The Alaska prospector. [volume], October 30, 1902, Image 4

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

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Preferred Stock Canned Goods P AT AT k T"* T\ f p Mens Genuine Derby Ribbed Underwear
Heinz’s Bottled Goods \ 1 I f h H \ Australian Lambs Wool Underwear
Imported Goods U 11 x . * L* 1\ U • The Latest in Men’s and Ladies’ Shoes
r A Department of Select Ready Made Clothing Has Just Been Added.
^bu^TsTr^11 Chinaware Rogers Silverware Glassware G00ds“dc,,“.a”y part
A FEW NEWS NUGGETS.
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W, C. Stull,Graduate Optician.
Moose meeting tonight.
Peanut Brittle at Valdez Candy
Kitchen. 1
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Cameras for rent or sale at Val*
dei Pharmacy.
Rossland House Coal, $1 a sack,
delivered. Jas. Fish & Co.
Look at the new line of fancy,
stationery at Valdez Pharmacy. j
Neal Robeson left today for a
short visit to his home in St. Louis, j
Mr. Fred 8. Keyes will leave on
the Santa Ana for a few months
visit to the states.
The Manila arrived in port last
Monday from the Sound where she
has been for several weeks.
Deputy U. S. Surveyor A. J.
Adams leaves on Santa Ana for
California, ami gossip says he will
not return alone.
J. Griffith Steven* ha* applied
to the Commissioners Court to In
Appointed administrator of the es
tate of W. E. Griffin, deceased.
Mr*. Kinphorn and her sister.
Mrs. Davis, will leave on the Ber
tha to spend the winter at their old
home in San Francisco. They will
both be hack in the spring.
Mr. Henry Bahrt of Sitka was a
pleasant caller at this office today.
He is on his way home from Cook'
Inlet where he ha* been sending
the summer. While here he met
several old Sitka friends.
The drug house of Blumaier,
Frank »k Co., of Portland, is ably
represented here this week hv El
mer E. Smith, of Douglas City, who
arrived on the Santa Ana, and will
return on the same boat. He is <
receiving good orders.
Geo. K. French, the well;
known attorney of Eagle, arrived i
here last Saturday evening, coming t
overland over the mail route. He
was accompanied by Ed. Mullen,
one of the mail carriers. Mr.
French will leave on the first boat
for San Francisco, and will return
later to attend to legal affairs here.
D. C. Brownell, hardware mer
chant, arrived here a few days since
with a complete stock of shelf and
heavy hardware. He will occupy
the large building now being erected
on the corner of McKinley street
and Broadway, and will l>e ready
to furnish hardware of any kind.
Special attention will l>e given to
building supplies. The stock will
be complete in every detail.
Air. h. u. tticharus 1ms just coin-‘
rnenoed the erection of a large
building on Keystone avenue, to
be used as a furniture store. The
building will be 25xti5 feet and two
stories high. The first floor will
have 15 foot ceilings with a balcony j
on both sides of the room. Mr.:
Richards is constantly receiving,
large quantities of new furniture
and when bis building is completed
it will be one of the largest and
best furniture stores in Alaska.
The St. Elias Hotel, which has
been undergoing extensive altera
tions, is now almost completed.
Among the many improvements!
is the addition of a restaurant,
which will lie conducted by Mrs. L.
H- Allen. The lady is fully com
petent to manage a first class res
taurant, having spent 30 successful j
years in the business. The past lti
years she has run a high class res-!
taurani in the city of Chicago. Mrs.
Allen is having her part of the
building fitted up in a very neat
manner and guarantees perfect sat
isfaction to all who patronize her.
The place will be open at all hours.,
W. C. Stull Expert Watchmaker.
Subscribe for the I’kohpkctcii.
Nougatines at Valdez Candy
Kitchen. ' j
Wool blankets tl .00 each at'
Richard’s.
Leave orders for Best coal at'
Bells Cigar store.
The Excelsior left Seattle on the
evening of the 28th for this place.
Kern has received a large stock
of new watches, chains and rings.
Bread that never sours and pies
fit for the Gods, for sale at the
Valdez Cafe.
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The Log Cabin saloon is prepared
to sell beer to families or others at
25 cents per quart.
Dr F. M. Boyle has been called ;
to Ft. Liscum several time since
coming here to assist in surgical
operations.
Dr. Von Gunther will remodel!
his hall and make a lodging house
out of it. He has sent out for the
furniture and fixtures.
Speaking of black eyes:
'Tift butter In « crowd to slut*
All m«*n art? IUm. Unui
To pirk out one mid dfftiirufttc
That fellow ti* the tnmi.
Mrs. Richards and daughter.Miss
Nellie, wife and daughter of our
fellow townsman E. C. Richards!
arrived on the Santa Ana to make
this place their home.
Judge and Mrs. Lyons have the
sympathy of their many friends in 1
the death of their infant daughter
which was born on last Saturday,
morning and died a short time
afterwards.
1 he Senator appeared at the en- j
tertainment last Saturday night!
with a full lieard, we have learned j
since then that they were too busy !
at the blacksmith shop where he!
gets shaved. You see his lieard is
very wiry.
Mr. L. L. Bowers has been re
apjminted Deputy U. S. Marshal
at Kodiak by Marshal Perry. Mr!
Bowers was an appointee of Mar
shal Shoup and has given such good
satisfaction to the people of his dis
trict that he has lieen reappointed.!
Mrs B. F. Millard and daughter'
M iss Maigeret who have been here!
this summer will leave on the San-;
ta Ana for their home in Chippewa
Falls, Wis. They will lie much
missed bv a large circle of friends
who will lie glad to see them return
again at an early date.
The managers of the Hullow-een
Masquerade Ball have decided not
to furnish any lunch at their ball i
as they will lie crowded for room,
and have reduced the prices of ad- i
mission to #1.00 for gents and 50;
cents for ladies. Supper will lie!
prepared by the various cafes.
Mrs. Kinghorn has sold her en-,
tire costume business to Hemple!
A Dougherty, and ths outfit will l<c|
removed to the latter establishment!
in a couple of days. The stock will
be greatly enlarged, and hereafter
anyone requiring a suit for a fancy
dress ball, a masquerade ball, or
any old kind of a ball, will find
themselves well suited at Hemple
A Dougherty’s.
The Telephone system which up
to the present time has lieen a.
troublesome affair, is now la-ing1
put in jierfect order by Mr Quinn.!
the electrician of the present com
pany. The central office for the!
future will be on Keystone Ave..
opposite Hemple A DoughertvV
new store. The building for the
pur|>ose is being thoroughly over
hauled and added to. And the
hello girl will soon !>ein a position I
to switch you onto the right wire. |
X B dQCNS.
CASH STOii::
If you want an outfit let
me figure on it and you
will save money. AGENS
BUTTER has stood the test,
take some with you when
you go on the trail.
I1« W. MiHer, Manager.
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Cuntlnuol from flr«t
t**<l to her in the near future.
Mr. Date as Dan (.iillispie gave
further proof that lie was not only !
a great manager, hut also an excel-1
lent actor. One wonhl need to go
far to see a 1 tetter hit of stage work, j
As the Deacon, Mr. Hildreth was j
perfectly at home. His makeup:
was jHTfect, and several strangers
in the audience were heard to re
mark that they had never seen a i
more perfect imitation of a hahl j
head. The ease and perfect nat
uralness of his acting was a revel-!
ation to his friends.
Asa character actor, Mr Willis
gave a performance in the part of the
Irish gardner that fell little short
of 1 >eing perfect. Irish brogue is
usually over done, hut Mr. Willis
gave a reading of the lines that
was like an echo front the old soil.
When Mr. Lindsay Stead came
in like a cyclone in the last act as
Mrs. Lonisina in search of the lost
child, he brought down the house
as he usually does, llis make up
was simply grand, and from tin
waving plumes of his picture hat
to the soles of his tun shoes he was
perfect.
Mr. Date is to lie congratulated
on the success of this his tirst at
tempt to give Valdez tirst class en
tertainment.
Captain Kacket will he placed on
the Imards next by Mr Date and
that he will again have a crowded
house goes without question. J. (j.
Bread that never sours and pies
tit for the Gods, lor sale at the,
Valdez Cafe.
Geo. E. Baldwin the well known
surveyor will leave on Santa Ana
for a trip to Seattle and San Fran
cisco.
Bill Gibbons of Kllatnar, La
touche, Tatetlick and other jaunts
on Prince William Sound claims to
have invented a salve by the use of
which the fox breeders can get three
skins off the same fox each season.
Ke vstone Avc. is rapidly looming
up as an important business centre.
There is scarcely a vacant sjait
front Me Kin ey to Sherman Ave.,
and even beyond that, new houses
are Wing erected as quickly as
lumber can he secured.
The steamer Perry left this port
two weeks ago to go down the
Sound a short distance for a raft of
logs and has not Wen seen or heard
from since. A feeling of uneasiness
is Wginning to spread, as to her.
safety. There have Wen some
storms along the sound and it is
feared that she may have come to
grief.
Later—Word has just Wen re
ceived that the Perry went on the
rocks in Jacks hay hut it is not
known yet what damage is done.
Kendricks, the sign painter and
decorator has scoured the budding
iormeriv occupud by W.C. Stull, i
hut winch is now located on Broad-!
way. West of McKinley street. The
ncxi Steamer will bring him a line
assortment of wail paperand paints
which will supply a long fell want
in town.
Have You Heard the News
of the town? Everyone who has
visited us was pleased with the.
New Clothing Store, just opened.
\\ e will W pleased to have you call
on us for your winter clothes. We
carry a good assortment of clothing,
gents’ furnishing goods, Waits and
shoes, hats and caps. Bit sure to
call Wfore purchasing elsewhere.
A good assortment of miners’ out
fits at the Lion Clothing Store,
Valdez branch.
H. LaBei.i.e.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
^ Marsh Mallows at Valdez Candy
Kitehrn.
Kxchangc your old stove for a
new range at Richards’.
Reeertilied Government Script
for sale by N. Crarv.
Chase and Sanb irn’s C dehr.tV.* I
Coffee is to Ik* had at Hem pie A
Dougherty’s.
Richards buys everything you
have to sell, and sells everything
you have to buy.
Step into'Kcrns jewelry store and
look at the tine new line of goods
just received.
Bread that never sours and pies
tit for the Gods, for sale at the
Valdes Cafe.
One-third of your life is spent in
bed. Moral—buy a good one from
Richards A Co.
The prizes f..r tin* Grand Prize
Masquerade Ball, to In* given Fri
day evening. Oct. 21st. are on exhi
bition at the Post Olliee Drugstore.
Have you seen them?
Parker Bunk House, on Key
stone Ave. Bunk, stove and wood
All comforts. 2*>c per day.
WANTS-FOR SALE.
Advert Is. men'* under this Head. 10 cents h
line for one insertion. cents for each subse
quent insertion.
TO HUNT A large comfortable r.*« in f.. I t
near M. K tiley >f. Cali at this «»ffi
Hol sts AM* LOTS i..r nut or tor sale. Call
on I»r. Von (•unthcr.
| OST — A bunch of 3 keys on a watch chain.
A- and a leather sack, containing 91. IMease
return to Merchant'll i afe.
COR SALK CHEAP- \ first class gold rocker
A and pump. Jus? the thing for beach dig
gmgs. Richards A Co.
pOJ’XD-A ladle* -mail gold ring, in rear of
A Mooae Mall. Om n»r • an get same by pav
mg expense of advertising.
Ilf ANTED—A house to rent. Two stories pre
ter red. Centrally located, c. I». Shaw.
FOl ND—A clinker built laiat, drifting in the
Bay. See T. II. M relit 1».
pOR SALE—Best All Lump Coal. Sc - Alaska
A Transfer Co., or leave ord -rs at Bell's . igar
store.
IIOHSES WANTED-A limit-d number of
AA horses will he eared for on an island in the
>ound this winter. Reasonable rale. H.*od
range and thelter. Apply at this oiWee.
Hot Chili and
Waffle Kitchen.
Open Always.
Broadway, Ojip. Reading Room.
Mrs. J. H. Ryan
(let Your Linen
Done Uj» At
Ik Star laundry.
HAND & ROSS, Props.
The Only Short Order
House in City.
The 0®l Dm; (o.
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Pure Fresh Drugs.
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Valdez. Alaska.
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GENERAL MERCHANTS.
| Groceries, Hardware. Clothing, Footwear, etc.
We are Agents for Chase & Sanborn’s
Celebrated Rosted Coffee.
Pioneer Outfitters.
BANK OF VALDEZ,
AND
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.
Capital. Paid-up - $10,000
Kt-s.Tvc.in Heal ami Per
sonal Property - $07,000
General Banking Business. Gold
|).is' Bought, l.oansantl Discounts.
Foreign ami Kastern Kxchangc
Bought ami Solti. General Collect
ing.
PATRONAGE SOLICITED.
Gold Dust
Exchange.
Highest Price Paid For
! Gold Dust
| Treasury Notes, Drafts am) Money Orders Cashed Free of Charge.
jAL WHITE, Proprietor
RICHARD/ & CO,
Furniture, Stoves and
Household Supplies.
Swond-Hand Good* Ri»u"ht and Sold,
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J. F. HIELSCHER fr CO.
Wholesale and Retail
BUTCHERS
8|*-cial Attention Given to FAMILY TRADE.
Orders Taken and Delivered to Hotels and
Re stanrants.
RAILROAD CONTRACTORS SUPPLIED.
European Plan Rates Reasonable
HOTEL ST. ELMS
(Only First Class Hotel in Valdez.)
Headquarters for Mining Men
and Commercial Travelers*
DEBM Eg & POOT. Proprietors.
Keystone AveValdez. Alaska.
For General Hauling see
The Alaska Transfer 0o.
Piano and Safe Moving
Special Attention To City Trade.
COAL and General Forwarders