Umbrella Weather
NCERTAIN days, such as we are having
U and likely to have for a few weeks calls for
— a good Umbrella. This store is showing an
excellent assortment for both men and women.
• Prices are friftn $ 1.00 up.,
Valdez Mercantile Co.
PHONE SEATTLE J
65 HOTEL |
EVERYTHING ' i' f '• 1
FlRSI CLASS '
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3 ANTON CARLSON.
Manager.
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CHAS. R. CRAWFORD f
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER |
Dealer in ■ : Agent for %
Building Material. Machinery, Gas Engines |
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“The Wrath of The Gods”
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6-REEL FEATURE
The Destruction of Sakura Jima
The Most Stupendous and Gorgeous Produc
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AT THE OBERTT
NOTE—This production will be run Thursday
. Matinee and Saturday Mptinee at 2:30 P.
M. Also Thursday, Friday and Saturday
nights.
Next Feature—Sunday Matinee,
ROBERT EDESON
in a Five-R6el Feature on the Night Stage.
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Alaska Investment Co. «
l Real Estate, Insurance, Mining'Stocks *
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Imported and Domestic
Wines, Liquns anil Cigars
Phone 69
REBEKAHLODGE
NEW OFFICERS
WERE INSTALLER LAST NIGHT
Vacancies OnanirmtHl by the Resigna
tion of Mrs. Mabel Grennig Neces
sitates the Installation of New Of
ficers of Lodge.
At the regular meeting of the Val
dez Rebekahs Lodge No. 5. held last
evening, officers were installed by D.
D. G. M. Hgnt to fill vacancies occa
sioned by the reignatiou of Mrs. Ma
bel Grennig, Noble Grand, who left
a few days ago for Cordova to join
her husband.
Mrs. Rena Crawford, Vice Noble
Grand, was Installed as Noble Grand,
and Mrs. Theora Emil, Warden, as
Vice Noble Grand.
Resolutions of regret for the de
parture of Bits. Grennig were adopt
ed by the Order.
CAUSE OF BREAKS
IN MASK! CABLE
NOT DUE TO PoAk QUALITY
Captain Robert M. Nolan, Officer in
Charge of Military Cable and Tele
graph System in Alaska, Explains
Reasons for tireaks.
From notices appearing in various
papers throughout the territory, re
garding the Seattle-Valdez cable, the
tenor of which leads to the belief
that this cable is of inferior mater
ial, brings the following communica
tion from Capt. Robert M. Nolan. Of
ficer in Charge of the First Division
of the Alaska Military Cable and
Telegraph lines, with headquarters
here.
"‘It has been noticed that some of
the newspapers in Alaska are appar
ently under the impression that all
breaks in the Signal Corps cables are
due to the condition of the cables,
which of course is not the case.
: “The cable staff of the “Burnside”
found the last break on the Valdez
Sitka cable in water 200 fathoms
deep, the break having been caused
by the anchor of a fishing boat catch
ing hold of the cable and' sliding
along it for a distance of three miles.
The armor of the c%ble was as good
and strong as when first laid. The
nearness of the cable to shore ren
ders it more susceptible to breaks
due to the action of the tides grind
ing the cable on rocky bottom,, where
such rocky bottom exists, than would
be the case if the. cable was laid iu
deep water farther from shore as in
case of cables crossing an ocean. It
is impossible to cbaaseithe route of
the cable so that ao portion will he
in water near shore. T-fee ipeppt bneajt
in the Valdez-Seward c*blew»s
ed by similar action. ; : d'. .
“It will be appreciated if tfte above
is published for the benefit of your
reader's who are interested-,; tn this.”
FORMER LISCUM SDJSOKON8
ARE ORDERED TOJflQKDER
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Captain W. B. MeMter. of the V. 8.
Medical Corps, who wae^poet sur
geon at Fort Liscum for two years
prior to November 29, last, when he
sailed for Seattle, has been ordered
to join the Twelfth infantry, at No
to that point.
Capt. Lee von Schraeder, who was
also surgeon at Liscum several years
ago, is with the Fifth cavalry, at Chi
cago, awaiting orders-to leave for the
border.
Doings In District Court.
In the District Court yesterday aft
ernoon, the case of Elliott Stewart vs.
J. G. Snyder was dismissed on mo
tion of attorney for the plaintiff.
Judge Brown handed down the
Findings of Fact and Conclusions of
Law and Decree in the case of Chaa.
Seugren vs. J. Wendler and Florence
Wendler. Judgment for plaintiff.
Notice to Baseball Boys.
There will be a meeting of the base
ball Sunday afternoon at 1:30 in
the Minnesota Clubrooms. All the
boys are requested to be present as
an election of a manager is to be held.
Everybody turn out. 2t
LOST: Large amethyst set from
ijing; finder please return to F. E.
Ktdwell, Cable Office. 3t
Mrs. E. Winter entertained a num
i her of her lady friends at a Theatre
party at the Empress theatre, aad
Uater at a dinner at Louie’s Cafe.
rams were
SHORT HI PORTAGE
SKA'KIWI, WKKKS WITHOUT HOAT
Shamrock Hoes in With Supplies to
Relieve Shortage—All Kesldeuts
On tlie liny Reported in Kxcellent
Health and Spirits.
Letter received from Alvah Hunt,,
who. with Mrs. Hunt are living at
Portage hay, states that things are
somewhat unpleasant there during
the past two months.
While" Mr. and Mrs. Hunt have not
suffered for lack of provisions, and
are in good health, nevertheless there
was a shortage of some edibles prior
to the last trip of the Shamrock,
which went into their place. This
was the first time for six weeks a
■boat had been in the bay, and all
! sorts of rumors were afloat as to the
I cause. It was thought that perhaps
tlie United States had gone to war
with some foreign nation, and that
communication was cut off.
Coffee and sugar had been com
pletely exhausted, and they were
compelled to walk around the bay-to
the Peabody camp to secure enough
to last until the boat came in.
Whcnthe Shamrock finally arrived,
Capt. Marcum unloaded the supplies
for points on the hay with Mr. and
Mrs. Hunt, and the next day the for
mer rowed up the bay delivering the
mail and notifying the people of the
arrival of supplies. He made the trip
in one day, and as a result Is nurs
ing severely, blistered hands.
Dome m me ineu irimi me ueuu ui
the bay went back to camp with him,
in a large boat, and took back the
provisions and supplies that the
Shamrock had left there for them.
The visitors were given a big feed of
ducks and rabbits, the first meat they
had had for a long time, and they
played havor with the spread.
The weather at Portage Hay has
been fine all winter. Occasional wind
storms have made tilings unpleasant
for short spells, hut clear, calm,
bracing weather has prevailed for a
greater part of the time. All the res
idents of the shorts of Pprtage Boy
ore in excellent health, and would be
in a good humor if they only a got a
boat more frequently.
Notice-iHelii Wanted.
information has come to the Civic
League that the Copper Center In
dians are sadly in need of clothing.
Anyone having cast-off clothing suit
able for women and children please
notify Mrs. Syring. Slie will send for
it if you cannot get it to her. It is
quite imperative that the box go off
on the. Alaska. tf .
GENEROUS REWARD IX»K
POPPING TH14 QUESTION
Claiming the presents which Hop
kinsville business men had offered to;
the first bride Who popped the ques
tion during leap year. Miss SaitBd El
dora , Bfown,' a prfeity. 'CrohXfngi*^
appeared at the office of Circuit*
•CSerk Harris, adfotipahied by Maines
Herbert' Twehdell. ’a young’ NfeittK
Carolina farmer. Both made affida
vits to the effect that oH ^t.' Vaien"
tine’s eve ehe- proposed—matrimony
and he accepted. A free license
was given them and they were mar
ried without charge by County Judge
Walter Knight at the entrance of
Richard Leavell’s livery stable. In
the background was a fine mule, pre
sented to <.ne young couple by Mr.
Leaveli. Among the other gifts were
$300 worth cf premiuf tickets, a
wedding ring, a cake, a shower bou
quet, meat, groceries, a dress, a rock
ing chair, two settings of eggs, life
size photographs, 1,000 pounds of ice,
a box of cigars, a wedding supper, a
year's subscription to the New Era,
twelve bottles of Castoria and a tomb
stone.—Louisville Courier-Journal.
Interior Mall Reduced.
Beginning March 21 and uqtll May
30, the end of the season, the mail
service between Cordova and Fair
banks was reduced to two trips a
week and a limit of 800 pounds each
trip. .~ :
Launch Wv»» Hold.
The launch ElVira, belonging to
the Fundy Fox Company, was sold
this morning to H. W., Vance, the
well-known mining man, by C. D. Col
well, the representative of the com
pany. The Elvira is 41 feet long by
11 feet 6 inches beam, with a 26 h. p.
N. & S. engine. She is one of the
finest bouts in this section and will be
operated by Mr. Vance in. making
trips abou$,<jbo Sound.
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Pictures developed at the Valdez
>rug Company. tt.
Pasteurized Whipping Cream and
jure Buttermilk at Love-Whitleys,
We have the Facility
For Properly Handling
Your Business.
We issue Drafts on all parts of the world
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
RESOURCES $250,000.
THE P1NZON
Making a Specialty of Haas & Sons' Candy
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Varied Sweets Nut Chocolates
Glace Fruit French Mixed
Old Fashioned Chocolate Supreme
1 Home Made Specials
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The Largest Stock, of Candies in the North .
Valdez Dock Co # phone mo. 1 :
' JOBBER IN
GOAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, toot of Wall street.
We Are Agents For The
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Which have fewer "parts, nm inote
easily and quietly, require less i
atteationaud cost -lesft$er yelSir oT
service than " any other ptttotpoa
the market.
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“TUftr 5"Yia*« Chair
This is one of the finest household
cleaners ever made for the low
price at which it sells.
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We etand back of both the above
Alaska Water Light & Tel. Co.
fEATTLE
_ j Complete Services
IN Till' HEAR? OF THE Q1Y •
| ISftRoorca witii baff>-50 Sanuphlboma
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
Lvs. Fort Liscum .. . Ln, yaktae
8:15 a.m. 5:45
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p!m.
, TUESDAYS
. 8:15 a.m I
1:15 p.m. 2
4:80 p.m.
SATURDAYS
'1:1$ p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7:00 p.u. 10:30 p:m.
There will be no trip of the launch
on the seeond ana fourth Friday* of
each month, these days being used to
olean boilers.
Hie Articles at Incorporation.
Articles of incorporation have been
hied with the secretary ot Alaska for
the Hazelett Development company
ot Valdez. The company Is to act as
a holding company for all of» the
Hazelett interests in Alaska, and is
empowered to engage in almost aJiy
kind of business. The company is in
corporate*! for $1,000,000. with a
limit of indebtedness of $750,000.
Tbe incorporators of the company
are John A. Hazclctt. Effie -M. Haxe
let and John Lyons all of Valdex
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FOR QUICK ACTION—List your
property for sale or rent with thu
Alaska Inv. Co., Phone ' 96 2t