A Proposition
You Can't Afford to Overlook
3 - S. & W. ™,t $1
And Every Can Guaranteed
raldez Bank & Mercantile Co., Inc
PIONEER OUTFITTERS
Progressive People
The Bniineis man know* the value and convenience of a
Checking Account
So does the np-to-date Professional man, likewise the pro
gressive Miner and, to, the wide-awhke Business Woman
We will be glad to initiate yon into the details of a
Checking Acconot
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co., Inc.
BANKING DEPARTMENT
. VALDEZ, ALASKA
Harmless Information.
Cable office hours:
■ Week days 9 a. m. to 9 p. m.
Sundays and holidays 9 to 10
a. m. and 5 to 6 p. m.
PostofTioe hours:
•Week days 9 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Sundays and holidays 12 m. to
"2 p. m.
UNDERTAKING
Embalming by
Licensed Embalmers «pJU
Valdez Bask & Mercantile Co., inc.
A Few 6ood Reasons why you should Have a Telephone
(1) When the weather Is bad your wife can use It dally Jto 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 or your children should become sick In the middle or the night, you
can summon the doctor Immediately.
(4) You can cnarge your circle or desirable acquaintances, as a telephone In the
iiouse gives one a peculiar social distinction in the community.
(5) In case «>r lire or accident you can summon help rrom the nelghhois.
(G) IT you are too ill to get to your office you can always conduct your business
from home.
(7) ir every clock In the house stops you can always get the correct time rrom
"central." '
(8) You can make or break social engagements over the telephone to suit your
convenience.
(91 The reeling or security winch a telephone In the house produces makes
ft a necessity.
Alaska Water, Light & Tel. Co.
Phone 39
Puget Sound Fir Lumber!
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We Carry a Complete Assortment
Mining Timbers, Bunker At
and Stamp Mill Materials >s Prices
Yard* Foot of WALL ST. 1 _ • V 1 O
c^AWFocRDinBuiLDiNG Ardtic Lumber Lo,
Phovi* 214
Notloe of Forfeiture.
To Frank E. Lee: You are
hereby notified that there has
been expended during the year
toil in labor on these certain
■quartz claims, known as the Gla
cier No. 1 and No. 2, and the Kit
ty, lying, boing and Hituated in
lhe Valdez mining district, in tho
recording precinct of Valdez, in
I he District of Alaska, the sum of
1hree hundred dollars, lawful!
money of the United States, thai
amount required by law to hold i
said claims for the year, follow- I
ing thrt' performance of tho an
nual labor; that said expenditure
for labor, as aforesaid, was made
by James (J. Cawloy, a co-owner
of said claims. And unless with
in ninety days after tho comple
tion of tho publication of this no
tine, to-wit: within nlnoty day*
after the second (2nd) of April,
1912, you contribute your por
tion of the expenses of the afore
said annual labor for aaid year,
or your interest In said quartz
claims will be forfeited and be
come the property of the under
fligf ed, who is your co-ownei*.
JAMES 0. CAWLEY.
Dale first,pub. Jan. 2, 1012.
Date last puti; April 2, 1912.
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Notloe of Forfeiture.
..To Blarney Stevens: You nro
hereby notified that (here has
been expended during (he year
1911 in lahor on those certain
quartz claims known as the "Last
Chance," the "L'j»st Chance No.
.1," and (he "Last Chance No. 2,"
situate, lying and being on Shoup
bay near the entrance thereof, in
the Valdez recording precinct.
Territory of Alaska, Ihe 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 lh<*
annual labor; that Haid expendi
ture for labor, as aforesaid, was
made by Win, Koch and Alex.
Nelson, the co-owners of »aid
claims. And unlesH within ninety
(90) days after the completion
of the publication of this notice,
lo-wit.' within ninety (90) days
after the 101 h day of April, 1912.
you contribute your portion of the
expenses of the aforesaid annual
labor-for'said year, yoor interest
in saw quart/ claims Will be for
feited and become the property of
the undersigned, who aro your co
owners.
ALEX. NELSON.
WM. KOCH.
Date first pub. Jan. II, 1018.
Dale last pub. April It, 1912.
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RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED DY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
i
QEORQE W. NEL80N 18 APPOINTED A DELEGATE TO REPRE
SENT VALDEZ CHAMBER BEFORE COMMERCIAL ORGANIZ
ATIONS OF THE PACIFIC OOA8T
The mooting of tin? chamber of
commcrcn held last Saturday
night was fairly well attended and
indicates an awukcning interest
in matters pertaining to the
town's welfare on the pai l of that
body.
The message from Washington
stating that President Taft would
ask congress to take favorable ae
tion «>n Secretary Fisher's report
advising the government to build
a railroad from Seward was dis
cussed al some length. Several
of I lie members expressed their
views mi the subject. A petition
was unanimously passed urging
upon eongress I he advisability of
making a eareful survey of I lie
dilVerenl routes to tin- interior.
The great advantages possessed
by the Yahlez mute over any oth
er was urged. The railroad if
eonsl ruelI would be fur the hcu
elit id" all Alaska, but more espec
ially the interior portion. |i was
therefore imperative thai the
shorlesl and best route should be
eliosen in order llial freight rate*,
might be reduced to a iiiinimiiiii.
The chamber appointed <;«>oiv<*
\V. Nelson, who is going out on
the next boat, to represent the
Valdez chamber before llu* com
mercial bodies of the coast cities
to urge the necessity nf the ap
pointment of a commission to se
lect the most feasible route 1o
the interior.
The chamber also endorsed a
petition urging upon congress the
necessity of larger appropriations
for the construction of roads and
trails iu Alaska. The petition
had already received the endorse
ment of the Valdez town council
and the Valdez miners' union.
Similar resolutions have been
adopted by all the organized bod
ies in other Alaska towns and for
warded to the members of coin
gross.
Mr. L. II. Bedford, of the Alas
ka-Yukon Magazine, was present
and staled the object of his vi*it
to Alaska. He was conferring
with the different commercial or
ganizations of the north with a
view of having them furnish a
sei ies of articles for the maga
zine. lie stated the magazine was
prepared to give publicity to any
subject which would advance the
district provided the article had
the endorsement of the chamber.
The offer of the magazine was ac
cepted and the president author
ized to appoint a committee to
act as censors on articles from
Ibis district. No article of a po
litical nature is to receive the en
dorsement of the chamber
I hroiigh I he coiiiiniltee. •
Air. (Cameron, wlm lias later
ly returned from Ih«* stales. I«»IQ
Uh' chamber of commerce of his
effort rf lo boos I fur Alaska, lie
assured I In* members Dial I be
business men of Portland were in
earnest about gaining (lie trade
of the north, lie dialed lie had
attended a luncheon al which 150
members of the Portland Pro
gressive Business Men's Club had
discussed I he subject and hud d*V
llnitely decided to make a I'ikIiI to
divert a portion of the northern
trade lo their city. The Portland
Journal had subscribed £5,000 to
advertise throughout states that
a steamship line was being estab
lished between Portland ami Alas
kan ports. Mr.•Dodge, the mil
lionaire steamship owner, had of
fered to put on a line of boats
if the merchants of Portland
would guarantee 200 Ions of
freight for each trip. Mr. Cam
eron said the first steamer would
make the trip in April, but In the
meantime Ave representative# of
50 of the leading business houses
would visit the north lo interview
the business men and commercial
organizations of Alaska.
Mr. Cameron asked that I tie
Valdez chamber lake some action
expressing its sentiment on J he
proposition. IIm -believed ^Ih'e
chamber should tak«i step* lo
show that the enterprise onilhe
part of ^trMmid'frould meot ^ith
approval al^jflv ffc|r treatment on
the part of. Wal'-business men
and commercial organizations. A
suitable resolution was ordered to
ho drafted and submit ted to [the
officers of fhe chamber for their
signatures endorsing the enter
prise. The resolution will bt>
V % t v ; '
sent to the Portland chanibcr of
commerce.
A motion was made by Mr.
James Fish that San Francisco
shippers also be invited to caler
for the Alaska trade and was un
animously adopted.
The finances of Ihe chamber
was briefly discussed. Many of
Ihr members are in arrears for
dues and Secretary Stamm was
requested to get busy. Mr. Ritch
ie said the previous secretary had
been paid a commission for mak
ing the'colled ions and had com
plained of a few members re
ganling Ihe payment <»f their dues
as going into tin- secretary's pock
et. lie believed the laborer was
worthy of his hire. The life and
usefulness of the chamber was
largely dependent upon its being
| in a financial position in carry out
jils undertakings.
; LOCAL ITEMS i
I
.Mr. A. II. Pinkus was a visitor
In 4 In- pi is I yesterday.
If you want a good tilting suit
see Silverman, 'phone 198.
Hurry up if you want to get a
£3 hat or slicker for si at King's.
Mrs. McCallum, repres'tiling
the Alaska-Yukon magazine, vis
ited Fort l.iscuin yesterday.
If you want your lurs repair
ed see Silverman, phone 198.
The only place in town to get
genuine Chinese noodles and
chop suey J.i 'Hung Chaug style.
The Valdez Cafe. tf
Mr. W. H. Borden is in town
Ibis afternoon from the power
plant of the A. W. L. & T. Co.
Wanted—Odd jobs. Steady work.
Wood sawing. Snow shoveling;
anything. 'Phone 1 i. tf
Any one person buying one
dollar's worth or more at the Big
Bargain Sale will get a ticket for
the Orpheuin theater, good ftn*
any evening up to February tlrst.
Al. While has purchased a new
Indian motorcycle with two
seals.
Silverman will call for and de
iver your goods, 'phone 198.
If >ou want your clothes clean
ed and pressed 'phone Silverman,
198.
FOR HKXT—Kighl room, mi —
fiirnished house, close in. In
cjuire Dougherty & Ferguson. If
James Doggctl, who is devel
oping properly back of Fort l.is
cuni. is in town for a few days.
It costs no more to gel. your
clothing cleaned and pressed al
Silverman's, 'phone 198.
See Herman, the dentist, over
Owl Drug Slore. Examination
free. 'Phone 19.
Hurry up if you want to get a
#3 hat or slicker for $t al King's.
If", One-third off on furs at Hnr
vpy's Toggery.
L.w
Oh I Oh I Oh I
Did you see the ladies on n
strike at the Majestic last night?
No. Well, don't fail to see them
tonight. Program:
"When Women Strike" in n
T.ubin feature film thai should not
be missed by any married mnn in
town or any who eontemplate the
matrimonial venture. A goodies
son in this picture. Special mu
sic and other fine pictures.
1. Overture, orchestra.
2. "Short Lived Happiness," a
drama thnl touches the heart.
American Palhe.
3. Illustrated song.
4. "The Pnnrher's New I.ove,"
Essanay comic. Where society
and a cow "puncher mix.
5. "When Women Strike," a
Lubin comedy. Don't fail to see
(his picture. It's a dandy. Two
shows at 8 and 0:15.
Fall coats, $5 and up. Suits
$15 and up at Harvey's Toggery.
THE OBPHEUM
PHOTO PLAYS
^eit Released Films on evesy
Boat V
CHANGE OF PROGRAM EVERY
SUNDAY, TUESDAY, FRIDAY
Illustrated songs by Mr. T. F. Gillies
Orchestra of Four Pieces
One show every evening 8 p.m.
Two Shows Sunday, 8; 9:30
• For th« Winter Mentha
A. H. PINKUS, Prop.
PROFESSIONAL
L. V. RAY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
BEWARD, - ALASKA
Patents Mining Incorporations
CHARLES C. CANTY
FRANK H. FOSTER
Lawyers
Alaska Securities Bl'd'g vatoaz
DR. GERMAN
»*iionc i9 THE dentist
OlMce rooms over Owl Druir store. Ofllee hours
l> a. hi., to (5 p. in.. 7 I*, in., to B |>. in. Sundays
by appointment All work KuaruDtei'd.
Alaska Securities Co.
C. GANTY, Gen. Mgr.
Real Estate Mining Stock
New York Life
Insurance Co.
W. H. CRARY, Repreientative
Valdez, Alaska. Phone 41
Beaver Dam Roadhouse
NELS JEPSON. Prop.
41 Miles from Valdez
OUTFITS FOR PROSPECTORS
First Class Accornmodatios.
Ample Stable Room
For OLIVER VISIBLE TYPEWRITER
See G. Fagerbox,
Seward Concrete Stone Co.. (Local Agent-)
B-Hold the Motto for 1911
It Is chea-jer to build a WARM HOUSE
with CONCRETE blocks, thun lo heat a
h cold one with $11.50 coal.
Model Laundry Co.
Flannels our Specialty.
Work done the way you
want It.
Phone 63, next to Prospector
ASSAYER
Geo. f. white
The Assayer
Twelve years at Tacoma Smelter
Opposite Electric Light Office
All Work Guaranteed and Praaptly AtlnM Jm
VALDEZ, ALASKA
CYRUS HARRINGTON
Mining Engineer and
U. S. Dep'y Surveyor
Assay Office la V&ltes
Connection Alaska
Mail Order* Promptly Altered U
VOLL & BARKER
CHEMISTS, AS8AYER8 AND
MINING ENOINKEKH
Established 1881
Two doors Below Stock Exchange
Valdez, Alaska
A. M. Dieringer
VALDEZ TRANSFER CO.
General Trucking ami Freighting
to all part* of the interior.
Telephone fiO
OrOlllc- with Northern Trust Co.
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
Neit 10 Seattle Hotel. Phone R3. Always opes
VALDEZ
» Clark & Wright
LAWYERS
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Public Land Matters: Final Proof.
Dosert Land*, Contests and Miniif
Cases. Scrip.
ASSOCIATE WORK FOR ATTORNE
Archibald
e 1 Carpets and Rugs , »
VALDEZ DRUG CO
Drugs and Druggist Sundries
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
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Telephone Orders Solicited Free Deivery
Notioe of Forfeiture.
To William M. Coil lay: Yon
are liareby notified Hint there has
born expended during the yrar
1011 in labor on thrHO certain
quartz claims. known as tbo Alas
ka Belle, Jackpot, and Snowilake,
lying, being and situated in the
Value* mining district, in the re
cording precinct of Vsldez, in the
District of Alaska, the sum of
three hundred dollars, lawful
money of the United Klntes. the
amount required by law to hold
said claims for the year, follow
ing the performance of the an
nual labor; that said expenditure
for labor, as aforesaid, was made'
by J. W. Utile. And unless with
in ninety days after the coniple
lion of the publieation wf this no
lice, to-wit: within ninety days
lifter the 24th day of April,
1012, you contribute your port ion
rif the expanses of the aforesain
Annual labor for said year, or
your interest in said quartz
claim* will bo forfeited and be
come the property of tho under
signed, who is your co-owner.
J. W. MTTLK.
Fits! pub. Jan. 21, 1012.
Lent pub. April 25, 1012.
Notloe to Creditors.
In the United States Commission
er's Court cx officio judge of
orobato, Valdez Precinct, Tsr
rltory of Alnska, Third Judicial
Division.
In the matter of the estate ot
Thomas V. Smith, deceased.— No
lice to Creditors.
Notice is hereby Riven by the
undersigned, administrator of the
••slate of Thorn*.* V. Smith, de
ceased, lo Iho creditors of, and
all persons having claims against
Ihe said estate, lo exhibit them
with the accessary vouchers
within six (fl) month* after the
first publication of this notice,
lo the said administrator at the
office of SmijJi, Hunnell & Weber,
at Valdez, ATaslia, the same be
ing Ihe place for thn transaction
of Iho business of snid estate.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this
19th day of January,! 012.
GEORGE C. TREAT,
Administrator of Iho entat© of
Thomas V. Smith.
Dale first pub. Jan. 20, 1012.
Dale last pub. Feb. IB, 1012.
The Prospector l« the oaper to
buy.