PURELY LOCAL
GOSSIP ABOUT
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Mrs. Art Holt left on today’s boat for
the States.
Ben Richardson'has returned from a
trip to the westward.
The Admiral Watson left Ketchikan
at 2 o’clock this morning on her
north-bound trip.
The front of the First Bank of Cor
dova is being brightened up with a
fresh coat of paint.
G. M. Barry, representing the West
ern Federation of Miners, left on to
day’s boat for Ketchikan.
Mrs. W. L. Fursman left on the
steamship Northwestern this morning
on an extended visit to the States.
G. P. Halferty, president of the Pio
neer Packing Company, today returned
to his home at Aberdeen, Wash., after
having spent a month here.
Mr. and Mrs. Meyer Blum came over
from Valdez on yesterday’s boat and
will remain here about a month, oc
cupying the home of Malcolm Brock.
Mrs. M. West and Miss Helen Glea
son of Aberdeen, Wash., tourists on
the steamship Northwestern, spent yes
terday very pleasantly with Cordova
friends.
Mrs. J. B. Blee and son were pas
sengers for Seattle on today’s boat,
after having spent six weeks here with
Captain Blee, commander of subchaser
No. 310.
Mrs. U. G. Norton of Seward was
a passenger on the Northwestern for
Seattle. She has been an army nurse
for the past twenty-five years, and has
seen service in the Philippines and
the Panama canal zone.
Nels Hawkinson, manager of the
Carlisle Packing Company, has re
turned from a trip to the cannery of
the company at Andreafsky, on the
Yukon river, having made the trip
here in one of their boats.
Miss Mary Wright, a school teacher
who has been visiting to the westward
for some time, arrived on the steam
ship Aamedla Sunday morning, and is
stopping at the Albemarle. Miss
Wright has been engaged to teach the
Cordova schools the coming season.—
Valdez Miner.
The city council meets in regular
session today.
Mrs. C. E. Brainerd and son Jack
are spending a few days in town.
The Club barber shop is having gold
lettered signs painted on its windows.
The ground floor of the Reception
building is being transformed into
three apartments.
Work is progressing on the new'
building of the Harmon Machinery
Company, which is being erected at
the Ocean dock.
Health Officer Dr. W. H. Chase is
today making the rounds of the town
in the hope of having his instructions
for a general clean-up carried out. The
street committee also is busy, and
Cordova the city beautiful may still
be a reality before the summer season
passes.
There has been talk of a wrestling
match between Jack the Swede and
Bill Keiffer, and considerable interest
has been manifested. The big Swede
is said to have boasted that he can
throw Bill twice in one hour. Keiffer
wants to accept that challenge, and
a match can be arranged at any
time.
Arthur H. Miller, in charge of edu
cation work among the natives of this
section of Alaska, arrived in Cordova
from the westward yesterday after
noon, and in company with Dr. Ward
of the bureau of fisheries, left on this
morning’s train for Abercrombie can
yon, where they will investigate sal
mon conditions.
On Saturday evening the personnel
of the radio construction crew ten
dered the people of Cordova a compli
mentary dance at Eagle hall. The
boys had secured special music for
the occasion and served a most deli
cious punch. They proved royal hosts,
and the large crowd in attendance
spent a most enjoyable evening.
The gunboat Vicksburg and the sub
chaser No. 310 left here early yester
day morning for Southeastern Alaska.
The Vicksburg is the vessel which per
formed the signal feat of capturing
single-handed the German raider Ag
assiz off Mazatlan, Mexico, on St. Pat
rick’s day, 1918. The Agassiz had been
in Mazatlan for fuel, and the Vicks
burg lay outside the three-mile limit
and waited for her to come out. When
the German sea wolf poked her nose
out of the port the Vicksburg put sev
eral shots across her bows and she sur
rendered.
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The new pictures this evening at the
Empress theater are: Pictograph of
Events, Triangle comedy and Wallace
Reid and Cleo Ridgely in the five-act
interesting story, “The Yellow Pawn.”
Don’t judge this picture by its name,
as it is one of the best stories that
we have had for some time, and with
the organ musical score as played by
D. C. Fairman you will enjoy it.
Arthur Frodenberg of Anchorage
was in Cordova today on his way East
where he will attend the West Point
military academy. Young Frodenberg,
having lived here a number of years,
has many friends in the city who will
wish him success in his college work.
He is accompanied by Harold Beeson,
also of Anchorage, who is on his way
to the naval academy at Annapolis.
Kendrick M. Cole and his sister,
Miss Ina Maule-Cole, are passengers
on the Alaska. Mr. Cole is on a va
cation after year years’ service in
France with the Canadian Grenadiers.
Miss Cole is superintendent of the Vic
torian Order of Nurses, Vancouver, B.
C. They are on their way to McCar
thy to visit their brother, C. F. M. Cole,
proprietor of the McCarthy Weekly
News.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schwartz of Sew
ard arrived in town yesterday after
noon and will leave on Thursday’s
train for Copper Center, where they
will take charge of a native school in
that district. Mr. Schwartz was re
cently discharged from the army, hav
ing seen service in France. His bride
was Miss Evelyn J. Brown of Indiana,
they having been married at Seward
two weeks ago today.
The steamship Northwestern sailed
this morning at 10 o’clock for Seattle,
taking out a large shipment of salmon
from the local canneries. Those who
booked passage were:
Mrs. B. E. Field, Mrs. W. L. Furs
man, B. Simonson, John Palmer, H.
L. Claussen, J. Rucca and wife, H. A.
Davis, H. I. Baker, O. M. Bieoing, Lloyd
Bunker, Mr. J. B. Blee, G. P. Halferty,
Mrs. Art Holt, Marry Canning, Tony
Frank, Steve Theodora and A. Larson,
for Seattle; D. Loaf, H. P. Williams,
wife and children, J. Erickson, A. An
derson, C. W. Gray, H. A. Webster,
Ernest Bersold, Pete Gilvovicli, Vic
Vukorich, for Juneau; G. M. Bary,
Miss E. Burger, C. Nelson and Mrs. A.
Hanson, for Ketchikan.
Your eyes fitted. Compound and
stigmatic lenses replaced. See Os
borne.
jage, and appeared to be in the enjoy
Iment of good health when he left here.
The sad news of his death will be re
cived with regret in Cordova, where
he was a much-respected citizen and
had a large circle of friends.
ALASKA MINING‘ STOCKS
NEW YORK. July 21—Alaska Gold.
IH4; Alaska Juneau. 2*4.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
LOST—A cameo pin. Please return
to Times office. 21-tf
WANTED—Girls to work at the Pin
nacle Rock clam plant. See Dooley.
21-tf
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
WANTED—Clean old clothing for
women and children (native). Phone
153-2 or deliver to Rev. A. G. Shriver.
FOR SALE—One horse, harness and
light spring wagon, at Chitina. In
quire at Alaskan Grill. J. W. Wood.
15-tf
FOR RENT—Furnished cabins. See
Dooley.
Best coffee in town at the City
Bakery. 2-6t
FOR SALE—Good stock of rabbits for
breeding purposes. Apply A. Cohen.
Phone 167- 3 rings. 19-tf
•lob printing at Daily Times office.
CHAS. KEENAN’S DEATH
CLOSELY FOLLOWS WIFE’S
Charles Keenan, for the past ten
>ears employed hv the Copper River &
Northwestern railway, in charge of the
shops, died in Indiana from pneumonia.
This is the information contained in a
telegram received today from Mr.
Keenan’s sister at Terre Haute, Ind.,
where he was visiting. It is supposed
that the deceased contracted influenza,
which developed into pneumonia.
Mr. Keenan lost his wife here a
couple of months ago, and he took
the remains to Schenectady, N. Y., for
burial, expecting to return to Cordova
next month. He was about 70 years of
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