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VAI.DEZ. ALASKA
In the District Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska, Third Division.
In the Matter of the Annexation of
Certain Territory to the Incorpor
ated Town of Valdez.—Order Set
ting Time for Hearing Petition and
Giving Notice.
A petition having been this day
presented to the court for the pur
pose of Instituting the proceedings
required by law for the annexation
of territory to an incorporated towu,
said petition praying for the annex
ation of certain described territory to
the incorporated town of Valdez, in
the Territory of Alaska, Third divis
ion; and it appearing to the court
that said petition is signed by forty
eight qualified electors of said incor
porated town, the same being more
than one-fifth of the number of votes
cast at the last municipal election in
said town, and by five actual resi
dents and owners of substantial prop
erty interests in land in the territory
proposed to be annexed and verified
by two of the signers of said peti
tion; said petition setting forth the
boundaries of the territory so pro
posed to be annexed to said town, an
having attached thereto a plat based
upon an actual survey by a compe
tent surveyor, setting forth the lim
its and boundaries thereof by metes
and bounds, and stating the number
of inhabitants therein:
Therefore, It. appearing to the court
that said petition Is In the form re
quired by law; it Is ordered that said
petition be beard and considered by
the court on' the 18th day of Febru
ary, 1914, at 10 o’clock a. m. of said
day, at the court room of this court
In Valdez, Alaska, if said day be a day
of jurisdiction in said court, or If the
same be not a day of jurisdiction,
then said hearing shall be held on the
first day of jurisdiction thereafter. It
Is further ordered"that notice of such
hearing be given by posting printed
or typewritten copies of this order
in three conspicuoous places within
the limits of said Incorporated town
of Valdes, and by posting such cop
ies in three conspicuous places with
in the limits of the territory so pro
posed to be annexed to and Included
within the limits of said Incorporated
town, and by publishing a copy of
this order once a week in the Valde2
Prospector, a newspaper of general
circulation published nearest to said
incorporated town. ,
Done in open court at Valdez,
Alaska, this 7th day of January, 1914.
FRED. M. BROWN, Judge.
First publication January 10, 1914.
Last publication February 14. 191;.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Alvah Eames, of Cordova, is in
town from Cordova.
The Moose, members and friends,
will dance Saturday night. Start at
9, refreshments at 12. Good music.
(Dance nice.)
Ed. Petrie is busy llxing up his
residence on Broadway.
Fresh eastern oysters at the Vai
dez Cafe tf
Special Saturday change of pictures
tonight at the Orpheum.
Better have your eyes examined by
G. O. Relnke at the Valdez Drug Co.
Examination free.
Harvey’B Toggery are closing out
their complete line of dry goods and
ladles’ furnishings. Now is the time
to get real bargains. tf
Father Crimont, of Juneau, came up
on the Mariposa and will remain
her for several days,
Chinese Chop Suey and Noodles at
the Valdez Cafe, after 7 p. m. tf
The St. Elias, the best place to ston
■n \aidez. Clean, warm outside
rooms and prices reasonable.
Lieut. Edgerton, engineer officer of
the Alaska Road Commission, re
turned to Vald,ez today on the Mar
iposa after spending several weeks
In the states.
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j Nugget jewelry made to order by
O. O. Reinke at the Valdez Drug Co.
FOUND—A fur neck piece at Lou
ie’s Cafe. Owner can have same by
calling at the Prospector office, prov
ing property and paying for this ad
vertisement. tf
Lieut. Dougherty and Li»ut. kun
zig, who have been making a trip of
inspection of the telegi-ii.li stations
along the m*.tury load, retu.ned to
day from Tonsna.
The Valdez Electric Co. sells Mazda
lamps. Telephone 57.
G. O. iteinae, the watchmaker and
Jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug Co. All
work guaranteed.
The St. Elias, the best place to stop
in Valdez. Clean, warm outside
rooms and prices reasonable.
Superintendent Van Campen, of the
Latouche mine, accompanied by Mrs.
Van Campen, the talented writer of
short stories, were passengers on the
Mariposa for Latouche.
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s, the tailor. Telephone 198.
The St. Eiias, the b< st place to stop
in Valdez. Clean, warm outside
rooms and prices reasonable.
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s, the tailor. Telephone 198.
The Valdez Electric Co. sells Mazda
lamps. Telephone 57.
9
Wednesday Night Dance Club has
leased Eagle Hall for a series of
Wednesday night dances. Four piece
orchestra will furnish the music.
Dances of modern times will be al
lowed.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the United States Commissioner’s
Court, ex-offlcio Judge in Probate,
Valdez precinct, Third Judicial Di
vision, Territory of Alaska.
In the matter of the estate of Rob
ert Martin, deceased. Notice to cred
itors.
Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned, administrator of the estate
of Robert Martin, deceased, to the
creditors of, and all persons having
claims against the said estate, to ex
hibit them with the necessary vouch
ers, within six (6) months after the
first publication of this notice, to the
said administrator at the office of C.
E. Bunnell, at Valdez, Alaska, the
same being the place for the trans
tion of the business of said estate.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this IStth
day of January, 1914.
W. H. CASWELL,
Administrator of the estate of Robert
Martin, deceased.
Date of first publication Jan. 14.
Date of last publication Feb. 11.
ANOTHER QUAKE
KILLS MORE JAPS
Town of Tarumiau is Visited by a
Terrible Quake, Which De
stroys City.
TOKIO, Japan, Jan. 17.—A severe
earthquake caused the death of hun
dreds of people in the town of Taru
misu, located in Ushine province.
The vibrations of the earth’s crust
were so sharp and constant that the
buildings were destroyed and the peo
ple killed.
Relief has ben dispatched to the
city to care for those still living and
to provide for the injured. The re
fugees are still arriving at this city
and are being cared for by the gov
ernment and by charitable socie*es.
The foreign missions are rendering
considerable help. *
smithaTkT
TO SCHOLARS
SEATTLE, J.'tn. 17.—Edmund
Smith and Assistant District Attor
ney W. H. Whitlesey, of Seward,
were the speakers at the Sourdough
Club of the Washington University
last night and urged the scholars to
be honest and industrious and to take
advantage of the opportunities they
now have for an education, which
would make easier their future path
through life. The speakers were giv
en a rousing reception by the univer
sity students.
The matinee at the Orpheum was
largely attended. Judge Walker, the
district attorney, presented to all the
children a package of candy. Seven
ty-five of the youngsters received the
Judge's hospitality.
| Rich Pocket Found in Koyukuk Creek.
Recent arrivals from Koyukuk, the
land of lean gravels and rich pock
ets, report that another very rich
"pocket” has been found on the Bow
man and Scofield ground on Ham
mond river. Four thousand dollars
to the six-foot thaw was being tak
en out when the Koyukuk men left
the district. The largest nugget ob
tained by the men weighed something
i over $300 and $100 pans were com
| raon. This is in keeping with the his
tory of mining in that district. The
gravel all carries a little gold but it
is a rare occasion when so rich a
pocket is picked up.
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