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A new sidewalk is being laid in
front of the Northern hotel.
Joe Hall is erecting another new
home in rear of the New York Cafe.
There will be band practice at the
city hall tonight, instead of Friday
night.
The first mail on the summer con
tract, over the government trail, left
Fairbanks this morning for Chitina.
Falcon Joslin, president of the Ber
ing River Coal Company, left today
for Seattle on a short business trip.
Mrs. D. C. Fairman was a passenger
on the Alameda for Vancouver, B. C.,
where she will visit Mr. Fairman’s
parents.
Henry Wolking has been appointed
a member of the territorial road com
mission for this section of the Third
division.
The Ladies’ Aid oTthe Presbyterian
church will meet with Mrs. J. E. Cur
rier at 2:30 o’clock on Wednesday
afternoon.
The Cordova Cold Storage Company
has its new plant on the ocean dock
in full operation and is already doing
a good business.
Judge J. S. Truitt came over from
Anchorage on last night’s boat to at
tend to some legal business and will
return home on the Northwestern.
B. F. Oliphant, who has been sta
tioned at the wireless plant at Mile 7,
left today for the Puget sound navy
yard, accompanied by his wife and
baby.
Fred Long was an outgoing passen
ger today to join his wife in Seattle
and together they will journey back
to Kentucky to visit Mr. Long’s
parents.
Mrs. R. L. H. Noaks, wife of the
United States commissioner, left to
day for Pamona, Cal., where she will
spend the summer with her mother.
R. W. Baxter, rice president of the
Alaska Steamship Company, returned
today to Seattle after spending a
week here on his annual tour of in
spection.
The steamer Northwestern is due
here tomorrow afternoon at 6 o’clock
The cruiser Vicksburg and sub
chaser 310 left Juneau yesterday anc
are expected in Cordova Thursday
They are en route to Dutch Harboi
and Bristol bay.
The steamer Northwestern evidentl;
suffered no bad results from beini
grounded in Wrangell Narrows, ai
she left Juneau at 3 o’clock this morn
ing on her way to Cordova.
Attorney General George B. Grigsb:
of Juneau, spent the day here whili
the Alameda was in port interviewini
the voters on his chances of electioi
as Alaska’s next delegate to congress
S. G. Cassler, deputy United State
marshal from Valdez came down oi
the Alameda and will remain until thi
arrival of the Vicksburg on which hi
will go to Bristol bay and way points
Dr. W. V/. Council, Roy E. Hegi
and Frank Cunningham returned las
night from their eight day’s hunt fo
big game and brought back threi
brown bears, which they killed thi
first day out.
Mr. and Mrs. Myer Blum came ove
from Valdez on the Alameda and wil
remain here ten days, where Mr. Blun
has large business interests, beini
vice president of the First Bank o
Cordova and the Blum, O’Neill Co.
The funeral of the late James Mac
Cormac took place in San Francisc
this afternoon and the Blum, O’Neil
Co. store, in which he was a stock
holder was closed all day out of rc
spect to the memory of our townsmar
David B. Tewkesbury, mayor o
Anchorage and editor of the Alaska:
Engineering Commission’s Railroai
Record, spent the day with Cordov
friends. He is on his way to Ketch:
kan to look over the newspaper situs
tion, with a view to accepting th
management of the Daily Times.
“Doug” Fairbanks in “Mr. Fix-It
made a big hit last evening at the En
press theatre. Everybody thoroughl
enjoyed this comedy drama. And th
Pate News is a fine one showing 3
airplanes in the air at one time mat
eouvering. Don’t miss it. Tomorrov
Valeska Suratt in “A Rich Man'
Plaything” and Pathe News.
R. H. Chadwick, who has been wit
the United States Rubber Compan
making the Alaska territory sine
Heck was a pup, has quit and gone
Into business at Aberdeen, Wash
ington.
John F. Muller left today on a short
vacation to the states,
Miss Erma Neff has returned from
a short visit to Anchorage.
Charles J. Minor, of Port Wells, is
spending a few days in town.
, J. D. Lorlng booked passage on j the
, Alameda on a short trip to Seattle.,
Miss Sparrow, who conducted the
New York Cafe, left today for Juneau.
Councilman A. J. MacConnell re
! turned last night from a business trip
to Seward.
Thomas Cloninger and wife 1 ave
moved into an apartment in the old
Empress building.
George Greenlee and wife were pas
sengers on the Alameda for Junfcau,
where they will remain.
i Attorney M. J. Lund, of the Eyak
t River Packing Company, left today on
• a business trip to Seattle.
, The Admiral Watson will be here
about six o’clock this afternoon %vith
mail and passengers from Seattlqi
j Mayor A. J. Adams left on the |41a
i meda for Juneau to attend a meeting
of the hatcheries commission of which
’ he is a member.
John H. Dunn, recently elected sup
erintendent of the Anchorage sch ioIs,
was in town today on his way to the
’ States, where he will spend a cc lple
1 of months.
Miss Sophie Sjoberg and Miss iat
. tie Joslin, members of the teac ling
staff of the Cordova public sch ioIs,
E were outgoing passengers on the 41a
1 meda for their homes in the Stat i.
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i Miss Margaret Kolbensen, or s of
- our popular school teachers, w4s a
- passenger on the Alameda for Jur eau,
> and after a short visit there wll re
turn to her home in the States foi tier
summer vacation.
About 10:30 last night the Alan eda
jr arrived from the westward and re
3 mained in port until today noon, ] oad
7 ing salmon. She went from her: to
Shepard Point, where the Canoe ’ass
•t Packing Company is shipping ou its
B first pack of salmon.
The election for delegate to con
1 grass passed oft very quietly ii^Ji/b/
y dova today, the vote polled being very
e light. At 4 o’clock 105 ballots were
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cast and it is estimated that they are
about five to one in favor of Grigsby
as against Jones. C. H. Mellison,
John J. Ross and George Bibber are
the judges of election and Walter Gaff
ney and Chester Davis, clerks.
Mrs. Thoday received a letter yes
terday from her son Bert Denny now
with the American forces in France.
The letter yesterday was the first one
received since last February. Mr. Den
ny writes that he has been touring
France with the American band he is
with and has been seeing a great part
of the country.—Seward Gateway.
Both Mrs. Thoday and son Bert were
former residents of Cordova.
The steamer Alameda sailed south
this afternoon with the following pas
sengers from Cordova:
George Pittinger, W. H. Clarke, Nel
lie Bun, Fred Long, B. F. Oliphant and
wife, W. Haas, F. M. Ford, J. A. Mul
ler, Olif Parllsman, Mrs. D. C. Fair
man, Mrs. R. H. L. Noakes, Miss S.
Sjoberg, Miss Mattie Joslin, Mrs. ,C
A. Willoughby, W. E. Daniel and wife,
John Fujii, M. J. Lund, Falcon Joslin,
J. D. Loring, George Stevens, R. W.
Baxter for Seattle; Miss L. Lemon, H.
McGee, Mrs. W. B. Estes, Ketchikan;
Miss Margaret Kolbenson, Miss Spar
row, G. A. Greenle and wife, Fred
Nicholson and wife and A. J. Adams,
Juneau.
VANDERLIP RESIGNS
AS BANK PRESIDENT
NEW YORK, June 3 (by Associated
Press).—Frank A. Vanderlip has re
signed as president of the National
City bank.
Tub and shower hatha at the Holden
pool room barber shop. 9-tf
Best coffee in town at the City
Bakery. *-9t
Get your fresh milk and cream at
the Blum, O’Neill Company and Cash
Grocery Stores. T. U. Pirtle. 28-3t
Plenty of caustic soda, battery oil,
oxide plates and lines come on the
last boat to the Northwestern Hard
ware Co. i . i 14-tf
The best and quickest route to Fair
banks and Interior points. Burgees
Karstens Auto Line, Chlttna, Alaska.
Your eyes fitted. Compound and
stlgmatlc lenses replaced. See Os
borne.
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