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Coffee Day Tomorrow
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Usual demonstration tomorrow afternoon
of the famous M. J. B. coffee. Drop in and
have a cup—served gratis.
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Packard Shoes For Men |
Another shipment of these celebrated |
shoes has just been received. There are
several unusually good styles to select
from. Be sure and see them before sizes i
are broken.
■ Prices $5.50, $6.50 and $7.00.
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Valdez Mercantile Co. f
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Your Groceries will come on
time. Don’t worry about dis
appointments about the gro
cer!^ either. Your house
wifely judgment will be thor
oughly satisfied. As for prices
—well just compare ours with
others of equal grade. Spe
cial attention to out of town
orders.
KING’S GROCERY
PHONE) 188
THE SENATE
\xnrs CiHISIIOUM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms. Phone 35
ALASKA INVESTMENT CO.
Real Estate, Insurance, Mining Stocks
Agts. for EQUITABLE Life Ins.
Public
R"d BWs- Pk.... 196 l
OWL DRUG CO.
We have the largest and most complete
line of Nugget and Ivory Jewlery ever
shown in Valdez.
A New Assortment of:
Hand Painted China, Smoker Sets, Game
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Christmas Cards and Holders, etc.
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Quartz and Placer
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Location Notices
For Sale at
The Prospector ,
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Freeh Augustine & Kyer Butter,
Krisp and Queen Victorias at Hunt’s. I
All kinds r of cocktails. At the
Candy Kitchen. t)
BRAEMER CASTLE
IS ,
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BEING USED AS HOSPITAL SHIP
Details of Disaster Are Not Known—
Second Hospital Ship Sunk in the
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Aegean Sea During the Past Two
Days—No Details Given.
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LONDON, Nov. 24.—Another large
hospital ship in the Aegean sea has
fallen a victim to the activity of
German submarines, according to ad
| vices received here today. It is re
ported that the Braemer Castle, be
| longing to the Union-Castle line, and
I taken over by the British government
for hospital purposes, was torpedoed
and sunk this morning.
No details of the disaster or loss
I of life, have not been reported.
The Braemer Castle was a steel
steamer of 6,266 tons. This is the
second hospital ship sunk in the Ae
gean sea in the past two days.
;OLD DANNY MAHER
LOSES LAST RACK
Famous American Jockev Deaton in
Race With Death in England.
LONDON’, Nov. 24.—Danny Maher,
the American jockey, died at a nurs
ing home in London after a linger
ing illness which caused his retire
ment from the turf three years ago.
Danny Maher had the greatest re
cord of any jockey on the English or
American turf of recent years. He
was a star performer on English race
courses for pine years previous to his
retirement. In this time he rode ic
victory in three Derbies. He also
captured the Oaks in 1906; the Don
caster St. Leger in 1903, and the
same classic race in 1909. He left a
large fortune acquired as a result of
his turf victories.
MORE EQUIPMENT
ORDERS PLACED.
NEW' YORK, Nov. 24.—Union
Pacific road has ordered 1500 box
cars from American Car & Foundry
and 1000 automobile cars from Stan
dard Steel Car. Pressed Steel Car
has taken orders for 1000 additional
gondolas for Burlington and 1300 for
Southern Railway. New York Cen
tral has ordered 1000 box cars from
Barney & Smith and 2000 more box
cars from American Car, which now
has orders for a total of 7000 freight
cars for New York Central lines.
This system’s orders so far reported
aggregate 13,000 and it may develop
that it has ordered close to 20,000
cars.
WAY CLEARED FOR
TRADE WITH RUSSIA
NE WYORK, Nov. 24.—An agree
ment has been reached between the
British and Russian governments
and the Swedish government by
which certain shipments from the |L'.
S. to Russia and Finland can be
shipped through Sweden. It is Re
lieved this agreement clears the wgy
for trade with Russia which haB been
hampered by the closing of Archan
gel to ail but i^oyernifient business,
Ben Roste. and A^.fn.,,Johnson arriv
ed in town last night from the Gran
ite mine, ,/ <. ■. , ;,
Mop that Infernal Racket
Show your'Wife how much you
love her ahd send that noiay alt}
pump to the Valdez J^on Worlds and
Ifit^heip remove the gpace %turbfr,
your neighbors will appreciate It.. tf
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Kodak Supplies at the Valdez Drug
Company., tf
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Try the Cottage Dining Room for
good home-cooked meals. Mrs. M
Rucker. Phone 131. tf
FOR SAL&—17 foot boat, with
214 p. m. Cushman engine. Quarter^
decked and canvas covered. Nearly
new. Big snap if taken at once.
Alaska Inv. Co. 2t
Location notices, Doth quartz and
placer, at the Miner office.
A Big Shipment.
Just received, a fresh line of Haas
Candies, the kind you like, at Levy ft
Ross.’ tf
Come and see our new line of nug
get and ivory ware at Alaska Jewelry
Company. tf
Turkeys! Turkeys! Turkeys!
The Love-Whitley company has
just received on the last boat, the fin
est lot of fresh killed Turkeys ever
brought) to Valdez. Call and see
them. We will be glad to show
them to you.
Daily Weather Report.
V*l^ez, Alaska, Nov. 23, 1916.
Barometric pressure ..29.663
Temperature 7 p. m.26
Maximum temperature .26
Minimum temperature .16
Mean temperature .20.6
Clear, northeast wind, 26 miles;
7.6 Inches of snow on ground.
—Myrtle F. Billings. Obs.
Interior Trail Conditions
Fairbanks, —30, clear, calm.
Salcha. —33. 1 inch of snow, clear,
calm, trail fair. 1 musher south at
9 a. m. Sheldon autos 1:20 p. m. 8
j passengers. 2 mushers south 2 p. m.
(Mail north here.
j Richardson, —27, clear calm, trail
I fair.
! McCarty, —14, 1 inch of snow,
|cloudy, calm, trail good. Brogan &
I McNally south 7:30 a. m.
Donnelly, —12, 3 inches of snow,
cloudy calm, tsail good. North mail
out 7. a. m. 7 locks and 9 ties.
McCallum, —10. 6 inches of snow,
cloudy, storming, trail drifted.
Paxson, zero, cloudy calm, trail
|fair, Sheldon double enders nonh 8.
!a. m.
Hogan, —2, 5 inches snov, clear
calm, trail fair. North stage leaves
Sourdough, no passengers, ifo freight.
Team leaves Sourdough south.
Gulkana, —2. 2 inches of snow,
cloudy calm, trail fair. Wilson’s
team south 6 a. m. 2 mushers south
7 a. m.
Copper Center, —2, 3 inches snow,
|cloudy calm, trail fair, Sheldon's 2
| autos south with 9 passengers 1 p.
I in. yesterday. Munson north 7. a. m.
Munsay south 7 a. m.
Tonsina, zero, 5 inches of snow,
cloudy calm, light snow falling, trail
good. Wilson and 5 others north with
'double enders this a. m.
Teikhell, —2, 10 inches of snow,
snowing, nigh wind, trail drifted.
Beaver Dam, 10 above, IS inches
of snow, snowing, high north wind
trail drifted.. Nets Jepsou arrived
from Ptarmigan Drop with 4 horses.
Summit. —6, 48 inches of snow,
j blizzard, ‘trail drifted, 2 inches on
J cabin floor this a. m. Rudides an..
Roder arrived from Beaver Dam 3:30
p. m. yesterday.
Wortman’s, 16 above, 4 inches of
snow, cloudy, blowing, trail fair. 2
Road Commission men departed at
8. a. m. for Valdez.
Steamship Sailings
Northwestern—Sails from Seattle on
Nov. 26.
'Mariposa—Sails from Seattle Decem
ber 1.
(Alameda—Due to arrive Valdez tV m
the south Nov. 25.
Admiral Evans—Sails from Seattle
for Valdez, Oct. 23.
: Admiral Goodrich—Sailed from Sitka
j Nov. 17, carrying freight only.
jAdmiral Watson—Sailed south from
Valdez, Nov. 21.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE.
Lvs. Fort Liscum Lvs. Valdez
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.m.
4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS
1:14 p.m. 4:00 p.m
7:00 p.m. 1Q:30 p.m.
There will be no trip of the launch
on the second and fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being need to
cljsan hoflew. :' 7: v ,>Vj j
OAKLAND NU$SE SHOOTS
‘ MATRON OF HOSPITAL
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OAKLAND. Cal.. Nov. 24.—Miss
Albina Debars. a nurqein t|»e West
Oakland Hpqie—an ojphqu asylum
sponsored by society women—la.te
this afternoon shqj and probably tja
ta\ly .wqund^ tyiss Rosp Bq^danaro
paat,rop, $nd .then .shot bersetf Ip the
head. No, hope is held ,qut tor Miss
Demars at the receiving hospital,
where both were employed.
Professional jealousy was the
cause ascribed for tlye shooting.
Very Accomodating-This
• Yon mix yoto batter in the
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morning, and bake at night if
you use.—
CRESCENT
BAKING
POWDER
The results are just as fine
as if you put the biscuit or
the cake*jn the oven when
batter was mixed.
ASK .YOUR GROCER
25c lb.
CRESCENT MFG. CO.,
Seattle, Wash.
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CANDIES
Cigars and Tobacco
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Phone 54
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