PURELY LOCAL
GOSSIP ABOUT
YOUR FRIENDS
Carl Sarin has returned to Cordova
from a trip Outside.
Attorney B. O. Graham returned to
day from a business trip to Juneau.
The launch Waif will leave for Ka
talla tomorrow morning at 2 o’clock.
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Lester Earhart, of Nenana, was one
of today’s arrivals from the States.
Paul Bloedhorn returned today from
a business trip to Douglas and Juneau.
Owen E. Meals of Valdez was here
today on his way home from the
States.
The Northern drug store today re
ceived a shipment of the latest Victor
records.
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Captain Frank Cole is back from the
Tenakee hot springs, greatly improved
in health.
Representative James Patterson of
Valdez was here today on his return
to Valdez.
Captain A. Allan, the Arctic ex
plorer, returned today to Cordova from
a trip to the States.
J. E. Barrack and Theodore Johnson
of Fairbanks arrived in Cordova from
Seattle on today’s boat.
Mrs. A. G. Morey of Chitina was a
returning passenger to Cordova today
from a visit to Pacific coast cities.
Mrs. J. C. Dougherty left on the
Alameda today for Anchorage to look
after her business interests there.
Mrs. P. S. Coe, wife of the Alaska
Steamship Company agent at Anchor
age, visited with local friends today.
' Mrs. W. Gerig and Mrs. A. A. Shon
beck of Anchorage, spent the day in
Cordova on their way from the states.
Roy E. Hegg will leave on tomor
row’s train for Abercrombie to take
some photographs of the Hanley can
nery.
Representative E. E. Ray has re
turned from Juneau, where he was in
attendance at the session of the legis
lature.
Miss Ruth Wilson, of Fremont,
Wash., and Miss Gladys Wagner, of
Seattle, are spending a few days in
Cordova.
Representative John Noon, accom
panied by his family, is aboard the
Alameda for Seward, on their return
from Juneau.
The Ladies’ Aid of the Presbyterian
church will meet at Mrs. J. E. Cur
rier’s home on Wednesday afternoon
at 2:30 o’clock.
The Union Sunday school at Kenne
cott has sent Rev. A. G. Shrlver a
check for $25 to be applied to the
Armenian fund.
Deputy Marshal Peter McMullen
has returned from a trip to the States,
and will leave on one of the first trains
for his post at Fairbanks.
senator momas rnut: «uu wuc
spent the day in town with old
friends, on their return to Anchorage
from a sixty-day stay at Juneau.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Parke Griswold,
who spent the past couple of months
visiting friends and relatives in the
States, returned to Cordova today.
Deputy Marshal W. L. Fursman left
on today’s boat for Valdez, where he
took William Biehl, who was recently
given a jail sentenco for vagrancy.
U. M. Dickey, president of the
Alaska Sea Food Company, came up
from Seattle to spend a month here
looking after his cannery interests.
Joe Fozard, superintendent of the
Kennecott Copper Corporation’s mine
at La touche, mingled among Cordova
friends today on his return home from
Juneau.
James Wickersham was in Cordova
today on his way to Valdez, where he
hopes to gather some evidence in his
contest for the seat as delegate to
congress from Alaska.
P. J. Laflin, superintendent of the
Northwest Fisheries company’s plant
at Kenai, accompanied by his wife
and son, were town visitors today on
their way to the westward.
Falcon Joslin, president of the Ber
ing River Coal Company, was an ar
rival in Cordova on today’s boat and
he and George C. Hazelet will leave
for Katalla tomorrow morning.
Attorney F. H. Foster received
word from J. J. Miller, former post
master at McCarthy, that he was leav
ing New York for Archangel and ex
pected to be gone about a year.
K. E. Holden returned today from
a short business trip to the States.
J. M. Elmer, who has mining in
terests on Slate creek, arriver in Cor
dova this afternoon on his return
from Seattle.
George Steele, who recently rer
celved his discharge from Camp
Grant, returned to Cordova on today’s
boat and will remain here.
Senator L. C. Hess and wife, of
Fairbanks, came to Cordova on the
steamer Northwestern this afternoon,
en route to their interior home.
Miss Ruby DeGraff, who spent the
past couple of months in Chicago,
where her mother was seriously ill, re
turned home today, but will go
ttrough to Anchorage on a short trip.
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Frank Townsend has resigned his
position as traveling engineer for the
Copper River & Northwestern Rail
way and will leave tomorrow for Ka
talla to devote his entire time to his
fox ranch.
Mrs. John Gillis and Dr. von Zesch
returned to Cordova on the steamer
Northwestern this afternoon, and the
latter will open a dental parlor in the
offices formerly occupied by the late
Dr. C. L. Hale.
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Birch arrived on
today’s boat, after having spent the
winter in New York city. They will
leave on the next train for Nizina,
where Mr. Birch is extensively en
gaged in placer mining.
The Cordova Abstract & Realty
Company is in receipt of a telegram
from H. R. Ensign stating that he will
leave Seattle on May 12 for Cordova
to adjust the fire loss at the Carlisle
Packing Company’s plant last Satur
day morning.
Attorney Thomas J. Donohoe,
Democrtic national committeeman, to
day returned from Juneau where he
attended the Democratic territorial
convention which nominated George
B. Grigsby as its candidate for dele
gate to congress.
Tonight for the last time, Gladys
Brockwell in “Conscience’ ’ will be
shown. This is an excellent drama.
Also the surrender of the German
fleet. Tomorrow, Jackie Saunders in
“The Checkmate" and a Hearst-Pathe
News at the Empress theatre.
Harold Chadwick returned today
from Fort Bliss, Texas, where he has
been stationed since he entered the
service of Uncle Sam. Chad is glad
to be back iri Cordova, where he will
remain and his many friends are con
gratulating him upon his fine appear
ance in uniform.
Mr. and Mrs. Myer Blum are the
guests of town friends, while the
steamer Northwestern is in port.They
are on their way to Valdez, but will re
turn to Cordova and spend some time
here, where Mr. Blum is interested in
the First Bank of Cordova and the
Blum, O’Neill Company.
Representative Henry A. Slater re
turned this afternoon from Juneau,
where he attended the sessions of the
legislature and proved one of the
leading members of that body. Mrs.
Slater, who spent the past few weeks
with her husband at the territorial
capital, also retumd home.
Captain M. H. Faust, who is at the
head of the government cable service
in this section, is here today on his
return to Valdez from a trip to San
Francisco. He reports that he has
signed a lease with Captain A. E.
Lathrop for the removal of the Cor
dova cable office to the latter’s new
building.
AMERICANS ADEPT IN
TURNING OUT MAPS
PARIS, May 6 (by Associated
Press).—The Twenty-Ninth Engineers
of the American Expeditionary Force
are conducting some interesting ex
periments in map making and repro
ducing in the Held. With a five-ton
truck as a printing and lithographic
establishment they have succeeded in
turning out 10,000 copies of field maps
an hour. The French and British are
taking a keen interest in theAmerican
outfit as they have used a railway
train for such work and their best
output has been about 300 copies an
hour. Futherfore a railway train is
limited in operation to available
trackage while there virtually is no
limitation to the mobility of the truck.
In some operations of this war
every man in a trench raid party has
been furnished with a map of the sec
tor involved so the importance of
quick map making is very great. The
quick development and prompt repro
duction in quantity of air photographs
is also a phase of these experiments.
BUT FOUR DAYS
MORE REMAIN
TO SUBSCRIBE
With only four more days in which
:o raise her quota, and with but a
third of the amount so far subscribed,
the enviable record which Cordova
has maintained throughout the war
bids fair to be ruined.
The various committees throughout
the town are turning in very discour
agin reports. While Anchorage and
other neighboring towns have already
gone over the top, Cordova lags far
behind. What causes are responsible
for this poor showing? Our town is
just as prosperous at it was during
the other loan drives. There is little
or no idle labor. All our industries
are working to capacity. Money is as
plentiful as it ever was.
The cause is in the indifference of
the people. It seems to be a plain
case of everybody taking the "let
George do it” attitude.
The failure of congress to make the
necessary appropriations to carry on
the railroad work in Alaska has
caused no little depression, and some
people who have been approached for
bond subscriptions bring up the argu
ment that while the government is
still asking us for money it shows no
interest in advancing the industries
of the territory.
Such an attitude is rather narrow.
We cannot afford to let such petty
issues serve as an excuse for tailing
the nation at a time like this.
While it is true that Alaska has
suffered a great deal through the lack
of proper legislation, and a proper
appreciation, on the part of congress,
of the needs of the territory, it will
only be a short time until she will
be recognized at her true worth, and
it will then be a matter of pride for
Alaskans to be able to say that
Alaska, in spite of the handicaps the
indifference of congress imposed upon
her, did her full duty by the nation
in its time of stress.
In tlie peace negotiations at Paris,
America is looked to for leadership.
She is practically the first world
power. And to maintain such a place,
to lead the world toward the higher
Ideal for which our men fought and
lied, the nation must have funds with
which to meet the many obligations
which the war entailed.
You are not being asked to give
money to the government. You are
being requested to invest in a security
which all experienced financiers pro
nounce the best the market offers.
And you are being offered terms
which will permit anyone to sub
scribe.
The payments extend over a period
of six months- Any man who is work
ing can afford to take one or more
bonds. As a matter of fact, he can
not afford not to take them.
The committees will make a final
effort the balance of the week to thor
oughly canvass the town. It is the
duty of every resident of Cordova to
carefully study his own circumstances
and decide, not whether he will sub
scribe to the Victory loan, but how
much he can subscribe, and be ready
to file his application by the ond of
the week.
CANADIAN GRAIN TRADE
IN HANDS OF EXCHANGE
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, May 6 (by
Associated Press).—A bill prohibiting
speculation in grain and other food
products on Canadian grain exchanges
has been prepared by the Manitoba
Grain Growers’ Association and sub
mitted to its parliamentary represen
tative at Ottawa, R. C. Henders of
MacDonald, Manitoba.
For several weeks there has been
agitation for drastic legislation. The
Grain Growers’ Association adopted
resolutions declaring that “there is a
certain element on the grain exchange
at Winnipeg who are able in a very
large measure to control the grain
trade, depressing prices to the pro
ducer when they see fit, and boosting
prices after they have gained control
of the grain crop.”
Tom Teets returned to Cordova on
the steamer Northwestern this after
noon.
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NOTICE
Subscribers discontinuing the paper
will be charged for the current month
unless this office is notified. Do not
notify nor pay the carrier.
K. G. ROBINSON,
City Circulator.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To L T. Gray, heir and devisee of
Robert D. Gray, deceased, to all other
heirs of the said Robert D. Gray, de
ceased, to James Smith, executor or
the last will and testament of the
said Robert D. Gray, deceased, to all
persons claiming liens upon or against
the interest of said estate, of said ad
ministrator, or of said heirs, in the
mining claims hereinafter described,,
and to all whom it may in any manner
concern:
You'and each of you are hereby noti
fied that I have expended during the
year 1918 one hundred dollars (|100)
in labor and improvements upon and
for thje benefit of eacn of those three
certaib mineral oil mining claims, all
situatM at the head of Mirror Slough,
in the Kayak recording precinct, ter
ritory of Alaska, and known as and
calledj
The Brown Bear Association Min
eral OH Claim,
The Bald Eagle Association Min
eral Oil Claim, and
The| Gray Wolf Association Min
eral Oil Claim,
the location notices or certificates of
which may be found of record in Book
6, at pages 148 and 149, of the recordB
of Mining Locations and Declaratory
Statements, in the office of the United
States commissioner and ex officio
recorder in and for the said Kayak
recording precinct, at Katalla, Alaska,
that 1* to say, I have so expended in
such labor and improvements upon
and for the benefit of all of said
claims during the said year 1918 the
sum of three hundred dollars (8800),
in order to hold said claims under
the laws of the United States and
the Territory of Alaska relating to
the annual labor upon mining claims,
being the amount required to hold
said mining claims and each of them
for the period ending on the 31st day
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of December, 1918.
And if within ninety days after the
publication of this notice, to wit,
within ninety days after the 8th day
of May, 1919, you fail or refuse to
contribute to me, the subscriber, one
of the owners in common of said min
ing claims and each of them, your
proportion of such expenditures,
which amounts to the sum of fifty
dollars ($50) for each of said claims,
or a total of one hundred fifty dollars
($150) for all of said claims, your
Interests in each claim for which you
so fail or refuse to contribute will
become the property of the said sub
scriber under the provisions of Sec.
2324 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States.
A. T. COTTON.
Residence and poatofflce address,
Katalla, Alaska.
First publication, Feb. 6, 1919.
Last publication, May 8, 1919.
Manhattan Hotel
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