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Tlie Train of Luxury
TO
Butte, Miles City, Sioux City, Minneapolis,
and St. Paul, Milwaukee, Chicago
All Points East, via the
“MILWAUKEE”
Leaves Seattle Daily at 10.15 A. M.
“A TOUR DE LUXE” is an expression supremely fitting in con
nection with a trip to the East on this palatial all-steel transconti
nental train. It combines the enjoyment of rare scenic beauties
with the pleasure of a journey in absolute ease anil comfort.
No Kxtra Fare on Tliits Train
For further information regarding fares, train service, reservations,
etc., call on or address
C. H. Kraemer, General Airent, Alaska Steamship Co. ami Alaska Coast S. S. Co.
VALDEZ. ALASKA
City Ticket Offices, Chicago, Milwaukee A St. Paul Railway, 443 Hastings St- We«t
VANCOUVER, B. C.
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Local] Valdez
SOCIALIST PARTY
Meets Thursdays at
8 o’clock at
the local quarters back of
Ingram & Bush’s Cigar Store
Valdes I/Odge
No 168.
Free and Accepted Masons
Regular Communications Hrst Wednesday in
welcome01 ’ ° MoKiDley Visitors always
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The Assayer
Assaying and Ore Testing
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VALDEZ, ALASKA
MILK—MILK—MILK
Freih Milk and Cream
VALDEZ DAIRY
Telephone order* to Phone 187
HUGO FELS
Contractor anil Builder
Day Work if Desired
Estimates Furnished
WORK GUARANTEED ‘
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Nugget Jewelry made to order by I
ft O. Betake at the VaMet Drag Go.J
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Watch crystals 25c. Plant Co. tf
The original sourdough hotcakes at i
Jack’s Place.
Watches cleaned $1.50. Ail woik
guaranteed. Plant & Co. jewelers, if
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
mail’s, the tailor. Telephone 198.
Don’t forget the show at the Or
pheum tonight for the benefit of the
Catholic Church.
The Valdez Electric Co. sells .Mazda
lamps. Telephone 57.
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Glasses $1.00 and up. G. o lteinke
I at Valdez Drug Co. tf
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Eye glasses titted for $1.00 and up.
Plant A Co., jewelers. tf
Don’t forget the show at the Or I
pheuni tonight for the benefit of the !
Catholic Church.
Fresh eastern oysters at the Val
dez Cafe tf
.Suits pressed for $1.00 at .Silver
man's, the tailor. Telephone 108.
The Valdez Electric Co. sells Mazda
lamps. Telephone 07.
The Catholic ladies have arranged
a line program tonight to be given at
the Orpheum, the proceeds to be used
for the work of the church.
Chinese Chop Buey and Noodles at
I the Valdez Cafe, after 7 p. m. tf
Eastern Star ball at Moose hall on
February 2.
Cook wanted by Mrs. Carleton at
Fort Liscuni; call or phone Mrs. Car
leton.
The Catholic ladies have arranged
a tine program tonight to be given at
the Orpheum, the proceeds to be used
for the work of the church.
POSITION WANTED by A 1 cook
or baker. Call at Arcade Cafe, k 3i
Main springs $1.50. All work de
livered on time. Plant A- Co., jew
elers. tf
Mrs. E. P. ('ashman and daughter,
Patsy, who have been visiting with
Mrs. Butterworth, left today for their
home at Wortman’s.
The St. Elias, the best place to stop
in Valdez. Clean, warm outside
rooms and prices reasonable.
! Harvey's Toggery are closing out
I their complete line of dry goods and
' ladies’ furnishings. Now is the time
to get real bargains. tf
The trai is in good c'-ulition with
the exception of Wo< t,n: n’s, Summit
and Beaver Pam, whet'- it is drifted
and heavy.
The St. Elias, the best place to ston
n 1 aidez. titan, worm outside
rooms and prices reasonable.
The launch B. F. M. left Valdez
early this morning fov the Granite
Mining Company’s property with a
large load of men and supplies.
All Masons and their wives and
members of the Eastern Star are
specially invited without any furth
er invitation to the Eastern Star ball
at Moose Hall February 2, 1914.
tf COMMITTEE.
Wanted to Buy Second-hand
One Standard Trux ore car about 24
x 44 x 21 of about 13 cubic feet ca
pacity for 18-incli track. Apply T. G.
Quinn. ;f
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Cable Office Hours
Week days 9 a. m. to 9 p. m.
Sundays ami holidays 9 to Id a. m.
and 5 to 6 p. m.
Have your watch repaired at the
Valdez Plug Co. by an experienced
workman. All work guaranteed ami
promptly done. tf
TEAMS LEAVE FOR
NELGHINA CAMP
McIntosh Starts Out Ten Head of
Stock for Nelchina—Many
Prospectors Leave.
Tim McIntosh stage line sent out
ten head of stock this morning, load
ed with supplies for the Nelchint
and the outfits of a number of pros
pectors who came here from Seward.
The outfit consisted of ten tons of
i freight.
Hiley and Curtains, who arrived on '
tlie Northwestern from Seattle, were j
among the prospectors who left this !
morning with the outfit. McIntosh
will take ihe men and their outfit
to the camp on Crooked creek.
Babcock and Isaacs, from Nome,
also left with ail outfit of 2,ij0(i
pounds. They came here on Ihe last
boat and are old timers at the game,
having spent much time in the Nome
I country and in the interior.
Ganson and Hanson, with ail out
fit to last a year, were in the party.
They also have spent much time in
Nome prospecting and are noi liov
ices at the game.
Barnes and Hinton, from Knik,
have their outfit on (he McIntosh
string of teams and are going in via
the Valdez government road, as it is
the surest way.
j Joe Birscli and Meritb, with an
| outfit of 2,000 pounds, which is be
ing shipped into the camp. Both
men have received information from
partners now in the camp that, the
indications are good for it to become
one of the best camps in Alaska and
are determined to get in on the
ground floor.
j A small outfit for Charles MeCal
lum, who is now in the camp, was
shipped by his partners in Valdez so
that he may remain for the season
and prospect the claims located last
j fall.
j A small shipment of half a ton was
! sent to Ringwald Blix, the Copper
| Center roadhouse keeper, and small
j quantities for roadhouses along ilie
I line.
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LAW
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 3u.- A uum
j ber of bills have been introduced in
congress to repeal that section of the
income tax law by which the income
is withheld at its source by the cor
porations. It is stated that the sys
tem is cumbersome and unsatisfac
| tory and that the law works a hard
| ship upon many.
'SALVAMi
LEADER DYING
NEW YORK, Jan. 30.—Eva Booth,
the leader of the Salvation Army, is
seriously ill in this city and it is
feared she will not live long. Pray ■
ers are being offered in all the sta
tions of the Salvation Army for her
recovery.
Besides the usual army of the un
employed there is a woeful anny of
political fortune hunters who failed
to connect with the jobs they sought.
Watch and jewelry repairing. All
work guaranteed and delivered
promptly. Plant & Co., jewelers, tf
If you want all the news all the J
time, read the Prospector.
MARION GAYNOR
MARRIES ISHAM
NEW YORK, Jan. 3U. Miss Marion
Oaynor, the 16-year-old daughter of
the former mayor of this city, and
Ralph Isham, the 23-year old son of
the capitalist, Rere married today
secretly. The young couple then re
turned to the home of Mrs. Oaynor
in Brooklyn and asked for Iter bless
ing. The news of the wedding was
a surprise to every one as it was not
known that the young couple were
infatuated.
COLONEL GOETHALS
MID GOVERNOR
WASHINGTON. .Tali. Hu. President
j Wilson today sent the name of Col.
lOoethals, the canal builder, to th"
j Senate to be first governor of the ca
nal zone. The salary of the governor
will be $10,000 or .$5,000 less than the
present salary of the colonel, rt is
expected that the name will be con
firmed without any opposition.
FOR SALIC—Land scrip which can
be used for locating government land
in Alaska. Fully guaranteed. For
price and particulars address L. W.
Iliibbell A Son, Springfield, Mo. Adv.
I In the District Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska, Third Division.
In the Matter of the Annexation of
Certain Territory to the Incorpor
ated Town of Valdez.—Order Set
, ting Time for Hearing Petition and
! Giving Notice.
! A petition having been this day
presented to the court for the pur
pose of instituting the proceedings
required by law for the annexation
of territory to an. Incorporated town.
I said petition praying for the annex
ation of certain described territory to
I (he incorporated town of Valdez, in
the Territory of Alaska, Third divis
I ion; and it appearing to the court
| that said petition is signed by forty
; eight qualified electors of said ineor
j pointed town, the same being more
I titan one-fifth of the number of votes
j cast at the last municipal election in
I said town, and by live actual resi
i dents and owners of substantial prop
1 erty interests in land in the territory
| proposed to he annexed and verified
j by two of the signers of said peti
jtion; said petition setting forth the
boundaries of the territory so pro
posed to be annexed to said town, an
having attached thereto a plat based
upon alt actual survey by it cottipe -
tent surveyor, setting forth the lim
its and boundaries thereof by melee
and bounds, and stating the number
of inhabitants therein:
Therefore, it appearing to the court
that said petition is in the form re
quired by law; it is ordered that said
petition be heard and considered by
the court on the 18th day of Febru
ary, 1914, at 10 o’clock a. m. of said
day, at the court room of this court
in Valdez, Alaska, if said day be a day
of jurisdiction in said court, or if the
same be not a day of jurisdiction,
then said hearing shall be held on the
first day of jurisdiction thereafter. It
is further ordered that notice of such
hearing be given by posting printed
or typewritten copies of th.s order
in three conspicuoous places within
the limits of said incorporated town
of Valdez, and by posting such cop
ies in three conspicuous places with
in the limits of the territory so pro
posed to be annexed to and included
within the limits of said incorporated
town, and by publishing a copy of
this order once a week in the Valdez
Prospector, a neyvspaper of general
circulation published nearest to said
incorporated town.
Done in open court at Valdez.
Alaska, this 7th day of January, 1914
FRED. M. DROWN. Judge.
First publication January ID, 1914
Last publication February 14, 191;.
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