^ TAKING
CHANCES!
/
That is what we all do I
when buying shoes. ^
Why not eliminate all
chance and buy
Xou are sure of style
there is not a more up-to
• date shoe made-comfort
is assured on account of
their perfectfitting quali
ties, and their wearing
ability is well known.
Nobody ever heard of a PACKARD shoe giving any
thing but absolute satisfaction.
Valdez Mercantile Co., Inc.
TRUE VALUES
On the basis ot Security and Service
we solicit your account.
WE DO A BANKING BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY.
VALDEZ BANK & TRUST CO.
List Your Houses with the
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Houses for Rent or Sale. Collections Made.
C. B. SMITH, Proprietor. Office on Well Street.
Steam Heat Electric Lights
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Rooms All Modern Conveniences
Good Tiir niirrrT ® ° °d
Goods ||][ DUirLI G°°ds
I An “Old Line” Company with “New Line” Ideas.
NORTHERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
HFALTH Q 1 DIVIDING
HEALTH 4 U I t^ERFECT
. ACCIDENT U I * ROTECTION
Premiums Paid for You on Your Life Insurance
If Permanently Disabled.
•iOME OFFICE, WHITE BUILDING, (SEATTLE, U. S. A.
A. E. RANSOM, E. A. PALMER. Raaldant Agent,
DWUioB Sapt. for Alaaka. Office wftk C. C. Gaaty-P. 0. Bob 200.
~~ 200,000.00 DEPOSITED WITH STATE TREASURER.
H. O. SMITH
Eipirt Paliln n« PapHlupn
Firat Claaa Work Guaranteed
RUDOLPH’S PAINT STORE.
EVERYMAN’S CLUBHOUSE
FREE LABOR BUREAU
Employers, come to us for workers.
Workers, register your name with us.
Phone 111, or call at the Clubhouse.
No Fees; No Charges.
Committee—Bert McDowell, Edward
Hale, Chas. Bush, W. H. Ziegler.
Meets all boats.
WE buy, rant, and tall houaea, cab
™ ina furmtura and avarything el**
Phone 82
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Notice of Forfeiture.
To Miss Clara Allred: •
You are hereby notified that 1 have
expended during the year 1913, $500.
00, lawful money of. the United States,
in labor and improYehaents, upon your
one-half int.ereet in those certain lode
claims lying and being on Dryer
Bay, Knights Island, in the recording
precinct of Valdes, Alaska, which are
know? *s and caned , the “United
. - < •'
,* -k > r, ,* JVC-.
Verde Group,” consisting of United
Verde 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, the location
notices of said claims being of rec
ord in the office of the commissioner
and recorder, at Valdez, Alaska, in
order to hold said claims under the
provisions of Section 2324 of the Re
vised Statutes of the United States,
concerning annual labor on mining
claims, being the amount required to
hold said lode claims for the period
ending on the 31st day of December,
1913.
And unless within ninety days af
ter the completion of the publication
of this notice, to-wit: within ninety
days after the 1st day of Oct., 1914,
you contribute your proportion of
such expenditure incurred in per
forming said annual labor and im
provements, which is the sum of
$250.00, your interest in the claims
will become the property of the sub
scriber of this notice, your co-owner,
who has made the required expendi
ture, by the terms or said section.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, Ibis 1st
day of July, 1914.
NICODEMUS HIHNAEA.
Date first publication July 1, 1914.
Date last publication October 1, '14'.
Notice to Creditors.
In the matter of the estate of Dan
S. Kain, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned administrator of the es
tate of Dan S. Kain, deceased, to
all the creditors thereof, and all per
sons having claims against said es
tate, to exhibit the same with the
necessaray vouchers within six
months after the first publication of
this notice, to said administrator at
the law office of T. J. Donohoe, at
Valdez, Alaska, the same being the
place for the transaction of the busi
ness of said estate. The date of the
appointment of said administrator
being the 27th day of June, 1914, the
date of the first publication of this
notice being the 29th day of June,
1914.
k28 S. BLUM, Administrator.
Publications, June 29, July 6, 13,
20 and 27.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of
The First Bank of Valdez will be
held at the office of said bank in the
Town of Valdez, Alaska, on Tuesday,
July the 14th, 1914, at the hour of
four o’clock p. m.. at which meeting
the directors of said bank shall be
selected for. the ensuing year, and
such other business (transacted as
may regularly come before said meet
ing.
kl4 • M. BLUM, Secretary.
Good Business House for Sals.
Good business block for sale on
Keystone avenue, Valdes, Alaska.
Apply to owner, Mrs. 8. B. Gleason, tf
ADMIRAL EVANS
LEAVES SEATTLE
—t
SEATTLE, July 7.—Tbe steamer
Admiral Evans, of the Admiral Line,
sailed from here last night for the
north and will go as far w^est as Ko
diak. The Valdez passengers are
Palmer Cook, Thomas Blakeley, Mrs.
O. A. Borgen and three children, Ty
lon Ingored and two second-class.
NO FAilTISM
F0R_ABE RUEF
SAN FRANCISCO, July 7.—Gover
nor Johnson issued a statement to
day that he was opposed to the pa
roling of Abe Ruef or to the granting
of any special privileges to the con
victed boodler, and that he had is
sued orders to the warden at San
Quentin to that effect.
! LOCAL BREVITIES. j
LA
Jack. Peterson arrived today from
the Nelehina.
Fine line of coats $3.50 up, at Har
vey’s Toggery. If
Charles Debney left this morning
for Mineral creek.
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s, the tailor. Telephone 198.
LOST—A child’s pin; finder please
return to Ethel McIntosh.
A fresh line or paint received on
the last boat by the Valdez Sheet
Metal Works. Prices reasonable, tf
For Sale or Rent—20-room lodging
house furnished. Phone 171. k8
Bargains! Bargains! Bargains!
For bargains c.ali tomorrow from
1 to 9 p. m. at tie Emporium.
The Lawbreakers, a three-reel sen
sation at the Orpheuni tonight.
Jack Cassidy is now running the
Dry Creek roadhouse.
Just received a new line of infants
and children’s shoes. The best ever
shown, at S. Blum & Co. tf
Frank and George White returned
from the Nelchcina this morning.
Bert Rutherford left for the Ram
say-Rutherford mine this morning.
Furnished room, ‘phone and bath.
Krau building. tf
Leroy Tozier is en route to Portage
Bay on the Alameda.
Suits pressed for 81.0 ' at Silver
man’s, the tailor. Telephone 198.
F. Whitney left for the Ramsay
■Rutherford property this morning.
G. O. Relnke, the watcnmaker and
jeweler, is at the Valder Drug Co. All
work guaranteed.
E. Anderson and E. P. Roe return
ed from the Nelchina a few days ago.
Mrs. Esson and son, Chas. Fowlkes,
left for the Cliff mine this morning.
FOR SALE—A furnished house
cheap. Enquire Mrs. H. M, Carter.
E. F. Grey, the Kotsina copper op
erator, returned to Cordova on the
Mariposa.
—
Nubone Corsets.
Try Mrs. St. Marie’B for one of
those Nubone corsets. tf
Ed. Dickey, the Tiekhell mining op
erator, left this afternoon for the
Ernestine roadhouse.
i
Just: received a new line of infants
and children’s shoes. The best ever
shown, at S. Blum & Co. tf
Mrs. O. A. Borgen add children are
returning to Valdez on the Evans af
ter a trip to Norway.
The entire, stock of jewelry left
from the Stull store fans been turned
over to the Emporium and will be
sold for little or nothing. Call and
see the bargains. tf
All bills contracted by the celebra
tion committee must be presented to
Mrs. Albert White, of the committee,
this evening.
ALL BILLS due to Smith £ Wilson
are to be paid to Smith £ Chisholm
and all accounts owing by Smith &
Wilson will be paid by Smith £ Chis
holm, the new owners of the Ex
change. k&
Announcement
New Telephone Rates
Residence Phones $1.50
Business Phones $3.50
Effective July 1st.
VALDEZ ELECTRIC COMPANY
—The People’s Company
office in Copper Block, on Broadway
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE
The best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits
and nuts.
THREE M
For PORT WELLS «»<*
Way Ports--Carrying
Passengers, Mail and Freight
Commencing July 1st
See CAPT. MORRIS, Valdez Dock.
Chas. Peppy
Seattle
^4 Complete Services
IN THE HEART OF THE CITY
1155 Booms witti bath-50 SampleRooms
MILK—MILK—MILK
Fresh Milk and Cream
VALDEZ DAIRY
Telephone orders to Phone 187
Valdez Lodge
No 168.
Free and Accepted Masons
Regular Communications first Wednesday in
each month in McKinley Hall Visitors always
welcome.
A. E. GRIGSBY, W. M.
O. C. Reynolds. Scc
L. IV. STORM. E. M.
VALon, ALABNA |
Rsrasrs on Minna
Hatknt Sumrmrm
Obnbbal Minina NhqinbbningZ
. f Nhonm No. iob
ARCADE CAFE
IS THE BEST PLACE TO EAT
-.-—
BAKFRY ,N CONNECTION
unrvi.i\ i everything coop
PRIVATE DINING ROOM
JACK CALUN & CO.
BEST PLACE TO EAT
MRS. ST. MARIE’S
Moved to Reed Building, on Wall
Street, next to Road Commission
S7 a m to 9 a m
I.unch 12 irj to 1 p m
6 to 7 p tn
BOARD & ROOM $SO per Mo.
HOT T AMALIES
Chili Con Carne and En
chilada made fresh every
(lay. from 9p. m. to 1 a. m.
Phone 171.
CHARLES JOHNSON. Agt.
STEAM LAUNCH N & S
Leaves from Valdez dock for
SHOUP BAY
and way points at 10 a. m. Daily
W. J. CALLAGHAN.
VALDEZ MINERS UNION 188
Western Federation of Miners
. Meets Every Tuesday Evening at
7:30 p. m. at Miners’ Hall
H. M. CARTER, Prei.,
ANTON DAHLSTROM, Secy.
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Meet every! Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock Id
Eagle Hall. AH members are requested to
attend. T. G: QUINN, Arotio Chief
S. MCNIECE. Secretary
Local Valdez
SOCIALIST PARTY
Meets Thursdays at
8 o'clock at
the local quarters back of
Ingram & Bush's Cigar Store
Say, Listen!
Talk is cheap and the cost of
high living has taken another drop.
■ -■$
Starting July 1st
Business phones will be $3.50 per month
Residence phones will 1>e $1.50 per month