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we solicit your account.
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THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Rooms All Modern Conveniences
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ALL KINDS OP
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Puget Sound L*UIVlDlU\ Material
CONSTANTLY pN HAND
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“OLYMPIAN”
The Train of Luxury
TO •
Butte, Milgs City, Sioux City, Minneapolis,
and St* Paul, Milwaukee, Chicago
All Points East, via the
“MILWAUKEE”
Leaves Seattle Daily at 10.15 A. M.
“A '•OUR DE LUXE” is an expression supremely fitting in con
nection >vith a trip to the East on this palatial all-steel transconti
nental train. It combines the enjoyment of rare scenic beauties
with the pleasure of a journey in absolute ease and comfort. ^
No Extra Fare on This Train
For further information regarding fares, tram service, reservation!,
etc., call on or address
C. H. Kraemer. General Agent. Alaska Steamship Co. and Alaska Const 8. S. Co.
" V'ALDEZ. ALASKA
City Ticket Offices. Cfckato, Milwaukee A St. Paul Railway. 44) Hastiucs Si. West
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* VALDEZ, ALASKA
Notice to Creditors.
In the United States Commissioner’s
Court, ex officio Judge in Probate,
Valdez Precinct, Third Judicial Di
vision, Territory of Alaska.
In the matter of the estate of Dav
id H. Sleem. deceased; A. J. Wendler,
administrator.—Notice to creditors.
Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned, administrator of the estate
of David H. Sleem, deceased, to the
creditors of, and all persons having
claims against the said estate, to ex
hibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within six (6) months af
ter the first publication of this no
tice, to the said administrator, at the
office of C. F Bunnell, at Valdez,
Alaska, the sa^j being the place for
the transaction of the business of
B&id 081 ft to
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 24th
day of November, 1913.
A. J. WENDLER,
Administrator of the estate of Dayid
H. Sleem.
Date of first pub. November 25, ’13.
Date of last pub.'December 26, ’13.
Schedule of the Donaldson.
The following schedule for the
launch “Lieut. C. V. Donaldson" will
take efTect today. All orders to the
contrary are revoked.
Daily, Saturday and Sunday except
ed:
Leave Fort L.scum. Alaska, 8:15 a.
m. and 1:15 "p- m.
Leave Valdez, Alaska, 9:45 a. tn., 2
?. m. and 5:30 p. m.
ruesdays:
Leave Fort Liscum, Alaska, 8:15 a.
m., 1:15 p. m. and 5 p. m.
Leave Valdez, Alaska, 9:45 a. m.,
3 p. m. and 5:30 p. m.
Saturdays:.
Leave Fort Liscum, Alaska, 1: .5 p.
m. and 7 p. m.
Leave Valdez, Alaska, 4:00 p. m.
end 10:30 p. tn. .
There will be no trips for the
launch on the 2nd and 4th Fridays
of each month, these days being us
Bd( to clean hollers.
Special trips or cancelling of the
shove will be made without notice
only to meet exigencies of the ser
vice.
By order of Lieut. Col. O'Neil.
R. O. SHBRRARD,
Second Lieut. 30th Infantry. Quar
termaster.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.—The eBtate of
Montgomery Ward, the head of the
big Chicago mail order house, has
been appraised at $5,000,000. The en
tire estate is willed to the members of
hia immediate family. They have
promised that considerable of it will
be given to charity in memory of the
departed.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Mrs. Williamson was a returning
passenger on 'he Northwestern.
Eagle masquerade ball New Year’s
eve. Eight valuable prizes.
If you want all the news all the
time, read the Prospector.
Mrs. Grace Plum returned from
Cordova on the Northwestern.
Fresh eastern oysters at the Va»
dez Cafe. tf
Charles Whalen, the miner, return
ed to Valdez on the Northwestern.
The Valdez Electric Co. sells .Mazda
lamps. Telephone 57.
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s, the tailor. Telephone 198.
Judge Brown and wife returned
from Ellamar on the Northwestern.
Suits pressed for 11.00 at Silver
man’s, the tailor. Telephone 198.
See Blum’s window for display of
prizes to be given away at the Eaglet
masquerade ball on New Year's eve.
Adolph Larson returned to Valdez
on the steamer this mornmg from Ju
neau.
The Valdez Drug Co. has an elegant
stock of Hammered Brass Ornaments.
Chinese Chop Suey and Noodles at
the Valdez Cafe, after 7 p. m. tf
One-thirrd off on Cut Glass, China
and leather goods for one week on
ly at Blum’s.
POSITION WANTED as cook at
cook at roadhouse by exrerienced wo
man. Call or write to Prospector, tf
Mrs. A. E. Grigsby and son, Latli
iop, returned to Valdez today after
spending several months in California.
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Harvey's Toggery are closing out
their complete line of dry goods and
I ladies’ furnishings. Now is the time
to get real bargains. tt
Miss Blanche Fogge, who made a
visit to Ellamar to spend Christmas
i in the copper burg, returned on the
; steamer this morning.
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' Masquerade costumes made to or
i der for the New Year’s ball. See Mrs.
j Gunther, in the Krau building. tf
Will the parties who placed pack
ages on the Christmas tree at the Con
gregational church for Mrs. Winter
please call at her store or ring phone
94? Packages were not received.
Mrs. E. Winter.
Moose Dance.
The Order of Alaskan Moose will
give their regular weekly dance Sat
urday night at their hall, to which all
friends of the organization are in
vited. Dancing will begin at 9:30
sharp. Tickets can be had of mem
bers. Good music.
California’s High Mountains.
The state of California has seventy
named mountain peaks and s!xty or
more unnamed mountains, a total of
at least 139, whose altitudes are
greater than 13,000 feet above sea
level. Twelve of these are 14,000
feet or more high. The highest is
Mount Whitney, which is also the
highest peak in the United States,
with an elevation of 14,501 feet.
Mount Williamson is the next high
est, 14,384 feet. The elevation of
Mount Shasta, probably the third
highest peak in the state, has not been
determined exactly, but it Is general
ly credited w*th being 14,380 feet high.
Other mountains attaining more than
14,000 feet are: South Peak of White
Mountain, North Palisade Mountain,
Mount fcussell, Split Mountain, Mid
dle Palisade Mountain, Mount Lang
ley, Mount Muir, Mount Tyndall and
Mount Barnard. i
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To Be King of Albania.
BERLIN, Dec. 27.—It s announced
here today that ail the European
powers have given their consent to
the assumption of the Albanian throne
by the Prince of Wled. 'The prince
Is the head of the house of Wled. He
was born in 1872 and succeeded his
father in 1910.
If yon wont all the news all the
Uaa’Mri |he Prospector
ANGRY WATERS STILLED.
When They Reach the Wonderful "Oil !
Spot” Off 8abine Paae.
A freak of nature never full; de
scribed is the wonderful “oil spot,” sit
uated abont ten miles south of Sabine
pass, Into which flows the Sabine river
to the gulf of Mexico. The river forms
the boundary between the states of
Louisiana and Texas. The “oil spot”
extends two miles along shore and sea
ward about three-quarters of a mile. A
storm from the northeast, by way of
east to southeast, has a rate of from
300 to 700 miles across the gulf of
Mexico into this mystic haven.
During a gale this spot Is wonder
fully defined. Looking seaward the
scene Is grand. An acre of towering
fonm marks the abrupt dissolution of
the lashing seas as they thunder to
ward the shore. This occurs in about
three fathoms, or eighteen feet of
water, from which the storm driven
craft, creaking and straining In every
timber, emerges and suddenly finds
herself reposing like a child rocked in
Its mother’s arms, hemmed in by a wall
of wrath, where the weary mariner
can be lulled to rest by the roar of the
winds. The place is termed the “oil
spot” not from any known analysis of
its nature, but simply from its condi
tions—it has no troubled water.—Phila
delphia Inquirer.
MEND YOUR BROKEN CHINA.
Use a Cement Made With Platter of
Paria and Gum Arabic.
I bad such a pretty Dresden china
comb and brush tray for my dressing
table which wns broken into three
pieces just the other day by some one
dropping a heavy pair of curling Irons
on it I was almost heart broken be
cause It was part of a set, and I was
afraid I could not replace it, and even
if 1 could I did not feel that I could
afford to do so.
One of my friends told me she had
been successful in mending several
pieces of old china which were treas
ured heirlooms with piaster of paris
and gum arable. Make a thick solu
tion of gum arabic and water and into
it put the plaster until the mixture be
comes a paste. This is applied to tiie
edges of the china, which are pressed
(Irmly together.
I tried it on my tray, and It worked
like magic. The solution is white, so
that It does not show like glue, and.
best of all, it makes such a strong joint
that they tell me that the article never
breaks again the same place.—Philadel
phia Ledger.
Puss and the Owl.
Owls make very amusing pets, but
lose the “happy family" knack as they
grow older. A friend of mine bad one
that he wrongly kept tied to a stake
by a cord. It was of that “tiger of
tiie north woods’’ species, the great
horned owl, and. while apparently quiet,
not to say sleepy, in the daytime,
blinking with those great yellow eyes
in the manner that has made the coun
try people believe they are sightless in
bright light, he had a surprising way
of “coming to life" whenever there
was any particular reason for doing so.
My friend had a favorite kitten that
usually gave the owl a wide berth, but
one day it strayed within the danger
zone. The result wns that the ap
parently somnolent mass of brown
feathers suddenly galvanized itself, a
powerful claw shot out, a piteous mew
was heard and then—(inis Felis do
mestlca!—Outing. • '
Britain and Conscription.
Although few people are aware of the
fact, conscription has been port of the
British constitution for 700 or 800
years. The militia law states that ev
ery Englishman between the ages of
eighteen and. thirty is liable to be
called upon for military service and
that each county must furnish a con
tingent In proportion to its population.
At the time of the Napoleonic wars this
: law was actually applied, but since
then it has fallen Into disuse, without,
however, being repealed. Every year
since 1S29 parliament has solemnly
gone through the form of suspending
for one year this ancient conscription
by ballot—Pearson’s Weekly.
Infallible.
The druggist was becoming1 wearied
by a shopkeeper, who. with no Inten
tion to buy. kept asking questions, es
ambling various articles, pricing them
and demanding the manner of their
use. Finally she picked up a bottle.
“is this pest exterminator reliable?"
she asked "How is It applied?"
"Von take a tahlespoonful every half
hour, ma'am." the druggist replied
with more than an ounce of satisfac
tion. and the woman asked no more
questions — 8t. i.oiils Post-Dispatch.
Quick Cure.
"How annoying! My wife is always
ailing. Tlie hurd work fatigues her." „
“My wife also wus always ill. but
now sbe enjoys the best of health.”
“How d|d you cure her?”
“1 told her that I would give her so
much a month for her dresses and her j
doctor • Since then she is quite well.'' j
—Paris Sonrlre. j
•' Would Like a Look.
"Say. sheriff.”
“Tea ”
“I voted fer you. Can’t yon show
me a writ of babeaa corpus? ] read so
much about 'em that I’d kind o* like
U> have a look at ooe o' the darii
things."-Kansas City Journal.
Quiok Paco.
“1 suppose that yonr don is develop
lag apace.” ,
“Vos, and a pace that la much too
fast for one of his yearn.''—Buffalo B>
prsns
Light and Power
Since the organization of the
Valdez
Electric
Company
Valdez consumers are getting
electric current at a reduction of
forty per cent in rates.
Support the new company and
keep rates down to bedrock.
Office in Copper*Block
Phone 57
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BEST PUCE TO EAT
MRS. ST. MARIE S
Crawford Building, oppoaite Tele
phone Exchange.
S7 a m to tt a oi
Lunch 13 ni to 1 |> in I
C to 7 p m
BOARD A ROOM 980 per Mo.
Go to the
ARCADE
for quick, clean service.
RA1CFRY IN CONNECTION
OA1VE.IV1 EVERYTHING good
JACK CALL1N & CO.
PIONEER BARBER SHOP
WM. GILLINEAU. Prop.
Tonsorlal Parlors
Best Appointed
BATH ROOM
ia Valdez.
Fine, Urge Tuba-Plenty Hot Water
CITY EXPRESS STORE
\X/F Buy Anything
W L Sell Everything.
LYNCH & SPENARD
MILK-MILK-MILK
Fresh Milk and Cream
VALDEZ DAIRY
Telephone orders to Phone 187
LAUNCH BRIGHTON
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Ding, Dong! ' Hear that gong.
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It Coming Along
We handle your baggage,
trunks and grips, by day or
night. We meet all ships.
THE PINZON CIGAR STORE
DICK'S PLACE
Fine Line of^Cigan aid Tobacco:
ZFruits. Nuts. Candies.
Card Rosb Soft Drinko of All Kinds
LAUNCH IDA
' Leave* from Valdez dock for
SHOUP BAY
and way point* at 10 a. ra. Daily
W. J. CALLAGHAN.
Cable Office Houre.
Week days 9 a. m. to 9 p. m.
Sundays and holidays 9 to 19 a. a.
and f to, 6 p. a.