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We especially recommend “Dri-fresh ap
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on cob-all put up in sanitary packages.
Quality line of fresh fruits and vegetables 1
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This Day in History.
Feast Day ot' St. Valentine, priest
and martyr; St. Abraames; St. Malo;
St. Contran of Orkney.
727 A. U. C. or 27 B. C. Augustan
era began.
University of Florence chartered in
1343.
Baber, founder of the Mogul dynas
ty, born in 1483.
Parliament of Paris ordered Cal
vin’s institutes burned in 1543.
Canada became a royal province in
1 663.
New Hampshire refused to recog
nize the proprietary rights of Masons
in 1683.
British repulsed at Kettle Creek,
Georgia, in 1779.
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Georgia in 1779.
Capt. Cook killed by natives of Ha
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Sir William Blaekstone, noted En
glish jurist, died in 1780.
Oregon admitted to the Union in
1958.
A Big Time Tonight.
Tonight the big dance given by the
Fire Department will take place in
Eagle Hall. The committee in charge
of the affair has outdone all previous
efforts to make the affair a most suc
cessful one. Tickets are for sale by
all members of the department aud at
the various stores. A good time is
guaranteed all who attend. A seven
piece orchestra, composed of Jack
Surrhyne, violin; Robert Weber, cel
lo; George Reinke, cornet; H. Kirby,
trombone; Guy Cameron, saxophone
and drums; Mrs. Kirby, piano; Louis
Larson, bass viol, will furnish the fin
est of music. The proceeds of the
dance go into the fire fund, and it ia
hoped that everybody will embrace
the opportunity afforded of spending
a most enjoyable evening and at the
same time contribute to a most wor
thy cause.
Pictures and Panoramic Views
make fine presents. Valdez Drug
Co. M
ASK FOR ANOTHER TRIAL
OMAHA, Neb.. Feb. 14.—Four of
nine men convicted recently in the
federal court here of use of the mails
to defraud in the sale of imaginary
wild horses alleged to range the gov
ernment reservation in Coconino Ari
zona, today filed motion for a new
trial, advancing among sixteen other
reasons that the jury was prejudiced
ty newspaper accounts of the trial
which they were allowed to read,
and that one juror was "interested
and biased.”
Arguments on the motion will be
heard next Saturday. The other five
men convicted will probably appeal.
MARIPOSA ARRIVES
AND SAILS WEST
The steamer Mariposa arrived
port from the south last evening j
shortly after 10 o'clock and sailed
west several hours later. Her pas
sengers for Valdez were Charles A
Hand and Miss Blanche Fogg. Itev.
Father van der Pol was the only pas
senger booked here for Seward.
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GUARANTEES ARE
GIVEN TO ITALIANS,
ROME, Feb. 14.—Italy has been
given the following guarantees by
the Allies in return for a larger de
gree of participation in the European
war, especially in the Balkan theatre:
1. The possession of the Austrian
province of Trieste.
2. The possession of southern Al
bania. including the port of Avalonia.
3. A fringe of Dalmatia running
along the Adriatic, thus taking all
of Austria’s coast line.
In return Italy has promised to
place a "very large force of troops”
et the disposal of the Entent. The
big Italian expedition Is primarily in
tended for a drive northward and
eastward from the Saloniki front.
BELIEVED THOSE “WARSHIPS” .
WERE MILWAUKEE’S BARGE
SEATTLE. Feb. 14.—The observer
at Cape Flattery, who reported two
large Japanese cruisers passing in
Monday, probably saw the Milwauk
ee railway barge Tacoma, according
to Traffic Manager R. M. Calkins, of
the railroad company. The Tacoma
was recently purchased at Kalama,
on the Columbia river, and was being
towed past Cape Flattery, bound for
Seattle, about the time the supposed
war vessels were reported. The Ta
coma iiad two boilers standing up
right on the main deck, and in the
mist they might have been mistaken
for a warship's funnels or turrets.
Mr. Calkin says.
CHICAGO MAY FLOAT
2T» MILLIONS LOAN
NEW YORK, Feb. 14.—It is under
stood that steps are under wayNin Chi
cago to place a loan of ¥25,000,000
'for the credit of the Austrian gov
leminent. This would be secured
; hy collateral consisting of securities
| of Austrian railways and a Chinese
loan made by Vienna bankers.
TRIF.I) TO CUT COST OF
LIVING TO ZERO; DEAD I
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DOVER. O.. Feb. 14.—The death |
here of Dvid Hartman, 03 years old,
was said by attending physicians to
have resulted from insufficient nour
ishment.
Hartman, who is said to have
«on a prize for an article on how
to live cheaply, increased his dally
allowance for food from 3 to 10
cents a day recently when physicians
told him he was starving to death.
DORA ARRIVES AT
SEWARD THIS MORNING
Advices received at the office of the
11. S. Marshal state that the steamer
Dora arrived at Seward at 11 o’clock
this fnorning from the westward. Dep
uty-Marshal S. O. Casler, of Unga.
who will take a position in the office
here, is aboard, and will leave Seward
in the morning for Anchorage to bring
out an insane prisoner.
W'OULD OPEN PORTS
TO ENTENTE WARSHIPS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 14.—
Senator Saulsbury today introduced a
bill in the Senate authorizing the
President to open the ports and wa
ters of the United States to the war
ships of the Entente powers. The bill
was referred to the committee on For
eign Relations without debate.
Wheat Takes a Drop
CHICAGO, Feb. 14.—Announce
ment that no convoy would be given
to the American steamer St. Louis
and that she would not sail today act
ed as a handicap to the bulls and
so too did .signs of increasing rail
way congestion east and west of Chi
cago. The close was unsettled at the
same as yesterday’s finish to force
lower, with May $1.69% to $1.70
and July $1.46% to $1.46%.
Miner kda. bring RESULTS.
Steamship Sailings
Northwestern—Sailed south Feb. 12.
Alaska—Sails north for Valdez. Feb.
16.
Victoria—Sailed north front Seattle
Jan. 24, with freight only.
Alaska—Sailed for Seattle from Val
dez Feb. 5.
Admiral Evans—Sailed south from
Valdez. Feb. 9.
Admiral Watson—Sailed south from
Valdez Feb. 12.
Mariposa—Sailed west from Valdez.
Feb. 13.
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DONALDSON SCHEDULE:
Lvs. Fort Liscuin Lvs. Vaidez
8:15 a.m 9:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS. j
8:15 a m. 9:45 a.in.
1:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS. I
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m. i
7:0 p.m. 10:30 p.m. ]
There will be no trip of the launch1
on the secoud and fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
clean boilers.
TIDE TABLES FOR FEBRUARY.
Compiled'for Valdez Bay. by T..c
Prospector:
Wednesday, Feb. 14—
First High Tide 4:13 a. m.. 8.3. j
Second High Tide 5:11 p. m.. 5,fP
First Low Tide 11:09 a. m.. 1.1.
Second Low Tide 10:26 p. m.. 2.7
Thursday, Feb. 15—
First High Tide 5:06 a. m„ 8.1.
Second High Tide 6:49 p. m.. 4.7
First Low Tide 12:25 p. m„ 1.1.
Second Low Tide 11:29 p. m.. 3.3.
Dally Weather Re|«»rt.
Fel). 13, 1917, 7 p. ni.
Barometric pressure . 29.759
Temperature .30
Maximum temperature 34
Minimum temperature .17
Mean temperature .25.5
Precipitation .01
Snow on ground .25 in.
Cloudy, calm, snowing.
.. Feb. 14, 1917. 7 a. m.
Barometric pressure ..29.917
Temperature .31
Maximum temperature 31
Minimum temperature .30
Mean temperature .30.5
Precipitation . .65
Snow fall . 7 in.
Snow on ground .32 in.
Cloudy, calm.
—Myrtle F. Billings, Obs.
I'. S. Signal Corps Report.
Valdez. Alaska. Feb. 14, 1917
Fairbanks—25 above. 10 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm.
Salcha—25 above; 15 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail good, one
musher south 11 a. m. yesterday.
Little Delta—Stage with three pas
sengers south 10:45 a. m. yesterday.
Richardson—27 above; 5 inches of
snow; partly cloudy: calm, trail fine.
McCarty—29 above. 7 inches of
snow; partly cloudy, calm: trail good.
Donnelly—40 above: 12 Inches of
snow; partly cloudy, light wind; trail
soft. North mail by 3 p. m. yester
day: X. C. freighter; Brogan and
Lathrop south this morning.
McCallum—15 above; 55 inches of
snow; cleur .calm, trail fair; X. C.
freighter north 3 p. m. yesterday:
stage south 6:30 p. m.; 5 passengers.
Paxson—20 above; 20 inches of
snow; clear, calm; trail heavy north
and south stages, 5 passengers, leave
9 a. m.
Hogan—23 above; 25 inches of
Bnow; clear, calm, trail fair.
Sourdough—Terrill’s outfit north.
Gulkana—30 above; 6 Inches of
snow; clondy, calm; trail good; In
gram’s anto south 8 a. m.; A. R. C.
team north 6 a. m.; Griffith’s auto
north 6 a. m.; two passengers.
Copper Center—18 above; snow 6
Inches; clear, light south wind; trail
good; stage north, 3 passengers 6 a.
m.; stage south, no passengers. 6 a.
m. today.
Tonsina—2Cr above; IS inches of|
snow; cloudy, calm, trait fair.
Teikhell—20 above; 22 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail farir; Char
les and Huggins arrived 6 p. nt. yes
terday; departed north 7:30 a. m.
Beaver Dam—28 above; 30-finches
of snow; cloudy, calm, trail heavy.
Thompson Pass—26 above; 66 in.
of snow; cloudy, calm, trail drifted;
Rowbottom and Rudldes with 11' dogs
3outh 7:15 a. m. Buchanan arrived
from Wortman’s 2:30 p. m. yesterdav.
Wortman—30 above; 30 inches of
snow; partly cloudy; calm, trail
heavy and drifted.
Advertising Prohibited
RALEIGH, N. C., Feb. 14.—A bill
prohibiting the sale of advertising in
this state of patent proprietary medi
cines purporting the cure so called
Incurable diseases was passed today
by the upper house of the genernl |
assembly.
E. V. Boyle, the well-known drug-!
gist of Cordova, was an arrival on thr !
Mariposa.
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SERGEANT JONES ON
RANCH IN OREGON
Former Sergeant Sain Jones of the
Signal Corps, who resided here for
several years prior to last summer, is
now located on a ranch just outside
of Medford, Oregon, which he has
named the “Sourdough” ranch, ac
cording to a letter received from hirr
in the last mail. He states that Mrs
Jones is just recovering from a se
vere attack of pneumonia.
Miss Blanche Fogg, the popular
bookkeeper Of the Prince William
Sound Water Power, Light and Tele
phone Company, returned on the Mar
iposa from an extended visit in the
States.
Accident and Travel Insurance
The Equitable has inaugurated a
new form of policy with the coni
mencement of I>17, which is the Gen
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