Mrs. Ed. Lee returned today to Ka
talla to join her husband there.
M. J. Anderson, wife and daughters
were Cordova arrivals on last night’s
boat.
The Carlisle Packing company re
ceived a new Ford car on last night’s
boat.
Mrs. M. Matson arrived from the
states on last night’s boat to visit
her son Thad.
The U. S. S. Saturn departed today
for Seward, with material for the
wireless station there.
Major Waugh of the Alaska Road
Commission, spent last evening in
town on his way to Setvard.
Attorney Arthur Frame, who spent
the past few’ days here left this morn
ing for his home at Anchorage.
The launch Pioneer left this morn
ing for Katalla, taking over a number
of passengers for the oil fields.
Julius Sahlin, who im interested in
tlie sawmill at Sheep Bay, returned
to Cordova on last night’s boat.
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Dr. J. M. Sloan of Seward, mingled j
among Cordovans last night on his i
return from a trip to the states.
Fred Vance and Frajik Brayton, oil
drillers from California, were arrivals
on last night’s boat and will be em
ployed by the Chilkat Oil company.
Dairyman Adelman, of Seward is a
passenger aboard the Northwestern
returning from the States with
thirteen cows for his Seward dairy.
Richard Walker and wife, C. L.
Richards and wife, Mrs. T. C. Bo
hall and family were among the pas
sengers for Cordova on last night’s
beat.
«-'Ol. John W. Gotwals left on the
Northwestern for Valdez and Seward
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on business in connection with the
Alaska Road Commission, of which he
is chairman.
Do it now. What? Buy your ticket
for next Sunday’s entertainment at the
Empress theater, at 2:45 p. m.
C. J. Fisk left Seattle this morning
for Cordova to accept a position on the
Daily Times as linotype operator.
Mrs. H. I. Lewis is returning to Cor
dova on the steamship Alaska, which
sailed from Seattle this morning, to
visit her sister, Mrs. J. B. Sapiro.
Mr. and Mrs. Campbell were Cor
dova arrivals yesterday* and will re
main here, Mr. Campbell having ac
cepted a position in the Copper River
railway shops.
The steamship Northwestern is due
here on her southbound trip Saturday
morning and will remain in port but a
short time, as there is no surplus
copper ore to load.
Clias. Warneek, a coal expert from
Chicago, arrived on the Northwestern
to make an examination and report
upon the coal mine of the Alaska Coal
Company at Katalla.
The new cannery tender Gravina
Point, for the Canoe Pass Packing
company, arrived last night from
Seattle. The Hillery-Scott company
has also received a new' tender, the
Blue Sea.
Mrs. Esther A. Hayland and son,
Junior, are among the Cordova passen
gers on the steamship Alaska, which
left Seattle this morning, and they
will visit the former’s sister, Mrs. Vic
tor J. Swranberg.
A large number of fans gathered at
the ball park last evening to witness
the contest between the U. S. S. Sat
urn team and the Cordova club. The
visitors appeared in their new' suits,
and are a fine-looking lot of fellows,
but they were outclassed in the play
ing of the national game. The score
was 15 to 2 in favor of Cordova. The
battery for the locals was Chambers
and Steel, .and they gave a good ac
count of themselves. That there is
material here for the organization of
a strong nine was clearly demonstrat
ed, and all the boys need is a little
practice to cope with the teams from
any of our neighboring towns.
Mosquito, Head and Bed Nets at
Kennedy’s. , 13-tf
LAST NIGHTS ;
RECEPTION TO ’
COL GOT! II
IS;
There was a large turn-out at last 5:
night’s meeting of the Chamber of •;
Commerce, Avhich was in the nature of 2:
a formal reception in honor of Col.
John W. Gotwals and Major Waugh
of the Alaska road commission and J.
M. Myers of the bureau of roads of the
department of agriculture, who are the
real trail and road builders for the
territory.
Between forty and fifty business
people were ir attendance. President
George C. Hazelet occupied the chair,
and after extending a welcome to the
guests and assuring them of Cordova’s
co-operation in providing the territory
with better trail and road facilities,
Colonel Gotwals was called upon and
stated that he desired to do all in his
power to assist in the development of
the resources of Alaska as a road
builder, with the limited resources at
his command.
Major Waugh dwelt at some length •
upon the work done by the commis- •
sion and its plans for the future. He l
pointed out that the greatest good •
could be accomplished by the different •
commercial bodies of the territory set
ting forth their needs and petitioning
congress for larger appropriations.
Mr. Myers felt that as he was a new
arrival in the North his work would
have to speak for itself.
Attorney Arthur Frame of Anchor
age was called upon and spoke of the
trail needs of all Interior points, and
the necessity of the different towns
co-operating with the commission if
the desired results are to be attained.
J. M. Elmer, who has extensive
mining holdings in the Slate creek
section, pointed out the necessity of
better transportation facilities as feed
ers to the government trail, if the
resources of that country are devel
oped on a large scale, such as his
company planned.
Attorney F. H. Foster called the at
tention of Colonel Gotwals to the ur
gent need of a trail over Sourdough
hill, in the McCarthy district, and
made an earnest plea for relief for
the miners of the Interior in the
freighting of supplies and machinery
to their claims. *
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