The Cordova daily times. [volume], May 20, 1921, Page 8, Image 8

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HAPPENINGS OF
LOCAL INTEREST
AROUND TOWN
The oil tanker Margaret has re
turned to Katalla.
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Eldred Ireland, sales manager for
Trick & Murray, of Seattle, spent the
past few days in town.
All members of the Ladies’ Ath
letic Association are requested to at
tend a business meeting to be held
this evening at 8 o’clock in the fire
department hall.
Every woman declared “Everywo
man" the best picture yet shown in
Cordova. For the last time tonight.
Tou cannot afford to miss this big
production at the Empress.
The freighter Latouche is now
scheduled to sail for Seattle at mid
night, taking a limited number of
passengers. Outgoing mail must be
-it the post office before 8 o'clock
p. m.
The migratory birds, In their north
ward flight, are appearing in in
creasing numbers each day. Early
in the present week the robins re
turned, in a manner similar to their
leaving—overnight. According to re
ports from many parts of the adja-1
cent country, bird life may be back
to the normal this year, after a period
of several seasons of great scarcity.
Grouse are reported numerous, es
pecially the pintail, and ducks “and
jgeese are also showing an increase in
this year's flight, regardless of the
backward season.
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The Daily Times is in receipt of a
telegram from our former townsman,
Cteo. O'Northern, in which he states
that Charles O'Leary of Cordova,
was killed yesterday at Oakland,
Cal., when a high powered car was
overturned. O'Leary was employed
as a hrakeman on the Copper River
iraiway and wont outside about two
months ago on a ninety days’ jeave
of absence. He leaves a wife, form
erly Miss Morris, who at one time
was a nurse at the Cordova general
hospital and his many friends here
will be sorry to learn of his sudden
death.
The next train leaving for Chitina
will likely be on Tuesday.
States assay office at the time of the
the steamship Northwestern will go
through to Anchorage on its present
northern trip.
The public schools of Cordova
closed for the term today and the
teachers and pupils are looking for
ward to spending a pleasant vaca
tion.
Don’t forget the cabaret dance Sat
urady evening. Dollar ten to dance,
but you are all welcome to come and
walk in. The fountain open from
4 p. m.
In the ball game played last night
the Bachelors had an easy time of It
in trouncing the Benedicts, the score
being 25 to 14 in their favor. The
consensus of opinion among the fans
who witnessed the slaughter was that
the married men strayed too far from
their firesides on so chilly an eve
ning. Talyor and Ensley were the
battery for the bachs while Wade and
Counts did similar duty for the van
quished. Although defeated the mar
ried men still insist that with a little
practice they can wrest victory from j
the Bachelors and hereby chillenge
them to another game a week from
next Sunday afternoon.
CALLED BACK NORTH
BY LURE OF GOLD
Charlie Smith, one of the best
known Alaskan miners and prospec
tors, returned to Anchorage recently
to engage in the game that never
loses its interest, says the Times.
Mr. Smith spent the last two years
in successful farming near Kent and
Renton, Wash., but the lure of gold
called him back to Alaska where he
has spent so many years in follow
ing the rainbow. Since 1888 Mr.
Smith has been in Alaska where he
mined on Prince William Sound and
later in the Cache creek placer dis
trict. He was one of the original
discoverers of the famous Nugget
creek property which produced ap
proximately $100,000 in gold nuggets
and is being worked this year by
Jim Murray.
Kodak finishing. Scarborough.
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LOOKING AFTER WORK
ON CACHE CREEK ROAD
Anton Eide, district superintendent,
and Ross J. Kinney, foreman, of the
Alaska road commission, were in An
chorage last week en route to Tal
keetna to look after work connected
with the Cache creek wagon road.
Mr. Eide, it is understood, will make
Anchorage his headquarters this sum
mer, in order to be in close touch
with the large volume of wagon road
construction planned for that dis
trict. Mr. Kinney, who spent the
winter in Seattle, will be located at
Talkeetna until the completion of the
Cache creek road.
FOREMAN KILLED IN
FALL FROM BRIDGE
James Satterwhite, section foreman
in the employ of the Alaskan Engi
needing commission, with headquar
ters at Nenana Crossing, met death
as the result of a fall from the rail
road bridge which spans the Nenana
river at Mile 43, says the News. He
fell a distance of about 14 feet, land
ing on the back of his head, on the
ice, with the result that his skull was
fractured.
Chief Surgeon Thos. O. Lake was
summoned from town to attend the
injured man and the doctor made a
record run to the river on the com
mission speeder. But he was unable
to do anything for the unfortunate
foreman, who died shortly after the
doctor’s arrival. The body was
brought to town later on a special
train.
The deceased had been in the em
ploy "of the commission for a number
of years, and for several years
prior to his death, he was stationed
at Section 5, as foreman. He was
about 55 years of age, and a native
of Texas, where he is survived by
numerous relatives. He was an old
timer of the north, but was not a
member of the Pioneers. It is under
stood, however, that he belongs to the
Masonic order.
REPORT SEEPAGE OF
OIL NEAR ANCHORAGE
It is reported oil seepages have
recently been discovered in the vi
cinity of the property now being
operated by the Anchorage Oil &
Development Company, near Anchor
age. It is not known whether the oil
is mineral or vegetable and scientific
tests of samples will be made. Other
seepages have been reported in the
vicinity of the Chester creek railroad
crossing.
Fresh king salmon at the North
ern Meat Market. M12-tf.
Visit the Cash Grocery this week
and get your coffee free.
Let the Daily Times figure on your
job printing.
WORK IS BEGUN
ON TERRITORY
ROAD BUILDING
Assurance of an oppropriation of
$425,000 for military and post roads
in Alaska, as provided in the army
appropriation bill, will enable the
Alaskan road commission to prose
cute new as well as complete old
projects for which surveys have
been made, which will include the
completion of the Cache creek and
Willow creek roads, and several
shorter projects. Among the new
work mapped for this season will be
a reconnaisance survey to decide
the feasibility of extending a trail
from the end of the Cache creek road
toward the Kuskokwim country, that
may eventually be made into a road
way. Among other new projects is
the Kantishna road and a reconnais
ance into Mt. McKinley park.
Colonel Gotwals recently announced
that he would if possible give atten
tion to road projects in the Matanuska
farming districts, hut could not prom
ise anything definite.
BALL PLAYING AND
OIL DEVELOPMENT
GO HAND IN HAND
Accompanied by Terry, the coming
crack second baseman, Captain and
Mrs. J. J. F’innegan arrived in An
chorage on the train from Seward
last night for a brief visit with
friends, says the Times. Incidentally
Captain F’innegan is sparring around
in the effort to arrange a series of
baseball games between the Cold bay
oil diggers and Anchorage, to be
played here when Anchorage pulls
the big celebration July 4, 5, and 6.
Being in the position of vice-president
and general manager of the Alaska
Oil Company Captain Finnegan paid
special attention as to the baseball
qualifications when hiring drillers and
tool sharpeners for oil operations in
the coming district. Going upon
past efforts it is presumed that Jack
wa6 equally successful in this as
he has been in fostering the function
ing of the Alaska Oil Company.
Captain Finegan, who makes his
headquarters in Kodiak, advises the
Times that the company is assem
bling machinery for active operations
this season; considerable of the ne
cessary drilling machinery is already
on the ground with additional parts
to follow as soon as the transporta
tion problem is settled. Other com
panies, of equal reliability, are pre
paring to prospect in tho field this
season and according to Captain Fin
negan, Anchorage is destined to re
ceive material benefit from the con
templated development.
LATEST GROCERY PRICES
S. & W. Canned Fruits, Including
Berries ....$ .30
Evaporated Apples, per lb.20
Standard Tomatoes, 2£s, per can . .10
Dromedary Dates, per package.20
Table Raisins, per package . .20
D. M. Seedless Raisins, per package .. .25
Scratch food, 100 lbs. . 4.00
Small white beans, per lb. .05
Baking Soda, 3 packages . .25
Parlor Brooms, 4 string . 1.00
Crisco, 1£ lbs. .40
Crisco, 3 lbs.80
Crisco, 6 lbs. 1.60
Crisco, 9 lbs. . 2.40
Ivory soap, small.07£
Large rolls toilet paper, per dozen. 1.00
Swifts Lard, 2 lbs. .45
Swifts Lard, 5 lbs. ------. 1.20
Swifts Lard, 10 lbs.. 2.40
D. M. Marmalade, can. 35
Assorted Jellies in glass. .30
Log Cabin Syrup, small .35
Log Cabin Syrup, medium .70
Log Cabin Syrup, large.. 1.40
Fancy English Breakfast tea, per lb. „ .50
5 lb. can Whole Klim.. 3.25
5 lb. can Skim Klim. 2.50
Rice Pancake Flour, per package.25
THE BLUM O’NEILL CO.
Fishermen
Attention!
Headquarters for Fisher
men’s Supplies
A Large Assortment of
Rubber Boots <
Slickers
Tents
Boat Supplies
Distillate and Gasolene
Also a complete line of
Staple Groceries
Your orders will be promptly filled
with the best of everything. *
Finkelstein & Sapiro
INCORPORATED *
The Store That Satisfies.
Grocery Phone 21 Office Phone 74
MEN who delight in
being well-dressed
on all occasions
should see our offerings
of hats, caps, gloves,
shirts, hosiery, neckwear.
You’ll appreciate the
completeness of our
showing. You’ll find just
the things you have in
mind.
Come in today and loofe
over our shirts that fit
— our stylish hats and
caps in a wide variety of
shapes and patterns—
our ties, handkerchiefs,
gloves, hose—in fact, all
the things that contribr
ute so much to a gentle
man’s proper appearance.
You’ll find us anxious to
please you—both with
our merchandise and our
service.
LAURIE
BROS.
The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothe*