Hats Without a Woolen String
S N Y I) F. R' S.
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Choice
Apples
by the Box.
A FEW NEWS NUGGETS.!
V, C. Stull.Graduate Optician.
Full stock of paints at Ken
drick’s.
Kendrick can make an artistic
sign for you.
School will re-open Monday,
January 5th.
A nice line of' fine cutlery just
received at Brownells.
Yackslinw is now selling stove-'
pi|K' at tWc |>cr length.
Everything to wear for man. wo-1
man and child at J. Fish <fc Co
The latest in nit ns clothing, call;
on the American Tailors and lx
happy.
A few fancy boxes of fancy can
dies left at reduced prices at Candy
Kitchen.
“The Tailor makes the man.";
Seethe American Tailors. Key-:
atodc avenue.
Hathaway & Kaake have now
on hand a full line of Window
glass of all sizes.
Tlie Log Cabin saloon is prepared
to sell beer to families or other* at
25 cents per quart.
All kinds of woolen overshir's;
and heavy and light wool undtr
wiar at tin Lion store.
A Chamois skin vest may save
vor.r life. We have them, the la*
test and )k-si, at Owl Drugstore.
Just received, the best Miners
Shoes ever seen in Alaska. Try a
pair, at the Lion Clothing s'ore.
The Seattle Market is now open
for the sale of all kinds of men .
The market is located on the Swan
property, corner Keystone and
McKinley sts.
The young 1st lies are to give a
fancy dr»ss hall on Friday evening
Jan. 9 h. The affair is ;o lie con
ducted entirely by the Indies and
invitations will lie issued in a fc\
days.
Have you seen the new huteln t
shop, corner Keystone and Mckit -
ley S s. They have meat to roast.
Iniil, fry or any old way. Don’
mis> it. They dont keep meat
they sell it.
Chas. H. Wilcox, who has lien
a valuable assistant in ottr otlic
for several months, received lh
sad intell'gence of ;lie ilea h of hi.
fa le r. on the last mail. Chn
Fcldosscr, who is also assisting ti
nt the present time, received lit,-<
news on the previous lioat, of tin
death of his father.
The Bertha arrived here on Wed
nesday about 11 h. m., after a ver\
rough trip to Kodiak. Whet
hound west she was forced to si*el
shelter in a small hurtior and los
two anchors in an endeavor to hold
Two other anchors were tried,
which held good. The boat arrived
here completely covered with ice
No hing has Ih-wi luurdof th
Slu-likoff since she left lure nm
until she returns we will prohahh
hear nothing of the Dawson City
or (ien. Siglin, which was last
s«-‘-n in the Behring sea last Octo
ber.
Jt;o. Sargent and N. Papen at
tempted to jump a lot in t he reser
vation addition a few days ago,
and were arrested on a charge ol!
tresspassing, on complaint of A.
Codiga who located and claims the
lot. The case came up before Judge
Os rander yesterday' and the de
fendants were found guilty ami \
were each lined #5 and costs' The
judge remarked in passing sentence
ihu. it being the first case of tlie
kind to come before him at this!
place he would impose the mini
mum fine, hut in the future would :
deal different in any similar cases, j
\\ . C. Stull KxjHTt Watchmaker.
Fresh fruit on c.\ery boat. Shaw
A* Williams.
For money saving in Wall-paper
see King & White.
Children? Sleds. Strong, U|>-to
date, and cheap at Richards.
All kinds of ruhlier, felt and lea
ther shoes at the I,ion store.
Throw away yotir old truss and
huy a i>i w one at the Owl Drug
Store.
For fur caps and parkays and
German sox .go to the Lion cloth
ing store.
Parker Bunk House, on Key
stone Ave. Bunk, stove and wood.
All comforts, 25c per day.
O. J. Anderson lias opened a
Hardware store on the Swan prop
erty. corner Keystone and McKin
ley sts.
Mr. Rooney of tlie Propresso
Trailing Company lias the thanks
of this office for a nice box of Ore
gon apples.
The lies! ami largest assortment
of heavy ami light wool socks at
wholesale prices at the Lion
clothing s'ore.
Felix has lost his night key. ami
he is therefore compelled to keep
open at all hours and will lie ready
:o give you a meal at aiivold time.
Isaac II. Loomis returned on the
Excelsior and will do freighting
into the irt r'or this year on a
large scale and “Ike” is the bov
that ean do it.
A new harl>er shop is now lo
••a'ed in the Gold Gust Exchange
under the management of S. T.
Gotti rdam and T. M. Hempe, who
are Imtli artists in their line.
The Progresso Trading Co., are
ree'inga building 2ox$0 feet on
McKinley street adjoining office of
Oscar Fish. They received 40 tons
•f produce and groceries on the
'ast lioat.
King Os'-nr returned from Seni
le on the Excelsior and while ab
sent made arrangements for the
• ipmen of 1.< 00,U<>0 fee* of Inm
*>er to this place, whieli will he
sent up on a schooner.
Shelly and Joe Wickert are now
>n the trail coming to Valdez.
•>om Eagle, where they went last
till in 'heemploy of Cup*. Burnell
<> work on the telegraph line.
J'hev have evidently given up the
>b and are returning to their old
haunts.
Mrs. F. J. Kinghorn purchased
vhile in San Francisco, the finest
line of ladies furnishing goods ever
ro’ ght to Valdez. These include
aney hosYrv. skirts. dr<-ssingsacl>
in'nos. ti'tn’iwn rolss and
ad s, fans, lares, frills and thrills
md many o her things he name
f which the Pi n.-e'EcTOH re; on r
’out know, hut he does know
hey are pretty and if he had a wife
'ie wouldnt loose any time sending
' «r to Mrs. Kinghorn to secure
wha* she needed before they were
all gone.
Tin- Excelsior arrived here Mon
lav. 'lie 20th. having left Seattle
the morning of the 20th. She en
•onn’i red considerable rough wea
ther lietween Sitka and the Sound
and could not land at any port un
it she reached this place. The
vessel was covered with snow and
i<-e when she tied up at the dock.
There were M2 passengers. 500 tons
of general merchandise, and 45,
000 feet of lumber for this port.
The following were passengers
for Valdez:
A fcnvrier, C* Santor, E C Shelton. Torn Kluney.
N A V{fluent, M T Collins Mrs Kramer, C II
S.*vhj4, T A Jetfrev. r »J Pvhnev, Mr**, .1 in«ui
mic-J, J \y Smith, M W Mie' e HI. Mr MeNi. ly,
Mr*. McNHy, A Lar*on, 1 L»*>ni»*. S Envlller.
Ilailev Hall. Erne*t Tntskrr. I* M f»orjstrM»n. J
I» l:ov, Chester Mil!»n«t, E T Hub'll, A J A«1.
nxos an<l wife, E'hel tiriffltli, II L T ilv, T L
(Marti. 1*« p Paly, O J Me Connell, Kuvak. J
Peter* in. Orca. _
J. B- AQEN5.
CASH STORE
There's Eggs and Eggs.
We have the BEST.
El, V. Miller, Manxper.
Judge Lyons left on the Bertha
for » short visit to Juneau.
j Buy your HARDWARE at a
i Hardware store, of u Hardware
man.
The schooner Volants left Seat
tle on Dec. 18th with a cargo for
j this place.
There will he special New Years
i services at the Endeavor Church
| Sunday night.
The popular restaurant, the Mer
jchants Cafe will re-ojK-n Sunday
morning and will Is- one of the fin
est and most complete restaurant
I in Alaska.
The following is the rcjM.rt of
; the Eagle eluh charity hall, given
for the Ix-nctil of the Hospital.
Keol. for >nlr of tli-ket*.. *'it'.i»>
Kxpun-e ol eiitertntium'iil .
Itdldtife, . .. . ,ilJt|S
The lmlanee has liecn ih jtosited
in the Valdez Bank subject to the
|<"ill of the trusteesor others having
i charge or munnginicnt of the hos
pital.
A meeting of lot ladders on the
ground adjacent to Valdez, was
j held at the Court House on Satur
day night, last, to consider the
question of annexing .0 Valdez,
j tnos! of those present were in fa
! 'or of annexation and in order :o
put the matter in form, a eominii
| tee was appolnnd to draw tip a
j petition to the council asking that
I they he admitted. When this is
| done, further action will Ite^ikcn.
Successful K. P. Ball.
One of the largest attended and
i most successful dances of the sen
; son was that of the Knights of
Pythias on New Years eve at von
iiiinthers hall. Preparations l ad
i l>een in progress for several weeks
j for the affuir and everything was
• lone to make it a success. The
! hall was beautifully decorated, flic
'Hour in good condition and .he
I lunch was excellent. The music
I was a special feature of the even
ing and was all that could lie
1 wished. The grand march com
menced at and dancing con
tinued until nearly morning.
Notice to Taxpayers.
Notice is hereby given (Ut the tax -s for the
y*ar hMg are now tin.* and will b-eo.n- delis
quent on th*lAth day of Janu try, lima, at o*
cloek |». in., atter which a jh nalty of 1 > per
cent will lx* added. 1 will la* found at uiv
office during business hoars for the p trpo«c o’f
receiving tlie taxes.
John ii. Snyder. Treasurer of the Town of
Waldes.
Dissolution of Partnership.
| Notice is hereby given that the parlneraliln
! here.ofo.e existing tie tween F. J. «»ol ien and
| iicruard Frias. thong business as the » ienua
Bakery, t offoe and < nop Htiiise is this day dis
j solved by mutual council!. F. J. «•olden mic
; veils to flic bti'ineas and will receive a 1 debts
due to and pay all debts due by tue lat • co
fairinerahip.
• Frank J. < olden.
1 ernard Fries.
hated at Valdes, Alaska, 1 ec. Jd, li*.r>.
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Take Your Christmas Dinner
at the
Vienna Cafe.
Everything FIRST CLASS.
F.J. GOLDEN Proorietor. i
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You Don't Need a Wife
If You Get Your
Work Done at
The STAR LAUNDRY
We Repair and Sew on Buttons.
Tie Ovl Dm; (o.
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Pure Fresh Drugs.
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Valdez. Alaska: 1
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Hemple Dougherty,
Pioneer Outfitters.
Having purchased the stock of Groceries of Jas. Fish & Co., we now
have the MOST COMPLETE LINE IN VALDEZ. We are
prepared to fill orders, either large or small.
Goods Delivered To Any Part Of The City.
Miners Meeting.
A min *r% meeting i* h*rebr phIImI to m^l
at the hi* rlei < o irt room, Vald •*. Alaska. on
llivtii'l day of January. A. h. 1*»»CI. at * p.m.. to
i jciMfr I lie adoption o. miner* ml.** for t lie
Vahle: »'ce**rdlfig I i**rfel. ami lor tin* tran**.-.
Hon of *u -b other buxine** a* may rninr Vxtforc
•aid in • ting.
^aid me ting may be d»lJourii-«l from film* to
firm* to*iiitllie eonv.-ni *i»«,e o| »lie greatest
i.tnnb r 01 miner* ami pro*p *i tor*». >aid uieel
i« g i* i nil -«i by author!ry o i • Iti/.etiS m acting
li Id in Va!«les on I*ee. 1 Mil. I'.nu.
For Hulilnr (ilovt*? tuul Mitt?
••nil a: Lion store*.
WANT8--FOR SALE.
.\dv *rti*em *nt* under l hi* head. in edit* a
line l*»r one in*erti«n, 5 cent* for each *ub*e
«4 .eii! in* Mtion.
F'»R SALK-Ho ne line large .|»;», well fed
and in *o.»d oou lltion. Kugulre II. Syring
P K HALE - A Hire ■ r«a»m cottage, two floor*.
A all in tiu»* condition. Euu dre Herman
ftyrlug.
BUM* hot! FirM da** bird dog for Hale.
Schneider Si*tcr*. Hroa«lft ay.
PIANO—A Fine upright piano for *ale by tlie
Schneider Slater*. Broadway.
HOPW&i \\i» LOTH for feat or for min. Cull
on hr. Von tiuuther.
Hot Chili and
Waffle Kitchen.
Open Always.
Broadway, Opp. Reading Room.
Mas. J. H. Ryan
CHAS A. HAND, Prop.
The Only Short Order
House in City.
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BANK Or VALDEZ,
AND
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.
Capital, Paid-up - $10,000
Ke-erv**, in Krai and Per
sonal Property - $07,000
Oenurnl Bunking Busine*.*. Hold
ihi*t Bought. a ml 1 •i-euuni».
Foreign and Kin-tern Exchange
Bought anil Sold. (.tenoral Collect
ing
PATRONAGE SOLICITED.
LI MBER and TIMBERS of all kind*
Special Order*
jai
Promptly Attended To. '
H. F. ROBINSON, SjOt
Gold Dust
Exchange.
Highest Price Paid For
Gold Dust
Treasury Notes, Drafts and Money Orders Cashed Free of Charge.
AL. WHITE, Proprietor
RICHARDS & CO,
Furnture, Stoves arid _ _ _
Household Supplies.
Second-Hand Good* bought and Sold.
J. F. HIELSCHER &• CO.
Wholesale and Retail
BUTCHERS
Speeial Attention Given to FAMILY TRADE.
Orders Taken and Delivered to Hotels and
Restaurant*.
RAILROAD CONTRACTORS SUPPLIED.
European Plan Pates peasonable
HOTEL ST. ELMS
(Only First Class Hotel in Valdez.)
Headquarters for Mining Men
and Commercial Travelers.
DEBNEy a POOT, Proprietors.
Keystone Ave. Valdez, Alaska.
For General Hauling see
The Alaska Transfer 0o.
Piano and Safe Moving
Special Attention To City Tra<*e.
COAL and General Forwarders