PURELY LOCAL
GOSSIP ABOUT
YOUR FRIENDS
The Cordova band will meet tonight
for practice at the city hall.
There will be no Friday evening
service at the Episcopal church this
evening.
Representative A. J. Nordale of
Fairbanks, is boked for Cordova on
the Alameda leaving Seattle today.
Wallace Reid and Myrtle Stedman
in “The Prison Without Walls,” and
Hearst-Pathes News at the Empress
theatre this evening at 8 sharp.
The ship Myrtle H, which Nels
Anderson bought at the marshal's sale
last Monday, has been sold to Fred
Arnold, Dick Eisner and Joe Ryan.
Mrs. A. Dooley, who has been visit
ing in Chicago for some time past,
is returning to Cordova on the Ala
meda, which left Seattle this morning.
There has been so much complaint
recently about the number of dogs
roaming the streets that the city auth
orities have decided to rid the com
munity of all canines that are not
•kept off the streets. A building has
been secured in which all “bow-wows”
will be impounded, so if you value
your pet see that he is not given the
freedom of the city. Otherwise he
may be listed among the missing.
The contract for carrying the sum
mer mails from Chitina to Fairbanks
has been awarded by the post office
department to Tom Gibson, of Fair
banks. The contract starts June 24
and an effort is being made to have
the postmaster general authorize
three special trips made during the
month of June in order to provide an
uninterrupted service from the coast,
as the winter schedule expires on
May 31.
FISH QUOTATIONS
SEATTLE, May ,23.—Fish prices
here at noon today were: Halibut, 17
and 5 cents; ling, 8 cents; red cod, 3
cents.
KETCHIKAN, May 23—Halibut,
10% cents; sablefish, 3 cents; red
and rock cod, 1% cents.
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BURIED GOLD
WHEN CHASED
BY BANDITS
GRASS VALLEY, Cal., May 23 (by
Associated Press).—"Somewhere in
Mexico,” $12,000 in gold bullion is
buried, it’s whereabouts known only to
J. A. Mathis, formerly a miner of
Plumas county, north of here, and two
companions who aided in secreting it.
Mathis recently arrived here after an
absence of two years. He is going
back to find the gold which was buried
because the men valued their lives
more than the precious ore, the weight
of which impeded their progress when
chased by Mexican bandits.
Describing the flight, Mathis, said:
"Two of us slept, while the third
stood guard, Before daylight the
guard awakened us to hear the hoof
beats of approaching ..horses. Soon
three horsemen rode through the
chapparal and we could distinguish
the high, pointed hats of the bandits.
We wasted no time in challenging, but
immediately opened fire. Two of the
men fell from their horses. The third
tried to escape, but he tumbled head
long before he had gone far.
“We tried to catch the horses, but
without success, so after stripping the
bodies of all arms and ammunition, we
started again for the coast. Valuing
our lives more than the heavy bullion
just then, we decided to leave it be
hind, and it was buried in the sand
and secret markings noted.
“We reached the coast after a toil
some journey and in a nearly fam
ished condtiion.”
BAD WEATHER HOLDS
BACK SEAPLANE FLIGHT
WASHINGTON, May 23 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Seaplane NC-4 was
prevented from leaving Azores today
on account of prevailing storms.
REPUBLICANS DECIDE
ON A HIGH TARIFF
WASHINGTON, May 23.—A high
protective tariff, double the present
customs rates, has been decided upon
by the republican members of the
ways and mean committee.
FREIGHT RATES
RIVER BOATS
FOR SEASON
The freight rates which will go Into
effect on goods shipped into the In
terior, via St. Michael and also via
Skagway have been received and
show that the rates have been ad
vanced one dollar per ton on most all
classes of goods and to two dollars
per ton on some classes of goods.
The American Yukon Navigation
Company (White Pass) claim that the
increase in the rates Is due to the in
crease made by the ocean carries dur
ing last March, the proportion of
through freight collected by the A. Y.
N. Co. is said to be the same as that
ruling last season.
Basing rates via St. Michael to Ne
nana is $61 per ton this season,
whereas it was only $60 per ton last
season.
The freight on class A and B goods
via Skagway has been increased two
dollars per ton; and class C goods
has been increased $1 per ton, to meet
the ocean carriers’ increased rates.
Carload commodity rates on hay,
feed, flour, sugar, canned goods and
near beers and coal are the same
either via Skagway or St. Michael.
In the Yukon river rates no changes
have been made, either in the classifi
cation of the goods or the freight
rates.
The passage rates to and from Skag
way are the same as last year; this
also applies to the rates to and from
St. Michael. Through passage tariffs
have not been received yet. It is
understood, however, that the ocean
lines have increased their passenger
rates both to St. Michael and Skagway,
and in quoting through rates the com
pany will meet the rate ruling on the
ocean boats.
CARIBOU HERDS DRIVEN
BY FIRE FLOCK TO
MT. M’KINLEY PARK
Forest fires occurring in recent
years in the upper Kuskokwlm coun
try have destroyed the feed on 3lMch
the vast caribou herds of that region
feed, causing them to migrate to the
country adjacent to the Mount Mc
Kinley park and the headwaters of
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the Nenana river. They are now found
ranging the country seventy-five miles
below the McKinley range, which they
have never before been known to do.
The fires now raging in the Toklat,
Middle river and upper Nenana river
regions are burning up the moss on
which the caribou subsist and is likely
to soon drive them away to other parts
of the country in their quest for food.
MANY PEOPLE KILLED
BY VOLCANIC LAVA
ROME, May 23.—The Stromli vol
cano is in violent eruption and a num
ber of people have been killed.
ATTENTION LADIES OF CORDOVA
Will any of the ladies of Cordova
who have any potted plants to
spare for the decoration of the mem
orial to be dedicated on May 30, hon
oring the Cordova men who lost their
lives in the recent war. Leave same at
the Alaska Public Utilities office or
notify office and Boy Scouts will be
sent for same.
MEMORIAL COMMITTEE.
NOTICE
The dog ordinance is to be strictly
enforced and owners of canines must
take care of them or the city will do
it for them, as there is to be a general
cleanup of all dogs running at large.
POLICE AND HEALTH COMMITTEE
Just arrived, a fresh stock of Hot
Shot Batteries at the Northwestern
Hardware Co. 14-tf
Big reduction in yam at 81.10 per
bank at the Cordova Dry Goods Co. 7-3
Special dinner served from 11:80
o’clock every day at the City Bakery.
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If you do not receive your copy of
the Times regularly, please notify the
circulation manager.
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