Miners Meat Market
GROCERIES * MEATS PROVISIONS
CLEAN FRESH STOCK
PRICES ATTRACTIVE
MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED
R. L. H. Marshall
SCIENTIFIC NOTES
At the battle of Messines,
over a million pounds of explo
sives were fired simultaneously
in 19 mines, driven by eight
tunnelling companies, with a
length of passage under the
earth of nearly five miles.
Twelve miles away^the people
of Lille thinking the explosion
was an earthquake. Some of
the mines had been laid nine
months before they were fired.
It was the biggest feat in the
whole history of mining.
Woman Has Grassless Lawn
A lawn of cement painted
green is the invention of a Los
Angeles woman. She claim* that
such lawns will do away with
much unhappiness of married
life since it never needs water
ing or trimming and requires
only one coat of paint a year.
Along the edges circular holes
have been cut through thecem
entand flowers planted in them.
The cost, she stated, was only
£65,00
Earthquakes im U. S.
Ordinarily there are from 100
to 200 earthquakes annually in
the United States, but in 1919
there were only 87, according to
a bulletin of the department of
agriculture. Most of the
quakes occurred on the Pacific
coast where slight earth tremors
are commonplace.
There were twenty 9uakes
in the region embraced in Ind
iana and Southern Illinois,west
ern Kentucky and Tennessee.
There was one in Missouri,two
south of Wichita, Kans., and
one round Washington, D. C,
DIRECTORY
BANKS
First'Bank of Cordova,
Bank of Alaska.
RAILROADS
Copper River & N. W. Ry,
A3 ERCHANTS
McCarthy Mercantile Co
R L H. Marshall.
GENT’S FURNISHINGS
McCarthy Mercantile Co.
RESTUARANTS
The Home Restaurant
Merchant’s Cafe.
MEAT MARKET
R. L. H.Marshall.
BILLIARDS
The Alaskan.
The Golden.
TRANSFER
Chas Lubbe.
M. M.COLE
NOTARY PUBLIC
AT THE POST OFFICE
BANKING SERVICE
Of a character that spells efficiency,
developed through constant and diligent
attention to our customers requirements,
IS ASSURED YOU WHEN BANKING WITH
THE FIRST BANK OF CORDOVA
THE PIONEER INSTITUTION OP CORDOVA AND THE
COPPER RIVER VALLEY
DRAFTS ON AIX PARTS OF THE WORLD, MONET REMITTED BT WIRE
TO ALL PARTS OF THE UNITED 8TATES & CANADA.
McCarthy
The Buckle of the Copper Belt, one of the coming
cities of Alaska, situated on the Copper River and
Northwestern Railroad, 191 miles inland from Cord
ova, between Kennecott and McCarthy Creeks.
Te junction for Chisana, Nizina, Dan. Chititu and
Young Creeks head of Chitina and Chittistone.
Do you
Subscribe
to
The
Weekly
News
Always Something new at the
Post Office Store