StffijMit' IttATED ***** HOT AND COLD BATHS
Copper lock Hotel
VALDEZ, ALASKA
“The House of Comfort”
PHONE 7 FOR MEN ONLY
THE FIRST TRY ON
of a suit tailored by us is gen
erally the last. For we meas
ure so thoroughly and so accu
rately that a perfect fit is as
sured from the start. But we
do more than supply a perfect
fit. We furnish clothing that
imparts distinction and stamp*
indelably the wearer as a de
cidedly smart dresser.
BEN SILVERMAN
THE TAILOR
1194 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 191?
PIONEER CONTRACTOR mil BUILDER
OF ALASKA
CAN HANDLE ANY CLASS OF BUILDING.
Will lake contract* on wharves, bridges, fish traps in any
part of Prince William sound.
Building material of all kinds, and several grades of wall
board kept in stock at all times.
OFFICE AND FACTORY, VALDEZ, ALASKA-PHONE 18
REFERENCES
BANKERS
i S. BLUM & CO., Valdez, and Cordova,
t B. M. BEHRENDS, Juneau, Alaska.
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valves, Hose, Pipe and Fittings
Valdez Dock. Opposite Prospector Office. Telephone 24
MERCHANT’S CAFE & BAKERY
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
l’hone t>3 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Chas. Fischer, Projir.
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms.Phone 35
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed |
Telephone 66 I
Foot Keystone Ave
Rough Dry 10c lb
Quffftz and Placer
Location Notices
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For Sale at
The Prospector Office
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Only a first-class drug store can
secure an agency for Rexall products.
The 0*1 Drug Store, exclusive agents
for Valdez. tf
Complete line cf Bulk Chccolates.
Candy Kitchen. tf
Fresh and Canned Fruits and Veg
etables at Keystone Produce Co. 3t
The best of everything in box
Chocolates at the Candy Kitchen tf
Rexall! Rexall! Investigate Rex
all products at the Owl Drug Store, tf
We rent cabins of all kinds, sizes
and colors.' Prices range from $6.00
and up. Let us show you our assort
ment, before renting. Alaska Inv. Co.
Anything in nugget and ivory jew
elry at Valdez Drag Co.
Why not a VICTROLA? Ws have
them from $15 up. Valdez Drug
Co. tf
Tor first-class meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chairts’ Cafe. tf
Just received a large assortment of
Swastika Sodas and Wafers at Key
stone Produce Co., Phone 44. lit
• Amocat Coffee and Canned Goods
at Keystone Produce Co. 3t J
Pre6h Butter and Eggs received ev- '
ery steamer. Keystone Produce Com-1
pany. P,t |
LOST IN LOVE.
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All Weather* Wore Alike te These Twe
Dreemers.
▲ Man and a Maid who walked
along the garden paths were observed
by the Moon, tbe Roses and the Night
Wind.
“Here come two lovers." chuckled
the Moon. “I will shine my silver her
for their sakes."
“Here come two lovers." murmured
the Roses. “Let us send forth our
sweetest perfume to greet them."
"Here eoine two lovers." sighed the
* Night Wind. “I will whisper to them
of the magic that lies In » summer
night"
But tbe Moon suddenly blotted the
smile from his face. "We will ur»t
trouble ourselves.” he declared. “These
lovers are the same two who walked
tbe garden paths but yesternight And
for all we did our best to please them,
what did they In return? They spoke
no word of my beauty — either of
them."
“And they never noticed us." com
plained the Roses.
“I remember them well." sniffed the
Night Wind. "They only said. 'It Is a
beautiful evening!" and gnve 11s no
credit at all. Let ns do all we can fo
punish them.”
So the Moon hid behind the darkest
cloud he could find. And the Roses
withheld their perfume. And the Night
Wind turned chill and rustled the dry
leaves dismally, and even succeeded In
finding a few stray raindrops and fllng
I Ing them in a dank, grayish mist
across the garden paths.
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"It's a beautiful evening!" said the
two lovers.—Ella Randall Pearce In
Life.
MEXICO HAS HER BASTILLE.
The Building Where the Firet Blow For
Liberty Wee 8truck.
The Albondlga de Granaditaa (pria
on) In Guanajuato in one of the most
historic buildings in tbe Mexican re
public and will always be remembered
not as a storehouse of grain, not as a
prison, which It now is. but as the
place where the first blow was struck
for tbe liberation of Mexico from
Spanish rule. Quadrangular In shape,
with u central patio, a row of small
Moorish windows near the top, the
lower floor Tuscan, the upper Doric,
tbe building has uo architectural
beauty.
At each corner Is a large hook, from
which in the days of the struggle for
independence were bung four iron
cages containing the beads of the great
liberators—the patriot priest. Hidalgo:
his military chief. Alleude, and his
comrades. Akinina and Jimenez. Hero
(hey bung for years until removed by
a worshiping nation to the altar of
kiugs in the cathedral of the City of
Mexico.
After the Grito de Dolores and the
first ringing of the bell of independ
ence Hidalgo and his followers moved
on to Guanajuato, stormed the impro
vised fort of Alhoudiga and killed all
the Spanish troops that had taken
refuge there. This was the beginning
of the eleven years' war of independ
ence.—Frank H. Probert in National
Geographic Magazine.
A Poet Who Dreaded Fire.
Thomas Gray, author of the “Elegy.'
had a weakness in the form of a nerv
ous dread of fire. His chamber at Si
Peter’s college, Cambridge, being on
the second floor, he thought it likcl;
that in case of a fire his exit by the
stairs might be cut off. He therefore
caused an Iron bar to be fixed by arms
projecting from the outside of his win
dow. designing by a rope attached
thereto to descend in the event of it
fire occurring. This excessive caution
led to a practical Joke by bis fellows.
One midnight a party of students
thundered at his door with loud cries
of "Fire, fire!” The nervous poet flew
to bis window and slid down the rope
to the ground, where be was bailed
with shouts of laughter. Gray’s deli
cate nature was so shocked by this
rough joke that be changed his lodg
lngs.
Making It Even.
Sandy, tbe plumber, was working ois
a town job with an apprentice.
In ibe course of the forenoon the |
boss visited tbe job and, failing to Hud j
Saudv anywhere about the premise* !
decided to wait his return. „
“Where have you been?" demanded
tbe boss when Sandy put in an appear
anee.
"Geltln' uia hair cut.” answered
Sandy, quite coolly.
“And how dare you get your hair cut
In my time?" :n». j
“Weel. disna it grow in your time?" |
—London Mall.
I
Odious Comparison.
Drill Sergeant—1 say. Smith, have I
you any idea how slow and stupid ]
you are? Private Smith—1 don’t i
know. Drill Sergeant—Of course tyeti !
don't, but let me tell you that an Egyp j
tlan mummy is frisky compared with j
you.—London Tit-Bits. m . i
He Knows. j
It may lie hard to convince a henitji.v j
man that health is more important |
than wealth, but a sick man tinder ;
stands It.—At.chihon Globe.
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Correct.
He—A man who gives In when he’s
wrong Is a wise man. but be wb<> j
gives in when he’s right is— ghe- I
M«rr,ed! _ :
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Corrected. x
Sharp—1 owe everything to my wife j
Friend—Your memory is faulty. You j
owe a “Aver" to me.
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The fear of being found out Is of- j
ten mistaken for the prickings of cot
science. •
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CAM. DOrGBUKRTT SENDS
LETTER OF SYMPATHY
The Prospector is in receipt of the
! following letter from Captain Clar
lence A. Dougherty, formerly officer In
charge of the military telegraph and,
cable system for this division, who is
now at Fort Sam Houston. Texas: !
“Please express to the people of
Valdez my sympathy in this their sec-j
ond great misfortune within the last'
two years. It looks like Fate has;
dealt the town two tough hands in
these two years.
, The spirit of the Old Town however
leaves but little to be desired and is
an asset of which all Alaska may be!
proud. While the flames were yet |
sweeping the town in July, 1915, I re
call vividly that your editor came to i
me and "touched me" for what wrap
ping paper I had in order that he
might get out a morning extra. The,
Signal Corps had the only remaining!
supply of paper of any kind left In '
the town and it was yellow through .
and through. Wondering how on
earth your Editor was going to print
lit, ns his entire plant had gone up in
smoke, I loaned him my stock to en
able the citizens of Valdez to read
how it happened and to discuss even
cn yellow paper exactly what they
proposed doing about it.
"That queer looking edition de luxe
typified what a real spirit Alaskans
possess. I still have my copy stored
away amongst my most cherished me
mentos. Now as then,. I notice that
the spirit of your town is nothing
daunted. It is “Rebuild it now, and
we serve notice on the world we will
build again if we have to."
j "Three cheers for you! Greatest
success to your New and Greater Port
of Valdez and honor to the ashes
from which it has already twice aris
en! You simply can’t burn Valdez
down for the spirit of its people won’t
even scorch.
I "It is a far cry from the border to
Valdez, but anyway best wishes from
a friend and fellow-townsman.”
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CHANGKH IN LOCAL
SIGNAL CORPS KORCK
—
In accordance with the recent or
ders from the War Department trans
ferring a number of non-commission
ed officers from Alaska to the States
for the purpose ol forming new units
of the Signal Corps at the Pamm-a
Canal and Hawaiian Islands, Sergeai.t
Maxwell, now at Salcha, will corr*c to
Valdez and leave for the Stales in
about three weeks. Sergeant Brogan,
now at Donnelly, will also leave fori
the States about the same time. Ser
geants Kirk and Pittman of the local
office will leave for the states in about
a month, and Sergt. Billings will take
the position of cashier in the local
office vacated by Sergt. Pittman. Cor
poral Noaks of Copper Center will be
• transferred to Valdez, and Corpora'.
Rodgers of Liscum will go to Cordo
\a. First Class Private Beal of Cor- ■
clova will be transferred to Valdez.
The last steamei brougnt to Fort Lis
cum four new men for the Signa1,
Corps, First Class Privates Locker,
and McDonald and Privates DeMarco
and Cavallo. DeMarco will be sta
tioned at Fort Liscum and the othe'>
will be stationed at points along the
trail.
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Mariposa Passes Juneau
The steamer Mariposa passed Ju
neau, Northbound at 7 o’clock yes
terday morning, and is expected to
jarrive here sometime tomorrow.
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Norwegian Ships Sunk.
j LONDON, Feb. 12.—The Norwe
gian ships Argo and Fulton have been
submarined in the North Sea, accord
ing to reports received here.
Fresh canoy at the Emporium, tf I
WILLIAM L. RODGERS.
M«mb«r: of General Naval Board
to Reach Admiral’s Rank Sotin.
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OPEN FIRES AND
CHRISTMAS CANDLES
have been the cauae of much
loss both of life and property.
Protect yourself against the
latter by having us issue you
a fire insurance policy on your
home and its contents. Then
if Are does come you will have
the ready means to replace
your home. Foresigh* is bet
ter than regrets.
Valdez Real Estate Agency
TONY’S PLACES1
EVERYTHING
FI RSI CLASS
ANTON CARLSON,
Manager.
Pacific Steamship Co.
(ADMIRAL LINE) " '
Our Large Fleet of Magnificent Steamships offer Frequent, PER
FECT SERVICE Between all Points in
Alaska and California
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From Seattle to Valdez—
Peb. 3—8. 8. Admiral Watson
- Peb. 16—8. 8. Admiral Evans
For Seward.
Feb. 26—S. 3. Admiral Watson
For Kodiak
Mar. 2—8. S. Admiral Farragut
Mar. »—8. S. Admiral E>ans
From Valdez for Seattle—
Feb. 4—S. S. Admiral Evans
Feb. 11—S. S. Admiral Watson
Feb. 23—S. S. Admiral Evans
Mar. 8—S. S. Admiral Watson
Mar. 10—S. S. Adm. Farrapnt
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Leave Beattie Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays for San Francisco,
Los Angeles
Ban Francisco to Los Angeles, Dally Except Sunday
San Francisco to San Diego, Mondays, Thursday and Saturdays.
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IF YOUR TICKET READS PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY
YOU ARK ASSURED THE VERY F.EST
For Full Particulars Address
Phone 1 VALDEZ DOCK COMPANY Valdez, Alaska
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Sailings from Seattle—
Jan. 26—S. S. Alaska.
Feb. 1—S. S. Northwestern.
Feb. 8—S. S. Mariposa.
Feb. 16—S. S. Alaska
Valdez to Seattle—
Jan. 27—S. S. Mariposa
Feb. 2—S. S. Alaska.
Feb. S—S. S. Northwestern.
Feb. 1 6—S. S. Mariposa.
-CALLING AT
KETCHIKAN, JUNEAU, CORDOVA. ELLAMAR, FT. LISCUM,
VALDEZ, LATOUCHE AND SEWARD.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan. Wrangell, Juneau. Sheet*
Creek, Treadwell. Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez and La
ii'Vche. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
F. B. TKACI, Gea’I Agent VALDEZ, DOCK CO.. Local Agent
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Make it a Smokeless, Dustless,
Gasless, Trip East This Year
In addition to the cleaner conditions due to Elec
trification, you’ll enjoy the comfortable accommo
dations and you’ll like the little courtesies inci
dent to “Milwaukee” service.
J. C. Martin, Vaider, Phone 1 A. E. Harm, T. P. A. Jnncan, AlaAa.
Chicago, Milwaukee $ St. Paul Railway
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' Rexall! Rexall! Always gets first
'call by discriminating buyers wh>
[know that Rexall stands lor superla
tive excellence. Owl .Drug Store, ex
clusive agents. tl
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdez
[Drug Stora. ■ tl
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| For fine Candies see our stock,
i Valdez Drug Oo. tl
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A new line ot heaters priced right,
jat Mead's. . tl
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I Just received, a new line or Toilet
Watere and Pertumes. Owl Drug Co
Mi a.
Just Received—tlx latest Popular
Songs and. Music. Valdez Drug Co. tl
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; CITY EXPRESS, Phone 82; ready
to transle;' t4at!*tMgg.^'b lor you. tl
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Furnished rooms at Mrs Oslend’s.
Prices reasonable. *
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A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
General Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE.
STORAGE, '
Teaming of All Kinds
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Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance
Location notices, ootn quarts and
placer, at the Miner office.