PROF. STRANNACK
MAY GOME BACK
Writes Prospector Greater Tilings are
In Store for Valdez than we
Can Possibly Dream Of.
Many Valdez residents will remem
ber Prof. S. J. P. Strannack. psychol
ogist and mental healer, who visited
Valdez four or five years aeo, has
written the Prospector from Seattle
that he intends to visit the north
again next summer.
In his letter Prof. Strannack re
tails that his psychological demon
ttrafions as an aid for discovering
gold ifcere made lighi of hut that
time has proven that he was right.
He states that he expects to return
next summer with a still better sub
ject (psychic) which will beat all the
mining experts in the world for lo
cating mineral deposits.
Prof. Strannack is confident that
Valdez is destined to become the
largest and most important city of
the Alaskan coast and declares that
the gold and copper deposits in the
hills and valleys surrounding Valdez
will astound the world. He believes
Valdez will be built on the plan which
he outlined at the time he gave the
demonstration, and states that capi
talists are beginning to realize that
they can safely invest their money
here with enormous profit, and that
there will soon be no lack of capital'
to open the mines of the district.
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APPEALS ARE TAKEN
AGAINST ASSESSMENTS.
Douohoe & Dimond, representing
a number ol' property owners, have
filed notices of appeal from the de
cision of the Board of Equalization j
regarding the assessments of certain
pieces of property, with the clerk of!
the district court. It is understood i
that a number of similar actions are i
about to be instituted against the
city. The law firm represents the
Valdez Dock company, Geo. C. Treat,
J. M. Lathrop and T. J. Donohoe, all;
of whom have taken appeals on the1
grounds that the valuations are too !
high. |
Lyons & Ritchie, representing the j
Valdez Bank & Trust company^ have j
also filed notice of appeal from the j
decision of the board of equalization.
The appeals will be heard by the dis
trict court this week.
Pete Black has sold a one-eighth
interest in the group of quartz claims
located on Betties Bay and known
as the Frasco group, to R. F. Mc
Donald.
VALDEZ DOCK CO. TAKES
APPEAL KKOM DECISION.
The Valdez Dock company has filed
notice of appeal from the decision of
the municipal court in the case of the
Town of Valdez vs. the Valdez Dock
company for violation of the city
ordinance to prevent steamers from
landing at the Valdez Dock by mak
ing it a misdemeanor to collect
wharfage. It will be remembered
that J. C. Martin, the local agent of
the company, was summoned before
the municipal court and fined $50.
The fine was not paid and the appeal
lias been taken to set aside the action
of the magistrate’s court.
PROGRAM AT THE LIBERTY.
The Liberty Theatre has on its pro
gram tonight five of the latest reels
of films. There will be as usual two
shows; one at 7:30 and the other at
9:00 p. ra.
1. The Lesson—A picture that
i will prove its worth to all that see
it.
2. The Tavern of Tragedy—An
excellent two-reel feature showing
conditiohs in the time of the Civil
war, featuring Dorothy Gish, the Mu
tual Star. See this picture. Mutual
Movies kill time.
3. Her Nerve—Showing how a
woman risks her life for the man
she loves. A fast motor boat and
auto scene that cannot be beat.
I 4. Scenes of Beautiful France—
Showing beautiful France in all its
splendors before the war broke out
5. 1 Should Worry—-That well
known funny man, Max Asher, does
the stunts and his wife says, “I
should worry,” when he goes to jail.
A good long show from now on at
j the Liberty Theatre for 25 cents.
CARD PARTY TONIGHT
AT CATHOLIC RECTORY.
This evening at 8 o’clock a social
reunion will be hacl at the Catholic
! Rectory. Progressive whist will be
j played; there will be no charge for
I admission. Father Corbett extends a
cordial invitation to all Catholics and
i their non-Catholic friends, ladies and
gentlemen. The object of the enter
tainment is to promote the spirit of
good fellowship in the community
and to tighten me tedium incident
to the wintry season. The anu.r it.
;in the care of Mrs. Topliff, Mrs. Con
' ley, Mrs. Rudolph, and Mrs. Miller.
! At the close refreshments will be
| served.
Frame Your Pictures
At Hunt’s for Christmas or your
home. Remember every day gets
busier from now until Christmas.
Samples and prices can be seen at
the Valdez Candy Kitchen. tf
Hate Cleaned and Blocked.
Hats cleaned and blocked; suits
cleaned and pressed.
tf GUY F. CAMERON.
FRYE-BRUHN CO.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Beef, Mutton, Pork, Veal, Poultry
and Produce.
Sole Agents for MAYFLOWER BUTTER and EGGS. Phone 29
^ ie following are the conditions
gQ^ /erning the gift of the Ford Au
tora, advertised by the Pinzon:
Witfav
each One Dollar purchase one
t"oupoL ’
Wdfr ti
abso-1**^
will Be given entitling the
y *Qtie chance on the car—
•r f$e£ of charge.
‘he car £tf
t-las week.
be given during cnrist
*a
deli
ct*as
tnily trade
vered. Rett
e entitles y
solicited. All orders
\exnber a Dollar pur
ou to cue Coupon.
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Suffers lions of $2,000 and Rescues
Husband from Burning Build
ing—80 Years of Age.
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“Grandma" White’s roadhouse at
Mile 20 on the government railroad
out front Seward was destroyed by
fire the other night and her husband
who is an invalid, narrowly escaped
being burned to death. Mrs. White,
who is over 80 years of age, got her
husband down stairs alone and to a
place of safety.
In the excitement Mrs. White over
looked $50 in change which she kept
on hand and about $25 in silver was
found melted together, but the gold
coin was uninjured. The couple were
provided with temporary quarters
after the fire. .
“Grandma” White is one of the
best roadhouse keepers on the Kenai
peninsula and as soon as her misfor
tune was known in Seward a dozen
different movements were immediate
ly started to help her rebuild the
roadhouse.
GRIGSBY HAT E
DEMOCRAT CHOICE
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Relieved that Former District Attor
ney of Second Division Will
Seek Nomination.
The Seward Gateway believes that
George B. Grigsby, of Nome, is al
most certain to be the Democratic
candidate for delegate to congress
next year. Grigsby was formerly
district attorney of the Second divi
sion under the Republican adminis
tration but claims to hav^ always
been a Democrat even when not
working at it.
He was one of the strongest sup
porters of Robert Jennings in the
19i2 election and it was the® believ
ed that would receive an appointment
which was filled by the outsider.
The Gateway Says that if Grigsby
is nominated he will probably take a
lot of beating. He is immensely pop
ular in the Second division and will
carry Nome hands down. He is a
young and brilliant attorney, fought
in the Spanish war and his father
before him held the rank of Colonel.
He has signified his intention of
accepting the candidacy,
GOVERNMENT CABLE IS
OUT OF COMMISSION.
The government cable to the
States is again out of commission, a
break having occurred in the line be
tweek Sitka and Seattle yesterday.
The dispatches printed in today’s
Prospector were received via Daw
son, which accounts for their not be
ing up to their usual standard of ex
cellence. 'Owing to the heavy pres
sure of business thrown onto the
Canadian land lines from Yukon and
interior Alaska when the cable is out
9f commission, press dispatches are
limited as well as much more expen
sive.
As the cableship Burnside is be
lieved to be in Seattle it is probable
that communication will soon be re
stored, but Alaskans will never re
ceive the service to which they are
entitled until a new cable has been
laid to replace the present worn out
line.
Before the gangplank is on the deck,
Joe is there your baggage to check.
He knows just where you want to go,
And his auto bus is not so slow.
When leaving Valdez it is just as well
To wait until you hear Joe’s bell.
He never yet has missed a boat
But connects with all that ever floats.
Joe never sleeps day or night,
He does his best to treat you right.
The traveling public well can bless
The man who runs the City Express.
All you do—Just Phone Eight Two,
The City Express will see you thru.
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Dr. German to Return.
Dr. German, the dentist, who has
been to the westward attending to
the dental wan*a of the people of
Anchorage, has written to Valdez
friends that he will return to Val
dez on one of the next steamers.
The City Dock is the busy dock
since we began to weld cast Iron,
brass, bronze and aluminum. We
always did do machine work and
blacksmithing, and do it yet. Try us
and see for yourself. Valdez Iron
Works. Th
YOU want
not the slight
est shadow of
a doubt when
YOU bring your
prescription to a drug
store — investigate the
Valdez Drug Co's pre
scription department.
The Signal Corps bulletin board
announces that the steamer Admiral
Farragut passed Juneau at 1 o'clock
. .u.,uay morning and that the steam
er Alameda had passed Juneau at 3
o’clock yesterday morning.
Weather Report.
vu.uez, Nov. 17, 1915.
Barometric pressure .29.417
Temperature 7 p. m.10
Maximum temperature .26
Minimum temperature . 6
Mean temperature .16
Cloudy, ligiiv w mu, 10 miles, north
east.
Interior Weather.
Fairbanks, 10 above, 5 inches of
snow; cloudy, windy.
Salcha, zero, 9 inches snow; clear,
calm, trail good.
Richardson, 2 below, 10 inches of
snow; clear, calm, trail fair.
McCarthy, 6 below, 8 inches snow;
clear, calm, trail fair.
Donnelly, 4 below, 9 inches snow;
clear, calm, trail good.
McCallum, 22 below, 11 inches of
snow; clear, calm, trail fair.
Paxson, 18 below, 12 inches of
snow; clear, calm, trail good.
Hogan, 30 below, 18 inches snow;
clear, calm, trail good.
Gulkana. 9 below, 11 inches of
snow; clear, calm, trail good.
Copper Center, 7 below, 21 inches
of snow; cloudy, calm, trail good.
Tonsina, 12 below, 13 inches snow;
clear, calm, trail good.
Teikhell, 12 below, 16 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail good.
Beaver Dam, 14 below, 18 inches
of snow; clear, calm, trail good.
Wortman’s, 1 above, 8 inches of
snow; coludy, calm, trail good.
Do You Know?
That the Independent Steam Laun
dry makes a specialty of washing
blankets? You do not have to spend
the night walking. We take them
in the morning and return them the
pame day soft and clear.. Satisfac
tion guaranteed. k21
Arcade Cafe
OPEN UNTIL 9 P.M.
We ServeJOnly the Best Coffee
Strictly Fresh Eggs.
Jack Callin • • Proprietor
TIDE TABLES FOR VALDEZ.
Predictions for high and low water
are taken from the official tide tables
prepared by the U. S. Coast and Geo
detic Survey. The time given for
high and low water is Valdez time,
and the figures immediately follow
ing the time, indicate the height of
the tide at Valdez. To find the depth
of water, add the tabular height to
the soundings given on the chart,
unless a minus (—) sign is used be
fore the height, in which case sub
tract it.
Thursday, Nov. 18, 1915.
High, 9:58 am, 9.2; 10:55 pm. 9.4.
Low, 3:41 am, 2.2; 4:45 pm, 0.1.
Friday, Nov. 19, 1915.
High, 10:31 am, 9.4.
Low, 4:13 am, 2.4; 6:21 pm, 0.4.
Saturday, Nov. 20, 1915.
High, 12:38 pm, 7.3; 11:01 am, 9.«.
Low, 4:53 am, 2.6; 5:54 pm, 0.8.
Sunday, Nov. 21, 1915
High, 0:18 am, 7.3; 11:31 am, 9.7.
Low, 5:26 am, 2.8; 6:26 pm, 0.9.
Monday, Nov. 22, J915.
High, 12:64 am, 7.2; 12:02 pm, 9.7.
Low, 5:55 am, 3.2; 6:58 pm, 0.9.
Tuesday, Nov. 23, 1915.
High, 1:29 am, 7.1; 12:34 pm, 9.6.
Low, 6:27 am, 3.2; 7:30 pm, 0.7.
Wednesday, Nov. 24, 1915.
High, 2:06 am, 6.9; 1:06 pm, 9.4.
Low, 7 am, 3.3; 8:05 pm, 0.5.
Thursday, Nov. 25, 1915.
Higl;, 2:44 am, 6.7; 1:40 pm, 9.0.
Low, 7:34 am, 3.6; 8:42 pm, 0.2.
Friday, Nov. 26, 1915.
High. 3:25 am, 6.6; 2:18 pm, 8.6.
Low, 8:14 am, 3.8; 9:22 pm, 0.2
Saturday, Nov. 27, 1915.
High, 4:10 am, 6.4; 3 pm, 8.0.
Low, 9:01 am, 4.0; 10:40 pm, 0.7.
Sunday, Nov. 28, 1915.
High, 5 am. 6.4; 3:52 pm, 7.3.
Low, 10:01 am., 4.1; 10:60 pm, 1.1.
Monday, Nov. 29, 1915.
High, 6:86 am, 6.7; 6:67 pm, 6.7.
Low, 11:17 am. 4.
Tuesday, Nov. 80, 1915.
High, 6:44 am. 7.1; 6:21 pm, 6.2.
Low, 11:41 pm, 1*6; 12:44 pm, 3.4.
Send the Folks in the Old Country
Your Christmas Present NOW!
MONEY IS CHEAP IN EUROPE—
WE SELL EUROPEAN CHECKS AS FOLLOWS: 4
$20.30 will buy 100 Kronor on Norway. ,
$26.30 will buy 100 Kronor on Sweden. j
$26.80 will buy 100 Kronor on Denmark.
$16.20 will buy 100 Lire on Italy.
$20.05 will buy 100 Marks on Germany.
$17.45 will buy 100 Francs on France.
$15.80 will buy 100 Finmarks on Finland.
$15.88 will buy 100 Kronor on Austria.
RATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
Our Rates are About Ten Per cent Less than
the Post Office Charges.
The First Bank of Valdez
TERRITORIAL DEPOSITARY
THE PINZON
Cigars Tobacco Fruit Candy
Billiards Pool Card Rooms
El Sidello
Carabana
Juan de Fuca
CIGARS
Optimo
Monopole
Van Dyck
Have You Smoked a Garcia Vega?
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Our Specialty--Haas & Sons Candy
Free Auto Tickets
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THE BUFFET
PHONE 7 VALDEZ, ALASKA !
Valdez Dock Co. phone «o. 1
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JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street, f
FOR MEW ONLY
Say, Fellows, The Time Is Getting Short!
How about that Electric Cleaner, a
Washing Machine, a Coffee Percolator,
an Electric Iron, or a nice Reading
Damp which you spoke ot getting for
the dear wife, or mother this Christ
mas?
Come on down and see us, we will
talk it over and try to make it easy for
you in regard to payments. Don’t put
it off till it’s too late then be sorry. -
YOURS FOR THE HOME NElfBS,
Alaska Water, Light and
-DONALDSON SCHEDULE
Lvb. Fort Liscum Lvs. Valdei
8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS
8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m. i
1:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m. j
4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. i*
SATURDAYS o’
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m. t
7:00 p.m. 10:80 p.m. t
There will be no trip of the launch'
on the second ana fourth Fridays of,
each month, these days being used to
clean boilers.