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Opening Dance Fort Liscum S. C.
Wednesday, Dec. 9th, at Fort Liscum
Lieut. C. V. Donaldson will leave Valdez at 8:15 p. m. Return
ing leave Fort Liscum 1:15 a. m.
Ladies and gentlemen of Valdez are cordially invited to attend.
ADMISSION BY INVITATION.
GOOD MUSIC GOOD TIME ASSURED.
..MAKE MONEY..
We still have a few lots left which we will sell at a very
reasonable price for cash, or reasonable terms:
One good resident lot, 50 x 140 feet . . $150.00
One good lot on City Dock, 50 x 140 feet . $150.00
One lot on Alaska Avenue, 50 x 140 feet . $350.00
One lot on Nizina Avenue, 50 x 140 feet $300.00
Two lots near dike on Hobart St $150.00
At the above price the lots will not last long
so prospective home-builders should take ad
vantage of these bargains. S. A. HEMPLE.
WHY PAY MORE
COMPARE OUR PRICES WITH OTHERS
Rainier Beer, per case, quarts.$5.00
Rainier Beer, per case, pints.$5.50
All Brands of Bottled Goods
In Bond, per quart . . $1.65
BEERS
Rainier, Four Quarts for .... $1.00
Rainier, Six Pints for .... $1.00
Budweiser, Five Pints for .... $1.00
Budweiser, Three Quarts for . $1.00
WINES
Port, Sherry, Claret, Riesling, Sauterne,
Angelica, Muscatel.
Highest Standard Brands, 75 cents Per Quart.
Free Delivery to all parts of the City. Why Pay More?
Buy Your Holiday Wines and Liquors at
The Big Place.
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed | I Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone (16 I I Rough Dry 10c lb.
I bottled in bond |
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SOLD BY ALL DEALERS
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UNGA RETURNS
ARE RECEIVED
Al. White Polled Largest Vote In the
Westward Town, Receiving 52
Out of 60 Votes.
Clerk of the Court Arthur Lang
today received the official returns
from Unga and Unalaska. They ar
rived on the Alameda from Seward,
where they were brought on the
steamer Dora
The returns at Unga were: Bunnell
41, Wickersham 17. Senators, Price
45, Brooks 3, Goshaw 8, Chase 3, Ger
man 2, Hubbard 1. For representa
tives, Al. White 52, Bradford 51, Ly
ons 50, Holland 45, Tansy 7, Day 5,
Noon 4, Markle 1, Ingram 1, Social
ist candidates each 2 votes.
At Unalaska the vote stands as re
ported by wireless, except that Hub
bard, Tansy, Noon, Markle, and Ly
'ons received one vote each and Day
received one vote instead of 33 as
reported.
The steamer Bertha is due in Cor
dova tomorrow noon according to a
wireless dispatch sent from the form
er crack Alaska liner to the Cordova
agent. The Bertha reached Katalla
this morning and has considerable
freight for the oil city. The Bertha
was at one time the queen of the
Alaska fleet, but is now relegated to
the background and is used as a
floating wharf and power boat, ex
cepting on special occasions when she
is entrusted with the mail.
ALDRICH HERE
FROM NOME
Frank Aldrich, senator-elect from
the Second division, arrived in Valdez
this morning on the steamer Alame
da and will remain in town for a
week, when he will leave for Juneau
on the Mariposa. The senator came
to Sand Point on the Silver Wave,
a 30-ton gasoline auxiliary schooner,
where he and the other passengers
left the boat as the rudder had been
broken and the propeller lost and
they transferred to the Dora and
reached Seward on Saturday
Representatives-elect James Daly
and Martin Moran also made the trip
on the Silver Wave and continued on
to Seattle on the Alameda.
The new senator from Nome serv
ed in the first legislature in the
house.
LISCUM DANCE
TOMORRQWNIGHT
The big dance of the Fort Liscum
Social Club will be held tomorrow
night in the big gymnasium building
at the fort,.! Invitations are out to the
affair, which will be one of the events
of the season. Special music by the
Pinkus orchestra has been arranged
for by the management. The govern
ment launch Lieut. Donaldson will
leave the Valdez city dock at 8:15
and will leave Fort Liscum at 1:15 on
the return trip. The big dance hall
across the bay has been handsomely
decorated for the occasion.
Harvey’* Toggery Retiring From
Business.
We are closing out our entire stock
below cost. Fixtures for sale. tf
FOR SALE for cash an interest in
valuable mining claims. Money will
be used to continue development. H.
L. Jaynes. tf
CARRANZA HELD
AS A PRISONER
Own Officers Made Arrest, Charging
Him With Looting Treasury—
Villa Near Vera Cruz.
EL PASO, Tex., Dec. 8.—It Is re
ported, here that Provisional Presi
dent Carranza of Mexico has been
arrested at Vera Cruz by his own of
ficers. He is charged with having
looted the treasury of 6,000,000 pesos.
Gen. Villa is reported as near Vera
Cruz with the advance guard of his
army and the city is to be turned
over to him by the Carranza gener
als.
—
Police Find That He Served for Crim
inal Assault In Iowa—Fear
Lynching.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 8.—David
Fountain, the janitor of the German
Lutheran church, who is held for
criminally assaulting and murdering
10-year-old Margaret Milling, has
served a term of five years in the
Iowa state penitentiary after convic
tion for assaulting a married woman
and has also spent some time in an
Insane asylum. The police are still
following his tfail and believe he
has been guilty of many crimes.
Fountain confesses that he assault
ed the girl but states that after
doing so his mind is blank and he
does not know wnat he did or where
he went nor when he committed the
crime.
The parents of the girl are prostrat
ed with grief and feeling is running
very high in the city. Extra guards
are on duty at the jail so as to pre
vent a lynching.
BRITISH TRADE
IS HARD HIT
LONDON, Dec. 8.—The November
imports into England decreased $60,
000,000 under the imports of Novem
ber, 1913, while exports show a de
crease of $100,000,000.
STOCK GAMBLING
BE RESUMED
NEW YORK, Dec. 8.—The Stock
Exchange will be opened for the
transfer of a limited amount of stock
next Saturday. To date only bonds
have been handled on the exchange,
hut -conditions are improved and the
anticipated rush to unload did not
materialize, so the board of manag
ers have determined to allow |the
sale of stock on Saturday, which is
a short day, the Exchange being op
en from 10 to 12 only and if the
unloading becomes heavy the man
agers will ring the bell and stop the
Sales. The banks and large dealers
have all agreed not to sell until the
stability of the market is tested.
Weather Report.
Valdez, Dec. 7, 1914.
Barometric pressure .30,434
Temperature at 7 p. m.13
Maximum temperature .28
Minimum temperature .11
Mean temperature .19 1-2
Clear air, wind northeast 6 miles.
The Orpheum Tonight.
“Miracle Mary” is a realistic dra
ma in three reels at the Orpheum to
night. The acting i^ this drama is
excelelnt, also the plot is interest
ing.
The Emporium has received a large
stock of fresh candy and Christmas
novelties on the last boat and more
are coming. Don’t fail to see our
stock before buying elsewhere. Miss
Blomquist is in attendance and will
give your wants prompt attention, tf
Universal percolators and chafing
dishes at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Valdez Dock Co , PHONE NO, 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
and GRAIN
Office, foot of Wall street.
VALDEZ SHEET METAL WORKS
Plumbing. Steam and Hot Water Heating.
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES
Pump*. Well-Point*. Valve* TT Water. Steam and Suction
and Packing. Ho*e.
PIPE AND FITTINGS
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Best of Meals—Prices Reasonable
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chitina.
General Freighting. KNUTE! NAFSTED. M*r.
List Your Houses with the
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Houses for Rent or Sale. Collections Made.
C. B. SMITH, Proprietor. Office on Wall Street.
VALDEZ ELECTRIC COMPANY
THE CONSUMERS* COMPANY
Office in Copper Block, on Broadway
When in Ghitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Fineet Hotel in the Interior—Well Hented, Clean Room.
Bar in Connection. Rates Reasonable
Chas. R. Crawford Wal1 piom 159
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. Fairbanks? morse a co
Only The Best
Smokers Can Now Enjoy
the Best
Juan De Fuca Cigars
U.S. Government Inspected.
Made In Bond
Ingram & Bush
SOLE AGENTS
Valdez Hospital
Largest and Best Equipped Hospital
in Southwestern Alaska.
Gradaate Nurses—Private Rooms for Patients
For Termdsnd Particulars Apply to
E. C. DALTON. M, D., Physician in Charge.
Valdez Lodge
No 168,
Free and Accepted Masons
Regular Communications tlrst Wednesday iq
each month in McKinley Hall V isitors always
welcome.
A. K. GRIG SHY, W. M.
C. C. Reynolds. Sec*
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING.
McKinley Street, Valdez.
Ed. Wood, - - - Proprietor.
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. PROP.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Aye Seward. Alaska
A. M. DierinRer
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight
ing to all interior points
LIVERY and FEED STABLE
STORAGF
Teaming of all kinds
Positively no coal deliveied
unless paid for in advance
DONALDSON SCHEDULE.
Leaves Fort Liscum. Leaves Valdez
8.15 a. m. 9:45 a. m.
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
TUESDAYS
8:15 a. m. 9:45 a. m.
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. 10:30 p. m.
There will be no trips ot the launch
on the 8ecoi_d and fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used
to clean hollars.
If you want all the news all the
time, read the Prospector.