VOLUME 3, NO.46 VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1904. OFFICI/L CITY PAFER.
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nf 11ii*>4* lli'jivv. Ki|iiiil-iii-Tailiir-Miiil«)
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OVERCOATS
or
ULSTERS
At Levy’s. Come and Take A Look. I
IWhi
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WY art* also sliowiu£ a n« u line of
Cravinets, Mitiens, ti oves and Ca}>»
As wt'll its (iooil W arm
WbERWEflR *25 HOSE
For
Men, Women or Children.
Our Stock Is Now COMPLETE and
Is NOT EQUALLED IN ALASKA.
A. L LEVY & I0.
Good Goods
a
Along the Fairbanks Trail
Humes’ Body at Center
Copper Center. Dee. J1—Mahon
ey mill Chas. tiillis, with the body
«»• Judge Humes, arrived here last
nigh Peter Malone, accompanied
hv Mrs. Ferris and Frank Bisliop
| rich also arrived. Con Ileggs and
party will reach here in a few
days Dan Rixs, John Clarkson
and Tom Neely are in from shu
shitna and left this morning for
"wn. Every one reports trail in
title ccllpitioD. Fni'btl, ks express
'■cam left this morning with a lull
load.
Discoverer of Fairbanks
55. MeCiirv, discoverer of Fair-1
.banks creek, arrived with Ed.
Rus-el! yesterday and is -topping
at tin- Sit. Elias.
Mr. McCarty is an eld timer in
the Tatiana and Yukon ennntrv,
having made a fortune in the last
two years out of his location.-. He
has le* lays on his claims and is
going to the states to -pond a few
niontiis. He expresses himself as
well pleased with the trail and will
return this way in March.
Russell Brings Passengers
Knsscii :n,.i Charlit l!< rrv
,l -me iii \\ ciInc*.In v iciun f air
bank* with two good dog teams
rin'V had two passengers ami made
tli tri| • is.ly hi 1 s days.
Korsc!! say* that thoi.gh ibe Yu
kon «*Oiii|»:in:• * arc nsinsr evert
m« in- to knock tin- Yalijt«t trail
tii people oi Fairbanks are alive
to he tact that this roli'c i- the
la st, ijiti kest and cheapeM.
lie is enthusiastit- al.oti. the Tun
ana and the eamp .ini is urowmf
tip ilo re.
Prisoners Sentenced
Johhson Gets 10 Years. Others
l$ and 20. Two Prisoners
Sick.
I he court ~eliteneed fjv*- ,,f f|,,.
prisoners, who hu.c h cti convicted
of various crimes, yesterday t>i.»rn
Hie.
('harlot .1 oiln.soii was /iven ten
years at MeNeils i. laml. The
iudgi Mated I hat while he fully
<>clit\ei| .lolilisi.il e ijitc. lie lanl
luoileratetl ’.he sentence somewh.il,
partly mi account of he lamilv of
t ie prisoner, an.I par.lt liccailst of
till* age of the woman assaitlc-d,
■IS he! future tv.ci'll III.! Ill’ rilllieil
as would have hceu the ease with
a vounycr woman.
fieol-c Warner, who killed Al
I i: S i‘ekcr, mi Ited river, near
Kui h'ck. Was sentence I to fifteen
t l ets.
r ml I ct< i>nii, jrot 1."» years for
II In- shooting of Peter Peterson in
a drunken l»rsirvl ut I'vuk. The
j try in Ins ease lei iitiiinelided leli
•ney. Ill’ll 'lie judge did Hoi gi\ e
him the limit, altla.eg |,( ,.x
nresseil himself u~ heing of the
o|iinion that no Icniom-v should l«
, extended to lie prisoner.
Simeon (ierasemoff was given
i twenty years, and the court stated
III isit it was to lie regretted that the
circumstances would not allow of a
heavier punishment. I ierasemoff
shot Prelims Peterson, husband of
Anna Peterson, near 1’nga. Mrs.
Peterson was held as an accessory,
hnt was acquitted.
i Hnyashida. one of the Japs con
victed of killing Ikida.ut Bristol
( hay. way given twenty vears.
The prisoners will all l«- ink n
to McNeils island, prohuhlv on he
Portland. *
Sergiu and Takuehi were to re
ceive sentence, l ot they were sick
and utiuhlc to ap|H-ar hefore the
court. The doctor says it w ill lie
sometime hefore they -an get out.
Freight For Fairbanks.
I A. MrXitr ami -!:■«-!; McLain left
Saturday with l.'utO pounds of
Ifi'.glit. including elec'rival st>p
I |‘!i» s fn i n light and telephone
! 'Vstetn at Fairbanks. Horses were
taken as far as the -'itnmit. Front
tin i'c they will llSe two dog teams.
({■•If (iloVCs—New Stock. La
thes Bazaar.
•lust received -New and appro
priate gifts for Xmas at Stull’s
Buy your Xmas Cigars at the
Bowling Alley. Largest as-ort
tiicnt in town.
If you have a friend on earth let
’em know you’re living by sending
a token of regard from Stull’s holi
day specialties.
Hr. H. Lane, a prominent phv
1 sician, formerly of Portland, came
in yesterday from Fairbanks. He
will go to the States on the next
steamer.
Wild Hoist, showing lip Well.
Kiieotiraging reports come from
Wild Horse ereek. It is slated that
tIn* creek will have to l»e worked
by sinking and drilling, is the dirt
is too deep •<» allow of sluicing.
I’ay has been found at a depth
of nine feet. Jacobson and Luihdlc
are now on the way out. and w ill
return with the Wells Ikivs in a
few weeks with a complete outfit.
Delay Will Reduce Output.
Tne poor trails from Fairbanks
to the creeks caused oy tile soft
weather, lias greatly delayed the
moving of machinery to tne claims
and as a consequence the season’s
output will be much reduced, it
is fs’inuitetl that the lack of -nor
Inis already made a «!• li- it of near
ly a quarter of a million in the
season’s clean-up.
Roanoke on This Ren.
It is fi'iHirtcd in marine circles
that the Nome steamship Roanoke
has heen purchased In Cajit. Omar
J. Humphrey from the North
American Transportation iV Trad
ing Co. The purcluise price of
the vessel is given at about tfliM),
4 MM).
It is understood that ('apt. Hum
phrey will place the Roanoke on
the Seattle-’! acoma-V a Inez run.
A great deal of ore is nov. shipped
from the < i lad ha ugh mine at Kila
mar to the Tacoma smelter and it
is thought tl.at the vessel will he
Used to carry the product to the
Sound.—Times
Everything for ('nriennas at the
l.adies Bazaar.
Xmas tree mill dance at the'
Mouse Hall Friday night.
Huy your Xmas Cigars at the
Bowling Aliev. Larges' assort
ment in ton*n.
There will he an ini]Hiriant meet-:
ing of the Chail.hi r of Commerce |
Friday evening ai S o’clock in the
Fire Hall. All mem her- requested
lo Ih‘ present.
There s m lie another of thepuje
ulai minst rei shows vu'in here1
next Mellila V hy the 'Oliliels. XeW j
features and a complete eiiange of
programme.
A com.', itlee has heeii ippoinied
hy tin- Council to draw up ail
amendment to the Alaska munici
pal hill, allowing incorporated
towns in extend or alter their
lK)iiHilaries. This bill will he for-■
wanied to senators and others at
Wa htngton and atti mpt will he
made to gel it passed. This will
enable the town to lake in the res
ervation.
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Court Proceedings
1 lie rase of Melvin |)e||||H<'\ v»
tlie hndcavor eliurvh occupied eon
sulemlile of tin- eoiir;V time hist
week. Dempsey was suing )** gd
judgment against tin- church for
money advanced for tie* I'onsirucs
tion of the Ixiitdiieg. * onsiderablc
interest was shown by the ciiireiis
in this ease, and the court root!
was crowded during the trial.
Some prominent citixi-ns wieor
the witness stand, and lie- iVijs
disclosed in regard to tin secci v»t*
of th* church were so ncrttliui i*t
there was iiiueh iliftrrciiee id opfn*
ion a- to what the verdict of 'lie
jury Would he. Die (i*ri*i .it wa*
reached late Thursday evening,
giving Dempsey judgment for the
stiin of ftf.tlOl).
Die ease of Jennie Raymond v*
S. A. Ileiiiple eame up for trial
r rii.tiy. No has Im-hi rein
il'-reii I'V the judge vet,
Saturday the iiiemlx-rs of the
trial jury who are residents of Val
dez H. re ex<'U.-ed from dine. The
‘"'s' "f the governim-n against
George lluzzanl. who i- eharged
with assault with a deadly weujxin,
wax iiiinintied until next term or*
emir:. 1 In ease in l<onl;ru|iii v of
tin- Valdez llr wing Co., was tried
ami i- still in tin- hands of the
judge.
I he trial of the A. C. Co. \>
Dehm y. i-atne up Monday and is
under advisemellt hv the 11i«l ■
Tuesday the creditors of the (’hits
itu I»< vci-cut Co. had a meeting
and unanimously appointed .!. C.
Martin trustee of the conipanv’s
a flairs His Imnd was tix.-d at
*10,000. A. M. Edwards and T. J
Hoiioiioc were appointed legal ad
Visors tor the trustee The amount
of tie- umeotetlness of tin* corns
pauy is a limit *62,000. The Xizi‘
na Trading Co. and J. I). M.eiiach
arc tin largest creditors. *11.00)4
nein t due the trading Co. and
*16.000 to Meeuach. Otner cred*
itoisari A. M. Knwarils. H. Meter,
1. J. Itimoiioc and J. V. <‘strand, r
Motions were made for n.-ir
trials in the cases of (.corgi \\ tl|s
ncr and Fred Peterson, hut tliet
were overruled.
Buy your Xmas Cigars at the
HoWiing Alley. Largest assort*
ment in low n.
Urge Railroad Subsidies.
•Seattle papers stale tuat Dele*
gate Kvau will go 10 Washington
to urge the present is ingress it! pass
a subsidy bill in supi«irt of Alaskan
railroad enterprises, similar to tlm-t
proposed for the Philippines. He
says that a five per inn income on
such an investment can l« guar
an teed.
Recent arrivals trom the Tanant
all speak of the favorable appear
auee of the Delta couu'ry for
plaeer. Mr. Mi Cany was shown
some of the gold from Wildlmr-e
creek, and says front what lie das
learned that .* rlke s a gtsal one.
Many peop.e ingulfed bell.a.A
a _rent landslide of prices at Stull*
Sjiecial Xmas Sate.