The FirstBank of Valdez
CAPITAL $25,000.
4% PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
OUR STOCKHOLDERS ARE
3. DLU1I1
M. BLUM
E. B. WHEAT
junn liuiw
J. M. LATHROP
W. M. WILSON
JAFET UNDEBERG
TERRITORIAL DEPOSITORY.
Valdez Dock Co. PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
and GRAIN
Office, foot of Wall street.
Valdez Sheet Metal Works, Inc.
Plumbing, Steam and Hot Water Heating.
Motor Boat Supplies. Paints and Oils.
Pumps. Well-Points. Valves T Water. Steam and Suction
and Packing. pS Hose.
PIPE AND FITTINGS
The Big Place
Beers of all kinds Fine Liquors
Wines, Cigars
Come In And Get Our Prices,
Cheapest In Town.
N
W. LEVY
PROPRIETOR
You Will Take No Chances With Your
LIFE INSURANCE
If You Insure In The
NEW YORK LIFE
Established 1845. Assets $730,000,000.
The Best Insurance at the Lowest Rate
Do not close any insurance till you communicate with
JAMES FISH, District Agt., Valdez, Alaska
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
H. M. CARTER. frasktah
Granite Min*.
CHAS. McCALLUM, Secretary.
Valdes, Alaska.
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
OEOROE SEXTON, Prop.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave 8eward. Alaska.
VILLA FORGES
LOSING 6ROIINO
is Reported Bringing Heavy Guns To
Attack Matamoros, Which May En
danger Texas Town.
BROWNSVILLE, March 29.—Amer
icans who have visited the battle
ground across the Rio Grande river
report that General Villa’s forces are
losing ground and that Carranza’s
forces, who are defending the city of
Matamoros, are numerically stronger
than the attacking force.
General Villa is r ported to be bring
ing heavy guns and it is feared that
unless he occupies a new position that
the shells which ove f;hoot their mark
will fall ni Brownsville and endang
er American lives and property.
Sunday’s engagement is reported to
have cost Villa’s forces hundreds of
killed and wounded. The Mexican
women and children from Matamor
os have crossed the river to Browns
ville and United States officers are
keeping a sharp watch on the opera
tions of the combatants and have not
ified Washington that General Villa’s
position is considered as endangering
Brownsville.
COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
REFLECT CITY’S ENTERPRISE
“Introduce me to your commeiciai
club and I’ll tell you what kind of a
city you have,” is a trite way in which
a man prominent in community work
expressed what, in substance, has
come to be recognized by men all
over the country who are studying
city building and comparing comfmun
ity conditions in every region.
Recognition of the vital truth re
flected in this startling statement has
been the moving force back of the
movement resulting in such marked
advance in commercial organization
activities all over the country.
The commercial organization tells
the story of the community spirit in
proportion to the interest and sup
port it is receiving from the citizens
of the community.
No organization is of value to a
community when the organization ex
ists in name only.
I To be of value to the city the or
ganization must be live and active in
performing a service of definite value
to the community.
In order to do this it must have the
hearty support and active co-opera
tion of its members, and the mem
bership must include the men in the
community whose Interests are bound
up in the community among their
fellow men.
The trouble with many business
and professional mentis that they look
upon the commercial organization as
a sort of necessary evil. They do
not take the trouble to look into the
constructive work the organization is
doing, or see what it may do if it
had the right kind of support from
them.
Perhaps once or twice a year, af
ter repeated solicitations by an over
worked and underpaid secretary, they
dig up the coin for the dues, charge
it to charity, then sit down and wait
and watch with a critical eye "to see
what those fellows do with all the
money they get."
Or, more than likely, show their
position with equally decided empha
sis by announcing that they are not
going to join until they see what the
organization does.
That spirit never got a city any
where.
Such men are community debtors.
They always want and wait for the
"other fellow” to do all the work,
while they selfishly busy themselves
with* their own private business, try
ing to get everything they can out
of the community without putting
anything in.
It is not a question of seeing what
the other fellow does.
It is: “What am I doing?” “What
are you doing?” “What can we all
do, working together, to advance the
interests of the community?”—Ex.
Mrs. Wiles returned today to Ella
mar.
Ted Lindsay is in town from Ella
mar.
Bill Fox left town today for Ella
mar.
CIGAR STORE RAS
CHOICEJJCATION
The work of remodeling the Big
Place to Isolate Chas. Sealey’s cigar
store and the pool room from the
bar, as required under the law clos
ing saloons from Saturday midnight
until Monday morning, is nearing com
pletion. Chas. Crawford’s men are
doing the worit. The cigar store
has one of the choicest locations in
town as it occupies the corner. A
neat entrance to the bar was provid
ed by removing one of the big plate
glass windows and putting in a glass
door.
COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION
MEETS TOMORROW NIGHT
In order that all members of the
Valdez Commercial Association may
be present at the semi-annual elec:
tion of officers, the meeting which
was called for tonight has been post
poned until tomorrow on account of
several members being on the town
council, which meets tonight. There
is much important business to come
before the association in addition to
the election of officers and a full at
tendance is requested.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Swan hangs wallpaper. If
Offices to rent over Valdez Drug Co.
Frank Nelson returned from a trip
to Ellamar yesterday afternoon.
Latest popular copyrights and clas
sics at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Remington ana Smith Premier type
writers for sale or rent at Valdez
Drug Co. tf
The transportation companies have
abandoned the sleighs and are using
wagon3 as the snow is nearly gone
from the approach to the dock.
Latest popular copyrights and clas
sics at Valdez Drug Co. tf
The beautiful weather Sunday was
taken advantage of by Valdez people
to spend the day on the water fishing
and visiting points of interest along
the beach. Every launch in the bay
was pressed into service.
Spring is here. Get your disinfect
ants at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Wm. Byers, the storekeeper at Gold
en, Port Wells, left yesterday morn
ing for home after spending a few
days in town on business.
Chinese noodles and chop suey at
Valdez Cafe after 7 p. m. tf
Kenny Rudolph, Ed. Hunt, Bob Kel
sey and Jack Hanson were members
of a fishing party which left for Saw
mill bay this morning to enjoy a day’s
sport on the water.
For pure drugs see window of Val
des Drug Co. tf
The launch Brighton is making her
regular trip to Port Wells. She car
ried a number of passengers and con
siderable freight.
Fresh Koenigs, Augustine Kyer,
and Shull’s candies at Valdez Drug
Co. tf
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s the tailor. Telephone 198.
Large stock of cut glass and Paris
ian ivory at Valdez Drug Co. tf
- ■ ■
Ladles and children’s spring and
summer hats at The Emporium. tf
Men’s wool socks, 25c; Hold-Heat
electric stove, $2.50, and everything
else in proportion at the Emporium.
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s the tailor. Telephone 198.
FOR RENT OR SALE on long time,
the Gakona ranch. To an experienced
farmer with a little capital this is an
opportunity to make big money. Ap
ply to James Fish. k 31
See Tod Winter ror your watch and
jewelry repairing at E. Wintor’s store.
All work guaranteed. tf
Yes, we have Easter cards. Val
dez Drug Co. tf
G. O. Reinke, the watchmaker and
jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug Co.
All work guaranteed.
Northern Real Estate Exchange
- Wall Street—Phone 80
Collections Insurance Mining Investments
List Your Property With Ua.
VALDEZ ELECTRIC COMPANY
THE CONSUMERS* COMPANY
Office in Copper Block, on Broadway
List Your Houses with the
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Houses for Rent or Sale. Collections Made.
C. B. SMITH, Proprietor. Office on Wall Street.
FRESH RANCH EGGS
Direct from North Yakima
on every steamer
The Yakima Fruit Company
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed | I Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 66 | | Rou;;h Dry lCc lb.
When in Chitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Finest Hotel in the Interior---Well Heated, Clean Rooms. ^
Bar in Connection. Rates Reasonable
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Best of Mewls—Prices Reasonable
GENERAL. STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chitina.
General Freighting. KNUTE NAFSTED. Mgr.
Chas. R. Crawford WaU se«t> »«• 159
Plate Glass, Window Glass, Roofing and Building Papers, Roofing
Pitch, Lime, Cement, Plaster Lath, Shingles, Builders' Hard*
ware. Shop and Job Work of all kinds.
Window*, Doors, Moulding, Finishing Lumber. FAmBAtficpMORSE a co
What 2 Cents Worth Of Electricity
Will Do For You.
Run a tewing machine motor
twenty-five hour*.
Pump 900 gallon* of water 100
feet high.
Grind 900 pound* of sauaage
Clean 4,400 *quare feet of car
pet.
Milk fifty cow*.
Run a' two-ton electric truck
one mile.
Heat a 12 x 12 room for thirty
minutes.
Light a five-room house three
hours.
Do the week’s ironing.
The week’s washing.
And at the expense of S 1-8
eents per day you can be cop- '
nested with 185 other telephone
subscribers at any hour day or
nloht.
Alaska Water; Light & Tele. Co.-Phone 39
Mr. Sydney Laurence
The Studio—Keystone Ave.
Photographic Portraiture i
Sittings by appointment
A. W., L. & T. Co. Phone 217.
Arcade Cafe
Open untill 9 P. M.
Try Our Specials After 4 P. M.
Private Tables
Jack Callin■■Proprietor
> Valdez I/Odge
No 168,
r ree ana Aoceptea masons
Regular Communications drat Wednesday 10
each month in McKinley Hall Visitors always
welcome.
A. E. GRIGSBY. W. M.
Ed. Wood. Sec
LOCAL VALDEZ
Socialist Party of Alaska
Meets every Thursday at 8 p. m.
Next door to Senate 8aloon.
Everybody Welcome.
This Is a good time to return that
book you’ve read to the library at
Everyman’s Club. Library hours:
1 to 2 p. m. every day, Monday, We*
days and Fridays 7:30 to 9:80 p. m.
Only The Best
Smokers Can Now Enjoy
the Best
Juan He Fuca Cigars
U. S. Government Inspected.
Mede In Bond
Ingram & Bush
_SOLE AGENTS_
A. M. Dieringer
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight
ing to all interior points .
LIVERY and FEED STABILE
STORAGF
Teaming of all kindr
Positively no coal dotiveied
unless paid for lo advance
ir yon want all tna news all the
time read tbe Dally Prospector.