KNOX HATS FOR MEN
Knox Hat* are known every
where as standard—they possess
an individual style not found in
any other hat. Spring styles are
now here ready for your inspec
tion. Priced $5. and $6.
Benjamin Gotbe*, Priced from $20 to $35 _|
HEAVY STAG SHIRTS
Made by Oregon Woolen Mills,
double back and front. All wool,
a bargain at $6.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
An unusually good assortment to
select from including lots of good
lettuce.
VALDEZ MERCANTILE CO.
paid advertisement
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
On the Republican Ticket
Third Division, Territory of Alaska
JOSEPH L. REED
OF VALDEZ, ALASKA
Subject to the Will of the Voters at the
Primary Election, A pril 30, 1918
If elected I promise to give the Third Divi
sion and the Territory of Alaska efficient
painstaking service, with a view to legisla
tion for the masses and not the classes. I
respectfully solicit the votes of the electors
of the Third Division for this office, and ask
them to thoroughly investigate my qualifi
cations for the position.
RAID ADVERTISEMENT
H. P. SULLIVAN
CANDIDATE FOR NOMINATION AS
ROAD COMMISSIONER
ON THE
REPUBLICAN TICKET
AT THE
Primaries April 30, 1918
JAMES H. PATTERSON
of VALDEZ, ALASKA.
Has filed for Representative for the
Third Division, Democratic ticket.
Born in New York in 1876. Cams to Alaska in 1898; worked in all
the camps in the interior including Dawson. Resident of Valdez
for fifteen years. Twice mayor of Valdez and several times elect
ed as councilman. Blacksmith by trade. If he receives the nomi
nation Mr. Patterson promises to give his time and attention to leg
islation for Alaskans.
KETCHIKAN PRICES
KETCHIKAN. Feb. 16—Ketchikan
prices at noon February 18, Halibut,
fifteen and one-half cents; sable fish,
four cents; red rock fish, two cents.
BIO SHIP LAUNCHED
SUNDAY AT SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Feb. 18.—The big 8800
ton steel cargo vessel Currier, was
launched yesterday at the Duthle
Shipyards. A large crowd witnessed
the launching.
Furnished rooms st Mrs OsMnd's.
Prices reasonable. •
Kodaks and kodak supplies at tbe
Valdes Drug Co. tt
FURS MADE UP
Furs remodeled, also new skins
made up In all tbe latest styles. Prices
▼ery reasonable. Special attention
paid to Alaska trade. All work guar
anteed. Mrs. B. Richmond, SOS Cham
ber of Commerce Bldg. Tacoma,
Wash. tf
An Egyptian ualieaey.
Ever}- country lias Us own little deli
cacies. and Egypt la famous for tta
kabobs The kabob Is broiled meat,
but It la broiled In so ridiculous a fash
ion as to be really funny. The peddle!
uses n little charcoal furnace some
thing like that in use by our plumbers
In It he keeps up a small but hot Arc
Attached to the side or the furnace are
a lot of Iron skewers. When a custom
er approaches I be hawker takes a small
piece of meat, mutton or goat, the lat
ter being the most popular, cuts It with
a sharp knife Into a long ribbon, winds
It around the skewer and places It
upon the charcoal Are. 8ome of the
drippings are collected and. with a lit
tle salt and spice, make a pleasant
sauce for the kabob when It te done.
The Pepper Vine.
The pepper vine grows best la a
wooded valley where there is plenty of
moisture and abundant foliage to pro
tect it from the beat of the sun.. It is
given a rude sort of cultivation. The
growers plant It. keeping the grass
from its roots, and when the tree near
which It Is planted has no lower
branches strings or poles are placed In
projier position to enable the vine to
climb the tree. It needs uo further at
tention
Bringing the Paradox Homo.
“I’a. what’s a paradox?"
“It is when the impossible happens.”
"Then we hud a paradox here this
eveuln'. Ma said you couldn't possl
lily lie expected home before midnight
because you bud an excuse for stayin'
downtown.”
Wracked.
“You refused me ten years ago.”
“I remember." said the heiress. “You ;
said it would wreck your life."
“It did. I huve had to work fo» * |
living ever since." -Life.
Feminine Reasoning.
Stella—lit-r gown is just like yours
Bella—I don't care if hers Is a dupli
cate of mine, but I don't want mine a
duplicate of tiers. —Buck
How many could be made happy
with the blessings w'licb are reckless
ly thrown away'
Always in the Limelight.
The whole history of Flanders, un
til It passed by marriage into the
possession of the dukes of Burgundy
is tilled with stirring deeds and rapid
growth. Through all the centuries
Flanders has kept Itself in the front
rank of attention by the great strug
gles that have swept back and forth
across its territory.
When the ruling count would find
no adequate scope for his energies in
his own country or if the spirit of ad
venture lay hard upon him he would
go off on a crusade as did Count Rob
ert II who wrought so valjiantly
in the tirat crusade that he was giveu
the proud title of The Sword of Chris
tendom.
Superstitions About Sait.
It is a curious fuet that, from the
earliest times, many superstitions have
clung about the use of salt. There is
much evidence in Holy Writ for cere
monial uses of it. The Mosaic law
commands that every oblation of meat
I offered shall lie seasoned with salt, a
command that is given, with varia
tion*. ill various hooks of the Bible,
such as Leviticus “:1" and Kzeklol
U5:4. in the old days salt was put
into a child's mouth in baptism, and
in some countries to this day the cus
tom is followed of throwing u pinch of
it into holy water to ward off the evil
spirit.
Motor-Driven Bargee a Srccess.
A train of barges driven by motor
traction recently reached the Regent's
canal with loads of coal from the Mid
lands in England. These were the
drat motor barges to navigate the Eng
lish canals for any distance, and the
beginning of a development which the
board of trade is watching with In
terest In their Journey of ISO miles
from Cannock Chase to St. George's
wharf. King’s Cross, the motor barges
navigated seven different canals, and
managed all the locks with ease, leav
ing the horsee on the towpath panting
after them In vain. The motive power
le a small motor driven by s mixture
of paraffin and petrol. This la fixed to
the stern, end can be transferred from
one barge to another In n few mlantea
Cleaned ll£ for Nothing.
George’s voluntary scrubbings were
few Indeed. In fact, he seldom washed
his hands before a meal unless ordered
to do so. When Unde Matt waa ex
pected for a visit George was made to
wash himself vigorously and comb hla
hair neatly. Bat Unde Matt did not
come and that night, walking np to his
father, he said emphatically: “And all
my cleaning up for nothing!’*
Just received ell the latest popu
lar aonga at O. O. Relnke’a. it
Frequently the Case.
“We endeavored to keep an account
of our expenditures, but, after all. It
didn’t give us a very clear Idea of
where the money went.”
“Why notr
“Because both my wife and myself
had too many Items that we wanted to
list as sundries.”—Lamb.
Opportunity.
It Is a maxim agreed upon In agri
culture that nothing must be dona too
lata, and, again, that everything must
he done at Its proper season, while
there is a third precept which reminds
ns that opportunity loot can never be
regained.--Pilar the Elder.''
Corporal Rowbottom, the govern
ment mall carrier, left Telkhell south
yesterday, with mail tor the military
posts along the trail.
A new line of Johnson's Candy at
the Valdez Drug Co. tf
KVAKH LEAVER REWARD
The steamship Admiral Evans sail
ed south from Seward at 8:46 this
morning. The time of arrival in Val
dez is not given.
Oamnery Rites
We have customers for select can
nery sites located In the Prince Wil
liam Sound District. It you have any
thing to offer send full particulars,
location, description, etc., to
BOND A BABSON.
Field Dept.
32 Broadway,
New York City.
Capt. Jos. C. Mehaffey of the En
gineering Corps, has been promoted
to be a major, with rank from July
18. 1917. according to a recent num
ber of the congressional record.
Aaaco Films WUI
fit any standard make o t camera.
They are the standard. Uuy E. Cam
eron. tf
The steamship Curacoa will arrive
at the Granby Mine within a few days
to take ore to the Anyox smelter.
Anything you want tn the line of
photography—Jenner can do It for
you.
UOXALW805 MTIKDUI.1
The following schedule for the har-.
bor boat “Lt. C. V. Donaldson" will!
take effect today. All orders to the i
contrary are revoked.
Monday. Wednesdays. Thursdays,,
and Fridays:
T,ve. Fort Llsctim Leavr* \aldez
8:16 a. m. 9:46 a. m.
1:16 p ns. 4:00 p. m.
TUESDAY
1:16 p. m. 2:00 p. m.
4:00 p in. 5:00 p. m
SATURDAY
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
i 7:15 p. m. 10:30 p. m.
11:15 p. in. 12:00 m. m.
i There will be no trips of the boat
ou the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each
month these days being used to clean
boilers.
Special trips or cancelling of the
above will be made without novice
only to meet exigencies of the ser
I vice.
All official kuaiuess oetween Val
dez and the Post should he arranged
for transaction, where possible, so
that advantage will be taken of the
scheduled trips and extra trips will
be made at a minimum and made only
when urgently needed.
O. R. KOEHLEP.
Capt. 14th Infantry, A. Q. M.
I m
! Heinz’ Sauer Kraut
A fine lot of fresh Heinz’ Sauer
kraut just received at Love-Whltley’s.
tf
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LOST—Small class pin. set with
i three pearls ami having letters F. H.
iS. ’15 on black field. Finder return to
i prospector and receive reward. tf
col'N'T JHI1II .I II* AMBASSADOR
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Feb. 18.—
Count Ishii, appointed ambassador to
the United States by the Japanese
i government, ise xpected to arrive
I soon.
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| CITY EXPRESS, Pboua 82; ready
to transfe, tuat Da*****: tor you. tf
STEAMER SAILINGS
Steamship Alaska—Sailed from Se
attle, Feb. 16.
Admiral Evans—Sailed west for Ko
diak, Wednesday. Feb. 13.
Steamship Spokane—Sailed from Se
attle north, Sunday, February 17.
Steamship Admiral Evans—Due In
Valdez tonight.
Steamship Northwestern — Sailed
south from Valdez, Saturday, Feb.
16.
Steamship Victoria—Will sail from
Seattle, Feb. 26.
Freth Veal
A choice lot of fresh veal receiv
ed by the Love-Whitley co. tf
ror Orst-clasa meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants' Cafe. t!
SAVE THE FOOD
Two wheatless days each
week. Monday and Wednesday.
One evening meal dally,
wheatless.
One meatless, Tuesday.
One meatless meal dally.
Two porkleaa days for each
week. Tuesday jptd Saturday.
THIS BANK
Always stands for the highest degree of ef*
ficiency and safety .
Every transaction is viewed from the stand*
point of good service to our customers.
We invite your business with the assurance
that it will receive our prompt and careful
attention.
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
Depositary for Postal Sailings
Valdez Dock Co . PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office Foot of Wall Street
ARE YOU GOING?
Then buy a ticket—no, several
tickets for the Red Cross Benefit
Dance
To be given by the Fraternal Or
der of Eagles, Sat. FEB. 23, 1918.
Proceeds go to the Valdez Aux
iliary of American Red Cross.
(This space is donated by the l.lght Power & Tel. t’o.)
ALASKA’S PRIDE
Is the new Brew
Has all the requirements,
strength, nourishment, re
freshment and taste of beer
but has no kick.
Put up by
ALASKA BEVERAGE &
BOTTLING WORKS.
PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY
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