ran is on
BIG BOOM
McCarthy, July 2. — McCarthy Is
booming. The town is assuming an
air of prosperity hitherto unknown.
Main street has been graded at a cost
of something like $1,200, all contri
buted by the property owners of the
street. Buildings are springing up
on every lot and it is rumored that
the town will soon be incorporated.
Within the last month half a dozen
new enterprises have been launched
with more to come. It looks very
much as though McCarthy had come
into its own.
ROBBER GIVEN NINETY DAYS.
A Greek, with an unpardonable
name, was brought to town a few days
ago by the boys of the Bonanza mine.
The petty thieving which has been
going on for months at the mine be
came unbearable, and the boys Insti
tuted a vigilance committee, author
ized to search for plunder. The Greek
was found to have a large quantity
of stolen goods secreted in his bunk.
He was taken in charge by Han Pier
son, Frank Crawford and others, and
was brought to McCarthy, where he
plead guilty to the charge of petty
larceny, and was given 90 days in the
local bastile.
MINER INJURED.
Yesterday a man by the name of
Larson, working for Bert Carvey on
Rex creek, was severely injured by a
premature explosion of giant powder.
He was “bulldozing” bowlders, and
had set off one shot and was about
to spit the second fuse when the first
shot went off by reason of a defective
fuse. The blast struck him in the
back, inflicting injuries so severe that
Dr. Bunch was summoned from Ken
necott and has gone to do what he
can for the Injured man.
WANT MORE ROADS.
Since the report of an increased
appropriation for the Alaska road
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■commission, the people of McCarthy
and the Niztna district are looking
forward anxiously to the building of
the Nizina bridge, and a trail over
Sourdough hill. The inhabitants of
this district are satisfied that Colonel
Richardson will help them out if he
can get the money.
MURRAY FOR LEGISLATURE.
Joe Murray Is the* choice of this
section for member of the territorial
legislature on the Republican ticket.
Joe Is a sourdough of long standing,
and the delegates from the upper
Copper river valley have been in
structed to pull for him. It Is an
unusual thing for a man as capable as
Joe to be willing to take( the nomina
tion. and everybody is boosting for
him.
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LOCAL JOTTINGS.
Mrs. R J. Davis sailed for the out
side on the steamship Alaska.
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A. Hagan, owner of the fish saltery
at Mile 55, is a visitor to Cordova to
day.
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Falcon Joslln, accompanied by his
son, was an outgoing passenger on
the steamship Alaska yesterday.
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A. G. Morey, postmaster at Chltlna,
was an outgoing passenger on the
steamship Alaska yesterday.
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Frank Sellers, of Mile 99, combined
business with pleasure and made a
trip to Cordova for the Fourth.
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The Yukon Gold Company's dredge
on Greenstone creek has started up
and is employing about sixty men.
YOUNG COUPLE SURPRISE
FRIENDS—MARRIED
_
A romance of but a few short weeks,
yesterday was culminated by the wed
ding of Miss Pearl Ann Gates to John
R. Carlyle at the Presbyterian church.
A. G Shriver officiated.
The wedding came as a complete
surprise to the many friends of the
young couple, but despite the short
notice there was a large number pres
ent at the ceremony.
Miss Sarah Clough was bridesmaid J
and E. Walsh acted as best man. The j
bride was given away by Mayor
Slater.
The bride made a very pretty ptc
ture In a dainty white gown of silk
net over taffeta and long veil worn
Juliette style, with wreath of orange
blossoms, and carried lilies of the
valley. •>
The bridesmaid was becomingly at
tired in black net over yellow satin.
The bride, although a resident of
Cordova but a short time, has mado a
host of friends.
Mr. Carlyle has been with the C It.
& N. \V. railway for the past s< coral
years, and Is one of its popular em
ployees.
Mr. and Mrs. Carlyle expect to l ake
their home In Cordova.
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NOTICE TO COAL CONSUMERS.
Freight rates on coal have been in
creased $3.00 per ton. Coal sacks
have also doubled in price. Effective
July r. bulk coal has been advanced
$3.00 and sacked coal $3.50 per ton.
* ALASKA TRANSFER CO.
Empress Theatre
FRIDAY, JULY 7,
Jesse L. Laskv proffers the Favorite American Actor, Dustin
Farnuin, in a Magnificent Picturizntion of
“THE VIRGINIAN.’1
From the Play of Kirk La Simile and the Book by < >wen Wister.
Show at 8 p. m. _Admission 25 Cents.
For the Mechanic For the Motorboatman
WHITE’S ADZES AND HAND AXES DAYTON DYNAMO
DISTON’S HAND SAWS K. W. and WIZARD MAGNETOS
BAILY PLANES COLUMBIA HOTSHOT BATTERIES
HAYDOLE’S HAMMERS BORER’S SEMI-ROTARY PUMPS.
STARRET’S and YANKEE TOOLS SHEBLER CARBURETOR
BUCK CHISELS EDISON’S CAUSTIC SODA AND OIL
Northwestern Hardware Co.
AGENTS CLAY AND [GRAY MOTORS
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HATS
$2.50, $3.50
$4.00, $5.00
You will find your Summer Hat
among the very latest styles of
STETSONS, MALLORYS ;
And HARDEMAN’S at
The Blum, O’Neill Company
HATS
$2.50 $3.50
$4.00 $5.00
Handicapped from the start hy a
pitcher with a sprained ankle, the
Valdez baseball aggregation yesterday
put up a contest with the local team
which evoked the admiration of the
local fans, and time and again were
cheered for the game fight they made
in the face of great odds.
Up to the seventh innings, when
Blackburn, the twirler for the visi
tors, who until that time had been
able to stay in the box, although suf
fering acutely from a sprained ankle,
the score was two to nothing in favor
of tho home boys, but was anybody's
game. After Blackburn was forced to
quit the slab, the game became a
slaughter, and the final score was 10
to 0.
The local aggregation was one of
the strongest ever assembled here,
and from the start played an airtight
game. Harwood in the box and Ripley
behind the bat, put up a wonderful
game, and were given the best sup
port all through the nine innings.
Ripley probably is entitled to the
role of stellar performer. He played
a heady game throughout, and his
steadiness and reliability did much
to account for the first class game
which every member of the local team
produced. His whip to second was
a revelation to the visitors, and early
in the game he had the runners tied
fast to first. Harwood in the box
was a revelation. He has the goods,
and from the beginning to the end of
the game held the visitors down. He
has a nice mixture of fast and slow
ones, which at all times had the men
from up the sound guessing. Not only
did he pitch a strong game, but out
of five times at bat made four safe
hits.
Only one homerun was made m tne
game, and McPherson gets credit for
that. In the seventh, with Scearce
in the box for the visitors, ha lammed
the ball to right field, and galloped
around the bases.
Council distinguished himself by
making the first hit and bringing in
the first run of the game. The first
time up he landed on a beauty for two
bags, bringing in Stevenson, who was
on second.
Thero is much speculation among
local fans as to what the outcome of
the game gould have been had Black
burn been in condition. From the
beginning of the game he was suffer
ing from his ankle, but with great
grit remained in the box until it was
impossible for him to bear his weight
on his sprained ankle. It is certain
that he would have pitched even bet
ter ball than he did, had he been in
form, and from the fact that Cordova
got only two runs off him as it was,
the question is one that will be argued
here for many a day to come.
From the start to finish the game
was clean, fast and snappy, and filled
with plays which called for applause
from the large crowd present. The
lineup of the teams was:
\ uniova — oievtjiiHun, ts«, nipiyjr, v,
Taylor. 3b; Council, lb; Kllllnger, 3b;
McPherson, rf; Johansen, If; Snyder,
of; Harwood, p.
Valdez — Ober, c; Leopold, it;
Mains, lb; Snyder, ss; Scearee, 3b;
Herman, If; Keesler, 2b; Egan, <f;
Hlackburn, p.
Cordova struck out 7, allowed 1
base on balls, and G hits.
Valdez struck out 3, allowed 3
bases on balls, and 17 hits.
Score by Innings—
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Valdez..0 0000000 0— 0
Cordova.10000162 *—10
CORDOVA WINS AGAIN.
In the game this morning the Cor
’ova team won over the Valdez aggre
gate nby a score of 8 to 1.
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NOTICE.
All persons having bills against the
Fourth of July committee are re
quested to present them at once to
Dr. W. II. Chase.
COMMITTEE.
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NOTICE OF CAUCUS.
A caucus for the election of dele
gates to the Democratic divisional con
vention, to be held at Seward, Alaska,
July 2G, 1916, will be held in the Town
Hall, on Second street, Cordova, Alas
ka, on Saturday, July 8, 1916, at 8
o'clock p .re.
All duly qualified Democrats will be
entitled to vote at the caucus, for the
election of eleven delegates to repre
sent Cordova and Eyak at said con
vention.
Dated June 29, 1916.
EDWARD E. MEDLEY.
Democratic Precinct Committeeman.
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Ladies’ white shoes, high and low,,
for summer wear at Claytftm's. •
MERIT
HEREIN, June 29. — (Correspond
ence of the Associated Press.) — Scl-1
*
enttflc experiments with the divining
rod conducted by Germans over a
period of months in the desert wastes
of 8yria and Eastern Egypt approxi
mately in the district of the new rail- j
way line being built toward the Suez
canal—not only have resulted in the
discovery of water, but have proved
that the scorned and flouted rod is
about 70 per cent infallible, according
to Dr. Th. Preyer, formerly in the
German consular service, who Is a
practical scientist himself, lie admits
that he should belong to that major
ity of intelligent persons who deride!
the divining rod as a swindle If he had
not been able to see it work for four
months.
Dr. Preyer admits that he does not
know the secret of the divining rod,
and that seemingly a peculiarly
“gifted” man must use the instru
ment to have success. He believes
that science will discover that subter
ranean streams flowing under pres
sure. emit rays like the radio-active
rays of some springs which force their
way through the earth and affect cer
tain peculiarly constituted persons.
He*doscrlbes Major von G-, who
used the rod In Egypt, as a remark
! nkltf nAatffkiia mon nrtlA IkAAAtdOU
“tuned up" to an unusual tension when [
he takes the rod In his hands and be
gins to walk across the desert.
The major generally uses an iron
rod. for, though it is less sensible to
the mysterious forces which make it
tremble, it works satisfactorily be
cause of his highly developed “gifts.”
He has, however, and occasionally
uses rods of wood, aluminum and sil
ver, which are increasingly sensitive
in the order named.
The iron rod never gives a hint
about the character of the water
which it reveals, and the major for
a time discovered continuously that
the streams so painstakingly dug out
were brackish and salt, filled with
water impossible for human consump
tion. Finally, however, he found that
a rod of aluminum and bronze, held
over a spot at which the iron rod had
signalled water would fly upwards if
the water was fresh and drinkable,
but remain unresponsive or drop
downwards if the water was salt. This
instrument, however, cannot always
be trusted, for there are cases on re
cord in which it signalled salt water,
and was unaffected by the clear, good ■
water that was found under a stratum
of salt.
The major's latest experiments have
been made in a section of country
where water has never been known.
The district is four by twenty kilo
meters In extent, and yet water is said
to have been found now at depths of
fifty and fifty-five meters in a num
ber of places.
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Sheldon Auto Stage
SERVICE,
CHITINA TO FAIRBANKS.
Starts June 15.
Cars Now Running Regularly.
Weekly Trips.
Fare $75.00. :
40 Pounds Baggage Free.
Office: Chitina Hotel, Chitina, :
Alaska.
TAILORING
CLEANING AND PRESSING.
Detiner's Woolens for Ladies' and :
Gents' Suitings. Prompt Attention to j
Remodelling of Ladies’ and Gents’ •
Suits. Reasonable Prices. Satisfae- |
tion Guaranteed.
W. H. GRAVES
Phone 130. Mickelson Building. •:
AT THE
MOUNTAIN INN|
Good hunting and fishing. Also fish j:
and game for sale In season. Boats :
for rent, good meals and beds. Rates :
$2.50 per day.
The Walkers
ALAGANICK, ALASKA.
Twenty Miles From Cordova.
FOR SALE
COPPER PROPERTY )j
EXCELLENT SHOWING.
Near lleatson Mine, Latouche.
Close to tidewater. An excellent ;
opportunity for man with li:He money ;
to make large profit. Price .tad torms ;
reasonable. Apply
PETER CANAVARA,
Latouche, Alaska.
| THE MAN
i You ran get the \ItV| A «TM fC J
style without juggling TT til/ TT UUl J CL
V for it in the
Stetson STETSON
havetheStetson quality, W is always
character, finish and
well dressed.
! We carry the
Stetson in
Twenty
Styles.
We hare »he $tef«oo $«.ft anJ I»«rbr
Mat* ip all the late«t »i|tle*
Gordon-Ferguson and
Hardeman Hats
Also Carried in Stock
CLAYSON
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Many families are Paying out from $200 to $500 in S
jji rent each year. Why not put that into a home of your |.
$ own?
Call on Geo. C. Hazelet, Trustee of the Townsite, and £
see if it can’t be arranged. £■
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TRANSFERRED, AUTO SERVICE
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UNEXCELLED WAREHOUSE FACILITIES
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THE STORE THAT SATISFIES.