LOCAL AND
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| MENTION;
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Garden seeds may be had free at
the postoffice.
E. B. Hanley greeted Cordova
friends on his way to Nellie Juan from
Seattle.
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W. N. Uawson, storekeeper at Kenai,
was a passenger aboard the Admiral
Watson.
A. C. Hoodenpyle, who is in the
fishing business at Latouche, was in
.town yesterday.
Rev. Learn of the Baptist mission
at Wood island, near Kodiak, was a
Cordova visitor yesterday.
Cordova ranked second in per cap
ita contributions to the Roosevelt
Memorial Association fund.
Oak Olson and Jack Chamberlain
were among the commercial men who
spent last evening in town.
Mrs. Hilma Williams of Fort Lis
cum visited with Cordova friends yes
terday on her return trip from the,
States.
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A1 Erskine of the Kodiak firm of,
Erskine & Fletcher was a Codova vis-!
itor yesterday afternoon while the
Watson was in port.
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George C. Hazelet, candidate for
delegate to the Republican nat.i(|pal
convention at Chicago, left last night
for Seward and Anchorage.
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E. G. McMicken, general passenger]
agent for the Pacific Steamship Com
pany, accompanied by his wife, was in
town yesterday afternoon. They are
making the round trip on the Admiral
Watson.
The last meeting of the Parent
Teacher Association has been post
poned, the date to be announced
later. It is planned to hold this meet
ing in the evening and have some spe
cial features.
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D. R. Anderson and wife and E, M.
Jenkins and wife were arrivals in Cor
dova on the Alaska from Seattle,
where they had been stopping at the
Lincoln hotel, which was destroyed
by fire yesterday.
The freighter eKtchikan is in port
today, and brought a shipment of coal.
Alvah Earaes is returninf on the
Alameda from a business trip to Se
attle.
Mrs. O. E. Holmberg is coming to
Cordova on the Alameda to join her
husband.
P. W. Lee of the Canoe Pass Pack
ing Company is aboard the Alameda
for Cordova.
Mrs. W. X. Gilbert and baby are re
turning from Seattle on the boat that
left there today.
Mrs. F. E. McConaghy and little
daughter Jeanne are on the Alameda,
which left Seattle today.
Mrs. T. S. Scott an*} children, who
have been on an exteiHed visit to Se
to
attle, are returning home on the boat
which left there today.
The launch Pioneer is due from
Katalla tomorrow with a cargo of
gasoline from the Chilkat Oil Com
pany’s* plant for the Carlisle Packing
Company.
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George Madden was an arrival here
yesterday, and left on this monofbg’s
train for Dan creek, where he will
spend the summer looking after his
mining interests.
Bishop Rowe left Seattle on the Ala- j
meda this mornnig for Cordova, and
he will remain here^about a week or j
ten days before visiting towns to the j
westward.
R. W. Hubbard and John Witcher of ‘
Tulsa, Okla.., have arrived here to look j
over the oil fields at Katalla and Yaka- j
taga beach, they being particularly in
terested in the quality of the oil from j
a refinery standpoint. Mr. Hubbard
is accompanied by his wife.
Parke Griswold met with a pain- j
ful accident this morning. He was un-;
loading meat from an Alaska Transfer \
Company truck for the Northern mar-;
ket, when one of the hooks struck him!
on the head, inflicting a wound which
required several stitches. Dr. W. H.
Chase dressed the wound.
WORK TO BEGIN
ON 25 SHIPS
SEATTLE YAR
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SEATTLE, April 8 (by Associated
Press).—David Rodgers returned yes
terday from Washington, where he re
cently purchased Skinner & Eddy ship
yard No. 2 in this city. He immedi
ately conferred with his staff, and it
is expected that work will begin soon
on twenty-five ships. He refused to
discuss details of the contracts.
M’INTOSH WANTS TOGO
TO NATIONAL CONVENTION
SEATTLE, April 8 (by Associated
Press).—It is announced that Supreme
Court Justice Kenneth McIntosh is a
candidate for delegate to the Repub
lican national convention.
PIONEER OF TACOlA
DIES AT LOS ANGELES
TACOMA, April 8 (by Associated
Press).—T. H. Bellingham, former
county commissioner, and a pioneer
resident of this city, died in Los An
geles yesterday.
MANY PASSENGERS
ARRIVE ON WATSON
The Admiral Watson arrived here
from Seattle late yesterday afternoon
with the following passengers for Cor
dova:
Mrs. J. Sapiro, Mrs. Malcolm Brock,
Miss Esther Chadwick, Mrs. R. John
son, J. R. Anderson, Mrs. J. R. Ander
son, Elmer H. Jenkins, Mrs. Elmer H.
Jenkins, R. E. Burke, Mrs. E. Mellish
and child, James T. Underhill, Walter
M. Snell, R. H. Edwards, Mrs. G. F.
Hamilton, C. R. Huff, Mrs. C. R. Huff,
W. D. McKenney, W. C. Baird, R. W.
Hubbard, Mrs. R. W. Hubbard, John
Wittibee, H. H. Hone, Mrs. H. H. Hone,
William Hone, J. W. Johnstone, A. R.
Johnstone, and two third cabin.
Milk shakes like mother used to
make at The Club Billiard Hall. 23-tf
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