The First Bank of Valdez j
CAPITAL $25,000.
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AX PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
OUR STOCKHOLDERS ARE
S. BLUM JOHN LYONS
M. BLUM J. M. LATHROP
E. B. WHEAT W. M. WILSON
JAFET UNDEBERG
TERRITORIAL DEPOSITORY.
Valdez Dock Co. PHONE NO. 1 i
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
and GRAIN
Office, foot of Wall street.
Valdez Sheet Metal Works, Inc.
Plumbing. Steam and Hot Water Heating.
Motor Boat Supplies. Paints and Oils.
Pumps. Well-Pointg. Valves ^ Water. Steam and Suction
and Packing. Hose.
PIPE AND FITTINGS
TO-NIGHT!
EVERYONE WELCOME
FREE DINNER
Will be served at 9:30 p.m.
Every Evening at
The Big Place
MENU
Meat, Potatoes, Beans, Bread,
and Coffee.
Do Not Hesitate. Welcome Means Welcome.
AL White & Co
PROPRIETORS
Valdez Lodge
No 168,
Free and Aocepted Masons
Regular Communications drat Wednesday in
each month in MoKtnley Hall Visitors always
weloome.
A. E. GRIGSBY. W. M.
Ed, Wood. Seo
Valdez Hospital
Largest and Best Equipped Hospital
in Southwestern Alaska.
Graduate Norses—Private Rooms for Patients
For Terms’and Particulars Apply to
E. C. DALTON, M, D., Physician in Charge.
RED GROSS HOSPITAL
PRIVATE ROOMS.
Open to All Physicians
MISS JONES,
Hobart Streat. Matron.
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If you want all the news all the
ume, read the Prospector.
ARCADE CAFE
“We Nercr Close."
Private Dining Room.
The Beet of Ererythinc. We Bake Our Own
Bread and Pastry. Bread for'Sale.
Jack Callin_-_-_Proprietor
BEST PLAGE TO EAT
MRS. ST. MARIE’S
Moved to Reed Building, on Wall
Street, next to Road Commiuion
57 a m to 9 a m
Lunch It m to 1 p m
t to 7 p m
BOARD a ROOM SBO per Mo.
Public Notice.
Notice is hereby given that we, the
locators and owners of certain min
eral claims known as Eldorado, El
dorado No. 1 and Eldorado No. 2, lo
cated on Eagluk bay, will not be re
sponsible for any debts contracted
against said claims, either for labor
or supplies of any nature. Notice to
the above effect was posted on the
ground on or about April 15, 1914.
CHRIS. PETERSON.
F. L. WHITE,
tf JOHN IRWIN.
HAMBURG TO BUY
German City Will Purchase Food
stuffs In Neutral Countries
for Its Citizens.
HAMBURG, Germany, Feb. 10—Fear
ing that the war will result in a
shortage of foodstuffs the city coun
cil has appropriated $3,000,000 to buy
supplies which will be kept for the
use of citizens In case of emergency.
The seizure of the supply of grain
by the government has paused great
uneasiness in the cities, as they be
lieve the action presages a shortage
i all kinds of food. The supplies
which the city will purchase will
come from Sweden, Denmark and
Norway.
TO PAINT SHIPS
NEUTRAL COLOR
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 10.—Shipown
ers operating out of this port have re
quested the government to instruct all
shipowners to paint their vessels
with the national colors conspicuous
ly displayed in order to prevent
their being sunk by the German ad
miralty.
DECORATING RALL
EDR GUILD DANCE
The ladies of the Women’s Guild
are busy arranging the details for
the St. Valentine’s dance which will
be given under their auspices in Ea
gle hall next Saturday evening. Eagle
hall will be decorated for the occasion
and the committee promise all who
attend a good time. The proceeds of
nee will be used to continue the
good work of the .Guild and their ef
forts should be rewarded by a lib
eral response on the part of the peo
ple of Valdez.
STARS AND STRIPES
INSURE PROTECTION
NEW YORK, Feb. 10.—The steam
er Orduna arrived here from
Liverpool with passengers. Many of
the passengers were Americans who
had been in Europe when hostilities
began and had stayed to see war in
all its realities.
The captain reported that the ves
sel flew the American flag while in
the waters surrounding the British
Isles as a means of protection to the
passengers and ship.
DANCE AT FORT
USCUMJONIGHT
The members of the Fort Liscum
Social Club announce that all is in
readiness for the dance across the
bay tonight. This is the third of a
series of social affairs which the club
has arranged for during the season.
The club’s dances have served to in
crease the sacial feeling between the
people of Valdez and Fort Liscum,
by becoming better acquainted with
each other. The launch Lieut. Don
aldson will leave Valdez at 8:15 this
evening and returning will leave Fort
Liscum at 1:30 a. m.
MARIPOSA IS
COMING NORTH
SEATTLE, Feb. 10.—The steamer
Mariposa sailed last night for Valdez
and other Alaskan ports. The pas
sengers for Valdez are: A. Ellis, G.
Musso and wife, A. Swallow, F. Haun
sey, W. Washburn and two steerage.
The steamer sailed one day behind
her regular sailing date
Prescriptions carerully compound
ed at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Subscribe for the Prospector.
WATSON DUE HERE
EARLY JOMOBROW
The local steamship office reports
the Admiral Watson billed to dock
at Cordova at 6 o’clock this evening.
Shot should reach Valdez at an early
hour tomorrow morning.
Ladies Guild Meets Tomorrow.
The ladles Guild of the Church of
the Epiphany will meet tomorrow af
ternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the rec
tory. All ladies are invited to at
tend.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Senator B. F. Millard Is a passen
ger on the Admiral Watson due to
reach Valdez early tomorrow morn
ing.
Jim Wilson, the freighter, and his
crew and teams attempted to break
trail from the foot of the glacier to
the relief cabin, nine miles from town,
but found tile storm on the glacier
too much for them. This is the first
storm of the season and will serve to
fill the crevasses.
A rumor has been in circulation to
the effect that George Hobart, who
left on the last trip of the Admiral
Evans to receive treatment at Mayo
Brothers institute in Rochester, Minn.,
had succumbed before reaching his
destination. The Prospector has re
ceived no information to this effect
nor has the officers of the Alaska
road commission, with whom he was
employed. Word has been received
that Mr. Hobart was taken much
worse while on the Evans, necessitat
ing his having to be carried off the
steamer on a stretcher upon her ar
rival in Seattle.
Beautiful hand-painted vases Just
received at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Suits pressed for 91.00 at Silver
man’s the tailor. Telephone 198.
See Tod Winter for your watch and
jewelry repairing at E. Winter’s store.
All work guaranteed. tf
The most exquisite nand-palnted
china ever seen in Valdez at Valdez
Drug Co. tf
Imported Japanese baskets at Val
dez Drug Co. tf
Chinese noodles and chop suey at
Valdez Cafe after 7 p. m. tf
The big free dinner at the Big
Place tonight at 9:30. All are wel
come.
Remington and Smith Premier type
writers for sale or rent at Valdez
Drug Co. tf
Latest popular copyrights and clas
sics at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Large stock of cut glass and Paris
ian ivory at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Animated Weekly and other fine
pictures at the Orpheum tonight.
Change of program at the Orph
eum tonight. All good pictures.
Swell pictures and music at the
Orpheum tonight.
A nice line or art pictures just re
ceived from New York at Valdez
Drug Co. tf
If you want all the news all the
time read the Daily Prospector.
To demonstrate our electric heateis,
cookers, bakers and percolators, we
will serve coffee and toast, buns, cake
; or doughnuts for 15 cents at the Em
porium. tf
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Household furniture for sale. En
quire of Mrs. W. W. Harvey. tf
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silvor
man's the tailor. Telephone 198.
Universal percolators and chafing
dishe's at Valdez Drug Co. tf
LOST—Key ring "Vlth two small
keys and wedding ring on it. Finder
please leave at Prospector office. klO
Blooded Dogs for Sale.
Two alredale terrier puppies, breed
ing unsurpassed. Fine bead, ear, eye
and coat. Pedigrees furnished. Eight
champions In three generations. En
quire at Prospector. tf
Weather Report.
Valdez, Feb. 9, 1915.
Barometric pressure .29,284
Temperature at 7 p. m. 24
Maximum temperature. 28
Minimum temperature . 11
f^ean temperature .191-2
Precipitation ...38
Cloudy air, wind northeast four
miles. Snowed at night and all day.
e&lCa&Kct, Crni^QJiiwrn,
PRODUCERS and CONSUMERS EXCHANGE—Valdez
- -AT}AM SWAN, Manager.— - - —
Inventors, Importers, Manufacturers and producers:—We handle goods on
consignment and Cut-Out Go-Between Profits as direct Conveyors and
Distributors to the Users, Wearers and Cunsumers of Home Furnishings,
Household Utensils. Electric Appliance*, Wearing apparel, Notions, Sta
tionery, Jewelry, Cutlery, Novelties. Toilet Articles, Dainties, etc., etc.
VALDEZ ELECTRIC COMPANY
_THE CONSUMERS* COMPANY
Office in Copper Block, on Broadway
From Kiver to Kiver
When you buy a Box of Apples from us we Guarantee
every apple from cover to cover.
We repack every box before delivery.
Remember: By Their Fruits You Shall Know Them.
Dellvery- Phones 55.
The Yakima Fruit Company
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
_ Best of Meals—Prices Reasonable
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connect* with Chitina. *
General Freighting. _ KNUTE!NAFSTED, Mgr.
List Your Houses with the j
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY j
Houses for Rent or Sale. Collections Made. j
C. B. SMITH, Proprietor. Office on Wall Street*' [
When in Chitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Fineet Hotel in the Interior—Well Heated, Clean Roob*.
Bar in Connection. Rates Reasonable
Chas. R. Crawford Wal1 Street, Phone 159
Plato Glass, Window Glass, Roofing and Building Papers, Roofing
Pitch, Lime, Cement, Plaster Lath, Shingles, Builders’ Hard
ware, Shop and Job Work of all kinds.
Windowg, Doon, Moulding, Finishing Lmnber. fairban5S?morse * co
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, t»-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 ($300.00), 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 sec**on.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 4th
day of February, 1915.
MIKE BARRETT.
JULIUS JUNGHOLM.
Last publication May 6, 1915.
Notice to Valdes Women.
The Auxiliary of the Pioneers of
Alaska is composed of wives, moth
ers, sons and daughters of members
of the Order of Pioneers, or women
who came to Alaska before January
1, 1901, and all such persons are eli
gible to become members of the Aux
iliary. The charter has been extend
ed until the first Thursday in March.
Auxiliary meets every Thursday night
at Pioneer hall at 8 o’clock sharp.
Applications may be obtained , from
secretary.
MAE C. HARRINGTON,
Secretary and Treasurer.
This is a good time to return that
book you’ve read to the library at
Everyman's Club. Library hours:
1 to 2 p. m. every day, Monday, Wed
days and Fridays 7: SO to 1:10 p. as.
Only The Best
Smoker* Can Now Enjoy
the Beat
Juan De Fuca Cigars
U. S. Government Inapected.
Made In Bond
Ingram & Bush
SOLE AGENTS
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, PROP.
SIRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Avt Skward, Alaska
A. M. Dierfager
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight*
ing to all interior points
LIVERY and FEED STABLE
STORAGF
Teaming of all kindr -
Positively oo coal tfeliveieo
unless pen ter lo advance
DONALDSON 8CHEDULE. x '
Leaves Fort Liscum. Heaves Valdes
8:15 a. m. 9:45 a. m.
1:15 p. m. 4:09 p. m.
TUESDAYS
8:15 a. m. 9:46 a. m.
1:16 p. m. 2:00 p. m.
4:80 p. m. 5:09 p. m.
SATURDAYS
1:16 p. m. 4:09 p. m.
7:09 p. m. 19:99 p. m.
There wUI be no tripe ef the launch
on the secoLfl and fourth Fridays of
each month, these daps being used
•o clean botlsre.
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