Big Toy Shipments are now on the way™for the
Christmas Store of Valdez—The Mercantile Co.
Beautiful New Silks
Suggestive for dresses, waists and the like—
come in fancy patterns, changeables, plaids,
stripes and checks. Widths are 24, 27a and
36 inches.
Prices a yard, $1.50 to $2.00.
A New Packard Shoe
Men interested in good style will like the
swing of this English Last. Comes in tan
only in both C and D widths.
Priced a pair-— $7.00
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Men's Blanket Robes
A complete pattern for a Bath Robe comes
with cord and tassels complete, (full size,
good patterns.
Priced at— $4.00
Umbrella Weather
Looks like this rain is going] to continue for
some time so you had better get one if in
need. You'll find them here 'in all grades
from $1.50 up.
l.X.L. Heaters
I. X. L. Heaters are their own advertisers.
Ask the man who has one, all sizes are now
in stock.
Valdez Mercantile Co.
Your Groceries will come on
time. Don’t worry about dis
appointments about the gro
ceries either. Your house
wifely judgment will be thor
oughly satisfied. As for prices
—well just compare ours with
others of equal grade. Spe
cial attention to out of town
orders.
KING S GROCERY
PHONE 188
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILlIlARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms. Phone 33
CO.
r»bUe| »• IK
Quartz and Placer
Location Notices
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For Sale at
The Prospector Office
Stop that Infernal Racket
Show your wife how much you
love her and eend that noley old
pump to the Valdes Iren Works and
let them remove the peaoe disturber,
your neighbors will appreciate It. tf
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Kodak Snpplles at the Valdes Drug
Company. tjf
Try the Cottage Dining Room for
good home-cooked meals. Mrs. M.
Rucker. Phone III. tf
Fresh Augustine ft Kyer Butter
Krisp and Queen Victorias at Hunt’s.
All kinds of cocktails. At the
Candy Kitchen. tf
Location notices, noth quarts and
placer, at the Miner oSce.
A Big Shipment. «
Just received, a fresh line of Haas
Candles, the kind you like, at Levy ft
R#ss.’ If
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THE YOUTH’S COMPANION
St. Paul St., Boston, Mass
New Subscriptions Received at This
Office
Alaska Gold Hill
Mining Company
OFFERS ITS FIRST ISSUE OF
100,000 SHARES OF STOCK AT 10c
Why You Should Buy Alaska Gold
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The company has ground pro
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THE VALDEZ AERIE NO. 1971
FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES
WILL GIVE
A GRAND MASQUERADE
ON SATURDAY EVE.
DECEMBER 30.
YOU CANNOT GET NEARER TO
DANCING THE OLD YEAR
OUT.
GIVEN THIRTY DAYS
TO PERFECT APPEAL
In the District court this morning
Judge Brown issued an order in the
case of the Columbia Salmon Co. vs.
Emil Berg giving the plaintiff thirty
days In which to prepare and file the
necessary papers in which to perfect
an appeal
Rockslide at Mile 16.
A rock slide is reported at Mile 16
on the government trail.
Mrs. Albert White left on the Mar
iposa for a visit with friends and
relatives in the States. She will visit
San Francisco and other Californian
cities before her return in the spring.
Come and see our new line of nug
get and ivory ware at Alaska Jewelry
Company. tf
Banquet Steel Ranges, plain and
polished tops, at Mead’s. tf
New Heaters from fig.60 up,
Wood Stoves, Pipe, Cooking UtepaUs
and Wash Rpgrjis gt Rudolph’s. tf
Fresh line of Lownsy’s Box Can
dies. Candy Kitchen. tf
An ap-to-dato lino of oook stovgs
and ranges at Mead’s. ff
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Steamship Sailings
Mariposa—Sailed south from Valdez
Nov. 19.
Admiral Watson-—Sailed west from
Valdez, Nov. 19.
Admiral Evans—Sails from Seattle
for Valdez, Oct. 23.
Alameda—Sailed from Seattle for
Valdez, Nov. 19.
Admiral Goodrich—Sailed from Sitka
Nov. 17, carrying freight only.
TIDE TABLES
Monday, Nov. 20.
First High Tide, 8:18 a. m., 7.8
Second High Tide, S:4S p. ni., ti.2.
First Low Tide. 1:38 a. m., 2.a
Second Low Tide, 3:03 p. m 2.2
DONA LDSON S< HEDILE.
Lvs. Fort Liscutu Lvs. Valdez
8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS
8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. i
SATURDAYS
1:14 p.m. 4:00 p.m
7:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
There will be no trip of the launch
on the second and fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
clean boilers.
Daily Weather Report.
Valdez, Alaska, Nov. 19. 1910.
Barometric prtssure .29.126
Temperature 5 p. m.33
Maximum temperature .. 39
.Minimum temperature .23
Mean temperature .32
Clear, northeast wind, 5 miles, 7
inches of snow on ground.
—Myrtle F. Billings, Ohs.
Interior Trail Conditions.
Vaidez, Nov. 20, 1916.
Fairbanks, 15, clear, high wind.
8alcha, 13, cloudy, high north
wind, trail icy, N. C. team south 1:30
p. m.; mail south, 4 passengers, at
4:40 p. in., both mails at Munson's
last night.
Richardson. 10, cloudy, windy,
trail bare.
McCarty, 15, cloudy, north wind,
no snow.
Donnelly, 26, 3 inch snow, snow
ing, light north wind, trail fair, Shel
don’s auto north during night.
McCallum, 6, 6 inches of snow;
cloudy, high northwest wind, trail
drifted, N. C. stage by 1 p. m., 1 pas
senger; Sheldon’s two sleds south 7
a. m., 9 passengers.
Paxson, 16, 10 inches of snow,
trail good, 3 mushers and dog team
south 7 a. m.
Hogan, 20, 2 inches of snow; calm,
cloudy, north stage leaves Sour
dough, no passengers.
Gulkana, 20, snowing, calm, trail '
fair; Sheldon north 7 a. m.. 2 autos.
Copper Center. 20, 2 inches snow;
snowing, calm, trail fair, southbound
stage 4 a. m., 2 passengers.
Tonsina, 22, 2 inches of snow;
sloudy, calm, snowing, trail fair.
Teikhell, 18, 8 inches of snow;
cloudy, calm, mail, trail fair. Charles
and Huggins departed 7:30 a. m.
Beaver Dam, 24, lt> inches of
snow; snowing calm, trail fair, Lo
der returned to station with Wilson
to assist injured man. Yesterday Ru
dides and Loder north 7:30 a. m.
Summit, 18, 50 inches of snow;
eloudy, snowing, trail drifted, no
,wind.
Wortman’s, 32, snowing, calm,
trail fair, roekslide at 16 mile, Wil
son’s man arrived yesterday and de
parted this morning for Valdes.
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Mr. and Mr». Wb. Cameron, after 1
visiting for several days in Valdez, \
left on the Mariposa for Cordova. 1
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T. 0- Beil left op the Mariposa for ]
Cordova, where he wiil speed the <
winter.
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Hunters report ptarmigan unusu
ally scarce this winter. This Is the
report from all over the territory. 1
Very Accomodating-This
You mix your batter In the
morning, and bake at night if
you use.—
The Nmdk'Sre Just as fine
as If you put the biscuit or
the cake Jft the oven wbeu 1
batter was mixed.
ASK ffa*JR GROCER ,
28c lb.
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