R. T. King and wife of the naval
wireless station left yesterday for the
States.
W. K. Young of the Ladysmith mine
at Latouche was in town today on
business.
G. K. Betts returned yesterday from
Valdez, where he was in attendance
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at court as a witness.
The remains of Chin Yuen Boy, for
merly employed at the Carlisle can
nery, who died at the hospital yester
day, will be shipped to a Chinese socl
ety at Portland.
E. P. Hopkins of Valdez, who has
received his discharge from the sig
nal corps, was in town yesterday, ei
route to Billings, Mont., where he wil
enter the employ of the Northern Pa
cific railway.
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The freighter Cordova arrived ir
port yesterday with a shipment ol
coal for the Alaska Transfer Com
pany. She also has aboard 1,000 tons
of steel rails and a quantity of lumbei
for the Alaskan engineering commis
sion at Anchorage.
Superintendent Caleb Corser left or
the Alameda last night for Seattle
where he will atteend a conference
with E. T. Stannard, the new vice
president of the Copper River &
Northwestern railway.
A. M. Dieringer of Valdez was ar
outgoing passenger on the Alameda
yesterday for Colby, Wash., where he
has been summoned on account of the
death of his mother, Mrs. Anna B
Dieringer, a former resident of Valdez
The funeral of the late Grant
Caughey took place yesterday after
noon, services being conducted at the
Episcopal church by Rev. E. P. Zieg
ler. The remains were shipped on the
Alameda to Omaha, Neb., for burial
J. E. Pegues, former editor of the
Fairbanks Citizen, and later minute
clerk of the federal court for the
Fourth division, spent yesterday with
Cordova friends. He is on his way te
Juneau, where he will accept the cits
editorship of the Daily Empire.
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Chris Anderson of Valdez was a pas
eeager on the Admiral Watson for Ju
neau to take examination before the
board of inspectors for a captain’s
license. Mr. Anderson has made ap
plication for the position on the Don
aldson vacated by Captain Erickson.
J. P. Walker of the Juneau land of
flee was a Cordova visitor yesterday
on his return home from Valdez, where
he testified before the grand jurj
against Robert Cullen Johnstone, whe
was indicted for forgery in connec
tion with government warrants stolei
from Mr. Walker’s office and cashec
in Cordova.
Judge F. M. Brown of he distric
court at Valdez has received a tele
gram from Delegate Grigsby statin?
* that assessment work on mining claims
in Alaska must be done this year
There is no probability, he says, tha
the law will be modified so as to allov
this work to remain undone this year
Charles E. Herron of Anchorage die
not come to Cordova on yesterday’s
boat, as expected, to answer to th<
charge of criminal libel made agains
him by George C. Hazelet, as a con
tinuance of the case was granted unti
the arrival of the steamship North
western from the westward, whicl
will likely be next Saturday.
The crew of the TJ. S. S. Saturi
have issued a challenge to the loca
players for a game of baseball ox
Wednesday evening, and it is up t(
the Cordovans to accommodate them
« While there is no regularly organize!
team here, no trouble should be ex
perienced in getting a nine together t(
meet the visitors on the diamond.
Norma Talmadge, in the vivid dra
matic play booked at the Empress to
night, “Her Only Way,” in choosinj
between poverty and riches, the mar
she loves and the one who can giv
her luxuries, receives a little firsi
aid from Dame Fortune. It is an ab
sorbing story, wonderfully acted b:
one of the most beautiful women o
the screen, and it has a climax tha
startles, surprises and pleases.
W. T. Young and Dick Chapman o
Texas returned Saturday night from ;
hunt in the vicinity of Icy Bay. The?
were accompanied - by Capain J. P
Hubrick as guide, and shot two blacl
bears. W. R. Hubbard, another bij
game hunter, who has been to th<
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I westward, joined them here yester
day, and at an early hour this morn
ing the party started out for Yaka
taga Beach, where they expect to
spend several weeks.
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The grand jury at Valdez completed
i its labors on Saturday afternoon, and
after the filing of its final report by
1 Foreman A. J. Adams, Judge Brown
dismissed the jury and the Cordova
members returned home on Sunday’s
; boat. Twelve cases were investigated,
• nine true bills and three not true bills
being returned. The grand jury rec
ommended that an assistant district
i attorney be stationed at Cordova, and
also that fireproof vaults be provided
the different recording districts for
the safekeeping of all records.
On Wednesday the grand jury re
turned an indictment against John F.
Stevenson, charged with assault with
: a dangerous weapon. Defendant was
arraigned and entered a plea of guilty.
He was fined $25.
An indictment was returned against
John Svartberg and John Dolberg for
violation of the Alaska “dry law.
! Svartberg was given until Thursday
to plead.
An indictment was also returned in
the case of the United States vs. Louis
Widing, indorsed “not a true bill.”
The defend’ant was discharged and his
bail exonerated.
Emil Christian Anderson (Big Chris)
was admitted to citizenship.
On Thursday the grand jury re
turned indictments against John
| Matthews and John Smith, the former
charged with depositing obscene mat
ter in the postoffice and the latter
with criminal syndicalism. Both were
, arraigned and given until Saturday
morning to plead.
At the afternoon session the grand
jury returned three indictments
• against KarUC. Fisher, alias Robert
• Cullen Johnston, the first for stealing
s personal property of the United States
i and the second and third for forgery.
. Defendant was arraigned and stated
. that his true name was Arthur E.
Webb. He waived the right to coun
sel and also time for entering plea and
■ notice of time for sentence. He plead
’; ed guilty to the several counts in each
! indictment and was sentenced to im
prisonment for several years on each
» indictment, the sentences to run con
- currently.
l On Friday the grand jury returned
i two indictments, one against John
j Matthews, a true bill, for larceny from
! the United States mails, and the other
J not a true bill, against John F. Cun
' | ningham, charged with having liquor
> in his possession. The court ordered
51 that Cunningham be discharged and
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JJLiO UUJULU. OAUUOiO-tuu.
: j Friday afternoon Matthews was ar
raigned and pleaded guilty to sending
■1 obscene matter through the mails, the
second indictment being dismissed
1 He was sentenced to one vear in the
penitentiary at McNeil’s island.
The grand jury on Saturday found
a true hill against Peter Canavara foi
malicious destruction of property. He
1 was given until Monday to plead.
Not a true hill was found in the case
1 of Tom Mattax for assault with a dan
! gerous weapon. Mattax, who is s
L prisoner in the federal jail, crowned
l another prisoner with a chair during
! an altercation.
, John Smith pleaded not guilty tc
criminal syndicalism.
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Delicious mince pie at the City
( Bakery. 13-tf
Scarborough pictures that please at
prices that are right. Over Cordova
drug store. Phone 140—3 rings.
> NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Probate Court for the Territory
of Alaska, Third Division, Cordova
Precinct, at Cordova.—In the mattei
of the Estate of Grant G. Caughey
r deceased. No. 137.
? Notice is hereby given by the un
^ dersigned, as administrator of the
t estate of Grant G. Caughey, deceased
to the creditors of and all persons
having claims against said decedent
to present them, with the propel
' vouchers, within six months from the
i date of this notice, to the undersigned
r at the office1 of his attorney, Edward
F. Medley, in Cordova, Alaska.
Dated at Cordova, Alaska, May 7
: 1920. W. E. BROWN,
, Administrator.
First publication May 7, 1920.
! Last publication June 4, 1920.
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INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC
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| Influenza has been epidemic in the
native village of Tatitlek, two deaths
occurring the past week. Mrs. Tati
ana Thorstenson and Neketa Kolmkoff
were the first victims. Following the
death of the government teacher, C. B.
Leatherman, the natives suffered an
epidemic of the disease, and but for
the care of Rev. Father Orloff, who
worked night and day with his charges,
many more would have died. Mrs.'
Thorstenson was G4 years of age and
Mr. Kolmkoff 40.
Scarborough pictures that please at
prices that art right. Over Cordova'
drug store. Phone 140—3 rings.
Your eyes fitted. Compound and
stigmatic lenses replaced. See Os
borne.
; Fresh Ever-Ready Flashlight Bat
teries, all sizes. Blum-O’Neill Co. 3-tf
Fresh Ever-Ready Flashlight Bat
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Read the Daily Times for the latest
and most reliable world news.
. PUBLIC NOTICE
Public notice is hereby given by the
Chitina-Kuskulana Copper Company of
Alaska, owners of the War Eagle
Mines near Strelna, that Angus Mc
Dcugall, who has been manager of the
company’s mining property during
1917, is not now connected with this
corporation except as Vice-President
and member of its board of directors,
and has no power or authority to rep
resent the corporation directly or in
directly in any capacity whatever, and
no authority to contract debts on its
behalf or to in any manner interfere
with the property, machinery or pos
session of this corporation in Alaska.
Dated at Seattle April 27th, 1920
CHITINA KUSKULANA
COPPER CO. OF ALASKA
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also boat and Evinrude engine, all for
$200. Apply to C. H. Phillips. 10-tf
FOR SALE—Completely furnished
three-room apartment, for $250;
rent thereafter $15 month .Apply to
C. H. Phillips. 10-tf
FOR RENT—Sunny, clean bachelor
apartment on Main street. C. Foy
ston, 185—3 rings.
FOR RENT—Housekeeping rooms,
furnished and unfurnished. Inquire
Room 6, Mickelson & Currier build
ing. 3-tf
FOR RENT—Cabins. See John Steff
gen. * 26-tf
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Northern Club 27-tf
FOR RENT—Furnished cabins. See
Dooley.
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