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Walter Dempsey book passage on
the steamship Alaska for Seattle.
C. M. John of Valdez was an arrival
in town on yesterday’s boat.
Municipal taxes become delinquent
after today, with a 5 per cent penalty.
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The freighter Latouche is still in
port, but leaves tonight for Ellamar
and Latouche.
J. V. Carter and wife left on to
day’s boat for Seattle, where they will
likely remain.
Everyman’s Literary Club meets to
night, and all members are expected
to be present.
C. T. Beach is again about the forest
office after a week’s absence on ac
count of illness.
Mrs. W. J. Feaster of Chitina was
among those leaving on the steamship
Alaska for Seattle.
• Alfred Guio won last night’s pool
game from Jerry Perry, the score be
ing 100 to 84 points.
C. J. Holmes and wife and George
Moody and wife were among the out
gonig passengers today.
W. R. Taylor and J. L». Finke of
Kantishna were among the passengers
on the Alaska for the States.
W. N. Shaw, J. T. Ronan and James
Dolan of Nenana were in town yes
terday en route to the States.
H. K. Ward, engineer in charge of
the government railrorad at Nenana,
3eft on the Alaska for the States.
The freighter Ketchikan left at
noon today for Latouche, where a full
load of copper ore will be taken.
William Crooker defeated W. L.
Fursman in the Horseshoe billiard
tournament by the score of 96 to 63.
Mrs. B. Campbell and Mrs. H. M
Nelson of Fairbanks arrived here on
Saturday’s train and left today for Se
attle.
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Griff Ellis was an outgoing passen
ger today, and when he returns to
Cordova he will be accompanied by a
bride.
Dr. W. H. Chase, who has been un
der the weather for the past few
weeks, went to the Cordova general
hospital yesterday.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for the Eagles’ carnival on
Wednesday night, and you can’t af
j ford to miss this big event.
W. J. McDonald of the United
States forest service and his wife are
expected to return to Cordova on the
boat leaving Seattle tomorrow.
George A. Greenlee left today for
Juneau, where he will spend a couple
of weeks setting up the newspaper
plant for the new Alaska Daily Cap
ital.
Mrs. J. C. Funk -left today for the
States to undergo an operation for
throat trouble. After visiting the
Texas oil fields she expects to return
to Cordova.
The government launch Donaldson
returned to Valdez, taking back the
body of Private Zachlinsky, who was
shot in self-defense by Operator Ken
nedy at the Donnelly signal corps sta
tion.
D. C. Crowley, prominent merchant
of Nome, was in town yesterday. He
came out with a team of eight dogs
and boarded the steamship Alaska at
Seward. He is on a business trip to
the States.
R. M. Overbeck of the United States
Geological Survey, who was in the
Broad Pass region last summer, has
been granted a furlough from the sur
vey and has gone an expedition to
Bolivia for the examination of tin,
C. H. Packard, the well-known
newspaper man and a leader in the
labor movement in Alaska, has re
signed his position as city editor of
the Hoquiam Washingtonian and con
templates returning to Alaska early
fin the spring.
Mrs. Helen Bell left on the steam
ship Alaska for- Ketchikan, where she
will spend ten days looking after her
store there and then proceed to New
York to make her purchase of spring
goods, having secured the exclusive •
agency for several new lines of goods. •
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John Elmer Headstrom, the six-year- *
old ^on of Mr. and Mrs. John Head- 2
strom of Oldtown, was operated upon •
for appendicitis late Friday night by 2
Dr. Schwartz, assisted by Drs. W. 2
D’Arcy Chace and W. H. Chase. The •
little fellow at the last report was 2
showing considerable improvement. ;
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Herman Gentsch came over from J
Anchorage yesterday to accept a posi- 2
tion with the Cordova Drug Company. •
Mr. Gentsch has been affiliated with •
Anchorage interests for several years, 2
having been in business for himself •
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and later associated with the Loussac 5
drug store. •
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Mr. and Mrs John F. Coffee of An- •
chorage spent yesterday with Cordova •
friends. They are on their way to the 2
States, but will stop off at Juneau and •
Hyder. Mr. Coffee was townsite man- 2
ager at Anchorage, and also editor of Z
the Railroad Record. •
There has been an abundant run of
herring in the bay during the past
week, and many people have congre- •$
gated on the dock with all sorts of 21;
nets to secure a few of these tooth- 22
some fish. At certain stages of the
tide they can be secured without dif- *•:
ficulty with any sort of a fin-mesh ;i|
dip net. 2 :■
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Mr. and Mrs. Meyer Blum left Se- #5
attle last week for a visit to Mr.
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Blum’s old home in Dettweiler, Al- • $
sace, France. They will be gone until Jj:
about May 1. Mr. Blum has not vis
ited his birthplace for many years,
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owing to business duties, and will •:
greatly enjoy the trip. 2?
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In “The Winning of Beatrice” the •?
charming star, May Allison, has ex- • ;
actly the sort of role suitable to her 2:
delightful personality. The story is
an interesting one. The picture will 2:
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be jhown at, the Empress theater this 2 •
evening, together with a late Pathe •:
News and the comedy, “Mary’s Merry: *:
Mix-Up.” ' 2:
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Dr. and Mrs. R. R. Myers of Nenana •:
and Fairbanks arrived in town on Sat- •;
urday’s train and left this morning 2;
for Ketchikan, where they will spend •:
a few days and then proceed to the •
Texas oil fields. Just where they will 2
locate has not been definitely deter- •
mined, but the probabilitis are that 2
they will come back to Alaska in tjie •
spring and may decide to make Cor- ^
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idova their future home. Dr. Myers
and his charming wife have a host of
friends throughout the territory, and
we would be glad to welcome them
to Cordova.
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The steamship Alaska sailed south
this morning with the, following pas
sengers from Cordova: Mrs. M. J.
Eruhart, C. J. Holmes and wife, J. V.
Carter and wife, R. A. Davis, Griff
Ellis, George Moody and wife, J. K.
Bryson, Walter Dempster, C. L. Wolf,
W. E. Reilly, J. Willis, H. B. Arakoff,
H. K. Ward, F. Spangler, Mrs. J. C.
Funk, Mrs. H. M. Nelson, Mrs. B.
Campbell, S. M. Armstrong, Mrs. W.
J. Feaster, Mrs. Rose Oberg, for Se
attle; Dr. R. R. Myers and wife, Dixie
Fowler and Mrs. Helen Bell, for
Ketchikan; G. A. Greenlee, for Ju
neau.
MOTHER IS KILLED i
ON WAY TO CEMETERY
TO DAUGHTER’S BURIAL
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 9 (by As
sociated Press).—Mrs. Melvina Clark
was instantly killed yesterday when
an automobile in which she was riding
to the cemetery to her daughter’s
funeral collided with another machine.
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC
ON THE WANE IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Feb. 9 (by Associated
Press).—One hundred and sixty-seven
new cases of influenza were reported
during the past twenty-four hours.
This is the first time the number of
new cases has been below the 200
mark since the epidemic started.
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MASONIC MEETING
There will be a meeting of Mount
McKinley Lodge No. 183, F. & A. M.,
on Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock.
Stated communication. Second degree.
J. H. SELLEN, W. M.
W. E. BROWN, Secretary.
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