SHORT STORIES
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J. H. Long of Juneau is installing
considerable machinery in his her
ring plant. The cannery will employ
axore help this year than last.
The people of Wiseman are much
disappointed over the fact that no
ician has taken the place of the
late Dr. Danforth.
George S. Maynard has purchased
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the plant and equipment of the Nome
Industrial Worker and will consoli
date it with the Nugget plant.
Hans Lunberg was arrested last
week in Juneau and sentenced to pay
a fine of $25 and spend twelve days in
jail for drunkenness.
A native named Noel was arrested
in the Second division for imbibing
too profusely and running amuck in
the village. He ran his wife out of his
igloo and annexed another man’s wife
by force.
Two men who made locations last
summer are working on Hog river, in
the Koyukuk. They recently made a
trip to Ruby to locate their claims. A
trader is going in with a supply of
g^pds.
Axel Bard, a Moss gulch miner, re
ports that rain and bad weather dur
ing the fall caused mining operations
to practically suspend in his district,
which is in the Second division.
Fred Daniels and Nels Peterson, for
mer Nomeites, who are now located
at Burlington, Wash., have purchased
a hotel at that place and are doing a
good business.
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Reports from outlying sections of
the Nome district say that whooping
cough is epidemic among the natives.
The malady is also epidemic at Mis
»iom, a short distance east of Golovin.
Arthur Mcuairerty, a wmeiy-Known
•old-timer and former mail carrier from
Nome to Dime creek, died recently at
Mission of tuberculosis.
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The first iron anchor, which weighed
4.200 pounds, on a rush order of 200
tons, was cast recently by the Enter
prise foundry at Juneau. The anchors
will weigh from 2,000 to 10,000 pounds,
and will be used on floating fish traps.
A1 Davey, aged 42, was instantly
killed at Wrangell recently by a pile
of lumber falling on him while re
pairing the dock of the St. Michael
Trading Company. He was a member
of the Ketchikan Masons, and also an
Odd Fellow'.
United States Marshal E. R. Jor
dan returned to Nome recently from
the Yukon section with a native pris
oner, after having a very stormy trip.
He reports very little travel in the
lower Yukon section. Marshall is
v^ry quiet, and the population during
the winter wrSs small.
George Gemalls of Nome was tried
before the commissioner on a charge
of supplying liquor to a native woman,
wife of one Sautuk, an Eskimo, who
is rated as one of the leading rein
deer owners of the district. After
hearing the tesimony, which was very
spicy, the jury acquitted the defendant.
Elmer E. Smith, ex-mayor of the
city of Douglas, and a prominent drug
gist of that place, is in the hospital
at Ketchikan, suffering from heart
trouble. An attack of influenza a
year ago left Mr. Smith in a weakened
condition, and he has never been able
to recover from its effects. He ex
pects to sell his business and go out
tj| the States.
A big sea lion engaged in an excit
ing battle with Captain Martin Holtz
of the halibut boat Anna H., in Lynn
canal, and was finally killed by rifle
fire. The mammal was thirteen feet
long, four feet across the breast, and
is estimated to have weighed 3,000
pounds. A native cut it open and took
from it six inches of oil and blubber.
The lion was towed to Juneau for ex
hibition purposes.
Three new strikes have been made
on the Koyukuk river during the last
few months, all of which or none of
which may turn out to be of any
value. Reports from the Betties river
and Betties lake country say that gold
has been taken out. Little work has
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been done yet on account of too much
water. Several men are hopeful of
getting into pay soon. These
two locations are about thirty-fivt
miles from Wiseman, farther north
About twenty-five men are expected. t<
work in this section this year.
Scarborough Pictures that please a
prices that are right. Over Cordovi
drug store. Phone 140—3 rings.
Peyser’s new hat-blocking outfit ii
in operation. Hats blocked, jjlyed ant
repaired. Phone 188.
Scarborough pictures that please ai
prices that are right. Over Cordovi
drug store. ‘Phone 140—3 rings.
Delicious mince pie at the Cit;
Bakery. . 13-t
PROFESSIONAL
^DR. W. W. COUNCIL *
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
11 Office arid Residence, Cordova
General Hospital ^Ostrander
Building).
Phones—Residence, 115; Office, 132
DR. W. H. CHASE
Physician and Surgeon
Lathrop Building
Phone 9
Established Cordova 1908
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W. D’ARCY CHACE, M. D.
CH.ICHAGOFF, ALASKA
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DR. CHARLES DAGGETT
DENTAL OFFICES
LATHROP BLDG. PHONE 200
CORDOVA, ALASKA
DR. CORA DAGGETT *
SPECIALIST
DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS
PYORRHEA X-RAY
OFFICES WITH
DR. CHARLES DAGGETT
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DR. VON ZESCH
Dentist
ADAMS BUILDING
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D0N0H0E & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Offices:
CORDOVA and VALDEZ
FRANK H. FOSTER
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
ROOM 1, OSTRANDER BUILDING
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ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR
AT LAW
Room 1, Adams Block
CORDOVA, ALASKA
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R. H. L. NOAKS
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
SECOND ST., OPP. HOSPITAL
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D. C. FAIRMAN
TEACHER OF PIANO
WILLIAM A. HESSE
U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
Bedford-McNeill Code
Cordova, Alaska
FRANK A. METCALF
CIVIL AND MINING ENGINEER
U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
Juneau, Alaska
♦ LIFE INSURANCE
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO.
Accident and Health Insurance
United States Fidelity & Guaranty
THOS. S. SCOTT
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WHEN IN
KATALLA
STOP AT
THE BREAKERS
THOMPSON & CHADWICK
HONG KONG
RESTAURANT
0 CHINESE NOODLES
CHOP SUEY
All Kinds of Light Lunches
Tray Service Our Specialty
CHARLEY CHONG
Phone 169
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Wear, Washing and Your Clothes
Why do clothes wear out ? Is day fallen on a cloth, holes will develop
I to day use a principal factor ? Has during the first washing.
laundering a weakening or strength- a starched collar that has never
ening effect ? How much has the been worn—such a collar as is com- ^
quality of the manufacturer’s work moniy favored by men—can be con
to do with wear? What can rea- tinuously washed in laundries like
> sonably be expected oi a given piece ours as many as 40 times before it
of fabric ? will begin to fray. But if the collar
In behalf of the housewives whom is worn between washings, it can be
we serve, these questions have been laundered only 20 times or less. In
searchingly inquired into. a word, the wearing of a collar—the
Y Tablecloths of real linen, well putting it on and taking it off
woven, can be laundered as many shortens its life by 50 per cent or
as 100 to 150 times before showing rnore.
wear. This is the average of our Personal apparel and household
methods of handling linen that has linen are bleached, dyed, woven,
been finely made and properly cared tailored, packed, shipped, stored, un
for by the housewife. packed and used before they come to
> Flaws often appear in curtains at us. If at any stage there has been
the point below the shade, where pour workmanship, misuse or abuse,
they are most exposed to dust-laden “it all comes out in the wash.”
air and the action of the sun’s rays. But when you have purchased
To check these corrosive influences with judgment, and used your things
, many housewives have their curtains with care, our cleansing methods
Curtains wear washed oftener than cleanliness alone will help you prolong their usefulness.
I thepointwhJie requires. p-—-- Laundering and
SZteZlZ, If a few dropsof W T...1 conservation of
of the open win- a harmful fluid, like c 1 f cdi clothes have be
| daw. the solution in an Your Clothing I come an 8rt with
I'1 f | automobile stor- •, ® us. Send us your
I age battery, have * ** lllte family washing.
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CORDOVA MACHINE
WORKS
E. R. GARNES, Prop.
Residence Phone 101-3
Shop Phone 182
Machine Work of all Kinds,
► Blacksmithing, General Repair
ing, Horse Shoeing, Oaty-Acety
lene Welding and Catting.
AUTOMOBILES
REPAIRED
» Office and Shop: City Dock
CORDOVA, Alaska.
Out of Town Jobs Given Strict
Attention.
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FACIAL AND
For MANICURING
I CALL
1-7-3
MRS. SWANBERG
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My New and Complete
Hat - Blocking
Outfit
is now in operation. Bring in
your old hats and have them
made like new.,
PEYSER THE TAILOR
PHONE-188
FRESH
SWEET MILK
DELIVERED DAILY
Guaranteed Pure and Sanitary
CORDOVA DAIRY
OLDTOWN
Phone 1800-2 Rings
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GRADUATION TIME IS HERE
Your boy or girl will be proud of a watch that will last a life
time.
A signet ring will be a reminder of the day for many, many yean.
Birthstone rings, lavaliers and many other articles at
PAUL BLOEDHORN’S
Jeweler and Watchmaker. Phone 132—2
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HATS AND CAPS
SPRING line now in stock. The latest
colors and styles, direct from the
world*s market centers. Come in and
look them over
KENNEDY’S
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BROWER
MAIL STAGE LINE
TRAVEL SAFELY, COMFORTABLY AND EXPEDITIOUSLY WITH
THE U. 3. MAII_CARS AT EITHER END OF THE TRAIL
FREQUENT CHANGES OF HORSES
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FARE CHITINA TO FAIRBANKS
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$75.00 AND WAR TAX
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