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 off.
This does not include the Packard Shoes for Men.
Valdez Mercantile Co. inc.
Successors to
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co. Inc.
This Space Is Reserved for the
Valdez Bank & Trust Company
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
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 the sum of six
hundred ($600) dollars in labor
and improvements upon the fol
lowing named lode mining claims,
to-wit: The Valdez claim No. 1,
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
hay, 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 the under
signed co-owner under Section
2324. Revised Statutes of the Un
ited States.
GEORGE II. MERRIFIELD.
First pub. Feb. 5. 1913.
Last pub. May 8, 1913.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
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
th» 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 I
this notice by publication, you
fail or refuse to contribute your
proportion ($50) vour interests I
in said claim will become the
property of the subscriber under
Section 2324, Revised Statutes of
the United States.
JOHN PAULE.
First pub. January 11, 1913.
Last pub. April 15, 1913.
Reinke can fix anything from a
watch down.
Gentle horse and comfortable
culler for rent by day or hour.
Rate reasonable. Apply Fred
Fish, 'phone 47.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
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.
1 and Last Chance No. 2 lodes,
situate in Shoup bay near the en
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 (he 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
ection 2324, Revised Statutes of
the United States.
YVM. KOCH.
Date of first pub. Jan. 24, 1913.
Date of last pub. April 24, 1913.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
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, 19i2,
in the office of the recorder
aforesaid; that being $300 per
vear, the amount required to hold
said claims for the year ending
December 31, 1912. And if,
within ninety days after Mi is no
tice by publication, you fail or
refuse to contribute your pro
portion ($75, being $25 for each
of said claims), your interesls in
said claims will become the prop
erty of the subscriber under Sec
I ion 2321, Revised Statutes of the
United States.
JOHN fMULE.
First pub. January 11, 1913.
Last pub. April 15. 1913.
NOTICE OF HEARING OF FINAL
ACCOUNT.
In the Probate Court, Valdez Pre
cinct, Third Judicial Division,
Territory of Alaska.
In the matter of the estate of
Hardin Smith, deceased—Nolije
of hearing of final account.
Notice is hereby given that An
gus Chisholm, administrator of
the estate of Hardin Smith, de
ceased, has rendered and pre
t
sented for settlement and filed
his llnal account and report of his
administration of the said estate,
land that Tuesday, the 6th day of
May, 1913, at the hour of two
o’clock p. m., of said day, at the
olfice of Thos. R. Shepard, ex of
ficio judge in probate of the Val
dez precinct, at Valdez, Alaska,
has been duly appointed by the
saiil court as the time and place
of settlement of said final ^ ac
count and report, at which lime
j and place any person interested
in said estate may appear and
file objections and exceptions to
said tinal account and report.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this
1st day of March, 1913.
ANGGUS CHISHOLM.
[Administrator of the estate of
| Hardin Smith, deceased.
Date of first pub. March 1, ’13.
Date of last pub. May 5, 1913.
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Notice is hereby given that, a
municipal election will be held
i April I. 1913, at the Fire Hall,
in the Town of Valdez, for the
purpose of electing seven coun
cilman and one member of the
school board for the position of
Treasurer. The polls will be op
en at 9 a. ni. and will close at 7
p. m. 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 and who are resi
dents of the Valdez school dis
trict.
RANDALL K. ASHBY,
Town Clerk.
Dated this -4th day of March.
1913.
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
COMl'ANY.
Valdez, Alaska, Jan. 29, 1913.
Chas. R. Crawford
Wall Street Phone 159
fht« glass, window glass, roofing; and
building papars, roofing pitch, lime, ce
ment, plaster lath, shingles, builders’
hardware. Shop and Job work of all kinds
Window*, Doors, Moulding, Finish
ing Lumber
Aaaat* far Fairbaalu, Mona £ Co.
CUT TICKET
IS NOMINATED
I
Little Interest in Election—Fight |
for Control of the School
Board.
Hut little interest is being taken
in the city election and at the
time of going to press no opposi
tion ticket had been made up. The
Peoples Ticket consists of—
ANGUS CHISHOLM.
CHARLES DAY.
\Y. M. FINICAL.
CHARLES McCALl.l M.
E. E. RITCHIE.
E. If. WHEAT.
HARRY E. E. KING.
Charles Wilcox, the present j
treasurer of the Valdez school
board, has been nominated to sue- i
reed himself, and Rev. W. II.
Ziegler is still in ^he ring, lie
desired to withdraw, but having
promised his friends that he
would stay lie is sticking. Mrs.
Fred Cameron is also a candidate,
having been urged by many to al
low them to have a woman mem
ber of the board. Sam McNeice
has also been nominated and his
friends claim he will make a good
run.
on me iteservauon mree iick
e(s have been nominated.
For school directors—R. S. ]
Heckey, treasurer; A. J. Wendler,
clerk; J. A. McGilvery.
Another ticket consists of John
Lyons, treasurer; W. II. Caswell,
clerk; amt R. S. llickey.
The third ticket is composed of
John Lyons, Treasurer: W. II.
Caswell, Clerk; and E. R. Spiers.
The women have the right of
franchise for school' directors in
both the town and Reservation.
Qualifications for Elector at
School Election April 1, 1913.
All adults who are citizens of
the United States, or who have
deVlar“d their intention to be
come such and who are. residents
of the school district.
RODEN WOULD
AB6LISH DEFENSE
( Continued from page 1)
death was caused in a whole or in
part by the negligence of a fel
low servant.
Third—That the injury or death
was caused by the contributory
i negligence of the employee.
Sec. t*. All ads and parts of
ads in conllid with this ad are
hereby appealed.
i
Printing 12,000 Stamps a Minute.
that the United States lias at
Washington, l). U., one of the
largest and best equipped print
ing plants in Ibis or any other
country. Unde Sam may lie safe
ly. said to hold the world’s rec
ord as a printer—not only in size
of plant, number of employes and
extent of output, hut- also in up
to-date scientific management,
efficiency and economy.
An interesting example of what
this sort of modern efficiency
means is a machine which prints,
gums and perforates 12,000 post
age stamps a minute. Figuring on
an eight-hour day this is a pro
duction of 5,700,000 2-cent
stamps, worth #115,200, as a
day’s work for the two operators
required on the machine. The
stamps are shot out—-there is no I
other way to express it—a. the |
rate of 70 feet a minute This
means over six miles of p.i,-lair-‘
-lumps a day.
The machine eliminates 19 sep
arate operations required by the
previous method of printing and
has effected a saving of 57 per
cent in cost. The whole appara
tus, which is three feel wide, 25
foe! long, and 7 feel,‘'high, is driv
en by" a Crocker-Wheeler motor.
One man and a girl are able to
operate the entire machine and
the perforating device connected
with it. Mr. B.i R. Stickney, me
chanical expert, of the United
States bureau of printing and en
graving, is the inventor who de
veloped the machine for the spe
cial use of the government piddl
ing plant,
Dougherty & Ferguson receiv
ed on the steamer Sampson a
supply of fresh groceries, fruit
and vegetables.
DOST—An A. B. button with
diamond setting. Finder please
return to Al. While and receive
reward.
If you want all the new^all the
time, read the Prospector.
SPONGE IN MAN’8
ABDOMEN 8EVEN YEARS ,
Chicago, March 31.—If a
sponge is left in the abdomen of
i patient after an operation and I
is not discovered for seven years, !
does the. statute of limitations'
apply from the date of the inser
tion of the sponge or the date of:
I he discovery ?
This is a legal question which I
Foiled Stales District Judge Car-j
penter was called upon to decide !
here. It arose in the case of Geo.
N. Montgomery, of Jacksonville, |
Fla., against Dr. Charles K. Kalke, i
of Chicago. The plaintiIT avers i
that tile physician negligently left 1
the sponge in the abdomen after*
an operation for appendicilis. j
Seven years later Montgomery’s!
physicians found the sponge and!
removed it. i
Attorneys for the defense in
sisted that the statute of limita
tions had expired in the case, i
.averring it began to apply at tin* j
lime of I he orig inal opera! ion.
_ _ i
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Henry Oher arrived Sunday j
from the Teikhell count!’,v. where I
he has been working on the Flor- ;
cnee Teikhell property, lie will j
return in a few days to the!
claims and remain, for three I
months. .1. Cray accompanied!
him and will also return and as-|
sisl in opening the properly,)
which is considered one of thei
ties I in that section.
-I
William Wilson will move to- I
morrow into the Hats in the Krau
building, which was recently pur
chased from Ceorge Krau.
Mr. and Mrs. Pontus Magnus,
son and daughter, Marjorie, ar
rived from Wortmans today.
_
Don't forget to vote tomorrow.
Have enough civic pride about
you to rust a vote tomorrow.
The man who does not vole
should be disfranchised.
Mr..and Mrs. Frank Weber were
in veil today into their new home
by the City Express.
Anton Dominick, of T.andlock
hay, is in town for a visit.
Six teams left this afternoon
with supplies for the roadhouses.
ALL SORTS.
Snme men are spare ami "til
ers wear two hundred pounds of
tallow; some minds are deep and
knowledge keep, and oilier minds
are shallow. Some men behave
like Soloiis grave, and some are
spoi ls and friskers: some will not
wear the facial hair, and others
have long whiskers. H takes all
kinds of men and minds lo make
the world we dwell in; il is not
wise lo criticise, or of I heir faults
he yellin'. You loaf in town and
say that Brown is like dumb
driven cal lie: that old man Jones |
is naught hut bones, and you can
hear him rattle; you roast old
Jinks because he drinks, and jeer
at all your neighbors; you ought
lo stop that sort of yawp, and
fake up useful labors. Yes. broth
er, halt, until no fault in you can
be diskivcrdd: some folks may say
that you’re a jay, sway-hacked
and rhieken-livered. The Lord
made Jack and Hen and Zach, and i
lion any hyena, and as we’re built,
we toil and lilt around this old
world’s arena. Because I’m squat
shall I throw shot at lads who’re
tall and slender? Shall they as
sure me I'll he poor till grease is
legal lender? All men have
faults who graveyard wall/., a !
trail of sins behind 'em; hut we,
with zest, should seek the best, j
and take men as we find ’em.
YVALT MASON.
The trouble is that most of ,us
expect Opportunity to knock at
the door only during business
hours.
Tip Top registered brand se
lected Petaluma eggs three dozen
for $1 at'King's. Phone 188.
TIDE TABLES |
Monday, March 31.
High tide, 7:36 a. in., 9:48 p. m.
I.ow tide. 1:43 a. rn., 7:07 p. in.
APRIL TIDES.
—
Tuesday, April 1.
High tide, 8:58 a. in., 10:23 p. m.
I.ow tide, 3:16 a. in., 3:56 p. in.
Wednesday, April 2.
High tide, 9:55 a. m., 10:51 p. in.
I.ow tide, t:08 a. m., 4:31 p. in.
Thursday, April 3.
High tide, 10:38 a. m., 11:15 p. in.
Low tide, 10:40 a. in., •0:03 p. in.
Friday, April 4.
High tide, 11:15 a. m„ 11:35 p. in.
Low tide, 5:18 a. in., 5:28 p. in.
Saturday, April S.
High tide, 11:50 a. m., 11:54 p. in.
Low tidd, 5:45 a. m., 5:49 p. rn.
A. M. Dteringer
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
PROFESSIONAL
CITY EXPRESS
MEETS ALL BOATS
When in a hurry call on me.
“QUICK ACTION”
is my motto.
Phone 82. J. A. SPENARD, Prop,
Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate of National University
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
Phone 92 _Fourteen years in
Office in»Whaling building " VALDEZ
Next to cable office
DR. GERMAN
phone ,9 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
C. E. BUNNELL
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Offices Wall Street
Phone 31 VALDEZ
E. E. RITCHIE
LAWYER
phonk i:iii Valdez, Alaska
L. V. RAY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
SEWARD, - ALASKA
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M.
Valdez. Alaska
Reports on Mimes
Patent Surveys
General Mining Engineering
Phone No. 10a
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Res. Phone. lSe
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Meet every Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock Id
Eagle Hall. All members are requested to
attend. S. McNIECE. Arctic Chief
1.0.
Visiting and local Odd Fellows are re
quested to register their name with the
Valdez Odd Fellows' Club. Regular
meetings. first and third Monday.
Call on P. S. HITNT, Secretary.
FOE
VALDEZ AERIE Vo. 1971
fleet every Friday 8p. m. Eagle Hall
Valdez Lodge
No 168.
Free and Accepted Masons
Regular Communications first Wednesday In
uch month In McKinley Hall Visitors always
reloome.
James H. Fatten w.W. M
C. C Reynolds. Sea