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Risk a Cold. Damp Feet and Clothing are Responsible
for a large share of Doctor Bills.
A new pair of Rubbers, an Umbrella and a Cravanettc
Coat. Then you won’t take the chance of getting
We carry a full line of
Men, Women and Children’s
RUBBERS, OVERSHOES and BOOTS
OIL COATS, Black and Yellow, All Lengths.
RUBBER COATS, Black and White
Umbrellas Rubber Hats.
t VALDEZ COLD STORAGE CO., j
and CITY MEAT MARKET.
OPP. A. L. LEVY * *«.
FRESH
VEGETABLES
Wholesale find*
Retail IX-uk-rs
TELEPHONE
Live and Dressed Meats, Poultry,
Fish, Oysters, Butter and Eggs.
OWL DRUG COMPANY
Pure Fresh Drugs
MEDICINE OUTFITS FOR THE TRAIL j
Stationery Phone 40 Newspapers, Magazines
Of Local Interest.
The Pbrtland on her last trip
out took \V. A. Dickey’s family, of
Lalidlo* k. to the states, where they
will spend the winter.
Pete Monahan, who has been alt
summer on Valdez creek, in the
Sushetna district, will remain there
until late in the winter, doing some
prospecting on the lienches.
Baehe’ors sl.o id he < arcful; 'll
matrimonial germ i- now n tl e air.
If it attack you don’t take to qui
nine and whiskey, and dont hot' er
with a doctor. Just take some one
of the opposite s*-x with you and go
to the minister. He’ll fix you up
absolutely without pain. tf
R. Blix. cne of the leading citi
zens of Copper Center, leit on the
Excelsior for a visit to the ‘ tales
he will return in about three
tnonths. Mr Blix arrived her*- in
the early spring of ’JSand has never
left the country till 'lie presei.:
lime. Ail his iuteres - are a' Cop
per Center, and are being looked af
ter during his absence by commis
sioner Holman.
A schooner loaded with powder
and other supplies fo; tin* Alaska
Centra! R. R.. lei; Frisco 4H (lays!
ago hound for Seward and has no! i
been heard of since.
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See our beautiful display ofj
Queens ware, China, Glassware.
Furniture, Bedding and Carpets,
upstairs in main building of Val
dez B nk and Mercantile Co.. Ii c.
After Nov. 10th.. Mr. and Mis.
Chas. Kramer will !*e at home to,
their friends at their residence on
the reservation.
A party of men headed hv Lars
Holland left town to-day hound for
the canyon where Holland will |
take charge of thecn w of men now
doing rock work, in clearing the!
right of wav and making a road
bed for the Copper River & North
western R. R. Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Kneiner in
th<-ir u!>lc«und‘ d gratitude, desire
through tin- publicity of ttie press
:'o extend t«, ti eir many friend
•hoir In-a rtf- -It thanks for the vari
• ilis 1m- -f; 1 r, i . ivi l*v
. *li> in on tin occasion « f their we -
; d »g.
The etiiagenielit of Johu Miller
1 ami M -- -I • ."bat tier. ■•oTO of
this city, tin- ttiis week Ikhi an
tiounci <1.
Matrimonial Column.
Seattle, Oct. IT—Dr. F. M. Boyle,
i prominent physician of Valdez,
Alaska, and Miss Mary C. Stevens,
>f Peoria. Illinois, were married
tie re yesterday and started innmi.D
utely upon their honeymoon tri|.
They will visit California and re
turn to Alaska in about a tnonll.
Dr. Boyle and Miss Stevens arrived
;;n the Santa Ana from Valdez and
the ceremony vas performed soon
after their arrival. A number of
fellow passenger- from the North
attended the wedding and supper
which was given at the Hotel
Washington.
Geo. Davison Married.
A telegram received from Geo.
Duvi.-on, states that he is married,
hut givis no details of date, or
name «>i bride. It was understood
that lie .vas to meet the young lady
of bis choice, who is a resident • 1
Spring.)-id. Illinois, at Portland,
upon Li- arrival from Valdez.
fills leaves but one of the thrie
l>’s unmarried.
Walter Goodwin Married.
Walter L. Goodwin, the survey
or. who li.eil for some time in Val
dez. was recently married at Nome,
The young lady to whom he ha;
been engaged for some time, w< n
to Nome on the last trip of tin
Ohio. Mr. Goodwin is a brother ol
Mrs. A. B. Lewis of this place. IB
is now holding a position on tin
Alaska road commission.
Still Another.
Miss Elizabeth Barrel, who wa:
a', one lime a valued employee o
.be Puosi-t.uroK oiiice. and Km-si l
S. Bates, deputy marshal at Nusha
i gak. wire united m marriage a
Portland, September 'J4. Ti.ei
’ will c me nortli in the near iutiiri
$150000 For The Cable
This Amount Will Probably Be Spent On Cable and Telegraph Line Additions
Irving In Westminster Abbey. Demonstration Against President
McCurdy. Amend Civil Service Rules.
Washington. f>. ('., Oct. is -If
tin- recommendations of Major
tilassfoni as contained in the re
port of tleneral Williams are adop
ted l»v the government, f loO.OOO or
more oi the earnings of the cable
and land telegraph lines in Alaska
will he spent on making additions
and improvements in the Alaska
service. An eltort will he made
next session of congress to have
the ncces-ary resolution adopted.
Considerable influence is Wing
brought to War on the senators and
congressmen#to induce tie m to fa
vor the extension of the cable line.
New York, Oct. is—There w.is
considerable disorder at the hear
ing of President McCurdy, of the
Mutual Lite Insurance Co., before
tin* insurance committee to-day.
Flie crowd started :t demonstration
against McCurdy and hooted his
witnesses. Order was only re
tired hv a threat of clearing the
room of the visitors. The testimo
ny to-day proved that McCurdy
employed press agents to --end out
reports favorable to hi^ adminis
tration of the company.
London, Oct. IS—A spot beside
Garrick’s gtave in the poets corner
of Westminster Abbey has l«*en se
lected as the burial ploce of Sir.
Henry Irvin/.
San Francisco. Oct. IS—After
being beaten hv Seattle, Smiling
■Schmidt, favorite pitcher of the
Oakland team was given Ids release
l*v the club. Had work in the l>ox
lately is the cause of liis discharge.
Washington, l>. Oet. is—The
civil service rules have In-en amen
ded l»v the president whereby cabi
net officers may summarily remove
ar.v employee whom they know
has been guilty of any official mis
conduct.
San Francisco, Cal., Oct. IS—.VI.
Kaufman will have a try out Octo
ber 27 with Philadelphia Jack
O’Brien. He will be over the mid
dle weight class if successful in
this tight and may meet anyone
for the heavy weight championship
provided Jefferies retires, as he
states is his intention.
Surrenders His License.
Cajit. 1). K. Morris, well known
in Yaidez. who was captain oi the
mail steamer Dora i«»r some time,
has surrendered his captains license
to ihc marine insjiectors at Seattle,
(.'apt. Morris says that he was not
a naturalized citizen at the time
thc papers were i-ee tiled, and as the
aw reipdres the years service after
natnraiization before a license can
be taken out, the paper were s,-.
cured by fraud. It was in ordi r to
relieve ins eoiisei<uee and in jus
tice to American seamen that the
captain turned in hi- papers.
Captain Morri' was very popu
lar and a coin|x-lent master. In
speaking of the matter the captain
said, "I realized that the papers
were never secured in the proper
manner, the mean- -cemed to jus
tify the end and the authorities,
were aware that the papers were
being obtained by fraudulent
means. 1 thought that I had jus’
as much right to them a anyone
else.
Work on Lowe River.
A number of men employed bv
A". Wilson, Farmer Sini'.b and C.
11. Craig, left town this morning to
cstabiisb camp and la gin work on
the Lowe river placer property.
The work ■- being done at this late
time in the season to take advant
age oi the low water which now
P< rmits the placing oi flumes and
i he clearing oi rim rock. Ail will
he ready fo. extensive work next
season.
Kuskokwim will be Prospected.
The headwaters oi the Ku-kok
vviin river will !>e prospected. Min
ing in* n who have been in that re
gion -ay there will l»e unite a move
ment over iruin the headwaters oi
the Kaiitishna river into the Ku
kokwim t iiintry a- soon as winter
traveling shall become easy.
It is .-aid good prospects are ob
tainable at ail points along the
headwaters of the kuskokwim and
those who have been tbtre expect
grta*. things irom systematic pros
pecting.
Russia to Provide Teachers
Kev. Innocent, bishop oi the
Kussiaii Orthodox church in Alas
ka. has on -red to supply teachers
{or the | llblic scboois al Sitka.
Owing to tut- r d .ape ullacheti to
securing an appropriation, that
town now has no school, and the
. t is •p’- eifit-r was matte to provide
1 coucation lor the children until
»u-h time as the government ui
OlWUl.ttt »s l«ll' I.IOIIIil
Toe cable s!.ip i- iruside was ;.t
. u mi Oc oi« r 1, ri-|'uiiu>g tin
- shot, cod a. tin cubic.
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Kramer-Roberts.
On Monday evening, Oct. 16th ,
:»t -S p. in.. Mr Charles Henry Kra
mer and Miss Heat rice Roberts
no-re united in the 1 winds of holy
matrimony in tin- Church of tile
Epiphany of this city before a
host of friends, Rev. Frederick C.
Taylor being the olliciating minis
ter.
The elinreh washeatitifully deco
rated in green and white. A large
hrirlai h*-|I was suspended under a
anopyoi white streamers which
Festooned the ceiling and wails.
Tiiecii'ireli was brilliantly liglit
1 with electric lights, so arranged
mi the ceiling to form the figure of j
a ero-s. over the bridal party.
Promp'lr at 6 p. in. the bridal
prrty entered to the strain of Men
dei—'.'on’s Wedding March, played
by Mi.-s Reedy, and wa- met at tin
altar hv the bridegroom and tie
ollieialing minister.
Tile bride,escorted by her father
was preceded by the linwer girl,
Verna Fish, and followed by the
hride-maiils. Mis.--- Frances Root
and Ai. c C'..c«, escorted by Mi—r .
Henry F. Sie ---lorf and J. C. Mari in
groomsmen, and Mr*. Roberts. < --
eorted by Mr. Dan S. Kain. Rav
Millard and T. 1>. Winter acted a~
ushei s.
rii<- bride was t'eauusullv attired
in a Uri s- of white silk. With hut-j
lertty applique trimmings and car
ried a shower lioquet of wliite car
nations. while the bridesmaids were
becomingly attired in white and
blue and also carried carnations.
At tla* conclusion of the cercino- i
nr the party returned to the I'ho- j
nix hotel, where a brilliant reivp-!
tiull was tendered I he guests.
A suite of rooms on the lower
if. or were beautifully bedecked in
green and white. The bride and
groom standing beneath a hell cov
ered with evergreens, received the
congratulations and best wishes of
their many friends for a long and
happy wedded life.
The presents were many and
costly and lie-tokened the populari
ty and esteem in which these y iung
people are held.
Mr. Charles Henry Kramer is
the well known and popular miner
of Slate creek, and proprietor of
the Vault-/ Electric Light A Tele
phone Co., and has been in this
a clion of Alaska since l>y.>.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
C. C. Holier)s, the proprietor of
Camp Comiorl road house.
Time received every day, no
i barge i r regulating vour vvaten at
Kern’d.
Murder Near Seldovia.
The evidence <>f a murder com
mitted at Halibut hay. near Seldo
via, was found about a week ago.
Indians found tlit* body <>f .lint
Fi-k. a prospector, lying near a
.■ahin which he and John Murray
had Wen occupying, with a bullet
in bis Spine. He had been killed
mid the Indy dismembered, the
bead and limbs being found quite
a distance from the cabin.
A bloody knife and razor were
found in the cabin and the room
showed signs of a terrible struggle.
Murray is missing and it is gener
ally believed that he want insane
and killed his partner and then
'•ither dn wned himself of took to
the woods.
A letter was found in the cabin
written bv Murray, saving that
himself and partner bad agreed to
die in the interest of humanity.
The matter is being investigated
by the anil • ritii s.
Cannot 1 ind Walls.
In lining hi’ tizai .-.-ment work oil
1 in* Evening Star at the head of
Laiieiloek bay this season, A. W.
IThhiis uneovered a large body of
-tilphiile ore. He quit work still
in doubt as to what direction tlie
ledge runs, being unable to tind
the walls, although lie lias stripped
the ore hody for a considerable dis
tance in all directions.
This claim was formerly the
joint property of Tihhits ami Torn
(■roves hut Tihhits has now lie
come the- sole owner.
Notice of Meeting of Board of
Equalization.
Notice i- hereby given that the
Common Council of the Town of
Valdez will -it as a Board of Equal
ization between the hours of 2
o’clock p.m. and 1 o’clock p.m. on
the '-I'll, 10th and 19th days of
Octolier, 1 t*t>4, for the purpose of
equalizing the assessment of prop
erty for taxes. All parties com
plaining will then lie heard.
\V. H. Ckaky,
Town Clerk.
I lie raiml increase oi business
and consequent additions to tlie
already large stock of A. L. Levy
W Co., have made it necessary for
them to have more store room.
This has been accomplished by the
purchase of the adjoining building,
formerly occupied by Mrs. Sheffcr.
The new building will l»econnected
with the present store and will re
licvc the congestion t>f stock in the
: present store building and ware
lloUst-s.
Minstrel Show.
The Merry Minstrels of the Post
will give a minstrel show Saturday
Oct. 21. at nni Gunthers* hall at
i i. m. ftiiu’t tains it. Ailuiis
siou, six hits.
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