_ OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
' DON’T
The prevailing cool evenings serve to remind us that winter is near at hand. That means r~
get warmer clothing. Don’t wait until the thermometer gets below zero before think
ing of proper wearing apparel. NOW is the time to buy. BUY RIGH T.
We have goods that will confine every degree of heat vour blood produces
within your body. This is the class of goods you want.
OVERCOATS
Made by the same people that made the suits, so many of which we
have sold in the past thirty days. 1 he cut is perfect,
the quality hiyu, and the price just right.
BLANKETS and QUILTS
We have these in various weights and designs, and ranging in price from
70 {q $10.00. Our assortment is large and we are
in a position * to meet your requirements, w hatever
thev may be. You will be looking for night
comfort prettv soon and then von’ll think
of blankets. Better let us know
vour wants to-day.
Everything To Wear.
JAMES FISH & CO
Cure That Cold at
P. O. DRUG STORE.
P. Er KERN,
GOLD and SILVERSMITH.
See Our Large Line Of
NUGGET JEWELRY
Watches, Diamonds,
Cut Glass, Silverware,
Fine Watch Repairing
City Market
NEXT TO merchant’s CAFE.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Beef, Mutton, Pork and Poultry
Our Prices are RIGHT. Give us a call.
Nuggets and Nugget Jewelry
CHAINS, CHARMS,
PINS, BRACELETS,
NECKLACES, HATPINS
WF. MAKF ANYTHING YOU MAY WANT
Are You Going East?
If not, a few cents will take them by mail. Re
member your friends are looking for something.
W. C. STULL,
Optician, Jeweler ami Expert Watchmaker, Diamond Setter.
Additional I#ocal.
All Itcrihs on the Jeanie for the
return trjji have I icon engaged.
(let a washing machine at Brown-.
<11V. and wash up your blankets
la-fore winter.
Harry \\ enke and Ed Maddox
left yesterday for a short pleasure
trip up tiie trail.
Charles Wilcox, Billy Egeter
and John W. Morton are in from
an extended trip down the Sound.
Neil Robeson. H. L. Tullv, Myers
and Hanson reached town from
Slate Monday. They were the rear
guard of the Slate creckites, there
la-ing no one at the camp when
they left.
'Ihe farewell party given last
Friday to Mrs. Strouse was a great
success. Owing to her returning
to town it was changed into a re
ception.
BORN—To Mr. and Mrs. John
T. Sullivan, Tuesday. Octnlier 6th,
ISOM, at 2:15 p. nt., a nine anil
one quarter pound girl. Mother
and child doing nicely. I)r. Wi
nans was in attendance.
A few hundred copies of the Val
dez edition of The Seattle Mail
Herald are in the hands of the
Chamber of Commerce, and will bo
sent to any address upon applica
tion. Send your name and address
to this office.
The piano that was awarded the
gold medal at the Paris Kxposffion
and at the Pan-American Kxpo-i
tion was the Ludwig—strictly high
grade throughout. Beautiful tone,
high action, handsome ease. The
piano of the day. Seattle prices.
See Stoel.
Ten of the young j>eople of town
made up a coaching party Sunday,
and took a trip along tin* driveway
as far as Camp Comfort. The cqui]>
age when returning to town was
seen by our rtqiorter and presented
a very imposing appearance. The
coach was drawn by four spirited
horses, and was nicely decorated
with autumn leaves and other
things.
Call for Warrants.
Valdez, Alaska. Kept. 30, 1903—
Notice is hereby given that 1 will
pay all city warrants up to ami
including No. 3, of series 1903. if
presented within ten days from
this date. U. Sihinheko,
< ity Treasurer.
(mm in
FOR CARRYING MAIL TO THE
TANANA
A warded To James ft!
Two Mailz Per Month From Here
To Nome. Goes Via
Chistuchina.
The contract for carrying the
mail from Valdez to Nome was
awarded to Janies Fish, the present
contractor over the Valdez-Yukon
route.
The specifications called for one
delivery a month, l<ut since ilr.
Fish secured the contract, the de
partment knowing his ability to
successfully perform the work, has
changed the contract giving two
mails per month to Nome.
The mail for lmtli Eagle and
Nome will leave Valdez simultane
ously. the Nome mail remaining
intact until reaching its destina
tion. while all way mail will l>e
carried on the Eagle contract. Ar
riving at the Chisluchinu the car
riers will part, one going over the
old route to Eagle, while the other
wilt go up the Chi*''-china about
forty miles to Daisy creek, thence
up ihat river ,o i s head, thence
across the country to the head of
the Delta river, and down tin- Del
la to the Yukon, then on down to
Nome.
I in* relay stations are (icing
well provisioned. ai.tl men enough
will U‘ employed nluig ilir route
to Kt< j> a dorse trail open all win
ter. Immediately upon the arrival
of a Unit the mail will leave here
and lie delivered to Ike Loomis,
at Workman’s. He will take it in
charge over the summit to the
Drop, whence the relays in waiting
will take it to Tiekheil, thence to
lonsina, to Copper Center, to (ia
kona. to Chistuchina, where it di
verges.
'flien* were a numlier of bidders
for the contract, hut the depart
ment knowing the ability of Mr.
Fish to iultill the contract had no
hesitation in Awarding it to him.
Following is the time schedule:
Mails will leave Valdez for the in
terior the lltli and 20th of each
month in connection with the I male,
and leave Xanana for Valdez on
the 5th and 20th; 25 days being
allowed each way.
Important News.
J. Francis I it lias lieen appoint
ed second vice-president and gen
eral manager of the Valdez, Copper
Hirer & Tanana K. K. The ap
pointment was announced in a cir
cular letter from the president of
the road, which was received in
this city yesterday.—Alaskan,
We have a faint recollection of
having heard of this road, ages
ago, and are glad to know that
officers are still being apjiointed.
Star Shooters’ Ball.
Five prizes will Ite awarded at
the Star Shooters’ masquerade ball,
Saturday, as follows;
First prize, best sustained char
acter; 2d, l«est original character;
3d, most comical cliaractcr; 4th,
l»est lady waltzer; 5th, best gentle
man wailzer.
There will be no unmasking at
any time dating the dance.
Helx-r Smith met with an acci
dent at Boberts’ road house Sunday
which nearly resulted fatally.
While going down the stairs lie lost
his balance and fell, striking the
back of his head against a log. He
was unconscious for some time, and
a doctor was sent for, wlu> found
uixin examination that no serious
injury had been sustained. Hebe
is now u}> and arouun town.
Kayak Wants Legislation.
The residents of Kayak have
memorialized the president, point
ing out the needs of their seetion.
Tiiev ask for legislative action plac
ing coal lands under the general
placer law. with yiecial provisions
for Alaska, and urge that an appro
priation 1«* made for an immediate
survey of that country.
I They ask for a salmon luitchery
at Chilkat lake; an extesioii of the
Sitka cable to Kayak and Valdez;
appropriations for light houses
along tlie coast; and government
aid in determining tin- proper loea
tion for and establishing a good
harlmr in Catella hay.
The resolutions were taken to
Washington liy J. W. Ivey, who!
consented to urge these matters!
upon the attention of Congress tin
winter.
The Council.
There was harel v a quorum |>n —
ent at tins council im-ctim: .Monday.1
and the retrenchment ordinances,
introduced last week, were not act
ed upon.
The pound master was present,
and asked for definite instructions!
to what he should do regarding
tiie enforcing of tiiedog ordinances.
After considerable discussion a mo
tion was passed to instruct him toi
enforce the law, according to ids'
l*est judgment.
The following hills were ordered 1
paid:
A'. K. Lumber Co., Iiindier. $ 57.1 >5
jC. 1>. Shaw, salary,4 months, 100.00
Sam Lynch, killing dogs, 9.00
Did Not Make It.
Frederick A. Cook and party,
who attempted to cliiuh Ml. Mc
Kinley this summer, returned on
the Santa Alia. He tailed to reach
the summit, hut arrived at an alti
tude of 11,000 feet on the south
western ridge, where impassible
granite slope was struck. Tin- sea
son wa# too far advanced to make
another attempt, so ihe party raft
ed down thcSImshitna to the Intel.'
First Birth In Nizina.
Judge (iodfrev, Boh pollard. Jack
Hylin. \\. U. Hurt of the .Nizina
sawmill, Sam Means with his dog
1 )ooilies and Billy Kaufman with
his wife and child readied town
last Friday from Nizina. Thcv
boated down to Taznuna. Mr. and t
Mrs. Kaufman have the distinction
of being the parents of the tirst
child liorn in the Nizina camp.
Championship Bowling Contest.
Enter in the individual ten-pint
howling tournament, and how l iorj
the championship of Valdez!
The entry fee is $3.0) (games not
included). Entries open OcUilierj
12 and close Oct. 18. The tourna
meat commences Oct. 19, and ter- j
minutes Oct. 24. <)|>en to ali.
Buies of game: Six games to he
howled, total number of pins to
count. All games to lie howled j
under rules and regulations gov- ■
erning American Howling Congress, j
The winner of the contest will re-,
ccive a gold medal entitling him
to the championship of Valdez,*
Alaska. Entries to lie paid to Win.
Brown, in charge of the Olympic
Club Bowling Alleys.
For sale -A well stocked Fox!
island with sawmill and store,}
near Indian village, will la* sold
at & bargain. Must leave on ae-'
count of ill health. For iurt-ticu-}
lars see L. C. Larson, photographer.1
The painters are painting the
rear of the Decker broe.—Jcxkaav
Dispatch.
Thia is certainly a novelty in the
line of personal adornment,
A strike of tin ore in place lias
been made this summer on Seward
peninsula. Toe Koanoke brought
ont about a ton of placer tin, the
result of three days sluicing in the
York district, * j
I
i ITEMS PROM FAGLE AND
FAIRBANKS
. Copper Center Items. 81 looting on
Tanana. No Grub at
Frirbanka.
Shooting on Tnnnna.
A telegram iroin Kaiupari dated
*<>■(.;» slates that one t'liarle* Helix
shot and killed Itueh Massey, a
| well known pru.*peetor. Theshoot
ing occurred on tin- Tanana. and
immediately niter tlie death the as
sailant gave himself up to the cap
tain. Coroner Green h*it Hampart
for the seem* of tlie murder to
l»dd an iiuiucst.
First Snow at Engle.
E.\«h.k, Oct. 4j.—Five ur six boat*
are on tin- Hats and exacted up
any day. The first snow of the
season fell yesterday
J'he mail for Valuer will leave
here on Oct. 10.
Copper Center.
Coi’PKK I’kstkk. Oct. 7.—Harrr
1*liven and Hilly Soule arrived t«s
day. R. Blix and Walter Neal
leu vc for Vaidez on the Wth. Hogan
leaves for Valdez to-dnv. Several
people an-on tlielr way front Yu
kon to \ aide/. Farmers are clear
ing additional land for spring pur
| M *•« H ,
No Grub at Eairbanks.
From Fairbanks under date of
Sept 2S, Dcp. L. S. M tr.-hal Kdw.
\\ ickersham states that he arrested
a man at that place for luuacv. lie
replies!.'—l'lease notify all person*
who intend coming here, that tin re
is no grub in camp for new comers.
He, >uty Marshal tic*». Itreihilhis
left Rampart on Aug. l:ph having
m chage two men named .Mcfarthv
ami Ligiow, Ikitli oi wiioin were
sentenced to serve a term in the
penitentiary st McNeil’ island,the
former for 10 year* and the latter
for l-> years. He also had in charge
Al Bartlett and a man named Izzo
lx»th consigned to the insane asy
lum at Salem. After delivering his
charge he was hack in Kagle on
Sept. 29, and left there on Oct. 4
for Rampart, on Imard tlie Louise,
the last boat to go down the river
this season.
Bert Carvev, Ray Millard and
lico. McNeer left lure last week
with 14 pack horses togotorbe
mouth of tlie Ta/uuuu river for
mineral specimens which were
Uiatcd down theChittyiia and Cojc
per. Thev returned* Wednesday
afternoon, having secured all tlicv
went after, most of which will lie
shipped out to tlie states as an ex
hibit of some of our resources.
The chauibtY of commerce has
oeeided to issue a book containing
information regarding this country,
and distribute the same at the St.
Louis fair. A, \l . Rocliford offered
to publish a 10,000 edition, eon
tiiiuiug ball-tones and maps, to be
paid for by (he merchants of town,
who will he given advertising space.
It is uncertain exactly when the
book will be ready for distribution
Tin- toot of the breweryeteain
whistle sounded long and loud on
Saturday Last, at noon, just to sig
nal the fact tiut t)u-machinery was
in {msition and in perfect running
order. Tfie work was done by \\\
II. Hooper of tin- juiwer plant, and
lie did it well. Tin* wliole brewery
plant i# rapidly nearing completion
and Valdez beer will aoon he on
tap.
A longshoreman's strike is on at
Nome. They #1 an lmur for their
services and tin* employment of
union hibor.
Alaska dav at St. Louis fair jrilf
be October I S, liK;4,