■ SHORT STORIES
ABOUT ALASKA
OCCURRENCES
James Girdwood, after whom the
town of Girdwood was named several
years ago( has returned from West
Orange, N. J., and took the train at
Seward for some mining claims in
which he is interested in at Cove
► creek.
Fred H. Lawling, former employe
of the United States marshal’s office
at Nome where he held the position
of office deputy, passed away. Death
was primarialy due to a tubercular af
fection. He had been a resident of
Nome for some time.
Work on the reconstruction of the
Mountain. Point Packing Co., will be
started within a few days at Peters
burg. Matt Randish returned from
the south on a recent boat and P. F.
Harley arrived on the Admiral Wat
son. It is the intention of the officials
to finish the piling and buildings
this year so that the machinery may
be installed early next year.
The Petersburg city council has
decided to increase the present capa
city of the light plant before the com
ing winter, the details to be decided
at a later meeting when figures have
^ been received from the machinery
houses. It was also decided to erect a
pest house at the expense of the city
at some suitable spot outside the res
idence district where it will be suffi
cently isolated.
John Scott was brought over from
Carcross to Skagway recently and
placed in the White Pass hospital at
which place he lies dangerously ill.
Dr. Runnalls stated that his case was
most serious as Mr. Scott had been
suffering from rheumatism for some
time and lately he was stricken with
paralysis, the whole left side being
involved. Mrs. Scott accompanies her
husband and is stopping at the Pul
len House.
A. L. Hagar, managing director of
the New England Fish Company at
Petersburg has announced that seven
Rk steamers of the company’s fleet now
tied up at Vancouver will remain
idle indefinitely because the com
pany has grown tired of trying to
operate the vessels subject to the pos
sibility—and the actuality—of being
tied up by labor unions without any
dispute between the company and the
unions. In the meantime the firm is
securing all the fish it needs. Inde
pendent fishermen are sending in
. . their fish, and it is not expected that
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-> the amount of fish handled this year
will be lower than that secured last
year.
Never before in the history of fish
ing in Alaska have fish pirates been
as active as they are at present ac
cording to Southeastern Alaska can
nerymen. Not less than half a dozen
boats are engaged in lifting traps
^ and robbing them of their catches in
the vicinity of the Thlinget Packing
Company’s cannery at Funter bay,
and neighboring canneries, said J. T.
Barron, president of that company
who was in Juneau recently. Super
intendent C. J. Alexander of the
Hoonah Packing Company reports a
similar condition. The cannerymen
have several boats employed, all
manned with men having high pow
ered rifles and they are doing their
best to protect their property. Not
withstanding this, however, it is said
that traps are being robbed almost
daily at some places in the waters
of the northern division of South
eastern Alaska. Mr. Barron discussed
the situation recently with federal of
ficials with the purpose in view of
figuring out some way to suppress the
outlawry.
After investigating the circum
stances surrounding the shooting of
Preston J. Hillard, United States
commissioner at Eagle, a coroner’s
returned a verdict of manslaughter
against J. B. Howard, who did the
shooting. Its findings also includ
ed a recommendation for clemency.
Commissioner Hillard was shot by
Mr. Howard on the afternoon of July
22, last. Before he passed away, Mr.
Hilliard made a statement exonerat
ing Howard from all responsibility for
the shooting saying that it was an ac
cident. The shooting took place about
three miles south of Eagle. Hilliard
was about ten feet to one side of the j
road picking blue berries. He was
wearing a dark hat and a dark suit,
and Howard standing down the road
100 yards, mistook him for a bear
an fired, the shot entering the ab
domen inflicting a wound from which
he died the next day.
Professional kodak finishing. Scar
| borough. Agency at Cordova drug
store.
TRANSPORT PICKS UP
ISOLATED CABLE MAN
HONOLULU, Aug. 31 (by Associat
ed Press).—Army headquarters here
wirelessed the transport Sheridan,
Manila and Nagasaki to San Francis
co, to stop at Midway Island, an iso
lated cable station 1,200 miles north
west of Honolulu, and pick up Cable
Operator George Allen, who wanted
to reach the bedside of his wife who
was injured dangerously at Berkeley,
Cal., when struck by a train.
Allen received news of his wife’s
injury by cable but not in time to
catch the cable company’s tender
which makes periodical calls at Mid
way. An appeal was made to army
headquarters here to have the trans
port Sheridan take Allen aboard and
a wireless message caught the ship
just as she was passing Midway. A
short time later the Sheridan wire
lessed that Allen had been picked up
and was aboard.
Ask for quality bread, the City
Bakery’s famous Cream Loaf.
Don’t argue. The Club Billiard Hall
arries fresh tobacco. 27-tf
Graham Broad fresn every day at
the City Bakery. 1
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EMERALD
TOURIST INFLUX
IS SLACKENI
DUBLIN, Aug. 31 (by Associated
Press).—Killarney and other tourists’
resorts in Ireland which have been
expecting a big influx of American
visitors, are experiencing some disap
pointment on account of the disrup
tion of the railways, owing to the re
fusal of the men to carry armed pol
ice and soldiers, but the final blow
came when the military decided to
take over the hotels to replace the
barracks which the Sinn Feiners de
stroyed. It is announced that soldiers
have occupied two of the largest
hotels in Killarney and are erecting
a wireless station there.
Fifteen w’ater power projects in
Alaska were developing a total of
37,350 horsepower in 1917. These
plants furnish power for mining and
various other industries.
Advertise in the Daily Times
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Back-to-School
Days
In a few days, the school bell, after many
weeks of silence, will be tolling forth the
summons, “Back to school.” To mother,
it will mean the beginning of more work and
less help around the house.
Clothes to be gotten into shape—youngsters to be dressed and
fussed over—little folks too busy and excited to be of much use
to mother.
Fortunately for mother, she has no longer to worry about the
clean clothes problem—each week she is sending her family wash
to us. The time once given to slaving over the wash-tub and
wrestling with heavy boilers and baskets, are now devoted to
better care of the children and the home.
The spic-and-spanness so noticeable in school children today
is a laundry product. Why not YOU give yourself and the kiddies
the benefit of it. A minute at the phone will do the work.
Jones’ Laundry
Phone 66
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Cordova
Adjustment
Company
K. G. ROBINSON, Mgr.
Collections, Reports,
Insurance
Ostrander Bldg., Corvoda, Alaska
BLUE STAR
DAIRY CO.
CERTIFIED COWS
Milk delivered twice a day to the
Cordova Beverage & Dairy Co. for
distribution.
H. E. McDANIEL, Manager.
H. B. WOLKING & CO.
Licensed
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