can't be too particular
about clothes, they help to
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& Marx
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Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co., Inc.
PIONEER OUTFITTERS
5 Per Cent Interest
• » t y. •
This Bank affords a convenient and reliable
depository for the savings of the people. We
pay interest at the rate of 5 per cent per an
num on certificates o£ deposit for one year.
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co., Inc.
SO Per Cent Discount
We are disposing of our large slock of undertaking poods,
consisting of best metallic-lined and plain caskets, also hard
wood coHins; also embalming by a licensed embalmer at 50
per cent, of our original price, which si about cost price.
VALDEZ BANK & MERCANTILE CO., Inc.
|r
Ifoon Mazda ^fabt
Alaska Water, Light & Tel. Co.
Phone . 39 ,
Puget Sound Fir Lumber
We Carry a Complete Assortment
Mining Timbers, Bunker AtR. h.
and Stamp Mill Materials ' Prices
Yards Fool of WALL ST. A ■ • * 1
craword",build|ng Arctic Lumber Co.
Republican Oonventlon.
A convention of the Independ
ent Republicans of Alaska is
hereby called to meet in Valdez
on the 2tHh day of May, 1912, at
10 o'clock a. in. to nominate a
candidate for Delegate to Con
gress fo be vclf.d for at I he ter
ritorial election to be held on the
\3th day of August, 1912. Also to
elect two delegates and two nl
lernalcs lo Ihe Republican na
•liorvnl convention lo be held in
Chicago on the 18lh day of June,
1912. Also to transact such oth
er business as may come before
Ihe convention.
Each election precinct in Alas
ka, as Ihe same were constituted
at the delegate election of 1910,
shall lie entitled to one delegate
in the convention hereby called
for every 20 votes or fraction
thereof cast for Hon. James
Wickersham for delegate to con
gress at the election held Aug
ust 9, 1910. A .
Dated Valdez, Alaska, April 26,
1912.
E. E. RITCHIE, Acting Secretary.
E. VALENTINE, Chairman.
Any how Bob La FollotCe is hav
ing a run for his money.
Taft and Teddy might with
profit read Lord Chcstcrfleld'H
letters to hi« son.
Aeroplane records continue to
he broken just as are the bones
of the aviators.
Luther Burbank might as well
do something worth while. A
stoneless plum is good as far as
it goes but a liarlcsn man would
have a commercial value.
Trade at homo and give your
neighbors and fellow citizens the
satisfaction of handling the dol
lars a while.
Attorney Ocnerni Wiekersham
announces that he will {retire
from the cabinet next March. Ho
will all his confrere'es.
MUCH BUSINESS BEFORE
COUNCIL LAST NIGHT
' ; « i ■ . ; i
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL FAVOR DR. BOYLE'8 SCHEME OF DI
VERTING WATER NEAR THE GLACIER A8 PRECAUTION
ARY MEASURE IN AIDING DIKE CONSTRUCTION
The city council met in regular
sesison last night. Present May
or Ritchie, Councilmen Finical,
Boyle, Krau, McCallum, Day,
Chisholm..
Minutes of previous meeting
read and approved.
Max Smith ir*ade application
for messenger license; granted.
A communication . from the
Nome council accompanied by a
memorial asking congress to so
amend the nftinicipal laws as to
permit of a more expeditious
method of collecting taxes, and
to impose a penalty on delin
quents and making taxes a pre
ferred lien; referred to law an
ordinance committee.
The mayor reported that Mrs.
Lit I lejohn had protested against
hack taxes <»n property owned by
her. Mrs. IJtllejnhn had pur
chased the property upon which
was due three years back taxes
to |he amount of s?103.49; city
attorney was instructed to make
some arrangement with Mrs. Lit
tlejohn by which she could pay
said taxes by installment.
A communication from Depart
ment of Agriculture, asking the
co-operation of the city in the
eliinjination of tuberculosis
among cattle; referred to com
mit lee on public health and po
lice.
The following bills were read,
refe. red to finance commit lee,
reported and ordered »aid:
Valdez Miner, $24.50; (Jus
D.jarf, $1; Oliver Morris, $5;
Martin Ellington, $4.50; llarry
Moore, $12: McDaniels, 87.05
A. J. Meals, $12.50", Dan Will zie,
$8.25: Copper Hiver Drnyage (]n„
$0.70; Valdez Dock Co., $37.50:
Alaska I... W. & Tel. Co.. $20.58:
Valdez SIm'i'I eMlal Works, 50e:
Owl Drug Co., $15.25: S. Ilium &
Co., $12.00; W. II. Crary. $5.85:
Valdez l;inlerlakinK Co., $50.
Clerk instructed to notify own
ers of th«' amount spent for
shoveling snow from their side
walks in front property that I hey
should repay city for same.
The treasurer reported as fol
lows: Collected from Max
Schmidt. $25; fronv W. T. Scott,
$80; from T. P. (Jcraghly, $15;
from Fish house, $15.
Standing committees as here
tofore announced in the Pros
pector were read.
Mr. Brcnnan complained on the
raise in the assessment on the
Northern laundry building of $1.
200; referred tocomimttee on as
sessment and collection of taxes.
Mr. Saunders stated that he
wished to put houses on block
"C" but found that new survey
had contemplated an alley
through the block; referred to
street committee.
The salary of all city employes
wore fixed at thci same rata as
paid last, year. Town treasurer's
bond has been fixed at 810,000.
The clerk was instructed to
notify tho clerk of (he court that
he should not pay over to thecitv
treasurer a sum aggregating a!
any »>ne time more than $5.o i'j
in the treasury fund, except on
advice of city dork.
A vole of thanks werr extend
ed fo Mr. Wheal and Mr. Crary
for tho excellent manner in which
they conducted (heir respective
offices last year.
Tho committee on assessment
and collection of (axes were in
structed to look up (he matters of
certain license taxes not being
paid. I
F)r. Hoy In called attention to
what action should be taken in
regard to (he glacial stream and
sugested that the natural chan
nels immediately under the gla
cier be blasted and (he gravel
loosened In order to cause the
waters to deepen Its own channel,
thus saving the present dike the
pressure of the full glacinl
stream.
I)r. Boyle thought that by do
ing something of this kind it
wotild facilitate the work of the
[government in building the new
like.
Krau suggested that it might
ie well to consult the govern
ment engineer by telegraph on
ho subject, otherwise ho was in
favor of doing something.
Finical believed that the posl
lon assumed by Dr. Boyle was
ho corect one. It wag up to the
city to help the government so
they could construct the dike.
Mr. Mcintosh reported that
there were sufficient accommo
dations at the glacier for any
number of men which the city
might employ there.
The mayor was instructed to
send a telegram to Col.. iRchard
son asking for information, and
the committee on sewers and
wharves were instructed to inves
tigate the feasibility of opening
the channel at the glacier and
the committee was empowered to
expend not to exceed 9500 if they
deem it expedient.
Mayor Ritchie was authorized
to thank the mayor of Cordova
for congratulations on the pass
age of Ihe dike bill by congress.
Mr. Finical called attention of
the council lo the fact that there!
was $150 due Judge Hubbard and
moved that the city take upon it
self lo guarantee the ultimate
payment of the draft after the
committee had collected all it can.
Mayor Ritchie reported that lor
had made a year's lease with the
quartermaster at Fort Liseum for
the landing of the Lieut. Donald
son at $163 for Ihe year.
small repairs on the wharf
'wore authorized through the com
mittee on permanent improve
ments.
Finieal called attention to the
cross walk on lower Broadway,
opposite Otto Kanit/.' property as
being in a dangerous condition
for pedestrians. He said the'
passage way was also blocked
and impassable for the fire de
partment. The marshal was in
structed to make such changes
as necessary.
Dr. Boyle called attention of
council that the assistant mar
shal would not take orders from
his superior and moved that the
mayor instruct the assistant to
lake orders from the marshal and
t<» report to him on all mailers.
The mayor suggested that the
city attorney was instructed I<»
draw an ordinance covering the
subject. So ordered.
Adjourned.
(New Pictures at IVIajestic.
Change of program at Majestic
tonight, Tuesday,
1. Overture, Majestic orches
tra.
2. "Father and Son," a beau
tiful drama.
3. "At the Break of Dawn,"
western drama.
4. Illustrated sonb by Miss
Blanche Fogg.
5. "His Birthday," comedy
worth while.
(5. "Foxy lz/.y," something lo
!fcaugh at.
Only one show week days at 8
p. m.
WILL KILL HORSES
WHEN WORK COMPLETED
When the big joint American
and Canadian .survey parly fin
ishes the work of marking the
Alaska boundary next August 55
horses, whicli have been used in
pack trains by tbe engineering
crews will bo shot; 20 other
horses will be made np into a new
pack train for the inspection
crew that will go back over the
boundary to see that all the mon
uments are in place and when
that work is finished they, too,
will be killed.
The work of the horses in the
pack trains will be finished when
the boundary survey is complet
ed. It would bo almost impos
sible to bring tho animals hack
again; they cannot be turned
loose to forage for themselves,
for they would starve, and the
natives on the shores of tho Arc
tic have no use for horses and
could not bo induced to take tho
pack trains. So with the com
pletion of tho work the horses in
the best pack trains in North
America must die.
Tho final inspection of the
boundary line, which will follow
tho completion of the survey will
he made to see that all boundary
monuments are in place. It has
boon found necessary to resrf a
number of monuments which
wore erected in ground thai would
not hold. If any have been dani^
aged since tho work was com
pleted Ihey will be repaired on
tho final Inspection trip.
PROFESSIONAL
L. V. RAY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
BEWARD, - ALASKA
Patents Mining Incorporations
CHARLES & CANTY
FRANK H. FOSTER
Lawyers,
Alaska Securities BI'd'g vaLaz
DR. GERMAN
Phone ie the dentist
Office rooms over Owl Drug store. Office hours
0 a. m.. to 6 p. m.. 7 p. u>., to 9 p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work uuaranteed.
LOCAL ITEMS
Koy«tonc bath house furniture
for sale cheap.
For Sale.
Four room house for sale cheap
Cellar 10x20 ft. Furnace. Barn
12x24 It. Address P. O. box 31,
Valdcz, Alaska.
Foil RENT—Light and warm
room at the Reynolds house, Mrs.
L. A. Depuy, Prop.
Drawing and Painting.
Mrs. R. Kinsman will organize
a class in drawing and oil paint
ing during the coming week. All
wishing to join call at her resi
dence on McKinlcy street.
Look! Look I Look!
Ladies and gents, black and tan
shoes cleaned and shined. See!
Johnnie, the bootblack, Pioneer
Barber Shop.
Silverman will call Tor and de
iver your goods, 'phone 198.
FOR SALE—Gable cabinei
grand piano. See I. P. Blade, ca
ble oilier.
Bring your job work to the
Prospector office.
The only practical tailor In
Valdez, Bon Silveiman. 'Phone
198.
The Seward Gateway is on sale
at the Valdez Drug Co. tf
The Grand hotel under new
management. Itooms 25c and up.
I Laundry in connection. Mrs. It.
J Sharts.
FOR SALK--One 10 ff. h. p.
Racine dory. One pool table, 9 x
,r>. One 150-fl. trammol net. One
barber chair. Apply lo Company
4,Cf" IGlh Infantry, Fort Lis
Silvcrinan will call for and do
liver your goods, 'phone 198.
ASSAYER
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The Assayer
Twelve yearn at Tacoma Smelter
OppoHite Electric Light Office
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VALDEZ, ALASKA
CYRUS W. HARRINGTON\
Mining Engineer and
U. S. Dep'y Surveyor
Assay Oftlcc Id Valdem
CoDDectlon Alaska
Mail Orders Promptly Attended to
VOLL& BARKER
CHEMISTS, AS8AYER8 AND
MINING ENGINKEKH
Established 1881
Two doors Below Stock Exchange
Valdez, Alaska
A. M. Dieringer
VALDEZ TRANSFER CO.
General Trucking and Freighting
to all partw of the interior.
Positively no coal delivered un
less paid for In advance
Offico on Wall St . Phone GO
New York Life
Insurance Co.
W. H. CRARY, Representative
Valdez, Alaska. I'hone 41
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Dentist
Whaling Building VALDEZ
Clark & Wright
LAWYERS
WASHINGTON, D. C.
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K. M. BLADE, Observer.
VALDEZ DRUG CO.
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PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Telephone Orders Solicited Free Delivery
Charles liusli, who has been
experimenting with an auto
sleigh at Carcross for tho past
three years, now announces that
tho machine is a success and thai
ho will have live of them con
structed during the coming sum
mer for freighting next winter on
the Dawson road.
Notioe to Oredltora.
In tho Probate Court, Valdez Pre
cinct, Third Judicial Division,
Territory of Alaska.
In tho matter of tho estate of
Charles W. 8helley, deceased.~
Notfco to Creditors.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, administrator of tho
ostate of Charles W. Shelloy, de
ceased, to tho creditors of, and
all persons having claims against
tho said ostate, to exhibit them
with tho necossarv vouchers
within six (6) months after thol
first publication of this notice,
to tho said administrator at tho
office of Smith, Bunnell & Web
er, at Valdez, Alaska, tho same
being the place for tho transac
tion of tho business of said es
tate.
Dated at Valdez. Alaska, this
9th day of April, 1012.
fcD. WOOD.
Administrator of tho estate of
Charles W. Rhelley, deceased.
First pub. April 9, 1912.
Last pub. May 8, 1912.
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Notice of Forfeiture.
To Carl F. Ilarlman, Mabol
Harlman and L. W. Hussell: You
and cach of you aro hereby noti
fied that there has been expended
during the year 1911 in labor oa
those certain lodo mining claims
situated on Long Glacier River
Kotsina Hiver drainage, Chitina
recording distrn t, Alaska, to
wit: The Lucy, Alice, George,
Red Lead, Anaconda. Emma, Dick,
Maud, Susie, Rose, Dig Jim, Lit
tle Jim, Phyllis and North Star,
tho sum of $1,400.00 (fourteen
hundred dollars), lawful money
of the United States, the amount
required by law to hold said
claims for the year following the
Gorformanco of the annual labor;
iiat said expenditure for labor
aforesaid was made by Patrick
Murphy and James Fish, the co
ownors of said t.aims. And un
less within ninetv days after the
completion of tho publication of
this notice, to-wit: within ninety
days after the 9th day of July,
1912, you contribute your portion
of the expenses of the aforesaid
annual labor for said year, your
interest in said lodo claims will
be forfeited and become the prop,
erty of the undersigned, who ar
your co-owners.
PATRICK MURPHY.
JAMES FISH.
Date of first pub. April 10„ *12.
Date of last pub. July 9, 1912.
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