W E have just received a ship
ment of
Hart Schaffner & Marx
fine clothing—both suits and over
coats—nothing later, nothing bet
ter. We want you to see these new
clothes.
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co., Inc.
PIONEER OUTFITTERS
With Abundant Capital
and with every facility for service we solicit the
patronage of those who are in need of the banker.
Capital Paid up, $100,000.00
Surplus Earned, $11,567.00
=BANKING DEPARTMENT
fALDEZ BANK & MERCANTILE CO.
INCORPORATED
VALDEZ
The heart of
the gold belt
The most northerly port
in the world open to nav
igation the year 'round.
The logical enterport to
the great Interior of
Alaska; the salt water
terminus of the great gov
ernment wagon road lead
ing into the Tanana val
ley and the Yukon water
shed.
The se&t of government
of the Third Judicial di
vision of Alaska.
The headquarters of the
Alaska Road Commission,
of the Telegraph and Ca
ble systems.
It is 85 miles nearer the
Interior than any other
coast city.
It Is the headquarters
of the largest fleet of
small craft in Southwest
ern Alaska.
It has the largest popu
lation of any community
in Southwestern Alaska.
It has the best publlo
schools and an accredited
high sohool with a four
year course.
It Is the only sea coast
town offering direot com
munication with the In
terior by wagon, summer
or winter.
Valdez offers the near
est and most direot route
to the Matanuska ooal
fields.
Its harbor Is the most
easily defended on the Pa
olflc coast and can ride
the navies of the world.
, . I
Room and board at tho Grand
Hotel $1.50 per day. Home cook- i
ed moals and good beda. Mrs. >1. i
Shart».
Bring your Job work to the
Projector offre*.
ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY
. i -
DAILY prospector
Attorneys-at-Law.
C. E. Bunnell.
L. V. Ilay, Seward, Alaska.
E. E. Ritchie.
Assayers.
George F. White.
Banks.
S. Blum & Co.
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co.
Builders' Material.
Chas. H. Crawford.
Breweries.
Valdez Bottling & Brewing Co.
Bakeries
Valdez Bakery.
Bowling Alleys.
Ingram & Bush.
Coal.
Valdez Dock Co.
Valdez Transfer Co.
Dentists
Dr. 11. Coekerille.
Dr. Charles Daggett.
Dr. German.
Drug Stores.
Valdez Drug Co.
Furs.
McMillan Fur & Wool Co.
Fraternal Orders.
Masonic Order.
Odd Fellows.
Fraternal Order Eagles.
Arctic Brotherhood.
General Merchandise.
Beyers Cash Store, Golden.
S. Blum A Co.
Fagerburg Bros., Nazina.
Valdez Bank A Mercantile Co.
Life Insuranoe.
W. If. Crary.
| Hotel*.
Cupper Block, Valdez.
Coleman House, Seward.
Hotel St. Eliaa.
Rainier-Grand Hotel, Seattle.
Laundry*.
Independent Laundry.
Launches.
Three M.
Moving Ploture Shows.
The Orpheum.
Manufacturers.
Copper River Lumber Co.
('has. R. Crawford.
Alaska Water Light & Power
Co.
Valdez Sheet Metal Works.
Newspapers.
Prospector, Daily.
Miner (Sunday), Weekly.
Pool and Billiard Rooms.
Copper Block.
Ingram & Bush.
Roadhouses.
Camp Comfort.
Real Estate Agencies.
Valdez Real Estate Agency.
Restaurants.
Valdez Cafe.
Steamship Lines.
Alaska Coast Co.
Alaska Steamship Co.
Sheet Metal Works.
Valdez Sheet Metal Works. i
Transfer Companies.
Copper River Dra.ving Co.
Valdez Transfer Co.
Telephones.
Alaska Water, Light & Tele
phone Co.
Wholesale Cigar Merchants.
Ingram «& Bnsh.
TIDE TABLES
Thursday, November 21.
IliKli I ides, 0:.'l.'l a. m.. 10:,'10 p. m.
Low tides, .'1:18 a. in., 4:08 p. in.
Friday, November 22.
High liiles, I0:(»H a.m., I 1:12 p.m.
Low lidos, ,'1:5<1 a. m„ p. in.
Saturday, November 23.
II iKlt I idi»s, 10:43 a. in., 11:57 p.m.
Low IhIph, 1:3'« a. in., 5:25 p. in.
Ah h mailer of fact "The <,li(T"
in I he most comfortable place lo
(top in Valdez. Why not go
.hi're first and .nave I he emhar
•assmenl of changing?
I
Waffles ano noney 25c at Val
lex Cafe. tf
The Mariposa brought, an ev
"ii 2,000 pounds of mail for Val
\V. A. Sonic, of I lie road com
mission, rHtimed from Cordovn
lust night.
Hohcrl .Medhesiiey is now in
I.os Angeles and will re inn in
I here for a sliorl. lime.
flew'fto llohnrl relurned from
a I rip Ut Mm* stales,
•901U0 0|q»0 ib e.nnbuf *duai|o
0JB8 «IOJ RHuitJHtU.HU P|Ot|O0nOH
New arrlvnls on Northwestern
—coats, one-piece dresses and
evening gowns nf Hnrvey's Tog
gery. If
8uh*crib« for lli* Proipietor.
•WTWrW 'V*'
MAN IS SHOT
FOR BURGLAR
Neighbor Fires Upon intruder,
'Who Proves to be Friend
Shot in the Lung.
Sail Francisco, Nov. -21.— Mis
taken fur a burglar, J. II. Ily
laud, a wealthy business man,
head • »f the inland Millinery
company, is in the hospital here
today Willi a bullet in his left
lung, lired by Waller Cox. a !•••_
tired shipbuilder.
According lo I lie slorv lobl by
Cox, llyland was endeavoring lo
break inlo I be former's bouse.
The two men are neighbors. In
the darkness Cox lired, thinking
the intrude^ a burglar. When be
discovered his mistake he tele
phoned immediately to the poliee
and rendered lbe injured man
what aid he could.
Tile police are pu/./.led over I he
case. Mrs. Ahuiandas, a widow,
was asleep downstairs, and llrsl
noli lied Cox that some one was
trying lo force a rear window.
Hyland was shot as lie was en
tering from the front.
USE DYNAMITE
AND GET $2,500
Hartlesville, Okla., Nov. 21.—
Five bandils dynamited the Bank
of Ochelata, Okla., today, got $2,
500, and escaped. The robbers
cut all the telephone and tide
graph wires leading into the town
before they attacked the bank.
to te witness** 3
IH VALOCZ TRIAL
M. F. Backus, president of he
Natjonal Bank .of Commerce; S.
F. R'athbun, of the Dexter tforton
National hank; James \V. Hill,
assistant superintendent of thr
W^ells-Fargo Express company,
anj B. B. Matheii.v, an insurance
man, were served with subpoen
as yesterday to pro t«> Valdez,
Alaska, to testify in the bank
ruptcy ease of K. T. Barnette,
head of a hank that failed several
months afro. The subpoenas
which were served by IVpulv
United .Slates Marshal l.udwip
Frank, eall for the.ir appearance
hefoie. Judge Peter I). Overllehl,
al Valde/, December _. Six inon:
subpoenas will be served mi well
known Seallie citizens loilay.
I'osl - III lell ipeiwer.
BENEFIT SHOW TOMORROW
NIQHT AT THE ORPHEUM
The ladie.s will give a line show
tomorrow niplit al Ihe Orpheiim
|'o|- Ihe heuelll of Ihe <iood Sa
marilau hospital. A line program
has been provded and all wlioal
Iend will enjoy Ihe treal furuish
e,| bv I lie ladies and will also
help | lie eonsl ruel ion of a ward
for I hose all'lieled will) eonlag
n»u> diesases. The f«»11«»\v i ii pro
train has been arranged fur and
the show will commence al eight
o'clock lonmrrow evening. Ad
mission r»ue; rliiMreii :Tir:
I. Overture.
Inlere>liim ll'a\e|opues.
.'I. Moliou picture, scenic.
i. ('lull >wugimr h\ Al. howl
ing.
r>. .Motion picture, scream com
edy.
('». Song.
). Moving piclure. curiosity
comedy.
H. Illuslrated duel, cello-piano.
Surryhne and Ingram.
!>. Song.
in. Characteristic slides.
II. Motion piclure,"Curing Ihe
DITice Boy," comedy.
I.. Oood-nighl.
Sis OWE!
FOft SAFED CARS
New York Central Places Larg
est Order Ever Given for
the Type.
Pittsburgh, Nov. £U.._Tlie ]
largest single «for >lee| pas
senger roaches I hat has ever been
placed since that type of coach
I aim* a factor in railroad ser
vice has been given hy I In- New
York Central lines, and covers
I In* riM|urcinl tils i»f t.hi- >e\eral
roads of I to* system.
The size oj- I lie order, th«*r
willi tli<* fart that pracl i«*ally all
of I lie passenper-car building
companies are already crowded
with new business, math* iifcijs
sary the dividing <d" Ili«* order.
Most .of the coaches will he huill
hy the Pressed Steel Car Com
pany, I In- Standard Steel Car
company, and Ili«* American Car
and Foundry Company. Some
will Ih» furnished hy the Pullman
company and sunn' of tin* small
er concerns engaged in making
steel passenger coaches.
While the construclion of the
steel passenger coaches docs ind
call for a large tonnage of >leel,
there is represellled ill tile in
vestment an eiiorniiius sum of
money, the -<C roaches cosliuu
approximately sr>.ii<m,uoo, m* as
much :>* 5.mill sleel freight cars.
There is in the equipment of
these roaches more additional
business for Pittsburgh mills
than the slee|-plat»- tonnage,
however, as they are all to be
supplied with all-steel ear wheels
and air-brake sets, which, to a
large extent, are made in Pitts
burgh mills. The tilling of the
order will take many months.
18 ACOUlTTtD OF .
WHITE SLAVE CHARGE
San Francisco, Nov. 21.—B<*I'
ll ice Bailey and Arthur Ward, a
Seattle business man, accused of
complicity in violation of the
federal white slave laws, were ac
quitted here today by a jury in
lh«' federal court.
Mrs. .lamesj. Crossley, her
youhk daughter, ajid her sister,
Miss I. Heid. made ibe trip from
Fairbanks with Mr. tirnssley, ami
will remain here until after the
trial of the eases in whieh lie
appears for the po\ermueiit. They
are .slaying willi Dr. ami Mrs.
Daltou.
All ..I I In* ehihlren from Fm l
l.iseuui \\li<> attend the local
school. have been unable lo ero>s
the hay the pa>l week, as the
I>«iiiahls<>n has been under^ointf
repairs and i« high ami dry on
the heaeh. It may be <e\eral
days before the repairs are eom
pleled.
I.. Ti»/ier. of l-'airhanks. \lhert
Fink, of Nome and Seattle. T. F.
West, of San Frsiueisco. all at
torneys for Captain I*'.. T. llar
nelle. arrived la>t niulit on ihe
Maripow'i.
Mrs. Ilohelt Week*. \\l|o has
been out to the -late* in an ef_
! fort to reuain her health. re_
! 111 r 11 ei I on 111«• Mariiio-a yre;tt|\
!
I ..
j I »ist net .\ltoi*ne> r.ro--te> ;iml
■ II. M. < ill-on. of Pitl.ohiu'K. who
i w 111 appear lor the ^o\ernmenl
j in the hank ea-e>. arrixeil on the
Ma riposa.
William t'.riiry, who ha* I
jservim.* as a juror at r.ordoxa. re
lume,) to town lasl nielli.
The launch Flirt will -nil Sat
urday for Sound points from the
Ynldez dock.
Sam Ilium is expected in Ynl
dez oiix file Northwestern.
A. M. Dlerlofcer
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight
ing to all interior points
LIVERY ar d FEED STABLE
STORAGE
Teaming of all kinds
Positively no coal delivered
unless paid tor in advance
Stop at the
SARATOGA HOUSE
Working man's home—Free Pool
Room—-Best accommodations.
Lowest rates.
J. A. SPENARD. Prop.
PROFESSIONAL
I
] DR. GERMAN
i i,on. I» THE DENTIST
onic-.' rooms u\<t Owl Dm* store. Ofllce hours
9 a ni.. to ts p. in.. 7 |i. m..toM p. m. Sunday*
by appoint mi nt All work itiiiirunit't'tl
QR. H. GOCKERILLE
Dentist
°WhtltaB Building V AI/DE2*
E. E. RITCHIE
LAWYER
I'HONK i:te Valilez, Alaska
C. E. BUNNELL
ATTORN EY-AT-LA W
Oflices Wall Rf,reet
I'hono 3t VALDEZ
L. V. RAY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
REWARD, - AI.AflKA
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M.
Valdkx, alaska ;
Rmhoktb on Mimbb
PatbutSurveys
GSknkbal Miniho ENaiNKKKiNa
Phone /Vo. tos
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing {{.s t'lmnc.
ASSAYER
Geo. f. white
The Assayer
Assaying and Ore Testing
CORRECT RESULTS
No More, No Les«
VALDEZ, ALASKA
PostofNo© Hours.
NVi'ok (Jays 0 a. m. to 6 p. ni.
Sundays holidnya 12 noon
to 2 p. m.
tlio prizes ami rallies to bo tfivon nwjty at tlio Eaglea
Thanksgiving Hall will bo on display in
BLUMS WINDOW
Twelve prizes given away absolutley free--six
raffles—eighteen in all.
Donot fail to tee this ditplay. Remember the date-— Wednesday even
EAGLE'S GRAND THANKSGIVING BALL ing, November 27, 1912
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