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For good home-cooKed meals try
Mrs. M. Olson, on Hobart street. *
Old-Fashioned Hoarkeund lumps
at Hunt’s Candy Kitchen. tf
Cash register for sale, apply Hunt’s
Candy Kitchen. tf
Anything in nugget and ivory Jew
elry at Valdez Drug Co.
WANTED—A reliable woman or
girl for general housework. Good
wages, apply to Mrs. W. J. Billings.
Try the Cottage Dining Room for
good home-cooked meals. Mrs. M.
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TIDE TABLES FOB VALDEZ.
Thursday January 25
First High Tide, 1:47 a. m., S.9.
Second High Tide, 1:35 p. in., 10.2.
First Low Tide, 7:31 a. m., 0.7.
second Low Tide, 8:05 p. in., —1.7.
F’riday, January 26—
First High Tide, 2:27 a. m., 9.2.
Second High Tide, 2:25 p. in., 9.3.
First High Tide, 8:21 a. m., 0.5.
Second Low Tide, 8:43 p. ni., —1.0.
Saturday, January. 27—
First High Tide. 3:09 a. m., 9.3.
Second High Tide. 3:16 p. ui., 8.2.
F'irst Low Tide, 9:14 a. m., 0.5.
Second Low Tide, 9:21 p. m., 0.0.
Sunday, January 28—
First High Tide, 3:50 a. m., 9.2.
Second High Tide, 4:10 p. m., 7.1.
FMrst Low Tide, 10:11 a. m., 0.7.
Second Low Tide, 10:10 p. m., 1.0.
Monday, Jan. 29—
First High Tide, 4:37 a. m., 8.9.
Second High Tide, 5:15 p. m., 6.0.
First Low Tide, 11:16 a. m., 1.0.
Second Low Tide, 10:44 p! m., 2.0.
Tuesday, January 30—
First High Tide, 5:29 a. m., 8.6.
Second High Tide, 6:39 p. m., 5.3.
First Low Tide, 12:34 p. m., 1.2.
Second Low Tide, 11:35 p. m., 2.9.
Wednesday, January 31—
First High Tide, 6:30 a. m., 8.2.
Second High Tide, 8:23 p. m.. 5.1.
First Low Tide, 2:03 p. m., 1.2.
SEVEN BOATS WILL PLY
ALASKAN WATERS IN SUMMER
Private advices have been received
giving information of an increase in
the schedule and number of boats op
erated to Alaska by the Pacific Steam
ship company during the next sum
mer season. The proposed schedule
has not been officially approved as
yet, but the advices received are to
the effect that it will probably be
adopted.
The schedule as planned calls for
the City of Seattle, Spokane, Admiral
Watson to operate on the Southeast
ern Alaska route, with the Admiral
Farragut, Admiral Evans, Admiral
Schley and Admiral Dewey on the
westward run. This will make seven
boats on the run and will allow for
a sailing from Seattle every day and
a half.—Cordova Times.
Notice to the Public.
The Alaska Gold Hill mining stock
will be withdrawn from the Valdez
market at 12 m., Saturday, January
27, 1917.
3t F. M. KEMPFER.
WANTED — Work by first-class
baker. Good references. Advise
"R,” Prospector. k30
Steamship Sailings '
Admiral Evans—Sailed north for
Valdez Jan. 26.
Victoria—Sailed north from Seattle
Jan. 24, with freight only.
Mariposa—Sailed north from Seattle
January 20, at 9 a. m.
Alameda—Sailed south from Valdez,
January 20.
Spokane—Sailed south from Valdez,
Jan. 14.
Admiral Watson—Sailed south from
Valdez, Jan. 4.— Struck on rocks
near Irish Cove, Fidalgo Bay.
Alaska—Sails from Seattle f~r Val
dez, Jan. 26.
Northwestern—Sails from Seattle for
Valdez, Feb. 1.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE:
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.
1:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS.
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7:0 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
There will be no trip of the launch
on the second and fourth Fridays ofi
each month, these days being used to
clean boilers.
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Dally Weather Report.
Jan. 24, 1917, 7 p. m.
Barometric pressure .29.622
Temperature ..22
Maximum temperature .22
Minimum temperature .19
Mean temperature .20.6
Precipitation ..09
Snow fall . 1 in.
Snow on ground .65 in.
Cloudy, northeast wind 15 miles.
Jan. 25, 1917, 7 a. m.
Barometric pressure .29.776
Temperature .24
Maximum temperature .24
Minimum temperature .20
j Mean temperature .22
I Snow on ground .63 if
Cloudy, northeast wind, 20 milts.
—Myrtle F. Billings. Ohs.
L'. S. Signal Corps Report.
Valdez, Alaska, Jan. 25, 1917.
Kafr hanks—36 below. 15 inches of
snow; clear, calm.
Salcha—44 below, IS inches snow;
clear, calm, trail good, 1 in usher
north 11:40 a. m., mail with passen
gers south 5:05 p. in. yesterday
mail north with 5 passengers, 7:15 p
m.
Munson’s—Mail witli 2 passengers
south 6 a. m.
Richardson—32 below, 7 inches of
enow; clear, calm, trail good
McCarty—42 below, S inches or
snow; clear, calm, trail fair.
Donnelly—36 below, 25 inches of
I snow; clear, calm, trail fair South
mail by 12 noon yesterday; north
mail left Rapids 8 a. m.; 2 locks and
2 ties.
McCallunt—5 below, 55 inches of
snow; cloudy, storming, trail drifted,
stage north noon yesterday; N. C.
freight teams south 7 a. m.
Paxson—16 below, 20 iuche-. of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail heavy.
Hogan—2 below; 25 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Sourdough—Stage south, 4 pas
sengers; stage north, no passengers.
Gulkana—6 below; 6 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trair fair; three teams
south i a. m.
Copper Center—zero, 9 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail fair; N. C.
feed team north 7 a. m.
Tonsina—5 above, 18 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail bad.
Teikhell—7 above, 25 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail heavy;
Rowbottom with mail arrived from
Valdez at 6 p. m. yesterday.
Beaver Dam—10 above, 40 inches
of snow; cloudy, high wind, trail
drifted and heavy.
Thompson Pass—6 above, 72 in
of snow; cloudy, blowing, trail heavy
and drifted.
Wortman—10 above, 38 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail drifted
north and south.
THURSDAY SHOW
TONIGHT
TONIGHT! EAGLE HALL!
THE EMPRESS (TEMPORARY)
PINE COMEDY BILL
“Back to the Primitive”—Sidney
Drew Comedy.
“The Missing Mummy!”—Ham
and Bud Comedy.
“When We Were Twenty-One”—
Paramount 5-act feature with the
Famous Players and William Elliott.
“The'r Ups and Downs”—Keystone
Comedy with Fatty.
Next Show Sunday evening.
MENINGITIS EPIDEMIC
IN GUARD HOSPITAL
EL PASO, Jan. 25.—Five cases of
spinal meningitis are being treated
in the base hospital at Fort Blis*~,
where a national guardsman died ear
ly today of the disease.
Private Robert Appleby, of the
headquarters company, Eighth Ohio
infantry, was the guardsman who
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
Resources over $300,000.
If rafts sold on all Foreign Countries.
Wells Fargo Travellers checks tor sale
Safe Deposit Boxes For Rent.
DEPOSITARY FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA
AND POST OFFICE SAVIN6S BANK.
. Just Received
A fine line of Watches, Gents and Ladies,
solid gold diamond mounted, gold filled, Laval
liers from $2.50 to $75.00; solid gold Cuff Hut
tons, Diamond Sets, Waldemar Sets, Diamonds,
mounted and loose, also a full line of Nugget and
Ivory Jewelry.
.Nugget, Ivory and Copper Glance Jewelry Made to
Order
VALDEZ DRUG CO.
JEWELRY DEPARTMENT
Valdez Dock Co. phone no. ■
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Do It Electrically
Electrical helps make housekeeping easier. Few
people realize the number of electrical labor-saving
devices that have found a place in the household.
The Electric Iron has become a household ne
cessity and ninety per cent of the families using elec
tric light also use an electric iron.
Other labor saving devices are the Vacuum
Cleaner that averages less than seven pounds in
weight. Then there is the washing machine for fam
ilies that do their own laundry, Electric Buffing mo
tors for polishing the silverware, and small electric
motors for running churns, ice cream freezers and
for numerous other purposes.
Are your electrical appliances working satis
factory? If not notify the
Prince William Sound Water,
Power, Light & Tele. Co.
died. Private Robert Jenkins, of
Company F, of, the same unit, was
taken to the hospital and his company
quarantined.
Private James R. Messgrove, of
Battery C Ohio field artillery; Privat?
Edward Long, of the Fourth Penn
sylvania; Private Bondie Hammond,
of the Second North Carolina infant
ry, and Private Earl Nipped, of tin
First Georgia infantry, are the other
cases.
The army medical department hos
pital train arrived here today fro .1
Nogales, Ariz., with patients for the
army and navy general hospital it
Hot Springs, Arkansas.
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all products at the Owl Drug Store, tf
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OREGON TO BE BONE DRY
FEB. 1, 8AY LAWMAKERS
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 25.—Oregon
will be "bone dry” about February
1, according to members of the state
legislature, in session here, who are
preparing an absolute prohibition bill
to provide machinery for the opera
tion of the "bone dry” amendment
passed at the general election Iasi
November.
Dr. J. E. Anderson, representative
from The Dalles, leader of the prohi
bition forces in the lower house, said
today he would introduce the bill
tomorrow. The measure will carry an
emergency clause making it effective
immediately after it passes both
houses and is signed by Gov. James
Withycombe. According to the pres
ent plans it will be before the gov
ernor by February 1. It is expected
he will sign it immediately.