Our stock of General Merchandise j
is of the best quality, and the prices !
are as reasonable as others charge ]
for inferior goods. The Best is Cheapest. !
J. G. S NY) E R
Oldest More In Valdez.
Special Attention Is
Given To Mail Orders.
Phone 25.
A FEW NEWS NUGGETS.
W, C. Stull.Graduate Optician.
Moose meeting tonight.
Elatcrite Roofing, nothing equals
it.
For Elatcrite Roofing sec McGil
licuddy.
Pack saddles complete for $5 at
Richards.
The Broadway Pharmacy for all
spring medicines.
Choicest fruits arriving on every
steamer at the Candy Kitchen.
If vour best girl likes oysters
take lier to Wikidel’s.
Wire netting at Brownell’s; also
screen for mosquitos.
Fine lino of mandolins and guit
ars at Kerns’ Jewelry store.
What is it Brownell guarantees?
His pockkt knives and razors.
Native baskets and curios for
sale at Kern’s Jewelry store.
BROWNELL has a new stock
of pumps. See him before buying.
The latest in men’s clothing, call
on the American Tailors and lie
happy.
Chase and Sanborn’s Celebrated
Coffee is to be hud at Hemple A
Dougherty’s.
Shirt waists, cotton, wool and
silk, all sizes at Fish’s prices—
You know where
If you are the owner of some
first class real estate you can mix
with the 400 on Broadway.
The Celebration Committee wish
to thank Mrs. Shi fter for the use of
the wigs used in the show on the 4th.
Please overlook the horrible mis
take in the Copper River Mining,
Trading and Development Co’s ad v
this Week.
a pound.
Latest improved labor saving
gold rocker for sale cheap. Also a
complete mining pump. Richards
& Co.
For sale cheap to immediate pur
chaser, furniture of three room
house. House for rent. Apply to
Mrs. Currie, 711 McKinley street
Extension.
W. E. Bonschor, Wm. Casev,
Perry Jackson and Geo. Schrier
are in from the Nizina. They
started out by boat, but were
wrecked al>ove the Nizina canyon,
and had to pack the rest of the
way.
The manager of tho C. R. M.. T.
A D. Co. will give a card lecture
next week at the 400, subject. Cop
per Center, the Future Capital of
Alaska, proceeds to go to the Val
dez hospital.
E. A. Henderson, James Fish, Jr.
and J. G. Snyder were appointed
by the chamber of commerce to cir
culate a ]>etition asking the postal
department to insist on a strict en
forcing of tho provisions of the
mail contract betwoen Seattle and
this place.
Mr. C. C. Georgeson, chief of the
U. S. Agricultural department of
Alaska is expected on the Excelsior.
He will visit “the station at Copjier
Center, and Mr. Neal has just come
out to return with him. Mr. Neal
is very enthusiatic over the results
ef his rx]>eriments at his station,
where he now has rye growing over
four feet high.
The Endeavor library is open to
all at all times, and is living kept
well supplied with hooks, papers
and magazines, to tie used on the
premises without cost to the pa
trons. Notwitstanding this priv
ilege there are some small souled
petty larceny thieves who are small
enough to take magazines off the
premises. If found they will be
dealt with severely.
W. C. Stull Expert Watchmaker
Have you been to Wikidel’s?
Fine Watch Repairing at Kerns.
It never wears out — Elaterite
roof.
Broadway Pharmacy, McKinley
street.
For Elaterite Roofing see McGil
licuddy.
Have your Sunday dinner at
Wikidel’s.
Ice cream every day at tlte Can
dy Kitchen.
Sparkling soda water at the Can
dy Kitchen.
Small cash loans on real estate,
call at this office.
Medicines of any kind put up at
the Broadway Pharmacy.
Fresh peanuts, brittle and taffy
candy daily at the Candy Kitchen.
Hammond’s pack train arrived
Saturday from Chisna, and left
again to-day on the return trip.
See that line of underwear at
Fish & Co’s. You will find the
kind you have been looking for.
A. Holman is erecting new sta
bles and warehouses on Klutina
avenue, for the Copper River M., T.
& D. Co.
Ladies’ fancy hosiery in black
white and colors—plain, drop stitch
and lace. Any kind you want.
Fish & Co.
The dear soldiers wanted two
more reserved seats in the same
row, but found them occupied when
they entered the tent.
The Horseshoe is undergoing an
alteration; a large extension is be
ing added to the rear, and before
fall Joe expects to have a very
attractive resort.
Mr. C. Lincoln Bennett, repre
senting tlte Northwest Rubt>er Co.,
is in town with a sample of goods
which he claims to be superior to
the gold seal brand.
Hosford; Kimmonds, Copp andC.
J, Reisman arrived in town this
week after a safe trip down the Nir
ina, having struck every bar and
obstacle in the stream.
Anyone having bills against the
4th. (kf July Hot Air Committee
will please present the same to Mr.
Jackson at Levy’s store before Sat
utday next at 6 p. m.
Billy Soule left Monday for Cop
per Center,with pack train of goods
for the C. R. M., T. <t D. Co. He
will overtake Rev. Clevenger and
wife and guide them to their des
tination at the Center.
A new placer strike has been
I made on the Kuskalina by Mc
Carthy, Ross and Hurd. They are
not yet certain as to it’s richness,
hut are busy testing the ground in
many places, and will report later.
Chas. Crawford gave a short ex
cursion trip on the Perry to some
of his friends Sunday evening. The
party was taken down to the is
lands, across to the Post and back
along that shore of the bay.
The large hall and lodge room
building, corner Reservation and
Hobart streets, now l>eing built by
Rutherford & Raymond for Al.
White, is rapidly nearing comple
tion and will make an imposing
sight.
At the council meeting Monday
Ordinance No 29, (which will be
found on another page,) was passed,
and bills amounting to 1190.55 for
work on the glacier stream
were ordered paid. W. S. Amy oc
cupied the chair.
The launch Manila belonging to
Blei, Esterly and Meenach was
brought on Tuesday from Ellamar
to Valdez and tied to her mooring,
near the wharf. In some unac
countable manner a hole was stove
in her side and she sunk, when the
tide went out Bhe was raised and
is now undergoing repairs.
J. r. HIELSCHEK &> CO.
Wholesale and Retail
BUTCHERS
Live Stock Delivered to Interior Points.
RAILROAD CONTRACTORS SUPPLIED
C. L. Placeo, who is evidently n
dummy us site is constantly milk
ing signs to everybody. The Mlh.
| as a snake charmer handled the
deadly rojw snake without the
slightest fear. %
The Princess Von Gunterinanski,
the bearded lady, was next intro
duced, with whiskers to her knees.
She drinks beer in seven different
languages and one dialect, and is
having a brewery built for her ben
eflt.
Signor Wicked Wikidelli using
his elegantly waxed moustache as a
balancing jade, walked in mid-air
on a wire rod not more than four
inches thick and raised fully six
inchs from the ground He per
formed his feat very gracfully amid
great anidause.
Pinky Panky Pink, from Kala
mazoo, the pugilistic, acrobatic gi
ant, lifted 10,000 pounds with the
greatest ease (that’s the number
marked on the weights), and broke
baked chains without difficulty.
After the show the stuffing wus all
kicked out of the giant.
The great feature of the show,
and the one most appreciated by
an admiring audience, was the per
formance of Mile. Allicne Jackson
ine as Little Egypt. Her presenta
tion of the Hooche Cooche was the
poetry of muscular motion. She
is so imbued with the poetry that
she can’t go to a meeting now with
out making a motion.
Securely chained in his powerful
steel cage was Jo Jo the wild man
of Holman town, who, as Prof. Pa
tricio announced, is fed an ox a
day—whenever the council permits
The aliove were some of the prin
cipal featured, there were many
others too numerous to mention.
Owing the demand for admission
the pavilion wus crowded to
overflowing four times, and then
there were some left out.
Later there was a dance at Von
Gunther’s hall. The music was
good and the attendance excellent.
The merrymaking kept up till
2 a. m., and then ended the great
est day for amusement ever held
in Valdez.
The proceeds of the show and
dance will lie turned over to the
hospital fund.
Orca celehratid the Fourth by a
a fat man’s race and a series of
four games of English quoits.
Judge Winn, of Juneau, won the
quoit contest over W. H. P. Brown-,
ell, J. T. Barton, Lee Mathews and
L. A. Decker, and is justly entitled
to the honor of champion of Orca.
Capt. W. H. P. Brownell, won the
fat man’s 20 yard dash; time 8 flat.
Hemple (&, Dougherty,
Pioneer Outfitters.
The Most Complete Stock of General Merchan
dise In Valdez. Special Attention Paid To
Family Trade.
Goods Delivered To Any Part Of The City.
WANTS—FOR SAXE.
Advertisement* under this head, 10 rents a
line for one Insertion, 5 cents for each subse
quent Insertion.
H OTHER AND D>T8 for rent or for sale, rail
on Dr. Von Ounther ,
Typewriter for saTe. smith rnmTiT;
111 perfect condition. Call at thl* office. .
VALDEZ OPERaIioI’HE FOR HALE. Large
and elegant building; suitable for any
purpose. #
SIX IIOTHER AND LOTS FOR SALK .-Apply
to Mrs. Johnson, McKinley street. ,
STEADY, sober ramp cook wants position.
Apply at this office. 14
FOR SALE—A four room cottage, desirable lo
cation. Will be sold very cheap. An A
No. 1 Investment. Inquire at this Office. a
TO RENT—Several house* and cabins Inquire
at this Office. ,
Haines & Brown,
THE TINNERS
are now prepared to do all kind* of
Tin and Iron work at short notice.
Their work i* fir*t-cla*s and charges
reasonable. Located on McKinley
rear of Prospector office.
Saratoga Mis
2nd St., back of telegraph office.
Beds, $a a Week. Baths, aje.
Thank Ton, Gentlemen.
The executive committee of the
Valdez Hospital fund, tendor their
heartfelt thanks to the managers
and artists of the Hot Air aggre
gation, to Charles Crawford, and
others for their assistance on the
Fourth in raising money for tlio
erection of the hospital building.
Also to F. M. Carpenter, who
kindly donated the prize he won in
the race.
F. C. Taylor, J. Fish,
C. G. Dkbnky, A. Eamks,
Committee.
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A special Sunday Dinner will be
served at the Home Restaurant
from 5.30 to 7 p.m. Price 50 cents.
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Valdez Electric Light, Power & Telephone Co.
Incorporated.
We have on hand a large assortment of Electric Fixtures,
Plain and Fancy Shades, Call Bells and Annunciators.
Estimates given on all kinds o{ electrical work. Phone 39.
You Don't Need a Wife
If You Get Your
Work one at
The STAR LAUNDRY
We Repair and Sew on Buttons.
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Pure Fresh Drugs.
Valdez. Alaska.
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BANK OF VALDEZ,
AND
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.
Capital, Paid-up - #10,000
Reserve,in Real and Per
sonal Property - #07.000
(ieneral Banking Business. (Sold
Dust Bought. Loans and Discounts.
Foreign and Eastern Exchange
Bought and Sold. (Sencral Collect
ing.
PATRONAGE SOLICITED.
Gold Dust
Exchange.
Highest Price Paid For
Gold Dust
Treasury Notes, Drafts anil Money Orders Cashed Free of Charge.
AL. WHITE, Proprietor
RICHARD/ fr CO,
Furniture, Stoves and
Household Supplies.
Second-Hand Goods Bought and Sold.
European Plan Rates Reasonable
HOTEL ST. ELMS
(Only First Class Hotel in Valdez.)
Headquarters for Mining Men
and Commercial Travelers.
OEBMEy a POOT, Proprietors.
Keystone Ave. Valdez, Alaska.
Where Do You Stop? Why of Course at
MINERS’ HOTEL.
COMFORTABLE QUARTERS.
McKinley st. and Keystone av C. Johnson, Prop.
’98 Pioneer '98
Shaving and Bath Parlors.
Best equipped shop in the city. All modern
improvements. Work guaranteed iheWst.
Try Our Shampoo and Face Massage
Batlis For Ladies or Gentlemen.
CAMERON GOLDEN