The FirstBank of Valdez
CAPITAL $25,000.
4% PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
OUR STOCKHOLDERS ARE
S. BLUM JOHN LYONS
M. BLUM J. M. LATHROP
E. B. WHEAT 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-Pointy, Valves T Water. Steam and Suction
and Packing. /V Hose.
PIPE AND FITTINGS
TO-NIGHT!
EVERYONE WELCOME
FREE DINNER
Will be served at 9:30 p.m.
Every Evening at
The Big Place
MENU
Meat, Potatoes, Beans, Bread,
and Coffee.
Do Not Hesitate. Welcome Means Welcome.
Al. White & Co
PROPRIETORS
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Valdez Lodge
No 168,
Free and Accepted Masons
Regular Communications first Wednesday in
each month in MoKtnley Hall Visitors always
weloome.
A. E. GRIGSBY, W. M.
C. C. Remolds. Sec
Valdez Hospital
Largest and Best Equipped Hospital
in Southwestern Alaska.
Graduate Norses—Private Rooms for Patients
For Tenns'and Particulars Apply to
E. C. DALTON, M, D., Physician in Charge.
RED GROSS HOSPITAL
PRIVATE ROOMS.
Open to All Physicians
MISS JONES,
Hobart Street. Matron.
If you want all the news all the
time, read the Prospector.
ARCADE CAFE
"We Never Close.’*
Private Dining Room.
The Beet of Everythin*. We Bake Oar Own
Bread and Pa*try. Bread forlSale.
Jack Callin • -_Proprietor
BEST PLAGE TO EAT
MRS. ST. MARIE’S
Moved to Reed Building, on Wall
Street, next to Road Commiuion
SI a m to 9 a m
Lunch IS m to 1 p m
6 to 7 p m
BOARD & ROOM SSO per Mo.
Valdez Bank & Trust Co. Have Free
War Maps.
The Valdez Bank & Trust Co. have
a number of war maps of Europe
which they will be glad to give to
any who may care to have them.
They are the Rand, McNally maps
recently Issued by the bank as a sup
plement to the Valdez Miner:
Remington and Smith Premier type
writers for sale or rent at Valdez
Drug Co. tf
W. H. BLACKWELL
DIES SUDDENLY
Death of Respected Citizen of Valdez
Is Mourned By Wide Circle
of Friends.
William H. Blackwell, a pioneer of
Valdez and a respected citizen, died
suddenly yesterday afternoon a few
minutes after 5 o’clock, following a
few days illness. The end came sud
denly and was a great shock to the
community of which deceased has
been a resident for many years.
deceased had been complaining for
the past two or three days of having
a bad cold which rendered breath
ing difficult. Yesterday afternoon
about 5 o’clock he told the porter
at the Southern to call a physician
as he was not feeling well and was
going upstairs to lie down. When
he had reached the top of the stairs
he collapsed and when picked up was
found to have passed away. When
the doctor who had been summoned
arrived he found that the vital spark
had flown.
William H. Blackwell, or “Billy,"’
as he was familiarly known to his
wide circle of friends, became a res
ident of Valdez many years ago and
has identified himself prominently
with the business and fraternal life
of the community. He was propri
etor of the Southern block and sec
retary of the Valdez Electric com
pany. He was a member of the Alas
ka Pioneers, the Arctic Brotherhood
and the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
The remains will be interred in the
local cemetery tomorrow afternoon,
the funeral services being under the
auspices of the Fratenal Order of
Eagles. The other orders of which
deceased was a member will attend
the funeral services to pay their last
respects to their departed brother.
Mr. Blackwell is understood to
have been born in Kentucky, where
his relatives now reside. He came
to Alaska during the first great rush
to Yukon and has made his home in
the north ever since.
The sympathy of the community is
extended to Mrs. Blackwell in her
bereavement.
JANUARY EXPORTS
BREAK ALL RECORDS
WASHINGTON, Feb.3—The January
export trade of the United States
broke all previous records for the
same month, amounting to the enor
mous sum of $238,000,500. The im
ports amounted to omy $7,500,000.
The great export trade was due to
the enormous demand from the war
ring European nations for grain as
well as munitions of war.
ADMIRAL EVANS
DUE TOMORROW
The Admiral Evans, of the Admir
al Line, which was expected to re
turn to Valdez today from Seward,
will not return until some time to
morrow, as she received instructions
while at Seward to continue the trip
to Seldovia. She will carry a num
ber of Valdez passengers south this
ti-ip.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Lars Holland, of the Alaska road
commission, left Valdez yesterday
morning with six head of horses and
double-enders to freight supplies for
the road commission crews next sum
mer.
The Ladies’ Aid will hold their an
nual election of officers Thursday af
ternoon, Feb. 4, in the lecture room
of the Congregational church. A full
attendance is desired.
G. O. Reinke, the watchmaker and
jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug Co.
All work guaranteed.
Animated Weekly and other fine
pictures at the Orpheum tonight.
Orpheum Tonight.
Don’t miss this fine program:
“The Miser’s Son,” fine drama fea
turing Wm. Shay and Ethel Gran
don. _
“Animated Weekly,” full of sensa
tional events.
“Old-fashioned Dad,” a fine com
edy with Marguerite Fisher and Boh
Leonard.
GERMANS PRAISE
Say They Are Brave But That Their
Artillery Is Outranged By the
Big German Guns.
BERLIN, Feb. 3.—While the Brit
ish are formidable foes and are under
admirable discipline the fact re
mains, according to the war corres
pondent of the Frankfurter Zeitung,
that their artillerymen are handicap
ped because of the fact that they
have no long range field pieces cap
able of competing in a long distance
duel with the heavy German how
itzers.
“The Englishmen who are lying op
posite the army with which I was sta
tioned in the northwest are brave
foes,” says the German writer. “Their
ability must not be underrated.
Among them are many men who have
seen service from six to twelve years.
An officer declared to me that it is
as thqfgh we are opposing an army
of underofficers. Their equipment is
practical, their armament good, and
.their discipline excellent! This is
best revealed when English troops
are taking prisoners. Under such
conditions the French forget all dis
tinctions of rank, while the Eng
lish soldiers remain submissvie to
their superiors, obeying their com
mands punctiliously.
“In battle these veteran soldiers
are brave and courageous and give
a good example to those troops who
have seen little or no service. In
the severe combats the English have
suffered greatly. It seems that as
time goes on the loss of these vet
erans will be irreparable.
It is peculiar to the English that
they are making use of the two bat
talions of regiments in different com
binations. This is because most Eng
lish regiments have one battalion sta
tioned in the mother country and the
other garrisoned in the colonies. The
two battalions thus lose an intimate
connection. There were on hand at
the beginning of the war only the
home battalions. The second battal
ions had first to be shipped to the
theatre of hostilities gradually from
their oversea garrisons.
“The English artillery is well equip
ped and admirably trained.. The Eng
lish have installed chiefly strong di
visions of artillery with heavy naval
guns. These are, however, mostly
flat range guns. High trajectory
guns are altogether lacking in the
English army. Therefore the British
cannot successfully compete with our
42-centimeter guns, the Austro-Hun
garian 30.5-centimeter mortars, or
even with our 21-centimeter mortars.”
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The most exquisite s hand-painted
china ever seen In Valdez at Valdez
Drug Co. tf
Beautiful hand-palntea vases just
received at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s the tailor. Telephone 198.
Latest popular copyrights and clas
sics at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Imported Japanese baskets at Val
dez Drug Co. tf
See Tod Winter for your watch and
jewelry repairing at E. Winter’s store.
All work guaranteed. tf
Chinese noodles and chop suey at
Valdez Cafe after 7 p. m. tf
If yon want all the news all the
time read the Daily Prospector.
Animated Weekly and orchestra at
the Orpheum tonight.
Household furniture for sale. En
quire of Mrs. W. W. Harvey. tf
Prescriptions carerully compound
ed at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Large stock of cut glass and Paris
ian ivory at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
nan’s the tailor. Telephone 198.
Universal percolators and chafing
dishes at Valdez Drug Co. tf
The big free dinner at the Big
Place tonight at 9:30. All are wel
come.
To demonstrate our electric heatets,
cookers, bakers and percolators, we
will serve coffee and toast, buns, cake
or doughnuts for 15 cents at the Em
porium. tf
The Prospector office for Job work.
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4&L&a&ka, £w^«wk,
PRODUCERS and CONSUMERS EXCHANGE—Valdez
—~ - --ADAM SWAN. Manna«r.
Inventors, Importers, Manufacturers and producers:—We handle goods on
consignment and Cut-Out Go-Between Profits as direct Conveyors and
Distributors to the Users, Wearers and Cunsumers of Home Furnishings,
Household Utensils. Electric Appliances, Wearing apparel, Notions, Sta
tionery, Jewelry, Cutlery, Novelties. Toilet Articles, Dainties, etd*etc.
VALDEZ ELECTRIC COMPANY
THE CONSUMERS’ COMPANY
Office in Copper Block, on Broadway
From Kiver to Kiver
When you buy a Box of Apples from us we Guarantee
every apple from cover to cover.
We repack every box before delivery.
Remember: By Their FVuits You Shall Know Them.
Delivery. Phones 55.
The Yakima <Fruit Company
When in Ghitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Finest Hotel in the Interior—Well Heated, Clean Rooms.
Bar in Connection. Rates Reasonable
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Beat of Meals—Prices Reasonable
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chitina.
General Freighting. KNUTEJ NAFSTED. Mar
List Your House* with the
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Houses for Rent or Sale. Collections Made.
C. B. SMITH, Proprietor. Office on Wall Street.
Chas. R. Crawford w>“ street, pi»ne is»
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.
Windows, Doors, Moulding, Finishing Lumber. fairbamcs!morse a co
Notice To Women Pioneers.
The regular weekly meeting of the
Women’s Auxiliary of the Pioneers
of Alaska, which was to have been
held tomorrow night, will not be held
owing to the death of William H.
Blackwell, a respected member of
the Pioneers.
MAE C. HARRINGTON, Sec’y.
Bargains! Bargains!
During the coming week Harvey’s
Toggery will offer exceptional bar
gains in ladies’ wearing apparel,
fancy goods, silks, and ribbons to
close out the balance of our stock.
Showcases, tables, adjustable form
and rugs included. if
Blooded Dogs for Sale.
Two airedale terrier puppies, breed
ing unsurpassed. Fine bead, ear, eye
and coat. Pedigrees furnished. Eight
champions in three generations. En
quire at Prospector. t.f
Notice to Valdez Women.
The Auxiliary of the Pioneers of
Alaska is composed of wives, moth
ers, sons and daughters of members
of the Order of Pioneers, or women
who came to Alaska before January
1, 1901, and all such persons are eli
gible to become members of the Aux
iliary. The charter has been extend
ed until the first Thursday In March.
Auxiliary meets every Thursday night
at Pioneer hall at 8 o’clock sharp.
Applications may be obtained from
secretary.
MAE C. HARRINGTON,
Secretary and Treasurer.
Public Notice.
Notice is hereby given that we. the
locators and owners of certain min
eral claims known as Eldorado, El
dorado No. 1 and Eldorado No. 2, lo
cated on Eagluk bay, will not be re
sponsible for any debts contracted
against said claims, either for labor
or supplies of any nature. Notice to
the above effect was posted on the
ground on or about April 15, 1914.
CHRIS. PETERSON.
F. L. WHITE,
tf JOHN IRWIN.
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.
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Only The Best
Smokers Can Now Enjoy
the Best
Juan De Fuca Cigars
U. S. Government Inspected.
Made In Bond
Ingram & Bush
SOLE AGENTS
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, PROP.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave Sewaro. Alaska
A. M. Dierhiger
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight
ing to all interior points
LIVERY and FEED STABLE
STORAGF
Teaming of all kind?
Positively no coal deliveied
unless paid for in advance
DONALDSON SCHEDULE.
Leaves Fort Llscum. Leaves Valdez
8:15 a. m. 9:45 a. m.
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
TUESDAYS ' y
8:15 a. m. 9:45 a.Tn.
1:15 p. m. 2:00 p. m.
4:30 p. m. 5:00 p. m.
SATURDAYS
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
7:00 p. m. 10:80 p. m.
There will be no tripe of the launch,
on the secoi-d and fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used
to dean boilers.