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The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-11

l.. l.. Davis. Jule Rudolph Olsen and Sam Hubbard have volunteered for military service to the local board as part of Cordova's quota of fir teen men who will be inducted into the army on August 1.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-11

Dr. w. w. Council today received a telegram from George Kennedy at Fort Liscum stating that if transpor-
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-11

There will be a train for Chitina .at ! o'clock tonight, transferring pas sengers at Mile 33. where there is a washout The bridge at Mile 62 has been repaired and train will arrive here from the interior tonight
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-11

Chas StrOm Of Council is among the outgoing passengers on the Vic toria.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-11

The funeral of Andrew Nelson took place from Lamberts undertaking rarlOrs this morning
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-11

FOR E-Watchmaker's tools and material. Inquire Kenny Hol- den 6-tf
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-11

FOR SALE-One 12x14 tent, nearly new. Call at the Bargain Store. 62
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-11

\ large number of ball players showed up last night and indulged in q little practice
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-11

WANTED-At once, clean cotton rags for cleaning machinery; good price Times office
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-11

FOR SALE-One sewing machine as
 good as new. $1s.00; one Victor cab inet, 5000; a lot of Mason glass
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-11

FOR SALE-Oak office desk table;
 3x5 feet. Apply J. A. Nicollet B20.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-11

WANTED-Men and women workers. Apply Carlisle Packing Company.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-11

WANTED-At once, salmon spIitters and salters. Apply Times office.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-11

Hub Bollinger. who has been fish. months is in town for a few days.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-11
Admission BOG
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING.

WANTEO-Women and men for can. nery work. Apply to George Dooley.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-11

George Apple of lditarod an old timer from the interior, greeted Cor dUya friends today.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-11

The Victoria is scheduled to sail for Seattle at : o'clock tonight
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-11

Frank Dean and Maurice Foss of Nome mingled with Cordovans today
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-11
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL
 AND PERSONAL INTEREST

Frank Dean and Maurice Foss of Nome mingled with Cordovans today
 The Victoria is scheduled to sail for Seattle at o'clock tonight. ing at Mile 55 for the past two months is in town for q few days
 George Apple of Idtarod, an old timer from the interior, greeted Cor dOya friends today.
 \ large number of ball players showed up last night and indulged in a little practice.
 The funeral of Andrew Nelson took place from Lamberts undertaking rarlors this morning
 Chas StrOm of Council is among the outgoing passengers on the Vic. toria.
 Buried at Cordova cemetery-An- drew Wilson. age 40 years; Rev F.. P. Zeigler officiating
 Eighteen pairs of socks were re ceived this week by the local chapter from the Katalla branch of the Amer ican Red Cross.
 The Red Cross headquarters Is out of gauge and there will be no classes in surgical dressings until the next steamer arrives.
 Attorney General George E. Grigsby is spending a few days in Cordova. He made the trip to Nome and stopped off here on his return to Juneau.
 There will be a meeting of the Cordova fire department tonight and all members are requested to be pres cnt
 Deputy Marshal Hart Humber. of Candle, is Il passenger on the Victoria, in charge Of two prisoners from Nome he Is taking to the outside.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07
WHITING To LINE UP
WITH MICHIGAN CITY

cate their previous performance with
out much trouble.
Writings defeat BY Michigan city
was case Of too much Precious who
shot baskets Al will for the victors and
added TO this the green and white war
riors were worn out b. the game which
they played with Hammond. the night
before. But the Whiting players do not
care ITO make any alibis for their set
backs and are out TO make the city team
travel - whinlwind PACE If they ex-
pect toscarry the bacon home with them
The Whiting guards are confident that
they can stop Precious, Michigan City's
best bet and in doing so they viii send
their chances Of q win a soaring The
players are being worked long and over
time for this battle on Friday They
have left nothing undone that would
hinder their chances for win A series
Of new plays have been developed and
instituted that makes the oil CITY
tossers powerful both on defense and In
attack
Sugar, Writings stellar forward. who
is making a strong bid for a forward 20
sition on the all-county team. and it,
is more than likely he will be honored
with place on the team. is in the pink
OF condition for this game. He predicts
a good evening for the whiting squad
Michigan City comes here with
string of victories behind them ana only
two defeats chalked up against them
The game promises to produce a CLASSY
exhibition Of basketball and the fans
Will be given a good run for their money
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07
LOWELL
EASILY
DEFEATED

Forty eight ID eight tells tile tale Of
the basketball game between HAMMOND
ana Lowell al the Central school noor
last night Hammond simply walking
away with the Lowellites and outplaying
them ia every department or the game.
From the first whistle ID was plains
seen that Lowell never had chance
Lowell VINO held first place IN the Lake
county high school basketball league
with Victories oser both Whiting and
Crown Point. fell before the onslaught
OF the hammond five early in the game.
In the first half Hammond scored II
points. but came back stronger in the
closing session with Fl more Black.
Potts and Warne starred for Hammond.
The victory came as a surprise 10 the
fans who expected Lowell to put up "a
stiff game
Froebe of Gary VIII make their first
appearance in the Lake county league
February 18th when they Will face Ham
mond at the Central school floor at Ham
mond The steel city team has a strong
team this year and Hammond has al
ready started TO get in the pink OF CON
dition for that event.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07
TWO IRISH
RIVALS IN
RING AGAIN
Downey and Eagan to Re
new Thier Little Dispute
in 10-Rounds Tonight.

Two irish ring rivals viii engage in q
bitter return engagement on Milwaukee, :
south Side tonight IN the arena of Frank
3Iulkern and Joe Ornstine. Bryan
Downey and Joe Eageu arc the combat
ants and there should be plenty of merry
and earnest milling during the sched-
uled ten rounds. Betting on the out
come is heavy both in Chicago and in
Milwaukee. just as it was the first time.
Brisk wagering makes tight. and
there viii be goodly numbers of glove
fans present to view the controversy.
Chicago is sending big delegation. as
usual. special trains being advertised ON
the Northwestern steam road and the
electric line. Bettors from Chicago are
about evenly divided in opinion. Eagen
having many friends here. though a Mil
waukee idol.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07
RACES At
GARDENS
THIS EVE
Especial to The riaes.)

WHITING. IND. Feb. THE Indiana
Gardens will be the scene of several ex-
citing races at the rink this evening.
There viii be a Smile race between the
amateur champion of northern Indiana
and speeders representative OF every
Chicago rink. In this will be John and
Andrew Spicak. two brothers. the latter
having defeated the former last week
when the former fouled.
other participants in races from this
district will be Paul Drew and Geo.
Graney OF whiting. and VIM. Kauschak
Of Robertsdale.
There will be a 1-mle class 3 race
between John Hlavach. Roy Austgen OF
Hammond and several Chicago races.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07
BY RAY FLETCHEE.

The basketball teams representing the
Michigan city and whiting high schools
viii do battle at the Whiting high school
auditorium on Friday night. Feb. Sth.
The Whiting FIVE is out 10 redeem
tSelr for the defeat that it suffered at
the hands Of the prison town boys two
weeks ago. At that time the city team
took the Whiting quintet into camp very
easily, and the advanced dope from
Michigan city Is that the wearers Of
the crimson and White expect to dupli-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07

Badger Cornish Rules
Flynn Can't Box Miske

DULUTH MINI. Feb. Jim Flynn.
ho was to meet Billy Niske at Supe-
rior Feb. rs. cannot fight in Wisconsin.
1t is said the Pueblo fireman is in poor
physical condition. The state boxing
commission yesterday declared the bout
of as far as Flynn is concerned.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07

Thomas W. Murphys winning in
purses and stakes during the last nine
years on the Grand circuit and 10 light
harness races foot up a total Of s697,S65,
an average Of s77.550 year. His most
successful campaign was IN 1915 when
his horses earned SIPS 400, the largest
amount ever credited 10 . driver or trot-
tore in one season
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07
Gus Christie Meets
Miske in Superior
Ring Feb. Is

DULUTH. MINI. Feb. Gus Chris
tie Of Milwaukee viii go on in the main
bout against Billy Nfiske of St Paul at
Superior. Wis. on Feb. 10. In the semi
,vindup Billy williams. Portland, Ore,
lightweight will meet Jack Whitaker
Of Superior I'm ten round bout. tnd
Johnny Schauer OF St. Paul will meet
boy yet to be named.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07
Mclean and
Lamy to Skate for
Title Today

sARANAC LAKE. y. y Feb. 7-On
the eve of fhe worlds skating champ
ionship meet between Ed Lamy OF
Saranac Lake and Robert Mclean OF
Chicago both men are confident Of win
ming. Lamy has been working out every
day for several weeks and says he was
never in better condition. The ice Is in
fine condition. The first days program
calls for the 220 yards. oue-mile pursuit
and two-mile pursuit races
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07
Notes of the Boxers

DIatty Ryan Will take on Jimmy Foley
before a suburban club Friday night.
Joe Lynch. Eastern bantam, and John
ny Ertle may clash in New Orleans in
the near future. The match has been
suggested to Lynch and word is awaited
BY the New Orleans promoter.
Tommy Walsh viii second his enter
prIse-Pal Moore against Dick Loadman
in a ffteen-round bout at Baltimore TO-
nIght-while Nate Lewis viii be on this
end Of the wire awaiting returns.
Al Doty. Canton, and Knockout Brown
Toledo, entertained Cleveland fight fans
for IL rounds and a draw was the YER
diet
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07
Abe Langtry.

The big national bowling tourns-
Inent to begin February Is in Gin
cinnati under the supervision Of the
American Bowling congress, will be
directed by Abe Langtry, secretary
Of the organization. Langtry is one
of the most popular figures in the
bowling game and has been secretary
of the A. B. c. since its organization
in 1900.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07

Philadelphia schools recently Joined
the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Ath-
letic Association which. before the
Quaker city institutions affiliated num-
bered fo3 schools throughout the Key
stone state
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07
{. POINT
DEFEATED
LOWELL

CROWN POINT. IND. Feb. 7.--Ths
Crown Point high school defeated the
Lowell high school at basketball on Fri
day night in two games. the first and
second teams of each school being
matched against each other The Ham
mond high school locks horns with the
local school on Friday night az the high
school gymnasium.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07
No. Linarfs. former nrssIdent c

Abel Linares. former president Of the
Cuban National Baseball league, is
building a new park in the center of
Havana Games viii start in March
An effort viii be made TO have some of
the major league teams go to Havana
this spring from Florida for practice
games.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07

Championship pocket billiard tourney
may not be staged because Of war CON
dltions. Frank Taberskt Of Schenectady
IS present title holder.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07

Jack Curley spent few hours in
Chicago yesterday singing praises Of
Jack Dempsey He says II is his frm
belief that in six months Dempsey will
be At for clash with Jess and prove
xUor+bv armament
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07

Cuban Stars, last years champions.
will visit the United States playing in
western states in April and working
their way east during the summer. The
stars beat the Havana club three
straight games last year for the title.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07

Pennsylvania leads all states of this
country in selling licenses for sports
YnenS Last year the state received $314.-
4T9 at 81 each. California was second
with s275,0o0 and New York third.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07

DR.. Dudley a. Sargent, director Of the
Hemingway gymnasium of Harvard uni
versity. favors the introduction Of vol
ley ball handball. battleball and many
other playground games in the students
athletic curriculum.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07

Willie st. Clair Of Oakland. Cal. was
awarded the referees decision over Ed
die White Of san Francisco at the end
or a twcnty-round bout at ogden.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07

University of Illinois viii hold an attn
letic carnival March 20.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07

The Gould boathouse of the Columbia
university IN New York city has been
transformed into a canteen for United
States sailors and soldiers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07
{. CHICAGO
TEAM LOSES

The Meeker and McCunes Of Ham
mond. took two of a three game series
from the Hotel Dollas representatives, of
East Chicago at McCool's alleys in Ham
mond last night. The scores were as
follows.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07

Jesse c. Burkett has signed two
year contract to coach Holy Cross col
1ege baseball candidates.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07

Hot Springs (ArS) horse race meeting
will last thirty-one days, beginning Feb
IS. The. racing will be over the Oak
lawn course.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07

Motion pictures of the Williard-John-
son fight were recently exhibited in Pc
king An admission price OF 81 was
charged.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07

Paclhe carnival In February. Nat
Browne and Clause Wayne. OF Los
Angeles, are the other two players who
VIII make the trip. They viii sail Feb.
Il. The tourney will begin February -
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07

Roland Roberts has been selected as
the third member Of the tennis team
to play in Honolulu in the annual mid
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07

The United States COLI Association
consists or $50 clubs
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07

Amherst college baseball schedule
calls for fifteen games.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07

Washington and Lee universities will
not play intercollegiate baseball.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07
FIGHT DECISIONS

Tuesday were:
At ogden, Utah-Wilne st. Clair beat
Eddie white.
At Eoston-Bdike Paulsou beat Harry
Condor 90; Gilbert Gallant won on
foul from Shaver oTBr1en.
Help put Indiana across in the ". s.
s. campaign. Do It week by week or
day by DAY.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07

National Baseball Federation will very
likely meet in Cleveland February %
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07

1t ia the Official personnel of the Company-exp,
enced, successful oil producers; shrevvd careful c,
sentative bankers; of highest reputation in the ST
OF Oklahoma tor honesty ability and stabilty-tl
Refining Compsny-that success in gr
big National way.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-07

In accepting the important position of Presid
knowing the value of the Company's present hoidin
in the Company being its largest stockholder; third
idly turning their attention to these great Oklahoma
ducng amazing wealth. it is up to me. not only to
shareholder in the Company.
When 1t comes to investing money In any for
organizing The Usage Oil and Refining Company
should prove absolutely safe for the purpose of IA
"a legitimate. money-making cooperative compa
absolutely fair and square division of the
cipated with full confidence
The interest Of the stockholders shall be my
until such time my stockholders each and all sh,
Furthermore, pledge you the best efforts of my Ii
Pany affairs. w
Mr. Whitehead's record Of continual success is
sands of his satisfied patrons will gladly testify r.
termed "Oklahomas Iron Man" AS the largest inc
ne is everywhere recognized authority on all
the oil industry.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-14
TOWNS RAZED BY
FOREST FIRES
500 LIVES LOST


its residents to escape
THE scene at the station was in
describable," he said. There came
a rush of wind and the entire town
was i'm flames. Women went and
chung to their children while others
cried frantieally for their missing
ones The flames licked at the cars.
Windows in the coaches were broken
by the heat The engineers and fire.
men alternately stocked, to give the
boilers all the fuel they could stand.
"Other trains were hurriedly made
of fiat cars, box cars and anything
that would roll. But even then All
did not get away. There are many
dead in Cloquet.'
Cloquet was town with about
1900 population. More than 400
persons were brought to Duluth and
Superior from there alone.
Information brought in by the res.
cuers here tonight indicated that
nearly 100 bodies have been found on
roads leading to Duluth. Several
burned automobiles filled with bodies
were passed by the rescuers.
Other bodies are being brought
from every village and hamlet strick-
en- by the gale driven fires.
The town of Twig, Oh the Miller
Trunk road, was wiped. out.
Other towns reported as being en-
tirely restroyed include Rice Lake.
Brookston, Brevator, Corona, Adolph.
Thompson, Arnold, Moose Lake and
Wright.
There is no community within a
radius of 80 miles which has not sus-
tanned more or less damage and each
has its quota of dead and injured.
The cities of Duluth and Superior
were not definitely out of danger un.
til today. AS it was, property dam,
age wrought yesterday will total more
than $1,000,000.
More than 500 persons are dead or
missing and at least 10000 have been
made homeless by forest fires which
spread across northern Wisconsin
and northern Minnesota during the
past thirty-six hours.
The towns of Cloquet, Brookston.
Brevator. Corona, Adolph, Thompson
Arnold, Moose Lake and Wright have
been wiped out. according to refu.
gees. Scores of hamlets and hun.
dreds of settlers homes have been
destroyed The, property and timber
loss, which will total many millions.
will surpass that claimed by any in
the historic fires which have swept
this region
Forest fires which swept northern
Minnesota from Ashland to Moose
Lake have already caused property
loss which will run into the millions,
1t is feared the loss OF life will be
extremely heavy. Several hundred
homes have been destroyed. Thous.
ands OF refugees have arrived here.
All relief agencies are cooperating to
aid the fire sufferers
Every hour adds to the horror of
the disaster and additional names to
the list of dead.
Az Moose Lake an Associated Press
correspondent saw rs bodies piled in
fire-gutted buildii> On road
leading out of Moose Lake at least
100 bodies were strewn here and
there. a relief worker reported that
in a cellar between Moose Lake and
Kettle river, there were 80 bodies in
heap
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-14
MUST USE PEA COAL
Smaller Size Must Be Mixed With
Chestnut and Stove,

In order to relieve the existing
shortage OF stove and chestnut sizes
Of anthracite coal. the coal dealers of
Bennington are hereby directed that
beginning Monday, October 18th, and
continuing until further notice. an
amount of pea size coal shall be mixed
with all orders of chestnut size coal
to the extent of one half the order
and similar mixture of stove and
pea sizes may be furnished il the pur
chaser desires
Also beginning on the above date,
an amount of egg size coal shall be
mixed with all orders of stove coal to
the extent of one half the order.
Prices for these mixtures will be
the average price obtained upon a
basis of the prices heretofore fixed by
the State Fuel Administrator
Local dealers are also directed not
to deliver any stove or chestnut sizes
Of coal for consumption in furnaces or
steam heaters.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-14
NO STATE CONVENTION
TO BE HELD THIS YEAR
Frank c. Archibald, Temporary
Chairman, Says Platform Will
Be Promulgated BY Mail.

Rutland, Oct 12.-followng the
announcement of DR.. c. s. Caverly.
chairman of the state board of health,
that the Republican state convention
in Burlington would be POSTPONED
one week, The Heard yesterday got
into communication with Chairman
j. Rolfe Searles of the Republican
state committee, and Frank c. Archi-
bald of Manchester. temporary chair
man of the convention 1t was learn
ed from them that the convention
would in all probability be given up
and that the .cmnmittee on resolutions
would promulgate platform by mail.
Mr. Searles stated to the Herald
representative that with the epidemic
OF Influenza as serious as 1t was, il
seemed TO him out of the question to
hold state convention. He said,
however, that this was up TO the TEN.
porary chairman, Mr. Archibald, who
would take such action as he saw fit
in regard to postponing the conven.
'tion next Tuesday.
Mr. Archibald was reached at Man.
chester and said that in his opinion
the only action possible, under exist.
ing, conditions, was to adjourn the
convention, sine die, OF indefinitely.
He said that undoubtedly the commit.
tee on resolutions would be ready to
report next Tuesday and that the plat
form would. in all probability. be pro-
mulgated by mail
IN thfc rlan ~ nrnanHnra L. ~ 4
out the temporary chairman, secre-
rary and few of the nominees, would
meet in Burlington on Tuesday, re.
ceive the report of the committee on
resolutions and then adjourn without
cate.
Mason S. Stone. headquarters man.
ager for the Republican state commit.
tee, said yesterday that the plan pro
posed seemed wholly feasible to him
and was, intact. the only plan that
would meet the situation. He is pre-.
pared to send out the platform recon-.
mended by the committee to every
voter In the state, in which way he
would receive a ratification by mail
Of the proposed planks
Sherman r. Mounton chairman of
the committee on resolutions. said
d yesterday that the platform was ready
with the exception of one or two
planks, on which he thought the com.
mittee should be called together but
owing to the ban on public meetings
he would probably have to discuss
them by mail. He informed The Her.
aid that he would make every effort
to have the platform ready for the
convention on Tuesday morning and.
II possible. would submit the provis.
ions on which the committee agreed
at that time.
All members OF the state committee
with which The Herald was in com.
municatlon yesterday. though pub.
lie meeting was impossible under ex.
listing conditions, and that the Re.
publican nominees for state and
county offices and for town represent.
alive should be advised accordingly
Unless some change is made in
these arrangements, there win be no
Repnbucan this year.