When your favorite pipe needs re
pairing send it to
The Buffet
1)94 CHAS. R. CRAWfORD 1917
PIONEER CONTRACTOR and BUILDER
OF ALASKA
CAN HANDLE ANY CLASS OF BUILDINC
Building material of all kinds, and several grades of
wall board kept in stock at all times
OFFICE AND FACTORY, VALDEZ ALASKA
Phone 18
REFERENCES I S. BLUM A CO, v.ldex, and Cordova,
BANKERS | B. M. BEHRENDS, Jonoau. Alaska.
Merchant’s Cafe
Phone 63 OPEN DA* AND NIGHT Chan. Fischer, Propr.
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valve* Hoe, Pipe and Fitting.
Valdez Pock. Opposite Prcpcctor Office._T«l.pHon^ae
LET IS MEASURE YOU
for your new suit and let us do
It now. The new fabrics In serge,
worsted, thlbet, etc., are in and
we are prepared to cut them In
to suits of class and snap at a
very low rate considering the
quality of the cloth and the tail
oring. Do It now.
BEN SILVERMAN
THE TAILOR
Independent Steam Laundry
!&^rM00*r”“*d i' I ss? s?u\ r
.*****
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely FumishedRooms.
Why send outside for what you can get at homeT We
can do that job of printing for you at a price that will
prove satisfactory. Let us firgure on your work,
We have recently added several hundred dollars
worth of improved bindery and printing machinery
and can do the job, no matter what size.
STAGES MAKE OUTGOING
TRIP IN FIVE DAYS
Despite the (act that winter is here
and considerable snow has (alien,
making travel necessarily slower, all
travelers on Northern Commercial
company stage\ are now making the
trip through from Fairbanks to Chit
ina in five days, according to R. D.
Menzie, o( the N. C. stage line. Au
tomobiles are in use along the great
er portion of the trail, except on the
summit just this side of Paxson’s,
making the trip a short and easy one,
considering the time of year and bar
ring accidents. The autos are running
from Fairbanks through to Rapids,
where the passengers take to double
enders for the trip over the summit.
Then, after reaching Paxson’s or
Meiers’, they go back on the auto
stages again and rapidly reach Chit
ina.
This is better explained by the ex
perience of the passengers leaving
Fairbanks last Tuesday morning on
the Northern Commercial Co., stages
for the Outside. They made the trip
from Fairbanks to Rapids in two days
of easy traveling and on the third day
they were taken over the Summit in
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double-enders. They left Paxsou’s
this morning by automobile, accord
ing to a wire received here, and will
reach ChUlna early tomorrow. They
will, therefore, be at Cordova in time
to catch the boat for Seattle on Sun
day.
Three more N. C. Automobiles driv
en by "Scotty” Lyons, Bert Buscher
and Johnny Kane left Fairbanks this
morning with the mail and 12 pas
sengers. Included in the outgoing pas
senger list were the names of G. A.
Aarons, R. C. Erscblnger, J. Smith,
Gus Ehrling, W. Hartnett, L. Count,
W. J. Barker, A. Meares, Harry Loc
ey. H. E. Kell, and August Hanot.—
News-Miner.
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LARGE CANNERY TENDER
BEING BUILT BY V. P. CO.
A new cannery tender ninety feet
long with a beam of 21 feet, and pow
ered with a 110 Frisco Standard mot
or, is being built in Seattle hy the
Lee & Brinton Shipbuilding Com
pany for the Valdes Packing Com
pany of this city. She will start north
about April first under her own pow
er, with a number of cannery em
ployes aboard.
SIM BONDS
MAYBE SOU)
S. A. Hem pie Intervlfiv* Brokers In
Seattle Who Assure Him Bonds
Are Negotiable
When it was proposed to bond the
town last sitinmer for the purpose of
building a new school house some op
position developed to the plan among
our citizens, one of the objections
arising from the belief that bonds is
sued by Valdez could not be sold out
side. Mr. S. A. Hentple, manager of
the Hemple Copper Mining Company,
who is spending the winter in Seattle
investigated the market for the sale
of these bonds and writes as follows:
• Seattle, Wn„ Nov. 14, 1917
"Prospector Publishing Company,
Valdez, Alaska.
"Gentlemen:—Since my arrival
here I have made some inquiries
among the bankers and bond houses
as to the possibility of disposing of
some bonds of the city of Valdez for
the purpose of erecting a school house
and 1 find that there is a good de
mand at the present time for munici
pal bonds and think that you should
have no trouble in selling a bond Is
sue of say $25,000 at this time and
think the bonds could be sold to car
ry interest from six to seven per cent.
While the bonds might be sold to
carry only six per cent, at the time
they would be put on the market on
account of war trouble or for some
other reasons, it might be necessary
to carry a higher rate, so If this au
thorization would permit the city to
pay only six per cent and if the bonds
could not be sold a* that time at that
price it would cause the failure of
the sale of the bonds. *
"it would also oossipiy De advis
able to have this thing understood
when it is voted upon by the citizens
of Valdez. The bond buyers stated,
that they would want to know the
exact indebtedness of the town; also
when same would be paid; also the
exact amount of the appraised valua
tion of the property of the town.
“So if the people of Valdez want
a new school building, all they have
to do is to get permission from the U.
S. Senate and have the election and
the bonds can be sold at once, altho
it is advisable if the people want
same, to commence at once, as It will
take some time to get everything sat
isfactorily arranged.
“I expect to stay in this city till
possibly May and *t I can be of any
service to you in this regard, will be
pleased to serve you.”
"•Yours truly,
“S. A. HEMPLE.”
A. Grosvold of Sand Point is build
ing a small boat and will install a
12-16 horse power Frlsbie engine.
In publishing the Hat of names of
those attending Judge and Mrs. F. M.
Brown’s annual pioneer luncheon, the
name of J. Hamilton was inadvert
ently left out by the reporter.
IMPROVED TANK TO BE
18KD AT THE FRONT
•. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 24.— j
The latest improved tanks are to be |
vised by the American army in its |
opening spring drive on the front.
Danes Get Nobel Prize
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 24.—The No-,
bel prize for literature has ueen divid-1
ed between Al. Pontoppidaii, uovelist,
and M. G. Jellerup, poetic writer, both
Danes.
VALDEZ PACKING COMPANY
HI VS MANY GAS ENGINES
TU® \ aidez Packing Conipui.y lias
! placed an order through tne Pacinc
..ei Ai. Twin® Company of Seattle tor
six 8-horse power Friable motors to
he used in trolling boats the coming
summer. A large number of these
boats will be built by the new coin*
! puny and used iu the waters adjacent
to Valdez.
MRS. OLGA FLORMAN
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Because Mrs. Olga Kohler Florman,
daughter of the late Charlea Kohler,
piano manufacturer, has gone Into debt
while living on $25,000 a year, Surro
gate Cohalan of New York signed or*
den giving her $120,000 from the ac
cumulated income of the estate. The
total surplus income ia $1,278,139. Mrs.
Florman la the wife of Nils Florman,
Jewelry salesman.
THESE BOOTS CANT
SPRING A LEAK
IIEY*RE “IIIPRESS”
Boots, made all in one piece
—soles and uppers—without a
seam to work loose. That's one
reason why they’re so different from
the ordinary boot, the sole and
upper of wnich are stuck together
by hand.
“F1IPRESS” Boots are made out of
such tough stock—actually the same that
goes into Goodrich Tires “that they
outwear any other boot made. And
they’re the foot-easiest boot you ever
wore. 40,000 dealers.
THE B.F. GOODRICH CONPAIY
Factories! AKRON, OHIO
Seattle Branch, 113 King Street
■■■■■ with the RED LI NE'round thejop
The GOODRICH Boot
That Outwear* Steel
WHEN FLAMES FILL
THE FACTORY
despair Alls the owner who has
neglected to look after his In
surance. We handle the insur
ance rf some very large con
cerns. We place it in the hebt
companies, pay the premiums
promptly and attend to renew
als. Let us do that for you.
It will not cost you anything
for our service.
Valdez Real Estate Agency
5s£*S Tony’s Place 'T
Orders to ANTON CARLSON, Manager.
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J ALASKA
j STEAMSHIP CO.
From Seattle 9 a. m.—
Nov 17—S. S. Alaska
Dec. 1—S. S. Alameda
Dec. 8—S. S. Alaska
Dec. 16—S. -
Valdez .to Seattle—
Nov. 25—S. S. Alaska
Dec. 9—S. S. Alameda
Dec. 16—8. S. Alaska
Dec. 24—S. S. -
c»ii at iveicntKan, juneau, t oruova, r.uamar, f ort Liscum, vai
dez, Latoucbe, and Seward.
S. S. Alaska sailing from Seattle Dec. 8th connects with S. S. Dora
at Seward for Alaska Peninsula ports.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan. Wrangell, Juneau. Sheep
Creek, Tree dwell, Douglaa dkagway, Cordova. Ellamar. Valdes and La
touche. Explosives. Right reserved tw change schedule without notice.
VALDEZ DOCK t'O, Local Agcat
LSaaASASaaa a a a a * A. A.A A a.a. a A A. a a a a a a a a a a . . .
Phone No. 1. VALDEZ DOCK CO., Agent, Valdez Alaska.
Our Large Fleet of Magnificent Steamships Offer Frequent,
PERFECT SERVICE
Between All Points in
ALASKA and CALIFORNIA
Leave Seattle 10 a. m.—
Nov. 21—S. S. Adm. Evans
Nov. 25.—S. S. Spokane
(For Kodiak)
Dec. 6—S. S. Adm. Evans
Dec. 17—S. S. Spokane
Dec. 28—S. S. Adm. Evans
(For Kodiak)
From Valdez to Seattle—
Nov. 30. S. S. Adm. Evans
Dec. 8—S. S. Spokane
Dec. 18.—S. S Adm. Evans
Dec. 29—S. S .Spokane
Jan. 10.—S. S. Adm. Evans
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Leave Seattle Monday, Friday and Saturday for
SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES,
San Francisco to Los Angeles, Daily Except Sunday
San Francisco to San Diego, Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
IF YOUR TICKET READS “PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY”
YOU ARE ASSURED THE VERY BEST.
LOUIE S CAFE
Open Day and Night McKinley Street, Below Cable Office
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
All Kinds of Pastry for Sale.
eiVKRYTHING THE BEST ANDY MAROVICH, Propr.
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Take a look at our now lino ol
postcard* and pictures of ttao Canyon
etc. Valdez Drug Store. tl
If it Isn't an Eastman it Isn’t a
Kodak. Wo carry a complete lino ol
PnTt—*" Kodaks snd supplies. Vel
des Drug Store. tf
A special on stationery at the Vel
des Drag Store. Box paper, worth
from 50c to 91.00 now 96c. tf
Aaeeo films Will
Ot any standard make o f camera.
They arc the standard. Ouy E. Cam
eron. tf
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company I
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George G. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
>.
General Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
autos for hire
DAE OR WIGHT
Positively No Coal Delivered U»
lew-Paid for In Advance
mm oueen
Capt. Otto Elfstrom
*
Weekly trip* to Port Well*
and all Sound Point*.
FOR CHARTER FOR PAR.
TIES OR TOWING
tor rate* and nailing date* *ee
CAPT. OTTO ELFSTROM,
On Boat, Valdes Dock
Candy KMen
f L W. HUNT—bO > Drac S*«ct.
J FOUNTAIN DRIIV f
f HOT-Cf
▲ nioa lino of
RidolpVa.
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Lowboy's bob
Pondy UtakoL