Valdez Mercantile Co.
E. Bl WHEAT. Manager.
Fresh, U|>-to-date Mock*
Men's Suita From- *12.50 to *27.00.
Cravenette Overcoats, Rain and Wind Proof, *27*00.
Hats, Caps, Shoes and Furnishing Goods.
Cut Prices at Stulls.
Moose meeting tonight.
Fre»h Oystura ou every otcauier
wr Wikidej.
C'linse and SanCoon’s Celebrated
wbffee is to by hud at llemple &
Dougherty's,
Your old clothes ran l>e restored
f* a resjiectnble condition at the
Valdez laundry, Keystone ave.
All Hats at iLiIf Price. Stock
giust be disposed of at once. LA*
DIES’ BAZAAR.
Dress Making and sowing of all
Kinds. Work promptly attended
So. Mrs. Gregory, McKinley St.,
Reservation.
A farewell dance was given last
night to the Indies who will leave
•m the Santa Clara. A. good enow 1
was present
X. Gray, nge.it for-tlwA. *£:.(£oi
at Unalnska, will leave on the De
aemlier trip of the Dora, accompa
nied by his wife, and will sja-nd
the winter in California.
and Mrs. F. A. Cornell, of
ffyak bay,.will comedown on tin*
next trip of the Sura, and will
spend the winter in Cafifornia.
TJie report issued last month
*tat the Iiritish steamer Shearwater
had been wrecked above Unalasku,
Has since turn ad out to he some
what exaggerated.
A very pleasant reception and
Tiusical entertainment was- ten
dered hv N. Urav, agent of the A.
K. Co., to the otKccre- of the 'Aora
and Sohwatka during their stay at
’jnalaska.
(ieorge Warner, w ho U accused
»f the murder of Albert Secter. on
led river, noun Karluk. was arrest
ad here and will be taken to Kodi
ak for a hearing., lie gave him*
aelf up to,the authorities-here some
time ago.
H. It. Simpson, a recent gradu
ate of West Point Military Acad
eme,.was a passenger-on the Santa
'jlura, for Fort Itiscuni. at which
place he enters upon a military ea
ter as lieutenant. His term of
service at the jiost ’.will be id tout
two years,.
A very important, adjourned
-ifgulan meeting of the Ghamhtir of
fjommanca will he held at the office
of Judge Iiyons, in the Idistrict
fount house, on Friday night at S
o’eluak sharp to elect a- delegate
Olid to d acids a pan :o regular meet
ing night..
Oun chain] >ion liear storyteller.
Jiek tielineau,. told the Seward
'Gateway editor that the Alaska
vtcntml roa llMid was- far superior
Ui that of tfm Northern Pacific, and
that butter tint a- could lie made cn
if. Richard’ known whereof lie
speaks, as ha claims to have been
'41 charge of the Northern Pacific
construction work for 30 years pri
or. to.building the Valdez glacier.
Thompson's (ilove Fitting Cor
sets—Full stock. Ladies’*Bazaar.
M'rt’r. Santee and son leave tw the
Santa* Clara for Chicago to spend
the winter.
Frank Buck and Billy Mioyer
arrived horn th*i Nizina country
' Saturdav last.
r,
Alike Asef, a merchant of Fna
lnskn, will lea-ve on the next trip of
the I>ora fora trip to Chicago.
W. (*. Wharf, of Cook Inlet, has
retnrne*! to hfs coal property after
a short business trip to the States.
Airs. Woods, of Teikholl road
house, came in Fridav, hut will re
turn later and keep her house open
all winter.
| Airs. Evans and daughter, Miss
Evans, will leave on the Santa
Clara for their home in Nebraska.
A. U. Brown is again a resident
;*f tbs St. Elias hotel, having come
np from Juneau on the Santa
Clara.
W . H. W llliams has arrived at
Fort Liscuni to take the position of
hospital steward, to which he was
recently assigned.
There will he a concert given at
I the Congregational church next
Tuesday evening, Oct. 25. The
best local talent will take part.
Arrived on last boat—Finest line
of Pillow Tops, Lunch Cloths, Doy
lies, Silk Floss Pillows,, otc. LA
DIES’ BAZAAR.
The Dora, Capt. Morris, returned
from the westward Oct. 16, after
an uneventful trip. On the return
27 passengers were taken on from
various points. Some of them will
go to the States.
Cecil Clegg will go to Kodiak to
attend the hearing in a Jap mur
der case. The killing was done at
Karluk in July, and 20 Japs are
held at Kodiak as principals and
witnesses.
Among the passengers on the
I Dora was Julius Singer, of Seattle
| and Seldoviu. He is.interested in
mining property at the hitter place
and has Wen operating it this sum
mer. He will go to the Stales on
the Santa Chua and return prob
i ably during the winter.
The large iron steamer ranipico,
iCapt.. John lioberts, reached here
; Tuesday witkia cargo of coal, gaso
line, kerosene, and powder for Val
dez and Ellamar .. Wednesday she
!returned to EUuniar to tak«. on
;d.(Ky,>i tons of ore ton the Tacoma
smel tar.
J. L. Steele returned on the San
j ta Clara after a six weeks trip to
I the States. During the session of
| the Mining Congress at Portland he
acted as delegate at large, repre
senting Alaska, with credentials
from Governor Hrady and the Al
aska Club.. That the appointment
was well mads is evident from tha
important measures introduced by
Mr. Steele and passed by the Con
gress.
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P. E. Kern,
Gold and Silver Smith.
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(T. tit. Winter, Manager.)
Watahes, Diamonds, High Grade Jewelry.,
lie are Headquarters for N«ugget Jewelry of all'
descriptions,
Watch Repairing A Specialty
Beef - Veal - Mutton
Live ad Dressed Chickens
Fresh Eggs
Valdez Market
Reduction in prices at Stull’s.
Parken Bunk House on Keystone
avenue. Bunk, stove and wood,
all comforts, 25 cents per day.
Mr. and Mrs. >toel leave to-rr.or
for Montana.
Mr. and Mrs. .Ins. Fish and fam
ily are going to Seattle for a short
trip.
Mis« Finical, sister of M'm. Fin
ical, leaves on the Santa Clara for
Red Bluff, Cal.
John Verret, who has been pros
pecting along the coast, returned
on the Dora from Uyak bay.
Mr. and Mrs George Esterlv will
leave for the States cn the Santa
Clara.
Archie Hendrie and Charley
Mmenstad came up on the Santa
11 lam from Galena boy.
The management of the I* wling
alley have reduced the charges for
the use of the billiard tables to 01) (
cents per hour.
Harry Hopple, who has been < n
the Dremner all summer, reached
town Tuesday, having made the
entire journey in a rowboat accom
panied by a dog..
Antou Eiile,. who 1 as the con
tract to carry mails f gin Sewaru
to Sunrise, left on the >anta Clara
to enter into his duties, which lie
gin in November.
The steamer. Santa Clara, Capt..
F. S. Moore, arrived Saturday ev
ening with 20 passengers, 2'>0 tons
of mdse.* 100. tons coal, 20 sheep
and 10 head, ol cattle. Following
is the passenger list: \V. K. Will
iams, Otto Eisel, H. 1,. Simpson,
J. L. Steele, A. U. Drown, tl. Ma
lone, C. A. Kidder. J. R Sullivan.
A. F. Kraeuier, A. M. Hendrie, W.
1*. Heffner, C. M. Uonagall, D. Nel
son, C. Sinioustadt.
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Notice of Meeting of Board of
Equalization. *
Notice is hereby given that tl c
Common Council oi the Town ot
Valdez will sit as a hoard of equal-1
ization between the hours of '1
o’clock p.m. and -l o’clock p.m., on
the lOlli, 11th and ‘20th days of1
October, l‘J04, for the purpose of
equalizing the assessment o. prop
erty for taxes. All parties eom
' plaining will then he heard.
W. il. Ciiakv,
Town Clerk.
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Nelson Thanks Valdez.
A letter was received this week
from Senator Nelson thanking the
pioneers and prospectors for the j
watch fob recently sent to him. j
After expressing his appreciation!
of the present,, he says:
“I am very glad 1 visited Alaska ;
and especially Valdez, where I,
learned the wants of your country, j
11 tried to do what little I could for.
the good of Alaska last winter, j
and especially your locality, and j
shall continue to do so in the fut
ure to the last of my ability. My i
heart goes out to your people and.
the other people in Alaska. 1 know
the great ditliculties under which
you labor and the energy and grii
you manifest. 1 hope the day will
soon come when Alaska will he as
near and dear to every member of
I the United States Congress as is
' his own state and district.”
AT HOME
Dr. C. T. DAGGETT
Dentist and Dental Surgeon
Swan liuildidg.. McKinley St..
There seems to be a diversity of opinion
as to how old Mary is. To settle the mat
ter would state that Mary is old enough to
know tnat Hemple & Dougherty’s is the best
place In town to trade
Her age? Oh yes, 40.
Hemple DougJHerty,
Pioneer Outfitters.
Everything to Eat Everything to Work With verythmg to Wear
Power of attorney blank* at this
office.
NEW PROCESS
STEAM LAUNDRY,
Mr KIN LEY STREET.
Finest Work. Prompt Delivery.
Fully Responsible.
Valdez Dairy
Milk, Cream,
Butter,
Buttermilk
Delivered Anywhere In Town.
JOS. JAN DOS Prop.
VALDEZ m
Bread, Cake, Pies
FRESH DAILY.
All Kinds of Cake To ©odor.
John Walters, Prop.
Hand’s Bakery
*
Bread and Pastry
of all kinds made
daily.
Lunch Room in Connection
Chas. A. Hand, Prop.
E,R. Kin?,
W. E. Baumann,
Assayers
and
Chemists
Valdez Kodiak
Keystone Av. near wharf.
lie northwestern line
Operates tlie finest trains in the
world every day in the yeas, be
tween
Minneapolis,
St Paol,
Chicago,
Milwaukee,
OMAHA and KANSAS CITY,
making direct connections with
through trains for all points East
and South.
As cheap as the cheapest aud the
best tu be had. For rates or reser
vations, call or write,
F. W. PARKER,General Agent,
151 Yesler Way, Seattle.
THE LADIES’ BAZAAR
Ladies Furnishing Goods, Skirts, Waists. Red
fern Corsets. Underwear. Dress Trimming,
Etc., Etc. Fancy Pillow Top*. Brainard &
Armstrong Embroidery Silks.
New Goods on Every Boat
Mrs. E. G. Ames. Proprietor- ££
* i * ' * * • tl . . ft \ .
Bank of Valdez.
S. A. Hemple, President E. W. Adams, Cashier
Capital paid up - $10,000
Surplus earnings - - 1,200
Resources available • - 75,000
Correspondents:
SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN RANK,
ITOETSOl’NR NATIONAL RANK. Seattle, W«h.
NATIONAL RANK OF COMMERCE, New York City.
W e Carry In-Cash (JO to SO per cent of our Deposits, transact a gen
eral hanking business. issue drafts payable in all parts of the world.
We soliei! y or hu-and assure yw* tb* most liberal treatment
consistent with careful banking.
Safe Deposit Boxes For Rent Collections a Specialty
Olympic : Club : Rooms.
Bowling
Alley
Billiard
Hall
' Cigars
Private
Card
Rooms
European Plan Rate Reasonable
HOTEL 5T. ELMS
(Only hirst Class Hotel in Valdez.)
Headquarters for Mining Men
and Commercial Travelers
DEBNEy * POOT, Proprietors.
Keystone Ave. Valdez, Alaska.
'98 Pioneer ’98
Shaving and ath Parlors.
Best equfpped shop in the city. All aaodern
improvements. Work guaranteed thebest.
Try Our Shami ©t and Face Massage
Baths Ft T ‘ lies or Gentlemen.
CAMERON GOUtEN
CHAS. CRAWFORD,
CONTRACTOR ana BUILDER
Plan* and Estimates Furnished on Application.
Wharf Buildinq House Moving
Change Your Shirt
anil then send us the dirty one together with a few collars
a pair of cuffs, a suit of underwear anti probably some
socks. We will launder them in 1PIRST CLASS STYLE
and at a REASONABLE PRICE and return them to you
before you need them.
Does your suit or trousers need cleaning or press
inf l If so, send them to us and we will give them a new
lei e of life.
The STAR LAUNDRY
OSCAR FISH
Paints, Oils, Glass.
Fine Varnishes, Builders Hardware,.
Terra Cotta Pipe^
JAS. FISH, SR. Manage