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Hearst-Pathe News
GEORGE WALSH
in the 5-act comedy-drama
“SOME BOY”
One Show Only Admission 30c and 1 Oc
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Chickens Caused Purchaser All Kinds of Trouble
NEW YORK.—This Interesting police court tale concerns the cbnmelenn
llke tactics of three chickens that turned black in the Ice box of their
purchaser overnight and which caused the purchaser all kinds of trouble and
distress and linally resulted In ills ap
pearance in the Heights police court
on charges of attempted felonious as
sault and carrying a weapon.
The principal actors In the feath
ery drama are August Hclthaus, a resi
dent of Hackensack, N. .1 , and Julius
Schoonlinbh, a poultry dealer with an
establishment In New York.
The testimony showed that Ileit
liaus, who is the proprietor of a pool
and billiard parlor, was passing tin*
complainant's store on bis way to Fort
Fee ferry. Ileitlmus entered the store and told Schoenbaeh to wrap up the
fowl.
The billiard man said he took them home and put them in the Ice box and
then the trouble started. He stated that early next morning a peculiar odor
permeated the house and he ntul Ills wife trai l'd the smell to the refrigerator,
ileitlmus told Judge Nolan that tin* chickens had turned black, and *t!mt lie
and ids family had dined on chicken that day. lie stated all .. violently
III less than tin hour after the dishes had been cleared away, lie said lie sum
moned the family doctor, and after putting the family to bed, hail contracted
a large physician's bill.
Magistrate Nolan decided that Ilelthaus should face trial for both charges
and liehl him under $500 bail for possessing a pistol without a permit and
under $1,000 on the attempted felonious assault complaint.
PREACHERS
WANTED BY
METHODISTS
NKW YORK. Dec. 2. One-fourth of
the Methodist Kpiscopal churches in
the United States are without pastors,
it wa«. announced here today Ihe
joint centenary committee of that o
nomination, in making public plans
for a campaign to recruit 53.000 re
ligious workers. The recruits. 13,onn
of whom will be clergymen, will no
utilize*! in helping raise $80,000,000 to
advnncf the cause of Methodism over
the world. The fund will be in honor
of the looth anniversary of the found
ing of the first Methodist mission in
this country.
The war's great drain on Methodist
educational institutions was shown by
the* report that from 42 colleges and
universities of the church. 9.017 men
had gone into military service and
0.287 more were enrolled in the Stu
dents’ army training corps. Candi
dates for the ministry being drawn
from tin* foregoing student group, it
was said, there are no men to replace
pastors who have retired and chap
lains who have gone abroad.
Forty thousand of the workers now
to he recruited will consist of deacon
esses, medical missionaries, teachers
and laymen. They will man the hos
pitals. schools and churches to be es
tablished here and abroad. Bishop
Theodore S. Henderson of Detroit and
th*- Rev Dr. .1. Franklin Ream oi Ne\l
| York are in charge of the recruiting
i campaign.
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Charles Aur came over from Ka
tallu to join his wife and both will
leave fur the States on the next boat.
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Captain Lathrop announces that
there will be no more dark night at
tl Kinpre He ha just completed
ins,ailing a lighting plant, much
larger than the one formerly used,
n flie 11*1 \\ Kmpress theater building.
In case of trouble with the city lights
he plant can he UM*d to furnish
p, v er in the present building, so that,
ret a i dle ; of whethci the city light
are on or not. the public can depend
upon a how being given every night
n the future.
HAPPENINGS
ABOUT TOWN
Charles Murphy left on the Watson
j for Seldovia.
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Miss Julia Durkee of Katulla is
visiting local friends.
Colonel Barrett of K at alia Is spend
ing a few days in town.
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Magnus Kdgron came down from
Kennocott on this afternoon’s train.
The steamship Alameda arrived
from the westward at o'clock this
afternoon.
Dolan Karnes has returned to La*
t touche to resume his position at the
Beatson mine.
The Admiral Watson arrived in port
I early Sunday morning and Is now to
the westward.
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The Empress theater at Valdez has
been reopened, tin* quarantine ban
having been lifted. •
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Captain Walter Tingley is now sta- j
Coned at Chicago, where he is in
! charge of two officers’ training
sf hools
Miss Buby DeC,raff left on the \d
iniral Watson terday for Anchor
age. where she will remain several
weeks.
Passengers arriving here from the
westward on the Victoria were Dr.
Council. K W Keesc. A Covich and
A Hendrickson.
Kenneth Holden went to chitina this
morning to conduct the funeral of
William Herrold. the fireman who lost
his life in an accident on the Chitina :
bridge j •
A special ine. fii• • • of the ('onlov.i :
lire department will be held on j
Weditesd.av night at s o’rln* !. to nr- y.
ranee for it-; annual \ew Ye; ?•'
dance.
The funeral ot the late W:,H •, H r
mid will be held at Chitina tumor
row -1 ■ r v i< • to I" eond U i' t • d at the
\ B hall u i i(l e r * In- an qd< of that
organization.
Dr. W W. Council has returned
from Lntnurhe and repu»*s that there j
are only fifteen cases of “fiu" at the
hospital, and all of the patients are
doing nicely.
Captain George Green, a Yukon
river transportation man. and brother
of Captain Jack Green, a victim of
the Sophia wreck, left today on the j
Victoria for the Slates r
Mr and Mrs, Luther C Hess of
Fairbanks were arrivals on today's \
train They are on route to the Stales j
on a visit Mr Hess has Just beer, j
reelected as territorial senator, de
feating Attorney L. 1< 1’ratt.
A telegram from Valdez verifies our j
returns from the delegate election
with Stilzer in the lead by eighteen t
votes. There are eleven small pre- .
cincts to tie heard from in this division j
and one in the First and one in the
Fourth.
J. H. nazinet, formerly head driller |
at the Ellamar anil Kennecott. writes
Attorney F. II Foster from Gordon.
England, that he is a member of the
Canadian infantry and now that the
war is over, hopes to soon return to
Alaska. He also wishes to be remem
hered to all of his Cordova friends.
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Our former townsman. Tommy Van.
Is now a sailor In Uncle Sam's navy
and writes that he anil most of the =
Alaska boys are in hopes of returning
north ns soon ns they are demobilized.
He says that he often longs for Cor
dova and will got back as fast as he
can.
Joseph Willoughby, formerly of Ka
talla and Anchorage, who has been In
Cordova for the past month or six
weeks, was today adjudged insane by
a jury in the commissioner's court,
and will be sent to the Portland san
itarium. Willoughby had an halliluci
nation about electricity and mercury.
W. A. Brown and wife were arrivals -
on the Watson from the States. The
former will succeed J. H. Kline as
local agent for the Pacific Steamship
company Mr and Mrs. Kline will re
turn to Juneau, where Jack has ac
cepted the agency for the same com
pany.
The steamship Victoria sailed this
afternoon for Seattle via the outside
passage with the following passengers
from Cordova: Captain George
Green, W. Austin, J. Rllpolt. B. F.
Pryor and wife, William Young. I. W.
Jensen, Carl Umbaum. Mrs. E. Hall,
A. Cameron, John Sluthes. George Mc
Lain, R. C. Bray, O E. Radabaugh, B.
F. ^Ihemian, Joe Pa* and Mrs. R. Bol
linger.
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Apples Apples
APPLES
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Extra Fancy Winesaps, per box $4.50
Delicious, per box.$5.50
Roman Beauties, per box - - $4.50
Kings, per box.$3.00 |
Spitzenbergs, per box - - - - $5.25 f
| The Blum O’Neill Co. |
Hardware Phone 48 .*. Grocery Phone 6
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WINTER SPORTS I
ARE WITH US i
We Have a Complete Line of
CLUB-WINSLOW
SKATES f
“KIDDO” SLEDS
SK1IS j
Also a complete line of Shoes,
Packs, Mackinaws, Sweaters,
Caps, Etc. to keep you warm
while enjoying our Winter Out- |
Door Sports.
FINKELSTEIN & SAPIRO. INC.
“THE STORE THAT SATISFIES”
Phones Grocery 21; Office 74
£
LUMBER
building materials of
ALL KINDS
Brick and Lime
CORDOVA MILL AND
LUMBER CO.
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Eler.ti ic Wiring
and Repairs—
JOHN G. YOUNG
Leave Orders at Cordova
Sheet Metal Works.
Phone 143
...v Tom Hubbert
(ITTOM TAH.OpiNC ^ J Tailor and
iMi>our»;i> .///,/ (j n
uoMijiu lAHuu- j Cleaner
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“Bevo” Is Here
It’s a drink that surely fills the bill.
Delivered to the trade or families in
large or small quantities
FRED HAEF, Distributor
KENNY HOLDEN’S
Pool and Billiard Parlors
CIGARS, SOFT DRINKS AND TOBACCO
first-class barber shop
IN CONNECTION
MUSIC EVERY NIGHT PHONE 15
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SANITATION SERVICE SATISFACTION
Perfect The Best Guaranteed
MODERN LAUNDRY
F. A. JONES, Proprietor
PHONE 66
First Avenue, Below Alaskan Hotel
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