BANKING ACCOUNTS
With Our Many Departments we are able to Serve You in Any Banking Capacity
Commercial Department Foreign Department ■ Savings Department
Travelers Checks for Sale Safe Deposit Boxes
United States Depositary for Postal Savings Funds 1
TERRITORIAL DEPOSITARY CITY DEPOSITARY I
WE INVITE THE ACCOUNTS OF INDIVIDUALS, FIRMS OR CORPORATIONS
THE FIRST BANK OF CORDOVA
SECURITY SERVICE SATISFACTION
Xmas Suggestions
WATCHES—The Best in the Market
Howard, Hamilton, Waltham
and Elgin
A Fine Line of Bracelet Watches, Cut
Glass, Sterling Silver, Ivory
and Nngget Jewelry f
JEWELRY MADE TO ORDER
Osborne Bros.
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Carter & Bogart
PAINTERS AND PAPERHAN iERS
Estimates Furnished. Phone 75
An Up-to-date Line of Wallpaper and Glass.
SIGN WRITING
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EXPLOSIVES TO BE
MUTED UK
With the appointment of D. C. Sar-^
gent, of Cordova, as federal inspect-j
or of explosives in Alaska, all deal
ers and other persons handling ex
plosives must now secure permits
or licenses. These may be secured
from all municipalities or United
States officers, under the direction of
the bureau of mines, or its agents.
Section 5 of the law includes the
following: “That the superintendent,
foreman, or other duly authorized em
ploye, at a mine, quarry, or other
work, may, when licensed to do so,
sell, or issue, to any workmen under
him. such an amount of explosives,
or ingredients, as may be required by
•hat workman in the performance of
his duties, and the workman may pur
chase or accept the explosives or in
gredients, so sold or issued, but the
person so selling or issuing the same
shall see that any unused explosives
are taken by the workmen to any
points not necessary to the carrying
on of his duties.”
Every person having a license
must furnish information which any
officer at any time may require re
garding explosives in his possession.
The director of the bureau of mines
is authorized to issue licenses as fol
lows:
(a) Manufacturer’s license. au
thorizing the manufacture, possess
ion, and sale of explosives and in
gredients.
(b) Vendor’s license, authorizing!
the purchase, possession, and sale of
explosives or ingredients.
(c) Purchaser’s license, authoriz
ing the purchase and possession of
eyplosives and ingredieuts.
(d) Foreman's license, authorizing
the purchase and possession of explo
sives and ingredients, and the sale
and issuance of explosives and in
gredients to workmen.
(e) Exporter’s license, authoriz
ing the licensee to export explosives,
but no such license shall authorize
exportation in violation of any pro
clamation of the President issued un
der any act of congress.
(f) Importer's license, authorizing
the licensee to import explosives.
(g) Analyst's, educator's invent
or’s, and investigator's licenses au
thorizing the purchase, manufacture,
possession, testing, and disposal of
explosives and ingredients.
Section 13 says: "That the Presi
dent, by and with the advice and
consent of the senate, may appoint
in each State and in Alaska an ex
plosives inspector, whose duty it shall
be, under the direction of the direc
tor of the bureau of mines, to see'
that this act is faithfully executed
and observed. Each inspector shall
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receive a salary of $2,400 per annum.
He may at any time be detailed for
service by said director in the Dis
trict of Columbia or in any state, ter
ritory, or dependency of the Unite!
States. All additional employees re
quired in carrying out the provisions
of this act shall be appointed by the
director of the bureau of mines, gitl
ject to the approval of the secretary
of the interior."
Section 20 says: "That the director
of the bureau of mines is hereby au-'
thorized to investigate all explosions
and fires which may occur in mines,
quarries, factories, warehouses, maga
zines, houses, cars, boats, convey
ances, and all places in which ex
plosives or the ingredients thereof
are manufactured, transported, stored,
or used, and shall, in his desocretion,
report his findings, in such manner
as he may deem fit. to the proper
federal or state authorities, to the
end that If such explosion has been
brought about by a wilful act the per
son or persons causing such act may
be proceeded against and brought to
justice; or, if said explosion has been
brought about by accidental means,
that precautions may be taken to pre
vent similar accidents from occur
ring."
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NOTICE!
Good; first class piano for sale.
Apply Room 1, Adams building.
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New gloves, kid, silk and wool at
Dougherty's.
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NOTICE!
I have turned over my local fish
business to the Northern Meat Market
and they will take care of and fill all
orders for Cordova and the Copper
River valley.
GU3 OHM.
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Delicious Mince Pie Fresh every
Noon at the City Bakery.
Complete line of new silk hoisery
at Dougherty's.
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Your eyes fitted. Compound and
astigmatic lenses replaced. See Os
borne.
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Complete new Christmas stock at
Dougherty’s.
Seattle Cordova Anchorage
20 Years Experience Catering to the Wants of Alaskans
DOUGHERTY’S
OUR XUS GOODS HAVE ARRIVED
Just received a complete stock of Xmas
Goods which was personally selected by our Mrs. J. C.
Dougherty on her recent eastern trip especially for
this store.
It Will Pay You to Look Over Our Stock
WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY
The Newest in Staple ant Fancy Silk Hosiery.
New Waists, Collars and Jabots.
New Gloves in Kid, Silk and Wool.
New Kimonas and Negligees, up to the instant in Style.
For Christmas Shoppers we are adequately prepared
showing a line of novelties similar to the great Eastern Stores!
Our Line of Shoes is Complete. All Styles and Sizes. The price of
them will surprise you. Complete line of FURS, Fox, Ermine, Mole,
Seal, Coney. Come in and Look us over. You’ll make this store
your Christmas Shopping Headquarters.
DOUGHERTY’S
Michelson & Currier Bldg. C St. near Marshal’s Office I
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