The FirstBank of Valdez
CAPITAL #25,000.
AX PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
OUR STOCKHOLDERS ARE
s. BLUM JOHN LYONS
M. BLUM J. M. LATHROP
E. B. WHEAT W. M. WILSON
JAFET UNDEBERG
TERRITORIAL DEPOSITORY.
Valdez Dock Co. PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
and GRAIN
Office, foot of Wall street.
Valdez Sheet Metal Works, Inc.
Plumbing, Steam and Hot Water Heating.
Motor Boat Supplies. Paints and Oils.
Pumps, Well-Point*. Valves ~~W Water. Steam and Suction
and Packing. rS Hose.
_PIPE AND FITTINGS
Headquarters tor Traveling Men.
Copper Block
VALDEZ
“The House of Comfort,”
For Men Only
Steam Heat. Hot Bath*
The New
BIG PLACE
A Fine, New Cigar and Pool Parlor
in Connection.
A small neat bar that handles nothing but first class
goods and gives first class service. The
following brands on sale:
Pebbleford Whiskey Old Crow
Hermitage Sunny Brook
Green River Lacey
Clarkes Cyrus Noble
Jonnie Walker Scotch Perfection Scotch
Hennessey Brandy Martell Brandy
Gordon’s Gin Square Gin
Holland Gin Star Gin
And many other first class standard brands
Port Wine.. Sherry Wine
Sauterne Claret «
Zinfedel Riesling
By the quart or gallon
Blue Ribbon Beer Rainier Beer
Valdez Budweiser
By the quart or pint.
The price is right, give us a trial order—Free delivery
Phone 69
W. L LEVY
PROPRIETOR
\
I Valdez Hospital
) Largest and Best Equipped Hospital
in Southwestern Alaska.
I Graduate Nuraet—PriTate.Room* for Patieati
For Torme'and Particular* Apply to
E. C. DALTON, M, D., Phy.ician in Charge.
1 -.—
Remington and Smitn Premier type
writers for sale or rent at Valdes
,j)rug Co.
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Mr. Sydney Laurence
The Studio—Keystone Ave.
Photographic Portraiture
Sittings by appointment
Developing. Printing. Enlarging
A. W., L. & T. Co. Phone 217.
Fresh Koenigs, Augustine Kyer,
and Shull’s candles at Valdez Drug
Co. tt
See Tod Winter ter your watch and
Jewelry repairing at B. Winter's store.
All work guaranteed. tt
TRUTH ABOUT
CITY FINANGES
Increase In Debt Wholly Due To Ex
tensive Improvements and Low
er Tax Rate.
Outstanding city warrants amount
to $15,477. When the present council
came in April 20, 1914, the amount
was $11,312. The increase is $4,165,
due t6 the 1% tax rate and nearlly
$10,000 sidewalk and street improve
ments, of which the city paid about
half. Besides this $831 was spent in
repairs on the city wharf, and the city
has carried the entire burden of the
public schools.
Until annexation of the Reservation
last year the federal government fur
nished several thousand dollars to the
Reservation. Since last April, for the
first time, the city has carried the en
tire school expense.
If the tax levy had been 2 per cent,
as it was every year until 1913 in
stead of 1%, the tax roll would have
been larger by $3,712. Some of the
council wanted to go back to the 2
per cent, assessment to meet the
heavy bills of local improvements,
but a majority thought that in dull
times the people would rather have
the lower rate and the larger debt.
The city has $500 in the treasury
and about $2,000 coming on the tax
roll. On the precedent of last year
nearly all of this will be paid before
the tax sale. The cash and unpaid
taxes will wipe out $2,500 of city
warrants.
The city’s share of sidewalk cost
was one third of $7,075.86, or $2,358.
62. The cost of street cross walks,
street grading and wharf repairs to
taled more than $2,000. The city has
appropriated so far this year $7,750
for the public schools and there is
money in the school treasury.
The highest indebtedness the city
has ever had was in the spring of
1912. The council going out that year
left $14,449 unpaid warrants and $2,
000 school debt. It is but fair to say
that $11,000 of this was due to the
glacier flood of '1911. The council
elected in 1912 paid part of the school
debt and went out in 1913 leaving
$10,892 city warrants.
The council elected in 1913 cleaned
up the school debt, reduced the tax
assessment to 1% per cent, at the al
most unanimous request of the tax
payers, and left $11,312 city -warrants.
At the old levy it would have cut the
unpaid warrant balance by more than
$2,000.
The net increase of city debt in
the last year is about $2,000. The
great majority of property owners
asked for the extensive street and
sidewalk Improvements and the 1%
tax rate. The 2 per cent, rate or a
curtailing of sidewalk building would
have reduced the city debt, but the
people got what they wanted, and the
Prospector is confident that nine
tenths of the taxpayers are satisfied.
STEAMER MARIPOSA
PASSMAGWAY
The steamer Mariposa, of the Alas
ka Steamship company, passed Skag
way at 6:40 this morning and Is due
In Valdez tomorrow evening.
Subscribe for the Dally Prospector.
CITIZENS SHOULD
VOTE EARLY
More Than 600 Voter* Registered—
Polls Open At 9, Close At 7—
Australian Ballots Be Used.
The voters of Valdez should make
It a point to vote as early as possi
ble tomorrow as more than 600 citi
zens of this commounity have regis
tered and in order that all may have
an opportunity to cast their ballot and
express their preferences it is urged
that the voting start promptly at 9
in the morning and that voters go to
the polls as early as possible.
The Australian ballot will be used
for the first time and may cause some
little delay. The citizens of the com;
munity who have registered should
cast their ballots so that the will of
the majority is made known.
The citizens should aid the officials
in every way and the officials are
determined to do all in their power
to prevent congestion. The polls will
remain open until 7 in the evening.
PREACHERS EIGHT
FOR PROHIBITION
LONDON, April 5—The topic of
most sermons delivered in this city
yesterday was the advisability of
passing a law prohibiting the sale or
manufacture of liquor in the United
Kingdom. The preachers urged the
passage of the law as a great mili
tary measure and as a mighty force
in bettering the condition of the poor
of the country who are spending huge
sums of money on booze.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Swan hangs wallpaper. tf
Offices to rent over Valdez Drug Co.
A new line of Valdez and Alaska
pennants and pillow tops at the Val
dez Drug Co.
G. O. Reinke, the watchmaker and
jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug Co.
All work guaranteed.
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man's the tailor. Telephone 198.
Men’s wool socks, 25c; Hold-Heai
electric stove, $2.50, and everything
else in proportion at the Emporium.
Ladies and children’s spring and
summer hats at The Emporium. tf
Large stock of cut glass and Paris
ian ivory at Valdez Drag Co. tf
Thirty pounds of fresh Yakima
spuds for 60 cents at Yakima Fruit
Co.’s store. tf
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s the tailor. Telephone 198.
Latest popular copyrights and clas
sics at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Spring is here. Get your disinfect
ants at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Chinese noodles and chop suey at
Valdez Cafe after T p. m. tf
For pure drugs see window of Val
dez Drug Co. tf
tjUJIJj Sponged and Pressed $1.00
J. D. CLARK, Panama Hotel
Give us a Call. Both Phones 15
Northern Real Estate Exchange
Wall Street—Phono SO
Collections Insurance Mining Investments
List Your Property With Us.
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Vote For Councilman
AL WHITE
For Re-election—Independent Candidate.
FAVORS maintaining, improving and upkeeping of the
City Dock as past two terms. Favors anything and
everything for the further progress of Valdez. Favors
some immediate relief for the unemployed.
I
VALDEZ ELECTRIC COMPANY
THE CONSUMERS’ COMPANY
Office in Copper Block, on Broadway
List Your Houses with the
| VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
| , Houses for Rent or Sale. Collections Made.
I C. B. SMITH, Proprietor. Office on Wall Street, g
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When in Chitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL ;
Finest Hotel in the Interior—WeD Heated, Clean Room.
Bar in Connection. Rates Reasonable
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Best of Meals—Prices Reasonable
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chitlna.
General Freighting. KNUTE NAFSTED, Mgr.
Chas. R. Crawford w»» s*«* pi»»««»
Plate Glatt, Window Glatt, Roofing and Building Paper*, Roofing
Pitch, Lime, Cement, Platter Lath, Shingle*, Builder*’ Hard
ware, Shop and Job Work of all kind*.
Windows, Doors, Moulding, Finishing Lumber, fairbaWks^morse a co
What 2 Cents Worth Of Electricity
Will Do For You.
Run a sewing machine motor Heat a 12 x 12 room for thirty
twenty-five hours. minutes
Pump 900 gallons of water 100 Light a five-room house three
feet high. hours.
Grind 900 pounds of sausage- Do the week’s ironin9' X
The week’s washing. <.
Clean 4,400 square feet of car- And at the expense pf 3 M
° ' cents per day you can be con
Milk fifty cows. nected with 185 other telephone
Run a two-ton electric truck subscribers at any hour day or
one mile. night.
Alaska Water; Light & Tele. Co.-Phone 39
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I I Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 66 I | Rough Dry 10c lb.
JUNEAU. April 5.—The date of
Delegate Wickersham’s public meet
ing when he will speak on statehood
and what it will mean to Alaska has
been changed to Wednesday evening
The delegate will leave soon for Fair
banks as he wishes to get to the In
terior before the trails break up.
Notice of Filing Final Account and of
Hearing Thereon.
In the Unitea States Commissioner's
Court for the Territory of Alaska,
Third Division, Valdez Precinct.
In the matter of the estate of Dan
S. Kain, deceased. No. 148. Notice
of filing of final account and of hear
ing thereon.
Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day of March, 1915, S. Blum, the
administrator of the estate of Dan S.
Kain, deceased, filed in and present
ed for settlement to the above-named
court his final report and account of
his administration of said estate, and
that Thursday, the 20th day of May,
1916, at the hour of two o’clock In
the afternoon, at the court room of
the above-named court, in the Town
of Valdez, Alaska, has been duly ap
pointed by the above-named court as
the time and place for the settlement
of said final account and the hear
ing of objections thereto.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 18th
day of March, 1915.
S. BLUM,
Administrator of said Estate.
Donohoe & Dimond attorneys for
administrator.
First publication March 18, 1915.
Last publication April 8. 1915.
Notice or special tiecnon.
Notice is hereby given mat a spec
ial election for the purpose of elect
ing a clerk of the Valdez school hoard
to fill the vacancy caused by the re
moval of C. E. Bunnell from the city
of Valdez, Alaska. Election will be
held at the Fire Hall Valdez, Alaska,
April 6th, 1915. The polls will be
open from 9 a. m. to 7 p. m. The
following persona shall be qualified
to vote: All adults who are citizens
of the United States, or who have
declared their intention to become
such and who are residents of the
Valdez school district. The Judges
of said election will be Chas. Sealey,
John Heckey, and Sam McNlece. The
clerks shall be John Krum and C. P.
Topliff.
Dated this 23rd day of March, 1915.
A. VON GUNTHER.
MRS. ALBERT WHITE,
Members of Valdes School Board.
Arcade Cafe
Open untill 9 P. M.
Try Our Specials After 4 P. M.
Private Tables
Jack C«IBm_. . Proprietor
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING.
McKinley Street, Valdez,
Ed. Wood, - • - Proprietor.
A. M. Dieringer
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight*
ing to all interior points *
LIVERY and FEED STABLE
STORAGF
Teaming of all kinds
Positively oo cool deliveied
unless paid lor lo advance
Valdez Lodge
No 168,
Free and Accepted Masons
Regular Communications first Wednesday 10
eaoh month In MoKtoley Hall Visitors always
wsloome.
A. E. GRIGSBY. W. M.
Ed. Wood. See