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VOLUME 4, NO. 36 VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1905. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
Tailor Made Clothes
<)ur Clothing Shipments have >,st
reached -ms and we are now prepared ro Please and
Fit most any customer, no matter how fastidious.
(Jreat Care has been taken in the selection of
Patterns and Styles and as we bu> on,y
from the very best Eastern Manufac
turers wbo bavr clothes making down to a pjne
Art, you may be sure, not only of Quality ^nd
Style. but also> wb'ch is fully as important, of
Perfect Fit
If you buy a suit from us you will find that
it win Look Fine, Fit Well and give you
absolute Satisfaction *n tbe wcar
A Guarantee of Quality 8oes w*th 'ever)- High Grade Suit
purchased from us, and you are not taking the least chance:
\\ e can fit you BETTER than the ordinary tailor. Yes, Even Better
than the first-class tailor, unless \ou can get a try-on before the suit is finished.
I his is not Empty Talk hut A Fact which we demonstrate even
day.
Overcoats*
Our line of Overcoats is now Complete and
with winter not very far away we would suggest that
you look, them over before the assortment is broken.
Fine Shoes*
Kxamine our line of Men’s Fine Shoes
Hats and Caps, Underwear and Neg
ligee Shirts, stocks of which are I.arge and
Varied.
Give \ Trial and if we cannot fulfill every
promise made You Get Your Money Back.
Of Local Interest. N
Work on the Valdez ami Yukon
Railroad is progressing rapidly,
a mi ns many men as can lie se
cured are now working on the
right-of-way, clearing timber and
brush and filling to grade. Start
ing from town the grade is com
pleted easterly to the road camp.
A new camp is being estab
lished at the shore end. alstut
two thousand feet west of town,
where the railroad wharf will he
built. From there a large num
l*er of men will In* put to work
building a grade through the town
to connect with the part already
completed.
Numerous communications re
ceived during the week from Col.
Swaniiz and eastern capitalists
connected witli the enterprise, give
every assurance that the work now
b< •gun will he carried to completion,
and that money for the work is ac
cumulating in abundance.
The engineers in the field are
flushing forward with all possible
baste, laying out the permanent
line ahead o? the workmen.
A steam schooner has lieen char
tered, on which will lie brought a
large cargo of supplies of various
kinds necessary for tin- work It
is expected to arrive at an early
date.
Judge Returns.
Judge James Wickersham
reached town on the Excelsior,
coming out from Fairbanks via
Dawson and Skagwav. He will
remain here for about a month, af
ter which he will go east on a |
busings trip, returning in time to
hold the regular session of court in
January. Some few cases in equi
ty will he attended to during his
stay here.
The judge reports that the civil
and criminal calendar at Fairbanks
was clear of cases at the time of
his departure. His time during
the summer was largely taken up
with civil eases
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The steamer Portland left Seward
this morning for Latouche island,
where a cargo of ore will l>e taken
on. She will then come direct to
Valdez.
Mrs. Flepug arrived on the Ex
celsior.
Bishop Rowe will leave Sitka for
a trip to the interior, via Valdez,
some time this month.
Tv mm •
wan rviiin, who nas oeen ail
summer endeavoring to cross the
range at the head of the Chittvna.
in the direction of Yakataga. re
turned to town last week. He re
jiorts that it is impossible to gel
across the mountains at that place.
The w ife and daughters of C. W.
Miller arrived on the Excel dor on
Monday, and will take up a |>er-1
mant residence in Valdez.
Golf Gloves for ladies, gentle
men and babies at Ladies Bazaar, i
Herman Meyer was a passenger
on the Excelsior from here to .Sew
ard.
The Portland, which is now to
to the westward, is considerably!
overdue. She is probably delayed
unloading at Seldovia.
The very latest in wool wai-ts
just arrived at Ladies Bazaar.
The Coppei River & Northwest
ern company sent a party of sur
veyors to the Tiekhell valley last
week to work on the location sur
vey as long as weather permits.
They will remain inside all winter.
New Head Wraps at Ladies Ba
zaar. 1
Thinks He is Crown Prince.
H. von \\ ittlclhach, a Bavarian,
who some time ago was arrested
near ’Copper Center for theft,
showed signs of insanity while in
jail, and a jury was called hv Com
missioner Holman. Itefore whieh he
was tried and adjudged insane.
He was immediately forwarded to
V alder, under the care of R. Blix
and turned over to the Marshal.
He will later he sent to a sanita
rium.
The man is quiet and appar
ently rational on most subjects,
hut insists that lie is the rightful
heir to the throne of Bavaria, and
believes that he is constantly licing
followed hv paid spies whose object
it is to kill him.
Mass Meeting
There will lie a mass meeting at
the district court room, tomorrow
evening at 8 o’clock, under tin
auspices of the chamber of Com
tnerce, to elect delegates to tin
Alaska convention at Seattle, Nov
15. Everyone is requested to at
tend.
Governor Answers Charges.
F. C. Churchill, who passed
through here last month on his
trip of investigation, visited Gov
ernor Brady at Sitka, and presented
him with a copy of the charges
made against him regarding his
connection with the Reynolds-Alas
ka Company.
The governor was given an op
portunity to answer these, and has
done so, Mr. Churchill taking tin
papers to Washington with him.
Consolidation Possible.
Private advices from the States
say that there is every reason to
believe that a consolidation will In
effected by the different railroad
companies now in the field to huild
railroads from Prime William
Sound to the interior. The promo
ters. realizing that the sharp com
petion now existing between them
is detrimental to the best interests
of all concerned, are holding dailv
conference in the Hast, and those
having inside information claim
that tiie consolidation will go
through.
The Excelsior, Captain Jordan,
arrived on Monday after a very
pleasant trip, with 15 passengers
and a large cargo of freight. Fol
lowing is the list: Mrs. C. \\\
Miller and family, L. A. Depur,
A. W. Roohford, 0. H. Belsliaw,
F. M. Brown, Mrs. F. M. Brown,
Harry Brown. E. Wisomantly,
James Wicker-ham. S. A. Jeffries,
E. J. Napp and Jack Miller.
\ . E. Holt, who lias been hold
ing the position of customs collect
or during Spi.-r’s vacation, will re
turn to Sitka on the next boat,
trank Millard will take charge of
the office until collector Spiers ar
ri- es.
C. F.. Hobart, collector of cus
toms for the District of Alaska,
will arrive in Valdez on the next
trip of the Bertha.
A bunk house is heini' built near
the wharf site of the Valdez-Yukon
Railroad Co., to accomodate the
extra men who are expected to ar
rive soon to work for the oompanv.
R. Biix arrived Tuesday from
Copper Center. He will leave on
the Excelsior for a trip to the States.
Congratulations will probably be
in order when he returns.
Last Sunday Win. Eagan, Joe
I'litz anti Bete Sleinnietz came up
from Landlock bay for a few days
stay.
VALDEZ COLD STORAGE CO.,
and CITY MEAT MARKET.
OPP. A. L. LEVY A t'O.
FRESH
VEGETABLES
Wholesale and
Retail Dealers
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Live and Dressed Meats, Poultry,
Fish, Oysters, Butter and Eggs.
OWL DRUG COMPANY
Pure Fresh Drugs
MEDICINE OUTFITS FOR THE TRAIL >
Stationery Phone 40 Newspapers, Magazines
! Telegraphic Items.
Washington, Oct. 11th.—A civil
service examination will be giveh
Nov. 20. to applicants for the j>o
sition of surfmen for the Nome life
saving station. Applicants mifst
reside within Alaska and a s|acinl
qualification is that they shall have
lived within five miles of the
ocean.
Stole $100,000.
Pittsburg. Oct. 11th.——Edward
(teorge (Ymliffc, receiving clerk for
the Adams Express Co., at this
place, walked from the office vester
day with two package* of currency,
, one containing $100,000 and the
.other $1,000. No trace of him ha's
' I teen found, lie had liecn many
| years in the service and was con
sidered the most trustworthy of the
employees. Both packages, which
consisted mostly of $100 hills, were
intended for shipment to a hank in
| Cincinnati.
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Counterfeit Money on Transport.
Honolulu, Oct. Utli.—The trans
port Sherman was held here and
searched for counterfeit money. A
large sum of bogus money was
found aboard, and nine sailors
were arrested. They passed'fti.OOD
worth of the counterfeit cbin at
Nagasaki, and the authorities here
were cabled to Ik- on the lookout
for them. One of the men under
arrest was conducting a full Hedged
I gambling lay-out on the transport.
Goes to Poorhotfce.
New York, Oct. 11th.—Jefferson
P. Ruplees,once'<» partner of Jay
Gould and Commodore Vander
bilt, was to-dnv admitted to the
poorhouse. His downfall was
caused by speculation on the stock
market.
Hearst for Mayor.
New ^ ork. Oct. 11—Wm. Ran
dolph Hearst to-day accepted the
nomination offered by the munici
pal league as mayor of this city.
San Francisco. Oct. 11th.-John
J. Sabin, president of the Pacific
Coast Telephone Co , died here to
I day.
Mrs. Dcpur and A. W. Rochforjd
Isitii of the Valdez News, arrived
I on the Kxcclsior after an enjoyable
trip to Seattle and Portland fair.
G. H. Relshaw, formerly with
the ti m of Wadham & Kell iSf
Portland, arrived on the Kxcclsior
to take a position in the office Of
A. 1. Lew Co.
*•. M. Brown and family, who
have iqient the past summer in
Fairbanks, returned to town Mon
day, coming by way of Daw sofa
and Juneau.
The trade price of gold duft at
, Rampart has been out to $15.5b
per ounce.
Valdez is afflicted with a Is fat
seven different standards of time,
and the result is coufusing and a
| continual source of annoyance.
Why would it'not be a good'idda
for the chamber of commerce or
some public body to bring pressure
to bear on the jewelers and other
public places, where all have difft r
ent times, and get them to adopt
the standard time as received daily
at the cable office?
(». W. Donaldson of Kllaiuar,
while working in the mine, acci
dentally clipped off a'scction of his
linger In-tween two stones. iXictor
Winans dressed the finger and lie
will soon lie able to return to work.
The steamer Corwin will be the
last to leave Nome this year. She
is expected tli get away almut Oet.
15, and will stoi. in at Valdez,
reaching here about Oct. 29th.
An organization of miners is be
ing agitated in the Tanana district.
A. V. R. Snyder, editor of fhe
Wrangell Sentinell, has received
an appointment as commissioner
at that place.
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Notice of Meeting: of Board 'of
Equalisation.
Notice it hereby given that the
Common Council of the Town of
\ ahU-z will sit as a Board of Kquai
ization between the hours of *2
o’clock p.m.and 4 o’clock p.m. ofa
the 9th,. JOth and 19th days t>f
October, 1904, for the purpose of
equalizing the assessment of prop
erty fur taxes. All parties com
plaining will then lie heard.
W. H. Chary,
TolhvCMfeifk.