S. BLUM & CO.
wish to announce that, on account of the passsge
of a regulative banking act by the last Territorial
Legislature, their banking department has Jb«en in
corporated under the laws of the Territory of Alas
THE*FIRST HANK OF VALDEZ
with the following officers and directors:
JOHN LYONS 1
W. M. WILSON s- BLUM. President
S. BLUM -DIRECTORS M. BLUM. Vice-Preudent [-OFFICERS
M. BLUM w. m. GOODWIN.:Ce«hier
E. B. WHEAT J
They bespeak for the new Incorporation the same
liberal patronage accorded to them in the pelt.
Valdez, Alaska, May 18, 1914.
Condensed Statement of the Condition of
THE FIRST BANK OF VALJPjE?
at the opening of Business May If, 1914:
ASSETS LIABILITIES
Loans and discounts. $68,687.02 Capital .. ....$25,000.00
Overdrafts. 1,733.97
City warrants . 3,676.45 Due banks . 1,635.34
Bank fixtures . 3,500.00
Cash on hand and due Deposits .138,832.77
from banks .. 87,870.67
• $165,468.11 $165,468.11
Cash reserve required by law, 20 per cent.
Our cash reserve, 63 per cent.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )
TERRITORY OF ALASKA, J- SS.
THIBD JUDICIAL DIVISION. )
I, W. M. Goodwin, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly
swear that the foregoing statemenl is true to the best of 'my knowl
edge and belief. W. M. GOODWIN, Cashier.
Correct Attest: | ®LUM [directors
\ JOHN LYONS E. B. WHEAT j
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of May. 1914.
J. W, GILSON,
Notary Public in and for the Territory of Alaska.
[seal] My Commission expires January 21, 1917.
Prospectors,
Don’t neglect your health on the trail.
The VALDEZ DRUG CO.
it prepared to fill your medicine kit
with the purest and best of drugs,
medicines, and surgical bandages.
Giv^Touj^reigh^ontracHo
Robert McIntosh
DEUVERY GUARANTEED
Contracts taken for delivery in the NELCHINA,
CHISANA, and SLATE CREEK sections.
No contract too large, none too smell
For prices apply to Rob’t McIntosh, Valdez.
Is Still the Attraction.
Brunswick Whiskey, per gal. $4.00
Pebbleford per quart 1.65
Old Crow per quart 1.65
Hermitage per quart 1.65
Clarks’ Rye pier quart - 1.65
Hunter Ryp per quart 1.65
Cal. Brandy per quart - 1.75
Henuesy or Martell per quart 2.25
Port Win* per quart 75c
Sherry Wine, six years old, qt 75c
Muscatel, qt - ■ - 75c
Claret per quart, pur bottling, 50c
Cf*« C^ref per quart N- 7§r
White Wine per qnart 75c
Perfect#* Mfb per quart *2.00
Johnnie Walker per quart 2.00
Jtnppprqpgrt - - 1-50
Rainier Beer 4 quart* 1.00
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Greek Bramig per quart - 2-50
Champagne per pint 2.75
i All imported wine!, vMf&im m»d brw»dif» ip Mosk
l*rice« rea«ep*b)e, gOP(U gUPTOptod
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#mr, <W?u1* #3.00 per dku. Beer, ninti *2.00 per .
Afl Sm airing J£man 10c per Tin
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COMMERCIAL CLUB
Rooms of the Tillikum Club Offered to
Commercial Association—Enter
tainment Committee Named.
The Valdez Commercial Association
will entertain the guests of President
H. F. Alexander, who are making the
round trip on the steamer Admiral
Sampson. Representative business
men of the Pacific coast cities are
making thc'trlp to investigate con
ditions In Alaska and many of them
are heads of firms that have done
considerable business with the merch
ants of the north but have never be
fore visited the territory.
The Commercial Association will
have the use of the rooms of the
Tillikum Club and have prepared to
serve refreshments, plenty of punch
and cigars and an apportunity to give
the businessmen of the city an op
portunity to meet the merchants of
Seattle, Tacoma and Portland, who
are pn the ship.
The entertainment committee con
sists of Senator Millard, J. M. La
throp, Sam Blum, Edwin Eckern and
|C. E. Bunnell.
A fine mineral exhibit has been
collected for the occasion and speci
mens from the different gold and cop
per bearing mines in the Valdez dis
trict will be shown the visitors.
The boat is expected to arrive about
8:30 tonight.
COUNCIL PASSES
FIRE ORDINANCE
Extend Fire Fimits at the Request of
Fire Chief Finical—Let the
Gravel Contract.
The city council, at a special meet
ing held last night, passed the fire
ordinance as advocated by Fire Chief
Finical, of the Volunteer Fire Depart
ment, who pointed out to the city
council that a large section in the old
reservation was not covered'by the
city fire ordinance and the council
acted immediately and extended the
limits in which the stringent fire reg
ulations are to be strictly enforced.
The council received a report from
the chairman of the street commit
tee showing that the draying outfits
would haul gravel as follows: Val
dez Transfer Company for 70 cents
a yard, Copper River Draying com
pany 85 cents, and McIntosh Trans
fer company 89 cents. The J)id of the
Valdez Transfer company was accept
ed.
Charles Wells was granted a mes
senger license by the council and will
operate a hasty messenger system in
Valdez.
mms
J. O. Stevens, wtjo was indicted by
the grand Jury charged with having
obtained money under false preten
ses, pled “not guilty" and trial was
[set for Monday, May 25, when the
trial Jury will report to Jt^dge Brpvjp.
Attorney J. L. Reed represents the
defendant and the government will
bp represented by Assistant District
Attorney Brubaker.
BRIGHTON LEAVES
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■ The launch Brighton will leave for
Port Welle tomorrow morning at Id
o’clock.
Children In Green Pageant
WASHINGTON, mr 22.—Tjgelve
hundred schjjftl c^iiijJrejy will pgrth*
ipate in “The Fire Regained,” a Greek
pageant which opens tor a week here
.tonight. Thje drgi&a is giy#n under
the auspices otJV*#bl»»»h» hugigpep
organisations, and the school children
have been rehearsing tor about six
weeks.
Subscribe tor the Prospector.
\
IGLOO DANCE BE
* GRAND m
All Committee* Have Been Named
Fine Music by Reinke Orchestra—
—Excellent Refreshments.
The arrangement* for the annual
ball of the Valdez Igloo of Alaska
| Pioneers has been completed and
President Day has named his com
mittees for the evening. The mu
sic will be by the five-piece Relnke
orchestra and will be the latest up
to-date dance music. The refreshment
committee plan serving strawberries
and fresh cream, ice cream and cake
and coffee, while punch will be on tap
all the time.
The committees are as follows:
Reception Committee—Senator and
Mrs. B. F. Millard, Mr. and Mrs. R. P.
Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Blum,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cockerille, Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Lang, Mr. and Mrs.
Thos. Donohoe, Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Bunnell, Mr. and Mrs. James Fish,
Representative and Mrs. F. M. Boyle.
Floor Committee—Robert McIntosh,
H. E. F. King, George Callaghan,
A. S. Jenson, Chas. McCallum, Al.
Dowling, C. P. Topliff.
Door Committee—L. Graham, Wil
lard Scott.
/
Lunch Committee—Walter Quinn,
Wm. Buffam, Gus LeGaillard, Robert
Smith, Thos. Beasley, Chas. Mathi
son.
SEWARD COMES
WITHGOOD COAL
The Alaska Steamship company's
l»ig freighter, Seward, reached Val
dez at 8 o’clock last night, bringing
500 tons of extra good British Co
lumbia coal and also 100,000 feet of
lumber for the Granby Mining Com
pany. The coal is being discharged
at the Valdez dock and the lumber
will be unloaded at the Granby wharf
this evening. On the trip south the
Seward will take ore from Latouche
and Ellamar.
SAMPSON HERE
EARLHONIGHT
The steamer Admiral Sampson
reached Cordova early this morning
and left the railroad town at 2:30 for
Valdez and is due here at 8:30 this
evening. A large number of excur
sionists are on the ship making the
round trip.
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The steamer Northwestern reached
Juneau this morning and left short- j
ly after noon for Valdes.
Hanged Today.
NATCHEZ, Miss., May 22.—Aleck
Washington, a negro, convicted of
the ipurder of an aged negro couple,
wps handed here tptjay.
Summon* for publication.
In the U. S. Commissioner’s Court
for the Territory of A'laska, Valdes
Precinct.
H. E. Ellis, Plaintiff, VS. A. s.
Brown, Defendant.—Summons for
Publication.
To the above-named defendant, A.
S. Brown:
You are hereby required to appear
in the above-named court, within
thirty 4«ys after the completion pt
this summons against you, to-wit.
within thirty days alter the 27th day
of May, 1214. and answer the com
plaint of plaint)? hfcd fc«r*in
m ft contract sfpyeaa ab0
for the direct payment of money, and
unless you so appear and answer the
plaintiff 3fi|i apply to the court for
tojiP wpapWh*
and tabs iudsmeot against you u the
turn of 1244JO and costs. Publica
tion ordered ?pril 13. 12|4
Dated at Valdes, Alaska, this llfft
day of April, 12*4.
' GEORGE J. LOVE.
U. S. Commissioner and ex-oiflcio
» Justice of th,o Jjjgf*.
First publication April 22, 1214.
Last publication May ?7, 1214.
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COAL, HAY and GRAIN
AGENT FOR
Alaska Steamship Company
Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. Mariposa, S. S. Alameda and S. S. Northwestern
Sail from Seattle the 6th, 12th, 18th, 24th and 30th
EVERY MONTH
From Valdez south-6th, 12th, 18th, 24th and 30th for Cor
way, Juneau, Wrangell, Ketchikan and Seattle.
- Regular freight service for Ketchikan. Juneau. Sheep creek Treadwell. Douglas
Cordova, Ellaraar. Voider, and Latouche. Explosiucs. S S Seward. S S Seward. 5th'
S S Latouche. 15th; S S Cordova. 25th of each month-Right reserved to change this
schedule without notice. !
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Navigation Company
Alaska Pacific S. S. Co. Alaska Coast Co.
PUGET SOUNP—ALASKA ROUTE
Steamers sail from Seattle every ten days of each month on
the 5th* 15th end 25th,
via the Inside Passage fer Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat, Ka
talla, Cordova, Valdes, Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak.
I PUGET SOUND—CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Seattle-San Franpisco,' connecting with steamers Yale and
Harvard for southern California pptf»
sight referred to change dates end stegmers without uotieel
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