Shoe Sale
y| LL kinds of shoes
=for men
=for women
=for children
at a big discount during March.
From 25 to 60 per cent oft.
This does not include the Packard Shoes tor Men.
Valdez Mercantile Co. inc.
Successors to
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co. Inc.
This Space Is Reserved for the
Valdez Bank & Trust Company
NOTICE OF FfiPf EITjJiyg.
To Charles R. Crawford and Geo.
B. McMullen, their heirs and
administrators, and to all whom
it may concern:
You are hereby notified that 1
have expended tne sum of six
hundred ($G00) dollars in labor
and improvements upon the fol
lowing named lode mining claims,
to-wit: The Valdez claim No. f,
recorded in book No. 1, page 97;
Valdez mining claim No. 2, re
corded in book No. 1, page 98;
Valdez claim No. 3, recorded in
book No. 2, page 19; Valdez claim
No. 4, recorded in book No. 2, page
18; North Star claim No. 1, re
corded in book 2, page 20; North
Star claim No. 2, recorded in book
2, page 21, all records of the Val
dez Mining District, Territory of
Alaska. Said mining claims be
ing near Mineral creek, about one
and one-half miles from Valdez
bay, in the recording district
aforesaid. Proof of said expendi
ture appearing by affidavit, filed
■ on the 31st day of December,
1912 The sum of six hundred
($600) dollars expended being the
amount required to hold the said
claims for the year 1912, and if)
within 90 davs after this publi
cation you fail or refuse to con
tribute your proportion each of
two hundred ($200) dollars, being
the sum of $33.33 for each of said
claims, your interest in said
claims, for which you fail to con
tribute your said proportion of
expenditure for annual labor, will
become the property of thO under
signed co-owner under Section
2324. Revised Statutes of the Un
ited'Staten.
GEORGE 11. MERRIFIEED.
First pub. Feb. 4. 1913.
East pub. May 8, 1913.
NOTICE QFJFOfJFJElTUJIE.
To John McPherson, his heirs,
administrators, and to all
whom it may concern:
You are hereby notified that 1
have expended $100 in labor and
improvements upon the “Lark"
lode mining claim, situated about
two miles N. E. of Shoup bay and
S. E. of Shoup glacier, in the Val
dez Recording District, Territory
of Alaska, the location certificate
of which said claim is of record
in Book 2 of Records, page 392, in
th1 office of the recorder of the
recording ditsrict aforesaid,
proof of said expenditure appear
ing by affidavit filed on Decem
be> 28, 1912, in the office of the
recorder aforesaid; that being
$100 per year, the amount re
quired to hold said claim for the
year ending December 31, 1912.
And if, within ninety days after
this notice by publication, you
fail or refuse to contribute your
proportion ($50) your interests
in said claim will become the
property of the subscriber under
Section 2324. Revised Statutes of
the United Stales.
JOHN PAULE.
First pub. January 11, 1913.
Last pub. April 15. 1913.
Reinke can fix anything from a
watch down.
Gentle horse and comfortable
cutter for rent by day or hour.
Rate reasonable. Apply Fred
Fish, ’phone 47. , - zruflMB
NOTICE of rpBFEjTUFE.
To Alex. Nelson, his heirs, admin
istrators, and to all whom it
may concern:
You are hereby notified that 1
have expended four hundred dol
lars ($400) in labor and improve- ;
ments upon the Last Chance No.,
I and Last Chance No. 2 lodes,;
situate in Shoup ba£ near the en- j
trance thereof, Valdez recording :
precinct, Territory of Alaska, the :
location certificates of said claims
being of record in the office of the
U. S. commissioner at Valdez,
Alaska. Said expenditure was
made in order to hold said claims
under the provisions of the laws
of the United States and of this
territory, said amount being $200
per year, the amount required to
hold the claims for the years end
ing December 31, 1911, and De
c mber 31, 1912. And if, within
ninety (90) days after this no
tice by publication, you fail or re
fuse to contribute your proportion
($200, being $100 for each of said
ears) your interest in said claims
will become the property of the
subscriber, your co-owner, under
Section 2324, Revised Statutes of
the United States.
WM. KOCH.
Date of first pub. Jan. 24, 1913.
Date of last pub. April 24, 1913.
NOTICE QF f-OBFEITUBE.
To Frank Rease, his heirs, ad
ministrators, and to all whom
it may concern:
You are hereby notified that 1
have1 expended $300 in labor and
improvements upon the follow
ing named lode mining claims,
to-wit:’ The “Two Friends No.
1,” “Two Friends No. 2,” and
“Two Friends No. 3,” the loca
tion certificates of which said
lode claims are of record in Book
2 of Records, pages 377, 377 and
310, respectively, in the office of
the Recorder for the Valdez Re
cording District, Territory of
Alaska, said lode claims being
situated on the west side of
Shoup glacier, about six miles
from Shoup bay, in the recording
district aforesaid, proof of said
expenditure appearing by affi
davit filed on December 28, 1912,
in the office of the recorder
aforesaid; that being $300 per
year, the amount required to hold
said claims for the year ending
December 31, 1912. And if,
within ninety days after this no
tice by publication, you fail or
refuse to contribute your pro
portion ($75, being $25 for each
of said claims), your interests in
said claims will become the prop
erty of the subscriber under Sec
tion 2324, Revised Statutes of the
United States.
John pjule.
First pub. January 11, 19)3.
Last pub. April 15. 1913.
NOTICE OF HEARING OF FINAL
ACCOUNT.
In th%Probate Court, Valdez Pre
cinct, Third Judicial Division,
Territory of Alaska.
In the matter of the estate of
Hardin Smith, deceased.--Not he
of hearing of Anal account.
Notice is hereby given that An
gus Chisholm, administrator of
the estate of Hardin Bipilfi, de
ceased, has rendered add' pre
seated for settlement and filed
his final account and report of his
administration of the said estate,
and that Tuesday, the 6th day of
May, 1913, at the hour of two
o’clock p. m., of said day, at the
office of Thos. R. Shepard, ex of
ficio judge in probate of the Val
dez precinct, at Valdez, Alaska,
has been duly appointed by the
said court as the time and place
of settlement of said final ac
count and report, at which fime
and place any person interested
in said estate may appear and
file objections and exceptions to
said final account and report.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this
1st day of March, 1913.
ANGGUS CHISHOLM.
Administrator of the estale of
Hardin Smith, deceased.
Date of first pub. March 1. ’13.
Date, of last pub. May 5, 1913.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In llie Commissioner’s Court for
the Territory of Alaska, Third
Division, at Valdez.-In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of
\V. C. Stud, deceased.—Notice to
Creditors.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, administrator of the
estate of W. C. Stull, deceased, to
the'creditors of and all persons
having claims against the saia
deceased, to exhibit them with
the necessary vouchers, within six
months alter the first publica
tion of this notice, to the said ad
ministrator, at his place of busi
ness, namely the office of the
Valdez Mercantile Co., at Valdez,
Alaska, the same being the place
for the transaction of the bu»i.
ness of said estate, in the said
town of A’aldez, Alaska.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this
271 h day of February, 1913.
ARTHUR LANG,
Administrator of the estate of \V.
C. Stull, deceased.
Date of first pub. Feb. 27, 1913.
Date of last pub. March 28, ’13.
To the Public.
We hereby announce that we
have retired from the banking
business and have transferred
our banking department to the
Valdez Bank & Trust company,
for whom we bespeak the good
will of the public.
VALDEZ BANK & MERCANTILE
COMI'ANY.
Valdez, Alaska, Jan. 29, 1913.
LOST—An A. B. button with
diamond selling. Finder please
return lo Al. White and receive
reward.
Chas. R. Crawford
Wall Street Phone 159
Plat* glass, window glass, roofing and
building papers, roofing pitch, lime, ce
ment, plaster lath, shingles, hnilders’
hardware. Shop and Job work of all hinds
Windows, Doors, Moulding, Finish
ing Lumber
Agents for Fairbanks. Morse A Co.
-....inwn w.- —r • *.-«t ;i -wnr^ ry
* __ _
IN PROTEST
Tlie members of the Territor
ial Legislature were recently in
vited to visit the Treadwell mine
and also to he the guests of the 1
Treadwell (ire department while j
in the city, and the Miners’ Union !
of Douglas thereupon wrote- to |
the legislature as follows:
"We desire to respectful^ call
the attention of the members of
the Senate that the Treadwell lire
department is a part of the Alaska
Treadwell Gobi Mining Co., and
that the chief of the Treadwell
Fire Department is merely fine of
its paid employes; we make this
suggestion because we believe
that many members of the Sen-!
ale would not knowingly accept ;
social favors from a corporation i
which has been unfair to the min- 1
eis of Alaska, as has the Tread- j
well.
"We also desire to respectfully
call your at I .cut ion to the fact that
the Alaska Labor Union is not a
labor union in the sense which it
is used by organized labor every
where in the world. Il is mere
ly a mouthpiece of the Treadwell
company for the purpose of in
fluencing public opinion and has
never served and was never ill- j
tended to serve any other pur-j
pose.
"Douglas Island Miners’ Union j
No. 10«,t. Western Federation of
Miners.
By Jas. It. Carey, I*. J. Devour I
and Tints. Brooks, committee."
Cook Inlet Mines Are Sold.
Seattle, March 20.—A deal has
been completed here which will
mean enlarged development in the
little Susitna river country, north
of Seward. The Gold Bullion
Mining company have sold their
property of five claims on Wil
low creek. The purchaser is L.
C. Thompson, of Toronto,'and the j
consideration is* announced as ]
$ 450,000. This is a fine free gold !
proposition and considerable of
the yellow metal has been taken
out. it is the intention ‘of"the
new purchaser, to put iii a large
mill and to open up the properly
mi a more extensive scale.
Fine Dope Tonight.
Valdez ditfzefis sh'dlild not for
gqt that the local theater needs
patronage to keep opo)n. The film
expenses are heavy and every 25
Cents helps. Fine photoplays for
tonight:
Home on tin-Tiber, interesting.
L6ve in the. Ghetto, Jewish
drama.
(Alin’s Doctor, line child mclo
! drama.
Bogus Professor, comedy.
Change tomorrow evening.
At Home at the Valdez Mercantile
° * '' dompany.
For the past fe\V \veeks the bi
llies of the Epiphany Guild have
been industriously plying their
'needles, modeling caps—‘-dusting
caps, automobile or traveling
caps, boudoir caps, party caps,
caps to suit all tastes ami needs;
or if the caps in stock are not just
what you want the Guild will very
gladly make others to order.
The Valdez Mercantile Go. have
kindly allowed (he ladies Hour
space in their store for the sale,
which will be oil Thursday af
ternoon and Friday.
Dougherty & Ferguson receiv
ed on the steamer Sampson a
supply (jl fresh groceries, fruit
and vegetables.
TIPE TABLES |
Thursday, March 27.
High lido, 3:02 a'.'1 lii., 4:11 p. in. ,
Low lido, 9:58 a. in., 9:23 p. in
NOTICE OF ELECTION. {
Notice is hereby given Ibat a :
municipal election will be held!
April 1. 1913, at the Fire Hall, I
in the Town of Valdez, for the |
purpose of electing seven coun
1 oilmen and one member of the
school board for the position of
Treasurer. The polls will be op
en at 9 a. m. and will close at 7
p. in. of said day.
The qualifications of an elect
or for councilman shall be as
follows: He shall be a male cit
izen of the United States or one
who has declared his intention to
become such; of the age of twen
ty-one years and shall have been
a bona fide resident of Alaska for
one year, and of the town of Val
dez for six months preceding said
election.
The following persons shall be
qualified electors for the school
board: All adults who are citi
zens of the United States or who
have declared their intention to
become such arid who are resi
dents of the Valdez school dis
trict.
RANDALL E. ASHBY,
Town Clerk.
Dated this 4th day1 of March,
1913.
pup
i
Ten of Kd. Wood's teams ar
rived in town today, reporting the
rail in fine shape. This is the ,
last .of the Wood outfit on the i
trail. The horses will he sent to'
Slump hay to deliver (he freight j
»f the Cameron-Johnson and (lold !
King properties.
__
Hill llugan is a reluming pas-]
senger mi Ihe Northwestern, due
herd lumnrruw morning. Palsy I
Hogan, his brother, came up from
Port Wells lo meet him on Ihe'
arrival of Ihe steamer.
lid. Dickey, who assisted Nels :
Jdpson in taking supplies lo his I
roadhouses al Heaver Dam and|
lirnosiine. returned lo Valdez yes
terday.
The Tilikum (dull will enler
lain next Saturday evening in'
honor of Ihe post officers and
ladies. All meddlers are reipiesl
ed to allend.
Northwestern Unreported.
The Northwestern was mire
purled al the lime of going In
press, lull was due in Cordova al |
jjny lime after noon today.
Cone Ames returned from I
Knights Island Iasi evening.
Charles Fowlkes relumed |o i
the Cliff mine today.
Jack Miller returned from I lie
interior yesterday.
The Fastest-growing Tree.
Hard, fine-grained, durable !
wood usually grows slowly. A |
most remarkable exception is the •
eucalyptus, and this it is that ]
gives the tree its great value as !
a means of reforestation, it is j
said that the eucalyptus grows
li\e times as rapidly as any olh- i
er tree. Seedlings have been oh- I
served to make an average growth i
of six inches in hdight a day; and
one tree in California attained a
height of 125 feet and a diameter
of 36 inches in nine years. The
eucalyptus will not thrive where
there are frosts, but. in the south |
it promises to go a long way in
tilling the place once occupied by j
other hard woods, which have ]
been greatly reduced by demands
for furniture, carriage and coop
erage stock.
Pebbles and Wine.
Earth I fiat contains more Ilian
lifly per cent of pebbles has long
been considered fertile for all
growths except that of ttie vine.
A Frenchman who lias studied
the composition of the soil which j
gives the best grape lias estab
lished tin.; tile quality of the vine
is almost always in direct ratio
fo the quantity of pebbles in the
soil.
Certain relatively unfruitful
vines grow in earth containing
only fifty per cent of pebble or
gravel grains per kilo; in regions
where the oulttirejs more abun
dant there is scarcely twenty per
cent of tine earth.
WMTTHMTyffE"8
Left Valdez.
Mariposa . March 18
Sampson .March li
Left Seattle.
Northwest eYnMarch 20
Yukon.March 20
Dougherty & Ferguson reeeiv- i
ed on the steamer Sampson a j
supply of fresh groceries, fruit
and vegetables. .
FOR RENT—Three-room apart
ments furnished over Valdez Drug
Co. Apply Valdez Drug Co.
Does your watch need repair
ing? See Reinke, the watch doc
tor.
ATTENTION!
• • .... .
Grand Milliner Sale.
Talk about''the Easter lials.
Well, | should say. Have a good
look at them; enjoy them to the
utmost, but keep your purse
strings tight till the Guild Sale
on Thursday for the Gaps—such
dreams of Caps, dainty organdies,
fine all-over laces, delicate pinks
and blues for the maiden, laven
der teardrop marquisette for the
handsome white-haired lady, and
golden teardrop for the matron.
And for the morning hours there
are the practical dusting caps til'
colored chambray and of cross
barred white cambric. The gar
den hat has not been forgotten,
iiood also for picnics.
Caps for prizes, caps for your
wife, caps for your sweetheart.
Collie and have a look at the caps.
No one can resist buying. Come
early and have first choice. There
is sure to be a ghramble for the
fiaipins, very chic and fascinat
ing—a novelty.
Sale commences at I o’clock on
Thursday and closes on Friday
at six, providing, of course, that
(here are any caps left to sell on
Friday.
The place Valdez Mercantile Co.
The time I p. m. Thursday.
A M. Pieringer
Velde; Tran*
Company
[general Trucking and Freight*
ing to all interior points
LIVERY ar i FEED STABLE
STORAGE
Teaming of all kinds
Positively no coal delivered
unless paid for in advance
CITY EXPRESS
MEETS ALL BOATS
When in a hurry call on me.
“QUICK ACTION”
is my motto.
Phone 82. J. A. SPENARD, Prop.
PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKER1LLE
Graduate of National University
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
Phone 92 Feurteen years in
Office in* Whaling building VALDEZ
Next to cable offic*
DR. GERMAN
Phone .9 THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Druir 9tore. Office hours
9 a. m., toep. m., 7 p. m..to9 p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
.. \ ■* •> r r» * ■% » • v • ' i i : n . ■
E. E. RITCHIE
- r •
LAWYER
PHONE i3fi Valdez, Alaska
C. E. BUNNELL
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Offices Wall Street
Phone 3i VALDEZ
L. V. RAY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
SEWARD, • ALASKA
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M.
VaLDHX. ALASKA J
Repoors on MiHea
PereNT Suarera
OeaetAL Mining ENGiNeeaiNO
Phonk No- <oa
F. butterworth
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Res. Phone, life
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Meet every Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock Id
Eagle Hall. AIL members are requested to
attend. S. McNIECE. Arctic Chi 6^.
1.0.
O.F.
Visiting and local Odd Fellows are re
quested to register their name with the
Valdez Odd Fallows’ Club. Regular
meetings. Brst and third Monday.
Call on P. S. HTTNT. Secretary.
F O E
VALDEZ AERIE Mo. 1971
Meet every Friday 8 i>. m. Eagle Hal]
. Valdez l^odge
No 168.
W W
Free and Accepted" Muons
Regular Communications first Wednesday In
each month in McKinley Hall Visitors always
walcQflpe.
James H. Patten 1B..W. M
c. C. Remolds. See