VOLUME 4, NO. 11 VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, APRiL 20, 1905. OFFICIAL CITY PAFEP.
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Fresh Vegetables !
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Seasonable Fruits j
Frozen Toke Point Oysters ;
Seed Potatoes and Onion Sets |
European Plan Pat* Reasonable
HOTEL ST. ELIAS
(Only First Class Hotel in Valdez.)
Headquarters for Mining Men
and Commercial Travelers
T^EB/SEy & POOT, Proprietors.
Keystone Ave. Valdez. Alaska.
OWL DRUG COMPANY
Fure Fresh Drugs
MEDICINE OUTFITS FOR THE TRAIL
Stationery Phone 40 Newspapers, Magazines
{'RICKS ARK
RKiirr
Wholesale anil
Retail Dealer^
GIVE I S A
CALL
Beef, Mutton, Pork j
Poultry and Game.
I>r. \\. A. Kyatnmi and wife will
have in a few days to spend a
l on lit at haudlock and Kilamar. -
After doimr some work at Kilamar
1 'or. will put in im.s of the time
0 l.is copper property at Lumlhxk
Lay.
(.’has. S monsiad and Archie
1 lend, e 1 aVe e ne o Into lilt l'i; •
till l lisillt S'.
Demurrers have been filed hv F
t hi hard.- ill lie m.ts '■ r..u
: .i-i’.'t him hv theeitv or collic
%!..n of velitup en taxi
Hoorn for 2 more to eat and sleep
t>i tl.e (iraml.
Gro. Rorer, of Gakona, was in
town this week.
J. L. Sltolf, I*. S H'tnt at"! Chas.
in'iiX i> it Miii-i a v in Ti .in* for a
trip i! .an tin- >>*i:;inl on in* launch
M; r.ila. l.i v will > ,‘mit a p* r
ti"ii of the i xi i'.*it ;,n !’ .ii.
fair h”!«'..- reUirniiia.
loft'll i i an. r.a w..; no!
n.rincil ir’n i ... M- ■*, »'.* .»
• is ri i ...» s. as t . i w ii.; m t.a
exj * nt'il si .ir.nt'i- of fi i.iJs
1 in- Ionian.I suiloil from . eat !t>
on ’I '' '3’h ami shmilii arrive here
in'.vi >i mi iv.
Telegraphic News
San Francisco, April is—Tom
Sliarkcv | ic k s on liritt as an ease
w inner over Jalrez White, tlie Kn
it is!i c ampion.
Nev. York. Apri. Is—The Pat
terson trial is again under wav
ami is attracting large crowds. To
day two hundred talesmen were
sU.t. moiled.
Ohnwood Sj rings, April IS—
Tiie president’s party is back in
mountain- ..tier dug- game. No
word nas lieen received lroni then
for three nay.-.
Seattle, April 1'—i he Minnesota
reacned In re todu\ alter a trip to
tin* Orient, made in thirteen days,
wnicn equals j asseilgcr lime.
\\ ashiugton, April Id—Secretary
Hitch' lock, in an interview, says
that many people have tesi uied to
purehasiug stock in the Kcvnolds
Alaska Co. .on account of the repre
sentations of tin* governor, He
say.- mis ts tiie reason tie demands
tlie resignation ol the governor or
rcpuutalion oi tne company.
Seattle, A^*rii l«j—The Santa
Ana .tit msi ntit lor Vaidcz. Sue
takes the crew ol the Schwatka,
which was slorui-hound at Dutch
Harbor ibis winter, and Ji*J china
men lor culllienes.
W sh :z o .. Apr'.! Jti—Uarrv
1 1 . - , • * *
iv i„o • one «• lilt *. . .f,,i iu>
t: • « k tNii, heeU ih |dhlilt„
J it. i»t tit ! i. t n* . • »■ A..i. K i.
1- " •• • U.ut- tor ii:e Aoiiic
I .. ;■>.ia..*.:•!>. and it was iej*orled
a* one time dial i.e would reeeive
timt o diets
FoUiid Drowned Man
Eody Thot tjnt To Ee Bjrbtirg's If.
Found I j Fishermen
In I. arrows.
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John Sotrier no.I Win. Wehh.
who have lie*n down the hay tisii
iog. re; nrin .1 la-t night ami re
ported to :h- marshal that liny
hail loniiil ' ley had foe nil tin- lnt.lv
•I a man it. :: eri'*. aew! !,,« rot ..S
along the narrows. From aieir
description it is thought to lH* the
the hoi.y t.f Knoch livl'i who dis
appeared J rum here -'.I i time ago.
From aii nppi nraneithe UhIv
had In-ell in ii» presi n j ion f■ ■ r
some linn . Iheclothm was -'ill
intact, and consisted i a hlaik
coat and pants, hro-vn >h \cst.hlm
underwear, and white ,-lurt. A
gold watch was in the pocket at. I
a charm of “omc kind a ached to
the chain. I he f. » ur* .- were in
ii:st ngiiishalilc.
I In- fishermen did not move the
, is-dy. Im ing undei the impression
tii.it tin* tilid should he n pol led to
I the authoritr* * first, hut re timed
to tow n and 11 .tilled tin marshal.
I hey are to go alter die corpse to
I day.
Hunting Missing Men,
Ivputy C. S. M urshai (no. Sex
ton. with \\ . 11. Wnui'i, ot Scidovi.i,
uni .Mr. Morrison, oi Seattle, a -
coiii|'anidi Iiv three Indi ms, an*
searching the cous. from Itisurrcc
i loll lial westward for the pur pi Is
.«*i determining i )><- ia.e of Fred,
ihile and K. ti. Morrison, the latter
h nig tiie hi;..mar ussayer. who
i li-iv* !*«•» it m..- - i_> since .*st A.i
g st. l.cl..d n.- win- accompany
the ..I'j.u.y iiiai s.iai are tiie ones
w ii" ioi'.n i tin i :fcv .s of the mis
mg an it.
Mrs. Morrison, motlier of K. (i.
Morrison, i.« now m Seward, stav
ing at Hie Sex.on residence, anxi
ot.siy awaiting ilileiiigeliee of her
! ahseut liov.—(ialcwa v.
“I I- i
Bound Over. |
A. M. At. i;. who was brought |
hack irom F irliunks for issuing
i worthless paper to 1*. 1). Blodgett
and A. C. lu'ss. had his hearing j
Saturday, and was Imund over t«.i
!the grand jury in ♦thoDO hail.
Wcddir. g at Kodiak.
Kialiak. March Id—Chris. Heri
j tonoff was uiarricd toilav to Agnes'
Uohroraldsky. The eereim nv wa- ;
performed hy Judge Kt *sey and a |
wedding supper f. u.wed al which
Mu re Were a hum! r of the friends
oi the happy couple.
Boanii Over For A**?ault.
t'hri*. Tjnsevic, v !.•■ re uracil tin
tirst of tin- w»-« k front Chistuchina
tt> answer a charge of assault pre
ferred against hint by Herman
Meter, had a heating Tuesday ami
was hound over to await the action
of the grand jury. Hail was tixed
at $1 , which was secured ves-1
terday. .
The charge arises over ail as
sault claimed to have been com
mitted by t'hr.s. along the trail lie-1
tween truest in* anil Tousina. |
Meyers claimed that he was struck !
in the hack of the head with a
cliih.
Wants a Divorce.
John DeHart, a resident of Ta
ititlak, has applied for a decree of i
[divorce from his wife, Kllen 1 ‘e
•ar . lie on>< s ids application on
i. .rges oi inliit. i.ly.
The steaim-r Neptune, Imuiul for
Cook Inlet, will arrive this aiter-.
O Kill.
The tinesi o| baths at the Dock
Hath Hoi sk.
I
Ntg ccttd Sick Man.
S ward i* con*idcral»ly worked
Up over tli«' death o: a railway em
ployee named John Hdwardeon.
The m an had paid hi* hospital
h e-, hut tifter having a loeal phy
sician examine him the company
doctor refiiM il to allow him to he
iakt n to the hospital. It wa*
nte **arv to perform an o|>erati<<n
on him and he wa* finally taken
to tlie he*pital for that purpo*e,
hut hepin to *ink rapidly and
about three o’clock one morning
the doctor* pave up hope of *aving
him. The ho*pi al people would
n >t allow him to remain there un
til morning, and it tta* i m—nrv
to move him at niirht to a m arl v
*haek. win re he died.
The eoroner’.- jury returned a
verdict of negligence nett it -t the
company doctor, and further action
may he taken.
Fell Down Shaft.
On Marrli 11; It. while noing over '
the eolliinii pipe of the new pump
of the Apollo mine, at l nga. pre
paratory to starting same, Harry
h. House : lowed hi- shoulder to
project from the pinup compart
ment into one of tin hoisting om
piirimeiits of Shaft No. and was
-truck hv a down-coining -kip,
causing him to fail uvi r a hundred
•iet and instantly killing him.
He was very innea engrossed
in liie work lie was doing ami had’
h* en repeatedly warned Iv his
helper that he \va- not taking
proper precaution- hr hi- saiciv
and working too * ,ose to tin* other
i ompart incut.
He had hern in the cmplm of
Apollo mine for several months,
going there from Cook Inlet, after
an unsuccessful pro-pi cting trip to
Ho* Sin tsltii i a river.
V/ork In Brown’s Basin.
Tin* Valdez Hydraulic and Child
Mining Co. is preparing for active!
prosjK’cting and development work !
ill is sea son on tlic hydraulic ground :
in iMwn’s basin. Last Friday i
four men were sent out with lttm-|
her and supplies to put in boxes j
and give the ground a thorough;
prospecting. A camp inis been
established on Craig creek, boxes
ami Hume will lx- constructed and '
as soon as the snow is gone sluic
ing will commence. This property
las had enough work done on it to
prove that it will pay for working
on a large scale, hut the eompanv
wishes to ascertain the the extent
of the pay dirt and get more exact
figures before installing machinery.
Reach Kotsina
Kotsina. April 7—i 'h is. Hubbard
ami four men are camped on the
Kotsina and are building a good,!
substantial bridgt—that will allow
horses to cross across that stream.
•'Scotty” and Amman have just
arrived at their camp, ten miles
alxive here. Tenas Millard is also
camped above us a ways. Tibbitls !
and the young Tihhiitses are using
the Kotsina trail to where they can
cut across to the (Jhitaslina. They
will he at their camp on the 10th
of the present month.
Church of the Epiphany.
.Service*—Hood Friday, Litany,
1a. in.; 1:30 p. in., Commem
oration Service and Addresses on
Words from the Cross.
Kasier Day, Holy Coiumunion.
9 and 11 a^jn.; Children’s Service,
3 i». iii.; Kveu Song, 8 |». m.
Waxi'ko—For the interior, man
and wife to work by the year.
Woman to cook and man to freight
and do general ranch work and,
help wif- about house, flood quar
ters. For further information ad
dress this otliee.
The City Finances
Good ,®ho'vi:;g Made By Outgoing
Council. Statement of
Finance*.
I lie rn noil which lias held oilioe
f'T the j .» year had the last meet
ing M >ndav night. at whirl .. ;hc
imtstn ndint. t»il„,re settled and
a staieineni iinaneiui enndi
tinn m the t. •• ii was read.
According to ii s 't- .emeut there
was a vt.ar ago an on;standing in
ililiteii'iess, seliooi and town, of
♦d.HSIj ().i. rite eiHiiieil has cleaned
tip this indehtedtu'ss. made im
prove!!.-nts on tie streets and trail,
kepi ti e school tip to its former
statlda 'd. and a' 'he i'e sc of j;s
term ! an indebtedness of only
ahmit f2M.ll!*. school warrants,
against whieh there are le- lines
cot -is? ing of ili .iia|mmt taxes, most
i f which are codertihle, amounting
to 242 2.V
roiituvinu i- a portion of tlie
sintemetu rendered l.v tin- trea
u ri-r:
KKiT.lfTs \\I> I>ISBt'HSKM:.XT“.
(,'asli on hand Nov.’(>4 $
Lieenses. oi.50.lW4
Del. tax-s. ’0.5. ,57..')0
Penalty ... :5.7t)
Tuxes.’01 20
P< nalty t..y>S
A'iv. barges i'
Total reeeipts sf 11 .•* 17.-5'
instil I S! MKN'I’s.
Sehoril treas tf 17
Warrants rede-med and
interest. 7 .&"*■• 41
<’as!) on l.anil . Hot*.71
$11,017 . 50
I he present eotlDeii Inis s| ent for
* t • > • rk. $ 1 ,< t, ’2 i 2 ' h is ilie 1 mies
er -s. ili.s ami In idlest li^liting
street- and puliiic buildings,
tjiil-i ti.i; lire ill partment, -*42'.*.2s.
salaries, *1.!»71.20; expenditures
on .trail, operating ferry and lalmr,
fo04.*i*i. The balance are siieill
items for eare of indigent siek
nnimtenance of jail, printing, cost
tax suit, s'ationer} and trisecllan
eotts.
Distinguished Citizens.
'I’m- Bell family are having hon
ors thrust upon them. .Joe is tlie
recipient of a polil medal from
passengers on the first stage tc go
from here lo Fairbanks, of which
he was the driver, and hi.- ' rot her
Amhr !.;■ ,!.e <li-tinetion of be
ing app lived a deputy marshal
a ml bringing in a dangerous crimi
nal as well as the first shipment of
gold dust from Fairbanks.
First Shipment of Gold.
The \ . T. Co. stage which arrivevi
last Friday from Fairbanks brought
nut the first shipment of gold dust
ever made over this route. ).> was
from the Fairbanks Banking Co.,
[‘unsigned to the Bunk of Valdez.
The hank here has made arrange
ments for insurance on shipment*
handled by the V. T. Co., and here
after a large amount of the Tanana
Just will come out this vvaj during
tlie winter.
New Mail Contracts.
Advertisements are out for bids
for next winter’s mail service.
There are to be two trips a month
between here and tiihhou and four
to Fairbanks, making in all eight
trips a month, -1(H) pounds a trip.
Bids are also asked for an addi
tional weekly service to Kagle.
vi. \Y. F. Johnson, who was here
two years ago, died Mar. 28. at
tioldlields, Nev., of pneumonia.
Johnson was the fa tin r-in-law of J
Me Alpine, the Nizina sawmill mac
Remember the Woman’s (illiid
social and sale in ihe Swan build'
in t. Monday afternoon