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H. G. STEEL, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1017.
IN THE BAD DAYS.
Kvery once in a while we are given to understand that Alas
ka is again in the limelight owing to the work of Frank Carpen
ter, that great magazine and book writer who toured Alaska
• two years ago for a syndicate of the leading newspapers and
magazines for tin1 purpose of gathering material for a series of
articles upon Alaska and Alaskans. These stories crop up often
and' are universally good. Mr. Carpenter gets as close to actual
facts as a writer can in a day’s run, and he tells his stories with
little embellishment. His work will result in good to Alaska.
There’s one story Frank Carpenter took out of Alaska with
him, and which he has not written yet. We have been expect
jug it and fearing it for two years, and that fear has gotten on
our nerves. So to beat Mr. Carpenter to it and relieve ourselves
of the strain upon our nervous system, we will tell the story
now and get it over with.
Frank Carpenter and his daughter went out from Fair
banks by way of Nome. We met him here. In August we went
out over the trail to Cordova and decided there to make the side
trip to Anchorage to see the new railroad town. The boat was
to leave Cordova that evening, and we heard that Mr. Carpen
ter was a passenger on her to Anchorage, and' he heard that the
writer was to also be one of the Anchorage passengers, so Frank
went to the purser and asked him to locate him in the same
stateroom with the writer, “who was one of Alaska’s oldest
editors and of whom he could gain a lot of valuable information
of Alaska while the boat was feeling her way toward Anchor
age”—that’s what the steward of the boat told us later.
In those days we were not entirely reformed. We had
been “bone dry” for a year, or until our bones began to ache
with the drouth, and we had had a hard trip over the trail and
likewise a dry trip. Just as we reached' Cordova a boatload of
Blue Ribbon beer drove into town. We arrived by land and the
beer by water. We were dry and the beer was wet, and the cute
little blue ribbon on the neck of each bottle set the bottles off
in fine shape. We met a lot of fellows we knew in Cordova, and
they introduced us-to Migs Blue Ribbon, and we “fell” for bet
amber appearance. There wasn’t time during our stay to put
away all the supply, so we decided to take along with us toward
Anchorage the little Blue Ribbon that remained in Cordova
—and ordered it towed to our boat and stored in our stateroom
u lnt timo i* j",t11 n“L1 *wti don’t know
wimt time it was, but it was somewhat late) we reaenea *»,«
stateroom. The stevedores had stored all they could of tin
Blue Ribbon in our berth, and as it was so near breakfast tiim
we decided it was not worth while disrobing, so managed to
climb up into the beer infected berth and there fell asleep. In
the gray dawn of the morning after we awakened to find our
stateroom exclusively our own. The baggage of Frank Carpen
ter and bis portable typewriter, which he works with as lie
travels, were all gone. In fact, there was no way of telling that
lie had ever been an occupant of that particular stateroom. We
lemembered that Ik* was to lx* in our stateroom, and remem
bered seeing someone in the bottom berth when we arrived.
Howevei, we were so busy all the* way to Seward arranging and
real tanging our cargo that we didn’t miss any company to
speak of, and enjoyed the trip immensely. Just as we got into
Seward the steward told us of the abdication of rights pertain
ing to that particular stateroom, as connected with Frank Car
penter:
‘Hi* came to m<» before T was up the morning after we l<*fl
Cordova and he said: ‘For God’s sake, give me another state
room. That man who is in it sent a carload of beer to the room
before he arrived and it not only filled' all the space in his bed
and on the floor, but my bed was full of it, In the early morn
ing he came on board and climbed into his berth and went to
sleep on those* bottles just as it they had been eiderdown feath
ers—why, that man’s crazy—give me another room, quick. I
wouldn’t take a chance of sleeping in that room another night
for all the wealth of Alaska.’ ’’
He didn’t. We always felt sorry for that, for we could
have made it interesting for him, we are sure—being in the
spirit.—Fairbanks News-Miner.
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Oakland, Cal., authorities hold that a woman may smoke
in a cabaret if she desires, and now the question having been
settled in her favor, she is likely to abandon the business alto
gether.
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This free and enlightened people use their national flag so
little and know so little about “flag etitquette” that consider
able excitement is caused whenever some one runs the glowing
banner up the staff.
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The territorial legislature has been granted full power to
provide for the schools of Alaska, both in the incorporated and
incorporated towns, congress having passed a law to that ef
fect on Friday last, and thus a much mooted question lias been
quickly disposed of, as the territory has ample fund's with
which to take care of the schools.
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It now develops that Delegate Wickersham was in no way
instrumental in having the $500,000 appropriation for the
Alaska road commission killed in the house. The report emanat
ed from Juneau and was evidently sent throughout the ter
ritory for the purpose of discrediting our representative at
Washington and incidentally, perhaps, to create a prejudice
against his receiving a certificate of re-election. This is certain
ly playing petty politics.
As no writ of mandamus was issued by the court against
the canvassing board for counting the votes of Nushagak, Chog
giung, Nizina, Deering and Utica precincts in the legislative
contest, certificates of election were issued to Joseph Murray
of the Third division and Phil Corrigan of the Second division.
The only contest filed by the Democrats was in the case of the
delegate to congress, and where their candidate failed' to receive
a plurality. The action of the disgruntled Juneau politicians
doesn’t “listen good’’ to the rest of the territory and stamps
them as a bunch of poor losers.
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In the district court for the terri
tory of Alaska, Third Division.
Notice of ter mof court at Cordova,
Alaska
The president of the United Slat*-*
of America, to the residents of the
Third division of the Territory of
Alaska, and to all whom it may con
cern, greeting:
You and each and all of you, will
please take notice that by an order
of the court, duly made and entered,
a term of the district court for the
territory of Alaska, Third division
has been called end will be held in
Cordova, Alaska, beginning on the
2nd day of April, 1917, and continue
as long thereafter ns the public wel
fare may require.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 23rd
day of February, 1910.
(District FRED M. BROWN,
Court Seal) District Judge.
Attest: Arthur Dang, Clerk.
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EXPERT
PIANO TUNER
George Anderson, piano expert and
factory representative, will be in Cor
dova this coming summer. Expert
work in piano and organ tuning and
repairing guaranteed. For prices on
now and second hand pianos and or
gans, (tlso pianos for rental, address,
P. O. BOX 991. JUNEAU. ALASKA
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AUTO STAGE LINE
Ic.ivlng an all-year auto ser
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jEnquire about them at Chitina
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making reservations elsewhere.
INSURANCE
FIRE, MARINE, LIFE and ACCIDENT
Insure your property against fire In
reliable Insurance Companies.
We represent the Niagara, London,
Phoenix, Hartford, Northern, Globe
and Rutgers, and others; all strong
Board Companies.
We also represent the Maryland1
Casualty Company, and Issue Fidelity
and Surety Bonds.
Northwestern Realty & Trust Co.
M. C. Thompson H. C. Murphy
The MECCA
Thompson A Murphy, Props
Dealers in
WINES, LIQUORS AND
CIGARS
Phons 107.
FOR THE COMPLEXION
We have a full line of tested
face creams and kdlona. ihrery
article Is sold under our per
sonal guarantee to he as repre
sented, free from Injurious
chemicals and satisfactory In
every way. But remember, this
department Is but one of many
In our store, all up to the Rame
standard.
Now Is the season to spend
outdoors with a Camera.
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We have a large assortment,
and the prices are right.
The Northern
Drug Company
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When Ordering Job Work Don’t
Think It is Your Duty to Build Up
i Concerns In the States, But Give
The People Who Are Paying
Wages and Spending Their Money
In Cordova a Chance to Live.
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WM. A. HESSE
Mining Engineer,
U. S. Mineral Surveyor,
U. S. Deputy purveyor.
BOX 13. CORDOVA, ALASKA
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DR. W. H.f CHASE
PHYSICIAN an|u SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug 8tore. Rsaldenct,
Alaska? Hotel
DR W. W. tfO UNCIL
PHYSICAN AND SURGEON.
Office and Residence: Cordova
General Hospital (Ostrander Build
lug).
Phones—Residence 115; office 132.
DR. C. L. HALE
O E N T I S T
Specialty of
1 ’orcelain, Inlay, Bridge Work
Office: Over Blum, O'Neill's Store.
DR. CHARLES DAGGETT
AND
DR. HOMER BLYTH
DENTAL OFFICES
Suite 1, Northern Hotel Block.
Bhone 200. Cordova,
B. O. Box 186. Alaska.
Hours: 9 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Evenings by Appointment.
ROBERT SIMPSON
JUNEAU, ALASKA
Glasses Fitted. Lenses Ground.
HUBBELL & WALLER
Civil and Mining Engineers.
U. S. Mineral and Deputy Land Sur
veyors for Alaska.
1102 L. C. SMITH BLDG., SEATTLE.
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PHONE 68. :
Windsor Hotel |
L. Wain, Prop.
Where You Get
Comfort and Service.
And the Bates Are Bight.
Cordova Alaska
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PIANO AND VOICE LESSONS.
Empress Building, Room 21. Phone 85
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ADMIRAL LINE
SAILINGS FROM CORDOVA SEATTLE TO CALIFORNIA
Evans About February 10. Mondays. Fridas and Saturdays
To Seattle and Alaska forts Steamers—President. Governor,
8EATT*-E T0 CORDOVA Queen, Umatilla, Admiral Schley
Jan. 24, Feb. 3, Feb. IS. and Admiral Dewey.
southern California route
San Francisco and Los Angeles... Dally Except Sunday
8an Francisco and San Dlege.Monday, Thursday Saturday
Steamers—Harvard, Vale, President, Governor. Admirals Schley, and
Dewey.
Full Particulars—A. E. Lathrop, Agt., Cordova Alaska
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Sail from Cordova seven days later.
The freighters Cordova, Lntoudie, Juneau, Valdez
and Eureka also make regular trips.
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamer*
without notlca.
Tickets on aala at up-town office Alaska Steamship Bldg. Baggage
or freight will not ba received at the dock later than one hour before
•ailing time.
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TRANSFERRED, AUTO SERVICE,
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Two storeys, 22x.3ti feet; stable for twenty horses,
and two log caches and one cabin.
Also a full line of groceries, bay, oats, &c.
Business on good paying basis.
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