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COMMENCING THURSDAY OCTOBER 25th., 1917 AND THEREAFTER BANKING
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10 A. M. TO 3 P. M.
SATURDAYS 10 A. M. TO 1 P. M.
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THE FIRST BANK OF CORDOVA
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On its last trip up the river the
steamer Dawson had to slow up at a
point about fifteen miles above the
mouth of the Big Salmon in order to
allow a brown bear that was swim
ming from one shore of the river to
the other to pass across the bow of the
boat.
Corporals 1st. Laurant and Stephen,
of the R. N. W. M. P„ recently return
ed to Dawson from their patrol of the
Teslin. Big Salmon and Livingstone
creek sections. While making the
rounds they saw fourteen moose and
three bears.
The Fairbanks ordinance relative to
the carrying of lights by automobiles
during the winter nights and the
darker nights of the summer will be
strictly enforced. All caught disobey
ing the order will suffer the full pen
alty cff the law.
First class privates Durwood M.
Hocker and Austin L. Foster, ol^the
Fairbanks detachment of the Signal
Corps, were notified by wire recently
that they had been promited to cor
porals. Both are known as efficient
men in their respective positions.
Tom Scott and Andrew Anderson
saw a large bull tnoose along the rail
road track a short distance from Di
nes recently and securing a gun they
started after the animal. -The rifle
they had burst at the first shot and
they had to go back after another gun.
The moose during that interval had
run about a thousand feet but .was
killed by Scott.
A large p&rt of the left hand of Ed
Baggen was recently amputated at the
general hospital in Juneau. The bftne
had become diseased from fish poison.
A barge being towed up the Tolo
vana by the power boat Columbus re
cently struck a snag and sank.
U The great photo play “Purity" has
■ just reached Nome, and navigation is
™ about to close, so the fraily clad dam
NORTHERN SOLDIERS BUILD ROADS IN SOUTH
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Photo by itmericap Press Association.
Troops from New \ork and the New England slates t umped at Spartanburg, S. C.. are building roads leading to
their eamp. In this work thee are assisted by convict labor.
Jimmy Bogan, of Nome, was recent
ly much pleased to find a pile of
money which he had inadvertently
mislaid some time before. According
to his story he dreamed that burg
lars were ransacking his apartments,
and still dreaming, arose and hid his
money. Next morning he couldn t
find it. Later on he found it under
a pile of music.
sel may be compelled to don a few
more clothes and remain in the north
Shorty Chambers, the mail contract
or between Whitehourse and Cham
pagne Landing, recently purchased a
Ford auto for use when the roads per
mitted.
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Try a loaf of ‘ Sun Maid" Haisir
Bread. It’s really fine. City Bakery
Mrs. Margaret Peterson of Tanana
was recently convicted on a charge of
insanity and was taken out to Morn
ingside last week.
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Largest assortment of fancy Rib
bons at Mrs. Kate Rolfe's.
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Try a loaf of “Sun Maid” Raisin
I Bread. It’s really fine. City Bakery ,
A SPORTY ONE.
Trap shooting is to be a populai
sport this fall, t 'onsequcntly many
smart suits are offered. This peppot
anil salt mixture makes a dashing out
fit. the trimmings and re-enforcement*
of leather adding just the right note.
FALL BLOUSES.
The peasant or smock style of blouse
and the waistcoat blouse with direc
toire basque will take precedence over
the ordinary waist this fall.
A recent novelty which is proving
enormously popular is the waistcoat
sweater blouse, made of jersey in allk
or fiber silk. This is somewhat of a
sports garment.
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C. H. Ward, of Brooks, was recent
ly fined $400 for gambling, but execu
tion of the sentence was suspended
long enough to give Ward a chance tc
appeal. •
1 STRIKE BREAKERS
SERIES
IB.v Associated Press)
SYDNEY, Australia. Oct. 18. — Am
erican strike breaking methods were
used for the first time iu Australia
during the general strike of 50,0(10
men against the "American Taylor
System." which marked the month
of August in New South Wales. But
there was this difference — here it
was #done not by a corporation, but
by the government of the state, and
the strike breakers were volunteers—
men and women — some of whom re
fused to accept the pay offered. Rur
al residents flocked to Sydney by hun
dreds, and the situation presently be
came practically one of the country
against the city.
Leaders of the strike were prose
cuted by the national government,
headed by Acting Premier George W.
Fuller. Some of them are awaiting
trail on charge- of conspiracy or sedi
tion. Fifty or. 'ustrial Workers cf
the World a -*od and most of
them were o iil - six months.
This is t' r o .alty under the
unlawful u:a o act lately passed
by the fedei. ' ’ ment.
Frank Lawson and Harry Williams
returned to Fairbanks recently after
a summer spent in the hills in the
headwaters of the Charlie river and
also in Goodpaster. They stated that
the country looked good to them and
that considerable staking was done,
as several creeks showed signs of good
placer ground. -
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The Tanana Valley Agricultural As
sociation at Fairbanks was recently
awarded the contract for the furnish
ing of 16 tons of spuds to the engi
neering commission. The same cor
poration was also awarded the con
tract for three tons for the post at
Gibbon
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If You
ARE LAID UP IN THE HOSPITAL
YOUR EARNING POWER
Stops
Does your Insurance cover you? If not
Get a ^ IN "1 POLICY IN THE J. D. Hollenbeck
NORTHERN LIFE District Agent, Cordova
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