Shoe Sale
y|jLL kinds of shoes
=for men
=for women
=for children
at a big discount during March.
From 25 to 60 per cent oft.
This does not include the Packard Shoes for Men.
Valdez Mercantile Co. inc.
Successors to
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co. Inc.
This Space Is Reserved for the
Valdez Bank & Trust Company
notice of forfeiture.
To Charles R. Crawford and Geo.
B. McMullen, their heirs and
administrators, and to all whom
it may concern:
You are hereby notified that I
have expended the sum of six
hundred ($600) dollars m labor
and improvements upon the 101
lowing named lode mining claims,
lo-wit: The Valdez claim No. 1,
recorded in book No. 1, page 9/;
Valdez mining claim No. 2, re
corded in book No. 1, page 98,
Valdez claim No. 3, recorded m
book No. 2, page 19; Valdez claim
No. 4, recorded in book No. 2, page
18; North Star claim No. 1, re
corded in book 2, page 20; North
Star claim No. 2, recorded in book
■> page 21, all records of the Val
dez Mining District, Territory of
Alaska. Said mining claims be
ing near Mineral creek, about one
and one-half miles from Valdez
bay, in the recording district
aforesaid. Proof of said expendi
ture appearing by affidavit, mea
on the 31st day of December,
1912 The sum of six hundred
$600) dollars expended being the
amount required to hold the said
claims for the year 1912, and if,
within 90 davs after this publi
cation you fail or refuse to con
tribute your proportion each of
two hundred ($200) dollars, being
t he sum of $33.33 for each of said
claims, your interest m said
claims, for which you fail to con
tribute your said proportion of
expenditure for annual labor, will
become the property of the under
sitrued co-owner under Section
.’324, Revised Statutes of the Un
1 ^ f: FORGE H. MERRIFIELD.
First pub. Feb. 4. 1913.
East pub. May 8, 1913.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To John McPherson, his heirs,
administrators, and to all
whom it may concern:
Von are hereby notified that 1
have expended $ifiO in labor and
improvements upon the “Lark’
lode mining claim, situated about
Iwn miles N. E. of Shoup bay and
S' E. of Shoup glacier, in the Val
dez Recording District, Territory
wf Maska, the location certificate
of which said claim is of record
in Book 2 of Records, page 392, in
lh> office of the recordsr of the
recording ditsrict aforesaid,
proof of said expenditure appear
ing bv affidavit filed on Decem
ber 28, 1912. in the office of the
recorder aforesaid; that being
SIOO per vear, the amouht re
quired to hold said claim for the
vear ending December 31, 1912.
And if, within ninety days after
this notice by publication, you
fail or refuse to contribute your j
proportion ($50) your interests1
in said claim will become the
property of the subscriber under
Section 2324. Revised Statutes of
the Tinted States.
JOHN PAULE.
First pub. January It. 1913.
Last pub. April 15. 1913.
Reinke can fix anything from a
watch down.
Gentle horse and comfortable
cutter for rent by day or hour.
Rate reasonable. Apply Fred
Fish, ’phojM 47.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Alex. Nelson, his heirs, admin
istrators, and to all whom it
may concern:
You are hereby notified that 1
have expended four hundred dol
lars ($400) in labor and improve
ments upon Uie Last Chance No.
1 and Last Chance No. 2 lodes,
situate in Shoup bay near the en
trance thereof, Valdez recording
precinct, Territory of Alaska, the
location certificates of said claims
being of record in the office of the
U. S. commissioner at Valdez,
Alaska. Said expenditure was
made in order to hold said claims
under the provisions of the laws
of the United States and of this
territory, said amount being $200
per year, the amount required to
hold the claims for the years end
ing December 31, 1911, and De
c mber 31, 1912. And if, within
ninety (90) days after this no
tice by publication, you fail or re
fuse to contribute your proportion
($200, being $100 for each of said
ears) your interest in said claims
will become the property of the
subscribe)1, your co-owner, under
Section 2324, Revised Statutes of
the United States.
WM. KOCH.
Date of first pub. Jan. 24, 1913.
Date of last pub. April 24, 1913.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Frank Rcase, his heirs, ad
ministrators, and to all whom
it may concern:
You are hereby notified that 1
have expended $300 in labor and
improvements upon the follow
ing named lode mining claims,
to-wit: The “Two Friends No.
I,” “Two Friends No. 2,” and
“Two Friends No. 3,” the loca
tion certificates of which said
lode, claims are of record in Book
2 of Records, pages 377, 377 and
316, respectively, in the office of
the Recorder for the Valdez Re
cording District, Territory of
Alaska, said lode claims being
situated on the west side of
Shoup glacier, about six miles
from Shoup bay, in the recording
district aforesaid, proof of said
expenditure appearing by affi
davit filed on December 28, 1912,
in the office of the recorder
aforesaid; that being $300 per
year, the amount required to hold
said claims for the year ending
December 31, 1912. And if,
within ninety days after this no
tice by publication, you fail or
refuse to contribute your pro
portion ($75. being $25 for each
of said claims), your interests in
said claims will become the prop
erty of the subscriber under Sec
tion 2324, Revised Statutes of the
United States.
JOHN PJ UI,E.
First pub. January 11, 1913.
Last pub. April 15. 1913.
NOTICE OF HEARING OF FINAL
AOCOUNT.
In the Probate Court, Valdez Pre
cinct, Third Judicial Division,
Territory of Alaska.
In the matter of the estate of
Hardin Smith, deceased—Notice
of hearing of final account.
Notice is hereby given that An
gus Chisholm, administrator of
the estate of Hprdin Smith, de
ceased, has rendered and pre
sented for settlement and filed
his final account and report of his
administration of the said estate,
and that Tuesday, the 6th day of
May, 1913, at the hour of U*fo.
o’clock p. m., of said day, at the
office of Thos. R. Shepard, ex of
ficio judge i». probate of the VaD?
dez precinct, at Valdez, "Alaska,
has been duly appointed by Up?
said court as the time and place
of settlement of said final ac
count and report, at which time
and place any person interested
in said estate may appear and
file objections and exceptions to
said final account and report.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this
1st day of March, 1913.
ANGGUS CHISHOLM.
Administrator of the estate of
Hardin Smith, deceased.
Date of first pub. March 1. ’13.
Date of last pub. May 5, 1913.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In (he Commissioner’s Court for
the Territory of Alaska, Third
Division, at Valdez.-In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of
W. C. Stull, deceased—Notice to
Creditors.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, administrator of the
estate of W. C. Stull, deceased, to
the creditors of and all persons
having claims against the said
deceased, to exhibit them with
the necessary vouchers, within six
months after the first publica
tion of this notice, to the said ad
ministrator. at his place of busi
ness, namely the office of the
Valdez Mercantile Co., at Valdez.
Alaska, the same being the piece
for the transaction of the W-i
ness of said estate, in the said
town of Valdez, Alaska.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this
27th day of February, 1913.
ARTHUR LANG,
Administrator of the estate of W.
C. Stull, deceased.
Date of first pub. Feb. 27, 1913.
Date of last pub. March 28, ’13.
To the Public.
We hereby announce that we
have retired from the banking
business and have transferred
our banking department to the
Valdez Banlt & Trust company,
for whom we bespeak the good
will of the public.
VALDEZ BANK & MERCANTILE
COMPANY.
Valdez, Alaska, Jan. 29, 1913.
LOST—An A. B. button with
diamond setting. Finder please
return to Al. White and receive
reward.
Chas. R. Crawford
Wall Street Phone 159
Plate glass, window glam, roofing and
building paper*, roofing pitch, lime, ce
ment, plaster lath, shingles, builder*’
hardware. Shop and job work of alj kinds
Windows, Doors, Moulding' Finish
ing Lumber
Agents fa* Fairbanks, Mess* AC*.
1HOMPSOKFORD
SHOWS UP WELL
Shoup Bay Mine Continues to
Show Up Well With Work
—Upraise Completed.
The Thompson-Ford company
have, after six months’ work,
driven 000 feet of lunncl and have
also completed the upraise nec
essary to secure fresh air for the
workings. They have also cross
cut the lead and have two leads,
one l i inches wide and the other ;
two feet wide, with several inches l
.of ,lalk in the wall. The walls j
break away free. The assays show j
good values and the officers of I lie !
company feel encouraged ami I
hope to place the property on a I
shipping basis in a few months. j
Alex. Nusman, John Abramson j
and Bert Ford are now working i
on the claims. The men are in
town for a short visit and leave :
tomorrow for the property.
, LOCAL ITEMS
E. Wood shipped a team of
greys to Cordova on the Mariposa,
which he has sold to G. Birch,
the Dan creek mining operator.
C. E. Durlin returned this af
ternoon from Latouche, where he
went to assist in the installation
of some electrical equipment.
\V. J. Holden, wno is opening
some copper properties near Chit
ina, left on the Mariposa for Se
attle.
j Jim Grey left for Tiekhell this
morning to resume work on the
Florence-Teikhell claims.
George Christo left for Slate
creek this morning. He will work
John Hazelet this summer.
| Jt C. Dieringer left on the Mari
posa for a business trip to Seat
if'l ■ _
Oscar Kish 'left for Cordova
‘this; afternoon and will make a
trip to the Bonanza mine.
Lieut. Prosser left for Cordova
tiiday to make an inspection of
l|f’* cable lines at that place.
• K. B. Vaughn left for Tiekhell
this noon with supplies for his
roadhouse.
Mrs. E. W. McGilvery and chil
dren are visiting with Mr. and
Mrs. Butterworth at Latouche.
Irvin Crawford and wife re
turned from Seward on the Mari
posa.
Reinke, expert repairer, at the
Valdez Drug company.
TIDE TABLES
Tuesday, March 18.
High tide, 8:24 a. m., 10:16 p. in.
Low tide, 2:12 a. in., 3:43 p. m.
Wednesday, March 18.
High, tide, 9:39 a. m., 10:51 p. ni.
Low .tide, 3:34 a. m„ 4:32 p. m.
Thursday, March 20.
High tide, 10:35 a. m., fl:27 p. in.
Low tide, 4:32 a. in., 4:14 p. m.
Friday, March 21.
High tide, 11:01 p. in., 11:25 a. m.
Low tide, 5:20 a. m., 5:52 p. m
Saturday, March 22.
High tide, 12:12 p. m.
Low tide, 6:05 a. m., 6:27 p. m.
NOTICE OF ELECTION. j
Notice is hereby given that a j
municipal election will be held:
April 1, 1913, at the Fire Hall,
in the Town of Valdez, for the
purpose of electing seven coun
cijrnen and one member of the
school board for the position of
Treasurer. The polls will be op
en at 9 a. m. and will close at 7
p. in. of said day.
The qualifications of an elect
or for councilman shall be as
follows: He shall he a male oil -
izen of the United Stales or one
who lias declared his intention to
become such; of the ago of twen
ty-one years and shall have been
a bona fide resident of Alaska for
one year, and of the town of Val
dez for six months preceding said
election.
The following persons shall be
qualified electors for the school
board: All adults who are citi
zens of the United States or who
have declared their intention to
become such and who are resi
dents of the Valdez school dis
trict.
RANDALL E. ASHBY,
• Town Clerk.
Dated this 4ih day of March,
1913.
MARIPOSA ARRIVES j
AND® SOUTH
'Hie Mariposa arrived al 2 this j
afternoon and sailed sputh in an
hour for Seattle. The lioal was ■
delayed at Seward unloading coal
for the Derigo.
The following passengers left ,
lor Seattle: E. C. Ward, W. J. I
Holden, 11. II. Chadwiek, C. W.
Millard, E. T. Coffin, .1. C. Dierin
ger.
For Juneau: J. Yidak and C. II.
Ball.
For Cordova: O. Fish. N.
Speratli, J. A. ‘Ha/.elet, Mrs. C. J.
Morris. Lieut. Prosser.
MANY BOOKS.
They Mini mil hooks u-1> 1 <■ 111y,
they print 'em by the mile, ami
one, perhaps,' in Iwenly is worth
a reader's while. So many books
are dizzy, so many books are flat;
so many keep you busy a-guess
ing where \ou're at: so many
books are sporty, so many books
are \ile. and one. perhaps, in for
ty, is worth the reader's while.
Translations from Hie Hermans,
translations from the Swedes, and
masquerading sermons the weary
victim reads; translations from
the Spanish, translations from
the Finns, translations from the
Danish, and other bookish sins;
and native authors nifty print
volumes by the pile, and one,
perhaps, in fifty, is worth a read
er’s while. We’ve books hy four
time winners who would expound
the truth, and books concerning
sinners pursued by wondrous
sleuth; and we have problem nov
els and books about I he slum,
where, down in filthy hovels fierce
people live on rum; and we have
volumes weighty, and some that
make us smile, and one. perhaps,
in eighty, is worth a reader's
while. We’ve books about the
toiler, and books about the due,
and books about the spoiler, and
books that shock the prude; and
we have books that worry about
our modern ways, and other books
that hurry us back to ancient
days, to lady on her pillion, to
knight who scraps in style; and
one in fifty million is worth the
reader’s while. WALT MASON.
How Advertising Reduces Your
Cost of Living.
Advertising is the means by
which merchants or manufactur
ers may tell a great number of
people about teh superior quality
of their goods, the desirability of
Iheir merchandise and the reason
it will be to your advantage to
patronize them.
Advertising enables merchants
to bring hundreds and thousands
of customers to their stores. It
enables them to do a large vol
ume of business at minimum ex
pense.
Advertising establishes (he
fconfldence of the community,
makes new friends, keeps old cus
tomers interested and. brings the
news of the store right into the
customer’s home.
The merchant who advertises
continuously appeals to all the
■people in town, while the mer
chant who does not advertise sits
within his door and waits for the
people to find him out or acci
dentally drop in as they are pass
ing by.
Advertising is such a powerful
selling force and business build
er that merchants who use it are
enabled to sell better goods at the
lowest prices. Read the adver
tisements in The Prospector
closely and constantly every day
for proof.
The Flirt left this morning for
down Sound points.
FOR RKNT—Three-room apart
ments furnished over Valdez Drug
On. Apply A’aldez Drug On.
Geo. f. white
The Assayer
Assaying and Ore Testing
CORRECT RESULTS
No More, No Less
VALDRZ, ALASKA
MILK-MILK-MILK
Fresh Milk and Cream
VALDEZ DAIRY
Telephone orders to Phone 187
New York Life
Insurance Co.
W. H. CHART, RtprcMaUtiv*
Valdez, Alaska. Phone 41
A. M. Dieringer
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight
ing to all interior points
LIVERY ar d FEED STABLE
STORAGE
Teaming of all kinds
----- 0
Positively no coal delivered
unless paid for in advance
CITY EXPRESS
MEETS ALL BOATS
When in a hurry call on me.
‘QUICK ACTION”
is my motto.
Phone 82. J. A. SPENARD, Prop.
PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate of National University
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
I Phone 92 Fourteen years id
> Office in‘:Whaling building VALDEZ
Next to cable office
DR. GERMAN
|Phone 18 THE DENTIST
! Office rooms over Owl Drug store. Office hours
{ 9 a. m., to« p. m.. 7 p. m.. to 9 p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work iruaranteed
is E. RITCHIE
LAWYER
phonk 136 Valdez, Alaska
4
C. E. BUNNELL
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Offices Wall Street
Phone 3» VALDEZ
L. V. RAY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
SEWARD, - ALASKA
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M.
VALDEZ. ALASKA
Reports or Mimes
Patent Surveys
Qenesal Mining Engineering
Phone No. ios
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Res. Phone. 18»
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Meet erery Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock In
Bugle Hall. All m mbers arc requested to
attend. S. McNIECE. Arctic Chief
Visiting and local Odd Fellows are re
quested to register their name with the
Valdez Odd Fellows’ Club. Regular
meetings. Brat and third Monday.
Call on P. S. H CVT. Secretary.
FOE
VALDEZ AERIE ^o. 1971
Meet every Friday 8 u. m. Eatrle Hall
Valdez Lodge
No 168.
Preewd Accepted Muons
nevuiar uommamcaMODs nrat ncuuwn; m
each month In MeKlnley Hill Visitor* »l*r»»*
weloome.
June* H. Fatten X1..W. M
o. C. Remold*. Seo