H. L. Morris, of Juneau, is spending
a couple of days in town.
Attorney F. H. Foster returned this
morning from a business trip to Val
dez.
The steamship Alaska is due from
Seattle tomorrow morning at 6:00
o’clock.
E. S. Hayes and wife returned on
today’s boat from a visit with Valdez
friends.
John A. Hazelet came over from
Latouche this morning, enroute to his
mining property in the interior.
The Ladies Guild of the Episcopal
Church will meet at the home of Mrs.
E. L. Harwood Wednesday afternoon
at'2:30 o’clock.
Mrs. Louise Hegg left on a launch
yesterday for Katalla where she will
spend a few days as the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Boyce.
The funeral of the late Charles
Strong will take place tomorrow after
noon at 3 o’clock from t^e undertak
ing parlor of H. B. Wolking & Co.
Captain Frank Cole is in receipt of
a letter from our former townsman,
Omar Patton, who is now located at
San Jose, Cal., and says that he has
fully recovered his health.
F. M. Kempfer, territorial repre
sentative for the Pathfinder, official
organ of the Pioneers of Alaska, ar
rived in town today and brought
over with him a Cordova issue of
that publication, which is well filled
with interesting reading matter and
half-tone illustrations.
The Cordova base ball team has ac
cepted the offer of Anchorage to go
there and play a series of three
games. Manager Council and his ag
gregation of players will leave here on
a. launch Thursday night for Seward,
taking the railroad from the latter
place to Anchorage. The first game
is scheduled for next Sunday.
Today at high noon there was a
happy wedding consummated on the
cannery tender Jean. The contract
ing parties were Harry J. Cawker
and Miss Gertrude P. Keiser, both
formerly of Aberdeen. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. C. L. Gelsing
er, in the presence of a few intimate
friends. The bridal couple are spend
ing their honeymoon at Humpback
with the former’s sisters, Mrs. C. E.
Richmond and Mrs. A1 Shiels. The
groom is chief engineer on the Jean
and both he and Mrs. Cawker have
many friends here, who extend con
gratulations.
FOREST FIRES
ARE RAGING
IN MONTANA
MISSOULA, Mont., Aug. 10 (2by As
sociated Press).—Eleven hundred fires
have been reported in the forests near
here, but only eight are unchecked.
Four hundred and eighty-five fires
have occurred in the last ten days,
but have been kept in bounds.
ADMIRAL EVANS LEFT
SEATTLE THIS MORNING
SEATTLE, Aug. 10 (by Associated
Press).—The steamer Admiral Evans
sailed for Alaska today with 86 pas
sengers. George L. Mousen and one
steerage were the Cordova passengers.
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FOR TOMMY THIBADEAU
The marshal’s office has received
an inquiry for Thomas Thibadeau ,a
French Canadian who formerly resid
ed in Dawson, and was supposed to
have gone on the Shushanna stam
pede. This man is wanted by the
Great West Life Insurance company
who hold a balance of some life in
surance under a policy on the life of
! Tbibadeau’s deceased brother.
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The store conducted by Mrs. R. E.
Hegg on First and C streets has
changed hands, and in the future will
be operated and managed by Patrick
Cannon, the new owner. Mr. Cannon
is no stranger to Cordova having
formerly been in business here under
the name of the Northwest Soda Co.
Mr. Cannon enlisted during the war
and spent considerable time in France
with his regiment. He is well known
to Cordovan’s and the new store be
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I ing assurred of his personal attention
! it will become one of Cordova’s popu
lar resorts for ice cream and soft
drinks. The general nature of the
store will lbe continued under the
new management with special atten
tion paid to Alaska views of which
the store undoubtedly has the finest
collection in Alaska. Hegg’s store is
one of the well known stores along
the northern coast, wdth its artisti
cally arranged interior and wicker
furniture, and its attractiveness has
long been the subject of favorable
comments from tourists and sojourn
ers in Cordova. Mr. Cannon will con
tinue the policy of making the store
up to date in every way, and it will
compare favorably writh stores in >the
states in cities of much greater pop
ulation than Cordova. Mr. Cannon
has the well wishes of a host of
friends in his new venture.
VIENNA, Aug. 10 (by Associated
Press).—If the present birth and death
rate continues, experts figure that Aus
tria will be depopulated by 50 per cent
in 50 years. In 1919 there were 15,070
more deaths than births, while the
number of marriages was far above
normal.
K. OF P. MEETING
Regular meeting tonight at 8:00
o’clock. Work in R. O. E. Full at
tendance is desired.
GEO. STEELE, K. R. S.
Cordova Jazz Orchestra Dance at
EAGLE HALL
Wednesday and Saturday Nights
Music by the RAGTIME TRIO
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