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Brown and Gold Package
Known Everywhere
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J. B. CARO & CO.
Juneau
Distributors for Western and
Southeastern Alaska
Candy-food
Armies on the march, tourists,
sportsmen and explorers, carry
with them Peter’s Milk Choco
late. In no other form can you
get such delicious and concen
trated nourishment. Put a cake
in your pocket and a few pieces
in your grip whenever you are
on the move. You can buy
Peter’s Milk Chocolate from
drug stores and confectioners all
over Alask*
Milk Chocolate
Prospectors,
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Don’t neglect your health on the trail.
The VALDEZ DRUG CO.
is prepared to fill your medicine kit
with the purest and besk of drugs,
medicines, and surgical bandages.
AL WHITE
Candidate for Representative to
the Alaska Legislature.
Twice elected councilman at Valdez—President
of the Valdez Chamber of Commerce.
Stands on a Constructive and Progressive Platform
Independent Laundry Co. jj
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Satisfaction Guaranteed | I Foot Keystone Ave J'
Telephone 66 I I Ronjrh Dry 10c lb. ,,
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Boat of Meals—Prices Reaaoneble
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chltlni*.
General Freighting. ' ( KNUTE NAFSTED. Mgr.
Court Leaves for Unalaska, Where
a Term of Court Will Be Held
August 15th.
DILLINGHAM, Aug. 11.—The Aug
ust third term of the district court
adjourned here last Saturday, the
grand jury having passed upon six
criminal cases, returning four indict
ments and two no true bills. The
cases were tried by the petit jury
and one case was continued to the
term of court to be held at Unga.
The following cases were brought
before the grand jury anH disposed of:
A Japanese named Montomurra was
convicted of manslaughter and sen
tenced to two years.
Gus Henning, charged with shoot
ing a native boy at Ugashik, pled
guilty and was sentenced to seven
months in the U. S. jail at Naknek.
Wong Wog, charged with selling
opium at Dillingham, was tried b^
jury and fined $500.
M. Sato, charged with assault up
on another Japanese at Unga, was
Indicted and the case set for trial at
Unga.
In the case against Alejandro Sa
sueta, charged with destroying the
fish net of another fisherman at Dil
lingham by burning it, was discharged
by the grand jury, as was also an
assault case from the same place.
Sunday night the cutter left with
the officials for Nfcknek, from which
place they go to hold a term of court
at Unalaska commencing August 14th.
Notice!
During my absence for a few days
official business may be transacted
with the City Clerk. E. G. AMES,
tf City Treasurer.
Nubone Corset*.
Try Mrs. St. Marie’s for one of
those Nubone corsets. tf
Agents Wanted It
Unusual opportunities for Intelligent men
with ability to sell. /
Write for particulars
RAND McNALLY & CO.,
Dapt. B. Chicago, III.
Geo. f. white
The Aasayer
Assaying and Ore Testing
CORRECT RESULTS
No More, No Less
VALDEZ, ALASKA
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PLENTY OF WATER
ON SLATE GREEK
All Operators Doing Well, Reports
Chas. Kraemer, Who Reached
Valdez Last Night.
Charles Kraemer returned to Valdez
last night after spending several
months in the Slate Creek country
and also prospecting at the head of
the Gulkana. Mr. Kraemer reports
that the operators on Slate will have
a good season because of the plen
tiful supply of water this year. Jack
Miller has his hydraulifc plant in op
eration. Charles Swanson has a crew
at W'ork on the Sandberg claims and
is reported in good pay. Raymond
Meyers is doing well on his Slate
creek claim and the Kraemer claim
on Miller gulch is being worked by
Fred. Kraemer, who is also doing well,
although he has an overburden of 100
feet to clear before reaching the pay.
Mr. Kraemer also reports that a
dozen fox ranches are in operation be
tween Slate creek and Copper Cen
ter, all the roadhouse keepers having
entered the fox breeding business.
He also states that hundreds of pros
pectors are in the mountains, many
of whom came down from the Chisana
when the bubble burst.
I “The government road from Gul
kana to Valdez is In the finest condi
tion I have ever seen it in; not a
mire hole or wet spot the entire dis
tance. The road commission is do
ing excellent work and have the road
so that large loads are being hauled
to the interior by four-horse teams,”
paid Mr. Kraemer, ift speaking of the
work done by the government road
crews.
RESERVE BOARD
MEETSTHURSDAY
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11—The mem
bers of the board of directors of the
federal reserve banks received their
commissions yesterday and will hold
their first meeting on Thursday next.
Owing to the unsettled condition of
the financial market no time will be
lost in getting the banks into oper
ation, as the western farmers are de
manding cash, which will enable them
to harvest their crops.
HOT WAVE STRIKES
NEWJORK CITY
NEW YORK, Aug. 11.—Although
the temperature here today was only
85 the humidity was so great that
three people died before 10 o’clock
and it is expected that the death toll
will be between twenty amj thirty.
TOURISTS WOULD
STAYJN EUROPE
WASHINGTON Aug. 11.—The State
department has received word from
the American consuls in foreign coun
tries that the American tourists
caught in Europe when the war broke
out all prefer to remain now that,the
first excitement has passed away and
they wish to watch the excitement.
Food Prices
Soaring Upward
(Continued from page 1.)
today and denounced the packers of
meat for raising the price to the
retailers, who fear that the consump
tion of meat will fall off to such an
extent as to put many of them out
of business. The retailers are talk
ing of boycotting the meat trust.
Meat Price* Oo Up.
NEW YORK, Aug. 11.—The whole
salers of meat here, representing the
packers of Chicago, have ordered an
increase of four cents per pound on
meat and the retailers have passed
the increase on to the public wltn an
addition of two cents for themselves.
The Hodsewlves League threatens to
boycott, the dealers and to refrain
from using meat.
Pingr**! Pingreal Plngreel
S. Blum & Co. sole agents for the
Pingree shoe.
| Marca Rica Cigars i
\ VALDEZ MOST POPULAR SMOKE |
| INTEGRIDAD'S EL SIDELLO’S j
► BELMONT’S REPRESENTA’S 4
► VAN DYKE C OPTIMO’S 4
► 8MOKECRAFT’S LOVERA’S 4
► - Direct From The Factory 1
I INGRAM & BUSH
I EXCLUSIVE CIGAR DEALERS. \
VALDEZ SHEET METAL WORKS
Plumbing, Steam and Hot Water Heating.
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES
Pumps. Well-Points, Valves T Water. Steam and Suction
and Packing. Hose.
PIPE AND FITTINGS
Valdez Dock Co. phone no. i j
JOBBER INi |
COAL, HAY
and GRAIN ]
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Office, foot of Wall street. 4
When in Chitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Finest Hotel in the Interior---Well Heated, Clean Rooms.
Bar in Connection. Rates Reasonable
Pacific Alaska)
1 Navigation Company
| Alaska Pacific S. S. Co. Alaska Coast Co. 1
I PUGET SOUND-ALASKA ROUTE
0 Steamers sail from Seattle every ten days of each month on fi
| the 5th, 15th and 25th, jjj
5 via the Inside Passage for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat, Ka- 8
c talla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak, s
1 PUGET SOUND—CALIFORNIA ROUTE |
?Seattle-San Francisco, connecting with steamers Yale and 8
? Harvard for southern California ports. c
5 Kitfht reserved to change dates and steamers without notice! S
5 B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO. £
J General Agent Local Agent g
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. Mariposa, S. S. Alameda and S. S. Northwestern
Sail from Seattle the 6th, 12th, 18th, 24th and 30th
EVERY MONTH
From Valdez south -6th, 12th, 18th, 24th and 30th for.Cor
way, Juneau, Wrangell, Ketchikan and Seattle.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan.'Juneau. Sheep oreek Treadwell. Douglas
Cordova, Ellamar, Voldez and Latouche. Explosiues. S S Seward. S S Seward. 5th1
S S Latouche. 15th: S S Cordova. *5th of eaoh month—Right reserved to change this
sobedule without notice.
• F B. Tracy, Gen’l Agt- Valde* Dock Co., Local Agt.
Chas. R. Crawford WaU 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. fakb^^Sl morse a co
A. M. Dlertncer
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight*
ing to all interior points
LIVERY ard FEED STABLE
STORAGF
Teaming of all kinds
Positively no cool delivered
unless paid lor lo odvanee
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. PROP.
STRICTLY first class
Fourth Avi Siwrrd. Alrrkr
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting ana paaaengera to ai. par
nr the Interior. General lYjcklnt
McKinley Strati VlMtt.
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