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Valdez weekly prospector., 1908-09-10
VALUES ARE VAST
 COPPER DEPOSITS

George Davidson, manager of the Alaska United Copper Exploration Company, arrived in Valdez last night from the Kuskulina where,he has spent the summer doing develop ment and assessment work on the nu- merous properties owned by the com pany. Davidson's company owns properties in the Nizina, Kuskulina and Lakina districts and also along the Strelna, near the Hubbard and Elliott mine.
 MT. Davidson has had, twelve men at work during the season and says ! that the result more than justifles the hopes of the owners and of himself. He says that the company has much property that as yet has .not been thoroughly prospected but that the results of the past season, not only on the property in which he is interested but on other properties in the districts in question leaves no doubt as to the wonderful values to be found in the country.
 '"There is moro copper inside"sde- clared Mir. Davidson, ethan the best informed men outside have any idea of and all the district needs to make it one of the biggest mining centers of the world is a railroad. This rail road is going to be built; if not by the people who are reported to have pur- chased the Hubbard and Elliott prop erty then by someone else for there IS too much wealth lying idle in the shape of tonnage to permit of the prize being unclaimed for very long.n
 Mir. Davidson says that there are many properties that are nowyso well advanced in development work as to make it an easy matter for mining expert to determine their value and that the district is way beyond the prospect stage.
 MT. Davidson will go out on the Yu- catan.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1908-09-10
SIMPLIFYING TRUST
 EARNINGS DECLINE

New York, Sept. 4-Earnings of the American Smelling Company for the fiscal year ending April 30, last, were S3,8i6, ,0O0 less than the earnings of the previous year according to q statement just issued by the shelter concern. This deficiency is in a great measure attributed to financial conditions and the consequent slump in building operations and other features that have influence on the copper and lead market.
 President Guggenheim of the Smelling Company says that there is at present a marked improvement in the copper and lead situation and he looks for a return to former condi- tions with a probable improvement when compared to other years.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1908-09-10
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN TIE PROBATE COURT, FORTY MILE PRECINCT, THIRD DIVISION, TER.
 RITORN Of ALASKA. Before Elmer R. Brady, Commissioner and Probate Judge. In the matter of tn" ESinlCJ
 oi Notice to Crcdi orS w. M. Sterling, Deceased Take Notice, that the undersigned, Was on the Sth dny of March, l9OS, by the above court m. pointed the Administrator Oi the cStHte of W. M. Sterling, Deceased and all persons having claims against the said deceased are hereby required t0 present them with the proper vouchers, within six months from the date hereof, to the undersigned at Chicken Creek, in the Forty Mile Precinct, Territory of Alaska
 Dated this 2jth day of May, I9OS. bntc "f First iTuhlicn ion June 25th. 1908.
 LEROY J. PIKE,
 Administrator of the estate
 of ". NJ. Sterling Deceased.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1908-09-10
Notice to
 Creditors.
Vim. w. Campbell,
 Deceased

Notice is hereby given that the un- dersigned administrator of the estate of ". W. Campbell, deceased, to the creditors of, and all persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers within six months after the first publication of this notice to said administrator at his place of business on Mckinley street, Valdez, Alaska, the same being the place for the tran saction of the business of said estate.
 Dated this 27th day of March, 1908.
 Jess. A. Crawford,
 Administrator of the Estate of Wm. w. Campbell, deceased.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1908-09-10
New York Turns Out 10000

New York, Sept. s-Forty thousand representatives of organized labor paraded through the streets here yesterday forenoon in honor of Labor Day. The day was observed as a holiday by all lines of business.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1908-09-10
Frisco Has Big Parade

San Francisco, Sept. S-Labor Day was observed here as a general holi- day, all business being suspended. There were 25,OOO men, representing all branches of organized labor, in the forenoon parade.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1908-09-10
APPLICATION NO. O52. In the United States Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, Aug. 13, 1908.

Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of an Act Congress, approved May 10, 1872, its regularly appointed manager and attorney in fact, whose Post Office address is Kenne- Patent. for the Mammoth No. l." "the Mam- moth No 2.' the "Dan" and "Clark' placer geld and other minerals, together @ with surfacee ground as allowed by law, lying and being and situate in the Recording Precinct of Val dez, District of Alaska and described by the official plat and by the field notes of U. s. Min eral Survey No. 771. on file in the office of the Register of the Juneau Land District, Alaska, as follows tOyit:-
Valdez weekly prospector., 1908-09-10
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN TIE UNITED STATES COMMISSION. FRS COURT FOR THE DISTRICT
 OF ALASKA, DIVISION THIRD.

OF ALASKA, DIVISION THIRD,
 VALDEZ PRECINCT In the matter of the EstutcJ
 Of In Probate Robert A. White, deceased. } By Order of said Court made herein on tn, 18th day oi June. A, D. lgOS Notice iS hereby given tO the Creditors oi, and to mll person! having claims against said deceased, Ol against SIid estate tO pres n them with tho necessary voucher, tu the undersigned Ad miniStrhtor with the Will Annexed of said Es tate, at Valdez, the place of business of said estate. in Valdez, Nlusku, within six month; from and after Inc date of first publication O this notice or same will hC barred. Date ni First Publication June 25, i9DS,
 W. II tRARN,
 Administrator with tine
 Will annexed "f suid Es
 tniC.
 Harrison BOStwiCk Attorney for Estate, OnCc and r. o. Address. GOl -G2O Mutual Life Bldg Seattle, Washington.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1908-09-10
In tho m0lLcf 0i lhc csI0tc
Max Snnrr dnrensrh

Max SauCr deceased
 Notice is hereby given by s. A, Crandall, Jr. Administrator of the estate Of Max SauCr Cr ceased, with will annexed, t0 the creditors of and having claims against tho said deceased to exhibit such claims with tho necessary vouchers within six months after thC first pub liCntion of this notice, tO said administrRt Tor at his home at Reynolds, Alaska, the same be ing tho place for the transaction of thc buN. ness of said estate
 Dated April 18th, l9OS
 S. A. CRANDALL, JR. Administrator oJ Inc estate of Max Saucr, deceased
Valdez weekly prospector., 1908-09-10
Notice TO Creditors

IN THE PROBATE COrET. IN AND FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, FRINGE WILLIAM SOUND PRECINCT. BEFORE HON.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1908-09-10
Heinz

sauerkraut 9 lbs for % c.
 Love & Whitley.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1908-09-10

Charles Koppus, who owns placer property in on the Chittitu, arrived in town this noon. He says that while he was only able to work about q month he is satisfied with the out look, and he predicts great things from the placer camps in the locality. MT. Koppus says that his property requires machinery to work it to the best advantage and he expects to work on big scale next year. With MT. Koppus were five men from the Davidson copper property outfit. They all came down the river in q boat to the mouth of the Tasnuna.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1908-09-10

IN TIE PROBATE COURT, VALDEZ PRE- CINCT, THIRD JUDICIAL DIVISION,
 TERRITORY OF ALASKA Tn the matter of
 the estate
Valdez weekly prospector., 1908-09-10

Juneau, Alaska, Aug. 13 1908.
 Notice is hereby given that in pursuance o an Act of Congress, approved May 10th, 1872 kennecott Mines Company by and through its regularly appointed manager and attorney in fact, whose post office address is Kennccott Alaska, has made application for '. S. Pat. ent Tor the sweet" "National,'' "Indcpend- ence, "BonanZa," and Rouge" placer claims. bearing gold and other minerals togcth her wit h surface ground as allowed by law, lying, be- Ing and situate in the Recording Precinct of Valdez. District of Alaska, and described by the official plat and by the field notes of Y. S Mineral Survey No. ITO, on file in the office of the Register of the Juneau Land District, Alas ka, as follows, tO-wit:
Valdez weekly prospector., 1908-09-10
Notice of Forfeiture.

Valdez, Alaska, February 10th, 1908. To A. r. NJ. FnlCk:
The Dickinson press., 1908-12-12
Vacation Pay

Monday night the Dickinson school
board, considered a second petition from
16 local teachers asking for a continuance
of salary during the two weeks of the
holiday vacation. The first petition was
considered by the board on the 25th of
November and the teachers say that they
did no receive the official notice which
was mailed the following day.
The board in both instances, decided
that it was not best to grant the request.
From the best information at the COM
mand of the board, very few cities in
North Dakota are in the habit of contin-
uing salaries during the holiday vaca-
ton and in schools where pay is given
during holiday vacation, teachers are EN-.
ployed with this understanding. The locaI
school board desires to be liberal with
it's teachers but feels that the extra ex-
penditure of $773. IS would not be war.
ranted, and that a large proportion Of the
taxpayers would not consider it a wise
expenditure,
The Dickinson press., 1908-12-12

window. and are the finest. horns to be
seen in any window. A clock is ar
RANGED under the antlers and the letters
'B. P. O. E." spelled out with pocket
knives on a foreground of purple and
white. The colors are also used to form
a background for the whole window.
The Benzie Drug Co. has secured good
results from the use of fancy festoons of
purple and white throughout the store.
The windows look attractive with q
lattice work effect and the words Hello
Bill in white on purple background.
One of the most striking stores is that
occupied by Henry Roberts, jeweller and
Smith the confectioner. Mr.. Roberts
window has a very fine specimen of an
elk head. decked out in purple and
white. Souvenir spoons and jewellery
are used to spell out Hello Bill"
White carnations and violets in cut
glass vases add a dainty touch. The
confectionery window has as a central
The Dickinson press., 1908-12-12
.Efk Visitors.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Britt, Mr.. and Mrs.
N. D. Nichols, MI. and Mrs. ]. W.. Fol-
lis. Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Short, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Burgess, of Medora; Harve
Robinson, A. L. Martin and ]. B. Stod-
dard of Sentinel Butte; Representative
Burns OF Glen Ullin; H. D. Stevenson,
M. K. Bradford. Ed. Nichols, Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Conroy, Fred McHendry, Jim
Chorley, Oscar Olson, VIM. Conroy, John
Pollard. Barney Oats, Peter Shantz,
Messrs. Meigs, Nigey, Freeberg, and a
band Of 10 pieces. all Of Mandan; c. ].
Phelan of Bowman; Gus Lieber, H. {.
Flint, C.. A Klaus, Otto Bauer, r. G.
DePuy, c. R. Weber, Harry Wasser,
Malcolm Sinclair, Fred Smith. Phillip
Mason, c. r. Rathmann, w. P. Hayes,
Charles Shurlock, Andrew Blewett, Drs.
L. B. and L. r. McLain, City Editor
Quimby of the Alert, Morris Beck, R.
E. Wallace, Dwight Donnelly, Gerald
Lieber and George Thrope were among
those from jamestown; J. S. Green and
Frank Sexton, of Hettinger; ]. w. Stur-
geon of Judith Gap, Mont; M. Stanch-
field of Grand Forks; D. A. Dinnie of
Minot; w. ]. Price, Frank McKane.
Chris Moe, Charles Hanson, ]. T. Purcell,
E. E. Cole, Louis Tabert, of Fargo; Geo
c. Parker, ]. D. Walsh, of Minneapolis
D. c. Malley, Ed. Olmstead, Geo. Day
Geo. Powers, Roy Colgrove, c. A. Sphinx
Capt. Henry, David Bentley, w. H
Rock and c. ]. Lee, of Valley City; Ton
Hughes, Geo. Stevenson, Fred Lambie
Fred Lavasse, Roy Carson, Ed. Pat
terson, Pat White and Oscar Vallancy
of Bismarck.
The Dickinson press., 1908-12-12
Farmers institute

The farmers did. mot turn out very well
for the institute this week. There were
informal sessions Thursday afternoon
and evening. The attendance twas a
little better on Friday.
Supt. Hoverstaad, Dairy Commissioner
Flint, Prof. Thomas Shaw and Supt.
L. R. Waldron took leading parts in the
sessions. John Christensen of New
Salem, who had been with the institute
instructors at Beach. stopped over at
Dickinson. Ormanzo Brown, John
Little, John Fisher. w. J. Pelton and
R. Jensen were among those who fol.
lowed the work of the session closely.
Messrs. Burda. Wilcox, RAIDER, Offet,
wanna. Muecke and and Zar1sAjek Msfe
also among those in Attendance
The Dickinson press., 1908-12-12
Commercial Club Meets

No court house for some time yet but
better roads and highways was the senti-
ment expressed at a regular meeting of
the Commercial Club on Wednesday
evening. 1t was the first meeting for q
number of weeks but nothing of any
great importance was transacted as the
attendance was not large.
Dr.. v. H. Stickney reported for the
special committee on naming the streets.
No recent action has been taken but it
is expected that something definite will
be done at a special meeting of the city
council next week.
The question of paving the main streets
of the city was discussed at consider
able length. All were in favor of doing
as much paving as possible. No i'm
provements can be made which will
show any better results, than street
paving. 1t was voted to invite City
Engineer w. R. Veigel to address the
club at it's next meeting on Wednesday
night on the question Of street paving.
Mr.. Veigel will tell the club members
the value of such work and give an esti-
mate of about how much it would cost to
improve the principal business streets.
The question of a new court house wal
brought up and the general sentiment
was that before much money is spent in
erecting a new court house. the county
should put all Of its roads in first-class
condition. 1t is better to bond the county
to improve. the roads than to raise money
for a new county building.
DR.. VII. Stickney was in favor of
building a new court house and gave
some of his reasons. County Commits
sioner D. W. Mckenzie was one of the
most determined opposers Of bonding the
county for a new building. He said
that the roads were in such a condition
that it would be folly to spend a big
amount of money on anything except
the roads. When the highways are in
good condition again, it will be time 10.
talk about a new court house. He said
dat bonding the county for SIS, 900
would mean an increase in tie tax rate
of nearly two mills.
Incidental with the opinion Of one of
the county commissioners, when in the
city this week, Fred Kocsc. CT Picl ard
ton, the outgoing commissioners, express
ed himself as against building a new
II: ho".ss ncw. He sc!d hat @ wrong
! irrrc=sion Vi the ccua:y's Indebtedness
has been reported, for the county has a
boating deb: Of about SO, 900 at the
p cse..t tine. His idea is &c clean up
tie indebtedness. improve ,hs r,ads and
then talk about the new cc.@r.. house.
The Dickinson press., 1908-12-12

feature a doll, all dressed in purple
and white and Hello Bill worked out
in white candies on a purple background.
The interior is hung with festoons and
ropes;of the colors, II!
Roquette Bros. have two pretty win
dows. The west window shows purple
and white dress goods, gracefully draped
on models. with ribbons and dainty
accessories in the prevailing colore. A
biz. leather skin on which has been
burned an elks head is a rather original
feature. The east window is all in pur-
pie and white bunting and harmonizes
perfectly with, the other decorations.
Some, exterior work. has also been done.
The. whole front of the block is draped
with bunting and there are streamers
hung from the top of the building to: the
bottom, which, with elk flags, makes
an. especially good appearance.
The Merchants National bank has an
original idea in a big clock Of purple
hands and figures on a background of
white. The other windows are hung wi ii
fringed festoons of crepe paper.
(. A: T. !Crowl g. Co.. have their whole
four windows decorated. The two on
Willard street have the orders r::colors
attractively used. The two big windows
on Barnes street are very pretty. One
has a back ground of white with lattice
work of purple ribbon caught with roset-
ties of white. Antlers and elk horns are
used to display the goods.
J.. C. Cartwright & Co. have two pretty
windows. One is draped with purple
and white silk in dainty. manner and
used. to display shoes. Two columns Of
white form an arch and give a dianiied
simplicity that ii; very good. The other
window has ribbons of purple. Lavender
and white and appeals to the eye.
The Dickinson Mercantile Co. has
secured two fine effects. The clothing
window has a rare specimen of an elk's
head which has attracted no little atten-
ton. The window of the grocery depart
ment has ~festoons of the colors with big
purple and white chrysanthemums. The
display of fruits is made to spell out Elk
emblems.
The store occupied by M. A. Scherfius
and Miss Runck is another attractive
one. The former has a p anel effect in
diamond shape of purple and white as q
background with fine display of holt
day goods. Miss Runck has used purple
and white ribbons with good effects.
The Dickinson press., 1908-12-12
High Class Troupe

The Five Monetas, the special vaude-
vile attraction at the Unique for the
days of the Elk celebration, is one Of
the finest musical acts ever seen in
Dickinson. 1t is Of a Grade seldom seen
outside of the cities as it is on one .o1
the biggest circuits in the country and
was secured at great expense as a
special treat.
There have been crowded houses all
tie line, the lgrsest siace: tile opening
night.
There are three women and two men
in the conra..', all artists. The program
includes sclcc ions on the banjo, man
dola. h~arr-sni.:r, ..;o!;n, flute, piano
and saxophone, also so!cs, duets, trios,
q~uartets. in fact every hing in the
musical line. The act is we'll worth
seeing several times.
The Dickinson press., 1908-12-12

The highest office in the new Elk
lodge fell to the 10, or the man best fitted
for the place and the man to whom the
honor is due. Mr.. Quinlivan will make a
frst:class Exalted Ruler. He has been
the prime factor in bringing an Elk
lodge here. 1t was he who went about
the first steps and who has worked un-
tiringly ever since to make the lodge a
successful one and the institution fes.
Invites long to be remembered. He is a
prominent land dealer, in the firm Of
Quinliyan Company.
The Dickinson press., 1908-12-12
The Dakota National bank has fe.toon

The Dakota National bank has ,festoons
of crepe paper in its large window. P.
A. Moir has used the colors in q neat
arrangement of fruits and candies. Ber-
ringer Bros. have a fine window at their
meat market with a fine pair of elk
antlers as q part of the decorations. The
whole interior of the store is hung with
~festoons. Harleman & Scott have a
pretty window with a pair of horns COM
ing out of a mass of purple and white
t~astefully arranged.
The display at the Kihm is unusually
good and includes a number of fine spec
linens of elk heads amid a profuse
amount of purple and white bunting.
The PRESS building looks attractive.
The PRESS Office and the Office of the
Russell Commission Co.. are decorated
uniformly in star effect of alternate
stripes of purple and white with elk
heads surrounded by a circular band Of
white and purple. bearing the words
welcome B. P. o. E" in the center.
The heads were drawn by John Cook
All the windows in the front of The
building are decorated, the families
of Dr. J. ". Stribling and Brooks Good
all, who occupy the rooms on the second
floor. decorating their windows.
Amont the other places having attrac-
tive decorations are Lenneville & Bel.
den, Mrs. J. N. Defoe and Miss Murn,
milliners, o. B. Frankenberg, furniture
dealer, M. H. Linsley, pool room, and
the Japanese restaurant. The Gordon
Dodd newsstand in the postofice blocl
looks very neat. Its decorations include
ropes and festoons of purple and white
The office of Quinlivan & Lytle in tn
First National bank block has very attrac
tive decorations.
The Dickinson press., 1908-12-12
Fine Electrical Effects

The electrical effects throughout the
main streets added much to the attrac-
~tiveness of the city, especially at night.
No less than 900 additional electric
LIGHTS were used and the only reason
that there were no more was. because
no more power was available.
On the streets several festoons of
lights formed arches from one side of
the street to the other. One .-arch was
located on Willard street, east of the
depot, one opposite the depot, a bunch
at the corner of Barnes and Willard
streets, one on Barnes street and one
at the corner Of Cakes and Hannaford
streets.
]. There were. about so lights in each
string and the effect at. night was very
brilliant. Many Of the stores, have
also put in extra lights. The CONSOLE
dated Coal company has a hand some
AL -
The Dickinson press., 1908-12-12
ELABORATE
DECORATIONS
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white background, as the striking feat
ures. The window is filled with neck
WI II and ~handkerchiefs in har.nonizing
tones. : <s;p:.' : -.
The Dickinson Meat & Grocery Co. has
two pretty windows. The east: window
is brightly. decorated in purple and
white with the words ''Elks'' worked
out in fruits. Many Elk flags are used.
The west window has the initials: b. P.
O. E. in nuts and candies with a clock
as M of the features. Elk flags and
fest0ons of crepe paper are largely used
in the entire store.
The windows of 7. j.. Greene & Co.
are attracting much attention. The one
devoted to the exhibit of jewelry has a
magnificent specimen of an Elk's head
and crossed Elk flags in the center. The
principal attraction is in the large dis
play Of valuable elk's teeth and jewelry.
The line is very complete and contains
many unusually beautiful specimens.
The window of the drug department has
ropes of purple and white running in all
directions from a central column.
Several Elk flags are tastefully used and
a novelty is a sign bearing the words
Hello Bill, the slogan of the lodge.
in purple letters On white background.
Charles Nolan's and Joe Cuskelly's
establishments have tasteful decorations
of festoons and flags. The St. Charles
hotel has a judicious use of bunting
and flags about the Office and pool
rooms. Charles Goldstein has combined
the lodge colors with his window and
interior displays.
The east window of Frank Lish's hard
ware store is a stunning window. A
huge pair of elk antlers nearly fills the