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Happy New Year.
May Valdez be a greater city and
the people more prosperous than
ever before, is .he wish of the Pros
pector. \
In hia letter to the president
regarding needed legislation for
Alaska, Delegate Waskey said:
; The-© is urgent need for the crea
tion of a fourth judicial division
with headquarters at Valdes, this
division to he carved from th© pres
ent third division, nod to consist
of the entire Pacific si p© water
shed west of Ml. St. Elias, includ
ing the Alaska peninsula and the
Aleutian islands.”
Under the new Yukon mining
oode a. prospector cannot use a
power ot-attorne? for the one win*
is grubstaking him unless he is
given an outfit ior at. least thiee
months prospecting* Vi lien a man
stakes a claim alone he does not
have to find gold on it before locat
ing.
The Fairbanks papers are con
sidering the matter of asking the
president to make a lower rate for
press service from the States over
the Alaska cable and land line?.
A paper printed iit the far North
fives the following advice to ita
readers: Never eat beans unless
they have been cooked eight or ten
hours, and don’t eat them unless
you have nothing else.
Fifty percent of the tin pro
duced in the world comes from the
Walay States.
The Prospector is in receipt of
t letter from Delegate Whiskey, re
garding the withdrawal of coal
hinds from entry. He says that
V *•
ill his letter to the president he
commented on the wisdom of with
drawing coal land jrotn entry, and
-ome one has sent large numbers
of the copies of his letter to differ
ent parts of Alaska, citing that
paragraph as an instance of his
working for the corporations as
against the prospector. He says
the withdrawal was not against the
interest, of the prospector, hut was
intended to curb certain financial
interests which are endeavoring to
monopolize the coal deposits of
Alaska,( and which are trying to
crab all of the mineral deposits of
the Copper river valley.
Next summer Nome is to have
;i brewery to vie with the golden
-•mds in making that place famous.
The three hanks at Fairbanks
arc earring deposits from Tatiana
patrons amounting to $3,500,000.
W. E. Geiger reached Nome on
the 12th of this month on a 1200
mile walk after medical attendance
f>»r his son who is sick at the head
of Kinkokwim. He reports that a
big strike had been made on the
headwaters of the Kuskokwim,
where exceptionally rich ground j
has been found.
Another big pay streak has been
moated on the lower left limit of
Oleary creek.
Seattle restaurant are raising
price of meals, preparing for the
big Alaska fair.
Don’t fail to see the Moving pic
tures at the Montana. New sub
cote every night.
Prom Wedttetday’i Bulletin
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The Portland anived this morn
ing from the westward* and left
sdon afterward for the States.
l’lie free turkey lunch at the
Seattle Bar yesterday was a grand
success, and was much appreciated
by the patrons of the place.
Ed. Young reports having had a
Christmas dinner at Teikholl road
house which . surpassed anything
ever put up alomr the trail. The
menu contained everything to he
had in this country from fresh oys
ters to fruits and nuts, not evyn
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occasion all the more enjoyable a
bottle of wine w*s served at each
plate There were about forty peo
ple present and thev all voted Mrs
Wood the prize for the beet dinner
they had eaten since leaving the
old country.
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The Seattle Bar in now in a
position to cater to the public in
most satisfactory manner, having
received a line of the best wines
and liquors on the last boat.
Pontius Magnusson has again
taken charge of the roadhouse at
Wortmatrs and will operate it him
self hereafter. Last year he sold
the property to E. E. Doty, but a
deni was made this week whereby
he again acquired control of the
property.
We received on the Portland a
fresh lot of Beef, Mutton, Pork,
Turkeys, Chix, Geese and Oysters
Valdez Market, Phone 29.
Beautiful hosiery for ladies’ and
gent’s at Ladies’ Bazaar.
•J. W. Leedv leaves for the States
on the Saratoga. He expects to
meet his son Boy'd, at Catalla,
where he has been for several
weeks trying to catch a boat to
Valdez.
Pickled Goods.
Always on hand a big supply of
Pickled Pigs Fen, Lambs Tongues,
Pickled Tripe, North Sea Mackerel
md Kodiak King Salmon Bellies.
Valdez Market. Phone29.
Dan Ivain, John Clarkson and
Wm. Grog", of the Valdez creek
placer district, arrived on the
Saratoga with a hydraulic plant
which they will immediately start
u> move to their ground. Valdez
creek has produced con iderahle
gold with primitive methods of
working and with the improved
machinery it will become the
principal camp on this side of the
Alaska range.
J. G. Snvder, who has been
visiting friends and relatives in the
East returned to town Saturday.
Blanket* in different weight and
qualities also a large stock of
Comforters may be found at Lerys.
Candle Creek is to have a gov
ernment school during the winter.
Roadhouses.
We are now in a position to fill
your wants in the lino of fresh
Beef, Mutton and Pork. We have
a large stock on hand to select
from, and would be pleased to
have you call. Wa assure you the
pric.es are right. Alaska Meat Co..
Va]jl ez Market.
D. BERGMAN & CO.
Ebtablibhkd 1867
St. Paul, Minn.
Laromt Drai.xm iw tub Xorthwert tv
RAW FURS
Ship Direct to U* Write ior Price L*M.
To ’Naughty-Seven.
Ccmt> In, New Year, come In, come iri.
ihui’t stand out ttift.ro in the cold add grin.
Put oh soino clothes Your leg* are bare.
You haven't half enough to wear.
The old man’s gone; the coast i* clear.
The wofld’H your oyster, kid New Year!
New Years day was observed
here yesterday by most of the peo
ple of town, the men spending the
afternoon calling on various friends
'Slid extending their host wishes for
a happy and prosperous year,
while the ladies reciprocated by
serving dainty lunches and enter-i
taining their callers in a manner
which caused many to regret that
New Years comes so seldom.
W. A. Dickey went to the States
on the Portland, lie will stop
over'at Juneau for a short time on
business.
C. G. Hubbard and E. II. Craig
expects to leave for Seattle on the
Saratoga.
Write it 1907.
The V. B. & M. Co., received a
furniture stock on the last. boat,
which with some purchased here,
will be used to open a furniture
department in the Richard’s build
ing this week. Swan Johnson will
he in charge of the new business.
The company is making every
effort to get in shape to resume
business on a larger scale than be
fore and the opening of a furniture
store by this enterprising firm will
meet a long felt want in the com-1
inunity.
The mask ball New Years eve j
w is a success in e\ery way, the
attendance* being good, and a large
number of fine costumes being in
evidence. The prize tor the b» ;
sustained character was won by
vir. Weber, the most comical go. -
tutne was that of Mr. Close, and
Miss Kotsch took the prize for the
best ladies costume.
Th“ St. Elias Bar has gone out
of business. The stock was sold to
the Seattle Bar.
You cannot mistake the place.
We are the only RED CROSS
DRUG CO. j
Mrs .M. M. PATTON.
Graduate Nurse
RESIDENCE
Keystone Ave. Phone 2 Valdez
John A. Carson,
Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law.
SALEM,
Member of
Alaska Bar. OREGON
Summons.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. TERRITORY
OF ALASKA. THIRD DIVISION.
Gbokok M. Atttbn, Plaintiff j
vs t No. 166
Neli.ir Aftkn, Defendant )
The President of the United States of America,
Greeting; To the above named defendant:
You are hereby required to appear in tho
United States District Court, in and for the Dis
trict of Alaska. Third Division, within thirty
days alter the day of service of this summons
of tilts summons upon you, and an>wer the
complaint of the above named plaintiff,a copy
of which complaint is herewitn delivered to
you; and unies* you so appear and answer, th'
plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief
demanded in said complaint.
This action is ior divorce, and summons is
herewith served on defendant bv publication
pursuant to order of above Courtnated Septem
ber 2t>th, 1906, signed by HONORABLE JAMES
WICKER-*!!AM, Judge of above court,
WITNESS, the HON. JAMES WICKEK
SHAM, Judge of said.-Court, this 29th day oi
November, in the year of our Lord one thous
and uimn hundred and six, and of our indepen
dence the one hundred and thirteenth.
Edwakd J. Stikk,
Seal Clerk
By S. A.'Crandali,,
• Deputy.
Brown At 8m!th, Valdez, Alaska,
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Dap* of first publibation Nov. 29, 1906
Date of last puMicatiou Jan. 10, 1907.
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