Light and Power
Beginning January 15 we shall be ready to to supply
consumers with light and power at rates lower than
ever, and on a flat rate basis—The patronage of the
business community is solicited.
Stop and Consider
what you paid for current before the lies’ plant
came into the field, and what you would have to
pay again should it go out of business.
A complete and up to date Telephone service will
be established later.
lies Light & Power Co.
Not Incorporated
GUILD PROVIDES
PLEASANT EVENIN6
Bazaar anti Dance Last Night Brot
Out Crowd which Killed Moose
Hall—Financial Success.
The bazaar and dance given by the
Ladies’ Guild of the Episcopal church
in Moose Hall last night brought out
a crowded house and realized a neat
sum of money which will enable them
to continue their good work in car
ing for the mission work in which
they are engaged.
The members of the Guild had
been preparing for months for the ba
zaar and had many useful and pretty
things to offer for sale. The fish
pond was the main attraction for the
youngsters and each of them appar
ently secured some toy with which
they could make noise and have a
good time. The fancy article booth
afforded an opportunity of securing
appropriate Xmas presents for their
friends and enjoyed a good sale.
Homemade cake and candy in abun
dance was provided.
The dance which followed the
opening sale was well attended, the
big dancing floor of Moose Hall being
taxed to accommodate the crowd
when the strains of some popular
piece called all to the floor at the
same time.
During the evening a delightful
luncheon of homemade cake and
coffee was served in the waiting room
and contributed to the pleasure of
the evening.
United States Deputy Marshal .41
Dowling, who took a bunch of pris
oners who were recently convicted
and sentenced in Valdez to McNeil
penitentiary, returned on the Ala
meda last night. After delivering his
prisoners at McNeil he continued his
trip to San Francisco and took in the
exposition.
M8T OF MISSING
NOW NUMBER ELEVEN.
Three more names may be added
to the list of missing men in South
eastern Alaska. The Juneau papers
have been asked to assist in finding
information as to the whereabouts
of Nels Peterson, Henry Johnson and
I Andrew Brown, who went out on a
deer-hunting trip to Pybus Bay five
weeks ago, intending to remain only
ten days or two weeks.
The men borrowed Mr. Carlson’s
launch, the Sjofogel, as Brown, the
only one of the trio who had owned
a boat, lost his launch when the
City of Seattle bumped it at the Pa
cific Coast wharf some time ago.
Mr. Carlson feels certain that harm
has befallen the three men. They
had intended hunting in the south
arm of Pybus bay but as the launch
Murrellet was in both the north and
3011th arms of Pybus bay at the time
Johnson, Brown and Peterson should
t have been there and saw nothing of
them, they are believed to be lost.
The disappearance of the three
men brings the list of missing men
up to eleven, three of whom, Wm.
Christie, James Plunkett and Ole
Moe are thought to have killed by
Edward Krause. Tbe others are I. H.
Irwin, of the Federal bureau of fish
eries, Charles A. Clark, of Ketchikan,
Mike DeCosta of Ketchikan, William
Rangren, who has been missing from
Treadwell since November 1, and Gus
Bakke of Juneau, who has not been
seen for many weeks.
Notice to Eagles.
Meeting of Eagles and nomination
of officers this evening. All brothers
requested to be present.
C. T. TODD, Secy.
The trail is broke and the Tele
phone No. 85 is working. Did you
ever stop to think that every time
you leave a dollar with your local in
dustry that you have a lighting
chance to get it back, as they live and
eat in the old home town and it costs
something at that. You may not get
it back directly from him; he may
have to give it to some one else who
has to give it to you. Try the Val
dez Iron Works. th-tf
AT THE
PINZON BAR
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Tlie following are the conditions
governing the gift of the Ford Au^
tomobile advertised by the Pinson:
With each One Dollar purchase one
Coupon will b^ given entitling the
holder to one chance on the car—
absolutely free of charge.
The car to be given during Christ
mas week.
Family trade solicited. All orders
delivered. Remember a Dollar pur
chase entitles you to one Coupon.
PHONE 80
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT
FAILED LAND CARGO
Alameda Officers Report Alliance
Was at Cordova Getting Fuel—
Anchorage Be Short.
Navigation of Cook Inlet has been
closed for the winter and it is esti
mated that approximately ten thou
sand tons of freight brought north
for Anchorage has failed of delivery.
The officers of the steamer Alameda
reported last night that wireless
messages had been received in Cor
dova via Whltehed from the1 steamer
Admiral Farragut stating that she
had been unable to land her freight
and passengers and that she was
bringing them back to Seward. The
steamer will also bring the barges
to Seward.
The steamer Alliance, owned by
the Independent Steamship company,
carrying fifteen hundred tons of
freight for Brown & Hawkins store
at Anchorage, was forced to abandon
the attempt to land her cargo and
ha6 returned to Seward. The Alli
ance had exhausted her fuel and was
in Cordova when the Alameda was
there and intended returning to Sew
ard to discharge her cargo.
Wireless advices from the Admiral
Farragut stated that the ice prevent
ed the small launches from operating
and that it was dangerous in the ex
treme for the big steamers to ven
ture into Anchorage as the conden
sers filled with mud, preventing the
engines from working and threaten
ing the vessel with destruction by
her anchors dragging when struck by
the big floes of ice.
General Agent Fred Tracy, of the
Alaska Steamship company and
Captains Howard and Locke, who
were ashore at Anchorage, were un
able to get out to the steamer and
will have to spend the winter in An
chorage unless they elect to come
over the winter trails via Portage
Bay or Seward.
Navigators are not backward in
declaring that the commission used
poor judgment in selecting Anchor
age as a port, contrary to the advice
of old timers in that part of the coun
try. It is asserted that the Alaska
Commercial company, with stores in
Cook Inlet, refused to permit their
steamers to operate there at this sea
son of the year. The steamship men,
after their trying experiences there
this fall, believe that it is a waste of
good money to attempt to make An
chorage a winter port; in fact old
steamboat men declare that Valdez
and Cordova are the only safe win
ter ports in Northwestern Alaska,
owing to Resurrection Bay’s open
roadsted in a high wind.
The Alameda reported the Kansas
City, which went to Cordova to re
ceive repairs after being damaged at
Anchorage, as leaving Cordova at 2
p. m. Saturday for Seward to finish
discharging her Anchorage freight.
She will come to Fort Liscun- to dis
charge one hundred and fifty tons of
freight.
After discharging her cargo at
Seward the Alameda will go to SeL
dovia to get the steamer Dora, which
will be towed to Cordova as she
broke her high-pressure piston rod
while going to the westward. The
repairs will be made at the railroad
shops in Cordova.
The Hit of the Year.
Tonight at the Liberty Theatre the
funniest comedy ever seen in Valdez.
A laugh from start to finish. Be sure
to see “HIb Fatal Wedding,” nothing
but fun and joy while on the screen.
IiOCAL BREVITIES. '
Mrs. Holtness returned to Valdez
on the Alameda last night.
W. W. Barnett, assayer of the El
lamar mine, spent Thanksgiving^ in
Valdez.
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Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Middlecamp, of
Ellamar, visited in Valdez to spend
Thanksgiving with Judge Fred M.
Brown, Mrs. Middlecamp’s father.
Gus Anderson, a pioneer business
man of Cordova, but who has been
doing business in McCarthy and Cliis
ana, is a visitor in Valdez, having ar
rived from the states on the Alameda.
A number of Fairbanks people
were passengers on the Alameda from
flattie to Cordova en route home
after having visited the exposition. A
majority of them will go direct to
the Totovana.
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The incoming passengers on the
Alameda were: R. Holtpess, Mrs. J.
C. Martin, Mrs. V. L. Sedgwick, C.
Carlson, A. L. {Celle, Mike Thomas,
W. B. Taylor, Mrs. J. M. Ruggles,
Mrs. A. E. Wright, Frank Hoffman.
A1 Dowling.
YOU want
not the slight
est shadow of
a doubt when
YOU bring your
prescription to a drug
store — investigate the ;
Valdez Drug Co’s pre-j
scription department.
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MISSING MINE CIRCULAR
MEMORIAL TO DR. HOLMES.
Librarians throughout the country
make frequent requests of the Bureau
of Mines'for miners' circular No. 1.
It seems not to be generally known
that this number was left open for
bulletin to describe the work of the
Bureau of Mines. The late Dr.
Joseph A. Holmes, former director of
the Bureau, intended to ’ make this
circular as strong and as comprehen
sive a piece of writing as was pos
sible. On account of other more
pressing matters. Dr. Holmes never
was able to write the circular.
As a mute memorial to the late di
rector, it is the intention of the Bu
reau never to publish miners' circu
lar No. 1. The number is to be left
open in memory of the man who gave
his life to his work.
Call for Warrants.
Valdez, Alaska, Nov. 24, 1915.
Notice is hereby given that I will
pay city warrants, beginning at war
rant No. 490S up to and including
warrant No. 4988.
E. G. AMES,
2t Town Treasurer.
NOTICE.
The‘Liberty theatre announces
that starting on December first and
ending on the evening of December
23rd, tickets will be given to every
patron'of the theatre entitling them
to a chance on a 35-pound turkey
first prize, at\d 15-pound second
prize. Both turkeys will be live ones.
Drawing will tajce place in the Lib
erty theatre, December 23, 1916. Vis
it the Liberty, the home of good pic
tures, and save your coupons, tf
What, in all Alaska can you get to
send to your friends in the States bet
ter then a few nice views of Alaska?.
Thqre ip not a soul living in any
country that is not interested in Alas
ka. Not a soul that does not appre
ciate pictures of Alaska. A view of
the last frontier on earth, that costs
you ten cents now, or as much more
as you like, cannot be bought of your
friends to whom you send it for ten
dollars, years from now. What other
one thing is surer to increase in val
ue with time than views? And you
can make your present just as much
or just as little as you like. Remem
ber, however, that it takes a little
time to make them. P. S. Hunt. tf
Before the gangplank Is on the deck,
Jqe is there your baggage to check.
He knows just where you want to go,
And his auto bus is not so slow.
When leaving Valdes it is just as well
Tq wait until you hear Joe’s bell.
He nev.qr yet has missed a boat
But oonnects with ali that ever floats.
Joe never sleeps day or night,
He does his best to treat you right.
The traveling public well can bless
The man who runs the City Express.
All you do—Just Phone Eight Two,
ThfjCity Express will see you thru.
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OPEN UNTIL 9 P.M.
We Serre Corona Coffee
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Strictly Fresh Eggs.
Jack Callin . . Prapwator
TIDE TABLES FOR VALDEZ.
Predictions for high and low water
are taken from the official tide tables
prepared by the U. S. Coast and Geo
detic Survey. The time given for
high and low water is Valdez time,
and the figures immediately follow
ing the time, indicate the height of
the tide at Valdez. To find the depth
of water, add the tabular height to
the soundings given on the chart,
unless a minus (—) sign is used be
fore the height, in which case sub
tract It.
Friday, Nov. 86, 1615.
High, 3:26 am, 6.6; 2:18 pm, 8.6.
Low, 8:14 am, 3.8; 8:82 pm, 0.2
Saturday, Nov. 87, 1615.
High, 4:10 am, 6.4; 3 pm, 8.0.
Low, 9:0l'am, 4.0; 10:40 pm, 0.7.
Sunday, Nov. 88, 1915
High, !* an», 6-4; 3:58 pm, 7.3.
Low, 10:pi am., 4.1; 10:60 pm, 1.1.
Monday, Nov. 89, 1915.
High, 5:3$.am. 6.7; 6:67 pm, 6.7.
Low, 11: id am, 4.
Tuesday, Nov. 80, 1915.
High. 6:44 am, 7.1; 6:^1 pm, 6.2.
Low, 11:41 pm, 1.6; 12:44 pm, 3.4.
REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF
The First Bank of Valdez
IiOC'ATED AT VALDEZ, TERRITORY OF ALASKA, AT THE
CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON THE IOTH DAY OF '
NOVEMBER, 1915. /
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts ... ...$ 84,693.25
Overdrafts . 360.16
Bonds, Warrants and other Securities 24,911.00
Furniture and Fixtures ... 3,428.80
Checks on other Banks and other Cash Items 1,798.80*
CASH ON HAND, including Gold Dust t tin ni Q 11
and Sight Exchange . I Z I jU I vi I I
TOTAL .$242,205.12
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock paid in....$ 25,000.00
Surplus Fund . 500.00
Undivided Profits . 1,970.13
Due to Banks—Deposits. 453.11
Deposits . 214,074.88
Certified Checks . 207.00
TOTAL . $242,205.12
United States of America, Territory of Alaska, Third Judicial Divi
sion, SB.
I, W. M. Goodwin, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemn
ly swear that the foregoing statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
W. M. GOODWIN, Cashier.
Correct Attest M. BLUM,
JOHN LYONS,
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22nd day of Nov 1915
(Notarial Seal) J. W. GILSON,
Notary Public in and for the Territory of Alaska.
My commission expires Jan. 21, 1917.
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