STEAM HEATED HOT ANDZCOLD BATHS
Copper Block Hotel
VALDEZ, ALASKA
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“The House of Comfort”
PHONE 7 FOR MEN ONLY
SAW FORME
MOOSE ONE DAY
Signal Corps Officer Secured Fine
Specimen of Moose Head on
Kenai Lake Peninsula.
Lieut. C. A. Dougherty, in charge
of the coast division of the military
r,able and telegraph system, returned
from Seward last night on the steam
er Northwestern. While to the west
ward on his inspection trip of the
Seward office, Lieut. Dougherty took
hunting leave and spent seven days
in the lower Kenai lake district.
Lieut. Dougherty reports that he
saw forty-one moose in one day while
traveling about one and one-half
miles back from the lake. He secured
one fine head and states that moose
are so plentiful that they are like
cattle on the western ranges. He was
accompanied on the hunt by Crit Tol
ntan, the well known Kenai peninsu
la guide.
Lieut. Dougherty reports that Sew
ard is enjoying prosperity as a result
of the government’s railroad activi
ties. The docks are piled high with
freight of every description front the
steamers which failed to reach An
chorage.
TRAINS WILL RUN
UNDER A DISPATCHER.
Seward Post: Trains and the gas
oline cars on the government railroad
Were put under regular rules today,
and the "catch as catch can” service
which has been in effect on the road
ever since the days of the Alaska
Central came to an end.
Trains will leave on schedule time
and be run under a train dispatcher,
who will keep in touch with traffic
all along the line, thus reducing the
chance of accidents under the old
system of starting cars and trains at
all hours with orders to keep out of
each other’s way.
The usual rules against allowing
workmen to ride without specific
passes or allowing employes to ride
on the engine are in effect. The Sew
ard yard limits were set at a point
287 yards north of the machine
shops.
Section work along the line ended
for the winter yesterday. The crew
at Mile 6 was ordered in today. It is
possible that work on the ljne will be
resumed on January 1, but this de
pends on the speed with which the
appropriation for next year’s work is
put through by congress.
JOHN HONAN SEVERELY
HURT BY FALL
John Ronan, the former Fairbanks
mining operator and one time Demo
cratic candidate for delegate to con
gress, who is engaged in mining on
the Skeen-Stevenson property, was
severely injured by falling down a
mountain side. He was accompanied
by Bert fyggins when the accident
happened and received prompt atten
tion. The Seward Post gives the fol
lowing account of the accident:
He stepped on a frozen spot in the
snow and his feet went out from un
der him. After sliding some 200 feet
he struck a rock feet first and went
Jiead over heels, rolling over the
| rocks from which the snow had been
! swept until he finally came to a stop.
Higgins, who was ahead, did not
'know that he had fallen, but his call
i for help was heard by men working
| in a nearby cut. The injured man
jwas taken to John Gilpatrick’s camp
j where he has been since yesterday,
: when he waB able to come to town.
I He was examined by a physician who
I said it will be some time until he en
tirely recovers from the effects of the
fall.
IBUNKHOUSE ON CANYON
CREEK IS TOTAL LOSS.
|
; The quarters for the men at the
camp of N. O. Anderson on the forks
of Canyon creek was destroyed hy
fire and all contents were burned, ac
cording to a telephone message which
was receiveu .. dam Jensen here this
morning. Louis Floathe who tele
phoned to town, said the origin of the
fire was unknown and that it had
gained such headway when discov
ered that there was no opportunity
to save anything. The five men who
occupied the building lost their en
tire winter supply of clothing and
Floathe will wait at Mile 34 until a
shipment of supplies can be sent oul
| in the morning. Sam Jensen, who is
!a brother-in-law of Anderson, had
just sent out his winter supply of
j warm clothing, amounting to quite a
I sunt and it was all lost in the blaze
—Post.
Iartist sheelor is
! IN FROM INTERIOR
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Reports that He Secured Excellent
Views on Trip Down Yukon
and In Interior.
I
F. W. Sheelor, travelling manager
of the National View company, of
Sissons, Calif., who spent several
weeks in Valdez last spring, taking
panoramic views, returned to Valdez
from Fairbanks this morning accom
panied by Mrs. Sheelor. They made
the trip over the government road
and have a team of seven fine dogs.
Mr. Sheelor has just completed a
trip which extended along the coast
as far west as Seward and down the
Yukon to Dawson, Fort Gibbon and
Fairbanks; and secured splendid
views of all the coast and interior
towns. ■ They will stop in Valdez for
a time and have leased the residence
of Mrs. Lottie Brown,
Henry Robottom, who has acquir
ed a reputation as a dogdriver for
the Signal Corps, arrived from Fair
banks yesterday with a team 6f elev
en dogs. He reports the road in good
condition for light traveling.
Program at the Liberty.
1. His Better Self.
2, 3 and 4. Pelesas and Melasian
der.
5. Bill Jones, the W. W. W.—a
scream.
| At the Liberty Theatre tonight.
FRYE-BRUHN CO.
Wholejale^and Retail Dealer* in
Beef, Mutton, Pork, Veal, Poultry
and Produce.
Sole Asents for MAYFLOWER BUTTER an* EGGS. Phone 29
THE
Imported and Domestic
Wines, Liquors and Cigars
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Phone 69
MUSHERS BUSK
At ANCHORAGE
Reported that Scarcity of Horsefeed
Exists in Railroad Town—25
Cents Lb. for Freight.
Recent arrivals in Seward from
Anchorage state that horsefeed will
be scarce in the new railroad town,
owing to the failure of a big ship
ment on the Farragut being landed
at Seward. Meat is reported to be
plentiful and sufficient to last until
spring with but few exceptions.
The Anchorage water works has
not as yet been Installed and water
is being sold for $1 per barrel. It is
expected the water system will be
completed during the present month.
Mushers between Seward and An
chorage satte that there is a scarcity
of dogfee(\ and drivers are warned to
take their own supply.
Winter clothing is in demand at
Anchorage and dog teams have been
sent to Seward to freight a stock
over the divide.
Dog teams are now running be
tween Seward and Anchorage and are
charging 26 cents per pound for
freight.
Conflicting reports as to the stocks
of groceries in Anchorage are being
circulated in Seward, but ,the general
concensus of opinion seems to be that
many lines of goods will be exhaust
ed before the opening of navigation.
Good dogteams are in demand in
Seward and Anchorage to freight be
tween Seward and Anchorage, as sev
eral of the merchants who have stores
in both towns will keep stages run
ning all winter.
Do Not Fail.
Do not fail to hear Mrs. Lena Mor
row Lewis speak at the Liberty The
atre tonight on subjects that will in
terest both women and men regard
less of party. Mrs. Lewis has estab
lished a reputation as one of Alas
ka’s best speakers and has covered
every section of Alaska and where
ever she has spoken her talks on cur
rent* events have been heard by her
audience with much appreciation.
Several reels of film will be shown
before and after the speaking.
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Wilson Returns to Valdez.:
Jim Wilson, the Valdez freighter,
who recently completed the contract
of delivering the government freight
between Valdez and Interior points,
arrived last night on the steamer
Northwestern from Cordova. It ie
understood that Mr. Wilson has se
cured a contract for delivering four
hundred tons of supplies and ma
chinery from Strelna station on the
Copper River railroad, to the copper
properties on Nugget Creek owned by
the Alaska Copper corporation. His
horses are now at Chitina.
Mall Clerk Injured.
John Thwaite, mail clerk on the
steamer Northwestern, suffered se
vere bruises by falling through a
hatch on the steamer while (S-t- Ju
neau. He was taken to a hospital,
where examination showed that no
serious injuries were received and
after spending 24 hours under the
care of the doctors he decided, that he
would continue the trip.
LAUNCH SHAMROCK GOES
TO PORTAGE BAY
The launch Shamrock, Capt. Tim
Marcum, returned from Fldalgo and
Landlock bays this afternoon and Im
mediately sailed again for Port Welle
points. The Shamrock brought up a
number of miners who have been em
ployed during the past summer with
the Three-Man Mining company’s
property at Landlock, the property
having suspended operations for the
winter. The Shamrock will go tc
Portage Bay this trip to pick up Har
vey Sullivan who has been investi
gating the possibilities of travel ovei
the divide to Anchorage.
\DURESS TONIGHT AT
LIBERTY THEAT1U
Mrs. Lewis, the educational work
er, will deliver an address at the Lib
erty Theatre this evening, and shouh
the Northwestern be delayed in re
turning from the westward she wil
deliver another’ address Sunday eve
ning. The regular program of filn
will be shown but the admissioi
price will be the'Bame, 25 cents fo
adults.
Congregational Church.
Rev. J. F. Dunstan, pastor. •
The following setvices will be hel'
on Sunday.
11:00, Devotional Service. Set
mon, “Home, Sweet Home." Chil
dren’s story, “How a -■ Grasshoppe
Made War." * 1 1
12:00, Sunday School.
7:30, Gospel Service, addrest
“Hobnobbing with Satan.”
Just Received
A large assortment hand painted
china suitable for Xmas.
Also Fresh Rose Bjads from Cali
fornia.
New leather goods suitable for
presents; fancy pillow tops in
felt and leather.
All kinds of smoker’s articles.
Universal Electric percolators,
Eastman Kodaks and supplies.
Japanese baskets one-fourth off.
Christmas candies—-see our as
sortment.
Valdez Drug Co.
Weatliefr Report.
Valdez, Dec. 10, 1915.
Barometric pressure .29.636
Temperature 7 p. m.23
Maximum .temperature .25
Minimum temperature ......12
Mean temperature.12—
Partly cloudy, gentle wind, north
east 15 miles.
Interior Weather.
Valdesi, Dec. 11, 1915.
Fairbanks, —10; 9 inches snow;
cloudy, calm.
Salcha, —12; 9 inches spow; calm
and cloudy, trail good.
Richardson, —-8; 12 inches snow;
cloudy,' calm, trail good.
McCarthy, —1; 14 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail good.
Donnelly, —14; 18 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail good.
McCallum, —12; 36 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail good.
Paxson. —4; 30 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail drifted.
Hogan, —3; 19 inches snow; clear
and calm, trail good.
Gulkara. —• 22; 14 inches snow;
clear, calm, trail good.
Copper Center, —10; 17 inches of
snow; clear, calm, trail good.
Tonsina, —20; 13 Inches of snow;
cloudy, calm, trail good.
Teikhell, —4; 22 inches of snow;
cloudy, calm, trail good.
Beaver Dam, —4; 22 inches of
snow; calm, trail good.
Summit, 1 above; 60 inches snow;
cloudy, windy, trail drifted.
Wortman’s, 2 above, 14 inches of
snow; cloudy, light wind, trail good.
Catholic Church Services.
First mass at 8:30 a. m.
Second mass at 10:30 a. m. Ser
mon, "Christian Education.”
Sunday School at 2 p. m.
Vespers Instruction and Benedic
tion at 7:30 p. m.
Arcade Cafe
OPEN UNTIL 9 P. M.
We Serve Corona Coffee
Strictly Fresh Eggs.
Jack Calkn . •_Proprietor
TIDE TABLES M>R VALDEZ.
Predictions for high and low water
aie taken from the official tide tables
prepared by the U. S. Coast and Geo
detic Survey. The time given for
high and low water Is Valdez time,
and the tgures Immediately follow
ing the time, indicate the height of
the tide at Valdez. To And the depth
of water, add the tabular height to
the soundings given on the chart,
unless a minus (—) sign is used be
fore the height. In which case sub
tract it.
Saturday, December 11.
High—4:08 am., 7.6; 3:34 pm., 8.9.
Low—9:29 am. 2.8; 10:22 pm. —0.2
Sunday, December 12.
High—6:03 am., 7.7; 4:37 pm., 7.8.
Low—10:42 am, 2.9; 11:13 pm, 0.7
Monday, December IS.
High—6:08 am., 7.9; 6:36 pm., 6.8
Low, 12.07 am.. 2.8.
Tuesday, December 14.
High—6:64 am., 7.1; 7:18 pm, 6.2
Low—0.06 am., 1.6; 1.33 pm., 2.3
Wednesday, December 15
High—7:46 am., 8.4,; 8:41. pm, 6.0
Low—1:02 am, 2.3; 2:43 pm. 1.6.
Thursday, December 10.
High—8:32 am, 8.6; 9:60 pm, 6.1
Low—1:68 am, 3.9; 3:39 pm. 0.9
Friday, December 17.
High—9:16 am, 8.8; 10:47 pm, 6.3
Lo^v—2:52 am, 3.3; 4:26 pm, 0.3
Saturday, December 18.
[ High—1:66 am, 7.0; 12:64 pm, 9.4
• Low—3:4ty am, 3.6; 6:06 pm, —0,2
I Sunday, December 19.
■ High—12:43 am, 6.6; 10:43 pm, 9.3
i tow-Tj-,4;26 am, 3.6; 6:42 pm, —0:6
i i " Monday, December 20.
r Higfi^-9'.T3 am. 6.7; 11:09 pm,
iow-v^5(01 am, 3.6; 6:16 pm, —tf.7
5 pr. Tuesday, December 21.
High—12:49 am. 6.9; 11:44 pm, 9:6
Low—6:37 am, 3.4; 6:49 pm, —0.8
I Wednesday, December 22.
High—1:23 am, 6.9; 12:20 pm, 9.5
- Low—6:11 am. 3.4; 7:20 pm, —.8
Thursday, December 23.
r Low—6:47 am, 8.3; 7:61 pm. —0.7
High—9:66 am, 9.6,
Friday, December 24.
, !Higb—2:28 am, Y.0; 1:29 pm, 9l3
!Low—7:26 am, S.S; 8:22 pm, —0.6
Protect Yourself
Against Theft and Fire
By Placing Your Valuables In a
Safe Place.
We have Safety Deposit Boxes to
rent as low as five dollars a year
The First Bank of Valdez
Resources $240,000.
THE PINZON
Cigars Tobacco Fruit Candy
Billiards Pool Card Rooms
El Sidello
Carabana
Juan de Fuca
CIGARS
Optimo
Monopole
Van Dyck
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Have You Smoked a Garcia Veg|^
Our Specialty-Haas & Sons Candy
CHMIDTS BAKERY
FOR GOOD THINGS TO EAT
Doughnuts what am—Cakes and Cookies.
Wiegels High Grade Candies.
Delicatessen and Lunch Goods—Bread 3 for 25c. Call 156
SWIFT DELIVERY
Valdez Dock Co . PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street.
Alaska Water, Light and Tele. Co.
Saturday, December 35.
High—3:01 am, 7.1; 2:06 pm, 8.8
Low—8:06 am. 3.3; 8:66 pm, —0.2
Sunday, December 26. .
High—3:36 am, 7.2; 2:46 pm, 8.2
Low—8:42 am; 3.3; 9:28 pm, 0.2
Monday, December 27
High—4:11 am, 7.4; 3:31 pm, 7.6
Low—9:44 am, 3.2; 10:06 pm, 0.8
Tuesday, December 28.
High—6:00 am, 6.4; 3:62 pm, 7.3
Low—10:01 am, 4.1; 10:60 pm, 1.1
Wednesday, December 29.
High—6:32 am, 8.0; 6:37 pm, 6.0
Low—11:66 am, 2.0.
Thursday, December 80.
High—6:21 am, *i4; 7:06 pm, 6.6.
Low—11:31 am, 2.1; 1:14 pm, 1.9
Friday, December 31.
High—7:16 am, 8.9; 8:40 pm, 5.C
Low—12:27 am, 2.7: 2:30 pm, 1.0
.DONALDSON SCHEDULE ,
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Lvs. Fort Liscum Lvs. Valdes
8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS
8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 8:00 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
There will be no trip of the t^iatih
on the aeeond ana tonrth Fridays at
each month, these dan being seed to
clean boilers.