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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1915
HOW DO YOU REST?
If you swing a heavy sledge all day
:ake your exercise—rest yourself—
by doing something that will make
you forget the sledge.
If you grind at a desk or counter
all day, take your exercise, your rest,
by doing something that will make
you forget the desk or counter grind.
If you earn your bread and butter
by thinking—mow the lawn.
If it’s your work to mow the lawn
—do something that will make you
think.
If a man has a job at being happy,
it will rest him to be solemn. If a
man has a solemn job it will rest
him to laugh.
The little lady who makes high
priced gowns for richer folk can find
rest by looking at the flowers in the
field. The man who works in the
woods or field is rested by looking at
the pretty dresses in the city show
windows.
If your work compels you to wear
a red coat, sneak away once in a
while and put on a blue coat.
A change, that’s the cure—that’s
the exercise we all need.
This is nothing new we are telling
you, but it’s something we don’t often
think about enough, the same as we
don’t think about a lot of little things
which are really important.—Alas
kan Post.
EDITORIAL OPTIMISM.
The meanest fellow we know of is
. that Oklahoma editor who, comment
ing upon Kansas’ “Better Babies”
movement, suggested that Kansas
send across the line for parents.—Ex.
And among'the many other good
things offered to the public by Ev
eryman’s Club, is a reading room
and public library. The librarian is
always ready to help you make a
selection and will issue books be
tween the hours of 2:30 and 5:00
daily.
Valdez citizens have been forced
to regale the inner man with native
grown chicken at $1.00 per, and rich,
juicy slices of Swift ham and bacon
this week, the supply of fresh v sats
having been exhausted early in the
week, owing to the carnivorous
inroads of court visitors.
Juneau is bragging over the fact
that a couple of apple trees in that
city have produced a big crop. Val
dez has wasted no time on apples,
but has a large crop of peaches—red
cheeked and winsome—and in our
mind they beat any apple crop ever
produced.
Many of the coast towns in the ter
ritory have developed a penchant for
petty bickering with their more for
tunate sisters who have secured some
small temporary advantage. Quit it,
brothers, what benefits one town ben
efits the entire territory, and our turn
may be next.
Many Alaskans are departing for
the States to freeze and shiver thru
the winter in a changeable climate.
Just why they should leave this glo
rious country during the best part
of the season passeth human ken, but
the first robin in the spring always
turns their thoughts to the North
land, and back they come.
Seattle schools have started a cam
paign among the scholars in regard
to care of the teeth. This is but one
of the many useful things taught a
scholar nowadays. Bodily cleanli
ness and hygiene is preferable to so
much learning that is of no direct
benefit to a child. Good teeth make
sound bodies, and sound bodies de
velop good brains.
Many Southeastern Alaska papers
are trying to bring about a division
of the territory. This should not be
thought of for a moment, as Alaska
united will command much: more
political patronage than would Alas
ka divided. Very few parts of the
. territory would profit by division,
while the empire as a whole would be
worse oft. <
Should a beneficent government
ever endow Alaska with the appro
priations she neede, her development
would be rapid, as It takes roads and
lots of them, to reach the vast in
terior with its marvelous mineral
wealth. The next year or so, how
ever, will witness great changes in
Alaska, as capital has turned Its eyes
this way, and their money and influ
ence will force the government to
take notice of our needs.
“Che chak ko” is a Chinook word,
meaning “just come, just arrived,”
and is one more appellation from our
Indian brethren that just fits. Many
words used every day by Westerners
are from the Chinook jargon. Ta
tooth means breasts; Alki is wait, not
so fast, or soon; Atlin, a fathom;
Klahwa, slow, slowly; Klaska, they,
thine, them; Kwass, is fear afraid;
Memaloost, to die, to kill; Sitka, or
properly Sitkum, a part of, half; and
Tumwater is a waterfall, a cascade.
Scores of these words are used every
day as the names of towns, and all
come from the aboriginal Chinook.
Good clubrooms are needed more in
Alaska, perhaps, than in any other
country in the world. Some place
where a man can meet a dozen or so
jolly good fellows, and while away
a pleasant hour or so in social con
verse. Valdez has several such clubs,
the most important being the Tilli
kum club, composed of a bunch of
the leading business and army men
of the city. In their elegantly ap
pointed rooms many prominent men
from the ouside have mingled with
our citizens, and have gone away im
pressed with the sociability and good
cheer thrust upon them at every
hand. The doors are never closed,
and at any hour of the day the visi
tor or member may find a place
where the business cares and worries
of the day may be forgotten, and
where conviviality and good com
radeship reign throughout the year.
An old prospector, who had been
In the interior for several years, came
in over the Richardson road yester
day, and stepping up to an old ac
quaintance said: “Gosh! What do
you think? I packed out of here
five years ago, and now—well, I met
a whole flock of autos up in the pass.”
The Fairbanks stages had left that
day, five of them, hence the wonder
ment. And thus it goes. Alaska is
developing so fast that the oldtimer,
who is an omniverous reader, keeps
up with the times after a fashion, he j
is scarcely able to suppress his won- j
derment at the many marvelous;
changes. Autos in the interior are
as common as the pack train used to
be. They are used in the mines, on
the trail, and for a thousand and one:
purposes where the horse would be
too slow or too expensive. Probably
one of the best advertisements Henry
Ford could have as to the adaptabil
ity of the auto, would be to see one
plowing through six feet of snow,
loaded with passengers and freight.
MRS. E. WINTER
Will retrim or make your hats to
order. Satisfaction guaranteed. Sev
eral years’ experience before coming
to Valdez.
LADIES’ FURNISHING STORE,
tf. McKinley Street.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
L. F. Shaw, the publisher of the
Knik News, passed through on the
Admiral Farragut for Cordova, to
purchase the plant of the Cordova
Alaskan and move it to Anchorage.
Call and see our new line of Heat
ers, Cook Stoves and Ranges just re
ceived on the Farragut. Prices reas
onable. C. C. Rudolph. k21
WANTED—Mattress ror single
bed. Must be in good condition. Ap
ply at this office. tf
Robert Gray, U. S. commissioner
for the Katalla district, went south
on the Admiral Farragut, taking a
steam heating plant with him for in
stallation in his home in the oil city.
THE PINZON has a new shipment
of the large 12in.x6 foot pictures of
Valdez. Make your selections early.
16-tf. THE PINZON.
Leslie Reinovsky, who has been
employed at the Granite mine for
some time, was a passenger on the
Admiral Farragut this forenoon for
the states. He was accompanied by
his wife and family.
The regular Saturday evening
Moose dance will be given next Satur
day night. All Invited and a good
time assured.
The pack of the Kodiak cannery
was exceptionally good this season,
.considering the fact that the other
canneries to the westward have put
up email packs. 14,000 cases were
packed at Kodiak.
Suits pressed for 91-00 at Silver
man’s, the tailor. Telephone 198. tf
The launch Elvira, Capt. Otto Elf
strom, went to Cordov%,Wednesday
night with a party <>£ commercial
men. Oak Olson, A1 0h*amberlain,
Joe fiteharey and T. Gillie were in
the party.
The Woman’s Auxiliary of the Pio
neers of Alaska will give a dance on
Alaska Day. « *
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Pictures developed at the Valdez
Drug Company. tf.
New Fall Coats on every boat, for
Mrs. E. Winter. tf
See S. Plum & Co., for the latest
styles in Boys and Youths Hats. *
The Ellamar launch Takehlou
came up the bay this morning.
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdez
Drug Store. *
John Johnson, of Ellamar, is in
town today on business.
For good home-cooked meals try
Mrs. M. Olson, on Hobart Street. •
W. E. Dunkle, the mining engineer,
went south on the steamer today.
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s, the tailoi. Telephone 198. tf
W. W. Barnett, of Ellamar, came
up from the Copper City this morn
ing.
Price’s Candy and other new goods
at the Emporium. *
G. Parks, territorial mine inspec
tor, has returned from a trip to Ga
lena Bay.
Kodak Supplies at the Valdez
Drug Company. tf
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A. C. Baldwin, the surveyor, has
returned from an extended trip to
Galena Bay.
We know how to do blacksmith
ing, machine work and autogenous
welding and do it right. Valdez Iron
Works. fr*
Mrs. Carl Armstrong, wife of the
deputy marshal at Kodiak, was a
southbound passenger on the Admi
ral Farragut.
Just received, a large line of Lino
leum, Rugs and Mattresses. S. Blum
& Co. •
Ed Turner, who has been doing
development work on his copper
property at Galena Bay, has returned
to town.
Stanfield’s Famous Unshrinkable
Underwear for sale at S. Blum & Co.
Every garment guaranteed. *
Mark Tatum, the mining man, left
on the Admiral Farragut this morn
ing to spend the winter with his fam
ily in Portland.
A shipment of fresh Hass cardies
received at the Pinzon on the last
boat. None better; try them. *
Sergeant and Mrs. Keene, of Fort
Liscum, and Mrs. Merrifleld, wife of
the Valdez Mercantile cashier, made
the trip to Keystone Canyon in the
City Express auto today.
LOST—Letter case, with initials
“J. J. N.” inside. Please return to
Sam Knudsen, Dock office. 4t
Harry Thisted, the Cordova busi
ness man who has been in town at
tending the federal court as a wit
ness, returned home on the Admiral
Farragut.
Valdez Drug Company have a fine
line of School Stationery. tf.
George Martin, of Chicago, who is
interested with his brother, Charles
Martin, in the Alaska Free Gold
Mining company, near Knilt, was a
passenger on the Admiral Farragut
today, returning to his home. He re
ports that the mine has had a very
successful season’s work and prom
ises to be a big producer.
Love-Whitley still sell ice. •
Ray Larson, who returned from
Anchorage on the last steamer,
states that the new railroad town is
growing rapidly and that all the Val
dez people there are apparently do
ing well. Ray has entered the gen
eral grocery business and his part
ner, A. J. Wendler is looking after
the business during his absence.
Bernard M. Stone, proprietor of the
Seward Gateway and All Alaska Re
view was a passenger on the Admi
ral Farragut this morning for the
states. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Stone and they will make the trip
to San Francisco to take in the ex
position before returning home
again. He reports that business is
good in Seward as a result of the
government’s activities.
Dr. W. A. Rystrom, the Landlock
Bay mining man, is in town for a
few days and will leave for home to
morrow, accompanied by Jack Mc
Lean, who expects to secure some
good duck shooting. Dr. Rystrom
recently suffered’ the misfortune of
fracturing a couple of ribs, sustain
ed by falling down an ore chute in
his mine. This is the second acci
dent suffered by him in two years
and he promises that never can hap
pen again.
By Reducing the Price
of the Staff of Life
Centennial Best Flour, reduced to $1.75 per sack
Fisher’s Blend Flour, reduced to $2.00 per sack
Hard Wheat Flour, reduced to $2.25 per sack
4-X Soft Wheat Flour, reduced to $3.25 per 100 lbs
S. BLUM & CO.
GOOD GOODS
Valdez Hospital
Largest and Best Equipped Hospital
in Southwestern Alaska.
Graduate Nurses—Prirate Rooms for Patients
For Terms’and Particulars'Apply to
E. C. DALTON, M, D., Physician in Charge,
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, September 17, 1015.
High, 7:40 a. m., 8.6; 6:38 p. m.,
11.4.
Low, 12:51 a. m„ 1.0; 11:68 a. m„
4.3.
Saturday, September 18, 1015.
High, 9:00 a. m., 9.1; 8:10 p. m.,
11.5.
Low, 2:20 a. m„ 0.8; 1:58 p. m.,
4.1.
Sunday, September 10, 1015.
High, 9:51 a. m., 9.9; 9:21 p. m„
11.8.
Low, 3:24 a. m., 0.4; 3:20 p. m„
3.3.
Monday, September 20, 1015.
High, 10:32 a. m„ 10.7; 10:19 p.
m„ 12.1.
Low, 3:13 a. m., 0.1; 4:18 p. m.
2.3.
Tuesday, September 21, 1015.
High, 11.07 a. m„ 11.5; 11:07 p.
m., 12.3.
Low, 4:63 a. m., 0.0; 6:06 p. m.,
l. 4.
Wednesday, September 22, 1015.
High, 11:38 a. m., 12.0; 11:50 p.
m. , 12.2.
Low, 5:28 a. m., 0-2; 5:45 p. m.,
0.6.
Thursday, September 23, 1015.
High.; 12:08 p. m., 12.4.
Low, 6:00 a. m., 0.4; 6:22 p. m.,
0.1.
Friday, September 24, 1015.
High, 12:30 a. m., 12.0; 12:36 p.
m„ 12.6.
Low, 6:23 a. m., 0.8; 6:66 p. m.,
—0.2.
Saturday, September 25, 1015.
High, 1:08 a. m., 11.6; 1:02 p. m.,
12 6
Low, 6:56 a. m., 1.3; 7:30 p. m.,
—0.2.
Sunday, September 26, 1015.
High, 1:44 a. m., 11.1; 1:30 p.
m., 12.4.
Low, 7:21 a. m., 1.9; 8:04 p. m.,
0.0.
Monday, September 27, 1015.
High, 2:21 a. m., 10.4; 1:57 p. m.,
12.1.
Low, 7:49 a. m., 2.5; 8:41 p. m.,
0.4.
Tuesday, September 28, 1915.
High, 3:01 a. m., 9.7; 2:29 p. m.,
11.7.
Low, 8:17 a. m., S.l; 9:22 p. m„
1.0.
Wednesday, September 29,1915.
High, 3:47 a. m„ 9.0; 3:04 p. m.,i
11.2.
Low, 8:60 a. m., 3.7; 10:12 p. m.,
1.6.
Thursday, September 80, 1915.
High, 4:49 a. m., 8.4; 8:60 p. m.,
11.6.
Low, 9:29 a. 4.2; 11:33 p. m.,
Fancy Stationery at the Valdes
Drug Store. *
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National University,
Washington, I). C.
DENTIST
Fourteen Years in Valdez
PHONE 110
OiRce Rooms in Whaling Building
DR. GERMAN
phone i« THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Drug Store. Of
fice hours, 9 a. m. to 6 p. m., 7 to 9 p. m.
Sundays by appointment.
All Work Guaranteed
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court House
Phone 34 VALDEZ, ALASKA
JOHN LYONS ,E. E. RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Offices in Whaling Building
Phone 101 VALDEZ, ALASKA
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 168
/ ’ Free and Accepted Masons.
Regular Communications first Wed
nesday in each month in McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
A. E. GRIGSBY. W. M.
ED. WOOD, Secretary.
Red Cross Hospital
Keystone udjHobart Sts.
OPEN TO ALL PHYSICIANS.
Private Rooms forlPatients.
Phone 144 MRS. C. H WILCOX. Matron
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, P*OP.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave, Seward, Alaska
Somebody
With Money
always has been found to
“back” a good plan, a good
idea, a good business ven
ture or a go^d. mining pros
pect ; otherwise a good many,
of today’s successful busi
ness enterprises would still
be mere dreams.
Advertising has brought
about a majority of the in
troductions of the man with
the idea, the man with a
prospect, or business to the
man with the dollar.
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ADVERTISE IN THE ]
PROSPECTOR FOR RE- 3
SULTS. 3
Stanton Auto Stage Line
TWICE A WEEK AUTOMOBILE
TRIPS TO TE1KHELL
Regular trips twice a month to
Gulkana, leaving Valdez the 1st
and 15th of each month.
Mail, Freight and Passengers
taken to all intermediate points.
Special Trips by Arrangement
JOE STANTON, Mgr. Tel. 225
The Best Place in Valdez to
Stop at is the
Warm, Light Room»--The Home of,Comfort
RATES REASONABLE
BATH ROOM Special RaterjBj the Meath
PHONE 133 MRS. STRING, hj*
Valdez Miners Union Mo. 188
Western Federation of'Miner*
ROBERT"SHAFFER, President.
Granite Mine f
CHAS. McCALLUM, Secretary,
Valdez, Alaska.
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
Merchandise
The best groceries received
on every boat,
w i.
Fresh vegetables, fruits, and
nuts.
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office In Pinzon Cigar Stare
General Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE.
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance