STEAM HEATED HOT AND COLD BATHS
Copper Block Hotel
VALDEZ, ALASKA
“The House of Comfort”
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PHONE 7 for men only
m^M' l H 11 IM l 11 I 'M 11
Buy Alaska Made Cigars
ASK FOR W. R. King, Terminus, or Lav&nna,
Made in Seward by anion workmen*
We maintain pnr standard. Sold everywhere
“Do It Electrically”
Electric
Vacuum Cleaner
makes a cleaner and
healthier home;
Irons save steps, time
and patience;
Warming Pads can
be kept at an even
temperature;
Flashlights show you
the way at night—
Matches are dan
gerous.
Safety First
The Fire Alarm
Bells Located At
Keystone and McKin
ley, Keystone and
Fourth, Court and
McKinley, Broad
way and Sixth, Ru
dolph and McKinley,
Alaska and Fourth,
Sherman and Nizina,
will be rung daily at 12
M. If you do not hear
bell nearest you please
notify Central.
Electric
Percolator* make
best coffee;
Toasters make de
licious toast:
Grills fry a hurry-up
meal cannot be equ
aled;
Fixtures, Reading
Lamps, Shades, etc.
Quality
Always
Agent .< for Dayton Silent Electric House Pump
EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL.
Alaska Water, Light and Tele. Co.
‘ -THE- ’
LIBERTY
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Thursday, Friday and Saturday ,
' A Mutual Masterpiece in Six
Reels, Direct From 1500 Per- '
I formances at the Strand Thea- <
tre, Broadway, N. Y. City.
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Featuring <
LAURA NELSON HALL ,
. Broadway Star
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•' One Broadway feature each week at
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i WARM AND COMFORTABLE .
, NDCT^^YhE QUEST”-1N 5 REELS ;
DAMAGE SUITS
BEEN REMITTED
Court upholds action of German Cap
tain iu Protecting his vessel
and Valuable Cargo.
BOSTON, Feb. 4.—four suits
which were brought by the Guaranty
Trust company and the National
City Back against the North German
Lloyd’s company to recover two mil
lion damages, have been dismissed
by the courts.
The eases in which the heavy dam
ages were asked for from the Ger
man company had their Inception
soon after the beginning of hostilities
in Europe, and were due to the fail
ure of the Krown Princess Cecille to
complete a voyage on which she car
ried treasure to England from the
Guaranty Trust company, and Nat
ional City Bank.
The German steamship carried
treasure to the value of several mil
lion dollars and had reached mid
Atlantic ocean when she was warned
by wireless that British cruisers were
awaiting her off the coast of Ger
many. The vessel, jn order to escape
capture, returned to Boston but the
shipers of the treasure declined to re
ceive it and demanded that it he de
livered in England. The court, in ren
dering its decision, held that under
the circumstances the officers of the
liner in returning to America with
her valuable cargo acted in the best
interests of all concerned.
ELECTRIC PUMP
HAS GOOD POWER
Putup at Court House Throws Three
quarter Inch Stream Over Alaska
Steamship Building Office.
Fire Chief Finical, who is constant
ly on watch for anything which will
increase the efficiency of the Valdez
fire fighting force, demonstrated to
his satisfaction this morning that the
electric pump at the court house
would prove a valuable auxiliary for
checking fires in their incipiency.
During the fire which destroyed the
Kitchen Queen bakery and the White
building, hose was laid from the court
house and had it been of sufficient
length to reach the fire, the flames
would undoubtedly have been con
fined to the building in which they
originated.
Mr. Finical has secured several
feet of hose from the Valdez Dock
company and today tested the power
of the pump with five' hundred feet,
and within a minute after the pump
had started a three-quarter inch
stream of water was thrown over the
telegraph pole in front of the Alaska
Steamship company’s office
The chief believes that the electric
pump is the thing for checking fires
before they have gained headway,
and says that the one in Love-Whit
ley’s did splendid work during the
recent fire. He is encouraging other
property owners to install pumps
ana napes mm ueiurc puunuci
that several of them will have been
added to the fire-fighting equipment
necessary to protect the town. '
W. M. Conley reports that two new
wash, tubs were left by mistake at his
home on Sixth avenue and believes
they may have been carried there
by the recent big*wind storm.
FOR RENT—After February 19th,
the premises now occupied by Hunt’s
Candy Store. Apply to J. Callin, Ar
cade Cafe. - if
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Billy Hogan and a party of miners
are preparing to leave on Sboup Bay
where they will be employed on the
tunnel contract on the property of the
Sea Coast Mining company.
•* Chas. Kraemor and the other mem
bers of the party who left Valdez
several days ago enroute to Slate
Creek in the interior are still at
Wortmap’s. They are taking their
outfits to the top of the summit and
breaking trail over the divide to Ptar
migan Drop, and expect to make good
time after their outfits are over the
big hill.
Crowds of young people are using
the outdoor skatlhg rink these fine
evenings, and the sport is proving
more popular each dgy. Mr. Moore,
the proprietor is talking of putting on
a masque skating event in the near
future.
DOUBLE CREW FOR
SEA COAST MINE
Four Hundred Feet of Tunnel work
.... will be run on Shoup bay
Property before June.
George Pulver is in town from
Shoup Bap to purchase a big outfit
which wil be sent to the Sea Coast
Mining company’s property, where he
has a contract for running several
hundred feet of tunnel.
Some time ago he was awarded a
contract for runing two hundred feet
of tunnel and recenty received in
structions by cable to arrange to
continue development on the property
until June. Supplies sufficient to laat
sixty days while the first contract
was being completed have already
been delivered at the upper workings
and Mr. Pulver will send between two
and three tons to the mine in order
that the work may be continued in
accordance with his instructions.
The upper working are located
about a mile .from tidewater and Lew
Townsend has been given the con
tract for packing the supplies up the
mountain side to the mine.
A double crew of miners will be
employed on the work and it is be
lieved that approximately four hun
dred feet of tunnel will be driven on
the ore before June, and the merits
of the mine fully demonstrated.
The miners who will be employed
on the work are Billy Hogan, Chris
Matson, Gus Anderson, Gus Johnson
Billy McPhail and Geo. Pulver.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Hats Cleaned and Blocked.
Hats cleaned and blocked; suits
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cleaned and pressed.
tf GUY F. CAMERON.
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Pictures developed at the Valdez
Drug Company. tf.
Panoramic views of Child’s and
Miles glaciers, Dawson, Valdez and
Wrangel on sale at the Valdez Drug
store. tf
Furnished rooms at Mrs. Osiand’s.
Prices reasonable. ’ •
A fine display of nugget Jewelry at
Valdez Drug Co. tf
Notice.
From now on every Sunday after
noon at 3 o’clock there will be a mat
inee at the Liberty Theatre. Watch
papers for program and particulars.
Fsr good home-cooked meals try
Mrs. M. Olson, or Hobart Street. •
Anything in the Jewelry line at the
Valdez Drug Co. tf
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdez
Drug Store •
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Valdez Drug Company nave a fine
line of School Stationery. tf.
Hotpoint Electric Heaters, Cookers,
Bakers. Percolators and Vacuum
Cleaners arrived on the last boat for
the Emporium. tf
If you were sick would you go to
a blacksmith for repairs? Why then
do you go to a lung mechanic for in
formation about machinery when you
have mechanics In your home town
that stay there the year around, and
depend on their knowledge and abil
ity to do your work satisfactorily for
their existence as mechanics. Try the
Valdez Iron Works; we are here to
stay with your assistance. th-tf. *
Everybody come to the new fad
dance, the “Confletti Dance,” given
hy the Eagles, February 14. 1916.
Watch the locals.
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Srecial at the Liberty.
Amateur night tonight at the Lib
erty Theatre; also six-reel feature,
Dope. Matinee Sunday at 3 p. m.
Some comedy and weekly news for'
Sunday and swell music.
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CIVIC LEAGUE CARD
PARTY TOMORROW
The ladies of the Valdez Civic
League will give a card party at
the rectory of the Episcopal church
tomorrow afternoon between the
hours of 2:30 and 6 o’clock. The
hostesses for the party will bo Mrs.
Ames, Mrs. Ashby,and Mrs. Cocker
ille, and will be assisted by Mrs. Ger
aghty, Mrs. Harrington and Mrs.
Davis.
All ladies are invited to attend the
party and those who do not wish to
play cards are inyited to bring their
sewing and spend a social afternoon
together. Refreshments will he
served and a pleasant time is assured
all who attend. An admission charge
of 25 cents will be made and the pro
ceeds wjll be used on some good work
for the benefit of the community.
CITY EXPRESS |
will guarantee that both you and your baggage will < *
reach the boat on time—Let us do the < ’
worrying. ||
J. A. SPENARD, Proprietor Phone 82 | [
Independent Steam Laundry jj
Satisfaction Guaranteed I I Foot Keystone Ave ' ’
Telephone 66 I I Roujrh Dry 10c lb | *
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Best of Meals—Prices Reasonable
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chitina.
General Freighting. KNUTE NAFSTED. M«r.
MERCHANT’S CAFE
FRESH BKHAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone 03 ^ Elias. Fiselier. Propr.
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY f
Real Estate, Insurance, General Brokerage f
(Absentees Business Properly Handled a
Treat Building, Alaska Ave. Telephone No. 60 g
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
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PLIMBINO, STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING,
Sheet Metal Work, Mine Air Pipe, Pipe and Fittings, Valves, Etc.
Motor Boat Supplies, Paints and Oils.
Located on Valdez Dock, Opposite Prospector Office. Phone 24
ALASKA!
STEAMSHIP CO- j
S. 8. ALAMEDA AND 8. 8. NORTHWESTERN SAIL FROM 8E- j
ATTLK THE 10TH, 20TH AND 30TH, 4
EVERY MONTH
FROM VALDEZ SOUTH—8TH, 18TH, 28TH, FOR CORDOVA, 4
JUNEAU, WRANGEL, KETCHIKAN AND SEATTLE. 4
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep 4
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas. Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez and La- 4
touche. Explosives, S. S. Seward, on the eth; Latourhe, on the 15th; S. S. 4
Cordova, 26th of each month—right reserved to change this schedule 4
without notice. 4
F. B. THACTV, Gea’I Agent VAI.DKf, DOCK CO., Local Agent. 4
Pacific Alaska Navigation Co.
! PUGET SOUND PUGET SOUND
I California Alaska s
ALASKA
Steamer*'bail from Seattle at 9 P. M. on
5th, 15th, 25th—EVERY MONTH |
Steamer Sailing 15tl« call# HiaWtnd and Kodiak—All Sailing call at Knlk 5
and Anchorage.
CALIFORNIA
Seattle to San Kranelaco every Wednesday and Sunday, coanectlng with :C
Steamera Vale and Harvard (or Southern California. :x
Bight reserved to change schedule without notice
RICHARD J. RING WOOD. Mgr, Seattlei VALDEZ DOCK CO, Local Agt. |
When You Leave
For the Outside
take the
“MILWAUKEE”
Onerroad—one management—cne service all the way
through to Chicago. It’s the Short Line to the East |
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THE NEW STEEL TRAIL
For information and literature write or ask
J. C. MARTIN, Agent, Valdez, Alaska.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST, PAUL RY.
A. E. HARRIS, Freight and Passenfpr Aft,
Alaska.