The members of the city council
met after the regular meeting last
night as a Board of Equalization. The
total assessment aggregates $917,900,
practically the same as it was last
year.
A communication was read from
the Northwestern Hardware Com
pany, stating the personal tax of $10,
000 was exorbitant, as the value of
its stock since October 15 has not
exceeded $4,000.
Mrs. Lona Price’s tax on $200 on
household effects was stricken from
the roll, as she is entitled to exemp
tion In that amount.
Chas. Goodall wanted to know why
his assessment had been increased
from $3,200 to $4,400 since last year,
and C. P. Mickelson objected to pay
ing on $400 worth of lodging house
fixtures which, he says, he does not
possess. Both of these cases went
over until tonight, when the assessor
will be present and the matter dis
posed of.
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NOTICE TO MASONS.
A meeting of Masonic Lodge will
be held Thursday evening at 8 o’clock
for work in the M. M. degree. All
members requested to be present
Visiting Masons cordially invited.
O. C. MEYER, Secretary.
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The steamer Northwestern is dur
at Juneau tonight, and will not likely
reach here until Friday morning.
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Don't overlook Fuller's barber shor
Located at Alaskan hotel, not Cordova
House.
FINANCES OF CORDOVA ARE
’ IN GOOD SHAPE
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The city council met last night, and i
after transacting routine business,
adjourned until tonight, when two
ordinances will be considered. One
of these provides for the filling oi
vacancies in the council and the!
other in reference to the redeeming1
of property sold for taxes.
The request of the School Board
for $412 to meet November expenses
was granted.
Chief of Police Dooley reported two
arrests during November, while Fire
Chief Byers reported one fire.
The monthly statement of the city
clerk showed that the amount on
hand December 1 was $4,554.39.
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ALASKA
MAKE
THIS TEAR
Alaska's commerce with the United
States will be increased from $64,
799,245 last year to at least $100,000,
000 this year, and it may exceed that
sum. The number of passengers go
ing in and out of Alaska will double
that of last year. The first seven
months of the year showed a tremen
dous Improvement in both exports
and imports, according to records
compiled by the department at Ju-,
neau, the increases in exports being
mainly In the line of copper and other
rnetals. The imports to Alaska this
year exceed the figures for 1908-09,
the record years of the country, when
the Copper River & Northwestern
Railway was under construction.
The increase in imports this year
is due largely to the mining activity
at Juneau, where tremendous plant^,
are being Installed, augmented by a
lot of material shipped to Anchorage
for use in the construction of the
government railroad, and an in
creased number of small quartz mil's
and mining plants shipped to var'oiM
parts of the territory. Gold expccls
are already $2 C00.000 ahead of those
of Irst year. This is accounted :r.r
by me fact that big plants have be
gun operations on low grade ores.
The increase in copper comes mainly
from the Kennicott mines, and Cor
dova is shipping at the rate of about j
$2,000,000 a month. The increase in j
the number of passengers going in
and out of the territory this yen’- is
due to the fact that Alaska received
a tremendous amount of advertising
when the appropriations for the con
struction of the government railroad 1
were passed by Congress. Many tour-j
ists, unable to go to Europe, were at
tracted to the North.
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There are fourteen students from j
Alaska enrolled at the University of
Washington.
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As there'is a scarcity of good qual
ity of coal considerable wood is being
burned by local people these days.
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Latest dance music — Columbia
Records. E. A. Hegg, Agent.
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CHITINA, Dec. 7.—The Republi
cans of Chitina met and organized
on Friday evening last. The meeting
was particularly conspicuous by the
absence of Wickershamites, the big
chief not having passed the word to
them what their politics are to be this
year.
F. M. Schaupp, Committeeman,
presided, and it was decided to form
a Republican Club, in which all men
professing Republican principles will
be recognized. George Shade was
elected secretary, and the list is
open "for members to enroll by giving
him their names. The hope was ex
pressed that the Wickersham men
would join, and if they should prove
to be in the majority and want to in
struct the delegates to the convenion
for Wickersham those Republicans
who cannot support him would stand
by the majority rule, only Wicker
sham Democrats being barred.
George Bluen, owner of the Over
land Hotel, is under arrest, charged
with taking doors or windows, or
both, from a cabin on the hill, and
his trial is set for December 10. Mr.
R. E. Capers of Cordova is his at
torney.
The Arctic Brotherhood gave one
of their successful dances on Satur
lay night in honor of Miss DeWitt,
who was on a short visit from Men
:asta.
The McCrary boys are burning up j
the trail with their auto, making a'
round trip to Copper Center almost
tally.
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
I wish to announce to the Mothers.
Fathers and every friend of the kid-)
lies, that I have renewed my con-j
tract with the POST OFFICE STORE
to supply it with every kind of toy
tnade by my Brownies in my North i
Pole Toy Shops.
Orders left there for dolls, books. J
Inimals, guns, or anything you wish J
left in stockings on Christmas Eve!
will be sure to reach me.
SANT ACLAUS. !
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The freighter Seward was unable j
to discharge coal here for the reason
that a big shipment of lumber, con
signed to Anchorage, was loaded on
top of the fuel. It will be necessary!
for the vessel to go to Seward and j
set rid of the lumber and then re-j
turn here before the coal can be un- “
oaded.
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A train arrived from Chitina this
ifternoon, bringing another shipment
if copper ore.
NOTICE, "K. P.”
There will be a regular convention
m Tuesday evening, December 7.
important business. Nomination of
tifficers. All members requested to
be present.
C. C. MICKELSON, C. C.
Chief Clerk Alvah Eames left for
the westward on the steamer Evans.
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An advertisement in the Times
will bring results. Try it.
JUST ARRIVED.
Excellent assortment of Nugget
ewlery for Christmas trade. Come in j
nd look It over.
CLAYSON, The Clotheir.
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Furnished Cottages — Third Ave
ue and Observation Knoll. Apply
daska Transfer Co.
The Blum. O'Neill Co., announce* a
decline In Centennial Beat Flour to
11.76 a 491b each. ,
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All the music of all the world—
Columbia Records. E. A. Hegg.
Agent.
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All the Real News in the Times.
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[Empress Theatre
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1915.
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PATHE WEEKLY NEWS, NO. 62.
i Thrilling Scenes of an Actual Naval Battle and the Sinking of
a Battleship.
THE DOWNWARD PATH,
A Lubin Two Act Drama.
ONE TOUCH OF NATURE,
An Edison Comedy.
Admission 25 Cents. First Show 8 p. m. Sharp.
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WOOLEN SHIRTS, ALL KINDS—RUBBER BOOTS
AND SHOE PACS
UNDERWEAR, ALL WEIGHTS ^
GLOVES AND MITTS
SLICKERS, OVERALLS AND KHAKI CLOTHING,
SOXS, ALL WEIGHTS—RED RUBBER BOOTS
Special attention given mail orders
Send Your Order in To-day.
Satisfaction Guranteed.
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Will Clay son
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FOR THE OUTSIDE
take the *•
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way through to Chicago. It’s The Short
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THE NEW STEEL TRAIL
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TriOS. TALLENT, , . £
| A. E. LATHROP, Agents.
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Ladies and Childrens
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