FIRST BANK OF CORDCVA
CAPITAL STOCK $25,000
4% on Tiflie Deposits
We Sell Travellers’ Checks
Gold Dust Bought at Highest Market Prices
DESPOSITORY FOR TERRITORIAL FUNDS.
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Northern Drug Co.
L ARE NOW IN THEIR
New Quarters
READY TO
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ALL THE OLD "'r ;
Customers
AND THE NEW
Cordova Power
Company
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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AN OFFER FOR SIXTY DAYS ONLY.
575 Town Lots in Cordova.
Ranging in price from $50 up to $3000, and 600
Town lots in Chitina from $50 to $1000. Any
or all of them on easy terms.
Now is the time to buy.
For particulars—Call on or write to
GEO. C. HAZE LET,
Cordova, Alaska. Trustee and Agent.
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CORDOVA, ALASKA
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CHISANA, July 20—Gus Linden
who was found last winter In a desti
tute conditition, died in the local jail.
There being no funds obtainable from
the government to cover medical or
burial expenses the body was buried
at Chisana by public donations.
While standing on the edge of a deep
cut in front of McKinney’s camp on
No. 10, Bonanaza, July Fourth, George
Myers an old prospector and miner
was stricken with an attack or apo
plexy, fell into the cut receiving in
juries which resulted in his death
on the 11th. The funeral was held on
the 12th, the burial taking place on
No. 10 Bench on Bonanza Creek.
Meyers leaves a wife and family resid
ing in Seattle. Like the former case,
no funds were obtainable for burial
expenses, the body being buried by
public donations.
Thomas C. Noyes and family left on
a two months prospecting trip. They
figure on going over that country lo
coated between the head of the Snag
river and Scotty creek.
A. D. McLellan and son left for the
Snag river to inspect more copper
properties in that • region. Mr. Me
iceman .« v/uc ui cue ut initial lucaiuro
of the Bonanza mine, Kennecott.
O. O. (Monty) Gummerie is reported
to have made a big quartz strike
around the head of the Snag river and
several outfits have stampeded in that
direction.
Roberts and Boutin have returned
from the Snag river after doing the
assessment work on their rich copper
properties near there.*
Bud Sargent is having the annual
assessment work done on the Brat
nober-Sargent copper properties on the
Nabesna.
S. O. Breedman of McCarthy and L
B. Hurd representing W. W. Harvey
& Co., of McCarthy paid their spring
visits to camp in an endeavor to cor
ral all the gold in sight, for a noticea
ble shrinkage in this line was evident
on their departure.
The former activities of Finnegan
and Hoffman on Salt Creek, formerly
called Dry Gulch, have ceased, no
more salt being extracted from the
McGuire properties.
Kawakami is running a boarding
house at the mouth of Coarse Money
for the crews of James Murie and Billy
James.
Mrs. Butin has a boarding house
on No. 1, Little Eldora for the crews
of Altman, Whitham and Briggan, all
other operators running their own
mess. “Jack the Ripper” still holding
holding down the job as Chief Cook for
the Hamshaw crew.
BIG SHIPMENT MATERIAL i
BUILDING
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SEATTLE, Aug. 10—The freighter
Seward sailed north last night having
on board the first heavy rails which
have been consigned to the Alaska
Railroad Commission for construction
work on the government road. The
rails will be sent to Anchorage, where
the first construction will take place.
On board the Seward is also consid
erable lumber for the use of the com
mission in constructing bridges and
culverts in the Matanuska.
RUSSIANS STILL
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PETROGRAD,—Aug. The Russian
war office admitted today that the re
tiring movement of the armies In Po
land was still under way. Grand
Duke Nicholas has found it advisable
to abandon the town of Vilna fifty
five miles southeast of Kovno. The
movement o fthe troops is described
by the commander in chief as a strate
gic retreat. The movement also an
nounced that the work of harvesting
the Russian crops had all been pro
vided for, and that no difficulty be
cause of shortage of labor was antici
pated. Several hundred thousand
prisoners of war will be utilized in the
fields during the harvest time, and at
present nearly all the captives are be
ing used on railroad and road work.
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Competition
Where there is competition in busi
ness the consumer is never over
charged. Call or phone us your
orders. Cordova Co-Operative Trading
Co. Phone 21,
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ATTENTION
We make a specialty of Wall
papering. Kalsomining, Painting,
Tinting and Sign Painting
Compare Our Prices With Corn
Competitors Before
Ordering
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Hegg Bldg. * C Street
references. Respectfully yours,
“WILLIAM C. EDES, Chairman."
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Billiards and Pool*
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