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Valdez Mercantile Co., Inc
TRUE VALUES
On the basis ot Security and Service
we solicit your account.
WE DO A BANKING BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY.
VALDEZ BANK & TRUST CO.
Steam Heat Electric Lights
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Rooms All Modern Conveniences
Good T-ur DIICCCT G ° °d
Goods | nt DUriLI Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., he.
ALL KINDS OP
^Native and T 1 TliifDCD and Building
Puget Sound <Li U iyilJL<I\ Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right iW. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone If
Patronize a Home Industry
!“ OLYMPIAN”!
The Train of Luxury
TO
Butte, Miles City, Sioux City, Minneapolis,
and St. Paul, Milwaukee, Chicago
AH Points East, via the
“MILWAUKEE”
Leaves Seattle Daily at 10.15 A.M.
“A TOUR DE LUXE” is an expression, supremely fitting in con
nection with a trip to the East on this palatial all-steel transconti
nental train. It combines the enjoyment of rare scenic beauties
with the pleasure of a journey in absolute ease and comfort.
No Extra Fare on This Train
For further Information regarding fares, train service, reservations,
etc., call on or address
C. H. Kramer. General Agent. Alaska Steamabip Co. and Alaska Coast S. 5. Co.
VALDEZ, ALASKA
City i icKct unices, cucaro, Milwaukee 4 St Paul Railway, 445 Haatmr* at west
VANCOUVER. B. C.
SECOND AVE. AND CHERRY ST- SEATTLE
in
NO RESERVATION
MINERAL CLAIMS
Secretary Lane Rules That Eighty
Rod Reservation Along Shore
Does Not Apply.
WASHINGTON, eFb. 24.—Secretary
of the Interior Lane today ruled that
the law requiring reservations of land
for 80 rods along the shores of Alaska
waters is not applicable to mineral
claims and that mines may be locat
ed wherever found.
The ruling will stop the agents of
the forest department from interfer
ing with the work of the prospectors
in the north.
Judge F. M. Brown, Marshal Bren
nemaa, Chief Deputy John Bouse,
Stenographer I. Hamburger, Clerk of
the Court Arthur Lang, Miss Mona
han, District Attorney George Walk
er and Assistant Guy Brubaker will
leave on the steamer Mariposa for
Cordova to attend the term of court
in the railroad town. The Mariposa
will leave here on Saturday.
HUGO PELS
Contractor anil Builder
Day Work’if Desired
Estimates Furnished
WORK GUARANTEED
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE
The best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits
and nuts.
KILL BULL SEALS
SAYS PROFESSOR
They Only Cause Trouble When They
Attempt to Secure Harem—Kill
ed 4,000 Last Year.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—George
Clark, a professor of Stanford Uni
versity, testified today before the
House committee .investigating the
sealing industry of Alaska, that the
government agents had killed 4,000
male seals on the Pribilof Islands of
St. Paul and St. George, and that the
meat of the seals was fed to the na
tives and the skins sold by the gov
ernment.
Clark stated that at least 10,000
more males could have been killed
without injuring the herd. He told
the committee how the male seals se
cure a harem and how they fight and
kill one another when their domestic
affairs are interfered with.
The Stanford professor would have
the number of bulls in the herd kept
down.
The 10,000 males which might as
well have been killed during the sum
mer are valued at $500,000 by Clark.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Supt. Ray Millard came up from the
Cliff today.
Glasses $1.00 and up. G. O. Reinke
at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Red Tuscon arrived y sterday from
the Nelchina.
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s, the tailor. Telephone 198.
A. C. Williams came over from Ka
talla on the Evans.
Watch and jewelry repairing. All
work guaranteed and delivered
promptly. Plant & Co., jewelers, tf
Otto Koppen came over from th>
oil city on the Evans yesterday.
Main springs $1.50. All work de
livered on time. Plant & Co., jew
elers. tf
B. F. Watson is a round trip pas
senger on the Admiral Evans.
FOUND—A ladies gold breast pin.
Same can be had by applying at the
Prospector any paying for this adv.
Senaior B. F. Millard returned
from the Granite property yesterday.
G. O. Reinke, the watrnmaker and
jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug Co. All
work guaranleed.
The Miser, a two-reel feature at
the Orpheum tonight. Fine change of
program.
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s. the tailor. Telephone 198.
The launch B. F. M. made a trip
to Port Wells Saturday, returning
yesterday.
Fresh eastern oysters at the Vac
dez Cafe tf
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crawford re
turned to Valdez on the steamer Ev
ans last night.
Eye glasses fitted for $1.00 and up.
Plant & Co., jewelers. tf
John H. Burton, who was expected
on the Evans, did not come north be
cause of ihe press of business in Se
attle.
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FOR RENT or lease, one pool and
one billiard table complete. Inquire at
the Big Place. Also a moving picture
machine in first-class condition, tf
Al. Moore reached Valdez today
from the Nelchina and will -eoutfit
and return to the camp in a few
weeks.
Music! Music! Musicl
All the latest popular musi: at the
Valdez Drug Store.
George Cristo will leave in the
morning for the Nelchina with an out
fit large enough to last him for six
months.
Chinese Chop Suey and Noodles at
the Valdez Cafe, after 7 p. m. tf
Meyer Blum, the Valdez banker, re
turned to Valdez on the Admiral Ev
ans last night after a business trip to
Cordova.
FOUND—The silver mounted head
of a fountain pen. Owner may have
same by calling at this office and
paying for this adv.
ADMIRAL EVANS
Fine New Ship Makes Maiden Call at
Valdez—Ship Has Many Innova
tions and Improvements.
The steamer Admiral Evans, of the
Admiral Linee, reached Valdez at 6
o’clock last night from Seattle, bring
ing 16 passengers for this port and 76
tons of freight. The steamer left
for the westward at 10 o’clock and
will reach Valdez on the return trip
some time tomorrow morning. The
boat will not go west of Seward.
Many citizens of Valdez visited the
new Alaska liner, which is making her
maiden trip, and were greatly surpris
ed at the many improvements and
conveniences installed by the com
pany. Six bridal chambers with con
necting bath and toilet rooms have
been placed on the forward part of the
ship, where the passengers may
watch the beautiful scenery of the
Alaskan trip. In the stern of the boat
a smoking room has been built, which
is also planned as an observation
room for the men. Separate bath
rooms and toilets are placed at con
venient sections of the boat for use
of the passengers, and a barber shop
is also one of the added luxuries on
the vessel. The dining room is euip
ped to seat 80 persons at one time.
All the rooms are fitted out in ma
hogany and all berths are fitted with
berth lights so that passengers may
lie abed and read. The rooms are
fitted up in green and white and all
the furnishings are new. The large
open space in the stern of the ship
will be covered with canvas and used
for an open air dance hall.
A cold storage plant with a capac
ity of 175 tons was installed when
the ship was overhauled and rebuilt,
the entire upper works from the main
deck up being new.
The boat is a twin screw double
bottom and has a gross tonnage of
2,534 tons.
Capta'n Jensen, the popular skip
per of the Sampson, is in command
of the ship and with him as pilots
are Captains Chickman and McKay,
with Carl Strout as purser, and Stew
ard Simpson, formerly of the Samp
son, in charge of the "oats” depart
ment.
The following passengers arrived
on the boat last nigtit: A. Abrahams,
Roy Hobart, Mrs. Hobart, J. C. Byard,
Mrs. Byard, Kelix Steppe, A. C. Wil
liams, Otto Kuppus, Chas. Keppe, D.
Bennett, Marion Crawford, Fred Scott,
j B. E. Skinner, R. J. McLeod, L. H.
Carvey, Dixie Baker, C. R. Crawford,
Mrs. Crawford, T. J. White, C. J. At
kinson, Meyer Blum, C. Sanders.
Watches cleaned $1.50. Ail wotk
guaranteed. Plant & Co. jewelers, tl'
Nugget jewelry made to order by
G. O. Reinke at the Valdez Drug Co.
LAUNCH BRIGHTON
-for
PORT WELLS and
Way Porta.
FOR SPECIAL TRIPS SEE”CAPt7’sTAMEY
VALDEZ DOCK
Valdez Electric
Company
Phone 57
Copper B1*K j
ARCADE CAFE
IS THE BEST PLACE TO EAT
RAIf FRY IN CONNECTION
U/U\C.I\ 1 EVERYTHING good
PRIVATE DINING ROOM
JACK CALLIN & CO.
BEST PLAGE TO EAT
MRS. ST. MARIE’S
Crawford Building, opposite Tele
phone Exchange.
S7 a m to 9 a m
Lunch 12 in to 1 i> m
0 to 7 p m
BOARD & ROOM $50 per Mo.
THE PINZON CIGAR STORE
DICK’S PLACE
Fine Line of Cigars ul Tobacco:!
Fruits. Nuts. Candies,!
Card Room Soft Drink> of All Kindt
City Express
Meets all|boats.
WE buy, rent, and sell houses, cab
ins furniture and everything else
Phone 82
LAUNCH IDA
Leaves from Valdez dock for
SHOUP BAY
and way points at 10 a. m. Daily
W. J. CALLAGHAN.
MILK—MILK—MILK
Fresh Milk and Cream
VALDEZ DAIRY
Telephone order* to Phone 187
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Why not Always keep your knives, scissors and small
household tools keen-edged, instead of waiting for that
periodical “ sharpening up ? ”
Why tolerate tarnished silver, flat ware or jewelry,
when at trifling expense the
G-E Domestic Buffing
and Grinding Motor
will, in a trice, put on the cutting edge or
immaculately preserve your polished ware ?
Call and see this useful device as well as
other interesting labor saving necessities for
household uses. v
Allaska Water, Light & Tele. Co.