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_arrived oil the last boat, men desir
ing something different, or those who
have trouble finding W comfortable last
will do well to inspect ^he lines. Delivery
takes about four weeks.
Packard Shoes are priced at $5.00 and $6.00.
Valdez Mercantile Co.
T TONY’S PLACES1
EVERYTHING ANTON CARLSON,
FIRST CLASS Manager.
MAJOR DAVIDSON
15 III VALDEZ
New Disbursing Officer of Alaska
Hoa<l Commission is no Stran
ger in the Territory.
Major Peter W. Davidson, who was
accompanied by the war department
to succeed Lieut. L. A. Kunzig, as dis
bursing officer of the Alaska Hoad
commission here, -arrived on the Ala
meda yesterday afternoon.
Major Davidson is not a stranger
in Alaska as he has spent two years
in the north and is meeting many for
mer friends in Valdez He was regi
mental adjutant at Fort William H.
Seward for one year and while visit
ing in Juneau met many of his old
friends from Southeastern Alaska
oarts.
Lieut. Kunzig and family will leave
for the States on the Alameda. They
will visit friends and relatives in the
east for a couple of months before
going to Vancouver, Wash., where
Lieut. Kunzig's company is stationed.
He has been disbursing officer of the
fload commission for two years and
by his uniform courtesy and fairness
has won the respect and esteem of
all who came into contact with him.
The people of Valdez and Alaskans
generally, will wish him and his fam
ily happiness and prosperity where
ever they may be located.
Y. P. 8. C. E.
The Young People’8 Society of'
•Christian Endeavor will elect officers
for the year at a picnic dinner in the
Congregational lecture room this eve
ning at 6:30. All interested are in
vited to come and bring some good
eats.
W. M. Goodwin, cashier of the
First Bank of Valdez, will leave on
the Alameda tomorrow morning for
Cordova where he will relieve Cashier
Howell I. Lewis, of the First Bank
of Cordova. Mr. Lewis will go to
the states for his vacation.
JUNEAUITE8 ABE GIVEN
CHANCE TO SWIM
JUNEAU, Jan. 7.—The nsw Nata
torium recently constructed by the
Arctic Brotherhood here was opened
to the public yesterday when more
jthan two hundred residents of Ju
neau and other Gastineau channel
points enjoyed a mid-winter swim.
The Juneau Arctic Brotherhood has
ithe largest membership of any fra
Iternal order and owns its own hall in
1 addition to other property.
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JUDGE JENNINGS HOLDS
THE ECONOMY RECORD
JUNEAU. Jan. 7.—The annual re
port of the Attorney General shows
that to Judge Jennings of the First
division belongs the honor of having
made the best record for business and
economy during the past year. The
report shows that an enormous sav
ing has been made of public funds
while the number of cases coming be
fore the court has increased.
Notice to Contractors.
Sealed proposals will be opened by
the Lighthouse Inspector, Ketchikan,
Alaska, at 2 o’clock p. m.. January
31, 1916, for lightering about 400
tons of miscellaneous freight from
Katalla anchorage to Cape St. Elias
Light Station, Alaska. Specifications
and forms for proposal may be secur
ed by applying to above offices or to
the Postmasters at Katalla, Seward,
or Cordova, Alaska,
or Cordova, Alaska. 3t-eod.
BORN:—To Mr. and Mrs. Chas. G.
Ganty, Thursday, January 6, 1916,
a son. Mother and son are both do
ing nicely. Dr. Wlnans was the at
tending physician.
The many Valdez friends of Cap
tain Jimmy Daniels, the well known
Alaska navigator, will regret to learn
that Mrs. Daniels is seriously ill at
their home in Seattle. Captain Dan
iels is now on the Atlantic const hav
ing grossed the continent to bring one
of the big freighters recently pur
chased by the Pacific Alaska Naviga
tion company around the cape.
pats Gleaned and Blocked. -
Hate cleaned and blocked; suits
cleaned and pressed.
tf GUY P. CAMERON.
FRYE-BRUHN CO.
Wholaule 'and Retail Dealer* in
Beef, Mutton, Pork, Veal, Poultry
and Produce.
Sole Agents for MAYFLOWER RUTTER and EGGS. Phone 29
Wims, Liquors and Clears
§ Phone 69
MORE GOLD FROM
THE GRANITE MINE
jbaunch B. P. M. Brings Another
>y
-K Shipment of Bullion from the
Port -Wells Producer.
Supt. R. W. Millard, of the Gran
ite Mine, Hobo Bay, came up the
Sound yesterday afternoon in the
launch B. F. M., bringing $15,000 in
gold bricks, the output of the mine
for the month of December. The
bullion does not represent the total
amount of the mine’s output for the
month, and the first week of Decem
ber was included in the cleanup of
November.
Mr. Millard reports that the weath
er at Port Wells this winter has been
very severe and that a terrific gale
raged there last Tuesday night. The
wind swept down from College fjord
like a cyclone, tearing up trees and
driving the snow before it like a
prairie blizzard.
The mine was forced to close down
for a few days during the month ow
ing to trouble with the water pipes.
The unusually cold weather was a
new experience as the temperature
last year did not approach zero. The
pipes have been covered and no fur
ther trouble anticipated.
SHOW LAST NI6HT
WHS BEST OF ALL
Students of Valdez High School Draw
Crowd for Final Production
of Three-Act Comedy.
The presentation of the three-act
comedy “Captain Rackett” at the
Liberty theatre last night by the stu
dents of the Valdez High School was
well attended and was voted as the
cleverest performance ever given by
amateurs in Valdez. All of the stu
dents taking part in the production
deserve credit for their faithfulness
in attending rehearsals and per
fecting themselves in their parts.
The skirt dance by Kathro Kid
well was very pretty and showed that
the young lady is destined to make a
name for herself should she decide to
devote her talents to the entertain
ment of the public.
The vocal solo with harp Accompa
niment by Miss Rose Johnson was
well received by the audience which
demanded an encore.
The songs by Dorothy Spence. The
resa Johnson and Rose" Johnson were
pleasing numbers and added to the
pleasure of the entertainment.
The students taking part in the
production of the play and the fac
ulty of the school desire to express
their appreciation of the services of
Dr. German, who proved a master as
a makeup artist.
The receipts of last night's show
netted the students a neat sum of
money which will bedevotqd to pur
chasing equipment for the school
laboratory and books tor the school
library.
Mrs. Albert White, manager of the
Liberty theatre, kindly donated the
tree use of the house tor last night’s
performance owing to the weather
having interfered With the attendance
at former productions. The music
was furnished by Geo. Reinke’s or
chestra.
The trail Is broke and the Tele
phone No.- 85 is working. Did you
ever stop to t^ink that every time
you leave a dollar irith your local in
dustry that you have a fighting
chance to get it back, as they live and
eat in the old home town and it costs
something at that- You may not get
it back directly from him; he may
have to give it to some one else Who
has to give it to you. Try the Val
dez Iron Works. fr-tf
A number of packages intended for
Christmas were received in the mail
which arrived on the steamer Alame
da yesterday. The packages had keen
delayed in reaching Beattie owing to
the snow blockades in the Cascades.
The fact thgt there was nearly tyro
weeks time between the saillhgs of
Alaskan boats also contributed to the
delay.
Harry Moore, who has been work
ing at'the Granite mine tor many
months, came up to Valdes yesterday
on the launch B. F. M. to Join Mrs.
Ijioore.
The Valdes Quartette
At the Liberty Theatre tonight; ama
teur night. Also a fcbod mdvie show.
JUDGE JENNINGS .UPHOLDS
LAW AGAINST MINE CO.
* — . — .
Juneau Dispatch: The signed jud
gment of Judge Jennings In favor of
the territory against the Alaska Mex
'can Mine was filed yesterday and Is
In favor of the territory. The case
was a friendly suit between the mine
"ompany and the territory to settle
the legality of the territorial law for
placing taxes. An appeal has been
taken to the appellate court.
The judgment In full reads:
“This cause came on regularly to
be heard upon the agreed statement
filed herein and was submitted to the
court for a decision under the pro
vision of chapter 28 of the Alaska
code of civil procedure; and the
court having heard the said statement
and freely considered the same, con
cludes as a matter of law from the
fact herein stated,:
“That the defendant is liable for
the license tax laid by the Territory
of Alaska in chapter 52, of the ses
sion laws of 1913.
“That the taxes so due may be re
covered in a civil action under the
provision of chapter 76, session laws
of Alaska 1916.
“It is therefore considered by the
court and so ordered and adjudged
and decreed that the plaitlff, the
the Territory of Alaska, have and re
cover of from the defendant, the Al
aska Mexican Mining company, a
corporation the sum of $862.61 with
costs."
Wants to Marry Alaskan.
Working woman of 45 would like
to correspond with gentleman 50 to
65 with home, that is tired living
alone. Give description in first let
ter. No triflers wanted; all letters
answered; object matrimony. Ad
dress Dolly B. Ross, Seattle. Wash.,
Gen. Del. tf
Weather Report.
Valdez, Jan. 6, 1916.
Barometric pressure .30.355
Temperature 7 p. m. 9
Maximum temperature .30
Minimum temperature . 6
Mean temperature .18
Clear, light wind, northeast ten
miles.
Interior Weather.
Valdez, Jan. 7, 1916.
Donnelly, 10 above, 22 inches of
snow; snowing, calm.
Paxson, —12; 33 inches of snow;
clear, calm, trail fair.
Hogan, —8; 20 inches of snow;
clear, calm, trail heavy.
Gulkana, —25; 20 inches snow;
clear, calm, trail drifted.
Copper Center, —24; 17 inches of
snow; clear, calm, trail good.
Tonsina, —20; 18 inches snow;
clear, calm, trail fair.
Teikhell, —6; 48 inches of snow;
cloudy, calm, trail heavy, drifted.
Beaver Dam, —2; 32 inches of
snow; cloudy, windy, trail drifted.
Summit, —4; 8 feet of snow; clear,
calm, trail drifted.
Wortman’8, zero. 40 inches snow;
clear, calm, trail closed north, heavy
south.
ALAMEDA BACK IN
EARLY MORNING
Brought Big Shipments of Machinery
and Supplies for Mines In In
terior from Cordova.
The steamship Alameda, which
passed to the westward yesterday aft
ernoon is expected to return to Val
dez at a very early hour tomorrow
morning, but up to a late hour this
afternoon she had not reported as
leaving Seward. She carried seventy
five tons of freight for Latouche and
received instructions while at Cor
dova to take on two hundred tons of
copper ore from the Beetson mine at
Latouche, and it is possible that she
will be delayed a tew hours.
When the steamer left Seattle her
entire accommodation had been sold
out so great is the rush northward.
There were forty-four passengers on
board for Cordova, many of whom
were en route to their homes in inte
rior Alaska.
While at Cordova the Alameda dis
charged tour hundred tons of freight
and sixteen head of horses for the
Valdez Creek Placer Mines Com
pany. The Chas. Swanson shipment,
which Is destined tor Slate Crook,
consisted of' eighty tons of machin
ery and supplies and four head of
horses. The animals all stood the
sea trip well despite the fact that
they were tossed around In their
stalls for nearly twenty-four hours oft
Cape Hinchlnbrook.
The steamer will complete her car
go by iakihg on $fre at Cordova a*
the railroad termtitiil yards there ore
again reported tqjuw^ongested by the
shipments from the Interior.
Protect Yourself
Against Theft and Fire /
\
By Placing Your Valuables In a
Safe Place.
We have Safety Deposit Boxes to
rent as low as five dollars a year
The First Bank of Valdez
Resources $240,000.
THE P1NZON
Making a Specialty of Haas & Sons’ Candy
Varied Sweets Nut Chocolates
Glace Fruit French mixed
Old Fashioned Chocolate Supreme
Home Blade Specials
The Largest Stock of Candies in the North
Valdez Dock Co • phone no. i
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street.
H BUB'S the wpnderfnl little Sewing Machine Attachment
whleh rons the machine for yon. At last job can sew wtth
ont foot pedaling; absolutely without the ■llghrtiit effort.
This simple little wonder-worker changes your Sewing Machine
(old or new) Into an electric self-operating labor saver.
Find out what the Bcw-B-Z means In health and comfort.
Remember—you never touch the wheel; SemlM makes It own
x«.iijr right. Mo broken threads; no Jerks—Just a silent
steady modem which stops the Instant yon remove yonr foot
from the pedal.
Alaska Water, Light and Tele. Co.
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DONALDSON SCHEDULE
Lva. Fort Llscum Lts. Valdes
8:15 a.m. 8:46 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 4:60 p.m.
TUESDAYS
8:15 a.m. 8:45 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 8:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
There will be no trip of tbe launch
on the second ana fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
clean boilers. .
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Mississippi a Great River.
Some Idea of the vastness of the!
Mississippi river, which is occasion-!
ally referred to as the American
Nile, may be gathered from the fact
that thirty-one States, or 41 per cent
of the free iff the United States,
drain into the basin dt this stream.
Twenty millions of acres of land are
subjected to Its overflow, being great
er than the combined States of Mas
sachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey
and Delaware or larger than the
combined kingdoms of Holland and
Belgium.
A dog team left Valdes this morn
ing for Mineral creek to bring a gaso
line engine and wire cable from'the
upper part of the creek to the beach.
The engine irill be sent to the copper
mine which J. P. Bonner and assoc!- i
ates are developing at Bar of Isles.
Knight’s island.