Another Pagein History
Marks the advent of a railroad from Valdez, the Com
mercial Metropolis of the Great Empire of Alaska.
Twas A Gala Day For Valdez
The weather sublime—and with fitting addresses by
U. S. Judge Royal A. Gunnison and Col. Swanitz,
'Chief Engineer of the Valdez-Yukon Railway, crown
ing the occasion. The first spike, made of copper
from the famous Hnbbard-Elliott properties, was
driven home by II. S. Judge Gunnison with thp skill
and dexterity of an old time section boss.
Special Attractions
Of the Day Were
Railroad Watches and High Grade Jewelry
at Stull’s Jewel Palace
Levi Strauss Overalls are ac
1 knowledge*! the best. They can
Ibe hart at A. L. Levy «fe Co’s.
H. H. Greer has returned from
■the Lakina, where he spent most
•of the summer working on some
• copper properties.
Fok Rknt—Newly furnished
house clo;e in, also unfurnished
•cabins. Valdez Real Estate Agency.
Roonr for a few more to eat and
'sleep at the Grand.
Large Stock of new goods on
'next boat at Ladies’ Bazaar.
It is reported that there is soon
to be another wedding in the town,
and that the contracting parties
are two of the well known young
'society people of Valdez.
We sell only the Best at the
V/alder. Market. Rhone 29.
The Oregon is due tomorrow.
W. E. Egan has purchased a
'one-third interest in a copper prop
'ertyon Knight’s island in which
•S. A. Hennde and Hogan are in
terested.
A. L. Levy A Co. carry a full
>stock of all kinds of rubber goods,
iincluding Gold Seal Boots, Racs
*and Slickers.
Valdez Cameron, daughter of
• Mr. and Airs. Fred Cameron, who
lhas been very sick for the past
>Week,is pronounchd on the road
to recovery.
25 ct. Breakfast from G:30 to
•. 9. and Dinner from 12 to 1:30 and
.5:30 to 7:30 at the Grand.
The building of Jas. Fish, on
tthe corner of McKimley and Broad
■wav is being moved to a site on
•reservation below the Tillikum
.chib.
Nails, Locks, Building and Tar
iPaper, also large stock of other
iBuilding Material to he had at
.A. L. Levy ifc Go’s.
Ex-Marshal Sexton of Seward
.is in town on business.
K. J. Kjeld, who has spent the
i season in tha Nabesna country
• doing development work on his
• quartz properties, returned this
• week.
Mrs. Chas. Kraemer who has
'•been seriously ill for some time
xwas taken to the hospital last
•week for an operation which was
isuccessful, and she is now improv
ing rapidly.
J. R. Crittenden arrived from
i-Slate creek last week. He reports
• that there is no reason for the
•statements formerly made that the
• creek would not produce as large
as usual. While there has been
some bad weather there is every
prospect of the season lasting for
• some time yet.
Mrs. Stetson, a cousin of James
'McCarthy, arrived in town recent
ly from Juneau.
F. F. Burgin has purchased the
■bouse formerly owned by Mrs. St.
Marie on the reservation.
W. E. E gan has purchased the
:}>ouse on Broadway belonging to
Mrs. Kerwin, and now occupied by
iC. G. Debnev. Mr. Egan and fam
ily will reside here this winter.
Steve Birch returned yesterday
•from a trip to the Bonanza mine
and other interior points.
I New Goods on every boat for
| Kern's.
H. 1>. Reynolds, of the Rey
nolds-Alaska development Co., ar*
1 rived in town Tuesday from Boul
; der Bay. He came to that point
j on the Portland.
j 3.000 Edison Gold Moulded
Records at Wikidels Phonograpli
; Parlors.
The Santa Clara arrived from
the westward Sunday night and
left for Seattle at noon Monday.
All Collars at half price Satur
day at the Ladies’ Bazaar.
Fancy work, to keep you busy
: these rainy days, at the Ladies’
Bazaar.
A fire alarm was sent in Tues
day night from the sawmill which
sailed out the entire department,
hut the blaze was extinguished
without the necessity of using the
apparatus. The fire started under
the mill, being caused by cinders
falling from the fire-box of the
boiler.
F. ■ J. O’Connor, formerly of
Shamrock restaurant of Cordova
hay, left Monday for Sault Ste
M arie, Mich., to see about an in
heritance left him. He states it
amounts to nearly $5500.
Charles Wulff, vvl o has spent the
summer prospecting in the Kotsina
country, returned this week. He
reports that a number of good lo
cations have boen made in that
section during the summer. Mrs.
Wulff, who is now in the States,
will return to town in a few weeks.
i
Ed. Young, who has been pros
jpecting in the Kotsina country,
cut his foot very badly with an axe
some linie ago, but is now recover
ing from the accident.
Reports from Kodiak are to the
effect that Commissioner Kelsey is
still confined to his bed with a se
vere attack of rheumatism, and
there is little hope entertained of
recovery.
We will give you a snap on
apples by the box. Valdez Market, j
Rhone 29.
»
Valdez now has two city mar
shals, Mr. Austin having been ap
I pointed by the council as day man.
j A. F. Hoffman is on the night
shift.
Anton Eide, of Seward, is in
town. •
We have received a complete
shipment of fresh beef, mutton,
pork, veal and spring chickens.1
Valdez Merket. Rhone 29.
H aving bought out the entire'
business, stock and fixtures of L.
j C. Larsert, I will be located here- j
J after At his old stand prepaied^to!
' do more and better photo work
than ever. R. S. Hunt.
Fresh shipment of Allegretfi’s j
‘Chocolate Creams and L cvui". V
High grade Candies received on
steamer.
Owl Litre Co, Agents.;
—- ■ ' !
Uotiec. „ j
The City will pay for coal sacks!
in-good condition and dry, if de
livered at the Fire Hall in bundles
yf 25. Sacks must b> delivered ;
Saturday. Sec W. II. Crary, Town
Clerk.
THE LADIES’ BAZAAR
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Furnishings
Everything for the Ladies and Babies
Mrs. E. G. Ames, Proprietor. and McKinley st..1
Four Men Drowned.
According t<> the Gateway' Mike
Bigelow, Mike Knudson and two
men whose names are not obtaina
ble were drowned in Turnngain
Arm late Inst month. They were
going from Hope to Sunrise in a
small boat, and were seen stuck on
t lie mud flats where the tide caught
them and swamped the boat, drown
ing the men.
A man in Arkansas was recently
tried for assault and battery with
intent to kill. The state brought
into court of tlie weapons used a
rail, ax, gun. a pair of longs, saw
and rillo. The defendant’s.coun
sel exhibited as the other man’s
weapons, a scythe, pitchfork, pis
tol, dog, razor and hoe. The jury
decided the case ns follows: We,
the jury, would have given a dol
lar, to have seen the tight.
Call For Warrants.
Valdez, Alaska, Aug. 16—Notice
is hereby given that I will pay |
Fire Apparatus Fund Warrants j
No. 6 to 21 upon presehtation.
E. B. Wheat,
Town Treasurer.
_
MEN WANTED
Welch and Company Contractors.
Welch Co.. Spokane, Washing
ton. have taken over construction
work on the Alaska Central and
will push the work during the
balance of this season. All kinds
of labor wanted, machine drillers,
hammermen, drill -tool sharpeners,
muckers, etc., either on tunnel or
outside work.
Apply Treasurer’s Ollier.*, Seward, j
Alaska. 32
Call For Warrants.
Valdez, Alaska, Aug. ‘23—Notice
is hereby given that I will pay all
city warrants up to and including j
No. 679, if presented within ten
days from date.
E. 15. Wheat,
Town Treasurer.
IN THE I-ROhATE r-OERT l‘OR THE TERRI
TORY OF ALASKA, THIRD DIVISION,
VALDEZ PRECINCT.
Ill tlu- Mutter of the IMk i-1 Netir.', f Hearing
; on Petition for
... , „ . f LeltHiM of Admin
Kobcrt McIntosh Deeeaeed.j j nation.
NOTICE IS HEREBY MVEN fliat Harvey
L. Leave 11 Iih* til'd in thise'turt a petiti* u for
Letters of Administration "f the estale of
Ilohert M'dntosh, deceased, and that hearing
ill b< had upon said petition t the office <>f
tin* above Court at the Court House in Valdez,
Alaska, on Saturday, the first day of Septem
ber, HUH* at 2 o’clock I*. M.
Dated this 20th day of August, 1900.
By tlie Court,
John Lyons,
Judge.
Hand & Holdsworth
ASSAYERS and CHEMISTS
Consulting Mining
And Metallurgical Engineers
609 Opera Place, SEATTLE,
Bear 214 James St. WASH.
What There Is In It
No More — No Less
Colorado Assaying & Refining
Company
DENVER, COLORADO.
<iold, Silver, Lend, Copper, '*0r. Each
Char! of Analysis <>f lint Minerals KHEE if J
you mention this paper. |
That is the question asked by the employer of to-day.
How much salary are you worth—What can you do to
earn ir? If yon can do one thing well you are in demand
all the time, and are Worth from four to ten times as much
as the man of no special ability.
Tin- International Correspondence Schools were founded
' and Five Million Dollars have been invested to help men
of no special ability; men who had to leave school early;
men who arc earning but little and who are struggling
against adversity in uncongenial positions.
The i. C. S. does this great work by mail at an expense so
small anyone cun afford it—the worker neither leaving
home nor losing time. One spare hour each day will do
it. So wonderful lias been the success of this system that
a partial record just completed shows the names and ad
dresses of '0,000 students who have actually been bene
fited by the i. C. S.
Every man and woman who can read and write is eligible.
To learn how easilv and quickly you an he helped, indi
cate to us the kind of position you would like.
In return you will receive without cost or obligation, litera
ture, information and person^ advice of the most helpful
character, isn’t -uch a promise from such an Institution
worthy of investigation?
International Correspondence School,;
Box 799 SCRANTON, PA.
•Red Cross Drug Co.,
Stationery and Notions
Fulf Line of Drugs and Sundries
"Patent Medicines Cigars and Tobacco
, _
Cabins And Houses For Rent Collections A Specialty
See TTs For Prices On Real Estate.
N<*w 2c The Time To Invest.
Notary Public and Stenographer in ofliee.
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
(incorporated.)
Kingliorn Building ^ AI.DK/, I
° r * . ALASKA
ESTABLISHED 1898 INCORPORATED 1905
Mercantile Department
Valdez Bank & Mercantile O , Ine.
CAPITAL STOCK $100.0(10 1
Bankers and General Merchants
The House Of Values
Call in ami see the most HANDSOME store in Alaska. Onr large SHOE
STOCK has been moved to the balcony, making more room for tlw* extensive
new stock just arriving. This also makes room for the stock of CLOTHING
and GENTS’ FURNISHINGS arriving on every U»at. You will miss the
latest styles and a BARGAIN if you do not let us tit you out in CLOTHING.
GENTS’ FURNISHINGS and SHOES. This Department is under New
Management and up to date.
We Sell EVERYTHING
Honest Goods Square Dealing
COPPER CENTER CLUB
Char. Yaoku. Prop.
Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars.
Everything First Class
and Up-to-Date.
COPPER CENTER, ALASKA.
VALDEZ Hi
Bread, Cake, Pies
FRESH DAILY.
All Kinds of Cake To Order.
John Walters, Prop.
Hand’s Bakery
Bread and Pastry
of all kinds made
daily.
Lunch Room in Connection
Chas. A. Hand, Prop.
HOTEL DILLER.
Headquarters for Valdez people. 120 rooms.
Rates 50 conts, fl and $1.50 per day. Flraiclaw
Restaurant In connection. Free Bus. Opposite
f. 8. Postoftiee.
Cos. First Av. A University st., 8FA1TLK
We wish to handle your GOLD DUST, and will
buy it direct and |>av you the highest cost price for the
same, or will ship it to the Seattle Assay Ollice, or the
Mint at San Francisco, and will give you the full re
turns less expense of murine insurance and express.
MAKE YOUR HEADRUARTERS AT THE
OlvmbiC Bowling Alleys
7 K Billiard Hall
Club Cigars and Tobacco
Reading Room and Writing Room
Agents For
Edison Phonographs
(All Sizes and Kinds.)
Fancy Flower Horns
Gold Moulded Records
Northern
Steam
Laundry
OUR MOTTO:
Prompt Delivery Prompt Collection
Satisfaction Guaranteed
C. D. Shaw, Manager PHONE 6(i Foot of Keystone Ave
European Plan "Rates "Reasonable
HOTEL 5T. ELW5
(Only First Class Hotel in Valdez.)
Headquarters for Mining Men
and Commercial Travelers
POOT & DAVIS, Proprietors.
Keystone Ave. Valdez, Alaska
’S8~ Pioneer 798
Shaving and Bath Parlors.
Best equipped shop in the city. All modern
• improvements. Work guaranteed the best
Try Our Sharm u and Face Massage
Baths Ft lies or Gentlemen.
CABIEKON GOLDEN
P. S. HUNT,
Commercial Photographer
Developing.and Printing a Specialty. Views
Taken to Order. Camera Supplies.
Bromide Enlargements, Copying, Etc.
Copper River
Draying Co.
Freight and Passengers to
all >of the interior
General Trucking.
W. S. AMY. ED. WOOD
McKinley St. Between Broadway and Keystone Ave.
‘THE NORTHERN’ A Gentleman’s Resort’ Best Wines, Liquors and Cigars Corner McKinley and Broadway. Bil1* Blackw*n