PURELY LOCAL
GOSSIP ABOUT
YOUR FRIENDS
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Thomas Davis of Valdez is a Cor
dova visitor.
The Admiral Watson left here for
Anchorage at 10 o’clock last night.
The steamship Alaska is due from
the westward tomorrow morning.
Mrs. George Allenwell of Brooks
was an arrival in town on today’s
train.
The local ball team will indulge in
a little practice at the ball park to
night.
E. D. Lacey and family will leave
on the Alaska for Seattle, where they
intend to locate.
On Sunday the United States cable
office will be moved into the new
Lathrop building.
Ed L. Healv and wife of Red Lake
Falls, Minn., arrived from the Interior
on this afternoon’s train.
The exterior of the Horseshoe pool
and billiard hall is being beautified
with a fresh coat of paint.
C. G. Morrison, engineer for the
Alaska road commission, has re
turned from a trip to McCarthy.
Contractor Lund has begun work on
the erection of cottages for Dr. W. H.
Chase and Joseph H. Ibach, near the
Forestry building.
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There was a fire drill last night, and
a satisfactory test was made of the
standpipes erected between the build
ings on First street.
C. E. Peterson, lighthouse keeper at
Cape St. Elias, came to town today
to have a minor operation performed
at the Cordova general hospital.
Mrs. E. J. Lamprey of Snohomish,
WTash.. and daughter, Mrs. Adelaide
Calder of Cleveland, Ohio, are spend
ing a few days here as the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Lamprey.
At a well-attended and spirited meet
ing of the Cordova fire department,
held last night, Florence Sullivan was
elected fire chief and L. L. Laska as
sistant chief. These selections must
be ratified by the city council before
the new officers enter upon their du
ties.
John Gillis has disposed of his in
terest in the Cordova Cold Storage
Company to Charles Auer, and he and
Mrs. Gillis expect to leave shortly for
the States, where they will locate.
George Armstrong of Whitehorse is
a town arrival today. In company
with Dr. Evans of Texas he has been
on a hunting expedition, and they
killed seven bear on the Donjak river.
Rev. James L. McBride, formerly
pastor of the Presbyterian church in
Cordova, is now chaplain with the
rank of captain, and he is stationed
at Camp Dodge, Iowa, where he will
remain for some time. His family are
with him at Camp Dodge.
Passengers leaving here for the
westward on the Admiral Watson last
night were J. J. Chisholm, E. S. Hew
itt and E. A. Rasmussen for Anchor
age; Mrs. M. Heldrick, Latouche;
Mrs. T. A. Schlotham and K. C. Cole,
for Seldovia, and John Berlek, for
Valdez.
Lieutenant John L. Hughes, formerly
a “sky pilot” along the government
railroad from Matanuska north, who
saw service in France, is en route to
Anchorage, where he will take charge
of the Presbyterian church of that city.
Rev. Mr. Hughes will bring a bride
with him from Boston.
Last evening the members of the
Order of Eastern Star entertained a
large number of friends at Masonic
hall. Bridge was played and an en
joyable time resulted. The prize win
ners were: Mrs. Roy G. Walker,
Captain Thompson and W. R. Hillery.
Dainty refreshments were served be
fore the guests departed.
“Branded Souls,” played by Gladys
Brockwell, will be shown at the Em
press theater tonight only. The story
is laid in Mexico, and if full of inter
esting episodes^ finishing with the
United States troops coming to the
rescue of the hero, who is about to
be burned with his big oil wells. To
morrow evening Elmo Lincoln, the
strongest man in the world, will be
seen in the thrilling drama, “Might
and the Man.”
Sent by the University of Christi
ania to study the Alaska natives and
to write their history, Dr. Kreyberg
of Christiania, Norway, is traveling
through Alaska. Dr. Kreyberg has an
interesting theory regarding the simi
larity between the carving, faces, ani
mals and figures drawn by the natives
and the drawings of the Egyptians.
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ELECTIONS IN FRANCE
TO BE HELD IN OCTOBER
PARIS, July 25 (by Associated
Press).—Elections for the new French
parliament probably will take place
October 12. Six hundred deputies are
to be elected.
The election of senators will take
place November 23.
ALANDS ISLANDS MAY
BE MADE NEUTRAL
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PARIS, July 25 (by Associated
Press).—The Baltic commission of the
peace conference has recommended
that the Alands islands, between Swe
den and Finland, be neutralized under
a guaranty of the League of Nations.
JAPANESE TO STUDY
OUR MILITARY TACTICS
TOKIO, July 25 (by Associated
Press).—The newspapers here an
nounce that three brothers-in-law of
Emperor Yoshihito will soon visit the
United States, England and France tor
military instruction. They will stay
abroad three years.
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WAR TRADE BOARD
HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED
TO STATE DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, July 16 (by mail).
—The war trade board has become a
division of the state department, in
accordance with an executive order.
While all functions and records of the
board are transferred to the depart
ment, this will not affect or inconveni
ence importers or exporters in any
way, it is said, as all licenses will con
tinue to be issued and correspondence
conducted in the name of the war
trade board.
VILLA IS A CONVERT
TO PHYSICAL CULTURE
EL PASO. Texas, July 25 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Francisco Villa is a
physical culture recruit. When he
was at Villa Ahumada, en route to at
tack Juarez, he was seen by a resi
dent of that little town doing setting
up exercises every morning in front
of the home of Jesus Ysletas, which
he had appropriated as his headquar
ters. After fifteen minutes of this
i the rebel leader would run the full
length of the main street of Villa Ah
mumada twenty times to cover the
five miles he had set as a task for
himself each day.
“Keeps the stomach from getting
fat and makes riding easier,” he said
to one of the interested spectator^.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
Notice is hereby given that the part
nership of Charles Auer and John
Gillis, who own the Cordova Cold Stor
age Company, has been dissolved by
mutual consent, Gillis disposing of his
interest to Auer, who assumes all obli
gations and to whom all outstanding
accounts are payable.
CHARLES AUER.
JOHN GILLIS.
BIDDERS TAKE NOTICE
Proposals for bids for the painting :
of the city hall, two coats, the work
to be finished in fifteen days from date
of letting the contract, weather per
mitting, will be received by the un
dersigned on behalf of the Town of
Cordova between the first day of this
notice, July 23d, 1919, and the 4th day
of August, 1919, at the hour of 8 p. m.
The plans and specifications of said
work may be seen at the office of the
undersigned. The council reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
A. J. ADAMS,
Mayor of the Town of Cordova.
Attest:
K. G. ROBINSON, Town Clerk.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
FOR SALE—Cabin at Alganik, Alaska,
partly furnished; 75 fish barrels,
two tierces and lot of fishing gear.
Apply to John Gillis. 25-tf
WANTED—By two ladies, camp cook
ing, nursing or housework. Call
Phone 124-2. 23-3t
LOST—A cameo pin. Please return
to Times office. 21-tf
WANTED—Girls to work at the Pin
nacle Rock clam plant. See Dooley.
21-tf
WANTED—Clean old clothing for
women and children (native). Phone
153-2 or deliver to Rev. A. G. Shriver.
FOR RENT—Furnished cabins. See
Dooley.
FOR SALE—Good stock of rabbits for
breeding purposes. Apply A. Cohen.
Phone 167- 3 rings. 19-tf _
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OUR AMBITION |
is to give Cordova the best Soda Foun
tain Service in Alaska, regardless of
labor and expense.
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OUR HOBBY
is to serve cool, delicious sundaes in
clean, shining glasses. It makes us ex
tra expense to wash each individual
glass in hot soapsuds and polish with
dry towels. But we must satisfy our
hobbies at any cost.
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HEGG S ICE CREAM
is made without the use of ice cream 9
powders or other substitutes. We sell
Ice Cream put up in handy cartons—
pints, 40c; quarts, 75c. Try Neapoli
tan Brick Ice Cream for your next din
ner or party.
We reserve tables for after-theater par
ties.
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