egin the New Year
with a resolution to
have the best * * * * *
‘fiUJear 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.
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WE DO A BANKING BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY.
VALDEZ BANK & TRUST CO.
Steam Heat Electric Light.
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furni.hed Room. All Modern Convenience.
Good Tiir diiexct G 0 0 d
Goods InL DUrrtl Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OP
^Native and | f TIV/IQ 17 D and Building
Puget Sound IVlDlLIx Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
Travel East
O V F, R THE
“MILWAUKEE”
The Newest and Shortest Line to the East
Crossing the Cascade Mountains, the Kittitas Valley, the Colum
bia River, the Bitter Root Mountains and Montana Canyon, trav
ersing a country of surpassing scenic grandeur, historical interest
and wonderful development.
TWO FAST THROUGH TRAINS DAILY
“The Olympian” and “The Columbian”
The NEW ALL-STEEL TRAINS to
BUTTE, MILES CITY. SIOUX CITY.
MINNEAPOLIS. ST. PAUL. MILWAUKEE and CHICAGO
For further information regarding fares, train service, reservations, etc.,
cal on or address
C. H. Kraemer, General Agent, ’
Alaska Steamship Co. and Alaska Coast S. 8. Co., Valdez, Alaska
City Ticket Offices, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
443 Hastings St. West, Vancouver, B. C.
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Second Are. and Cherry St., Seattle
MAY NAME TAFT
AS CHIEF JUSTICE
NEW HAVEN, Jan. !).—It is stated
here that President Wilson will ap
poini ex-president William Howard
Taft as Chief Justice of the supreme
court when Chief Justice White of the
court retires because of the age lim
it. The statement ia made by friends
of the administration who are close
lo President Wilson.
WEATHER RECORD.
Taken at 8:00 a. m. Snow is given
as depth on level, in inches.
Locations— Temp. Snow
Friday, January 9, 1914.
Wortman’s . 50
Summit . 72
Beaver Dam .-40 42
Teikhell . 00
Tonsina .-22 10
Copper Center . 10
Gulkana .-19 12
I-axson’s . 19 24
Dugan (closed temporarily).
V.’ortman's—cloudy, calm, trail open.
Summit—snowing, calm, trail heavy.
Beaver Dam—cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Teikhell—cloudy, windy, trail fair.
Tonsina—clear, calm, trail heavy.
Copper Center—clear, calm, trail line.
Gulkana—clear, calm, trail good.
Paxson’s—cloudy, trail good.
Thursday, January 8, 1914.
Wortutans ..
Summit -».t. 09
Beaver Dam . 20 40
Teikhell . 00
Tonsina, .-19 16
Copper Center . 10
Gulkana . 12 «B7
Hogan (closed temporarily.)
Paxsons .-12 24
-Valdez, Jan. 8, 1914.
Barometric Pressure .29.676
Temperature at 7 p. m.. 15
Maximum Temperature.22
Minimum Temperature . 3
Mean Temperature .;.. 12.5
Precipitation . 3
Partly cloudy, calm, wind N. E.
two miles. Snowed at night.
James Fish returned this afternoon
from Gulkana and reports the Valdez
Fairbanks trail in 'splendid condl>
tlon.
LOCAL BREVITIE8.
Harvey’s Toggery are closing out
their complete line of dry goods and
ladles’ furnishings. New is the time
to get real bargains. tf
Matinee tomorrow afternoon free
for the children.
One-thirrd off on Cut Glass, China
and leather goods for one week on
ly at Blum’s.
Tony Ross’ five dogs are in fine
condition after the trip to the Nel
china.
Cook wanted by Mrs. Carleton at
Fort Liscuni; call or phone Mrs. Car
leton.
The Valdez orchestra will furnish
music at the Moose dance Saturday
night.
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s, the tailor. Telephone 198.
The Tillikum Club will have a la
dies’ night tomorrow evening at the
clubhouse.
The Valdez Electric Co. sells Mazda
lamps. Telephone 57.
Mrs. J. C. Martin wl.l sing tonight
at the entertainment at the Every
man’s Clubhouse.
The Valdez Electric Co. sells Mazda
lamps. Telephone 57.
G. O. Keinke, the watchmaker and
jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug Co. All
work guaranteed.
Woman will do washing, work by
day or hour. Enquire phone 135
Crawford building.
Better have your eyes examined by
G. O. Keinke at the Valdez Drug Co.
Examination free.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Jaynes will
leave for Tonsina on Monday to take
charge of the Tonsina roadhouse.
Nugget jewelry made to order by
G. O. Keinke at the Valdez Drug Co.
Jeff Devinney and John Biggs have
purchased the interest of A. E.
Grigsby and Jim Kahler in the Valdez
Drug Store and will hereafter conduct
the business.
FOUND—A child’s plain gold ring.
Owner can have same by calling up
on Joe Spenard, of the City express,
and identifying the same.
Ross Heckey returned to Valdez
this morning with Axel Sederberg.
Both were on their way to the Nel
china when Sederberg became ill and
was brought to Valdez for medical at
tention.
The St. Eiias, the bt st place to stop
in Valdez. Clean, warm outside
rooms and prices reasonable.
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The St. Elias, the best place to stop
in Valdez. Clean, warm outside
rooms and prices reasonable.
The people of Valdez are cordially
invited to the get-together meeting at
Overman’s Clubhouse at 8 o’clock to
night. The Rev. Chas. S. Price has
arranged a program and all are as
sured of a pleasant evening.
The St. Kiias, the best place to stoo
n \aidez. i .'can vaiin outside
rooms and prices reasonable.
One-thirrd off on Cut Glass, China
and leather goads for one week on
ly at Blum’s.
Suits pressed for $l.uu at Silver
man’s, the tailor. Telephone 198.
Ticket number 9 won the wall pock
et made by Mrs. Anderson and raffled
off yesterday by Dr. Caswell, and
number 37 won a pin cushion. Mrs.
Swanson was the lucky holder of No.
9 and Manuel Swanson won the cush
ion.
Pioneers Will Have Big Dance.
The Pioneers of Alaska Igloo No.
7, at their last meeting, passed a res
olution to give a grand ball on the
evening of February 22, Washington’s
birthday. A committee was appoint
ed to make the necessary arrange
ments.
Hospital of the Good Samaritan.
For J6.00 we will give you a ticket
entitling you to hospital service and
care for any eight weeks out of the
year from date of your ticket, when
incapacitated hy injury or sickness.
See W. H. Ziegler.
A Close Shave.
For a close shave with perfumed
soap go to the Orpheum tonight and
get wise to the comic movie of A
Close Shave.
Truth is stranger than fiction. If
you don’t believe it, have an amateur
photographer take a picture of you.
If you want all the news all the
time, read the Prospector.
ROLLS OVER ON FUSE
AND STOPS EXPLOSION
Watchman Saws Own Life and
Employers' Property. '
I
A watchman in the office of the 1
Bunge-Jones Coal company, at 2040
Clyburn avenue, Chicago, saved him
self from injury by rolliug on a fuse,
which three safe robbera had connect
ed with a charge of nitroglycerin in the
office safe. The fuse had burned more
tbau half the distance to the safe
when the watchman extinguished its
fire. When they rushed to a plnce of
safety after setting Are to the fuse j
the robbers allowed the office door, j
which has a spring lock, to close and :
they were unable to return.
The three safe robbers surprised 1
Peter Ilochgurtel, the watchman. They !
seized him. tied his feet and hands
and placed a gag in Ills mouth. The}'
took his keys, opened the ollice. carried
Ilochgurtel Inside and plneed him in a
WATCHMAN TIED IIY THIEVES.
chair, to which lie was bound with a
rope. Hia face was turned to the safe,
so he watched the robbers.
One of the robbers knocked off the
knob of tlie combination lock of the
safe with a hammer. A charge of
nitroglycerin was placed in the cavity
and a fuse attached. The robbers
placed bags over the safe to deaden
the sound of the explosion. Then one
of them touched a match to the end of
the fuse, and all three fled from the
office, leaving the watchman to Ills
fate. They dropped the office keys on
I the floor.
flochgurtel rocked violently in the
chair until it toppled over on the floor
Ffis weight snapped the rope which
bound him to the chair, and he then
; rolled over and over across the floor,
i He finally rolled on the fuse and put
lout its fire In half an hour he freed
; himself and got police aid.—New York
Times
| PLUCKY TEACHER’S FIGHT.
' Routs Bear With Poker and Saves
Children From Injury.
I Desperately lighting off n big brown
bear with a stove poker while her
children ran into an anteroom in the
school for safety was the experience
of Miss Lillie Graham, teacher in the
lirookville school, near Sharon. Pa.
The bear caused a panic in the
school when it entered the door anil
made straight for the frightened group
of children.
Miss Graham saw that the only way
\ to prevent some of her pupils from
I being injured and possibly killed was
| to stand and light
While trying to hurry the children
into an anteroom Miss Graham saw
that her efforts would be futile unless
the bear could be headed off. The
! plucky ,\oung teacher caught up a
heavy iron stove poker and, jumping
behind a desk, struck the bear over
the snout Before the brute could re
cover from surprise at the sudden at
tack the young woman raiued blow
after blow over bis head and snout.
When the last child bad succeeded
in getting Into the anteroom Miss
Graham dropped the poker-and by
keeping the desks between her and the
bear managed to reach the room also.
After slamming the door Miss Grnbnm
collapsed.
A searching party hunting the bear
entered the school and released the
teueber and children.
The bepr, which bad escaped from a
cage while being transferred to
Youngstown, was vicious.—New York
Herald.
Dodge* Cougar’s Jump.
As Elmer Gross was returning from
work at the Cameron colliery, near
Sbumokin. Pa., a catamount. Inrge
and heavy ns as a bulldog, sprang at
him from the bushes fringing the road.
Gross sidestepped the beast and Jerk
ing a lighted miner’s lamp from .bis
hat turned the blaze into the face of
the cat. which ran away, but soon re
turned and followed Gross a half mile
toward bis homo at Tharptnwn. Gross
hurried into tho kitchen and got s
rifle, but wbtn be can* out the oat
had disappeared.
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 CopperfBlock
Phone 57
II&'UP flOTO
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SEATTLE
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THE BEST Or EVERYTHING
IN THE HEART OF THE CITY
T35RooHsWiniE^TH-505*HPi£RooMS
BEST PLAGE TO EAT
MRS. ST. MARIE’S’
CrawforS^uiUing, opposite Tele-,
phone Exchange.
c 7 a in lo I) :i in
r.MLA I.S •] Lunch I:.’ m t<> I i> in I
' C to 7 |> in
BOARD & ROOM $60 per Mo.
Go to the
ARCADE
for quick, clean service.
RAKF.RY ,N connection
unrvL.iv i everything good
JACK CALLIN & CO.
Ding, Dong! Hear that gong.
City Express
Is Coming Along
We handle your baggage,
trunks and grips, by day or
night. We meet all ships.
MILK—MILK—MILK
Fresh Milk and Cream
VALDEZ DAIRY
Telephone orders to Phone 187
LAUNCH BRIGHTON
-FOR
PORT WELLS and
Way Porta. T“S
FOR SPECIAL TRIPS SEE CAPT. STAMEY
VALDEZiDOCK
PIONEER BARBER SHOP
WM. GILUNEAU. Prop.
Tonaorial Parlors
Best Appointed
BATH ROOM
in Valdez.
Fine, Large Tubs—Plenty Hot Water
CITY EXPRESS STORE
Il/C Buy Anything
W £< Sell Everything.
LYNCH & SPENARD
LAUNCH IDA
Leave* from Valdez dock for
SHOUP BAY
and way point* at' 10 a. m. Daily
W. J. CALLAGHAN.
THE PIHZON CIGAR STORE
DICK’S PLACE
Fine Line ofSClgara ui Tobaccos
IFruita. Nuta. Candlea,
Card Imb Soft Diiaka of AU KiadaJI
Cable Office Hours.
Week days 9 a. m. to 9 p. of
Sundays and holidays 9 to 10 a. o I
aad 8 to 6 p. m.