THE CORDOVA DAILY TIMES
GREATER CORDOVA’S GREATEST NEWSPAPER
H. G. STEEL, C. H. WILCOX. C. H. SCHEFFLER, Publishers
H. G. STEEL, Editor and Managen
C. H. WILCOX, City Editor.
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CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 15)14.
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IN Washington state the Bull Moose has became a true
vamoose, with no possibility of returning.
A famous New York restaurant has been closed. A
scarcity of lambs in Wall street Inis diminished the demand for
lobsters.
THE Allies are fired by two hopes, paradoxical indeed.
One is that the kaiser will soon lose his grip; the other that he
wont soon lose his grippe.
FREEZING weather in Belgium adds terribly to the suf
fering of the straving thousands. Cordovans should respond
generously to the call for help.
I III LA DEI J’HIA has sent one shipload of food to Belgium
and is almost ready to send another. The City of Brotherly
Love has proved title to its name.
THIS morning’s steamer brought considerable Christmas
mail and many a person was made happier by being the recip
ient of a parcell containing a holiday gift.
r, kTART the new year right by becoming a subscriber to
1 he Daily Times, which is expending considerable money and
energy to give Cordova an up-to-date newspaper.
I RESIDENT WILSON sees the great need of charting
Alaskan waters and putting a check upon the fatal wrecks.
Nearly everybody except congress recognizes the imperative
demands.
_ it E skating on Evak Lake has received a serious set-back
during the past ten days and all due to the dirty trick the
thereinomeater is playing on the* young folks who would enjoy
indulging in this healthful sport-*
II begins to look as though the weather man has no inten
tion of giving us a reason for celebrating the new year by act
ing as hi' should during the month of December. Life is just
one sodden disappointment after another
fill’s far this winter there has boon no need of rotaries
along the line of the Copper River railway and for the benefit
<>f Valdez we might state that the road is open and the trains
are running regularly and beating schedule time.
I HE DAILY rl IMES has been called upon to answer the
question: “It a gentleman accompanies a lady home four
times is she justified in thinking In* has serious intentions?”
None of our business, but why can’t the hopeful ladv wait and
see?
THERE are few towns in Alaska, or anywhere else for
that matter, where the* theatre attendance, per capita, is larger
than in Cordova. But there’s a reason. Manager Lathrop
produces the best films obtainable and the public shows its ap
preciation by a liberal patronage.
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GEORGE CARl'ENTIER, the French boxing champion, is
now in that great class of which both champions and “has
boons” are members. He is “broke.” War did it. Lil
Artha’ Johnson arrived at the same end by the chicken and
champagne route, and Bat Nelson through speculation.
THERE lias been considerable advance advertising as to
Hie great reduction that was to be made in the tax rate this
year- It the city council tails to make good, and lias been
talking merely to hold the stage,may be sure that the hook
is just behind the scenery and will he list'd at the April election.
WHILE the cableship Burnside is playing hide and seek
on Puget Sound the cable is out of commission within a short
distance of Cordova with no probability of the break being re
paired until that ship can he located and readies Prince Wil
liam Sound. All of this unnecessary delay could he avoided by
having a cableship stationed in Alaskan waters, ready for any
emergency.
I HE local Loyal Order of Moose has issued invitations to
all of the people of Cordova to attend their Christmas exercises
at Eagle Hall on Friday afternoon. One of the features will be
a ( liristmas tret* and a visit from Santa Claus, with a gift for
every child in town. This is a most philantrophic and commen
dable act and will redown to fhe credit of the members of that
order.
CORDOVA is certainly progressive, as is evidenced by
one of the churches holding its Sunday services in a down-town
theatre. Times do change, as the philosophers long have philo
sophized. It hasn’t been a great while since such a proposal
would have been accepted with pious scoffing, even if a man
might have been found daring enough to suggest it. In some
of the cities in the states they hold services between perform
ances. The movement is toward taking the church to the
crowd, instead of waiting for the cruwWto come to the church.
It is Mahomet and the mountain over agafh.
SANTA (’LAI S letters are daily being written by the little
folks in whose.glad hearts still reposes undespoiled the faith
i complete simplicity. Some are written in childish scrawls,
11 daubed with blots, hyt.'readable. Others are mere tangles of
i ink, resembling more than anythin^e else'the efforts of tlit*
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novitiate in <'liinese. Hut they all mean much to tie writing
them. Would that this newspaper possessed tin miraculous
power of making something out of nothing, of creating the
material out of the evanescent, of making selfish men and wo
men give! Tin n not one of you should suffer even a shadow of
disappointment.
A W HI PKR in the December Forum says that as far as
sex problems are concerned mankind is no better off now than
it was in the dawn of history, and with no particularly bright
prospects for the future. He argues for easy divorce as one of
the possible avenues to betterment- One can find in the history
of savage tribes a great deal to convince him that the shedding
of clothing might help some, too. It would be rather ineon
venient and uncomfortable to do so just now, but we can begin
by discarding the plainly non-essential, and invest the savings
in food for the Belgians and work for the unemployed.
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Marshal Bishop Soon Be Out
United Stales Marshal H. A. Blahop.
who was stricken with apoplexy about
mo weeks ago, will soon be able to
get around, according to the report
the physician attending him. He
ns gained the use of his right side,
which following the shock, was para
lyzed.
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Fresh Shipment
August in e * Keyer Candles, special
Holiday assortment, nt
O’NEIKK & SKATER CO.
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Select your Christmas cards now
at E. A. Hogg's,
fflgSML DIRECTORY
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence,
Rainier-Grand Hotel
DR. C. L. HALE
D E N T I 8 T
Office in Adams Building
ROBERT E. CAPERS
Attorney at Law
General Civil Practice
Suite 3, Adams Block
CORDOVA, .... ALASKA
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Councellor at law
Room I
Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA.
J. F. R. APPLEBY
CIVIL ENGINEER
Phone 4. CORDOVA, ALASKA
V. A. SCHMITZ
PRACTICAL OPTICIAN
Office at
CORNER DRUG STORE
If your shoes need Repairing,
bring then to
RUDOLF
The Shoemaker
He does (irst-class work. Satis
faction guaranteed*. Prices Rea
sonable.
Opposite Daily Times
HOUSEBUILDERS
ATTENTION
We make a specialty of Wall
papering, Kalsomining, Paiuting,
Tinting and Sign Painting
Compare Our Prices With Corn
Competitors Before
Ordering
W M. WOLF
Hegg Bldg. C Street
If you were at the last
FIREMEN’S
New Year’s Dance
You had
A GOOD TIME
^I’^ere will be another
of the same
THIS YEAR
Buy your Ticket Early
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OVERLAND HOTEL
CHITINA, ALASKA
I .urge Parlor aiul Reading Room
Cafe and Itilliifd Room
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SPACIOUS LOBBY —- STEAM HEATED
CAFE AND BAR
The Comfort Home of the Interior
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Proprietor Cintina, Alsaka
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Holiday .
Merchandise
NOW ON DISPLAY.
We are ready for the Holiday Season with
an unusually large line of Christmas Gifts.
Here you will find the useful combined with
the ornamental, and such variety that it will
be easy to decide the perplexing question.
WHAT SHALL i HIKE THEM FOH CHRISTMAS
The line consists of Handsome Toilet Sets.
Hand Painted China, Cut Glass, Smoking Sets,
Percolators, Shaving Sets, Manicure Sets, Carv
mg i^ets, Jewel Boxes, and many other appro
priate gifts that go to make
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EASY
Make vour .selections now and we will re- j
serve them for you until Christmas.
WILL 1HERE BE A VICTROLA IN YOUR
HOME THIS CHRISTMAS?
Northern Durg Co.
THE CORNER DRUG STORE
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ALASKA COMPANY11* I
Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez and Seward, via
INSIDE PASSAGE. -
Sails from Seattle— Sails from Cordova—
December 16 . ALAMEDA .December 24
December 24.MARIPOSA.January 1
Regular freight sefvlce for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova. Ellamar, Valdez and Latouche. Explos
ives, S. S. Seward. S. S. Seward, 5th; 8. S. Latouche, 15th; S. S.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers
without notice.
Tickets on sale at up town office Alaska Steamship Bldg. Baggage
or freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour before
sailing time.
F. B. TRACY, T. J. TALLENT,
General Agent Ticket Agent
Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC S. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND ALASKA ROUTE
Next sailing from Seattle will be on
DECEMBER 25th
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, YakutaL
Katalla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak
Island.
Seattle-San Francisco connecting with steamers Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Ports.
Schedule subject to change without Notice
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Local Amenta
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! Copper River &
> Northwestern Ry.
! EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 24, 1914. 1j
; Trains leave Cordova, depot at foot of Second Ave- 11
I nue— ;;
| Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays : I
; Chitina for Kennecott— ! I
; Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. ■
; Konnecott for Chitina— I'
; Wednesdays, Saturdays and Mondays. ;;
; Chitina for Cordova— • ’
Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays ;;
I I lie above schedule subject to change without notice. ;;
I Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 I*. M. ;;
- o Tickets on sale at Depot or up-town office, Alaska <•
■ Steamship* Company building • ;;
: Caleb Corser S. R. Hedges
’ Superintendent Cordova Agent -1
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Cordova, Alaska,
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443 Hasting; St. West, Vancouver, B C.
OR
Second Ave. and Cherry St., Seattle
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