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The Cordova daily times., 1920-01-10

ing banks. The high rate of exchange against Canada is the cause. Cana ian money is now discounted about II per cent in Ketchikan, which gives the fishermen only 89 cents worth of goods for every dollar in Canadian money spent there.
 The Alaska Union Fisheries have purchased the large barge Vashon II at Ketchikan, from the Alaska Wash ington Fisheries at price said to be 5000. The Vashon H is now of Pet ersburg register but will be changed to the Ketchikan custom house. The Alaska Union Fisheries intend to use the barge at Port Alexander next sea- son in the mild curing of salmon. The company is cooperative one, organ ized by the union fishermen to handle their own catch.
 Radio connections between Daw- son and the far Arctic posts of Her. schel island, Rampant House and F't. McPherson is being urged by resi- dents of Dawson and the Yukon De- velopment League. Only one wire has served the Yukon district for years, stretching directly south into the wilderness to the Canadian Pa cific railroad at Ashcroft, 15OO miles distant. Such a system of communi- cation would be a god-send to the far off posts in the Arctic wastes.
 Mayor Petty was waited on 'by a committee of Ketchikan unionists who asked him to raise the ban on the sale of the Seattle Union Record. The committee also asked that he al low two other seditious organs to be sold in the city but he refused. The mayor said so long as the Record did not publish matter of a disloyal na- ture he would not stop it's sale, but if it did the gag would be applied May or Petty offered to buy all copies of the Forge and Federationist the unions had on hand in order to de- stroy them.
 Phil DOnahue was taken to the Ar thur Yates memorial hospital at Ketchikan with his feet badly frozen Donahue has been prospecting and hunting at Helm bay for several weeks. He had his camp in one of the old mine buildings He went to his cabin and built fire in the stove and placing his feet in the oven went to sleep. After a time he was awak. ened by sharp pains in his feet. He found they had been badly frosted without his knowing it, and the appli cation of heat had started internal complications. He was forced to re- main at Helm Bay for three days be- fore he could get a boat.
 By April 1920, the output of the | mill at the Kasaan Gold Mining prop erty at the old Duncan gold mine vii have an output of 60 tons a day. A new company was organized at Ketch ikan last year by a group of Mime apolis capitalists for the purpose oi taking over the property and devel oping it, Sidney Drake, the well known Valdez operator, now of Min neapolis, is president of the new com pany, which has ample capital tc develop the same. A test run of 25C tons of ore from the three hundred foot level will be put through the mill for the purpose of estimating the costs and determining the proper treatment. It is stated that it costs but two dollars per ton to put the TUT through the mill. It S estimated whe1 the proposed Improvements are per fected that milling will not cost oye, fifty cents a ton.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-01-10

Scarborough Pictures that please at prices that are right Over Cordova drug store. Phone 14O-3 rings.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-01-10
SHORT STORIES
 ABOUT ALASKA
 OCCURRENCES

UCIUkkWIES
 The Hub restaurant at Ketchikan has been reopcned.
 Claud Aikens of Ketchikan is in the hospital suffering from a severe case of quinsy.
 Members of Ketchikan Post of the American Legion held get-to-gether smoker last week
 The Republican club of Sitka. has endorsed Senator J. R. Hickman for Republican National Committeeman.
 U. S. Deputy Marshal finders of Hot Springs recently left Nenana for the Springs with Sam Cote, who is wanted fer an 1:leged violation of the Alaska dry law.
 V. A. Peterson, Ketchikan agent for the Admiral line, now has his of flee at the new Hickman dock. The company formerly had temporary offices in the Stedman hotel.
 Carl Brandenburg and >Ernesa Walker were bound over by the U. s. Commissioner at Ketchikan on a charge of obtaining money. under false pretenses and other charges. Bail was fixed at $500.
 All Ketchikan boys who served in the army or navy during the late war are to be presented with engrossed certificates by the council The cer- tificates were purchased some time ago. They will be presented to the eX-service men by the American Le- zion.
 ProspectOrs are now looking to- ward the Bottles river district where the big find was reported last year. Prospectors returning from this re- zion report that it will take a lot of prospecting to make a certain camp there. Jack Rooney found pay on Bettles Lake and sluiced up $31OO in coarse gold last year.
 A package of flowers from Norway was sent to Dr. R. C. Jenkins of Ketchikan to be placed on the grave of the late Charles Arne Olson. The package was sent by his mother Mrs. Laura Olson, of Christiana, Nor way, who stated that she had been trying to send them for three years but was prevented on account of the war.
 The reported strike in the KOyukuk last summer stampede some people who expected easy pickings there this winter, but according to Bert Sharrard, who returned to Fairbanks from the camp there is nothing easy in sight. No money and no prospects of any sort at present. Potatoes are 25 cents a pound, eggs $32.5O a case, butter S1.25 a pound, and flour $23.50 a hundred.
 The tug boat Coutli arrived in Ketchikan last week after a stormy | and perilous trip from Craig to Prince Rupert: She had large scow of air plane spruce and while bucking the heavy seas off Kendrick bay broke | her haWser and became separated from her tow. The heavy seas made it impossible to recover the scov which piled up on a rock, causing { loss of about $25,O00.
 The permanent organization O Federal Employees Union No. 145 was completed at Ketchikan last week Tie new union which starts off witI a membership of 26, is 6 branch o1 tine National Federation of Fedora Employees, which has 153 locals in 4: states and a total membership o1 75,O00. Lighthouse men, forest ser vice men, immigration officers and other federal employees are among the members.
 Many American halibut boats are reported to be going direct from the deep sea fisheries for Prince Rupert
The Cordova daily times., 1920-01-10

The shop of Rudolph the shoemaker is open again from 10 a. m. to 7 D. m. If
The Cordova daily times., 1920-01-10

Many American halibut boats are reported to be going direct from the deep sea fisheries for Prince Rupert, instead of coming to Ketchikan for supplies before proceeding to the fish
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-09-30
ST, ALBANS

Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Hanson, Mary
Hanson and P. R. Longley were In
Bangor Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. W. Hanson and
Miss Anna Clark OF Waterville were
callers in town Sunday.
Mrs Stephen Bragg is in Pittsfeld
visiting her sister Mrs. Fred Hanson
John L. Baxter of Brunswick was
business caller in town Monday OF
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. P. Written and
Mrs. H. N. Longley of Pittsfeld were
callers in town Sunday.
Alphonso Buker OF Searsport Is
visiting at the home of his brother
Henry C. Buker.
H. B. Rackliff of Hollywood, Calf
ornia, was a guest at d. r. Longley's
a few days last week.
c. j. Worthen and son Dana are in
Skowhegan this week attending the
races.
Miss Mary Hanson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. c. c. Hasson leaves the first
of October for Newton, Mass. where
she is to take a special course in
physical culture.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-09-30
The Hamlin Company Case Settled

On Thursday. August 18Th Judge
Charles o Small 81 Madison and Car
rol y. Perkins. ESD Of WaferYiIe
sat as referees in the trial hold a
Harmony Of an action which ~as
brought BY The Hamiin Company *
tensivc pulp wood buyers, against
Triah Whitehouse Of Wellington. The
action WAS brought by Merrill q Mer-
rill Of Skowhegan, representing The
ilamlin Company. over year APO in
the supreme court and was referred
by agreement to Judge Small and Nj.
Perkins. as referees. The confro-
versy arose out of the contract
Of the purchase and sale by
Mr.. Whitehouse to The Hamlin Com
pany OF approximately 100 cords Of
fir pulp wood to be delivered by Mr.
Whitehouse on the cars at Harmony
at $3.50 per cord. The contract was
made in the fall of 1915. Very soon
after the price of pulp wood rose ma
terially and in as much as the short
age of cars prevented Mr.. Whitehouse
delivering his wood Immediately after
the contract he claimed he was re-
leased from the obligation OF carry
ing out his agreement with the com
pany and in LII and 1918 he sold all
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-09-30
STRATTON

, Doris Lisherness ras returned from
her trip down river and gone to work
again in the Office of the S. M. Co.
Earl Fuller is driving Hanscom &
Sylvester's auto between here and
Pennington.
Tom Moor took his wife to Lewis
ton Sunday. DR.. Mayo went with
them.
Mrs Moses Scribner who has been
at Saddleback camps lately has re-
turned home.
E l.. Vose on a small piece raised
IS bushels OF as nice potatoes as any
one has seen for long time.
Gren Kincaid who has been visit
ing his son Archie at Livermore Falls
has returned and gone to work In the
mill
Mrs. Percie Danico is working in
the Enamel shop
Mac is putting in a new concrete
sidewalk in front of his store.
Mrs. William Sylvester is very sick.
Frank Sprague has bought the Fot-
ter farm on the Eustis road.
Frank W. Nutting was in Sanford
for a few days last week.
MIS-. Il. l.. NOSe was GOWN river
several days last week.
Ora A. Williams of Boston. Mass. is
visiting his aunt Mrs. E. l.. Vose for
several days.
Jennie s. Houghton of Montreal has
been visiting friends in town.
Last spring while Ed Vose was 60
ing by the Companys boarding house
on his way home, some one threw a
potato at him and he took it and
planted it. Last week he dug the
hill and got a peck of elegant pota-
toes. Wonder if Ed has named the
kind yet
At a special town meeting held Sat
urday afternoon in Lander's Hall ii
was voted not to sell the pine on the
town lot near Cold Spring.
A. c. Vaughan has returned from a
trip to Gorham, N. H. and the White
Mountains.
Helen AID Robert Durrell are at
tending school in Portland.
Flora Durrell returned to her
studies at Smith College, Northamp-
ton, Mass, Sunday.
Ed Vose enjoyed his 44th birthday
Sunday. Hope Ed will have many
more.
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Of his .8d Ia esaIs7earsY ~ Tn ]
I. Ca~rfr ca#.aaH e Bangor .
3 per cord &hea This la.t trans
acton was fe4aa 81 D. me HamliH
Complain 'he demanded e. setlemenf
with MI &ffeaa9 = according u
the terms 81 b. contract cla.ming The
difference baseea HE then market
price Hhirh vas 1900 d cord 10 the
caa'rac' free Il $50 per cord. II
Ire September tern u the Supreme
Judicial Cpaff. ne referees render
ID a DECISION establishing hat Mr..
Nhtetohsa did not carry out his
agrecm"ut made with The Hamlin
Company and that without right be
sold the pulp wood to the J. F. Gar
rity Company They determined that
he must pay to The Hamlin Company
the difference between $1,000 and $3.50
per cord for the 100 cords sold Mr.
Clarity together with interest from
the time OF sale to The Clarity Com
pany, and further that he repay The
Hamlin Company the sum OF 1896
and interest which was the amount of
an advanced payment by the Hamlin
Company to Mr.. Whitehouse. There
were present at the hearing repre-
sentatives Of many OF our largest pulp
wood concerns, including Mr.. Allen
wood purchasing agent OF the ). ID
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SOUTHWEST CANAAN

Rpy Edwin Collier Of Pennacook,
New Hampshire, is passing a two
weeks vacation with his wife at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Almon Smith.
Mrs Rufus Williams is suffering
from a very severe attack of neuritis.
Miss Eta Ellis Of Waterville pass
ID the week end with Miss Minnie
Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Crowell and
Mss Lucy Crowell of Skowhegan and
Mss Burton of Texas were callers at
red Getchells Sunday.
Mrs. Julia Churchill returned Fri
ny from Massachusetts where she has
been spending several weeks with
trends.
Reuben Reed was a guest of Mr.. and
Mrs Alton Richardson of Benton
Thursday and Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Getchell were
in Skowhegan Thursday on business.
Arthur Ellwood of Augusta visited
his wife Sunday at Almon Smiths.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Taylor of
Greenyille were guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Foster Thursday and
Friday
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-09-30

Carl Nelson has purchased a Ford
Sedan.
Harvey Harris is attending Coburn
Classical Institute. Waterville.
Mr. Dickey. principal of Canaan
high school has rented DR.. Earle's
house on Highland avenue and will
take possession at once.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Holt have NOV
ed to Watervile where he has EN-.
plOyment.
Neal Foss left Monday for Boston
to pass a week
Mr.. and Mrs. Cakes of Gardiner
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Salisbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ulysses Holt of Fair
field were guests Of relatives in town
last week.
Mrs. o. A. Moody is visiting rela-
tives in Hartland and Newport.
Miss Bessie Crocker has gone to
Skowhegan where she has employ
ment.
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MERCER

Emery Cushman Of Brewer and
William Derby of Melrose, Mass. were
guests at Frank Kelleys. Sept. 20.
Fred Corson of Cliftondale, Massa-
chusetts, former Mercer boy, has
recently visited his brother Charles
at the old homestead
Mr. and Mrs. George Abbott OF
Lawrence, Mass. are guests at the
home of David Tracy for two weeks
Dist. Supt D. B. Holt will preach
and hold the second quarterly con
ference of the church, October 2, in
the evening. All welcome.
Fred Cutting bought a Chevrolet
car last week.
Fred Presley and his mother recent
ly entertained relatives from Guilford
Everett Holmes is attending Coburn
Classical Institute this year.
John Stanley of Auburn was in
town the first of the week.
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IACKMAN

The girls of the Central high school
.haneroned by Prin. and Mrs. Moan,
. .nent Saturday at Sply Pond.
Misses Minnie Holden and Zaidee
comnbell accompanied by Levi New
~ are spending a week at Bangor.
George Nicols and son Bernard at
landed the fair at Pennington last
week.
The Ladies' Aid held picnic down
=, tho Long Pond road last Wednes-
Say About Is ladies were in attend
once and all reported a good time.
ON Tuesday of last week a flag
-,iaing was held at the library. The
dow was ideal and the speaking and
sineing was much enjoyed by all. The
s,g was a gift to the library by Mrs.
Iennie Colby Newton. After the rails
me lunch was served to the trus-
zoos and wifes besides Mr.. and Mrs.
uodeman and daughter of East
creenWick. r. I. and c. S. Cook and
Mss Caroline White OF Boston. all
who have made very liberal donations
To the ASSOCIATION.
p II. Hilton of lockwood is in town
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CONCORD

Joshua Berry Of Hallowell spent a
few days with his brother George
Sanford Robinson who has been
quite feeble the past summer is very
low at this writing.
Wesserunsett Valley Fair at Athens,
Wednesday, October 6.
Mrs. Agnes Bean and daughter
went Tuesday to New Portland to
work for DR.. DeSilve.
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Graft and daugh-
ter of Moose River called on her sis
ter, Mrs. Frank Atwood Sunday.
Mrs Chester Atwood and family
spent the week end with relatives in
town.
There was no school all last week
on account of the sickness of the
teacher Mrs. Baker.
Irwin Stewart moved his family to
Pleasant Ridge where he expects to
work this winter.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-09-30

jennings Bunker Of Kingsbnry
called on relatives here Sunday and
Monday
Prof. Webster Chester, wife and
daughter Rebeeea were callers at
Bigelow farm Monday. They have
just returned to their home in Wat
erville after spending the summer at
Great Pond
Miss Eleanor Bates who had been
teaching at the Covell school, return
ed Saturdaf to her home in Corinna.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-09-30
No man ever smoked. a
better cigarette than Camell

TRUE to the Buick tradition of twenty vs..
a the one feature Buick engineers have paruc-
ularIy sought to develop in the new Nineteen
Twenty One Buick Series is high utility value
You will find, in fact, when you investigate these
new models that Buick capacity for hard, fast,
sure transportation is even create. than ever be-
fore. The hieh-powered, sure working Buick
NaYe-in-Head Motor is feature of each of the
new models.
Added to 'hcir great service value are beauty
oi contour and appointment and a comfort Of
movement and seating arrangement that appeal
to IT. most particular
Buick primarily, however. is a car of action Built
Tor ba>lnes>-buIt to stand UPS a well known
Buick feature. Business men will find the new
hee passenger touring car happy selection
B3sl Of ii, reinforcing It's high serviceabili.y in
suun2 the uninterrupted use of
votf inFe4~ -ncnt is Authorized
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ATHENS ROAD

Miss Vivian Bigelow has returned
newton Highlands, Mass. after
10 .ssnq short vacation with her
tta,,her Roscoe Bigelow.
George Kicker is working for Les
et vs. Annie Davis of Winthrop is
.-;..nq her daughter Mrs. Maurice
Md vi Goodwin is working for P. C..
We" rred Libby of Cornville is working
Maurice Magoon's filling his silo.
a. THOMAS Owens OF Bingham is stop
80 With his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
p wrs John Ambrose and attending the
fair
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NORTH FAIRFIELD

A. p Wyman of Bath was a week
end guest of his aunt Miss Lillian
Hoxie. On Sunday they with Harley
Wyman of Skowhegan made an auto
trip to Wilton and Pennington.
Several of the young people are at
tending the agricultural club meeting
at SkoWhegan this week.
Rev Albert Smith Of Hallowell
spoke at the Union church last Sun
day. All are very pleased with his
services in this community. He will
speak at both churches again next
Sunday.
Merle Thomas who has been very
sick is not out of danger
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CANAAN

DR.. and Mrs. Fred Lovejoy motored
from Pennington Sunday on their re-
turn they were accompanied by Mrs.
Loyejoys mother, Mrs. Addie Holt
who will visit with them.
Mr.. and Mrs r. II. Harris took an
auto trip to Orono Saturday where
they will visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. George ma8neid are
passing several day" with relatives
In Bingham.
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Middletown transcript., 1920-03-20
DRAW MILLIONS FROM LAND
Immense Wealth Accruing to Fortu-
nate Property Owners in the City
Of London, England.

The most elaborate and the largest
map in the world is the valuation"
map of the city Of London, which was
some twenty years in the making, and
which is more than thirty feet wide
and twenty feet from top to bottom.
The map Is Of the metropolitan dis
trict of London, embracing an area Of
115 square miles. and every house.
shop and piece of property in that
area is shown. Nearly 10000 separate
estates are listed.
Some curious and interesting facts
about London landlords are shown by
the great map. The wealthiest estate
Is that of the duke Of Westminster.
400 acres, with a rent roll of SIS, ,OOO.-
600 per year. This is not by any means
the largest estate in London, however,
though its location makes it the most
valuable. In South London is one es-
tate which covers four square miles,
and there are several exceeding two
square miles. Lord Howard de Wal
den's estate brings in rents to the
amount Of $10,O00,0O0 per annum, and
the 250 acres belonging to the duke Of
Bedford rent for $10,5OO.OOO per year.
Lord Northampton, the duke Of Nor
folk; Lord Portman and Earl Cadogan
each own around 200 acres Of city
property, and their tents run from
about 100000 TO- }$S. .O0OO 900 per year
each. Not bad >fdea to let q city life
Loldon grow ~ around ones farm.
Middletown transcript., 1920-03-20

SIDEWALK IS THEIR MARKET
Where All Sorts Of Goods Arc DIG
posed Of by New forks
"DoMm and Outs"

At the Bowery approach to the WILL
liamsburg bridge may be witnessed an
interesting sight at any hour Of the
day, says the New York Times. This
Is the gathering Of near down-and-outs
disposing Of what is left OF their
wardrobes and who. being poor sales
men, usually take what Is offered and
not what they expected to get.
The other morning there were four
on hand. One had three frayed silk
shirts, two pairs Of more or less worn
trousers and three sets Of silk under
wear. He asked so cents each for the
shirts and took 81 for the three. The
trousers brought Is cents the pair
while he had much trouble in dispos-
ing Of the silk underclothing at 70
cents garment.
Another had a fur-lined coat which
wasn't so very awful looking. He
tried his best to get IS for it and held
on for nearly an hour. Finally mo-
torman came along and, after digging
in every crevice Of his pockets, pro
duced $4.78. This won the coat.
A ragged fellow had three razors
for which he asked 81 each. A big fel'
low with wiry whiskers wanted a
razor but wasn't willing to pay the
price. He offered. As cents, then oO. he
bought for 60.
This market" is held in the open
on the sidewalk, and the police DO no'
appear to care, for there Is never any
interference.
Middletown transcript., 1920-03-20
MAKES new USE OF ECHOES
Inventor. Idea May DO Away With
the Old Practice Known 40
"Heavina the Lead"

An inventor in Oakland, CAL. has
found a new and practical use Tor
echoes, and as a result the time may
come when the practice Of "heaving
the lead" at sea will be known only
in historical novels and old maritime
history. The marimeter, as the new
device is called, sends sound from
the keel of the ship to the bottom OF
the sea; the sound comes back as an
echo, and the journey, automatically
recorded ON a diaphragm, is translated
into terms Of length. The report shows
the depth of water between keel and
bottom, calculated from the known
speed of the sound-wave in salt water,
and the knowledge may be acquired at
the rate of four soundings minute.
which is very much faster than by the
older methods. The marimeter, to be
sure, has only recently gone to sea.
If indeed the steamer Governor, which
will carry the first of them, has yet
left dry dock in Seattle, Wash. But
the instrument promises to add ma
terially to the security Of ocean traf-
fic
Middletown transcript., 1920-03-20
GEORGE HAD ANOTHER GUESS
Old Gentleman Had Also Been Doing
Some Thinking About the High
Cost Of Living.

A congressman who is investigating
the high cost Of living said to wash
ington correspondent:
"The h. c. l. is responsible for many
vagaries and queer complications.
"A young chap who had got en-
gagged to a girl was talking over the
future with her.
"'With prices what they are said
the girl, we must be content, George,
dear, with small fiat and one or, at
the most, two servants
George coughed.
"It's my idea,' he said, to live with
your old man the first couple OF
years.
"eBut, George
"'That's my idea,' he interrupted.
Think Of the money we can save. No
rent, no light, no grub bills, no COAL
"'But-
81 insist on this thing George in
terrupted again. I tell you, T.
"Then the door opened softly and
the girls father entered the room.
"'Children,' he said tenderly, I have
decided that when you get married
I'll come and live with you for the
rest Of my life"