When your favorite pf|>e needs re
pairing send it to
The Buffet
i 1894 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 1917
PIONEER CONTMCKB asN 8EIIL8ER I
OF ALASKA
: CAN HANDLE ANY GLASS OF BUILDING ;
! Building material .of all kinds, and-several grades of ;
! wall board kept in stock at all times
| OFFICE AND FACTORY, VALDEZ ALASKA |
! Phone 18
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REFERENCES j S. BLUM St CO, Valdex, and Cordova,
BANKERS ( B. M. BEHRENDS, Juneau, Alaska.
Merchant’s Cafe*
Phone 68 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Chns. Fischer, Propr.
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valves, Hose, Pipe and Fittings
Valdez Dock. Opposite Prospector Office. Telephone 24
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I,FT US MEASURE YOU %
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for your new suit and let us do J
it now. The new fabrics in serge, J
worsted, thibet, etc., are in and
we are prepared to cut them in- J
to suits of class and snap at a }
very low rate considering the 4
quality of the cloth and the tail- ♦
orlng.Dp It now. X
BEN SILVERMAN 4
THE TAILOR 4
t Steam Laundry !
► Satisfaction Guaranteed I
l Telephone I
| Foot Keymone Ave j
I Ronjrh Dry 11c lb '
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THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms. ^Phone 35^
PORT WELLS MILL
> AND ;
COMPANY
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Orders taken for sized and 4
drel&d lumber.
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, THE PINZON VALDEZ, ALASKA <
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Why send outside for what you can get pi homeT We, <
can do that job of printing for you at a price that will \ \
prove satisfactory. Let us firgtire on your work. !
We have recently added several hundred dollars •
worth of improved bindery and printing machinery \
and can do the job, no matter what Size.. , . <»
ARMER1CAN DID WOT >.
KNOW U.; 8. WAS AT WAR
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EL PASO. 'JL'euf,, Nqr. 14.—At
least one American jlid Jtqt fcapw
there was a war in prorress to which
the United Stgtfe «D participating
until tie-appeared ct.ttie ioctfl ricruit
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ing office to enlist. Ho is from Pin
dale, Arts, and save his name as Hir
am Smith HaneOck. He had been 'in
Plndale, a small inodnftatn town,- for
five years and iittS1 that tio One there
know that’ tkere * wa*; fc wir *o pro
gress wAen he left. He whs accepted
for. the naty.
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BEREAVED MOTHER CROSSES
CASCADE MOUNTAINS AFOOT
PORTLAND. Ore., Nov. 14.—A
weary, frail little woman is Mra. Ag
nes Shipply, who is here today after
having walked most of the way from
Boise, Idaho, her mother love help
ing her over the long, long trail thru
the Cascade mountains and down the
Columbia River gorge.
She is searching for her daughters,
6 and 8 years old, who have disap
peared. supposedly with their father,
Delbert Shipply. Mother and father
have been separated a year. On Sep-,
tember 20, the daughters disappeared
and the trail led the mother to this
city. The police are now aiding the
mother in her search.
ALIENS MAY BE BARRED
FROM ALL SEAPORTS
NEW YORK, Nov. 14.—As a result
of the many fires along the Brook
lyn waterfront and also at other coast
cities in the United States, a govern
mental order declaring all territory
within 100 miles of Bny coast line of
the United States “barred zone” is ex
pected by New York federal officials
within a few days. It is estimated
that more than 600,000 aliens will be
affected.
Such an order, is issued, would bar
aliens from residing in the designated
territory and even from entering it
temporarily.
LOCOMOTIVE RUNS
ABOARD STEAMER
SEATTLE, Nov. 14.—The difficult
stevedoring task of loading a hun
dred and twenty-five ton locomotive
and a five-ton tender aboard a steam
er for Cordova, Alaska, was complet
ed today. The Icomotive and tender
are for use on the Copper River and
Northwestern railroad, which operates
(between Cordova and Kennecott.
I Rails were laid on the dock and on
! the deck of the steamship and when
llie tide brought the vessel’s deck ev
en with the dock the locomotive and
tender were run aboard the boat. A
similar operation will take place at
Cordova when the equipment is un-j
loaded.
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Basketball game tonight.
Taxes Now Due
Taxes for the Town of Valdez for
the year 1917 are now due and pay
able at my office at the corner of Key
stone Avenue and McKinley Street.
Taxes will be delinquent on Monday,
December 6, 1917 at 6 o’clock p. m.,
and unless paid prior thereto, a pen
alty of 10 t>er cent will be added to
the amount and interest at the rate
of 12 per cent per annum.
Warrants issued by the present
council will be accepted in payment of
taxes.
Office hours, 10 a. m., to 12 m.,
and 2 p. m., to 4 p. m., except Sun
days.
Dated this 6th day of November,
1917.
E. G. AMES,
kl 1-21 Town Treasurer.
Buy your groceries direct. Save
fifteen to twenty-five per cent. The
house that sells direct to consumers.
Randall Grocery & Brokerage Co.,
Inc., 82 Marlon St., Seattle Wn. tf
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LAUNCH DELLA
Capt. H. L. Rider
Weekly, trips .Iron Valdes to
BUamar.Xaadlocllt.Fldalgo awl
way ports. Passengers landed
at all points. |
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Carrying freight and passen
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gers. 4
For rates apply on board. |
CAPT. H. L RIDBR |
BASKETBALL GAMES AT
MOOSE HALL TONIGHT
A double-header basketball game
will be played tonight at Moose hall.
The first game will be between the
Moose team and the Fort Lfscum (lie
and promises to be a fast game. The
Signal Corps and Congregational
teams will play the second game.
These two teams are evenly matched
and it will be anybody’s game up
to the last whistle. The Liscum quin
tet have been practicing diligentlyj
and expect to claim a victory over!
the Moose, but the Moose say ’’it can't
be did.” i
The captains of the four teams will
meet after the games and form a
schedule of games for the season and
after tonight’s games the team hav
ing the highest percentage when the
schedule is finished will win the
championship of Valdez.
GUESTS IN PANIC
AT FIRE IN HOTKlJ
LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Nov. 14.—
Fire early today in the Willard hotel,
a landmark of Louisville, Ky., cre
ated a panic among the 200 guests.
More than twenty were trapped on an
upper floor and were taken out thru
the windows.
One fireman is likely to die from
inuries.
The property damage is estimated
at $100,000. The origin of the fire
has not been determined.
COMMANDER AT PETERSBURG
MhJ. (Jen. Adelbert Cronkhlte. com
mander of Camp Lee. Petersburg, Va.
Gcncru! Cronkhlte hns been serving in |
the Panama Canal zone.
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Oriental Architecture.
Mosques anil other buildings arc
now erected In reiuforced concrete In
Kg.vpt Hiul other countries, but ad- i
hi ring to the national type of nrchl- <
lecture as regards the design of such '
structures. Among others Is the Sul
tan Hasson mosque at Cairo, in which
reinforced concrete enters largely. An- ;
other very handsome structure of Ori- ,
entnl type was recently erected near |
this city, the (Srand I'alace hotel of
lli-lio|H>lls. It is a vast building of
four stories, and presents a pleasing
aspect owing to the excellent archi
tectural design Inspired by the prevail
ing styles.
Made Fortune Out of Dream.
It was while n Bristol (Kng.) me
chanic slept that the Idea came to him
at making the round allot aa we know
It His occupation was that of cutting
up lead stripe for manufacturing shot.
One night he went to bed and dreamed
It was raining and the /alhdrops
turned to lead, covering the earth with
lend shot. In the morning he melted
some lead, took It up to St. Mary’s
Redcllff tower, and poured ft down. On
descending, he found the lead' bad as
sumed the shape of shot, and' bjr ap
plying a similar roethhd In his business
he made a fortune of $60,000.
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The ChesterfieW
hasiuitthehighest-gvaoe
Turkish tobacco that
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WHEN FLAMES FILL
THE FACTORY
despair Alls the owner who has
neglected to look after his In
surance. We handle the insur
ance of some very large con
cerns. We place It In the best
companies, pay the premiums
promptly and attend to renew
als. Let us do that for you.
It will not cost you anything
for our service.
Valdez Real K.slate Agency
SSS! Tony’s Place ZT
Orders to ANTON CARLSON, Manager. m
From Seattle 9 a. m.—
Nov. 1—S. S. Mariposa
Nov. 8—8. S. Alameda
Nov. 16—8. 8. Alaska
Nov. 24—S. 8. Mariposa
Valdez to Seattle—
Nov. 5.—S. S. Alaska
Nov. 8—S. S. Mariposa
Nor. 16—S. S. Alameda
Nov. 23—S. S. Alaska
Call at Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova, Ellantar, Fort Liscuni, Val
dez, Latouche, and Seward.
S. S. Alameda sailing from Seattle Nov. 8th connects with S. S. Dora
at Seward for Alaska Peninsula ports.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell. Juneau. Sheep
Creek. Treadwell, Douglas, £kagway, Cordova. Ellamar, Valdes and La
touche. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice
VALDEZ DOCK CO.. Loral Agent
Phone Xo. I. VALDEZ DOCK CO., Agent, Valdez Alaska.
Our Large Fleet of Magnificent Steamships Offer Frequent,
PERFECT SERVICE
Between All Points in
ALASKA and CALIFORNIA
Leave Seattle 10 a. m.—
Oct. 26—S. S. Adm. Evans,
(for Kodiak)
Nov. 5.—S. S. Spokane
Nov. 16—S. St Adm. Evans
No . 25.—S S. Spokane
(for Kodiak)
From Valdez to Seattle—
Oct. 30.—S. <3. Adm. Watson
Nov. 8.—S .S. Adm. Evans
Nov 17—S S. Spokane
Nov. 28.—S. S. Adm. Evans
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Leave Seattle Monday, Friday and Saturday tor
SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES,
San Francisco to Los Angeles, Daily Except Sunday
San Francisco to San Diego, Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
IF YOUR TICKET READS “PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY”
YOU ARE ASSURED THE VERY BEST.
LOUIE S CAFE
Open I)ajr and Night McKinley Street, Below Cable Office
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
All Kinds of Pastry for Sale.
cJVKBYTHING THE BES1 ANDY MAKOVICH, Propr.
Take a look at our new line of
postcards and pictures of the Canyon j
etc. Valdez Drug Store. tf
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If It isn’t an Eastman it isn’t a
Kodak. We carry a complete line of
Eastman Kodaks and supplies. Val
des Drug Store. tf
A special on stationery at the Val
des Drug Store. Box paper, worth
from 60c to $1.00 now 26c. tf
Ansco Films Will
fit any standard make o f camera.
Thiy are the standard. Guy E. Cam
eron. tf
A. M. DIERINGER
hm TMAf
Comply
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George G Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
Genets] Trucking and freighting
to all Interior Points.
AUTOS FOB HIRB
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foeittoljp.No CoalPiBrsred tin
• kaa Paid for in Advance
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KAMA QUEEN
Capt. Otto Eifstrom
Weekly trip* to Port Wells
and all Sound Points.
FOR CHARTER FOR PAR
TIES OR TOWING
'or rates and sailing dates see
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CAPT. OTTO ELFSTROM,
On Boat, Valdes Dock
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L W. HUNT—b Owl Drag Sim.
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT-COLD
A id* line of carpenter toe \
Rudolph’s. tf
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Lownsy's Uoz Caudles at Huatiu
Candy Qtakta f
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