The First Bank of Valdez
CAPITAL *25,000.
4% PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
OUR STOCKHOLDERS ARE
S. BLUM JOHN LYONS
M. BLUM J. M. LATHROP
E. B. WHEAT W. M. WILSON
JAFET UNDEBERG
TERRITORIAL DEPOSITORY.
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Valdez Dock Co. phone no. i
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
and GRAIN
Office, foot of Wall street.
Headquarters tor Traveling Men.
Copper Block
VALDEZ
“The House of Comfort,”
For Men Only
Steam Heat. Hot Baths
The New
BIG PLACE
A Fine, New Cigar and Pool Parlor
in Connection.
A small neat bar that handles nothing but first class
goods and gives first class service. The
following brands on sale:
Pebbleford Whiskey
Hermitage
Green River
Clarkes
Jonnle Walker Scotch
Hennessey Brandy
Gordon’s Gin .
Holland Gin
Old Crow
Sunny Brook
Lacey
Cyrus Noble
Perfection Scotch
Martell Brandy
Square Gin
Star Gin
And many other first class standard brands
Port Wine..
Sauterne
Zlnfedel
Sherry Wine
Claret
Riealins
By the quart or gallon
Blue Ribbon Beer
Valdez
Rainier Beer
Budwelaer
By the quart or pint.
The price is right, give us a trial order—Free delivery
Phone 69
W. I. LEVY
PROPRIETOR
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. Mariposa, S. S. Alameda andS. S. Northwestern
sail from Seattle the 6th, 12th, 18th, 24th and 30th
EVERY MONTH
From Valdez south—7th, 13th, 19th, 25th and 31th for Cor
dova, Skagway, Juneau, Wrangall, Ketchikan and Seattle.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan. Wrangell, Juneau. Sheep oreek Treadwell,
Douglas Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar. Valdez and Latouche. Explosives. S S Seward.
S S Seward. 5th1 S S Latouohe. 15th'. S S Cordova. Kth of each month—Right re
served to ohange this schedule without notice.
F 9. Tracy, Gen'IJAgt- Valdes Doclc’Co., Local Agt
Send the Prospector Jo Jeer Friends to The States
MU HD
R. R. Swobada Was Held Charged
With Having Set the Steamer Tou
raine Afire Some Weeks Ago.
PARIS, April <3.—Raymond R.
Swobada, the American citizen who
was a passenger on the French trans
Atlantic liner Touraine, which was
found to be on fire when miles from
shore and who was arrested when the
ship reached France and charged with
having set the vessel on fire and also
with being a spy in the employ of the
German government, was released
yesterday and ordered to leave the
country at once. j ■
American Ambassador Sharp inter
ested himself in the case and request
ed the French government to fur
nish him with the evidence against
the American citizen. The authori
ties, however, ordered the release of
Swobada, but ordered that he leave
France at once. Swobada is a Ger
man-American, who has been in busi
ness in France for six years and he
claims he was returning on the Tou
raine when the ship caught fire. He
denied that he was a spy or had set
the vessel on fire.
CONVENT DANCE
NEXTSATUROAY
The ladies of the Catholic church
will give a dance next Saturday night
at Moose hall for the purpose of rais
ing funds to carry on the work of
the Ursuline convent. The ladies
will serve a most delicious luncheon
at midnight and the music will be
the best obtainable. The money
raised at the dance will be used to
further the work of the convent,
which is one of the best educational
institutions in Alaska.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Something new in piece goods, al
so summer hats for ladies and chil
dren received on last boat at E.
Winter’s. tf
Chinese noodles and chop suey at
Valdez Cafe after 7 p. m. tf
Matinee at the Orpheum tomorrow
afternoon, with Mary Pickford as the
star. Don’t miss it.
Olaf Olson arrived at noon today
from Shoup bay.
Suits pressed (or $1.00 at Silver
man’s the tailor. Telephone 198.
Latest popular copyrights and clas
sics at Valdes Drug Co. tf
H. Holge left yesterday for Ella
mar.
H. Reed is confined to his room
with an attaok of rheumatism.
GERMS LOST
32,376_flFFICERS
PARIS, April 23.—The Press Bu
reau of the war office gave out today
figures, compiled from official German
lists of losses of officers. These show,
the Press Bureau says, that of a total
number of 480 generals in times of
peace, 43 have been killed and 57 are
wounded or missing.
"Out of 33,154 infantry officers, 8,
604 have been killed, and 18,149 have
been wounded or rae missing,” the
announcement says further,
“Out of 7,063 cavalry officers, 366
have been killed, 881 have been
wounded or are missing.
"Out of 12,108 artillery officers, 912
have been killed and 2,264 have been
wounded or are missing.
"The grand total of officers of the
German army at the beginning of the
war, including men in the active ser
vice, reserve and Landwehr, was 52,
805, out of which, up to March 15,
9,925 have been killed, and 21,351
have been wounded or are missing.
This makes the total of losses 31,
276.
“This shows that the grand total
of losses among the officers of the
German army is more than half their
number on the day of the declara
tion of war.”
LONDON, April 23.—An officers’
casualty list for the fortnight ended
yesterday shows the British army,
since the beginning of the war, has
had 1,844 officers killed, and 3,301
wounded while 732 have been report
ed missing. This is a grand total of
5.877.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Boys and men’s pants, overalls and
socks at Emporium. tf
William Glendenning came up from
Wells blay last evening.
Have you tried the Y. F. Co. brand
of eggs? If not do It now and note
the difference. The Yakima Fruit
Co. tf
E. P. Cashman, the mayor of Wort
man’s, came in last evening from
his roadhouse.
Home cooked dinner served at Mrs.
M. Olson’s on Hobart street, 6 o’clock
on week days, 5 o’clock on Sundays
Dinner 50 cents. tf
15c and up for double roll of wall
paper at Emporium. tf
Gus Djarf returned from Wells bay
last night.
Remington and Smith Premier type
writers for sale or rent at Valdez
Drug Co. tf
For pure drugs see window of Val
dez Drug Co. tf
Mary Pickford “In the Bishop’s Car
riage” at the Orpheum tonight. Ad
mission 25c.
Pioneer* Dance May 1st.
Do not forget the dance to be giv
en by the Lady Pioneers on May 1st
at Eagle hall. Fine lunch, fine music.
Come and enjoy yourself. 1cm 2
Valdez Sheet Metal Works, tic.
Plumbtns. StMm and Hot Walt^iiallng
Motor Boat Supplies. PjmtejwdjMi.
Pumps. WsH-PofalSs. VsItss j -Water. Steam and Suction
and Packing. _ Hose.
• PIPE AND FITTINGS
Until further notice 1 will give FREE a
chance on a $35.00 suit with every dol
lar’s worth of work done.
Suits Sponged and Pressed, $1.00
J. D. CLARK Panama Hotel Both Phones 15'
Northern Real Estate Exchange
Wall Street—Phone 59
Collections Insurance Mining Investments
List Your Property With Us.
Received On The Evans
Asparagus, New Cabbage, Carrots, Head Lettuce,
Onions, Parsley, Rhubarb, Radishes, Grape Fruit,
Sweet Cider, Naval Oranges, Bananas. .
We invite you to come and look over our .stock of green staff.
The Yakima Fruit Company
. gQTH. PH0MLE8 05. BOTH PHONES'IS
VALDEZ ELECTRIC COMPANY
THE CONSUMERS* COMPANY
Office in Copper Block, on Broadway
Lint Your Housef with the
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Ifooses for Rent or Sale. Collections Made.
C. B. SMITH, Proprietor. * Office on Wall Street.
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Best of Meals—Prices Reasonable
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chitina.
General Freighting. KNUTE NAFSTED. Mar.
When in Chitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Finest Hotel in the Interior-Well Heated, Clean Rooms.
Bar in Connection. Rates Reasonable
Chas. R. Crawford Wa" Str«<- »«• »»
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, fairbank "morse a co
What 2 Cents Worth Of Electricity
Will Do For You.
Run a sewing machine motor
twenty-five hours.
Pump 900 gallons of water 100
feet high.
Grind 900 pounds of sausage.
Clean 4,400 square feet of car
pet.
Milk fifty cows.
Run a two-ton electric truck
one mile.
Heat a 12 x 12 room for thirty
minutes
Light a five-room house three
hours.
Do the week’s Ironing.
The week’s washing.
And at the expense of 3 1-3
cents per day you can be con
nected with 185 other telephone
subscribers at any hour day or
nighL
Alaska Water; Light & Tele. Co.-Phone 39
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I I Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 66 I I Rough Dry 10c lb.
Your Last Chance.
The Little Place has received on
the Northwestern: Bottled Bock Beer
and will be sold as long as It lasts,
four quarts for |1.00. As the Rainier
brewery suspends operations next
January, It will be likely that nd
more real bock beer will be brewed.
W. I. LEVY.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Mrs. II. *r. Roberts, her heirs
and administrators and to all it may
concern: You are hereby notified that
I have expended during the past year,
1914, the sum of 966.64 (sixty-six dol
lars and sixty-six cents) lawful money
of the United States m labor and Im
provements upon your one-third inter
est in those mining claims lyligand
being on Avery river, in the recording
precinct of Valdes, .Alaska, vVhieh are
known as the Beauty Bird and Beauty
Bird No. 1, the location notices of
said claims being of record in the
office of the commissioner, and fee
orded At Valdez. Alaska, pages num
bered 96, 96, in Book 10, Mining Rec
ords. In order to hold said claims
under the provisions of section 2324
of the Revis d Statutes of the Unit
ed States, concerning annual labor
on mining claims, being the amount
required to ho'd said lode claims for
the period ending December, 1914.
Ana unless wiuun ninety uuys uner
the completion of the publication of
this notice to-wit: within ninety days
after the 7th day of June, 1915, you
contribute your proportion of such ex
penditure incurred in performing said
annual laboV and improvements,
which is the sum of $66.66, your in
terest in said claims will become the
property of your co-partners, who have
umde the required expenditure by the
terms of said section.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this Stb
day of March, 11H5.
JULIUS RONNING.
Last publication June 7, 1915.
The Orpheum Tonight.
Orpheum program for tonight:
Scenes in France, fine* scenic.
Animated Weekly, exciting events
in connection with great ship wreck.
“Sealed Orders,” a twopart drama
written by Manlove Rhodes, and fea
turing J. Warren Kerrigan.
"Universal Ike In Search of Eats,”
this la some comedy.
The special film, “In the Bishop's
Carriage,” featuring Mary Pickford,
will be on the screfen Thursday and
Friday.
Subscribe for the Dally Prospector.
AWAKE
and on the job-day or nifht—buy
and Mil anything.
CITY EXPRESS
Phone 62. J. A. Spenard, Prop
Copper River ,
Draying Co
Enufhtmc and Puiwmn
to att parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING.
MoKinley Street, Valdez
Ed. Wood, • - * Proprietor.
A. M. Dieringer
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight
ing to all interior points
LIVERY and FEED STABLE
STORAGF
Teaming of all kinds
Positively no coal delivered
unless paid for in advanci
Valdez Lodge
No 168,
w -w
Free and Aooevted MM—
Regular Communications _0r*t Wed-stag ta
eaoh monte In MoKtaler H Ml Von. tote a,war*
welcome.
A. E. QBTO9BY W. M.
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