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Village Gossip
By MARY BAEN WRIGHT
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“I am the state,” announced Louis
XIV. “Me und Gott” was the slogan
of the kaiser. Either of these utter
ances of the super-autocrats of his
^ tory might justifiably be adopted by an
American, a man prominent for years j
pastern Alaska annals—the captain of.
the United States revenue cutter
Bear. This famous craft, which for,
mpre than forty years has bucked the
* ice of the polar seas, at the very top
of the world, is the one link connect
ing the farthest north of North Am erf
ica with civilization. To the few Es-.
kimos who inhabit that desolate ref
gipn the master of the Bear is al
mighty. He is law; he is govern*,
ment; he is civilization.
One of the minor duties of this poten
tate is the bestowal of names. The'
/a^kimos are childishly eager to own
real, civilized, white-men's names.
During the last visit of the Bear to
Icy cape, in an unsuccessful attempt
to reach Point Barrow, a young Es
kimo girl, in parka and mukluks,
climbed on board, with discontent
written all over her round, fat face.
She was much dissatisfied with her
name, “Ki-puk”—meaning “big fish”—
and had come to beg the captain for
another. Imagine, then, the skipper,
^whose stock of names was almost ex
hausted, running his hands through his
hair and otherwise registering per
plexity. Suddenly he exclaimed.
“Eureka, California! I have it!” or
words to that effect. “You are Big
Fish no longer,” he announced. “Your
name is Genevieve.” Then he taught
the girl to spell and write her new
nam#, whereupon she waddled off,
proud and happy, repeating, for fear
she would forget it, “G-e-n-e-v-i-e-v-e.”
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“Camouflage” was the keynote at
the Northland Club’s dance Tuesday
night, and things were not what they
seemed. A most formidable super
dreadnaught, for instance, turned out
to be our mild and peaceful fellow
townsman, “Bill” Nye; a beautiful
California poppy was really Mrs. Ca
leb Corser; and a snow-bank, so real
istic that it sent a chill through all
who looked at it, Anally stood revealed
«s Dr. W. D’Arcy Chace, in complete
Palm Beach suit. The impressive
rjbes of a high priest of Something
or-other concealed Edward F. Medley,
Mrs George Harmon wore the garb of
an Indian maiden in a well-sustained
character, and Mrs. James L.
Galdl's black braids helped to
make her, for the time, into a
be-ringed and bandana-ed gypsy
queen—a real “seventh daughter of a
seventh daughter,” with X-ray eyes
which looked right through your past,
present and future. Lacking only a
banjo, J. V. Lydick was a capital
darky of ante-bellum days. Mrs. Furs
man and Mrs. Kelly Robinson ap
peared as Turkish girls, and Dr. Von
Zesch as a Spanish dancer. Roy De
Leo made a good sailor for Mr. Nye’s
battleship, while Mrs. DeLeo’s bru
nette beauty was set off by a yellow
tarletan costume with large picture
hat. About 11 o’clock the dancing
*?opped, and in the large front parlor
sandwiches, olives, cake and coffee
were served to the merry-makers,
who were: Mr. and Mrs. George Har
mon, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gaffney,
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Robinson, Rev.
and Mrs. E. P. Ziegler, Mr. and Mrs.
Caleb Corser, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Furs
man, Mr. and Mrs. Bartley Howard,
Mr. and Mrs. William Crooker, Mr.
and Mrs. Roy DeLeo, Mr. and Mrs. D.
*C. Fairman, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Auer; Mrs. Leach, Mrs. Lambert, Miss
Church, Miss Edelbrock, Miss Adams,
Miss Jarvis (of Seward); Messrs. W.
H. Caswell, A. J. Adams, Harry Atchi
son, H. E. Nye, Harry Steel, G. K
Betts, R. H. L. Noaks, Brady Howard
Tom. Scott, John Muller, Rex Swartz
W. D’Arcy Chace, L. A. Counts
Charles Rogers, Charles A. Derry. Ed
ward F. Medley and Homer Blyth (ol
Seward). Mrs. Fursman, Mrs. Galer
an* Mrs. Gaffney were the hostessef
for the evening.
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Miss Katharine Boyce entertained s
few friends at her home in the Lath
rop building Friday evening. Mis;
Margaret Foster, Miss Almira Me
Gowan, James Dennis, Frank Anger
man and Harry Porter were present
The young people enjoyed a pleasan
evening with games and refreshments
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Harry Thomas, formerly employee
*in the hardware department of the
Blum-O’Nelll store, is looking for i
house In Katalla, to which he ma;
more his family, which now Is livin?
in the Reception apartments. Mr,
Thomas will run the boat Swan to
and from Katalla during the spring
and summer.
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Mrs. Sam Laurie, who recently
moved to Cordova from McCarthy, is
quite sick.
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Sam Smith is unable to attend tc
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his work in the postoffice on account
of sickness.
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H. C. Davis of Anchorage, accom
; panied by his wife and daughter, was
on the Alamjeda. en route to Richmond
Cal., where he will work for the Stand
ard Oil Company. Mr. Davis formerly
was employed by the Alaskan engi
neering commission.
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William McGowan has been out ol
school for several days on account ol
sickness.
Dr. Homer Blyth of Seward was or
the Alameda, on his way to Seattle
For some time past Dr. Blyth has
been doing dental work at Latouche
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About a dozen employes of the Be
ring River Coal Company struck for e
14 per cent raise in wages last week
i and not getting it. came to Cordovc
Friday from Chilkat on the Pioneer
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The family of Charles Crawford ol
Valdez were on the Alameda, bourn'
for Seattle, where they will meet Mr
Crawford.
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Mrs. N. Jaffe and Mrs. E. A. Laugh
lin, both of Anchorage, were on tin
Alameda, en route , to Seattle.
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Mr. and Mrs. E. Densmore, whc
have a mine on Corliss island, neai
ValtJbz, went to Seattle on the Ala
meda.
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Clifford Phillips, who has been sicfc
for the past month, is able to sit uf
now.
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Word has been received here thal
Harry O’Neill, with his little son
Francis, whom he recently took to Se
medical treatment, will re
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turn on the boat leaving on the last
of the month. It is believed that the
child has a chance for recovery.
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I A. F. Erickson, employed in the
| mine at Latouche, came to Cordova
| on the Alameda to meet his wife, who
is coming out from Kennecott.
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j Mrs. Edward Haltness, who has
been very ill at the Cordova hospital,
was able to leave Thursday. She is
now at the Alaska hotel, and expects
to return shortly to her home at the
Eyak,River Packing Company’s plant.
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Thomas Garrison, a brother of Airs.
William Crooker, left for Katalla re
cently to work for the Chilkat Oil
Company. Mr. Garrison formerly was
with the aviation school at San Diego,
Cal.
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Mrs. E. W. Hughes, wife of the min
ister at Anchorage, went to Seattle on
the Alameda.
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Walter Stoesser and “Red” Holben
left yesterday for Katalla to stake
out oil claims.
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Mesdames Eames, Field, Galen,
Donohoe, Harwood, Harmon and Ly
dick were pleasantly entertained at
a bridge party Friday by Mrs. Bartley
Howard.
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Mr. and Mrs. L. Vernon Wilson of
Arizona arrived on the Alameda. They
are newcomers to Alaska. Mr. Wil
son will work as electrician for the
Alaska Public Utilities.
Dudley Allen, a traveling man of
Juneau, is at the Northern hotel. He
will leave for the westward on the
Alaska.
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Dr. W. W. Council will return on
the next sailing of the Alameda, after
; an absence Outside of several months,
during which he has been studying at
the famous Mayo institute at Roches
1 ter, Minn
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Robert Johnson, a member of the
Northwest mounted police, and for
merly of Dawson, Y. T., is here visit
ing his friend, Dr. W. D’Arcy Chace,
, until he leaves for the Interior on
! Monday’s train.
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Patrick Herold, a machinist from
Kennecott, came to town Friday to
l enjoy a two weeks’ vacation.
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Word has been received here from g
Roy Hegg, who left recently for Los |
Angeles, that he is delayed in a Se- ij:
attle hospital on account of serious !
trouble with his teeth. :j
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t,Mrs. Nathan Jeffe of Anchorage, $
who has many friends here, was on :•
the Alameda, en route to Seattle to •:
get a boy whom she has recently •:
adopted. She expects to remain Out- :•
side till April. Mrs. Jaffe formerly •:
lived in Fairbanks and Iditarod. j :j
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Frank Douglas, proprietor of the >
Alaskan Grill, is confined to his room !•
in the Alaskan hotel by an attack of •:
la grippe. ::
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Louis Laska went to Katalla yes- «:
terday on the Myrtle H. :•
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Will Clayson, who went Outside for :■
a vacation several weeks ago, writes \
that he is enjoying himself in Seattle, j:
and expects to leave soon for Portland. :■
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Mrs. Charles Foyston entertained •:
the Eight C Club at auction bridge S
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Tuesday evening. The following were f
present: Mr. and Mrs. Currier, Mr.
I and Mrs. Day, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
; Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Melli
: son, Mr. and Mrs. C. Murphy, Mr. and
| Mrs. Lester Koch, Mr. and Mrs. H. I.
Call, and Mr. and Mrs. Foyston. Mr.
and Mrs. Murphy won the prizes, Mrs.
Mellison being awarded the consola
tion prize.
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E. P. Harwood, who has been sick,
is able to be back at work at the
Horseshoe.
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F. E. McConaghy, superintendent of
the Pioneer Packing Company, is com
ing north on the Alaska, and is bring
l ing with him a crew to get things
in readiness for the season’s work.
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Once, and once only, did Alma Rob
inson, the mysterious woman who was
recently taken from Cordova to Morn
ingside hospital, speak of herself on
the way down. Seemingly realizing
j where she was going, she suddenly
| said, “I was in a lunatic asylum once.”
“How long did you stay?” she was
asked.
“Seven months,” she replied. “Ev
erybody was crazy in that place.”
| “What place was it?”
I “Cordova.”
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Best coffee in town served at tb«
City, Bakery. 13-ti
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The Cordova Jazz Orchestra will give away to its lady pa
trons durin gthe months of January, February and March $50 in £
gold in three prizes to the ladies guessing the amount of beans
in a glass jar. The conditions of the contest are as follows:
Each lady will have one guess for every attendance at eaeh £
dance during the three months. The prizes will be $25 for first
prize, $15 for second and $10 for third.
Ladles, come often and guess. £
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The O.-T.-O. Shop
Mrs. Grant Reed has taken over Mrs. J. C.
Funk’s stock of goods, which has been added
to her stock of goods recently removed from
her McCarthy store, and is now open for busi
ness at the Windsor Hotel
THOROUGHLY MODERN. NEAREST TO EVERYTHING
POPULAR PRICES
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Corner First Avenue and Pine Street
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goods from pins to pencils. The proof
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proof of the right prices on the goods at
this place is by coming in and finding
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