The oil tanker Lucas was in port
last night.
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The Abercrombie Packing Company
has closed down its cannery for the
season.
Mrs. J. J. Fraisure, who has been
visiting friends in the states, is re
turning to Cordova on the steamship
Alaska.
William Morrison has returned from
Abercrombie canyon, where he has
been fishing during the past three
months.
Mrs. H. D. Thompson and two chil
dren, of Katalla, left Seattle yesterday
for Cordova, on their return home
from a trip to the states.
V. G. Vance and Harry Atchinson
have purchased one of the Pinnacle
Rock Packing company’s boats and
will fix it up as a pleasure craft.
M. E. Brennan, a Portland merchant
is combining business with pleasure in
a trip to Cordova, having left Seattle
yesterday on the steamship Alaska.
Judge Erwin, United States Marshal
for the Fourth division and E. F. Wol
cott, private secretary to Judge C. E.
Bunnell, will arrive here on the next
boat from the states, enroute to Fair
banks.
Dr. Charles Daggett, wife and two
children, Alice and Robert, who have
spent the past four months in the
states are returning home on the j
steamship Alaska, which left Seattle
yesterday.
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If a couple of tons of paraphernalia |
aboard the gasboat “Samax” is any in- j
dication of a successful trip Paul i
Bloedhorn, Sam Keist. and Charles
Cerney will be back in the course of
a few days from their hunting trip;
with a record bag for the season.
A shifting engine struck an Alaska
Transfer Company auto truck as ,it
was crossing the railroad track on C
avenue this morning, damaging the
machine but fortunately the driver es
caped unhurt.
John Delander has returned from
Mile 55, where he has been fishing
this summer.
Mrs, W. J. -Bates, of Seattle ar
rived from a trip to the interior on
.today’s train.
The Ladies Athletic association will
hold a meeting in the city hall to
night at S:30. All ladies who wish to
become charter members of the asso
ciation are requested to attend the
meeting.
An overheated stove in the apart
ment of Tad Matson, in the Borden
building, resulted in an alarm of fire
oeing turned in at 11:30 o’clock this
morning. No damage resulted and the
department was not called out.
Dainty Lila Lee stars tonight at
Empress theater in “Heart of Youth”
in a spirited little romance. Complet
ing the program is a late News reel
and an especially good two reel Mack
Sennett comedy, “Cupid’s Day Off.”
It‘s a scream from start to finish. As
a whole, feature and comedy, you
have an excellent cure for the blues.
Senator Dan A. Sutherland returned
to Cordova on this afternoon’s train
from a trip to Copper river camps in
the interest of his candidacy for dele
gate to congress. He reports that he
was cordially received by the residents
of the interior and believes that they
will cast a large vote for the entire
Republican ticket at the November
election.
GOLD PRODUCTION OF
U. S. FOR LAST YEAR
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Sept. 17 (by
Associated Press).—The United States
mint issued a joint report today in
conjunction with the United States
geological survey in which is stated
that the total American production for
the yfear 1919 was 2,918,633 fine
ounces, valued at $60,333,400. The
production of silver was 56,500,000
ounces at $163,500,000. This repre
valued at $163,500,000. This repre
sents a reduction in the gold produc
tion from the previous year (1918)
of $11,000,000. California led all
states and territories in the value of
its gold production with a total of
$17,000,000.
IOWA BANK IS
SIOUX CITY. Iowa, Sept. 17 (by As
sociated Press).—Early yesterday
morning a band of robbers who had
reached town in an automobile and
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who were dressed and acting as a
group of tourists, dynamited the
Pierce bank at Linngrove, Iowa, one
hundred miles northehst of this city
The robbers secured ten thousands
dollars worth of United States Liber
ty bonds, unregistered, and one thou
sand dollars in cash. They made
their escape in the motor, and so fai
have not been found, although the
whole country side is on the watch.
BANDIT^SEEKNEW
FIELD OF OPERATION
ORTONVILLE, Sept. 17 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Two masked men
held up and robbed a work train or
the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Pau'
railroad today near here. The train
was bearing twenty laborers home
from their day’s work. The haul oi
the bandits was small, as all they se
cured was two hundred dollars in
cash and whatever watches and gold
rings the laborers had. They made
their escape in a high powered auto
mobile from which the registration
plate had been removed.
HORSE STUMBLESAND
DRIVER IS IN JURED
SYRACUSE, N. Y„ Sept. 17 (by As
sociated Press).—Edward F. “Pop”
Geers, the noted driver of trotting in
race track circles for the last quarter
century, was severely injured yester
day during the Grand Circuit races
being conducted here. He was in the
lead when his horse stumbled and
fell, throwing the driver out of the
sulky. The accident cast a gloom over
the assemblage present.
Dance Eagle Hal! Wednesday and
Saturday nights.
Dr. H. A. Blvth has opened a dental
office second floor Northern hotel.
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