AT T r^TI Q A ¥ I 1 ? We Have Decided to Sell the Balance
/TLV/ JL IV^I 1 Jx~V 1 jB 4 • of Our Stock at Public Auction.
THE BIG SALE IS NOW ON
We will continue selling until December 31st. We are going to give the People of Valdes the opportunity in a life-time whereby you can buy
goods at your own prices. Everything will be put up and sold at Public Auction to the highest bidder. The stock includes Solid .Gold Watches,
with the highest grade movements; Nugget Jewelry of all descriptions, Diamonds, Silverware and Cut Glass. We must sacrifice our goods so that
we will not have to ship them outside. We must give up our store by January 1st. This sale will give the people of Valdes a chance to buy their
Christmas Presents at their own price. Everybody in town knows that we handle nothing but the best in the jewelry line.
We will conduct Two Sales Daily, 2:30 and 7;30 P.M. A TMTH _ 1 _
EVERYBODY INVITED. COME ONE. COME ALL. R R-Ai VI ^1 R OC J C W ClClSt
The First Bank 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 LINDEBERG
TERRITORIAL DEPOSITORY.
.RECEIVED ON THE MARIPOSA.
Tomatoes, Slicing Cucumbers, Casabae, 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 ait the right price
Delivery. Phones 55.
The Yakima Fruit Company
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I
Telephone 66 I
I Foot Keystone Ave
I Rough Dry 10c lb.
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
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
Irt ^ond, per quart . . $1.65
/
beers
Rainier, Fpur 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 sill 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
NEW YORK BANKS
HELPJE SOUTH
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—Forty banks
here have subscribed $50,000,000 to
the cotton pool to aid the planters of
the south. The money will be used
to carry the cotton crop until bet
ter prices can be realized. The mar
ket is uncertain at present. Heavy
sales have been made but still the
price is low'.
PANAMA CANAL
TOLLS INCREASE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18—From No
vember 1 to the 15th the tolls re
ceived for use of the Panama canal
totaled $1,000,000. This is a slight
increase over the previous two weeks.
The traffic is now becoming accus
tomed to the new route and the busi
ness is expected to grow.
AMERICAN BEAUTY
ROYALTIES BRIDE
—
NEW YORK, Dec 18.—Elizabeth
Rogers, the daughter of Richard Rog
ers, one of the richest men in this
city, is engaged to Prince Christian,
the nephew of the German kaiser.
The announcement was made today.
COLD CONTINUES
INJTHE EAST
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—The entire
east is in the grip of the intense cold
wave. The thermometer registers ze
ro in this city. At Minneapolis it is
10 below, at St. Louis 4 below. The
cold is general in the eastern and
central states |an<J the suffering
among the poor is intense.
SPECULATM
MEXICAN MONEY
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—Paymaster
Charles Le Maire, of the United
States army, who returned from Vera
Cruz with the American troops,
brought with him $10,000 worth of
Mexican money which he bought at
the rate of 20 cents on the dollar.
La Maire insists that Mexican money
will go to its face value soon and
that he stands to make a “small
_piece of change.”
Weather Report.
Valdez, Alaska, Dec. 17, 1914.
Barometric pressure .'..29,869
Temperature at 7 p. m..<.16
Maximum temperature .23
Minimum temperature . 6
Mean temperature .14 1-2
Precipitation .02
Clear air, wind northeast 6 miles.
Snowed from 2:10 p. m. to 2:45 p.
m., and 4:45 p. m. to 5 p. m.
Chamber Meets Tonight.
The Chamber of Commerce will
meet tonight at 7 o’clock at the City
Hall. All members requested to be
present.
E. G. AMES, Secretary.
Harvey’s Toggery Retiring From
Bqplness.
We are closing out our entire stock
below cost. Fixtures for sale. tf
UNEMPLOYED RAID
LUNCH COUNTERS
SEATTLE, Dec 18.—Two hundred
unemployed of this city raided the
lunch counters and markets here to
day and took what they wanted. The
owners of the stores were helpless
against the mobs. The police arrest
ed 50 of the men and drove the rest
of them away.
CHILDREN’S DANCE
1SJ0STP0NED
The children’s dance which was to
have been held at the Everyman’s
Clubhouse tonight has been postpon
ed, as the building will be used by
the Literary Club this evening for
their Christmas entertainment, to
wljich the people of the town are in
vited and which they will enjoy if
they attend.
STEAMER SINKING
NEAR SAN DIEGO
SAN DiEGO, Cal., Dec. 18.—The
American-Hawaiian steamship Isth
main is reported sinking 60 miles out
from this port. Several fast steam
ers are racing to her aid. The S. O
S. call was received by the local sta
tin and transmitted to sea to all
steamers near the Isthmain and re
questing them to go to her aid.
Moose Dance. j
The regular Saturday night dance
given by the Moose will be given at
Moose hall. Fine music and excel
lent lunch served at midnight.
Large stock of cut glass and Paris
ian ivory at Valdez Drug Co. tt
Prescriptions carerully compound
ed at Valdez Drug Co tf
Suits pressed ror $1.00 at Silver
man’s the tailor. Telephone 198.
A fine assortment of Christmas
cards at the Valdez Drug Co. Make
your selection early.
Don’t forget the Eagle Masque Ball
next Saturday. Many beautiful and
expensive presents for the winners of
the contests. The committee will re
quire all to raise masques and give
name before being admitted to the
hall. The music will be furnished by
the Reinke orchestra. The Commit
tee. adv.
List Your Houses with the
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Houses for Rent or Sale. Collections Made.
C. B. SMITH, Proprietor. Office on Wall Street.
When in Ghitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Finest Hotel in the Interior—Well Heated, Clean Rooms.
Bar in Connection. Rates Reasonable
Chas. R. Crawford WaU Street- p^ne 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. fairhaiJIS^morse a co
Valdez Hospital
Largest and Best Equipped Hospital
in Southwestern Alaska.
Graduate Norses—Private Rooms for Patients
For Terms'and Particulars Applr to
E. C. DALTON, M, D., Physician in Charge.
For First Class
MEATS
Try
FRYE - BRUHN CO.
PHONE 29
We will receive on the
“Mariposa” a shipment
of strictly fresh killed
Suckling Pigs, Turkeys,
Geese, Ducks & spring,
roasting and 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 RI6HT
If you want all the news all toe
time, read the Prospector.
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Beet of Meal*—Price* Reasonable
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chltina.
General Freighting. KNUTE] NAFSTED. Mgr.
Valdez Dock Co. PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
and GRAIN
Office, foot of Wa|l street
Only The Best
Smokers Can Now Enjoy
the Best
Juan Db Fuca Cigars
U. S. Government Inspected.
Made In Bond
Ingram & Bush
SOLE AGENTS
RED GROSS HOSPITAL
PRIVATE ROOMS.
Open to All Physicians
MISS JONES,
Hobart Street. Matron.
Valdes I^odge
No 168,
Free and Accepted Masons
Regular Communications tlrst Wednesday s
each month in McKinley Hall Visitors always
welcome.
A. E- GRIGSBY. W. M.
C. C. Reynolds. Sec
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, Prop.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave Seward, Alarka
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 advance
DONALD80N SCHEDULE.
Leaves Fort Liscum. Leaves Valdes
8:15 a. m. 9:45 a. m.
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
TUESDAYS
8:15 a. m. 9:45 a. m.
1:16 p. m. 2:00 p. in.
4:30 p. m. 5:00 p. m.
SATURDAYS
1:16 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
7:00 p. m. 10:30 p. m.
There will be no trips of the launch
on the secoLd and fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used
to clean boilers.