' COPPER RIVER
VALLEY ITEMS
OF INTEREST
(From McCarthy News)
The demand for labor is as great as
ever in all the mining camps. The
Dan Creek Mining Company can use
# a number of men. The pay is $5.25
per day and 50 cents bonus for staying
the full season.
Forest fires are raging in several
directions and it is to be hoped that
mo great damage will be done. People
should be extra careful of fire when
on the trail during this dry season.
A very sad occurrence took place
on Wednesday last, when little Eddie
Diffiev, the 10-year-old son of Mrs.
Mike Johnson, was drowned.
The child had not been seen since
4 in the afternoon and in the evening
search parties were sent out. His
clothes were found on the shore of a
small lake across the trestle and some
time later the body was recovered
from the lake by Gus Johnson, George
Andersen and Jim Hussey.
An inquest was held next day before
C. Parker Smith as coroner and a
jury composed of Messrs. Conway
(foreman), Marshall, Slimpert, Nickell,
Mitchell and Cole.
The testimony of the members of
the search party showed that the de
ceased’s footprints were the oniy ones
at the lake, and after examining the
body the jury returned a verdict of
“death by accidental drowning.”
The circumstances of the accider t
were very pathetic. The mother and
family had just come to McCarthy on
a visit to the father, who was em
ployed by the road commission. The
little fellow had evidently gone swim
ming alone.
The entire community is full of sym
pathy for the family. The body was
shipped to Chitina, the home of the
family, where burial took place Friday.
The McCarthy ladies sent many beau
tiful floral emblems.
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un inursaays tram uoionei J. u.
Gotwals and Daniel Jones, superin
tendent of the Alaska road commis
sion, arrived to make a brief inspec
tion of the new Sourdough road.
They traversed the entire length of
the work and expressed themselves
^tomll pleased with the progress al
ready made. They also went to the
Nizina to inspect a bridge site. After
supper at the road commission camp,
they left on the speeder, intending to
stop off at Strenla and motor to
Bergs, then proceed to Chitina and
take the train to Cordova next day.
Jimmy Brown arrived on Tuesday
from Chisaoia with his pack train. He
has been helping survey at Nabesna
with H. Waller, whom he brought out
as a passenger. Jimmy leaves in a
few days for Chisana again.
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John Barrett is developing a new
9 industy. A few weeks ago he caught
a female mink and some young ones
at the Green Group cache. These he
brought down to his homestead and
has fixed up a comfortable home.
He has a trap set for daddy mink
at the same place and expects to bring
him to his family soon.
H. H. Waller, who has been survey
~ ing the Sargeant property at Nabesna,
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returned to town on Thursday. lie
spent a couple of days at Nizina on
the way out. He left on Thursday’s
train for Valdez.
The little fellows are growing fast
and do not seem to object to being
in captivity.
Wild currants and other fruits are
ripening rapidly and many berry pick
ing excursions have taken place in the
last few days.
The marshal’s residence is being
improved with some additional bunga
low windows and a new malthoid roof.
J. B. O’Neill is spending a short
visit at the creeks.
Mrs. Eckstrom is visititng the Iver
son’s at their ranch.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fundeen are re
ceiving the congratulations of their
friends upon the arrival of a baby boy
at their home in Chitina last week.
Chas. L. Graber writes that they
are located in Alameda, Calif., and are
enjoying the sunny south.
While playing around some mala
mutes o® Thursday afternoon, Frankie
Wills was bitten by one of the dogs,
and it was found to be such a severe
bite that he was taken to the Kenne
cott hospital, where Dr. Gillespie
placed thirteen stitches in his arm. He
is now much better.
Pete Johnson has staked a home
stead about 15 miles south and left
on last Sunday’s train with supplies
and equipment. He expects to cut a
fine lot of native hay. Lou Henderson
went with him.
A party of fishing enthusiasts from
McCarthy were the guests of Henry
Olsen for an automobile ride and fish
ing excursion to the Nikolai last Sun
day.
TOLOVANA RESIDENT
SUICIDES BY SHOOTING
Emil Holmgren, well known resident
of the Tolovana district, where he
spent several years hunting and trap
ping and occasionally working around
the creeks, committed suicide last
week by shooting himself with a 22
cabiber rifle, according to information
received at Fairbanks from Deputy
Marshal Miller. The body of Holm
gren was found in his bunk, with the
rifle beside him, and it was clear to
the jury summoned to pass on the case
that the old timer had taken his own
life.
The deceased was an old timer in
Alaska, having resided in the north
since the early days. He worked on
Ester creek for a number of years as
mine foreman and went to the Tolo
vana three or four years ago, since
which time he had occupied himself
chiefly with hunting and trapping.
Cordova Jazz Orchestra Dance at
EAGLE HALL
Wednesday and Saturday Nights
Music by the RAGTIME TRIO
Ask for quality bread, the City
Bakery’s famous Cream Loaf
In a naturalization hearing before
Judge Jennings of the First division
recently five persons were admitted *
to citizenship.
Your eyes fitted. Compound and
stigmatic lenses replaced. See Os
aorne.
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BARGAINS BARGAINS
HELLO EVERYBODY
I am sellnig Men’s Working Clothes
at cost this week only.
Come in and see us at the
WEE SHOP
ARCHIE WEATHERBY & CO.
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PROFESSIONAL ]
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office and Residence, Cordova
General Hospital tOstrander
Building).
Phones—Residence, 115; Office, 182
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Physician and Surgeon
Lathrop Building
Phone 9
Established Cordova 1908
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DR. CHARLES DAGGETT
DENT*.L OFFICES
LATHROP BLDG. PHONE 200
CORDOVA, ALASKA
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UK. CURA DAGGETT
SPECIALIST
DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS
PYORRHEA X-RAY
OFFICES WITH
DR. CHARLES DAGGETT
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DR. VON ZESCH
Dentist
ADAMS BUILDING
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D0N0H0E & DiMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Offices:
CORDOVA and VALDEZ
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FRANK H. FOSTER
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
ROOM 1, OSTRANDER BUILDING
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E. F. MEDLEY
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR
AT LAW
Room 1, Adams Block
CORDOVA. ALASKA
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ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
SECOND ST., OPP. HOSPITAL
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D. C. FAIRMAN
TEACHER OF PIANO
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WILLIAM A. HESSE
U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
Bedford-McNeill Code
Cordova, Alaska
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HUBBELL AND WALLER
Representing
CIVIL ENGINEERS
U. S. Mineral and Deputy Surveyors
Fish Trap Surveyors
WINDSOR HOTEL, CORDOVA
^ L. C. SMITH BUILDING, SEATTLE
FRANK A. METCALF
CIVIL AND MINING ENGINEER
U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
Juneau, Alaska
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OIL BONDS
SURETY AND FIDELITY BONDS
LIFE INSURANCE
ACCIDENT INSURANCE
THOS. S. SCOTT
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CORDOVA MACHINE
WORKS
E. R. GARNES, Prop.
Residence Phone 101-3
Shop Phone 182
Machine Work of all Kinds,
Blacksmithing, General Repair
ing, Horse Shoeing, Oxy-Acety
lene Welding and Cutting.
AUTOMOBILES
REPAIRED
Office and 8hop: City Dock
CORDOVA, Alaeka.
Out of Town Jobs Given Strict
Attention.
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LIVE CHICKENS
FINE FRIERS
JOE FREY
Phone 22
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