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The steamship Northwestern left
Juneau at S o'clock this morning, and
is due in Cordova tomorrow at mid
night.
In the billiard tournament at the
Horseshoe last night Wiliam Crooker
defeated Walter Gaffney by a score of
96 to 41.
H. B. Wolking & C-o. today pur
chased the undertaking parlor of K.
E. Holden, and will hereafter conduct
that business.
The Admiral Watson was storm
bound off Yakutat today, and is not
scheduled to reach here until tomor
row morning at 2 o’clock.
Last night W. J. Keefer won two
games of pool from Clifford Kelly in
the tournament at The Club. The
scores were 50 to 35 and 50 to 46.
Rev. Father McMillan will leave for
Valdez on the Admiral Watson to ad
minister to the spiritual needs of
Mrs. Gaeng, who is seriously ill, and
there will be no services held in St.
Joseph’s church tomorrow.
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The, Cordova Jazz Orchestra will
give away to its lady patrons during
the months of January, February and
March $50 in gold in three prizes to
the lady guessing the amount of beans
in a glass jar. The conditions of the
contest are as follows: Each lady
will have one guess for every attend
ance at each dance during the three
months. The prizes will be $25 for
first prize, $15 for second and $10 for
third. The jar will be filled tonight
by the ladies present, and sealed.
Ladies, come often and guess.
Married to the wrong man, who re
fuses to expire at the appointed time,
all the while loving big Irish Barney—
such is the fate of Vivian Martin in
her newest Paramount picture, “Molly
Entangled.” It sounds a bit grue-;
some. In reality it isn’t however,
only appealingly funny and quaint and
lovable, as only Vivian Martin could
have made a situation of that Sort.
“Molly Entangled” will appear at the
Empress theater tonight for the last
time. TomorroAV evening there will
be two shows, with Francis X. Bush
man and Beverly Bayne, in the com
edy, “The Poor Rich Man”; also the
scream, “Whose Wife?”
; BRITISH CASUALTIES
! HEAVY IN FIGHT ON
FRONTIERS OF INDIA
MANDANAKTCH, India, Jan. 3 (by
Associated Press).—The fiercest fight
ing ever experienced on the Indian
frontier had been in progress several
days prior to Sunday last. The Brit
ish casualties were heavy, and the
hill tribesmen had suffered great
losses.
HIGH PRICES FOR FUR
NOT TO COME DOWN,
SAYS PROMINENT BUYER
NEW YORK, Jan. 3 (by Associated
Press).—Norman R. Bacon, president
of the New York Fur Auction Sales
Corporation, says that no reduction
in fur prices is likely for a long time.
There have been short catches every
where, especially in Canada and the
Middle West he says.
CHILBERG TO RESIGN
PRESIDENCY OF BANK
SEATTLE, Jan. 3 (by Associated
Press).—On January 13 Ralph S.
Stacy of Tacoma will succeed J. E.
Chilberg as president of the Scandi
navian American Bank of this city.
Chilberg is resigning in order to de
vote all his time to his new shipping
business.
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Scarborough Pictures that please at
prices that are right. Over Cordova Si
drug store. Phone 140—3 rings. 2;i
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Mrs. Dunham’s home-made mince
meat at Finkelstein & Sapiro’s. 10-tf 2S
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FOR RENT — Bachelor apartments. Si
Phone 185. 3-tf •$;
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“The Store that Satisfies”
Phones: Grocery, 21 Office, 74
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