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The coast guard cutter Algonquin
will be here in a day or two for fuel J
oil.
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Mrs. Hub Bollinger was taken to j
the Cordova general hospital today,
suffering from heart trouble.
Paul Jones returned today to Ka
talla. He spent several weeks here,
having some dental work done.
Miss Irma E. Neff, who spent last
summer in Cordova, was recently mar
ried at Anchorage to Charles N. Lar
son.
The stampede to the -oil fields is
now on in earnest, and there was much
activity on the streets this morning
as the prospectors left to stake claims.
Dr. Homer Blythe, formely located
here, but now of Seward and Latouche,
is a passenger on board the Alameda
for the States, to take a post-graduate
course in dentistry.
W. E. Logemann, an Anchorage busi
ness man, was here today on his way
to the States, and he reports that the
Anchorage Republicans are almost
solidly against the candidacy of Char
ley Herron for national committee
man.
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The steamship Alameda sailed south
at noon today with the following pas
sengers from this city: Mrs. H. Ol
son, Charles LaBelle, L. J. Goodman,
Fred Algren, for Seattle; Ben Miller
and wife, W. A. Huntington and wife.
H. McGill and wife, for Juneau; G.
W. Nelson, for Ketchikan.
Jerry Perry last night defeated Al
fred Guio in the match game of pool,
the score being 100 to 77. Roy Reu
ben and Charles Game are playing a
match game of three-cushion billiards
at The Club each evening after the
show. Last night Game won, making
20 points to his opponent’s 17.
Attorney Joseph H. Murray of Mc
Carthy has filed as a Republican can
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didate for the legislature from this di
vision. He has already served one
term in that body, and was defeated
for re-election two years ago by only
a few votes.
Who ever heard of a “silent
woman”? It can’t be done, except by
Edith Storey, and movie fans will have
the golden opportunity to see the
anomaly tonight at the Empress. Crit
ics pass upon “The Silent Woman,”
as silently portrayed by Edith Storey
on the screen, as far above the ordi
nary, and as an extremely absorbing
play.
Colonel Frederick Mears, chairman
of the Alaskan engineering commis
sion, is a passenger on board the Ala
meda, on his way to Washington, D.
C., where he has been summoned on
official business in connection with the
hearings on the $8,000,000 appropria
tion for the government railway dur
ing the fiscal year beginning July 1.
He is accompanied by his private sec
retary, C. L. Mason.
NAVAL BARGE SINKS
AND FIVE OF CREW
LOSE THEIR LIVES
WASHINGTON, Feb. IS (by Associ
ated Press)".—Word received today an
nounces the loss of a naval water;
barge off the Cuban coast, and the
drowning of five enlisted sailors.
A motor dory from the U. S. S.
Hovey capsized at Harwich, England,;
and two sailors lost their lives.
A court of inquiry will be appointed
to investigate these losses.
RETURNED CANADIAN
SOLDIER IS CONVICTED
ON SEDITION CHARGE
WINNIPEG, Feb. 18 (by Associated
Press).—John Farnell, a returned sol
dier, and one of the leaders of the
general strike in this city last year,
has been convicted on a charge of hav
ing made seditious utterances. He is
charged with having urged the silent
parade during the. strike which
clashed with the police.
Best coffee in town served at th«
City Bakery. 13-ti
FISH MEAL TO
BE PRODUCT
OF CORDOVA
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A fish meal plant, the first of its
kind in Alaska, will be installed at
Cordova on May 1, all arrangements
having been completed yesterday by
George ^V. Nelson, former railroad
contractor at Katalla, who has pro
moted the enterprise. Associated
with him are the California Press Man
ufacturing Company of San Francisco
and I. A. Stubbs of Helena, Mont., an
officer of the Montana Fertilizing
Company.
Contracts have been made with
practically all of the local canneries
for their offal, which will be manufac
tured into fish meal, used for feed for
cattle and poultry, and fish oil, for
soaps, paints and medical purposes.
A temporary location has been se
cured on the city dock, where the
Finkelstein & Sapiro warehouse will
be used. The machinery already has
been ordered and will be installed at
a cost of approximately $40,000, and
it is claimed that the offal is not at
tended by the generation of offensive
odors.
WEEK SET APART FOR
RECRUITING FOR ARMY
AND NAVY OF NATION
OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. 18 (by As
sociated Press).—Governor Hart has
declared the week beginning Feb. 22
“army week,” to encourage recruiting
for the army and navy, and wiW en
courage other states to do likewise.
WELL-KNOWN PUBLICITY
MAN DIES AT CAPITAL
SEATTLE, Feb. 18 (by Associated
Press).—Will F. Thomas, who was
chief of the publicity bureau of the
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition in
this city some years ago, died in
Washington, D. C., on February 10, it
has been learned here.
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CAPT. FERGUSON
PASSES AWAY IN
SAN FRANCISCO
SEATTLE, Feb. 18 (by Associated
Press).—Captain Walter H. Ferguson,
a veteran Puget sound and Alaska
navigator, and formerly commissioner
at Council City and Chitina, Alaska,
died in San Francisco on February 11,
according to advices just received
here.
RAILROADERS AND
FARMERS THREATEN
TO LEAVE ALLIANCE
SEATTLE, Feb. 18 (by Associated
Press).—The Triple Alliance last
night adjourned until today without
effecting an election of officers. Cer
tain delegates asserted that a com
plete withdrawal of the farmer and
railroad groups is threatened. They
are said to be planning an alliance
with the Non-Partisan League.
BILLS ORDERED PAID
At a meeting of the town council of
Cordova, held February 16, 1920, the ;
following bills were ordered paid:
William Tiernan .$40.00
Finkelstein & Sapiro. 6.50
J. H. Kiest . 10.00
Alaska Transfer Company. 39.75
Blum-O’Neill Company . 11.05
Cordova Mill & Lumber Co. 23.01
Cordova Machine Works. 12.41
ST. GEORGE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Ash Wednesday service Wednes
day, February 18. Penitential office
and holy communion at 11 a. m. Fri
day evening, 7:30, Litany and instruc
tion of candidates for confirmation.
REV. E. P. ZIEGLER, .
Priest in Charge.
Fresh Ever-Ready Flashlight Bat
teries, all sizes. Blum-O’Neill Co. 3-tf
Delicious mince pie at the City
Bakery. 13-tf
Job printing at Daily Times office. "
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When your WINCHESTER is all that stands between you
and big game, then you know the tingle of real sport.
And you can bank on it that your Winchester will never fail you.
Dependability is built into every one, just as sure fire is a dead certainty
with Winchester ammunition. This is true because every gun leaving
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Shotguns and .22 Caliber Rifles.
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able for every kind of light rifle shooting.
We have the guns and ammunition for any kind of shooting in which you
are interested. Drop in today and look them over.
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