Shoe
y5|LL kinds of shoes
=for men
=for women
—for children
at a big discount during March.
From 25 to 60 per cent off.
This does not include the Packard Shoes for Men.
Valdez Mercantile Co. inc.
Successors to
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co. Inc.
This Space Is Reserved for the
Valdez Bank & Trust Company
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Charles R. Crawford and Geo.
B. McMullen, their heirs and
administrators, and to all whom
it may concern:
You are hereby notified that 1
-have expended the sum of six
hundred ($600) dollars in labor
and improvements upon the fol
lowing named lode mining claims,
to-wit: The Valdez claim No. 1,
recorded in book No. 1, page 97;
Valdez mining claim No. 2, re
corded in book No. 1, page 98;
Valdez claim No. 3, recorded in
book No. 2. page 19; Valdez claim
No. 4, recorded in book No. 2, page
18; North Star claim No. 1, re
corded in book 2, page 20.; North
Star claim No. 2, recorded in book
2, page 21, all records of the Val
dez Mining District, Territory of
Alaska. Said mining claims be
ing near Mineral crebk, about one
and one-half miles from Valdez
bay, in the recording district
aforesaid. Proof of said expendi
ture appearing by affidavit, filed
on the 31st day of December,
1912. The sum of six hundred
($600) dollars expended being the
amount required to hold the said
claims for the year 1912, and if,
within 90 davs after this publi
cation you fail or refuse to con
tribute your proportion each of
two hundred ($200) dollars, being
the sum of $33.33 for each of said
claims, your interest in said
claims, for which you fail to con
tribute your said proportion of
expenditure for annual labor, will
become the property of the under
signed co-owner under Section
2324, Revised Statutes of the Un
ited States. ' ...
GEORGE H. MERRIFIELD.
First pub. Feb. 4. 1913.
Last pub. May 8, 1913.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To John McPherson, his heirs,
administrators, and to all
whom it may concern:
You are hereby notified that 1
have expended $100 in labor and
improvements upon the "Lark”
lodo mining claim, situated about
two miles N. E. of Shoup bay and
S. E. of Shoup glacier, in the Val
dez Recording District, Territory
of Alaska, the location certificate
of which said claim is of record
in Book 2 of Records, page 392, in
fh1 office of the recorder of the
recording ditsrict aforesaid,
proof of said expenditure appear
ing by affidavit filed on Decem
he 28, 1912, in the office of the
recorder aforesaid; that being
$ 100 per year, the amount re
quired to hold said claim for the
year ending December 31, 1912.
And if, within ninety days after
ihis notice by publication, you
fail or refuse to contribute your
proportion ($50) vour interests
in said claim will become the
property of the subscriber under
Section 2324, Revised Statutes of
the United States.
JOHN PAULK.
First pub. January 11, 1913.
Fast pub. April 15. 1913.
Reinke can fix anything from a
watch down.
Oentle horse and comfortable
cutter for rent by day or hwH*.
Rate reasonable. Apply Fred
Fish, ’pkoM !47. . _ a tSVHH
i NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Alex. Nelson, his heirs, admin
istrators, and to all wfeom it
may concern:
You are hereby notified that 1
have expended four hundred dol
lars ($400) in labor and improve
ments upon the Last Chaaioe No.
1 and Last Chance No. 2 lodes,
situate in Shoup bay near the en
trance thereof, Valdez recording
precinct. Territory of Alaska, the
location certificates of said claims
being of record in the office of the
U. S. commissioner at Valdez,
Alaska. Said expenditure was
| made in order to hold said claims
! under the provisions of the laws
|of the United States and of this
j territory, said amount being $200
i per year, the amount required to
hold the claims for the years end
ing December 31, 1911, and Dfi
c mber 31, 1912. And if, within
ninety (90) days after this no
tice by publication, you fail or re
fuse to contribute your proportion
($200, being $100 for each of said
ears) your interest in said claims
will become the property of the
subscriber, your co-owner, under
Section 2324, Revised Statutes of
the United States.
\VM. KOCII.
Date of first pub. Jan. 24, 1913.
Date of last pub. April 24, 1913.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Frank. Rease, his heirs, ad
ministrators, and to all whom
it may concern:
You are hereby notified that 1
have1 expended $300 in labor and
improvements upon the follow
ing named lode mining claims,
to-wit: The “Two Friends No.
1,” “Two Friends No. 2,” and
“Two Friends No. 3,” the loca
tion certificates of which said
lode claims are of record in Book
2 of Records, pages 377, 377 and
316, respectively, in the office of
the Recorder for the Valdez Re
cording District, Territory of
Alaska, said lode claims being
situated on the west side of
Shoup glacier, about six miles
from Shoup bay, in the recording
district aforesaid, proof of said
expenditure appearing by affi
davit filed on December 28, 1912,
in the office of the recorder
aforesaid; that being $300 per
year, the amount required to hold
said claims for the year ending
December 31, 1912. And if,
within ninety days after this no
tice by publication, you fail or
refuse to contribute your pro
portion ($75, being $25 for each
of said claims), your interests in
said claims will become the prop
erty of the subscriber under Sec
tion 2324, Revised Statutes of the
United States.
JOHN P.4ULE.
First pub. January It, 1913.
Last pub. April 15. 1913.
NOTICE OF HEARING OF FINAL, j
ACCOUNT.
In the Probate Court, Valdez Pre
cinct, Third Judicial Division,
Territory of Alaska.
In the matter of the estate of
Hardin Smith, deceased.—Notice
of hearing of final account.
Notice is hereby given that An
gus Chisholm, administrator of
the estate of Hardin Smith, de
ceased, has rendered and pie- j
sented for settlement and filed
fiiis final account and report of his
Administration of the said estate,
and that Tuesday, the 6th day of
May, 1913, at the hour of two
•o’clock p. m., of said day, at the
office of Thos. R. hhepard, ex of
ficio judge in prohate of the Val
dez precinet, at Valdez, Alaska,
fias been duly appointed by the
said court as the time and place
of settlement of stud final ac
count and rteport, at which time
and place any person interested
in said estate may .appear and
file objections and exceptions to
said final account and report.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this
1st day of March, 1913.
ANGGUS CHISHOLM,
Administrator of the estate of
Hardin Smith, deceased
Date of first pub. Marefc 1, ’13.
Date of last pub. May 5, 1913.
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| NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Commissioner’s Court for
the Territory of Alaska, Third
Division, at Valdez.-In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of
VV. C. Stud, deceased.--Notice to
Creditors.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, administrator of the
estate of W. C. Stull, deceased, to
the creditors of and all persons
having claims against the saio
deceased, to exhibit them wirh
the necessary vouchers, within six
months after the first publica
tion of this notice, to the said ad
ministrator, at his place of busi
ness, - namely the office of the
Valdez Mercantile Co., at Valdez,
Alaska, the same being the place
for: the transaction of the bn.-d
ness of said estate, in the said
town of Valdez, Alaska.
„Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this
27lh day of February, 1913.
ARTHUR LANG,
Administrator of the estate of W.
C. Stull, deceased.
Date of first pub. Feb. 27, 1913.
Date of last pub. March 28, ’13.
To the Public.
VVe hereby announce that we
have retired from the banking
business and have transferred
our banking department to the
Valdez Bank & Trust company,
for whom we bespeak the good
will of the public.
VALDEZ BANK & MERCANTILE
COMPANY.
Valdez, Alaska, Jan. 29, 1913.
LOST—An A. B. button with
diamond setting. Finder please
return to Al. White and receive
reward.
Chas. R. Crawford
Wall Street Phone 159
Plate glam, window glass, roofing and
building papers, roofing pitch, lime, ce
ment. plaster lath, shingles, builders'
hardware. Shop and job work of all kinds
Windows, Doors, Moulding, Finish
ing Lumber
- i . ’ . V .
Agents for Fairbanks, Masse k Co.
MANY HEAD FOR
THE NEW SIR!
Information Not Reliable—Many,
However, on the Way to In
vestigate New Diggings.
Juneau. March 15.—The stam
pede is ou to the new diggings lo
cated by “tskookum Jim,” the In
dian, last fall. “Skookuin Jim”
and his brother-in-law, Ceorge
Carmack, are on the steamer Jef
ferson for Wrangell. The steam
er is crowded with others headed
for the new Eldorado.
The new find is reported as be
ing 150 miles east of Atlin and
70 miles east of the Eastern end
of Teslin lake. It was found by
the Indians, who have made many
locations. Six creeks have been
staked from end to end. Coarse
gold is reported to have been tak
en out of the ground by the In
dians, but no authentic informa
tion has yet been received to jus
tify the rush. Many have left with
dog teams from Wrangell.
ONE THOU8AND KILLED
IN COAL MINES
Harrisburg, Pa.. March 15.—
Mole than 1,000 lives were lost
in the mines of Pennsylvania in
1912, according to the annual re
port of the Department of Mines,
which also shows that the total
production of hard and soft coal
in the state amounted to 245,
231,555 tons, or about one-half
of the entire output in the Unit
ed States.
In the bituminous fields 182,
680 men and boys were employed
and 437 were killed. The bitum
inous production amounted to
160,973,428 tons, or 11,414,381
tons larger than the record year
of 1907.
In the anthracite fields there
were 175,964 persons employed,
of Whom 593 were killed. The
production was 84,258,# 27 tons
or 6,659,049 tons less than in
1911, <due to a six-weeks suspen
sion due to labor troubles.
First Crank of Regime.
Washington, 1). G„ March 15.—
Alienists today will examine the
first "crank” of the Wilson ad
ninistralion. The man gives his
name as Mr. ( buries A. Schwab,
i f I >:i"ps, Tex, He is being de
tained in the Washington asylum,
in which institution he was plac
ed yesterday when arrested by
secret service men on his arrival.
The man said lie was on his way
to the White House to be sworn
as president and he had in his
possession a number of written,
messages purporting to have been'
sent him by Chief Justice White
of the Supreme Court. It is be
lieved that he wrote them him
self. Detectives from Dallas, who
have been in the capital during
the inauguration declare that
Schwab is considered an eccen
tric character and entirely harm
less.
Geo. Reinke, the watch repairer
and jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug
company.
If you want all the news all the
time, read the Prospector.
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Notice is hereby given that a
municipal election will be held
April i, 1913, at the Fire Hall,
in the Town of Valdez, for the
purpose of electing seven coun
cilman and one member of the
school board for the position of
Treasurer. The polls will be op
en at 9 a. m. and will close at 7
p. m. of said day.
The qualifications of an elect
or for councilman shall be as
follows: He shall be a male cit
izen of the United States or one
who has declared his intention to
bedoine such; of the age of twen
ty-one years and shall have been
a bona fide resident of Alaska for
one year, and of the town of Val
dez for six months preceding said
election.
The following persons shall be 1
qualified electors for the school
board: All adults who are citi
zens of the United States or who
have declared their intention to
become such and who are resi- j
dents of the Valdez school dis
trict.
RANDALL F. ASHRY.
Town Ulerk.
Dated this ith dav of March.
1913.
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TIDE TABLES |
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Saturday, March 15.
High tides, 4:08 a. m., 6:14 p. m.
Low tides, 11:37 a. m„ 10:42 p. m-.
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I
\\ ashington, D. 0., March 15.—
Congressman Oscar Underwood, ■
floor leader for the Democrats, ;
has called upon President Wil- 1
son and requested that he post- i
pone the date of the convening of
the special session of congress in j
order that the Ways and Means i
committee, which is now working !
to prepare the bills which it is
intended to force through as ad
ministration measures. Presi- :
dent Wilson's decision has not as ;
vet been announced,
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SUFFRAGETTE '
i
Fugitive of Justice From England,
Shr Will Start Work in
France.
_
Paris, March 15.— Miss Sylvia
Pankhurst, suffragette, arrived
here a fugitive from justice, as
she is wanted by the police of
England for setting lire to public
buildings.
The militant suffragette states
she will continue the fight in
England and she also states she
\&ill start the fireworks in France,
hoping to secure the ballot for
her French sisters.
Birds Take Half Ton of Hay Into
Belfry.
St. Louis.—Half a ton of hay
which sparrows had transported,
straw by straw, to the belfry of
the Maplewood Congregational
church, was discovered there re
cently by workmen who were pre
paring ho put a new- roof on the
'edifice. Search for the aperture
through which the hay was
‘brought revealed a small opening
between two of the weather
boards. The slra whad been
fashioned into many nests in
which minmroiis generations of
sparrows had been hatched. In
putting oil a new roof care will
he exercised to avoid leaving an
inlet for the birds.
NOTICE OF HEARING OF FINAL
ACCOUNT.
1 . .
n the United States Commission
er's Court, ex Officio Judge in
Probate, Valdez Precinct. Ter
ritory of Alaska, Third Judic
ial Division.
In the matter of the estate of
Louis Camicia, deceased, James
Fish and VV. II. Caswell, adminis
trators.—Notice of Hearing of Fi
nal Account.
Notice is hereby given I hat
James Fish and W. II. Caswell,
administrators of the estate of
Louis Camicia, deceased, have
rendered, tiled and presented Tor
settlement their final account and
report of their administration of
the said estate, and that the 21st
day of April, 1913, at the hour of
2 o’clock p. m. of said day, at the
office of Thomas R. Shepard, ex
officio judge in probate of the
Valdez precinct, at Valdez, Alaska,
has been duly appointed by the
said court at the time and place
of settlement of said final account
and report, at which time and
place any person interested in
said estate may appear and file
his objections and exceptions to
said final account and report.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this
19th day of February, 1913.
JAMES FISH.
W. H. CASWELL.
Administrators of the Estate of
Louis Camicia, deceased.
Date of first pub. Feh. t9, 1913.
Date of last pub. April 21. 1913
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The Assayer
Assaying and Ore Testing
CORRECT RESULTS
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VALDEZ, ALASKA
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MILK-MILK-MILK
Fresh Milk and Cream
VALDEZ DAIRY
Telephone orders to Phone 187
New York Life
Insurance Co.
W. H. CRARY, Rtfrtmlilin
Valdes, Alaska. Phone 41
A, M. Dieringer
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight
ing to all interior points
LIVERY ar d FEED STABLE
STORAGE
Teaming of all kinds
Positively no coal delivered
onless paid for in advance
CITY EXPRESS
{J. A. SPENARD, Prop.
Ouick delivery t» all parts of town
at short notice. Will move baggrge,
furniture, etc., at reasonable rates
Office in Alaska Securities
building. Wall St. Phone 82
PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate of National University
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
Phone 92 Feurteen years in
Office injWhaling building " VALDEZ
Next to cable offico
DR. GERMAN
I Phone 19 THE DENTIST
I
1 Office rooms over Owl Drug store. Office hours
9 a. m., to 6 p. m., 7 p, m..to9 p. m. Sundays
i by appointment A11 work guaranteed
E. E. RITCHIE
LAWYER
PHONK 138 Valdez, Alaska
C. E. BUNNELL
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Offices Wall Street
Phone 31 VALDEZ
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L. V. RAY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
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| SEWARD, - ALASKA
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M.
VALOSZ. ALASKA '
Rtrosrs os Mists
Ratkst Sunrsrs
Oksksal Misiso Esoismmniso
Rmoss No. ios
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Res. Phone. 18»
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
A..B
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Meet every Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock In
Cagle Hall. All members are requested to
attend. S. McnIECE. Arctic Chief
1.0.
O.F.
Visiting and local Odd Fellows are re
quested to register their name with the
Valdez Odd Fellows’ Club. Regular
meetings, first and third Monday.
Call on P. S. HHVT. Secretary.
FOE
VALDEZ AERIE V.>. 1971
Meet every Friday 8i>. m. Eagle Hall
Valdez Lodge
No 168.
Free and Accented Masons
Regular Communications drat Wednesday la
isab month In McKinley Hall Visitors always
retoome.
James H Patton s,,W. H
C. C Remolds. Bee