The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-19


 the crying need of the territory is more families.
 Temporary organization of local bcanch of the American Legion was effected at Nome. Harry Gabrielson and James Began were elected chair man and secretary
 Twenty years ago Douglas butchers were giving away pound of bacon with every dollars worth of goods purchased, and today one can not get the bacon for dollar, says the Doug. las News.
 Fred Smith, an old trapper and hunter of Ketchikan, died recently in the hospital in that city He never told anyone of his antecedents, and it is not known whether he had any rela- tives or not
 Mayor R. L. Petty, H. A. Buhring, George DeLong and c. E. FinZel Of Ketchikan have formed a companx and will purchase a Boeing airplane, to be used in carrying mail and pas seAgers to Hyder and other points along the coast.
 Nome papers report the presence of quantities of errnine or white weasIes in the vicinity of the city, and which are so tame that they will come to the door for food. The presence of rats and mice under the buildings is thought to account for the presence Of the animals
 Alaska Jack" Gillivan, said to be one of the first men to discover gold on the Nome beach, and a pioneer of Alaska, is in the stampede at Ho- auiam, Wash, and has started pros pecting on the beach north of the Queets river. Some two hundred for mer Alaska miners are there to en- gage in digging and washing the sands for the elusive metal.
 Despite the belief that the stock of coal at Nome would carry the resi- dents through the winter, in early December shortage was apparent, and at meeting of the city council ea& inhabitant was asked to state how much fuel they could get along with through the winter. The Nome papers report that the supply of fuel will bA barely sufficient to carry the town until the first boat in the sum- mer
 Candidates running for divisional Of fees can file with the clerk of the court of the division or any of his deputies. Candidates for territorial office must file their candidates at Juneau.
 Government reports show that the pS1adium production of the Saltchuck mine, adjacent to Ketchikan was much greater last year than that of all other mines in the world com bined. Palladium at the present time is one of the most sought for metals, and is worth $145 per ounce. The Saitchuck output nets s1s5 per ounce. John Carlson, who is chopping wood on lower Goldstream, had a peculiar and painful experience a short time ago, although all that is left of this mysterious accident Is discoloration under one eye. Carlson was cutting wood, and in broad daylight, shortly before noon, when suddenly he was struck a terrific blow across the froe- head. knocking him into the snow; where he lay unconscious for twenty minutes. Luckily the weather was very mild at the time. When he came to he made his way to his cabin, be- ing alone, dizzy with pain in the head, which kept him from sleeping for two nights. The whole upper part of his head was swollen so that he was un- able to see As soon as he was able he visited the scene of the accident but was unable to find out what hit him, 4nd the matter is still mystery to him.
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