Report of the Financial Condition of
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
located at Valdez, Territory of Alaska, at the
close of business on the 10th day of February, 1915
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts.$109,434.03
Overdrafts . 297.33
Bonds, warrants and other securities . 9,205.77
Furniture and fixtures. 4,324.00
Due from banks._.. 27{197.00
Checks on other banks and other cash items. 1,258.53
Cash on hand, including gold dust . 29,672.70
Total .$181,389.36
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid In.3 25,000.00
Undivided profits . 2,669.52
Due to banks—deposits. 8,246.74
Deposits . 145,367.30
Certified checks . 105.80
Total .3181,389.36
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 1
TERRITORY OF ALASKA, V 88.
THIRD JUDICIAL DIVISION. )
I, W. M. Goodwin, Cashier, of the above named bank, do solemnly
swear that the foregoing statement is true to the best of my know
ledge and belief. W. M. GOODWIN, Cashier
Correct Attest: j [o.k.oto..
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 17thday of February, 1915
J. W, GILSON,
Notary Public in and for the Territory of Alaska.
[seal] My Commission expires January 21, 1917.
Valdez Dock Co. PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
and GRAIN
Office, foot of Wall street.
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Valdez Sheet Metal Works, Inc.
Plumbing, Steam and Hot Water Heating.
Motor Boat Supplies. Paints and Oils.
Pumps. Well-Pointy. Valves X Water. Steam and Suction
and Packing. Hose.
PIPE AND FITTINGS
TO-NIGHT!
EVERYONE WELCOME
FREE DINNER
Will be served at 9:30 p.m.
Every Evening at
The Big Place
MENU
Meat, Potatoes, Beans, Bread,
and Coffee.
Do Not Hesitate. Welcome Means Welcome.
Al. White & Co
PROPRIETORS
Valdez Lodge
No I68j
Free and Aooepted Masons
Regular Communications first Wednesday In
each month In McKinley Hall. Visitor* always
weloome.
A. E. GRIGSBY. W. M.
Ed, Wood, Sec
A nice line or art pictures Just re
ceived from New York at Valdez
Drug Co. tf
Weather Report.
Valdez, Feb. 19, 1915.
Barometric pressure .29,645
Temperature at 7 p. m. 31
Maximum temperature. 32
Minimum temperature . 16
Mean temperature . 24
jCloudy air, wind northeast 8 miles.
Snowed at night and from 6 a. m.
to 7 p. m.
A good show at the Orpheum to
night. Don’t forget at 8 p. m.
WHEAT CARGOES
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Shippers Report That Six Million
Bushels of Puget Sound Wheat
Is In Danger.
SEATTLE, Feb. 20.—Shipping ag
ents report that vessels carrying
more than six million bushels of
wheat from Puget Sound destined for
England will reach the military zone
during the next few days. Many of
the grain carriers had started on
their journeys across the ocean be
fore the decree of the German ad
miralty making the English Channel
a military zone had become known,
but as nearly all are equipped with
wireless they doubtless have receiv
ed warning of the fate that awaits
them if intercepted by German sub
marines.
It is believed that the British ad
miralty will send cruisers out to sea
to meet the grain carriers and con
voy them to their destinations. It
is estimated that the wheat in the
ships now approaching the danger
zone realized the farmers of the west
ern states about $1.25 per bushel.
Suit3 pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s the tailor. Telephone 198.
SAYS II. S. BUILT
Germany and Austria Protest That
Submarines Are Built In Amer
ica and Sent To Canada.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—Secretary
Bryan today received a joint note
from the governments of Germany and
Austria protesting against the Unit
ed States steel plants being permit
ted to construct submarines in the
United States for shipment to Can
ada in sections.
It is asserted in the note that sev
eral submarines have already been
delivered in England which were
manufactured in the United State*
and that the Tutonic nations consid
er their manufacture under the cir
cumstances a violation of America’s
neutrality and international law.
Secretary Bryan has informed
Count Bernstorff, German ambassador,
who presented the protest, that the
matter would be investigated. He
called the ambassador’s attention to
the fact that President Wilson had
warned Mr. Schwab, of the United
States Steel Works, that submarines
could not be built in the United
States for European nations now en
gaged in war.
Owing to Monday, February 22, being George Washington’s
birthday, and a national holiday, all business houses of Valdez will
be closed. The citizens are urged to make their purchases this
evening to tide them over until Tuesday morning next. The banks,
government offices and stores will be closed. There will be no is
sue of the Daily Prospector.
CANADA GUARDS
NIAGARA BRIDGE
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont., Feb. 20.—
The number of watchmen guarding
the international bridge crossing the
Niagara here has been doubled as a
precautionary measure to prevent its
destruction by German sympathizers.
COURT ADJOURNS
UNTIL TUESDAY
The federal court which has oc
cupied the past week in hearing
equity cases adjourned this morning
and will again resume its labors on
Tuesday morning. Owing to Monday
being George Washington’s birthday,
a legal holiday, there will be nothing
doing around the court house that
day.
Church Notice.
Owing to the illness of Rev. Charles
S. Price the morning service at the
Congregational church will be omitted
but there will be a service in the
evening at 7:30 to which the public
is most cordially invited. There will
be lots of singing of good old songs.
Sunday school meets from 12 to 1.
You will enjoy the Bible class.
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OLDEST ALASKA-BUILT
SHIP BREAKING UP
—
Pounding to pieces on the rocks in
bleak St. Michaels bay, the' oldest
steam vessel in Alaska will soon dis
appear beneath the waves, according
to advices just received from Nome.
The dying vessell is the steamship
Polotofski, which was one of the
four steam vessels built by the Rus
sians over fifty years ago. Two of
the steamers were built in 1856 and
two in 1858. The hulls were knit from
yellow cedar and spruce, hewn from
an Alaskan forest.
The Polotofski was propelled by
side wheeels and had copper boilers.
Her hull was fastened by copper
and iron bolts which were hand
made. In the early seventies this
vessel was taken to Puget Sound,
where her boilers were taken out
and replaced by iron ones. Her super
structure also was remodeled and she
was then sold to the Port Blakley
Lumber Company and used as a tow
boat.
In 1897 the vessel was towed back
north, to St. Michaels, carrying a car
go of lumber and coal. She was used
as a wharf boat for a time.
During a heavy gale a few years
ago the old weather beaten warrior
was driven on a reef. It Is said that
in spite of her fifty-eight odd years of
service her cedar timbers are still
sound.
Extraordinary Program Tonight.
At the Orpheum tonight the fol
lowing extraordinary program will be
presented:
Overture, by the Reinke orchestra.
Feature, "The Mysterious Leopard
Lady,” in three parts, produced by
the Gild Seal Fi/m Co. This is a
■wonderful animal detective story.
Songs, popular songs by T. Gillies.
Vaudeville, song and dance sketch
by Gillies and Robertson,, also an
imitation of Harry Lauder by R. Rob
ertson.
Farce comedy, “The Heroes” will
split your sides.
Orchestra, selections by Reinke or
chestra.
This is a dandy progam and patrons
should not miss it, as there will be
a change tomorrow evening. Admis
sion 50 cents.
The ladles will give a tea in the
lecture room of the Congregational
church Thursday afternooij, Febru
ary 25. from 2:39 to 5 o’clock. All
are cordially Invited to come.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The big free dinner at the Big
Place tonight at 9:30. All are wel
oome.
6. O. Reinke, tee watchmaker and
jeweler, Is at the Valdez Drag do.
All work guaranteed.
Universal percolators and chafing
dishes at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Men’s wool socks, 25c; Hold-Heat
electric stove, $2.50, and everything
else In proportion at the Emporium.
Chinese noodles and chop suey at
Valdez Cafe after 7 p. m. tf
Large stock of cut glass and Paris
ian ivory at Valdez Drug Co. tf
The remainder stock of Harvey’s,
ladles wear, coats, suits and gowns,
left on consignment to be sold below
cost at the Emporium. tf
The most exquisite hand-painted
china ever seen In Valdez at Valdez
Drug Co. tf
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s the tailor. Telephone 198.
Latest popular copyrights and clas
sics at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Remington and Smith Premier type
writers for sale or rent at Valdez
Drug Co. tf
Prescriptions carerully compound
ed at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Moose Dance.
The regular Saturday night dance
given by the Moose will be given at
Moose hall. Pine music and excel
lent lunch served at midnight.
See Tod Winter for your watch and
jewelry repairing at E. Winter’s store.
All work guaranteed. tf
VALDEZ ELECTRIC COMPANY
THE CONSUMERS’ COMPANY
Office in Copper Block, on Broadway
From Kiver to Kiver
When you buy a Box of Apples from us we Guarantee
every apple from cover to cover.
We repack every box before delivery.
Remember: By Their Fruits You Shall Know Them.
Oellvtry. Pfrenes M
The Yakima Fruit Company
List Your Houses with the
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY |
Houses for Rent or Sale. Collections Made. ]
C. B. SMITH, Proprietor. Office on Wall Street, j
When in Chitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Finest Hotel in the Interior---Well Heated, Clean Rooms.
Bar in Connection._Rates Reasonable
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Best of Meals—Prices Reasonable1
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chitina.
General Freighting._ knutc! nafsted, M*r.
Chas. R. Crawford w»" street. Phone 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, fairbawcs^morse a co
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, Prop,
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Aye Seward, Alaska
Notice of Forfeiture.
To G. A. Brown, his heirs and ad
ministrators and to all it may con
cern:
You are hereby notified that we
have expended during the years 1912,
1913, and 1914, the sum of three hun
dred dollars ($300.00), lawful money
of the United States, in labor and
improvements, upon your one-sixth
interest in those mining claims lying
and being on Mineral creek, in the
recording precinct of Valdez, Alaska,
which are known as the Monte Carlo
group consisting of the Monte Carlo,
Monte Carlo No. 2, Monte Carlo No.
8, Monte Carle No. 4, Monte Carlo
No. 5, Monte Carle No. 6, the
location notices ef said elaims
being of record in the effiee of
the commissioner and recorder, at
Valdez, Alaska, pages numbered 822,
328, 325, 326, and 827, of Book 2 Min
ing Records, In order to hold said
olalms under the provisions of Sec
tion 2624 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States, concerning annual
labor on mining claims, being the
amount required to hold said lode
claims for the period ending Decem
ber, 1914.
And unless within ninety days af
ter the completion of the publication
of this notice, to-wit: within ninety
days after the 6th day of May, 1916,
you contribute your proportion of
such expenditure incurred in perform
ing said annual labor and improve
ments, which is the sum of three
hundred dollars ($300.00), your Inter
est In said claims will become the
property of your co-owners, who have
made the required expenditure, by the
terms of said- sec*'on.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 4th
day of February, 1916.
MIKE BARRETT.
. JULIUS JUNGHOLM.
Last publication May 6, 1915.
TIDE TABLES PORT OF VALDEZ.
Compiled from the official tide tc •
blea issued by the Coast and Geodet
lc Survey. The time for high and
low water ia for the Port of Valdez
and Is Valdez time. Immediately fol
lowing the time of high and low wa
ter is given the height of the tide
in feet and tenths:
Saturday, February 20.
High tide 3:36 a. m., 11.4; 4:18 p.
m., 9.0.
Low tide 10:16 a. m„ 1.7; 9:44 p.
m., 2.7.
Sunday, February 21.
High tide 4:12 a. m., 11.1; 5:19 p.
m., 8.2.
Low tide 11:11 a. m., 1.7; 10:20 p.
m., 3.3.
Cable Office Hours
Week days 9 a. m. to 9 p. U.
Sundays and holidays 9 to 10 a. n\.
and 5 to 6 p. m.
Only The Best
Smokers Can Now Enjoy
tSe Best '
Juan De Fuca Cigars
U. S. Government Inspected.
Made In Bond
Ingram & Bush
SOLE AGENTS
A. M. Dieringer
Valdez Transfer
Ceeipnr /
General Traektag anal freight
ing to all interior poieU
LIVERY and FEED STABLE
STORAGF
Teaming of all kmde
Positively no coal delivered
unless paid fur In advance
D0NALD80N SCHEDULE.
Leaves Fort Liseum. Loaves Valdez
8:15 a. m. 9:i6 a. nt.
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
TUESDAYS
8:15 a. m. 9:45 a. m.
199.5 p. in. 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. 10:80 p. m.
There will be no trips of the launoti
on the secoLd and fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used
to clean boilers.
This is a good time to return that
book you’ve read to the library at
Everyman’s Club. Library hours:
1 to 2 p. m. every day, Monday. Wed
days and Fridays T:30 to 1:30 p. m
Blooded Dogs for Sale.
Two airedale terrier puppies, bree.i- i
lng unsurpassed. Fine bead, etk, eye
and coat. Pedigrees furnished, slight
champions in three generations. En
quire at Prospector. tf
Vaudeville and pictures at the Or
pheurn tonight. See advertisement.
Beautiful hand-painted vases ]ust
received at Valdez Drug Co. tf