Village Gossip
BY ELIZABETH O’LAUGHLIN
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Who were those disreputable look
ing farmers at O'Neill’s house on
Thursday evening? They were none
other than a crowd of our young folks
who met to enjoy a real old time
•‘rube” party. Girls had donned their
grandmothers’ basques, dressing
sacques, sunbonnets and aprons, while
boys wore overalls and suits which
should have been discarded long ago.
Games suitable for the occasion, such
as “pinning chin whiskers on the
farmer,” and singing, occupied the
greater part of the evening, while
dancing and music were also popular
diversions. Late in the evening a
most delicious luncheon was served.
The guests of Mr. and Mrs. O’Neill
were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smith, Misses
^Laura Bacon, Olive Audette, Dorothy
Dooley, Beulah Bacon, Genevieve Ross
wog, ' Elizabeth O’Laughlin, Marion
Daggett, Marie DeCuyper, Clara Ross
wog, Charlotte Bacon and Madeline
Buchanan; Messrs. Dick Nord, Dr.
Biggs, John Rosswog, Frank Burns,
Pat Cannon, Frank O'Brien, Jim
Clark, John Muller, Earl Means, Jack
O’Keefe and Roland Dresden.
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Mrs. J. A. Nicolett and two children,
Ralph and Edith, will leave on Monday
morning for Tekeil.
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Mrs. Nels Anderson is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Oscar Knuteson, at Ka
talla.
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Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith arrived
on the train Friday afternoon from one
of the camps up the line and will leave
on the next boat for the states.
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Mrs. Arthur S. Eke and son Jimmie
are spending a few days in town from
Mile 14.
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Arthur C. Hagen of the Carlisle
Packing Company will leave on the
Alameda tomorrow for Seattle.
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Mrs. Alice Southworth, Miss Mary
Baen Wright, Miss Almira McGowan
and Miss Amanda Liljeghren left the
early part of the week for Liljeghren’s
fox ranch near Ellamar.
E. A. Graham of the Hayes-Graham
cannery has been in town during the
week.
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Miss Lucy Pyle and Miss Bernice
Catherine Welsh of Seattle arrived on
the Alameda Monday and have been
visitors in Cordova the past week.
They will leave for Katalla tomorrow
for a visit of several days and return
ing here expect to take the North
western back to the states.
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Mr. and Mrs. Lester E. Koch and
family are living in the Hegg apart
ments vacated by Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
I#chmond.
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* At a meeting Wednesday evening of
the junior department of the Cordova
Women’s Athletic Association, officers
were elected as follows: President,
Miss Ellen Fraisure; vice president.
Miss Sophia Anderson; secretary and
treasurer, Miss Evangeline Church;
executive and membership committee,
Miss Dorothy Dooley, Miss Laura
Bacon and Miss Thelma MacConnell.
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Miss Ethel Graham has accepted a
position in the office of the Blum
O’Neill Co.
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John P. Hannon of Mile 7% spent a
short time in town on Friday after
noon. „
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Mrs. Alice Bruce and Mrs. S. Hayes
left for the Canoe Pass cannery the
early part of the week, where they
have accepted employment.
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James W. Lewter of the radio at
Mile 14 is in town.
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✓ Mrs. W. A. C. Baldwin of Seward,
-who has been visiting here with her
sister, Mrs. J. H. Sellen, left for her
home on the Alameda. During her
stay here Mrs. Baldwin was the in
spiration of a number of social gather
ings, and her departure was very much
regretted.
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Mrs. Lawrence Vincent of Canoe
Pass was in the city Thursday evening
and was accompanied home by her
niece, Ebba-Astrup, who will be her
guest for a few days.
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The members of the Presbyterian
Sunday school enjoyed their annual
picnic on Wednesday. The baseball
diamond served as a picnic grounds
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for the younger folks, and an enjoyable
day was spent by all.
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L. H. Rhoda of Kennecott is spend
ing a few days in town.
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Miss Margaret Kolbenson will leave
tomorrow on the Alameda" for her
home at Bellingham.
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The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Chester Davis has been christened
Adeline Elaine.' >
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Harry Nettelton returned yesterday
from a trip out to the flats.
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Mr. and Mrs. G.,E. LaBell, Miss
Thelma Mac Connell and A. J. Mac
Connell left for Humpback last
night.
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An enthusiastic crowd of Cordova
ladies met at the fire hall last night
to organize an adult department of the
Cordova Women’s Athletic Associa
tion. Dr. Ella G. Wright has kindly
offered her services as instructor of
corrective gymnasium work which
will be a branch appreciated by all
the members. The members are:
Mrs. E. P. Harwood, Mrs. R. J. De
Leo, Mrs. Fred Long, Dr. Ella
Wright, Mrs. Fred Glasbrenner, Mrs.
Bartley Howard, Mrs. E. L. Harwood,
Mrs. Jack Smith, Mrs. H. I. Call, Mrs.
Chester Mellison, Mrs. E. L. Koch,
Mrs. Ed. O’Brien, Mrs. John O. Sher
lock, Mrs. W. L. Fursman, Mrs. I. D.
Bogart, Mrs. Charles Cochran, Mrs.
Lou Smith and Miss Rowan.
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Mrs. W. E. Brown and daughter,
Betty Lee, will leave on the North
western for the Fleming Island fox
ranch. Mrs. Dickenson will remain
there for the winter end her daugher
will be her guest for about a month.
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Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Betts will leave
tomorrow for Seattle where they will
be permanently located.
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Leo Margules of Seward greeted
local griends while on his way to
southern California.
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Miss Margurite Wilson arrived a
short time ago from Fairbanks and
visited here as the guest of l^r. and
Mrs. McCrary. Miss Wilson left for
Latouche and later- will become the
bride of Frank McCrary.
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Mrs. Grace Rockwell and Nels
Smith, both formerly of Cordova,
were- married in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Mr. Smith is employed by the road
commission there and is also interest
ed in the clothing business.
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J. B. Carlyle will leave in a short
time for Seattle and will spend a
few weeks visiting friends at that
place. Both Mr. and Mrs. Carlyle will
return later to Cordova.
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Decan and Frank Lawton who are
employed by the Hoonah Packing Co.,
returned on one of the Katalla boats
this week.
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The bachelor boys of the Northland
club are making preparations for a
dance on August 28. The committee
in charge of the affair are: John
Muller, Ivan Suphellen, Chas. Goodall,
Henry Walking, L. A. Counts, E. F.
Medley and H. E. Nye.
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£. J. DeLeo returned Friday from
a short trip to Kennecott.
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Little Miss Jane Scott was the
hostess at a party Friday afternoon
given in honor of her sixth birthday.
Games were played after which a
dainty lunch was served. The guests
were: Nancy Council, Anne Scott,
Sidney Goldman, John Brock, Mary
Lee Council, Bobbie Scott, Betty
Brock and Mary Scott.
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Mrs. J. V. Lydick and Junior and
Phillip Lydick and Mrs. Caleb Corser
and Jeanette and Katherine Corser
left this morning on a private car for
a visit to Strelna.
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Mr. and Mrs„ T. C. Matson enter
tained a few friends at their* home
on Friday in honor of their first wed
ding anniversary.
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A jolly good time was reported by
the large crowd of picnickers last
Wednesday who took possession of
the ball grounds. Two scrumptious
lunches were served besides water
melon, cake, and ice cream which the
joy makers consumed between meals.
The first thing on the program afer
the noon lunch were the races by
both young and old. The winners re- j
ceiving special ice cream cones. Mrs.
F. McConaghy proved to be the swift- j
est runner among the ladies, with
Mrs. Mellison a close second. Then
came various school-day games and
the boys and girls played a game of
ball. —"
A goodly number of the Cradle Roll
and Home Department members came
out to enjoy the afternoon, most of
them staying for the evening meal
The young folks were having such
fun they played until 10 o’clock,
the Sunday school wishes to thank
those who donated and helped make
the day such a grand success.
BOOZE HOUNDS FORFEIT BOAT
Carl Regdal, who was arrested at
Seattle last month charged with tak
ing liquor into the United States from
Canada was fined $700 and his boat
ordered forfeited by Judge J. Neter
»r. Rekdal is a Ketchikan man.
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SHIPPING SUPPLIES KANTISHNA
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Supplies for the first big placer op
erations in the Kantishna district left
Nenana recently en route to Roose
velt, from which point they will be
packed across country a distance of
30 miles to Moose creek, where a hy
draulic plant is being installed.
TWO FOX FARMS SOLD
The Prueschoff Brothers have pur
chased the interest of R. H. Camp
bell in the Lung Island fox ranch
in southeastern Alaska and will oper
ate the business in the ruure. The
fox farm was started about a year
ago by F. Prueschoff and Campbell.
ESKIMO 120 YEARS OLD
An Eskimo believed to have been
120 years of age died recently at Wain
wright, according to Harry Bloomfield,
who is in charge of the trading station
at Point Barrow. The oldest man now
living at Wainwright says that when
he was a boy the deceased, whose
name was “Ping-ger-sug-er-ook,” was
an old man then. He is said to have
had five wives and raised five families,
but outlived them all.
THE CHURCHES
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Services will be held in the Masonic
hall at 11 a. m. Subject, “Love”.
Sunday school at 12 m. The reading
room will be open Wednesday from
2 until 5 and from 7 until 8 All are
cordially invited to attend.
ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH
Mass and Communion at 8:30 a. m.
Mass and Benediction at 10:30 a. m.
wm. McMillan, s. j.
NEW COMMANDER BEAR
The coast guard cutter Bear now
in the vicinity of Nome, is under
command of Capt. Francis S. Van
Boskerck. Capt. Uberoth, who com
manded the cutter during the past
two years has been transferred to the
Gulf coast where he is in command
of the cutter Tuscarora. /
IGLOO VISITED BY FIRES
The Pioneer Igloo at Nome was vis
ited by fire for the second time in
two weeks. The blaze broke out
both times at almost identically the
same spot and examination disclosed
the stovepipe wras located too close
to the woodwork, which ignited when
a certain heat was reached.
NOME PAPER ENLARGES
The Nome Nuggett has added two
pages to is paper, the increased
space being made up of society,
church, lodge, organization and club
news. A column or two of space is
also devoted to the chamber of com
merce. Another feature of this sec
tion will be devoted to the Eskimos
and to Seward peninsula.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
WANTED TO RENT—Furnished three
room house by September 1st,, by re
liable and permanent tenant, Inquire
P. O. Box 328, Cordova. 3 1-tf
WANTED—A Position by all-around
blacksmith, mine or shop. 26-6t
FOR SALE—Three room house.. Inquire
R. A. Wilcox at Pinkelstein & Sapiro’s
store or phone 142-3 rings. 26-10t
LOST—Envelope containing note. Also
receipt for money. Reward for return
to Times Office. 2t
LOST—Diamond engagement ring; also
old ivory and nugget dinner ring. Re
ward for return to G. A. Greenlee r
Times Office. tf.
WANTED—Experienced waitress at the
Alaskan Grill. 20-tf
WANTED—Waitress. Apply to Alaskan
Grill. 15-tf
WANTED—An Ironing girl. Apply at
Northern Laundry. 15-tf
FOUND—Key In front of Alaska Public
Utilities office. Owner can secure same
at Times office. 14-tf
FOR SALE—Three-room partly fur
nished house at ocean dock. Phone
167-2 rings. 14-tf
FOR SALE—First-class pool table, In
good condition. Price $150. See P. H.
Foster. 11-tf
FOR RENT—Apartment# In the Burk
hart flats. Phone 61. 8-tf
FOR RENT—Furnished cabins.. Apply
to Cordova Abstract & Realty Co. 22-tf
FOR RENT—Furnished Cabins. See
Dooley.
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A look in the glass after a short trial, of
our toilet aids and accessories will convince
you that your complexion is clearer, hair
smoother and eyes brighter. A visit to our
store is a step toward a better appearance and
naturally a larger feeling of self satisfaction.
NORTHERN DRUG CO.
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“Service" Is Our Motto
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Omaha Miser Defies Old H. C, L, to His Last Gasp
OMAHA.—A. J. Seaman, seventy-seven years old, an Omaha miser worth
possibly $500,000, died the other day because he would not increase his
budget of expenditures of 15 cents a day. Before the war Mr. Seaman man*
ugeu to live very wen on jju.ua a
w’eek. He refused to increase his ex
penses when prices went upward and
cut down on the amount of food. As
a result, when his hand became in
fected and he refused to see a doctor
because of the cost, his system could
not withstand the blood poison which 1
set in and he died, leaving no will.
He has a sister, Mrs. Harriet I
Wolf of Los Angeles, said to be in
poor circumstances. She will inherit '
his money, in all probability. When
tne sister wrote to him asking for assistance in purchasing an $8 second-hand
sewing machine, he sent her a lot of tinfoil he had picked up on the streets
with instructions to sell it and buy the machine.
Mrs. Mary Seaman Hickman of Albia, Iowa, and A. E. Robinson, Webster
City, Iowa, claim to be his cousins.
“They want my money,” he told the postman when returning their letters
unopened. •» .*/* *
Seaman carried on a tax-title business. He carried his papers in the tail
pockets of his Prince Albert coat, bought at a second-hand store seven years
ago.
For years Seaman went to bed at dark to save a light bill. He saved
coal by staying in bed on cold days. He roomed at a farmhouse and got his
room for 50 cents a month because it had neither heat, light nor water.
Some years ago when he wanted to go to Denver on business, he walked
the entire 600 miles, carrying two pairs of half-soles for his shoes. He bor
rowed a hammer and some tacks along the way and made his own repairs.
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A series of
LECTURES
on important Bible subjects will
be given in
EAGLE HALL
The following are the subjects for
the first week:
SUNDAY NIGHT—
A world in Perplexity; God’s Remedy.
TUESDAY NIGHT—
The Infallible Wo-rd of God.
THURSDAY NIGHT—
The Rise and Fall of Four Universal
Empires foretold in Bible prophecy.
FRIDAY NIGHT—
The Fifth Universal Kingdom; When
and Where Set Up.
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You a Cigar We Can
Guess the Answer!
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Think of the number of let
ters in the name of your favorite
tobacco or cigar.
Double this number.
Add eight.
Divide by two.
Subtract the number you
started with.
Multiply by three.
Add one.
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if the man at the counter can
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he will treat you to a cigar.
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CORDOVA, ALASKA
Distributors of Ice Cream Manufacturers from
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From Certified Cows We specialize in family trade
BUSINESS HOURS: 8 A. M. TO 7 P. M.
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IS NOW COMPLETE—-THOSE WATCHES HAVE STANDARD
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OVER THE STATES
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