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VOLUME 2, NO. 52 VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1904. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
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WE ARE NOT ROPE
A man, a cucumber and a business are alike in that they are valueless when ripe- Only
when they are growing are they worth anything.
WE ARE GROWING-buiiding an addition to our already large store besides
making use of a quantity of space formerly used as living rooms.
We had to do it. Increased Business Demanded It Go°d* tha*
have merit— GOOD GOODS- —win.
HIGHEST
QUALITY
GOOD GOODS
CAREFULLY
PACKED
OUTFITS
OUTFITS
OUTFITS
OUTFITS
OUTFITS
OUTFITS
OUTFITS
RIGHT
PRICES
GOOD GOODS
PROMPT
DELIVERY
There is no time like the present. Stocks are complete and pickings good. SEE
US TO-DAY. I
A. L. LEVY & C .
Good Goods. i
r.' ' * ‘ 1
Medicine for the trail.
Snow glasses.
Location Notices.
P. O. DRUG STORE.
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P. E. Kern,
Gold and Silver Smith.
Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Optical
Goods, Sterling Silverware, Fine Watch Re
pairing and Nugget Jewelry a Specialty. Cut
Glass and Lamps.
SKAGWAY and VALDKZ ALASKA
City Market
NEXT TO MERCHANT’* CAFE.
PRICES ARK
RIGHT
Wholesale and
Kelail Dealers
GIVE US A
CALL
Beef, Mutton, Pork
Poultry and Game.
Valdez Market
Beef
by the
Quarter.
Smoked Salmon for Man or Dogs 8c per lb.
We Deliver All Over Town. Call Ue Up. Phone 29.
Place Hangs Paper.
Place Paints.
Military Hair Brushes at Broad
way Pharmacy.
Bananas 30 cent* a dozen at the
Candy Kitchen.
Lownev’s candies fresh, Broad
way Pharmacy.
Souvenirs of all kinds for the
folks at home. Kern.
Fresh home-made candy every
I day at the Candy Kitchen.
M. F. Dennison returned on the
Bertiia from a short trip to Seattle.
The cold can’t penetrate tlie felt
shoes we sell. Levy’s—Good Goods.
Blaniey Stevens took a trip on
t)*i Bertha to Aurora in the inter
ests of the Aurora mines.
Ptarmigan road house to let.
Everything in good shape. Lease
for a year. Nell Doty, phone 71
Jas. Fish, Sh., licensed real es
tate agent, McKinley st., Valdez.
Telephone 13. Properties for sale
or rent.
Blanket-lined overalls, tlie kind
that carry warmth right with them,
#1.50 per pair at Lew’s — Good
Goods.
Wellington coal #15 per ton or
#1.25 i»ersack, deljvered. J.C. Mar
tin, agent, or Copper River Bray
ing Co.
H. B. Reynolds spent the past
week down the sound arranging for
development work on his mining
properties.
Sei.KNnin vai.ck in those Ladies’
and Children’s Woolen Hose and
Mittens at 25c and 35c per pair.
Mrs. Sheffer’s store.
For reat—one or more sunnv
ROOMS, furnished or unfurnished.;
Pump, sink, toilet and shed Me-'
Kitiley street opposite Stull’s Jew-!
elrv store.
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Miss Ann Mann, of Ellainar,
came up on the Santa Ana to at-,
[tend the Saturday night Moose
* lance, returning on the Newport
Sum lay night.
On Momlnv, Fob. 15. tliere will ]
he a bouse wanning at the Valdez
| Brewery, to whieh all are invited.
Lunch will lie served from noon,
and every one will have the free
dom of the tap, from which will
flow the finest beer that ever struck !
ti.e town. No beer will lx sold to i
tlie many clamoring for it until
after that date. t
h mil It
THIRTEEN BENCH CLAIMS
SOLD
lo II. V. Mell
For $zoo,ooo. Has Probably Se
cured Other Nislna Prop
erty.
Word lias just been received by
wire of the wale of the Carvey-Mc
Neer bench property in Xizina.
Geo. Ilazelctt managed the deal,
and the message from him state*
that the sale is made and the has
the first payment.
The j»n*|MTty consists of thirteen
liench claims on Kex and White
gulches, for which 1100,000 is
to he paid. The group was bought
by If. V. Winched, who, it is *up
|w>Kcd, has taken over the ltold
ings of the Chititu Development
Company.
Winched was a representative »>f
tlu' Amalgated Copper Co.,hut it is
not known ivlm he represents in
the Xizina deal.
This transfer insure* extensive
working of the Xizina placers, and
the probability is that a large out
fit will be in this season.
Favorable Report.
The senate sub-commit tee com
posed of senators Dillingham. Nel
son. Patterson and Burnham, who
made an extended trip through
Alaska last summer have but re
cently completed their report. It
is quite lengthy, and covers the ex
isting conditions quite thoroughly,
in fact so much so as to show a
better knowledge of Alaska than
many who have lived here for
years.
The report is very favorable to
Valdez anti the wagon road, the
bulk of it lieing devoted to a de
scription of tlie Valdez-Kagie route,
and the advantages to l>e derived
from the road, and tlie immediate
necessity for its construction.
The committee is opjiosed to ter
ritorial government, owing to the
expense, insufficient income and
smallness of jaipulation, hut they
heartily favor tlie election of a del
egate.
The visit of this committee to
Valdez will proveto be tlie turning
point in legislation for this section.
Tiie committee was evidently most
favorably impressed with our loca
tion and resources, and the great
(loesihilitiee of this town, as they
say—•“the natural gateway to the
interior and the finest harbor on
tlie coast.”
From Shustaitna.
tkmi’EK Ckntkk. Jan. 31.—Shu
shit iiu very promising. Good trail
through to Valdez creek. Horses
not prncticatilethis year all through.
Will lie in town Friday p. m.
A. H. McXkek.
Council.
Sam Lynch handed in his resig
nation as Fire Warden Monday
He will «'(>ase his duties on the
loth, and leave for the interior.
Mr. Weaver was appointed night
watchman at a salary of $75 per
month. He is to patrol the streets
at night and watch for fires, as
well as to keep the fire apparatus
in shnpe ready for instant use.
The water works franchise of Mr.
Hem pie was, upon his request,
tabled for the present. No action
will lie taken upon it until Mr.
llielscher presents his proposition
for a water works system.
J have just received a full line
of Key West ami domestic cigars.
W. K! Hildreth.
Ron Wins.
Final decision lias lieen recently
rendered in favor of Charley Kua
in his suit for a half interest in tl»e
(ihtilhaugli mine at EUaninr.
(*L-ulhaul'll located and sold tl*e
claim and slswtly thereafter died.
When Kua, three years ago. undiT
a partnership agreement brought
suit for a 1mlf interest and won,
the ease was appealed and has
since passed through several courts I
in each of which Kua got judgment,
till finally a mandate was issued
giving him a linlf interest in the I
mine and all the improvements:
thereon. Tlie mandate will soon
Ik* sent to Valdez for record
Want* Aid.
Alfred H. lies, representing the
Valdez, Coptter River »V Xanana
railroad, is in Washington endeav
oring to secure the introduction
and passage of a cash subsidy of
$5,000 per mile, upon condition
that tlte company constructs -150
inile railrosid from Va'hlez to Tan
ana, says a despatch to tlte Ore
gonian of the 7th. Ju return for
this subsidy, which is to 1m> paid
njKtti the completion of each ten
miles of the road, the company
offers to carry the mails free of cost
for ten years.
Representation is made that it
now costs the government $150,000
annually to pt-rfonu the mail ser
vice. his understood that a lull
providing for a subsidy for this
road is soon to be introduced. The
conifttiiy is now capitalized .it $25..-,
(X)0,000. but is apparently penni
less.
Iviection Notice.
Notice is hereby given that on
the 9th ilav of February, 11104, be
tween the hours of 9 o’clock, a. in.
and 5 o’clock, j>. in., there will he
held the annual election of the
town of Valdez, at the town hall of
said town. At which time and
place there w ill la- elected seven
oounedmen. three* sclsml directors
and a i*oJiee magistrate.
The Common Council have ap
poiotud J. Y. Ostrander, S. Foot
and S. S. Lynch as judges, and Al.
Grigsby and \V. II. Crary. clerks,
to conduct the said election.
W. H. Whitney Dead.
New York, Jan. 3—W. H_ Whit
ney, former Secretary of State, died
here to-day.
Taft Takes Office.
Washington, 1). C., Jan. 3—Taft
was sworn in as Secretary of War
to-day.
Dr. Arwine. formerly Post phy
sician, with his wife, arrived on!
the bertlm. With them were Mr.:
Grisard and Mr. Hall, with a very
large outfit which is being liauled
in over the trail. The three men
have entered into a partnership,1
tlie firm name of which is Arwine,
Grisard and Hali. They propose
to do business in the interior of
Ala>ka with headquarters estab
lished at Mcntasta.
Tire Her;lia arrived Friday, and
left tor Kodiak, Aurora and interme
diate points tire same evening.
Following are the passengers for
this plaee:
J T Arwin • mix! wif*\ James $ (Inward. Hiraia
Hull. |(«-\lv, V. K Leber. II A K<J>*)uu«lu,
K L *k»gjrs, w A l>«4»in ami \\tw.\ V. m I’olllnft,
Harry Malone, M. K. l>euiii.Mni, W O ('ox.Ch&ti,
J »e«l Hi tfh ie.
J. F. Hielselrer and Al. Wlrite
will return to town on the Jutues
Dollar, which will lsave Seattle
to-morrow.
Many of tire Slate creek o|'era
tors will lie passengers on tire L‘x
celsior and Dollar this trip.
Mrs. J. 11. Towle left on tire New
port for Resurrection, after a short
visit with friends here.
The Bertha is expee'ed haek from
the westward lo-niorruw.
Tire Kxeelaior left Seattle for
this plaee Feb. 1st.
Snow Slates, fo.00. W. Roliert
Hildreth.
THE MTS
IN THE FIELD FOR COMING
ELECTION
Is The Strongest. People’s Ticket
and City Ticket Will Not
Get Place.
Regular Citizen’s Ticket.
The following ticket was adopted
at a regularly called mass meeting,
hv a large majority, and should re
ceive the support of our citizens;
■Cor.MTI.MKN.
S. Blum.
A. M. Kdwards.
T. J. Donohue.
H. W. Miller.
T. (I. Ouiim.
Al. White.
W. A. Hystroin.
MTloO!. HoAKfL
F. M. Brow n.
James Fish.
A. W Kochford.
Pol. i e k mac; 1ST HAT K.
John Lyons.
Another Ticket.
The following ticket for coitnciF
men was made up this week by &
few citizens ami will be run in op
posit ion to the ticket formed last
Saturday:
S. lilitm.
AL White.
U. 1'. Pit'ker.
Simeon Pout
K. A. Henderson.
'1'. 11. Quinn.
J. F. Hieh-cber.
Si lUJOI. liOARK.
F. M. Brown.
James Fish.
A. W. Hoi hford.
fOl-IcK magjstkatk.
John Lyons.
Still Another.
The following ticket has heew
added to the list. It is called the
People’s Ticket:
J. F. llicUcher.
John Nokew
CL A. W loans.
W.C. Stull.
Otto Kanitz.
Otto Hanson.
L. Archibald.
SCJ14M1I. HOAKTe
F. M. Brown.
James Fish.
A. IV. Roi-hford.
1‘OJ.ICK M AHJSTKATE.
John Cioodcll.
To the Voters of Valdes.
I have never «anctlotted the ti*e«*f my name
on the so-called opposition ticket which wiC
appear at the city-election
I .aui not a candidate for ditty office. I do not
wish to He elected to the rtty council. No
friend of mine will rote lor me.
I participated in the mat* convention of la-4
Saturday night and him aiistied with the nom
inations then made, livery man who attended
that convention and voted i* under moral
obligation* to Niipporl ihe ticket then named.
That is what 1 shall ^lo.
K A. iltM»KKSOX
I wish to sav that my name was
used as a candidate for jolice mag
istrate witliout my knowledge I
am not a (‘undulate for that or any
other ollioe, and would not qualify
if elected.
JoiIX CiOODELL.
Toni N oly last evening brought
into the Valdez itospital A. K. Nor
niile, who iutd one fu;>t frozen in
crossing the Delta divide. Whin
tile ;’'*(■ ii ten h «- -
nssslv : i
hui r' •(, ...i
the la.t T'J nli cdtp iv n.'.n
yesterday i din a 4-ia.g . -i.iu.
A pure eop]>er nugget weighing
15 pounds, picked up bv S. Pout
on Den creek, has just lidhu brought
to town and w ill he added to the
collection being made for the St
Louis Fair.
W. C. Stull, Graduate Optician