The FirstBank of Valdez
CAPITAL $25,000.
4% PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
OUR STOCKHOLDERS ARE
S. BLUM
M. BLUM
E. B. WHEAT
JOHN LYONS
J. M. LATHROP
W. M. WILSON
jAhbi unumutu
TERRITORIAL DEPOSITORY.
Full Line
Fresh Vegetables
Just Received at
The Yakima Fruit Company
Your patronage solicited. both phones 55
The New
BIG PLACE
A Fine, New Cigar and Pool Parlor
in Connection.
A small neat bar that handles nothing but first class
goods and gives first class service. The
following brands on sale:
Pebbleford Whiskey
Hermitage
Green River
Clarkes
Jonnie Walker Scotch
Hennessey Brandy
Gordon’s Gin
Holland Gin
Old Crow
Sunny Brook
Lacey
Cyrus Noble
Perfection Scotch
Martell Brandy
Square Gin
Star Gin
And many other first class standard brands
Port Wine..
Sauterne
Zinfedel
r
Sherry Wine
Claret
Riesling
By the quart or gallon
Blue Ribbon Beer
Valdez
Rainier Beer
Budweiser
By the quart or pint.
The price is right, give us a trial order—Free delivery
Phone 69
W. L LEVY
PROPRIETOR
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Valdez Dock Co. PHONE NO. 1
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JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
and GRAIN
Office, foot of Wall street.
Pacific Alaska NasIptRm Co.
PUGET SOUND
California
PUGET SOUND
Alaska
ALASKA
Steamers sail from Seattle at SJP. M. on
5th, 15th, 25th—EVERY MONTH
Steamer tailing 15th callt Iliamna and Kodiak-AU tailing! call at Knik Anchorage
CALIFORNIA
Seattle to San Francisco every Wednesday and ^unday connecting with
■ Steamers Yald and Harvard for Southern California.
Bi vht reserved to change schedu.e without notloe
RICHARD J. RIN6W00D, Mgr., Seattle. VALDEZ DOCK CO. Local Agt,
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ENGLAND HAS
NEW MINISTRY
Cabinet Made Up of Representatives
of All Paries—Churchill Is Drop
ped—Kitchener Remains.
LONDON, May 26.—The new cab
inet for Great Britain has been form
ed. In spite of the fight made against
Lord Kitchener he retained his posi
tion as secretary of -state for war.
Lloyd George, formerly chancellor of
the exchequer, has taken the post of
minister of munitions, a new post cre
ated because of the great demand for
war equipment. Lord Balfour, form
er prime minister of the Unionist
ministry, has taken the position of
Lord of the Admiralty, considered by
many as the most important post in
the cabinet. Winston Churchill, who
has held the post for many years, was
dropped from the cabinet.
No effort was made to unseat Sir
Edward Grey from his position as
foreign minister and he retains the
post in the new cabinet. Even the
opposition to the Liberal ministry fa
vored the retention of Grey, whose
conduct of the office is said to have
upheld the traditions of England in
diplomacy.
Herbert Henry Asquith remains
prime minister in the new ministry,
which now consists of twelve Liber
als, eight Unionists, one Laborite and
one Non-partisan. It is expected the
new ministry will have the support
of all the parties in parliament.
Redmond, the Irish leader, refused
all offers of a position in the cabinet.
LOCATOR GETS
A COAL CLAIM
Land Office Issues Final Patent To
M. A. Arnold, of Seattle, for
Katalla Claim.
JUNEAU, May 26.—The final certi
ficate of patent has been received
here from the Washington Land Of
fice granting to M. A. Arnold title to
coal claims located near Katalla. Ar
nold is from Seattle and the land of
fice investigated for many months to
ascertain if the location was made in
good faith.
The title to the claims will now
pass to Arnold and he will receive
• he final papers at once.
See Tod Winter for your watch and
jewelry repairing at E. Winter’s store.
All work guaranteed. tf
Leave your picture films at the Val
dez Drug Store for development. The
prices are right and workmanship
guaranteed. tf
Ice! Ice! Ice!
One cent a pound delivered to all
parts of the city. Buttermilk, fresh
creatn and ice cream. Phone 33.
Love-Whltley Co. tf
British-Americans Control Tobacco In
Germany and Kaiser’s Govern
ment Confiscates Holdings.
AMSTERDAM. May 26.—It is re
ported here that the German govern
ment has confiscated the entire hold
ings in Germany of the British-Amer
ican Tobacco Company, of which
James Duke, of New York, is presi
dent. The company has property
worth many millions of dollars scat
tered in all parts of the German em
pire.
The American ambassador at The
Hague has wired to Berlin for a re
port regarding the confiscation of the
company’s property, which he will
send to Washington because of the
large American interests in the tobac
co concern, which is a combination of
American and British tobacco inter
ests. The property confiscated is val
ued at $50,000,000.
GERMANS USE
POISONOUS GAS
Make Considerable Gains Near La
basse As a Result—French Ad
mit Heavy Losses.
PARIS, May 26.—Using asphyxiat
ing gas bombs the Germans have made
considerable gains in the Labasse
district, driving the Allies back for
five miles. The shells are fired from
mortars and emit a heavy poisonous
gas. Many cylinders are also shot
into the trenches and they also send
out a death dealing gas.
The Germans also used heavy ar
tillery fire upon the British and French
troops when they were forced to leave
the trenches and seek safety in flight
from the deadly gases. The losses
were heavy.
hortIesteI
REACHES VALDEZ
The steamer Northwestern reached
Valdez at 8 o'clock last night, bring
ing fifty tons of freight for local mer
chants and the following passengers:
H. E. Ellis, Mrs. Charles Ramsay,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Barrett and three
steerage.
D. B. Wilson, sales manager -for
H. H. Tamimen, the Denver and New
York manufacturers of Alaska curios
and novelties, arrived on the North
western to take orders from local
merchants. His house manufactured
and placed on the market the best
Alaska view folder yet seen in the
north and they also make Alaska
penants.
Cleaning & Pressing
Aftetratioit* of allkinds-Ftrst clan work guaranteed
Suits Sponged, and Pressed $1.00
Rugs cleaned like new, 50c and up.
J. D. CLARK, PmM Hotel. Both Phono IS
Headquarters tor Trateling Men.
Copper Block
VALDEZ
“The House of Comfort,”
For Men Only
Steam Heat. Hot Bath.
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Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OP
Native and I f TA/SPCD and Buildin*
Puget Sound LUIViDlH Material
| CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W.. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
•Patronize a Home Industry
VALDEZ ELECTRIC COMPANY
* THE CONSUMERS’ COMPANY
Office in Copper Block, on Broadway
Chas. R. Crawford WaU Strett> iwi»
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Plate Glass, Window Glass, Roofing and Building Papers, Roofing
Pitch, Lime, Cement, Plaster Lath, Shingles, Builders’ Hard
ware, Shop and Job Work of all kinds..
Windows, Doors, Moulding, Finishing Lumber. FAiRBAffic?morse t co
FOR SALE
In good condition the following machinery:
One 83 horse-power Ideal steam engine. •
One 125 horse-power locomotive type boiler.
One 150 horse-power steam heater.
One steam pump, new.
One 60 kilowatt A. C. generator complete with switch
board and appliances.
One 8 kilowatt direct current generator.
One 14 inch double leather belt.
One V/2 Inch adjustable stock and die.
One large belt tightener, adjustable, complete.
All the above will be sold at a bargain.
Alaska, Water, Light & Tele. Co.-Phone 39
Valdez Sheet Metal Works, Inc.
Plumbing, Steam and Hot Water Heating.
Motor Boat Supplies. Paints and Oils.
Pumps, Well-Points. Valves X Water. Steam and Suction
and Packing. Hose.
PIPE AND FITTINGS
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Telephone 66
Foot Keystone Ave
Rough Dry lCc lb.
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When in Chitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Finest Hotel in the Interior—Well Heated, Clean Rooms.
• Bar in Connection. Rates Reasonable
BUY TOWN LOTS NORTHERN
REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Valdez Is not dead, only sleeping,
and it always wakes up in time to
go to work.
Buy when everyone else wants to
sell. If you buy when everyone wants
to buy you pay the top price.
Valdez has more mineral resources
close to it than any other town in
Alaska outside of Juneau.
Many gold and copper properties
are near Valdez awaiting only a little
labor or capital to develop them.
Valdez has had several “booms.” It
is soon to have another. Buy while
property is cheap.
Valdez • will be on the map when
some other places are forgotten.
You can get 25 per cent, income
on' property in Valdez at present
prices.
In the states if you get five per
cent, net out of rented property you
are >ucky. In Valdez you can get
from 20 to 30 per cent, a year.
If you have any property to rent,
colections to be made, give your busi
ness to the Northern Real Estate
Exchange, located on Wall street,
phone 59. Live agents. Adv.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Mrs. M. F. Roberts, her heirs
and administrators and to all it may
concern^ You are hereby notified that
I have expended during the past year,
1914, the sum of $66.66 (sixty-six dol
lars and sixty-six cents) lawful money
of the United States in labor and im
provements upon your one-third inter
est in those mining claims lying and
being on Avery river, in the recording
precinct of Valdez, Alaska, which are
known as the Beauty Bird and Beauty
Bird No. 1, the location notices of
said claims being of record in the
office of the commissioner, and rec
orded at Valdez, Alaska, pages num
bered 95, 96, In Book 10, Mining Rec
ords. in order to hold said claims
under the provisions of section 2324
of the Revis d Statutes of the Unit"
ed States, concerning annual labor
on mining claims, being the amount
required to bo'd said lode claims for
the period ending December, 1914.
And unless within ninety days after
the completion of the publication of
this notice to-wit: within ninety days
after the 7th day of June, 1916, you
contribute your proportion of such ex
penditure incurred in performing said
annual labor and Improvements,
which is the sum of $66.66, your in
terest in said claims will become the
property of your co-partners, who have
made the required expenditure by the
terms of said section.
Dated at Valdez. Alaska, this 8th
day of March. 19,15.
JULIUS RONNING.
I Last publication June 7. 1915.
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING.
McKinley Street, Valdez.
Ed. Wood, - - - Proprietor.
A. M. Dieringer
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight*
ing to all interior points
LIVERY and FEED STABLE
STORAGE
Teaming of all kind?
Positively oo coal deliveied
ooless paid (or in advance
Valdez Lodge
No 168,
Free and Accepted Masons
Regular Communications first Wednesday 10
each month in MoKlnlev Hail Y.sitors aiways
welcome.
A. E. GRIGSBY W. M.
Ed Wood. Sec-,
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When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, Prop.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave Seward. Alaska
Valdez Miners Union No, 188
Wettern Federation of Miner**
H. M. CARTER, Prwidnnt.
Granite Mine .
CHAS. McCALLUM, Secretary,
Veldea.tAiaaka.