THE CORDOVA DAILY TIMES
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1919
FAIRBANKS FIGHTS FOR DAY
h w LIGHT ,
Cordova is one of the few towns that
continues to conserve daylight, not
withstanding the fact that by a con
gressional act the clocks were turned
back the other day. Fairbanks ob
jects to letting the cheechako farmers
rule our days, and will make a fight
to fix its own time, according to the
following from the News-Miner:
"There are quite a number of peo
ple in Our Town wTho object to the
objecting farmers and dairymen of
Eastern states fixing the hours we
shall observe as the ‘day’ in Fair
banks, as they have been able to do
all over the States, and they will prob
ably have at the next council meeting
an ordinance for the council to con
sider which will fix the time of day in
Fairbanks according to the needs of
this camp and without regard to the
hour any other damcamp on earth
observes from now on.
"Cleveland, Ohio, has done it for
years, and will continue to do it irre
spective of the daylight laws. They
have tried it and find that they can
make the daylight serve their own
needs better than any outside camp
can do it for them. They simply fix
their ‘town’ time, and it goes as the
city council fixes it, to suit the needs
of Cleveland alone, which is really
the only town interested in the mat
ter, as we can do the same.
“Just because the East doesn't want
to go to bed until getting up time
is no reason why the Fairbanksan
should be compelled to sit up with
the Easterner in the ‘absent’ way.
What is good for the East is poison j
for Fairbanks. If the council fixes the
present time for all winter, or makes
the time an hour earlier for the win
ter, it will make the best of the win
ter possible, and whatever the gov- j
eminent does in the matter of time
won’t hurt our people. If the court
house time (government) is an hour
later than town time, what of it? It
only gives us an hour more in which
to appear at court on the ‘hour’ or
deed, and anything that keeps a fel- j
low out of court for one hour more is
good enough to try.
“Attorney Heilig is studying out an
ordinance which will fill the bill, and
a lot of people are going to fight for
it—that they may do their chores in
daylight.”
VOICE OF THE ALASKA PRESS
Should the coal fields and oil fields
of Alaska be developed to their full
est extent, it may, and probably will,
mean that all Pacific boats plying be
tween the Pacific coast cities of the
United States and Canada and the
best freight-producing sections of the
Orient—Japan and Siberia—will be
routed via Alaska. That all such
boats will make stops both going east
and west for fuel supplies. Such an
event will mean big cities and tre
mendous prosperity for Alaska. And
such an event is much more probable
than possible.—Anchorage Times.
The Alaska bureau of the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce is being flood
ed with letters from young women in
the States who say they have heard
that there is a shortage of wives in
Alaska and that they will come North
in the spring to be married. If they
want to help the sourdoughs out they
should come up in the winter, while
the cold weather is on.—Douglas
News.
A fund should be set aside by the
territorial legislature for perpetuating
the history of the early camps and the
men who founded them, before all
traces of their work pass away with
them. But little is known of the ante
cedents of most of the pioneers. They
came and they conquered the country.
They opened trails through the wilder
ness and prospected the creeks of the
hinterland.—Valdez Miner. %.
ALASKA’S GOVERNORS
After the purchase of Alaska from
Russia the territory was under the
supervision of the treasury and navy
departments for a period from 1867
until 1884, when the district of Alaska
was organized, under an act of con
gress, after which the first governor
was named. Since 1884 nine different
men have acted as governor. The
names of these chief executives of
Alaska and the terms during w’hich
they served are as follows:
John H. Kincaid—From September
15, 1884, until May 5, 1885.
A. P. Swineford—From May 5, 1885,
until April 12, 1889.
Lyman E. Knapp—From, April. 12,
1889, until August 23, 1893.
James Sheakley—From August 23,
1893, until July 4, 1897.
John G. Brady—From July 15, 1897,
until April 28, 1906.
Wilfrid B. Hoggatt—From April 29,
1906, until September 30, 1909.
Walter E. Clark—From October 1,
1909, until May 20, 1918.
J. F. A. Strong—From May 21, 1913,
until April 12, 1918.
Thomas Riggs, Jr.—From- April 26,
1918, until April 25, 1922.—School Bul
letin.
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Special dinner served from 11:30
o’clock every day at the City Bakery.
Fresh Ever-Ready Flashlight Bat
teries, all sizes. Blum-O’Neill Co. 3-tf
Halloween masquerade Friday night,
October 31.
Nine Months on Warship.
A naval man, home on leave, was dis
cussing Lord .Tellieoe’s tribute to all
ranks who fought at Jutland, and he
revealed what seems to ^he lower deck
the highest form of heroism.
It was not the fighting, not the anx
ious watching day and night—that is
what a naval man is there for, he
showed.
“I’ve been 19 years in the navy, but
if you'd ever told me before the war
that I should ever have lived for nine
months on board ship without a break,
I should have dropped down dead,” he
said. “But I've just done it,” he add
ed.—London Chronicle.
Merely Breach of Discipline.
An air cadet In England recently
swooped down toward a country road
while practicing diving and struck a
carriage in which two convalescent
officers were driving. Both officers
were killed. When the cadet was put
or. trial the defense set up the plea
that there had been no such culpable
negligence as would justify a verdict
of manslaughter, although the pilot had
committed a breach of discipline in
flying low over the road. The cadet
was acquitted.
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FOR RENT—Furnished cabins. See
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OLD PAPERS—Big bundle 25 cents
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Good Friers
FRESH EGGS
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SON’S SHOWING OF TRUE STYLES IN ALL MANNER OF CORRECT
WOMEN’S WEAR IS NOW AT ITS FULLEST IN VARIETY OF MODES
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is admired! Bath Robes; they are smart and alive
Simple Lace Curtains with style, yet filing as low as %5.00.
tastefully hung add
cheerfulness and so
much beauty to an in- 1- Ol*
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New and artistic
weaves of Drapery, All sizes and colors, $2.50, $2.75, $3
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DEALERS IN UP-TO-THE-MINUTE
Wall Paper
AND DECORATIONS
We also Do Painting, Decorating and Paper-Hanging. Estimates
cheerfully furnished for the best of work by experienced workmen.
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1 NORTHERN MEAT MARKET
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
Fresh Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton
and Provisions
Particular Attention and Prompt Service Given to Orders from
Mining Camps, Roadhouses and interior Points. Halibut and other
Fresh Fish of all kinds will be kept In stock when available.
SMITH & GLASSBRENNER, Props.
STEAM HEAT ELECTRIC LIGHTS
Overland Hotel
MRS. J. W. KENNEDY
Chitina, Alaska
POOL TABLE IN CONNECTION
BCEST BRANDS OP CIGARS KEPT
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ALASKA HERRING & IMPORTING Co. Inc.
Pier C, Foot of Main St. Seattle, Wash.
■Wholesale Receivers and Distributors of all kinds of Salt Fish
Write us and let us know what you have to offer
CITY BAKERY LUNCH ROOM
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Special Carefully-Prepared Lunch served from 11:30 a. m. Our Fine
French Rolls with every meal
Big Variety of Pastries and Cakes, Always Fresh
Sanitary Machinery of Latest Model. Patent Brick Oven. Best Ma
terials used by Expert Workmen, producing our Famous Cream Loaf
Best Coffee in Town
French Bread Rye Bread
FOR SALE
FOR SALE
Choice business and residence
property.
j FOR RENT—
Furnished and unfurnished
apartments and cottages.
INSURANCE—
Fire and marine, life and ac
cident.
BONDS
Fidelity and surety.
CORDOVA ABSTRACT &
REALTY COMPANY
ROOM 1 ADAMS BUILDING
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The Burkhardt
Hand Laundry
and Bath
Burkhardt Flats
Neatly Fitted up with Large
Porcelain Tubs. Everything
Clean and Sanitary.
Phone 61—three rings.
TOKENS OF RESPECT
A well conducted funeral la a
token of respect to the deceased.
Our methods of conducting a
funeral have given us an oppor- *
tunlty to serve you In a manner
that will command respect. We
are equipped to aerve you satis
factorily.
K. E. HOLDEN PARLOR
Second Stree', between
A and B Avenues