Valdez Daily Prospector
l'UUMSHKD By THK
Prospector Publishing Co.
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One Dollar i>er Month: Twe)**« Dollars ucr Year
SATURDAY, MA11G1I 2, 1912.
CHANGE OF VENUE.
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T» ease wijh Mfhich the attor
neys for Frank Hawkins obtained
a change of venue for him in the
eases before the federal court in
vhich ihe is lo. answer the indict
ments brought against hirn by the
ftderal grand jury gives every
reason for the belief that a ehange
of venue will be obtained in ev
ery ease of an indicted bank oll'i
eial. It does not appear lo us
• hat there is any prejudice Against
Mr. Hawkins in Ibis camp; cer
tainly there is not the prejudice
against him that there is against
the higher-ups, whose rases come
up later.
While we have nol the slightest
feeling of good will toward the of
ficials who are charged with
wrecking the bank, ami while we
still retain the opinion that bell
should be administered in large I
doses to the wicked, protection
begins at home, and we cannot but i
feel that il is |o our best inter- j
ests and the best interests of the
camp that the bank troubles and
wrongdoings should be aired away
from home. That bank and its
officials have injured the camps
people about as much as they can ;
stand, and further excitement or J
suspicion regarding a matter thai |
is vital fo the people is nof. for
our good. This camp as a whole
is peopled hy pood haters and good
lighters, while what tlie camp
most needs at this time is peace.
The prosperity of this camp and
its people depends upon peace
and good fellowship and consid
eration one for the other, for the
margin of success here today is
not so large that strife can he
allowed to stand in its way. The
basis of the business of this camp
as in outside camps, is credit,
.and the more the financial situ
ation is complicated l>v evil re_ |
port and suspicion, the worse for J
the people of the camp. There is j
plenty of money in the camp to!
finance the business of the camp, j
but money is "scarey" and slays ;
in its hole when the financial at-j
mosphere of a camp is surcharg- j
ed with suspicion. Were the bank
cases to be tried here, every day
during I heir progress the ramp!
would lie alive with stories that
wotibl keep money scared nearly
to death, and the people would be J
more ami more set by the ears, j
Uncertainty and suspicion have i
"balled np" business here for a j
year past ami have <l«>n«> no oth-j
er fcreai *ood. and the evidence;
that further suspicions and un- j
certainties are in a fair way In lie ,
side-stepped is good news to the!
vital interests of the camp. Pages j
-of good newspaper copy are
threatened, but it is "better as it !
is."—News-Miner.
ALASKA BREVITIES.
Alaska homesteaders lake no-!
tire: .V-liill reducing from live j
lo lliree years the requirement for ;
settlement on homesteads passed i
the t'. S. senate on February 5.
■'I In* .)ii■!••{«11 Dispatch says thai
l'oslmaster .John T. Npickell. of
I he capital city, will resign. The
Dispatch also nominates Purser<
Fred S. fJliff, of tin* strainer <«eor- |
gia, as his successor.
(ieorge Rochal, who came tf» |
Treadwell a few months a^o from |
Vahle/., working in the electrical!
depart men!, while Jiere, was a
southbound passenger on the last
Canadian steamer for Vancouver.
Juneau' Dispatch.
UNLUCKY DAY FOR
MINER8 AT TREADWELL
Friday, Feb. 0, was an unlucky
ilay for the miners employed in
the Treadwell mines. There were
three accidents wherehy two men
met instant death, a third the loss
of his eyesight and three others
suite red severe injuries.
DOUQLA8 MINER BREAKS
NEOK BY FALLING
Douglas, Fell. 21.— A very sad
accident occurred last Thursday
niffhl at the 300 mill, when Oeo.
Ilirdi, who was repairing a belt.,
fell about 2f» feet against some
iron, breaking his neck. He is
a son of George Ricdt, proprietor
of ihe Douglas bakery, and a
brother to Mrs. Chas. Rigling and
Miss Bertha Rfedi, Of Treadwell.
ST. ELIAS HAS •
BEEN LEASED
—
The New Management Will Take
Charge Next Monday
Morning
The St. Elias on Keystone will
pass under new management nfcxt
Monday -morning. 'j^he property
is <i>wned' by Mr. ;Pdot and has
been leased through' his 'agent to
Mrs. l\Tarion Leach an'd Mrs. Ben
Silverman. They have secured a
three-year lease and will oper
ate the St. Elias as a private
rooming house where travelers
and men \vith their . wives, and
families will find accommodation.
The St. Elias is admirably
adapted for rooming house pur
poses, as it has i(» large and com
fortably furnished rooms. Every
room is an outside one and is
healed and^e/tric lighted. Sev
eral of the rnMiis are so arranged
that they e;^\ thrown into
suites for giicsls with families.
The SI. Elias has long been the
popular family hotel of Yaldez
and under the management of
Mesdames. I .each and Silverman
its popularity is bound to be in
creased. The ladies have un
bounded faith in llie future of
Yaldez and will be in a position
to se.Mire their share of the trade.
NOME COAL FAMINE
WAS NOT SERIOUS
Nome, Jan. 12.— Invustigation
«• f tin* coal situation prove.s that
tln» shortage is more apparent
than real, as many people have
large slocks of eoal on hand
which they are holding for spec
ulative purposes. Hoth business
and private houses are resorting
to the use of crude oil at $2.50
per barrel, and a large number of
houses have installed oil burners
during the week.
COULD NOT BELIEVE
WE HAVE SUNSHINE
l.asl week when the weather ob
server at Silka wired to the ofVice
at Seal lie his report showing the
exceedingly mild weather that
prevailed throughout Southeast
ern Alaska, the Seal lie man could
no| believe I lie figures, and senl
back llie following curl reply:
" You're a liar."
Vaudeville Ton'ght.
Al I lie Orpheum ami last chance
lo see the following line comic
pictures. (lompjele change of
pictures with extra vaudeville
numbers Ioiuoitow evening. Pas
sion play on Tuesday evening.
Tonight's program:
Selection by orchestra.
"Where is My Fountain Pen?"
a good comic.
Illustrated song, "Honey fiirl."
"The Indian's Test," one of the
besl Indian pictures yet shown.
"What Would You Do ?" a side
splitter.
Vaudeville by the jolly trio,
(lillis, Kaserosky and Henry.
"A "Suffering Insomnia," a
scream.
<!ood music.
Our Prescription
Department and store in charge "f
a graduate pharmacist ai all
times. Owl Drug'fjo., Inc.
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Tin* Seward (laleway is on sale
»• I Ihe Valdez Drug Co. If
Advices from Ketchikan si air
th a I a rich quartz strike has been
made in whal is known as tho I,on
Devan tunnel, 10 miles past of
thai place. For two years the
company has been driving a pros
pecting funnel, lfopp was about
given up when a 10-fool ledge of
galena ore was struck. The fra
lena contains holh gold and sil
ver, assays showing Ihnt the ledve
is rich.
QR. H. COCKERILLE
Dentist
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0 Whaling BulMIng VALDE2
INDEPENDENT MESSENGER Co.
' and
VALDEZ VACUUM CLEANING Co.
LA TOVCitK 4 PKf'K, Mgra.
OlWca Smylkle'i Tailor Skap Phana 102
Sarrfe* la AD Part* af Tun, Calk Auvm4 fraaiy4l)
!••)««• CWU«atUI
Houm and Carpet Cleaning
CAMERON DAVIS
I THE MAJESTIjC
AMUSEMENT <#.
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l£ld. DAVIS, TMgr.
Complete ohange of program on
Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday
Week days one show at 8 p. m.
Sundays two shows at ft and
9:15 p. : m.
vaudevil^.£ Specialties
PIGTUORtH WHILE
Jack Surryhne, Musical Director.
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M.
Kbpokts air Minks
Patunt Sumvmya
Qmnmbal. Mining & nqinm crinq
-i Phonb No. iob
F. butt£rworth
Civil Engineer and',
U. S. Daputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
oniee in Harrinirton HUIk.
on Wuter Front • • Hes- I'hone. 1R9
MISCELLANEOUS
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Meet every Tuesday evenintr ut H o'clock in |
Kairlc Hall: All members requested t« nt-,
tend T* G. QDINX. ArtlcChief J
Valdez Lodge
No 168.
r ree ana Acceiueu Masons
Regular Communications tlrst Wednesday In
each month in McKinley Hall. Visitors always
welcome. "
James M. ^attersOD..W. M
C. C- Reynolds. Seo
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j Vlfjlttnir and loonl Odd Follows arc re
I iiucsted to register their name with the I
I Yaldez Odd Fellows" Club. IloKUlar i
I meetings. Mrst and third Monday.
Call on 1'. S. HPNT. Secrctarv. <
FOE
VAL.DKZ AKUIK No. IW7I
I Meet every Friday, H »». m. ICu»Mr Hall
BUY YOUR BREAD at
VALDEZ BAKERY
I Nothing but best materials used.
I FkESH BREAD DAIL\
All kinds of Cakes, PieH, etc.
made to order
WOOD & HENRICH, Prop..
Fagerberg Bros.
VNlZItf A, ALASKA
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Miners & Prospectors Supplies
Fresh Goods—Reasonable Prices
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We Wish to Announce to Mining Men and Prospectors
i That our Stock of Mining Supplies, is. Complete
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WE CARRY
DYNAMITE CAPS FUSE PICKS
SHOVELS ORE CARS BELLOWS VICES
ANVILS HAMMERS DRILLS
And Everything for Complete Mining Outfits
Also a Full Line of Groceries and Provisions
Copper River
Draying Co.
Kr«:i*litin>r unit passengers to ull parts
of the irueri->r. Crucial Trucking
fc<l. Wood, - Proprietor
McKinley St. Vulttax
El/l>OP£/IN^
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CffAS. P£BAY, MOP.
THE BEST OF EVERYTHING
in the imurror THECrnr
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WB*® In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. P»op.
STRICTLY.. FIRST CLASS
, Fourth Ave' Scwamd, Al«4ka
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FISHER S BLEND
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DOUGHERTY & FERGUSON:
I'HONR 2.
Valdez Undertaking Co.
Undertaker, Embalmers
Funeral Director*
,4> GEO. ROBBINS, Mgr.
Steam Heat Electric Ligbta'
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Roomi AH Modern Convenience*
Good -piir niirrrT Good
Goods [PQ DUrrtl Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
Native and | | Tft/|QI7E> and Building
Puget Sound LiUlVlDJuIV Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 11
Patronize a Home Industry
the
Tairbanks Bar
. . George Krau, Proprietor
Pool, Cigars, Liquors
Courteous Treatment Phone 100
Ingram & Bush Dealers ^ j
Just Arrived Direct from the
Factories a Large Shipment of
iMTrrDinAn oRf«n|| EL SIDELO, Scniilcrif Million®irci Pj
SMOKECRAFT, Roina Victoria, Delnrionjco BELMONT, Monarch
REPRESENTA, Medio, Full Value, Madrid
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
Special Price To The Trade
We do a
general
Banking
Business
S-BLUM & @
— INCORPORATliD —
BANKERS
CAPITAL 200,000."
Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department
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We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on Time Certificates of Deposit