The Alaska prospector. [volume], October 16, 1902, Image 4

About The Alaska prospector. [volume] (Valdez, Alaska) 1902-1908

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PreferredStockCannedGoods Mens Genuine Derby Ribbed Underwear
Heinz's Bottled Goods Australian Lambs Wool Underwear
Imported Goods The Latest in Men’s and Ladies’ Shoes
A Department of Select Ready Made Clothing Has Just Been Added.
Chinaware Rogers Silverware Glassware ***?££Part
A FEW NEWS NUGGETS.
W. C. Stull.(iraduate Optician.
Mouse meeting tonight.
Fruit Creams Valdez Candy K it -
glien.
See A Family Affair, laugh and
grow fat.
Cameras for rent or sale at Val
dez Pharmacy.
The Santa Ana will leave Seat
tle to-morrow for Valdez.
Houses and lots for rent or for
sale. Call on Hr. Von tlunthor.
Pack saddles. a| nrulines and rid
ing saddles cheap at ltichards.
I.ook at the new line of fancy
stationery a! Valdez Pharmacy.
Ahotu 91 7o.tf.MI in gold dust was
shipped on i he Kxcelsitir yesterday.
C. T. Hollingsworth has left for
a short visit in his old home in
Maryland.
Mrs. \\ . <». \\ hurt, «»t ^iihlovui,
has gone to California for a visii
to In-r hoinc.
C. C. Acton, the wi ll known min
ing export, has gone to Ills lionie in
.Colorado for a short visit.
WanTkii—To Kent an unfur
nished up stairs room, close in. pri
vate family preferred. Address F.
at tl.is olliee.
Hath.I'.—One slid, two dogs and
harness, will III' raiiled 'I* had Os
good’s on Saturday evening, Oct.
.25. Tickets $1.
Bohn—t >etoher 12. to Mr. and
Mrs. (’has. Klwood. a daughter. hr.
King was tie attending physician
and reporis mo.her and hahv as
doing well. Another diamond
ring.
The outer wall of the large vault
in the hank hu lding is completed
and the interioi furnishings will In
put in place as soon a- they arrive.
Tile next hunt w ill hriug a large,
modern time lock, burglar-proof
safe. The bank will he open for
regular business about Monday.
Monday night Kwn it Houser
was attacked by two soldiers, who
demanded money from him. One
of them struck Houser on the head
with a stone. The soldiers wen
arrested and one of them.tieo. Bov*
hill, was found guil-y of as-. ult
and sentenced to four months in
the Vaide/, jail.
I!round will soon he broken for
flic erection of a -tore huddiii" op
posite tlie S;. Rijns hotel. It will
he iMxltXi anil two -tories tinder
tlie eaves. The tipper tloor will tie
arranged for hotel purposes and
the ground tloor for a s’ore. The
contract will he let immediate!V.
('has. Kracnier will Ik* the owner;
The Valdez Klc-trie Light. Pow
er and Telephone l'o.. incorporated,
held a meet in" early his week and
elected the following utlicers: ('has.
Kraetncr. president; l>. 15. Lea veil,
vice-presidi ill; S. A. licuiplc, treas
urer- .1. L. Steele, seerelarv and
manager. Plans have U-en drawn
fora power house and work will
commence >0011. i'. (i. (piinn has
ltccli retained as electrician.
Captain H. P. Ritter, of the Geo
detic Coast Survey, let 011 tin* Kx
.celsior for the Suites, af er several
niou hs of good work in Prince
W illiam soim.l. The work of sur
veying. soimdingand p a iing tliese
waters has h«; 11 of ines: imahle
value to the mariner and prospect 1 .r
and is "ready appreciated l»y the
people of this par' ot \iaska. Our
citizens will he "lad in hear that
Captain Ritter will re urn in t ie
spring to continue the work.
\V. ('. Stull Kxjicrt Watchmaker.
Cream Mint at Valdez Candy
Kitchen.
Wool blankets sfl.ttt* each at
Richard’s.
A Family Affair—A sure cure
for all ills.
HOI.LY FLOCK is for sale at
the new store.
Kern has received a larjre stock
of new watches, chains and mips.
Step into Kerns jewelry store and
look at the tine new line of poods
just received.
The l.op Cabin saloon is prepared
to sell beer to families or others at
•Jo cents per ijnart.
('has. Sponhrrp returned yester
day from a summer’s prospectinp
trip down the Sound.
Parker ltnnk House, on Key
stone Avc. Hunk, stove and wink]
All comforts, tine per day.
Mrs Kriif Smith, of Sunrise, was
an Kxeelsior passenper enroute for
California for I lie winter.
The Pacific Packing iV Naviua
tion Co. insures your polil tlust
ilurinp transportation 1«» the States
Pud llipson. C. Seaareen. II.
Ilat'pe) iiul W. I la wes arrived yes
terday from the interior, via Cop
per river and < trial.
P. II Lonsdale and If. V. Ilohen
of Sunrise were Kxeelsior passen*
pers hound for the Slates- They
paid thi- olliee a pleasant eall.
W. K. Hoitseher has purehased
the Imrher on’fit of Hilly (ielineatt.
and has ut out for three harhcrs
who will arrive on the return of
the Kxeelsior. lie will, in the
meantime, put up a huildinp on
Me Kinlcy street.
A Family Affair, under ntanapc
melit of F. .1. Itate. will he present
ed here in the near future. Mr.
Cate’s ability, tope!her with the
adiiiirahle cast lie has secured for
the production, is a safe puaranlee
that a pleasant, enioyahle cvcniup
will he spent. A Family Affair is
a radical departure from the usual
conventional play. It is sparklinp
with wit and funny situations,
and is intercstinp and plcasinp
front start to finisli.
niic m I in* iiiosi enjoy
aide dances ever given in Valdez,
was tlie Mustier.*’ (lance, at M i»«»se
liall, Monday evening. Tlicgucsts
U'gnu to arrive at t*. the luushers
sending a carriage for the ladies.
Tlx hall was soon tilled with an
a—‘cmhlage of as heautifnl women
and galialit men as could he found
in any country. At midnight an
uhuiidnui'c of delicious refresh
nients were served hy the gentle
men and later three freezers of ice
cream were produced. Everyone
enjoyed this most delightful oc
casion and the mashers are to he
congratulated on their success.
The firemen's nia-iiucradc hall
at Voidiiinther’s hall, Saturday,
was (|iii*e a financial sueeess, not
withstanding the siorni and the al
niost i.n| issahle s'reels. There
were numerous comical and well
>tis,aincd characters. The prize
w’lini r- were tiny Manta as Romeo
hest dre-sed gentleman; Mrs. Da
vis. lust dressed lady; Tony IVralt.
I nele Sam, and Miss Susie Day.
the clown, inns comical characters;
Mrs. (’has. Johnson. s:gnorita. and
John Wilson, greaser, most original
characters;.!. I*. Worden, lieuten
ant, and Rov Cooper. .Inlet, hest
wal'.zcrs Jake Stead, Negro wench.
i«os sustain, il character. The hall
eloped a a late hour with the tire
ilt par inent tfltts winner.
If you want an outfit let
me figure on it and you
will save money. AGENS
BUTTER h3s stood the test,
take some with you when
you go on the trail.
A Family Affair . ISO laughs in
150 minutes.
Walnut Chocolate Caramels at
Candy Kitchen.
The habv of Young Rillum, a
Tonsina native, died here Monday
night.
Chase and San horn’s Celebrated
Coffee is to he had at Hcmplt* &
Dougherty’s.
Richards buys everything you
have to sell, and sells everything
you have to buy.
A ne« jail will lie built here in
the near future. Marshall Perry
is now having the plans drawn, and
eon tractors are figuring on. the
i building.
Among the passengers on the)
Excelsior from the Sunrise district i
| were I., R. Reiman. .1. II. Royd. |
<>. S. Ominy. Andrew Minich and!
Samuel Mills.
E. M. Rarncs. the well known j
attorney of Eagle, who has been
here for several days on official
business, left on the Excelsior for
a short visit to his home in Califor
nia.
Mr. and Mrs. (Seorge Estcrlv.
wini left aliont a month ago on the
j Manila for Latonehe, returned on
the Excelsior. They had stnrmv!
weather and were 1”> days making
Latonehe. The launch was left
at Ellamar. Mr. Estcrlv and his
wife departed on the Excelsior for
the Stalls.
Louis Perry and Jack Verrct left
on the Excelsior for Kayak, from
which place they will travel along
the Leach to Yaktap, where they
have a contract with B. E. Millard
to develop sonic placer property of
his. Mr. Perry had the manage
ment of the Four Black Dogsclaim
, on Slate creek this summer. They
expect to return to Valdez in Jan
uary.
An effort will lie made to reor
ganize the A. B. Lodge at the Moose
Hall on next Tuesday evening.;
All members of the order are re
I quested to be present, especially
liienllicrs of Valdez Tent. The j
meeting is called for 8 o’clock. The
local tent has not(hcld a meeting I
for several months, and an effort
will 1m- made to resuscitate the1
lodge.in this place.
I lie r.xeelsior left here yestenlav
afternoon \vi It 11s passengers anil
over sMoO.000 in gold dust. Among
the prominent persons of this
plaee who were passengers were
Hon. J. W. Ivey, Mayor J. L.
Steele. F. M. Brown, (Jeo. Haz
lett. (‘has. II. Kramer. CSeo. M.
Ksterly, W. S. Amy 1). 11. Lea veil,
A. J. Meals and many other*.
Most of those who went out
expeet to return in a few weeks.
Following is the passenger list:
N K nhl*Kon. .1 Millrr, S Miller. I II Liumiix.
C R Hammond. R Yount;. (iro MeNoer R.-v I)
W Cram. I> It I.-av.dl, C II Krnemcr, A .1 Mealcs
C Sandberg. II S l.ea veil. J A llazeletf. fi C
; IImzI- if. I> Kim -. T W Hlakncv. W Criflln. Mr
and Mrs.I W Williams. May Williams. .1 W ha
vU, K hick- v. F H trues. .1 Egan. I* (aiiud.-dl,
" Wan • r. F M i*«. s; |»ryor. H Eden. W F Kee
l.-v. .1 ili.ru-U. C (.arw.MHl. J f.radv. .1 R Saun
d II II V pan, W K fiieer. <i McMullen. I
I Si* It. M Elliiicsltu. R M-*ver. E Hariies. |{
'I trn'ty, '' L ib d! W Hr .\t n. C \ctoii. Mr and
M *«; K«* rlv. J W Ivey. F M H own. .1 W
H rns. Willard Sr 11. Clia*- Srhlo.s*er. F K'Tliali
C F _ri:. c \»uii*rs«*n. T I* c •IHits. W s \iiiv, .1
Maektsy. H mi II .wall, W II nrv W Herrv. J It
( riff Mi«|ot|, I. K•*rv .• r. W K McCall, C Noran.
A Nelson, c II •lling-.wortli. o A licn*<>n. o s
lVtr>i.n. K I* »<^t»ii. I. Rieinaun. A Chisholm,
T Mender* n. W I* Crow ley. T Cam*. S E Larker
1* l'oni<>a, E T.*vlin, A IV.seay, F E Jackson, C
<’ \V S|,v c W Kf *r»*st. A Kiiizhman. J Finch.
I» F lt«*v, K c c-un,i,..||. |. |Vrrv. i Verrct, J,
Haiition. FEH-*un. J Free. O S K'ordell. )
Ci.vanagh, O S Hunt. O II llurd. 11 P Ritter and
|»arty (II)
Exchange your old stove for a
new range at Richards’.
J. Lindey Green, a well known
attorney of Rampart, lias Wen ap
pointed I’.S. Commissioner at that
place by Judge Wiekersham. vice
H. A. Halliet. resigned.
Jack Miller and Chris Tjosevig,
who left yesterday on the Excel
sior. have a long trip Wfore them,
one goes to Ireland and the other
to Norway. They will both return
in the spring.
The citizens of Sunrise and the
Cook inlet country are circulating
a petition, which will Ik; present
ed to Judge Wiekersham, asking
that Commissioner Hronlow of Sun
rise Ik* appointed a Recorder.
I'lieir petition should by all means
Is- granted.
Mr. II. Label! of Seattle, who ar
rived here on the last trip of the
Excelsior, has leased the building
on the corner of Me Kinley St. and
Keystone Ave., and is now busily
engaged in unpacking goods and
fitting the place up as a store for
the sale of gents furnishings, shoes,
clothing, etc. He promises to keep
in stock a large line of dry goods
and notions.
The Christian Endeavor Circu
lating Library, heretofore kept at
the residence of Mr. Cram, has lieen
removed to the lecture room of the
church. It will be under the super
vision of Rev. L. (i. Hosford, who
will be regularly in attendance be
tween the hours of 9 and 12 each
morning, and someone will always
be in attendance to give out books
at any hour up to 9 P. M.
Headquarters for Stoves.
Ranges. (.look Stoves, Yukon
Stoves, and heaters of all kinds at
Richards’.
For Lease.
Tonsina roadhouse. Supplies on
hand at a low valuation.
Apply Jas. Fish, Sr.
Richards & Co have on hand a
large lot of new and second hand
windows that they are closing out
cheap.
Get Your Linen
Lone Up At
The Star Laundry.
HAND & ROSS, Props.
The Only Short Order
House in City.
Tie Ovl Dm? (o.
Pure Fresh Drugs.
Valdez. Alaska.
Geo. Woods. Jas. Fowlie.
wood; & towlie
SAHPLE R22JU.
VALDEZ, ALASKA.
min town
GENERAL MERCHANTS.
Groceries, Hardware, Clothing, Footwear, etc.
We are Agents for Chase &. Sanborn's
Celebrated Roasted Coffee.
Pioneer Outfitters
_
This space is reserved for the
BANK Or VALDEZ,
That will open a (ieuerul
Banking Business alsiut
Sept. 15th with #10.000
^ Paul Up Capital.
| S. A. HEMPLE, PuOPHIVTOH. ^
A. A. A. A. A. A A. A. A ^ A
Gold Dust
Exchange.
Highest Price Paid For
Gold Dust
Treasury Notes, Drafts and Money Orders Cashed Free of Charge.
AL. WHITE, Proprietor.
RICHARDS & CO,
Furniture, Stoves and
Household Supplies.
Second-Hand Gisnls Bought and Sold.
J. r. HIELSCHER 6- CO.
Wholesale and Retail
BUTCHERS
Special Attention Given to FAMILY TRADE.
Orders Taken and Delivered to Hotels and
Restaurants.
RAILROAD CONTRACTORS SUPPLIED.
European Plan pates Reasonable
HOTEL ST. ELMS
(Only t irst Cla.-n Hotel in Valdez.)
Headquarters for Mining Men
and Commercial Travelers.
DEB/M Eg * POOT, Proprietors.
Keystone AveValder, Alaska.
For General Hauling see
The Alaska Tra nsfer 0o.
Piano and Safe Moving
Special Attention To City Trade.
and General Forwarders