VOLUME 2, NO. 36. VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1903. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER,
Notice To The Public.
Having been awarded an additional mail contract we
have decided to discontinue our “Everything To Wear” store
and have sold our entire stock to Hemple & Dougherty. We
wish to take this opportunity of thanking our many customers
for the patronage we have received at their hands, and be
speak for Hemple & Dougherty a liberal share of their future
business.
We shall be glad to receive an early settlement on all
accounts due us, as we are desirous of closing the mercantile
business as soon as possible.
Very Respectfully,
JAMES f ISM & CO
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Cure That Cold at
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P. O. DRUG STORE.
P. E. KERN,
GOLD and SILVERSMITH.
See Our Large Liue Of
NUGGET JEWELRY
Watches, Diamonds,
Cut Glass, SUverware,
Fine Watch Repairing
City Market
next to merchant’s cafe.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Beef, Mutton, Pork and Poultry
Our Prices are RIGHT. Give us a call.
Nuggets and Nugget Jewelry
CHAINS, CHARMS,
PINS, BRACELETS,
NECKLACES, HATPINS
WK MARK ANYTHING YOU MAY WANT
Are You Going East?
If not, a few cents will take them by mail. Re
member your friends are looking for something.
W. C. STULL,
Optician, Jeweler and ivx]>crt Watchmaker, Diamond Setter.
Additional Local.
C. C. Roberts ami family leave
oil the Bertha for the state? to pass
the winter.
Several new memliers were ad
mitted to tiie chamber of commerce
Monday.
James Casey, who has been oper
ating in this country for the last
three years, reached here from
Cold Bay on the Newport.
Mrs. Lathrop and Cleo Mellow
I ell will return from Cold Bay on
, the Newport. They will prolaihly
| take next lioat to the states.
The Newport reached port last
Friday from the westward, witli a
full list of passengers. She had a
i very good trip ami made the run
: much quicker than was expected.
Geo. Meals fell from the second
story of the house upon which lie
was working, Tuesday, and cut his
face badly on some broken glass.
The doctor sewed up the cuts and
no serious results are expected.
j Among those to arrive on the
j Jeanie was Geo. P. Hughes, capita I -
i ist, of Oregon. He is lure for
pleasure, ami came in company
will) Mr. Carson and Mr. Arthur.
Hr. Hughes is well pleased with
tiiis his first trip.
Tlit* reception to the court offic
ials will lie given next Tuesday.
Everyone is invited and it is to In
hoped that there will lie a good
turnout as theconimittee has spared
no trouble or expense to make the
affair a success.. Everything will
lie free.
The council met Monday hut
transacted very little business. The
bill of Dr. Boyle for $75 for services
as health officer, was reconsidered
and ordered paid. The finance
committee requested more time in
which to report u|n>n the ordinance
reducing the salaries of city offic
ials, and the meeting was adjourn
ed until to-night, when the matter
will be settled.
The Jennie, ('apt. Mason in com
mand, arrived Monday with 24
passengers and considerable freight
: She left the following day for Or
; ea and Nuehek, and will return in
time to leave for Seattle to-mor
row. Following is the passenger
list:
11. Mulontr, V. T. Hoggntt, J. K. Ol
wn. H. A. Van Ainriiigo, Mi-* ,l«rk, P. Arthur,
J. A Cftr»<»ii. K Met'U*uliftii, «J. M. Hugho*, Mr*.
Wirkenthim, Mr. mid Mr.-. Jm du«. A. Mover,
It . II. l.ougvlftl**. Win. II. Wliiitl 1>. Mr
i Phor»«>ii. Mi*. l»- l*ii‘lor. W. riii-h *lro. 4- ('mu
t r. a. •«. Purou, A. r. (uiuld, A. W. Aldcrinu,
I A IP'bii“U- in
JA8. FISH & CO. RETIRE FROM
BUSINESS
New Mall Contract To Tatia
na Reason Of The
Sale.
James Fish & Co., Itave sold out
their mercantile business in Val
dez to Heinple <fc Dougherty. This
sale was brought uhout by reason
of Mr. Fish having Won awarded
the mail contract from here to the
mouth of the Tanana. This con
tract is a most im]>ortant one, and
together with the contract to Eagle
demands the entire time and ener
gy of the contractor.
This sale was a great surprise to
the public, anil it was with genu
ine regret that our citizens learned
of the closing of this place of busi-j
ness. Mr. Fish started a general;
merchandise store here in l'.MIO, n
the little log building now occupied j
hv Felix’s restaurant, and contin
ued the business until forced to
move to larger quarters in the
Whaling building. List spring
he secured a lease of the property
on the corner of Mi Kinley and
Broadway, and erected the fine)
store building now known as the
j “Everything to Wear” store, but
j since receiving the mail contract to
j the mouth of the Tanana, he has
decided that the mail business will
occupy his entire time.
Heinple & Dougherty are unde
cided yet as to whether they will
handle stock purchased of Fish &
Co., in their own store on Keystone,
or conduct the business in the Fish
building. An inventory is now
Wing taken.
Lawyers Here.
Quite number of people are now
arriving in town who are interested
one way or anotlier in tlie coming
! term of court. T. I). Arthur, law
year, off New York, is here to repre
sent tlie Alaska Copjier Co. with F.
M. Brown. John A. Carson, of
Salem, Ore., arrived on the same
boat ami will look after the inter
est of Juhn L. Sweeney in the same
case.
The other side of the case will he
looked after by Mr. Huhbaid, of
| Valdez, and Volney T. Hoggatt,
who just arrived after a trip to the
Philippines and other points in
, search for testimony bearing on tlie
case.
The case involves the ownership
of the copper properties on the
Chittyna known as the Bonanza
claim.
The question of denouncing as un
true the statements made by H.
Bratnober regarding this section of
Alaska, was brought up at the
chamber of commerce meeting Mon
day, and it was decided that the
interviews he was giving out about
Alnska were so clearly untrue and
unreasonable that no denial was
: necessary. Whatever object be
! may have in making such state
ments will lie defeated bv the ab
| surdity of the stories he tells.
The committee Appointed to as
certain and rci>ort on the gold out
put from the various placer dig
gings for the season of 11)03, after
stating the difficulties attending
investigation owing to the mitnl<er
• who carry out their pokes to tlw*
states leaving no information re
garding the amount, reported hav
ing interviewed the In-st authorities
| they place the amount for the
{ChisnA district, which includes
Slate creek and Miller’s gulch, a*
f2B5,0Q0, and for the Xizina dis
trict 1135,000.
Richards Case Ended.
The derision of tlit* U. jj. circuit
court <A appeals in the case of the
Unitetl Stales vs. Frank H. Rich
ards, Unitetl States marshal, closes
one of the most stubborn ami hitter
cases for the removal of a public
official that has ever lieen waged in
the United States Court. He was i
arrested ujhjii a diarge of packing
a jury in an ini]M>rtant criminal (
case in Alaska, tried and found |
guilty. j
'Hie court sustained his appeal
and reversed judgment upon the
ground of the insufficiency of evi
dence. Only last week Richards
received a favorable decision from
the department of justice at Vl'aslt
ington. the attorney general declin
ing to remove him. Richards hav
ing been successful, now threatens
to sue two leading mining compan
ies for damages for conepiracv.
Library.
Arthur C. Jackson ha* written
to several parties in town regarding
making some arrangements for a
geographical society library at this
place. Such libraries have i«cen
estaMislied at Hkagway and Jun
eau, an<l over ltJUO publications
have been sent to Nome for tlie
same purpose. It is to bo hoped
that some arrangement can lie
made for such a library, for tlie
publications of the society contain
much of interest to Alaskans, and
would be of great educational
value to the community.
Married.
Cards were received in the last'
mail announcing tlie marriage of
Margaret Ella Jamieson to Henry
Stephen Sanderson, at Denver, on
Tuesday, Sept. 211. Miss Jamieson
in company with Mis. A. M. Ed
wards, sjamt the summer in Valdez
visiting Arthur M. Edwards. Dur
ing her short stay here slie became
a universal favorite; and her many'
friends unite in wishing her happi
ness,and extending congratulations
to tlie lucky man.
i
From Sbushitna.
The following telegram re
ceived by A1 White yesterday.■
speaks for itself. The men spoken
of as l>eing at Copper Center, left
here last spring and went in over
the snow to the head waters of the
Shushitna. They are now return
ing to town.
Copper Center, Oct. 14.
At. White, Valdez.
Leave for Valdez to-day. Struck
it good. Petek Monahan.
Senate Sold.
The Senate heretofore operated
hy Scott & Smith, was on the even
ing of tlie 13th purchased hy Tom,
Cobb, and will hereafter he run by
him under the same name.
Tom is well known by everyone
in this section; he came here in ’hit
with the military party to work asj
a (lacker for the government, ami
has stayed with it ever since. He
has traveled all over the interior of
Alaska, and will now settle down
to business.
Weather Record.
tteiaark*.
Oct. | l
1 i » s 4» i
2 I 3ft ; 40
3 | 39 j 4-'» I
4 | 40 i 49 |
5 30 J Jo
6 30 4M
7 42 J 40 i
0 40 40 I
9 3ft 4*i |
10 30 4ft ;
11 32 4H |
12 28 ] 44 I
13 34 j 42 j
cloudy. E wind
partially eloudy
cloudy
cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
cloudy
cloudy raid 3-Jtl inch
s E wind
cloudy_
| Windy f Light Wind. • Cloudy.
Above sero except where otherwise staled,
f Rain. Kigur .*.' show precipitation in incjie*
September. MM-Tli^rjnometer ranged frouj
31 to G4 degree*. 4 rainy dara; 11 partially
rainy dpvs; II cloudy days; 10 partially cloudy
days; o partially foggy days.
Ladies, have you seen those
cheap house wrappers at Mrs. fchef
fers’s? Thev are worth the price,
#1.75.
A COURTHOUSE
TO BE BUILT ON RESERVA
TION BLOCK
Chamber of Commerce Takes Step*
To Straighten The
Streets.
A special meeting of tj* cham
ber of commerce was called Mon
day night to take action regarding
the o|<ening«f streets around tlie
reservation block which is intended
for a court house site.
The court officials liave wired to
Washington regarding the matter
»>f building a court liouse and jail
here, and received permission from
the department to cx]iend fx.OOfl
in the construction of such a huild
ing. and if arrangeawnta enn las
made with adjoining projiertv own
ers to change tjieir Jot lines so na
allow streets to le ojicned around
the reservation block, the oourt
(anise will he built on the block
frontiug on Hobart and Reserva
tion arc.
It is tlie intention of the court
officials to widen Reservation ave.,
extend Holiart strict, ami run a
street from Holiart to McKinley
beyond the reservation block.
They also want the extension of
McKinley street straightened by
moving tlie Whaling building.
A committee consisting of T. J,
Jionohoc, F. J. Kelsey and Janie*
Fish, Jr., was appointed to see
wiiat arrangement# could he made
with adjoining property owners,
and report at the adjourned meet
ing Wednesday evening.
At tlie adjourned m eting, Wed
nesday evening, tlie committee
reported tliat an agreement wu
entered into with the property
owners whereby the Valdez house
sliali W moved hack off tlie street
at tlie exjiense of the owners, anil
the Slicpherd building be moved at
tlie expense of the town, or rather
l»v tlmso whose propeitv is benefit
tid by tl«- change.
Tlie two buildings corner of Key
stone avenue and McKinley street,
having undergone a thorough alter
ation both externally and inter
nally, are now as comfortable quar
ters as can lie found in town. Tlie
upper part of both is fitted up as
rooming quarters, and tlie lower
part of the corner building is now
opened by the proprietor. Gene
Ames, as a club room, and wilt
hereafter be known as t lie Keystone.
He has a firstclnss pool table aud
sells only tlie lest hrnmU of cigars.
It is a neat, quiet gisort
Governor Brady lias appointed
B. F. Millard to attend to the col
lection of samples of ore for a min
eral exhibit at St. lamis. Any one
having specimens tlmt they wish
to donate for this pnrjiose are re
quested to have them with Mr.
Millard, who will forward them to
St. Louis.
The most successful Moose dance
of the season was lie Id last Satur
day. A jolly crowd was present,
and barring au accident to the
lights, which was soon repaired,
the evening was very pleasantly
spent.
The A. B’s met Monday at Yon
Gunther's hall and reorganized,
it was decided to use that hall for
nieetings. Two candidates will lie
initiated next Monday.
The Nome City left Seattle for
Nome Sept. 23, on her second trip
to that jstrt. She will return to
the Valdez run on the completion
of this trip.
For liest make and quality win
ter underwear, see the goods that
Mrs. Slieffer carries, they are first
class quality hut cheap iu price.
Don't have cold feet. Ladies*
•and gents’ felt alioes at Levy & Co.