ENJAMIN clothes, Knox hats
IS* and Packard shoes are acknowl
l i
e</geJ leaders in their respective lines.
| In Valdez they may be had at the
Valdez Mercantile Co.
The Bedding Supplies
X - at Their Best
-HE windy days of the last week oreated
77[ quite a stir in the bedding section. Full
^ lines arej to be had in both quilts and
blankets. u VJ
Instances: \‘
Full size cotton sheet
blankets, priced a pair
$1.50.
Heavier quality cotton
blankets, Almonte mills,
priced a pair, $2.00
Absolutely all wool blan.
kets, both warp"and fil
ling, come in several
qualities and colors.
Priced a pair, $6.00 and
$7.50.
Eleven pound wool blan
kets, nicely finished^ in
every way, color dark
grey, priced a pair $9.00.
Beautiful, fancy plaid
blankets, silk bindings,
priced a pair, $9.00 and
$10.00.
A big eleven pound, all
wool, Pathfinder, just
the blanket for the camp
or trail. Priced a pair,
$15.00.
I A full line of comforters; cotton floss, lambs wool,
and featherdown filled, priced from $2.50 to $15,00
*
Valdez Mercantile Co.
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PHONE
65
TONY’S PLAGE
SEATTLE
HOTEL
EVERYTHING
FIRST CLASS
ANTON CARLSON,
Manager.
SECRETARY LANE TELLS
OP “THE LURE OP ALASKA."
WASHINGTON: In his annual re
port Secretary Lane says that the
government should continue Its sym
pathetic co-operation in the develop
ment of Alaska. He urges that the
qpnfusion in administration action in
Alaskan affairs should be abolished.
“It would be too hazardous a thing
to surrender these resources to local
control or disposal for those who
have lived in any new country know
how great the temptation is to grant
away waterfront and power sites, for
est and other exceptional resources
for quick improvement. Yet this
should not drive us into a policy that
makes slow administration a neces
sity.
“The confusion in administrative
action in Alaska is well known. I
have tried to give it currency that it
might hasten the establishent of
some method of co-ordinated control
of Alaskan affairs, primarily in the
hands of a resident commission, but
always in touch with and responsive
to the wish of congress anu ihe Presi
dent through one of the departments.
“That land has a mysterious
j charm 1 a pull which affects all those
who see it, and those, too, who know
indirectly of its largeness, its gran
deur and its economic possibilities.
This could not be better illustrated
than by the number of applications
for places which were received by the
Alaska engineering commission when
that body left for Alaska in the spring
the number was over 38,000, and
most of those who applied were not
out of work but already held posi
tions with railroads in banks, on
farms or in some city shop. They
wished a taste of the large life in
this new land. There are many more
ot the same desire, though some of
whom will make Alaska richer by
their presence and And happiness in
searching out the land.”
Not all the good mechanics are in
jail. There is one good one at large.
Once in a while try the Valdes Iron
Works. We guarantee our work is
as good as can be done anywhere, in
blacksmithing, maohine work or -au
togeneous welding. m-tf
FRYE-BRUHN CO.
Wholesale>nd Retail Dealers in
Beef, Mutton, Pork, Veal, Poultry
and Produce.
Sole Agents for MAYFLOWER BUTTER EGOS. 29
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Imi
Wines, uquors anp uigars
^ Phone 69
MINE RESPONDING
TO DEVELOPMENT
Property of Ijagoon near Granite
Mine Gives Promise of Becoming
Producer in Near Future.
Dominic Viette, the well known
miner and prospector is in Valdez
from Port Wells, where he has been
developing a quartz claim on the la
goon near the Granite mine, of which
he and Patsy Hogan are the owners.
He reports that the property is de
veloping into a mine and believes
they have struck the fortune for
which they have been searching ever
since coming to Alaska many years
ago. They now have a tunnel in a
distance of one hundred and fifty feet
on the ore and have gained a depth of
one hundred feet. The lead has car
ried a uniform width of better than
two feet and while no assays have
been made with a view of ascertain
ing the values carried by the ore, it
is rich. Samples show a liberal
sprinkling of free gold.
The deposit is favorably located for
economical mining and reduction of
the ore, as work can be continued at
the property at all seasons of the
year. The tunnel is at an altitude of
eleven hundred feet and about nine
hundred feet back from the, beach.
Heavy timbers, suitable for mining or
sawmill purposes cover the lower por
tions of the claims nearer the beach
and will be a material factor, in re
ducing the expense of operating a
mill when the development work war
rants the installation of machinery.
EMPRESS THEATRE
TAKES PRECAUTIONS
Owing to Prevalence of Grippe Man
ager Pinkus Thoroughly Fumi
gates Interior of Playhouse.
_
Believing that an ounce of preven
tion is worth many pounds of cure.
Manager Pinkus had the Empress
Theatre thoroughly fumigated and
disinfected yesterday. To a report
er of the Prospector, Mr. Pinkus said:
"The large number of cases of la
grippe in Juneau and surrounding
towns; and the fact that the disease
is communicable from one to another
led me to have the interior of the Em
press thoroughly disinfected, as a
remedial precaution againpt the
spread of this disease here in Valdez.
“This contagion is carried through
the air in the shape of a germ, and
while I am not positive that fumiga
tion will destroy the effects of this
disease, I thought it better to take
precautions, and insure the safety of
my patyons."
So patrons of the Empress can en
joy the movies now. without fear of
a deadly micrococcus attacking them
while their mind Is otherwise en
gaged.
ODD FELLOWS WILL
INSTALL TONIGHT
| Joint Installation of Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows and Rebe
kahs this Kventng.
A joint installation of the Valdez
lodge Independent Odd Fellows and
the Rebekahs, the woman’s auxiliary
lodge of the order, will take place to
night when the officers for the com
ing year will be installed.
Following are the officers of the
Odd Fellows lodge who were elected
at a meeting held in December and
will be installed this evening: Noble
Grand, Willard T. Scott; Vice-Noble
Grand, Chas. E. Seeley; Secretary,
Geo. W. Robbins; treasurer, O. A.
Borgen.
The officers of the RebecChs to be
Installed are as follows: Noble
Grand, Mrs. Dan Grennig; Vice-No
ble Grand, Mrs. Chas. R. Crawford;
Secretary, 'George Robbins; Treas
urer, A. L. Florence.
There are a number of appointive
offices In each lodge and these will be
filled; after the Installation of the new
elective officers.
I* ■”
Notice to Eagles
Funeral services will be held over
the body of our deceased brother,
K. Reed, in Eagle Hall, at 2 o’clock
Tuesday afternoon. All members of
the order are requested tq be at the
hall at 1:30.
C. J. Todd, Secretary.
First ('lass Show Tonight.
A first-class program has been ar
ranged at the Liberty Theatre for to
night as follows:
The Animal—a drama swell worth
seeing.
Thieves and the Cross—a good
feature.
A Trip through the Alps—a scenic
picture.
The Simple Life—some fun.
Fatty and the Bandit—don’t miss
it.
Be sure and don't miss this show
tonight at the uioerty theatre.
Note—Charlie Chaplin, the funni
est man in the movies, presents him
self Sunday night at the Liberty The
atre. •
VALDEZ IGLOO TO
WSTALHOFHCEBS
Impressive Ceremonies were Witness
ed b>- Members of Pioneer Wom
en of Alaska.
The Valdez Igloo, Pioneers of Alas
ka, held their annual installation of
officers last Saturday evening and
celebrated the event by inviting a
number of friends to be their guests
to a supper and entertainment fol
lowing the installation. The Pioneer
Women of Alaska were invited to at
tend the ceremonies and turned out
in force.
The installation ceremony is very
impressive, and was conducted in a
manner that reflected great credit
upon the installing officers.
Past President Chas. M. Day in
stalled the following officers:
President, Thomas Hunt.
Vice-President, Jos. McCoy.
Second Vice-President, Geo. W.
Long.
Treasurer, Dr. von Gunther.
Secretary, E. G. Ames.
Historian, John W. Frame.
Chaplain, A. J. Meals.
The new members of the board of
directors are Chas. M. Day and Sam
McNiece. Charles Walker is the
holdover member of the board.
Weather Report.
Valdez, Jan. 9. 1916.
Barometric pressure .30.171
Temperature 5 p. m.29
Maximum temperature .31
Minimum temperature .18
Mean temperature.24.5
Cloudy, wind northeast 6 miles.
Interior Weather.
Valdez. Alaska, Jan. 10, 1916.
Fairbanks, 1 above; 20 inches of
snow; clpudy. windy.
Salcha, zero, 20 inches of snow;
cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Richardson. 15 above; 22 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail heavy.
McCarthy, 20 above; 23 Inches of
snow; cloudy, windy, trail good.
Donnelly, 20 above; 40 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail heavy.
McCallum, —6; 44 inches snow;
cloudy, snowing, trail drifted.
Paxson, —10; 33 inches of snow;
snowing, trail heavy, calm.
Hogan, 8 above; 20 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Gulkana, 5 above; 20 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Copper Center, 8 above; 17 inches
of snow; cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Tonsina, 8 above; 18 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Telkhea, 20 above; 48 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail good.
Beaver Dam, 14 above; 44 inches
of snow; cloudy, calm, trail heavy.
Summit, 18 above; 9 feet of snow;
Bnowing, calm, trail drifted.
Wortman's, 20 above; 4 feet of
snow; snowing, calm, trail drifted.
TUSK OF IVORY IS
FOUND IN TOLOVANA
. FAIRBANKS CITIZEN: George
Haiuzlnger, who arrived in town
Saturday from the Tolovana country
brings word of the finding on No. 6
below uoldstream, in the Promised
Land country of a well preserved
mastodon tusk. The discovery of the
tusk was made at a depth of about
85 feet and proves conclusively to the
miners of that section of the country
that they are working in an old chan
nel and therefore liable to encounter
a paystreak at almost any time.
Mr. Hanzinger states that the tusk
is one of the hhst preserved that he
ever saw. It is still solid and its col
or is the natural white. The tusks
heretofore found in other sections of
the country havp been gray in color
and would crumble when exposed to
the open air.
When Mr. Hunzlnger started for
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
Making a Specialty of Haas & Sons’ Candy
We Have.
Varied Sweets Nut Chocolates
Glace Fruit French Mixed
Old Fashioned Chocolate Supreme
Home Blade Specials
The Largest Stock of Candies in the North
Valdez Dock Co . PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wail street.
HERE'S the wonderful little Sewing Machine Attachment
which runs the machine for you. At last yon can sow with
out foot pedaling; absolutely without the slightest effort.
This simple little wonder-worker changes your Sewing Machine
(old or new) into an electric self-operating labor saver.
Find out what the Sew-E-Z means in health and comfort.
Remember—you never touch the wheel; Sew-E-Z makes it run
automatically right. No broken threads; no Jerks Just a silent
steady motioni which stops the instant you remove your foot
from the pedal.
Alaska Water, Light and Tele. Co.
_ Chas. Persy'
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DONALDSON SCHEDULE
Lvs. Fort Llscum Lvs. Vjaldes
8:16 a.m. 9:45 mb.
1:15 p.m. 4:90 p.m.
TUESDAYS
8:15 a.m. 9:46 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS
1:1*6 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. 10:30 p*m.
There will be no trip at the huuh
on the second ana fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
dean boilers.
Fairbanks tbe entire task had not
yet been exposed.. A piece about'a
foot long had been broken off. While
the remainder was in the ice. The
diameter of the broken piece was
about six inches, showing that wheh
the tusk is entirely uncovered it will
be a very large one.
Mrs. Bartlett is sick with an attack
of la grippe.
Judge C. B. Bunnell of the Fourth
Judicial Division, will leave Valdfcs
Wednesday morning on the laaaeh
Shamrock for Cordova, en route to
Fairbanks. V
Several Valdes nimrods were out
in, the liills yesterday, but no large
bags were reported, as the game toss
scarce, owing to the heavy wind and
snowfall of the few days previous.