THE OLD WAY THE NEW WAY
Hours of Drudgery, Resulting In Leting the THOR do it and Merely
:■> Backache and Exhaustion. Inspecting Its Progress.
“THOR”
the MOST EFFICIENT SERVANT IN THE WORLD AT THE LEAST COST.
Alaska Public Utilities
(FORMERLY CORDOVA POWER CO.)
ALASKA BOY
LIKES ARMY
LIFE FRANCE
F. ('. Diamond, employed by the
Copper River railway, is in receipt of
the following letter from C. E, Mar
tin, formerly of Seward, who is now
a private in the Thirty-sixth ambu
lance company, 316th sanitary train,
American expeditionary force, now in
France:
"Dear Fred: I addressed a card to
you immediately upon my arrival in
France, but of course you may not
have received it. Nothing much of
interest I can write about, as we are
restricted to quite an extent by the
censor. About all I can say is I'm
here, and so far France has come up
to my expectations as an interesting
country. It’s ail new to use, and
nearly everything is of interest The
people, the customs, the towns, the
country as a whole, are a decided nov
elty to a westerner.
"I will take this opportunity to
mention and impress upon you that
the United States is really the only
country, however. And ‘believe you
me,' when they call this war off and1
start us on our return trip there wil
be a wildly-tickled bunch of Ameri
can soldiers.
"While it appears to ue the pre
rcgative of a soldier to always haVt
a kick and a holler coming, 1 car
truthfully say that so far things have
been fine, not as hard or tough as 1
had expected. Of course we art
many miles front the front, and later
on I may have a different song tc
sing, but. believe me. if 1 have I'm
going to sing it to myself.
“1 didn't enlist and come over here
expecting a summer outing' that
; would resemble a picnic, and it's go
ing to have to get pretty tough before
1 holler.
"France is hundreds of years be
hind America when it comes to prog
ress and 'pep.' There is no sanita
tion. no nothing that makes for an
agreeable condition for an American
to live in—no good water, no good
beer, no good whisky. The wine is
not bad. and we are allowed to buy
claret, champagne and beer while in
lown Drunkenness is pretty severely
dealt with, though, so yours truly is
not going to forget himself and take
on too much.
"Just bought a I’aris edition of the
Chicago Tribune of August 12 for 25
centimes, or 5 cents, and see that the
allies are keeping up the good work.
Hope it continues.
"Kggs are 4 Vi francs per dozen. A
franc is worth about 18 cents; lem
ons, 75 cents per dozen; tomatoes,
$1 25 per puund, and apples and
peaches are very high Haven't seen
any oranges, and nothing but very
green and small bananas at 1 franc
each Raisins are $1.25 a pound.
"The Y. M. ('. A. is a line thing
for American soldiers Th re are a
| great many throughout Ur nee. To
i banco, cigarettes, gum, up tooth
J powder, cigars, all American goods,
al much cheaper prices tli n In the
j United States. Always something do
} ing in the way of entertainment. The
j Y. M. ('. A. deserves support.
“Write soon Your old pal,
"CHA8."
Cl IIIMS FOR DAMAGE'S
ARE FILED IN MEXICO
—
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 2t Examin
; ation of more than 1,000 claims for
damages by foreign lntere -s ns a re
suit of revolutionary operations In
Mexico has been begun by the gov
ernment claims commission, headed
by General Estaban B. Calderon. Un
til the preliminary classi'icatlon is
completed, according to General Ed
uardo Hay, a member of tic- commis
sion. any- sort of estimate as to the
total amount claimed will be impos
sible.
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Cordova
Sheet Metal Works
J. A. COHRS, Prop.
Phone*
Shop, 143 Re*., 160—2H
General Sheet Metal Work,
Smokestacks, Boats and other
Tanks, all sizes; Boat Flywheel
Pans, Garbage and Ash Cans.
REPAIR WORK DONE
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE
By order of the probate court, I of
fer at private Hale the personal estate
of Orazzio Salvini. consisting of
boats, herring and salmon nets, fish
ing gear and other supplies. See me '
at my store next to Northern pool
room. CHARLES M ULLINER,
Administrator.
I also offer for sale my entire
stork of
WALL PAPER
O.it -meals, ingrains, fig.I p.ipe,
■ ■ml \ai nished tales al a redurtion of
1 : p'-r eent.
I'll ARLES MCI.LINER.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOE
REPRESENTATIVE
HENRY A. SLATER
(Republican Nominee)
OF CORDOVA
Election November 5th.
Cordova lias never been represented in tin* Terri
Itorial Legislature and you now have an opportunity of
voting for a home candidate.
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... BB™ .. I I I nr.,
FOR
ROAD COMMISSIONER
JAMES L. GALEN j
(Republican Nominee)
OF CORDOVA
The support of all voters is solicited at the Election
on November 5th.
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AREYOU
AWAKE
?
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To the fact that the
CORDOVA
DAILY TIMES
has one of the largest
paid circulations of any |
paper in Alaska?
By advertising in its
columns you are speak
ing to every resident of
Cordova and the Copper |
River Valley.
IT PAYS TOP
ADVERTISE IS
Alta
1 Coffee
and Xea |
Given
| Highest Award |
At the
P. P. I. I
EXPOSITION]
When ordering If
Coffee or Tea
Why not order %
The Best-They
I Will Cost You| I j
No More
I BLUM O’NEIL I
1 COMPANY
•X DISTRIBUTORS ?l !
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Aunty
Keating’s
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WHEN YOU ARE IN
McCarthy
Stop at the
Ketterer
House
The Very Finest Rooms and
Bath in McCarthy, Alaska.
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—ZZSSSXZZZLLi • —-r.rrp
Osborne Bros.
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Jewelers and
Opticians
WATCH REPAIRING and
JEWELRY MADE TO ORDER
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'. CORDOVA, ALASKA >"
MZMmi—IIHI-I", a.BE.IMP
SILK HULL UMBRELLA
•x Attachable Handle, Gold and Silver-Mounted
•x New Assortment of
DIAMONDS
•x In All Sizes
PORTABLE LAMPS
:|j: Community and Rogers 1847 Tableware :j:j
PAUL BLOEDHORN I
I PHONE 43 JEWELER AND,WATCHMAKER k
Loggers Attention!
We Pay $13.00 for Spruce
GOVERNMENT SCALE
EFFECTIVE JULY 15
The following prices for Rough and Dressed Lumber
Are in Force:
Rough Lumber.§36.00
Sized Lumber . 38.00
We Handle Brick and Lime
Cordova Mill & Lumber Co.
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