Valdez Mercantile Co.
E. B. WHEAT, Manager.
Fresh, U|>-to-date Mock.
Men’s Suits From <12.50 to <27.00.
Cravenette Overcoats, Rain and Wind Proof, *27*00.
Hats, Caps, Shoes and Furnishing Goods.
Moose meeting tonight.
New Girdles At Indies Bazaar.
Fresh Veal at the Peonies Mar
ket.
The Excelsior left Sitka at noon
Tuesday.
There is a shortage of tobacco
and cigars at Nome.
The Santa Clara left Seattle Mon-1
day night with 125 passengers.
Charles Mnlander, formerly i
l aker at Hand’s Bakery, has gone
to Nizina.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wheat have ;
moved into the Crary house on •
Fourth street.
The Valdez Laundry does first
class Tailoring as well as first-clars
laundrv work.
Fresh Ranch Eggs, Dairy But
ter and Oysters at the Peoples
Market, Phone :*U.
Mrs- Frank Austin, who has been
in the States all winter, returned
to town on the Bertha.
dim McCarthy and Bill MePhee, i
of Valdez, were registered at the
Diller in Seattle on Feb. 25.
Wm. Pepper, a surveyor who is
well known here, arrived on the:
Bertha to join the Lewis party.
F. J. Kinghorn left last week for
Fairbanks with a load of freight.
His wife will folliw |»im later.
Captain O. d. Humphrey willj
operate the Orca cannery this year
under lease from the receivers of
the P. P. & N. Co.
Nome is sending two mail car
riers over a route to Kamishak bav
to test the feasibility oi taking the
outside mail that way.
The mandamus proceedings
brought hv the school hoard of
Nome to compel the council to
turn over funds, was decided
against the school hoard.
COAL — COAL
Wellington $15 per ton
Roslyn $13.50 per ton
$125 per sack, delivered. C. W.
Miller, agent, or Copper River
Braying Co.
M rs. M. W. Allender is prepared
to do plain sewing and mending tit
reasonable prices. Broadway, t>e
tween Hobart and Sherman sts.,
opposite A. Judson Adams.
T. P. Winter, who bus charge of
the jewelry store of I*. K. Kern,
has received word from Skagway
that the idea Of installing a branch
store at Fairbanks has been aban
doned. The store here will be re
stocked and the business contin
ued.
The Bertha arrived early yester
day morning, after a rather slow
trip from Seattle. She was de
layed 3ti hours at Kayak, where
she lay at anchor, rather than take
to the open with so much stock
aboard. There was a fierce gale
raging at the time. There were 77
passengers and 31 head of stock.
Fresh Oysters on everv steamer
for Wikidel. '
New goods on every l*oat at .
Ladies Bazaar.
Fairbanks mail arrived yester
day afternoon.
TURKKYH and CHIN, nice and
fat. Phone 29. Valdez Market.
The finest line of Muslin Under
wear will arrive shortly at the
Ladies Bazaar.
Blarney Stevens is up from La
touche anil will remain in town
for a short time.
T. I). Hogan, who has been on i
the interior since last spring, is
now in town.
Chase and Sanborn’s Celebrated i
Coffee is to Ik- had at Hemplc &
Dougherty’*.
This week 1417 .50 was turned '
over to the school treasurer for
school purposes.
SIRLOIN. T-BONK and Tender-)
loin Steaks, 20c per lb. Phone 29.
Valdez Market.
Large consignment of Huyler’s
Superior Candies enroute for the 1
Owl Drug Store.
SPKCIAL SALK of Prime Rih ,
Roast of Beef at the Peoples Mar- I
ket, Saturday only.
Parker Bunk Houston Keystone
avenue. Bunk, stove and wood,
nil comforts, 25 cents per dav.
WEINERWTRST and SOUR
KRACT i» nice for a change. (Jet
it at Valdez Market. Phone 2‘.t.
January and February stock of
Edison Cold Moulded Records at
Wikidel’s Phonograph Parlors.
Charles Dirngcr. a representative
of the John S. Kimball Steamship
Co., arrived from Nome this week,
lie was brought out by Scotty
Allen, making the trip in 30 days.
Pete ('ashman, who was last
week elected by the lire depart
ment as chief, was appointed this
week hy the council. He will have
complete control of the department |
at fires hereafter.
Captain Downing is in command
of the Bertha this trip. He is an
old-timer in these waters, having I
run the Excelsior in ’03 and ’!*!•.
Z. S. Moore is pilot and J. J. Mc
Manus purser.
J. W. Riekenhach and wife, |
Thomas Blaylock and wife. F. E.
Lawson, H. St. Ceorge, C. M. Rob
inson, J. Mcl’bail were arrivals on
the Bertha, hound for Fairbanks, j
They all have horses for the trip.
Al. Jackson, the popular sales
man at the store at A. L. Levy »V
Co., has resigned his por-iiiou tucr>
amt will leave the tirsi of next
month for Juneau. Poor health
is the reason of the change. Mr.
Jackson is a great favorite with
everyone here and will he greatly
missed.
THE LADIES’ BAZAAR
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Thompson’s Glove Fitting Corsets,
Redfern Corsets, Underwear, Waists,
Skirts, Ladies Furnishing Goods, etc.
'twmswA sfivl
'juwntnr Y
Everything for the Ladies and Babies
Mrs- E. G. Ames, Proprietor.
Call LJ> Phone 66
and our collector will *»et your Soiled Clothes; they will
ho laundered and delivered to you promptly. None but
experienced workmen are employed by us. and our mod
ern «|iiipment enables ns to do the l<est work, without
injuring the finest clothes.
Keystone Avenue near the Wharf.
Clothes Cleaned and Pressed.
Northern Steam Laundry
Dawson Crawford, Manager.
Snow Glasses for the trail at
he Owl Drug Store.
Fresh Ciub Sausage at Peoples
Market.
The Bertha is to leave for Scat
le Saturday.
The very latest in Pillow Tops
it Indies Bazaar.
W. A. Dickey returned to Lund
ock hav yesterday.
ROl'ND STEAKS, 15c jier Ih. at
i’aldcz Market. Phone 29.
Judge Wiekershatn reached
Fairbanks Tuesday night.
Call and see us in our new i|Uar
ers on and after Monday next. !
l.adies Baz irr.
SALTED SALMON BELLIES
ind Mackerel at the Valdez Mar
tel. Phone 29.
The Valdez Laundry does lirst
•lass Tailoring as well as tirst-class
uttndrv work.
Judge Harlan and F. M Brown
trill not leave for the Tatiana un
it after the arrival of the Santa |
Jla ra.
For Sai.k.—One piano, practic-j
illy new, and one oak dining room
let. Necessary to sell on account
if change of station. Apply to
Jnptuin J. II. McRae, Ft. Liscuni.
i
Chamber Of Commerce.
The Chamber of Commerce had
he first meeting last Friday for
>ome time. The principal matt* r
inder consideration was to secure
v summer mail service over this
route to the interior. A commit
ee was appointed to confer with
Jhicf ('lei k Ames and take such
•tips as seemed advisable in the
matter.
A communication was addressed
to the Fairbanks Chamber, express
ing willingness to cooperate witli
them in securing any legislation of
mutual advantage.
Kdiuttnd Smith resigned as sec
retary ami Henry Suessdorf was
di eted in his place.
Afngnak, Feb. 15—The schooner
Mayflower arrived here last night
from Kodiak with supplies for our
i*s al stores.
We have had an exceptionally
mild winter so far, witli occasional
rains and some heavy blows from
[be east. As the ground lias been
liare of snow and the thermometer
lietween and 40, beach mining
was carried on successfully, almost
without inruptiou. tin wind winter.
Now and then, men of tins place,
A'cuts included, left for the I teach
diggings, and returned after a
ample of weeks with pokes rang
ing from twenty to eighty dollars.
The beach diggings area great help
for men who have their homes
around here, hut for those fellows
who expect, to pick up fortunes in
a short time they have not much
value.
VALDEZ TRANSPORTATION CO.
Jas. Fish, President and General Manager.
Will operate a fully equipped Stage Line
Valdez To Fairbanks
Three Times A Week.
Commencing Thursday, Feb. 2. DM)5. Stage
leaves Valdez at 12 o'clock, Noon, Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays.
FARE $150, Iucluding 25 lbs. Hand Baggage.
Quick, Comfortable Service.
For further infortunium apply to the Company at Valdez, the Alaska
l'neitie Navigation Co. or Ala>ka Commercial Co., at Seattle, VVSsh.
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
(Incorporated.)
Buys and sells houses. lots and mining property.
Acts as agent for corporations and non-res dents.
Pays taxes and do<> assessment work on mining claims.
Does a general rental business.
Makes collections of all kinds.
Furnishes abstracts of title.
Does conveyancing.
Notary Public and Stenographer in office.
Cabins For Rent Collections a Special!:
Next to (iov. Gable Office V Ai.Di.Z.
Ujiotair* ALASKA 1
We Don't Handle
lint we Inive everythin}; in tne
(iroeerv atnl l»ry (iootls Line.
CLOTHING
BOOTS
and
, SHOES
j HAY and GRAIN
I Etc., Etc.
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• in ym i IiohiI if you tnuii- «ith
I us. You’ll >:t I l'iT*t nf -irvitT.
Hemple Dougherty,
Pioneer Outfitters.
Everything to Eat Everything to Work With Everything to Wear
OTTO KANITJ5, Prep.
Caters to the Family Trade
with the wry I test quality
of .''tall Fed Hccf. Fresh
Poultry, .Million. Veal and
Pork.
A Trial Will Convince You
Phone 36
Bread, Cake, P:es
FRESH DAILY.
All Kinds e.' Coke To Order.
John Walters, Prop.
Hand’s Bakery
Bread and Pastry
of all kinds made
daily.
Lunch Room in Connection
Ch as. A. Hand, Prop.
If You Want
To Look Well-Dressed.
Have your suit donned ami
pressed. Trousers Lagged at
the knees denote a slovenly
man.
(iuv F. Cameron will Clean,
Press and Repair your clothes
on short notice.
Clothes Relined.
See ROOT at the
Broadway Pharmacy.
Prescriptions a Specialty.
A Full Line of Lowney’s Candies.
Lownev’s High tirade Chocolates
and Bon Bons at the Owl Drug
Store.
If you would enjoy good health
hathe frequently at the Dock Baths.
Bank of Valdez
S. A. Hemple, President E. W. Adains, Casiiier
Transact A General Ranking Business.
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H ive S||I,| |V|hiM ! . \e mil Stun. _e I’..
iii \ mil Fur lieni
AeniUIiIs nl lliiiiviiiiiai.' Men lull) ami
i i>r|Hiraiinn« Soliciteil
Sell FJoncy Orders on All Parts of the World
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Scamhi avian Aiinri- an I* hi. and !’ ^ * >, und Nam» . I
I*:»nk. St att h\ hairhank- iktuktit^i (’o., i .rhauk.**.
Telegraphic Transfers of .Vainey To Fairbanks
A Specialty.
MONEY TO 1.0 AN CO I I.K< HONS MAHK
Olympic i Club s [jcor.'i).
Bowling
Alley
Billiard
! Hall
i
Cigars
Private
Card
hooms
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till HKS'i 1*1? 1« »; I'AID
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Banking House
OK
A._L. Levy &_Co.
A Conservative Banking Business Done.
CORK F'I'*NI»K XT' : \/ 0 J H 0
Seattle I’ugi’t Nat’l Bank 9
San Kkan«im<» i.iUiri «»f * nlii mi i «. ■ •
New York Kir-i National bank | 3 S KcJ
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’S3 Pioneer ’98
Shaving and Bath Parlors.
Best equipped shop in the eitv. All modern
improvements. Work guaranteed tliehest.
Try Our Shami and Face Iviassage
Baths Ft lies <>r Gentlemen.
CAMERON GOEDEN
©S€A2> FiSH
Paints, Oils, Glass.
Fine Varnishes, Buiiders Hardware,
Terra Cotta Pipe.
JAS. F!SH, SR. Manager.
Commercial Photographer
Developing and Printing a Specialty.
- - Views For Sale.
Bromide Enlargements, Copying, Etc.
Your old favorite negatives will lx- carefully re
duced or intensified at reasonable rates. A
specialty is made of developing extreme under
and over-ex postal negatives, and the latest and
most up-to-date methods ami chemicals are ctn
* ployed.
Views Taken to Order P. S. HUNT, Valdez
The Hoffman House
ROOMS |L».oO to
*-r> PER WEEK.
*■* Mus. S. Day, Proprietor. Cor. McKinley and Keystone
Job Printing at the Prospector Shop