The new store hours
Eight-thirty a.n. to
Five-thirty p.a.
Prompt and accur
ate deliveries.
A^ercantile
Alameda Passes Juneau
The steamship Alameda passed Ju
neau at 2 o’clock yesterday morning
and^vill arrive In Valdez sometime to
morrow afternoon or tomorrow night.
Ed. Jansen and Jack Boyd arrived
in town yesterday from down the
sound. They started for Valdez In
their power dory, but had an accident
to the motive power and were towed
in by Capt. Rider.
DONALDSON ffCHEDULB
The following schedule for the har
bor boat "Lt. C. V. Donaldson" will
take effect today. All orders to the
contrary are revoked.
Monday, Wednesdays, Thursdays,
and Fridays:
Lve. Fort Llscum Leave Valdez
8:15 a. m. 9:46 a. m.
1:16 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
TUESDAY
1:16 p. m. 2:00 p. m.
4:30 p. m. 6:00 p. m.
SATURDAY
1:16 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
7:16 p. m. 10:30 p. m.
11:16 p. m. 12:00 m. m.
There will be no trips of the boat
on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each
raonth. these days being used to elean
boilers.
3peclal trips or cancelling of the
above will be made without notice
only to meet exigencies of the ser
vice.
All official kasiness between Val
dez and the Post should be arranged
for transaction, where possible, ao
that advantage will be taken of the
scheduled trips and extra trips will
be made at a minimum and made only
when urgently needed.
G. R. KOEHLER,
Capt. 14th Infantry. A. Q. M.
OYSTERS
A nice lot of Fox’s Fresh Oyster
Cocktails just received by the Love
Whltley Co. tf
Mike Barrett, foreman of the Alas
ka Mines Corporation, who has been
spending Christmas in town, left on
the steamer Evans for Fidalgo Bay
to resume work In the big copper
property.
Con Lowney left Monday for Fi
dalgo bay to work for the Alaska
Mines Corporation.
George Cook was a passenger for
Fidalgo bay on the steamer Admiral
Evans. * *
Frank Hudson, the well-known
miner, left Monday for Fidalgo bay
where he will work for the Alaska
Mines Corporation.
Anything you want in the line of
photography—Jenner can do It for!
you.
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Steamship Alameda—Sailed from Se
attle for Valdez, Thursday, Decem
ber 27.
Steamship Admiral Evans—Sailed
West front Valdez for Kodiak Dec.
24.
Steamship Victoria—Sailed west from
Valdez, Dec. 22.
The steamer Adm. Evaus took on
; a quantity ot coal and merchandise
Monday, consigned to down sound
points.
Cannery Sites
We have customers for select can
nery sites located in the Prince Wil
liam Sound District. If you have any
thing to offer send full particulars,
location, description, etc., to
BOND & BABSON,
Field Dept.
32 Broadway,
New York City.
Cannery Machinery Arrives
The steamship Admiral Evans re
mained in port six hours Monday un
loading one hundred tons of cannery
machinery for the Valdez Packing
Company. Owing to repairs being
needed on the company’s dock and a
lack of room the consignment was un
loaded on the wharf of the Valdez
Packing Company. A crew of cannery
mechanics will arrive this month and
start to work on the new buildings
and install the machinery.
m
A number of soldiers from Fort Lis
cum left on the steamship Admiral
Evans for Cordova, to guard the Gug
genheim's railway to the interior.
Salesmen Wanted
Does your trade use salesboards?
We Invite correspondence from sales
men who are making their trade reg
ularly. The most remunerative side
line—no samples—no collections—
Commissions due as soon as order is
shipped. We want only first-class men.
Enquiries to receive attention must
state line carried and how long, class
of trade called on, territory and how
often covered. The K & S 8ales Com
pany, 164-56 Whiting Street, Chicago,
Illinois. tf
Toys: Toys! Toys!
Of all descriptions at the Valdez
Drug Store. **
Buy your groceries direct. Save
fifteen to twenty-five per oent. The
house that sells direct to consumers.
Randall Grocery ft Brokerage Co
lne.. 82 Marlon St- Seattle Wn. tf
LOUIE’S CAFE
Open Day and Night McKinley Street, Below Cable Offlce
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
All Kinds of Pastry for Sale
EVERYTHING THE BEST ANDY MABOVICH, Propr.
KEYSTONE PRODUCE CO.
groceries
Heinz 57 Varieties
A Large Assortment of Fancy Boxes
af Chocolates and Bon Bon*
kbtstonz AVHNTJB. IfcUHLSr WBHI
WOULD NOT ACCEPT HUNDRED
Forty Pounds' Compensation for Dam
a goo on Railroad, All Old
Covenantor Would Hava.
One of the first railways laid In
North Britain connected the ancient
city of Perth with Aberdeen. In Cham
bers Journal there Is a pleasant pic
ture of a stanch old covenanter at
Whlnnyknowe who was subjected to a
loss that called for compensation from
the railway company. William Reid,
there la no reason to doubt, gave care
ful consideration to the question of In
jury, and when the railway official
waited npon him he had decided the
exact amount of the damage that he
had suffered.
The official told the farmer that the
company bad agreed to allow him the
stmt of one hundred pounds in recom
pense.
"A bunder pounds t” exclaimed the
old covenanter. “I wanna touch It.
I have considered the matter and I
have made up my mind as to what I
should get. I wlnna tak’ a bunder.*’
“1 would s'rongly advise you to ac
cept,” replied the official. “You are
not likely to get more. I think the
directors have been generous."
•Too much so! too much so!” was
the startling reply. “I wlnna tak’ the
hnuder; I’ll hue forty pounds and not
a penny more.”
"Oh. is that the trouble?” was the
laughing response. “Well, here Is the
order for one hundred pounds, which
you will receive when you call at the
office at Perth."
Wllliuiu Held accepted the order,
aud/,ii week Inter presented it at the
company's office. A clerk usked him
to sign a receipt, and this the farmer
did for forty pounds.
“You are to receive one hundred
pounds, not forty," said the clerk,
counting out the money.
The old farmer was angry. "I told
your man," he cried, "that 1 would
tMk’ forty and not a penny more; und
I will not hue it. I want uae mini s
siller tlinl I’ve uue rieht to!"
And Williuin Held, after twice count
ing his forty pounds, pushed the re
mainder hack across the counter and
walked out of the office.—Youth's
Companion.
ONE'S INABILITY TO SLEEP
Insomnia May Be Overcome by For
getting About It and Avoiding
Unnecessary Excitement.
If you don't sleep well don't worry
about it. Your lack oi sleep Isn’t go
ing to kill ye or drive you Insane.
That la the si '/stance of the advice
given by a doctor writing lu the Ayicr- j
lean Maga/.ine.
Il is advice that a gie>d many nerv
ous people need, observes the Kansas
City Star. How often do you hear
some one apprehensively complaining :
that he lies awake "all night." The j
chances are that he only tlfluks he was |
awake all nUtlti. and that in reality he i
got several nours of sleep between the
spells of wakefulness. But even If he ,
was wakeful, it is nothing to he i
alarmed about. Kspeclully Is It noth- [
ing to warrant taking medicine.
The way to get over Insomnia Is to
pay no attention to It, and not to talk |
about It. Sleep is largely a matter of ,
habit. It depends on living ration- !
ally and going in bed at a regulur time, j
You are likely lo he wakeful if you |
stir yourself up In the evening. If |
you work at night or get deeply lit
tcrested in anything you find it dlfli- j
cult to relax. That is the chief reu- j
son lor wakefulness after a party. The !
excitement of the crowd interferes
with sleep. The ideal way is to taper !
oft' the day's activities us evening '
conies.
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No Music in Piano Stool.
A Western settler went to the near- I
eat township and purchased a music
stool, taking it home with him in hla
trap. In a few days, however, be
brought it I tuck and demanded the
money paid, as the stool was no good
at all. The shopkeeper examined It
anil said It was in perfect order, anil
that It should not be thrown on his
hands.
“Well." said the settler, "I took it
home careful, and I gave It a turn,
and every one of the children gave It
a turn, and never a tune could one and
all of u» screw out of it. It ta no
more a music stool than the four
legged washing stool the missus puts
her tub on.”
They All Agreed.
“My dear friends," stiltl the hostess
when all her guests htul assembled, “I
am delighted Indeed to have you here.
I want everybody to have a perfectly
good time, and 1 am going to do what
ever I can to make the evening a suc
cess. 1 have tried to think of some
kind of a program that would please
everybody, but I find It a difficult thing
to do, so I am going to ask yon to help
me out of my trouble. We can talk
about the war and thus have a lovely
time, with a few fights Incidentally
perhaps, or my daughter, Penelope will
recite for yon. Which shall it be?”
Prolonged shouta of “Wart"
Origin of “Bankrupt"
Kaw words have so remarkable a
history as “bankrupt.” The money
changers of Italy had benches or stalls
In the bourse ot exchange in former
tunes. At these they conducted their
ordinary business. When any of them
1 fell back In the world and became In
solvent his bench was broken, and the
nwnle- at “broken bench,” or “banea
tatta.” was given him. When tbs word
was first adopted Into English It was
nearer the Italian than It npw to, being
fbaukeroat” Instead at “bankrupt”
Contractor Chaa. Crawford haa a
crow of men nailing aiding on and
working on the interior of the quar
termaater building and it will aoon
be completed, weather permitting.
Thia building has been erected in the
dead of winter with the men working
many times In below zero weather,
but haa gone up In record time.
Hhamrock for Port Wells
The launch Shamrock, Capt. Dune
3tewart. will leave for Port Wells and
lound points tomorrow some time
with freight and passengers.
NOTICE
Owing to the increased expense of
>peration, occasioned by application
>f the Territorial eight hour law. It is
leceasary to Increase the price on de
Ivery of coal, therefore the price of
oal delivered will be as follows:
lulk .114.50 per ton
lacked (ton lots) 18.00 per ton
acked. (half ton) .... 0.50 per ton
lacked, less than V4 ton 135 a sack
f VALDEZ TRANSFER CO.
Qapt, Betties Return*
Capt. James Betties returned Mon
lay from Seldovla, where he has been
•n business connected with his flsh
;ries at that place. Capt. Betties re
>orts a good pack of herring, which
vere shipped out on the Evans. He
vlll leave soon for the States on a
)uslness trip.
Mr. anu Mrs. George Harmon will
eave for Cordova on the steamer Ala
meda. Mrs. Harmon was formerly
Miss Vera Bryant, superintendent of
the Valdez schools.
Wnt. King, who has been spending
the holidays at Ellamar. a guest of
Mr. and Mrs. John Johuson, return
ed yesterday on the launch Della, af
ter having spent an enjoyable Chirst
mas. Mr. King reports that Ellamar
is busy and that the little town is
growing rapidly.
Cius Dgarf, the man who moves
things, is moving a large warehouse
for the Ellamar Mining Company this
week.
I’ete Jackson, the well-known fish
erman of Ellamar, and will known
in Valdez, suffered a slight stroke of
earalysis In his right aide recently.
The infant girl of Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Cloudman, of Ellamar. died
Christmas day and was interred at
that place.
Andy Dieringer is hobbling around
on crutches today as the result of a
wrestling match yesterday.
Jack Itiley, after spending the holi
days in town, left for Fldalgo bay
on the steamer Evans.
Win. Wagner, who is running one
of the best paying and largest fox
farms in this vicinity, having a large
ranch on Naked Island, where in com
pany with Mr. Fred Liljgren, he
breeds blue and black foxes, arrived
in town yesterday on the launch
Della. Ko has killed 66 fine blue foxes
and shipped the skins already this
winter, and has a number nearly
ready for market.
Paul Capris Breaks Leg
Paul Capris, the well known miner
and timber boss for the Alaska Mines
Corporation, had the misfortune to
break his leg recently and is confined
to the hospital at Ellamar with his in
juries.
Daily Weather Report
January 1, 1918 January 2, 1918
7:00 p. m. 7 a. m.
29.292 Barometer 29.260
21 Temperature 26
25 Maximum 28
18 Minimum 22
21.5 Mean 25
Precipitation .04
10 in Snow on Ground 10 in.
Cloudy, calm. Cloudy, calm.
—Myrtle K. Billings, Obs.
By H.
JEANETTE RANKIN WOJL.
HEAD HOUSE SUFE COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, Jan 2.—Miss Jean
ette Rankin of Montana, was formal
ly endorsed today by the republican
committee for chairman of the newly
created house committee on woman
suffrage. She will have to meet a test
of strength with Representative Bak
er of California, Democratic nominee
for the same post when the nomina
tions are acted upon by the house.
Notice to Martas
There will be a special election for
Secretary at the regular meeting on
Wednesday, January second. All mem
bers requested to be present. St
Just reoelved a sew Una ef Pyrir
in Ivory suitable for Obrlstmas gifts
it the Valdes Drug Stem. tf
Financial Reserve
There is hardly a day passes but most
of us are called upon to draw upon our re
serve, either physical, mental or financial.
Have you some in store?
This bank is a good place to start a fin
ancial reserve and it cannot help but be of
real service to you.
\
MAf'K DKPOMT BOX MS FOR RKNT
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Valdez Dock Co . PHONE MO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office Foot of Wall Street
Headquarters For
Electrical Supplies
Only the best manufac
tures are represented in
our stock.
All electrical Supplies we
sell are guaranteed pro
ducts.
Make your electrical pur
chases here and have the
^assurance of absolute satis
faction and quality.
Prince William Sound Water,
Light, Power, Tel. Company
Second Call
We will accept Liberty Bonds for
stock In the Valdez Iron Works.
Make your money earn 26 per cent
Instead of 4 per oent. tf
Fresh taffy, chews and brlttles, at
Hunt's Candy Kitchen. tf
Woman's Guild to Meet
The Woman's Guild will meet
Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock at
the residence of Mrs. Harry Whitley.
Election of officers. All members re
quested to be present.
WANTED—To rent a piano in good
condition. Will pay reasonable price.
Inquire Prospector. tf
Suggestion
A nice display of hand-painted pic
tures at Rudolph's tf
Dominek Vtettl. the well known
miner, arrived In town yesterday on
the launch Della.
Valdes fish Price*
Halibut .67 cents a pound, City
Dock; halibut .01 cents pound on
sailing grounds; black cod .01 1-1
cents.
G. W. LONG.
Valdes Iron Works. If you havu’t
: anything else to do go (Mtug. It
Just received k. the utsst popu
lar songs at O. O. Rolnks’s. tf
Houseseeper wanted at O. J.
Zlnns. tf
Special Sole
Closing out entire stock of Needle
craft Shop this week. Some real bar
gains. Mrs. Caprls. kll*
A complete line of nugget and Ivory,
Jewelry, watches, diamonds, etc., at
the Valdes Drug Store.
For a rat-class meals and good istt *
loe at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants’ Csfe. It
Fox’s snappy drinks for this sold
weather at Hunt's. tf
CITY BXPIUBB8, Phono M; ready
to transfe. that baggage tor you. tf
Hot-Point Bleotrlo Heaters and
Cooklng-Appllaneeo at the ■mperlua.
Christmas goods coming on the mb
boat *