SHORT STORIES
ABOUT ALASKA
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Miss Wanda Nolan, assistant cash
ier of the Bank of Alaska left Anchor
age recently for a six weeks vacation
in the states.
James Thornton, of Granite City,
111., is missing and is believed to be
somewhere in Alaska. Any Informa
tion should be sent to Cora Thornton,
2328 West 23rd street. Granite City,
Illinois.
Mettheas Harms, a pioneer miner
and prospector of the Klondike camp
died suddenly nzx Eldorado creek re
cently. He sat down on a chair to talk;
to his wife who was baking and ex
pired immediately.
Anglos Karaicon, who is working
on the government railroad near Ne
nana suffered t a badly shattered leg
last wedk by being struck by a falling
bowlder. The injured man was work
ing on a rock contract.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed in the office of the territorial
secretary by the South Alaska Fish
Company, the amount of capital being
$30,000. The head office of the new
concern is in Seattle.
John W. Arctander, for many years
a resident of Alaska, died recently
in Seattle, at the age of 78 years. The
deceased resided in Ketchikan and
Metlakahtla, where he gathered ma
terial for a book on the work of
Father Duncan. At on« time he rank
ed as a lawyer of great ability and
was also a man of letters.
Whitehorse citizens recently held
a mass meeting to devise ways and
means for fighting the hordes of mos
quitoes which make life a burden in
an otherwise happy town during the
summer months. Last year $63 were
expended in fighting the winged pests
but this year several hundred gallons
of crude-oil will be poured in the pot
holes and ponds.
Dr. Carothers was last week re
strained from practicing medicine in
Petersburg until September when the
territorial health board meets and he
can take the territorial examination.
It is claimed that only one permit to
a town can be granted to physicians j
coining into the territory. Dr. Caroth
ers later went to Kake where he will
practice for the summer.
The Hibbard Swenson Company’s
56 foot power boat Kolyma sailed
from Seattle last week and will be
used on the Kolyma river this season.
A new cannery company under the
name of the Pavloff Harbor Canning
Company has been organized ai, Se
attle to take over the Freshwater Bay
cannery which was sold under fore
closure proceedings late in April.
The plant will be operated on a very
small scale the coming summer.
The school board of Petersburg re
signed in a body recently when a dis
pute occurred over a couple of school
teachers. The board held five sessions,
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and finally decided to let both teach
ers go. but patrons of the schools
immediately circulated a petition re
questing that one of the teachers be
retained. The entire school board re
signed and now the citizens of the
town are circulating a petition asking
them to re-consider.
The McMillan Company, publishers
are preparing a new school geography
which will be a radical departure
from the old school books which de
picted Alaskans driving reindeers and
living off polar bears and seals. Much
of the responsibility for a wrong im
pression of Alaska has been received
from old text books and it is intend
ed to revise these showing the many
advantages of the North and its pos
sibilities. Photographs of mining and
farming and fishing are wanted by
the publishers
A man has a fight and maybe gets
a black eye and goes right on about
his business. But a nation has a fight
and gives the other fellow two black
eyes and doesn’t get over it for a
hundred years.
Having money is important but not
as important as having sense, yet a
lot of tired men and women would be
willing to trade some of their sense
for a little of other people’s money.
Your eyes fitted. Compound and
stigmatic lenses replaced. See Os
borne.
Congoleuin is the Floor Covering
and our stock is complete. Northwest
ern Hardware Co. 5-6t
New and Second-hand Un-called-for
Suits for sale at Peyaer’s Tailor Shop.
Ask for quality bread, the City
Bakery’s famous Cream Loaf
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And other flowers is reproduced exactly in
our Perfumes, Toilet Waters, Soaps and other
Toilet Requisites.
It is the essence of refinement to use such
articles in the toilet.
Call and inspect our stock and we are con
fident you will be impressed by the daintiness
of our assortment.
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“THE DRUG STORE OF ALASKA"
“SERVICE” Is our motto
STEAM HEAT ELECTRIC LIGHTS
< Iverland Hotel
MRS. J. W. KENNEDY
Chitina, Alaska
POOL TABLE IN CONNECTION
BSST BRANDS OF CIGARS KEPT
FRESH FROM OUTSIDE
Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton and Poultry
Wholesale and Retail
All Orders Given Prompt Attention
northern meat market
TIMES ADS FOR SURE RESULTS
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Alaska
Steamship Company
Regular Sailings Between Seattle,
Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova, Valdez,
Ellamar, Liscum, Latouche, Seward.
FROM SEATTLE— SAILS SOUTH—
JUNE 3. ALASKA .JUNE 11
JUNE 10. ALAMEDA .JUNE 20
JUNE 17. NORTHWESTERN.JUNE 26
JUNE 24. ALASKA .JULY 3
Frequent sailings of freighters carrying explosives.
This schedule subject to change without notice. 1
F. B. TRACY, Agent #
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Alaska—Washington—California ALASKA ROUTE
8afety Courtesy Service Speed
OFFICE EMPRESS BUILDING
WEST BOUND SOUTH BOUND
LEAVE CORDOVA LEAVE CORDOVA
WATSON, June 16 EVANS, June 11
Watson cails at Kodiak. ' "
L. A. COUNTS. AGENT Res. Lathrop Apts.
Phone 132—2
i ITATfirn nri\T T/Vri AIT on New Woolens. Order
ANOTHEk IDUCTION
tions, which will save you
$5 to $20 on a suit. We have the only real Cleaning Plant in the town
where your clothes are renovated. Hats cleaned and blocked. *
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Trains leave Cordova for Chitina Monday and Thursday.
Trains leave Chitina for Kennecott Tuesday and Friday.
Trains leave Kennecott for Chitina Sunday and Thursday
Dining* Car in Connection with all Regular
Passenger Trains between Cordova and Chitina.
Freight received and delivered at Cordova
Wharf from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m., except Sundays
Tickets on sale at Second Street Depot office
one hour before departure of trains.
CALEB CORSER, Superintendent
MARK ALLEN, Ticket Agent
THE NORTHERN CLUB
FRED HAEF, PROP. 4
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POOL, CARDS, TOBACCO
Soft Drinks of All Kinds
The Popular Corner
PHONE 47 CORDOVA, ALASKA
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FRED M. SCHAUPP
SANITARY PLUMBING
Steam-Fitting, Marine Pipe and Tank Work
Sheet Metal Work
SECOND STREET, NEXT DOOR TO FEDERAL JAIL
PHONE 72
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CITY BAKERY LUNCH ROOM
Special Carefully-Prepared Lunch served from 11:30 a. m. Our Fine
French Rolls with every meal
Big Variety of Pastries and Cakes, Always Fresh
Sanitary Machinery of Latest Model. Patent Brick Oven. Best Ma
terials used by Expert Workim « irortucing our Famous Cream Loaf
Best Coffee in Town
French Bread Rye Bread