Dependable Merchan
dise for Men
Our men’s shop features
well known lines, the qual
ity of which can not be
questioned.
MEDLICOTT the famous Scotch Wool un
derwear, comes in three weights, light,
medium and heavy.
A LARGE assortment of Arrow shirts .jin
latesc patterns. Arrow| shirts are guar
anteed as to lit, material and color.
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BENJAMIN CLOTHES, the correct clothes
for men. You may be sure your suit
Is right if it is a Benjamin.
THE IPACKARD, the shoe with a reputa
tion.
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BLACK BEAR OVERALLS and work pants
best for wear.
Valdez Mercantile Co.
STEAM Kit NORTH WESTE It N
DI E TONIGHT SOME TIME
The steamship Northwestern arriv
ed at Cordova last night and is ex
pected to reach Valdez some time this
evening.
Notice to Pioneers
All members of Igloo No. 7, Pio
neers of Alaska are urged to be pres
ent at the regular meeting held Tues
day evening Sept. 4th as matters of
great importance are to be present
ed for consideration.
J. G. SNYDER
Rec. Secy.
Ralph McCrary was a visitor in
town over Sunday, from the Road
Commission camp at 9-mile.
I'arve Sullivan spent Sunday in
town with his wife and daughter.
Raymond Hoyt and mother arriv
ed yesterday from Gulkana, and will
make their home in Valdez this win
ter.
F:> Vaughn arrived last evening
from Teikhell and returned today.
Clear and calm from Fairbanks to
Valdez was tlie local report of the
weather bureau yesterday.
Yesterday witnessed one of the
'inietest Labor Day’s in the existence
of the city. Not a program of any
kind was pulled off. until evening,
when the Moose gave one of their
■xcellent balls, which was largely at
tended. Most people took advantage
of the day to go on picnics or berry
picking.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Martin. Mr. and
Mrs. Willard Scott and Mrs. Arthur
Lang autoed to the Summit yester
day in Mr. Martin’s car. They report
the road in excellent condition.
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Deputy Marshal Casler was a pas
senger for Seattle on the steamer ■
Mariposa, as one of the guards for |
a hunch of insane persons and pris- |
oners.
Deter Black the well known miner
and prospector, who has been in Val
dez the past six months, left this
morning on the steamer Mariposa, on
a trip to the States. Mr. Black will
go as far east as Boston.
SAINT ELIAS HOTEL
MRS. FRANCES CRUM. MGR.
Rates made on Rooms by Week or
Month, Warm, Comfortable, Home-Like
Special Attention to Transients.
THE PINZON
Fine Wines, Liquors, Cigars,
Cigarettes, Tobaccos and
Smokers’ Sundries.
Finest Pool and Billiard Tables
in the North.'
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Card Rooms in connection.
I PHONE 69 Me Kinley St, Valdez
CANADIANS LOSE lOOO
MEN LAST WEEK
OTTAWA. Canada, Sept. 4.—Des
pite the desperate fighting around
Lens last week Canadian losses only
reached about 1000 men. This figure
is regarded as small in view of the
fact that the Canadians bore the
brunt of the fighting.
Famous Painting Stolen
PETROGRAD, Sept. 4.—The fam
ous Corregio painting valued at
$250,000 was stolen from the muse
um of the late Grand Duke Michael,
together with other curios and works
of art valued at over two million dol
lars.
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ONE CENT LETTER TAX
DEFEATED IN CONGRESS
WASHINGTON. D. C., Sept. 4 —
The bill raising postage on first clans
mail to three cdnts was killed in con
gress late Saturday afternoon, leav
ing the postage on first class mail the
same as at present.
REGISTRATION BOOKS
CLOSED SATURDAY
The registration books for compul
sory military service closed in Valdez
it o'clock Saturday night, with nine
ty-eight registrants, a much larger
number than was supposed would
register in this precinct. Douglas
Frederick Coleclough was the first
man to register, and Ralph Vogt the
last. Twelve of this number were
aliens and three declarants, having
taken out their first papers.
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Dave Moberg, who was recently
jommitted to the asylum at Morning
dde, was sent out this morning un
ier guard. Mr. Moberg had a hallu
:ination that he wanted to get mar
ried, and the court believed him in
sane in view of the H. C. L. and
lienee his commitment.
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CITY EXPRESS. Phone 82; ready
:o transfe. t—.i • . tor you. tf
Hob Sheldon and Miss Stevens
-eached Fairbanks Sunday morning,
uaking tlie run .thru in excellent
:ime.
Try that New Roof Paint that just
irrived at Rudolph’s. tf
Drivers Scanlon and Hurgess. of
lie Sheldon stage line, arrived in the
■ity Sunday, with the members of the
Eides party aboard.
Use Rexall Hair Tonic and you will
use no other. Valdez Drug Store, tf
Mrs. Jacob Young, who has been
fisiting in town a few days, left on
lie steamer Mariposa for the States.
Mrs. Young is the wife of J. E.
Young, the mining operator at
Dempsey.
Ice cream every day, specials on
■Sunday at Hunt’s Candy Kitchen, tf
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J. (’. llepfinger. proprietor of the
I’rystal Iiatha barber shop, in this
city, left this morning for a short vis
t to Pendleton, Oregon. He will re
turn in December.
Notice of Sale
Special sale on jewelry at the Val
dez Drug. Everything half price. tf
VV. 0. Smith. Territorial Treasur
er. was a passenger on the steamer
Mariposa this morning for Juneau.
FOR RENT—Five room house,
plastered, furnished, in good location.
$20. Two room house, partially fur
nished on 6th Ave. $12. Five room
house, unfurnished on 6th Ave. $12.
Apply W. J. Billings, kS8
Andy Dieringer and Deputy Uni
ted States Marshal S. O. Casler will
leave for Fairbanks in the morning
with a prisoner who is to be tried in
the interior city.
Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland’s.
Prices reasonable. •
Mrs. Joseph Dieringer. who has
been visiting in the States the past
few months, is a returning passenger
on the steamer Alameda, which sail
ed from Seattle Sunday.
500 rolls of wallpaper just received
at Rudolph’s. tf
Mrs. M. Ober left for the States on
I lie steamer Mariposa this morning.
Complete line of Bulk Chocolates.
Candy Kitchen. tt
J. H. Stephen, a member of the
Coast and Geodetic survey, who has
been visiting with Rev. R. Demain
Xicholls the past few days, left for
Seattle this morning on the steamer
Mariposa.
Bargains in souvenir spoons at Geo.
O. Reinke’s. tf
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Pete Cashman was a city visitor
yesterday.
STEAMER SAILINGS
Steamship Alameda—Sailed from Se
attle for Valdez, Sunday, Septem
ber 2.
Steamship Mariposa—Sailed from
Valdez for Seattle, Tuesday, Sept.
4th.
Steamship Northwestern — Sailed
from Seattle for Valdez, Monday,
August 27.
Steamship Alaska—Sailed from Val
dez South tor Seattle, Wednesday,
Aug. 29.
Steamship Farragut—Sailed from Se
attle Aug. 23 for Valdez.
3teamshtp Admiral Watson—Sailed
south from Valdez for Seattle, Sun
day, August 19.
Steamship Admiral Evans—Sailed
west from Valdez Thursday, Aug.
23.
TIDES FOR SEPTEMBER
Monday, Sept. 3.—
First high tide 1:00 a. m., 10.1.
Second high tide 1:22 p. m., b0.4.
First low tide 7:09 a. m., —10.4.
Second low tide 7:39 p. m., —0.6.
Tuesday, Sept. 4.—
First high tide 1:49 a. in., 9.4.
Second high tide 2:01 p. m., 10.5.
First low tide 7:46 a. m., 0.3. •
Second low tide 8:27 p. m., —0.5.
Wednesday, Sept. 5.—
First high tide 2:38 a. in., 8.5.
Second high tide 2:42 p. m., 10.2.
First low tide 8:23 a. m., 1.1.
Second low tide 9:18 p. in., —0.1.
Thursday, Sept. 6.—
First high tide 3:31 a. m„ 7.6.
Second high tide'3:27 p. m., 9.7.
First low tide 9:03 p. m., 9.7.
First low tide 9:03 a. in., 2.0.
Second low tide 1(^:14 p. in., 0.5.
Friday, Sept. 7.—
First ^igh tide 4:30 a. m., 6.6.
Second high tide 4:18 p. m., 9.0.
First low tide 9:46 a. m., 2.9.
Second low tide 11:33 p. in.. 1.2.
Admiral Henry T. May#, Commanding 1
Atlantic Fleot.
FOR SALE—Patten mining stock
it $2.its |>or share. Inquire I’rospec
er Office. tf
MANY SOLDIERS LEAVE
POST FOR STATES
Sergeant Brooks, Sergeant Miller,
Privates, Burke, Empey, Fortner,
Freysing, Cootz, Lang. Lewis, O’
Shaughnessy, Phillips, and Rudides
left on the steamer Mariposa for Van
couver Barracks, Washington, this
morning. The men are members of
Company A and C, Fourteenth In
fantry. and have been stationed at
Fort Liscum for the past three years.
Court Party Returns
Judge F. M. Brown. District At
torney, W. N. Spence, Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Hilliard Bennet, Clerk
Arthur Lang, Deputy Clerks John
Miller. Charles Wilcox, S. O. Casler
and John Bouse, returned this morn
ing from Seward, where they have
been holding a term of court for the
past week.
Council Meeting Tonight
The Valdez City Council will meet
at the city hall tonight. Several mat
ters of importance will come up be
fore them including leasing or sell
ing t Ho city dock to the Valdez Pack
ing Company.
Ptarmigan Are Scarce
While many parties took advan
tage of the opening of the game sea
son Sunday, but few birds were kill
ed, hunters reporting ptarmigan un
usually scarce again this year. Sev
eral flocks of geese and ducks were
reported In the bay.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Meals were de
parting passengers on the steamer
Mariposa this morning, Mrs. Meals
going to Nebraska to visit a son who
has been called in the coast guard
service, and Mr. Meals going to Se
attle.
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Without a Rudder
No one would wish to ride in a ship
without a rudder.
Cancelled checks are a rudder for
your future guidance, and will enable
you to save and cut out many useless
expenditures.
Come in and let us tell you how a
checking account with this bank will
help you.
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
Valdez Dock Co # PHONE NO. 1
JOBPER IN
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I Address: WM. SCHMIDT, Valdez, Alaska
} Phone 228
KEYSTONE PRODUCE Co.
HEINZ’S 57 VARIETIES
AMOCAT CANNED GOODS
Groceries, Butter, Eggs, Fruits, Vegetables,
Cigars, Tobaccoes and Confectionary.
Keystone and McKinley Streets
A pretty line of colored crochet
cotton and stamped pillow allpa at
the Needlecraft Shop. tf
For flrst-class meals and good senr
tce at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants’ Cafe. . tf
WANTED—Five cents per pound
will be paid for clean, cotton rags at
the Prospector Office. tf
Genuine Sweet Apple Cider at
Hunt’s Candy Kitchen. tf
Old papers In hunches of 100 at
this office, only 10 cents. tf
A new lot of manufacturer’s sam
ples of men’s and women's wearing
apparel just received at the Empor
ium. tf