Valdez Mercantile Co., Inc
TRUE VALUES
On the basis ot Security and Service
we solicit your account.
WE DO A BANKING BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY. :
VALDEZ BANK & TRUST CO.
Steam Heat Electric Light*
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Rooms , All Modern Conveniences
Good Tiir DIICCCT G ° °d
Goods I IlL DUrrtl Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OP
^Native and 1 | TR/IDCD and Building
Puget Sound .Li vJ IVlljLilX Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right i,W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
Travel East
OVER THE
“MILWAUKEE”
The Newest and Shortest Line to the East
Crossing the Cascade Mountains, the Kittitas Valley, the Colum
bia River, the Bitter Root Mountains and Montana Canyon, trav
ersing a country of surpassing scenic grandeur, historical interest
and wonderful development.
TWO FAST THROUGH TRAINS DAILY
“The Olympian” and “The Columbian”
The NEW ALL-STEEL TRAINS to
BUTTE. MILES CITY, SldlJX CITY.
MINNEAPOLIS. ST. PAUL. MILWAUKEE and CHICAGO
For further information regarding fares, train service, reservations, etc.,
cal on or address
C. H. Kraemer, General Agent,
Alaska Steamship Co. and Alaska Coast S. S. Co., Valdez, Alaska
City Ticket Offices, Chicago, Milwaukee Sc St. Paul Railway
443 Hastings St. West, Vancouver, B. C.
Second Are. and Cherry St., Seattle
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE
The best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits
and nuts.
WEATHER RECORD.
Taken at 8:00 a. in. Snow is given
as depth on level, in inches.
Locations— Temp. Snow
Monday, February 16, 1914.
Wortinan’s, clear, calm ... 9 62
Summit, clear, calm . 102
Beaver Dam, cloudy, calm. 12 54
Teikhell, clear, calm. 6 60
Tonsina, clear, calm . 11 17
Copper Center, cloudy, calm 8 18
Gulkana, cloudy, calm .... 8 26
Hogan’s; part cloudy, calm 30
Paxson’s, fair, calm . -3 35
Wortman’s—Trail closed north: open
south.
Summit—Trail heavy.
Beaver Dam—Trail heavy.
Teikhell—Trail heavy.
Tonsina—Trail open.
Copper .Center—Trail good.
Gulkana—Trail good.
Hogan’s—Trail good.
Paxson's—Trail open.
Valdez, Feb. 15, 1914.
Barometric Pressure .29.861
Temperature at 7 p. m.31
Maximum Temperature .34
Minimum Temperature .26
Mean Temperature .30
Precipitation .10 "
Cloudy, calm, wind N. E. two miles.
Snowed at night.
NOTICE.
If the lady who left her furs at
Blagle Hall on Feb. 14, while attending
the Pioneer’s Ball, will call at Mrs. E.
Winter’s store, she will get them.
COMMITTEE.
Watch and jewelry repairing. All
work guaranteed and - delivered
promptly. Plant & Co., jewelers, tf
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s. the tailor. Telephone 198.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
AI DeHart is in town from Fidalgo
Bay.
Jack Stanton came up from Golden
last night.
S. A. Hemple left this morning for
Landloek Bay.
Charles Newbill is in town from
Landlock Bay.
Guy Comeron won the gold lavallier
at Dick’s Place.
Al Moore is expected in town in a
few days from the Nelchina.
The Hesitation waltz, played by the
Orpheum Orchestra last night, made a
bit. A
See the pictures tonight at the Or
pheum. Change of program tomor
row.
Todd Date and his outfit left yester
day for his logging camp at Fidalgo
Bay.
Main springs $1.&0. All work de
livered on lime. Plant <S- Co., jew
elers. tf
Col. Millard left for the Granite
Gold Mining company's property at
Port Wells today.
Glasses $1.00 and up. G. O. Keinke
at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Father Kashavaroff will lecture to
morrow nighmt at Moose Hall on Al
aska. Its past, present and future.
Judge Walker will preside. Dancing
will follow. Pinkus Orchestra will
furnish the music.
Nugget jewelry made to order by
G. O. Reinke at the Valdez Drug Co.
The Wilson Transportation com
pany sent out 25 head of stock this
morning for the Rutberford-Ramsay
property. They have broken a splen
did trail to the cache, which has been
established two miles from the foot
of fthe glacier.
Chinese Chop Suey and Noodles at
the Valdez Cafe, after 7 p. m. tf
It cost $6.60 to collect every dollar
in customs duties at Cordova dur
ing the year 1913, and now the dep
uty collector at the railroad town will
be moved to Ketchikan, where it on
ly costs 57 cents for the department
to earn a dollar.
Eye glasses fitted for $1.00 and up.
Plant & Co., jewelers. tf
G. O. Reinae, the watchmaker and
jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug Co. All
work guaran - ed.
On the trip south ol the North
western John V. Ostrander was taken
so seriously ill that a doctor was call
ed by wireless to meet the steamer
at Juneau. The judge, however, re
covered enough by the time the cap
ital was reached to continue his jour
ney, to the states.
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s, the tailor. Telephone 198.
Fresh eastern oysters at the Vai
dez Cafe tf
The new steam launch being built
by Capt. Callighan is nearing com
pletion and will be launched at an
early date. The boat is in the rear
of the Crawford planing mill, where
it is open to inspection. When com
pleted it will be one of the best boats
on Prince William sound.
The Louisville Courier-Journal
wants to know why the government
should build a railroad in Alaska and
not build one in the mountain regions
of Kentucky. Well, what do the
mountain regions in Kentucky pro
duce that a railroad would want to
carry out?
If you want ail the news all the
time, read the Prospector.
SCHOONER LOST
ON UNGA ISLANDS
Marshal Brenneman Receives Word
From Judge Driffield That Crew is
Being Cared for by Government
Marshal Brenneman today received
a wireless message from Judge Ddrif
lield at Unga stating that the fishing
schooner Diamond iiad been wrecked
on Bird island, one of the Shuma
gin froup, on Feb. 2 and that the
crew of ten had all escaped to the
islands and had later been brought
to Unga, reaching th re yesterday.
The crew are being cared for by the
government and will be shipped to
Seattle on the first steamer from the
westward. So boat will go to I n
alaska until the next trip of the |
Sampson. j
SOI PEOPLE IN
THIS OLD WORLD
ANTWERP, Feb. 16.—The Bureau
of Universal Statistics announced
here today that the total population
of the world was 1,900,000,060 people
and that the increase of the last four
years was 140,000,000, the greatest
increase since the start of the hu
reau.
Card of Thanks.
We wish to thank the many kind
friends who by their expressions of
sympathy and assistance during the
illness and death of our little boy,
have aided us to bear this afflicition.
MR. and MRS. ROBERT WEBER.
Cable Office Hours
Week days 9 a. m. to 9 p. m.
Sundays and holidays 9 to 10 a. m.
and 5 to 6 p. m.
~FOR' RENT or”lease, one pool and
one billiard table complete. Inquire at
the Big Place. Also a moving picture
machine in tirst-class condition. tfl
Have your watch repaired at the
i Valdez Drug Co. by an experienced
i workman. All work guaranteed and
I promptly done tf
Harvey’s Toggery are closing out
! their complete line of dry goods and
j ladies’ furnishings. Now is the time
i to get real bargains. _ tf
t
Ed. Spearstead. the miner and pros
peetor, left this morning for Shoup
bay to be gone a month.
Music! Music! Music!
| All the latest popular music at the
Valdez Drug Store.
Summons for Publication.
Theo. Emel, plaintiff, vs. W. Fred
Swanson and F. A. Hancock, defend
ants.—No. 653. Summons for Publica
tion.
To the above-named defendant,
W. Fred Swanson:
You are hereby required to appear
in the district court for the Territory
[of Alasfea, Third Division, within
thirty days after the completion of
publication of this summons against
you, to-wit, within thirty days after
the 28th of March, 1914: and answer
the complaint of plaintiff filed here
in, .and unless you so appear and an
swer the plaintiff will apply to the
court for the relief demanded in the
complaint, decreeing her to be the
owner of the launch Anita, and that
neither you nor your co-defendant has
any interest in or title to the same.
Witness the Hon. Fred M. Brown,
judge of said court, this 13th day Pf
February, 1914. ARTHUR LANG,
Clerk of the District Court, for the
Territory of Alaska, Third Division.
By T. P. GERAGHTY, Deputy Clerk;
First publication Feb. 14, 1914.
Last publication March 28, 1914. i
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Crawford Building, opposite Tele
phone Exchange.
ST a rn to 9 a ni
Lunch 12 m to 1 i> m
6 to 7pm
BOARD & ROOM $50 per Mo.
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Fruits. Nuts. Candies.*
Card Room Soft Drinks of All Kinds
City Express
Meets allfboats.
WE buy, rent, and sell houses, cab
ins furniture and everything else
Phone 82
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SHOUP BAY
and way points at 10 a. m. Daily
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