If You’re Going To The
Tanana Take The
Valdez Route and Outfit at
SNY lER’S.
Outfits
of
The Best!
A FEW NEWS NUGGETS.
W, C. St nil. Graduate Optician.
Moose meeting tonight.
Have you been to Wikidel’s?
Wm. Finical left for Slate creek
Wednesday.
Fresh fruit on every boat. Shaw
k Williams.
Those new Marquise waists at
Levy’s are swell.
Fresh Cocoanut Rock at the
Candy Kitchen. .
Medicines for the trail at the
Broadway Pharmacy.
Wellington coal for sale at office
of the P. P. k N. Co.
Everything to wear for man, wo*
man and child at J. Fish k Co
Don’t go to the next dance unless
you have one of Fish k Co.’s swell
waists.
Tin* latest in men's clothing, call
on the American Tailors and be
happy.
Jim Higgins returned to town
nn the Excelsior after a short trip
to Kyak.
Look at the fine porcelain kitchen
sinks for family or restaurant use,
at Yakshaws.
Postmaster Crarv has been quite
sick for the past week, hut is now
improving rapidly.
Clias. Kraemcr, TXjrscy Lea veil
and J. J. Godfrey left for the in
terior Wednesday.
Fresh consignment of bananas,
Topa oranges, lemons and apples
at ihe Candy Kitchen.
Mrs. Fred. Smith, well known
here and in Cook inlet, was a pas
senger on the Excelsior.
Levy dr Co. arc doing a jobbing
business in cigars, having a large
assortment of the lieut brands.
R. T. Heron has l>ecn confined
to his bed for the past few days
with a severe attack of inflamma
tory rheumatism.
R. Blix, Copper Center guaran
tees what? That his stock of
miners' and prospectors’ tools and
machinery will hold out another
■eason.
Mrs. Alvah Eames and Mrs. H.
W. Miller gave an “At Homo” to
the ladies of the town at the resi
dence of Mrs. Eames Wednesday
afternoon.
If shaving interferes with your
business, quit your business and
start shaving at the Gold Dust Ex
change Shaving Parlor in A1 White’s
saloon. Workmanship unequalled.
8. T', Gatterdam.
Mr. Waechtcr, stockman and
trader, formerly of Nome and Daw
son, has sent to Valdez 12 tons of
feed with sleds and other outfit.
He will l*e here on the Santa Ana,
with 11 horses and 15 head of cat
tle which he will take over the
frail to the Tanana diggings. Mr.
Waechter was here last fall looking
over the situation of affairs, and
has chosen this route to the Tanatla
as being the shortest, quickest aitd
best way of getting there.
Last Sunday L. S. Bales returned
to town after a linstv trip to the
Chittyna where he went to inspect
some property hut did not get the
chance to inspect it. fie left here
on March 12th, in company with
f)avid A. Westoff oftf the govern
ment trail to Copper rivef,- and
passed (he government party at
the Tiekhcll on the 15tli. The
trail was in good condition all the
way except a short space on the
JCffskulina river, where they en
countered deep snow, but this, it is
expected, will make a good trail in
a few days. The Copper and Chit4
tyna rivers are in pnrfce condition
(or sledding. The travelers put
Up at the roadhouses along the
route; all 0# Which are Well sup
plied tor the season.
W. C. Stull Expert Watchmaker.
Fine Watch Repairing at Kerns.
Best Yukon Stoves at Brownell’s.
A few good houses for rent, Mike
sell.
Pumps put in. Apply to Yak
shaws.
Pure medicines at Broadway
Pharmacy.
Fresh Roasted Peanuts at the
Candy Kitchen.
For Ruhlier Gloves and Mitts
call at Lion store.
The Kabo and Royal corsets, at
the Bon Ton store.
Best snow shovels in town, only
$1.00, at Richards'.
Paints, Oil, and Glass, at Brown*
| ell’s Hardware Store.
Wellington coal for swle at office
of the P. P. & N. Co.
' If vour bfit girl likes oyster*
take her to Wikidel's.
For fmdi young meats call at
the Seattle 51 eat 5larkct.
Cash paid for second-hand goods
of al) kinds. Richards & Co.
BOO pounds of fresh candv just
; received at Shaw A William**.
Levy has just received a fine
Hue of ladies' shoes and slipjierx.
Garden Rakes and Hoe*, and
Sevthes and Snaths at Brownell's.
Goode stored and cash advanced
on articles of value. Richard* A Co.
An excellent three-room cottage
for sale at a reasonable price, Mike
sell.
Chase and Sanliorn's Celebrated
Coffee is to lie had at Hemjde A
Dougherty's.
Mayor Goodell returned on the
Excelsior from a short business
triji to Kyak.
TIh* very latest styles in white
and colored shirt waists, at the
Bon Ton store.
Mothers, put your lioy in a new
suit of clothes at Fish A Co.'s, and
make him ami yourself hajijiy.
A door with lock and hinges was
recently found on Latouch is’and;
evidently wreckage from some boat.
The ladies are invited to call and
see the new Marquise waists that
have just lieen received at Levy’s.
The Bristol bay canneries of the
P. P. & X. Co. will have a new
superintendent this season in the
person of Mr. A. F. Bunbrook, of
San Francisco.
A limited number of King Island
Muck-lucks, have been secured by
Miller, and are now for sale, cheap,
at his store on Keystone ave. The
best foot-wear for winter travel.
The A. C. Co.'s steamer Bertha
is now undergoing repairs. While
going down on her last trip it was
found that her Iioilers were In a
leaky condition uud she was com
pelled to lay up at Sitka for tem
porary repairs. The Portland takes
ner place.
A pleasant surprise was tendered
to Mr. Henry Devo on Tuesday
evening in honor of his Hist, birth
day. Cards were the principal
event of the evening. Mr. Jack
Dougherty won all of the jack pots
Grant Sweet won the buck.
Boy, Cooj»er served the hot l»eef
tea. Love and Whitely served the
lunch, Guy Banta sang the Holy
City full of holes and Mr. Jackson
played a few selections on the
Zither from Kink Dodo,
The party stopped— All wefe
broke.
ladlet of the Moose.
All Indies, whose husband, softs
of bfothefs are members of the
Moose Lodge, nre requested to meet
at the residence of Mrs. H. \V. Mil*
ler, on Saturday afternoon at 2
o’clock.
J.B-flQCN5.
CASH STORE
There's Eggs and Eggs.
We have the BEST.
H* W. Miller, - Manager*
FHt Shoes for the children at
J. Fish k Co.
licavc vour property for rent or
sale with Mikesell.
Fresh meats of all kinds at the
Seattle Market,
9 -
Fresh Marshmallows at the
Candy Kitchen.
The Intest in ladies slippers and
shin's at levy's.
\V. \\. Collin returned to town
on the Portland.
If you want to sell or huy it will
pay you to see Mikesell.
Cash paid for seeond-liand poods
of all kinds. Richards k Co.
Cnods stored and cash advanced
on articles of value. Richards & Co
Throw away yonr old truss and
huy a new one at the Owl Drup
Store.
“The Tailor makes the man."i
See the American Tailors. Key*
stone avenue.
The Odd Fellows club, Masonic
ejub and K. F. club meet now in
U. S. district court room.
Mr. and Mrs. H, L, Lea veil,
cousins of Dorsey Leavell, of this
place, arrived on the Excelsior for
a visit.
Mrs. T. .1, Donohfte and haby
were passengers on the Excelsior
from Juneau. They will make
Valdez their home.
Wm. H. Whittlesey came «p
from Uuliano on the Excelsior. He
re|iorts considerable activity at the
oil fields. One man recently staked
ami recorded 50,000 acres of oil
land.
C. E. McCarthy, of the Xizina
saloon, received a severe cut on his
hand last Monday night while
endeavoring to draw a cork from a
bottle oi "pop,” which exploded.
Mr. McCarthy is the owner of some
valuable timber land near Everett,
Wash., for which he has received a
good offer. He will go out on the
next ls*at to attend to this matter,
after which he will return to Val
dez and enter some business.
A Free Excursion.
If the weather permits, next
Sunday afternoon, the Excelsior
will leave the wharf at 1 o’clock lor
an excursion down the sound and
make an early return, denial
Captain Moore extends % cordial
invitation to the people of Valdez
and hopes to see them on lmard
no later than the time specified.
Be prompt and a good time may l>e
expected.
Hemple <%X Dougherty,
Pioneer Outfitters.
Having purchased the stock of Groceries of Jas. Kish & Co., we now
have the MOST COMPLKTK LINK IN VALDKZ We are
prepared to fill orders, either large or small.
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Goods Delivered To Any Part Of The City.
WANT8—FOR SALE.
.Mtcrtiscmcnt* under this head, 10 cents m
line for one insertion,.» cents for each subsc
<|iienf maerftoft.
POSfriON WANTED.-By a nmk. Sober and
reliable; g«»od references. Will cook ui»
1 trail for transiairtatloii, or will accept |M*dtloM
in town. Apply at Hhaw A W DM awe,
MorsKS AND Lots for rent or for sale. Tall
on Dr. Von Ounthcr
PH SAfJL-A first -via** hotel range. Apply
at Merchants Cafe,
Typewriter k<>r halk. smiih Pn-micV*
in perfect condition, ('all at this office.
VAIMI OPERA HOCWt PM SALK. Urge
H9$4 elegant huildlii|f# suitalde for any
purpose.
SIX llorsKK AND LOTS FOR SALK. Apply
to Mrs. Johnson. MeKinfey street.
LOT VOK PALS.—M stTHfr ftwrgaftr, *!•■». Is»t
:W feet from this office. Apply at PromcrC'
TOR office.
TO RKXT.—5few esfttage an<l a parity furnish'
cd cabin. Kt*|litre at Htnil's Jewelry Store.
McKinley st.
ADI.KR <fc fYlb- secinal'liaiid goutl* InxikIi and
sold. McKinley st., next to Oold Dust Kx
change.
LKA8K FORSAI.K.- Dense on Ptamdgan lton#f
llous«*for sale. A bargain for right party.
MlkeseM
To RETT—Partly furnished cabin. HtnU
Jeweler.
TO RKXT.—Partly furnished cabin. Stull
Jeweler
NOTH‘K.—t*asli paid for iimproved property
Write, ha ation, description, lowest price.
Williams, care Pkospkitok office -
TO LKT OR FOR KAf-F.-Welf-built cottage
oil lfoi»art st . near Judge Wickcraham>
building. Ad feres* Sorell. t hie office.
Haines & Brown,
THE TINNERS
are now prepared to do all kinds of
Tin and Iron work at short notice.
Tlieir work is first-class and charges
reasonable. Located on McKinley
rear of Pkospkcto* office.
Received by last boat—a fine
assortment of ties for gentlemen, at
the Bon Ton store.
M. M. Sheffer & Co.
Formerly of Seattle, are located <m McKinley St., South of Fish’s store.
The New Store
Will carry a complete and well selected stock of Ladies Furnish
ings, Millinery, Suits, Separate-Skirts, Latest Styles in Shirt Waists,
Underwear, Hosiery, Corsets, Kid Gloves, etc.
We have opened up an exceptionally fine, large stock ol HAIR
GOODS, SWITCHES, POMPADOURS, SHELL COMBS ami HAIR
ORNAMENTS.
Our Toilet Parlors
Are splendidly oquipped for first-class Shampooing, Hairdressing,
Manicuring, Facial Massage, Scientific Scalp Treatment.
N. B.—'Avoid taking cold hy trying our Shampoo and Modern
Hair Drycf.
You Don't Need a Wife
If You Get Your
Work Done at
The STAR LAUNDRY
We Repair and Sew on Buttons.
Tke Ovl Dm; Co.
Pure Fresh Drugs.
i Valdez. Alaska.
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BANK Or VALDEZ,
AND
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.
Capital, Paid-up • 910,000
Reserve, in Real and Per
sonal Property - |K7,000
General Bunking'Business. Gold
Dust Bought. Loans and Discounts.
Foreign and Eastern Exchange
Bought and Sold. General Collect
ing.
PATRONASE SOLICITED.
Gold Bust
Exchange.
Highest Price Paid For
Gold Dust
Treasury Xotes, Drafts and Money Orders Cashed Free of Charge.
AL. WHITE, Proprietor
RICHARD/ * CO,
Furniture, Stoves and
Household Supplies.
Second-Hand Goods Bought and Sold.
J. F. HIELSCHER 6- CO.
Wholesale and Retail
BUTCHERS
Special Attention Given to FAMILY TRADE.
Orders Taken and Delivered to Hotels and
Restaurants.
RAILROAD CONTRACTORS SUPPLIED.
European Plan Hates Heasonable
HOTEL ST. ELIAS
(Only Firet Clan Hotel in Valdez.)
Headquarters for Mining Men
and Commercial Travelers'
OEBNfiy a POOT, Proprietors.
Keystone Ave.Valdes, Alaska.
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