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Job Printing
At The Prospector Office
I
Quick Wiork on Part of Commis
sion Saves Property From
Much Damage.
Thu glacier stream broke
through at the first, bridge yes
terday morning tearing out the
old dike nftul for a short time
threatened to let the big stream
on the east of town into the city
which would have caused consid
lerable damage.
The break was noticed by sup
erintendent Ingram of the road
commission, who was passing at
the time and he immediately put
the men on the big dike to work
making hurried repairs Tearing
that if the water cut through the
governmdnt work on the dike
would be threatened and the cost
to the commission of building the
dike on the east side would be
greatly increased.
Twenty men were working all
yesterday and today will have the
work completed tonight.
if We Only Understood.
It was on a Pennsylvania
■sleeping car coming East, says
an exchange. All of the passen
gers had retired, except one man,
who, holding a crying baby in his
arms, moved wearily up and down
tne car, kissing the downy head
of the child and speaking 'softly
and gently to the troubled little
soul as he sought in vain to quiet
it. A man is good for many
things, and sometimes good for
nothing, but when it comes to
Iranquilizing an irritable infant.,
he realizes how largely his use
fulness is impaired, and his pride
humbled into the dust.
A woman with a ialsetln voice,
who had just awakened out of
slumbrer, put her head out of a
berth and yelled in a lone of Ihe
deepest indignation: "Take that
child out of Ihe car!” And, as
if this was I In* signal for con
certed action on Ihe part of the
passdngers who had formed a
combination of three different
keys, and a fat man who for one
hour and fifteen minutes had
been making the night hideous
with his snoring, suddenly roused
up and snarled out: “Why don’t
you carry the child to its moth
er?” And then a chorus of em
phatic protests echoed ahfug Ihe
car: “This is a gross imposi
tion; where is the conductor?”
Tlije man with the child halted J
a moment, his mouth quivered, a j
sob choked his throat, lie finally j
drew the frail body down close !
against his breast and kissed with
infinite tenderness (he tear-filled
eyes, then said, while the volley
of protests were hushed for a mo
ment: “I would like to take the
baby to its mother—Hod knows
how I would like it—the little
one has been crying ever since
we left her; but 1 calnnot Lake it
to its mother, for she is in the
baggage car in her coffin, and we
are taking her hack to her old
home, where 'she played as a
child. The baby misses the
touch of her hands and her
mouth, and, oh, we both miss her
so much.” Then the sounds of a
strong man’s sobs, unrepressed,
filled the car.
Iii less than a minute twelve
women were in the aisle of the
car, headed by the fat mall in
undress uniform, each woman
with a wealth of tenderness in
her face, and the man sobbing
as if he had .lost his, best friend.
“Forgive us; we didn’t know.
Poor little darling. You lie dimn
and sleep; we .will take care of
the baby.” . ...
The tired child lay its heat!
down on a motherly woman’s
breast and was soothed to slum
ber by a lullaby.
How often in the way of life,
pur largest pity would be folded
all about the broken hearts if'toe
could only understand, and thus
the weary way be sweetened to
the sons of man by pouring in
the balm of God—W. Va., Work
man.
Fine watch and Jewelry repair
ing, all work guaranteed. H. V.
Herndon, with Owl Drug Co.
Geo. Reinke. me watch repairer
and jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug
company.
One-half olf on trimmed milli
nery and 25 per oent discount on
suits at Harvey's Toggery.
,4 • .
The interior mail i* expected
tomorrow.
All fine comedies tonight; don’t,
miss them.
They are all good live pictures
at the Orpheum tonight.
When you tell a lish story see
that tile postmaster has no scales.
Just arrived, a line or latest
style waists at Harvey’s Toggery.
Piledriver (ills returned to Val
dez from Port Wells last Satur
day.
The launch Minn made the trip
to Glacier island yesterday with
a picnic party.
WANTED—A woman to work
by the day or hour. Apply to Mrs.
Hamburger.
Mrs. E. Suskey is slowly im
proving from her attack of ner
vous prostration.
The Orpheum will have live new
films tomorrow night; the finest
ever brought to Valdez.
WANTED—A cook or girl to do
housework and attend baby. Ap
ply Mrs. It. (i. Sherrard, Fort
l.iscum. 1 wk.
Ooldie’s auto was busy yester
day taking four different parlies
'to the canyon, covering a distance
of over 100 miles.
Ernie Amundson found a gold
cull' link today and the owner can
have same by calling at this office
and proving-property and paying
for this notice.
FOll SALE cheap, all my furni
ture. Mrs. Horace DeLine.
The road commission have a
crew of m,en working at I lie sec
ond bridge engaged in repair
work. The bridge is threatened
by the high water.
Colonel Richardson and Col
<fNeil completed llieir 00-mile
riding test today and were ex
amined by Dr. von Sehraeder, the
post surgeon, pronounced lil for
another year’s work in the army.
WANTED-*-A girl to do house
work. Apply to Mrs. Hamburger.
Sidney Drake of the Cameron
Johnsuu Mining company came
in from the claims yesterday and
is wearing a big smile—the rea
son, nice big wad on gold plates
soon be cleaned up and brought
to town.
A child was born to Air. and
Mrs. II. L. Worcester at the Hos
pital of the Bond Samaritan ear
ly this morning. The child was
still born. Airs. Worcester, who
has been seriously ill, is expect
ed lo recover.
Fabian Miller discovered a
chicken burglar in his back yard
last Saturday Slight and with the
aid of Tim, the big St. Bernard,
who kept up a steady barking
and Fabian’s stern demand to
mush, the burgalar left chicken
less.
WANTED—A girl to assist with
the care of children. Call or
’phone Mrs. Hamburger.
Mrs. A. J. Wendler, who was
taken to the Hospital of the flood
Samaritan early last week, is re
covering from the operation she
underwent and is now passed the
crisis. It is expected that she
will remain at the hospital for a
week longer, until she has fully
recovered.
The revivalists yesterday bap
tised JVIrs. Anna Barrett by im
riiercing her in one of the pools
behind the ball grounds made by
Stiio-1 scraper. This was probably
jthiy first t'ifne that an immersion:
i bapUzrjwmt was ever held in:
Viildo/-,- J'red. Phillips performed
the cerpmony, while a large num
ber yf,tpo inembers of the Con
gregational church attended the
services. . Mrs. Barrett has been
admitted into the church and is
now an active member.
Some 8entence.
“Now,” asked the young school
teacher, “ can anyone give me a
■sentence! with the words ‘boys,’
‘bear’ and ’bees,’ in it?”
Johnny Smith raised his hand.
“Well, Johnny, you may try.”
“Wh\n we go swimmin, all the
boys bees bare," said Johnny
bravely. 1
Bring your Job work to the
Prospector offloe.
A. M. Dleringer
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight
ing to all interior points
LIVERY ard FEED STABLE
STORAGE
Teaming of all kinds]
Positively no coal delivered
unless paid for in advance
PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Graduatelof National University
Washington,ID. C.I
DENTIST
Phone 92 J2Feurteen'yearsrin
Office in Whaling building VALDEZi
Next to cable office
DR. GERMAN
phone .9 THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Drug store. Office hours
9 a. m., to 6 p. m.. 7 p. in., to 9 p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
C. E. BUNNELL
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Offices Wall Street
Phone 31 VALDEZ
E. E. RITCHIE
LAWYER
phone 136 Valdez, Alaska
MINING ENGINEER
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and' 1
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Res. Phone. 1S9
L. W. STORM. E. M.
Valdez, alaska ]
Reports on Mines
Patent Surveys
General Mining Engineering
Phone No. toa
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Free and Accented Masons
Regular Communications first Wednesday in
each month in McKinley Hall Visitors always
welcome.
James H Patterson.,W. M
C. C. Reynolds. Sec
FOE
VALDEZ AERIE Vo. 1971
Meet every Friday. 8 p. m." Eatrlc Hal
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Meet every Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock In
fjaglc Hall. All members are requested to
attend. S. McNIECE. Arctio Chief
VALDEZ LODGE NO. 6,1.0. O.F
Meetscvery Monday at 8 p. m. inUSBB
ODD FELLOWS HALL
BQKVislting Brothers especially invited
Wm. Thomas, n. g. . P. s. Hunt, p.|g.. Sec
PIONEERS OF ALASKA
IGLOO NO. 7.
Meets every first and third Mon
day of each month. All visit
ing Brothers welcome. *
E. G. AMES, Secretary.