5u'vr
Heavy Winter Chothing
suitable for the trail or
other outdoor wear.
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co., Inc
PIONEER OUTFITTERS
Increase in Capital
Our paid in Capital and Surplus which hat been earned
now amounts to
$104,567.00
all of which ia being used for the benefit of Valdez.
We solicit your banking business.
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co., Inc.
BANKING DEPARTMENT
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Harmless Information.
Cable, office hours:
Wot'k days 9 a. m. lo 9 p. in.
Sundays and holidays 9 lo 10
a. in. and 5 lo 0 p. in.
PoslMffiee hours:
Work days 9 a. in. lo (1 p. in.
Sundays and holidays 12 hi. lo
2 p. in.
UNDERTAKING
Embalming by
Licensed Embalmers
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co.. inc.
A Few Good Reasons why you should Have a Telephone
(1) When lli«> weather Is had your wife ran use It daily to order in«al, gro
eeri'*«. etc. and save herseir many a weary trip l«i market.
(2) You can get In instant communication with your home at any hour wlirn yon
arc away.
(3) If one of your children should bccomc sick in the middle. or the night, y<m
can summon llic doctor Immediately.
(i; You can charge your circic »»r desirable acquaintances, as a telephone in the
house gives one a peculiar social distinction In tin- eoinmuiiiiy.
(5) In case or lire or accident yon can siimuion help rrom the neighbors.
(i.i ir you are loo ill lo get to your office you can always conduct your business
rrom home.
(7> ir every clock in the house slops you can always fret the correct time rrom
"central."
(8> You can make or break social engagements over the telephone to suit your
convenience.
(9> The reeling or security which a telephone in the house produces makes
it a necessity.
Alaska Water, Light & Tel. Co.
Phone 39
Puget Sound Fir Lumber
We Carry a Complete Assortment
Mining Timbers, Bunker At
and Stamp Mill Materials
Prices
Yard* Foot of WALL ST. A . « |
CRAWFORD^BUILDING jrVlTCtlC L VI1X1001* V/O#
Phono 214
During Ihe absencc of J. K.
Wilson, <). Iloberls will take
charge of lii» business here. Of
fice. in Krye-Bruhn B'ldg. 2-1
McCall's Magazine
and McCall Patterns
♦ For Women
H«t« Mora Friend# than any other
magazine or patterns. McCall'a in iho
reliable Fashion Guide mortthly in
ond million one hundred thousand |
homes. Bcsidos nhowing i.il Hie la'.OHi i
designs of McCall Putternn, ia<Ji i>Mie j
is brimful of sparkling nl.ot r,t run !
and helpful information for won ^n.
Sat* and K«cp In Style hv r I t -Mnv
for McCall'a at onrc. (ill* I' -
cent* a rear, Including any on* ui (Lk c«l«.t u
MctXl Fafterna fret.
McCtlf PaltenM Lttd all otf:-r» In «tylr fit,
niir iillclty, tc'inom* and numJxr aoM. Mora
dcal«ri Mil McCall Patttrna than any t-the? Ivo
mat-.McomMn«'1. Nntu hlah«r than ijcanta. Uujr
lft/in font dulrr, or by mail Irom <
MtCALL'3 MAGAZINE
239-24« W. 37th Now York City
P'TI »lH' Ofti WiHn mi N*n OM^n *•*.
NOtloe of Forfeiture.
To Frank E. Lee: You are
hereby notified thai, there has
been expended during the year
1911 in lalwr on these certain
quart/, claims, known as the (lla
cier No. I and No. 2, and the Kit
1 ty, lying, being and situated in
i I tie Valdez mining district, in Hie i
recording precinct of Valdoz, in
i Ihe District of Alnskn, the sum of
three hundred dollars, lawful
I money of Ihe United States, th.T
i amount required by law lo hold
1 Hnid claims for the year, follow
i ing Ihe performance of Ihe an
fltlftl Inbor; that said expenditure
for Inbor, ns nforesaid, wns mode
by James (J. Cawley, a co-owner
of snid claims. And unless with
in ninety days after the comple
tion of the publication of I bin no
lire, to-wil: within ninety days
after the second (2nd) of Anril,
1012, yuu contribute your por
tion of the expenses of the afore
said annual labor for said year,
or your Interest in said quart*
claims will he forfeited and be
come Ihe property of the under
signed, who la your co-ownor.
JAMES C. CAWLEY.
Date first pub. Jan. 2; 1012.
Date last pub. April 2, 1012.
THE ORPHEUM
PHOTO PLAYS |
Latest Released Films on every
Boat
CHANGE OF PROGRAM EVERY
SUNDAY, TUESDAY, FRIDAY
Illustrated song* by Mr. T. F. Gillies
Orchestra of Four Pieces
One show every evening 8 p.m.
Two Shows Sunday, 8; 9:30
For the Winter Months
A. H. PINKUS, Prop.
Model Laundry Co.
Flannels our Specialty.
Work done the way you
want It.
Phone 63, next to Prospector
CHILDREN ENJOY
A NOVEL RIDE
Little Daughters of Rev. Johnson
Enjoy Riding Behind
Dog Team
Miss llntli and Miss Margaret,
tin? daughters oT Uev. Mr. John
son, arrived on the Northwestern
litis morning. The little, ladies
are aged 13 and 10 years respect
ively. The members of the La
dies Aid society called to welcome
the children of their pastor.
The children were met at the
wharf and conveyed to their home
by dog team. They come from
Australia and this was their first
opportunity to enjoy the pleasure
of riding behind a team of dogs.
A Fine Show at the Majestic.
| Another one ..r those nioney
getling programs will be shown
at the Majcslir on Sunday and
i Monday nights. A lint' cduealion
<il picture will be shown railed
"Scientific Troul Breeding," which
is very i111r«»sIi 11 jjt. Program:
I I. "Hearts, Hunger and 11 a p pi—
n«*«-s," a 1.111>i 11 rnmiit willi :i big
laugh.
2. **Sfi»»nlili«* Tronl ISreeding."
tduce.l ional.
a. l/lusl ralnl song.
i. "Only a Sister," a most
thrilling slor> of a sister's devo
II ion. A grcal rac.» lo gel. $500
deposited in I In* hank before the
jI'hock was presented. and how
iJini finally ma<l«* good.
j 5. "Her Artistic Temperament,"
an extremely line comic, wil.li
I Florence Lawrence and Arthur
Johnston as leading artists.
Call for Warrants.
Notice is hereby given that I
will pay all regular city warrants
up lo and including No. 2895 il
presented within 10 days from
dale. E. H. WHEAT,
Town Treasurer.
Yaldez, Alaska, Jan. G, 1912.
Fall coals, $5 and up. Suits
$15 and up at Harvey's Toggery.
Advertising in the Prospector
brings results. Try it.
WANTED--Odd jobs, snow
shoveling, house work, washing.
Phone 211. kl-10
Senator (just returned from
Washington)— Mr. Kcler, what is
I lie sentiment of the people of
your town concerning
Hieing Politician (sternly in
terrupt ing)--Senator, we don't
d nl in sentiment in our town; we
deal in fac's--f, a, x, fac's!
Very few men have the oppor-i
tunity of hcing great, hut all can
he true, just, honest and faithful,
even in smnll things.—Smiles.
Pride should of young men he
carefully avoided, of old men ut
terly disdained, and of all men
PUfipcrled and feared.—Soernles.
All our life through we must
lenrn hy toaching; we must jraiji
Mtorcft hy diHtrihuting what we
have.— F. I). Mauricer
The hardest trial of the heart
is, whether it can hoar a rival's
failure without triumph.—Alkin.
Ho who gives himself airs of
Importance exhibits credentials
of impotence.—Lavator.
LOCAL ITEMS
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Ha/.e
let, of Cordova, are visiting in
the city. They came up on t lie
Northwestern.
Charles M. Hosswog and (). K.
Tucker, I he Cordova delegates to
the non-partisan territorial con
vention, arrived on the Northwest
ern. They report business as be
ing good during the holiday sea
son.
A report from the states is that
the steamer Mariposa, recently
purchased by the Alaska Steam
ship company, will make her llrst
trip on the Valdcz run in March.
Jake Heptlnger is now in Cali
fornia and states that he will re
turn in'the spring to Valdez.
Mark Glcason is in San Fran
cisco and will remain there for
several weeks.
(«ene Shaw, who left here re
cent ly for the slates, is now in
San Francisco and announces his
intention to remain there.
Di«n Johnson, formerly a mem
ber of the firm of Johnson &
Kinsman, of this city, has ac
cepted a position as chemist with
Smith, Finery & ('o., «»f San Fran
cisco. lie will lake charge of their
l.os Angeles office.
Al. White, who is now in r.ali
fornia, expects to arrive h.*re
about January 15.
J. I>. Meenaeh, formerly
owner of the FJIainar mine, was
a through passenger on the Nor
thwestern for Seward, where he is
interested in several mining
proposit ions.
Silverman will call for and de
liver your goods, 'phone 198.
Mede Little left this morning on
the launch Brighton for Fllamar.
Miss Walgreen left this morn-1
ing for Fllamar, where she lias I
accepted a position as teaeher in j
I lie public school.
If you waul, your furs repair-j
<•<] sim' Silverman, phono 108.
A hml hrr uf .1. K. Heed, I In* I'll-!
fi i iii'i'i' who was k i 11•*«I mi I hi' C.op
pi'r Itiver ri»a«l recently hv I lie
wrecking "f Ili•' rolary. came up
mi I In* Xnrl hwi'sli'i'ii a 1111 will lake.
Ilii* ri'inains In I hi' stall"* fur bur
ial.
(M't'ioan. Iln» di'iilisl. IMimie I*.).
i-'oli IlKNT—.Nral I y l'i 1 r i ii -11 < •« I
eahin. Mrs. K. (J. Ames. If
Kalhi'r Van ilrr l*ol Iff! mi I lie
.\iirlliwi'sli-rii fur Seward.
\V. I.. Hodman. • a prouiini'iil ;
milling man of Seward, was a|
through passenger mi Ihis 11n»rn
injr's sli'anirr. I
Mrs. !•'. (i. Ann's will leave for
I lie stales on (h«> Alameda. Mr.
A mi's will remain in Valdey. for
Ihf present.
Mr. C-. A. Esson, I hi- assayer al
I h<* C.lilT mine, returned on I lie
Northwestern after having spent
Ilii' holidays in California.
Tlii! adjourned session of (he
district court will convene to
morrow morning at 10 o'clock,
r.nd the trial jury will be called.
Marshal Sullivan will hold a
public auction January 10 for the
dis posal of a number of articles
formerly used in the court house,
1 ul are no longer considered nec
essary to its upkeop. The articles
consist of mattresses, matting,
snow shovels, coal scuttles and
numerous other bric-a-brac.
\V. II. Morion returned yester
day from Knight Island, where he
went a week ago to locale some
copper claims.
Harry Delaney returned on the
Northwestern afr tea sojourn at
McNeil's island as as irucsl of Un
do Sam.
MISS NANCY NOW
HA8 LITTLE SISTER
A cablegram was received from
Seattle this morning announcing
the arrival of a flue baby girl at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Miller. Little Miss -Nancy now
has a little sister Ruth.
OLD RELIABLE
Hunlhouse, Upper Keystone Ave.
Hood beds, warm and com fori -
able, 12 per week with use of
kitchen, fuel and cooking ulen
ail* free. Best in the city.
PROFESSIONAL
* • # I . . . . *
L. V. RAY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
BE WAUL), - ALASKA
Patents Mining Incorporations
CHARLES G. CANTY
FRANK H. FOSTER
Lawyers
Alaska Securities BJ'd'g vaUaz
DR. GERMAN
Phone 19 THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Dm* store. Office hours
9 a. in., to 0 i». m.. 7 p.m.. to 9 i>. m. Sundays
by appointment. All work ttuurunteed.
Alaska Securities Co.
C. GANTY, Gen. Mgr.
Real Estate Mining Stock
New York Life
Insurance Co.
W. H. CRARY, Representative
Valdez, Alaska. Phone 41
Beaver Dam Roadhouse
NKLS JKl'SON. Pitor.
■II Milvs from VaUlez
OUTFITS FOR PROSPECTORS
First Closi Accommodatios.
Ample Stable Room
For OLIVER VISIBLE TYPEWRITER
See G. Fauehson,
Seward Concrete Stone Co.. (Local A Kent.)
B-Hold the Motto for 191 1
It isehca ,er tohuihl a WARM HOUSK
with CONCKKTK blocks, thiin to lieut a
a cold one with Sl l .vj coal.
THE NEW OFFICE
OF THE
Valdez
Prospector
IS IN THE BUILDING
REAR OF VALDEZ
DOCK OFFICE
Call And See Us
Archibald
~1 Carpets and Rugs | §
BIG DISCOUNT ON ALL
OUR HOLIDAY GOODS
Many Pretty Things to Select From.
*
We must close out all in order to make room
for other goods.
PARTIAL LIST
Manicure Sets
Scissor Sets
Jewel Boxes
Shaving Stands
Vases
Ash Trays
Toilet Sets
Travelers' Sets
Mirrors
Gents' Brush Sets
Baby Sets
Carving Sets
Leather Brushes Set in Rubber
Many other things that will make beautiful Xmas
presents at a discount.
You are cordially invited to inspect our stock. We
are Leaders. We buy for cash and we are in a po
sition to please you in all departments.
Our Xmas display of Box Candy is the best tjyst can
be produced—in half pound to ten pound boxes.
YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD
VALDEZ DRUG COMPANY
ASSAYER
Geo. f. white
The Assayer
Twelve yearn ut Tacoma Smelter
Opposite Electric Light Office
All Work Guruletd and Promptly Attended To
VALDEZ, ALASKA
CYRUS W. HARRINGTON
Mining Engineer and
U. S. Dep'y Surveyor
Assay Oltlce in Valdez
Connection Alaska
Mail Order* Promptly Attended to
DAGGETT & LEAHY
DENTISTS
STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS
Next to Seattle Hotel. I'hone Kt. Always open
VALDEZ
FALKENBURG & LAUCKS
Assaying and Ore Testing
Gold and Silver $1.00 Copper $1.5
Lead $1.00 ^
05 Yealer Way. SEATTLE, WASH
VOLL & BARKER
CHEMISTS, A SHAVERS AND
MINING EKGINKKU8
Established 18S1
Two doors Below Stock Exchange
Valdez, Alaska
EUROPEAN PLAN
ST. ELIAS
MRS. M. B. UFILY, Mpr.
Clean, Comfortable Rooms
Headquarters lor Mining and
Commercial Men.
I'HONK NO. 101
Keystone Avenue. Valdez. Alaska
Copper River
Draying Co.
Krriulitiiiif aiitl » to all parts
of tin* interior. lictierul Trui-ltinjt
fttl. Wood, ^ - Proprietor
McKililt'.v St. Valtlt*/
A. M. Dit-riiiKer
VALDEZTRftNSFER CO.
General Trucking ami Freighting
tn all |»art« of the interior.
Telephone HO
tJtT~Ollle" with Northern Trust Co.