Valdez Mercantile Co.
E. B. WHEAT, Manager.
Fresh, SJJj-fo-date Stock.
Men’s Suits From *12.50 to *27.00.
Cravenette Overcoats, Rain and Wind Proof, *27*00.
Hats, Caps, Shoes and Furnishing Goods.
Cut Prices at Stulls.
Moose meeting tonight.
Fresh Oysters on every steamer
for Wikidel.
For Sale—Steel rnugti in good
condition. Price ♦i’O. E. B. Wheat.
Chase and Sanborn’s Celebrated
Coffee is to lie hail at Hemple &
Dougherty’s.
Your old clothes can lie restored
to a resjiectnhle condition at the
Valdez laundry, Keystone ave.
All lt..ts at Half Price. Stock
must be disposed of at once. LA
DfES’ BAZAAR.
Dress Making and sewing of all
kinds. Work promptly attended
to. Mrs. Gregory, McKinley St.,
Reservation.
Wellington coal 115 per ton or
♦1.25 per sack, delivered. C. W. Mil
ler, agent, or Copper River Dray
ing Co.
Arrived on last lioat—Finest line
of Pillow Tops. Lunch Cloths, Doy
lies, Silk Floss Pillows, etc. LA
DIES’ BAZAAR. n
Guy F. Cameron is now in the
business of cleaning, pressing and
repairing clothing. Clothes called
for and delivered.
Wm. Hunter, a prospector of
Homer, came down on the Dora to
Valdez to purchase horses for use
,at Homer. He returned on same
lioat.
Edward Elk. of Ellamar, came
to town Tuesday with his sloop
Eyak. Accompanying him were
Fred Liligreen. Charles Xewhell
and Charles Veach.
Mrs. \V. M. Kirk Inis started a
laundry on Hobart street, on tbe
Reservation. A specialty will be
made of family work. Clothes
cleaned, pressed and repaired.
Phone f>8.
Ed. Holden, owner and operator
of the Monte Carlo Theatres at
Nome and Dawson, arrived here
on the Corwin from Nome, and
will remain in town until the trail
is in suitable condition, when he
will leave for Fairbanks,
G. A. Brown, of tbe Nizina. left
on the Santa Ana for the States.
He will go to (Sold Fields. Nev.,
and will return in about two
mmtfhs. During his absence Hor
ace Leach will lie in charge of the
business.
1 here is to be a first-class store
in Slate creek next summer, opera
ted by Leslie and Nelson. They
will have a complete stock of gro
ceries and clothing. The stock
will be taken in this winter by
Leslie.
The third meet of the lmwling
tournament is tomorrow evening.
The first and second of tbe series
were won by Larson’s team, and if
they win tomorrow they will own
the prize pins now adorning the
breasts of the noble heroes.
Thompson’s Glove Fitting Cor
sets—Full stock. Ladies’ Bazaar.
The books are open for entries in
the November lanvling contests.
The special monthly prize given
the bowler making most scores of
200 or In-tt r, was won by Joe Bell.
i Charles Malander has taken the
position as night baker in place of
I Louis Schaeffer at Hand’s Bakery.
John Borgeson.of Landlock bay.
left on the Santa Ann for his home
in Chicago. He will return in the
spring.
The steamer Santa Ann left for
Seattle on Tuesday with TOO tons
of ore from Ellamar and a small
passenger list.
THE LADIES’ BAZAAR will
receive on next boat the finest line
of Dresses, Skirts, etc., e* er shown
in Valdes. See them In-fore buying.
‘‘Our Road House” 20miles from
Valdez, was recently leased by
Walter White, who is moving out
supplies for the winter. It will lie
known as ‘‘White’s House.”
W. S. Amy and wife left town
on the Santa Ana, and will go to
California, where Mrs. Amy will
remain for the winter. Mr. Amy
expects to be back in town before
Christmas.
Attention is called to the an
nouncement, in this issue, of I*. S,
Hunt. He lias a well equipped
studio fitted lip on Keystone Ave..
and is prepared to do any kind of
fine photographic work. Call and
see his latest views.
That the Red Barn dance Mon
day was a success was proven I >v
the musicians being kept busy till
after 3 a.m. The largest crowd
that has been in McKinley hall for
some time was present and enjoyed
the affair extremely.
Tuesday evening Bob Cole and
Jack Tanzy arrived from the inter
ior. Bob went to Fairbanks last
spring and left there July 1, since
when he has been prospecting back
oi Slate creek. He found some ex
cellent prospects, to which he will
return next summer.
The list of passengers on the Cor
win for Valdez is as follows: K.
Holden, F. Mountjov, K. J. Apple
gate, S. Ankenny, j. R. Xadon, J.
Barrett, F. J. Smith, tleo. Herrick
son, A. Feterson, R. F. Cosgraw, E.
Kress, E. Shriller, 1). Febaldos, C.
Harris, M. Dempsey, X. Benton, O.
Fuekert.
C. Carter, of Hojie, has been
somewhat disappointed in not re
ceiving his machinery in time to
l'Ut it in place this season, and will,
therefore, go out to the States on
the next Excelsior. His 45-ton
steam tug, Uncle Sam. arrived at
the Inlet, and took the mill and
some of the hydraulic machinery
to Hope.
P. E. Kern,
Gold and Silver Smith.
(T. D. Winter, Manager.)
Watches, Diamonds, High Grade Jewelry.
We are Headquarters for Nugget Jewelry of all
descriptions,
Watch Repairing A Specialty
Beef - Veal - Mutton
live and Dressed Chickens
Fresh Eggs
Valdez Market
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Reduction in prices at Stull’s.
Parker Hunk House on Kevstone
avenue. Hunk, stove and wood,
all comforts. 25 cents per day.
•Jack Tanzv, who accompanied
Al \\ lute from Copper Center to
the Bella, reports reaching there
Oct. 22. Finding the river frozen
thev took two horses and starfed
sledding. They expected to reach
Fairbanks ahout the first of this j
month.
Andy Baumgartner, who located
some extensive tin ledg«*s near Cape
York, was a passenger on the Cor
win enroute to the States for the
winter. On a previous boat he
sent out about a ton r»f the ore for
a smelter test.
Mrs. Buckley, mother of Paul
Buckley, of Crow Creek, after
spending a pleasant, summer at the
head of Cook inlet, returned to her
home in California on the last Ber
tha. She will stop at Seattle for a
short time, enroute.
<>nr esteemed contemporary, in
a recent issue, alien referring to
an item in the Seward Gateway
regarding Governor Brady giving
instructions to U. r>. Commissioner
Hildreth to enforce the law, gives
vent totho following tropical words:
'' That might lie well enough, h it
exactly where his most excellent
incompetence gets his authority
to make such an order, or to give
any instructions whatever to the
judiciary, of cither high or low de
cree is something that needs to In
explained.” Hence We rise to ex
plain.
If our esteemed brother will no
tice Section 2 of the Political Code
of Alaska he will find the follow
ing words: "There shall he ap-!
pointed for the district a governor
* * * * who shall Ik* charged
with the interests of the V. S. gov
ernment. To the end aforesaid lie;
shall see the laws enacted for the dis
trict are enforced, and require the:
faithful discharge of their duties
by the officials appointed to ad
minister the same.”
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If You Want
To look Well-Dressed.
Have your suit cleaned and
pressed. Trousers bagged at
the knees denote a slovenly
man.
Guy F. Cameron will Clean, |
Press and Repair your clothes
on short notice.
Clothes Relined.
I Store
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Will he ojtened up early in the
Sjtring with a Comjdete, First
Class stock of
GROCERIES aniCLOTHlNG
Everything needed by the Mi
ner and Prospector will be in
stock all summer.
Leslie & Nelson.
AT HOME
Dr. C. T. DAGGETT
Dentist and Dental Surgeon
Swan Buildidg. McKinley St.
Commercial Photographer
Developing and Printing a Specialty.
- - Views For Sale.
Bromide Enlargements, Copying, Etc.
Your old favorite negatives will be carefully re
duced or intensified at reasonable rates. A
specialty is made of developing extreme under
and over-exposed negatives, and the latest and
mo6t up-to-date methods and chemicals arc em
ployed.
Views Taken to Crder P. $. HUNT, Valdez
We Don’t Handle
Hut we have everythin# in the
iiroeery and l>rv (hnnls Line.
CLOTHING j
BOOTS !
and
SHOES
j HAY and GRAIN j
j Etc., Etc. j
You Won't Have
in your lioml if you trail*' with
n*. Vou’ll jrrt lK‘st of imtvicc.
Hemple Dougherty,
Pioneer ©utfifters.
Everything to Eat Everything to Work With vra/:’iinj t3 Wear
Power of attorney blank* at tins
office.
NEW PROCESS
STEAM LAUNDRY.
McKinley street.
Finest Work. Prompt Delivery.
Fully Responsible.
Valdez Dairy
Milk, Cream,
Butter,
Buttermilk
Delivered Anywhere In Town.
JOS. JAN DOS Prop.
VALDEZ SHOT
Bread, Cake, Pies
FRESH DAILY.
All Kinds of Cake To Order.
John Walters, Prop.
Hand’s Bakery
Bread and Pastry
of all kinds made
daily.
. t
Lunch Room in Connection
Clias. A. Hand, Prop.
E. R. King,
W. E. Baumann,
Assayers
end
Chemists
Valdez Kodiak
Keystone Av. mar wharf.
Ibe northwestern line
Operates the finest trains in the
world every day in the year, l»e
tween
Minneapolis,
St Paul,
Chicago,
Milwaukee,
OMAHA and KANSAS CITY,
making direct connections with
through trains for all points East
and South.
As cheap as the cheapest and the
best to be had. For rates or reser
vations, call or write,
F. W. PARKER,General Agent,
151 Yesler Wav, Seattle.
Bank of Valdez.
S. A. Hemple, President E. W. Adams, Cashier
Capital paid up - $10,000
Surplus earnings - - 1,200
Resources available - 75,000
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Correspondents:
SCANDINAVIAN AMKRICAN DANK.
ITiiKT SOUND NATIONAL DANK. Seattle. Wask
NATIONAL DANK OF COMMKKCK. New York City.
We Carry In Cash fid to so per cent of our Deposits, transact a gen
eral kinking business, issue drafts payable in all parts of the world.
We solicit vour business and assure you the most lilieral treatment
j consistent with careful hanking.
Safe Deposit Boxes For Rent Collections a Specialty
Olympic $ Club : Rooms.
Bowling
, Alley
I Billiard
f c H‘"
f Cigars
r Private
Card
Rooms
European Plan Ratr Reasonable
HOTEL ST. ELMS
(Only First Class Hotel in Valdes.)
Headquarters for Mining Men
and Commercial Travelers
DEB/SEg & ROOT, Proprietors.
Keystone Ave. Valdez, Alaska.
'98 Pioneer '98'
Shaving and Bath Parlors.
Best equip]**] shop in the city. All modern
improvements. Work guaranteed the best.
Try Our Shami f t and Face Massage
Baths Ft Is lies or Gentlemen.
CAMERON GOLDEN
Change Your Shirt
and then send us the dirty one together with a few collars
a pair of cuffs, a suit of underwear and probably some
sock:. We will launder them in FIRST CLASS STYLE
and at a REASONABLE PRICE and return them to you
before you need them.
Dot's your suit or trousers need cleaning or press
inf / If so, send them to us and we will give them a new
lei e of life.
The STAR LAUNDRY
OSCAR FISH
Paints, Oils, Glass.
Fine Varnishes, Builders Hardware,
Terra Cotta Pipe.
JAS. FISH, SR* Manager.
PIONEER LAUNDRY
Hobart Si on Reservation.
Does the very finest of Hand Work. Special attention
piven to family washing. Clothes Cleaned, Pressed and
Repaired.
Phpnp 88 Mrs. W. M. Kirk