S. BLUM & CO.
INCORPORATED
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 trail.
The VALDEZ DRUG CO.
is prepared to fill your medicine kit
with the purest and best of drugs,
medicines, and surgical bandages.
Give Your FreightContracMto
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, Nelchina and
Chisana freight.
Team* are always ready to go to any point in Third or Fourth Divisions.
Ernestine Road House
On Government Road 65 mile* from Valdez.
HARRY MILLER. Prop.
Goad clean bed.- £Vefyt||jng FifSt CldSS comodalon for 60 horses.
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Best of Meals—Prices ^Reasonable
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING ;POST.
Telephone connects with"Chitina.
General Freighting. KNUTE JNAFSTED.fMgr.
TAZUNA HILL ROAD HOUSE
is open for freight and accommodations for the new
strike at Nelchina—Horses on hand at all times.
JAMES L. SIMPSON.
Wortman’s Road House
E. P. CASHMAN." .Proprietor.
20jmile* from Valdez.
The best meals and most comfortabld beds Procurable.
When in Chitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Fineit Hotel in the Interior—Well Heated, Clean Room.
Bar in Connection. Rate* Reawtnable
GET THE HABIT
The
i Every Evening
BE A BOOSTER
A. H. PINKUS, Mgr.
FAIRBANKS HAPPY
WHEN BILL PASSED
People Manifested Their Joy in Many
Ways—Had Whist‘;s Blown, Bal
loons Sent Up, Etc.
The following account of the cele
bration of the passage o fthe Alaska
railroad bill by the Senate is taken
from the Fairbanks Times of Jan. 25:
“As soon as the many people of
Fairbanks, who were waiting for the
signal that the railroad bill had pass
ed, heard the sound of the whistles
yesterday afternoon, joy unrestrained
and optimism in t' e highest degree
spread everywhere, and in every
street, door and shop could be seen
groups of men, shaking hands, laugh
ing and patting each other on the
back.
“Before the whistle had stopped
blowing, many of those who had been
waiting since Thursday morning for
the whistle, were out on the street
shooting revolvers, guns, cannon and
blowing horns, while others were
starting to decorate the buildings with
bunting and other materials.
“Lipman Sirnson and Frank Hall
sent up a number of balloons in cel
ebration of the passage of the bill,
while many others took out fire works
and colored lights last evening to
adorn the fronts of their buildings.
“Within an hour after the news ar
rived the whole business section of
the town had taken on its best holi
day appearance, which added greatly
to the feeling of good fellowship that
existed.
‘‘At seven minutes after 2 o'clock
yesterday atfernoon. the fire siren
blew, • and everybody turned out to
see where the fire was. The depart
ment had been informed that the N. i
C. woodyard was ablaze, and laid a
long stretch of hose, only to find that
some practical joker bad given them
a 'bum steer’ in order to have the
siren blow.
"Immediately after the fire whistle
stopped blowing, the other large whis
tle started to sound its signal of joy
ful tidings, and it took but a very
few seconds for everybody to realize
what was happening.
"One prominent man remarked, as
tie stood on the corner of Second
avenue and Cushman street, listen
ing to the whistle, 'It sure has a Dem
ocratic tone,' and he could get no ar
gument on the subject. Another man
came down the street yelling, ‘The N.
C. woodyard is afire!' and received
this answer: 'Who cares; we will be ;
burning coal, now that the railroad j
bill is passed.’
"In this way the people started to
celebrate the passage of the railroad
hill, and some of them haven't stop
ped the celebration yet."
GOLD DREDGE FINDS
NUGGET WORTH $1,500!
—
Sl'MI’NKU, Ore., Feb. 11. —The big |
gold dredge operating on a |daim !
near here brought up a nugget yes
terday worth $1,500. The owners of
the claim are happy and expect that
they have struck the coarse pay.
Nothing Heard o nRailroad Bill.
No news has been received in Val
dez today regarding the Alaska rail
road bill, which should have come up
for consideration in the lower House
today. At the time of going to press
congress must have adjourned for the
day as there is a difference of live
hours in time between here and the
nation’s capitol. It is pretty certain
that the bill did not pass today and
probably will not be considered again
until next Wednesday except uy un
animous consent.
Spend $1,000,000 Advertising.
BERLIN, Feb. 11.—The government
today authorized the Potash syndi
cate, which Is controlled by the im
perial government, to spend $1,000,
000 in foreign countries advertising
the product of the syndicate. It is
expected that the sal^S''can be great
ly increased by this means. The syn
dicate has a monopoly of the output
In Germany.
Church and Hospital Board.
There will be a meeting of the
aboard of the Church of the Epiphany
land Hospital of the Good Samari
tan Thursday evening at 7 o’clock at
• the rectory.
Sampson Leaves -Katalla
, The steamer Sampson, of the Ala
Ljjca Coast company, left Katalla this
Hnorning at 11 o’clock and i3 expect
ed to reach Valdez early tomorrow
Have your watcn repaired at the
(Valdez Drug Co. by an experienced
.workman. All work guaranteed and
promptly don» tf
MEXICO MUST PAY
REFUGEES’ BOARD
Claims Aggregate About $100,000—
Muies and Horses Are Being
Sold and We Keep the Money
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. -The War
department has referred to the State
department a charge for the mainten
ance of the Mexican refugees that
have come into the hands of the Un
ited States Army and are being fed
and housed in detention camps along
the international boundary. The
claim aggregates about $100,000. To
this amount a further claim will be
added to include the daily cost ot
rations for the entire number of ref
ugees—about $2,500.
A large item of cost is the rail
road charge for transporting Gen.
Mercado’s army of 3,600 officers and
men, with 1,081 women and 533 chil
dren, from Marfa to El I’aso and for
taking the 700 refugees now at San
Diego from various points along the
Southern Pacific railroad west of El
Paso to San Diego.
The State department has decided
that the horses and mules brought
across the boundary by Mercado shall
be sold, and has so notified the War
department. There ere 783 horses,
307 mules, and 354 burros now in the t
hands of the United States troops at
Presidio. The War department will |
turn the selling over to the Treasury
department, which has the official
machinery for disposing of them un- j
der such circumstances. The animals j
are in very poor condition, and t"he j
cost of their f eding and the cus- j
toms duties will probably amount to
as much as they will firing at forced j
sale. |
If there is any balance left after,
paying these charges it will lie held
to the credit of the Mexican govern- i
ntent and applied on the payment of
she ultimate claim of this govern
ment against Mexico. It is not ex
pected that any progress will be made
in the ad:ustireni of tie claim until
after the present war between the;
fe lerals and the constitutionalists !
has ended an” a new and constitu-‘
tional government is in control of
Mexico.
There are hundreds of thousands
of dollars involved in the claims aris
ing out of the conditions of the Ma
dera revolution. When peace comes
it will be the policy of this govern
ment to demand prompt considera
tion of them and provision for their
payment as speedily as possible.
Real Boa in Hotel Room.
Mt'NKTl. Two men who are tin
derstood to be well known interna
tional thieves were arrested at one of
tlie leading hotels here today just in
time to prevent the execution of what
is believed to be an extraordinary
scheme to pillage the rooms of the
wealthy guests. One English family
staying at the hotel is reported to
have something like $100,000 worth
of jewelry.
The suspicious movements of the
two men. one a Russian and theoth ;
er a Norwegian, who engaged rooms !
at the hotel, attracted the attention j
of the staff, and the police, on be ,
ing called, began to search the rooms
occupied by the suspects. They came;
upon an enormous boa constrictor!
in the bath room of the suite oecu- j
pied by the Russian.
Apparently the men intended to al- !
low the boa to escape into the hotel j
corridor and profit by the confusion:
which naturally would follow to ran- \
sack the rooms of the wealthy visit- j
ors. The boa was secured with great j
difficulty. It has a cell to itself in!
prison, adjoining the cells occupied
by its two owners.
—
The launch Brighton will take a j
shipment o? lumber from the Copper j
River Lumber company. Valdez, to 1
the Granite Mining company and also
a shipment to Patsy Hogan.
_ . ■
Notice to Creditors,
in the United States Commissioner’s i
Court, ex officio Judge in Probate, j
Valdez Precinct, Third Judicial TV- !
vision, Territory of Alaska.
In the matter of the estate of Peter I
Steinmetz, deceased. YV. A. Rystrom,
administrator.—Notice to Creditors.
Notice is hereby given by the un-1
dersigned. administrator of the estate j
of Peter Steinmetz, deceased, io the j
creditors of, and all persons having I
claims against the said estate, to ex-I
hibit them, with the necessary vouch
ers, within six (6) months after the j
Asst publication of this notice, to the
said administrator at the office of C.
E. Bunnell, at Valdez, Alaska, the
same being the place for the trans
action of the business of said estate.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 10th
day of February, 1914.
W. A. RYSTROM,
Administrator of the estate of Peter
Steinmetz, deceased.
First publication Feb. 11, 1914.
Last publication March 10, 1914.
Marca Rica Cigars
VALDEZ MOST POPULAR SMOKE
INTEGRIDAD’S
BELMONT’S
VAN DYKEf
SMOKECRAFT’S
EL SIDELLO'S
REPKESENTA'S
OPTIMO’8
LOVERA’S
Direct From The Factory
INGRAM & BUSH
EXCLUSIVE CIGAR DEALERS.
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I
Telephone 66 !
Foot Keystone Ave
Rou<fh Dry 10c lb.
Valdez Dock Co. t PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY and GRAIN
AGENT FOR
Alaska Steamship Company
Alaska Coast Company
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. Mariposa and S. S. Northwestern
Sail from Seattle 10th, 20th of 30th
EVERY MONTH
From Valdez south—8th 18th and 28th for Cordova, Skag
way, Juneau. Wrangell, Ketchikan and Seattle.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan. Juneau, Sheep creek Treadwell. Douglas.
Cordova, Kllaintir. Voldez and Latotiehe. Kxplosiues. S S Seward. S S Seward, 5th:
S.S Latouehe. 15th: S S Cordova. ‘35th of each month—Right reserved to change this
schedule without notice.
F B. Tracy, Gen’l Agt- Valdez Dock Co., Local Agt.
Pacific Alaska
i
Navigation Company !
Alaska Pacific S. S. Co. Alaska Coast Co. j
PUGET SOUND-ALASKA ROUTE
Steamers sail from Seattle every ten days of each month on
the 5th, 15th and 25th,
via the Inside Passage for Ketchikan, .Juneau, Yakutat, Iva
talla, Cordova. Valdez. Seward. Cook Inlet points and Kodiak.
PUGET SOUND—CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Seattle-San Francisco, connecting with steamers Yale and i
Harvard for southern California ports.
night reserved In change dates and steamers wit hunt not ire
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
General Agent Local Agent
Chas. R. Crawford
Wall Street Phone 159
Plate glass, window glass, roofing and
building papei», roofing pitch, lime, ce^
ment, plaster lath, shingles, builders
hardware. Shop and job work of all kinds
Window,, Door*. Moulding. Finish
ing Lumber
Agent, for F,irb,nk*. Morse & Co.
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pump* and
Well Point*.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hose Valves,
Iroi °ipe, Fittings.
a M. Dieringer
Valdez Tiansfar
Company
General Trucking and Freight
ing to all interior points
LIVERY ar d FEED STABLE
STORAGE
Teaming of all kinds
Positively no coal deliveied
ooless paid for in advance
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. Prop.
S.RICTlv FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave Seward. Alaska
Copper River
Draying Co
IfreUrtiliaie *»it imsaeti*«ra to *11 P*fi»
of the iruo/io*. General Truckle*
McKinley Street, Vulile*
toil, W’oi.'tl * rt»nji etv ?