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CORDOVA
Manhattan Hotel
R. W. FERRELL, Prop.
Electric Lijjh4e<l. Hot Water. Turkish and Tub
Baths.
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Copper River
& Northwestern Ry.
FOUR TRAINS WEEKLY BETWEEN
CHITINA AND KENNECOTT
Leave Cordova, Second Street Depot, on Mon
days, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Leave Chitina for Cordova Sundays, Tuesdays
days, Thursdays and Fridays.
Leave Chitina for Kennecott Sundays, Tues
days and Fridays.
Leave Kennecott for Chitina Mondays, Wednes
days, Thursdays and Saturdays.
The above schedule subject to change with
out notice.
Dining Car in Connection With all Regular
Passenger Trains Between Cordova and Chitina.
Freight received and delivered at Cordova
Wharf from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m., except Sundays.
; Tickets on sale at Second Street Depot
office, one hour before departure of trains.
CALEB CORSER, W. E. BROWN,
Superintendent. Agt. Cordova Wharf
R. K. BROWN, Jr., Ticket Agent.
SAVE MONEY!
come TO THE BARGAIN STORE
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And see what we have in the line of workmen’s clothing,
beds, mattresses and canvas goods of all kinds, tents and
shovels, kitchenware, furniture, stoves, etc. We also
*■ carry a full line of mirrors—plate glass and plain.
THE NORTHERN BLOCK
First Street
LARGE SHIPMENT OF
Live Chickens
BEST FRYERS EVER BROUGHT TO CORDOVA
JOE FRY
FRESH EGGS FOR SALE PHONE 22
I ASK FOR THE “ SHELDON SERVICE ”
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Sheldon Auto Stage Lime
Twice-a-Week Service, Chitina to Fairbanks.
Cars Leave Each End Tuesdays and Fridays.
FARE 976.00 40 POUNDS BAGGAGE FREE.
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FOR further information address
ROBERT SHELDON, Owner and Manager CHITINA, ALASKA
THOUSAND TIGHT
FOREST FIRES
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(By Associated Press)
SPOKANE, Sept. 17. — An army
numbering thousands of matt has been
recruited and tent afield throughout
the northwest during the last several
weeks to combat the menace of forest
fires, unusualy serious this reason be
cause of the lack of rain.
Recruiting station! have been open
ed oil nil hour’s notice in cities most
handy to the "fruit.’ and entire com
panies of 60, 100 or 200 men have
been enlisted a I t post-haste to
the first line of defense. Mostly they
are trained men for their work
lumberjacks accustomed to t tic
strenuous life In the open that forest
fire fighting necessitates.
In district No. 1, of the United
States forestry reserve, composing
parts of Montana, Idaho, North aud
South Dakota and eastern W thlrgtnn
are Included 14,387,000 acres of tim
ber, besides grazing lands for a total
of 22,273,077 acres. This is distri
buted over 26 forest reserves.
Most of the problems Incident to
provisioning and equipping a military
army must be met for this great force
of fire-fighters, and they are worked
out. in advance, with all the exact!
tude that characterizes modern war
fare. Besides the recruiting service,
there is the commissary; there are the
fire scouts, stationed on commanding
observation points; there are the field
telephones, and when the wires fail,
the heliograph and the wigwag sys
tem of communication.
The primary consideration, forestry
officials, say, is the prevention of
forest fires.
To get to the fires in their Infancy,
lookouts are stationed by the forestry
service on the mountain peaks over
looking large areas. Day and night
they sweep the horizon with their
field glasses, watching for the thin
curl of smoke. The location of these
they “spot" on Intricate maps, kept
ready to hand, and then telephone
the forest station nearest the blaze.
From the forest stations the advance
guards are thrown out — "smoke
chasers," whose duty it is to locate the
fire.
That more timber Is not destroyed
during a season such as the present
one Is due largely to the activities of
these smoke patrols. If the “smoke
chaser" is able to extinguish the
blaze he does so, and if' not, he tele
phones for reinforcements.
If the fire has gained considerable
headway before the fighters can be
mobilized, the strategic problem be
comes one of heading it off at the
nearest possible point.
Sometimes, when water is available,
a hose and force pump can be uti
lized. When the fire Is off the ground,
however, in green timber, this method
cannot be employed successfully. In
that case enough trees must be felled
to clear a space 50 to 75 feet in width.
If the fire is in dead timber a trench
some 50 feet in width is dug after all
timber has been cleared, and every
thing combustible is turned under the
ground.
There is usually a lull in every fire,
forestry officials say usually at night,
when the wind dies down. Fighters
have learned to avail themseU'es of
every such cessation of the activities
of the flames, to construct a hairier
which the blaze cannot surmount.
Fire fighters are paid at the rate of
$3 a day, and cooks $5. C. C. Wilhite,
executive clerk and paymaster of fire
fighters for the first district, esti
mates that in the last ten years lie has
paid out about $1,000,000.
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JUST ARRIVED, Fresh Everready
Flashlight Batteries. Northwestern
Hardware Co.
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OSAKA. Japan, Sept. 18. — The
trend of democracy in Japan is din
cuBsed In a leading article by the I
Osaka Mainicht. which questions the
policy of the Tgrauchl rabinet because
It Is “eager for the preservation of
clan and bureaucratic Influence.”
“For our part," the paper says: “we
believe In a possibility of the harmoni
ous existence side by side of mon
archy und democracy In Japan. The
throne has made it clear to the peo
ple that democratic principles should
be made the basis of administration.
In these circumstances there Is no
need for the surprise which seems to
tie evinced by Count Terauchl and
other bureaucrats at the news of the
Russian revolution.
“Great Britain. Japan's ally, the
United States, Russia, as well as Chi
na, are all countries of democratic
sympathies and so there Is no Justi
fiable cause for fear if democratic
Ideas have caught hold of the Japan
ese people. Even in Germany — a
veritable stronghold of militarists and
bureaucrats — democracy appears to
be making steady progress."
The newspaper concludes: “Not
withstanding the general tendency in
the world in favor of democracy, the
Terauchl cabinet, which is eager for
the preservation of clan and bureau
cratic influence, seems bent upon j
checking the growth of democratic!
ideas, contrary to the general current
of thought throughout the world. Even j
the leader of political parties profes
sing democratic sympathies do I1(,t
hesitaie to bow their heads to bureau
cracy. The positioh of democracy in
Japan, therefore, may well be Imagin
ed. The wisdom of the Terauchl gov
ernment in attempting to stem the ris
ing tide of democracy Is open to grave
doubt."
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MY WORD! WHAT A NOISEI
LONDON, Sept. 17. — Hern Is the
Londoner's conception of America as
set forth In one of the newspapers.
It Is submitted without comment.
“Everybody who has ever been to Am
erica knows that delectable land to
be the noisiest, most uproarious and
clamorous spot In the whole universe.
It is a country of hustle and bustle
and confusion, a land of sickening
thuds, of bailing street cars and ear
splitting "overRead railways, of clang
ing bells and brokers shrieking
through their noses. If the lynch-pln
dropped out of the mosmic system and
the stars came tumbling about us,
they wouldn't hear it in New York."
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Try a loaf of “Sun Maid" Raisin
Bread. It’s roally fine. City Bakery.
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JUST ARRIVED, New Two Cell
Bull’s Eye Flashlights. This type gives
i brighter light than the old style
three cell. Northwestern Hardware
Company
JUST ARRIVED. New Type Ever
ready Flashlight. Will not light by
contact on metal, no danger the bat
tery burning out when not In use.
Northwestern Hardware Co.
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Your eyes fitted. Compound and
astigmatic lenses replaced. See Os
borne.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
United States Land Office, Juneau,
Alaska.
August 26. 1917.
Notice Is hereby given that Nels
llawklnson, of Cordova, Alaska, has
filed application under the provisions
of Sections 2306-2306, H. S.. as as
slgnee of Joel W. llevern. to make
entry of the lands embraced In U. S.
surveys 1216 and 1217, situate on the
north shore of Miles (ilacier Lake and
on the west side of the Copper River
& Northwestern Railway at Mile 50,
Lat. 60 degrees 41 minutes 24 seconds
N., Longitude 144 degrees 45 minutes
W„ and latitude 60 degrees 42 minutes
00 seconds N., Longitude 144 degrees
45 minutes W., and more particularly
described as follows, to-wlt:
Beginning at M. C. No. 1 on Miles
Glacier Lake, whence U. 8. L. M. SAH
NII bears 8. 38 degrees 05 minutes
W. 4.41 chs. thence W to Cor. No. 2
6.18 chs. thence 8. 28.97 chs to Cor.
No. 3, M. C. on Miles Glacier Lake,
thence meandering N. 56 degrees 30
minutes E., 6.93 chs; No. 27 degrees
50 minutes E., 4.72 chs; N. 5 degrees
53 minutes K.., 5.12 chs; N. 8 degrees
21 minutes W„ 16.05 chs,. to M. C.
No. 1. the place of beginning, contain
ing an area of 19.84 acres. Mag. Var.
29 degrees 15 nftnutes E,. and known
as U. 8. Survey 1216.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, w hence U. S.
L. M. SAH-NH bears S. 2 degrees 31
minutes W. 36.14 chs., thence N. 15.08
chs. to Co. No. 2, thence W. 4.82 chs.
to Cor. No. 3, thence «. 15.08 chs. to
Cor. No. 4, thence E. 4.82 chs. to Cor.
No. 1. the place of beginning, contain
ing an area of 7.27 acres, Mag. Var.
29 degrees 45 minutes E., and known
as IT. 8. Survey 1217.
C. B. WALKER,
Register.
First publication. Sept. 4, 1917.
Last publication, Nov. 14, 1917.
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♦ Manufacturers and
♦ Bottlers
♦ Soda Water, all Flavors,
♦ Gingerale,
♦ Root Beer,
♦ Coco Cola.
» Mail Orders Given Prompt
♦ Attention.
« Cordova, Alaska.
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The place to get fancy goods.
A full line of cottons and silks
.soon arriving. Lessons free.
Stamping done.
19m. S. JEIjnrutU|kr - - Jlrop.
CORDOVA
MACHINE WORKS
E. R. GARNES, Prop
Residence Shop
Phone 101-3. Phone 132
Machine Work of all
Blacksmithing. General llei>air
ing, Horse Shoeing. Qxy Acety
lene Welding and Cutting.
HARMON MACHINERY
BUILDING
Cordova, Alaska.
Out of Town Jobs Given Strict
, Attention.
Alaskan Grill
M. E. HOLBEN, Prop.
The Place To Eat
Everything In Season
Service The BEST
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Boxes For Large Or Tray Service
Small Parties Our Specialty
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Windsor Hotel
L. Wain, Prop.
Where You Get
Comfort and Service.
And the Kates Are Right.
Cordova Alaska
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LIQUORS
AND
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1 Call at the |
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I First Avenue and C Street ♦
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PIANO TUNER
George Anderson, expert and
factory representative for high
grade pianos, players and elec
tile pianos, will be In Cordova
in the near future.
GEORGE ANDERSON
Box 991. Juneau, Alaska.
MEET ME AT
TheHORSESHOE
POPULAR RECREATION PLACE
Where We Can Always Find Our
Friends.
Finest Billiard and Pool 1 ablai In
Alaaka.
BEST GRADES OF STANDARD
BRANDS OF CIGARS.
LOGGERS, ATTENTION!
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We pay $10 ]>er thousand for
spruce logs and $9 for hemlock,
delivered.
CORDOVA MILL & LUMBER
COMPANY
f'redit nnd confidence grow with busi
ness relations, and when once established
w ith n strong, conservative bank, is an ad j!
ditional working capital for a successful
j enterprise. Our long experience with local \
j conditions enables us to assist you in the
right way, and at the right time.
Security
ervice
atisfaction
U. S. Depositary for Postal Savings Funds, j
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Territorial Depositary
City Depositary
JL Established 1909
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The First Bank
of Cordova
CITY LAUNDRY
PHONE 127.
Second St., opposite Postoffice
Best of Hand Work. Give Ut
a Call.
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M. C. Thompson H. C. Murphy
The MECCA
Thompson A Murphy, Props
Dealers in
WINES, LIQUORS AND
CIGARS
Phone H7.
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# Bath House Open Day and
♦ Night.
» Ft rst (’lass Barber Shop in
* ConnecGon.
* ALASKAN HOTEL
t BARBERSHOP,
• Frank Cunningham, Prop.
One Visit
Will
Make You
A
Ra^ular Patron
At
Slater’s
Restaurant
Private Boxes
For
Lar^e or Small
Parties
Newest Georgette t’rcpo Waists at
Mrs. Kate Kolfe’s.
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► Largest assortment of fancy Rib
► lions at Mrs. Kate Rolfe's.
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To the Housewives and House
keeper* of Cordova:
During the month of SEPTEM
BER we shall take order* for
THOR WASHING MACHINES,
UNIVERSAL APPLIANCES and
SEWtN GMACHINES on a plan
to make 1} possible to have one
of those appliances In every
home. Come In and let us talk
over this plan with you.
CORDOVA POWER COMPANY
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