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yfjLL kinds of shoes
=for men
=for women
=for children
at a big discount during March.
From 25 to 60 per cent off.
This does not include the Packard Shoes tor Men.
Valdez Mercantile Co. inc.
Successors to
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co. Inc.
This Space Is Reserved for the
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Charles R. Crawford and Geo.
B. McMullen, their heirs and
administrators, and to all whom
it may concern:
You are hereby notified that 1
have expended the sum of six
hundred ($600) dollars in labor
and improvements upon the fol
lowing named lode mining claims,
to-wit: The Valdez claim No. J,
recorded in book No. 1, page 97;
Valdez mining claim No. 2, re
corded in book No. 1, page 98;
Valdez claim No. 3, recorded in
book No. 2. page 19; Valdez claim
No. 4, recorded in book No. 2, page
18; North Star claim No. 1, re
corded in book 2, page 20; North
Star claim No. 2, recorded in book
2, page 21, all records of the Val
dez Mining District, Territory of
Alaska. Said mining claims be
ing near Mineral creek, about one
and one-half miles from Valdez
bay, in the recording district
aforesaid. Proof of said expendi
ture appearing by affidavit, filed
on the 31st day of December,
1912. The sum of six hundred
($600) dollars expended being the
amount required to hold the said
claims for the year 1912, and if,
within 90 davs after this publi
cation you fail or refuse to con
tribute your proportion each of
two hundred ($200) dollars,-being
the sum of $33.33 for each of said
claims, your interest in said
claims, for which you fail to con
tribute your said proportion of
expenditure for annual labor, will
become the property of the under
signed co-owner under Section
2321. Revised Statutes of the Un
ited States.
GEORGE If. MERRIFIELD.
First pub. Feb. 4. 1913.
Last pub. May 8, 1913.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To John McPherson, his heirs,
administrators, and to all
whom it may concern:
You are hereby notified that 1
have expended $100 in labor and
improvements upon the “Lark”
lode mining claim, situated about
two miles N. E. of Shoup bay and
S. E. of Shoup glacier, in the Val
dez Recording District, Territory
of Alaska, the location certificate
of which said claim is of record
in Book 2 of Records, page 392, in
th* office of the recorder of the
recording ditsrict aforesaid,
proof of said expenditure appear
ing by affidavit filed on Decem
be. 28, 1912. in the office of the
recorder aforesaid; that being
$100 per year, the amount re
quired to hold said claim for the
year ending December 31, 1912.
And if, within ninety days after
this notice by publication, you
fail or refuse to contribute your I
proportion ($50) your interests I
in said claim will become the
property of the subscriber under
Section 2324. Revised Statutes of
the United Slates.
JOHN PAULK.
First pub. January 11, 1913.
Last pub. April 15. 1913.
Reinke can fix anything from a
watch down.
Gentle horse and comfortable
cutter for rent by day or hour.
Rate reasonable. Apply Fred
Fish, ’phone 47.
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Alex. Nelson, his heirs, admin
istrators, and to all whom it
may concern:
You are hereby notified that 1
have expended four hundred dol
lars ($400) in labor and improve
ments upon the Last Chance No.
1 and Last Chance No. 2 lodes,
situate in'Shoup bay near the en
trance thereof, Valdez recording
precinct, Territory of Alaska, the
location certificates of said claims
being of record in the office of the
U. S. commissioner at Valdez,
Alaska. Said expenditure was
made in order to hold said claims
under the provisions of the laws
j of the United States and of this
territory, said amount being $200
per year, the amount required to
hold the claims for the years end
ing December 31, 1911, and De
c mber 31, 1912. And if, within
ninety (90) days after this no
tice by publication, you fail or re
fuse to contribute your proportion
($200, being $100 for each of said
ears) your interest in said claims
will become the property of the
subscriber, your co-owner, under
ect.ion 2324, Revised Statutes of
the United States.
WM. KOCH.
Dale of first pub. Jan. 24, 1913.
Date of last pub. April 24, 1913.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Frank Rease, his heirs, ad
ministrators, and to all whom
it may concern:
You are hereby notified that 1
have expended $300 in labor and
improvements upon the follow
ing named lode mining claims,
to-wit: The “Two Friends No.
1,” “Two Friends No. 2," and
“Two Friends No. 3,” the loca
tion certificates of which said
lode claims are of record in Book
2 of Records, pages 377, 377 and
310, respectively, in the office of
the Recorder for the Valdez Re
cording District, Territory of
Alaska, said lode claims being
situated on the west side of
Shoup glacier, ahout six miles
from Shoup bay, in the recording
district aforesaid, proof of said
expenditure appearing by affi
davit filed on December 28, 1912,
in the office of the recorder
aforesaid; that being $300 per
year, the amount required to hold
said claims for the year ending
December 31, 1912. And if,
within ninety days after this no
tice by publication, you fail or
refuse to contribute your pro
portion ($75, being $25 for each
of said claims), your interests in
said claims will become the prop
erty of the subscriber under Sec
tion 2324, Revised Statutes of the
United States.
JOHN P.4ULE.
First pub. January 11, 1913.
Last pub. April 15, 1913.
NOTICE OP HEARING OF FINAL
ACOOUNT.
In the Probate Court, Valdez Pre
cinct, Third Judicial Division,
Territory of Alaska.
In the matter of the estate of
Hardin Smith, deceased—Notice
of hearing of .Anal account.
. Notice is hereby given that An
gus Chisholm, administrator of
the estate of Hardin Smith, de
ceased, has rendered and pre
seated for settlement and filed
liis final account and report of his
administration of the said estate,
and that Tuesday, the 6th day of
May, 1913, at the hour of two
o’clock p. m., of said day, at the
office of Thos. R. Shepard, ex of
ifieio judge in probate of the Val
jdez precinct, at Valdez, Alaska,
has been duly appointed by the
said court as the time and place
of settlement of said final ac
count and report, at which time
and place any person interested
in said estate may appear and
file objections and exceptions to
said final account and report.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this
1st day of March, 1913.
ANGGUS CHISHOLM,
j Administrator of the estate of
Hardin Smith, deceased.
| Dale of first pub. March 1, ’13.
I Date of last pub. May 5, 1913.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In I lie Commissioner’s Court for
(lie Territory of Alaska, Third
Division, at Valdez.-In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of
\V. C. Stull, deceased_Notice to
Creditors.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, administrator of the
estate of W. C. Stull, deceased, to
the creditors of and all persons
having claims against the saia
deceased, to exhibit them with
the necessary vouchers, within six
months after the first publica
tion of this notice, to the said ad
ministrator, at his place of busi
ness, namely the office of the
Valdez Mercantile Co., at Valdez,
Alaska, the same being the place
for the transaction of the bn.-!,
ness of said estate, in the said
town of Valdez, Alaska.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this
27th day of February,' 1913.
ARTHUR LANG,
Administrator of the estate of W.
C. Stull, deceased.
Date of lirst pub. Feb. 27, 1913.
Date of last pub. March 28, ’13.
To the Public.
We hereby announce that we
have retired from the banking
business and have transferred
our banking department to the
Valdez Bank & Trust company,
for whom we bespeak the good
will of the public.
VALDEZ BANK & MERCANTILE
COMPANY.
Valdez, Alaska, Jan. 29, 1913.
LOST—An A. B. button with
diamond selling. Finder please
return to Al. White and receive
reward.
Chas. R. Crawford
Wall Street Phone 159
Plate glass* window glass, roofing and
building papers, roofing pitch, lime, ce
ment, plaster lath, shingles, builders*
hardware. Shop and job work of all kinds
Windows, Doors, Moulding, Finish
ing Lumber
Agents for Fairbanks, Morse A Co.
The Mole at Work.
The mole at work presents an
interetsting Sight. Ilia nose'sinks
into the soil as if it were a brad
,awl with a half-boring, half
pushing motion, and in a twink
ling half the creature’s head is
buried from view. Then up comes
his powerful right foot sliding
close along the side of his nose.
The foot, which is a kind of tine
pointed chisel, cuts the earth ver
tically until il extends as far for
ward as his short reach will per
mit: then with a rapid motion he
pries the earth sidewise from his
pose and so makes an opening.
Very quickly the left foot per
forms the same operation on the
other side, and meanwhile the
gimlet-pointed nose has contin
ued to bore. *
In a few seconds his body is
entirely out of sight and only bis
queer little tail is visible. In
throje minutes, il is said, a mole ]
will funnel for a distance of a
fool if lie lie in I lie least hurry
lo go about his business.
A naturalist once conceived I lie
mil ion of aseerlai.ning I lie amount
of work a mole could accomplish
iu a given lime. Accordingly Hie
experimenter turned a large spec
imen loose in Ibe middle of a
live-acre field, five seconds, il is
averred, after this mole received
its freedom, il had burrowed out
of sight, arid the observer, with
his assistants, after driving a
stake at the starling point, re
tired and left the little digger
hard at work.
The slarl was made al eleven
in the morning, and the direel ion
taken was lo the east. By six
o’clock in the evening this mole
is said to have dug some 23 feet
iu an irregular course, keeping,
however, in the same general di
rection and not attempting any
side galleries. Twenty-four hours
after thel start the tunnel tiad
Ween unven j i ieei niriner, wnn
11 number of side galleries, and
four feet, had been added at the
extremity, making 08 feet of the
main line and 30 1-2 feet of
branches, or a total of 104 1-2
feet of tunnels dug in 25 hours.
The bottom of the tunnels ran
very evenly, about four inches be
low the surface. At certain points
the hole was elliptical in shape,
measuring one1 and one-half inch
es in width by two inches in
height, and sometimes it was
triangular, measuring two inches
each way. The surface of the
ground was usually cracked and
raised about an inch along the
course of the tunnel.
Dougherty & Ferguson receiv
ed on the st'eamer Sampson a
supply of fresh groceries, fruit.
and vegetables,
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j Too many relatives spoil the
j legacy.
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Deo. Reinke, the walch repairer
and jeweler, is at. the Valdez Drug
company.
Dougherty & Ferguson receiv
ed on I he steamer Sampson a
supply of fresh groceries, fruit
and vegetables.
Reinke, expert repairer, at the
Valdez Drug company.
TIDE TABLES
Thursday, March 27.
High tide, 3;02 a. in., 4:11 p. m.
Low tide, 9:58 a. in., 9:23 p. in
Friday, March 28.
High tide, 3:47 a. in., 5:20 p. o
Low tide, 11:01 a. in., 11:10 p. in
Saturday, March 29.
High tide, 4:42 a. m., 7:21 p. in.
Lotv tide, 12:25 p. in., 11:2l p. m.
Sunday, March 30.
High tide, 5:58 a. in., 8:53 p. in
Low tide, I :50 p. in.
Monday, March 31.
High tide, 7:30 a. in., 9:48 p. in.
Low tide. 1:43 a. in., 7:07 p. in.
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Notice is hereby given that a
municipal election will be held i
April 1. 1913, at the Fire Hall,
in the Town of Valdez, for the
purpose of electing seven coun
cilman and one member of the
school board for the position of
Treasurer. The polls will be op
en at 9 a. m. and will close at 7
p. m. of said day.
The qualifications of an elect
or for councilman shall be as
follows: He shall he a male cit
izen of the United States or one
who Ijas declared his intention to
become such; of the age cff twen
ly-one years and shall have been <
a bona fide resident of Alaska for
one year, and of the town of Val
dez for six months preceding‘said |
election.
The following persons shall be
qualified electors for the school
boardr All adults who are citi
zens of the United Slates or who
have declared their intention to
become such and who are resi
dents of the Valdez school dis
trict.
RANDALL E. ASHBY,
• * " Town Clerk.
Dated this 4th day of March,
1913.
UHL ITEMS |
Sandy Carson, foreman at I he
Midas mine, is in town today.
Ralph Williams arrived from
Shfiup bay yesterday.
Chris. Robinson is going to
Dickey’s to work for (be Three
Man Mining company.
Charles Soagrecn returned on
the Northwestern after a visit to
(tie states.
(Jeneral Agent Tracy is a round
trip passenger on the Northwest
ern.
.(. I„ Sale, the Fairbanks jew
eler, left the boat at Cordova and
is returning to Fairbanks.
Ray Millard, superintendent of
the ClilV mine, was in town yes
I erday.
Clerk of the Court Rage, for
the Fourth judicial division, re
turned on the Northwestern and
will immediately go to Fairbanks.
The launch Flirt, in charge of
Captain Morris, left this morning
for l.andlock Hay. Fllamar and
Fidalgo.
Tom Aiken, the Idilurnd mining
operator, returned on the North
western and will leave for the in
terior in a few days.
K. I,. Wagner lias relurneil from
the Skyscraper property, near the
Valdez glacier, where he went on
a tour of inspection. These claims
are bonded to Denver capitalists.
The dance at Moose hall last
night was a big success, the hall
being crowded with merrymakers.
The next dance of the club will
be bold next Wednesday.
Harry 'Hoffman, who has been
laid up for the past three weeks
with a fractured hand, is able to
be about again.
Fred Wilson returned on the
boat this morning. His wife and
family, however, are still on the
outside enjoying themselves and
will return in the summer.
Jack Casady and Ole Scott re
turned to town yesterday. They
have been out the trail for the
past few months.
Bert Rutherford, one of the
■owners of the Ramsay-Rutherford
properly, near the Valdez glacier,
'is in town, having arrived this
! morning on the Northwestern.
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Sam Mandle, who is working
at Gold creek with the McIntosh
out til, is in town today. He re
ports the supplies for the Bud
Mining company will on the way
up the basin.
Many passengers came north
on the Northwestern and will go
to Chitina on the railroad and
then via the Orr Stage company
to the interior town.
P. J. flarrigan. formerly in
charge of the mill at the (Riff
mine, and who left for the states
recently to recuperate his health,
returned this morning feeling
much improved in health.
George Baldwin returned today
after a trip to the stales. He will
spend considerable! time in tin*
Kennicofl district as consulting
engineer of the Mol her Lode com
pany.
FOR RENT—Three-room apart
ments furnished over Valdez Drug
Co. Apply Valdez Drug Co.
Does your watch need repair
ing? See Reinke, ihe watch doc
tor.
ATTENTION 1
Grand INillinery Sale.
Talk about I be Easter hats.
Well. I should say. Have a good
look at them: enjoy them to the
utmost, but keep your purse
strings light till Ihe Guild Sale
on Thursday for the Caps—such
dreams of Caps, dainty organdies,
fine all-over laces, delicate pinks
and blues for the maiden, laven
der teardrop marquisette for the
handsome white-haired lady, and
golden teardrop for the matron.
And for Ihe morning hours there
are Ihe practical dusting caps of
colored chambray and of cross
barred white cambric. The gar
den hat has not been forgotten.
• •nod also for picnics.
Caps for prizes, caps for your
wife, caps for your sweetheart.
Come and have a look at the caps.
No one can resist buying. Come
early and have first choice. There
is sure to be a scramble for the
hatpins, very chic and fascinat
ing—a novelty.
Sale commences at I o’clock on
Thursday and closes on Friday
at six, providing, of course, that
Ihere are any caps left to sell on
Friday.
The place Valdez Mercantile Co.
The time 1 p. m. Thursday.
A. M. Dierinjirr
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight
ing to all interior points
LIVERY ar d FEED STABLE
STORAGE
Teaming of all kinds
Positively no coal delivered
unless paid (or in advance
i CITY EXPRESS
MEETS ALL BOATS
When in a hurry call on me.
•QUICK ACTION”
is my motto.
! Phone 82. J. A.SPENARD, Prop.
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I PROFESSIONAL
I Dr. H. COCKER1LLE
Graduate of National University
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
j Phone 92 _Fourteen years in
j Office injWhaling building VALDEZ
j Next to cable office
I
DR. GERMAN
\ Phone ,9 THE DENTIST
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| Office rooms over Owl Di uk store. Office hours
i 9 a. m . to 6p. m.. 7 p. m.. to9 p. m. Sundays
j by appointment All work Kuaronteed
E. E. RITCHIE
f.A WYER
phonk i.'iii Valdez, Alaska
C. E. BUNNELL
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Offices Wall Street
Phone 3i VALDEZ
|l. v. ray
ATTORNEY AT LAW
SEWARD, - ALASKA
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. B. M.
VaLDBZ, ALASKA !
Rbnonts on Minks
Patknt Suntkvs
Gbnbsal Minins Enqinbbring
v.
Pmons No. 10a
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Printing Rrs Phone. 199
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
A-B
i Meet every Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock in
i Eagle Hall. All members are requested to
! attend. S. McnIECK. Arctic Chief
Visiting and local Odd Fellows are re
guested to register their name with the
Valdez Odd Fellows’ Club. Regular
meetings, first and third Monday.
Call on P. S. HilNT. Secretary.
FOE
VALDEZ AERIE Mo. |#71
Meet every Friday 8 p.m. Eagle Hal!
Valdes Lodge
No 168.
Free ana Accepted Masons
Regular Communications first Wednesday is
each month in McKinley Ball Visitors always
welcome.
Junes B. Patten io,,V. M
C. C. Reynolds. See