The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-29
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fTank norman, deputy marshal at Matanuska, was recently married to Miss Florence Haughian, of Seattle.
 The Douglas sawmill closed down for the season short time ago. after having cut approximately 1000. 900 feet of lumber during the summer.
 A total of four barges were driven ashore by a gale which swept Nome last month. Another was cast up on the beach at Solomon.
 Esther Birdsall Darling's new book, "Baldy of Nome" recently appeared in print and is meeting a ready sale among Alaskans.
 The Woman's Club of Anchorage gave masquerade ball short time ago, which netted the club more than $l00. The money will be used for charitable purposes. While in Seattle recently Miss Mary Allen. of Petersburg, passed the exam ination required for masters of small gas craft and Is now regularly li- censed skipper.
 The Petersburg city council has passed resolution to allow all city | employees two weeks vacation with pay at the end of each years service. Ollie Williams, known in Fairbanks as Fritzie Hill, was arrested recently charged with stealing the sum of $50 from one Peter Zernich. Eight persons are reported missing at different points to the westward. including the watchman at King Cove. near Unimak Pass.
 It is reported that the output of the Fairbanks district foI the past season amounted to approximately $5,0OO, ,00O.
 Ed Johnson, of Nome, was recently fined $250 on two counts for gambling. The good old days seem to have de- parted
 correspondent of the Industrial Workers writes that Nome publication from Dime creek that blind pigs are running wild in the Koyukuk camp.
 The report of the grand jury at Nome is probably one of the best ever turned out in Alaska When reduced to newspaper print it occupied twelve and one-half lines.
 Just before the close of navigation 70 tons of hydraulic pipe were landed at Rampant for use on Hunter creek by Swanson, one of the oldest operat, OTIS in the district.
 A snowslide of immense proportions is reported to have blocked the gov ernment railroad at Mile 55, outside of Seward. A locomotive was caught on the far side of the slide.
 Judge Robert w. Jennings and other court officials of the First di- vision. recently held a term of court at Ketchikan. The court will recon yene in Juneau on December 5.
 Juneau bakers have raised the price of bread. doughnuts, piec, cakes and buns because of the recent increase in the cost of flour
 The Nome brewery has closed down indefinitely.
 A large whale was seen in Gastineau channel close to the Thane dock.
 The new Community Christian Church at Seward was recently dedi- cated. Rev. Munro is pastor. Nick Smith, an old timer in the Panama country, Is reported to have committede suicide recently at Tofty.
 For the first time in two years grouse are reported to be plentiful in the vicinity of Fairbanks.
 The Resurrection river recently overflowed its banks and flooded the new cemetery at Seward. At a meeting of the school board in Seward a few days ago 1t was de- cided to run the school at standard time instead of Sitka time, adopted | several weeks ago.
 High water at Solomon did consid- erable damage recently, coming up into some of the stores at that place.