An Old Firm
Under a New Name
WAVING disposed iof the Banking Department, we
will hereafter devote our entire capital and energy
to a Strictly Mercantile business—believing that we will be
in a better position than ever to serve vour wants.
Valdez Mercantile Co, inc.
Successors to
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co. Inc.
This Space Is Reserved for the
Valdez Bank & Trust Company
notice of forfeiture.
To Charles R. Crawford and Geo.
B. McMullen, their heirs and
administrators, and to all whom
it may concern:
You are hereby notified that 1
have expended the sum of six
hundred (§600) dollars in labor
and improvements upon the fol
lowing named lode mining claims,
to-wit: The Valdez claim No. 1.
recorded in book No. 1, page 97;
Valdez mining claim Mo. 2, re
corded in book No. 1, page 98;
Valdez claim No. 3, recorded in
book No. 2. page 19; Valdez claim
No. 4. recorded in book No. 2, page j
18; North Star claim No. 1, re
corded in book 2, page 20; North
Star claim No. 2, recorded in book
2, page 21, all records of the Val
dez Mining District, Territory of
Alaska. Said mining claims be
ing near Mineral creek, about one
and one-half miles from Valdez
hay, in the recording district
aforesaid. Proof of said expendi
ture appearing by affidavit, filed
on the 31st day of December.
1912. The sum of six hundred
(§600 dollars expended being the
amount required to hold the said
claims for the year 1912, and if,
within 90 davs after this publi
cation you fail or refuse to con
tribute your proportion each of
two hundred (§2001 dollars, being
the sum of §33.33 for each of said
claims, your interest in said
claims, for which you fail to con
tribute your said proportion of
expenditure for annual labor, will
become the property of the under
signed co-owner under Section
2324. Revised Statutes of the Un
ited States.
GEORGE tl. MKRRIFIELD.
First pub. Feb. i. 1913.
. Last pub. May 8, 1913.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To John McPherson, his heirs,
administrators, and to all
whom it may concern:
You are hereby notified that 1
have expended $100 in labor and
improvements upon the “Lark”
lode mining claim, situated about
two miles N. E. of Shoup bay and
S. E. of Shoup glacier, in the Val
dez Recording District, Territory
of Alaska, the location certificate
of which said claim is of record
in Book 2 of Records, page 392, ill
th» office of the recorder of the
recording ditsrict aforesaid,
proof of said expenditure appear
ing by affidavit filed on Decem
be. 28, 1912, in the office of the
recorder aforesaid; that being
$100 per year, the amount re
quired to hold said claim for the
'ear ending December 31, 1912.
And if, within ninety days after
this notice by publication, you
fail or refuse to contribute your
proportion ($50) your interests
in said claim will become the
property of the subscriber under
Section 2324, Revised Statutes of
Ihe United States.
JOHN PAULE.
First pub. January II, 1913.
Last pub. April 15. 1913.
Why freeze in your room and
have lo read the sign in order
lo fell that your room is heated :
with steam, when you can get all
the steam that you want at “The ,
ADVERTISERS’ DIRECTORY
DAILY PROSPECTOR
Attorneys-at-Law.
0. E. Bunnell.
L. V. Ray, Seward, Alaska.
E. E. Ritchie.
Aosayers.
George F. White.
Banks.
S. Blum & Co.
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co.
Builders’ Material.
Chas. R. Crawford.
Breweries.
Valdez Bottling & Brewing Co.
Bakeries.
Valdez Bakery.
Coal.
Valdez Dock Co.
Valdez Transfer Co.
Dentists
Dr. H. Cockerille.
Dr. Charles Daggett.
Dr. German.
Drug Stores.
Valdez Drug Co.
Furs.
McMillan Fur & Wool Go.
Fraternal Orders.
Masonic Order.
Odd Fellows.
Fraternal Order Eagles.
Arctic Brotherhood.
General Merchandise.
Beyers Cash Store, Golden.
S. Blum & Co.
Fagerburg Bros., Nazina.
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co.
Life Insurance.
W. H. Crary.
Hotel*.
Copper Block, Valdez.
Coleman House, Seward.
Hotel St. Elias.
“The Giiff.” - -
Rainier-Grand Hotel,.Seattle.
Laundry*.
independent Laundry.
Launches.
Three A!.
Moving Picture Show*.
The Orpheum.
Manufacturer*.
Copper River Lumber Co.
Chas. R. Crawford.
Alaska Water Light & Power
Cc.
Valdez Sheet Aletal Works.
newspapers.
Prospector, Daily.
Miner (Sunday), Weekly.
Pool and Billiard Rooms.
Copper Block.
Roadhouses.
Cainp Comfort.
Real Cstate Agencies.
Valdez ReafftSstate Agency.
Restaurants.
Valdez Cafe.
Steamship Lines.
Alaska Coast Co.
Alaska Steamship Co.
Sheet Metal Works.
Valdez Sheet Metal Works.
Transfer Companies.
Copper River Draying Co.
City Express.
Valdez Transfer Co.
Telephones.
Alaska Water, Eight & Tele
phone Co.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Alex. Nelson, his heirs, admin
istrators, and to all whom it
may concern:
You are hereby notified that I
have expended four hundred dol
lars ($400) in labor and improve
ments upon the Last Chance No.
I and Last Chance No. 2 lodes,
situate in Shoup bay near the en
trance thereof, Valdez recording
precinct, Territory of Alaska, the
location certificates of said claims
being of record in the office of the
U. S. commissioner at Valdez,
Alaska. Said expenditure was
made in order to hold said claims
under the provisions of the laws
of the United States and of this
territory, said amount being $200
!>er year, the amount required to
iold the claims for the years end
ng December 31, 1911, and De
; mbor 31, 191V. And if, within
linety (90) days after this no
ire by publication, you fail or re
use to contribute your proportion
$200, being $100 for each of said
ears) your interest in said claims
vill become the property of the
lubscriber, your co-owner, under
l
Section 2324, Revised Statutes of
the United States.
\VM. KOCII.
Dale of first pub. Jan. 24, 1913.
Dale of last pub. April 24, 1913.
The steani heat at “The Cliff”
is mighty fine these frosty days.
Notice the contented expression
of our tenants.
Chas. R. Crawford
Wall Street Phone 159
Plate glass, window glass, roofing and
building papers, roofing pitch, lime, ce
ment, plaster lath, shingles, builders’
hardware. Shop and job work of all kinds
Windows, Doors, Moulding, Finish
ing Lumber
Agents far Fairbanks, Moms JkCs,
FUNERAL SERVICE
FOR MISS MEISS
Congregational Church Crowded |
With Friends of Deceased, j
Who Pay Last Respects. J
•
Tlie funeral services over the
remains of Miss Kilwina Meiss
were held this morning al IC.'RI
o'clock al the Congregational
church. The illev. Rev. \V. II.
Zeigler, rector of the Church of
the K|ii|ihany, conducted the ser
vices.
The clmir of Ihc church, con
sisting of Mrs. Walker, Mrs.
Merehanl. Mrs. Treat, Miss Fogg
and Hen Howell, lead the singing.!
J. (i. Snyder, superintendent of
i he Congregational elnirch Sun-j
day school, playdd the organ.
The impressive service for the
dead as provided hy the Kpiscopal
church, was read. Robert Kelsey,
Kenneth Rmlolpti. F.dward Ruck
er, Raymond Hoyt, Kd. Hunt and
Hruce Rider acted as pallbearers. J
The services were held in the
Congrega'ionai church, as flic
Cinii'eh of the Kpiphany was ron
sidered too small to accommodate
the many friends of the deceased,
and also Miss Meiss, since hei
arrival in Valdez, lias been a very
active worked in tin* Congrega
tional church. She was. up to her
last illness, a member of the Con
gregational choir. The public
schools were closed in order that
the teachers and scholars might
attend the services.
Interment was made temporar
ily in the local cemetery, hut lat
er the body will he sent to the
former home of the deceased in
California.
Th'* death of Miss Meiss cast
a gloom over Valdez, where she
has resided for about a year, and
where she has in that short time
made so many friends, to whom
her death was a distinct shock.
Mr. Meiss, the father, lias re
ceived the sincere' sympathy of
the people of Valdez in his hour
of bereavement.
{takes much care
IN SUICIDING
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Chchalis, Wash'., Feb. II.—H.
O. Cronp, a farmer living near
Toledo, in I lie Cowlitz valley, blew
himiself lo pieces with a slick of
dynamite after making careful
preparations for suicide. Group
had transferred all his properly
(to his wife, got a hair cut and
! shave and made oilier arrange
I ments for his departure.
| When her husband failed lo gel
up al Hie usual lime Sunday
{morning. Mrs. Group called him.
Tenderly pressing her to him and
kissing her fervently.Group arose,
dressed himself went to the barn
jyard, placed a slick of dynamite
{inside the front of his trousers,
j touched off a fuse and the explo
sion wholly dismembered his
hotly. Croup came from Nebras
;ka some years ago and bought the
Koonlz farm. lie bad suffered
from insanity, having been twice
committed to the asylum and af
terwards discharged.
if is worth while taking a
chance on the $800 diamond ring
being raffled at Riant & Com
pany's, jewelers.
FURNISHED ROOMS with or
without hoard. Ibex House, Key
stone Ave. Mrs. H. Sharia.
insurance today
Policies Written Here
FIRE INSURANCE
MILK-MILK-MILK
Fresh Milk and Cream
VALDEZ DAIRY
Telephone orders to Phone 187
ASSAYER_
Geo. f. white
The Assayer
Assaying and Ore Testing
CORRECT RESULTS
No More, No Less
VALDEZ, ALASKA
piVES UP CHURCH
AFTER 300 YEARS
Loudon, Feb. 11.—After .108
years the ancient church anti
churchyard al Eeeles, Norfolk,
have been given up by the sea. I
Many years ago that church and a
village of (50 houses stood some
distance from the sea, Iml Ihc
waves gradually encroached on
the land, ami in lOb't 2,00(1 acres !
of land were overwhelmed. All !
the inhabitants were drowned and
only llii1 tower of the church re-|
mnined visible.
During the recmil gale an ex
traordinary scouring of the beach
removed every particlc of the tons
of sand covering the church and j
churchyard. The action of the i
waves had so worn away the I
earth that the bottoms of the
graves are now level with the sur- !
face, their shapes being plainly
discernible in the solid clay.
(in one day no fewer I ban It!
skeletons were exposed, one of |
which had the arms crossed on
the breast. In the ruined church .
a bronze key and escutcheon were
found. They were believed to lie- I
long lit the church chest.
The I ovver stood uni it quite re- '
cenlly but was then destroyed.!
The sand is now returning a gain, j
and the sea is taking back what I
it had given up for a few days. j
THE CROWN PASSES
ON TO COUSIN
SI. PrlcIsliUl'g, Fell. II.— Il is j
impossible in ferret out Ihelrullij
among Ihe numerous rumors Dial
are circulating concerning the
health of Ihe Czar’s only son, but
as he has been sent to Ihe Riviera
lo regain ft is strength and as
Czar Nicholas has found il neces
sary to issue a ukase recognizing
Ihe Grand Duke Dmitri l’aulovitch
as next in succession to the
throne il may be surmised that
everything is far from well with
the Czarevitch yet. The ukase de
stroys the chances of the Czar’s
brother, Grand Duke Michael, for
succeeding to Ihe. throne, a fact
which is due to his marrying the
girl of his choice against I tie
Czar's will.
Grand Duke Dmitri, who will
in all likelihood he the next czar,
or the next but one is Ihe czar's
cousin, being the only son of his
uncle. Grand Duke Paul.
Of course, Ihe czar’s brother,
though he is out of the running
for the throne and technically dis
graced, is not quite cut oft' with
a dollar, for the RomanolV fam
ily fortunes allow quite a nice
little income lo all of the crowd
of grand dukes and grand ducli
!esses, and even to Ihe far-otf poor
! relations who are only princes
land grinccsses. Hut I hey have
j I heir compensations; Ihe further
jot)' the Ihrone they are Die easier
they can sleep nights. Dmitri's
life will be far less easy, now that
he is the eventual heir, Ilian be
fore it.
Dr. Jekyl and Mp. Hyde.
.Martinez, Cal., Fob. 10.—still
asserting that his "twin brother"
was the one who married Miss
Eva May de Tovrea. of San Fran
cisco, who had him jailed on a
bigamy charge, the Rev. Frank
Horn, unfrocked from the pastor
ale of the First. Baptist church
of Richmond, Cal., declares he is
resigned to his fate. Mrs. May Mc
Intyre. his mother, and her sister,
Grace, who came here from Port
land, are constant visitors in his
cell.
To the Public.
We hereby announce that we
have retired from the banking
business and have transferred
■our banking department to the
Valdez Bank & Trust company,
for whom we bespeak the good
will of the public.
VALDEZ BANK & MERCANTILE
COMPANY.
Valdez, Alaska, Jan. 29, 191.1.
TIDE TABLES
Tuesday, February 11.
High tide, 2:57 a. m., 3:08 p. in.
Low tide, 9:03 a. ill., 9:09 p. in.
Wednesday, February 12.
High tide, 3:27 a. in., 3:53 p. m.
Low tide, 10:00 a. m., 9:39 p. in.
Thursday, February 13.
High tide, 4:03 a. in., 4:53 p. in.
Low tide, 10:5(5 a. in., 10:17 p. in.
Friday, February 14.
High tide, 4:49 a. in., (5:25 p. in.
Low tide, I2:l0 a. in., i l :09 p. in.
Saturday, February 16.
High tide, 5:55 a. m., 8:34 p m.
L >.\ Wo, 1:44 a. in., 12:29 p m.
New York Life
Insurance Co.
W. H. CHARY, RcyrtMaUlit*
Valdez, Alaska. Phone 41
A. M. DierinRer
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight*
ing to all interior points
LIVERY ar d FEED STABLE
STORAGE
Teaming of all kinds
Positively no coal delivered
unless paid for in advance
CITY EXPRESS
J. A. SPENARD, Prop.
Ouick delivery t all parts of town
at short notice. Will move baggrge,
furniture, etc., at reasonable rates
Office in Alaska Securities
building. Wall St. Phone 82
PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate of National University
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
Phone 92 Feurteen years in
Office in.Whaling building VALDEZ
Next to cable offica
DR. GERMAN
Phone 19 THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Drug store. Offioe hours
9 a. m.. to8p. m.. 7 p. m..to9 p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work auaranteed
E. E. RITCHIE
LA WYER
phone 138 Valdez, Alaska
C. E. BUNNELL
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Offices Wall Street
Phone 31 VALDEZ
L. V. RAY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
SEWARD, - ALASKA
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M.
Valdes, alasea
Reroute or Mirer
Ratent Surveys
Qehesal Mining Enqineerinq
Rhone No. ios
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Rea. Phone. 188
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Meet every Tuesday evening at 8 o clock in
Eagle Hall. All members are requested to
attend. S. McnIECE. Arctic Chief
1.0.
O.F.
Visiting anil local Odd Fellows are re
quested to register their name with the
Valdez Odd Fellows’ Cluh. Regular
meetings. Hrst and third Monday.
Call on P. S. HIT NT. Secretary.
foe
VALDEZ AERIE Vo. 1971
Meet every Friday 8 i>. ni. Eaele Hall
Valdes I*odge
No 168.
Free and Accepted Mason*
Regular uotnmumoauonB ™ unmogi; m
each month in McKinley Ball Visitor* always
weloome.
James H. Patten m..W. M
C. C- Reynolds. See