SPECIAL SALE
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HATS
Every hat in the store, values from
$3.75 to $10.50, for
S3.S0
NEW CRETONNES
in the pretty pastel colorings reasonably priced
The Cordova
Style Shop
Would You Help?
Time Is Precious
War has a way of driving on with
out regard to the desires or
conveniences of the
individual.
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....This is no time for hesitation....
If you are going to do your part to bring
j victory nearer, you must get started. j
| The Government wants what your
money will buy—and wants it before it
; i* too late to be of use in this war.
Join a War Savings Society. Decide now
j to cut down the unnecessary things and
lend what you save to the Government.
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The colonel tells th** major
When he wants something done.
And the major tells the captain
And gets him on the run.
'1’he cap'n thinks it over
And to he sure and suit,
Passes the buck and baggage
To some shavetail second "Lieut."
The said lieutenant ponders
And strokes his downy jaw.
Then * alls his trusty sergeant
And to him lays down the law.
The sergeant calls a corporal
To see what he can see
So th*‘ corporal gets a private.
And the private’s always me!
(>n»* « !' th** Cordova hoys was re-'
eently '‘tit to the hospital. He was
supposed to turn in his clothing and
receive pajamas and a hath robe
Whil* a record was being made of
lib clothing ami personal efforts an
nrderb asked him if In* had pajamas.
The cordovan grinned painfully and
remarked:
"No sir I was hit b> a baseball
Sumla}
Heard at Cordova: "What did the
citizens say when you told them you
had come down to play ball?"
"A few cheered but the rest of
them seemed to lose interest."
Some Speed Sound travels at the
rate of 4oo yards a second, hut there
are a levs exceptions to the rule
Scandal l.nno yards a second.
Flattery f»on yards a second.
Truth- Two feet per second.
Hoys returning from their hike last
week—Scarcely noticeable.
When the boys returned home from
j Cordova they hit for the parade
J grounds with heads down and feet]
(dragging having been without sleep
for two nights, and oh! what a long
j day! They say they had the time of
[ their lives, and that the people af
Cordova could not do enough to en
tertain them. The trip was well worth
the loss of the ball game. The boys
also wish to thank the good people of
1 Valdez for their kindness, as they
surely do appreciate the numerous en
tertainments which they have had
from the people.
One reason why a married man
makes a better soldier than a Bingle
one is that he will take any chance,
even to getting shot, to be able to get
away from bis wife for a while.
One of the Anchorage recruits, who
is an expert mechanic, is arranging
a method to tire the t; o'clock gun by
attaching it to an alarm clock so the
1 boys will not have to get out of lied
so early.
A vote was recently taken by the
young lady visitors on the most popu
lar >outig soldier at the post There,
were thirty girls, and thirty soldiers
each received a vote.
Some of the new recruits from the
Kennecott mining district are sinking
prospect holes in the drill grounds to
keep their hands in.
--a —
ppo.” the only original colored
-ecru 1 from Anchorage, has received
’■.!,■■■ :■ w uniform, and is some proud
boy. He is now anxious to send his
photo back to his old folks In Ken
tucky. showing his appearance in
Alaska's lighting unit “lh Ah gits
my chance to butt thnt kaiser man.
look out!" says Williams
The members of the Garrison!
Amusement Association are planning j
to stage a mammoth smoker before
the troops sail south There will be
boxing, wrestling, fencing and a num-l
ber of other athletic stunts, to con-;
elude with a grand bull The boys
some tine talent, and a good enter
have some tine talent, and a good en-l
tertninment is looked for.
Private N’ourse of the Cordova con
tingent was appointed clerk of Com
pany A Nourse says if the boys are|
not good he will give them extra1
K. P.
A large bunch of visitors Is expected
to arrive from Cordova to spend Sun
day with friends and relatives at the
post. The boys enjoy having com
pany, especially home folk
L. I- Davis, Lewis F. Davis, Jule1
It Olsen, Sum Hubbard. Dave Thorn
ton and Jack Cooper arrived from
Cordova the fore part of last week
and enlisted In the regular army. They
were all eager to get over the pond j
and strafe the Huns.
Sergeant Anderson and Sergeant
Drowning, who have been stationed'
at Mile 4!» hnd the oil tank at Cor
dova. respectively, arrived and have!
taken their places with their com i
pany. Valdez Miner.
BIG ATHLETIC MEET
BOOKED FOR SATURDAY
Two gala days are provided Tor Sat
unlay and Sunday next at Fort Ids
cum. according to report received
here. A boxing match between Karl
Iteutcr. “the Fighting IMumber," who
beat Chef Neff, champion of the Pa
cific coast, and “Ued " Mann, who beat
Young Ketchcll and Duck O’Neill of
the 1 da-pound (lass, is the main “go"
Kid (lillis of Latouchc will meet
“(lighting" Cordon of Valdez in a
four round bout, while Voting Smith,
of the Thirtieth I’nitcd States (luards.
will meet Dillie Nourse of Cordova in
a four round bout for the champion
ship of the 1 Impound class.
\ wrestling match for the light
"eight championship of Fort Liseum
between Fd Lee of Cordova and
Voting Dassil ot the Thirtieth Cnited
States HuanF will conclude a most
interesting program
The events will he held on the
parade grounds, and an excursion is
already planned to run from Cordova.
Sunday the local ball team will
again cross bats with the Fort Lis
eum team, this time at Fort Liseum
Those planning to go should make
reservations at an early date, as a
large crowd Is expected
CAMP FIRE GIRLS NET
S30 ON SALE OF FOOD
Saturday morning at lo o'clock
sharp the Camp Fire Girls appeared
at the Finkelstein & Kaplro and Blum*
O’Neill stores, and from then on there
poured in a ceaseless flow of pies,
cakes, cookies, bread and everything
good. It kept the girls busy selling
as fast as they could get the things
to the stores.
The girls at the two stores tried to
see which store would make the most
money. Most of the day it looked as
it Finkelstein Sapiro would win. but
before the day wan over the amount
taken in at Ilium O’Neill's reac hed
and passed that taken in at Finkel
stein & Sapiro’s.
Altogether tin* girls took in more
than $Hn. This will be used in buying
the girls' Camp Fire costumes.
We wish to thank Finkelstein Ai
Sapiro and the Itlum-O'Neill Co. for
the use of their stores, and tin* people
who. outside of the Camp Fire, sent
things to our sale, and everybody who
in any way helped to make our sale
a success.
GKNKVIKVK F KOSWOG.
# Reporter.
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havin' t«r aive •:) r.i-at. ’Sides
folks’ll kinder have *er save de
v. lie it flour for comp’ny en eat bread
made outen dis yere "s'lbstitutt"
(lour. Pat wise ol’ owl done s*e dat
to \ in de wa: >ou sot ter feed de
lojer boys dot’s doin’ de fitfhtin*.
Pat's w’at’s tak.n* de wheat ».•/; meat.
TO FT. LISGUM
The Cordova baseball team will play
the Fort Ibscum dub at the latter
place on Sunday next, and plans on
leaving here early Saturday morning
and returning, leave Valdez Sunday
night The local players will include
Council, Ripley. Mendoza. Johansen.
Frederlckson. Harwood, Morris. Mat
son. Hogue. Watson and the two M
Donald hoys In rase any of the above
can not make the trip they are re
quested to report the fact irnmedi
ately to the Daily Times, so that their
places can be filled
The following telegram was today
received by Dr. W W Council from
the chairman of the reception corn
mittee at Valdez:
"Charter boat for the Cordova ball
team. Ilring all the rooter- that want
to tome; the more the merrier Will
pay all expenses ot hall team from
time ot leaving Cordova until depar
ture from Valdez There will he a
smoker at Cort LDcim Saturdav alt
ernoon. Fourteen rounds of box br
and a wrestling match Will give bu
dame that evening Hall gam** "ii
Sunday and return Sunday night after
die show It possible try and arrange
to have boat get her.- by Saturdav
noon, as this will perhaps he the last
time the hoys at Liscum will have ;i
chance for a good celebration. Help
us make it a good one
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CORDOVA BALL TEAM
WILL PLAY FT LISCUM
Word was received here in answer
to an Inquiry front the boys at th*
post that the Cordova baseball team
and a large crowd of rooters would
come up from the Copper City next
Saturday, remaining over Sunday,
playing a match game with the fast
post team and spending the day in
the city. A committee In a few min
utes collected several hundred dollars
to pay the expenses of the team, and
its coming is assured A smoker will
be staged for the visitors at the post,
at which some tine boxing and w res
tllng will be featured A dance at
night will also entertain the visitors
-—Valdez Miner
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Kagles' hall was the scene of a very
pretty dance on Saturday evening,
given by the Northland Club The
attendance was unusually large and
the affair was most enjoyable After
the dance a buffet lunch was served
in the club rooms
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Arrivals from the interior on yes
terda.v's train made the trip from
l-’air hanks to Cordova In tie record
time of three days.
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NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION
FOR LETTERS OF ADMIN
ISTRATION
In United States Commissioner's
Court in and for Cordova Precinct,
Territory of til.Vska —in Probate.
In tlie matter of the Estate of Andre#
Nelson, deceased.
Notice si hereby given that K E
Holden has tiled with the above-en
titled court his petition in manner
and form as required by law, wherein
he prays that he be granted letters oi
administration of the estate of An
drew Nelson, deceased, and that Sat
urday, the 24th day of August, 1918
at the hour of 10 a. ni. on said day. at
the office of the undersigned United
States commissioner and ex officio
probate judge, at Cordova, Alaska, has
been fixed as the time and place for
said hearing, at which any and all
persons interested may appear and
show cause, if any there be. why the
prayer of said petition should not be
granted EDWARD F. MEDLEY.
United States Commissioner, ex of
ficio Probate Judge
First publication. July 18, 1918
Last publication. July 22, 1918
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McCarthy stop at
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