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FULL LINES OF RUB
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Valdez Mercantile Go.
Captain Racket
at
Liberty Theatre
Will be Played Last Time Tonight
at 8:15
CAST OF CHARACTERS:
Captain Robert Racket, of the National Guard, a lawyer
when he has nothing else to do, and a liar all the
time .FRED FISH
Obadiah Dawson, his uncle from Japan, where they make
tea .Elmer Kidwell
Timothy Tolman, his friend, who married for money and
is sorry for it.Emmet Egan
Mr. Dalroy, his father-in-law, a jolly cove Earl Wathey
Hobson, a waiter from the “Cafe Gloriana,” who adds
to the confusion . Harry Selby
Clarice, the Captain’s pretty wife, out for a lark, and up
to “anything awful” ..Lurline Leavell
Mrs. Tolman, a lady with a temper, who finds her Timothy
a vexation.. ..Margaret Miller
Katy, a mischievous maid. Pearl Miller
Tootsy, the “kid,” Tim’s olive branch.By Himself
SYNOPSIS OF SCENES:
Music .Reinke Orchestra
ACT I.—Place, Tim’s country home on the Hudson near
New York. Time, a breezy morning in September. The Cap
t.Nil’s fancy takes flight, and the trouble begins.
Specir.lty—T.:irt Dance .Kathro Kidwell
ACl 11.—Place, tuc same. Time, the next morning. How
one yarn requires another. “The greatest liar unhung ” Now
the trouble increases and the Captain prepares for war.
Specialty—Harp Solo.Rose Johnson
ACT III.—Place, the same. Time, evening of the same
day. More misery. A general muddle. “Dance, or you’ll die.”
Cornered at last. The Captain owns up. All serene.
Music ..Reinke Orchestra
STEAM HEATED HOT AND COLD BATHS
Copper Block Hotel
VALDEZ, ALASKA
“ The House of Comfort ”
PHONE 7 » FOR MEN ONLY
FRYE-BRUHN CO.
Whole*aIe?and Retail Dealer* in
Beef, Mutton, Pork, Veal, Poultry
and Produce.
Sole Agents for MAYFLOWER BUTTER and EGGS. Phone 29
THE
Imported and Domestic
Wines, Liquors and Cigars
i Phone 69
PIONEERS H
FOR MASQUERADE
Four Frizes Will be Given for Best
Dressed and Best Sustained
*
Characters in Costume.
The committee of the Pioneers of
Alaska having charge of affairs for
the grand masquerade ball which
will be given in Eagle Hall tomorrow
night state that all is in readiness for
the dance, which is expected to be the
real success of the season.
That a big crowd will be in atten
dance is guaranteed by the fact that
a number of persons have come from
Ellamar, the Cliff mine, the Granby
mine and other points to enjoy the
fun. It is understood that the boys
of Fort Liscum have arranged for the
Post launch to make an extra trip
across the bay in order that they may
attend in numbers.
Four prizes will be awarded, two
of which will go to the best sustain
ed characters and the other prizes to
the wearers of the most comic cos
tumes. Promptly at midnight the
drawing for the new Ford automobile,
for which tickets have been issued
by local houses, will take place and
some of the guests is sure to be the
lucky person.
Arrangements have been made to
provide for the entertainment of spec
tators who do not care to take part
in the masquerade. Supper will be
served at midnight and as the Pio
neers have a"reputation in that line
to sustain it is promised that the
spread will exceed anything ever be
fore seen in Valdez. Lady specta
tors will be charged 50 cents admis
sion, but. this rule will not apply to
the lady members of the Pioneers.
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NORTHWESTERN IS
II TREASURE SHIP
Carries More than Half pillion Dol
lars Worth of Gold Brought
to Coast from Iditarod.
The steamer Northwestern return
ed from Seward shortly after 8:00
o’clock last night and remained in
port until midnight, when she sailed
for Cordova. She carried a number
of prominent mining and business
men from westward points who are
en route to the States to spend their
winter vacations.
On the steamer was a shipment of
$532.00 in gold which had been
brought over the winter trail from
Iditarod to Seward. It represents the
last cleanups of the interior camp
after the close of navigation on the
Yukon river.
F. R. Brown, superintendent of the
Unga Mining company, was a passen
ger for Seattle, and reported, that his
company had enjoyed a prosperous
, season. He says the new cyanide
plant which is being installed at the
mine will be in operation next ppring
and that much of the tailings of for
mer years operations will be treated.
He was accompanied by a number of
miners who have been employed in
the mine during the past summer.
F. R. Van Campen, manager of the
Beetson copper mine at Latouche, and
Mrs. Van Campen, were passengers
en route to Seattle. Mrs. Van Cam
pen, who has acquired fame as a writ
er of short stories for magazines will
go to New York. *
NEW EQUIPMENT FOR
COPPER RIVER RAILROAD.
One of the three new engines re
cently purchased by the Copper River
& Northwestern railway has arrived
on the freighter Cordova, and will be
put into service next week together
with the new rotary, which will also
make its initial trip out the line.
There are two more engines, two ro
tary cabooses and fifteen box cars at
Seattle, and this equipment will be
brought north on the return trips
of the freighters Latouche and Sew
ard. Twenty steel flat cars have also
been ordered, but will not be ready
for delivery until spring.
The new engine received was de
signed especially for service here, as
a rotary pusher, and was built eft
Schenectady, New York. It is the
Mikado type of freight looomotive,
with oil burners and Weighs 9600
tons. It has cylinders 20x28, and a
48-inch driving wheel, which makes
it very powerful for snow conditions
It has Schmidt super-heaters, reverse
levels, electMc headlights and in fact
all the modern equipment.—Cordova
Times.
Just Received
A large assortment hand painted
china suitable for Xmas.
Also Fresh Rose B jads from Cali
fornia.
New leather, goods suitable for
presents; fancy pillow tops in
felt and leather.
All lands of smoker’s articles.
Universal Electric percolators,
Eastman Kodaks and supplies.
Japanese baskets one-fonrth off.
Christmas candies—see onr as
sortment.
«5r
Valdez Drug Co.
Simon
REAL SUCCESS
l’resentation of “Captain Racket" by
Valdez High .School Credita
ble Performance.
The presentation of "Captain Rack
et” a three act comedy at the Lib
erty theatre last night by the stu
dents of the Valdez High school was
greeted by a fair sized audience who
enjoyed every minute of the time.
It is to be regretted that the efforts
of the students did not receive fuller
recognition by the people of Valdez
as those taking part in the presenta
tion of the play showed genuine mer
it. The play will be repeated tonight
and from the favorable advertising
given it by those who attended last
night it is safe to say that if real mer
it is appreciated the S. R. O. sign
will be displayed tonight. -
The students presenting the play
report that the expense of giving the
two shows was nearly covered by
last night’s receipts, and that the re
ceipts of tonight’s show will be
devoted to replenishing the supplies
of the school.
The students are unstinted in their
praise of the indefatigable efforts of
Professor Davis and Miss Kaher in'
assisting the players, and much of the
excellence- which characterized the
presentation of “Captain Racket” is
due to the faculty’s painstaking
coaching.
The show will be repeated at the
Liberty theatre tonight and will be
gin at 8:15 sharp and ,jt is to be
hoped that the house will be crowded.
Wilson to Get Alaska Present. !
A dispatch from the New York '
World to a Seattle paper states that
Alaskans from Nome to Ketchikan
are raising a fund for a unique wed
ding present for President Wilson
and his bride. It i s to be a reading
lamp stand of small gold nuggets,
both of the northern and Fairbanks
varieties. The nuggets will be arrang
edin an upright standerd modeled
after the Alaska fir tree, the spread
ing limbs containing tiny electric
lights. The nuggets will also be ar
ranged on the tree trunk so that the
light and dark colored golds will
make the bark. The nuggets will
cost $300.
Holiday goods, wearing apparel,
household utensils and articles of ev
eryday needs coining on every boat,
and sold at a bargain. There will be
no half or one-third off after the Holi
days at the Emporium. The goods
are now marked at bottom prices;
you will find many articles on onr
five-cent counter you have been cus
tomarily paying 16 and 25 cents for.
Arcade Cafe
OPEN UNTIL » P.M.
We Serve Girona Coffee
Strictly Fresh Eggs.
Jack Callln - - Proptirtor
TIDE TABLES FOR VALDEZ.
Predictions (or 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 flgureg 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.
Wednesday, December 09.
High—5:32 am, 8.0; 6:37 pm, 6.0
Low—11:55 am, 2.6.
Thursday, December 80.
High—6:21 am, £.4; 7:06 pm, 5.6.
Low—11:31 ao{t 2.1; 1:14 pm, 1.9
Friday, j^ecember 81.
High—7:16 am, 8.9; 8:40 pm, 6.6
Low—12:27 am, 2.7; 2:30 pm, 1.0
Protect Yourself
Against Theft and Fiij6
By Placing Your Valuables In a
Safe Place.
We have Safety Deposit Boxes to
rent as low as five dollars a year
The First Bank of Valdez
Resources $240,000.
THE PINZON
Making a Specialty of Haas & Sons’ Candy n
<^We Have^c^
Varied Sweets Nut Chocolates
Glace Fruit French Mixed
Old Fashioned Chocolate Supreme
Home Made Specials k
.
The Largest Stock of Candies in the North
CHMIDTS BAKERY
FOR GOOD THINGS TO EAT :
Doughnuts what am—Cakes and Cookies.
Wiegels High Grade Candies. -
Delicatessen and Lunch Goods—Bread 3 for 25c. Call 156 !
SWIFT DELIVERY i
Valdez Dock Co. phone no, i
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street
Sew-E-Z
HERE’S the wonderful little Sewing Machine Attachment
which runs the machine for yon. At last yon can sew with,
out foot pedaling; absolutely without the slightest effort.
This simple little wonder-worker changes your Sewing Machine
(old or new) Into an electric self-operating labor saver.
Find out what the Sew-E-Z means in health and comfort.
Remember—you never touch the wheel; Sew-E-Z makes it ran
automatically right. No broken threads; no Jerks—Just a silent
steady motion which stops the instant you remove your foot
from the pedal.
Alaska Water, Light and Tele. Co.
EArnjT
_ Compfefe Services
I IN TOE HEAfiT OF manf
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Pure Freeh Drugs at the Valdes
Drug Stow. *
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
Lva. Fort LI scum Lm Valdex
8:16 a.m. 9:46 an.
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS
8:16 a.m. 9:46 am.
1:16 p.m. 8:09 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. 10:80 p.m.
There will be no trip of the launch
on the second ana fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
clean boilers.
Kodak Supplies at the Valdes
Drug. Company. tf