VOLUME 3, NO. 40 VALDEZ. ALASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10. 1904. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
MOIM Town
VALDEZ HYDRAULIC COM
PANY ELECTS OFFICERS
Dev Hotels lo Start
—
Valdez Goes Republican. Local
Happenings of The
Week.
—
Tlie stockholders of the Vwhlez
Hydraulic and (Sold Mining Co.
held a meeting Monday evening
and elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: President,
John Lyons; vice president, C. C.
Roberts; secretary, ti. C. Wilson, i
treasurer. K. H. Craig; and board
«>f directors, C. C. Roberts, C. J.
Todd, E. H. Craig, Hardin Smith,)
John Lyons. Win. M. Wilson.
The company, holding a large
amount of valuable placer ground
on Iiove River, is now incorporat
ed under the laws of Arizona, and
capitalized at #800,000 They will
sell only a sufficient number of
shares for a working capital, ami
will l»egin operations on a large;
scale next spring.
An expert, secured for the pur
pose, went thoroughly over the;
ground beiore snow fell, and gave
a very glowing report, in which he'
claimed that if worked to its full
est extent it would give large re
turns, and begin to pay immediate
ly upon the instalation of the
plant.
New Hotel.
That there will lie heavy travel
over this trail to Fairbanks this i
winter is evidenced by the fact that
several Seattle people have been
negotiati ng by wire for the lease of
a hotel here.
A telegram was received here
last week inquiring if a furnished
hotel could he rented, and arrange
ments are now under way to rent
the Hotel Northern and the Horse
shoe building. While the deal is ;
not completed, the interested par- j
ties ar" confident thet it will go
through.
Goes Republican.
A test election was held at the
Bowling Alley Tuesday and it
proved that Valdez was strongly in
favor of Roosevelt. The ballot box
was open from one to eight p.m.,
and the vote resulted as follows:
Roosevelt 252
Parker 130
Watson tl
The other man they could not
Swallow.
City Market
NEXT TO THE NIZ1NA.
PRICES ARE
RIGHT
Wholesale anil
Retail Dealers
GIVE US A
CALL
Beef, Mutton, Pork
Poultry and Game.
Chamber of Commerce.
The chamber of commerce met
Monday evening and adopted an ;
amendment to the by-law* fixing j
the date of meetings on the tirst;
and third Frida vs of each mnnthJ
, • |
Al. White was appointed repre-.
sentative of the chamber at Fair
banks. His credentials instruct
him to inform ibis laxly of any
thing happening at Fairbanks
which it would lanet'it Valdez to
know, and also to carry out such
instructions as are from time to
time giv« n him hv the chand>er.
A letter was ordered sent to the
post office department urging bet
ter service between Seattle and
here, in order that the Fairbanks
service may l>e more direct.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the
payment of taxes upon property
within the limits of the town of
Valdez for the year 11*0-1 are now j
due. That said taxes will lx* de
linquent on the tirst Monday of;
December next at six o'clock, p.m.. i
and that unless paid prior thereto,!
ten per centum will be added to the
amount thereof.
Payment of said taxes maybe!
made at the A. 0. Co's, otlice, eo:-i
tier McKinley St. and Broadwav.
in Valdez, between the hours of 11
a.m. and 1 p.m. each week day
until December oth, 11*0-1, and on
said day until (i p.m.
J. C. Martin, •
Town Treasurer.
Nov. K, 11)04.
Midas Swindler Caught.
Seattle, Nov. 10—C. It. Criggs,
one of the Midas creek promoters,
was arrested in eastern Oregon bv
deputy Marshal Cody yesterday.
This is one of the nu n who were so
hadlv wanted for the Midas creel:
swindle at Nome this summer, in
teresting developments are prom
ised in the case. tiriggs is out on
1 bail.
ROOSEVELT WINS
Carries The States By Larger Majority Than McKinley
Had In 1900. All Northern States For Teddy.
Republican Landslide.
Following is a l.rief sumninrv of
the election bulletins received over
the Canadian line Tuesday even
ing up to the time the line went
down.
Parker carried S. Carolina hy-10
(XX) plurality. Dent, state ticket
wins and legislature unanimously
democ ratio.
The 5th district of the town of:
Oyster hay. where president lives,
gives him 11-1 majority over Par
ker.
Elmira. N. Y., gives Koosevelt
001 plurality.
Syracuse. X. Y. gives Koosevelt
17.11)4. Park, r 9,734.
X. Y. Journal extra at 9:05 p.m.
says Koosevelt has carried the na
tion.
In Oneida county and Esopus
township, X. Y.. Parker’s home dis
trict, K Mscvelt polled 173. Parker
159.
Buffalo, X. Y.. gives Koosevelt
39,1:15. l'.irki r •JS.71K).
At 7:15 p.m. returns indicated
it*Kisevelt liael carried X. Y. hv
larger plurality than McKinley.
. Jteturns from Indiana, Mass.,
Maine, Ve rmont and Xew Jersey
.-how republican gains over 1900.
Connecticut shows sliglit elemo
eratic gain over 1900. Kolarts.
rep. governor 20,000 majority.
Koosevelt has e-arrieel Delaware
hv 5.000. l’cpuhlieans elect gejv
|ernor and congressmen. Le-gisla
•
j tiire will be overwhelmingly rej »ub
• liean.
Indiana gone republican by 10,
r)00.
Wyoming gone for Roosevelt.
Close race for governorship between
Brooks, republican, and O-borne.
democrat.
X. Y. democratic headquarters
admit Roosevelt carried every
doubtful state.
Claimed Illinois gone 40,000 re
publican; Cook county 1)0,000.
Michigan 10-1.0 :o r> publican ma
jority.
Roosevelt run ahead ticket in
M isshuri.
Virginia elects 0 democrats out
11 districts.
At s p.m. Parker admitted defeat
and wir d congratulations to the
president.
Roosevelts plurality above Bronx
iMn.OOO and Parkers below Bronx
.'“•7.000, giving New York to Roose
velt by •Jg's.tiOO. Returns from one
third of slate almve Bronx show
It .. ells Vote]7.000 heavier than
Me.iir.in lWH). Parker 7,Ois)
smaller than Brvan. For governor
Higgins Is apparently lOo.OOO
ahead in up state count and Hi r
r: 1: .'DM ahead in city, electing
llii-gins liy S.>,000. Legislature
m i n. bi lmingly republican. The
eieel.on of a republican C. S. si i.a
•r to succeed Chauncev M. Depew
.s assured.
Douglas. democrat ie governor
lias tin M> plurality in Boston.
Wednesday evening the follow
ing items came in, bu a eontinu
mis service eoulil not In* obtained.
Denver, Nov. 9—In a tight at the
polls Tuesday, ten democratic elec
tion judges were killed.
Boston, Nov. 9—Roosevelt car
ried the state. Douglas, democratic
governor, elected.
New York. Nov. 9 The republi
can national ticket has l>een elect
ed hv a larger electoral vote than
McKinley had in 19IM. Barker
has not carried a single northern
state, and will have hut lot electo
ral votes. In the lower house the
republicans will have a majority of
about 4<>.
New York, Nov. 9—Barker lias
is-ued 4 statement tiiat he will
not he a candidate again.
Seattle Nov. 9—Steve Bailey lost
(KM on (lie defeat of Turner for
governor. •
Kernes Has A I'It.
Fairbanks. Nov 9-Judge Humes
dropped in an epileptic lit on the
street this afternoon while return
ing to his office irom dinner. He
lias been suffering for a week or
more from dysentery on account of
eating cv.nne 1 foods.
IIlimes arrived here (let. li-d
in 1 formed ,i partnership with
Falcon Jo.-iin and Nye. It is gen
era 11y concideil that he is t•» succeed
to the judg'-.-hip of thi ilistriet.
Barker Bunk House mi Keystone
avenue. Bunk, stove and wood,
all comforts, go cents pi .• day.
Are You
You eon find everything to kee|> you WABS1 and make you COttFOHTAUiLE
at our store.
We have a good assortment of
All Wool BLANKETS in Grays, Mottled and Vicunas, different weights and prices.
COMFORTERS. SHEET BLANKETS.
FELT SHOES AND SLIPPERS for men women and children.
WARM HOUSE SLIPPERS for big and little. RUBBER GOODS of every description.
1 Boys Knee and Hip BOOTS. Ladies’ and Children’s RUBBERS and ARCTICS,
j We have just received a new consignment of Ladies and Children s Shoes.
*
You will fiod Good Styles and W\ Sizes
Good Goods A. L. LEVY & I 0. Good Goods
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