Valdez Daily Prospector
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SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1915.
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TOO MUCH FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Just why the people of Valdez main
tains a fire department for $4,000 a
year, while the people of Fairbanks
pay approximately .five times that
much and are required to pay in ad
dition, slightly more insurance rates
than are charged in Valdez, is a prob
lem that is worth looking into. The
present insruance rates in Fairbanks
were established in 1908, and the fire
department has been improved since
that time, though the rates have not
been decreased.
It really seems that the Fairanks
lire department is top-heavy, or, in
other words, that it is too big for the
city, especially for the city’s pocket
book. If the insurance companies will
permit. Valdez to keep a volunteer fire
department without increasing the in
surance rates, certainly Fairbanks
should be allowed to do the same
thing.
As long as all incomes are used
up in paying running expenses Fair
banks cannot expect to get its streets
improved or to have any money avail
able for such other improvements as
may be found necessary during the
growing period of the city.
The only way to remedy this con
dition will be to determine which of
the candidates for city council will
pledge themselves to reorganize the
fire department so that it will be in
accordance with the city’s purse. This
is the only town in Alaska that spends
so much on fire protection and still
it gets no special benefits.
It is true that Fairbanks has been
quite free from destructive fires, of
late, but it is also true that the same
can be said of Valdez, where the vol
unteer department is declared to do
effetcive work. Several dangerous
fires have been started in Valdez, it
is asserted, and these have been very
promptly checked by the volunteer de
partment.
Nobody wants to impair the effi
ciency of the department, but neither
do they want to pay out four or five
times as much for fire protection than
is necessary.
There should be enough public
spirited people in Fairbanks to take
up this important question and set
tle it before the coming election, with
a view of crutailing unnecessary ex
penses. It is up to the people them
selves to protect themselves in this
matter. Will they do it?—Fairbanks
Citizen.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Miss Heath was a passenger to Se
attle last night on the Northwestern.
"Dangers of the Veldt,” a three-reel
sensational animal drama at the Or
pheum tonight.
L. L. Middlekamp arrived from El
lamar in the company’s launch, Teke
Lou.
Wm. Thompson and Lem, the chef,
returned today from a hunting trip
at Galena bay.
The general merchandise firm of
Dougherty & Ferguson are moving to
day to their new quarters next to the
Signal Corps office.
“Dangers of the Veldt,” three-reel
animal masterpiece at the Orpheum
tonight. Swell change tomorrow ev
ening.
Arthur Johnson, who has been work
ing at the Ellamar mine for some
time, arrived in Valdez yesterday and
will leave soon for Chitina over the
trail.
EASTER SERVICES
IN ENGLE RIEL
The Easter services of the Church
of the Epiphany will be held in the
Eagle hall as in previous years ow
ing to the limited capacity of the
church, and that all may have an op
portunity to attend. Following is the
order of services:
Holy communion, 7:30 a. m.
Choral holy communion and ser
mon, 11:00 a. m„ with Easter hymns
as follows:
Opening hymn, the Doxology.
Hymn 112, “Jesus Christ Is Risen
Today," Worgan.
Kyrie, Adlam.
Gloria Tibi, Adlam.
Gratias Tibi. Adlam.
The Nicene Creed.
Hymn 122. "Jesus Lives,” St. Al
binus.
Sermon, “The Resurrection."
Offertory.
Anthem. “1 Heard the Voice of Jesus
Say,” by the choir.
Sursum Cords. Adlam.
Sanctus, Adlam.
Benedictus Qui Vecit, Adlam.
Agnus Dei, Adlam.
Communion. Hymn 228, “And
Now, O, Father,” Unde et Memores.
Gloria in Excelsis, Adlam.
Hymn 116, “Angels Roll the Rock
Away,” Arimathea.
The volunteer choir of eight voices
will lead the singing at the morning
and evening services.
Evening service at 7:30. At this
service the Easter hymns and anthem
will be repeated and the rector will
preach on, “The Message of the Res
urrection.”
A most cordial Invitation is extend
ed to the members of the men’s or
ganizations to attend this service of
the great festival of the Christian
faith.
Sunday school will be held imme
diately after the morning service.
Catholic Church.
Sunday services:
Confession and holy communion.
8:30 a. m.
Mass and sermon, 10:30 a. m.
Sunday school, 2 p. m.
Rosary, instruction and benediction,
7:30 p. m.
FATHER VAN der POL, S. J.
Weekly News at the Orpheum to
night.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
LENTEN SERVICES
Following are the subjects of ser
mons to be delivered at the Church
of the Epiphany up to and including
Easterday, April 4th:
Saturday, April 3, 4:00 p. m., Holy
Baptism at 4:00 p. m. 7:30 p. m.,
“The Intermediate State.”
Easterday, April 4, subject morning
and evening, “Our Triumphant Holy
Day.”
Everyone is cordially welcome to
these services.
REV. E. H. MOLONY, Rector.
A. Abramson is papering the Big
Place.
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Official Ballot
ED. AUSTIN.
JOHN BIGGS.
F. M. BOYLE. ,
GUST DJARF.
WM. FINICAL.
E. F. GERMAN.
ROSS HECKEY.
S. JACOBSON.
H. P. KING.
JOHN LYONS.
JESSE MARTIN.
SAM McNIECE.
C. B. SMITH.
WM. THOMAS.
A. VON GUNTHER.
AL. WHITE. X
ED. WOOD.
Vote for Al. White, pledged in fa
vor of improving and maintaining city
dock; in favor of anything and fevery
thing for the further improvement of
Valdez; favors some relief for the
unemployed at once. Spent the great
er part of last summer improving
sidewalks and streets for VaJdez. To
vote for him mark X opposite his
name. Adv.
Remington and Smith Premier type
writers for sale or rent at Valdez
Drug Co. tf
WEATHER BULLETIN.
Valdez, Alaska, April 3, 1915.
TSATION \bove Below, Snow
Donnelly . 20
McCallum . 30 14
Paxson’s . 31 15
Hogan . 25 5
Gulkana . 10
Copper Center.15 10
Tonslna ..... 22 22
Teikhell. 25 25
Beaver pam . 30 66
Summit . 13 113
Wortman’s ........ 31 56
In. WEATHER CONDITIONS
Cloudy, light wind.
Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Clear, calm, trail soft.
Clear, calm, trail fair.
Clear, calm, trail bare.
Cloudy, trail fair.
Clear, calm, trail good.
Clear, calm, trail fair.
Cloudy, calm, trail none.
Clear, calm, trail bad.
Partly cloudy, no trail.
HERE’S A GROCERY SALE
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We Will Sell You Groceries At Prices Listed Below
To Day, Tomorrow, This Week, Next Week and Until Further Notice
CENTENNIAL BEST FLOUR An fin
491b sacks, per sack - llZiUU
FISHER'S BLEND FLOUR An nr
491b sacks, per sack, - ijjL'LU
JAPAN RICE, best quality n
per lb - DC
PINK BEANS, best quality r
per lb - . DC
BAYO BEANS, best quality n
per lb DC
SNYDER’S CATSUP, pint
bottles, per bottle
FANCY YAKIMA POTATOES
per lb
FRESH RANCH EGGS
per dozen -
FRESH JERSEY BUTTER
per lb
ARMOUR’S SHIELD HAMS
per lb
nn ARMOUR’S STAR HAMS ni 1
Zl|C per lb 2|C
|3 SWIFTS PREMIUM HAMS M
UC per lb £|C
nn HARD TIMES BACON, fine ir
Ul|0 for breakfast, per lb |0C
nn PEERLESS CANNED CORN in
UUC per 2 lb can - ||JC
nn EAGLE CANNED PEAS in
lUC per 2 lb can ||JC
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Carnation or Mount Vernon 3 Cans
$3.75 EVAPpScfES MILK 48 Cans j 2sc
Dry Granulated Sugar 14 IbS
j $6.75 BESL^TY IQDIbs $if;bo
FRESH ROASTED BULK COFFEE formerly 40c now per lb O r c
We have sold this Coffee for 14 years, always with entire satisfaction M|/Vt
MRS. C’S RAISIN BROWN BREAD
former price 15c the can, 4 fjp
now per can - '
LILLY GLOSS AND CORNSTARCH,
1 lb packages formerly 10c, Ojjp
now 4 packages for -
DEL MONTE CANNED FRUITS,
formerly 30 cents the can 9 5 P
nowoercan - - fcWU
DEL MONTE CANNED BERRIES,
formerly 35 cents the can,
now per can
DEL MONTE PRESERVES 16 oz.
glasses, formerly 35 cents the
glass, .now per glass
RIDGEWAY’S ENGLISH BREAK
FAST TEA, in half lb pkgs,
formerly 40c, now per pkg.
RIDGEWAYS FIVE O’CLOCK TEA
in half lb packages formerly QHn
45c, now per pkg. - 0 U u
MACCARONI AND SPAGHETTI, lib
packages, formerly 12 1-2 cts Or.
now 3 packages for - 4 wo
LAUNDRY SOAP, HAMMER BRAND
formerly 5c the bar, now jfj.
3 bars for - I Uo
The above groceries are FRESH AND FIRST CLASS and we guarantee their quality
This means That You Get YOUR MONEY BACK If Goods Are Not Satisfactory
TOBACCO SALE
CHEWING TOBACCO
STAR
16 oz plugs for
merly SOc
Now - 45c
SMOKING TOBACCO
Lucky Strike
vacuum cans only
reg. 12 l-2c size
Now 3 for 25c
Lucky Strike and
Tuxedo Smoking
vacuum cans only
reg. 25c size
Now 3 for 50c
Spearhead, Cli
max and Cadillac
Chewing Tobacco
all 16 oz plugs
formerly 50c
Now - 25c
EASTER SALE
During Easter Week we have
concluded to place on sale
our entire stock of
Boy’s Clothing
WITHOUT RESERVE, at
1-4 off
our regular price.
This stock was originally priced very
moderately, is new and clean. All
sizes to fit boys from 4 to 16 years
A BIG BARGAIN
MEN’S WEAR SALE
Mackinaw Coats
in solid blue or
gray colors, all
sizes, formerly
$5.00
Now $3.00
Our Entire Stock
of
FANCY VESTS
about 100
At Half Price
A Lot of
UNDERSHIRTS
Formerly $1.25
NOW 75c
A few dozen heavy
Duck Overalls
broken sizes,
formerly $1.50
Now 75c.
S. Blum & Co,
l&oocl Goods.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To G. A. Brown, his heirs and ad
ministrators and to all it may con
cern:
You are hereby notified that we
have expended during the years 1912,
1913, and 1914, the sum of three hun
dred dollars ($300.00), lawful money
of the United States, In labor and
improvements, upon your one-sixth
interest In those mining claims lying
and being on Mineral creek, In the
recording precinct of Valdez, Alaska,
which are known as the Monte Carlo
group consisting of the Monte Carlo,
Monte Carlo No. 2, Monte Carlo No.
3, Monte Carlo No. 4, Monte Carlo
No. 5, Monte Carlo No. 6, the
location notices of said claims
being of record in the office of
the commissioner and recorder, at
Valdez, Alaska, pages numbered 322,
323, 325, 326, and 327, of Book 2 Min
ing Records, in order to hold said
claims under the provisions of Sec
tion 2324 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States, concerning annual
labor on mining claims, being the
amount required to hold said lode
claims for the period ending Decem
ber, 1914.
And unless within ninety days af
ter the completion of the publication
of this notice, to-wit: within ninety
days after the 6th day of May, 1915,
you contribute your proportion of
such expenditure Incurred in perform
ing said annual labor and improve
ments, which Is the sum of three
hundred dollars (4300.00), your inter
est in said claims will become the
property of your co-owners, who have
made the required expenditure, by the
terms of said secHon.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 4th
day of February, 1915.
MIKE BARRETT.
JULIUS JUNG-HOLM.
Last publication May 6. 1915.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Mrs. M. F. Roberts, Her heirs
and administrators and to all it may
concern: You are hereby notified that
I have expended during the past year,
1914, the sum of $66.66 (sixty-six dol
lars and sixty-six cents) lawful money
of the United States in labor and im
provements upon your one-third inter
est in those mining claims lying and
being on Avery river, in the recording
precinct of Valdez, Alaska, which are
known as the Beauty Bird and Beauty
Bird No. 1. the location notices of
said claims being of record in the
office of the commissioner, and rec
orded at Valdez, Alaska, pages num
bered 95, 96, in Book 10, Mining Rec
ords. in order to hold said claims
under the provisions of section 2324
of the Revis d Statutes of the Unit
ed States, concerning annual labor
on mining claims, being the amount
required to ho’d said lode claims for
the period ending December, 1914.
And unless within ninety days after
the completion of the publication of
this notice to-wit: within ninety days
after the 7th day of June, 1915, you
contribute your proportion of such ex
penditure incurred in performing said
annual labor and improvements,
which is the sum of $66.66, your in
terest in said claims will become the
property of your co-partners, who have
made the required expenditure by the.
terms of said section.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 8th
day of March, 1915.
JULIUS RONNING.
Last publication June 7, 1915.
Notice of Special Meeting of the
Stockholder* of the Valdez Electric
Company.
Notice is hereby given that a spec
ial meeting of the stockholders of
the Valdez Electric Company, will be
held at the ofTices of the company,
in ‘he town of Valdez, Alaska, on
Thursday, the 22nd day of April, 1915,
at the hour of 2 o’clock, in the after
noon of said day, for the purpose of
considering the question of increasing
the capital stock of said company,
from Its present capitalization, name
ly twenty-five thousand dollars, di
vided into twenty-five hundi^d shares
of the par value of ten dollars each,
to the sum of one hundred thousand
dollars, which shall be divided into
one hundred thousand snares of tne
par value of one dollar each. Also
authorizing the company to amend Its
articles of incorporation, so that Its
Indebtedness may be increased to a
sum not to exceed fifty thousand dol
lars, with full power to Issue bonds
in payment of all of its indebted
nesa, and to mortgage or otherwise
hypothecate its property or any pari
thereof, for the purpose of securing
such indebtedness. Also authorizing
the company to amend its articles of
incorporation, so that it may acquire
by purchase or otherwise water rights,
water power, and the lands incident
al thereto, and that it may reduce the
number of Its directors from seven
to three.
And you are hereby notified to be
present at said meeting either in per
son, or by your regularly authorized
proxy or attorney in fact for the pur
pose of considering said questions.
This notice is hereby served on
you by publication thereof, in the
Valdez Daily Prospector, a newspaper
published at Valdez, Alaska, which
is the principal place of business *f
said company. Said notice will tu?
published in said newspaper foreignt
consecutive weeks, beginning with the
issue of February 24th. 1915, and end
ing with the issue of April 21st, 1915.
Witness our hands as directors of
said company, this 23rd day of Feb
ruary, 1915.
F M. BOYLE,
E. E. RITCHIE,
W. M. FINICAL,
GEO. J. LOVE,
Directors.
When in Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, PROR, » .
SIRldTLV FIRST CLASS
Fourth Rvi Srwrro. Alrrr*
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miner*
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H. M. CARTER. Prt*M«nt. f
Granite Mine.
CHAS. McCALLUM- S^r^fg.