S. BLUM & CO.
INCORPORATED
BANKERS
CAPITAL $200,000.00.
We do a general banking business.
We sell exchange on all parts of the world.
We pay 4 per cent interest on Time Certificates of Deposit
Give Your Freight Contract to
ROBERT MdNTOSH
DELIVERY GUARANTEED
Contracts taken for delivery in the NELCHINA,
CH1SANA, and SLATE CREEK sections.
No contract too large, none too small.
For prices apply to Rob’t McIntosh, Valdez.
J. E. WILSON
FREIGHTER
Special price on mills and large outfits—Special atten
tion given to Fairbanks, Nelchina and
Chisana freight.
Teams are always ready to go to any point in Third or Fourth Divisions.
GET THE HABIT
Orpbeum movies
Every Evening
BE A BOOSTER
A. H, P1NKUS, Mgr.
Ernestine Road House
On Government Road 65 miles from Valdez.
HARRY MILLER. Prop.
Excellet meaUdS E¥eT]ftlling FlfSt GISSS comodaton for 60 hortci.
TAZLINA HILiTrOAD HOUSE
is open for freight and accommodations for the new
strike at Nelchina—>Horses on hand at all times.
JAMES L. SIMPSON.
Wortman’s Road House
E. P. CASHMAN, Proprietor.
20 miles from Valdes.
The best meals and most comfortabld beds Procurable.
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Beat of Meals—Price* '.Reasonable
GENERAL. STORE. - TRADING JPOST.
Telephone connects with Chitina.^ . .
General Freighting. KNUTE NAFSTED, Mgr.
Doughert) & Ferguson
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE
The best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits
and nuts.
HUGO FELS
Contractor and Bonder
Day Work if Desiree]
Estimate? Furnitheo
WORK GUARANTEED
Freeh eastern oysters at the Va»
dez Cafe tf
STANTON 6ET5
Will Receive $1,400 a Month to Jake
Summer Mail From Valdez
to Gulkana.
Jr.- Stanton, the mail carrier, has
.-.orurod 'he government contract to
carry two mails a month from Val
iez tc Gulkana during the months of
June, July, August and September,
for which ho Is to receive $1,400 a
month.
The contract held by James Fish
for the past four years called for the
payment of $1,950 a month.
Stanton’s contract will run for the
next four years.
CM ESTATE
TO UNCLE SI
Judge Fred M. Brown So De
* cidea—Territorial Law Is Not
Retroactive.
Judge F. M. Brown yesterday ren
dered a decision in the Louis Caml
cia estate case, in which the govern
ment and the territory demanded the
residue of the estate.
By the decision the estate escheats
to the government of the United
Slates and not to the territory.
Judge Brown upheld that part of the
content'on of Attorney C. E. Bun
nell, who appeared for the territory,
claiming that the territorial legis
lature had full authority to pass laws
transferring the escheatment from
the government to the territory, but
that inasmuch as Louis Camicia had
died pr'or to the passing of the ter
ritorial law transferring the escheat
to the territory, therefore the former
law held good in this case and judg
ment was given as requested by As
sistant District Attorney Guy Bru
baker, who appeared for the govern
ment.
The estate is valued at $5,000, con
sisting of real estate and some per
sonal property.
It. was the intention of Dr. Cami
cia to bequeath his estate to the I
school children of Vaflez for the pur
pose of purchasing a. library, and
while he made the statement of his
intention to many, yet he never took
any steps to carry it out.
_
WARNER DENIES
BREAKING GABLE
Says His Anchor Did Not Foul the
Military Cable—Government De
mands Pay for Damage.
Captain Warner, of the steamer
Alameda, denies that, his ship caused
the break in the United States mili
tary cable when leav'ng the Valdez
dock on the last trip south. The cap
tain says that the military authori
ties in charge of the cable at Seat
tle made a demand upon the steam
ship company for the damage, claim
ing it was the fault of the Alameda
and wanted 'he company to stand
the cost of bringing the cable repair
ship Burnside from Sitka to Valdez
land return.
Captain Warner says that he did
I not! break the cable wilt his anchor
it cause the cable autjjorities report
ed to him that the cable went out at
11:30, whereas .Jte had his anchor
aboard at 10:30.
The cause of delay in leaving Val
dez on the last trip was the freez
ing up of the steering gear and the
boat was handled with the hand
steering rig front Valdez to I.iscum,
where the steam gear was again
placed in operation.
Postponement.
The get-together meeting for the
formal opening of Everyman’s Club
house has been postponed until Fri
day evening of this week.
Nick Meecken is in town from the
Beaver Dam country and he has his
dog Jumbo with him. Nick will go to
the Imperial mine, near the Cliff, and
do some development work on the
property.
One-thirrd off on Cut Glass, Chinu
and leather goods for one week on
ly at Blum’s.
Prospectors,
Don’t neglect^your health on the trail.
The VALDEZ DRUG CO.
is prepared to fill pour medicine kit
with the pureet and bast of drug*
medicines, and surgical bandages.
When in Chitina Stop at die
CHITINA HOTEL
Fiitit Hold is the btohr—Vd HmImI. Clw Romm.
¥
Bar in Connection. Ratea Reasonable
GRISWOLD MARRIES
IIS EVENING
Will Wed Miss Minnie Thompson, of
This City, and Takes Bride to
Cordova to Live.
Parke Griswold, of Valdez and Cor
dova. w'ill be married tonight to Miss
Minnie Thompson, of this cily, by
Rev. Ziegler a the home of Mrs.
Depuy on Hobart street. The wed
ding will take place at 8:30 o’clock.
Clarence Mossman, a close friend of
the bride and groom, will be the bpst
man, while Miss Blanche Kogge will
be bridesmaid.
Only the intimate friends of the
contracting couple will be present.
The newly wedded couple will leave
on the steamer Alameda for Cor
dova, where Mr. Griswold has pre
pared a handsome home for his
bride.
Miss Thompson has been cashier of
the Valdez Mercantile company for
the past two years and has a host
of friends in Valdez, while Parke is
so well known that he numbers the
entire citizenship of Valdez among
his friends and well wishers.
The Dead Pays.
K. B. two-reel feature him, The
Dead Pays, at the Orpheum change
tonight, also two other fine pictures.
\V. Ellis ,ire' crew returned today'
from the Imperial inin.t, where tliev
were doitm me assessment work for
IMS.
ALL IT
Was Taken to Seattle and Dried and
Forwarded on the Alameda—
Each Letter Marked.
The mail for Vald'z, which was
aboard the steamer Jeanie, wh'ch was
wrecked in Qu en Charlotte Sound
on December 19th, was forwarded to
Valdez on the Alameda and is being
distributed at the local postoffice.
The department had the mail re
turned to Seattle, where it was dried
and all the letters, which had opened
from the effect of the bath given them
in the salt water, were enclosed in
postoffice envelopes and readdressed
and notice of the reason therefor
printed on the envelopes. Such let
ters a.s would still hold together were
stamped, giving the reason for the
condition cf the envelope and then
sent on its way.
Considerable parcels post and reg
istered mail was completely ruined
by the effects of the water.
The Donaldson was unable to reach
Katalla to secure the witnesses for
the department of Justice and return
ed yesterday afternoon to Cordova and
is expected today from the railroad
town.
Everyone who wishes to learn the
'one-step and other new dances is in
jvited to attend the dance to be Riven
I at Moose hall Wednesday evening
Jan. 7th. Music by Keinke orchestra
! Harvey’s Toggery are closing oil'
[their complete line of dry goods and
ladies’ furnishings. Now is the time
to get real bargains. it
Harvey Berger is in V.tidez from
jctcwn the bay.
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s. the tailor. Telephone 198.
Marca Rica Cigars
VALDEZ MOST POPULAR SMOKE
INTEGRIDAD’f
BELMONT'S
VAN DYKEf
8MOKECRAFTS
EL SIDELLO'S
REPRESENTA’S
OPTIKIO’S
LOVERA’8
Direct From The Factory
INGRAM & BUSH
EXCLUSIVE CIGAR DEALERS.
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Telephone 66
Foot Keystone Ave
Roujfh Dry lCc lb.
Valdez Dock Co* phone no. i
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY and GRAIN
AGENT FOR
Alaska Steamship Company
Alaska Coast Company
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. Alameda, S. S. Northwestern
Sail
10th, 20th and 30th
EVERY MONTH
For Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan and Seattle.
F. B. Tracy, Gen’l Agt- Valdez Dock Co., Local Agt.
ALASKA Company
Steamers via the INSIDE PASSAGE calling at Ketchikan. Ju
neau, Xakutat, Katalla, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez Fort Lis
cum, Latoucte, Seward, Cook Inlet Points and Kodiak.
S. S. ADMIRAL SAMPSON
Sailing from Seattle
January 15 with Mail, Freight and Passengers
((SAMPSON calls at Kodiskleach trip.
California connections--Alaska-Pacific S. S. Co.
Right .is 1‘ served to chance this schedule without notice.
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
General Agent Local Agent
Chas. R. Crawford
Wall Street Phone 159
Plate glass, m indow glass, roofing and
building papei *, roofing pitch, lime, ce;
ment, plaster lath, shingles, builders
hardware. Shop and job work of all kinds
Windows, Doors, Moulding. Finish
ing Lumber
Agents for Fairbanks, Morse & Co.
a M. Dieri.iKfi
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight*
ing to all interior points
LIVERY ard FEED STABLE
STORAGE
Teaming of all kinds
Positively no cost dellveied
unless polt for In sdvsnce
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pumps and
Well Points.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hose Valves,
I re i °ipe. Fittings.
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. Prop.
StRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Avt Scwaro. Alaska
Copper River
Draying Co
frelKhimK sun passengers to all parts
of the tnieriov (lonernl Truekln*
McKinley Street, Valdex.
fcd. Wood. - Vroprietoi