! The FirstBank of Valdez
i| CAPITAL $25,000.
:: AX PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
it OUR STOCKHOLDERS ARE
< * S. BLUM JOHN LYONS
{ l M. BLUM J. M. LATHROP
it E. B. WHEAT W. M. WILSON
< ► JAFET LINDEBERG
TERRITORIAL DEPOSITORY.
Valdez Dock Co. PHONE NO. 1 I
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
and GRAIN
Office, foot of Wall street.
VALDEZ SHEET METAL WORKS
Plumbing. Steam and Hot Water Heating.
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES
Pumpa. Well-Pointa. Valves T Water. Steam and Suction
and Packing. Hose.
PIPE AND FITTINGS
WHY PAY MORE
COMPARE OUR PRICES WITH OTHERS
Rainier Beer, per case, quarts.$5.00
Rainier Beer, per case, pints.$5.50
All Brands of Bottled Goods
In Bond, per quart . . $1.65
BEERS
Rainier, Four Quarts for .... $1.00
Rainier, Six Pints for .... $1.00
Budweiser, Five Pints for .... $1.00
Budweiser, Three Quarts for . . $1.00
WINES
Port, Sherry, Claret, Riesling, Sauterne,
Angelica, Muscatel.
Highest Standard Brands, 75 cents Per Quart.
Free Delivery to all parts of the City. Why Pay More?
Buy Your Holiday Wines and Liquors at
The Big Place.
Valdez I/Odge
No 168.
Free and Accepted Masons
Regular Communications first Wednesday.in
each month in McKinley Hall Visitors always
welcome.
A. E. GRIGSBY. W. M.
O. C. Reynolds. Seo
Valdez Hospital
Largest and Best Equipped Hospital
in Southwestern Alaska.
Graduate Nurse*—Private Rooma (or Patients
For Terms'ond Particulars Apply to
E. C. DALTON, M, D., Physician in Charge.
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If you want all the news all the
time, read the Prospector.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
H. M. CARTER. Preudent.
Granite Mine.
CHAS. McCALLUM, Secretary,
Valdes, Alaska.
Weather Report.
Valdez, Jan. 6, 1915.
Barometric pressure .29,051
Temperature at 7 p. m. 21
Maximum, temperature .2!
Minimum temperature . i
Mean temperature . 11
Precipitation .01
Cloudy, light wind northeast 11
miles. Snowed from about 2:45 p
m. to 3:30 p. m.
Call for Warrants.
I will pay all warrants outstandini
up to and including warrant numbe
4309. E. G. AMES,
k 7 Town Treasurer.
“Old California.’’
“Old California" in two reels at tht
Orpheum tonight. “Almost a Whitt
Hope” is some comedy. Don’t mist
this program.
ARMY AVIATOR
BREAKS RECORD
Lieutenant Carberry Takes Passenger
11,690 Feet In the Air at
San Diego.
SAN DGEIO, Jan. 7— Lieut. Car
berry, connected with the army avi
ation field here, today smashed alti
tude records with a passenger when
he forced his army biplane up 11,690
feet into the air while carrying a
passenger.
The feat was witnessed by a large
number of people who gave the avi
ator a rousing reception when he
reached the parade ground after the
flight.
EASTERNERS WILL
HUHTJ ARCTIC
SEATTLE, Jan 7.—Forty eastern
ers will hunt in the Arctic Sea next
summer. The party have chartered
the steamer Corwin, now in this city
undergoing repairs. The hunters will
go to Nome on the regular steamers
and then board the Corwin and sail
into the north for several months big
game hunting. They plan to leave
Nome some time in June.
WHEAT TAKES
ANOTHER JUMP
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 7.—Wheat
took another jump here today and
is now quoted at $1.48 a bushel, the
highest price since the present war
started. Wheat brokers claim that
wheat will go to $1.75 and possibly
tto $2.00 a bushel as long as the
foreign demand continues.
STEAMER MARIPOSA
REACHESJEATTLE
SEATTLE, Jan. 7.—The steamer
Mariposa of the Alaska Steamship
Company reached here this morning
from the north and will sail for Alas
ka on the 8th.
britiseTbuy
MINE TIMBERS
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 7.—English
firms have let contracts today to lo
cal merchants for 50,000,000 feet of
ties and mine timbers. The ship
ments must start immediately aud
will be made via Canada, where Brit
ish steamers will take the timbers
direct to France and England.
MEM COMES
FROM THE SOUTH
_ I
The steamer Alameda of the Alas
ka Steamship Coihpany reached Val
dez at 3 this morning and sailed at
5 for Seward. The Alameda brought
.75 tons of freight for local merch
ants and the following passengers:
•Mrs. Wm Hopper, N. Giddings, H.
Gibralta, J. B. Straven, Rev. Father
Shepherd, E. T. Campbell, P. P.
Lucchine.
“With the Floating Court To the Pribi
lof Islands.’’
All arrangements are now ready
: for the lecture in the Congregational
: church tomorrow night at 8 o’clock.
, A large crowd is expected. Over a
hundred slides will be thrown on the
screen and a descriptive lecture will
be given by Mr. Price. Tickets can
be purchased from Mr. Walter El
' liott and from the Valdez Drug Store.
Children under 10 will be admitted
free when accompanied by parents.
The proceeds will go toward the Gen
eral Church Expense fund.
i Corsets at half price. We are clos'
ing out all of our corsets at one-half
i cost. Hosiery and underwear at less
than cost at Harvey’s Toggery. tf
BLOODED GAME
ARE KILLED
Fine Herd of Animals Found To Be
Suffering With the Foot and
Mouth Disease.
CHICAGO, Jan. 7.—A small herd of
blooded cattle were killed today by
government inspectors. The herd
was valued at $80,000, but had to oe
killed for fear that the disease would
spread.
The inspectors are still watching
all shipments of cattle for signs of
the disease and will endeavor to pre
vent its spread.
STORM SWEEP
ACROSS GEORGIA
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 7.—A
terrific storm swept over northern
Florida and southern Georgia last
night and reports of three deaths,
many injuries and a property loss of
several hundred thousand dollars
have reached this city. The wind
reached a velocity of fully 90 miles
an hour and picked up small build
ings and demolished them.
NEW SAILINGS FOR
_ ADMIRAL LINERS
The Valdez Dock Company has
been advised that the Paciflc-Alaska
Navigation Company, operating the
Admiral liners, have changed the
schedule of the boats and the steam
er Admiral Watson will leave Seat
tle on Jan. 11 and the Admiral Ev
ans on Jan. 25. The Admiral Wat
son has been rebuilt and is novv
equipped like the steamer Admiral
Evans.
Important.
The annual meeting of the Corpor
ation of Order of Alaska Moose will
be held at Moose hall on Monday,
Jan. 11, at 8 p. m. All directors are
requested to be present.
A. C. DOWLING, Secretary.
t-OCAL BREVITIES.
Universal percolators and chafing
dishes at Valdez Drug Co. tf
\ See Tod Winter for your watch and
jewelry repairing at E. Winter’s store.
All work guaranteed. tf
For home cooked meals go to Mrs.
Matilda Olson’s on Hobart street.
Phone 219. Special Sunday dinner
served at 6 o’clock. Week days din
ner served at 6 p. m. tf
Look for the program for the ben
efit smoker to be given for the Ev
eryman’s Club House. The program
will be published tomorrow. tf
Take a ride out the government
road on a moonlight night. The City
Express has a tandem rig for appoint
ments. Phone 82. Satisfaction guar
anteed. tf
Sweat Bath*.
First-class sweat baths and mas
sage parlors at room 5, Montana. t(
Benefit Smoker for Everyman’* Club
House.
Next Tuesday evening a “benefit”
will be given for Everyman’s Club
House debt. A splendid program has
been prepared. The benefit will be
held in the Eagle hall. Tickets 50c.
Watch for the program and keep next
Tuesday night free for the best enter
tainment of the season. Ladles will
be welcome.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Ter
ritory of Alaska, ss.:
I, Charles E. Davidson, Secretary
of the Territory of Alaska, do here
by certify that on this date there has
been filed in my office consent of
stockholders to dissolution of the
James E. Wilson Transportation
Company, a domestic corporation or
ganized under the laws of the Terri
tory of Alaska, and said corporation
is therefore dissolved.
In testimony whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
Great Seal of the Territory of Alas
ka, at Juneau, this. 21st day of De
cember, 1914. (Seal.)
CHARLES fe. DAVIDSON,
Secretary of Alaska.
Publications Jan. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30.
PRODUCERS and CONSUMERS EXCHANGE—Valdez
-- — -==ADAM SWAN. Manager.___j
Inventors, Importers, Manufacturers and producers:—We handle goods on
consignment and Cut-Out Go-Between Profits as direct Conveyors and
Distributors to the Users, Wearers and Cunsumers of Home Furnishings,
Household Utensils. Electric Appliances, Wearing apparel, Notions, Sta
tionery, Jewelry, Cutlery, Novelties. Toilet Articles, Dainties, etc., etc.
From Kiver to Kiver
When you buy a Box of Apples from us we Guarantee
every apple from cover to cover.
We repack every box before delivery.
Remember: By Their Fruits You Shall Know Them.
Delivery. Phones 55.
The Yakima Fruit Company
VALDEZ ELECTRIC COMPANY
THE CONSUMERS’ COMPANY
Office in Copper Block, on Broadway
I List Your Houses with the [
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Houses for Rent or Sale. Collections Made. |
C. B. SMITH, Proprietor. Office on Wall Street, .
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Beat of Meala—Prices Reasonable
GENERAL STORE. - 1 TRADING POST. *>
Telephone connects with Chltlna. V
General Freighting. KNUTEJ NAFSTED, Mgr.
When in Ghitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Fintit Hotel in the Interior—Well Heated, Clean Rooma.
Bar in Connection. Rates Reasonable
Chas. R. Crawford Wa“ str«t, Ph»M 159
Plate Glass, Window Glass, Roofing and Building Papers, Roofing
Pitch, Lime, Cement, Plaster Lath, Shingles, Builders’ Hard
ware, Shop and Job Work of all kinds.
Windows, Doors, Moulding, Finishing Lumber, fairbanksjmorse a co
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Latest popular copyrights and clas
sics at Valdez Drug Co. tf
A nice line of art pictures just re
ceived from New York at Valdez
Drug Co. tr
Go to the Valdez Cafe ror Luteflsk.
“Almost a White Hope,” great com
edy, at the Orpheum tonight.
Suits pressed for J1.00 at Silver
man’s the tailor. Telephone 198.
Over a dozen varieties of apples to
pick from at the Yakima Fruit Co. tf
Swell program tonight at the Or
pheum.
Chinese noodles and chop suey at
Valdez Cafe after 7 p. m. tf
Imported Japanese baskets at Val
dez Drug Co. tf
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silvor
man’s the tailor. Telephone 198.
Cooking apples $2 per box at the
Yakima Fruit Co. tf
The tickets for the lecture by Rev.
Price on “With the Floating Court
to the Pribilof IslandsiMire on sale
at the Valdez Drug" 8tbre. tf
Large stock of cut glass and Paris
ian ivory at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Sterling silver (cut of Valdez) sou
venir hat pins 90c at the Emporium.
Prescriptions carerully compound
ed at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Beautiful hand-painted vases just
received at Valdez Drug Co. tf
The most exquisite hand-painted
china ever seen In Valdez at Valdez
Drug Co. tf
G. O. Reinke, the watchmaker and
jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug Co^
All work guaranteed.
Yakima netted Gem spuds, 17 lbs.
for 50c at Yakima Fruit Co. tf
Remington and Smith Premier type
writers for sale or rent at Valdez
Drug Co. tf
Only The Best
Smokers Can Now Enjoy
the Best
Juan De Fuca Cigars
U. S. Government Inspected.
Made In Bond ||
Ingram & Bush
. SOLE AGENTS
! > When In Seward Stop at the
ii COLEMAN HOUSE
,! GEORGE SEXTON. PROP.
" SI R ICT LV FIRST CLASS
| l Fourth Avc Scwaro. Alaska
A. M. Diertoger
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight
ing to all interior points
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LIVERY and FEED STABLE
STORAGF
Teaming of all kind?
Positively no coal deliveied
unless paid tor in advance
DONALDSON SCHEDljfEi
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Leaves Fort,Llscum. Leaves Valdes
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.
1:15 p. m. 2:00 p. m.
4:30 p. m. 6:00 p. m.
SATURDAYS
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
7:00 p. m. 10:30 p. m.
There will be no trips of the launch
on the secoLd and fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used
to clean boilers.