AUCTION! AUCTION! AUCTION!
BIG SLAUGHTER SALE
Our stock is being slaughtered and knocked down under the hammer to the highest bidder regardless of cost. From now on we will sell
our stock at Public Auction if it only brings 10 cents on the Dollar. This sale will continue for this week only. Now is your time to
buy goods if you will only come in and give us a bid. Ladies are welcome to attend the sale as well as men. We bar none. Every
body is welcome. We are selling goods at Private Sale at the LOWEST POSSIBLE FIGURE.
S.TS PLANT & CO., Jewelers.
The FirstBank of Valdez
CAPITAL $25,000.
4% PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
OUR STOCKHOLDERS ARE
S. BLUM
M. BLUM
E. B. WHEAT
JOHM LYONS
J. M. LATHROP
W. M. WILSON
JAFET L1NDEBERG
TERRITORIAL DEPOSITORY.
■RECEIVED ON THE MARIPOSA.
Tomatoes, Slicing Cucumbers, Casabas, Lettuce, Cauliflower, Oran,
ges, Pears, Jap Oranges, Peppers, Bananas, Grape Fruit, Vegetable
Oysters, Nuts, Pop Corn, Pine Apples, and a full line of vegetables.
Also Red Apples, Green Apples, Yellow Apples, Black Apples, Eating
Apples, Cooking Apples, Soft Apples, Hard Apples, Sour Apples, Sweet
Apples, Big Apples, Small Apples, any kind of apple at the right price
Delivery. Phones 55.
The Yakima Fruit Company
VALDEZ SHEET METAL WORKS
Plumbing. Steam and Hot Water Heating.
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES
Pumps. Well-Points, Valves
and Packing.
Water, Steam and Suction
Hose.
PIPE AND FITTINGS
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I
Telephone 66 I
Foot Keystone Ave
Rough Dry 10c lb.
WHY PAY MORE
COMPARE OUR PRICES WITH OTHERS
Rainier Beer, per case, quarts.$5.00
Rainier Beer, per case, pints.$5.50
All Brands of Bottled Goods
In Bond, per quart . . $1.65
BEERS
Rainier, Four Quarts for .... $1.00
Rainier, Six Pints for .... $1.00
Budweiser, Five Pints for .... $1.00
Budweiser, Three Quarts for . $1.00
WINES
Port, Sherry, Claret, Riesling, Sauterne,
Angelica, Muscatel.
Highest Standard Brands, 75 cents Per Quart.
Free Delivery to all parts of the City. Why Pay More?
Buy Your Holiday Wines and Liquors at
The Big Place.
Subscribe for the Prospector and Get All the News
THAW FIGHT
WILUONTINUE
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—In spite of
the decision of the Supreme Court
that the extradition of Harry Thaw
from New Hampshire was legal and
should be carried out by the state of
ficials, attorneys for Thaw will delay
the law for severa'. years if plans
they have under way carry. New ha
beas 'corpus proceedings will be
started in New Hampshire at once.
Thaw is willing to return to New
York if he is tried for conspiracy, the
charge upon which the extradition is
asked, but will fight to prevent be
ing brought to this state on the m!s
demeanor charge and then confined in
Matteawan again as an insane per
son.
NEW WAGE SCALE
STEELWORKERS
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—There will
be no general reduction of wages in
the steel business on the first of the
year when a new schedule will be
put in force. The corporation will
make many changes, however, in the
present rates paid the skilled em
ployees and especially in the piece
work department, wnere many of the
men have been earnning big salaries
under the old system.
MORE MONEY EOR
RED CROSS WORK
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec. 23.—
Forty-six thousand dollars has been
raised here for the Red Cross fund.
The people are willing to aid the
work of mercy undertaken by the
American Red Cross Society. The
money issued to relieve the misery of
the soldier and non-combatants of all
countries.
MOOSE DINNER
FORJHRISTMAS
The Order of Alaska Moose will
give their regular Christmas dinner
on Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock. A
committee of ladies have the dinner
in charge. The hall has been deco
rated with plenty of Christmas trees
and boughs. Tickets can be secured
up to noon tomorrow.
CHRISTMAS TREE
CHRISTMAS EVE
The Sunday school of the Congre
gational church will hold their regu
lar Christmas festival on Thursday
eve at the Congregational church. A
big tree has been provided. All the
children in town are welcome. Any
person can place gifts on the tree for
friends. The children of the Sun
day school will give a short enter
tainment and Srfnta Claus is expect
ed to be at the church and give out
the presents.
Harvey’s Toggery Retiring From
Business.
We are closing out our entire stock
below cost. Fixtures for sale. tf
Remington and Smith Premier type
writers for sale or rent at Valdez
Drug Co. tf
AMMOND CONFERS
WITHPBESIDENT
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23—Governor
Ammond of Colorado held a long
conference here today with President
Wilson regarding the Colorado strike
situation. The two executives are
planning for the withdrawal of the
federal troops. Both President Wil
son and Governor Ammond are anx
ious to have the soldiers taken away
from the strike zone, but wish to be
certain that trouble will not follow.
The Colorado executive is certain
that the state troops can handle the
situation, as the militia has been re
cruited to its capacity from among
men w'ho know what is expected of
them and are willing to aid the state
to preserve order.
PROHIBITION NOT
AT THB SESSION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—It is pre
dicted that the nation-wide prohibi
tion bill will fail. The drys, however,
will continue the fight and the na
tional prohibition organization is ex
pected to enter the campaign in 1916
to beat every congressman that fails
to vote for the bill An effort will be
made to have Alaska go dry at this
session. Many congressmen who are
opposed to national prohibtion are ex
pected to vote for a dry Alaska in
order to square themselves with the
white ribbonites.
ALFRED HENRY LEWIS
DIES IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—Alfred Hen
ry Lewis, the writer, died here to
day after a short illness. Lewis had
published many books and his stories
were among the best sellers of the
past ten years. He started his writ
ing while a correspondent in Wash
ington for the Chicago Times and
later came to this city. His first book
to win success was “Wolfville.”
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Dances of Today.
Dances of today in moving pictures
Showing maxixe, turkey trot, hesita
tion, etc. Also the fine drama,
"James Lee” and laughable comedy,
“The Midnight Alarm” at the Orph
eum tonight.
Large stock of cut glass and Paris
ian ivory at Valdez Drug Co. tt
When in Chitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Finot Hotel in the Interior-Well Heated, Clean Roomt.
Bar in Connection._ Rate* Reasonable
List Your Houses with the
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Houses for Rent or Sale. Collections Made.
C. B. SMITH, Proprietor. Office on Wall Street.
Chas. R. Crawford WaU street Phone 159
Plate Glass, Window Glass, Roofing and Building Papers, Roofing
Pitch, Lime, Cement, Plaster Lath, Shingles, Builders’ Hard
ware, Shop and Job Work of all kinds.
Windows, Doors, Moulding, Finishing Lumber, fairba&cs^morse a co
RED CROSS HOSPITAL
PRIVATE ROOMS.
Open to All Physicians
MISS JONES,
Hobart Street. Matron.
;
For First Class
MEATS
Try
FRYE - BROHN CO.
PHONE 29
We will receive on the
“Mariposa” a shipment
of strictly fresh killed
Suckling Pigs, Turkeys,
Geese, Ducks & spring,
roasting Xnd fricassee
Chickens.
Absolutely no cold stor
age poultry handled
this Christmas.
Leave your orders with
us early and we will
guarantee satisfaction.
THE PRICES WILL BE RIGHT
Only The Best
Smoker* Can Now Enjoy
the Be*t
Juan De Fiica Cigars
U.S. Government Impeded.
Mad e In Bond
Ingram & Bush
SOLE AGENTS
Valdez Hospital
Largest and Best Equipped Hospital
in Southwestern Alaska.
Graduate Norses—Private Rooms for Patients
For Terms'and Particulars Apply to
E. C. DALTON, M, D., Physician in Charge, j
Valdes Lodge
No 168,
Free and Aocepted Masons
Regular Communications first Wednesday in
each month in McKinley Hall Visitors always
welcome.
A. E. GRIGSBY. W. M.
O. C. Reynolds. Sec
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When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, Prop.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Avt Seward, Alarka
VALDEZ ELECTRIC COMPANY
THE CONSUMERS* COMPANY
Office in Copper Block, on Broadway
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Beat of Meals—Prices Reasonable
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chltina.
General Freighting. knute! nafsted. Mar.
Valdez Dock Co. PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
and GRAIN
Cs
Office, foot of Wall street
A. M. Dieringer
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight
ing to all interior points
LIVERY and FEED STABLE
STORAGF
Teaming of all kindr
Positively no coal deliveied
unless paid for in advance
DONALDSON SCHEDULE.
Leaves Fort Liscum. Leaves Valdez
8:15 a. m. 9:45 a. m. j
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m. «
TUESDAYS j
8:15 a. m. 9.: 45 a. m. /
1:15 p. m. 2:00 p. m.
4:30 p. m. 5:00 p. m. /
SATURDAYS /
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m. I
7:00 p. m. 10:30 p. m. 1 .
There will be no trips of the laun|~“
on the secoLd and fourth Fridays 1°:
each month, these days being 'UsleQ
to clean boilers. J