Empress Theatre
LAST TIME TONIGHT—8 P. M. SHARP
America’s Greatest Exponent
of the Smile—
“DOUG”
FAIRBANKS
In His Funniest Offering
Written by Himself
Down to
Earth
A Laugh Tonic Bubbling Over with Fairbanks’
Sunshine Philosophy.
BURTON HOLMES TRAVELOGUE
Tonight—One Show, at 8 p. m. Sharp. Admission 30c and 10c
HAPPENINGS OF EOGAL
AND PERSONAL INTEREST
('. 1’. Mitchell of Seattle is a Cor
dova visitor.
Luther I Johnson of Ketchikan is
spending a few days in Cordova.
The city council will meet in regu
lar semi monthly session tonight.
The Admiral Karra gut failed to take
the mail on its last south-bound trip.
Peter Sherman is again on duty at
the Northern meat market, after hav
ing spent a couple of months in the
States.
Kdwnrd Walsh, wife and daughter
have returned from a visit to the
States.
F. C. Diamond and wife were
among the arrivals on the steamship
Alaska.
F. Willey, representing the Ameri
can Can Company, is here for a few
days, and will leave on the next boat
for Drier Hay.
Miss Mattie Joslin has returned
from a visit Outside to accept her
former position as a teacher in the
local public schools.
Mrs. J. A. Colwell and Mrs. Millie
Russell of Seattle were passengers for
Cordova on the steamship Alaska,
and left for the Interior on yester
day's train.
T. B. McClelland was an arrival
from the States on the steamship
Alaska.
M. N Wilson and wife of Chitina
have returned home after a short
stay here.
W. R. lirehmer is spending a few
days at McCarthy with his son. Urnp
pint lirehmer.
.1 I’. Caskill. wife and son, J. I’, lias
I kill. .Ir, of Bos Aimcles, were arrivals
; on llic Iasi hoat
Miss .turn Midi u, S- :llle is a p
mi nival in i .nil a. and may d'
j ' sli In local!' Ilia i .
A!; .1 1: Proctor and dangle- :.
\i i Kdiih. a i e among iIn* touri ' • *
; t In* t eamship A laska.
"IIi.HIib" Mayes, a Democratic p»»!i
ri« i.111 from Valdez, greeted local poli
1 ti< ians between boats on Sunday.
_
Ole l*l\ estad was arrested
lating the dry law, and Commissioner |
.Medley lined him $ 1 An and cost.-.
Airs. .1. I) Al act 'online and Air liar
burn Keating were week-end guests of
Air. and Air- li. \. Crowell at Mile 7
Henry A. Slater and wife arc spend
ing a week or two on ,i trip to tin*
westward. They will \isit Valdez,
eSward and Anchorage
.Miss Klsie Ware hits i •turned from
her HUininer vacation ;n Cashmere,
Wash., to resume her position as
principal of the schools t Kennecott.
Sidney Jacobson of Juneau, who
represents half a dozen large whole
sale firms in the States, pent Si inlay
in town on his way to the westward.
Harry I O'Neill toda\ had a tele
gram from his brother, Francis
O'Neill, stating that he ould shortly
leave Camp Fremont for service in
France
Will Clavson. who sp m the past
couple of months in Southeastern
Alaska and in Pacific coast states,
was a returning passenger on the
Alaska.
_Jig,. _ . L .
I). Finley and wife of Fairbanks
wore arrivals in Cordova on this aft
ernoon's train.
I’ .1 l.yn<h has returned to .hi
nean, havtny spent several days here
on business.
An Alaska Steamship Company
boat is scheduled to leave Seattle to
morrow for t 'ordova.
<). J. I.arson was today found not
j.uiitv. in flic commissioner's court,
oi violating the dry law.
I. J, White, who i- in chary,,
! I" VI isi i pnb! i ;t . tint w to
town lor a short time on Sunday *.hih*
on route from tIn tv.aid to Ju
neau.
Harry Tltlsted has returned trout a
1 • '1 ■ ' 11 ip t i I lie States, ha .
iny met his brother at Seattle and ac
companied him hack to his horn,, in
Montana.
tieorge T Marrett, Jr,, h it o.
ol tin- la t boats for tin- State. where
In will . it 1 i t (n the army. I|c has
a brother i.i the navy, and wants to
do his hit also.
Mt and Mr Thomas .1 imnohoc
ami lit11,, datiyhier littth vi ited with
Cordova friends on Sunday. They are
rettiniitiy to Valdez from an cxt**nded
trip to Southern California.
.Miss Emma Kcover, .Miss Sophie
Sjoberg ami .Miss Margaret Kollien
son, throe new members of the public
school teaching stair, were arrivals
from the States on Sunday's boat
On Saturday evening E. Nick Ison
paid the government a fine of $lno,
which, together with the costs, was
itssessed against him by Judge Med
ley tor a violation of tht; dry law,
Ivan Hyland, grand potentate; ('apt.
Thompson and T. o MeEaughlin of
Nile Temple, Seattle, were here on
Saturday night, en route to Anchor
age. where they will Install a Shrine
t lass.
Mrs. A. J. Adams returned on Suit
day afternoon from a pleustn trip to
Seward and Anchorage, having ac
companied Professor and Mrs. Dunn
to the westward on their Christian
S fence lecture tour.
"Down to Earth," played by Doug
las Fairbanks, will be given for the
last time at the Empress theater this
evening at K sharp. Tomorrow Con
statue Talntndge in "Betsy's Bur
glar" will he presented.
The naval patrol boat Explorer is
in port, and the members of the crew
tendered a complimentary dunce to
their Cordova friends tit Hogg's hall
last night, which was well attended.
\ pleasant time was enjoyed.
The lie 1 Id in g two floors befit . the
Modern laundry has been thoroughly
ti novated and tilted up in first class
style ns the Frisco restaurant, which
will opes tomorrow morning und“r
the proprietorship of C.us Oozakas.
Mrs. Sam Weiss of Chatanika ar
rived from the Interior on her way io
Los \ngeles to visit friends and rela
tives She has been one of the intio
inj? spirits in the war work being done
on the creeks in the Tanana valley.
Seven hundred Russian guns have
been received at the governor’s of
fice for the Alaska Home (luards, and
as the local company has in a requi
sition for IL’a of these ritles, they are
expected to reach here on the next
boat.
Hr. H. C. Martin has returned from
a trip to Fairbanks, investigating
mining conditions there as the bead
of the tjeological Survey He went
to the westward and will later return
to Cordova and visit the Bering rivet
coal fields.
K. B Bard ami <! B Burbank of
New York ami 11. W. IfuBois, consult
ing engineer for the Alaska Copper
Company, left on the Admiral Karra
gut for the States, after spending si v
eral weeks a) their copper property
near St reinn.
Orrn K Monnette and wife of Los
Angeles spent Sunday in town. Mr.
Monnette is president of the Citizens'
Trust and Savings Company, and ex
pressed himself as agreeably sur
prised at the evidences of prosperity
he found in Cordova.
The army of game hunters which
spent the past couple of days on the
Copper River fiats returned home last
evening and report that the earliness
of the season und the fine weather
account for the limited number of
ducks bagged.
Dan (Jreenig today purchased the
double residence at the corner of
Fourth street and H avenue owned
l>v Judge John Lyons of Valdez, and
on upied by ('. H. Scheffler The deal
v a consummated through the Cor
dova Abstract and Realty Company.
Mrs Helen Bell has returned from
an extended trip to Chicago and New
York, where she purchased fall and
winter goods for the Cordova Style
Shop. She brought back with her
Mrs. (Irace K. Merton of San Fran
cisco. who will be her guest for sev
eral weeks.
Times classified ads get the results.
I'se the classified ad column of the
Times it you want results
TOKENS OF RESPECT
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token of respect to the deceased.
Our methods of conducting a
funeral have given us an oppor
tunity to serve you in a manner
that will command respect. We
are equipped to serve you sat
isfactorily.
K. C. HOLDEN PARLOR
Second Street, between
\ and B Vve
Be Ready for the First of Septem
ber with a
GOOD SHOTGUN
We have pumps and automatics in Remington and Winchester igl
makes. Stevens single and double barrel shotguns
| $9.00 to $25.00 '
See our splendid line of weatherproof hunting apparel, decoys,
gun cases, duck calls, flash lights, match boxes, and all the extras
that are so necessary to a successful hunting trip.
USE SELBY BLACK SHELLS AND
GET MORE DUCKS
They have the strongest, quickest primer. They will not bulge
nor swell when damp. Veteran duck hunters are all using them.—
There’s a reason.
FRESH WINCHESTER AND U. M. C. SHELLS
IN ALL SHOT SIZES.
Buy your shells by the case from us and save money.
The Blum, O’Neill Co.
Hardware Phone 48 Grocery Phone 6
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|| HUNTING SEASON
Will Soon Be Here—Prepare Now for the
Opening of the Duck Season.
We Carry a Full Line of
Guns and Ammunition
Winchester and Remington
Shotguns
Winchester and Arrow Shells
Decoys
Hunters Coats and Vests
Boat Supplies
Complete Line of Luncheon
Goods
MAKE OUR STORE YOUR HEADQUARTERS
DURING THE HUNTING SEASON
FINKELSTEIN & SAPIRO
Phones: Grocery 21, Office 74
FRISCO CAFE J
WILL OPEN FOR BUSINESS g
TOMORROW MORNING
Two Doors Below Modern Laundry.
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| GUS COZAKOS, Proprietor. |*
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CHEAPER
THAN COAL
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less coal and more air than
other heaters.
“I X Ls” are the original
Hot Blasts.
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Buy your “I X L’ ’before
the cold days begin.
Yours truly,
CORDOVA’S
STOVEMAN
AGENT.
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Northwestern Hardware Co.
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The Only Exclusive Hardware Store in Cordova
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