Empress Theatre
TONIGHT AT 8 SHARP
“KILLING HORACE ’—Keystone Comedy
Fine Five Act “Metro” Drama, N
“THE WHEEL OF THE LAW”
Willi l lie Favorite Star, KMILY ST FA’F NX.
“THE COUNT OF TEN”- A Good Laugh.
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'PERSONAL GOSSIP ABOUT
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
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The Alaska Is expected Saturday
night from the westward.
Ted Rock will leave shortly for the
Bering river on business.
C. A. Body will leave for the out
side on the next steamer.
The Admiral Farragut arrived at
Katalla at 4 a. m. this morning, and
is due at Cordova at 11 p. m. tonight.
H. M. Lawrence goes to Latouche
on the next steamer, and will leave
shortly afterward for a trip to Boston.
Wm. Godfrey, of the Mother Lode
Mining Company, will leave on the
Alaska for the states.
Charles Keenan will leave Cordova
on the Alaska for his ranch in south
ern Oregon.
Wm. Diedrich has returned to An
chorage. where he is interested in a
soda water factory.
Joe Kmperly is contemplating a trip
to Wyoming on one of the next
steamers.
F. J. Davis and 10. F. Ingram, of
Valdez, were town arrivals on the
steamer Evans.
Charles Durbach and Edward Stein,
of Chltina, are Cordova visitors.
E. T. Stannard returned from La
touche yesterday and left for Kenne
cott on this morning's train.
Mrs. J. K. Bryson will leave on the
Alaska for an extended visit with
friends in the states.
I. 10. Fisher, of Juneau, representing
the Remington Typewriter Company,
is in town for a few days.
R. K. Brown, ticket agent for the
Copper River & Northwestern rail
way, will leave on the Alaska for the
states.
James Fish, who sells an insurance
risk on your life, will return to Valdez
tomorrow, after having spent some
time in Cordova.
The steamer Mariposa left Juneau
yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock for
Skagway, and is due in Cordova Sat
urday afternoon.
The Cordova baseball club has or
dered new caps, belts and stockings
to replace some of the missing ones.
A special train left this morning and
will run through to McCarthy, return
ing to Cordova tomorrow with a ship
ment of copper ore.
Yesterday’s train brought to Cor
dova twenty-six cars of Kennecott cop
per ore, which has a value of over
half a million dollars.
The Pioneer Packing Company put
up over 8U0 cases of clams on Wed
nesday, which is considered a banner
' pack. Last night 22,000 tons or razor
hacks were landed at the plant from
the beds.
All boats leaving Seattle for Alaska
are being searched by the federal au
thorities for the purpose of preventing
slackers leaving for the north to es
cape conscription. They must regis
ter in the states on June 5.
A. F. Erickson, who has been store
keeper for the Kennecott Copper Cor
poration at Kennecott, leaves for La
touche, to take the position of chief
clerk and cashier for the same com
pany at that place.
"The Wheel of the Law,” adapted
from tlie story by Katherine Kava
naugh. will be seen at the Empress
tonight. This is a “Metro” wonder
play of supreme appeal in rive Intense
acts, starring the incomparable Emily
Stevens, supported by Frank Mills.
The performance concludes with two
clever • comedtes- =—“Firr~€pOTIt~df'
ten" and "The Killing of Horace.”
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(Special to the Times)
JUNEAU, May 25. — Governor
Strong is awaiting Instructions from
Washington as to when residents of
Alaska must register for conscription
service. The date has not as yet
been set in Porto Rico, Alaska and
Hawaii, although June 6 Is the time
designated In the states, and all males
between the ages of 21 and 30 must
register.
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PUGILIST DIES
(By Associated Press)
MEMPHIS, May 26. — Les Darcy,
the champion Australian pugilist, died
at the hospital here yesterday from
pneumonia, after an illness of a
month. Darcy came to the United
States about six months ago, looking
for a match. He was looked upon as
a "slacker," and later took out his
naturalization papers.
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exiled queen is dead.
(By Associated Press)
ALGIERS. May 25. — Former Kueen
Ronavalona. of Madagascar, is dead
here. She was exiled to Algiers 21
years ago, following the deposition by
the French.
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O. O. Miller, better known as “Forty
Mile" Miller, a rancher near Anchor
age, states that he cleaned up $320 on
the garden truck raised last year on
three-cpiarters of an acre of ground.
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Gus Smith, a resident of Anchorage,
and an employe of the Alaskan engi
neering commission, died in the hos
pital at that place recently from pneu
monia, directly due to his having fal
len off a barge into the icty water of
the hay.
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Alexander (’. Young, an attorney of
Juneau, has been permanently disbar
red from practice in the courts of the
First division by Judge R. \V. Jen
nings. Numerous charges of miscon
duct were brought against the attor
ney in connection with his clients.
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Four new autos recently arrived In
Valdez from the states, making twenty
four now in the city. Valdez Is the
banner auto town of the territory.
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nv nioci Ul lugu ttl llJMM lilt?
(’hena slough, built by the road com
mission this spring, has been thrown
open to traffic. William Terrill, the
well known Fairbanks freighter, was
the first man with a team to cross the
structure,
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I>. Smith Harris of Ketchikan, has
been appointed deputy grand president
of the Pioneers of Alaska, with author
ity to institute an Igloo at the town of
Ketchikan.
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SOCIAL AFFAIRS GIVEN
IN HONOR MRS. PATTON.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. A. Court
wright and Mrs. M. S. Wilson enter
tained in honor of Mrs. It. L. Patton,
who will shortly leave for Valdez.
Bridge was the game played, and Mrs.
Ed Kelter won the first. Mrs. G. k.
Steel the second and Mrs. Patton the
guest prize. Wednesday Mrs. A. N.
Field was the hostess at a bridge party
given for Mrs. Patton, at which Mrs.
Havis wus awarded first prize, Mrs.
t’ourtwright the second and Mrs. Pat
ton the guest prize.
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mt. mckinley lodge,
NO. 183, F. & A. M.
Special meeting tonight at 8 o'clock
Stereoptleon lecture first degree.
.A. MiX. W. Mr
J. H. HELLEN. Secretary.
Valdez has two ball teams, with a
third well under way.
Attorneys L. V. Ray and Leon C.
Hooker, of Seward, will open n law of
flee in Anchorage in the near future
with Attorney Booker in charge.
Dr. F\ M. Boyle, of Anchorage. Is
having plads drawn for a two-story
concrete building which he plans to
erect on his property at that place.
The sluicing season in the Tolovana
country has commenced, a number of
operators having started putting the
dirt from their dumps through the
sluice boxes.
H. H. Cutting, a wealthy sports
man from New York, was a passen
ger recently on the Mariposa on his
way to Kodiak, where he will endea
vor to bag a Kodiak bear.
The members of the Juneau Cun
Club have commenced work on the
erection of a club house in the last
Chance basin. All members turn out
to do a shift on the buildings and
grounds.
Orders have been issued bv the wat
department to the effort that th<
handsome parade ground at Fort Wil
llam H. Seward at Haines be plowed
up and planted to potatoes, and the
planting is already under way.
A municipal garden is talked of Ir
Valdez, the city furnishing the scec
and the ground and the people doinf
the labor for a share of the crops.
A belated frost played havoc wltt
the early spring garden truck of the
farmers In the vicinity of Anchorage
recently.
The Boy Scouts of Juneau have se
cured permission to use the federal
building site In that city and will
plant the ground to potatoes.
A charge of 60,000 pounds of pow
der was recently exploded on one ol
the government contracts about twe
miles east of I’ottcr creek, on the
government railroad near Anchorage
The Anchorage Times says thai
Chief Nockolt, of the Knik Indians
has stopped predicting, and that ns t
weather prophet It must be adinittei
that he was a bum one.
William Woodworth, represent!'.!!
the Universal Film Company, took :
moving picture of the First Mask;
military training corps at Juneau re
cently as they were undergoing drill
The territorial legislature appropr!
ated during its sixty day session th(
sum of *1.410,908. Of this sum *716.
698 was carried by the general appro
priation bill and *664,105 for spei ifii
purposes.
The Mexican Three Hundred am
Seven Hundred mills at Trcadwel
have discontinued operations and an
being dismantled. The Ready Rulltoi
mill, with 150 stamps, is operating yet
Approximately 500 men are being en
gaged in the various workings.
SAVE MONEY!
come TO THE BARGAIN STORE
And sec what we have in the line of workmen’s clothing,
ImmIs, mattresses and canvas goods of all kinds, tents and
shovels, kitchenware, furniture, stoves, etc. We also
carry a lull lino ot mirrors—plate glass and plain.
THE NORTHERN BLOCK
First Street
Classified Advertising
FOR SALE—Ladies' ready to wear
furnishing goods store in most
thriving community in Alaska. Ad
dress Box 412, McCarthy, Alaska.
5-21-61.
WANTED — Two or three room fur
nished or unfurnished cabin for the
summer. Apply Times office.
FOR SALE — Partly furnished cabin,
near Transfer barns. A bargain. In
quire Times office.
WANTED — A girl for general house
work. Apply at Times office.
FOR RENT—Housekeeping rooms.
Apply Times office.
j FOR SALE — House and lot In Coi
dova; cheap for cash; or on terms
Near depot. Address Box 1288, At
chorage, Alaska.
I WANTED — Two ladies, cook in cam
or work of any kind. Apply Time
office.
FOR SALE — Range. Apply at Cabl
office.
j FOR SALE — Handsome new spor
| suit, size 40. Phone 382.
LOST—Bunch of keys. Please retur
j to Clayson’s store.
Head the Daily Times and keep posl
I ed on the world's doings.
LADIES.
Don’t miss seeing our shoe line. We
have a full line of them, as smart as
any made, flayson. The Clothier.
Cordova
Contracting Co.
l Carpenters and Build
ers, Plans and Esti
mates Furnished, Tar
and Pitch Roofing, Fire
Proof Clinker Block
Chimney
SHOP OPP. POSTOFFICE
PHONE 220.
EXPERT
1 PIANO TUNER
George Anderson, piano expert and
factory representative, will be in Cor
dova this coming summer. Kxpert
work in piano and organ tuning and
repairing guaranteed. For prices on
new and. second hand pianos and or
gans, also pianos for rental, address,
P. O. BOX 991, JUNEAU, ALASKA.
INSURANCE
I FIRE, MARINE, LIFE and ACCIDENT
Insure your property against Tire In
reliable Insurance Companies.
We represent the Niagara. London,
Phoenix, Hartford, Northern, Globe
and Kutgers, and others; all strong
Board Companies.
We also represent the Maryland
Casualty Company, and Issue Fidelity
and Surety BondB.
Northwestern Realty & Trust Co.
CITY LMJNORY
PHONE 127.
Second St., opposite Postoffice.
Best of Hand Work. Give Ua
a Call.
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