I
A big miscellaneous - assort
ment of groceries.
Fresh ranch eggs.
Fresh creamery butter.
New assortment cookies.
_ _
All the fruits and vegetables
obtainable.
Men's mackinaw coats
Notion needs for the dry goods
section.
•t
Valdez Mercantile Co.
ALASKA INVESTMENT CO.
Real Estate, Insurance, Mining Stocks
Agts. for EQUITABLE Life Ins.
Public Reed Bid,. Pbone. 196
Last Chance!
Offer Expireb March 31, 1017
No Combination ] 0
of Reading Like It
AND ALL FOR M
1 M . '.i i
The Youth’s Companion
52 ISSUES
The favorite family weekly of America.
12 Great Serials or Groups in 1917, and
250 Short Stories, a thousand Articles
and Suggestions, a thousand Funny
isms. Special Pages for all ages.
McCall’s Magazine
12 ISSUES AND A DRESS PATTERN
On April 1 Uu price o/ KeCaJl’s will advance,
and thia It your last chance at present price.
The Fashion AUTHORITY followed
by millions of American women. You
will get the 12 monthly issues of
McCall’s, making not merely a “de
partment ’’ but a fashion magazine
every month of 1917. _
/» J Issuesand 15c. d>A 1 f\
HJ. McCall Drees «P/.lU
Pattern for . .. md
■—mi ini ■■■iunr mmmmamammism
Send **.10 (Bxpreei or P. 0. Money Order) to
the pabllihora of the paper In which
this Offer appear! and get
If THE YOUTH’S COMPANION for 52 weeks, and the 1917 Home Calendar.
* (This Offer is to new Youth’s Companion subscribers only.)
© McCALL*S MAGAZINE every month for one year: also choice of any 15-cent
“ McCall Dress Pattern FREE for 2 cents extra to cover mailing.
THE YOUTH’S COMPANION, St. Paul 8treet, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS^ ^
thejdaily PRQSEECTQR
THE WEEKLY MINER
THE|YOUTH’S COMPANION
McCalls magazine
ALL FOR
$13.00 CASH IN ADVANCE
CLAIMANT TO MILLIONS
DIES AT PORT TOWNSEND
PORT TOWNSEND, Jan. 19.—J.
S. Wycoff, Puget Sound pioneer aud
claimant to New York city property
valued at between $230,000,000 and
$300,000,000, died Sunday at his
home here, almost 89 years of age.
He had lived on Puget Sound since
1865, first at Olympia and later at
Port Townsend.
He was one of the heirs of a large
estate on Pearl street in New York,
the title of which is about to be test
ed in the courts. It was owned by his
grandfather and great uncle. In
1808 it was leased to the Trinity As
sociation of New York for 99 years.
After the death of Cornelius Wyc
off, grandfather of Josiah, in 1863,
the heirs scattered and most of them
and died when the lease expired. Jo
siah Wycoff’s claim of heirship is be
ing contested vigorously by the Trini
ty Association and others. The sons
ot the deceased will continue the
tight for the property.
Search is Abandoned
TACOMA: Hope of finding any
trace of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Powell,
last seen December 19, has been ab
andoned and no further search will
lie made for the missing couple un
less Sydney Appleby and Art Palmer,
of Eatonville, who left last Sunday
afternoon for the west side of the
Little Nlsqually with,provisions for
ten days. And some unexpected clue.
Nothing has been heard from Apple
by and Palmer since they left. All
other' searching parties have return
ed and announced that they have
given up the search.
While trying to thaw the ice out of
the bottom of a boat with fire a short
time ago, Israel Stevens of Kassan
got a can of gasoline an<^ started to
pour the contents on the dying fire
to see if it would not melt faster. It
did. The c’an exploded and the whole
contents were dashed in his face,
burning him very severely and nearly
causing the loss of one eye.
The two Dohrmann boys, driving
out of Seward with the Anchorage
mail recently, were overtaken by a
snowslide. They and the dogs got
into a tunnel in time to escape the
slide, but the mail sled was carried
to the bottom of the slope and it
took 16 men all day to recover the
sled and mail from the snow.
Ml i i .
Old-Fashioned Hoarhound lumps
at Hunt’s Candy Kitchen. tf
Rexall Orderlies, a pleasant purga
tive. Owl Drug Co. tf
TIDE TABLES FOR VALDEZ.
Friday, January 19—
First High Tide, 8:09 a. m., 8.9.
Second High Tide, 10:14 p. m., 5.8.
First Low Tide, 1:26 a. m.. 3.6.
Second Low Tide, 3:40 p. m., 0.0.
Saturday, January 20—
First High Tide, 9:14 a. m., 9.6.
Second High Tide, 11:04 p. m., 6.4.
First Low Tide, 2:45 a. m., 3.5.
Second Low Tide, 4:34 p. m., —0.9.
Sunday, January 21—
First High Tide, 10:12 a. m., 10.1.
Second High Tide, 11:48 p. m., 7.1.
First Low Tide, 3:63 a. m., 3.0.
Second Low Tide, 5:22 p. m., —1.7.
Monday, January 22 —
First High Tide, 11:06 a. ro., 10.7
First Low Tide, 4:63 a. m., 2.4.
Second Low Tide, 6:06 p. m., —2.2.
Tuesday, January 23—
First High Tide, 0.29 a. m.. 7.8.
Second High Tide, 11:67 a. m., 10 S
FMrst Low Tide, 5:47 a. m., 1.7.
Second Low Tide, 6:47 p. m., —2.4.
Wednesday, January 2 4—
First High Tide, 1:09 a. m., 8.4.
Second High Tide, 12:46 p. m., 10.7.
First Low JTide, 6:39 a. m., 1.1.
Second Low Tide, 7:27 p. m., —2.2.
Thursday, January 25—
First High Tide, 1:47 a. m„ 8.9.
Second High Tide, 1:35 p. in., 10.2.
First Low Tide, 7:31 a. m„ 0.7.
second Low Tide, 8:05 p. ni., —1.7.
Friday, January 26—
First High Tide, 2:27 a. m., 9.2.
Second High Tide, 2:25 p. m., 9.3.
First High Tide, 8:21 a. m„ 0.5.
Second Low Tide, 8:43 p. m., —1.0.
Saturday, January 27—
First High Tide, 3:09 a. m., 9.3.
Second High Tide, 3:16 p. q»., 8.2.
First Low Tide, 9:14 a. m„ 0.5.
Second Low Tide, 9:21 p. m., 0.0.
Sunday, January 28—
First High Tide, 3:50 a. m., 9.2.
Second High Tide, 4:10 p. m., 7.1.
First Low Tide, 10:11 a. m., 0.7.
Second Low Tide, 10:10 p. m., 1.0.
Monday, Jan. 29—
First High Tide, 4:37 a. m„ 8.9.
Second High Tide, 5:15 p. m.. 6.0.
First Low Tide, 11:16 a. m., 1.0.
Second Low Tide, 10:44 p. m., 2.0.
Tuesday, January 30—
First High Tide, 5:29 a. m.. 8.6.
Second High Tide, 6:39 p. m., 5.3.
First Low Tide, 12:34 p. m., 1.2.
Second Low Tide, 11:35 p. m., 2.9.
Wednesday, January 31—
First High Tide, 6:30 a. in.. 8.2.
Second High Tide, 8:23 p. in., 5.1.
FMrst Low Tide, 2:03 p. m., 1.2.
Kate Reports.
from the Sweepstake Mine, state the
mill should be grinding ore witnin 00
days. We aiTer a small block oi’ this
slock at a low figure, which will per
mit. you to realize large returns on
the investment. Alaska Inv. Co. 2t
Louie’s Cafe will be open for busi
ness Saturday morning. Everything
the best. We solicit your patron
age. 3t
“Empty," But Kills Mother.
PORTLAND. Jan. 19.—“Oh, it’s
empty; don’t worry,” said Henry
Whitmer, as he picked up a .22 ritle
and snapped it at his mother, Mrs.
Charles Whitmer, after being warned
to be careful by his mother.
Mrs. Whitmer was shot through
the lungs by the bullet that he did
not know was there.
N'o Quarter.
Captain—Fifty cents to stand on
this deck.
Passenger—I thought the sign said
“cjuarterdeck.”
FORTIFY
THIS TOWN
With Home
Trade dollars
This is • PREPARED
NESS age.
•in , - •*
Real industrial prepar
edness may be had by
SPENDING YOUR
DOLLARS WITH THE
LOCAL MERCHANTS
-♦*
Trade at Home
jgTTM ==
Spokane—Sailed Bouth from Valdez.
Jan. 14.
Mariposa—Sails from Seattle for Val
dez Jan. 20.
Alameda—Due here from westward
morning of the 20th. Will go out
side from Cotdova.
Admiral Watson—Sailed south from
Valdez, Jan. 4.— Struck on rocks
near Irish Cove, Fidalgo Bay.
TIDES FOR VALDEZ BAY.
Monday, Jan. 16—
First High Tide 4:22 a. m.. 7 9.
Second High Tide 4:32 p. m., 6.0.
First Low Tide 10:48 a. m., 2.2.
Second Low Tide 10:23 p. m., 2.1.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE:
Lvs. Fort Liscum Lvs. Valdez
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. 5:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS.
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7:0 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
There will be no trip of the launch
on the second and fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
clean boilers.
Daily Weather Report.
Jan. 18, 1917, 7 p. m.
Barometric pressure .29.473
Temperature .30
Maximum temperature .32
Minimum temperature .28
Mean temperature .30
Precipitation .11
Snowfall . 1.5 in.
Snow on gr< und .58 in.
Jan. 19, 1917 7 a. m.
Barometric pressure .29.647
Temperature .24
Maximum temperature .30
Minimum temperature .15
Mean temperature .22.5
Precipitation .04
Snowfall . 1 in.
Snow on ground .59 in.
Cloudy, calm.
MYRTLE F. BILLINGS.
Observer.
Signal <’or|>s Report.
Valdez, Alaska, Jan. 19. 1917.
Fairbanks—-15 below, clear, calm,
15 inches of snow.
Saicixa—28 below, part cloudy, 10
inches of snow, calm, trail good. Mail
Little Delta south 11a. m. yesterday.
Kicliardson—11 below, 7 inches of
snow; partly cloudy, calm, 1 team
freight north yesterday, 1 p. m.
McCarty—12 below, 8 inches prow.
cloudy, calm, trail fair; Brogan and
Robson south 6 a. m.
Donnelly—13 below, 25 inches of
snow; calm, partly cloudy, trail very
heavy; north mail by 5 a. m.
McCallum—11 below, 55 inches of
snow; cloudy, high north winds. trai>
fair; stage south noon yesterday.
Paxson—10 below, 20 inches of
snow; cloudy, heavy north wind, trail
heavy, north mail by, no passengers,
south mail, 2 passengers; two mush
ers out 6 a. m.
Hogan—10 above; 10 inches snow;
cloudy, snowing, trail drifted.
Gulkana—20 above; 10 inches of
snow; trail fair, calm, one muui'.ei
x:orth.
Copper Center—6 above, snow 5
inches; cloudy, calm, trail good;
southbound stage 3 passengers out 6
a. m.; N. C. feed team out 6:30 a. m.
Tonsina—10 bel^v; 12 Inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail heavy.
Teikhell—20 above, snowing, calm,
22 inches snow; trail rough.
Beaver Dam—10 above, snow 36
inches, cloudy, north wind, trail very
heavy.
Thompson Pass—8 above;'66 in.
snow; storming, trail heavy and drift
ed north and south.
Wortman—16 above, 33 inches yf
snow; partly cloudy, trail heavy ami
drifted.
Bud Whitney, an Anchorage ranch
er, is reaping a harvest this winter
selling fresh eggs to the nabobs of
that city at the rate of 12.5 cents
per egg. Whitney has a number of
cows and as the supply of milk is
greater than the demand he is feed
ing the milk to calves and will soon
place home-grown veal on the market
In the railroad city.
/
J. D. Jefferson reportB that one of
Chinese pheasants which recently es
caped from custody has been recap
tured. The bird flew into a railing
and stunned itself, and was captured
and returned to Mr. Jefferson. He
asks that parties kindly refrain from
killing these birds, and that he be
notified in case they are seen.
LOST—Bunch of keys, tied with
piece of red tape. Finder please re
turn to Prospector office. tf
You can haY^ /our picture taken
day or night b*,Jenner the Photog
rapher. ft; tf
Bread, rolls i0lipastry of all kinds
fresh every day, for sale while they
last, at the Merchant’s Cafe. 1-9-lm
We wish to announce to our Patrons that we
have opened our vault and that all of our
books and records and those entrusted to
our safe-keeping were found unharmed and
in perfect condition.
Our Bank is now open in our temporary quar
ters around the corner of the Road Com
mission Office.
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
Just Received
A fine line of Watches, Gents and Ladies,
solid gold diamond mounted, gold filled, Laval
liers from $2.50 to $75.00; solid gold Cuff But
tons, Diamond Sets, Waldemar Sets, Diamonds,
mounted and loose, also a full line of Nugget and
Ivorv Jewelrv.
•> •
Nugget, Ivory and Copper Glance Jewelry Made to
Order
VALDEZ DRUG CO.
JEWELRY DEPARTMENT
Valdez Dock Co . PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
(
Office, foot of Wall street.
Do It Electrically
Electrical helps make housekeeping easier. Few
people realize the number of electrical labor-saving
devices that have found a place in the household.
The Electric Iron has become a household ne
bessity and ninety per cent o( the families using elec
tric light also use an electric iron.
Other labor saving devices are the Vacuum
Cleaner that averages less than seven pounds in
weight. Then there is the washing machine for fam
ilies that do their own laundry, Electric Buffing mo
tors for polishing the silverware, and small electric
motors for running churns, ice cream freezers and
for numerous other purposes.
Are your electrical appliances working satis
factory? If not notify the
Prince William Sound Water,
Power, Light & Tele. Co.
Mayor Acquitted of Graft.
DULUTH, Minn., Jan. 19.—E. G.
Strand, mayor of Two Harbors, was
again acquitted of graft charges at a
trial here yesterday. The county at
torney is not ready to say whether he
will bring the third indictment of
graft against Strand.
FOR RENT—Five room house oa
Broadway, partially furnished, Mrs.
M. M. Hopkins. if
Rexall Soap. Try it. Owl Durg
Co. it
For good home-eooaed meals try
Mrs. M. Olson, oil Hobart street. *
Pictures and Panoramic Views
make flne presents. Valdez Drug
Co. tt
Pure Fresh Drags at the Valdes
Drug Store. tf
The Owl Drug Company wishes to
announce that after prolonged nego
tiations they have secured the agency
for the famous REXALL remedies.
These goods now set the standard of
excellence in their several lines
throughout the United States. The
list comprises Drugs, Perfumes, Soap,
Toilet articles and other articles too
numerous to mention. Come in and
inspect them. tf
- N#
for Crst-claas meals and good serv
ice at' reasonable prices fry the Jtsr
chaats’ Cafe. Jtf
• > • •> _
Jest Rcoalved-—the latest Popular
Sengs and Music. . Taldex Drug Co. tf
CITY EXPRESS, Phone 82; ready
te transfe. t_ar. baggage for yoa. t^
For good warm rooms try the St.
Elias Hotel. tf