CUT PRICES
on our* entire stock of Men s
Heavy Shoes:
Chippewa - Friend
Putman Northern
Pacific Logger
and other well known brands
in broken sizes at
% to % °tf
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.
Job Printing
At The 'Prospector Office
FRIENOSWELKjME^
Members of Congregational
Church and Friends Meet
R«v. and Mrs. Price.
The reception given Rev. and
Mrs. Price al the Congregational
church last evening was a de
lightful social event. The mem
bers of the congregation and
their friends began making their
appearance at the church ’.short
ly after 8 o’clock to welcome the
new arrivals and to wish them
success and happiness in their
chosen work in the north. The
reception was informal and the
friends felt at liberty to come
and go as they pleased. The
ladies of the church had provided
an abundance of cake and coffee,
which was much appreciated.
Mr. Price cornea to Valdez from
Harrison, Idaho, and is a west
ern man. To plagarize from the
poet of the Yukon he is the “kind
that will lit in." tie is a clever
musician, possesses a strong and
well trained voice, is a pleasant
conversationalist and impresses
one as being a good fellow. Mr.
and Mrs. Price are young people
and have a little daughter, who
has already won her way into the
hearts of their friends.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Fresh eastern oysters at. the
Valdez Cafe. tf
Fine watch and Jewelry iepair
ing, all work guaranteed. H. V.
Herndon, with Owl Drug Co.
Chas. Bush and bride returned
from their honeymoon trip to Se
attle on the Sampson this morn
ing.
Jack Canu and wife and Mrs.
Thomson and daughter returned
to town from their ramp at Knik
lak.
Dr. Fellows and J. C. Kisller
were returning passengers from
Port Wells on the Brighton yes
terday.
If you want to sell or buy any
second-hand furniture, stoves,
etc., call tip City Express. Tele
phone '8->.
Jack Dalton, the trail blazer of
Alaska, was a pa.s'sengei. the
Sampson today bound for Knik
Anchorage.
Mrs. Ed. Whitteinore, of Sew
ard, was a passenger on the
Sampson en route home to .join
her husband.
FOR RENT—Two live-room
houses on Broadway. In lirst
class condition. Enquire of
Charles Crawford at the Plain
ing Mill. 1 tf.
Moose Danes
Tlie Order of Alaskan Moose
will give their regular weekly
dance Saturday night at their hall
to which all friends of the organ
begin at 9:30 sharp. Tickets can
be had of members. Good music.
PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS.
In the District Court for the Ter
ritory of Alaska. Third Divi
sion. At Valdez.
Zemro S. Moore, plaintiff, vs.
Josephine) Moore, defendent—No.
616—Summons.
The President of the United
States, Greeting:
To the above named defendent.
rou are nereDy requireu w ap
pear in the District Court, for
the Territory of Alaska, in the
Third Division thereof, • at the
town of Valdez, in said Territory,
within thirty days after the,
completion of the publication
this summons, t#-wit, Withjflnj
thirty-days after t«'4 7-th; dpy Jtfl
October, 1943, and^hnswei* -Wes
complaint of the pwinliff on wel
in said'court, and unless ypujlo'
appear and ansWei’>3he .plainjHT
will take judgeiheiUYaffamst you,
and apply to th*«ddi’t foi"!Wje ,re
lie’f demanded 'fn ^aid colnnfaint,
which is format divprce and disso
lution of the marriage contract,
which now exists between you and
the plaint'iff.
This summons is served on you
by publication thereof, pursuant
to an order, made and entered by
Hon, Robert W. Jennings, Judge
of the above entitled court on the
2nd. day of September, 1913.
Witness the Hon. Robert W.
Jennings, Judge' of said court
this 3rd. day .of September. 1913. j
ARTHUR LANG, Clerk.
(Seal).
By THOS. S. SCOTT, Deputy.
Date of first pub. Sept. 3, 1913.
Date of last pub. Oct. 17, 1913.
^.flOM/WCE OF A NAME.
Hugh*‘Williams and a rfemarkabl©
r Qariba ©♦ Coincidence*.
Names ljave figured frequently in
coincidences, one of the most re
markable cases being that recorded
of a series of men named Hugh Wil
liams, whose escapes from ship
wreck are recorded by an English
chronicler.
On Dec. 5, 1664, according to j
this authority, the English ship
Menia was crossing the strait of
Dover and capsized in a gale. Of
the eighty-one passengers on board
one was saved. His name was Hugh
Williams.
On the same day ol the same
month in 1785 a pleasure boat was
wrecked on the Isle of Man. There
were sixty persons on the boat,
among them one Hugh Williams
and his family. Of the threescore
none but old Hugh Wjlliams sur
vived the shock.
On Aug. 5, 1820, a picnicking
.party on the Thames was run dowu
by a coal barge. There were twenty
five of the picnickers, mostly chil
dren under twelve years of age. Lit
tie Hugh Williams, a visitor from
Liverpool, only live years old, was
the only one who was saved.
Now comes the most singular part
of this singular story. On Aug. 19,
1889. a coal laden craft, with nine
men, foundered in the North sea.
Two of the men, each of whom was
named Hugh Williams, an uncle
and nephew, were rescued by some
fishermen and were the only men of
the crew who lived to tell of the
calamity._
A Literary Tragedy. f
When Carlyle had finished the
first volume of his great work on
the French revolution he lent the
manuscript, to his friend John
Stuart Mill. One evening soon aft
erward Mill entered Carlyle’s door,
pale as Ilector’s ghost, with the
.dismal information, gasped out in
almost inarticulate words, that with
the exception of about four or five
sheets the manuscript was com
completely annihilated. Mill had
left it too carelessly lying about,
and a servant, thinking it so much
waste paper, had burned it. Five
months of steadfast, occasionally
excessive and painful toil utterly
lost! For three weeks Carlyle could
do nothing but read Marryat’s nov
els. Then one night, sitting talk
ing to his cook, he decided it should
be written again and eventually
finished “such a task as 1 never
tried before or since.”
A Puzzle.
“The English,” said a football
coach, “are crazier over football
than we are. Why, there will some
times be nearly 100,000 English at
a single football game.
“Two Englishwomen of the lower
class were drinking ‘four ale’ in a
‘pub’ one afternoon.
“ ‘What’s t he matter with ’ee,
Bess?’ said the first woman.
“‘Ah’m puzzled,’ said the second.
“‘What about, Bess?’
“ ‘Well, you sec. my Gargc’s on
the foot half team, an’when the team
wins he treats me to fried fish an’
the movies, hut when it loses he
gics me a heatin' up.’
“‘Well, Bess, I know all about
that. But what’s puzzlin’ thee?j
That’s what 1 asked.’
“‘Well, ye sec, today’s match
ended in a draw.’” — Washington j
Star. _~
A Sardinian Titbit.
The inhabitants of the mountain
ous districts of Sardinia cat hiTge
quantities of fermented milk, re
sembling koumiss or kephir. It is
prepared by allowing the milk of
the eow, sheep or goat to ferment
at a moderately high temperature,
either spontaneously or after the
addition of bakers’ veast, until it
thickens into a more or less con
sistent homogeneous mass, at which
stage the fermentation is stopped
by plunging the vessel into cold wa
ter. This product, which has a
sharp acid flavor, is eaten either by
itself or is spread as a butter upon
bread.__
Old Age and Work.
Old people qiake a great mistake
yjieu thqy give up? wofk. Many
£pan. wiwlhftve madq- a. competency
Hi business and feelveiitilled to re
tire-from active wrirk^ ttnd them
selves declining in health .and be
coming prematurely old for want of
occupation. In most aged persons
the vital functions continue in ac
tive exercise under normal condi- 1
tions, but if the regularity and mod- j
eration of business life are departed J
from trouble will surely follow.— |
London Lancet.
Cause of His Joy.
“Wlmt are you looking so happy
over, old man ?”
“1 am rejoicing over the birth of
twins.”
“Great Scott! I congratulate
you!”
“Don’t congratuate me. Go and
congratulate Evans. He’s the lacky
man. I never did like him.”
• A. M. Dleringer
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight
ing to all interior points
LIVERY air d FEED STABLE
STORAGE
Teaming of all kinds*
Positively no coal delivered
unless paid tor in advance
PROFESSIONAL
Dr. a COCKERILLE
. GraduatcTof National University
Washington,ID. C.
DENTIST
Phone 92 STFeurteenfyearsrin
Office in Whaling building VALDEZ
Next to cable office
DR. GERMAN
Phono .8 the dentist
Office rooms over Owl Drug store. Office hours
9 a. m., to 6 p. in., 7 p. m.. to 9 p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
E. E. RITCHIE
L A \V Y E K
phone 136 Valdez, Alaska
C. E. BUNNELL
ATTORNEY-A T-L A W
Offices Wall Street
Phone 3t VALDEZ
MINING ENGINEER
F. BUTTERWORTH
,|Civil Engineer and'
[U. S. Deputy Land and
' Mineral Surveyor
®lue Printing Res. Phone. 189
L. W. STORM. E. M.
Valdez, Alaska
Reports on Mines
Patent Surtees
General Mining Engineering
Phone No. ios
Geo. f. white
The Assayer
Assaying and Ore Testing
CORRECT RESULTS
No More, No Less
VALDEZ, ALASKA
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
>w.B
Meet eery Tuesday evemntt, at S oolockln
Rattle Hall. All members are requested to
attend. S. Mt’NJECK. Aretlo Chief
PIONEERS OF ALASKA
IGLOO NO. 7.
Meets every first and third Mon
day of each month. All visit
ng Brothers welcome.
E. G. AMES, Secretary.
Valdes Lodge
No 168.
Fiee ami Accepted Masons
Regular Communications nrst Wednesday in
each month in MoKInley Hall Visitors always
welcome. »
James H Patterson..W. M
O. C- Reynolds. Sec
FOE
VALDEZ AERIE Wo. 1971
Meet every Friday. 8 d. m- Fabric Hal
VALDEZ LODGE NO. 6,1.0. 0. F
Meets every Monday at 81>. m. in
ODD FKLLOWS HALL
Visiting Brothers especially invited
Wm. Thomas, n. <j. P. S. Hist. p. c.,’Src.