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Village Gossip
By MARY BAEN WRIGHT
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A very pleasant occassion was the
dance given by the Northland Club:
Wednesday night in their comfortable
rooms on Second Avenue. MesdameS
donohoe, Daggett, and De Leo were
the hostesses. Dancing began short
ly after ten, to music furnished by
D. C. Fairman and Chas. Rogers^
Many handsome gowns added bright::
L ness to the scene. About one o’clock'
* the party gathered in the main room
to chat and enjoy sandwiches, cali&
and coffee. Those present were: Mr.
and Mrs. A. J Adams, Mr. and Mat
T. J. Donohoe, Mr. and Mrs. wJjT
Crooker, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Jones;.
Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Lydick, Mr. and
Mrs. Caleb Corser. Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Fursman, Mr. and Mrs. E. P;
Harwood, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gaff
ney, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Hazelet,
Dr. and Mrs. Daggett, Mr. and Mrs..
K. G. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Bartley
Howard, Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Ziegler,'
Mrs. E. Y. Boyle, Mrs. Helen Bell,
Mrs. H, Leach. Miss Bessie M. White,
Miss Mary Edelbroclc, , Miss Mary
Baen Wright, Miss Margeret Kolben
son, Miss Marion Daggett, Miss Evan
geline Church, Miss Dorris Adams,
H. G. Steel, Dr. R. F. Schwartz, Geo.
C. Hazelet, Brady Howard, C. E. Ro
Iteer, D. C. Fairman, E. F. Medley. T.
S. Scott. John Muller, W. H. Clay
son, H. E. Nye, F. B. Tracy, James
Garrison, J. J. Jones, A. R. Nord.
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The Cordova Chapter of the Eastern
Star gave their friends an auctioh
bridge party Thursday night at Ma
sonic hall. Mrs. Call, Mrs. Cochran
an# Mr. Ed. Currier made up the com
mittee in charge of the evening’s ar
rangements. The prizes were w'on by
Mrs. Leslie Koch and Charles <Foy
sten. Coffee and cake w'ere served.
The company consisted of Mr. and
Mrs. Chester Mellison, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Foysten, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie
Koch, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Adams, Mrr
and Mrs. Ed. Currier, Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Cochran; Mesdames H. I. Call,
S. E. Reed, Alvah Eames, Fred
Schaupp, T. J. Donohoe, Bartley Ho
ward, Roy Walker, John Day, E. L.
Harw'ood, George Harmon, H, D.
Counts, Paul Bloedhorn, Sophia Scott,
James Galen, C. L. Murphy, Arcbfe;
bald Field and Mr. Brady Howard,-'-^!
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^ Miss Edna Morris, head nurse at
the Cordova Hospital, entertained a
few friends at a sewdng partyv Wed
nesday for Mrs. Goodro, w^ho is go
ing outside on the Alameda. The fol
lowing ladies made up the party: Mrs.
Kti. u Brien, Mrs. Schefller, Mrs.
David Phillips, Mrs. Shriver, Mrs.
Chas. Beach. Mrs. Goodro and the;
hostess.
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William Bryan, of Seward, who went
Outside recently, returned here on the
Alaska last week and will go on to
Seward on the Alameda. Mr Bryan
fwas Outside during the cold wave, and
says that consternation seized Seat
tle when the mercury fell to four be
low zero. Two feet of snow fell in
Portland, and below zero weather
prevailed there too. The Sunset High
way, between Seattle and Spokane,
<^pssing the Cascades at Snoqualmie
Pass, was badly damaged and went to j
pieces in many places when the thaw!
set in. Mr. Bryan says he is glad to
return to Alaska and get warmed up
again.
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Captain Lathrop recently installed i
an oil-burning furnace in his new
building in place of the coal-burning
.apparatus, but has found the innova
tion unsatisfactory. The coal-burner
has been put back and the oil fur
nace will be shipped to Seattle on the
Alameda.
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A. J. MacConnell, head of the Pub
lic Utilities Company, was expected
hack on the Watson last night but
will not leave Seattle until January
30th. Apartment N in the Lathrop
building is being furnished for Mr.
MacConnell when he arrives.
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Mrs. Link Wain is regretting the
death of her pet dog Teddy, a hand
some and valuable white Spitz which
she has* had all its life. The animal
was injured in a fight with another
dog last week.
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Harry O’Neill has been out of school
lately on account of sickness.
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J. J. Jones, superintendent of the
Bering River Coal Mines, returned on
^he Pioneer from Katalla.
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Miss Leora Murray, Miss Gladys
Wegner and Roy Hegg spent an en
joyable evening on skiis Friday. A
party of fifteen or twenty devotees of
the popular Norwegian sport is plan
ning an excursion in the vicinity for
Sunday.
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The Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid So
ciety met Wednesday afternoon with
yMjts. Chester Mellison. About seven
teen members were present, and spent
*ihe afternoon hemming table linens.
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Mrs. W. L. Jones has recovered
tfrom an attack of la grippe.
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A. J. Black, who fell from the
;4ock last Saturday and dislocated his
(Shoulder, was able to x’eturn to his
Ywork Friday as brakeman on the Cop
per River railway.
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Dr. Anderson, of New York, is ex
pected in on the train tonight from
Kennocott. He wants to catch the
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Alameda for Latouche.
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News lias been received here that
E. W. Monsell, a former Cordovan,
died at Hoquiam, Wash., on January,
15th. Mr. Monsell was a carpenter
and lived near the ball park.
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Mrs. V. J. Dwyer, of Strelna, who
went Outside last fall, will return on
the Alameda and go on out to her
home at Strelna.
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Joe Curtain and Steve McCloud
went on the Pioneer to Katalla to
work on the piling contract for the
Bering River Coal Co.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Goodro and their
daughter Mildred are preparing to
leave for the outside on the Alameda.
They intend to make their home in
California. Mr. Goodro is electrician
for the Public Utilities Company.
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Miss Ellen Fraisare, who left on the
Northwestern for a visit to the States,
writes that she is enjoying life at Ta
coma with her brother Roy. She re
ports a rough trip down.
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Mr and Mrs. E. M. Bates, of Chi
tina are preparing to leave shortly for!
the Qutside.
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•fftSb# Alameda is due Sunday at 6
She will have two days mail
from Seattle.
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Fred Liljegren and daughter, Miss
Amanda, who have been staying at the
Windsor, returned on their gasboat
to their home on Peak island, between
Cordova and Latouche yesterday. Mr.
Liljegren, who runs a fox ranch on
tho island, brought in a number of
fine blue fox ^pelts to ship Outside.
He has sold several pelts this sea
son for as high a $500 each. One
blue fox, “Daisy”, recently proved up
to her name by giving birth to thir
teen young ones. Both parents rustle
food for their families, fishheads be
ing in great demand. Sometimes
members of different families show
an amusing jealousy of one another,
as when recently, an old fox chdsed
a young one of another litter out to
a rock a few feet from shore, and
kept him there until he was almost
starved and had to be rescued by Mr.
Liljegren. Miss Liljegren says she
does not mind the isolation of th«
fox-farming business, as she has a
piano and plenty of books in her is
land home.
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The Northwest Soda Company and
City Dairy, just beyond the Northern
Hotel, was recently purchased by C,
W. Walker, who is having it com
pletely remodeled and fitted up, to
opqn about the first of the month
as a milk depot and bottling works.
Fresh milk, cream, buttermilk and
Bulgarian buttermilk, received from
Seattle, will be distributed under the
most sanitary conditions. Mr. Walker
will also manufacture a great variety
of popular soft drinks.
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The Admiral Watson docked about
10:30 Friday night, bringing three
passengers and seven days mail for
Cordova.
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Mr. Archibald Field pleasantly en
tertained a small party of friends at
bridge Friday evening at her home on
Railroad Row.
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Word has been received here of the
birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. A1
Foster, of Seattle, formerly of Cordo
va. While here Mr. Foster was em
ployed by the Lighthouse Packing
Company.
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Con, Murphy, who has been laying
off from his work on the railroad on
account of grippe, has recovered
enough to go back to work.
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Mrs. F. G. Porter has been confined |
to her bed for the past week with
tonsilitis.
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Mrs. George Walker has recovered
from a recent illness.
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Travel to Seward is unusually
l|pavy for this time of the year, many
workmen being taken up tp wofk on j
the government railway. About thirty
thousand tons of material for the rail
way will be unloaded there this com
ing spring.
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Mrs. E. A. Graham, living next the
Windsor Hotel, was taken ill Tues-;
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day, and has been under the care of
Dr. Chase and Mrs. O’Loughlen. She
is much better now.
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Carl Rosswog will entertain a num
ber of his young friends this after
noon with a birthday party.
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The rotary snow-plow has been
stuck in the drifts at Mile 55 for the
last two days, but is expected to make
it in tonight. Harry Porter and Dick
Cook are in charge.
! CORDOVA JAZZ ORCHESTRA i
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EAGLE HALL, SATURDAY NIGHT I
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$: The Cordova Jazz Orchestra will give away to its lady pa
:£ trons durin gthe months of January, February and March $50 in ,
gold in three prizes to the ladies guessing the amount of beans £:
$: in a glass jar. The conditions of the contest are as follows: ::::
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S' Each lady will have one guess for every attendance at each
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dance during the three months. The prizes will be $25 for first *:
prize, $15 for second and $10 for third. ijij
:$ Ladles, come often and guess.
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[trappers traders
SHIP TO
GEORGE R. GOSHAW he.
DEALER IN
RAW FURS
SEATTLE NEW YORK
Alaska Building 127 W. 27th St
Ship direct to New York for highest prices paid for Raw
Furs. Your shipments are handled by expert graders and New York
market prices are paid on correct grading the day received. If de
sired, your shipments will be kept separate, in order that our prices
may be approved by you. Providing that our valuation does not prove
satisfactory, the Furs will be returned to you, transportation charges
prepaid. Ship by Insured Parcel Post or Express. Ship in a dry
condition. Always inclose an itemized list of contents with name and
address. All payments are made by check on the Seattle National
Bank, or in any other manner desired. Special instructions, if any, to
accompany shipment.
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Murphy vs. Fursman
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FIRST PRIZE—$25
SECOND PRIZE—$15
THIRD PRIZE—$10
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