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Imported Goods
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_Rogers Silverware Glassware
L EEW NEWS NUGGETS.
W, C. Stull,Graduate Optician.
Houses to Rent—See Staghound
Bill,
Alaska Strawberries 4c per lh..at
Richard’s.
A set of new harness cheap at
Richnnds.
Cameras for rent or sale at Val
dez Pharmacy.
A few choice offices to rent in
the Fish Building.
The Kxcclsinr is- due from the
Westward Sunday.
Store your t minks at the Miners
lintel for safe keeping.
Mrs. Cameron has l>een quite
sick for the past week.
Get your outfit for the interior
at Copper Center from Blix.
Captain Wilson returned from a
trip to the interior Monday.
Houses and lots for rent or for
sale. Call on Dr. Von Gunther.
Call at the new stow: and get a
•ample package of At la* Boiled
oats.
Chase and Sanl«orn’s Celebrated
Coffee is to Ik* had at Hcmplc it
Dougherty’s.
Attorney F. M. Brown returned
on the Excelsior from a business
trip to Seattle.
Mrs. 0. C. Towne and Mrs*Geo.
Esterlev left on the Newport for a
trip to Unalaska.
Staple foods from dO to 3o cents
Gmnd at Blix’s, Copper Center
ay and feed cheap.
Parker Bunk House, on Key
stone Ave. Bunk, stove and wood
All comforts, 2oc per day.
The end of the wharf is now
much improved hv the addition of
a large bell and two good lights.
If you need shoes, look in the
window of Jas. Fish & Co’s, store
and you will see just what you want
The C. R. M. T. &. D. Co’s. stow
at Copper Center can outfit you at
reasonable-prices. A full line of
staple groceries fiat) just been
received..
The Ladies’ Aid Society gave a
Very pleasant social at the city hall
last Tuesday night. A short pro
gram was rendered and greatly
enjoyed.by all.
Crawford & Rutherford ar-enow
prepared to supply shingles of fin
est quality, also doors and windows
of any required size. The next
steamer will bring them a large
supply of mouldings.
Toil Winters is again in town, and
has reopened his old establishment
on McKinley St. He has now
fully recovered from the loss he
sustained on tlu-. Bertha, and is
reailv to repair watches, jewelry
or any old things
Work on the government tele
graph line is progressing quite
vapidly and it i*-ox.pt* ted that the
line will he e«iiipi«t*d tv the Tan
ana hv the 15th of this month.
Will probably lie completed-to Eagle
ly Oc-tolier £?t
When a manlier of our citizens
offered to pay the hills for the ban
quet given to General Greelv a few
days ago, they found that Mr. Helm
bail paid the same in liehalf of the
V. C. R. & Y. R. R- Wo state this
in justice to Xtr. Helm as net many
are aware of this fact.
W. C. Stull Expert Watchmaker.
HOLLY FLOUR is for sale at
the new store.
Blix lias a fine assortment of
choice candies at his Copper Cen
ter store.
Bromide of Quinine Capsules
cure a cold in one day at Valdez
Pharmacy.
Capt. Moore of the Newport is
accompanied by his father and
mother on the present trip.
Clias. Millard, with several
horses, will accompany the Cohen
party as far as the head of the
Kotsina.
Frank J. Kinghorn is confined to
his home this week taking care of
a pet. He’s got it where the
chicken got the ax,
Johnny get your gun, shot guns,
revolvers, axes, knives, razors and
other necessary articles for lot
locators at Richards.
Mr. Harry Malone, alias Schil
ling’s Best, is in town with a full
case of samples. He says Valdez
looks good to him. He brought
his best sample with him this trip
-his sweet little daughter.
Buy a nice comfortable rocker
from Richards, and take life easy
They are guarantees! to cure the
blues, and remove wrinkles.
Mr. Burr and Mr. Xsill were at
Copper Center last evening on
their way to Valdez. Mr. and
Mrs. A. (.«. Wilson are also at the
Center.
Mr. Hooker has secured Fish’s
old store where his goods are spread
out for inspection. The merchants
can call there and order for the
fall trade.
The traveling salesman is again
in the lan 1. Mr. C. E. Hooker
representing J. B Carro of Juneau
is here with a large outfit of sam
ples of various liacs of goods.
Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Bartlett of
Ft. Liscum are happy over the ar
rival of a little daughter at their
home on last Saturday. Mother
and daughter are doing well.
Mrs. Osland will he ready to
serve meals at her home, on Second
street, next to the church, on Mon
day morning. Those- who have
eaten there liefore, know the com
forts of a home meal.
The Moose held their first meet
ing of the season last Thursday
night and a large numlicr were
present. Mr. R. Blix was initiated
into the mysteries of the order. At
the meeting tonight, Mr. S. P. Ray
mond will he initiated.
Last Sunday Mr. Palmer, with
three pack horses started for the
Nizina. Ffe took provisions to last
him till spring and intends to>win
tei in that country. He was ac
companied hy Frank Keinherger,
with one pack horse. Mr. Kein
liergcr will only remain on the in
terior until fall.
Among the passengers on the Ex
celsior were II. A. Cohen and Geo.
| Kislinghury, who are to start to
I day for the copper country to report
' on the various copper properties in
the interest of Captain Delamar.
Mr. Cohen met with an accident
in the States a short time ago, and
is forced to use crutches. This
however will not deter him from
taking the trip. He will lie ac
companied hy Messers. Kislinghury
Lathrop, Woods, Amy and Van
Brundt, with plenty of horses to
make it an easy trip.
J. 5- dQENS.
CAS ST LIE
If you want an outfit let
me figure on it and you
will save money. AGENS
BUTTER has stood the test,
take some with you when
you go on the trail.
fL W. Miller, Manager
Missed the Mark.
On nist Sunday afternoon while
l)r. ven Gunther was away from
home, some dogs endeavored to get
at his rabbits, and Mr. Chapman
who lives opposite the doctor rush
ed across the street to drive them
away. In doing so he crossed over
a portion of the street that was
jumped by Mrs. A. C. Hood when
the reservation was thrown o|H'ii,
and on which she is now living in
a tent and claiming |Hissession.
There has ltccn some misunder
standing In-tween Mrs. Hood and
the Chapman family over a lot
which the former tried to get pos
session of after it was located by
Miss Susie Chapman. Si when
Mr. Chapman rushed across the
street over the land claimed by
Mrs. Hood,to save the rabbits, she
objected and in order to enforce her
objections, she deliberately drew a
pistol and took a shot at him. He
was quite near and made a large
mark.lint the only thing that struck 1
him was the whistle of the bullet
which he says sounded uncom
fortably near. Mr. Chapman fin
ished what he started to do and
later entered a charge against Mrs.
Hood licfore Judge Lyons. She
was summoned to appear for trial
on Wednesday but the case was
posponed until today.
Episcopal Minister Arrives.
Rev. F. C. Taylor, formerly of
Nebraska, arrived here on the Ex
celsior from £itka, to take charge
of the Church of the Epiphany at
this place. Mr.. Taylor is a young
man and conies here with the high
est recommendations. Tomorrow
night a reception will he tendered
Mr. Taylor at the Moose hall and a
large crowd is expected to he pres
ent to welcome him to Valdez.
Bishop Rowe has gone to the in
terior, by way of Dawson, hut ex
jieets to he here in October, and
will remain for several weeks, dur
ing which time the church will he
consecrated. From here, the Bish
op will go to the Yukon over the
all-American trail and will spend
the winter at Eagle and Rampart.
Obituary,
In the death of tiakona Charlie,
who was drowned recently in the
Tazlina, this section loses one of
its best known characters. He was
named Gakona Charlie by the early
mushers on account of his living
near the Gakona river. He was a
full blooded Stik Indian, aged
alsiut forty years, and was well
known to every white man in the
interior on account of his energetic
manner, good disposition and his
willingness to work. He was a very
intelligent native, and was fast
learning the ways and language of
the white man, hut he could not be
induct'd to touch intoxicating
liquors.
A strange fatality seems to have
hung over Charlie during the past
two years. Early in 15101 his wife
and two children died and in the
latter part of the same year his
only remaining son, a U>y of eight,
disdi, and now Charlie himself is
no more.
Excelsior.
The Excelsior readied here early
Monday morning with the follow
ing passengers for this place:
II A <'obeli, G KMing'uiiiy, G Barrack, (* C
I iHdioi*, J A MrQuiun, <’ J Moon, li F Robinson*
Mrs H Dcarntin, Kntma Brown, F Martin, r A
Will marc*, F M* Brown, W Williams. J M lat
tl»ro|», Rev Ft' Taylor, Mrs lien net ■ X (’ Stew
art, J Rleinlerlivtli. K A Seclev, J J Armstrong.
A Flout, H i>uulo]», A Rap wish.
Thu Newport arrived this morn
ing with the following passenger
list.
J I* Pearson, FN. ls in, l. L Williams, Miss E
Mooivbotise, W II Malone, Ft' Hooker, Miss M
Ford, Jas Reid. C L Thompson.
Notice to Locators on Reservation.
Richards & Co. have a lot of
second hand doors and windows in
good condition that they are dos
ing out cheap. Hurry up your
building, buy a hiyu soft Wd and
:a shot gun and “hold the fort.”
An invitation is extended to the
citizen* of Valdez by the ladies of
the Episcopal Church to attend the
reception to Ik* given Rev. F. S.
Taylor at the Moose hall on Fri
day evening at tt o'clock.
Work on the Trail.
The small appropriation allowed
to Captain Wilson is lteing put to
good use under the management of
Mr. Logan, who occupies the po
sition of superintendent of the
work of repairing the government
trail. He lias twenty men at work,
bridges have been put over the
three streams this side of Rol»ertsr
roadhouse and the trail fixed in
fine condition to a point about
midway through the canyon, where
it is being widened.
A new gang of men left today
for No. M, from which point they
will work forward. Later on, more
men will W* sent further on, so as
to repair as much of the trail as
possible this fall. All the Wiggv
spots will he filled in with rock and
gravel. Today is payday for the
trail gang.
Copper Center.
Copper Center, Aug. 1—O. K.
Bill was quarantined here for six
days. He had a very severe ease
of gold fever and only persistent
nursing pulled him through. By
the way, he joined the Union
while here.
We are today expecting the gang
who were unable to cross the Taz
lina. They have been there for a
•week, and could not swim their
horses across on account of high
water.
T. I). Hogan, and Snelketten, the
Siwasli, will leave here tomorrow
to prospect along the Copper below
Bremncr. They are now fixing up
a l»oat.
Accident on Trail.
A. M. Powell, while at Roberts’
roadhouse, on his way to the inter
ior, met with a peculiar accident.
He was chasing hi* horses in the
•lark and fell in the brush, cutting
his face quite badly. The fall ren
dered him insensible and he was
carried to the roadhouse before re
covering. He was able to proceed
on his journey the next day.
Church of The Kpiphany.
Rev. F. C. Taylor the new minis
ter of this church will conduct the
opening services next Sunday as
fol lows:
Morning prayer and sermon at
II o'clock.
Evening prayer and sermon at
8 p. m.
An organ, the gift of the Womans
Auxiliary of Los Angelas i»expected
on the Bertha.
Weather Record*
| Windy, f Light Wind. * Cloudy.
Above zero excel* where otherwise stated.
& Rain. Figures show preeipitatiou in inches.
Observed and reported bv l>r.L. S. ( amicia.
During the month of July the
thermometer ranged from 49 to 78
degrees above zero, 15 cloudy days
8 partial cloudy, 10 partial foggy,
2 rainy, 10 partial rainy, (i days
light west wind. Total rainfall
inches.
Capt. H. F. Robinson of Seattle,
formerly Alaska agent of tlie
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
with headquarters at Juneau, and
now manager of the Alaska Steam
ship Association, is in town looking
into the situation of affairs here, as
regards the establishment of an ex
tensive saw mill and lundier busi
ness. Capt. Robinson is well
pleased with the outlook for future
business prospecta at this plaee,
and lielieves the future metrojiolis
of Alaska will lie located on Valdez
bay.
He is negotiating for thrpurchasc
of the saw mill owned by Crawford
and Rutherford.
Recertified Government Script
for sale by C. N. Ctary,
nut ? mm
GENERAL MERCHANTS.
Groceries, Hardware, Clothing, Footwear, etc.
We are Agents for Chase & Sanborn's
Celebrated Roasted Coffee.
Pioneer Outfitters
Lumber and Timbers of all kinds
Rough, Planed, Matched.
Lathe and Band
Saw Work Special
Orders Promptly
V10S°
Attended To
CRAWFORD & RUTHERFORD,Managers.
The Bohemian Saloon
LIQUOR flNB CIQflRS,
NONE BETTER.
McKinley St. Between Keystone and Glac er Avc.
Gold Dust
Exchange.
Highest Price Paid For
Gold Dust
Treasury Notes, Drafts aiul Money Orders Cashed Free of Clvarge.
AL WHITE.
RICHARD/ & CO,
FURNITURE, STOVES, HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES.
Second-Hand Goods Bought and Sold.
Jones Brn.nixo, - - Keystojk Ave
Valdez Market
Mule and MDealm in Modi ami deals.
Fresh and Salted MEATS. Sausages, Bacon
Poultry, Fish, Game and Vegetables.
If. TOM.
European Plan Rates Reasonable
HOTEL ST. ELIAS.
Headquarters for Mining Men
and Commercial Travelers.
DEBfIEy & ROOT, Proprietors.
Valdez, Alaska.
li you have anything for sale or
trade list it with the Copper River
Mining, Trading & Development
Co.
Advertise iu the Pkosi-kctok.
Richard* buy* everything too
have to sell, anil sells everything
you have to buy.
New Pack saddles complete fof
lo.OO at Richard*.