GOOD
DELIVERY
Delivering the goods. Did
you ever buy a pair of shoes
that failed to give satisfaction
-somehow the style did not
please you-little or no comfort
in them, and soon the sole?
Well, they did not deliver the
goods, that’s all.
deliver the gbods in the
form of absolute shoe
satisfaction. We will
prove it to you. Give us
a chance.
All Styles $6.
Valdez Mercantile Co., Inc.
TRUE VALUES
On the basis of Security and Service
. we solicit your account.
WE DO A BANKING BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY.
VALDEZ BANK & TRUST CO.
You admire it every
time you visit them—the
harmonious' lighting, the
clean and orderly ap
pearance of everything,
the always-ready per
sonal conveniences, the ‘
atmosphere of comfort
and luxury.
| “Hill is a lucky dog,”
I you say; but did you ever
' stop to think how easily
you could be as fortunate?
The electricity that
does so much for his com
■ fort is obtained from the
same wires that pass by
your own home. It oper
ates his lamps, flatirons,
sewing machines motors,
fans and other useful
electric heatingand cook
ing devices.
You can have it at
slight cost-let us discuss
wiring with you.
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Alaska Water, Light
& Telephone Co.
W-l
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To'William Hogan.
You are hereby notified that l
have expended during the year
1U1-, one hundred and thirty
three dollars and thirty-three
rents, lawful money of the Unit
ed States, in. labor and improve
ments, upon your two-ninths in
terest in those certain lode claims
lying and being on Knights Is
land, in the recording precinct of
Valdez, Alaska, which are known
as and culled the "Shamrock"
claim; the “Tramp” claim; the
"Star No. 2” claim; the “Mother
Hil claim; the “Bench” claim,
ami the ’ Last Chance” claim,’ the
location notices of said claims be
ing of record in the olfice of the
Commissioner and Recorder, at
Valdez, Alaska, in order to hold
»aid claims under the provisions
of Section 2324 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States,
concerning annual labor on min
ing claims, being the amount re
quired to hold said lode claims
for the period ending on the 31st
day of December, 1912.
And unless within ninety days
after the completion of the publi
cation of this notice, to-wit: with
in ninety days after the 6th day of
July, 1913, you contribute your
proportion of such expenditure
incurred n performing said an
nual labor and improvements,
which is the sum of one hundred
and thirty-three dollars and thir
ty-three cents, your interest in
the claims will become the prop
erty of the subscriber of this no
tice, your co-owner, who has
made the required expenditure,
by the terms of said section.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this
5th day of April, 1913.
S. A. HEMPLE.
Date of lirst pub. April 0, 1913
Date of last pub. July 6, 1913.
Notice.
For the purpose of maintaining
good sanitary conditions, the citi
zens of .Valdez are hereby re
quested, according to section*!me,
ordinance No. 27, to remove from
their premises, from the streets,
alleys, grounds and gutters,
streams and creeks adjacent to
their premises, all dirt, rubbish,
garbage, ashes, empties of cans
and bottles and all filth of any
kind deposited by them. All per
sons who have or caused to have
manure piles on their premises or
adjacent thereto are requested to
remove and haul away the same.
Anyone failing to comply with the
above ordinance will be subject to
its provisions.
f). 'll. RLEEM,
Health Officer.
TIDE TABLES
Saturday, May 24.
High tide, 2:06 a. in., 3:54 p. in.
Low tide, 9:16 a. in., 8:47 p. in.
, . Sunday, May 25.
High tide, 2:48 a. in., 4:49 p. rn.
•Low tide, 10:02 a. m., 9:47 p. in.
Monday, May 26.
High tide, 3:38 a. in.,.5:48 p. in.
Low tide, 10:48 a. m., 11:04 p. in.
Tuesday, May 27.
High tide, 4:41 a. m., 6:41 p. in.
Low tide, 11:37 a. m.
Wednesday, May 28.
High tide, 5:54 a. m., 7:23 p. in.
Low tide, 12,:36 a. m., 12:33 p. in.
Thursday, May 29.
High tide, 7:16 a. rn., 8:06 p. m.
Low tide, 1:52 .a in., 1:22 p. m.
Friday, May 30.
High tide, 8:31 a. in., 8:40 p. m.
Low tide, 2:46 a. m., 2:06 p. m.
Saturday, May 31.
High tide, 9:31 a. m., 9:12 p. m.
Low tide, 3:31 a. rn., 2:47 p. m.
Shiyrna. May 20.--The sinking
of the Nevada, the second ship in
a week lo go down in I he hay
from striking floating mines, has
paralyzed shipping in this sec
tion. The ships will neither come
in or out of the hay. The loss
of life which was at first report
ed at 200, has dwindled down to
10.
ROOSEVELT NOT
ALLOWED IN ZOO
Chicago, May 2(5—Ex-President
Roosevelt reached here yesterday
and made a trip to the Lincoln
Park zoo, Rut arrived too late gnd
the attendants refused to allow
him to enter the park after the
regular hours because of gener
al orders. The ex-president was
'greatly incensed, hut thet attend
ant informed him that he could
not violate his orders.
MESPUDS FOR
TANANA_ VALLEY
Fairbanks, May 20—The ranch
men of this district met Saturday
night and formed an association
and they will try lo grow all the*
spuds needed for the Tanana val
ley. It is planned lo advertise
and secure the co-operation of the
people of the district and the mer
chants to stop purchasing outside
potatoes and use only Tanana
[grown spuds.
FULLER GOES
TO TOE IDITAROD
Fairbanks, May 2C>.— Judge
Fuller and the attendants of the
district court of the Fourth di
vision will leave this week for tin*
Iditarod to hold a term of court.
A term will also he held at Ituhy.
The officials art* not expected to
return here until the latter part
of July.
J. Fckern, Al. (trigsby and ().
A. Morgen went out bear hunting
yesterday. They saw only one
bear, and it made for the moun
tain top and was quickly out of
gun range—lucky bear.
Talk about your bargains at
Adler’s.
FORFEITURE NOTICE.
Valdez, Alaska. April 23, 1913.
To 11. Aluir, your heirs and ad
ministrators, and to all whom
it may concern:
You are hereby notified and
will take notice that 1, the sub
scriber, T. E. Dougherty, have
expended during the year A. D.,
1912, one hundred dollars ($100)
in labor and improvements upon
the "Minnie” lode mining claim.
Said claim is situated and lies in
the Valdez Recording Precinct,
Territory of Alaska, about six
miles from Shoup bay. The no
tice of location thereof is of rec
ord in Hook 8 of Records, at page
370, in the oll'ice of the United
States Commissioner for tire Val
dez Recording Precinct at Val
dez, Alaska, to which book and
page reference is hereby made for
a more particular description of
said claim. Said expenditure was
made for the purpose of holding
possessory right and title to said
mining claim under the provis
ions of Section twenty-three hun
dred and twenty-four of the Re
vised Statutes of the United
'States and the amendments there
to, providing for the annual la
bor upon mining claims, said
amount being (lie sum required
to hold said mining claim during
the period ending the thirty-first
day of December, 1912.
If you fail or refuse within
ninety days from the personal
service of this notice, if person
al service be had, or within ninety
days after the publication of this
notice to contribute your propor
tion of such expenditure as a co
owner, your proportion, being in
the sum of eighteen dollars and
seventy-live rents ($18.75), your
interest in said claim will become
the property of the subscriber,
who is vour co-owner, and xVlio
has made the expenditure and
improvements as above mention
ed pursuant to the provisions of
the said statute.
Dated Valdez, Alaska, April 23,
1913.
T. E. DOUGERTY.
Date first pub. April 24, 1913.
Date last pub. July 20, 1913.
ROTTEN MEATj
Fairbanks, May 2(1. — iJist riel |
Attorney Grossley ordered the j
marshal here lo seize 15 tons of;
cold storage hogs, which were be- !
ing sold by the Pacific Gold Slnr- I
age Go., allhoiigh the meal was
diseasesd.
The company denies that the i
meat is not whole.some and will |
contest the action of the district !
attorney.
IM ITEMS
An excel lent shipment of new j
pictures arrived an (lie Mariposa j
for Hie Orpheum.
—
•Jack Hanson and .Jessie .Jepson j
left for Beaver Dam yesterday j
with dog team.
A. 0. Newbury and 1'. A. Bor
den are new arrivals at the Buf- I
fel.
E. Swanson arrived from Ju-j
neau and will do the plastering i
for Blum’s new building.
.1. J. Hamilton, late superin
tendent of the Cliff mine, was a
westward passenger aboard the•
Mariposa.
Another line war picture at the J
Orpheum tomorrow evening.
Boh McIntosh will leave for Sc- |
attic on I he .Mariposa for machin- i
ory for the dike work.
(ieorge Baldwin will leave on
the south hound Mariposa for the
Mother I.ode copper property.
James Fielder arrived in town
from Ellamar this morning.
William Finical will launch his
new launch this evening.
See the Orpheum movies lo
nighf.
j Tin* usual dance in Mouse hall
■next Wednesday evening.
Lieul. Prosser lias returnee
from Cordova, where he went <• ri
tin* launch Lieut. Donaldson.
Lieut Edgerlon is hack from a
trip In the railroad town on Orea
j inlet.
! Col. O’Neil relumed last nighl
| from Orea. where he went with
iltie Donaldson to have the boa!
| inspected by government inspeet
jors of hulls and boilers.
j Alfred 11. lies has relumed H
|Valdez from the Kuskulina eoiin
try, coming via Cordova.
Sam Blum, who made the trip
to Cordova aboard the Donaldson,
returned last night from the rail
road town.
Plenty of strawberries arrived
on the Mariposa.
Ray Millard is in town from the
Cliff mine.
Clean Up.
Clean up day, Thursday, May
29, everybody do their share and
we will have a clean town. Clean
up your hack yard and the street
will be cleaned by the city au
thorities.
WANTED—A cook; inquire of
Col. O’Neil at Fort Liscum.
Oeo. Reinke, the watch repairer
and jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug
company.
Received’ on the Mariposa a
new line of pretty dres'es at Har
vey’s T iggery.
Call for Bids.
The street committee will re
ceive bids for the digging of a
sewer main and the covering of
same and the laying of a sewer
pipe. The bids must be received
by the committed before noon,
May 201 li. when they will be pub
licly opened. Specifications can
he seen by applying to Council
man Finical. The right to re
ject any and all bids is reserved
by the commit tee. Payments will
lie made to the successful con
tractor in city warrants drawing
eight per cent interest.
STREET COMMITTEE,
Of Town Council.
Boots & Shoes
REPAIRED
Pita* RnniiUs. WsHnuaskip •( tkc best
JAMES NAREY
Kt Stull’s format iswslrr sW. VALDEZ
: '> A. M. Dieringer
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight
ing to all interior points
LIVERY ar d 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”
,i* my motto.
Phone 82. J. A. SPENARD, Prop.
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZINA, ALASKA
General Merchandise
Miners & Prospectors Supplies
Fresh Goods--Reasonabfe Prices
PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate of National University
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
Phone 92 Fourteen years in
Office in'i Whaling building VALDEZ
Next to cable office
DR. GERMAN
Phone .8 THE DENTIST
Office rooms over owl Drug store. Office hours
9 a. m.. to 6 p. m., 7 p. m..to9 p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
L V. RAY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
SEWARD, - ALASKA
E. E. RITCHIE
L A VV Y E R
phonk i:ie Valdez, Alaska
C. E. BUNNELL
ATTORNEY-AT-LA VV
Offices Wall Street
Phone 31 VALDEZ
MINING ENGINEER
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Res. Phone. 189
L. IV. STORM. E. M.
Valdez. Alaska ;
Reports on Mines
Patent Surveys
General Mining Engineering
Phone No. tos
FOE
VALDEZ AERIE Vo. 1971
Meet every Friday, 8 p.m. Eaple Hal
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Meet every Tuesday evening at s o’clock In
tingle Hull. All members art; requested to
ttend. S. MCNfECE. Arctic Chief
Valdez Lodge
No 168.
Free and Accepted Masons
Regular Communications drat Wednesday in
each month in MoKlnley Ball Visitors always
weloome.
James B. Patterson,.W. M
C. C Reynolds. Sec