Here Are Seven Candidates
. ]M Are Assured of Election
S-^S. & W. Canned Good*;
stand on their past record
Dorothy Dodd Shoes for Women;
x offer newest styles and best service
- Holeproof Hosiery for Everybody;
x subject to recall if not satisfactory.
Alfred Benjamin Correct Clothes;
x national reputation, election assured
Knox Hats, a good old top;
x will try to please everybody
~“1 Dwight Edwards Steel Cut Coffee;
x Superba by name—a trial wanted.
Packard Shoes for Men;
x will place town on Solid footing.
Valdez Mercantile Co. *
TRUE VALUES
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
Native and f I Til/ID CD and Bui,din«
Puget Sound Li U IVlDHiIV. Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Pr&ee Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
Pacific Alaska Navigation Co.
PUGET SOUND
California
PUGET SOUND
Alaska
ALASKA
Steamers sail from Seattle at lO A- M. on
5th, 15th, 25th—EVERY MONTH
Steamer sailing 15th calls Iliamna and*Kodiak--All sailings call at Knik Anchorage
CALIFORNIA
Seattle to San Francisco every Wednesday and Sunday connecting with
Steamers Yale and Harvard for Southern California.
aivht reserved to chanire schcdu.e without notice
RICHARD J. RINGWOOD,[Mgr., Seattle. VALDEZ DOCK CO. Local Agt.
PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Gradual* of National University
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
Phase* 110 * ?
ii bath campanie*' Fourteen rears in
Office Rooms in VALDEZ
Whaling Building.
DR. GERMAN
Fbone 19 THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Drug store. Office hours
da.m., to0p. m., 7 p, m..to9 p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
JOHN LYONS E. E. RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
Attorneys at Law
Offices in Whaling Building
Phone lOl Valdez. Alaska
DONOHOE & DIMOND
i
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court House
Phone 34 Valdez, Alaska
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, Wed
days and Fridays 7:30 to 9:30 p. m.
TO VOTE
Each voter of Valdez who has reg
istered can vote for seven candidates
for eouncilmen, one for school director
and one for school clerk. If more
than seven names for eouncilmen are
marked the ticket will be void. If
more than one candidate for clerk or
director of the school board is voted
for that ballot will be cast out and
not counted for that office.
Remember to vote for only seven
members of the council by making a
cross in the square directly in front
of the name of the candidate you
wish to vote for. If you spoil the
ballot don’t try to cross or mark out
what you have done, but go to .the
clerks and secure another ballot,
which they will willingly give you
when the old one is surrendered.
None but official ballots can be used.
Sample ballots which may be given
you, and which may be already mark
ed, are useless.
When voting for members of the
school board remember that you can
vote for one only for clerk of the
board, and one only for director. You
will find the candidates for clerk to
gether, mark your choice; then the
two candidates for director will be
found together, mark your choice.
Don’t vote for two directors or two
clerks, or your vote is lost.
Don’t vote for more than seven
members of the council or your vote
will be thrown out. Place an X in
the square in front of the candidates
you wish to vote for. The ballot used
for the election to the council are
separate from those used when vot
ing for the members of the school
board.
Weather Report.
Valdez, April 4, 1915.
Barometric pressure .29,505
Temperature at 5 p. m. 36
Maximum temperature.41
Minimum temperature . 28
Mean temperature . 34 1-2
Precipitation .10
Cloudy air, wind northeast 4 miles.
Mixed snow and rain at night.
Remington and Smith Premier type
writers for sale or rent at Valdez
Drug Co. tf
Thirty pounds of fresh Yakima
spuds for 50 cents at Yakima Fruit
Co.’s store. tf
Notice of Special Meeting of the
Stockholders of the Valdez Electric
Company.
Notice is hereby given that a spec
ial meeting of the stockholders of
the Valdez Electric Company, will be
held at the offices of the company,
in ‘he town of Valdez, Alaska, on
Thursday, the 22nd day of April, 1915,
at the hour of 2 o’clock, in the after
noon of said day, for the purpose of
considering the question of increasing
the capital stock of said company,
from its present capitalization, name
ly twenty-five thousand dollars, di
vided into twenty-five hundred shares
of the par value of ten dollars each,
to the sum of one hundred thousand
dollars, which shall be divided into
one hundred thousand snares of the
par value of one dollar each. Also
authorizing the company to amend Its
articles of incorporation, so that its
indebtedness may be increased to a
sum not to exceed fifty thousand dol
lars, with full power to issue bonds
in payment of all of its indebted
ness, and to mortgage or otherwise
hypothecate its property or any part
thereof, for the purpose of securing
such indebtedness. Also authorizing
the company to amend its articles of
incorporation, so that it may acquire
by purchase or otherwise water rights,
water power, and the lands incident
al thereto, and that it may reduce the
number of its directors from seven
to three.
And you are hereby notified to be
present at said meeting either in per
son, or by your regularly authorized
proxy or attorney in fact for the pur
pose of 'considering said questions.
This notice is hereby served on
you by publication thereof, in the
Valdez Daily Prospector, a newspaper
published at Valdez, Alaska, which
is the principal place of business of
said company. Said notice will be
published in said newspaper for eight
consecutive weeks, beginning with the
issue of February 24th, 1915, and end
ing with the issue of April 21st, 1915.
Witness sour hands as directors of
said company, this 23rd day of Feb
ruary, 1915.
F. M. BOYLE,
E. E. RITCHIE.
W. M. FINICAL,
GEO. J. LOVE,
Directors.
On the basis ot Security and Service
we solicit your account.
WE DO A BANKING BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY.
VALDEZ BANK & TRUST CO.I
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GOOD MEN EUH
CITY COUNCIL
(Continued from page 1.)
many of the biggest freighting con
tracts from Valdez to the interior and
never fell down on one yet, though
he has not always made money on
them. The “skinners” who w'ork for
Ed. Wood always get their wages
though he doesn’t always get his
freight money by a wide margin.
Herr Jack Bischoff says the drivers
have orders to haul any man’s bag
gage from the dock on request, with
out asking any pay in advance.
From 1908 to 1912 Mr. Wood was a
member of the Valdez council and
made a record as a stickler for in
telligent economy in spending city
money.
John Lyons.
John Lyons was born in Australia,
but emigrated with his father’s fam
ily to Walla Walla, Washington, when
he was six years old. There he grew
up and was educated. He was ad
mitted to the bar in Oregon, practiced
law there several years, then came to
Alaska in 1897. He stopped first at
Juneau, then went on to Skagway,
and after the Skagway boom was over
he returned to Juneau.
In February, 1901, Judge Lyons
came to Valdez as court commission
er and precinct recorder. He held
that position until October 1, 1908,
when the office went to a personal
friend of a,new judge of the district
court.
Judge Lyons became a member of
the town council last year when the
old Reservation was annexed. Prior
to that he had served several terms
ass a member of the Reservation
school board. Mr. Lyons has always
worked and voted for the upbuilding
of Valdez and has spent consider
able money developing mining prop
erties near this city.
J. C. Martin.
Jesse C. Martin is the original
“trust buster” of Valdez, having
brought to this city a cargo of coal
to be sold in opposition to the Gug
genheim syndicate. Martin found the
price of coal at the top notch in 1907
•and he went to the states, chartered
the barge Potter and brought 1,500
•tons of coal to Valdez. The price of
coal immediately broke, the Guggs
dropping from $18.00 to $10.00 a ton.
The venture was a losing game to
Martin but the people of the city have
never had to pay as much for coal
since that time and Martin has been
a marked man with the Alaska syndi
cate.
Mr. Martin is interested in the Ram
say-Rutherford Gold Mining company,
pne of the assured mines of the Val
dez district. It was largely financed
with his money, and is paying out
large sums in miners’ wages. Mr.
Mar'in’s service on the city council
has been an advantage to the taxpay
ers, as he took the same interest in
city business as he does in his own,
and he is rated as an excellent busi
ness man.
Jesse C. Martin is a native of In
diana, town of Kentland. He came to
Orca Alaska, and then to Valdez in
1898. He did three years' time as a
prospector, and became agent at Val
dez for the Pacific Steam Whaling
company in 1901. Afterward he was
in turn agent for the Pacific Packing
& Navigation company, the Alaska
Commercial company and the Orr
Stage company. He is now manager
of the Valdez Dock company.
W. A. Thomas
William A. Thomas was born in
Boston and came west to grow up
with the country in 1900. He lived
in Seattle until 1905, when the Sew
ard boom, took him to that town. He
lived there two years and returned to
Seattle in 1907. In 1908 he came to
\ aldez and has lived here ever since.
He is employed by the Frye-Bruhn
company.
Mr. Thomas was elected to the city
council lasl year. He is an active
member of the Valdez fire department
and is chairman of the committee on
fire protection in the council, where
he has been alert/ in looking after
the interests of the fire department.
Thomas has been right on the job
since he became a member of the
council, attending meetings regularly
and has worked to maintain an effi
cient city government.
John H. Biggs
John H. Biggs, the manager of the
Valdez Drug Store, has the finest drug
store north of Seattle and has built up
an excellent business. His friends
nave urged him to give of his time
and business ability to the work of
managing city affairs and his elec
tion to the council will give the tax
payers the benefit of his experience
and good judgment. He is a Sour
dough, having come to the north in
the days of the Dawson rush. His
election to the council will be a good
thing for the taxpayers who wish up
to-date business methods in force in
Mr. Biggs first opeueu Uio w» -
northern England. He came to Amer
ica ‘hirty years ago. He has lived
in Pennsylvania, Iowa, Colorado, Cali
fornia and Washington, in 1897 he
joined the Dawson rush'and mined in
the Klondike two years. He return
ed to Seattle and after a year went to
JVome in the stampede of 1900. Then
he went back to Dawson and stayed
two years more.
Returning again to Seattle, after a
short stay there Mr. Biggs came to
Valdez in 1907 and soon afterward
went to the Susitna district, where he
spent most of his time prospecting and
mining until 1911, when he bought
the stock of the Alaska Drug com
pany of Valdez and immediately or
ganized the Valdez Drug company.
He has conducted the business of that
company ever since. He was a mem
ber of the town council for a few
months in 1914.
Albert White.
Councilman Albert White, the.indc
pendent candidate for re-election to
the city council, has served two terms
and has made an exceptionally good
record, working hard for the good of
the community and giving of his time
unsparingly. His independence has
earned for him the enmity of a cer
tain coterie of voters and the entire
saloon element has opposed him at
past elections and will oppose him
in the present campaign. He has
kept the faith with the voters, work
ing for the abolishment of the tax on
women of the restricted district, in
sisted on the upkeeping of the city
dock and insisted that city officials
should work as well for the city as
for a private corporation. He is
pledged to continue his efforts if re
elected.
During the past winter Mr. White
has given largely of his means in an
effort to aid the men who have been
unfortunate enough to go broke and
has spent hundreds of dollars in fur
nishing a good hot meal to the men
He has always been near the head
of every public subscription list and
owns much property here.
C B. Smith.
C. B. Smith was the first United
States commissioner for Valdez and
has spent the last 17 years here, be
ing identified with the growth of the
city. He owns considerable property
in Valdez and all of his interests are
centered in this city, which he wishes
to see built up and prosper. He will
work for the upbuilding of the city
and will bring to the council the busi
ness experience of many years. Mr.
Smith is also largely interested in
mining and has spent considerable
money staking prospectors.
Mr. Smith was born in Connecticut.
He came to Valdez in 1898, has spent
considerable time in the interior, re
turning each fall to Valdez. He now
owns and manages the Valdez lteal
Estate Agency and looks after prop
i erty of non-residents. He is consid
ered one of the best businessmen in
the cily and if elected will be on
the job all the time and with but one
object, the making of property in Val
dez more valuable and the city a bet
ter place to live in.
Dr Henry Cockerille.
Dr. Henry Cockeiille, who has been
nominated as director o£ the Valdez
school board, has the respect and well
wishes of the people of Valdez, in
which city he has lived since 1898.
He has spent considerable time and
money prospecting for mining prop
erty or in developing prospects in this
region. He is a native of Virginia
and is a southern gentleman of the
type that has made the South famous.
He is sO'well qualified for the position
for which his friends have nominated
him that few oppose his election. If
made a member of the school board
he will, as he has always done, work
for the betterment of the public
school system of the city and Will
seek to have the schools as econom
ically managed as is possible and still
maintain their efficiency.
Mrs. William Kramer.
Mrs. Kramer, who has been nomi
nated as clerk of the Valdez school
board, wras formerly in charge of the
Cordova schools and made for herself
a record for efficiency and displayed
great ability during her service in
that city. She will bring to the board
the experience of many years in the
service of teaching and her election
would mean that a course of study
would be mapped out that would re
sult In great good to the scholars
and wrould bring to the notice of pos
sible settlers in Alaska the advaptages
of a school system here and wpuld
undoubtedly result in many families
seeking locations in the north looking
to this city, which has the best school
system in Alaska. No person in this
city is better qualified to become a
member of the school board than is
Mrs. Kramer, and those who have the
interest of the city at heart and who
believe in educating the young and
maintaining a fine school system in
this city should vote for Mrs. Kramer.
W. Ellis arrived in town from the
Imperial mine last evening.
UOUgllBliy ot rci^uoim
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE
The best groceries recen ed
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits
and nuts.
BEST PLAGE TO EAT
MRS. ST. MARIE’S
Moved to Reed Building, on Wall \
Street, next to Road Commission S
!7 a m to 9 a m
Lunch 12 m to 1 p m
6 to 7 i» m
BOARD Sc ROOM SSO per Mo.
AWAKE
and on the job—day or night—buy
and sell anything.
CITY EXPRESS
Phone 82. J. A. Spenard, Prop
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Mrs. M. F. Roberts, her heirs
and administrators and to all it may
concern: You are hereby notified that
I have expended during the past year,
1914, the sum of $66.06 (sixty-six dol
lars and sixty-six cents) lawful money
of the United Suites in labor and im
provements upon your one-third inter
est in those mining claims lying and
being on Avery river, in the recording
precinct of Valdez, Alaska, which are
known as the Beauty Bird and Beauty
Bird No. 1, the location notices of
said claims being of record in the
office of the commissioner, and rec
orded at Valdez, Alaska, pages num
bered 95, 96, in Book 10, Mining Rec
ords, in order to hold said claims
under the provisions of section 2324
of the Revis d Statutes of the Unit
ed States, concerning annual labor
on mining claims, being the amount
required to ho'd said lode claims for
the period ending December, 1914.
And unless within ninety days after
the completion of the publication of
this notice to-wit: within ninety days
after the 7th day of June, 1915, you
contribute your proportion of such ex
penditure incurred in performing said
annual labor and improvements,
which is the sum of $66.66, your in
terest in said claims will become the
property of your co-partners, who have
made the required expenditure by the
terms of said section.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 8th
day of March, 1915.
JULIUS RONNING.
Last publication June 7, 1915.
Summons By Publication
In the District Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska, Third Division.
J. L. Reed, plaintiff, vs. Eri Thomp
son and M. A. Ellis, defendants.—
No. S-49. Summons by Publication.
The President of the United States
of America, greeting: To Eri Thomp
son, the above named defendant: Y'ou
are hereby summoned to appear in
| the District Court for the Territory
■ of Alaska, in the Third Division, at
Valdez, within thirty days after the
! completion of the publication of this
summons against you, to-wit: within
thirty days after the 19th day of Ap
ril, 1915, and answer the complaint
of the above named plaintiff, filed in
I the clerk’s office of the above entitled
j court; and unless you so appearand
i answer or otherwise plead, the plain
I tiff will apply to the court for the
j relief demanded in said complain*,
to-wit: a dec’ce subjecting to the
lien of certain judgments duly docket
! ed in the above entitled court, in fa
j vor of the plaintiff and the said de
i fendant Eri Thompson, on the Battle
Ax placer mining claim, in Cook Inlet
Precinct, Territory of Alaska, and or
dering that the same be sold to satis
fy said judgments.
This summons is served on you by
publication thereof, pursuant to an
order duly made and entered by the
above entitled court, on the 8th day
of March, 1915, which publication was
directed to be made once a week for
six consecutive weeks.
Witness the Honorable Fred. M.
Brown, judge of said Court, this 8th
day of March, 1915.
(Seal) ARTHUR LANG,
Clerk of the District Court.
By CHAS. A. HAND, Deputy.
Date of first publication March 8,
1915.
Date of last publication April 19,
1915.
Somebody
With Money
always has been found to
“back'” a good plan, a
good idea, a good busi
ness venture or a good «
mining prospect-other
wise a good many of to
day’s successful business
enterprises would still be
mere dreams.
Advertising has brought
about a majority of the
introductions of the man
\yith the idea, the man
with a prospect or busi
ness to the man with the
dollar.
ADVERTISE IN THE
PRO8PE0TOR FOR RE
SULTS. 7
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