JustReceived Xmas Assortments
Of Fresh Fruits And Vegetables
N the Spokane last night was received an exception
ally choice selection of fine fruits and vegetables.Make
your selections early: Included are
BANANAS
ORANGES
LEMONS
GRAPE FRUIT
XMAS GRAPES
LAYER FIGS
CLUSTER RAISINS
CRANBERRIES
CAULIFLOWER
CRISP CELERY
CUCUMBERS
HEAD LETTUCE
PEPPERS
SQUASH
MIXED NUTS
APPLES
PEARS
Jones Dairy Sausage tor Xmas Breakfast—Fancy Cookies,
Cakes, Etc.
Valdez Mercantile Co.
The Christmas Store of Valdez.
Just Received
on S. S. Spokane, a fresh and
complete line of Hass Candies in
1, 2, 3 and 5 lb. boxes, also a
complete line of Pipe and Smo
king articles.
LEVY & ROSS
ARMED STEAMER IS
SIGHTED OFF AZORES
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NEW YORK .Dec. 19.—A heavily
armed steamship, fitted with torpeao
tubes, has been sighted about 500
miles north of the Azores, in the
middle of,the steamship lane, accord
ing to a wireless warning flashed last
a igbt to merchant vessels of the En
tente Allies by a British or French
cruiser lying off Sandy Hook. Tho
message, which was sent first in Eng
lish and then repeated in Italian,
said:
"Sighted 7 a. m. December 18,
longitude 27.57 west, latitude 48.4t:
i orth, a steamer of about 4,000 tons,
260 feet long and 45 feet beam. Ve*
Lei well armed and fitted with tor
pedo tubes. Had one short broad fun
i el and two masts. Steamer probably
high speed. Take all precautions/*
FAIRBANKS FUEL
SUPPLY IS SERIOUS
With the weather severe, fifty de
grees below zero being registered,
Fairbanks faces the most serious fuel
situation in it3 history. The North
ern Commercial Company, which fur
nishes heating for the greater part
of the business section of the town
which also furnishes pressure for the
municipal water system and also fur
nishes light and power, and which an
nually uses 9,000 cords of wood, had
only forty cords In the yards.
AH the wood on hand is ten miles
from Fairbanks and conditions ard
so that the wood men can only haul
one load per day, during the extreme
weather which has been in progress
for the past week.
TearasterB refuse to gb to the woods
and several hundred houses are fac
i 4 serious problems.
Those who have a few sticks ard
i’. able to induce the wood sawyers
to work, so that these people, includ
' professional and’ business men,
are forced to resort to the buck Saw.
Unless the cold lets up within the
i.ext few days, there is certain to be a
great deal of suffering. n.
With billions of tons of coal in the
Nenana coal fields, the absolute ne
cessity of completing the government
railroad from Fairbanks to the coal
fields during the season of 1917 is
more than ever emphasized.
Thomas Riggs, Jr., said that if th >
appropriation asked of congress this
session become available upon the
passage of the act and not at the fret
of the next fiscal year, trains will be
running to the coal fields next Oc
tober.—News Miner.
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THIS GROCER SELLING
BREAD AT 4 CENTS LOAF
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19.—"The
cost of living is high enough," says
a small grocer of the Mission district
who was today displaying a sign in
his store advertising bread for four
cents a loaf.
The grocer is getting his bread
from a mysterious source and the
bakers are refusing him bread un
less he retailed it at o cents a loaf.
The grocer declares that he is going
to sell bread at 4 cents a loaf until
he brings the price down.
A wholesale baker said that if the
grocer sold bread at 4 cents a loaf
he was selling at three-quarters of a
cent below cost and that the bakers
had decided, to withhold bread from
dealers who sold It without profit just
to make a leader of it.
STANDARD OIL MAGNATE
LEAVES HUGE ESTATE
NEW YORK, Dec. 1#.—The. will
of the late John D. Archbold, presi
dent of the Standard Oil Company,
was filed for probate here today. The
will shows that the value of the es
tate of the late oil magnate exceed*
one hundred million dollars. ,
TAKE IT* KALE OK
CONFISCATED BOOZE
Mrs. Frank L. Ballaine, of the
Seward Women’s club received a mes
sage from Secretary Lane this morn
ing stating that the matter of the
sale of confiscated liquor here had
been taken up personally by him witli
the attorney general In view of hav
ing it prevented.
In the meantime local liquor deal
ers have examined the whiskey and
pronounced it to be pretty poor stuff.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Evans is firm
in his determination not to act ns
auctioneer of retail amounts of liquor
as set forth in the order of sale.
“There is no reason why I should
not sell this liquor as a whole to anv
dealer,’’ said Evans, “but when ’t
comes to standing up and offering
this shipment for sale 10 bottles at
a time to any one who cares to bid
c-n it, I ilVw the line. If I were to >
this and a man after buying from
me became intoxicated and comm • *.
ted a serious crime, the matter
would come before the court and the
first question the attorneys would ask
me as to whether or not I sold him
the liquor.”
The activity of the women’s clubs
and others here in opposing this or
der of sale, which is required under
the law confiscating goods shipped
under false manifest has aroused na
tion wide interest. The law is made
to cover any kinds of goods which
may be shipped under a false mani
feat and this instance has merely
served to show the need of an excep
tion in the law, covering goods would
be better destroyed than sold.—Sew
ard Post.
Danish Steamer Sunk
LONDON, Dec. 19.—Lloyds an
nounces that the Danish steamer
Nora is believed to have been sunk.
The Nora was a vessel of 772 tone.
Her recent movements have not been
reported;
Steamship Sailings
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Alameda—Sailed south from Valdez
Dec 17.
Spokane—Sails from Seattle for Val
dez, Dec. 12.
Admiral Watson—Sailed south from
Valdez, Dec. 10.
Mariposa—Sailed from Seattle for
Valdez, Dec. 16.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE.
Lvs. Fort Liscum Lts. Valdez
8:16 a.m. 9:46 a.m.
1:16 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
1:14 p.m. 4:00 p.m
7:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
Tiiere will be no trip of the launcL
on the second and fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being ased to
clean boilers.
Interior Trail Conditions.
Valdez, Alaska Dec. 19, 1916.
Fairbanks, —20, 6 inches of snow,
clear, light wind.
Salcha. —24, 14 inches of snow;
clear, calm, trail good, mail south at
4 p. m.
Richardson, —10, 3 inches of sno>
partly cloudy, calm, trail good.
McCarty, —12, 6 inches of snow;
clear, calm, trail heavy, Rev. Drano
and one Indian with dog team by at
3 p. m. i
Donhelly. —20, 6 inches of snow;
clear, calm, trail good, mail north
at 12 m.
McCallum, —5, 25 inches of snow,
cloudy, calm, trail good, mail north
at 1 p. m.
Paxson, —10, 14 Inches of snow;
clojidy, calm, trail heavy.
Hogan, 4, 10 inches of snow; calm,
clear, trail fair; north stake leaves
Sourdough with one passenger.
Gulkanu, zero, 5 inches of snow;
cloudy, calm, trail good, Wilson’s
outfit south 7 a. m.; Valdez Creek
outfit south 7 a. m.
Copper Center, 10, 5 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Tonsina, zero, 18 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail heavy.
Teikhell, 5, 26 inches of snow;
(clear, calm, trail heavy.
| Beaver Dam, 3, 20 inches of snow,
'cloudy, calm, trail heavy and drift'd,
j Summit, 10, 48 inches of snow;
I cloudy, calm, trail good north, drift
led south.
( Wortman’s, operator on pass.
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CELEBRATE FIRST
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 19.—
, President Wilson and wife celebrat
ed their first wedding anniversary
yesterday. Dinner was served at the
j White House to a few intimate
friends and members of the Presi
dent’s family.
Sister Angela, of the Uriuline con
(vent, returned on the Spoxan.e after
j an absence of some time in the States.
| Home-made Mince Pies at the Ar
cade. tf
For steam heatea rooms come to
the Golden North. tt
Act Now!
Owner of small block of Sweep
stake stock is forced to sell same at
once. This stock will advance in
price as soon as the mill starts oper
ating, which will be at an early date.
Alaska Inv. Co. 2t
CHROMOS, of Landscapes, Flow
ers, Fruits, 16x20, 50 cents; In good
frames 24x30, $1.00 up, at the Lm
porlum. k2?
An up-to-date line of cook stoves
and ranges at Mead’s. tf
Extravagance—or Thrift?
—which will follow your Xmas gifts.
An insurance policy will be appreci
ated not only for one or two days but
while In force. The Alaska Invest
ment Company writes both life and
fire insurance. 2t
Just Received
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A fine line of Watches, Gents and Ladies,
solid gold diamond mounted, gold filled, Laval
liers from $2.50 to $75.00; solid gold Cuff But
tons, Diamond Sets, Waldemar Sets, Diamonds,
mounted and loose, also a full line of Nugget and
Ivory Jewelry.
Please call and inspect same before selecting
your Christmas Gift.
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Nugget, Ivory and Copper Glance Jewelry Made to ■
Order
VALDEZ DRUG CO.
JEWELRY DEPARTMENT
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
Resources $250,000.
WE DO A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS.
DRAFTS BOUGHT AND SOLD ON ANY PART'
OF THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE.
Safe Deposit Boxes For Rent.
DEPOSITARY FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA
Xmas Suggestions
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GAME SETS rp NUGGET AND
SMOKER SETS I IVORY JEWELRY
TOY BANKS HAND PAINTED CHINA
TOOL CHESTS FANCY BOX PERFUMES
I V fancy box
ERECTORS \J
STATIONERY
BLOCKS „ PYROLINE IVORY
KODAKS Y FOUNTAIN PENS
GAM£S PILLOW TOPS
DOLLS n MOCCASINS
pipES PENNANTS
CUT GLASS PHONOGRAPHS
We wrap goods for mailing without charge.
OWL DRUG CO.
ALASKA JEWELRY CO.
Valdez Dock Co. PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street.
You Are Undecided
m
What would be more appropriate
for the Dear Wife or Mother, than
a Vacuum Cleaner, an Electric
Pump, a Percolator or Electric Grill
a new Flat Iron, a Reading Eamp
or any one of a dozen other useful
» Appliances that lighten the labor
and brighten the home.
Prince William Sound Water,
Power, Light & Tele. Co.
FOR SALE
1 -U4
AT A SACRIFICE
!r » '
Show Cases, Dishes, Chairs, Tables, Force
Pump, Back Ba?, 2 Cash Registers, Stools,
Counters, Large Range, Etc.
PORTER KING.
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