Valdez prosperity as a town depends in a large meas- |
ure upon the spirit of her residents—LET’S BOOST
Splendid Lines of Children's Shoes
THE snow is going pretty lively and new
shoes will soon be neede. You’ll find
here good, generous assortments and in the
styles you’ll like.
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Pla Mates, shape of the
foot, best make of chil
dren’s shoes, sizes from
2 to 12. Prices $2 to $3.50.
Billy Buster and Hard
pan, good stout shoes for
boys—seamed and nail
ed, high and low cuts,
Blucher; comes brown
and black; sizes from 9
to 5 1-2-Prices $3 to $4.
Child’s Gun Metal But
ton; a well made, good
wearing shoe for the
boy or girl, in sizes from
5 to 12—Prices $1.75 to $2.
Dorothy Junior; a shoe
for the growing girl, with
medium heel, made gun
metal button; sizes 2 to 5
Prices $3.00 to $3.50.
Boys’ button gun metal,
made on dressy lines, is
a shoe that looks well ar.d
wears well-sizes 9 1-2 to
5. Prices $2.50 to $3.50.
NEW model* in Warner’* Ru*t Proof Corsets are
now being shown at this' store. Warner’s Cor
sets are sold under a positive guarantee of satisfac
tion—We welcome your inspection.
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The Ohio Steel Range.
The Ohio Steel Range, elec
trically welded airtight
body. Verttilated oven;
non-rusting; sanitary leg
base; cannot scorch floor;
polished top—requires no
blacking; hot-blast fire box
lining; saves fuel; cooking
surface convenient height,
32 inches, no stooping.
Price sixty-five dollars. I
For Lunches
Records show tills depart
ment is steadily on the In
crease—there’s a reason,
there’s a reason!
FRESH CHEESE
JUST ARRIVED—
AMERICAN,
OREGON,
LIMBERGER,
OREGON CREAM
BRICK
and
GERMAN BREAK
FAST,
LUNCH TONGUE.
BOILED CHICKEN,
MEAT LOAF,
DEVILED HAM.
MRS. PORTER’S Salad |
and Mayonnaise Dress
ing.
MRS. PORTER'S Fruit
and Fig Puddings.
HEINZE’S SWEET and
SWEET MIXED
GHERKINS
HEINZ’S SOUR and
SOUR MIXED
GHERKINS.
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GOOD BREAD Is pretty
nearly half a meal any
way, and here we have
a kind we know you’ll
like—good, big, gener
ous size;
Price, two for.25c
Benjamin
Clothes
Valdez Mercantile Co.
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Knox
Hats
CHAS. R. CRAWFORD
CONTRACTOR AkD- BUILDER
Dealer in Agent for
Building Material. Machinery, Gas Engines
rst TONY’S PLACE”™
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EVERYTHING
F1RS1 CLASS
_ . .. J. J. A A A A i
ANTON CARLSON,
Manager.
DOINGS OF THE
DISTRICT COURT
Court convened at 10 o'clock this
morning with a number of the trial
jurors from Valdez and westward in
attendance. On instructions from the
court these jurors were examined as
to their qualifications to serve on the
jury, and were all accepted with the
exception of C. F. Hewitt, of Seward,
twho was excused-on the grounds that
he had served on A jury within two
year. The jurors were not sworn, ow
ing to the absence of jurors from Cor
dova and the Copper River district,
who are expected to arrive on the
Evans this afternoon. The jurors then
were excused until 10 o’clock tomor
row morning. Charles Swanson, of
Granite, was excused from further at
tendance in court.
The case of Walter S. Story vs. S.
O. Breedman, et al, was taken up by
the court on motion of attorney for*
defense for an order premitting the
filing of an amended answer. Argu
ment by counsel was in progress on
this motion during the morning ses
sion.
Judge Brown announced in court
this morning that he was uncertain
as to whether Judge Jennings, who
was to come to Valdez to try certain
cases in which Judge Brown is dis
qualified to sit, would come here at
an early date, .and would probably re
ceive word as to his coming when the
Northwestern arrived.
A large number of little ones and
Valdez can make a very respectable
showing in this line, presented them
selves at the dock yesterday to take
advantage of *the offer made by Joe
Spenard to give them a free auto ride,
and for several hours Joe had his car
filled to overflowing.
Alaska Investment Co.
Real Estate, Insurance, Mining Stocks
Public
Stenography
Accounting
Reed Bldg.
Phone. 196
m m A A A A A A A I
million goes
SOUTH DAKOTA
SUFFERING FROM CONSUMPTION
Veteran of Spanish American War
Will Be Provided with Medical
Treatment and Proper Care Thru
Efforts of Marshal.
United States Marshal F. R. Bren
neman this morning received a tele
gram authorizing him to send Wal
ter McMillion to Battle Mountain San
itarium at Hot Springs, South Dako
ta, where he will be cared for.
McMillion has been a resident of
Valdez for several years, and is gen
erally known as “Tex” He is suffer
ing from tuberculosis and unable to
earn a living. He was taken to the
federal jail several weeks ago that he
might be given proper food and medi
cal treatment, but as the Marshal was
unable to keep him there indefinitely,
he sought to find a home for the man,
and after a number of attempts final
ly succeeded in securing the future
care and treatment of the invalid at
the Battle Mountain Sanitarium.
McMillion, whd is a veteran of the
Spanish-American war, will be sent
out on one of the next boats, and it Is
hoped that with proper care he may
recover his health.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Kodak Supplies at the Valde*
Drug Company. tf
An up to date line of cook stoves
and ranges at Mead’s Sheet Metal
Works. *
Valdez Drug company nave a One
line of School Stationery. tf
Pictures ieveioped at the Valdez
Drug Company. tf.
New Spring Coats just arrived on
the last boat at B. Winters.' tf
A fine display of nugget jewelry at
Valdez Drug Co. tf
Ed Wood left this morning for
Shoup bay after spending Sunday in
town.
FOR SALE—2 number 10 Rem
ington typewriters, nearly new. Alas
ka Inv. Co. 2t
JAMES H. WILES
STARVES TO DEATH
BODY FOUND NEAR HIS CABIN
Mentasta Sam, an Indian, While Out
on His Trap Line, Discovers Body,
und Indications Point to Belief
that Man Died of Hanger.
Deputy Marshal Brenneman this
morning received a telegram from
Copper Center stating that James H.
Wiles was found dead recently by an
Indian, about twenty miles from Men
tasta.
The report was sent to Copper Cen
ter by Lawrence DeWitt at Mentasta
who says that Mentasta Sam, an In
dian, was out on his trap line about
April 9, near the' Tokio, and found
the body of Wiles.
The body of the deceased was
found near his cabin and from indi
cations it is believed that the man
perished from starvation. A letter is
on the way from Chestochina to Com
missioner Smith, at Copper Center,
which will give the details concern
ing the finding of the body.
Wiles was well known to a large
number of Valdez people, having
spent several seasons about here. A
few years ago Wiles and another
party went over the Valdez glacier
with horses during the early spring,
intending to prospect in the Klut^na
country. Some /time later Wiles Ap
peared at Copper Center alone, and
stated that his partner was on the up
per Klutena. Some time'later a search
party went out to find him, .but noth
ing but his bones were found.
Wiles was also in the Nabesna
country one season with a party from
Valdez, but for two or three years
past his whereabouts has not been
known by those here who were ac
quainted with him.
Are you particular about your
health? Then be particular about
your druggist. The Owl for yours.
A UNIQUE CLUBHOUSE.
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Maintained at Portsmouth For Enlisted
Men of the Navy.
Portsmouth, N. H., has what Is
claimed to be the only clubhouse In
the country for the enlisted men of
the navy. There are Y. M. C. A. build
ings in Newport, Brooklyn, Norfolk
and Philadelphia, but the Portsmouth
clubhouse, known as the Reading
Boom, is something quite different,
and its unique ideas and the extent of
Its success have made it famous wher
ever a ship of the American navy is
stationed.
There are no dues at this club and
no red tape. The only requirement is
that one must be an enlisted man of
the navy. He theu becomes a full
fledged member of the club, with the
privilege of bowling on the latest im
proved alleys for l'/k cents a string or
25 cents an hour, or of playing pool or
billiards at the same rate, or having
all the privileges of an up to date gym
nasium, with shower baths, soap,
towels, etc., for 50 cents a month; or
of “sitting in” at a game of cards,
checkers or chess at any of the numer
ous tables in the game and reading
room for nothing; or of reading, free,
the news from home in the thirty
papers from all sections of the country;
or of passing the time in perusing,
without cost, what he likes in thirty
magazines, scientific and popular; or
taking his pick in tb^ mahogany fur
nished library Of 1,500 volumes of
books ‘without cost or trouble.'
All this is in addition to a big dance
hall, where he can hornpipe to his
heart’s content, ««, Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
MAKING COFFEE.
Thera Are a Thousand Ways, but Only
One Right Way, 8aya an Expert.
“The. right way of a thousand ways
to make cpffee,” says an expert, “Is te
take the fresh product and grind it
very fine, but not pulverized. Then
place It in an earthen Jar in propor
tions of a heaping tablespoonful for
every cupful required. After this pour
on boiling, bubbling water, let it stand
five minutes and then stir with a
spoon. After five more minutes pour
off carefully, and it will then possess
all of the good that should be in coffee.
It is then without the bitter which is
incidental to boiling and without the
metal taste which is incidental to its
contact with the pot The whole se
cret lies In the water—it must be bub
bling, boiling because the oil will not
fuse with, water until it Is bubbling,
boiling,
“Here is where the cook most al
ways falls 999 times out of 1,000.
When the vapor is first observed com
ing from: the spout of the pot the
temperature of the water is about
13Q degrees F., while at the bubbling
point,It should register 212. And al
ways remember that in making coffee
It is best always to let the spendthrift
deal out the coff&; and in making tea
let the miker deal out the tea.”
The expert was asked why so many
people who write ¥or a living drink
bad coffee. ’Ie simply replied that the
secret iu the making was the bubbling
In the water.—New York World.
We have the Facilities
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For Properly Handling V
Your Business.
We issue Drafts on all parts of the world
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
RESOURCES $250,000.
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THE PINZON
Cigars, Fruits, Candies
OPTIMOS MARCA RICAS
REPRESENTAS EE SIDEEOS
BARRETTS EOVERAS
JtJAN de FUCAS VAN. DYCKS
MONOPOEES CARABANAS WEBSTERS
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Haas & Sons Celebrated Candies—
«<•£■ fe.l- ) W 't-»i* . _ #,.«*> ■* ’■ _ 1
Always Fresh. • "
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Valdez Dock Co. PHONE NO, 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street.
We Are Agents For The
Electric House
A . 7 S * .j A . 7 f i V '
Which have fewer parts, run more
easily and quietly, require less
attention and cost less per year of
service than any other puinp on
the market.
And the
“ Thor 5” Vacuum Cleaner
This is one of the finest household
cleaners ever made for the low
price at which it sells.
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We stand back of both the aboye machines.
Alaska Water Light & Tel. Co.
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DONALDSON SCHEDULE
Lvs. Fort Llscum Lvs. Valdes
8:16 a.m. 0:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS tf ,
8:16 a.m. 0:45 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. _
SATURDAYS /
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.stl
7:00 p.m. 10:80 p;m.
There wUl be no trip of the launch
on the second ana fourth Fridays, of
each month, these days being used to
dean boilers.
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The ddck wa4 a twtr drovMed
promenade yesterday, the beautiful
weather having brought out' nearly
everyone in town for a stroll and to
enjoy the bright sunshine. *
J. D. McDougall, of the Valdez Gold
Co., loft this morning for Shoup bay
after spending Sunday in town.
The launch Shamrock left this
[morning tor Shoup hay with a large
cargo ot supplies for the Valdes Gold
Company.
Mrs. Harry Miller and daughters.
Pearl and Ruth, will spend the week
at the Cliff mine with Mr. Miller who
is in the employ of that company.