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your feet by wear
ing a Stylish, Comfort
able* and Well Fitting
Shoe
is built on foot form lines, from the
best of leathers by men who are
.. i f ■ J' ■ 1 t»i il
past masters of the art of fine shoe
making.
We would like to have i/ou come in and
sec new styles we are showing in our win
dow
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co., Inc
PIONEER OUTFITTERS
YOUR INVITATION
If you have never had any dealing
with us please consider this an invita
tion to give ue a trial.
Paid Up Capital - - - - $92,300
Surplus Earned .... $.11,567
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co., Inc
BANKING DEPARTMENT
Harmless Information.
Cable oft'ice houVs:
Week days 9 a. 111. to 9 p. m.
Sundays and holidays 9 to 10
a. m. and 5 to 6 p. in.
Post-office hours:
Week days 9 a. m. to 6 p. in.
Sundays and holidays 12 m. to
2 p. in.
UNDERTAKING
Embalming by (IjC/j
Licensed Embalmcrs ywU
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co., inc.
A Few Good Reasons why you should Have a Telephone
(1) When the weather Is bad your wife ran use It daily to order meat, gro
ceries, eric., and save herself many 4i weary trip to market.
(2) You ran get in instant communication with your home at any hour when yon
are away.
(3) If one or your children should become sick In the middle of the night, you
can summon the doctor immediately.
(4) 'You can enarge your circle of desirable acquaintances. as a telephone in the
house glv/;s one a peculiar social distinction in the community.
(5) In case of lire or accident you can summon help 'Prom the neighbors.
(6) If you arc too III to get to your ofTice you can always -conduct your business
from honw:.
(7 i If every clock In the house stops you can always get the correct time from
"central."
(8) You can make or break si>c<ai engagements over the telephone to suit youc
convenience.
(0i The reeling or security wtMoh a telephone In the house produces makes
it a necessity.
Alaska Water, Light & TeL Co.
Phone 39 *
Puget Sound Fir Lumber
o ;• / il ■*.••• ) • ' fx " •> 'ft » >■ f) >
We Carry a Complete Assortment
Mining Timbers, Bunker At_..,
and Stamp Mill Materials
Prices
Y«r*U of WAU, Bit. \ « • ¥ 1
ca^r-d'-bujlo.nc Arctic Lumber ta
PIlone 214
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Frank E. Lee: You are
hereby notified thai. <iiere has
boon expended during it»o year
1011 in labor on these corlain
quartz claims, known as tho Gla- :
cior No. 1 and No. 2, and the Kit- j
ty, l.vinK, bein/jf and situated in
Iho Value* mining district, in the
recording precinct of Valder,, in
Ihe District of Alaska, Iho sum of'
Ihroe hundred dollars, lawful j
money of the United Btalos, the!
amount required by law to hold :
said claims for the year, follow- J
ing the performance of tho an- i
nual labor; that said expenditure
for labor, as aforesaid, wag made
by James CJ. Cawley, a co-owner
of said claims. And unless wilh
in ninety days afler tho comple
tion of tho publication of I his no*,
tice, to-wit: within ninety days
after Iho encond (2nd) of April,
1912, you contribute your por.
tion of the expenses of lh<* afore
said annual labor for said year,
or your interest In said quartz
claims will be forfeited and be
come Ihe properly of the under
sfgred, who is your co-owner.
JAMES C. CAWLEY.
Date first pub. Jan. 2, 1912,
Iiat* last pub. April 2, 1912.
(Notloe of Forfeiture.
..To Blarney Stevens: You are
hereby notified that there has
been expended during the year
1911 in labor on those eortain
quartz claims known as the "Last
Chance," the "Last Chance No.
I," and the "Last Chance No. 2,"
situate, lying" and being on Shoup
bay near the entrance thereof, in
tho Valde* recording precinct,
Territory of Alaska, I he sum of
three hundred dollars ($300.00),
lawful money of tho United Slates,
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, waa
made by Win, Koch and Alex.
Nelson, tho co-owners Of said
claims. And unless within ninety
(00) days after the completion
of the publication of this notice,
to-wlt: within ninety (00) day®
after the 10th day of April, 1012,
you contribute your portion of the
expenses of the aforesaid annu&l
labor for said year, your interest
In said quart* claims will bo for
feited and become tho property of
Ihe undersigned, who are your co
Dwners.
AT,EX. NELSON.
\VM, KOCH.
Date first pub. Jan. II, 1012.
Date last pub, April 4i, 1013.
MODE TROUBLE ~
' • FOR CHINA
... i . • i
Government Fails to Pay Wages
and Troops Mutiny and
. Pillage
Pekin, March, 2.—The govern
ment soldiers of President Yuan
shikai have mutinied and are riot
ing and pillaging the city. The
trouble lias been caused by the
failure of the government l<> pay
troops their wages.
The foreign legations are safe
as they are being guarded by
troops which were landed in an
ticipation of trouble when emper
or abdicated. *
WRESTLE THREE HOURS
TO DRAW DECISION
Vancouver, March 2.—('hesler
Mr In lyre and John Ilorg wrestled
for Ihree hours here last iuVhl
before a elub without eillier se
curing an advantage. The referee
I declared the nialeh la draw.
! SMEAD JURY HA8
FAILED TO AGREE
Fori Worth, March 2.--The
jury in the ease of Snirad, the
millionaire banker, accused- of
murder, has failed to agree. The
jury stood seven for acquittal and
j live for ennvielion from the lirsl
hallo).
8TRIKERS WILL SEND
DELEGATION TO WASHINGTON
'Lawrence, Mass.. March I—Th«
I textile mill sirikors will solid ii
| si roup delopalion to Wasliinpton
to piotosl a pa i list t lit* action of
congress in rofnsinp to invosti
pale tin* causes which led to
si iike.
IMPORTANT MATTERS BEFORE
MEETING OF THE CHAMBER
(Continued from papo 1)
lot lor from Major Cavanauph in
I which ho saiil ho was poinp I«»
j Washington ami won hi use his
jintlnonco in scetirinp the appro,
j prialion.
Mr. Ilomplo suppesled thai a
| commit too ho uppoiiitod t«> inter
Jviow Major Honnott. commander
at Fori Lisctun. I«» secure his <»ti
ilorsomoril of Iho necessity of the
approprial ion. 11 believed tlio
fact that Iho help of Iho soldiers
al Fori Liscum had boon neces
sary to save I lie poverninent's
properly here would ho a strong
arpnmont and carry preat weight
he for*? t he committees and in
congr<*ss. Lieut. Prosser, of the
Signal Corps, Postmaster JefTer
son, Commissioner Shcpard and
the officials of the federal court
will be visited by the committee
and their support petitioned in aid
of the appropriation. Mr. Hernple
believed the railroad would be a
proat fhrnp for Valdor when ft
was built but he thoupht the dyke
question was of most vital impor
tanee jnfO. at present. The dyke
committeo will visit those men
tioned arid request their support..
The matter of a mail route be
tween VaMez and interior points
npain came-up for discussion. The
government contract with the N.
(1. company called for a service
over this route but the depart
ment had permitted the contrac
tors to change the route, leaving
many roadhou-ses and settlements
rlong the government wagon road
without mail service of any kind.
1i was sutfpresttil that the chamber
appoint a commit tee to take the
matter tip before the strand jury
nr/d ascertain if possible why the
coiitificl was pot being fulfilled.
Messrs. Iludolph. Curlcy and
d'Hfery were appointed a commit
tee act in the matter.
The regular annual election of
officer* of the Chamber of Com
merce will he held at the next
meeting, Friday, March 8. and
those present were requested by
the chair to make a special effort
to secure n* large attendance as
possible.
The Rev. J. Tinntink Johnson
announces that tomorrow evening
he will deliver a special sermon
in the ConKregational church on
the sad and sudden deaths re
cently In obr midst, giving ex
pression to some thoughts sug
gested by the. Kaglos memorial
service. A very hearty invita
tion is given to fratornal orders,
for whom scats will be reserved.
OFFICIALS REM
ON ALAMEDA
Munson's Was the Only Criminal
Case on the Docket at
8eward
i
The special term of the district!
court at Seward was finished j
Thursday und the court officials
returned to Yaldez lusl night on
the Alameda.
The party consisted of Judge<
Cushman and his secretary, I.
Hamburger; Deputy Clerks Paine
and Scott, and John House, dep
uty marshal.
The case of Fred Munson,
charged with assault with a dan
gerous weapon, was .the only
criminal case brought before, the
court. Munson shot a camii'ry
watchman at Kciiai during t a
quarrel over a game of cards, lie
was found guilty and sentenced
|o |wo years in (lie penitentiary
at .McNeil's island.
A number of civil cases were
tried, among them that of Per
! kins vs. Alaska Steamship com
pau.v. The suit was for dam
ages to a piano while in transit
in a vessel belonging I• • the de
fendants, and judgment was ren
dered in favor of the plaintiff in
11 lie sum of $200.
In the case of Hrownell vs. Nel
son & Hallaine, the plaint ill' was
awarded judgment in the amount
of S'iOO. The ea^e grew out of
a claim against plaintiffs for
money due for use of water from
stream on defendant's property
and for which rental was claim
ed.
The case of Hrown & Hawkins
vs. Hank of Seward diJ not reach
a settlement, the jury disagree
ing after being out 21 hours, and
I the ease will be retried here at.
jibe term of court beginning May
| 3.
I
Anheuser-Busch.
|To miss (he Big Place .slimv, you
surely can't afford;
ilVop in umj lake a "rubber" al
I lie pictures on the hoard.
(See also that great feature—our
jolly Slump's bay guy;
Sample Anheuser-TUiseh—a great
big schooner—TRY.
I GRAND RE-OPENINQ
OF MAJESTIC THEATER
The Majestic will open Sunday
evening under new management
and present I lie following strong
hill:
1.* Opening overture, by the
Majestic orchestra.
2. "Though Your Sins be as
Scarlet," a senium in pictures,
and as true today as in the olden
times.
3. Kaserosky and Henry in
"That Alamo Hag."
i. "Whiffles Home Troubles,"
comic. The same that you sour
d ughs .have in Alaska.
5. "How Edam Cheese ia
Made," industrial.
0. Overture, Majestic orches
•I ra.
7. "His Bogus Uncle," a screech
from start to finish.
Save your coupons for the
prizes, $10, slab «»f bacon and
sack «»f flour. Three prizes.
Weather Report.
Ttaromelic pressure HO. I r>H
Maximum temperature... . 3i
Miiiiiiiuin temperature... . 14
Moan temporal ure 21
Temperature at f» p. m....20
(Hourly, Calm.
E. M. BLADE, Observer.
Congregational Churoh.
Rev. J. Bunting Johnson, pas
tor. Divino worship al II a. in.,
sermon, "Tlio Essential of l,ife."
Sunday school and pastor's Bible
class 12 lo I. People's service al
7:330 p. in., sermon, "The Sol
emnily of Dcalh." Bolnff thoughts
supposled hv I he sodden deaths
last Saturday and Monday. Rev
eries from I he impressive service
Kivon by the Ernlornal Order of
Eagles. Reals will bo reserved for
I he member* of the F. O. E. and
A. B.'s, who are respectfully in
viled.
Ooortfo Kirk and W. J. Whal
en, who have been at Kidalfro bay
for somo lime past, have relurn
"d to lown and aro sloppfnpr al.
fob Reynolds house.
f.OBT—Elks tooth with "A. F.
S. T.odpro No. 420,engraved on
If. Please leave at marshal's of
fice.
THE OBPHEUM
PHOTO PLXYS
Latest Released Filtns on every
Boat -
CHANGE OF PROGRAM EVERY
SUNDAY, TUESDAY, FRIDAY
< ' :"' < t r» r i
Illustrated songs by Mr. T. F. Gillies
Orchestra of Foar Pieces
One 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 LAW
SEWARD, - ALASKA
Patents Mining Incorporations
CHARLES G. GANTY
FRANK H. FOSTER
Lawyers^
Alaska Securities Bl'd'g va^dz
DR. GERMAN
Phon< 19 THE dentist
Onicf rooms over Owl Drugstore. Oflleelinurs
9 u. in., to 0 p. m.. 7 •(>. m.. to 9 i> m. Sundays
by uiipoiiuineni All work iruaranteed.
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
NIOLS J EPSON, Phop.
41 Miles from Valdez
OUTFITS FOR PROSPECTORS
First CIa»s Accommodation
Ample Stable Room
jModel Laundry Co.
Flannels our Specialty.
Work done the way you
want It.
j Phone 63, next to Prospector
YOU GET
All the News
IN THE PROSPECTOR
ASSAYER
G
EO. F. WHITE
The Assayer
Twelve yeai-H at Tacoma Smelter
Oppouite Electric Light Office
AD Work Gnaraateed and Promptly Attended To
VALDEZ, ALASKA
CYRUS W. HARRINGTON
Mining Engineer and
U. S. Dep'y Surveyor
Assay Office In Valdez
Connection Alaska
Mail Orders Promptly Attended to
VOLL & BARKER
CHKM1STS, AS8AYERS AND
M1NINO ENGINEERS
Established 1881
Two doors lielow Stock Exchange
Valdez, Alaska
A. M. Dieringer
VALDEZ TRANSFER CO.
General Trucking and Freighting
to all parts «»f the interior.
>•
Positively no coal delivered un
less paid for in advance
Office on Wall S|. . Phone 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 Scuttle Hotel. Phone K<. Always open
V A L D E Z
Clark & Wright
LAWYERS
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Public Land Matters: Final Proof.
Dosert Lands, Contests and Mining
Cases. Scrip.
ASSOCIATE WORK FOR ATTORNEY
Archibald
Carpets and Rugs
VALDEZ DRUG CO.
Drugs and Druggist Sundries
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Telephone Orders Solicited Free Dei very
LOCAL ITEMS j
Dcpuly Marshal Al. Sullivan •
loft for fh«» sfalos last night in j
charge <»f Fred Muuson. lie was
accompanied by Frank Whitney,
of Howard, as guard.
.
Cream waffles with honey and j
coffee 26c at the Valdex Cafe.
FOIL HAMS GIIRAP—Corner lot,
houso and furnishings, fuel for
six months. Apply P. J. Iluganir,
VALDIZ WINS FROM
PORT LI80UM TKAM
The Valdcz howling team won ;
the match at the Ilg Place this <
afternoon by the small margin i
of 12 pins.' The scores were
Valdez 2S0&, Fort LliCUfn 2290.
Notloe of Forfeiture.
To William M." Conley: You
arc hereby notified that (here has
been expended during the year
f II11 in labor on these certain
quartz claims, known as tho Alas
ka Holle, Jackpot and Snowflake,
lyinK. heiuK ami situated in I ho
Valdcz mining district, in the re
cording precinct of Valdez, in the
District of Alaska, IHo sum of
three hundred dollars, lawful
money of the United Slates, the
Amount required by law to hold
said claims for the year, follow
ing the performance of tho an
imal labor; that said expenditure
for labor, as aforesaid, was made
by J. W. Little. And unless with
in ninety days after the comple
tion of the publication of this no
lice, to-wit: within ninety days
jftor the 24th day of April,
1912, you contribute your portion
)f the expensos of the aforosaid
annual labor for said year, or
four interest In said quart*
daims will be forfeited and be
»ome the property of tho under
darned, who Is your co-owner.
W. LITTLE
Flint pub. Jan. 14, 1912.
Last pub. April 25, 1012.