[ S. BLUM & CO.
[ INCORPORATED
I BANKERS
CAPITAL $200,000.00.
We do a general banking business.
We sell exchange on all parts of the world.
We pay 4 per cent interest on Time Certificates of Deposit
Don't neglect your health qu the trail.
The VALDEZ DRUG CO.
is prepared to fill your medicine kit
with the purest and best of drugs*
medicines, and surgical bandages.
Giv^jfoj^r^teCrafracHo
Robert McIntosh
DELIVERY GUARANTEED
Contracts taken for delivery in the NELCHINA,
CHISANA, and SLATE CREEK sections.
No contract too large, none too small.
For prices apply to Rob’t McIntosh, Valdez.
J. E.
FREIGHTER
Special price on mills and large outfits—Special atten-J
tion given to Fairbanks, Nelchina and
Chisana freight.
Teams are always ready to go to any point in Third or Fourth Divisions.
TAZLINA HILL ROAD HOUSE
is open for freight and accommodations for the new
strike at Nelchina—Horses on hand at all times.
JAMES L. SIMPSON.
Wortman’s Road House
E. P. CASHMAN.'.Proprietor.
20 miles from Valdez.
The best meals and most comfortabld beds Procurable.
When in Chitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Finest Hotel in the Interior-—Well Heated, Clean Rooms.
Bar in Connection. Rate* Reasonable
UPPER T0NS1NA ROAD HOUSE
Best of Meals—Prices Reasonable
GENERAL. STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chitina.
General Freighting. KNUTE NAFSTED. Mgr.
GET THE HABIT
Orpbeum Movies
Every Evening
BE A BOOSTED , ; , .
... f. A. H. iPlNkUS, Mfr.
HUGO PELS
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Sr w«rk i
■mat** furai*t>M
WORK GUARANTEED
UWMMM
1 Klfet jlii# «u.
W«y Porto.
for tiirs k/^t. sVamfy
_VALDEZ POCK_
RIGHT TO VOTE
ON ANNEXATION
City Attorney Ganty Gives Opinion
On Qualification* At Request of
the Council.
Pursuant to a previous request from
the city council City Attorney Ganty
last night gave the following opinion
as to the right to vote at the an
nexation election next Saturday:
In Section 2, of Chapter 76, of the
Session Laws, we find the following
words: “A petition shall be pre
sented to the district court signed by
not less than one-fifth of the quali
fied electors of such incorporated
town, and by not less than five per
sons, who shall be residents or the
owners of substantial property inter
ests in land or improvements upon
land or tide land within the limits of
the territory proposed to be annexed,”
etc.
Sec. 4, of the same chapter, recites
as follows: “The qualifications of an
elector for said election shall be as
follows: He or she shall be a male
or female person of the age of 21
years or more and shall be the own -
er of substantial property interest in
land, building or improvements on
land or tide land within said corpora - i
tion or the territory proposed to la
annexed to or incorporated within
such corporation.”
You will note that the question of
residence is only mentioned in Sec. 2, ;
first quoted, and that is done in the :
words, "who shall be residents or the
owners of property interesls,” etc. :
Hence I draw the conclusion that res :
idence is not the necessary qualifies ,
tion even for the signers of the peti -
tion for annexation, and as Sec. 4,
next above quoted, does not say one
word about residence, 1 draw the con j
elusion that the possession of sub- !
stantial property interests on either1
side is the sole qualification requi
site in an elector of legal age.
Taking llie above conclusions to be
correct it naturally follows that any
person qualified has the right to vote
and I believe that right exists in pet
sons who may reside within the lim -
its of the incorporated town and at
the same time be qualified to vote
on the reservation, and that such poi
sons may vote either on the reserva
tion or in the town. There being
no precedent upholding plural vol
ing in this country. I ant of the opin
ion that any person having once voted
has exnausted his right.
The question might well arise as to
whether a man and wife, one of whom
owns real property within the reser
vation or town, are entitled each to a
vote. In many states there are laws
requiring the recording by property
holders of a declaration designating
such property as they call their home
stead, which property is joint prop
erty of man and wife and exempt
within certain limits from execution.
In Alaska there is no law requiring
such designation and the head of a
family may designate or declare his
homestead at any time execution is
attempted and the same is exempted
from levy and sale. Under the cir
cumstances, 1 would infer that where
either is possessed of property and
entitled to vote, both husband and
wife are so qualified. Hence I con
clude that the following persons are
entitled to vote under the section 4,
above quoted:
Man and wife, where either is qual
ified by ownership of realty.
Persons owning property, real, or
improvements thereon.
Persons holding leaseholds on real
property or improvements.
Where the judges are in doubt as
to the qualifications of a person de
siring to vote, suggest the following
questions:
Are you the owner of substantial
property interests in land, building or
improvements on land or tide land
within the town or reservation? as
the case may be.
Have you already • voted upon this
question of annexation?
Of what consists the property in
terest you allege you own?
Are you of the age of twenty one
years or more?
ASSIGN GUTTER
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Treasury Department Will Send the!
Cutter McColloch to Make Trip
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to the Westward.
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According to advices received b>
the marshal's office this morning the
Treasury department have designat
ed the revenue cutter McCulloch to
take the floating court from Valdez
to Dillingham this coming aumpier.
The revenue cutter will reach Val
dez late in June and the court will
leave Valdez about July 1. Judge F.
M. Brown will be the presiding judge,
and will be accompanied by his pri-'
vate secretary, I. Hamburger. Mar-1
shal Brenneman will make the trip
as executive officer of the court and j
will take office dejpnty Clarence j
Mossman from the local office to as-;
sist him. Arthur Lang, the clerk of1
the court, will make the trip.
An assistant district attorney will
be assigned to the floating court, but '
just who it will be is not known at
this time, as it is probable that the
president will have appointed a new
district attorney to this division by
the time the court starts west.
The headquarters of tile McColloch
are at San Francisco. The boat is
a triflp larger than the Thetis, which
made ilie* trip last year, but is a much
older boat.
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For a Good Time
Come to Cagle hall St. Patrick's eye
Bring your friends and have the best
time of the yea?
Main springs $1.50. All work de
livered on time. Plant <£■ Co . jew
elers. *tf
Is Still the Attraction.
Brunswick Whiskey, per gal. $4.00
Pebbleford per quart 1.65
Old Crow per quart • 1.65
Hermitage per quart - 1.65
Clarks’Rye per quart 1.65
Hunter Rye per quart 1.65
Cal. Brandy per quart 1.75
Hennesy or Martell per quirt 2.25
Port Wine per quart • 75c
Sherry Wine, six years old, qt 75c
Muscatel, qt 75c
Claret per quart, our bottling, 50c
Case Claret per quart - 75c
White Wine per quart - 75c
Perfection Scotch per quart $2.00
Johnnie Walker per quart 2.00
Rum per quart - 1.50
Rainier Beer 4 quarts - 1.00
ftuUrejptr, ? qwrts 1-00
Greek Brand? per quart - 2.50
Champagne per pint 2.75
All imported winei. wliiikiei iid brl^iib id stock—
Ptfcic* irefctoreHlfc, fHf lusrantcd.
Beer, qutiti $3.00 per lak. : ... BeevpiaU $2S>0 per doz.
All Snioidhg Tobaccos 10c per Tin
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Mated Rica Cigdrs
VALDEZ MOST POPULAR SMOKE
INTEGItIDAD'S EL SIDELLO’S
BELMONT’S REPRESENTA’S
VAN DYKE C OPTIMO’S
SMOKEORAFT’S LOVERA’S
Direct From The Factory
INGRAM & BUSH
EXCLUSIVE CIGAR DEALERS.
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I I Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 66 I | Rough I>ry 10c lb.
<. .A. *.
Valdez Dock Co. phone no. i
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY and GRAIN
AGENT FOR
Alaska Steamship Company
Alaska Coast Company
Pacific Alaska
Navigation Company
Alaska Pacific 5. S. Co. Alaska Coast Co.
PUGET SOUND-ALASKA ROUTE
Steamers sail from Seattle every ten clays of each month on
the 5th, 15th and 25th,
via the Inside Passage for Ketchikan, Juneau. Yakutat, Iva
talla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak.
PUGET SOUND--CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Seattle-San Francisco, connecting with steamers Yale and
Harvard for southern California ports.
Kirill restTViMi iHcluinur <l;iti»s ;in<i stpumns \\it limit notirr
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
General Agent Local Agent
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. Mariposa and ». ». Northwestern
Sail from Seattle 10th, 20th of 30th
EVERY MONTH
From Valdez south -r8th 18th and 28th for Cordova, Skag
way, Juneau. Wrangell, Ketchikan and Seattle.
Uvular fruiifht servin' for Ketchikan. .luiwiin. Sheep creek Treadwell, Dons'las,
(•)r.tovii,"Kll linin'.:Velde/ and IcituUche. Kxplosiues. S S Seward. S S Seward. :.th'
s S loittmuhe. lath: S S Cordova. !jlii of eaeii 111 mill-Itia'ht reserveii m change this
schedule tvithoiit notice.
F B. Tr«cy, Gan’l Agt- Valdez Dock Co., Local Agt.
Chas. R. Crawford
Wall Street Phone 159
Plate glass, window glass, roofing and
building papei s, roofing pitch, lune. co
Scot, plaster lath, shingles, budders
hardware. Shop and job work of all kinds
Windows, Doors. Moulding Finish
ing Lumber
Agents for Fairbanks, Morse & Co.
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pump* and
Well Points.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hose Valves,
Iroi Pipe, Fittings.
A M. Uiei’injrei
Valdez Transfer
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General tfr&klag ni*d Freight*
big |n *U interior point*
LI Very «• i rt&> STABLE
STQRAQE _
Teaming of all kind* £££
When in Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. PROF.
SiRICTLY FIRST CLASS.
Fourth Avf Siwarp. *u>W
Copper River
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ot th« totarto-. 0aa«T»i Towwiaa
McKintay 9traat. Vaidai.
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