Pioneers meet tonight.
A local train goes out tomorrow
morning at 8:00 o’clock.
Dr. R. F. Swartz, of Katalla, was a
Sunday visitor in Cordova.
The launch Pioneer is back from
Katalla with a cargo of gasoline.
Clyde Nettleton came over from
Katalla to spend a few days here.
George B. Smith, of Juneau, is
spending a few days in town.
Attorney A. J. Dimond returned to
day from a short trip to Anchorage.
There will be a boat dance at Eagle
hall tonight. Music -by the Ragtime
Trio.
Miss Phillips, School teacher at
Katalla, is the guest of Miss Margaret
Kolbensen.
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H. A. Chadwick, who conducts The
Breakers at Katalla, is in town on a
short business trip.
A. J. MacConnell and daughter
Thelma have returned from a trip to
the Bering river coal fields.
The steamship Alameda arrived
from the westward at noon and will
sail for Seattle at 9:30 tonight.
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The steamer Admiral Watson left!
Juneau at 7 o’clock this morning and j
is due here tomorrow morning.
Allan Lund returned today with
Capt. R. E. Davis to Chilkat, where i
he expects to be employed for some
time.
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Deputy Marshal A1 Dowling and j
wife came over from Valdez today
and as the latter is in poor health
she has gone to the Cordova general
hospital for treatment.
George Anderson, the piano tuner,
returned this afternoon from a trip
to the westward and will be at the
Windsor hotel for a few days before j
going to the Copper river valley
towns.
Corp’l Austin L. Foster, more fam
iliarly known as "Doc” Foster and
vife are passengers on the Alameda
en route to the states, to visit Doc’s
old home in Kansas. Mr. Foster is
connected with the U. S. Signal Corps
at Valdez.
A meeting of all base ball fans will
be held at the office of the Alaska
Transfer Company at 8:00 o’clock to
night. It is the plan to organize an
athletic association and put the local
team on a solid business basis. All
lovers of the national game are urged
to be present tonight.
Capt. Ben Durkee returned on to
day’s steamer from Anchorage, where
he purchased from the Alaskan Engi
neering Commission B. B. No. 1 tun
nel boat for the Bering River Coal
Company. It is 65 feet long, with a
hundred horse power engine and will
be used towing coal barges on Shep
herd creek. The freighter Skagway
will deliver the tunnel boat at Ka
talla.
Fort Liscum will play another game
of baseball with the Cordova team
on the ground of the latter at the
Copper City on July 18. The first
resulted in a defeat for the soldier
team by a small margin, the game
lasting ten innings, and the local nine
believes that Cordova cannot do it
again. It is hoped to have the Cor
dova nine come to Valdez for the
third game.—Valdez Miner.
MINOR SKIRMISHES
TAKE PLACE IN PEKIN
LONDON, July 12 (by Associated
Perss).—Elinor skirmishes have oc
curred between military factions near
Peking, but the city is quiet. Diplo
mats do not regard the situation as
serious. Railroad tracks between
Tientsin and Shanghai are jeopardized
by reason of the skirmishes.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
To citizens, cannerymen and fish
ermen:
You are each and everyone of you
requested to be present at a public
meeting, to be held at Eagle hall
Wednesday evening at 8:00 o’clock.
This is of vital interest to your bus
iness and the future of this commun
ity. Signed,
W. H. CHASE
At a special meeting of the city
council, held on Saturday afternoon,
the committee appointed to investi
gate the city dock question reported
that they had held a meeting and j
recommended that immediate improv
ments be made to the city float to
relieve the situation at present. It
was decided to build an additional
float, the same width as the present
float and one hundred feet long.
A report was read from the Cor
dova school board giving an itemized
list of the receipts and disbursements
from May 16th, 1919 to May 31st,
1920 which was ordered filed.
The street committee reported that
a drain had been built from D to C
on Second street to take care of the
hill water and that Mr. Bratton want
ed the drain extended to his property
on D between Second and Third
streets. After discussion the matter
was left in the hands of the street
committee to work out. The street
committee also reported that the
Alaska Public Utilities were going to
repair the water mains on C and First
streets and that there was a possibil
ity of the bulkhead being weakened
on First street when these repairs
were made.
The monthly reports of the fire
chief and city health officer were
read and ordered filed. In the report
of the health officer he called the
council’s attention to the sewer run
ning under the Carstens building as
being in a leaky and unsanitary con
dition. It was decided that the street
committee be authorized to make the
necessary repairs using their own
judgement in doing so and if the plans
were not feasible to so report to the
council.
The council’s attention was called to
the need of fire escapes on some of
the buildings. Councilman Brock was
appointed to again take up with the
owners of the different buildings and
see what arrangements had been
made.
Mayor Adams asked for and receiv
ed leave of absence from the city.
Councilman Brock will act as mayor
pro-tem during his absence.
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