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VOLUME 4, WO. 9__VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1905. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER."
CBo To j
TR :SH
GROCERIES
and
PROVISIONS
We Are Headquarters
The Llection Returns
Result at Valdez a nd Fairbanks. Tar ar.a Camp Elects
Several New Councilmea.
Notwithstanding the line weath
er on election day and the fact that
the |MiiU were centrally located,
the vot« ti-t was very -until. I he
t eket appeared to he satisfactory
to everyone and they eonsidered it
( unnecessary, as there was no other
ill the Held, to vote tit all. Kveli
some of the candidates did not put
an anpcaiance.
The ticket as nominated at the
mass meeting was elected practi
cally unanimously, there being
•only tt few straggling votes that
were scratched. There were 2.V»
I votes cast. Following is the ticket
its elected:
fob eorxciL.
H. W. Miller.
I'. U. tjuinn.
W. A. Kystroni.
\V. M. Finical.
Tlx unns ( id ill.
K. \\. Adams.
II. h. Sticssdorf.
SC III BOAKII.
F. M Brown. 11 ector.
James Fish, Treasurer.
K. M. Hoyle. Clerk.
S. Foot, S. Ilium. Al. While, W.
S. Amy and S. A. lifm|• received
a few ■ otes for council, m -|>i;e of
the hiet that they had announced
they would not run.
Several dark horses also ration
the school ticket. Mrs. II. W. Mil
ler. Aivah Fames, Fd. Harlan and
Hall Fain each received one vote,
hut W.JI. Cntry headed the liei.i
with two votes.
KuirlNink*. April •*—I’J»«• r«• w:i- :i
''•■re liv y eloi liiiti I* to Vi -‘i-1,1 tv*.
*'i'i lidor. Mo u ire.- vva- taken
mu' a ir ■ in, nl. F ilimv
: . . • ,1;
F. i'. Ik o . il.m ■ 'I'at.an. I’. |>.
M ill. M't : !! , i».m.
F. A. Smith jii, F f> Wiiiim-v.
'hiliT lain all- ill S I liolll Hire
ii. M. Harm* . \\ in. tiilolior, f>an
.Iona.-. Ik |) Mill-. Havid I', trio,
1* i i> S|iait|>|i, Ai-o S;.rint* and
Ik Shot man. Mayor Barnette
ami I*. in... iiinan I’.. A. Smith are
tlio only nn in' - a o ol.l h.iiiril
H ill. Hi to Ii I It.
I ormi, • - t tiie local
o*'ll tin- oli-rliil
M-Vfii out of eiiriil cou liriinii ll.
I to jiro|io-ituni of tin- • itjuii*
tin.- in :•> own li_rlit unit jiowi-r
I'limt wa« oxi rwiiciininalv ilcfeat
ni.
Local Happenings.
CopiH-r Center, April 5 -Charles
Kraunn-r. Mrs. Hieks, \V\ Met tee,
Larson, Tjosevig uml several oth
ers left for Slate ereek tliis morn
ing. Travel on Copper river was
never better, anil there is no sign
of a break-up yet. Leslie, on his
! way from Chesna to Valdez, left
yesterday morning. Surveyor
Lewi and party arrived yesterday,
and will make this their heaihiuar
] ler.' during the entiling season.
Lieutenant Baskette will leave for
j Liscun* Thursday.
Born.
To Mr. and .Mr. tiny lianto, Sat
urday afternoon, April 1. at -1
o’clock, a son. Bahy and mother
are doing nicely. The !>oy A'eighed
I nine and one-half pounds.
Meat Contract Let.
The contract for supplying meat
to Fort Liscnm for one year begin
ning July 1, has been awarded 10
Love tV \\ hit Icy. The Post is at
present 1m ing supplied by the Val
dez Market, which has had the
contract for three years. About,
o,(J(H) pounds a month is consumed
bv the soldiers at present and later
in the summer, when the increase
in the number stationed here is
| made, they will use about 10.000
pounds.
Waterworks Contract.
Wm. Scott lias been awarded the
contract for putting in 1,000 yards
of pipe for the waterworks system
at Liscnm. His contract is for
laying the main pipe from the
basin back of the Post down to
I the water front.
A system to supply water for the
various buildings will be installed
as soon as the main pipe is laid.
Jim Turned Parmer.
Jim McHie, the former leader of'
the Irish aristocracy here, has pur
chased a farm near Kankakee, 111.,
and has quit the strenuous life.
Our informant states .hat Jim has
stopped trying to put the breweries
out of business, and is soon to lie
married.
Ivie for Cook Inlet.
The M iinnn-ir lvii*. nt t i 14* ('iH)k
Intel T ransportat 1'oinpan v\
lieet. Was to nail tor the North
.Mareh lio. 11 <■ r cargo consi .is of
hay, grain, imnocr ami ■ xploxivex.
I tic l\ic wax rccciitiv puichastd
in S in Kraneisco hv Unpt. lliod
gctt, «>i the Transportation Com
| any, ami she will lie iixcd arouml
l ook Inlet during the sninincr. i,
is intended to place her on the
I Sound ax a freighter next winter.
I
Lost On The Pearl.
Tlie wImhiiiit Pearl, wreckage o;
which was reported some time ago
as having lieen found on Saiinai
is.and, ha«l 28 lishermeu on hoard
beside the crew. iiinii Kodcrliolm
was captain, 1’. bunding, lir.-t male
and M. Tierney second mate. 1'iie
sailors were A.Pjorson, i'. Tnomp
son, Hans Hulm, 1*. Jugcnusen
and Hans Shell man.
Special Session In October.
Senator Allison is authority for
the statement that the president
will call a special se- i >n of con
gress October 1st, two months tit
advance ot the regular scss.on.
I,eiter-Ford.
W e are in reei ipt oi an announce
uient oi the marriage oi lictilah
Henrietta Fold formerly of V al
dez, toOlho Letter of Seattle. i'hev
will reside in Portland.
Will Start Work in May.
Major Richardson of the Alaska
Hoad Commission, is now to tVxas
visiting friends, before assuming
his duties. It. is announced that
the commission will meet ami have
all the preliminary arrangements
made in time to start active road
work by the middle of Mav.
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For Urea Cannery.
The hark -I. I>. Puns has had a
general overhauling and was to
leave Seattle tor Orea with a cargo
of cannery supplies April 1. ilu
Peters, winch was formerly owned
by the P. 1*. A N. Co , is now leased
to Capl. O. .1. Humphrey, who
operates toe Orea cannery this
year.
| City Market II
NKXT TO TIIK MZI.NA. j
PRICKS ARK
RIGHT
Wholesale and !
Ketail IValers i
m-1,- . „I , ,,,_■
GIVE US A
CALL
Beef, Mutton, Pork
Poultry and Game.
Tekgrapiiic News
Sea; lie. Anrd -i The steamer
Nr; turn-, with Curtain Swift in
eharte. lift to-day for Sunrise,
I he ht <;it V. ill Used reulllurlv oil
on the ri... M iwien Sunrise ami
S. idovia.
Seattle A|>ril o—The North
Ainerii-aii T* ieerr. . . ’aide Co.
ann -uii.e t tt .hey wit. . ’art lav
in. 1-ahh f: 1*11 I>i11<•;. li..ri>or to
\ laiiivostoek us soon as the war
• lids. <#
U ushington A t>ri: ,j—Dan Cars
ian. wild was -.nlcncee to life im
1 >rif.>i<; .' lit i.ir Ivi.ling Joseph
.'•1 uidowney at Ratnpart in 1MIK),
will In- pard.uted l.v tiie president
May 1-'. Muldowney assaulted
t av>iau - sipntw wife and Carslan
~ii«> hint.
Herlin. April ”—lire German
en.li.is.-y it' Si. l*i tershurg regards
|" ace lietw. i n Russia and Japan
a- nro'.at>le at an early date. The
giattd ititke is willing and anxious
to see peace, lua tIn. Czar stili holds
on; fur a continuation of the war.
1 is said, however, that intluenees
in ovittg drought to dear on him
idat will pro'.uli.y convert hint to
tl.e opinion of tiie others.
S.. IV ersliiirg. April 5.—The ter
ror i> s an snowing greater activity
than at any time during the past
i wo in.mills, l'lie indications are
that there will lie a general up
heaval throughout the empire after
the tthssian l.asier.
Ai werp. .vpri! 1—Belgian hold
• rs o: S,; no Domingo bonds have
pro.rated aga list .he proposed ar
rangemeirs between that country
and America. They demand $27
OitO a month in accordance with
the contra, t.
Mr.il Lost In Wreck.
The I'.-l. of the 25th says that
almui ti.iHKI letters and a large
amount of second class matter was
uisiroyed in u railroad wreck in
Montana on the 2d. All of this
mail was for n ast points, and as
some of the letters received here on
tin- last.boat were badly damaged,
it is po.-.-ib e that this wreck may
account for the non-appearance of
letters look* d for by people here.
Slate Creek Crowd.
C'histu-hina, March 30—Saiui
Ccss;, Benson, Met ice, Lawson,
Shulti, Crarv amt Baker are
camped here, and will move camp
up the l histuehiiia tomorrow.
I here is jrlare ice for fifteen miles
up the river, and a snow plow
trail from lher.. Nelson, Leslie,
Da"i ..-.an, Bart let and Hanson are
nearly to St.ue. Weather until
trail are line.