or there may be u poor distribution of
work, too much at one time and not
enough at another. Noncompetitive en
terprises should be chosen and at the
same time enterprises which have some
Interdependence and relation to each
other. A good scheme of farming will
generally hare several sources of in
come. In a word, it may be Bald to
consist of a well chosen line of spe
cialties.” _
HELD UP BY^A WOMAN.
New Yorker Hands Over $47 and Runs
For the Police.
Philadelphia.—Arthur Law of N w
York Acknowledged that he had been
held up and that after delivering' his
bank roil. eonalsjtiiiK of $47. to a wo
man. he bad fled at her command, when
be appeared before a magistrate and
testified against May Howard, tbe am
azon who he said did the holding up.
Uiw said ti^t he shifted to take a ■■
stroll and that when be ivncbed a dark
spot a woman confronted him.
“Come acroeti with \v(mt you’ve got
or you’ll get youre." she told him. Be
produced the $47 and rpn to tbe near
est police station The police caught
the wbtaaa, who #aa held without*
bail.
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Valdez Electric
Company
PhntiA 17 Office in
rnone di copper bi’k
ARCADE CAFE
IS THE BEST PLACE TO EAT
RAYPPY IN CONNECTION
DrtNLI\ I EVERYTHING GOOD
PRIVATE DINING ROOM
JACK CALUN & CO.
BEST PLACE TO EAT
MRS. ST. MARIE’S
Crawford Building, opposite Tele
phone Exchange. §
< 7 a m to 9 a m
! MEALS < Lunch 12 m to 1 i> m
( 6 to 7 p m
BOARD & ROOM $50 per Mo.
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Meet every! Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock In
Eagle Hall. All members are requested to
attend. T. U. QUINN. ArcticChief
S. MCNIECE. Secretary
Valdez Lodge
No 168,
Free and Accepted Masons
Regular Communications first Wednesday 10
each month in McKinley Hall Visitors always
welcome.
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Meets Thursdays at
8 o’clock at .
the local quarters back of
Ingram & Bush's Cigar Store
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