LOCAL AND
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Miss Alice Southworth left on the
Alameda for Valdez.
The steamship Alameda sailed for
Valdez at 2 o’clock this morning.
Thomas S. Scott was housed today
on account of a slight indisposition.
Tomorrow the steamship Northwest
ern will sail from Seattle for Cordova.
W. J. McDonald of the forestry serv
ice is on a business trip to Latouche.
Herman Gentsch, employed at the
Cordova drug store, left on the Ala
meda for Anchorage.
The steamship Admiral Evans left
Ketchikan at 6 o’clock last night, and
is due here Saturday.
The warm rays of today’s sun were
very effective in disposing of the re
cent fall of snow.
John H. Bergman returned yester
day from a visit to Seattle, and has
gone to the Katalla oil fields.
"W. H. Shipman, who spent the win
ter at his home in Denver, was a re
turning passenger on yesterday’s boat.
Roy E. Hegg has secured a position
as assistant photographer with the
Universal Film Company at their
studio in Los Angeles.
Captain R. E. Davis and a crew of
twelve men leave tonight for the Hoo
nah Packing Company plant at Chil
kat on their cannery boat, the North
land.
Robert Cairns, who has been watch
man for the Abercrombie Packing
Company during the winter, is con
fined to the hospital through illness.
The active members of the Cor
dova fire department have been pro
vided with attractive metal badges,
which they are expected to wear at all
times.
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Dave Mutchler, an old-timer of the
North, now engaged in the transporta
tion business in the Iditarod, was a
passenger for Seward on the Alameda,
on his return to the Interior.
The Ladies’ Altar Society will meet
at the home of Mrs. J. H. Sellen
Thursday evening at 8 o’clock. All
members having dance tickets in their
possession will please make returns.
James Farrell, a merchant of the
Iditarod section, was a returning pas
' senger on the Alameda, after having
j spent most of the winter in Cali
! fornia. He will return home over the
; Seward trail.
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' Roy Homburg, bookkeeper for the
Pioneer Packing Company, received a
j wire from Seattle yesterday announ
i cing that he was the daddy of a boy
baby and that mother and son were
| doing nicely.
Mrs. D. C. Czerwenka received a
cablegram today announcing the death
of her father at Seattle early this
morning. While he was known to be
severely ill, death came as a surprise
to relatives and friends.
' Captain Ben Durkee returned on
yesterday’s boat from an extended stay
in Seattle, where he took his daughter
for medical treatment. While her con
dition is improved, she remained Out
j side under the care of a specialist.
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John C. Beaton, one of the discov
| epers of the Iditarod placers, was a
i passenger on the Alameda, en route
! to the Interior by way of Seward. He
| is engaged in extensive dredging op
: erations on Otter creek.
O. W. Brehmer, who came down
! from McCarthy a few days ago to en
l gage in the drug business here, has
| taken a lease on the corner store room
! in the Lathrop building. He will leave
1 on the Alameda for San Francisco to
i purchase his fixtures and a new stock
| of goods.
Dr. Homer Blyth, formerly of Cor
dova, but now located at Seward, was
in town last night, and announced his
intention of returning here next month
and opening a dental parlor. Dr. My
ers, formerly of Fairbanks, who also
looked over the local field & couple of
months ago, expects to return to Cor
dova and associate himself with Dr.
Blyth.
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Chester Glass, a well-known mining
man, was a passenger on the Ala
meda for Seward. Mr. Glass repre
sents extensive placer interests in
the Ophir district, and is taking back
with him Charles M. Reed, a surveyor,
with the intention of inaugurating!
patent proceedings. The Union Con
struction Company of San Francisco
is expected to install a dredge on the
ground represented by Mr. Glass.
The Cordova Rifle Club was form
ally organized last night, with a mem
bership of thirty-eight, and elected the
following officers: President, Ches
ter Mellison; vice president, Thomas
N. Hubbert; secretary, Roy Pell;
treasurer, Harry Atchison; executive
officer, J. L. Downing. The by-laws
of the National Rifle Association were
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I adopted, and those who desire to en
roll as charter members can do so by
handing in their names to any of the
above officers before the next steamer
sails south, which will take out the
application for the charter. The ini
tiation fee was fixed at $2, and the an
nual dues at $3.
SPECIAL ATTRACTION
AT EMPRESS THEATER
BOOKED FOR TONIGHT
“Enlighten Thy Daughter,” playing
tonight at the Empress, is a picture
that every mother and every father
should see, as a duty to themselves
and their children. It is a picture
from which every man and every
woman may gain something worth
while. To view it is to count an even
ing well spent.
Intensely dramatic, it gathers the
threads of many lives into a strong j
plot that sweeps your interest into a j
Avhirlpool of action. Close attention
is required, for there are many char
acters, and each part is portrayed by
an artist,. If you like a play that
means something, that has a plot, con
vincingly handled, you will like this
drama of real life. Seldom will you
find a pictuflb combining so much help
ful suggestion, such a powerful moral
lesson, Avith such fascination of de
| tail and plot. It is a picture you
! should not miss, and, missing, that
j you will regret. Booked tonight and
I tomorrow at the Empress. Children
| under 16 years of age will not be ad
j mitted unless accompanied by their
| parents.
Scarborough Pictures that please at
prices that are right. Over Cordova
drug store. Phone 140—3 rings.
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large stock of the following items, so we have decided to run this sale for a short time.
Would advise early buying to those who want to take advantage of these special prices
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161 cases Ideal Peas, regular ^ i
price 25c; sale price, per I
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130 cases Carroll Manor Corn,
regular price 25c; sale price,
per can .
155 cases 22-ft Columbus To
matoes, regular price 20c; sale
price, per can ....
106 cases pint bottles Del Monte
Catsup, regular price 30c; sale
price, per bottle...
10 doz. Heinz India Relish, picnic
size; sale price, per
bottle ....
34 cases 15-oz. bottles Del Monte
Strawberry and Raspberry
Preserves, regular price 45c;
sale price, per bottle_
24 cases Armour’s Lard, 2-lb
pails; sale price, per
pail ......
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27 cases S. & W. and D* M. Lo
ganberries, regular price 75c;
sale price, per can.... ..
12 cases S. & W. and D. M. Blue
berries, regular price 75c; sale
price, per can.... |
I 1,000 lbs. Speckled Bayo Beans, regular price 12£c per lb; sale price, per lb.6c
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| We are just in receipt of telegraph ic advice that milk has taken another decline, so we have reduced our price accord
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|- Federal $6.50 per case Carnation 6.50 per case |
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