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LOCAL AND
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The freighter Skagway is in port.
Attorney F. H. Foster has returned
from a business trip to«Valdez.
The steamship Northwestern sails
from Seattle for Cordova tomorrow.
George C. Hazelet returned last
night from a short business trip to
Valdez.
M. L. McAllister, an old-timer from
Nizina, was an arrival in town on to
day’s train.
"The launch Shamrock came over
from Valdez last night, and Ben Ferrel
was a returning passenger.
Elwell Thawley, relay operator for
the Copper River railway at Chitina,
came to town this afternoon.
The launch Pioneer left today for
Katalla and took over a number of
parties who are interested in oil.
James Hyland left on the Pioneer
this afternoon for Katalla, where he
will spend the summer in the oil
fields.
M. D. Snodgrass, superintendent of
the government experimental station
at Fairbanks, came to Cordova on to
day’s train.
The funeral of the late Samuel Est
lick took place this afternoon, services
being held at the Episcopal church by
Rev. E. P. Ziegler.
A group picture of the members of
Cordova Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska, was
taken this afternoon at the city dock
for use in a coming number of The
Pathfinder.
John Jones Post, American Le
gion, was organized at the city hall
last night. As the attendance was not
as large as it should have been, an
other meeting will be held at the same
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place on Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock
for the purpose of electing officers.
Judge C. E. Bunnell is on his way
out from Fairbanks over the govern
ment trail, and is due to arrive in
Cordova within a few days.
Oscar Krause and wife of San Fran
cisco, who arrived recently to make
Cordova their future home, have taken
an apartment in the Lambert building.
’Gene Greene, an oil expert, who has
operated in the California, Tgxas and
Oklahoma fields, came to Cordova on
the last boat, and will make an inves
tigation of the Katalla oil fields.
The grand jury at the Valdez term
of court, of which our townsman, A.
J. Adams, is foreman, yesterday re
turned not a true bill against Louis
Widing of McCarthy, on a statutary
charge.
The steamship Alameda is not ex
pected here froixi the westward until
Monday, as she will load thi'ee hun
dred tons of freight at Anchorage to
be tx-ansported to the Alaskan engi
neering commission at Nenana, via
Skagway.
Coi’dova Aerie, Fraternal Order of
Eagles, last night elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing term, who
will be installed at the first meeting
in June: F. H. Foster, worthy presi
dent; Fred Schrenger, worthy vice
president; Frank Douglas, chaplain;
Geoi'ge Dooley, secretary; J. F. Haef,
treasurer; trustee, Frank A. Saunders;
inner guard, Joseph Kieffer; outer
guard, Otto Smith.
Grant Caughey peacefully passed
away at 11:30 o’clock this morning,
after an illness of about a week from
pneumonia. * He had been employed
by the Copper River railway during
the past three years and up to the
time of his death was railroad freight
clerk at the ocean dock. Mr. Caughey
was but recently married, and he and
his bride had planned on making a
trip to the States within the near
future. Deceased was 36 years of age
and was popular among his associ
ates. No funeral arrangements will
be made until word is received from
his mother, who resides at Omaha,
Neb.
Scarborough pictures that please at
prices that art right. Over Cordova
drug store. Phone 140—3 rings.
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j CHICAGO, May 6 (by Associated 2:
Press).—The death of three employes' 2:
of the Chicago Curled Hair Company J:
from anthrax has caused the closing • :
| of the plant pending an investigation J:
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by the health officials. •:
It is believed the disease was con- »:
tracted from hair imported from Ar- 2;
gentina. Its spread is not anticipated.
WELL-ACTED DRAMA 11
HOLDS BOARDS TONIGHT
So many good pictures fall just
short of perfection that when we find
one without a flaw in direction, detail
or acting it is worthy of note. |:
Such a picture is the six-part Art- •[
craft Special that will be repeated 2‘:
again tonight at the Empress, “The J;
Woman Thou Gavest Me.” 2:
The role of “the woman” is played %\
by Katherine McDonald, aptly called
“The American Beauty.” Her charm •:
and loveliness have never before l\
gknved so brightly as in this part, •:
wrhich she plays with rare sympathetic 2j
interpretation. J:
Tomorrow' night Emmy Whelen will
be seen in a fascinating comedy, 2:
“Fools and Their Money.” Who’s the •!
fool? Well, it isn’t Emmy. «:
Information has just been given
out by the District Forester’s office
at Portland of the immediate adver
tising for sale of 100,000,000 board
feet of pulp wood in Alaska. The »:
timber to be advertised for sale tMV- J:
ers 10,000 acres on Port Snettisham 2 j
and Glass peninsula, in the Tongass
national forest, in southeast Alaska, 2:
about 40 miles from Juneau. The J;
timber is Sitka spruce, western red •
cedar, Alaska cedar, and western 2:
hemlock, all suitable for paper pulp. •
MASONIC MEETING
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Lodge No. 183, F. & A. M., will be held •
Thursday evening at 8:30 o’clock. 2
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