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JEWELRY
We Have the Most Complete Stock in
Cordova
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Snow Glasses of All Kinds. If You Want the Correct Time, Call 43
PAUL BLOEDHORN
Watchmaker and Jeweler
A MUTUAL
SAVINGS
SOCIETY
UH The Modem Way of Saving
is by mail where Unde Sam protects
your funds until they reach us. |
Our funds are invested only in first mort
gages on improved real estate, in city,
state and U. S. Government Bonds
For over 17 years per annum
we have never on savings
paid less than V left with us
BOOKLET MAILED FREE
PUGET SOUND SAVINGS S' LOAN ASSOCIATION
Founded 1901
Third S' Pike St. ♦ * «• ♦ Seattle. Wash.
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NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS
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nor expense to give Cordova a continuous
I WATER SUPPLY. To do this the Company |
must have your co-operation to stop the waste |
that occurs from letting the water run to avoid |
freezing the pipes. Where we find this con
dition still to exist we shall SHUT OFF THE |
WATER for the winter without further notice. i|
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BARNETTESHAD
HARD TIME OF IT
IN NORTHLAND
The following extracts from the
San Francisco Bulletin relates the
hardships undergone by the Barnettes
during the final days of their resi
dence in Fairbanks:
A thrilling story of the frozen fields
of Alaska, teeming with terrifying
hardship arid rugged romance through
which a lone family, In constant fear
of death, battled against tremendous
odds to save their property from the
cupidity of a gang of alleged lawless
pioneers, was revealed today before
Superior Judge James M. Troutt.
Mrs. Isabelle Barnette who, with
her husband, E. T. Barnette, founded
the town of Fairbanks, Alaska, is the
heroine of the remarkable narrative
unfolded before Judge Troutt today.
The case came up on the application
of those being sued by Mrs. Barnett
for $52,000 damages for a change of
jurisdiction in the suit to the federal
’ courts.
The defendants include the Wells
Fargo-Nevada National bank and
Fred G. Noyes, receiver of the defunct
Washington-Alaska bank.
Loses Property.
Mrs. Barnette in her complaint
avers that she was compelled to part
with her property when the Washing
ton-Alaska bank, of which her hus
band was the president and a director,
failed.
To satisfy the creditors, all the
property of the Barnettes was taken
over by the receiver, and her own
property, which she claims was not of
a community nature, was confiscated
and taken away from her under
threats against her life. The value
of this property she seeks to recover.
Mrs. Barnette graphically told of
her flight from Fairbanks in the dark
ness of night, bundled up on a dog
sled and carried out of town as mer
chandise to escape her alleged perse
cutors. She endured intense suffer
ing during the trip down the Tanana
river to the Yukon and down that
frozen stream to St. Michael’s island,
where she was able to secure passage
for the States.
Underwant Hardship*.
She was the first white woman in
Fairbanks. She was the first woman
to traverse the 400 miles of wilder
ness between Valdez and Fairbanks,
and in doing so performed a feat
many men wuld have refused to
undertake. She underwent the hard
ships of true pioneer life in the wild
trip in the dead of winter. Isabelle
Pass, at the summit of the trail be
tween Fairbanks and Valdez is named
for her. She was the first woman to
cross that pass. Then there was no
trail. She and her husband “guessed”
the way and broke snow for the 400
miles, slept in the open—“slwashed,” ,
as the Northern pioneers term it.
Litigation Brings Shooting.
After Barnette became prosperous
he was involved In litigation over rich
placer mines on Dome creek. The
fight was a bitter one, the populace of
the then sparsely settled country di
viding into factions. Litigation fol
lowed that Bet the community afire
with feudalism and jealousy.
Out of it all came a shooting affair
in which John Ridenour, one of the
business associates of Barnette, was
so badly Injured that he is a cripple
for life. The shooting is said by Mrs.
Barnette to have been uncalled for
and a cowardly attack, inasmuch as
Ridenour was unarmed.
William Deetering, known in the
North as “Caribou Bill,” was Indicted
for the shooting and promptly ac
quitted, and the Times, a Fairbanks
paper, sided entirely with the opposi
tion to the Barnette faction, it is al
leged.
Threatened With Death.
Barnette grew rich despite the fact
that his litigation cost him nearly
half a million dollars, and in 1910 he
withdrew from the Washington-AIas
ka bank $200,000, resigned as its
president, and left with his wife for
California.
That winter, Mr. Barnette, the story
goes, received anonymous letters
from Fairbanks to the effect that the
bank had failed and that unless he
returned to Fairbanks and settled
with the depositors he would be killed.
He returned and, despite the fact that
MrB. Barnette was an invalid follow
ing the birth of her child, she insisted
upon accompanying her husband.
Arrived in Fairbanks, the matter of
the failure of the bank was under
probe. Barnette was charged with
responsibility, and under threat
against the life of himself and his
family, was compelled to turn over to
the receiver all the property held by
the couple. It is for the recovery of
this money that she now brings suit.
Plan Escape.
Other letters threatening their
lives were received while in Fair
banks, and it was then that the
couple decided to escape. Wrapped
up in furs and thrown into a dog sled
as merchandise the woman was car
ried away from the town and made
her escape to the outside world.
The unfortunate aftermath of the
s*tory of the devotion of husband and
wife while danger pressed on all aides
came In the divorce of the couple a
short time ago. Barnette 1b now be
lieved to be in South America and
Mrs. Barnette is stopping at the St.
Francis hotel.
William H. Chapman and R. P.
Henshall are attorneys for Mrs.
Barnette.
BARGAIN SALE OF
LADIES’ FURNI8HINGS
In order to dispose of our entire
stock of ladles’ furnishings, am selling
same at prices that will Interest you.
MRS. J. C. FUNK,
Windsor Hotel.
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EAGLE MEETING.
Cordova Aeria, F. O. E„ will meet
at Eagle hall on Wednesday evening.
Refreshments will be served and a full
attendance is requested.
GEO. DOOLEY, Secretary.
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ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
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Regular Sailings eBtween Seattle,
Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova, Valdez,
Ellamar, Liscum, Latouehe and
Seward
Prom Seattle Due Cordova
15 ALAMEDA 20
26 ALASKA March 2
Note.—Steamer Alaska does not go west of Cordova.
Frequent sailings of freighters carrying explosives.
This schedule subject to change without notice.
F. B. TRACY, Agent
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THE NORTHERN CLUB
FRED HAEF, Prop. Phone: 47
POOL, CARDS, TOBACCO
Soft Drinks of All Kinds
THE POPULAR CORNER
CORDOVA ALASKA
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OFFICE EMPRESS BUILDING
WESTBOUND SOUTHBOUND
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Leave Cordova Leave Cordova
March 20 March 23
Three Sailings per Week from Seattle for San Francisco, Los Angeles
and San Diego. For further Information Call
W. A. BROWN, Agent
Office Phone 223 Residence Phone 116
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Particular Attention and Prompt Service Given to Order* from
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SMITH & GLASSBRENNER, Props. g
Copper River
and Northwestern Ry.
Trains leave Cordova for Chitina every other day
and return from Chitina to Cordova qn the following
day. Trains between Chitina and Kennecott run every
other day, making connection with trains between Chit
ina and Cordova.
The above schedule subject to change without no
tice.
Dining Oar in Connection with all Regular
Passenger Trains between Oordova and flhtthi*
Freight received and delivered at Oordova
Wharf from 9 a. m. to 5 p m., exoept Sundays.
Tickets on sale at Seoond Street Depot office
one hour before departure of trains.
CALEB OOR8ER Superintendent
D. L. LEATON, Ticket Agent