New Georgette Crepes
Be*#ff!ttnew shades of Georgette crepe
in baby pink, baby blue, maise, emerald
green and black—widths are forty
inches; the quality is unusually high,
irriceayard, - - - $2.00
Devonshire Cloths
A very good assortment in this popu
lar fabric now to be had—Come mostly
in stripes and plain colors.
A yard - 30c
December Patterns
Butterick Fashions which are free, De
cember Delineator which sells for 15c,
and December patterns are now to be
had.
Valdez Mercantile Co.
Your Groceries will come ou
time. Don’t worry about dis
appointments about the gro
ceries 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
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms. Phone 35
ALASKA INVESTMENT CO.
Real Estate, Insurance, Mining Stocks
Agts. for EQUITABLE Life Ins.
Public (Stenography Reed Bldg. Phone. 196
Quartz and Placer
Location Notices
For Sale at
The Prospector Office
Stop that Infernal Racket
Show your wife how much you
love her and send that noisy old
pump to the Valdez Iron Works and
let them remove the peace disturber,
your neighbors will appreciate it. tf
Kodak Supplies at the Valdez Drug
Company. tf
Try the Cottage Dining Room for
good home-cooked meals. Mrs. M.
Rucker, Phone 131. tf
' »
Fresh Augustine & Kyer Butter
Krisp and Queen Victorias at Hunt’s.
All kinds of cocktails. At the
Candy Kitchen. tf
Location notices, both quarts and
placer, at the Miner office.
A Big Shipment.
Just received, a fresh line of Haas
Candies, the kind yon like, at Levy A
Ross.’ tf
Come and see our new line of nug
get and ivory ware at Alaska Jewelry
Company. tf
Will Write Stories of the Trail.
SEATTLE, Nov. 21.—Major Pat
ton left here today for Los Angeles
to write stories of pioneer trail days
for General Otis. He has been editing
the Washingtonian, at Hoquiam,
Washington.
Notice to O. E. S.
There will be the regular meeting
of the O. E. S. on Tues. Nov. 21 at
8. p. m. Important business. Mem
bers please be present. Visitors wel
come. 2t
H. COCKERILLE, Sec.
Social Meeting of the Pioneers.
There will be a social meeting of
the Pioneers tomorrow, Tuesday eve
ning. All Women Pioneers and vis
iting members invited.
2t T. H. HUNT, Pres.
Turkeys! Turkeys! Turkeys!
The Love-Whitley company has
just received on the last boat, the fin
est lot of fresh killed Turkeys ever
broughtl to Valdez. Call and see
them. We will be glad to show
them to you.
Alaska Gold Hill
Mining Company
OFFERS ITS FIRST ISSUE OF
100,000 SHARES OF STOCK AT 10c
Why You Should Buy Alaska Gold
Hill Mining Stock.
The company has ground pro
nounced by experts as warranting de
velopment.
The money derived from the sale of
stock will be spent in the ground.
Preliminary arrangements for the
winter's work already made.
There is not one cent of indebted
ness. <*>
Treasury stock only for sale.
The adjoining property will be n
producer in a snort while
This is ia moving concern and the
stock is going to be active.
The Alaska Gold Hill property i?
in sight of Valdez and is backed and
managed by conservative people.
A dollar -pent here is also a dolin '
to help Valdez.
Stock on sale at the office of Sec
retary and Treasurer George J.
Love. Adv.—tf.
THE VALDEZ AERIE NO. 1971
FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES
WILL GIVE
A GRAND MASQUERADE
ON SATURDAY EVE,
.DECEMBER 30.
YOU CANNOT GET NEARER TO
DANCING THE OLD YEAR
OUT.
SERVICES HELD OVER
REMAINS JAMES DOGGETT J
__________
The funeral services held Sunday
afternoon over the remains of the
late James Doggett were largely at
tended, the deceased having been long
a resident of Valdez, and had formed
a wide circle of friends which em
braced practically the entire commu
nity. Eagle hall was crowded with
members of the lodge and the many
friends of the deceased, who gathered
to pay their last respects to their de
parted brother and friend.
President W. T. Scott read the
beautiful and impressive service of
the lodge and Rev. Nicholls of the
Congregational church read the serv
ices of the church. Mrs. T. G. Quinn
rendered several appropriate vocal se- j
lections.
A large number of the members of j
the lodge and townspeople accompa-1
nied the remains to the local ceme- j
tery, where the interment took place.!
.»• -
STRIKE CALLED OFF IN EVERETT
Shingleweavers Abandon I<ong Draw n
Out Fight for Closed Shop.
_
EVERETT, Nov. 21.—After a con
ference of business men, labor lead
ers and members of local unions, the
Everett shingleweavers’ strike called
May 1, 1915, was called oft by a bal
lot vote today. William Blackman,
of the federal labor commission, state
Labor Commissioner Joung; J. C.
Brown, president of the Shingleweav
ers’ union, and E. P. Marsh, president
of the Federation of Labor partici
pated in the conference. The men
voted to go back to work so that they
would not have their union mixed up
in the I. W. W. controversy.
THIRTY ARRESTS FOR
GAMBLING AT ANCHORAGE
Advices received at the office of the
U. S. marshal from Anchorage state
that thirty arrests have been made
there within the past few days for
gambling. Four of the prisoners have
pleaded guilty to the charge and paid
lines. The remainder have elected
to stand trail.
SEVERAL PEOPLE MISSING
TO THE WESTWARD
Eight people are missing from dif
ferent points to the westward and
there is only too much reason to be
lieve that they have lost their lives.
Three men named Smith, Erickson
and C. Matson are missing from San
nak for three weeks and nothing has
been heard of them. F. Tarklnsen
and three natives have been missing
,six weeks from False Pass and F. A.
Paul has been missing three weeks
from King Cove. Paul was watch
man on the U. S. ship Yukon.
A. C. Baldwin, of this city, gave an
illustrated lecture last Saturday night
In Seward, on the boundary survey.
J. W. Spadldlng was an arrival in
town yesterday from Esther Island.
Am up-to-date Uae of cook stoves
sad ranges at Heart's. tf
Steamship Sailings
Mariposa—Sailed south from Valdez
Nov. 19.
Admiral Evans—Sails from Seattle
for Valdez, Oct. 23.
Alameda—Sailed from Seattle for
Valdez, Nov. 19.
Admiral Goodrich—Sailed from Sitka
Nov. 17, carrying freight only.
Admiral Watson—Sailed south from
Valdez, Nov. 21.
TIDE TABLES
Monday, Nov. 20.
First High Tide, 8:IS a. m., 7.8.
Second High Tide, 8:48 p. m., 6.2.
First Low Tide, 1:38 a. m., 2.5
Second Low Tide, 3:03 p. m . 2.2
DONALDSON SCHEDULE.
Ltb. Fort tiiacum Lvs. Valdez
8:15 a.m. 9;46. a.m.
1:15 p.m. . . 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS
8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:15 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. 10:30 p.m.
There will be no trip of the launch
on the second and fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
clean boilers.
• ■ ^ n
Dally Weather Report.
Valdez, Alaska. Nov. 20, 1916.
Barometric pressure .29.666
Temperature 7 p. m...31
Maximum temperature .,.37
Minimum . 29
Mean temperature .33
Precipitation ...trace
Cloudy, 5 mile northeast wind, 1
inch of snow fell, 7.5 in. snow on
ground.
—Myrtle F.. Billings, Obs.
Interior Trail Conditions.
Valdez, Alaska, Nov. 21, 1916.
Fairbanks, —5, clear, calm.
Salcha, —6, 1 inch of snow; part
ly cloudy, light west wind, trail icy,
mail north 9 a. m„ N. C. team north
10:15 a. m., mail north 9 a. m.
Richardson, —10, cloudy, calm, no
snow, Scanlon north 7 a. m.
McCarty, —8, cloudy, calm, no
snow, trail bare.
Donnelly, —11, cloudy, calm, trail
good, north mail out 7 a. m.
McCallum, —15, 6 inches of snow,
cloudy, calm, trail drifted, south mail
by 12 m. yesterday.
Paxson, zero, 10 inches of snow;
cloudy, windy, trail drifted, Sheldon
double enders, 6 passengers, south
bound mail, no passengers, 1 musher
south 6 a. m.
Hogan. 4, 4 inches of snow; clear,
calm, trail fair.
Gulkana, 10, 1 inch of snow, calm,
cloudy, trail fair; Lamson auto south
8 a. m.
Copper Center, —6, 8 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail fair, Lam
son north 6 p. m. yesterday; Young
and Miller north 8 p. m. yesterday; i
Mausay north 7 a. m.
Tonsina, 15, 3 inches of snow;
cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Teikhell, 6, 8 inches of snow;
cloudy, calm, trail fair, Kinlock ar
rived 3:45 p. m. yesterday; Rudides
and Buchanan departed south 8 a. m.
Beaver Dam, 2, 16 inches of snow;
clear, calm, trail fair, Kinlock de
parted north 1 p. m. yesterday.
Summit, 10, 48 inches of snow;
clear, calm, trail drifted.
Wortman’s, 18, 4 inches of snow;
clear, calm, slide in canyon at Mile
Post 16.
Superior Cdurt Jurist Dies.
OKANOGAN, Nov. 21.—E. K.
Pendergast, Judge of the superior
courts for Ferry and Okanogan coun
ties, died last night after a short ill
ness.
Mrs. Don Thomas of Culross Island
left on the Watson for the States.
New Heaters from $12.69 up,
Wood Stoves, Pipe, Cooking Utensils
and Wash Boards at Rudolph’s. tf
Very Accomodating-This
You mix your batter in the
morning, and bake at night if
you use.—
CRESCENT
BAKING
POWDER
Hie results are Just as fine
as if you put the biscuit or
the cake in the oven when
batter 4^4 mixed.
ASK YOUR GROCER
^ttSc lb.
CRESCENT MFG. CO.,
Seattle, Wash.
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