STEAM HEATED HOT AND COLD BATHS
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Copper Block Hotel
VALDEZ, ALASKA
“The House of Comfort”
PH0NF 7 FOR MEN ONLY
A Glance of Approval
is always bestowed upon the
wearer of a suit tailored by
us. The style is so evident,
the whole effect so distin
guished, that the keenest
clothes critics cannot with
hold their approval. Why not
stop in and order such a suit.
You'll not find the cost at all
excessive. On the contrary it
will be very reasonable
BEN SILVERMAN
THE TAILOR
1894 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 1911 ]
PIONEER CONTRACTOR at BUILDER :
OF ALASKA *
CAN HANDLE ANY CLASS OF BUILDING, t
Will take contracts 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 j S. BLUM & CO., Valdez, and Cordova,
BANKERS ( B. M. BEHRENDS, Juneau, Alaika.
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
Phone OPEN DAY AND NIGHT (has. Fischer, Propr.
THE SENATE
4NGC8 CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Finished Rooms._Phone 35
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed \ I Foot Keymone Ave
Telephone 6« I 1 RoUffh Dry lCc lb
Quartz and Placer
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Location Notices
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For Sale at
The Prospector Office
( 1 ’i*'- •>* !}'*•• . ,»#•. $■!
NOTICE—Electrical heaters, cook
ers, percolators, vacuum-cleaners,
will be advanced in prices after New
years, by the manufacturers. Stock
•n band will be sold at prevailing
priees, at the Emporium.
In every line ol manufactured ar
ticles there is usually one maker who
sets the standard of excellence. The
Rexall Products set such a standard
for the United States in Drugs, Per
fumes, Toilet Articles and in fact, for
every article which they manufacture.
The OWL DRUG CO., exclusive agenti
f- r Valdez. tf
Hot drinks are in full swing at the
Candy Kitchen tf
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Fresh candy at the Emporium, tf
Homesteaders* Cabin Burned.
CHEHALIS, Feb. 8.—Miss Elsa
Goesseling of Randle in Eastern Lew
is county, lost her homestead cabin
by Are Friday morning. It is thought
the Are was of incendiary origin. The
loss was setirnated at $600, for Miss
Goesseling and a man by the name
of Wilson, who was employed on the
place, lost personal effects valued at
$100.
McCarthy goes wet by
OVERWHELMING VOTE
MCCARTHY, Feb. 8.—The census
enumerators have completed their
work and the people here decided by
a vote of three to one that they are
in favor of the renewal of liquor li
censes.
WHERE MANKIND WAS REBORN
Yht'Citry *# Plorenoe IpHomlm th«
Story of Humanity.
The story of Florence Is the story of
humanity; tbe broad, deep, moving |
epic of the awakening tit man to his i
own divine power: tbe story of won- |
derful self made men who hail but one
Idea In common—tbe thirst for free ac
tlvity of soul
So tbe tale of the new birth, the
renaissance. Is the record of Individ- j
an I spirit so free, so subtle and elastic,
so profoundly penetrating to the
springs of human purpose, that It has
furnished the motive power of the
world ever since, and Florence, ns Its
source aud focus, because of tbe con
ditiona then obtaining In tbe city and
throughout Italy, was tbe one spot in
the world capable of producing such
an epoch making upheaval of buman
consciousness.
And all this astonishing genius grew
directly out of—business! The city was
peopled by men who manufactured the
necessaries of life, by merchants, spec
ulators. bankers, tradesmen, urtisnns.
handicraftsmen of efrery type. Bus!
ness, work, was a condition of active
participation In the life of the state,
and because they did not work the
nobles were debarred from this.
It was the burghers, the people, who
ruled, aud even when evil chance laid
the state under the heavy hand of u
despot he was forced to develop his
own character to the uttermost, be
cause his rule depended entirely upon
his capacity ns a man. The aristoc
racy accordingly was that of Intelli
gence. of men who became eminent be
cause. first of all. they were the beat
in tbelr own individual Work.
Under tbe practical lnsplratibn hf
tlies6 mental giants Florence was re
errited and learned to view life from
within Instead of superficially. She
learned that the Individual la tbe soul
of tbe state and that tbe state can
succeed only when It la true to the best
interests of Its individuals.—A. S. Riggs
In National Geographic Magazine.
VINDICATED THE MULL
A Lagal Cat* Whera th# Honor of tho !
Animal Waa Involved.
Oue of the most famous cases re
ported In the Missouri Law Reports is j
that of Lyman versus Dale, known as j
tlie "celebrated mule case.”
It seems that Dale’s hired hand, j
Parker, after a day’s work supplying
water to a clover huller. was passing
through the city of Springfield, riding
one mule and leading another. He
met Lyman Just opposite a pile of
bricks In the street, capped by a red
lantern. Tbe mule being led became
frightened at tbe bricks und lantern
and. Jumping aside, broke a wheel out
of Lyman's buggy.
Tills laid the foundation of tbe case.
Lyman sued Dale for a damage of $->.
charging him with “negligence*iu han
dling a wild and uuiuly mule."'
The case was first tried in a Justice
of the peace court at Springfield, Mo.,
and was appealed to the circuit court.
From there it was taken to the court
of appeals, which court, falling to
agree, sent it to tlie supreme court of
tho state.
Tills court held that Lyman could
not recover damages unless he proved
that the muie was “wild and unruly.”
Judge Henry I.amm said that, while
the amount Involved In the case was
small, the value of the case was great
for the sake of the doctrine and also
because it involved the “honor of the
Missouri mule.”—Exchange.
Who Own* the Falkland Island*?
Few people are aware to this day
that the Falkland islands are marked
in all Argentine maps and geographies
is "unlawfully retained by Great Brit
ain.” The origin of the dispute was
that England after abandoning the
islands in 1774 resumed possession in
1829. The Argentine government pro
tested and, as A. Stuart PenningtoD
(Mints out lu his book on the country.
Is even today "careful to do nothing
which could even apparently recognlxe
the rights of the present possessore."
It was for that reason that it declined
a proposal a few years ago to run •
line of Argentine ships to the islands.
--- ■ ■■— A
Beautiful Bridge*.
Popular love of art may be carried
too far. The author of “Charles Bour
bon. Constable of France.” tells us that
on the occasion of the sack of Rome
the citizens refused to secure their
safety by taking the advice of their
-aptatn. Reuzo da Ceri. and cutting
I he bridges Ponte Quattro Capi and
Ponte Sisto. The people declined on
the ground that they were “too beau
tiful.” _
An Ox Hid*.
"Thomas.” said the professor to a
pupil in the Junior class in chemistry
•mention an oxide.”
“Leather.” replied Thomas.
••What is leather an oxide of?” asked
the professor.
"An oxide of beef.” answered the
bright youngster.—Chicago News.
Wai Cuming Bach.
“Seemed to sadden old Geldbox when
his new son-in-law said goodby after
the wedding. Is he so fond of him?"
“Well, not exactly. You see, the new
son-in-law didn't say goodby; he said
•Aii revoir.’ "—Browning’s Magazine
Foiled.
“Deurest. 1 ordered to be sent home
today a most beautiful hat for only
$30. It’s a perfect love!”
“My darling, your love will be re
turned."—Puck.
Grumblers deserVe to be operated
upon surgically. Their trouble is usu
ally chronic.—Douglas Jerrold.
I
3RATIFYING INCREASE FOR 1»■ t*'
_ I
i
lifg Copper Production Responsible— j
Tin Plate Also Has Higher Vnlua- j
tion and Ofl’ers an Opjjortunity to j
Seattle Capital.
Figures compiled by J. L. McPher
son, secretary aud manager of the .
Alaska bureau of the Chamber of ‘
Commerce and taken from the 1916 '
returns of the United States bureau ,
of foreign and domestic commerce ]
shows an increase of 59 per cent last j'
year compared with the business .
transacted in 1915. (
In 1915 a total business valued «\t J
$73,573,384 was transacted with thu <
Northern territory, while the figures |
for 1916 are $110,368,778. These to- ;
tals do not include foreign bullion <
trans-shipped at Skagway. !
Much of the increase is due, accord- |
ing to the compilation of Mr. Me- J
Pherson to the activity of the copper <
industry which showed a 1916 tr.- ]
'crease in the value of production of ;
$23,200,000. ;
j Mr. McPherson also called atten- •
tion to the increased valuation of tin ]
plate, both in the raw and manufac- ;
'tured commodity which shows a gain •
'of $950,000 over 1915. Commenting !
'on this item Mr. McPherson contends
•that it is one of the strongest argu
ments in favor of the securing of *in
iplate manufacturing plants for Seat
tle. The total value of tin importa
tions into Alaska were valued at $3,
'381,354, and he maintains that a’! of
j this business should originate at this
port.
] Alaska possesses the only tin ore j
(deposits on the North American con-,
'tinont, and these mines are being de
veloped and operated only in a small |
jway. This ore is shipped to Seattle
and thence clear across the continent
for treatment, and then reshipped to
• Alaska for use in the canning indus
try. The salmon can tins packed in
[Alaska canneries last year if placed i
lend to end would extend a distance]
of 17.707 miles, or over two-thirds of j
the circumference of the earth at the]
^equator.
Another interesting item in the fig-j
ures compiled by Mr. McPherson re-,
ilates to the settlement of 1400 home
isteaders in Alaska recently. While
‘many of these settlers have been sup
plying portions of the local murkets
I in the Northern territory, vegetable
[imports increased to the extent of:
i$200,000 last year. The Alaska en-|
gineering commission recently pur-1
(chased 450 tons of potatoes grown in:
[the Matanuska valley,
i In 1916 breadstuffs showed an in-[
Vreased value of $110,000 woolen!
[goods $280,000, cloth goods $220,000 ;
oils and gasoline $370,000. The latter
item is not surprising as it is estimat-!
ed that there are now over 250 auto
jand motor cars in use in Alaska.
! Silk goods advanced from a value
of $17,000 in 1916 to $63,000 in;
1916, an assured indication of pros
perous conditions. This is further
[emphasized by the increase in the
lvalue of watches and jewelry by
:$15,000, confectionery $10,000, fruits
[and nuts $230,000 and tobaccos and
cigars by $160,000.
I “HOW DRY' I AM”
GREETS HONE DRY' BILL
i LITTLE ROCK. Ark/ Feb. 8.—
;While 600 men sang “How Dry I
I Am,” Gov. Brough signed the Arkan
sas “bone dry” bill at the annual
! dinner of the Little Rock Boa: d of
, Commerce last night. All state of
Ificials and members of the legislature
;were guests at the dinner.
I Express companies were rushed to
'day delivering order of liquor. One
local telegraph company handled
800 telegrams from Little Rock resi
dents ordering liquor yesterday
ONE KILLED, TEN HURT
AT BOMBING SCHOOL
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TORONTO. Feb. 8.—One, soldier
was instantly killed and ten others
'seriously injured by the explosion of
a grenade at the bombing school at
jthe rifle ranges today.
| The accident occurred as Captain
[Evel of Hamilton was delivering a
lecture to a class on the construction
I of bombs. Among a lot of unloaded
grenades used for demonstration was
one loaded. How the loaded bomb
jwas placed among the empty ones is
unknown.
I Only a first-clase drug store can
. secure an agency for Rexall products.
|The Owl Drug Store, exclusive agents
for Valdez. **
FOR SALE—Sewing machine in
Igood condition. Apply Mrs. C. How
lard.
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OPEN FIRES AND
CHRISTMAS CANDLES
have been the cause 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. Tliea
if lire does come you will have
tho ready means to replace
your home. Foresight is bet
ter than regrets.
Valdez Real Estate Agency
TONY’S PLACES*
EVERYTHING
FIRS'! CLASS
ANTON CARLSON,
Manager.
Pacific Steamship Co.j
(ADMIRAL LIME)
Our Large Fleet ot Magnificent Steamships offer Frequent, PEft
> FBCT SERVICE Between all Points In
Alaska and California ;
lYorn Seattle to Valdez— lYom Valdez for Seattle—
FeJ>. 3—S. ^ Admiral Watson Feb 4_g g Admiral Evans
Feb. 15—S. S. Admiral Evans Feb jj—s g Admiral Watsou
For Seward.
Feb. 25—S. 8. Admiral Watson Feb. 23—S. S. Admiral Evans
1 -For Kodiak Mar. 8—S. S. Admiral Watson
Mar. 2—S. S. Admiral Farragut Mar. 10—S. S. Adm. Farragut
Mar. 9—S. S. Admiral Evans
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Leave Seattle Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays for San Francisco,
Los Angeles
San Francisco to Los Angeles, Dally Except Sunday
San Francisco to San Diego, Mondays, Thursday and Saturdays.
IF YOUR TICKET READS PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY
YOU ARE ASSURED THE VERY BEST
For Full Particulars Address
Phone 1 VALDEZ DOCK COMPANY Valdez, Alaska
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
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Sailings from Seattle— Valdez to Seattle—
Jan. 26—S. S. Alaska. Jon. 27—S. S. Mariposa.
Feb. 1—S. S. Northwestern. Fob. 2—.8. 3. Alaska.
Feb. 8—S. S. Mariposa. Feb. S—8. S. Northwestern.
Feb. 16—S. S. Alaska Feb. 16—3. S. Mariposa.
-CALLING AT
KETCHIKAN, JUNEAU, CORDOVA, ELLAMAR, FT. LISCVM,
VALDEZ, LATOUCHE AND SEWARD.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez and La
louche. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
F. B. TRACY, Urn'l Agent VALUE/. DOCK CO., Local Agent
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Make it a Smokeless, Dustless,
Gasless, Trip East This Year
In addition to the cleaner couditiops 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, Valdez, Phone 1 A. t Harrii, T. P. A. Junean, Alaska.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Rexall! Rexall! Always gets first
call by discriminating buyers wh»
know that Rexall stands for superla
tive excellence. Owl Drug Store, ex
clusive agents. tf
Pure Fresh Drugs at tne Valdez
Drug Store. **
For fine Candies see our stock.
Valdez Drug Co. **
A new line of neuters priced right,
at Mead's. tf
Just received, a new line or Toilet
Waters and Perfumes. Owl Drug Co.
Jast Received—the latest Popular
Songs and Music. Valdes Drug Co. tf
CITY EXPRESS, Phone 82; ready
to transfe. t'-at basta^e for yeu. tf
Furnished rooms at Mrs oaland’s.
Prices reasonable. •
A. M. DIERINGEE
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
Genes al Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE.
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance
Location notice*, botn quartz and
placer, at the Miner eJBce.