WE ARE NOW PREPARED FOR THE XMAS TRADE
Our line of jewelry is the most complete in
Alaska
From now on we have a REDUCTION SALE
of 25 to 40 per cent on all goods, including
nugget jewelry and diamonds.
Our line of silver deposit ware is the finest
ever shown in Alaska.
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Our prices are lower than you can buy
Outside
See our special WATCH SALE, 40 off on all
grades. Come and select your Xmas pres
ents now so we can set them aside for you.
We have a complete line of imported mesh
bags. We manufacture nugget jewelry.
PLANT & COMPANY, Jewelers
1 Independent Laundry Co.
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♦ Satisfaction Guaranteed I I Foot Keystone Ave
X Telephone 66 I | Rou^h Dry lCc lb.
j VALDEZ DOCK CO.
i JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY AND GRAIN
PHONE NO. 1.
Agent for
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO. ALASKA COAST COMPANY.
FOR SALE
2 1-2 H. P. Stationary Gasoline
Engine
A BARGAIN
Keystone Dock Valdez Iron Works
NIGGER CROOKS
MAKE RIG RAOL
Now York Diamond Merchant is
Robbed in Chicago of Valu
ble Diamonds and Money
< '.ll WitjiM, I I :t.--.\eg|*o run I -
pads mldied a .Maiden Lain* dia
mond merchant of diamonds and
numey In I In* Mine mF s-.»<).n(M» and
jis yt'l tunc md been a|>|»ivmi«■ i>d
••d.
Tin* diamonds were fur inspee
i uin 11y a cus|Miner Mf I he house,
ntid while on I lie wa> Im display
the goods and keep an appoint
nienl. lie was held up. I'Mhhed and
beaten inlM insensibility.
Kmc warm, rpiiel rooms al rea
-••nahle rales, gm to Ihe HI. Klias.
Annual Meeting.
The anniial meeting oT I ho
l.Min; .Slar Mining company will
tie. held on December i?8, at. the
«ifTire of Ihe secretary (King's
Shire) al H p. m. for the purpose
»>f electing officers and the trans
action of such other business as
innv conic before Ihe mooting.
J. W. FRAME, Secretary.
Room and board nt the Grand
Hotel $1.50 por day. Homo cook
ed meals nnd good bed*. Mrs. H.
8h«ris.
ASKS MILLIONS
FOB GRUBSTAKE
Is Upheld in Contention by Ref
eroe Who Heard Evi
<lo)«irmlit Spring*, Iin.j
I .'I \l I orimyh r«»r J. < i. 111 • 11 i 11 j." s -
worth of Kansas I'ily, IIIimI a .no
I i«i• i Imlny in |Im< dislrirl «•<.«!• I
asking lluil for I
linn.noo Ih> ••nlri'fil in his favor
a«ainsl Kilwunl I'. TiiIIs, «• f Ni'w
York. Th,« million was Iii<■ • I in
accordance wilh I li<* recent finds
of a referee Mini llollinfixworlh is
«• 111 iI!«•«I In one-half «ir Tufi;«*
slock in Mexican mining compan
ies hy \ irln<* nl' ii Ki'iihslake con.
Unci.
l'OH 1110 N' I*—I *« • 1111»h • I«• I y fur
nished two-room cabin. one
blork from pMMlofTicc. Apply Io
tlami'M I'ish. IMmne W.
Why nol make your own break
fasls and lunches. Try Ili«* Pan
ama apartments, Tlosl (lining
! room I here also.
WANTKD—A Kodak "Kasl
inan Special" pnatal rnnl size.
Address Rnx 81, Cordova, Alaska.
Dougherty A tferKoson, for the
balance of December, are selling1
goods al reduced price*.
donee,
MURANE HOLDS
MINER'S POKE
( Continued from page 1)
tin? Pioneer Mining company
against. Jolm Tyherg ami the
clerk of I In- wiurl. for tile purpose
of recovering tin* money found
on the person <»f Tyherg when In*
was arrested at Seattle in 11>M».
charged with rohhery. The de
fendant, Tyherg, was tried here
on the charge of stealing the
•Inst, valued at $M,000. ami was
released hy the jury after a sen
sational trial.
lieniK unable In convict Tyberjr
on III*' criminal charge. I ho Pin
neer Mining company «)«•«*ii|f<l In
light III)' matter nil) in till'
mnrls nf equity. The complaint
stales l lial Tybcrg obtained Hi.'
dust sis constructive trustee ami
is Iherefore liable t<> Hit* com
pany for il. In h-jisil circles it
lis staled thai the suit is nnt mie
j in equity. lull one in ennversinn.
Tin* allnrucys I'nr tin* Pioneer
Mining enmpany slate that they
[will ileal directly with Judirc .\ln_
rane in the mailer, ami will m>|
I try Iht case he fore a jury.
! Ileeause Tybcrg desired In
I leave for I he outside, it was de
cided In lake liis deposit imi fori
use at the I rial. Recently when
the attorneys for holh the Pio
neer Mining company ami the
1 defendant were present at the
hearing where Tyb.'rg's deposi
tion was being taken, the attor
neys fur I he company asked the
defendant where he obtained I lie
money found on his person at
the lime of his arrest in Seat
tle. Tybcrg refused to answer,
so he was thereupon committed
to jail for contempt of enurl. to
be detained there until he should
answer the question.
Attorney Willed, on behalf of
Tyberg, asked that bonds hij
lixed so thai I lie case could be
carried lo I he circuit court of I
appeals in San Francisco, .finite :
Mlirane refiisi'd In admit Tyheri;
In bonds, so I lie defendant de
cided In make ii statement as In i
how tie came hy the gold dusl I
that caused his arresl.
Tyberg says thai lie was pros
pect ing with a nuinher nf nlhersj
i»n the bench near I lie old cem
etery in I he spring of I HI <». wli.-n
lie happened In lind I lie dllsl ill
a caclii; nn the present bench,
lie lold no mie of his disenvery.
and lie,ore leaving fnr the nlil-j
side iii the fall, lie dug np die
dnsl and Innk it with him In Se_
.tuil^e Mtiranc granted a Icni
pnrary iiijnucl inn. restraining
die clerk nf I lie ciuirl fmni turn
ing n\er the iimnev frnm I lie cus
Indy nf I lie court In Tyberg. At
the same lime lie lived die dale
nf the hearing fnr pernuineiil re
st raining nrder fnr next March.
NOTICE.
Sale nf :i limited iiumher of
shares nf I he ciipilnl stuck nf the
dnbl King Mining enmpauy is
• ipen In the Yabloz public fnr a
periml nf mie week frnm dat'e
lierenf. Parlies desiring In pur
chase same can dn sn nf Mr. ('.
II. Krnemor, or the undersigned,
at the nfTice of the Vahley. Duck
cmnpnuy.
A. Y. TI'TTI.K.
Secretary and Trotoaurer.
December 0. 101?.
Don't forget the flraini Hall on
December I \ nt Moose hnll for
the benefit of the Catholic church.
tub»orlb« for th« Proapaotor.
DEMOCRATS CAN
A REPUBLICAN
Chas. C. Bowman, of Pennsylvan
ia, is Unseated by the Low
er House.
j
Washinyton, 1>. Ive. I 5 . -
The IIouso of Representatives In.
day voted to unseal Charles C.
Bowman. I ho Republican member
from tin' Klevonlh district «»r j
Pennsylvania. nml lo scat in his j
plan* (1$. Mcl.t'aii. a I»eniocral.
Tin* scaling of McLean yi\es
him t in* pay ami mileage from I lie
start nf lln* present congress al
mosl two years ago, ami lie will
I > 1111 ilnwn in f|n> neighborhood of
s| t.niio immediately. II does not.
hnwcM'r, ell'ecl I In* hark pay of
I li«' llcpuhlican member, who.
having sal as a de faclo member,
drew his pay up In today.
STEALS DIERINGER'S COAL
AND OETS PINCHED
l-'rank Walson was arrested
I his morning hy Police OITiccr
I.arson because In* caught him
tin* ni^hl In*fore al I "J o'clock
lakin^ a sack of coal from Amlv
IMorinjier's cache al tin* cml of
I lie duck.
I.arson saw him with III
ami asked him where lie ^o| it,
and lie replied I hat lie had pur
chased tl I lie day he lore, hut up
on invest igal ion at the dock com
pany's otVice il was found lo he
false, and as a consequence lie
was taken in I his morning and af
lei* lie had pleail guilty was sen.
Ienced lo | lie Hotel Sullivan for
:»u days hy Commissioner Slicp
a rd.
FIRST WOMAN BANKER
IN STATE OF OREGON
Silvcrloii. On'.. I I U K\a j
Odid^i* |i;is lii'i'ii rliM'Iri! pl'P*i
• l«*111 «»r I lit* hank lipre. Sin* is I In*
lirsl woman to I)«• I < 1 I In* position
• • T hsiuk president in llii* »liili'. !
Tlic seerplary of ;i r i •• 1111 u i***
has • l«*<* I St !•«•« | si rlosed srsi-oii fur
deer nil Kmliiik hihI l.ony Islands
for si |m'i*iimI of two years. Tlioci'
deer were |>I«i«*••«I 11|mhi I !»«• island* I
Iwi'iily years itif«» hy private par-!
Ii»:s. There. are ih»\v ahoul 50 |
ami il. is thoughl llial I wo years'1
linn* will In* sulVieieul In i \ I
111»• 111 si uihiiI slarl.
"Tin* ('lift'" Is healed willi
xlcam. real sIpiiui. ami ymi van |
feel il. In furl. >nM fini l«*f in :
Iln» (Voli itii* ami still have all I
Hip warmlh you waul.
\Vi» will rrrpiva a romplHr lino j
of Chl'MlllUs poods on HlP .lexf
sleamer al llarvpy's Tnftwry.
Call ami spIppI prpspnts from j
our Uiip of Xtnas toys, a few of'
which are inenlionpfl: Puwy :
Pippins, Puppy Pippins Camp- i
hoi Kids Sleds, Trains, Blocks, '
Huokhoards. Kxpress Wagons, .
Hlarkhoards. Tea Kris, nails, j
Tool CIipsIs, Dump Carls. Roily j
Pollys, etc., af. Rudolph'*.
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 ' >
Prompt Deliveries R. SCHMIDT, Prop, f
Alaska Coast Co.
The "INSIDE ROUTE"
To Juneau, Puget bound Ports and Southwestern Alaska
S. S. YUKON Leaves Seattle December 17
( iirint-ctii)'.- at with steamer* n( tin: AliisUii fiirilic StraniNliiiiCn. (<>r
So.it nem California purls Sailings every Monday and Thursday. Tinoujii
Service a:'i Low Kales. Uiifht reserved to change steamers anil suilinc dates.
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
General Agent Local Agent
Seattle Sailings fr"" ***
Fine steamships Mariposa, Alameda and Northwes
tern leaving here about
tst, 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 f;
GEORGE SEXTON. PROP. ♦[
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS T
Fourth Avr Siward, Ausha i
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pump* and
Well Point*.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hote Valve*,
Irci °ipe, Fitting*.
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|| Launches and Lighters
For Snl<\ U«»'n( or Clinrtfi*
'' Weekly service to Eltamnr
Lnndlock and Fidnl^o
r.tj'i l» !•:. M<>i<ld«. C'ii> I)itci.
Chas. R. Crawford
Windows, Doors, Moulding. Finish* U
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing hnt beat matcrlnln used.
FRESH BREAD DAILY
All kinda of Cake*, Pi©», etc.
made to order
Bread—10c tha loaf—3 for 25c.
Doughnuta A. Cakaa, 15c do*.
Pbona artfara promptly
Wall Street
Phone 159
ing Lumber
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WOOD * I'ENRICH, Fr»»a.