The Cordova Daily Times
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H. Q. STEEL, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1.1, 1917.
PASSING OF AN EMPIRE BUILDER.
All Alaska keenly feels and mours the death of our towns
man, Mr. Samuel Blum, who passed to his eternal rest at Seat
tle yesterday. The news of his untimely end comes as a per
sonal bereavement to all who knew him well.
So true was he to every trust, so constant was lie in his
friendships, so considerate was he of others, so fine a gentle
man; so controlled was he by his sense of duty; so backed was
he by courage that no danger could pall.
Withall he was modest and unassuming; a man among
men; moving noiselessly among the people and giving outward
ly no sign of the indomitable soul within, or the high purposes
that guided and controlled his life work.
Mr. Blum was as capable as he was brave and true. IBs
brain was a perfect cube and absolutely balanced. Perhaps his
two most marked traits were his industry and his absolute in
tegrity, coupled as they were with a most masterly intellect.
IIis death is a greater loss than the public at large can rea
lize; his purpose was to accomplish much for those he loved and
by his industry and farsightedness he attained an enviable po
sition in tln> commercial upbuilding of Alaska. It is pitiable
that he should be (-ailed just in the noonday of his life, when all
his faculties were at their best, and when he reached a fruition
crowned by honorable achievement and tin* peace that comes
for duties bravely fulfilled.
Mr. Blum was a devoted family man, and to his grief
stricken wife and children the deepest sympathy is extended in
their hour of bereavement. Very sorrowfully will all his old
neighbors pay him their last farewells, and this generation of
them will teach their children to look upon his grave as a
shrine.
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OUR THIN SKINNED FRIENDS.
Scarcely a week passes but what some enthusiastic Demo
crat undertakes to call us to time for daring so much as to criti
cise his party’s position on some matter respecting which good
citizens choose to differ. It was so during the campaign. The
Democrats were horror stricken when their opponents took Pre
sident Wilson and his party to task for their apparent short
comings. The situation is extremely amusing to those who can
recall the fact that prior to their ascendancy the bourbons were
tin* arch-critics of all times.
But times appear to have changed. With the assumption of
full control of both national and state affairs the Democrats
would now have us understand that to criticise the government
is nothing short of les majeste. How strange it seems that those
- ’"'ho were masters of the art of-cawstic criticism, who stooped
to depths in a constant endeavor to cripple their opponents, and
who were notoriously wreckless with the facts and' the truth in
formulating their criticisms, should all of a sudden become
supersensitive in the face of honest criticism directed against
themselves.
Is it possible that the fine old sport of “being again the
government is to be abandoned just because the Democrats
refuse to play according to the rules they themselves estab
lished? A\ hy not borrow the old rhinocerous hide that the H.
O. ]>. wore to protect itself from the darts of its critics, and then
let the game proceed. Certainly the party in power cannot
hope to deny tree speech to those who honestly differ with it in
questions of public policy.
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A SCANDAL IN HIGH CIRCLES.
I his is a sorry time indeed for the state department at
Washington to become involved'in a scandal with the speculat
ors on the stock exchange. It is most unfortunate that the in
tegrity of the department should be questioned at a time when
it ought to be in a position to command the full confidence and
support of every citizen at home and every nation abroad. In
all matters of international concern the stute department
speaks for the government. Grave issues of tin* most vital mo
ment to this country and to the world are now pending; and its
usefulness as our agent and spokesman will be seriously im
paired so long as a single doubt is entertained as to the truth of
the charges lodged against this branch of the government.
Hence the proposed congressional investigation is very
properly in order , and it should proceed with precision and
dispatch. It will not do to simply whitewash the department;
the investigation should be the most searching possible and
the responsibility, if any, should be fixed where it properly be
longs. In no other way can the good name of the department
be redeemed and its honor and dignity upheld. Every breath
of suspicion must be removed' before this arm of the service
will again assume its high standing in the eyes of all Americans
and before the world.
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ALASKA HAS TALENTED WRITER.
In a recent issue of the Saturday Evening Post, Helen
Van Campen, the talented Alaskan writer of Latouehe, gives a
pen picture of Alaska mining life that is a jewel. Mrs. Van
Campen has the rare gift of accurately describing her Alaska,
a failing all too common with other writers, she having lived
here in touch with her subjects for many years. As a writer
of short fiction Mrs. Van Campen has few suj>eriors; as a writ
er of Alaskan fiction she stands head and shoulders above the
most noted fiction writers .with the possible exception of Jack
London, who also studied his subjects at close hand. “The
Luck of a Sourdough” is a rare bit of fiction, with the scenes
laid in the interior along the Valdez trail.
Mrs. Van Campen has written a number of stories on Alas
ka, but we believe “The Luck of a Sourdough” is her best
effort.
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At present the cost ot paper, on which one thousand letter
heads, billheads, laundry slips and kindred stationery is print
Ied is a much as was obtained for the finished product only a
frw years ago. Something must be done to reduce the cost of
raw material or many job printers now working for them
selves will be seeking jobs elsewhere—at longslioreing or some
kindred occupation for which the raw material consists princi
pally of muscle.—-Seward Post.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Cordova’s Progressive Merchants and
Professional Men.
HOTELS.
Alaskan Hotel.
Windsor Hotel.
Cordova House.
Manhattan Hotel.
GROCERIES.
The Blum, O'Neill Co.
CLOTHING.
W. Clayson.
The Blum, O’Neill Co. «...
Finkelsteln & Saplro.
JEWELERS.
B. Osborne.
RAILROADS.
Copper River & N. W. Ry.
Chicago, Milwauke & St. Paul.
LIGHTS, WATER AND PHONES.
Cordova Power Co.
BARBER SHOP.
Alaskan Hotel Barber Shop.
AUTO SERVICE.
City Express.
Alaska Transfer Company.
Sheldon Auto Stage.
RESTAURANTS.
Slater's Restaurant.
THEATRE.
Empress Theatre.
HARDWARE.
Northwestern Hardware Co.
The Blum, O'Neil Co.
BANK.
First Bank of Cordova.
PLUMBERS AND STEAM FITTERS.
Fuqua & McConaghy.
DRUG STORE.
Northern Drug Co.
TRANSFER COMPANY.
City Express.
Alaska Transfer Company.
SALOONS.
The Horseshoe.
The Mecca.
The Mint.
The Northern.
The Mecca, McCarthy.
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER.
Howard & Lund.
STEAMSHIP LINES.
A.laska Steamship Co.
Paciflc-Alaska Nav. Co.
MERCHANT TAILORING.
Van, The Tailor.
BAKERY.
Boss Bakery and Coffee House. ...
LAUNDRY.
City Laundry.
PHOTOGRAPHER.
E. A. Hegg.
MACHINERY, &c.
Harmon Machinery Co., Inc.
MEAT MARKET.
Northern Meat Market.
SUMMER RESORTS.
Mountain Inn, Alganlck.
INSURANCE.
Northwestern Trust & Realty Co.
SECONDHAND STORE.
John Rawson.
PROFESSIONAL.
Dr. W. H. Chase, Physician.
Dr. W. W. Council, Physician.
Dr. C. L. Hale, Dentist.
Dr. Charles Dagget, Dentist.
E. F. Medley, Attorney.
W. A. Hesse, Mining Engineer.
Asa C. Baldwin, Civil Eng., Valdez.
REAL ESTATE.
Geo. C. Hazelet.
TYPEWRITERS.
E. S. Hewitt & Co., Juneau.
BREWING COMPANY.
Rainier Brew. Co., San Francisco.
INSURANCE
FIRE, MARINE, LIFE and ACCIDENT
Insure your property against fire In
reliable Insurance Companies.
We represent the Niagara, London,
Phoenl*. Hartford, Northern, Globe
and Rutgers, and others; all strong
Board Companies.
We also represent the Maryland
Casualty Company, and Issue Fidelity
and Surety Bonds.
Northwestern Realty & Trust Co.
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Howard <£ Lund
Contractors and Builders
Estimates Furnished.
PHONE 68.
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E. A. HEGG
PHOTOGRAPHER
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Stock of
Candy, Stationery
and Toilet
Articles
Agents For
Victrolas and
Edison Phonographs
The Northern Drug Co.
TOLSTOI GROUND LOOKING UP. |
H. Madaon and Tom Muckle are
said to have struck dirt about 40 cents
to the foot on Esperanto, in the Tol
stoi country. They will ground sluice
next summer.
WM. A. HESSE
Mining Engineer,
U. S. Mineral Surveyor,
U. 8. Deputy Surveyor.
BOX 13. CORDOVA, ALASKA
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Call* may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. ReaSdence,
Alaskan Hotel
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
PHYSICAN AND SURGEON.
Office and Residence: Cordova
| General Hospital (Ostrander Build
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Phones—ReaiJ^ci£<^ 116; office 132.
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DR. L. L. HALE
DENTIST
Specialty of
Porcelain, Inlay, Bridge Work
Office: Over Blum, O'Nelll'a Store.
DR. CHARLES. DAGGETT
NORTHERN HOTEL BLDG.
Phone 200. Cordova.
Dental Offices Will be Ready About
January 20th.
E F MEDLEY
Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA
IcimilP
PHONE 127.
Second St., opposite Post office.
Best of Hand Work. Give Us
a Call.
Start the Year Right by Hating the
Modern Laundry
Ho Your Laundry Work.
Phone 66.
Out or Town Work Solicited.
Wind sor Hotel
L. Wain, Prop.
Where You Get
Comfort and Service.
And the Rates Are Right.
Cordova Alaska
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PACIFIC STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
ADMIRAL LINE
SAILINGS FROM CORDOVA SEATTLE TO CALIFORNIA
Steamer Spokane about Jan. 31. Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays
To Seattle and Alaska Ports Steamers—President, Governor,
®^*TTLE TO CORDOVA Queen, Umatilla, Admiral Schley
10th, 20th, 30th of each month and Admiral Dewey.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ROUTE
San Francisco and 1a>b Angeles.Daily Except Sunday
San Francisco and San IMege.Monday, Thursday Saturday
Steamers—Harvard, Yale, President, Governor, Admirals Schley, and
Dewey.
Full Particulars—A. E. Lathrop, Agt, Cordova Alaska.
ALASKA
__ STEAMSHIP CO.
Fast and commodloue steamere sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, 8kagway, Cordova, Valdez, Seward
Jan. 12 . ALAMEDA Jan. 19
Jan. 19 . MARIPOSA .Jan. 2G
Sail from Cordova seven days later.
The freighters Cordova, Latouehe, Juneau, Valdez
and Eureka also make regular trips.
Thle company reaervet the right to change schedule of steamers
without notice.
Tlcketa on tale at up-town office Alaska Steamahlp Bldg. Baggage
or freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour before
tailing time.
F. B. TRACY, S. R HEDGES,
General Agent Agent
Make It a Smokeless, Dustless,
Gasless, Trip East This Year
In addition to the cleaner conditions due to Kir
trificatiun, you’ll enjoy the cmnlortulilr neecuiu
niodations and you’ll like the little courtesies in
cident to ‘Milwaukee’’ service.
S. It. HEDGES, Agent, Cordova, Alaska. Phone To.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RY.
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FOR GENERAL TEAMING, BAGGAGE
TRANSFERRED, AUTO SERVICE,
COAL AND WOOD.
ALASKA TRANSFER
COMPANY
UNEXCELLED WAREHOUSE FACILITIES
For Storing and Insuring Baggage,
Mdse and Household Goods.
Office—EMPRESS BUILDING, CORDOVA—Phone 85
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CITY EXPRESS
And Transfer Company
STANTON & JOHNSON.
Meet All Trains and All Boats—Day or Night.
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PHONE 141.
OFFICE - • - OPPOSITE ALASKAN HOTEL
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1 WHY NOT OWN YOUR OWN HOME?
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Many families are Paying out from S200 to $500 in j|
§ rent each year. Why not put that into a home of your §.
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S own?
Call on Geo. 0. Hazelet, Trustee of the Townsite, and £•
% Bee if it can't be arranged.
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I WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN j|
| Fresh Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton |
and Provisions
J i Particular Attention and Prompt Service Given to ordere from
MINING CAMPS, ROADHOUSES AND
INTERIOR POINTS
| SMITH & GLASBRENNER, Props.
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