LOCAL AND
j PERSONAL
[ MENTION:
Alfred M. Bailey of Juneau is a
town visitor.
O. E. Jones came to Cordova from
Mile 189 today.
G. A. Connor of Nenana is spending
a couple of days in town.
T. N. Hubbert has returned from an
extended trip to the States.
Alvah Eames will go to the west
ward on the Alameda tonight.
Mrs. James England returned on to
day's steamer from a visit to the
States.
Neal Hawley, I). C. Gilbert and W.
M. Clulow of Kennecott are Cordova
visitors.
C. S. Crider, auditor for the Ameri
can Railway Express Company, spent
the day in town.
Captain J. J. Finnegan is a passen
ger on board the Alameda, en route
from Juneau to Seward.
The Woman’s Guild of the Episco
pal church will hold its annual bazaar
and dance at Eagle hall tonight.
Mrs. Roy Walker and tw.o children
were returning Cordovans on today's
boat, from a visit with friends Out
side.
The Admiral Watson is due from
Seattle on Monday, but as she has a
cargo of explosives, is carrying no pas
sengers.
George Burleigh has returned from
his home in Massachusetts and will
resume his old position at the Horse
shoe billiard hall.
H. E. St. George of Fairbanks ar
rived here today from a trip to the
States, and will return to his home
town on tomorrow’s train.
Mrs. W. H. Hassard of Denver, who
has been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
C. E. Brainerd of Tiekel, arrived in
today today and will depart for her
home on the next boat. She was ac
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j companies to Cordova by Mr. and
Mrs. Brainerd.
W. W. Elmer, who has mining in
terests in the Slate creek district, was
a passenger for Cordova on the Ala
meda, and will leave for the Interior
on tomorrow’s train.
An excellent change of pictures to
night at the Empress theater. Dor
othy Dalton in “Flare-Up Sal” and the
biggest laugh of the season. Fatty
Arhuckle in “Moonshine.”
Mrs. Hele^ Bell returned today
from a business trip to Chicago and
New York, having stopped off at
Ketchikan to visit her Style Shop
there.
Ross C. Cole, accompanied by his
wife, is on board the Alameda, en
route to Anchorage to accept a re
sponsible position with the Alaskan
engineering commission.
James Kennedy is back from a visit
to Seattle and Portland, and is again
in the employ of Will Clayson.
Word was received in today’s mail
of the death of our former towhsman,
O. E. Lambert, at Ukiah, Cal., on
November 17, after an illness of about
a year. Deceased was well known in
Cordova.
The steamship Alameda arrived
from Seattle at G o'clock this morning
with the following passengers for Cor
dova: Mrs. James England, Anna Mc
Govern, A. M. Smith, George Bur
leigh, W. W. Elmer, James Kennedy,
T. N. Hubbert, Mrs. Roy Walker and
children, H. E. St. George, E. Horn,
D. S, Stadelman and eighteen steer
age.
Horace Leach, who has led Class A
in the billiard tournament, with a
record of six straight wins, yesterday
suffered his first defeat, when W. L.
Stevenson beat him 100 to 85. This
defeat gives him a percentage of .S57.
Roy Walker, writh five games won and
one lost, has the next highest percent
age, .833. In the evening Brock beat
Derry 100 to 77. t
The launch Myrtle H.. which left
here nearly two weeks ago for Camp
7 with an outfit for an oil company,
returned to Cordova this afternoon.
As nothing had been heard of her
since her appearance in the roadstead
at Katalla on Monday of last week,
there was necessarily some uneasiness
as to the safety of the crew and boat.
Captain Harry Moore brought the lit
tie craft into the local port and re
ports a fine trip, with little rough
weather.
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Twelve timber sale agreements,
covering the sale of 123,893 linear feet
of piling and 2.0C0 railroad ties, with
an aggregate value of $S25.21, were
executed by the local United States
forest office during the month of No
vember. During the same period there
was cut under existing contracts
101.670 board feet of saw timber and
12,333 linear feet of piling. Six of
the November sales were made in
the Cook inlet region and six in the
Prince William Sound district.
NEED FOR NEW
PACIFIC CABLE
VERY URGENT
SEATTLE. Dec. 5 (by Associated
Press).— A Washington special to the
Post-Intelligencer says that Colonel
Charles McK. Saltzman, acting chief
signal officer, has reported to the sen
ate committee on commerce the
urgent need of a new Pacific cable.
He said that the Alaska-Aleutian
island route was the most feasible,
that it was shorter, and that the dan
ger of disturbance was less than any
other suggested route.
The proposed cable should be gov
ernment-owned, said the colonel.
THREEPASSENGERS
ARE BURNED TO DEATH
AND E EN INJURED
MUSCATINE, Iowa, Dec. 5 (by As
sociated Press).—Three persons were
burned to death here last night, eleven
were injured and two are unaccounted
for as the result of an accident which
occurred when a motor bus fitted for
use on railroad tracks jumped the
rails.
ARMY AERONAUTICS
TO HAVE DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (by Associ
ated Press).—The senate committee
on military affairs today reported fa
vorably a bill providing for the estab
lishment of a separate department of
aeronautics in the army.
| SENATOR NEWBERRY I
TO PLEAD NOT GUILTY
TO CHARGES OF FRAUD
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (by Associ
ated Press).—Senator Newberry of
Michigan will leave here Saturday for
Grand Rapids to enter his .personal
plea of not guilty to the indictment
charging him with election frauds in
connection with the senatorial cam
paign in that state last year.
BARKENTINE THRASHER
AND CREW ARE MISSING
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5 (by Asso
ciated Press). — The barkentine
Thrasher, Captain W. C. Erratt, with j
a crew of ten men, which left this port j
on October 26 for Seattle, has not j
since been heard from, and it is
feared she has been lost.
Scarborough Pictures that please at
prices that are right Over Cordova
drug store. Phone 14—3 rings.
Delicious mince pie at the City
Bakery. 13-tf
Fresh French puffs daily at the city
Bakery. 13-tf
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
FOR RENT—New modern house, fur
nished; four rooms and bath. Ap
ply C. S. Bratton. 5-2t
WANTED—A housekeeper. Address
Pat McKenna, Mile 34 34-5t
LOST—Pocketbook containing dis
charge papers from British army;
keep the money and return papers
to Kenny Holden. 2-tf
FOR SALE—Cabinet graphophone,
electric sewing machine and Smith
typewriter. Apply Northern hotel.
29-3t
FOR SALE—Four square feet French
plate glass mirror. Apply Horse
shoe barber shop, 26-tf
WANTED—Two teachers want to rent
furniture, dishes and bedding. Call
at Times office. 21-tf
GOOD board and room at Lakeview.
FOR RENT—Furnished cabins. See
Dooley.
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