Our stock of General Merchandise
is of the best quality, and the prices
are as reasonable as others charge
for inferior goods. The Best is Cheapest.
i j. g sny[Terj
J Oldest More in Valdez. J
Special Attention Is
Given To Mail Orders.
Phone 25.
A FEW NEWS NUGGETS.!
W, C. Stull.Graduate Optician.
Moose meeting tonight.
New Stetson hats at Levy*.
Gasoline for sale at the Valdez
Market.
Fresh fruit on every boat. Shaw
A William*.
Large glasses of Jam and Jellies
25 cents at Levy*.
WA8HOK PICKS and tine han
dles at Brownell,*.
Medicines for the trail at the
Broadway Pharmacy.
If your l>est girl likes oysters
take her to Wikidel’s.
Dr. Tiedcmnn started yesterday
with horses for Nizina.
C. N. Crary has taken a lay on
No. S on Bex Gucli and has started
work.
The latest in men’s clothing, call
on the American Tailors and lie
happy.
The Chittitu mining company
have let lays on a numltcr of their
claims.
Auction sales at Lion Clothing
Store each night until all is dis
posed of.
Chase and Sanborn’s Celebrated
Coffee is to he had at Hcmple &
Dougherty’s.
Shirt waists, cotton, wool and
silk, all sizes at Fish’s prices—
You know where.
Set* that line of underwear at
Fish & Co’s. You will find the
kind you have been looking for.
(Sc«). Barrack, of Solomon lmsin,
has returned. He states that ma
chinery will soon Ik* here for re
sumption of work.
The Loomis pack train for Xiz
ina will start Monday. Leave all
freight at office by Saturday night,
13th instant. Oscar Fisu.
Between now and the 25th. there
will Ik* an auction sale at the Lion
Clothing Store, as everything must
he disposed of without regard to
cost.
Mail for the interior will leave
here on the 1st and 15th of <mch
month, and mail from, the interior
is expected tn arrive on about the
same dates.
After an extended pleasure trip
to many of the eastern cities, Mr.
ami Mrs. A. L. Levy and child re
turned home on the Excelsior; All
have enjoyed the best of health
and had a very pleasant time,, but
are glad to Ik* back again..
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Brown* have
returned to town after a pleasant
trip to the States. Since his arriv
al Mr. Brown has been busily en
gaged in working up a baseball
arm for a series of future games in J
the celebrated Valdez nine.
Mr. H. S. Learell, an old-timer
in these parts, returned on the Ex
eetsior with a hunch of fine houses.
He spent the winter at his limnc in
Missouri. He will start for Slate
creek as soon as the pass will per
mit. His son Dorsie and wife will
accompany him.
The tramway built by the Chit
Pi tu company is now completed; it
cost alsiut $18,000. It is of great
advantage to the company in haul
ing lumlter. Chas. H. Bridges, f.»r
merlv engineer of the Great North
ern railroad, managed the construc
tion, and the surveying and grad
ing was handled by R. A Jackson.
A black liear walked into camp
at Hasletville last Saturday, and
was tenderly taken care of by the
party in camp. He arrived at an
opportune time as meat was very
, scarce. He did not have the ghost
of a show to do any harm, for he
was quickly surrounded, and with
gun and pistol, lie was wounded
•ml killed i» several places. Kis
hide now adorns the outer walls.
W. C. Stull Expert Watchmaker.
Have you l*een to Wikidel’s?
Fine Watch Repairing at Kerns.
A few good houses for rent, Mike*
sell.
It never wears out — Elatcrite
roof.
New Slippers and Shoes at
Levy*.
For Elatcrite Roofing see McGil
licuddy.
Marquise Silk and Wash Waists
at Levys.
Pure medicines at Broadway
Pharmacv.
Have your Sunday dinner at
Wikidel’s.
Any kind of candy at the Candy
Kitchen.
Ice Cream Soda at the same
place,
' A real nice waiter at the Candy
Kitchen.
Violin lessons wanted, Inquire
at this office.
Don’t forget those Silver Dollar
Shovels at Brownell’s.
You can rest contented with an
Elatcrite roof over you.
A first class pack horse for sale.
Apply to Jas. Fish, Sr.
It is rejiorted that Donohoe’s
steers traveled steerage.
stored and cash advanced
on articles of value. Richards Jr Co
It is rumored that Inspector Jar
vis will he the next governor of
Alaska.
Anton Eide returned to town to
secure a hydraulic outfit for the
new strike.
.Mrs. M. E. Edwards and Miss
Nellie Jamieson, mot her and cousin
of Arthur M. Edwards, arrived fiTt
an extended visit.
Another to return home after a I
pleasure trip to the states,was Mrs.,
J. St. Marie. She was a passvuewt:
on the Excelsior.
The appeal of the easwof Leopold
vs. Blei wasduniissed. in tlu‘ ap
jielhUe court. Judgment for Leo
pold hxs-Uecn paid.
Judge VVinru, of JnnvmT. arrived
on the Excelsior. He is the Alas
ka receiver for the V. I1. Jr X. Co.
lie left on die Newport to make a
round of the canneries.
In a letter from Niziua it is stat
ed that Jack Williams, on Dan
creek, took out a $(57 pan, and of
fered to bet that he could take out
a pan of not less tlian $250 on the
same claim.
Judge Wliitton and A. J. Warner !
special euiumitte to examine into1
the land laws of Alaska, are now at j
Sitka, and will likely Ite here on
the next boat. They will listen to
residents on the qiu'stion.
(ieo. Hix>per, who was reported
as lost, is all right. He was met
on the trail a few days ago by R.
JL Jack so a. He was met on the
trail about two days travel from
the Niziraa. A sprained ankle was
the cause of his delay.
At the parlor reception given to
President Roosevelt at the Tacoma
litUel, among those presented to
him were Mrs. Edward A. Hemlcr
son and her pretty daughter Serene.
The latter presented tlie President
with u copy of Mrs. Henderson's
Ixxik “The Rainbow's End in Alas
ka,” specially gotten up for the (Si
cas ion, the inscription being writ-1
ten. The President read the writ-1
ten words aloud, and accepted the I
hook with thanks. The b<x>k was I
lx>und in the skin of an unlx>rn
reindeer, tanned by the Eskimos,
with two bands of walrus ivory
across the .cover, and curiously
carved by the Eskimos. The vol
ume was held with a clasp of Alas-'
ku gold and fastened withanug-j
get. Mrs. Henderson, authoress of
the book, is the wife of E. A. Hen
derson, deputy clerk of the district
court, and now stationed at Valdez.
J. r. ItlELSCHER fr CO.
Wholesale and Retail
BUTCHERS
Live Stock Delivered to Interior Points.
RAILROAD CONTRACTORS SUPPLIED
Janu s Fish, Jr., has returned and
rejKirts alt well «n the railroad
project. He has interested Mr. I*.
Merman.his brother-in-law, in vari
ous matters, and expects he and
his wife ou the Bertha. Mr. Fish
learned that hereafter nil winter
mails for the lower Yukon, Nome,
nnd Fairbanks will likclv go via
Valdez. •
Aland *2 a. m. on Sunday the
good ship Excelsior with ('apt. F.
S. M«H>re ineommatid. arrived with
‘24 passengers. *200 tons of freight,
and ‘20 horses. She discharged
early and left for ('oal Bay Mon
day afternoon. Following is the
passenger list: .
JnilK.- J. It. Winn. Mm. .1. St. Mxrlrll. S. l,-„v
Hit*. 4». A. llrown, Mr*, li. \. Brown, Mr. ntnl
Mr*. A. I.. Levy, J. A. Kruse, Mr*. J. A. Kruse.
W. K. Krye. K. 4i. Alleli. ti. Itarraek. Jus. Kish,
J. r. King. ti. (.ore*. 4*. Kl*her, Mr*. EM. WinmI,
II* t». ti. Smith. John llansou.W. MhlMleion, \Y.
II II. WlilUlwy, ||. Magtiu**oii, II. Syrinx, I*
Alley.
The steamship Newport, of the
I*. I’. A N. Co., in command of
Capt. Rcdfcrn, arrived he:e Mon
day night with twenty-one pusscng
ers for Valdez. There was *20 head
of cattle on hoard belonging to T.
J. Donohue and Ben Cockrill, that
will 1h‘ taken over the trail into
the Niziua. Following is the pas
senger list:
Mr.*. M E. EM wards. Mis* Nellie Jamieson, K.
T. Wilson, H. Mo« krill, S. tiamIMin. J. Shannon,
K. Hughes, 4i. MtMiaihle, Jo*. Peterson, Mis.
Sloan, Jan. Sheridan. Kev. and Mr*. F. 4'. Taylor
Karl Eckert, T. II. Jeter. Mr*. E. 4*ohvt M. J. An
s.*l, 4*. W. St.attou, J. Mason. F. Podsoti,
T. II. Reams (Little Tommy)
returned town a few days ago from
the Nizina. accompanied by u
bunch of packers and horses.
They enjoyed the trip out and
speak very highly of the country.
Little Tommy was engaged last
winter by McAlpin to take in the
sawmill outfit, lie left here on
Feb. 28th with 12 tons on sleds
with 12 horses, and was the first
to cross .over the summit. He broke
trail all the way ami was first to
reach the Nizina with an outfp,
which he landed there safe and de
livered it over to the owner. Up
on presenting a bill for his services
payment was refused u|jon some
pretext. Ue undertook to enter
suit before Commissioner Godfrey
for #4,U00. but that court has no
jurisdiction for any amount over
#1,000. Arriving here Tommy
placed the ease in the hands of
Leedy A' Kelsey, and action will
l*e commenced in the district court.
PROSPECTOR BUREAU OF
INFORMATION. We hare many
calls for information regarding
rents and desirable property for
sale. If you have anything in this
line list it with us. Bring us a
description of your mining property
if you have any for sale.
Hemple Doug'Herty,
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.
Rcforc putting on your new Roof
see the Elntcrite Rooting-—get fig
ures from McGillicuddy.
A special Sunday Dinner will lie
served at the Home Restaurant
from 5.30 to 7 pan. Price 50 rents.
On a bench claim on Chittitu,
George Kstcrlv panned out in two
hours gold dust to the value of
$57.30.
Rev. F. Taylor, of the Episco
pal church, who left here this spring
for a vacation, while away took
unto himself a wife, and Imth n •
turned on the Newport.
While loading the steers on the
Newport, at Seattle, one fell over
Imard and was picked up hy the
Excelsior and brought to Valdez.
The others came later.
WANTS-FOR SAI.K.
Advertisements under thi* head, in cents »
line for one insertion, «> cents for cacti »uti*c
qtient insertion.
EM'SKS AND I,i »TS lot rvut or fop sale-, fall
on l>r. Yon («unt her ,
TYI'I. a BITER FOB HALE Hmilh Premier;
in perfect condition, (‘all a! this office. .
VALDEZ OPBBA HOLME FOB HAUL Large
and elegant building; suitable for any
purpose. ,
SIX I&OL8KH AND LOTH FOB HAUL Apply
to Mrs. Johnson, McKinley street. *
STKAI»Y. sober camp cook wants position.
Apply at this office. 14
Foil SALK A four room cottage, desirable l»»
catiou. Will be sold very cheap. An A
No. 1 investment. Inquire at this office. *
TO RENT Several houses and cabins. Inquire
•MhHOflki. *
Haines & Brown,
THE TINNERS
are now prepared to do all kinds of
Tin and Iron work at short notice.
Their work is first-class and charges
reasonable. Located on McKinley
rear of Pkosi*k« tor office.
SPECIAL SALE.
HAIR SWITCHES and POMPADOURS
Having the largest and finest stock of Human Hair tio»*ds ever
brought into Alaska, we will for the next ten days make
Sweeping Reductions in Hair Goods
Ladies whose complexions are coarse,'rough, sallow or filled with
tiny wrinkles, should know the marvelous rejuvinating effects of our
PEERLESS SKIN FOOD, Sorosis Cream. Peerless Rouge, Toilet
Waters, Complexion Brushes, Bailey’s Face Rollers, French Hygienic
Soap and every requisite for a lady’s toilet.
Mrs. M. M. Sheffer & Co.
NEW STORE, (Next to Fish & Co.) MCKINLEY ST
You Don't Need a Wife
If You Get Your
Work Done at
The STAR LAUNDRY
We Repair and Sew on Buttois.
Tie (M Dru; (o.
Pure Fresh Drugs.
Valdez. Alaska.,
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i BANK OF VALDEZ, !
a AND J
J SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS. J
0 Capital, Paid-up • $10,000 0
0 Rm*rvo,in Real and Per- A
a sonal Property - $07,000 T
F General Banking Business, (iold \
9 Post Bought. Iamns and discounts. 9
9 Foreign and Kastern Kxehange 9
0 Bouglit and Sold. General Colleet- i
0 ing. 0
A PATRONAGE SOLICITED. A
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Gold Dust
Exchange.
Highest Price Paid For
Gold Dust
Treasury Notes, Drafts and Money Orders Cashed Free of Charge.
AL. WHITE, Proprietor
RICHARD/ CO,
Furniture, Stoves and
Household Supplies.
Second-Hand Goods Bought and Sold.
| European Plan Pates Peasonable
HOTEL ST. ELMS
(Only First Class Hotel in Valdez.)
Headquarters for Mining Men
and Commercial Travelers.
OEBNEy & 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 the best.
Try Our Shampoo and Face Massage
Baths For Ladieb or Gentlemen.
CAMERON GOiDIH