Of Local Interest
From Fridays Bulletin
The Three M’s sailed Thursday fm
Kidalgo. and LandloCk bays, carrying
about 30 passangers. Several of the
l.itter went down to look over tin
properties of the Fidalgo Mining Co.
.Mrs, Blarney Stevens, together with
H irry and Ralph Reynolds, voung si ns
of Mr. H. D. Rtyuolds. arrived from La
i'oucbe island last eveuing aud all arc
intending to make a protracted stay in
Valdez.
Information received by the Pros
ixtob’s special telepathic source this '
morning to the effect that Valdez is
vo have a wedding. The young lady ■
iil shortly arrive by steamer, and w»11 j
1.» met. at the dock by a well known j
sergeant at the cable station. Happy j
days. *
The contingent of eastern capitalists
who arrived ou the Bertha, left on the
Klsie last evening for Hogan's Bay
where they will inspect the Hogan-1
Pimple Eagan Murray property. It is
reported that they have it bonded for !
1125,000.
From Saturday's Bulletin.
On the return trip of the Saratoga,
which is due Sunday night or Monday,
will take ore from Barrack’s at La
touche.
Catholic services will take place to
morrow at the Sbhoolhoase. Mass at
10 a. m. and Sunday school at 2:30 p.
m. Non-Catholics as well as church
members are invited to attend the
morning service. Fr. P H. Tcrnell, S. J.
The Hubbard-Elliott outfit, from
Elliott Creek, consisting of (ins. Bel -
ioli, L. D Hubbard, M. V. Hubbaid,
E. B. Dobbas. V. Smith. M. McClade.
A. H. Berry, G. C. Haneman, and Fred
Guthrie came in yesterday with a pack
train, bringing in some very rich
samples of ore struck on the H.-E.
property this summer. They report
a very successful season. Ed. Dickey
will remain on Elliott creek this
winter.
From Monday’s Eulletin
A cablegram from Seattle announces
the birth oi a daughter this mon.ing,
to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Miller. Mother
and child doing nicely.
Pink Dennison end Judge Whittelsy
arrived in town yesterday from the in
terior
The dance given at McKinley Hall
Saturday night proved to lie grand sue
cess and a most enjoyable affair, e<
evidenced by the large number preseii'.
Owing to the recent railroad activity
quite an unusual number of peop!
attended, not a few of them bein
strangers. Mr. Storey, Brennan anu
McGuiik furnished the music whie
was of a kind that induced even tin1
old timers to remain until the 11 Horn
Sweet Home ” Wo look forward with
pleasure to another such sociai event
The reference iu tiie Prospector re
garding the matter of keeping a recoi
of the births, marriages and deeMis ha
already born fruit and probably
action in the matter will be taken r.t
the riext meeting of theTown Council
It appears that it. is the duty of tie
Health officer to keep such a record,
but for a considerable period. Valdez
ha3 been without such an official. A
member of the Town Council gave tie
Prospector the facts in the case am
stated that he was in full accord wit!
the suggestion of the Prospector, bu
through some inndvertance. after th
resignation of the the previous Health
officer, his successor had not been
chosen.
From Tuesdays Bulletin
D. C. Sargent. Commissioner and
Recorder for the Nabesna district, wit >
headquarters at the mouth of Cam:>
Creek, arrived here Monday. With
him were Clayton Jones, Frank Xio
son and John Gibbons who have been
in representing Bratuober. Mr Sar
gent left Deputy Recorder Russell at
Camp Creek, during his absence.
Chris. Tjosevig and wife, who have
been speudiug the summer in the Kot
sina couutry, is ou the way out and
*ill veaeh, toAvn in a day or two.
Born
Monday, Sppt. 9, a son to Mr. and
Mrs Albert Grigsbv.
Osca r 1*note. E.»q of Jnnenu, who
has been at Katalla examining coal
properties, and aho down the Sound
inspecting some of his copper interests,
is in the City, and will go South on the
Bertha.
Mrs. Patton, of the Valdez Hospital,
will teavo on the Bertha tonight, for
Portland, Ore.
The Bertha arrived at noon and will
go South toliight. .
By direction of Mr. H. 1) Reynolds
all persons returning from the interior
are invited to make u.se o' the freight
teams of the Home Railway for the '
transportation of both themselves and i
thet- packs into town. Each day eight !
of these teams are dispatched to the j
various camps, returning empty in the :
evening. In addition .nr. Reynolds 1
also offers to the people of Valdez the
fret* use of the private telephone line
constructed by the company.
Dr. D. H. Slecm, of Seward, is a vis- j
itor in Valdez.
C. Ira Daggeeff, of Reward, came;
over ou the Santa Clara and will make
Valdez his home
As there seems to be some roisun- 1
del-standing ns to the proffer person to j
whom applications may bo umdo l'<>:
subscriptions for stock of the Alaska
Home railway, and also as to the prop
er person to whom payments may tie
made for the same, the Prospector has
been requested to state that Mr. Frank |
E. Youngs is the proper poison, and
that, ho Can be found at the office of
Railway in the church building.
Mrs. C. T. Daggett arrived on ti e
arriued on the Santa Clara from Sew
ard The Daggetts will occupy the
Grant Chase house on McKinley St.
h V Hoyle came over on the Clara
from Seward . After a short visit here
ho will go to Katalla.
Charles Crawford, that (>| ular ! tck
smith of Seward, is here and expo* - to
open a shop in Valdez in a few dr s.
Mrs E. C Richards was a pa?.* -nger
on tlie Santa Clara. Mr* Richards i
bound for Ban Diego to join her hus
: band and daughter Nellie, who an no .
located at that place. Mr Richards uav
purchased an orange grove theift.
Alex. II Bradford,son of T. I>. Hrad
! fonl of me Crown Copper Co, who has
! been spending ti c past three months
at Knights Island, returned to the
states ou the Santa Clara.
Clarence Warner and Wickersham
arrived in town yesterday from tin
copper country.
1 Steve Birch and the C. S. Geological
party who have been making a rec u
nais-ance in the copper country, re
turned to town yesterday.
From Wednesdavr. Bulletin
1
The? office of the A. ('. Co. has re
moved to the Swau building.
The Bertha in-ought over 11) horses
from Seward for the Alaska Home
Railway.
Ex-Governor Brady was on the Her
tha enroute from Horseshoe bay to
i Seattle.
Frank Bartlett has returned from
?he Chisua District where h • nas been
prospecting during the summer.
The foundation for- M e for the nett ,
Reynolds Bank budding, corner of
Broadway and Hobart street will prob
ably be finished today.
Mi-s Bessie Reynolds, neice of Mr !
H. L). Reynolds, who has been enjoy- j
iug a vacation at. Horseshoe bay, came
’upon the Bertha, and will visit her
aunt Mrs. Blarney Stevens here.
Lafe Col man id among t he late ar
rivals from the interior. He severely
strained his foot on the road out, but
| ia able to walk with the assistance of j
a cane.
Civil engineer A L/acey was a pas
senger on the Bertha for Juntta.
\
Philadelphia, Sept- 11—In n de
cision of the court, rendered yester
day, it was held that the two rent
railroad fate was unconstitutional,
being class legislation.
San Francisco, Sept. 11 - - A * >
hour after the (..inns Britt tight it
was announced that Britt broke
his wrist, hut even if it was true it
was immaterial for (Jans could
have knocked Britt out at any
time after the second round, the
latter being simnly outclassed.
Billv Jordon announced that Nel
son challenged the winner.
San Francisco, Sept. 11 The
sports who saw the Gans-Britt
tight are calling the latter a <juit
ter. They have attempted to call
his bluff regarding hi- broken
wrist, but he refuses to allow an
examination.
Seattle. Sent. 11—Taft in his
address last night, said the Philip
pines were not ready for s It gov
ernment, and would not he for a
hundred year:'. The Philippines
desire that their educated class
should he their rulers, but these
latter do not constitute ten per
cent.
Notice.
Chung to the advance in the freight
rnt»;s and the price of Hour, Bread will
1 be advanced Sept. 1, to ten cents
straight per loaf instead of three for
25c as heretofore, \aldez Rak-rv,
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Lead - - - 2.00
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