S. BLUM & CO.
INCORPORATED
BANKERS
CAPITAL $200*000.00.
We do a general banking business.
We sell exchange on all parts of the world.
We pay 4 per cent interest on Time Certificates of Deposit
VALDEZ TURKISH BATHS
FINEST EQUIPPED ON THE COAST
Turkish, Steam, Shower and Plain
^ “- “"BATHS -
Plain Bath1 SOcjJSteam Bath BOc; Staamjand Show
er ath l.OO: Turkish Bath with room I2.BO.
Open Day and Night. JOHNSON-SCHMIDT CO., Valdez, Alaska.
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE
The best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits
and nuts.
Go to the
ARCADE
for quick, clean service.
o AITFRY IN CONNECTION
OtUVCilV 1 EVERYTHING good
JACK CALL1N & CO.
BEST PLACE TO EAT
MRS. ST. MARIE’S
CrawfordJBuilding, opposite Tele
phone Exchange.
( 7 u m to 0 n in
MKAf.sJ Lunch 12 m to 1 |> in
( 0 to 7 i> m
| JAMES NAREY, THE
SHOEMAKER
has moved to the Phoenix Block
in Keystone Ave. where he will do
BOOT & SHOE Repairing
in first class order and reasonable.
LAUNCH BRIGHTON
CAPT. STAMEY
Leaves once a week from
VALDEZ DOCK; for
PORT WELLS and
Way Porta.
FOR SPECIAL TRIPS SEE CAPT. STAMEY
LAUNCH IDA
Leaves from Valdez dock for
SHOUP BAY
and way points at 10 a. m. Daily
W. J. CALLAGHAN.
MILK-MILK-MILK
Freeh Milk and] Cream
VALDEZ DAIRY
Telephone orders to Phone 187
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, Prop.
SiRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Aye Siwaro, .Alaska
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZ1NA, ALASKA
General Merchandise
Miners & Prospectors Supplies!
Fresh Goods—Reasonable Prices
COURT DOINGS
Reeder and ILipp Plead Not
Guilty—Judge Grants Di
vorce Decree.
Dan Herder, who is under in
dictment charged with assault
with intent to kill, was arraigned
this morning and plead not guil
ty and his case was set for I rial
on Oct. 27lh. Dr. Chase, one of
the important government wit
nesses being compelled to re
turn to Cordova to attend a sick
patient, thus preventing an im
mediate trial.
B. F. Lipp, who is charged with
a like offense, will be tried on
Oct. 201 h. He also plead not
guilty.
Judge F. M. Brown granted a
divorce to Mrs. Alexandra Sem
noff, of Kllamar.
The case of the governmenl
against the Cordova railroad is
being heard this afternoon.
Augnsl Jidmsnn. of Cordova,
was indicted this afternoon,
charged with robbery from the
■person. Judge F. M. Brown ap
pointed Attorney Cl. K. Bunnell to
Vcprcsenl. him.
Moose Danes
The Order of Alaskan Moose
will give their regular weekly
dance Saturday night at their hall
k) which all friends of the organ,
i/.ation are invited . Dancing will
begin at i>:30 sharp. Tickets can
he had of members. Good music.
(ieo. lteinke. the watch repairer
and jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug
company.
Deginnmg Monday Harvey’s
Toggery will have a special sale
on ladies’ winter underwear.
I'ine music al Eagle Hall Sat
urday night by four-piece orches
tra. Don't miss the dance.
New fall coats and pattern hats
just received on the Northwest
ern at Harvey’s Toggery.
Civic League.
Tin: Valdez Civic League will
meet Saturday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock. All members are re
quested to be present. , 2t
Call for Warrants.
Notice is nereby given that I
will pay all city warrants up to
and including No. 3858, series of
1012, if presented within ten days
from date. C. C. REYNOLDS,
Town Treasurer.
Valdez, Alaska, Oct. 7, 1013.
Leasing Proposition.
Will let a lease on two small
rich quartz.lead*. Liberal terms.
See .It. P. Ferguson.
New Goods.
New goods on every boat at
Mrs, Winter’s.
FOR SALE, rent or lease, a 20
room lodging bouse; central h>
I cation. A snap. Call al Pros
I parlor office.
JURY IS DRAWN
SPECIAL TERM
Thirty-Six M'n Are Selected For
November Term At Which
Judge Jennings Presides.
Clerk of the Court, Arthur
Lang and jury commissioner
Charles Kraemer today drew
thirty-six names from a ballot
box containing over 300 names of
residents of the district who are
to serve as jurors at the special
term of the court to be held in
Valdez, November 17, and over
which Judge Robert Jennings, of
Juneau, will preside. No grand
jury will be drawn. A number of
cases in which Judge Brown had
been interested, prior to his ele
vation on the bench, necessitated
a special term.
The following jurors were
drawn:
Walter Stuart, Frank Mulvey,
C. H. Remington, W. W. Harvey,
{John Kacerosky, Wm. Lee, J. B.
Gray, T. E. Wikidcl, E. L. Dick
ey, J. E. Wilson, H. P. King, R. J.
McChesney and J. A. Carroll, of
Valdez.
A. Lund, B. A. Miller. John
Gumhell, Tom Teels, F. M. O'Neil.
L. F. Cox, Chas. Graber, J. M.
Johnson, L. B. Cochran, Ben El
liott and W. A. Phillips of Cordo
va.
E. R. Weaver, Peter Neilson, J.
Heinmiller, T. W. Hawkins and
Allen Totten of Seward. .
Chas. W. Avery, of Kalnlla.
Thus. Williams, of Cliff mine.
Clarence Whitney and J. If.
Kyle, of Cooper creek. (
• J. Kramer and J. F. Major, of
Sunrise.
I _
GAS EXPLODES:
GARAGEWRECKED
Anderson, S. C., Oct. 17.—V11
explosion of gasoline at a local
garage today caused the death of
three men, while eight others
were seriously injured. The gar
age. with thirty high power ma
chines. was burned to the ground.
Firemen entered the building at
the risk of their lives to rescue
the men, who were unable to es
cape from the building. The
cause of tin' 'explosion is un
known. but it is thought that a
lighted cigarette started the lire.
FRENCH GENERALS
GET JOE BODICE
Paris, Oct. 17—The minister
of war has dismissed Oenerals
Faurte and Plagnot for gross in
competence displayed by them
during the recent maneuvers. The
two generals, in command of di
visions. allowed the besieging
armies to capture Paris in the
mimic warfare, leaving the city
j unprotected and showed gross in
competency.
ABANDON HOPE
ENTOMBEDMINEBS
Cat-idfl', Cal.. Oct. 17.—All hope
for the imprisoned miners has
been abandoned, no word having
been received by the men work
ing to release them for many
hours, it is believed that the gas
es and heat have finally forced
the entombed miners to give up.
BUSINESS HOUSES
CLOSE TOMORROW
All the Valdez business houses
will close for half a day tomor
row in order flhat Alaska |Day
may be properly celebrated. Pat
rons of the stores should order
early that the clerks may have
an opportunity to celebrate. No
issue of the Prospector will he
printed.
Congregational Choir Notice.
Will the' .members of the.Con
gregal’onal church choir and any
, lhers who wi ! assist in sing
ing please meet at the church foi
■iraclice tonight at 7:30.
BUSINESS HOUSES
OLOBE TOMORROW
All the Valdez bussiness houses
-Will close for half a day tomor
row in order that Alaska Day
1nay be properly celebrated. Pat
rons of the stores should order
early that the clerks may have
tin opportunity to celebrate. No
Jssuc of the Prospector will be
printed.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
■ Fine pictures tonight at the
■Orpheum.
Mountain goat chops at the
Valdez Cafe.
E. J. Short arrived from the
Nelchina strike.
R. Kennillck leaves for Cordo
va on this boat.
Bede Little got in from Klla
niar last evening.
Sandy Carson returned from
the Midas last evening.
\V. R. Morton arrived this
morning from Slate creek.
Bill Schrader arrived from
Slate creek this morning.
Free matinee tomorrow for
children at the Orpheum.
Dr. Fellows is an outgoing pas
senger on today’s sl'*amer.
(icnrgc Baldwin lo mo on the
ue>l boal lor (fordo* i on busi
ness.
I -
Louis Rosenthal left this morn
ing on a hunting trip to Camp
Comfort..
The launeli Donaldson was out
of commission today having her
hollers cleaned.
11. Suessdorf, Fred Strand and
Jiergen left this morning for Lowe
river on. a hunt.
\V. L. Helvey, the Fnderwood
! typewriter salesman, is slopping
at the Copper block.
Jeff Downing, the miner and
prospector, will make a trip to
Seattle on the Alameda.
Mrs. Can ley leaves on tin:
jsteamer today for Seattle to spend
the winter in the statue.
Dan Ross, who spec! the sin. .
in,',' in the interior, is going to
• in spates on today's i oat.
Moose dance in Moose Hall
Saturday evening. AH are wel
come. (iood music and line
lunch.
Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Paine will
P*ave for Juneau on the Alame
da. where the .judge will open law
oil il es.
Miss Ktliel Falk and tier sister,
who have been in Va'de/ the past
two years, leave I his evening for
Seattle.
Th(. siilc tin lacfios' line luilor
o,l suits, kontonas and sweaters
ai Harvey's Toggery will contin
ue for another week.
The weekly Moose dance to
morriiw evening in Moose Hall.
Co,id music and sii|ipc ral twelve.
Visitors are welcome.
Jim -Mitchell and II. Meyers,
leave for Pori Wells tomorrow
In commence operation on the
j Black Mali group of claims.
i Hand Laundry, corner of llo_
barl si., and Keystone Avenue.
Flannels and silks a specially.
MRS. H. S1IARTS & CO
(1. J. Casady and Pete Layton
arrived from the Nelchina dig
gings via Copper Center in six
anti one-half days. They will
outfit and return when snow flies.
FOR RENT—Two five-room
houses on Broadway. In lirst
class condition. Enquire of
Charles Crawford at the Plain
ing Mill, tf.
L. W. Storm, the surveyor, has
completed the work os running
the lines for the tram to be built
on the Midas property by the
fri’anhy people anil L. T. Hayes,
.the tram engineer, has complet
ed his estimates of the cost of
the malt-rial anil insinuation.
Weather Report.
Oct. 1(1. 1913.
Barometric Pressure ....29.901
Temperature at 7 p. m. . • -9
Maximum Temperature ..39
Minimum Temporal lire ..21
Mean Temperature'.30
Clear, light breeze, wind N. K.,
six miles.
L. JONES.
Marca Rica Cigars (
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BELMONT’S
VAN DYKEf
SMOKEORAFT’S
CL SIDELLO’8
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INGRAM & BUSH
EXCLUSIVE CIGAR DEALERS.
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed | I Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 66 | | Roujrh Dry 10c lb.
Valdez Dock Co . PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY and GRAIN
AGENTS FOR
Alaska Steamship Company
Alaska Coast Company
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. Alameda, S. S. Mariposa
Sail
Oct. 8th, 18th and 28th
For Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan and Seattle. *
F. B. Tracy, Gen’l Agt- Valdez Dock’Co., Local Agt.
ALASKA caas
Steamers via the INSIDE PASSAGE calling at Ketchikan. Ju
neau, Yakutat, Katalla, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez Fort Lis
cum, Latouche, Seward, Cook Inlet Points and Kodiak.
S. S. Admiral Sampson
Sailinga’from] Seattle
Aug. 15th and Sept. 5th and 25th
^SAMPSON calls at KNIK ANCHORAGh each trip, also calls
at Kodiak when leaving Seattle on the 15th of the month.
California connection.*— Alaska-Pacific S. S. Co.
Rifrht is reserved to change this schedule without notice.
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
General Agent Local Agent
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