egin the New Year
with a resolution to
have the best * * * * *
“Wear a ^Benjamin”
and you will have a good start.
Valdez Mercantile Co., Inc.
TRUE RVALUES
On the basis ot Security and Service
we solicit your account
WE DO A BANKING BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY.
VALDEZ BANK & TRUST CO,
Steam Heat Electric Light*
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furni»hed Room* All Modern Convenience*
S.V.: THE BUFFET^
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
^Native and I I HV^DITD and Bui,din«
Puget Sound Ijw 1V1DjLiI\ Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right [W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
“OLYMPIAN”
The Train of Luxury
TO
Butte, Miles City, Sioux City, Minneapolis,
anrl St. Paul, Milwaukee, Chicago
All Points East, via the
“MILWAUKEE”
Leaves Seattle Daily at 10.15 A.M.
“A TOUR D10 LUXE" is.an expression supremely fitting in eon
nection with a trip to the Kast on this palatial all-steel transconti
nental train. It combines the enjoyment of rare scenic beauties
with the pleasure of a journey in absolute ease and comfort.
No Extra Fare on This Train
For further information regarding fares, train service, reservations,
etc., call on or address
C. H. Krarmer, General Agent. Alaska Steamship Co. and Alaska Coast b. 5. Co.
VALDEZ. ALASKA
City Ticket Office*. Chicago, Milwaukee A St. Paul Railway. 44J Hastings St. West
VANCOUVER. B. C.
SECOND AVE. AND CHERRY ST., SEATTLE
IN
LOCAL BREVITIES.
_
FOl'XD- A fur neck piece at Lou
ie’s Cafe. Owner can have same by
calling at the Prospector office, prov
ing property and paying for this ad
vertisement. tf
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Cook wanted by Mrs. Carleton tit
Fort Liscunt; call or phone Mrs. Car
feton.
O. O. Keinke, the watchmaker and
jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug Co. All
work guaranteed.
The St. Klias, the best place to stop
in Valdez. Clean, warm outside
rooms and prices reasonable.
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s, the tailor. Telephone 19S.
The St. Eiias, the best place to stop
in Valdez. Clean, warm outside
rooms and prices reasonable.
The Valdez Electric Co. sells Mazda
lamps. Telephone 57.
Fresh eastern oysters at the Val
dez Cafe tf
Woman will do washing, work by
day or hour. Enquire phone 135
Crawford building.
Better have your eyes examined by
Cl. O. Reinke at the Valdez Drug Co.
Examination free.
Walter McRay, the diver, well
known in Alaska, is coming north on
the Mariposa for Ellamar.
The St. Elias, the best place to stou
■n Valdez. Clean, warm outside
rooms and prices reasonable.
Harvey’s Toggery are closing out
their complete line of dry goods and
ladies' furnishings. Now is the time
to get real bargains. tf
FOUND—A child’s plain gold ring.
Owner can have same by calling tip
on Joe Spenard, of the City express,
and identifying the same.
Chinese Chop Suey and Noodles at
the Valdez Cafe, after 7 p. m. tf
Supt. F. Van Campen and wife, of
Latouche, are returning to the La
touche mine on the Mariposa, which
left Seattle Saturday.
Subscribe fer the Prospecter.
GERMAN SOLBIERS
ARE 1ITEWASHEO
Officers of Regiment Which Caused
Trouble in Alsace Are Exoner
ated by Court Martial.
—
STRASSBIJRG, Germany, Jan. 12.—
The court martial here today of Col
onel von Reuter and Lieut. Baron von
Forstner, of the 99th infantry, result
ed in a complete whitewash on the j
part of the brother officers of the’j
two men, who are directly responsi- :
ble for the recent conflict between |
the civilians of Alsace and the troops !
quartered at Zabern. I
Lieut> von Forstner was charged
with assaulting the lame cobbler,
Blank, in the; street at Dettweiler and
Colonel von Reuter for ,failure to
maintain discipline. The Lieutenant
said he acted under the prevailing
German assumption that an officer j
was irretrievably dishonored if he j
permitted himself to receive a blow. ;
He said that the lame shoemaker !
might have got loose from the men j
and might have struck him before the j
soldiers could overpower him again; j
and then the lieutenant would have j
been disgraced.
Forstner also testified that his un- j
demanding of his instructions was I
that officers had the right at any time |
to arrest civilians who insulted or at -
tacked soldiers. He repeated that em j
phatic orders to this effect were is- ,
sued not only by the colonel but at !
headquarters in Strassburg.
The cobbler testified that he had
done nothing whatever to justify eith
er his arrest or the assault upon him,
and that he had been attacked while
he was peaceably on his way to work.
Lieut, von Forstner was the officer
who brought about the recent trou
bles between the military and civil
ian population of Zabern by making
insulting remarks in regard to the- i
Alsatian citizens when he addressed j
the recruits of his company. When |
the townspeople became acquainted ■
with the circumstances serious riot
ing and disorder broke out and last
ed for several days, ending in the
transfer of the Ninety-ninth infan
try to other parts of Alsace by direct
order of the Emperor William.
The incidents caused a government I
crisis in Germany, which was accom- I
panied by rumors of the resignation ■
of the Imperial Chancellor, Dr. von
Rethmann-Hollweg.
WICK IS AGAINST
HIM SESSION
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.- Delegate
James Wickersham stated today that
he did not think it was necessary to
convene the Alaska legislature in j
special session to pass such laws as
may be necesary to enforce the re
cently enacted laws of the territory.
He believes the territory can worry
along without an extra session and
continue under the federal laws as
now operative.
$25 Loan Costs $5,448.
TOPEKA. Kan.. Jan. 12.—Judgment
for $5,448 against D. I). Drake, a loan
agent, was awarded to Joseph H.
Stalker, a railroad employe of Kansas
City, Kan., in a decision of the Kan
sas supreme court today. Stalker al
leged that he borrowed $25 in 1902
from Drake’s agency in Kansas City,
Kan., and that he was to pay $2.50
monthly interest on the loan. Suits
tiled against him when he was un
able to meet Drake’s claims caused '
hint to travel about the country at i
great expense, he said, and resulted j
in his losing several positions. Final- '
ly, he filed suit for damages against i
Drake in Wyandotte county district I
court, which awarded him $6,000. This j
amount the supreme court today re- j
duced to $5,448. j
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Orpheum Tonight.
Fine change of pictures tomorrow
eve. Don’t fall to attend this even
ing and see the following line sub
jects :
Gaumont Weekly of world events—
Startling Steeple Chase, Latest Din
ner Gowns, etc.
Ghost in Uniform, the Thanhauser
Kid is fine.
At 12 o’clock, Keystone one reel
farce comedy.
Lieut. Glenn Edgerton, engineer of
ficer of the Alaska Road Commission,
is a returning passenger on the Mar
iposa.
If you want all the news all the
lime, read the Prospector.
Not a Hero.
"Yes, my 11 rot her ilioil where the
shells wore thickest.”
“L»lil he ille in the war?1’
"Xo; In mi oyster snloosi.”— I’hiliidel
phia .Press.
Ca9e of Swel'ed Head.
I-----*--—.—,
Playwright—I want a hat—size* 8.
Haller- Mr. I’eneni, you always wear
a (i'i.
Playwright—Sir, I know what I
want; my comedy was a success last
night.—<'hieago News.
Hospitality.
i1—" ....— — '-■•i
Wlii/.wire I)o you menu to say that
your father-in-law luis invited you to
visit him?
Itlanke—Same tiling. When I sug
gested it o\ or the telephone he dared
me to.—-New York Globe.
A Bigger Quettion.
^
Soil—Dad. wlii'ii you [tut 11 lion on
eggs to hatch them, do you say she is
"sitting" or "setting?"
Dad—Don’t bother about little things
like that. What concerns me most is
to know when she cackles whether she
lias laid or lied.—Philadelphia I’ress.
i-tome Advantages.
First Pugilist—'They say Kid Mur- i
phy's wife is a terror.
Second Pugilist—Yes, when the Kid i
wants'to s\ rt lraining. lie just "start- j
ed sometmtig" at home. — Chicago
News.
But She Knew.
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Bookkeeiier—If I asked the boss to
raise my salary, what do you thiuk he
would say? *
Stenographer—Mr. Fenner, I am a
lady—I never even thiuk such things.
New York Globe.
Valdez
Electric
Company
The Consumers Organization
'that has reduced the cost
of electric light and pow
er in Valdez. — Send in
your orders for connec
tions before January 1st.
Office in Copper{Block
Phone 57
BEST PLACE TO EAT
MRS. ST. MARIE’S!
Crawford Building, opposite Tele
fphone Exchange.
i 7 a in to 9 a rn
MliMLsJ Lunch 12 m to l i> m !
' 6 to 7 p m
BOARD & ROOM $50 per Mo.
Go to the
ARCADE
for quick, clean service.
RtlfFRY IN connection
OAIVLIV I EVERYTHING GOOD
JACK CALLIN & CO.
Ding, Dong! Hear that gong.
City Express
Is Coming Along
We handle your buRR'ise,
trunks and firips, by day or
niirht. We meet all ships.
MILK—MILK—MILK
Fresh Milk and Cream
VALDEZ DAIRY
Telephone orders to Phone 187
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j FOR ; ~ ~ I
PORT WELLS and
Way Ports. ~
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_VALDEZiDOCK_
PIONEER BARBER SHOP
WM. GILL1NEAU. Prop.
Tonsorial Parlors
Best Appointed
BATH ROOM
in Valdez.
Fine, Large Tuba-Plenty Hot Water
CITY EXPRESS STORE
1171? Buy Anything
W Hi Sell Everything.
LYNCH & SPENARD
LAUNCH IDA
Leaves from Valdez dock for
SHOUP BAY
and way points at 10 a. m. Daily
W. J. CALLAGHAN.
THE PINZON CIGAR STORE
| DICK’S PLACE
Fine Line oflCigars and Tobacco;
IFruits. Nuts. Candies.
Card Room Soft Drinks of All Kisds£
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Sundays and holidays 9 to 10 a. m.
and 5 to 6 p. m.