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Don't Neglect Them. They're Your Bread Winners.
IF »nv of those linos look DIS
TINCTLY BLACK -others look
DIM, YOUR EYES are in no«l
of IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.
Profit by Prompt action,
we nave many New Suggestions,
things for your Eastern Friends.
Totem Pole Souvenir Spoons.
W. e. STULL
I he Hcrthn will sail for Seattle
Sep. 25.
Fresh Oysters for Wikidel on
'every boat.
Rosenthal and Bnnney came in
last week from Slate creek.
See the beautiful Collars and
'Lace berthas at the Ladies’ Bazaar.
If you have enough faith in the
*railroad dope to buy real estate
'see Oscar Fish.
New Dress Goods and Waistings
Just arrived on the Bertha for the
.ladies’ Bazaar.
All shades of Morning Glory
Horns, the latest things out, at
TVikidel’s Phonograph Parlors.
H. H. Hicks and wife, of Illiam*
na, were passengers on the Dora
for the States. They will return in
the spring.
The Dora brought down four
tons of gold ore for a test. It is
from the property of Wain Bros,
at Unalaska.
Miss Stevens, who has l>ecn
teaching here this term, has re
signed and will leave soon for a
short trip to the States.
Dan Kain, who spent the sum
mer at the head of White river, is
'now on Dan creek and will return
to Valdez in about a month.
»* imam Hamilton, of the Bureau
'of Education, was a passenger on
tlie Dora from Dutch Harbor,
'changing here to the Excelsior to
continue his trip to the States.
Angelo Mezzan, a laltorer in the
railroad gang at the canyon, was
brought to the hospital yesterday.
The doctor reports that he has an
'attack of pneumonia.
Miss Lulu Kline, sister of Mrs.
•Bunnell, arrived on the Bertha to
fill the position of school teacher
now occupied by Miss Stevens.
She is a graduate of the Bucknell
University, of Pennsylvania.
Captain Hartman has re-estab
lished the telegraph office at Ga
kona and Operator Dodson has
'been detailed to take charge. The
station is at the junction of the
Eagle and Fairbanks trails and
will assist greatly in handlings he
mails.
George W. Dutton, O. M. Dut
ton, \V. A. Abernathy, Edward
Bradley and J. C. Purcell were
'passengers on the Dora from Illi
amna, where they are interested in
some rich copper properties. A
wagon road has this season been
■completed from tide-water to the
‘claims, and the parties brought
'with them a second shipment of
'ore for a smelter test.
The very latest Fancy Buttons at
the LadiesJ Bazaar.
Jim Black and Nell Doty ar
| rived from Slate creek Sunday.
^ Clnrence Warner is in from
| Nizina.
See the Moaning Glory Horns at
' Wikidel’s Phonograph Parlors
Houses—Furnished or unfur
nished, for sale or to rent. See
Valdez Real Estate Agency.
H. R. Leslie returned this week
from Slate creek with his pack
train
Assessor Hand is at work on the
annual assessment of town prop
erty this week.
The steamer Barracouta, from
San Francisco, hound for Siheriu
with a cargo of salt, was at Unalas
ka on the first of the month taking
on coal to finish the trip.
The Excelsior, Captain Jordan,
left Friday for Seattle wtth a large
numtar of passengers from Valdez
and westward points.
The Bertha, Captain Knudson,
arrived early yesterday morning,
and after a short stay left for the
West. She was very heavily
loaded.
1 he steamers m ration and Dir
igo, under the flag of the A. C. Co.,
are loading with supplies at Seat
tle and will leave at an early date
for Seward and Seldovia.
Henry Clevenger, of Copper Cen
ter, arrived in town this week and
will remain some time on business.
Roadhouse proprietors Page of
Ernestine and McCrary of Copper
Center were in town this week on
business. They left again Tues
day.
Ed Young and Tony Barrett left
town yesterday with u pack train
to go the head of the Delta in the
interest of the V. T. Co. They
drove in a hunch of cattle for dis
tribution at the various roadhouses
of the company along the route to
Fairbanks.
Peter Jackson, who has a well
stocked fox island in the sound,
recently sold to a Mr. Jennings, of
Southeastern Alaska, forty pairs
of blue foxes. Mr. Jennings is
stocking a large island in South
eastern Alaska.
Can yov afford to experiment
with your films after packing your
camera all over the country, or is
it not cheaper to take them direct
to P. S. Hunt, where you are sure
af the best possible result? Prices
about the same as the first-class
houses in Seattle.
THE LADIES’ BAZAAR
Thompson’s Glove Fitting Corsets,
Underwear, Waists,
Skirts, Ladies Furnishing Goods, etc.
jggdL^N.
OMI1
Everything for the Ladies and Babies
Mrs- E. G. Ames, Proprietor. u,S,Ar
Call (J|> Phone 66
and our collector will get your Soiled Clothes; they will
be laundered and delivered to you promptly. None but
experienced workmen are employed by us, and our mod
ern equipment enables us to do the best work, without
injuring the finest clothes.
Keystone Avenue near the Wharf.
Clothes Cleaned and Pressed.
Northern Steam Laundry
John Crawford, Manager.
Fresh killed chickens for Satur
day at City Market.
For Rent—Cabin,furnished com
plete. Valdez Real Estate Agency
Duplicate books, cloth binding,
good titles, cheap at Prospector
Library.
Chose and Sanborn’s Celebrated
Coffee is to l>e had at Hemple A
Dougherty’s.
The Williams brothers are in
from Dan creek.
liorry Filch reached town Sun
day. He spent the summer on
Chititu.
Charles Range, who has been
working on Dan creek this sum
mer came in Sunday.
Parker Bunk House on Keystone
avenue. Bunk, stove and wood,
all comforts, 25 cents per day.
All of the lastest Edison records
at Wikidel’s Phonograph Parlors.
Oscar Fish has received n large
st<*ck of glass of all the standard
sizes. See Brennen.
A. K. Crawford and A. Amman
and wife returned Sunday from
their copper property in the Kot*
sina country.
Looker and Strohel, who have
f>een working below discovery on
Slate this summer, returned to
town Saturday.
E. R. King and Clark Duff re
turned to town Saturday from the
Eureka creek country where they
have been working this summer
on Consolation gulch. They were
handicapped this season by lack of
water, there not l>eing sufficient to
handle the gravel as rapidly as
they desired.
Orrie Pearson returned last week
from Miller Gulch and left on the
Santa Ana for the States. It is
rumored that he is going to do
likewise, but he refuses to authen
ticate the report.
A Long Felt Want Supplied by
The Valdes Bank and Mercan
tile Ccmpany.
As there has always been a large
demand for smoked meats and
packing house products, and al
ways a shortage of the same dur
I ing the outfitting season, the al>ove
company has effected a deal with
the Armour Packing Co., of Chi
cago, by which they act as their
agents and carry a stock to supply
the Westward and local demand.
As they receive the jobbers price
and also brokers discount, they
can supply other dealers at the
Seattle wholesale price, freight
added. No bill will lie too large to
I he supplied promptly.
New Goods at the Valdes Bank
and Mercantile Company’s.
Buy the Happy Day laundry
soap, 6 bars for 25c, or $4. per box
of 100 bars.
Fine fresh candy and cigars.
Finest line of Shoes.
Our Hardware line will be com
plete in all its branches. Two big
shipments on the last boats.
Latest styles new Hats. Big
Stock.
E. R. KING,
Assayer and Chemist
Keystone Av. near Wharf,
VALDEZ.
Robbie’s Candy Kitchen
(Next to Postoffice.)
Up-To-Date. Best Confections,
Special Candy Sale For Children Every Saturday.
Cabins And Houses For Rent Collections A Specialty
See Us For Prices On Real Estate.
Now Is The Time To Invest.
Notary*Public and Stenographer in office.
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
(incorporated.)
Next to Gov. Cable Office VALDEZ,
Uiwtaira ALASKA
This space reserved for
V. T. Co.
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co., Inc.
SUCCESSORS TO
BANK OF VALDEZ AND HEMPLE & DOUGHERTY
CAPITAL STOCK $100,000
Bankers and General Merchants
In our BANKING DEPARTMENT
We Transact a General Banking Business. Receive Deposits Subject to Check
or on Time. Buy and Sell Exchange on all Countries of the World. Make Col
lections. Pay Highest Cash Price for Gold Dust, or Receive Same for Delivery
to U. S. Mintaor Assay Office. Advance Money on Gold Dust subject to Mini
Returns. Loan Money. Rent Snfe Deposit Boxes.
In our MERCANTILE DEPARTMENT
We carry the Largest and Most Complete Stock of GanGTdl MCTChan*
dise and Outfitting Goods in Valdez, consisting of Staple and
Fancv Groceries, Fresh Vegetables, Butter, Eggs and Fruits, Tobaccos, Cigars,
Pipes, Etc., Tinware, Woodenware and Queensware, Heavy and Shelf Hardware,
Tents, Camp Stoves, Rope, Complete Camping Outfits, Mining Tools of all kinds
for placer or quartz, Ladies’ and Gent’s and Children’s Clothing, Boots and
Shoes, Hats, Caps, Compete Stock of Dry Goods, Ladies’ Dress Goods, Etc.
Everything to Eat Everything to Work With Everything to Wear
VALDEZ DM
Bread, Cake, Pies
FRESH DAILY.
All Kinds of Cake To Order.
John Walters, Prop.
Hand’s Bakery
Bread and Pastry
of all kinds made
daily.
Lunch Room in Connection
Chas. A. Hand) Prop.
If You Want
To Look Well-Dressed.
Have your suit cleaned and
pressed. Trousers bagged at
the knees denote a slovenly
man.
Guy F. Cameron will Clean,
Press and Repair your clothes
on short notice.
Clothes Relined.
Have your Sunday suits cleaned
and pressed at the Valdez Laundry.
For Rent—Toe Hammond barn
on McKinley street, stables 25
horses. See Oscar Fish at the saw
mill.
Olympic Club
Bowling Alleys
Billiard Hall
Cigars and Tobacco
If yon want a box of Swell Cigars— An Up-To-Date
Phonograph, or perhaps a Slot Machine,
Write Us.
EXCHANGE BOUGHT HIGHEST PRICE PAID
AND SOLD FOR GOLD DUST
Banking House
OF
A, L. Levy & Co.
A Conservative Banking Business Done.
CORRESPONDENT*: VsldifiZ
Seattle—Panel Sound Nafl Bank Y a lu*A»
Bar Fkam wn—Bank of t'alifurnia a i . ^
New YOKK-Find National Bank AlaSKA
European Plan Hates Reasonable
HOTEL 5T. ELMS
(Only First Class Hotel in Y'aldez.)
Headquarters for Mining Men
and Commercial Travelers
DERM Eg ft POOT, Proprietors.
Keystone Ave. Valdez, Alaska.
’98 Pioneer '98
Shaving and ath Parlors.
Best equipped shop in the city. All modern
improvements. Work guaranteed the best.
Try Our Shampoo and Face Massage
Baths Fc T lies or Gentlemen.
CAMERON GOLDEN
P. S. HUNT,
Commercial Photographer
Developing and Printing a Specialty. Views
Taken to Order. Camera Supplies.
Bromide Enlargements, Copying, Etc.
The Hoffman House
ROOMS $2.50 to
$5 PER WEEK.
Mas. S. Day, Proprietor Cor, McKinley and Keystone
Job Printing at the Prospector Shop