The Alaska prospector. [volume] (Valdez, Alaska) 1902-1908, 1902-10-09
A Family Affair, fast and furious.

Al raiHiiN hlialT, laStaIlu 1uTlOuS.
The prizes for the mask ball can
be seen at Crary's.
Sailed Spanish Peanuts at Val
DEE Candy Kitchen.
LOST-A ladies silver, open face
watch. Leave at this office and re-
ceive reward.
Chase and Sanborn's Celebrated
Coffee is to be had at Hemple &
Dougherty's.
Don't forget the Masquerade
Ball at VonGunther's hall on Sat-
urday night.
Richards buys everything you
have to sell, and sells everything
you have to buy.
The attendance at the public
schools is increasing SO rapidly that
% extra desks have been added.
If you need shoes, look in the
window of Jas. Fish Il Co.'S. store
and you will see just what you want
The Str. Newsboy left Nome on
the 10ih of last month, bound for
Valdez, with probably full load
OF passengers. Her capacity is los.
LosT-On the fiat back of Rich
ards, Il pocketbook, containing con-
tanning considerable money and re-
ceipts. Liberal reward ii returned
to this office.
Hon. Geo. c. Perry, U. S. Mar
shall of this district, accompanied
by his wife, arrived here Oh the
Excelsior Yesterday and are stop
ping at the Phoenix.
Now that Felix Las finished his
extensive alterations he finds that
hts place is still too small to sup
ply the hungry crowd that daily
PUSHES into his place.
Everyone in Valdez should buy
ticket for the Firemen's Bali,
whether they attend or not. Ii is
a good cause and the fire laddies
should be encouraged.
The p. P. Il n. Co. will hereafter
operate the Str. Santa Ana. I'm
der the new management she is
booked to leave Seattle on the 9Th
OF each month until further notice.
There are three parties still work
ing on the trail and putting it in
fine condition. Captain Wilson
evidently intends to do all that
possibly can be done this season.
The Mushers are to give an en-
tertainment and dance at the Moose
hall on next Monday evening in
honor of the ladies who SO kindly
gave them a farewell dance last
spring. 1t is to be an invitation
affair.
AS the Excelsior was steaming
up the inland passage below juneau
they sighted a deer five miles from
shore swimming from the mainland
to an island. A small boat was
lowered and after an exciting chase
the deer was finally captured and
taken aboard since which time it
has become a regular pet.
c. d. Shaw, who spent last sea-
son in the Chesna district, and who
is well and favorably known here
by many of the old timers, arrived
from Juneau on the Newport, and,
with A. c. Williams of that CITY,
will open store in the Gelineau
building. They will handle cigars,
tobacco. candies, fruits and pro-
duce. Mr.. Williams will arrive on
the next boat. Both will be popu-
lar with the boys and no doubt will
do good business.
We are pleased to learn that one
OF our oldest inhabitants, Mr.. w.
). Amy, the owner of the rapids of
that name, has purchased from Mr..
Cohen an A No. automobile. Mr..
Cohen had no further use for tie
machine, but Mr.. Amy can use it
for many purposes. His friends
can be taken out for trip over the
fiat or an occasional load of wood
can be brought in. or when the Sem
atOr is under the weather his load
can be carried on the auto.
Frank c. Baker. the popular pur-
ser of the Excelsior has left the
state of single blessedness bv mar
rying an old friend from his bow
hood home, as we see by the Seattle
papers that +. c. Baker of the S.
$. Excelsior and Miss Nancy Nc
Kean, of Manchester. N. H., were
married at the First Methodist
church on Sept. 9th. Mr.. Raker