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B 575 TOWN LOTS IN CORDOVA
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Ranging in price from $50 up to $.1,000, and fitK)
Town lots in Chitina ranging in price from $50
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Will sell any or all on terms to suit purchaser.
For particulars—Call or write to
GEO. C. HAZE LET,
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The Leading Hotel of Alaska
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Hot and Cold Water, Electric Bells, Electric
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Steam Heated Centrally Located.
HOTEL NORTHERN
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OSTRANDER BLDG. CORDOVA, ALASKA
Cordova Power
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LIGHTS, WATER, PHONES
AND POWER
25 and 40 Watt Lamps.35c.
60 Watt Lamps.50c.
100 Watt Lamps.75c
250 Watt Lamps.$2.00
200 Watt, Gas Filled Lamps.$3.00
Office: FIRST STREET.
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Hack. Silver, Cross, Ked, White and Ulue, Lynx,
Marten end other for beerere collected in yoor section
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OFFICIAL MATTER
BURDENS THE
In a lengthy article on the Interior
; mall question the Fairbanks News
I Miner reviews the call for bids by
the postmaster-genernl for carrying
the malls (Including parcel post mat
ter) from Cordova to Fairbanks from
.Tuly 1. 1914, to June 30, 1918, and
,says:
Only One Bidder.
According to the statement made by
the second assistant postmaster-gen
eral, there was but one bidder for
that contract. And that bidder was
the Northern Commercial Company.
The bid was $126,300 for each year.
The contract was a four year one.
Kvery postmaster in Alaska re
ceived copies of the advertisement
inviting proposals for the service and
notices thereof were posted in every
postoffice in Alaska. The second as
sistant postmaster-general states that
agents of this office made special ef
forts to obtain reasonable proposals
for the service.
All the Mall Contract.
In the same pamphlet, immediately
following the above mentioned route
there is a bid called for on another
contract. The termini of the con
tracts are the same, the twice-a-week
service dates, and the three times a
W’eek service dates are exactly the
same, the running time is identical
with the contract above printed, but
In place of the 800 pound limit during
the twice a week service and the 1,
600 pound limit during the thrice a
week service, there are these words,
"Carrying all the mail offered."
man are caiiea ror unaer tnat con
tract, and, as far as can be learned,
there was but one bidder, and that
bidder was the Northern Commercial
Company. The government turned
the bid down. The bond required for
this bid was $210,000.
The Problem.
If all the mail contracted to be car
ried between Cordova and Fairbanks
were Fairbanks mail, the people of
this town would be able to get many
of the periodicals that they do not
get now, many of the outside publi
cations which they will get, next July,
and a reasonable amount of third and
fourth class mall. A service of 4,800
pounds a week to Fairbanks would
not be half as bad ns the present
service, where but 2,400 pounds of
mail reached the people of this vi
cinity.
Of the 4,800 pounds that comes into
Fairbanks on the three stages that
arrive here every week, 2,400 pounds
of such mail is not for Fairbanks, but
for points down the Tanana river or
along the Yukon, or upon the Arctic.
Then besides that there Is 400
pounds of mail a week that goes to
Circle. In other words, then, not
including the creeks immediately ad
jacent to Fairbanks, tho rest of Alas
ka would seem to get a better service
than does Fairbanks. Chatinlka,
Berry, Fairbanks Creek, Cleary,
Dome, all the creek mail, must be
taken out o? the 2,000 pounds of mail
that comes to Fairbanks. And. for
the sake of argument, we will say
that all the creeks do not get more
than 500 pounds of mail a week. Then
Fairbanks gets 1,500 pounds of mail
a week during a part of the winter,
and less than 300 pounds a week dur
! ing tho twice a week service.
That Is a very small amount of mall
1 to get. Particularly 1h this true when
all the official mail is included in
this shipment, and it is not an un
usual thing for a sack or two of gov
ernmental statistics on cotton grow
ing in the 8outh or the foreign trad*
with China coma in as first clasf
mail.
While the press and officials are
doubtless very glad to receive this
entertaining and enlightening data,
it Is pretty hard to find It interesting
when the thought Is ever present thal
It has probaly been received at th*
exclusion of some check, or at worse
some entertaining magazine, that can
be passed around to the pleasure ol
many.
Is It Fair?
Fairbanks Is the largest town in
Alaska. At any rate the returns
from the last election show that II
has the largest voting population
Certainly It Is the largest town In
the interior of Alaska. And. com
paratively speaking. It suffers from
the poorest mall service of any ol
the tow'ns dependent upon horses and
dogs for the winter mail. Nome gets
1,000 pounds of mall a week during
the twice a week service, and BOO
pounds of mail a week during the
once a week service. And the haul
to Nome Is made with greater dlffl
culty and at almost twice the ex
pense that the haul to Fairbanks Is
made. Nome Is not getting enough
mail at that, but, comparatively
speaking, in spite of the very much
longer haul, In point of population,
the city on the Seward peninsula en
joys a better service than does Fair
banks.
Who is to Blame?
Certainly It is not the fault of the
contractor. A bid was offered for
all the mall all the time between Cor
dova and Fairbanks, and was turned
down. And maybe the government
was correct in the stand it took, for
it is not feasible to transport parcels
twist to Noma or to Point Barrow dur
Itur f ho wlnfpr Anri Pfllrhonlrvi r»«n
do without parcels post In the winter
Put Fairbanks has a right to have,
and should have, all the first and sec
ond class mail all the time. If the
4.300 pounds of mail that comes to
Fairbanks every week were for Fair
banks and the creeks, the Fairbank
sans could road the November maga
zines in December, and not the fol
lowing July.
Certainly “all the mail all the
time" would be better, but at least
"all the first and second class mall
all the time" is no more than simple
justice tc the largest town In Alas
ka, to the distributing point of the
i.i.crior.
ANNOUNCEMENT
EXTRAORDINARY.
The Northern Drug Company wish
to announce to the people of Cordova
and vicinity that right now it has
the largest and most complete stock
of holiday goods ever shown in Alas
ka, consisting of articles that would
make useful and suitable Christmas
gifts. Among these will be found
Ivory Pyralin toilet articles, includ
ing ladies’ and gentlemen's sets,
clocks and picture frames. Also a
very extensive line of Japanese novel
ties. Our stock of confectionery is
fresh and most complete. These
sweets are put up in pretty boxes of
from ono to five pounds. We also
carry candles in bulk, all fresh and
crisp. Cigars singly or by the box.
They are the best brands and make
fragrant smokes.
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Select your Christmas presents at
Osborne Bros.’ Jewelery Store.
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One-fourth off on fancy china al
the Blum, O’Neill Co.
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Fred Rayer held ticket No. 13,
which was the lucky number thal
drew the bath robe raffled off by Mrs
F. E. Fuller.
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New assortment of Christmas
Ccards and letters, at Hegg's.
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All the Real News In the Times.
: BOND GIVEN OK A
J. C. Van Orsdal. who just returned
to Fairbanks, after having prospected
in the Broad Pass country last sum
mer. reports that section as a won
derful country. He says there are
immense bodies of low grade ores
there. Of course, the properties are
quite hard to get to. and as a result
of the inaccessibility of the country
they have not been extensively open
ed up. There were between GO and
75 men prospecting in the country
all last summer, and everyone of
them is satisfied that the country
will be a big producer In the near
future.
One of the properties In the dis
trict, the Riverside, was bonded by
a group of Spokane men. They will
stock the company this winter and
next winter will prospect it extensive
ly. Operations will be started on a
fairly large scale, the largest scale
yet attempted in Broad Pass. The
Wells boys, the discoverers of the
district, still have their holdings and
are well satisfied with them.
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One-fourth off on fancy china at
the Blum, O'Neill Co.
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Wanted — Position in hotel, road
house or camp as cook or take charge
of same. Apply at this office.
Don’t overlook Fuller's barber shop
Located at Alaskan hotel, not Cordova
House.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
John VV. Nickell. his heirs ami as
signs anil to all whom It may concern .
You are hereby uotiiied that we
have expended, during the years 1313
and 1314, the sum of Two Hundred
Hollars ($200.00) lawful money of the
United States in labor and improve
ments upon the East Fork Association
placer mining claim, located on the
East Fork of Y'oung Creek in Chitlna
Mining and Recording Precinct, Ter
ritory of Alaska, ail of which is of '
record in the records of the said Chi
tina Recording Precinct at Chitiua,
Alaska. This labor and improvement
was done and performed on said placer
mining claim under the provisions of
Sec. 2324 of the Revised Statues of the
United States concerning annual labor
on Mining Claims, being the aggre
gate amount of labor required for the
two years upon said claim.
And unless within ninety days after
the commencement of the publication '
of this notice, you contribute twenty- i
five dollars ($25.00) as your propor
tional part of the expenditure on said
East Fork Association placer mining
claim, your interests in said claim be
ing an undivided one-eighth, then all
your right, title and Interest in said
claim will become the property of your
co-owners, the undersigned, who have
made such expenditure as the .aw re
quires.
Dated at McCarthy, Alaska, this 8th
day of September, 1315.
PETER S. ER1CHHKN
FRED ERICHSEN
W. E. CATHCART
FDOYD SMITH
J. F. CDARK1N
ED. BASSETT
AD. CHURCH_
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
Ambrose Bell and Norman Merc
hant, their heirs and assigns and to
all whom it may concern:
You are hereby notified that I have
expended, during the years 1911, 1912,
1913 and 1914, the sum of four thous
and dollars ($4,000) lawful money of
the United States in labor and im
provements upon the Peerless, Din
coin, Mammoth, Clara Bell, Gravina,
Badger, Hawkeye and Pearl claims,
and the Isabella and the Humdinger
claims, in the Chitna Mining aud Ho
cording Precinct, Territory of Alaska,
all of which is of record in the records
of tho said Chitlna Recording Precinct
at Chitlna, Alaska, that the above
Bell and Merchaut have had an undi
vided half-interest with me In these
claims, and owe me the sum of $2,000.
This labor and improvement was
done and performed on said placer
mining claims under the provisions of
Sec. 2324 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States concerning annual
labor on Mining Claims, being the ag
gregate amount of labor required for
the four years upon said claims.
And unless within ninety days after
the copimencenient of the publication
ol this notice, you contribute two thou
sand dollars ($2,000) as your propor
ional part of the expenditure on said
placer mining claims, your interests
in said claims being an undivided one
half, then all your right, title and In
terest in said claims will become the
property of your co-owner, the under
signed, who has made such expendi
ture as the law' requires.
Dated at Chttina, Alaska, Sept. 20,
1915. MATT DARSON.
Date of First Publication Sept. 24,1915
Date of Past Publication, Dec. 24, 1915
Don't overlook Fuller's Barber
Shop. Located at Alaskan Hotel, not
Cordova House.
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An advertisement in the Times
will bring results. Try it.
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HOUSEBUILDERS
ATTENTION
We make a specialty of Wall
papering, Kalsomlnlng, Painting,
Tinting and Sign Painting
Compare Our Prices With Corn
Competitors Before
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Billiards and Pool*
Headquarters for the Petersen,
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For Storing and Insuring Baggage,
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Northern Meat Market
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BILLS PAID BY THE TOWN COUNCIL AT ITS REGULAR MEETING HELD
DECEMBER 20, 1915.
Labor Bills.
Syl. Cotter, seven and one-half hour street work .$ 3.75
Frank Marshall, five and one-half hours street work. 2.50
W. L. Smith, paying laborers for six hours street work . 3.00
R. F. Medley, paying laborers for two hours street work .. 1.00
W. C. Fitzgerald, twenty-six hours street work . 13.0(1
Wm. McLaughlin, three hours street work. 1.5(
Frank Marshall, nine and one-half hours street work. 4 7f
l^evl Humer, two and one-half hours street work. 1.2f
Way & Hanneman, putting fire apparatus on runners. 5.0<
B. W. Elliott, repairs to city hall. 16-9E
George Dooley, paying laborers for cleaning city hall . 6.0(
O. E. Ijimbert, making cabinet for city hall . 16.00
O. E. Lambert, twentyone days as assessor, at $10.00, and postage- 214.00
George Dooley, telegrams re Van Tassel’s death . 10.91
Clara Rosswog, typewriting. I-5*
Blum, O’Neil Co., supplies for fire department. 3.71
8. T. Bright well, care of city prisoners. 18.01
Cordova Power Co., October bill. 243.5'
Alaska Transfer Co., two tons coal. 26.0'
H. A. Slator, meal ticket to Indigent. 9.5'
Blum, O'Nell Co., supplies. 16.81
Cordova Power Co., November bill. 245.7'
Cordova Dally Times, printing and publishing. 20 4'
Cordova Fire Department. Mtckelson fire. 30 oi
Arctic Lumber Co., lumbar for atrenta ....... ...... .... <41
Alaska Transfer Co., hauling .... ..... • 8,$i
HOWARD r MRD1.HV, Town Clark.