Special this week at SNYD ~
Ladies’ Skirts Petticoats EJMs_White Medallions CiB Corsets
FINE SHOES
DRY GOODS
HATS CAPS
CROCKERY
CHOICE GROCERIES
i i
CLOTHING
GLASSWARE
It matters not how, low our prices,
GOOD. Visitors always welcomed.
the QUALITY IS ALWAYS
J. G. SNYDER.
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w . C. Stull, Expert « atchmakcr
Place makes Signs.
Never slip rubber heels at Adler’s
Brewery Stock for sale, Mrs Stull
Nugget Jewelry of all description
at Kern’s.
French dinner from 4 to 9 at
Wikidel’s.
Films, developer and so forth at
Brownell’s.
Ball game between Valdez and
Liscum, Sunday.
Souvenirs of nil kinds for the
folks at home. Kern.
Fine stationery—the latest, at
Broadway Pharmacy.
Chas. Yaegcr came in yesterday
from the Lowe river diggings.
Mrs. Fred Cameron and children
are ex|ieeted on the Excelsior.
The Excelsior left Sitka Tuesday
and should be here to-morrow.
The A, B. lodge initiated Lieut.
Baker and H. E. Elliott at the last
meeting.
Chase and Sanborn’s Celebrated
Coffee is to t>e had at Hemple <&
Dougherty’s.
Wa.ntf.d—Sheet metal workers
at the Valdez Sheet Metal and
Plumbing Works.
Chas Simonstad went to Ellamar
yesterday on the Put-Put to meet
the Mitchell party.
Parker Bunk House on Keystone
avenue. Bunk, stove and wood,
all comforts, 25 cents per day.
The refrigerating plant of the
Valdez brewing company is now
completed and in working order.
Bottled Wer can now be secured
from the Valdez Brewing Co., phone
37. Delivered to ar.v part of town.
For Rent—The ltest storeroom
In Valdez, cheap to permanent
tenant. Inquire at Bank of Valdez.
Councilman Edwards went in
with the government party as an
adjutant and aid-de-camp to Lieut.
M’etheril.
Tuesday June 14, the A. B’a will
give a dance in McKinley hall.
Good music and refreshments. All
are invited
The Prospector now has a home
of its own, the lot occupied by it
having heen purchased last week
from Pete Casliman.
The parties working the upper
Lowe river hydraulic ground have
a ditch ready to convey water and
will be sluicing soon.
A steam laundry outht. engine
ironing machine, etc., has been in
stalled in the Star Laundry, and
will soon be in operation. This is
now one of the most complete
plants in Alaska.
A1 White has erected a ha nd bal
court at the corner of First and
Alaska avenue, which affords
amusement for many of the young
sters of town.
A party of mining experts com
posed of Capt. Jos. A. Bourke, Hon.
J. L. Steele, Dr. Rvstrom and sev
eral lesser lights, chartered the
steamer Annie and left Monday for
a trip around the Sound to inspect
various copper mines,
Pete Cashman and Jas. McHie
left Monday for Slate creek. Mc
Hie’s destination is Shushitna, but
Cashman got him to go via Slate,
and act as guide. Since McHie’s
heroic rescue of Pete in the Kuska
lina, he has acquired a great repu
tation os a trailer.
E. Stewart, E. L. McLean and O.
M. Shepard, from Bellingham,
Wash., passed through here on the
Dollar on a tour of inspection.
They were greatly impressed with
the up-to-date appearance of the
town, and expressed their inten
tion of interesting the Bellingham
Chamber of Commerce in the at
tempt to get some of our trade.
W. C. Stull, Graduate Optician. |
Place Paints.
Place Hangs Paper.
Moose meeting tonight.
The finest of baths at the Pock
Bath Hocse.
Military Hair Brushes at Broad
way Pharmacy.
Lowncy’s candies fresh, Broad
way Pharmacy.
50-cent French dinners are a new
departure at Wikidel’s.
“Cleanliness is next to Godli
ness.” Go to the Dock Baths for
cleanliness.
The Valdez nine defeated the
Soldiers at last Sunday’s ball game.
Score 16 to 13.
Joe Ward is having a large build
ing constructed for a saloon and
dance hall at Fairbanks.
Your old clothes can he restored
to a resj»ectable condition at the
Valdez laundry, Keystone ave.
The Put-Put returned Sunday
from Fidalgo bay where Crary anil
Carvev have been doing some pros
pecting.
The Tanana mail arrived last
evening. The Shushitna mail was
picked up at Copper center and
brought in.
Work has now siarted on the
new court house and jail. Lumlier
is l>eing put on the ground and the
foundation timl>ers are laid.
Perkins, the local fisherman, has
put some trout on the market
which are occasioning much contro
versy regarding the species. They
are called everything from salmon
trout to Dolly Vardens. They are
caught in Rohe lake.
The town was honored last week
by a visit of several Copper river
natives, who took in the sights, and
I made purchases of enough gaudy
■ raiment to arouse the envy of less
i fortunate ones who remained in
camp.
Out door sports are becoming
quite the thing now. A tennis
: court has been made on the exten
; sion of McKinley street, and cries
! of love 30, love all, and other mys
terious expressions, are heard at all
hours.
The amalgamated, consolidated
and incorporated. Hot Air Circus
! and Side Shows is negociating with
! the mayor and city council for a
! date in Valdez on July 4th. Bar
num’s ‘•Greatest Show on Earth”
is completely eclipsed by this ag
gregation. Full details will ap
pear next week. The bill poster’s
brigade in three special cars will
arrive next week.
Dr. C. T. Daggett,
Dentist and Dental Surgeon.
Practice* alternately in
Seward and Valdez.
Latest Methods in Dentistry
Uold Crown., Pon-el.in Crown., Pivot
Teeth and Bridge Work « .peei.lty,
doing away with wearing plate..
Perfect Fit and
Quality Guaranteed.
Hold Filling*, Silver Filling* and all
kinds of Hard and Soft Fillings.
Charge ju*t enough to insure the Best
of Workmanship and Material.
Painless Extraction
when teeth cannot be saved. Exami
nation aud Estimates free.
Repair Work By Mail
Send broken plate* and receive them
•‘As good a* new" by return mail.
Dr. C. T. Daggett,
Progressive Up-to-date Dentist.
Seward, Resurrection Bay Alaska
Valdez Market
Vegetable Department
Will receive today on S. S. Dollar.'
Lettuce Radishes Onions Rhubarb
Cabbage Beets Potatoes Dry Onions
Fresh £ggs and Butter.
Call Vi Vp On Phone 19.
Nicina Claims Being Worked.
Following is a list of the claims
now being worked on Rex and Chi
litu, and the parties doing the
work:
Rex 2, Harry Enton; 3, Albert
Burke, Dan Grcnnigg; 1, Jim Ickes,
John Bence.
Chititu 5, J. M. Thorp and two
parties; 7, Rowland and Travers,
Fraze and Hoffman; 10, Harry
Fitch, Koppus and Griffith; 11,
Frank Kernan.
Rex benches, Hazelett party;
Jim Stephens on fraction Rex;
four Swedes on 8 Rex; Scott Bros.,
Campbell and Davis on 4 Rex. On
Dan the Williams boys, Kain.
Range and Seblosser are working.
Others who are at the camp are:
Dolph Smith, Ed Stroeker, M. Den
nison. Jim Hill, Mitchell, P. Eric
son, Red Ellis, Weare, Connors,
Emil, Wilson and wifo, Mrs. Smith,
Bob Fulkerson. Byers, McLean,
and seven men working for Esterly.
An Old-Timer.
A. Ikeda, a noted Japanese, ar
rived on the Santa Ana en route
to Dutch Harbor, where he will
establish a saltery. He brought a
number of Japs with him.
Mr. Ikeda is an old timer in
Alaska, having landed in Valdez
in early March of ’5)8 along with
the big rush. At that time he was
accompanied by another Jap. They
stayed manfully with it through
all the hardships of the trip over
the glacier, and boated down the
Klutina to a point near the lake,
where they lost most of their outfit
and returned.
Not Sluicing Yet.
News from the Shushitna says
that sluicing had not started, but
the ground was prospecting well.
All the crowd reached the camp in
good season and arc confident of a
good clean-up.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that bids
will be received up to 12 o’clock
noon, on Monday June 13, for
deepening seven fire wells of the
city of Valdez. Specifications may
be seen at the office of Dr. W. A.
Rvstrom. The city reserves the
right to reject anv and all bids.
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All Ladies Hats
Now On Hand Will
Be Sold At COST
PRICE.
Ladies Bazaar
Broadway near McKinley
Paints, Oils, Glass.
Fine Varnishes, Builders Hardware,
Terra Cotta Pipe.
Having purchased the entire stock of the above from several
merchants in town at a large discount, together with a new and
elaborate stock from the States, I am prepared to sell at prices
lower than ever known in Valdez. Estimates given on all classes
of Painting and Paper Hanging. Paints, Oils, Glass, etc.
W. H. BRENNEN, ‘
Galvanized Warehouse, McKinley St., Reservation.
Change Your Shirt
and then send us the dirty one together witli a few collars
a pair of cuffs, a suit of underwear and probably some
socks. We will launder them in FIRST CLASS STYLE
' and at a REASONABLE PRICE and return them to you
before you need them. »
Does your suit or trousers need cleaning or press
ing? If so, send them to us and we will give them a new
lease of life.
The STAR LAUNDRY
There seems to be a diversity of opinion
as to how old Mary is. To settle the mat
/
ter would state that Mary is old enough to
know tnat Hemple & Dougherty's is the best
place in town to trade*
Her age? Oh yes, 40.
Hemple (El Doug'herty,
Pioneer Outfitters.
Everything to Eat Everything to Work With Everything to Wear
Power of attorney blanks at this
office.
Valdez Dairy
Milk, Cream,
Butter,
Buttermilk
Delivered Anywhere In Town.
JOS. JAN DOS, Prop.
VAiDtz mm
Bread, Cake, Pies
FRESH DAILY.
All Kinds of Cake To Order.
John Walters, Prop.
Hand’s Bakery
Bread and Pastry
of all kinds made
daily.
Lunch Room in Connection
Chas. A. Hand, Prop.
E. R. Kin?,
W. E. Baumann,
Assayers
and
Chemists
Valdez Kodiak
Keystone Av. near wharf.
Bank of Valdez.
S. A. Hemple, President E. W. Adams, Cashier
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Capital paid up - $10,000
Surplus earnings - - 1,200
Resources available - 75,000
Correspondents:
SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN BANK, %
PUGET SOUND NATIONAL BANK, Seattle, Wash. 9
NAIIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, New York City.
" e Carry In Cash 60 to 80 per cent of our Deposits, transact a pen*
ernl hanking business, issue drafts payable in all parts of the world.
We solicit your business and assure you tlie most liberal treatment
consistent with careful banking.
Safe Deposit Boxes For Rent Collections a Specialty
Olympic : Club t Rooms.
Bowling
Alley
Billiard
Hall
Cigars
Private
Card
Rooms.
| European Plan Hate Reasonable^
HOTEL 5T. ELMS
(Only First Class Hotel in Valdes.)
Headquarters for Mining Men
and Commercial Travelers
OEBNEy & POOT. Proprietors.
Keystone Ave.__ Valdez. Alaska.
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'98 Pioneer '98
Shaving and Bath Parlors.
Best equipped shop in the city. All modern
improvements. Work guaranteed the best.
Try Our Shampoo and Face Massage
Baths For Ladies or Gentlemen.
CAMERON GOLDEN
The Teikhell Roadhouse
48 Miles From Valdez
On Government Trail.
Best of accommodations for man and beast. Fresh Meat,
Poultry and Vegetables always on hand. Best feeding ground
for horses on the trail.
Mrs. Ed. Wood, Proprietor.
Efre “ELK”
Carries the best and leading brands of liquors
such as Old (iuckviiheimer Kve, 10 years old- rm“ Vwlne*
1st I>ist. of Ohio Elm Rye, 8 years'old: Elm and Cigars
Botiriioii, 4 > tttiP oM; Huntrr Kve Old Hick- -
ory, Walnut Hill. Heuneasy’s3 Star Brandy, j Joe Dieringef