INTERIOR TRAVEL
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Beginning Monday the mail, express
and passengers for Fairbanks and in
terior Alaska will go via Cordova,
over the Copper River railway to Chiti
na and from there ovei the govern
ment trail.
With the improvements made to the
American trail by the road commis
sion during the pas- few years auto
mobiles are now mak!t<? regu’ar trips
winter and summer between this coast
and Fairbanks. A few years ago the
mail was rought.ecekc.l to the interior
by dogs and the most primitive means.
Then followed the doid.le ender and
next the four and six horse stages
with warm furs and foot-warmers.
Now passengers are sped over the
snow roads and across the iced rivers
in modern touring cars. Though a
long cry from the dog sleds to the
automobiles, the change has taken
place In a few years time.
Dogs are mostly used as yet over the
trail from Seward to the Iditarod.
But as more roadhouses are built and
the trail conditions are improved
double enders and finally automobiles
will also follow along that route.
Meantime, the government is project
ing a railroad to the Tanana and the
completion of this will see a stil
greater improvement in transportation
^ to the interior.
The time for travel Is much shorter
during the winter from the coast to
the Interior than is true of summer
conditions when the trip Is made down
the great Yukon rlvft- and then up the
Tanana river to Fairbanks.
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MACHINERY COMPANY FILES
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
The Harmon Machinery Company
has been incorporated at Cordova and
articles were filed with the Secretary
of the Territory. The company is to
engage in a general machinery busi
ness, but is also empowered to acquire
and work mines if it desires. The
capital stock was placed at $50,000
and G. A. Hannon, Ed. F. Medley and
Fred Glasbrenner are the incorpora
tors.
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Popular Hunting Ground*.
Rev. J. L. McBride and V. C.. Vance
returned yesterday from a hunting trip
to McKinley lake. They are very en
thusiastic over the treatment they re
ceived at Walker's Inn. where sports
men are well taken care of and the
charges for boat hire and board being
very reasonable.
Steamer Delayed In Sailing
The steamer Northwestern has been
delayed in leaving Seattle and Is
scheduled to sail from there Sunday
morning. She should have left Thurs
day night.
DO NOT FORGET.
That fair competition Is good for the
consumer, a trial order from our store
will convince you. Phone 21. Cordo
va Co-Operative Trading Co.
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Republicans are showing signs of
awakening all over Alaska, especially
in the Second, Third and Fourth divi
sions where Republican clubs have
been organized or are now in process
of being organized.
The Republicans claim Alaska Is
logically Republican, under normal
conditions, whilst the Democrats make
the same claim in their behalf. The
one apparent fact which stands out is
that party lines have thus far cut
little figure in Alaska. What the fu
ture many hold in store is, of course, a
matter of opinion and purely in the
realms of speculation. !t w-ill be the
fault, however, of neither the Demo
crats nor the Republicans If party
lines are not drawn gtrictly at the next
territorial election.
In the Third district Committeeman
White has been active in organizing
Republican clubs. Not long ago a
club was organized In Nome for the
Republicans. In the Fourth division,
Thomas Lloyd, Republican committee
man for that division, and Mayor Car
ter, of Fairbanks, are talking of organ
izing clubs throughout the disMct.
So far as known, the hold-over Re
publicans have been pretty well weed
ed out of federal position in Alaska,
and replaced by those of the Demo
cratic faith. In the few instances
where they remain, the local Demo
cratic clubs are keeping the fires
lighted under them in the hopes of
"smoking ’em out.’’ Some of the
hold-overs, however, seems to be fire
and smoke proof.
Those Republicans having friends in
office, claim that under the Republican
administration in Alaska, were nearly
as many Democrats holding office, as
Republicans, and their feelings are
hurt over what they term the “un
seemingly haste” of the Democrats
| to “taste office”—Juneau Dispatch.
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LESLIE’S WEEKLY
IS HEBE
H. Brown, who ha* charge of the
Alaska circulation of Leslie’s Weekly,
arrived in town on Friday's train, hav
ing come over the trail from Fair
banks, where he attended the horticul
tural show recently given there, of
which he secured a panoramic view
for his publication. J'~. Irown will
spend several days in Cordova and as
Col. Sleieher is now publishing a ser
ies of interesting articles in Leslie’s on
Alaska his visit here should be pro
ductive of results.
Leslie’s has always been friendly to
Alaska, and was the first of the maga
zines to expose the conservation fal
lacy that was responsible for the
bottling up of the resources of this
northland. At that time Robt. Heinl
made the trip through Alaska with
Secretary Fisher’s party and upon
his return to the states he took up our
cause and did effective work. Re
cently Col. Sleieher visited the coast
towns and he is now writing of condi
tions as they actually exist. Since
the article in reference to Cordova ap
peared the local Chamber of Com
merce has received nearly two hun
dred letters from interested parties in
all parts of the United States, making
inquiries as to opportunities, climate,
mineral resources etc. of Cordova and
the Copper River Valley.
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A furnished and an unfurnished cot
tage, Observation Knoll. Apply to
the Alaska Transfer Co.
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WANTED
A blacksmith, for general mine
work. Position permanent if satis
factory. One who can do machine
work preferred.
DR. W. H. CHASE.
RECORD SURVEY
, MADE BY THE
TAKU
('apt. Gilbert Rude, of the coast and
geodetic survey boat Taku, will be an
outgoing passenger on the steamer
Alameda for Seattle and from there
will proceed to Washington. This
will be bis last season on Prince
William Sound, which fact will be
greatly regretted by the many friends
of Capt. and Mrs. Rude. He expects
to be transferred to the Philippines,
where he will be assigned to a larger
boat and remain there for a two-year
period.
During the past summer Capt. Rude
and party made a general survey of
the whole of Port Gravena and Port
Fidelgo and the area between Port
(•ravens and Noels head. In fact it
was a record yegjr for the Taku, which
made 11000 miles Of soundings, against
954 last summer, which up to that
time was the largest number of miles
covered. Capt. Rude Intended to con
tinue his work from Port Freemantle
to the westward but was unable to do
anything on account of the closed sea
son setting in.
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IN THE UNITED STATES COMMIS
SIONER’S COURT FOR THE TER
RITORY OF ALASKA, THIRD DI
VISION, CORDOVA PRECINCT.
BEFORE EDWARD F. MEDLEY.
U. S. COMMISSIONER AND EX
OFFICIO PROBATE JUDGE.
IN THF. MATTER OF THE ESTVTE
OF JOHN MORIARITY, DECEAS
ED.
Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned, Administrator of the estate
of John Moriarity, deceased, to the
creditors and all persons having
claims against the said deceaseA^to
exhibit them with proper vouobeit^F'l
present them to the undersigned or
the Commissioner above uamed, with
in six months from the date of this
notice, at the office of the undersigned,
or tiie office of the Commissioner in
said Cordova Precinct, Town of Cor
dova, Territory of Alaska, both of
said offices being places designated for
the transaction of business relating to
said estate.
WILL CLAYSON,
Administrator of the estate of John
Moriarlty, deceased.
Dated. Sept. 13, 1915.
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LOGGERS SHIRTS—LEATHER BOOTS AND SHOES
WOOLEN SHIRTS, ALL KINDS—RUBBER BOOTS
AND SHOE PACS
UNDERWEAR, ALL WEIGHTS
GLOVES AND MITTS
SLICKERS, OVERALLS AND KHAKI CLOTHING,
SOXS, ALL WEIGHTS—RED RUBBER BOOTS
Special attention given mail orders
Send Your Order in To-day.
Satisfaction Guranteed.
Will Clayson
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We have a large assort
ment of Rubber Goods of
| the best known brands
and quality. f
| Just received a large ship- J
| ment of Flannel Shirts,
Chippewa Shoes and Hip- j
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THE STORE THAT SATISFIES.
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ilEmpress Theatre
SUNDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 3, 1915.
PATHE WEEKLY NEWS No. 41
SORROWS OF THE UNFAITHFUL—
A Biograph Drama.
THE CAVE DWELLERS—
Comedy Drama.
SECOND SIGHT—
A Vitagraph Comedy
Admission 25 Cents One Show 8 p. m. Sharp
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Speaking of making sud
den changes—did you ever
want to heat up a room
in a hurry ? Perhaps you overslept. Per
chance the alarm did not ring. You are in a
terrible hurry—
Then is the time when you will appreciate a
Cole’s Original
Air-Tight
Wood Siove
From zero to seventy degrees Fah
renheit is a big jump—but it is an easy
stunt for this remarkable heater.
Five minutes in time is all that is
needed.
Think of what that means to you on
a cold morning—of the time
you save. No building of a
new fire. You put in a fresh
stick and away she goes.
That isn’t all. You get a
steady, controllable heat hour
after hour.
Think what this means
to your family—in illness
prevented and doctor’s
bills avoided.
Think of what it means
in comfort—quickly and
cheaply furnished.
Then come in while
it is still in your mind.
An inspection will de
cide the matter.
It is just the stove you need. Bums wood and
lighter fuel.
“ Cole’s,” the Original Patented
Air-Tight Heater, is sold only by u«
Blum, O’Neill
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