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OFFERINGS
JEWELRY IS STILL ON. DONT WAIT UNTIL THE
Last Minute, But Come In and Select Your Christmas Gifts Now. We Have
Large and Complete Stock to Choose From
Special Sale on Watches from $3. up
Special Sale on Diamonds from $10. up
Special Sale on Solid Gold Rings $1.50 up
ONE QUARTER OFF on Sterling Sil- ^
verwear, Cut Glass and Silver Deposit >
ware : : *
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' •""*"* 5N OTHER JEWELRY AND NOVELTIES AT HALF PRICE ■»..
WE MAKE NUGGET JEWELRY OF ALL- KINDS TO ORDER
PLANT & COMPANY, Jewelers
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Independent Laundry Co.
£ Satisfaction Guaranteed
P Telephone 60
Foot Keystone Ave
Kou<rh Dry l(5u lb.
FOR SALE
2 1-2 H. P. Stationary Gasoline
Engine
A BARGAIN
Keystone Dock Valdez Iron Works
VALDEZ DOCK CO.
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY AND GRAIN
PHONE NO. 1.
Agent for
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO. ALASKA COAST COMPANY.
I INDIANS BEAT
ANGRY ITALIANS
Two Dusky Races Engage in a
Riot Wherein the Original
Americans Win Out.
Snlaniniiirn. N. V.. I»im*. I
Armed guards iii'i* pill rollinu I In*
\ illa^i- of North Collin.* f •»11«»w _
ing a race riot which occurred
Insl ni^lil lud ween Italian n*j*i
ilftils Mini ii pjirl> nf Indians from
fill- (lallaraupu.-* r?'frrvnlion. *|'h«*
Indian*. who 11111111•••>*••• I mi inori'
iliiin it «|m/«mi. were hndly healen
aiml. one prohahly will «li«*.
.Niiin' of I In* Kalians wiis in
jured seriously. Mullets ami
atones flew I hick nnil fast for
oi'iiil> mi hour. Ii is feared thai
tin* Indians imiv return with n*
/
tu forcemeiil s.
1'resh Morgan oysters fried in
Iiuller anrl cracker crumbs at <he
Vnlrtez Cafe.
"The ClifT" is heated with
Mcam, renl steam, jind. you can
teH .it... In fact, you can let in
I lie fresh air and Villi have all
f h»» wnrml.li you want.
fcuhKcrfhe for the Vnldez Miner.
AUDIENCE ESCAPES
I BUI FEW INJURED
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t Moving Picturo Theater Audience
I
Flees From Raging
I
I Flames.
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i
11 ii rl lord. i'oiiii., I )cc. I Al
I In* intermission of I Ik* uimh'Ville
ami moving picture program al
llie < ilohe theater ln'1'i' last 11 iff Ii I
clouds of sulTncal inp smoke began
In lill lln' house n11«I sud'lcnly
I here was a bluish Harelip near
Hie celluloid film machine. The
| -.'tin persons w ho had remained
'iu I lie Iheuler made a rush for
' I lie e.\ il s.
All were rescued from I lie lire
escapes and uciMhhnriup roofs,
one or I wo complaining laler of
hruises and .Hcralch.'* sustained
in I he crush to ge|. out. The lire
departuienl worked half an hour
before they hud the Humes uu
j dec control. The (heater was lil
I I damaged, the fire hciiiK con
lined lo a furniture store under il.
PIANO KOH *A!,K— I am KoiitK
otil*ide and will noil uny jollier
\ Mlinxc piano, larnc one-Iron
bedstead. Telephone or wrlfn" lo
f'aplain Ode 0. Nichols, Fort Ll«
rum, Alaska.
DENNETT WRONG
SAY CLAIMANTS
I
Coal Mined by Government Prove
Existence of Vein Controvert
ing Dennett's Ruling.
Seattle, liee. 'J I .-The ('.unnin^:
limn claiinanls now Jiere stall*
llial I he coal f«>ii 11• 1 by I lie xnv
ernmenl party now at Katalla en
j,an«'d in opening up tlx; coal
niin.es proves that. Dennett's rul
ing I h a I coal hail not heen found,
was erroneous.
Dennett ruled that tin* claim
ants hail not proved the »xisten
| ce of eoal ami therefore that no
I coal niine existed. Tin* claimants
i now iii'KUe that I he* frovcrnment
'has proven that the coal is on
the claims ami hail they heen let
alone hy the laml department the
mines would now he developed
and eoal shipped I •» I lie states,
also eoal could he used for I he
development of the local imlus
t ries.
Extraordinary Verdict.
The pram) jury or hoard of
censorship that examined the last j
shipment of tilin. .just arrived for]
the Orpheum. hrmiKht in a ver
dict for not guilty of rotten pie
lures, hut the lies I yet shown.
Tonight at H sharp and a com- |
plele chaupe tomorrow.
Two Dead Result of Cavein.
Woosler, Ohio, Dee.. 21.—Adam
jl.'t/ler and William Cirayhill were
| smothered today hy a cave-in of
jriuicksand at the hot loin of a
: sixty-foot shaft in the Wert/, coal
, mine at Ilallon.
! Tin- launch Klirl arrived from
l.amllock lasl <•%<• 11 iiik. hrinjiiuK
jr.. \V. llarriiiKhMi, .Tim Itelllcs.
jOtlo Krirkson, I'eler Olson, Kmil
Anderson. i ins Nelson ami wife.
! J. \V. AiiiIcI'mhi, Anion l.anli.
1'red Itaruado. H(,n Fonalo and
[Vie Muckles. Tin' Flirl will m;ik«*
I In* relurn I rip on Tursilay, re
Inrniuu al j a. in.
.loe I former posl mailer
ill r.or«|o\n. j.. now clerking in a
'.fiineau slore. where lie Worked
i years n«•».
1 \V. II. llarrinKlon is n xisilnr
in Ihe cily lo spetnl'llie holidays.
The hesl rooms in Yahlez ran
| lie had al I lie SI. F.lins.
\\'.\ NTF.I >—Tn re id Iwo-room
i house or apart ineul eomplelely
I furnished. MlHl he nhsolnlely
| clean. Apply sliding lornliou and
I re Ml lo P. I). ho\ 'i II.
'ienlle horse ami comfortable
j culler for ienl hv day or hour.
Male reasonable. Apply Fred,
j FMi. phone 17.
Annual Mooting.
The annual ineetiuK of Ihe
s'ockluddcr* of Mie I .one Star
MiuiiiK company will he held on
heceuiher :?H. al Ihe office of Ihe
s'crelary < Kinw's HI ore . al Hp.
ni. for I lie purpose of clcdiim of.
Ilrels and l.lio I ransjicl ion of such
oilier business as inny .©nine J»eP
fore Ihe inceMng,.":..
t. W. FIVAMK, Secrelai^yr
HOBO WINS A
BIG LAWSUIT
' Inventor of Electro-chemical
Proccss Bests Trust—$85>
i
000,000 Royalties Due.
I»en\er. Dec. i'I.—tolni t'.ol
lius, ;i lii*|i<»,« lias won liis suit
against I ho smell it trusl fur roy
allies line ami f«• r IIm- patent
tighl- i".fi- lh«» electro-chemical
|.:%.!•"«.< v.hirli has rev«>1111 ioni/.cil
I In- smell i r business.
(*.i»l!:n> riTrivi'il wor<l today
ihril !hi' supreme court has de
ri.iei! in I.is favor, giving him
SH.».<t00.' *u» in hark royalties ami
allowing him the patent rights
fur I In1 process.
Sir William Kauisay, I he great
Knglish chemist. has started ne
spoliations f«»r lln% purchase out
right nfl lie process.
I'mler I his method nf smell
ing on* electricity is useil. ami
when | lie process is Ihrmitfli all
the ores are separaleil. while mi
ller I lie o|il llietlioil the resiillie
iiiiisI he segregated into the sev
eral mclals. wliieh are afterwanls
fllseil together.
Owing to I lie shortage of wa
ter during I lie recent «*•>!«! snap,
used to sort I he ore. work oil the
Till -Man Mining company's
properly has I partially sus.
pemleil for a short lime. The
crew. engaged ju development
work, are pushing: along as us
ual. II is saiil there is more ore
in sight al the present lime than
I here was at I lie lime shipments
hegau.
Tin* ImmI.v u|' llii^h Ai'ii«>I• I was
in I •>ri*«»«l ni'iir Mm* srmii' •»f his
<l*>>i111 ;il lli«* ri'ipii'si «ir liis Iii'mI h.
|yr. K. I*', <lray. who has Immmi ill j
11 In* fsisl. is mi his wjiv hark loj
j
Ihi* riipi'i'r hi* 11. In 111 • • nii'anl inn* j
all work on I In* |»ro|»iM*t ii«s nf I li•• j
IXorllmrn Iii*\i»l«»i»tii«*iil company. |
wlirrc Ihi" sliih- ornirri'il. has j
Iii'imi siisjii'iiili'ij. Mr. r.harhs
r.rarv. who luckily i*sriipi>i| I In*;
avalaiirhi'. is mi his wa> I«• I In*
otilsiih* willi I wo or I la1 hmlii's
riM'oMM'i'il from I hi' sliilc,
hmiuhm-lx <S: l-Vrmismi. for I In*
balance of lircoinher, arc soiling !
troitils al rtMltiriMl prlrr.s.
Moose Dance
'I'hi' (h'll-r of .\laxkaii Moo.sr)
will ffivn fIn*lr rrffnlar weekly I
•lanrc Saliirilay niulil at llirir liallj
lo which all frii'iiils nf Hip orffan-,
i/alion ari' invilcil. DanriiiMr wll'i
bcuin al sharp, Tirkpls can,
hi* hail of niimihors. <Jm|i.i mush'. I
Call nllil M'll'Ct fifPftMtlH fl'i.HII '
mil- lino of Xmas foys, a few of |
which ai'p iiipiiI ioiicil: I'iihsJ"!
Pippins, Puppy Pippins t'ainp
hr»| Kills SIimIs, Trains. lllocks, ]
Huckhoanls. Kxprpss Waff on 8,
Hlackhmirils, Ti'a Scls, Malls. |
I Tool r.hf sls, Dump f'arls, llolly
Pollys, nlr... at Rudolph's.
I'miffh&t'lT . Krrffuson, for'lhr '
balance of hccnnher. arc .•o-llinp*
ro'hifcfl prif*^
Riilmrrilir for fh.* Prosppdor.
TABLE QUEEN GROCERY
AND BAKERY
Phone 156
Can Supply your Wants in Fresh Fruits, Fancy Gro
ceries and other Good Things to Eat
FAMILY SIZE HOME MADE BREAD
Three Loaves For 25 Cents
o Open Sundays
o Prompt Deliveries
R. SCHMIDT, Prop.
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Alaska Coast Co.
The "INSIDE ROUTE"
To Juneau, Puget Sound Port* and Southwestern Alaska
S. S. YUKON Leaves Seattle January 20
i.'ounectinu ut Scuttle with steiimers of th«* Alaska-Pacific Steamship Co. fur
southern California ports Sailinus evcrs Monday and Thursday. Through
Service arul Low Kates. Itiirht reserved to change bteamers anil sailtntr dates.
| B. F. WATSON
General Agent
C8X><#20WCHCa8^
VALDEZ DOCK CO.
Local Agent
Seattle Sailings Just like the clock
Fine steamships Mariposa, Alameda and Northwes
tern leaving here about
1st, 10th and 20th
; of each month all the year around.
Mail, Express, Freight and Passenger line
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, Prop.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fouhth Ave SrvvARD, A1A s a a
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating,' Pumpi and
Well Point*.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hoae Valve*,
Iroi °ipe. Fitting*.
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZINA, ALASKA
General Merchandise
Miners & Prospectors Supplies
Fr««h Ceodi"R«Mon»hl« Prices
hmiglicrly «V Kergunnii, for tin'
hnlsnro of DrromJ^pr, nr»» xHlintj
pond* nl nvJuord pricr*.
Launches and Lighters
For Kent or Chart»r
Weekly service to ElUmar
Undlock and Fidnlgo
I> K. Mi»t{l{I —.. on |>4„..
Chas. R. Crawford
Wall Street Phone 159
Plat* |ltu, window ilui, roofing and
building paper*, roofing pitch, lima, ce
manl, pUitcr lath, ininilet, builder*'
hardware. Shop and iob work of all kinds
Window#, Doora, Moulding. Fini»h
ng Lumber
A Rent* for Fairbank*, Motic A Co.
VALDEZ BAKERY
! Nothing l>nl 1»H*t material* uppd.
FRESH BREAD DAIL\
All kind* of Cftken, Tien, etc.
nin<1p t<> order
; Bread—10c th« loaf—3 (or 25c.
Doughnuta A Caket, 15c doi.
j Phon* ord«f• promptly daflvtrtd.
I WOOD * HENRICH, Prop..