Alaska Prospector, The (Newspaper) - October 18, 1906, Valdez, Alaska VOLUME 5 NO 36 VALDEZ ALASKA THURSDAY OCTOBER 18 OFFICIAL CITY PAPER New Store Is now completed and ready for business We now have an opportunity of displaying to advantage our large and varied fall stock of jg Fine Clothing Shoes Underwear and We are showing a strong line of 15 And The Lid Is Now On day answers from him by wire telling Shoes Values as good as can be had anywhere The public is invited to inspect our store and stock The lid is on and today there are no gambling games or dance halls in operation in Yaldez In view of the agitation the continuance of gambling etc tke Council determined to close thing up tight and at the meeting Monday night issued orders to the marshal to have every game and dance hall stop operations at m There was no discussion over the matter except regarding details and as soon as the meeting adjourned the marshal made his and promptly at the closing went into effect Hereafter will be a closed town in full of the law About two ago a petition M circulated here addressed to Judge in regard to iht saloon business of which the was substantially as io u Sir We the undersigned citizens them to be courageous and swear out warrants against all offenders collect their evidence and prosecute vigorously The reformers im- mediately got busy and i the first time the matter was presented to the councilmen of town who after giving the matter ble thought decided to close thing up tight which they did as stated above There is a widespread feeling of dissatisfaction among the business men and tax payers of town re- garding the action taken and an agitation may be started at any time to make another change but at present the town is closed tightly enough to satisfy the most lar C D Porter a resident of Cor- dova and Mrs Etta Smith of Seattle who has been in Valdez June were married at the Larson residence Monday night by I of Valdez desire to make a protest the granting of a license j hev Burnett A small party of f r to the following named friends attended the ceremony and Horseshoe j a fine was served during tana Gold Dust Exchange the evening Arthur Grush and Miss Kotsch stood up with the couple Mr Porter and his bride probably make their residence Valdez Cold Storage Co Statement Condition hi A L CO Wholesale Dealers In Live and Dressed Meats Poultry Fish Oysters Butter and Eggs Produce Phone Alaska Many Kinds Of Soap Tho advance of Soap making has been remarkable in be few There u time when made for cleansing but now Soaps tor a though they arc all cleansers Each by hundreds of different made ny both in country and select all our Soaps careful I v and only the You can find here at all Casttle Soap Soap Tooth Soap Toilet Soap Soap Antiseptic Soap Complexion Dog Soap of 1 irii nl j i lust of O r 0 I i Pills Kn 22 31 i HII mi I H Mur 2 M mill I in 2 -0 H 4 47 finin f i Kit inpi i i v 11 V Dust n-h on C1 Mil 1 1 1 i HJI i s i I i it Dill to I y 70 70 11 p nl or Id in i 1 r nf the ahmi nu b ink incut is rue to the I of knon hi f 01 riot utu st S F Pri'S r Iii Ion nit il of ii A D Jit o H 15 Nolan I'ublu Nursery Soap Medicated Soap Bath Soap Utc OWL DRUG STOUE Notice The public hereby notified not to purchase property in tbe name of Otto or to To said MRS K Biggest shipment that ever left Sitka ih on the for the Bee our new stock of Clothing Footwear and HatF Bank Co Bankers Valdez Alaska We Do A General Banking Business Buy and Sell Exchange Ship Gold Dust Accept Make Collections and Loan Money on approved security at Low Rates I of Interest Complete shipment of beef veal mutton pork kens and on tbe of I be Portland for The Progressive And Public The and thinking public demand and mal adopted one that please old Grill the ai tides aro imported direct from want your opinion if they are Some pewter mugs hundreds of years old imprint and lish Hunting scenes 15 feet long by a famous will you em and St EHas all of are located in the town of Alaska unless they i-e to allow gambling and women in the and parts of the borne building Then followed their specific lections to each of the saloons ii and petition was by the following J merchant C Tailor pastor church of Burnett pastor Cong church A general manager of V Y K R E F Bauer neer Herbert Tozier timber department A foreman wharf L M Ritter foreman sawmill J F carpenter foreman W pile driver fore- man Joseph R Lee grading foreman principal lic school Cockerill Fiah contractor G C Hazelet miner A Swan owner C F clerk E IMagee delivery driver R E Shafer miner J restaurant Otto Hanson carpenter P S Hunt photographer C F Hollingworth foreman Oscar Fish accountant Win Gelineau H E Ellis prospector W J Quinn cook Henry Greer prospector C lodging house J B Casey teamster Gust blacksmith Win Webb laborer Jas II Patterson blacksmith Richard Kief teamster E G Warrener laborer C M Hanson laborer Richard Dickson blacksmith C G Wulff prospector B Hunter prospector Stanley Rogers Paul Drake laborer A Adams U S surveyor Nick laborer Louis Shaffer restaurant D Fiank Millard book-keeper Chas P Friend blacksmith Chas Souter waiter Geo P Meals drayman M Meals Geo Brown prospector The petition forwarded to Judge Wiekersham and last at Cordova Fire On Reservation The first fire of any cons in the reservation occured laut night when the residence owned by George Rorer a short distance beyond tbe brewery was The alarm not sent in until the whole ing was in flames and tbe fire de- pal reached the scene barely in time to prevent the adjoining houses from catching Fortunately water was obtained in the creek near by and within a few after the engine was put to work the flames were under control The house was occupied by B B Lockhart who lost the few things Telegraphic Items Seattle Oct have condemned the framework of tbe Excelsior and she must be most entirely rebuilt before she can again It is not likely that she will ever return to Alaska Seattle Oct Saratoga sailed yesterday with a large cargo of merchandise and meat for dez She has twenty Salt Lake Oct court has decided that President Smith cannot be compelled to account for the tithing fund of the church nor prevented from using the church funds for commercial en- ter prises Washington Oct velt has issued orders to Inspector Garlington that the colored gives the at the men who were implicated ia the Texas disorders tbe entire regiment will be dis- honorably discharged New York Oct cratic general committee had meeting last night for the of ratifying the ticket nominated head executive roasted Hearst for the disruption of tha democratic party and the in- dependent league is composed of blackmailing democrats He called on the voters to resent the action of Hearst and then moved the adoption of a resolution endorsing the whole ticket which was ried At the Tammany ratification meeting a resolution was passed saving Jackson and Lincoln are dead and their policies out of date and that the people want live issues and live people which they have in the new form and in Hearst the leader that were saved damaged by fire and water The fire is A Fine posed to Parted from the Attention is greatly attracted to stove while the occupants of the magnificent specimen of house wore an ay and was not ore now on exhibition in seen until loo late to save of tne Alaska Copper Mining Exchange This sample inches weighing a half ton or more was taken the Copper Bullion Claim of the Boulder Bay Mine belonging to Not A Reformer Captain Haitman requests us to make the statement that be was not present at the council meeting the Development as a representative of Co From the face of a drift of a 200 feet leading from the main n tunnel at 400 feet and at a depth as was stated in the Bulletin day Ho was there simply as spectator and has taken no part the reform movement of 1400 feet from tbe surface was shot out this sample and a larger Amusements Are which lias been sent to An Edison Phonograph will Home office of the Company in vou and your friends an oa on 0 j I 1 be of this ore Edison Gold Record 1 carry a complete Ul he U cent lbc about up New Records on 00 per ton other values not included work of art line of both Records boat See Suessdorf it the Bowling Alley Wilson at all Fruits and vegetables of kinds at the Valdez Market Surveyor General Distin haa asked for bids to remove the erty of his office from Sitka to Juneau A full line of Toilet waters and fine Imported Perfumery has just been received at the Owl Drug Co A little girl at Kodiak sister of Evan Meloshkin the boy who was recently to from that place has been adjudged in- sane by the authorities and will be sent to an asylum Don't miss the great family show at Mckinley hall tonight and Friday It will be replete with fine specialties and deserves a good patronage Candies are always fresh Drug Co This specimen is of particular interest in demonstrating the and depth of the veins in this mineral zone The Union Fish Co and the Alaska Codfish Co have stations At Unga Harbor A telegram from C G Debney who passenger on the Bertha announces their arrival at at six o'clock yesterday evening good trip and every well Mrs Alfred arrived on the Dora to have an operation formed on her hand One of her fingers was cut while opening clams and it was feared that blood poisoning would ensue The left Seattle Oct 16 for Valdez and will take the run to the Westward
