, » * ‘ 7 1 • • •
Seventeen
Shopping
Days and
Then
Xmas
Let Gift
Bonds
Solve the
Xmas
Question
Shop at the Xmas store of
Valdez-Practical gifts for
everyone——Toys for the Kid
dies—More practical gifts for
the grown-ups, and don’t for
get, shop early.
VALDEZ MERCANTILE CO.
In every detail Valdez leading Mercantile Eatablishaent
Chinese Cabinet Resigns
PEKING, Dec. 5.—The entire cab-!
inet reagned with Premier Tuan Chi
Jui today and it is considered prob
able that President Feng Kwo Changaj
will accept the resignation. Hsu Shi I
Chang, former prime minister, is ex
pected to be named premier to form
a .coalition cabinet, giving South and
Central China representation.
Notice to Masons
1 Regular meeting of the Masonic
• Lodge will be held Wednesday, Dec.
; 5. Election of officers. All members
j urged to be present.
|k6 ED WOOD. Sec.
ibr Sale
Ebony piano in good condition.
; Mrs. Geo. Strixner. 3t
Why send outside for what you can get at home? We
can do that job of printing for you at a price that will
prove satisfactory. Let us firgure on your work.
We have recently added several hundred dollars
worth of improved bindery and printing machinery
and can do the job, no matter what size.
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valves, Hose, Pipe and Fittings
Valdez Dock. Opposite Prospector Office. Telephone 24
Independent Steam Laundry
.rsatmtacMoo (Suaianteed I I Foot Keyaioae Ave
Telf'pb<>n*i «* I I Roark Dry 11c lb
THE SENATE
ANHUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIG RS, BI RDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms. Phone 35
I.KT US MHASURS Y#U
i , . \ ' ,
for your new suit and let us do
it aow. The new fabrics In serge,
worsted, thibet, etc., arc in and
■il . • i
we are prepared to cut them in
to suits of class and soap at a
▼ery low rate considering the
quality of the cloth and the tail
1 oring. Do it now.
BEN SILVERMAN
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THE PINZON
TOBACCO & CIGARS
■ »■ ■ ■' i ■ ^ "Lm
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GaH5<i>4-Chocoiat<v
POOL * BILLIARPS
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PHONE 69
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McKinley St, .Valdes
DAY'S DOINGS Of
THE DISTRICT COURT
In the District Court yesterday af
ternoon Judge Brown signed a decree
in the case of Frank Kernan vs. John
E. Andrus, et al. The decision is a
most important one to the mining in
dustry of the territory, and is the
first one rendered in this division em
bracing the question of water rights
as applied to mining. In fact, but two
other decisions in which points involv
ed in this action are in part included,
have been rendered in the Territory
The action was directed almost en
tirely to the question of rights ac
cruing to the prior locator of water
rights, where the water is put to use
by the locator, as against the rights
of claim owners lying between the
point of diversion by the locator and
the point where such water was em
ployed in mining.
In this case, the plaintiff Kernan,
diverted the waters of White Creek,
carried it by flume and pipe line across
claims 1, 2, 3 and 4 on White Creek,
belonging to defendant, and employ
ed it in mining on Chitltu Creek. Some
months after Kernan had made his
water right location, installed Ills
flume and pipe line, the defendant,
through his agents, went upon his
(the defendant's) claims on White
Gulch, and cut plaintiff's ditch, per
mitting the water to escape. This oc
curred several times, when plaintiff
appealed to the court for a temporary
injunction restraining the defendant
from interfering with his ditch and
pipe line during the mining season
of 1917. The court, sitting at Anchor
age, last June granted the tempor
ary ihunction, and last month the
matter came into court on the ques
tion of making the temporary re
straining order a permanent one.
There were a number of intricate law
problems involved, and the case was
hotly contested by both sides. Messrs
Donohoe Ai Dimond, of this city ap
peared for the plaintiff, and Messrs.
M. D. Leehey of Seattle and L. V.
Kay of Seward, appeared for the de
fendant. The trial of the case occu
pied several days, a number of wit
nesses being examined for both sides.
Following the trial, it was stipulated
I by counsel to submit the case to the
court on briefs, both sides making
short arguments. Elaborate briefs
were submitted, and in the decision
handed down by the court a signal
victory for the plaintiff.
I According to the decision the plain
i tiff is adjudged the true and lawful
owner and entitled to the use and en
joyment of the waters flowing in
White Gulch lo the extent of 2600
miner’s inches (the amount claimed
in his location) of said water divert
ed and takdn hack from the creek
flowing in White Gulch upon plain
tiff's placer claim No. 5 White Gulch,
as the same was appropriated, divert
ed and used by the plaintiff in his
mining operations during the season
of 1916 and 1917, and his right and
title to the water and his free use of
the same is quieted against all claims
of the defendant or any person claim
ing under him, and held they are
perpetually enjoined from setting up
any claim to said waters or any part
thereof.
By the terms of the decision the
plaintiff is also adjudged the true and
lawful owner of an easement for his
ditch, flume and pipe line over and
across the placer claims of the de
fendant, Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4, White
Gulch, for the purpose of conducting
and conveying the water to his plac
ed claim No. 11 on Chititu and No.
1 Rex and adjoining bench claims,
and the defendants and his agents and
any person claiming through or under
them, are forever stopped from claim
ing any right thereto or any part
thereof. The defendant, his ’ agents.
employes or servants are further per
petually enjoined from in anywise In
terfering with the same ditch, fluihe
and pipe line.
It Is adjudged, however, that the
defendant has the right to recover
from the plaintiff, such damages as
he may have sustained by reason of
the use and occupancy of the ground
occupied by and necessary for the
maintenance of plaintiff’s ditch, flume
and pipe line across said placer
claims Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4, White
dutch.
The judgment also gives to the
ilalntiff the right to recover from the
defendant his costs and disbursements
in this action.
For Sale
1 box No. 4, 12 ga. Bhellg.
2 boxes No. 3, 12 ga. shells.
10 boxes No. 7 1-2, 12 ga. shells.
1 Model 1912, 12 ga. Winchester
pump gun.
1 8 mm. Mauser Carbine.
31 32-20 calibre Colt pistol.
3 'X pair Held glasses.
1 aneroid bar om eter.
1 hunting cokt, size 42.
j *1 shell test.
F. Coleclough, at Mead’s Sheet Met
al’Works. klO
STEAMER SAILINGS
_ I
Steamship Admiral Evans—Sailed
sooth from Valdez, Sunday.
Steamship Victoria—Sailed west from
Valdez, Monday, Dec. 3.
Steamship Alameda—sailed from Se
attle. Sunday, Dec. 2.
DECEMBER TIDES
Wednesday. Dec. 5.—
First high tide 6:02 a. m , 7.4.
Second high tide 4:22 p. m., 7.1.
First low tide 10:36 a. m„ 3.9. '
Second low tide 10:56 p. m., 2.0.
Thursday, Dec —.
First high tide 6:50 a. m., 7.6.
Second high tide 6:30 p. ni.. 6.4.
First low tide 11:63 a. m , 3.8.
Second low tide 11:42 p. m., 2.6.
Friday, Dec. 7—
First high tide, 6:42 a. m., 7.7.
Second high tide 6:55 p. m., 6.0.
First low tide 1:17 p. m.. 3.4.
Second high tide 8:21 p. m„ 5.9
First high tide 7:31 a. m., 8.0
First low tide 0:34 a. m„ 3.1.
Second low tide 2:27 p. m., 2.7
Bishop Howe inquires the where-;
abouts of Mr. Arthur E. Collins, age!
45 yrs., five feet, five and one-ha!f
inches high, weighs about 135 pounds,
light complexion, blue eyes, quite
bald; mining man. Wife and son 19
trying to find him. Any information
pleaHe send to Hev. George J. Zinn,
Valdez, Alaska.
i
Catholic Church
Friday, Dec. 7. The First Friday j
of the month. The usual devotion in !
honor of the S. H. at 7:30 a. m.
Saturday, Dec. 8. Feast of the Im
maculate Conception. Mass at 8:30
a. m.
Sunday. The Second Sunday of Ad
vent.
Communion Service at 8:30.
Mass and Benediction at 10:30.
J. H. VAN DER POL. S. J.
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COUNTESS OF ESSEX
Recent photograph of the beautiful
oountess of Essex, who before her
marriage to the earl in 1893 was Miss
Adele Grant of New York, daughter of
Beach Grant.
I
Daily Weather Ke|>ort
‘Dec. 4, 1917 Dec. 5 1917
7:00 p. m. 7:00 a. m.
30.060 Barometer 30.073
15 Temperature 14
14 Maximum 17
7 Minimum 11
11 Mean 14
9 in. Snow on ground 9 in.
Cloudy calm. Part Cloudy, calm.
Myrtle F. Billings, Obs.
Trail Weather Report
Fairbanks—36 below, cloudy, calm.
Salcha—48 below, clear, calm, 7
inches snow, trail fair. Fourt mall
cars north'yesterday, 2 freight teams
DONALDSON CCHEDULN
The following schedule for the har
bor boat "Lt. C. V. Donaldson” will
take effect today. All orders'to the
contrary are revoked.
Mondcy, Wednesdays, Thursdays,
and Fridays:
Lve. Fort Llscum Leave Valdez
8:15 a. m. 9:46 a. m.
1:16 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
TUESDAY
1:16 p. m. 2:00 p. m.
4:30 p. m. 6:00 p. m.
SATURDAY
1:16 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
7:16 p. m. 10:80 p. m.
11:16 p. m. 12:00 m. m.
There will be no trips of the boat
on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each
month, these days being nsM to clean
boilers.
Special trips or cancelling of the
above will be made without notice
only to meet exigences j»f the ser
vice.
All official kaetni VeL
for teansMMoZ? «W#1*i4sl»ie. *e
that advantage -will he. takes cf the
scheduled tripe sad extra trips will
be made §t 9^tA&g£|lMLmaas only
- d:;h,iriiOT.an,
Capt. 14th Infantry, A Q. M.
BEGINNING NOVEMBER 1,1917
Banking boors of the First
Bank,of Valdez will be
from 9 to 12 m.
from 1 to 3 p.m.
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
VALDEZ, ALASKA.
Valdez Dock Co . PHONE NO. 1
JOBPER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, loot of Wall street.
TII be back in a moment.”
1'isitnr.s — "Oli!—don't bother
—we can't stay long."
ILmU'ss—’‘Never mind
just make yourselves
comfortable. I'!! be back
in a moment and surprise
you."
Onfl'isilnr “She cant scr
prse ;//.•*. 1 . av -* o
those little elec1 ».isk
stoves myself. '1 cy !>c
com • r 1 hot in a n; :ute
aiulyo'.icaneooka i\\ hin *
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DI k Slav *i. \ f
ir« ibc acui » nf *
may id MBvoaieacc.
Prince Wiliam Sound Water
Power, Light & Telephone Co.
south yesterday.
Richardson—51 below, clear, calm,
snow 9 inches, trail (air.
McCarty—30 below, clear, calm,
trail fair.
Donnelly—40 below, clear, calm,
trail fair, 11 Inches snow, Mail north
5 a. m.
McCallums— 16 below, snow 22 in.
clear, calm, trail good. Mall south
noon yesterday.
Paxson—20 below, 15 inches snow,
clam, cloudy, trail fair. Mail north
and south date.
Hogan—20 below, clear, calm, trail
good, 17inches snow.
Gulkana—22 below, 16 inches
snow, cloudy, cam, trail fair.
Copper Center—22 below, cloudy,
calm, 17 inches snow, trail good, stage
south 6 a. m. date, stage north 6. a.
m. date.
Tonslna—38 below, part cloudy,
calm, trail fair. 31 inches snow.
Teiktaell—30 below, cloudy, north
wind, snow 37 inches, trail heavy,
Rowbottom south with mail 8 a. m.
date.
Beaver Dam—12 below part cloudy
calm, snow 40 Inches, trail closed.
Thompson Pass—16 below, cloudy,
foggy, calm, 46 inches snow, trail
closed.
. Wortmen—% above, cloudy, calm,
30 Inches s now, trail drifted,, canyon
closed.
DO NOT forget that photo you in
tend sending home this Xnu> Jaa
ner the Photographer will make these
for you day or night. M
A new and complete line of ladles'
and child rent’ underwear Jaet reestr
at E. Whiter’!. If
Fox's snappy drinks for this sold
weather at Hunt’s. If
A pretty line ot eoiored eroehet
eottoa end stamped pttlow altpe at
•he Needteeraft Shop. tf
At Mrs. Capri*' yon wtU lad knK
ted or eroeketed eapa made to or
der. t<
CITT HXPRB86, Phene IS; ready 1
to trenefe. taut badK«e« for yen. tf
Por Om-elaaa meals and peed sere
lee at reasonable prieee try the Mer
ehaats’ Oaf*. . «
Vse BeneM Hair TenM and yea wHI
aae ae ether. TaMes -Bros Store, tf
^o^BnaampiASMiMmmmp
Paralaned reeau at Mrs Poland's.
hf.’ifd • i
Jest unlit* at 'Iks': latest. pppo
lar sense at •. B. Bdtnhe'a. tf