I OFFERINGS -
OUR SPECIAL SALE OF ^p]WELRY IS STILL ON. DONT WAIT UNTIL THE I
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 : : : •
W
OTHER JEWELRY AND NOVELTIES AT HALF PRICE
WE MAKE NUGGET JEWELRY OF ALL KINDS TO ORDER
PLANT & COMPANY, Jewelers
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I | Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 66 | | Roujfh Dry lCc lb.
VALDEZ DOCK CO.
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY AND GRAIN
PHONE NO. t.
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
PROVINCIAL NAVIES
WILL FORM FLEET
■■
Auckland, S. Dee. J J.— That
there will evenl tut 11 y l»e establish
ed a Pacific fleet lis ;i unit of (lie
imperial navy and eomprisiiiK di
from Canada. An>triaand
New /caland. \\a> I In- «1«•« larai inn
inad<' 1 •> Admiral Kiny llall, rom
i n a 11 • I«- r • > I ili.< \n>l ralian na\>.al
n liaminci I a — I ni^lil. In diseuss
iiip lli<' iiri'MMil i|iiesl i<>ii id llii'
naval |»• • I• i*> "I i In* n\ iM'-sea* do
minion*.. Mi.- admiral said 111i|I
whali-M-r Vw Zealand's 11 a \ a I
l»i<lie> fulfill lie. Auckland iiuisl
be I In' tri'iindary base of ilial
Heel. Thai was n<> reason, he
said, why New Zealand should iml
I• d11 ntrees and eo_operale Willi
i In- A11I raliasjan na\ >.
Rloh Wlall From Qotham.
New York, lice. I 7,-The sleaui
er Maiii'ilania sailed from Ibis
|titrl willi a mail mi Imard \aliird
al s.i.nnn.nnn.
Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting or I lie
I.Mm1 Slur Mining company will
|ii> In'Id on December -8, al. Hie
nlViee nf llie secretary (King's
siiire; al H p. in. for the purpose
of electing officers nn,| the trans
aelion of sueli oilier business as
may eonie before I he mooting.
.1. W. FRAMK, Secretary.
Room and board al the Grand
Motel $1.50 per day. Home cook
ed meals and good beds. Mrs. H.
Bharta.
PANAMA GIFTS
ARE WITHDRAWN
I'anania. I ITin- nation
al assomhlx will, il is said, dis
>i | • | > r« »\ e nf I In' hi ml conoessions
granted .sn freely l»y I lie jfovern
Hi«• 111 nf I lie ex-President 1'aldn
Aroseinena, nf which I lie area ex.
reeds I lie linills nf I lie Panama
/.•me. Henry I,. Sliinsmi. serro
lar> Ml" war. Iiefnre his departure
yeslerilay. hail a medial emifer
eliee Willi PiVsideill llelissni'io
I'erras ami I lie im*mhers nf his
rahinel. r.ol. William (iorjras.
I lie I'llief saililarx Iill ieer nf Hie
Panama r.anal /.one, |iruhahly will
pit In (i11a> a«111iI soon, al I lie re
quest uf I lie Krilllilnrean govern
meiil. In ilenl wilh I lie sanitary
|iri>hlem I here.
Washington. I >. ('... her. I«.
Mliirne> < ienera I W iekei's ha lit is
seeking In i|issn|\e I lie Kl^in
llniiril nf Trade. wliieli is nolhiiiR
Iml I lie ilireelinv head nf I he Mill
ie.* Irnsl.
1*1 \M I Ml SAI.K--I am uniiiK
milside and will m.'II one Knhler
.V r.hnse piano, larpo ono-iron
hedslead. Telephone or write In
i'.a|ilain Mile I'., Nichols, I'nrl l.is_
jnini. Alaska.
"The Cliff Is healod with
steam, rrnl Hiram, and yon ran
fori il. In fad, yon ran lot In
I ho frosh air and «tlll havo all
I ho w armlli you want.
Subscribe for I h i Prospoclor,
COMPANY MS
ANOTHER'S FARM
| Electric Company Has Tunnelled
It, Made a Flumeway and
| Put Up Sheds.
|
While Salmon, \\*n.. I»ec. 17.
--Charles Krirk, who suddenly
disappeared from I he cabin on a
live-acre Irarl on tIn* White Sal
mon river lasl year, has returned
only lo find a I JO-fool tunnel
under his farm, a highway and
tlumcway constructed, several
excavations and a half do/.en
sheds.
II did not look likt* the place
lie hail been developing for an
orchard and had partly set to
liVfs, building great hopes on it,
for lie had used his last rent,
j \\!• 11 which to buy the tract and
(wheeled his goods from the sla
jtion. a distance of three miles,
in a wheelbarrow.
The Northwestern Klectric
eompaiiy had followed his disap
leaiance with their development
w n-k. Mr. Davis wanted to liml
l'ri-k in order to buy I he place,
f'idiug in which lie placed #<1,000
in the treasurer's office at Ciol
idendale for him. saying lie had
heard Krirk had said lie would
j lake *1,000 for it. Krirk denies
haMi.fi said this, and the result
may be a suit for damages.
AUSTRIA'S BLUFF
j SAY MOUNTAINEERS
I •
I.mihIoii, her. 17.--The Italkau
.delegates dcclare Austria's prep,
anil ions for war is a I>111IT In hide
i her own internal (roubles. of
Iwliicli slu* has many.
; Articles of* iucorporal ion of I In*
Kmpirr .Milium company were
j liled in I In* office of I In* clerk of
I In* rourl I oilay. The incorpora
llor> an* I'rank \\*. 1t*a«*«l. .lolm
! Hi*> in this ami M. herajrhty.
Capital slock s;511.11(111 of shares
of 1 hi* par \aliie of s| each. Tin*
ilirrrloi's an* frank \V. li«•<><I. .Ino.
: Hi ynohls. K. K. Ililchie, T. I'.
j<;i*ravhl> ami H. I.. Week*.
j Argument* wen* on this after-j
! noon Io have I lie Alognak clcc
II ion eases Irieil h> the floating
1 rourl al Kmliak laler next year.
Hie ile feu si' alli'KitiM thai I lie ile
i f 1 * 1111 a 111 s arv not a h I •• to proiluce
tin.' iieeessar> wilne**e* here ami
| that in case the rases are tried
1 here Ihe ili'fi'iisi* raiuiot uel ils
i witnesses until some lime ill .laii
! nary.
1
I demurrer* have heen tiled in
II lie Sewanl linihi'i' culling ease*
I ami will prohahly he armicd late
this aflernoon.
A term of rourl will prohahly
he railed for Howard to nioet
some lime in May.
I'p lo Ihe lime of poinK 1° pres*
Ihe jury in Ihe ease of Ihe United
Stales apain*t Harnctto and Win?
lind nol r.'nrhod a verdirl.
RAISING CHECK
TAKES MUCH TIME
Convicted mii Hit' charge of in
creasing the nmnunl of n Ses
imn company lime cheek from $;>
lo $22 al Nome, James KekMahl
has been sentenced lo serve live
years in the federal prison af
Leavrnworlli. In deriding I In*
term of imprisonment Jml^*' Mu
rane lipu red Hirer months for
eaeli Hollar secured unlawfully,
making a total of <>n monlhs.
Eekdahl probably will be kept in
Lhe Nome jail until >prin^. as it
is I no late now to send him on|.
side by steamer.
PASSENGER LIST ON
THE NORTHWESTERN
S.'allh*, l>o<*. 17—Tin* following
passengers sailed on Iho North
western: II. P. Sullivan and wilV,
Bon Silverman. Yaldrz; Oscar
Christians. (i. II. Dnanc. diaries
Johnson. Hol>«>ii Marl in. Mrs. I*.
Anderson ami II. II. Ilrvnolils,
Seward: C.apl. Johnson. Sand
Point.
HONOR GIVEN
MRS. WARD
I.Minion, l>cc. I 7.--The medal of
the "Order «»f Merit" was be
stowed mi Mrs. Humphrey Ward,
flip author <>f many works of tic
lioii. Mrs. Ward is I he second
woman In receive litis order.
"DADDY'S STARTING
ALL OVER AGAIN"
('.liicapo Pauline Itcnucll, 10
>«»ars itld, has hc^mi her court
imposed lask «»r regenerating her
falln'r. !•••!«»i* Itennctt.
"I Middy is starling all «»\«• r •
again." said I lie little girl in her j
llOUIC.
"She's Ihi' Im'sI lilllc girl I hill j
cmm- lived." said It«>nin*lI. H'
lerrihlc wlial whiske> will • I• > a •
man ami I• • his ramily. Yes. w«*"v»* J
slarlcd n\cr again ami I think
w 11 win."
.Imlgc .Wwcnini'i', •»r tin* munie
iI»aI rourl. is responsible for tin*
odd parole, hut he was iih>mm| lo
his arlinu h> I In* plea «»r Paulim*.
who .«aid In* was a Rood "daddy"
when li«< wasn't drinking.
A moiiii'iil befnre lh«' girl. who
sworr out tin' warrant for li.-n
iu'II's arresl. had ti>hl how h.> had
struck her. "I am going I<• ui\e
you .jusl oiu' iihut chance," said
thi* judge. "I will paroh' you t• • i
Pauline. <io Itotur ami sober up i
and go in work and as you Milucj
your frri'doni don'l h«l inc lu*ar of
your m*'I 1 itifx drunk or abusing
your fainil> again. I will paroh'
you for a month and sn» wheth
er you an* any good or nol."
('.all anil select presents from j
our linn of Xmns toys, a few* of I
which arc mentioned: Pnssy |
Pippins, Puppy Pippins (tafnp- :
hoi Kids Hlod«, Trains. Blocks, j
Uuokboards, Kxpress Wagons, j
Blackboards, Tea Sels, Halls, ,
Tool Chests, Dump Carls, Ro||v
Pollys, ctc., at 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.
Alaska Coast Co.
The "INSIDE ROUTE" "
To Juneau, Puget Sound Ports and Southwestern Alaska
S. S. YUKON Leaves Seattle December 17
Connecting »it Seattle with steamers of the AlaskaI'ucilie Steamship Co for
Southern ( tilifornia ports Sailings every Monday and Thursday. Through
Service and Low Rates. Uiifht reserved toehamre steamers and sailing dates
B. F. WATSON
General Agent
VALDEZ DOCK CO.
Local Agent
Seattle Sailings Just like the clock
Kim? steamships Mariposa, Alameda ami Northwes
tern leaving here about
1st, 10th and 20th
of each month all the year around.
Mail, Express, Freight and Passenger line
ALASKA STEAMSHIP GO.
VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. PROP
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave Sew *no. Alaska
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pump* and
Well Points.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hoae Valve*,
Irci °ipe, Fitting*.
Fagerberg Bros.
N1ZINA, ALASKA
General Merchandise
Miners & Prospectors Supplies
Freih Gooda—Reaaonable Price*
bnimhorly A Kitkiinoii. f<»i* tli«?
htilnncc of Dorombpr. nrp Moiling
po«nh at nvlurrrl prii'oa.
|| Launches and Lighters
][ For Sale, Item or Chart«»r
< * Weekly service to Ellamar
i i Landlock and Fidalgo
O fi.pl I). Iv MOKIIIS I'lh
Chas. R. Crawford I
Wall Street Phone 159
Plate |Uu, window ftlaM. roofing and
building paper*, roofing pilch, lifne, ce
ment, platter lath, shingle*. builder*'
hardware. Shop ind job work of all kind*
Window*, Door*, Moulding. Finish
ing Lumber
Agent* for Fairbanks, Morte A Co.
mstmiiuimmitttnmtmuimtmtuttmm
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing but bent mater lain usod.
FRESH BREAD DAILV
All klnd» of Cukes, Pies, etc.
made to order
Bread—10c *tt« loaf—3 for 25c.
Doughnuts A Cakti, 15c dot.
Phona trtftri promptly d«tlv«r*d.
WOOD A HENRICH, Prop..