A Large Stock of Fine
Footwear Just •
Received.
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A FEW NEWS NUGGETS J
W, C. Stull,Graduate Optician.
Moose meeting tonight.
New Stetson huts at Levy*.
Have voti been to Wikidel’s?
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Harry Malone is again in town.
Fresh fruit on every boat. Shaw
A Williams.
Large glasses of Jam and Jellies
25 rents at Levy*.
Fresh Taffy and Peanut Brittle
at the Candy Kitchen.
Medicines for the trail at the
BToadwny Pharmacy.
There were two weddings cele
brated Tuesday night.
Rev. G. Hosford delivered a lec
ture at Juneau during his stop-over
there.
The latest in men’s clothing, call
on the American Tailors and l»c
happy.
Fish A Co. are saving one of
those bargain towels for you. Come
in and get it.
Look at the tine porcelain kitchen
sinks for family or restaurant use,
at Yaks haws.
For typewriting and shorthand
work, apply to Nellie Richards. I
Richards A Co.
i*orn—10 the wile of K. (i. Do
herty. a nine pound girl on Thurs
day May 7th at 1 p. in.
When you get time to drop into
Fish’s, ask to see the shoes every
bod v in town is wearing.
Capt. Whitney and Lchrters in
spectors of bulls and boilers will
reach hereon the Bertha.
A Chamois skin vest mav save
your life. We have them, tin- la
test and licst, at Owl Drug store.
Mr. C. E. Hol>ert s is a new!
arrival in town and has come to
take orders for Armoui «V Co’s
meats.
Bev. Chilson’s ball comes off
Tuesday night. It is given as a
reception to his friends. Curds will
be issued.
The Ladies Aid Society will,
serve a ten cent tea in the Lecture,
room of the church this afternoon. |
Everybody welcome.
Gene Ames and wife arrived |
in town on the Excelsior and are'
happy to again be at home. They I
will thoroughly furnish and equip
the Keystone building and open it;
lip as a first class lodging house.
Mr. Dooley, in anticipation of
the great flood of prosperity coining
his way. has quit the Jap restaur
ant and is now occupying an ele
gant su'te of bachelor quarters at
the “Senate,” second floor.
on Sunday last some of the
people of the town, finding indi
cations of oil on the tide flats,
started in staking, and staking has j
been going on all week, so that by
the present time tins whole valley '
is staked. It is positively known J
that oil exists here as" several
bottles of seepage oil were in
evidence last fall.
From recent advices, received on
the Excelsior, we learn that a
number of clever experts will arrive
here at an curly date, and proceed
to examine some of the copper
projierties. If they are found to
he satisfactory, then immediate
action will lie taken towards the
construction of the Valdez Coppei
River and Yukon Rail Road.
The Excelsior arrived in jMirt
from Seattle last Sunday with .‘IS
passengers and all the* freight it
was possible to carry, some of
which was for western jiointe.
Following is the passenger list:
fi. Ilium ||. Miili.u,., C. E. l!olH*rt», Cnlviti
kzzclrt. i.. 1 . Ikiu-let. Mr*, <i. c. Ilnz. l. t, I ruiz
l?1- ,Mrs "<«<*. Ku> \V.md, Ki.ln.-rl
li. r. MtllHrd. <kui T Elli*. |;r. Jim. Tk-.knii.il,
1*. Aim.-, Mr*, h. U. Auifs, Jut* Conij.irs, o.
I.. ShtinkUml P. K. UnuUp, Jnu. Hamilton,
llauson. Iih Jenkins, A. Swanson, B. K
Sklmier, II. H. lirit-r. J E Hindu-.. He... W.
K bbin>, W iImiu IrtYiiun, W. ,\. /nm; IfvrUert
Shaw, A. U. Whicier, Kol*-ii Shut*on, A. F.
Hnukius. I>. A. Ferguson. * . If. Urvaiit, F A.
Walker. Andrew Mjrliitsvb.A.f. Lana.
\V. C. Stull Expert Watchmaker.
Fine Watch Repairing at Kerns.
A few good houses for rent, Mike
sell.
Manpiise Silk and Wash Waists
at Levys.
Pure medicines at Broadway
Pharmacy.
If your l»cst girl likes oysters
take her to Wikidcl’s.
Yackshaw is now selling stove
pipe at 2oc j»er length.
B. F. Millard was among the
arrivals on the Excelsior.
Silver dollar shovels, picks, rakes
And hoes. Brownell’s.
Bananas, Oranges. Lemons ami,
Apples at the Candy Kitchen.
Coeds stored and cash advanced
on articles of value. Richards A" Co.
An excellent three-room cottage
for sale at a reasonable price, Mike
sell.
Chase and Sanborn’s Celebrated
Coffee is to lie had at Hcmple iV
Dougherty’s.
Throw away your old truss and
buy a new one at the Owl Drug
Store.
Wire netting For fences, for poul
try yards. Dower gardens, etc., at
Browm-U’s.
Ladies’ and gents’ liosc—not the
kind you can get at any old store
—hut good ones. Kish & Co.
Levy it Co. are doing a jobbing
business in cigars, having a large
assortment of the liest brands.
Dr. J. Tiedeman, who left here in
attendance on Mr. Schaeffer, the
would-be suicide, is back with us
again after having left his patient
at the insane asylum.
Suit yourself almut taking ad
vantage of our dosing out sale.
You are tlie only one in town,
however, who has not bought some
thing at our hardware counter.
if shaving interferes with your
business, quit your business and
start shaving at the Xi/ina Shaving
Parlor, in the Xi/ina saloon. Work
manship unequalled. 8. T. Ciat
terdam.
H. Blix has just received a ship
ment of new staple and fancy
groceries at his Copper Center
store. Don’t forget to ask for that
Ihix of candy when you get to
Center. ,
The Ladies of Valdez will find a
full line of Embroidery, Silks,
Linens I’illow Lops etc. Stamping
done to order. Lessons given by
Mrs. Bishop, Cor. Hobart and
Glacier Ave.
Mr. G. C. Hazlet, one of the
first to discover gold on the Chesna,
has returned from his home in the
States, this time with his wife and
family. Mr. Hazlet is uncertain
as to his actions this coming season.
Mr. S. Blum of the firm of
Levy iV Co. is here on his annual
visit. He is much pleased with
the affairs of the concern ami is
very enthusiastic, on the future of
Valdez. He will stay here for a
short season and return to man
age the other end of the business
at Seattle.
Bids for tlie erection of a new
school house to l>e annexed to the
old building, were opened last
Saturday and it was found that
they ranged all the way from
II,140 ttt |2.0()0. the lowest by
Lnmliert and Frazier received the
contract. When completed it will
have two rooms, one 18x24 and the
other 10x24.
Among the passengers on the
Excelsior was Mr .Andrew J. Stone
who goes west for the coming
season on a hunting expedition.
Mr. Stone is a naturalist repre
senting the American museum of
natural history of New’ York for
which instution he has spent
several years in Alaska, securing
specimens of all the animal life
obtainable.
J. P. IHCLSCHEK &r QO.
Wholesale and Retail
BUTCHERS
Live Stock Delivered to Interior Points.
RAILROAD CONTRACTORS SUPPLIED
ORDINANCE No. 22.
An nrrlinamv granting unlo A. P. oNnti nihI
O. t. Ml-.on the right to erniKtrnrt, operate Mini
HIM III I rt i II M hoMt ilOIIW Mini In 'Ml Irtll'lillg an<l
approach thereto in tin town «»f Yahlex,
Alaska. Mini on the nhnrri of YnMi-r l.»v
adjacent to the «Mi«l town.
« *|cctl*.»t I. IV.- il ordained hjr the Common
f'oiineil of the Town of Yahlex, timf A. P. f»l>nti
mii«I o. E. *M"oii, their associate*. Iiclr*.
-orn mihI M"«igiis. Ik* mikI they are hereby
granted the tight to construct, operate and
maintain a Im*mI house and Ik*mI landing on tlie
shores of Yable* lay. ou the tract of ImIhI i ov
ere«l by the « Xlciisioii of Hntadway MVeime of
will Town of Yaldcx. prolonged in h straight
line to «a bl \ able/, bay. ami also I hr right to
construct, operate Mini iiiaintain m roadwm or
approach to-aid boat house and Im»mI lauding,
w lileh "aid roadway or approach "hall »> • not
to exceed ten feet in width, and "hall be con
structed on the westerly side line of said It road
way avenue and "hall eoiinnenee on tin* south
erly side of Fr.-tit street oil "aid Broadway ave
nue, and "hall extend thence in a southerly
direetioii in a straight line along the westerly
side of Broadway prolonged.
faction 2. The Common Council of said Town
of Yaldex hereby reaervia the right to declare
by ordiiianre this right hereby gi\eii to l*c for
feited and lirld for naught it tin* said boat
house and boat landing and the approach
thereto be tint completed and in operation on
or before the Fourth day of July, Mud.
SiM-tiou The privilege granted by Ibis
ordiiianre shall continue and la* in effect for
five vrars from the date of its passage.
Adopted May », Putt.
Attest; * John (Bmiorll. Mayor.
W. II. CiURV. f'lerli.
Pumps put iu. Apply to Yak
si lit ws.
New Slippers ami Shoes at
Levy*.
If you want to sell or Imy it will
pay you to see Mikcscll.
f.owuey’s ChiK-olates ami Hon
Mods at the Candy Kitchen.
Ready-mixed paints, white lead,
and oil at The Hardware store.
floods stored and cash advanced
on articles of value. Richards A- l’o
Rert Skinner is hack after a
hurried trip to his home in Kalam
azoo Mich.
On last Saturday Dorsey Leavell
returned from Slate Creek. He
will remain here until the snow is
gone and will go iu again and take
ids wife v, itli him.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Wood are
again hack in town. Ed. has
packed away his store clothes and
has settled down to business. His
two brothers, Roy and Robert, lmth
nearly seven feet tall, came up
with him. Taken all together, we
never had such a long supply of
wood in town before.
Selling Out.
Mrs. Sexton’s stock of ladies’ fur
nishings must he sold out, at any
price, within the next ten days, as
she is forced to leave here on the
next boat. Call early and get a
bargain. White row, McKinley st.
£ unnv, Well Lighted
\ Unfurnished Rooms.
Enquire Valdez Market.
Mrs. M. M. Sheffer & Co.
LADIES' FURNISHINGS,
Millinery, Underwear, Hosiery, for Ladies and Children
Shirt Waists, Separate Skirts, Belts, Petticoats, Corsets,
Corset Covers, Handkerchiefs, Fancy Stocks and Ribbons
for Neckwear.
Hair Switches, Pompadours, SheU Combs, and Hair Pins.
‘•PKKRLKSS” SKIN FOOD will improve the coarsest and
most sallow complexion. SOROSIS CRKAM, for Chapped
Hands Faee and Lips; smooths the roughest skin; excellent
for sunburns and gentlemen’s use after shaving.
New Goods arriving on every Steamer.
NEW STORE, (Next to Fish & Co.) mckinley st
You Don't Need a Wife
If You Get Your
Work Done at
The STAR LAUNDRY
We Repair and Sew on Buttons.
Tlie Ovl Dm; (o.
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Pure Fresh Drugs.
Valdez. Alaska.
Hemple Dougherty,
Pioneer Outfitters.
The Most Complete Stock of General Merchan
dise In Valdez. Special Attention Paid To
Family Trade.
Goods Delivered To Any Part Of The City.
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WANTS--FOR SALE.
A«1 vcrtlaements under this* head. 1» rent* a
line for one Insert loti,"» cent* for each *ul**c
I qttcnt insertion.
| To HUNT.—Two room cabin. furnished. tonal
* locality. Inquire at Hii« office.
POSITION W A STEP. Ity h cook. Sober and
reliable; giaal reference*. Will c«a»k on
frail for transi»ortatioti. or will areept |H»*itioii
ill l"«n Apply m f Sliu a William*
Hol’SKS ANP I.OTS for rent or for sale, fall,
on |»r. Von Ounthcr
TV Pin Rl i RR FOR * IMC Smith Premlet;
in perfect condition, fall at this office.
VALPKZ Ol’KRA IIOI SK FOR SALE lj.ru
and elcuant building: suitable for any
i purpoae.
SIX llol'SKs ANP LOTS FOR SALK. Apply
( to Mr*. Johnaou. McKinley at reel.
LEASE for SALE. l«ea«con Pt'iniilgan R«>a«l
IIoum- for sale. A bargain for right partv.
I Mlkesell.
NOTH K. t a*h paid for improved properly.
W'rite, location, description, lowest price.
Williams, cure PRoararruR Office.
TO LET OR FOR SALK. Well-built cottage
on llohart *t . near Judge Wickershnni’a
building. Adbre** Sorcll. this office.
STKAoY, *ola*r camp cook wants position.
Apply at this office. it
Lost. \n old-fashioned silver pin, set with
Scotch agate. Finder will pleas,* return !•»
Mrs. Ocorg • K*terly, and receive reward. 1
Fi IR H \ I R. At ball pi lew, a ti t st-eUts - antt n*r
1*V or lt» year old boy, at New Store, n^xt to
Fisli A t’o., McKinley at. 1
TO RENT, tiood building: t n Mark
sr.ith shop, storage or carpeuter shop W.
,<*. Stull. Jeweler. I
P<>K RALE a four room eottage, dtaiiiMf !©•
r cation. Will la* sold very cheap. Alt A
No. 1 in vestment, inquire at this office. ,
TO RKNT -Several houses and cabins. Inquire
at thin Office. ,
Have vour 8undav dinner at
WikidcPs"
Wellington coal for sale at office
of the I*. P. & N. Co.
Haines & Brown,
THE TINNERS
are now prepared to"do all kinds of
Tin and Iron work at short notice.
Their work is first-class and charges
reasonable. Located on McKinley
rear of Pkosi-ectoh office.
BANK Or VALDEZ,
AND
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.
Capital. Paid-up - *10,IKK)
|{t j‘ervt,,in Krai and Per
sonal Prn|M*rty - $« 17.000
(ieneral Banking Business. (odd
Ihist Bought. Loans and I tisroiints.
1 Foreign and Kastem Kxehange
i Bought and Sold, (ieneral Colleet
ing.
PATRONAGE SOLICITED.
Gold Dust
Exchange.
Highest Price Paid For
Gold Dust
Treasury Notes, Drafts and Money Orders Cashed Free of Charge.
AL. WHITE, Proprietor
RICHARD/ fr CO,
Furniture, Stoves and
Household Supplies.
Second-Hand Hoods Bought and Sold.
European Plan Hates Heasonable
HOTEL ST. ELMS
(Only hirst Class Hotel in Valdez.)
Headquarters for Mining Men
and Commercial Travelers.
T>EBNEy & POOT, Proprietors.
Keystone Ave._ Valdez, Alaska.
The Nizina Hotel.
Furnished Rooms
f5, 50,25c a Night Rear of Prospector Office
’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.
LAMERON GOLDEN
Subscribe for the Prospector.