Empress Theatre
HEAST PATHE NEWS
i Latest news from the Front. Australians and Alpine Chasseurs regi
merits on parade in New York.
WM. S. HART
in the 5-Act Exciting Picture
“TRUTHFUL TOLLIVER”
iiart certainly goes some in this picture, as it is all action from tin* he
ginning it is reckoned his most daring picture.
Mrs. Jack Sapiro at the Piano
TONIGHT at 8 Sharp. Admission 30c and 10c
jgg LINDIG’S GRILL j§|
FIRST CLASS IN EVERY RESPECT
The Best of Everything to Eat Served in the
Most Attractive Manner
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
Steaks, Chops and All Meats Cooked as They Should Be.
All Fruits and Vegetables on the Market
Mecca }
ROOMING HOUSE \
S Over Lindig’s Grill t
L4 PHONE 173 t
Be Ready for the First of Septem
ber with a
GOOD SHOTGUN
& We have pumps and automatics in Remington and Winchester
makes. Stevens single and double barrel shotguns
| $9.00 to $25.00
See our splendid line of weatherproof hunting apparel, deccys,
;§ gun cases, duck calls, flash lights, match boxes, and all the extras
that are so necessary to a successful hunting trip.
USE SELBY BLACK SHELLS AND
GET MORE DUCKS
They have the strongest, quickest primer. They will not bulge
nor swell when damp. Veteran duck hunters are all using them.—
There’s a reason.
FRESH WINCHESTER AND U. M. C. SHELLS
IN ALL SHOT SIZES.
Buy your shells by the case from us and save money.
The Blum, O’Neill Co.
Hardware Phone 48 Grocery Phone 6
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CANNON WRITES
IF FIFE THEY
Patrick ('annnn. who formerly con
ducted the Northwest soda works,
t ,i nd •* l.e is now a member of Coin puny
I). Thirty-first engineers regiment,
\met it-an expeditionary forces in
I iance, has written a lengthy per
soiml letter to John Muller, from
; v Inch the lolloping excerpts of gen
eia 1 interest arc taken
I
• \\ e are getting a< <n<tomed to the
country and customs of the people'
over hen*, hut the- language is the*
great stumbling block Hut we will
probably learn even to ^peak the lan
guage- if we stay here long enough,
just as we* have harned to solve a lot
<>i other seemingly impossible prob
| Jems since joining the- army.
“Our camp is close to a large town,
where' we may still onjov many of the
pleasures of France in clays of peace,
| among other things being sparkling
I champagne* and the* smiles of beauti
ful women. We went to town on July
14 and helped France and the French
celebrate the fall of the Hastllle. We
enjoyed ourselves thoroughly and will
remember the occasion for many
years.
“Among the* points of interest to
tin- American are the old houses and
castles which dot th- country. I
went through one- of these dingy old
place's last Sunday The guide in
formed us that the1 building "as
started in the* eighth century and fin
ished one thousand years later. The
, church in the* village close* to camp is
said to have* be-en erected in the
j eleventh century, and is still in a
I very good state e>f preservation.
“Write* whenever you have an op
portunity We like tei h- ar from the
' old friends, and letters from home
! he*!p cheer us through our dull mo
ments and make* lite- really worth liv
j ing.”
j HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL
AND PERSONAL INTEREST
An Admiral boat is duo from the
vest ward tomorrow.
An Alaska Steamship Company pas
! senger ship will be here tomorrow'
j from Seattle.
Sergeant <>. A. (Ilaeser, who is sta
! tinned at Kuskuluna. rame to town on '
! vesterda v s t ram.
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!’raetically all of the business houses
j and offiees will be rinsed on Monday,
j it being a legal holiday.
Yesterday’s train was delayed tour
! or live hours on anomil of a wash
out on the railroad at Mile
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j Ke\. A (i. Shriver and family have
! returned from a week’s trip to c amps
along the- (‘upper River railway
Sam Shin Klin returned on yester
day's train irom a business trip to
Chisuna, and will go to the States
next week.
Dr. W. \V Couneil was called to
Dan creek to attend to the injuries ol
two miners who were hurt in an ex
plosion on Howard Birch's claims.
Collector of Customs Hugh did not
return to his headquarters at Juneau,
as planned, but will leave on the
steamship Alaska tor the- westward.
Mrs. Theodore Johnson and daugh
ters, Misses Dorothy and Ruth, of
Fairbanks, were Cordova arrivals on
yesterday's train, en route for the
States.
John A. Christensen was an outgo
ing passenger on the last boat tor
Anacortes, Wash . where he expects
to remain for a time, and then join
the* navy.
J. F Davidson, traveling freight
and passenger agent for the Alaska
Steamship Company, has remained
over in Cordova to attend to some
business matters.
Contractor George M. Nelson and
Manager Charles D. Davis of the
Alaska Anthracite railway returned
to Katalla today, after having spent
the week here on business,
A. S. Foster, superintendent of the
Lighthouse Canning Company, will
j leave on the next boat for Valdez,
j where he will visit his father, who
! is in charge of the cannery there.
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Henry A Slater. Republican candi
date for the legislature, will be a pas
seltger for the westward on the steam
ship Maska, and look after his po
litical fences at Valdez. Seward and
Anchorage.
Captain A. K. Lathrop will intro
duce an innovation in connection with
his new Kntpress theater building
that can be found in no other Alas
kan town It is a sidewalk of glass
in a steel frame, which rests on a
concrete base.
The committees in charge of the
Red Cross war chest drive met at.
tin Northland Club this afternoon and
decided to begin the canvass for sub
scriptions on Tuesday next. Contri
butions of from 50 cents up per month
will be solicited, with a pledge for a
year, three months of which is to be
paid in advan e.
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The launch nolle will leave tonight
for Valdez and the following persons
have made reservations in order to
visit the boys at Fort Liscum: 1’ L.
Simpson and wife, Mrs. Grace Rich
mond, Mrs. Dunham. G A Harmon,
Charles Johnson, Fred Olson, Sergt.
Hamilton. Art I.afferty and Raymond
Hoyt.
The Coper Hirer flats is the mecea
for all hunters, as the duck season
opens tomorrow. A number of local
sportsmen will leave tonight for the
big Ark, to remain over Sunday and
Monday. Among the party "ill be
Dr. C. U Hale. Jack Sapiro, I)r C. 11
Daggett. K. V. Moyle, C. It. Myers,
George Mosaer, Chester Mellixon. Fred
Frcderickson and C. \V. Inglefritz.
fish quotations
KETCHIKAN, Aug. 31.—Yeeter
' day's fish prices were: Halibut, firsts,
10c; seconds, 8c; sableflsh, 4c; red
rock, 2c.
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Use the classified ad column of the
Times If you want results
HUNTING SEASON ]
Will Soon Be Here—Prepare Now for the
Opening of the Duck Season.
We Carry a Full Line of
Guns and Ammunition
Winchester and Remington
Shotguns
Winchester and Arrow Shells
Decoys
Hunters Coats and Vests
Boat Supplies
Complete Line of Luncheon
Goods
MAKE OUR STORE YOUR HEADQUARTERS
DURING THE HUNTING SEASON
F1NKELSTEIN & SAPIRO j
Phones: Grocery 21, Office 74
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IN NEW LOCATION
KEIST FURNITURE COMPANY
has moved into the building next to Alaska Steamship
Company’s office
NEW AND SECOND HAND
-^FURNITURE
Pay Highest Price for Used Furniture
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ARE YOU GOING OUT THIS FALL?
Visit San Francisco and Stop with
Mark C. Thompson
at his new hotel in the heart of tin* city between
I'owell and Mason Streets.
The Dale-Tallac Hotel
140 ELLIS STREET
Special Rates and Headquarters for Alaskans.
AIRIS
CHEAPER
THAN COAL
“I X L” HEATERS burn
less coal and more air than
other heaters.
“I X Ls” are the original
Hot Blasts.
Buy your “I X L’ ’before
the cold days begin.
Yours truly,
CORDOVA’S
STOVEMAN
AGENT.
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Northwestern Hardware Co.
The Only Exclusive Hardware Store in Cordova
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