Prof. Herscliel Parker, the scientist,
who has twice tried to scale Mount
McKinley, in Alaska, without success,
arrived in Seattle from New York. He
is en route to Seward, where lie will
spend the coming summer prospecting
in the interests of eastern capitalists.
Prof. Parker became Interested in
mining during his previous trip to
•Alaska, and discovered a number of
leads In the Seward district, which
are now under development and give
promise of becoming producing mines.
The building of the government rail
road In Alaska, he says, has served to
attract the attention of capitalists to
the mineral resources of (he north,
and lie predicts that in future there
will no shortage of capital for Hie
development of the industries of the
territory.
It is not generally known that Prof.
Parker, in addition to being an ex
plorer, lias several inventions to his
credit. He claims to have drawn the
plans for the submarine for which
Henry Ford took credit, but states
that lie will take no action against the
Detroit manufacturer if the nation is
to get the benefit of the discovery.
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SUNDAY MATINEE AT EMPRESS
THEATRE.
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At tile Empress Theatre, Sunday af
ternoon. at 2:30 o’clock, the five reel
Pathe feature. ’’Travel and Sport in
Central Africa." will he shown.
This picture is both interesting and
exciting. Above all. it will prove in
structive to young and old. An es
pecial Invitation is extended to all
children, who will he admitted to the
matinee free. For adults, the usual
25 cents admission will he charged.
The same program will be repeated
at the regular Sunday evening show,
beginning promptly at 8 p. in.
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W. C. Baird, a traveling salesman,
is interviewing the local trade.
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'FOREMAN EEEAMAR MINE
IS INJURED
Foreman M. H. Gedney, of the Ella
mar Mining Company, suffered a se
vere accident by being caught in a
slide in the mine. He is reported to
have had one leg broken in two places
and the extent of the injuries sus
tained by the other limb was un
known, as the launch has been dis
patched for a physician before an
examination had been made.
Mr. Gedney has been connected with
the Ella mar mine for a number of
years, and his many friends will sin
cerely hope dial his accident is not
as serious as reported and flint he
will fully recover.
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A. Peterson left on the Evans yes
terday morning for Seattle.
Special attraction. Empress tonight.
SUNDAY SERVICES.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Sunday school at 12 o'clock. Bible
study class will meet Monday evening
at 7:30 o'clock nt the home of Mrs.
Kllfot. The ladies are going to give
a dinner or luncheon on February 22.
at the Windsor Hotel dining room.
Further notice and menu will be
printed later.
CATHOLIC SERVICES.
Confession. 8 a. m.: mass and holy
communion. 8:30 a. m.; mass, 10:30
a. m.; instruction and benediction.
7:30 p. in. It. J. Crimont. S. J.
SUNDAY SERVICES.
St. George s Episcopal Mission, Red
Dragon Club House — Morning ser
vice at II o'clock: evening service at
8 o'clock. Itev. K I*. Ziegler.
Those interested in Christian Sci
encp are invited to attend the meet
ing held in tlip Adams building
| (down siairs) every Sunday morning
at 11 o'clock.
The twenty-third annual report of
the Alaska Packers’ Asaoriation, for
1915, is at hand. The capitalization
of the company remains the same,
viz: $7.50(1.000 authorized capital, di
vided Into 75,00(1 shares of the value
of $loo each. The present issue is
57,608 shares, leaving 17,492 shares in
the treasury.
The association carries Its own in
surance on buildings, wharves, ma
chinery. equipments, furniture and
on products in the course of manufac
ture and finished in its own plants;
also on all floating property and on
cargoes of box shocks, lumber and
coal. All up and down general car
goes are insured at full value, and
salmon and merchandise stored in
warehouses in San Francisco at about
one half of their value. At the close
of 1914 the insurance fund showed a
credit of $2,004,931.47, and carried
$501,497.85. The amounts charged for t
losses and expenses aggregate $119.
199.74. The fund now amounts to $2,
180.425, nearly all of which is invest
ed in bonds.
The association owns sixteen can
neries in Alaska and Puget Sound, lo
rated at the following places: Alas
ka-N'ushagak 2. Kvichak 2. Naknek 3,
Kgegak 1, t'hignik 1, Alitak 1, Karluk
1, Cook Inlet. 1, Fort Wrangel 1, Iatr
Ing, 1; Puget Sound Semiahtnoo. 1,1
•anaeories i.
The pack for the 1915 season was as
follows:
Sockeye 9,461 cases, red 677,074
cases, king 25,931 cases, coho 939
cases, pink 240,427 eases, chum 50.
208 cases; total 1,024.040 cases. Salt
million 327 barrels.
During 1915 the general markets
for canned salmon have been very
irregular. The stupendous war has
disarranged the trade, the transpor
tation and the finances of the world.
Lack of transportation facilities, al
most prohibitive freight and exchange
tales, together with he closing of the
Panama canal, have seriously inter
fered with the prompt and economic,
distribution of the pack. Contrary to
general impression none of the gov
ernments of the warring nations have
purchased canned salmon in large
quantities. Only to Australasia have
the salmon shipments been made nor
mally and in usual quantities.
During the year 1915 $216,000 worth I
if the bonds of the association were
redeemed and cancelled, reducing the
bonded indebtedness to $558,000.
The insurance fund was increased
(382.298.11.
The profits for 1915 were $559,
299.04.
Quarterly dividends of $1.50 per
share have been paid during 1915.
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MEW TAILORING FIRM FORMED.
Hub Bollinger and W. H. Graves,
former tailor of the repair shin Pm
metheus, and who has many friends
in Cordova, have formed a partner
ihip. They leased the vacant store
room in the Mickelson & Currie build-'
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InR. where they will engage in the
tailoring business.
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It. M. Snyder, of the Signal Corps
office at Valdez, has been added to
the local force, to relieve the conges
tion of work on account of the cable
being down, and all messages relayed
at the navy wireless.
REGISTRATION NOTICE.
Beginning February 1 the registra
tion book of the Town of Cordova
will be open at my office at the P. O.
Store. Second street, Cordova, at ail
hours during the day and evening. The
registration book will be closed at 4
p. m., Saturday. April 1, 1918.
CflAS. ROSSWOC,. Registrar
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28 Steam Heated Rooms. With or Without Bath.
Hotel Overland Chitina
GEORGE BLUM. PROP.
POOL ROOM AND CIGARS
Comfortable Lobby Upstairs.
Headquarters for the Public.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Rates 50c, 75c, $100 Chitina, Alaska.
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THE STORE THAT SATISFIES.
Cordova
MESSENGER
SERVICE
Day and Night.
Phone 98
Office: Alaska Building.
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EVERYTHING BOUGHT
AND SOLD
For anything you can't find In
town, go to J. Hawson's Second
Hand Store and see what he has
got. We carry new and second
hand goods of all kinds, clothing
and kitchenware.
We have an experienced man
who does all kinds of repair work. |
Give us a call.
JOHN RAWSON,
Firat Street
Bedding! Bedding!! Bedding!!!
Do You Sleep Warm
s these Cold nights? If not we can fix you up.
An Extensive Line of
Blankets, Quilts !
and Comforters
Feather-downs that weigh a few pounds, but with cons of
warmth; come in two sizes, 6x7 and 7x8;
$15.00 and $17.50
Corded Cotton Comforts, wool filled, etc.,
$2.00 to $7.00
Wool Blankets, gray, brown and blue,
$2.60 to $16.00
Denim Covered Comforters for Camp use,
$4.00
Sheet Blankets, white and gray,
$1.26 to $4.00
The Blum, O’Neill Company
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Empress Theatre
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1916.
v Afternoon and Evening.
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TRAVEL AND SPORT IN CENTRAL AFRICA.
A Five Heel I hit lie Feature.
Children Admitted Free at Matinee. For Adults, Usual
Cents Admission.
Same Program Will Be Repeated in the Evening.
Admission 25 Cents. First Show 8 p. m.
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Gulkana 10 Miles. Copper Center 16 Miles.
DRY CREEK ROAD HOUSE.
For Sale Cheap—Buy Now.
Spring rush starts in February. Big stampede to
Tolovana. Just the time to get moved in. For price and
description write Earl Craig McCrary, Dry Creek P. 0.,
Copper Center, Alaska.
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