1
ilercliants and Others are Preparing
for Close of Navigation of
Cook Inlet.
E. C. Niles, representing the Rem
ington Typewriter company, returned
to Valdez on the Alameda last even
ing from an extended trip to the west
ward. He spent several weeks in the
new town of Anchorage and while
there secured several splendid pict
ures of the town and of the bay.
He reports Anchorage as fast as
suming a permanent appearance with
many substantial business blocks go
ing up and the merchants and others
getting in big stocks of supplies in
anticipation of the interruption of
navigation on Cook Inlet for several
months during the winter. Business
men, especially hotel and bunkhouse
keepers, reported good businesses.'
The restaurant business of the town
is overdone, but Anchorage has sev
eral cafes which have no superiors in
Alaska.
When the townsite was put on the
market by the government agents,
lots were sold on both sides of the
terminal grounds and keen competi
tion is reported by the different fac
tions in securing the establishment
of new business houses in their par
ticular section. The districts are
nearly one half mile apart and the
main street of the town is about a
mile long.
People who have lived in tents dur
ing the summer are rushing work on
residences and cabins for the winter
and as there are about 2500 persons
in the district Anchorage presents a
busy scene.
SEWARl) MERCHANTS MIST
PAY LICENSES AT ONCE.
The members of the Seward city
council are up in arms because a num
ber of the merchants of that town
have neglected or purposely failed to.
take out their government licenses
and the council has passed an ordi
nance making it a misdemeanor to
conduct business within the corporate
limits without first having secured
a territorial license.
The ordinance, which was rushed
through as an emergency measure,
provides a fine of not less than $10
or more than $100 and not over 90
days in jail for those failing to take
out the required license.
One councilman declared that he
was tired of seeing the city paying
interest on borrowed money to meet
the hills of the city while many prop
erty owners have failed to pay their
taxes and merchants their license tax.
SEWARD COUNCIL
HITS THE GATEWAY
if
Makes Evening Post Official Pai>er of
the City Without the For
mality of Asking for Bids.
SEWARD, Oct. 6.—The Seward
city council at its regular meeting
last night by a vote of four to three
made the Alaska Evening Post, Sew
ard’s new daily paper, the official or
gan of the city. No bids were asked
and the Seward Gateway, the pioneer
newspaper of the city, was given no
opportunity of competing for the offi
cial business of the city.
All four of the councilmen who
voted in favor of making the Post the
official organ, are alleged stockhold
ers in the Post Publishing company,
and it is stated own a majority of
the stock. The action of the coun
cilmen in declaring their own organ
the official paper of the town is meet
ing with severe criticism.
There is a city ordinance requiring
that bids be asked for all work re
quiring the expenditure of city funds,
but the alleged stockholders of the
Post, in their eagerness for business
for their paper, overlooked the ordi
nance.
Series Eleven and Twelve.
Tonight at The Liberty Theatre,
Series 11 and 12 of Lucille Love will
be shown, Thursday night, series 13,
14 and 15, the end of 15 episodes, or
30 reels, will complete this girl of
mystery. *
FRYE-BRUHN CO.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Fresh
Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton,
Poultry, and Provisions.
Fresh Stock on Every Boat.
PHONE 29.
FREE
*
AT THE
PINZON BAR
The following are the conditions
governing the gift of the Ford Au
tomobile advertised by the Pinson:
With each One Dollar purchase one
Coupon will be given entitling the
holder to one chance on the car—
absolutely free of charge.
The car to be given during Christ
mas week. *
Family trade solicited. All orders
delivered. Remember a Dollar pur
chase entitles you to one Coupon.
STEAMER ALAMEDA
GOES SOUTHWARD
Carries Number of Valdez People en
Route to Exposition and Homes
in the States.
The steamer Alameda reached Val
dez at 6:30 last evening from the
westward and left within an hour for
Seattle. When she departed she car
ried a number of Valdez residents
who will spend their vacations in the
states as well as a number of persons
who came from interior points.
Following is the list of passengers
and their destinations: Seattle—
Grace Moore, H. Ballinger, H. Y.
Saint, Chas. Faulkner, J. G. Dorsch,
G. Swanson, Hank Stotter, Al Dowl
ing, Frank Hoffman, Frank Kerwin,
G. W. Baldwin, Jack Miller, John
Beauman and W. A. Munley.
For Cordova: John Lawson, Otto
Lute, Wm. Mahon, John Frame, N. J.
Black, Al. Martin, P. Johnson and A.
Swallow.
GRANITE RAS ORE
FOR MANY MONTHS
Senator Millard Reports that Mine
'Does not Lack Ore But Will
Reduce Working Expense.
('
A number of miners who have been
employed at the Granite mine on
Hobo Bay, Port Wells, returned to
Valdez last night and a rumor to the
effect that the mine had closed down
from lack of ore immediately began
circulating about the streets.
When seen by a representative of
the Prospector Senator B. P. Millard,
president of the Gramte Gold Min
ing company, indignantly denied the
rumor that the mine had closed down
from lack of ore and made the state
ment that the force had been tempo
rarily reduced until upraises now be
ing run had been connected with the
lead, in order that the working ex
penses of taking out the ore might
be reduced.
Since the lead has been struck the
pumps have been kept working to
fullest capacity pumping water to
keep the tunnels clear, and under
conditions which have prevailed for
the past two months extra expense
was necessary in handling the ore
owing to the lead being almost in
blanket form.
Senator Millard states that the
Granite has ore in sight to last for
many months, and that as soon as
the ore shutes have been completed
the mill will be running full blast
again, v.’ith the expense greatly re
duced.
Thursday Night.
Series 13, 14 and 15, a total of 6
reels will be run, completing that
great serial story, Lucille Love, at
The Liberty. *
MATANUSKA WAS WIDE-OPEN
TOWN SAYS H. E. NOLAN.
On his arrival in Seattle H. E. No
lan, a chemist, who passed through
Valdez last July on his way back to
the states from Matanuska, and who
claimed at the time to have served
two months in the French army last
fall, reported his experiences at Mat
anuska in the following:
‘‘I am glad that I lived in Mata
nuska, as I saw a town that I did not
believe could exist in these days. W»
had a real frontier town—open gamb
ling, blind pigs, with their eyes wide
open looking for customers, and I
even had the pleasure of attending
an old fashioned miners’ meeting,
which gave notice to an undesirable
indivldu&l to get out of town within
a few minutes. One other person
was also declared a menace to the
prosperity and business life of the
city. A miners’ meeting was held o»
this case and the offender was order
ed to move to the outskirts. The or
der was not complied with and the
miners picked up the house, occupant
and all, and moved the whole concern
bodily.”
Valdez Weather Report.
Barometer pressure ..30.203
Temperature 7 p. m....39
Maximum temperature.48
Minimum temperature .28
Mean temperature .38
Partly cloudy, light wind, northeast,
10 miles.
Robt. R. Hunter returned to Val
dez after spending the summer at
Anchorage.
YOU want
not the slight
est shadow of
a doubt when
YOU bring your
prescription to a drug
store — investigate the
» Valdez Drug Co’s pre
!j scription department.
CHAIRMAN EDES
INSPECTS ROAD
.
| Reports That Twelve Hundred Men
Are Employed on Construction
of Matanuska Railroad.
SEWARD, Oct. 6—Chairman Edes,
of the Alaskan Engineering commis
sion, has returned to Seward from
an inspection trip over the operations
at Anchorage and reports that the
work is progressing at a very satis
factory rate. The administration
buildings at Anchorage are nearing
completion and the town is fast as
suming a permanent appearance.
Mr. Edes reports that twelve hun
dred men are now employed on con
struction work on the railroad line
from Anchorage to the Matanuska
coal fields and states that work will
be continued as long as weather con
ditions will permit. The arrival of
tim-bers, the lack of which has re
tarded bridge building, will enable
the commission to extend the rails
several miles as soon as the bridges
and culverts have been built.
Thursday Night.
Series 13, 14 and 15, a total of 6
reels, will be run, completing that
great serial story, Lucille Love, at the
Liberty. *
NEVER “OUTSIDE” BUT
IS ON HIS WAV.
For the first time in his life a 36
year-old son of Juneau will see the
United States. Dan Kennedy, who
was born here just 36 years ago, ana
has traveled all over the Territory ot
Alaska, decided a few weeks ago to
take a trip to the San Francisco ex
position. He left today on the Dol
phin.
Mr. Kennedy is a son of Dan Ken
nedy. who for thirty years before his
death was nightwatchman here. Mr.
Kennedy’s mother resides at Sitka,
and is there at present. His three
brothers, James, George and John are
at present in Alaska. Mr. Kennedy
expects to be south a couple ot
months.—Juneau Empire.
Notice.
There will be a meeting of the
stockholders of the Royal Develop
ment Gold Mining company held at
Ely Larsen’s residence, October 16,
1915.
JOHN ECKIMO,
kll Secretary.
THE
LIBERTY THEATRE
CONTINUOUS SHOW
YOU CAN ALWAYS DEPEND
ON SEEING A GOOD SHOW AT
THE LIBERTY.
MORE FEATURES TO
FOLLOW.
WATCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Admission 25c Children 10c
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Street, Valdez
ED. WOOD, Proprietor
The First Bank of Valdez
CAPITAL $25 000.
4% PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
_ OUR STOCKHOLDERS ARE
S. BLUM JOHN LYONS
M. BLUM J. M. LATHROP
E. B. WHEAT W. M. WILSON
JAFET UNDEBERG 1
TERRITORIAL DEPOSITORY.
The Pinzon
Cor. McKmley'and Broadway VALDEZ, AUSKA.
Finest Pool and Billiard Room
In Alaska.
El Belmont [ IADC » E1 Sidello
Admiration ( } Carabana
We handle only the Best
Cigars and Tobaccos.
Haas and Vogan Candies.
Free Auto Tickets
AT
PHONE 7 VALDEZ, ALASKA
Valdez Dock Co. PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street.
The After-Hours
MANY concerns lose money every night by not attract
ing the attention of the crowds on the streets in the
evening. On the other hand, many other concerns pros
per because they employ the after-hours salesman—Elec
tric Light. You can readily pick out these stores on the
busiest thoroughfares—their show windows pouring a
brilliant flood of light upward, outward and downward,
thereby adding an attraction to the goods displayed not
obtainable in any other way. Few people can resist a
glance at the beautiful effect—most people stop and ad
mire it. The proprietors of these shops are well verssd
in all modern methods which make for success in devel
oping trade. They know that the lavish use of electric
light pays, and use Edison Mazda Lamps to obtain it at
a minimum cost.
Alaska Water, Light and
Telephone Company
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
Lvs. Fort Liscum Lvs. Valdez
8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAY^
8:15 a.m. 9:46 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS i
1:15 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 ana fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
elean boilers.
Sentrcfs
I IN THE HEART OF THE Cmr
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