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We Sell Travellers’ Checks
Gold Dust Bought at Highest Market Prices
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THE HOUSE OF COMFORT
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| Hot and Cold Water, Electric Bells, Electric
;:i| Lights, Steam Heat, Suites With Bath.
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ROBERT GOTTSCHALK Proprlteors ART CLONINGER
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Steam Heated Centrally Located.
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HOTEL NORTHERN
V. G. VANCE, Prop.
OSTRANDER BLDG. CORDOVA, ALASKA
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Cordova Power
LIGHTS, WATER, PHONES
AND POWER
25 and 40 Watt Lamps.35c.
^ 60 Watt Lamps.50c.
100 Watt Lamps.75c
250 Watt Lamps.$2.00
200 Watt, Gas Filled Lamps.$3.00
Office: FIRST STREET.
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SHIPS VALUED IT
UNHEARD OF
PRICES ;
LONDON. May 3. — The great scar
city of British tonnage is reflected in
the abnormally h'gh prices paid for
second-hand steamers. Today no firm
of shipbuilders can guarantee delivery
of any boat .and. in consequence, ship
owners desirous of increasing their
fleets or replacing vessels sunk by;
war risk, and ordinary marine risks, j
are compelled to purchase second
hand boats at record prices.
Quite recently the Cunard Steam j
ship Company bought three second :
hand steamers, having failed to find
builders able to quote for new ton
nage, and for these three boats, it is
stated, the Cunard company paid a
higher rate per ton than they would
have paid for new vessels before the
war. Naturally, with such a ready
market for tonnage, owners are weed
ing out their fleets and In several;
instances recently boats which have
proved too costly to work on a pro
fitable basis have been sold for prices
far In excess of their original cost.
One firm possessing three such
steamers sold the boats to French
buyers, under license of the British
government, for £117,000, and t lie j
chairman of the company congratu
lated the shareholders upon the suc
cessful sale. “The boats have nevi r
paid for themselves.” he declared,
“and we have no objection to receiv
ing £ Hi per ton for them.” A good ,
many English owners are not slow
to take advantage of the needs of the
French. I <
In France, as in England, there is :
a famine in tonnage. Under certain
conditions, French owners are now.
permitted to purchnse steamers from
English owners.
At one sale held recently, a German
steamer which had been captured by
a British warship and condemned In
the prize court was offered. It was
admitted by the auctioneer that cer
tain overhauling would have to be
done before she would be allowed to
proceed to sea. The boat was ori
ginally purchase in the prize court for
under £3,000, and for nearly fourteen
months had been running under char
ter of the British admiralty, proving
:i remunerative craft to her owners.
The government, probably in view
of the repairs needed, had no further
use for the vessel, nor apparently had
the owners.
The sale wns duly advertised, and
it wtis whispered that French buyers
were likely to bid. The first offer
was £5,000 for the Steamer, and the
bidding rose rapidly in thousands,
when it was discovered that French
buyers were actually in the market.
At £20.000 the boat was knocked
lown to the Frenchmen.
Prices averaging £18 to £23 per
on has been the rule of the sales
which have been negotiated privately
rltis year, although £25 and 10s per
on was paid for the steamer Tello,
built in 1907, and with a dead weight
rapacity of 1,900 tons. The purchase
[nice for this boat was £48.500, yet
inly a few months previously she was
lold for £29,700.
For Rent—Two housekeeping rooms
In the Kendrick building, on Front
street. Apply J. V. Carter, Phone 171.
INSURANCE
-IRE, MARINE, LIFE and ACCIDENT
Insure your property against fire in
(■liable Insurance Companies.
We represent the Niagara. London,
’hoenix. Hartford, Northern, tilobe
ind Rutgers, and others; all strong
ioard Companies.
We also represent the Maryland
'usually Company, and issue Fidelity
ind Surety Bonds.
Northwestern Realty & Trust Co.
Opening Dinner
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Fred’s New Place
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MENU
Creme of Chicken au riz ,
Ripe Olives Pickles
Shrimp Salad
Boiled' Halibut Pommes Parisienne
Fricassee of Chicken with Noodles
Roast Spring Lamb, mint sauce
Roast Loin of Pork, apple sauce
Young Chicken Fried a la Maryland
Mashed Potatoes Steamed Potatoes
Boiled Rice
Green Peas Stewed Tomatoes
Vanilla Ice Cream Chocolate Cake
Apple Pie Pumpkin Pie
Assorted Fruit Pic a la Mode
Salted Wafers Cheese
Tea Cafe Noir Chocolate
Dinner 5 to 8
$1.00
TAILORING
Cleaning and Pressing
Deimer’s Woolens for Ladies' and Gents’ Suitings. Prompt Attention
to Remodelling of Ladies’ and Gents’ Suits. Reasonable Prices.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
W. H. GRAVES
Phone 130 Miekelson Building
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For All of Cordova
Phone 72 I
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EVERYTHING BOUGHT
AND SOLD
For anything you can't find In
town, go to J. Rawson’s Second
Hand Store and see what he has
got. We carry new and second
hand goods of all kinds, clothing
and kitchenware.
We have an experienced man
who does all kinds of repair work.
Give us a call.
JOHN RAWSON,
First Street.
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Choice Tobacco*, Cigar* and
Smoker* Sundries—Wholesale
and Retail Cigar Store.
The
Horseshoe
POPULAR RECREATION PLACE
Billiards and Pool
Headquarters for the Petersen,
Wellington, Calabash and
Garrick Pipes.
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The
MINT
Thot. Davit, Prop.
STRAIGHT WHISKEYS
IMPORTED WINE8
KEY WEST CIGAR8
BONDED GOODS
NOTHING BUT THE BEST
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FOR GENERAL TEAMING, BAGGAGE
TRANSFERRED, AUTO SERVICE
I ' COAL AND WOOD
| ALASKA TRANSFER CO. I
Cordova and Anchorage j§
UNEXCELLED WAREHOUSE FACILITIES
For Storing and Insuring Baggage,
Mdse, and Household Goods
| Office—EMPRESS BUILDING, CORDOVA—Phone 85 |
WHY NOT OWN YOUR OWN HOME?
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.g 5tanj families are Paying out from $200 to $500 in i|
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rent each year. Why not put that into a home of your %
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$ own? i*
Call on Geo. C. Hazelet, Trustee of the Townsite, and ||
see if it can’t be arranged.
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| NORTHERN MEAT MARKET f
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
| Fresh Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton |
and Provisions
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Particular Attention and Prompt Service Given to order* from xj
MINING CAMPS, ROADHOUSES AND
INTERIOR POINTS
| SMITH & GLASBRENNER, Props.
“SURE! I have tried
Ruhstaller’s Gilt Edge Beer.”
“How do you like it?”
“FINE! Best beer brewed.”
Ask for it at the Horseshoe, Mint, Mecca, Windsor
Hotel, Alaskan Hotel, Simpson & O’Brien’s, Cordova
House and Northern Saloon.