S. BLUM & CO.
INCORPORATED
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BANKERS
CAPITAL $200,000.00.
We do a general banking business.
We sell exchange on all parts of the world.
We pay 4 per cent interest on Time Certificates of Deposit
Prospectors,
Don’t neglect your health on the trait
The VALDEZ DRUG CO.
is prepared to fill your medicine kit
with the purest and best of drugs,
medicines, and surgical bandages.
List Your Houses with the
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY I
Houses for Rent or Sale. Collections Made. !
C. B. SMITH, Proprietor. Office on Weil Street. j
GjveYouHrreiditCoiitracMo
Robert McIntosh
DELIVERY GUARANTEED
Contracts taken for delivery in the NELCHINA,
CHISANA, and SLATE CREEK sections.
No contract too large, none too small.
For prices apply to Rob’t McIntosh, Valdez.
J. E. WILSON
FREIGHTER
Special price on mills and large outfits—Special atten
tion given to Fairbanks, Nelchipa and
Chisana freight.
Teams are always ready to go to any point in Third or Fourth Divisions.
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Best of Meals—Prices Reasonable'
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chitina*
General Freighting. KNUTE NAFSTED, Mgr.
THE BIG PLACE
Is Still the Attraction.
Brunswick Whiskey, per gal. $4.00
PebUefurd per quart 1.65
Old Crow per quart 1.65
Hermitage per quart 1.65
Clarks’ Rye per quart 1.65
Hunter Rye per quart 1.65
Cal. Brandy per quart 1.75
Hennesy or Martel) per quart 2.25
Port Wine per quart 75c
Sherry Wine, six years old, qt 75c
Muscatel, qt - 75c
Claret per quart, our bottling, 50c
Case Claret per quart 75c
White Wine per quart 75c
Perfection Scotch per quart $2.00
Johnnie Walker per quart 2.00
Rum per quart 1.50
Rainier Beer 4 quarts 1.00
Budweiser, 3 quarts 1.00
Greek Brandy per quart - 2.50
Champagne per pint 2.75
All imported wines, whiskies end br&ndjes in stock—
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Prices reasonable, goods guaranted.
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Beer, quarto $3.00 per do£ Beer, pints f2 00 per dez.
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All Smolang Tobaccos 10c per Tin |
NORTHWESTERN
LEAVES SEATTLE
Ha* 23 Passengers for Valdez—Big
Passenger Business Expected All
Through the Summer.
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SEATTLE. April 13,—The steamer
Northwestern, of ,the Alaska Steam
ship line, left here last night, at 9
o’clock for the north and had a large
passenger list and full freight cargo.
The rush north continues and all the
Southeastern and Southwestern Alas
ka ports are enjoying a heavier pas
senger business this year than ever
before.
A large tourist trade is anticipated
by the officials of the company.
The following Valdez passengers
left on the boat: C. Erwins, F. Elk
ins, George Elkins, Jake McDonald,
A. Hewitt, Ernie Wheat, wife and
children, Edward Eckern, M. Faust,
Arthur Wilcox and eight second-class.
NEW STYLE SHOWN
AT ATLANTIC CITY
Ladies Wear Pantalettes and Petti
coated Hosiery—Have Skirts
Slit High
ATLANTIC CITY, April 13—More
color was shown at the Easter parade
of new dresses on the Atlantic City
board walk yesterday than has ever
been seen before. The styles of this
year are combinations of all the col
ors it is possible for the women to
blend together.
Many pantalettes were worn by the
giddy girls and the women wore pet
ticoated hosiery superstructured to
their skirts. The skirts were slit to
the knees and lace flounces were worn
from the knee to the ankle in place
of stockings.
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LEXINGTON. Ky., April 13.—Addi
tional facts regarding the death of
Mrs. Laura Wilder Simpson,( wife of
Lawrence Simpson, wealthy young
planter, were to be placed before the'
special grand jury today by Prosecu
tor John R. Allen. Mrs. Simpson was
found in her home several w§eks ago
by her husband, with a bullet, hole in
her temple. It was announced she
had been handling a revolver and
met her death accidentally. A cor
oner’s jury rendered the peculiar ver
dict that the woman’s death "was
not accidental.” Theihusband asked
for a grand jury investigation.
GUlH QUITS
IS S. IP, LEADER
DENVER, Col., April 13.—Simon
Guggenheim, former senator from this
state and at present the Republican
National Committeeman of Colorado,
has wired his resignation as a mem
ber of the committee and has asked
that it be accepted at once and that
some other republican be' , named to
take his place.
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STORM MOIL
II TOE HIM)
' ^The storiu of Saturday’ night and
F Sunday has been general throughout
the interior of Alaska, according to
‘ the reports received by the local cable
office from the statone along the line.
Snow has fallen-at alt the stations
and the wind has drifted it about. The
anow will be an aid to the trail, which
was becoming bare in places.
LOST—A folding check hook on the
'tft.Vereba feani bf lowa Wnder,^ll
please return to Prospector office, tf
CORDOVA ELECTION
CAUSED SURPRISE
Dooley Defeated For Re-election—
Eddie Boyle Receive* High Vote
—270 Vote* Cart.
The result of the election at Cor
dova was a surprise to many as the
heretofore invincible George Dooley
went down in defeat with Captain
Austin Lathrop. George C. Hazeiet
was re-elected, receiving 135 votes, or
four less than Boyle, who headed the
Citizens ticket.
The vote cast was as follows:
E. V. Boyle .139
J. E. Currier .137
G. C. Hazeiet ....!.135
Henry Slater .127
Charles J. Goodall .121
E. J. Davis . 121
Thomas Davis .121
Mrs. W. J. McDonald received 191
votes as school director and her op
ponent. Mrs. C. M. Rosswog, 181.
ONLY 892 VOTERS
John Reck Headed the Ticket With
496 Votes—Valentine Was Helped
By Socialist
Out of a total registration of 1,010
votes the people of Juneau cast 892
ballots with the following result:
John Reck .496
J. R. Willis . 477
C. W. Fries .,........ . 445
W. E. Brit! .441
F. Wolland .412
George F. Miller .409
William Geddes .405
Emery Valeintine, former mayor,
and the Wickersham representative
in the First division, was defeated, re -
ceiving only 397 votes. Many of the
Socialists of Juneau voted for Valen
tine.
Juneau has an Australian ballot
system for voting and it demonstrat
ed its fitness.
The highest socialist received 125
votes while the lowest received 70.
PRESIDENT WILSON
TO SEE PICTURES
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Mr. Thomas Tumulty, private sec
retary to President Wilson, has writ
ten to the Valdez Commercial As
sociation that the president would like
very much to see the paintings show
ing the relative railroad routes of
central Alaska, and the Secretary of
the Interior, to whom the pictures
were expressed a few days ago, has
been notified of the president’s, wish
es in the matter and arrangements
will be made to send them over to
the White House for his inspection.
The president’s attention was pall
ed to these pictures through Senator
Ashurst, of Arizona, at the request
of Mr. Wm. Finical. The senator is
a, personal friend of Mr. Finical.
ISSUE PAMPHLET
MI VALDEZ
The pamphlets giving the, reasons
why Valdez should become the term
inus of the Alaska railroad and also
containing the many reasons for the
present prosperity and future great
ness of Valdes as a mining section
and a distributing poiht for the sound
and the interior country, are now all
printed and Secreetary James Pish,
of the Valdez Commercial Association,
has them ready for distribution among
the members, of the association.
The booklets contain 16 pages and
The booklets contain 16 pages and
are neatly pftjtted. Friends of Val
des will do, wcdl to distribute them
among those contemplating settling
in Alaska.
■ids Wanted.
.Bids will be received for 106 feet
of, tunnel work on the Sealey-Davia
property. Contractors to furnish all
materials except tools. All bids must
be in not later that! Saturday. April
l*. 1M1. T. J. DEVINNKY.
Marca Rica Cigars
VALDEZ MOST POPULAR SMOKE
INTEQRIDAD’S
BELMONT’S
VAN DYKE S
SMOKEORAFT’S
CL StDELLO'l
REPRESEHTA’S
OPTIMO’*
LOVERA’S
Direct From The Factory
INGRAM & BUSH
EXCLUSIVE CIGAR DEALERS.]
Independent Laundry Co. '
Satisfaction Guaranteed I I Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 96 I | Roagh Dry 10c lb.
Valdez Dock Co • fggjfg wo. 1 |
(JOBBER INS
COAL, HAY and GRAIN
. AGENT FOR
Alaska Steamship Company
Alaska Coast Company
Pacific Alaska!
Navigation Company j
Alaska Pacific S. S. Co. Alaska Coast Co. \
PUGET SOUND-ALASKA ROUTE j
Steamers sail from Seattle every ten days of each month on <
the 5th, 15th and 25th,
via, the Inside Passage for Ketcnikan, Juneau, Yakutat, ha- 5
talla, Cordova. Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak, f
PUGET SOUND-CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Seattle-Sau Francisco, connecting with steamers Vale and S
Harvard for southern California ports. <
flight reserved to ehantfe dntesand steamers without notice! /
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO. 2
General Agent Local Agent $
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. Mariposa, S. S. Alameda and S. S. Northwestern
Sail from Seattl^ the 6th, 12th, 18th, 24th and 30th
EVERY MONTH
From Valdez south -6th, 12th, 18th, 24th and 30th for Cor
way, Juneau. Wrangell, Ketchikan and Seattle.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, .luneuu. Sheep creek TreudweU. Douglas
Cordova. Ellaraar. Voider, and l.atouche. Kxplosiue*. S S Seward. S S Seward. 5th
s S l.atouche, 15th; S S Cordova. 15th of each month—Right reserved to change this
schedule without notice.
F B. Tracy, Gan'l Aft- V*ld«* Dock Co., Local Aft.
VALDEZ SHEET METAL WORKS
Plumbing. Steam and Hot Water Haating.
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES
Pumps. Wall-Points, Valves T Water. Steam and Suction
and Packing. . .. . Mo“'
PIPE AND FITTINGS
Chas. R. Crawford w>11 *"•«> p|»“1M
wars, Shop And Joh Work of oil kinds.
Window*, Door*, Moulding, Fini»king Lnniber. FA«BAff&”MORS£*co
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Valdez Transfer
~ Compaev
General Trucking end Freight,
ing to all interior point*
LlVERY ar d FEED SI'ABLE
'storage
| Teaming of all kind* .
Pwlfftelv coal ddlwdd
neless paid for la advance
* When In Seward Stop at thd
| COLEMAN HOUSE
} oioAol ieVroN. pro*.
{STRICTLY first class
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