Cheer Up
your feet by wear
iny a Stylish, Comfort
able, and Well Fitting
Shoe
is built on foot form lined, from the
best of leathers by men who are
past masters of the art of fine shoe
making.
We would like to have you come in and
see new styles we are showing in our loin
dow
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co., Inc.
PIONEER OUTFITTERS
Solicits
Your Account
^ With a Large Capital and a Fine Equipment this Bank solic
its your account. The Bank is prepared to extend every rea
sonable accommodation to its Customers. Call and see about
it.
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co., Inc.
BANKING DEPARTMENT
VALDEZ. ALASKA
Harmless Information.
Cable office hours:
Week days 9 a. in. to 9 p. m.
Sundays and holidays 9 to 10
a. m. and 5 to f> p. in.
PostofTice hours:
Week days 9 a. in. to f> p. m.
Sundays and holidays 12 m. to
2 p. in.
UNDERTAKING
Embalming by tfjCA
Licensed Embalmers
Valdez Bank & MercanlBe Co., inc.
A Few Good Reasons why you should Have a Telephone
(1) When the weather Is bad your wife ran use It dally to order meat, gro
ceries, etc., and save herself many a weary trip to market.
(2) You can get In Instant communication with your home at any hour when you
are away.
(3) IT one of your children should becomc sick In the middle of the nlglK, you
can summon the doctor Immediately.
(4) You can enarge your circle or desirable acquaintances, as a telephone «hi the
house gives one a peculiar social distinction In the community.
(5) In case of lire or nceldeait you can summon help from the neighbors.
(0) If you arc too 111 to gvt to your office you can always conduct your business
from home.
(7) If every clock In the house stops you can always get the correct time 'from
"central."
(8) You can make or break social engagements over the telephone to suit your
convenience.
<9) The reeling of security winch a tolephone In the house produces mokes
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. jk • w 1
CRAWFORDnBUILDlNG AfCtlC 1^111X10 6F LO.
Phone 214
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Frank E. Lee: You are
hereby notified that there has
been expended during the year ■
1011 in labor on these certain:
quartz claims, known a9 the Gla
cier No. 1 and No. 2, and the Kit
ty, lying, being and situated ir\ (
the Valdez mining district, in the
recording precinct of Valdez, in
the District of Alaska, the sum of
three hundred dollars, lawful
monoy of the United State*, tha
amount required by law to hold
said claims for the year, follow
ing tho performance of the an
nual labor; that said expenditure
for labor, as aforesaid, wpg made
by James 0. Cawley, a co-owner
of said claims. And unless with
in ninety days after tho comple
tion of the publication of this no
tice, to-wit: within ninety days
after the second (2nd) of April,
1912, you contribute your jpor •
tlon of the expenses of the afore
said annua) labor for said year,
or you* Interest In said quartz
claims will be forfeited and be
come the property of the under
sigr ed, who Is your co-owner. ,
JAME8 C. CAWLEY.
Date first pub. Jan. 2, 1012.
Date last pub. April 2, 1012.
Notloe of Forfeiture.
..To Blarney Stevens: You are
hereby notifted that there lias
been expended during the year
t9tl in labor on those certain
quart/, claims known as the "Lant
Chanee," the "Last Chance No.
I," and the "Last Chance No. 2,"
Hituate, lying and being on Shoup
bay near tho entranco thereof, in
the Valdez recording precinct.
Territory of Alaska, the sum of
three hundred dollars ($300.00),
lawful money of the United States,
the amount required by law to
hold said claims for the year fol
lowing the performance of the
annual labor; that said expendi
ture for labor, as aforesaid, was
made by Wm. Koch and Alex.
Nelson, tho co-owners of said
claims. And unless within ninety
(90)' days after the completion
of the publication of this notice,
to-wit: within ninety (90) days
after the 10th day of April, 1912,
you contribute your portion of the
expenses of the aforesaid annual
labor, for said year, your interest
in said quartz claims will be for
feited and become the property of
tho undersigned, who are your co
owners.
ALEX. NELSON.
WM. KOCH.
Date first pub. Jan. 11, til 2.
Date last pub. April 11, 1912.
6AINS FRIENDS
FOR APPROPRIATION,
i
Dan Grennig Has Been Active
Among Frienda in the
8enate
Among the most active citizens
of Valdez who have been working
to secure the appropriation of
$75,000 for the dyke Mr. Dan F.
Grennig, of I he Sideboard, is en
titled lo a front sent. He is a
western man and has a personal
acquaintance among influential
politicians extending from the
middle states to the Pacific. II«?
wrote many letters to senators
and congressmen and in the last
mail received a numlxT of replies.
Among those who have promised
Mr. (Srennig to work for the dyke
appropriation are Senator Suth
erland <>f rtali, chairman of tin'
senatorial committer on public
buildings and grounds; Senator
Hepburn of Idaho, chairman of!
the senate committee on manu
factures, ami Senator RimmI Sinootj
lor Utah, chairman of the public!
I lands commit lee.
Senator Sinool was no| aware
that such a measure had been in
troduced but has promised to lm>k
into the matter and do what lie
can to assist. He writes:
Dear Sir: I am in receipt
I of your let lep of .January 1 'J 1 -,
jstating that y«ui understand that
II he committee on appropriations
I has recommended that an appro
prialmil or ^7f>.»)00.00 be made for
a dyke for tin* protection t»f tin*
town t»r Valdey. and the govern
ment propt;rly situated there.
Your letter was the first that II
have heard of this matter and I
assure you that I shall look into
the question and give it my most
careful consideration.
DAWSON COMBINES
AGAINST HOLD-UPS j
1 Dawson, Feb. 5.— At a largely!
jattcndcil meeting of the hoard «>f (
(Trade here last night. it was «li*— |
Jeideil to begin negotiations fori
I the object of chartering iinle
. pendent coast vessels I<> carry
; freight during the coming sea-!
;son from Seattle and Vancouver
[to Dawson and way points. A
'committee was appointed to 11 n
jilcrlake the negotiations. Tt is
j expected that, all independent*
'merchants in the Yukon will join
' tlie movement.
This extraordinary -step is tak
en because the steamship lines
running to Skagway from Puget
Sound and British Columbia ports
i last year discriminated against
the indepenilent Dawson shippers.
Whereas the companies charged
Skagway consignees $5 a ton for
their freight, the Dawson ship
pers were charged #9.75 a ton for
the same distance, a discrimina
tion thai is regarded as without
reason whatever.
The Hoard of Trade committee
is now trying1 to get all the mer
chants in the Yukon to join the
pool to tight the. companies next
summer. Communications have
also been sent out with a view to
starting actions against the com
panies to compel them to refund
the overcharges collected by the
looatft lines last summer.
RUBY CITY IN NEED
OF A TOOTH DOCTOR
Information from Ruby is In th»»
efTect I hat theru is not a dentist
in 1ha1. camp, although a tooth
blacksmith is seriously needed
there. One dentist, it is snid,
should do very well in the new
diggings.
WOLQftrr AND RIVERS
WILL FIGHT JULY 4
Los Angeles, Feb. 24.— Ad Wnl
gasl has recovered from the op
eration for appendicitis and has
signed to flght Joe Rivers here on
July t.
Episcopal Ohuroh.
Services at. the church of the
Epiphany tomorrow are: Morn
ing prayer 11 a. in. Sunday school
12 in. Evening prayer and ser
mon 7:30 p. m. Full choir. An
thom, "Oloria in Excelsis Deo,"
by Rerthold Tours.
, ■ 11 i ■ 11
Oongr«fl«tlonal Ohuroh.
Rev. J. Hunting Johnson, pas
tor. Sermon subject at 11 a. m.,
"Who is Ho to You?" Sunday
school and pastor's Bible class
from 12 to I o'clook. Sermon
subject at 7:30 p. m.f "A flroat
Risk to Avert an Awful Calamity."
LOCMJPS '
The Sweet Sixteen Club will
five a sheet and pillow cast' dance
o members only tonight.
1
Cream walTles with honey and
:ofTee 25c at the Valdez Cafe.
M. M. Ileese left for the May- *
Held property this morning to
nake an investigation of the re
lent big strike.
FOR SALE CHEAP—Corner lot,
louse and furnishings, fuel for <
jix months. Apply P. J. lluganir,
The Fort Liscum (earn will bowl
the Valdez aggregation on the al
leys aL tlie Big Plan* tomorrow
afternoon.
See German, the dentist, over
Dwl Drug Store. Examination
free. 'Phone 19.
(•ene Ami's, who left hen- re
cently on a hurried business trip
lo the east, was taken ill at Seat
lie am' is now at the Arkansas
lint Springs taking treatment for
rheuuiat ism.
Crime one, eome all; eome big,
i-iiine small, and howl at the Hig
Plaee before the show and receive
a free lieket t«» the Orpheum
I beater. Also tickets Tor all bowl
ers of century scores. High score
in the day bottle wine.
The case «if Itunnell \s. I lie,
Seward Water, Light ami Power
company is occupying the atten
tion of the court at Seward to
day.
Conn* ami gel il. You don't
have In buy. Just come ami ex
amine tin* goods ami prices. I
will give you three Valdfz sou
venir prist ranis for the asking at
the <iift Store. ADAM.
The bowlers who hung up dou
ble-cent ury scores on the Ingram
«fc Hush alleys this week were:
(Santy 2 IK. Herh Davis 210, Mer
ehant 211, ami Noli Kelsey 210
ami 22 i.
JUDGE BROWN HAS
GONE TO ROCHESTER
I
Mrs. Hdmumt Smith has receiv
ed a letter staling thai Judge
Drown is not improving as fast
as his fi'iemls wished. lh» has
gone to Kochesler, Minn., with
Mrs. Drown («> have I hi* celebrat
ed surp'ons, Mayo brothers, make j
an examination of his condition, i
Majestic Sunday Bill.
Tlu* best is none loo good. You
know we always have the best.
Doth American and foreign lilins
of i|uality will be shown, also
Ixeautiful colored pictures. The.
program follows:
1. Fine, music.
2. J'WhifTle's Double," excep
tionally good French comedy.
.1. "Boys' Wit," beautiful col
ored drama.
i. "The Faithful Indian," an
exciting western picture.
5. "The Wooing of Winn if red,"
a comedy that is a comedy. Mr.
John Bunny is a feature in this
picture.
(». Madame Hex," be request.
FREAK ANIMAL 18
CAUGHT IN INTERIOR
A true albino in the squirrel
rninily was recently secured in
li»e Ilvnvcr river country to the
north of (lhatanika ami brought
to Ihi* city hy arrivals from thai
camp.
The squirrel is evidently one of
the species of little pine squir
rels with grey backs and red bel
lies which are found all over the
went ami northwest, but this is
pure white except for I he ears
and tail These are red. That, it
is a true albino Ih indicated by
I he fact thai the eyes were pink.
The skin will be sent to the
Kmithsonian Institute at Wash
ington, 1). C., to be mounted.—
Fairbanks New*-Miner.
MINERAL PRODUCTION OF
o. IS FALLINQ OFF
Official figures of the mineral
production of British Columbia
for 1911 (the month of December
being estimated) show an approx
imate total of $22,841,000 qr $3,
r>00,000 under the production of
1010.
The estimate given by tho Min
ister of Mines, which showa a de
crease in ftftoh item except build
ing material, is as follows: flold,
KG, 187,000; silver, 1940,000; lead,
M,161,000; copper, $4,432,000;
tine, $'127,000; or a total produo- ,
lion of the metalliferous mine*
imounting to $11,856,000; of coal
he estimated production was $6,- i
THE ORPHEUM
PHOTO PLAYS
-atest Released Films on every
Boat
:hance of program every
SUNDAY, TUESDAY, FRIDAY
lluitralcd song* by Mr. T. F. Gillies
Orchestra of Four Pieces
3ne show every evening 8 p.m.
Two Shows Sunday, 8; 9:30
For the Winter Months
A. H. PINKUS, Prop.
PROFESSIONAL
L. V. RAY
ATTORNEY AT L.WV
3EWARD, - ALASKA
Patents Mining Incorporations
CHARLES G. CANTY
FRANK H. FOSTER
Lawyers;
Alaska Securities Bl'd'g VaUaz
DR. GERMAN
Phone 19 THE DENTIST
Omee rooms over Owl Druir store. Ofttoc hours
9 U. m., to 0 |i. m.. 7 |>. in., to B p. m. Sundays
by appointment All Murk ifuarantecil.
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
NKI.S J EPSON. Prop.
41 Miles from VuUlez
OUTFITS FOR PROSPECTORS
First Class Accommodatios.
Ample Stable Room
Model Laundry Co.
Flannels our Specialty.
Work done the way you
want It.
Phone 63, next to Prospector
YOU GET
All the News
IN THE PROSPECTOR
ASSAYER
Geo. f. white
The Assayer
Twelve years at Tacoma Smelter
Opposite Electric Light Office
All Work Gurutetd and Promptly Attended To
VALDEZ, ALASKA
CYRUS tV. HARRINGTON
Mining Engineer and
U. S. Dep'y Surveyor
Assay Office In Valdez
Connection Alaska
Mail Orders Promptly Attended to
VOLL & BARKER
CHEMISTS, AS8AYERB AND
MINING KNGINKKKB
Established 1881
Two doors Below Stock Exchange
Valdez, Alaska
A. M. Dieringer
VALDEZ TRANSFER CO.
(ieneral Trucking and Freighting
to all parts of the interior.
Positively no coal delivered un
less paid for in advance
Office on Wall Si . JMione GO
THE NEW OFFICE
OF THE
Valdez
Prospector
IS IN THE BUILDING
REAR OF VALDEZ
DOCK OFFICE
Call And See Us
DAGGETT & LEAHY
DENTISTS
STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS
Next to Scattln Hotel. I'honc Kl. Always open
V A 1, I) E Z
Clark & Wright
LAWYERS
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Public Lard Matters: Final Proof.
Dosert Lands, Contests and Mining
Cases. Scrip.
ASSOCIATE WORK FOR ATTORNE
VALDEZ DRUG CO.
Drugs and Druggist Sundries
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Telephone Orders Solicited Free Dei very
!>23,000; coke, *105,000, and of
building material $2,000,000.,
('onmiiI Iteport.
Canadian Fire Waa Heavy.
Canadian lire losses in 1911,
according lo (he Monetary Tlnicn.
of Toronto, reached $21,450,575,
i i $3.02 per capita, against an (
uvcrage I""*?1 in IcadinK European j
rountrles of only 33 renin peri
[•apilal.--r. S. Consul Report.
Some Sight
The sailor ploughs Ihe raging
main;
The farmer plough* the
and.
If they should plow a plowing
natch
I'd like to be on hand.
If you want your Jura repair
ed see Silverman, phone 108.
If you want a good fitting suit
tee Silverman, 'phone 108.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To William M. Conley: You
are hereby noli lied that Ihero has
been expended during I he year
I9li in labor on these certain
quartz claims, known as the Alas
ka Hello, Jackpot and Snowllake,
lying, being and situated in tho
Valdoz mining district, in the re
cording precinct of Valdez, in tho
District of Alaska, the sum of
three hundred dollars. lawful
money of the United Stales, tho
amount required by law to hold
said claims for tho year, follow
ing the performance of tho an
nual labor; that said expenditure
for labor, as aforosaid, was made
by W. Little. And unless with
in ninety days after tho comple
tion of tne publication of this no
tice, to-wit: within ninoty days
after tho 24th day of April,
1912, you contribute your portion
of the expenses of the aforesaid
annual labor for said year, or
your interest in said quartz
claims will be forfeited and be
come the property of the under
signed, who it your co-owner.
J. W. LITTLE.
Fiist pub. Jan. 24, t912.
I/ast pub. April 25, 1012.