The Cordova daily times., 1920-12-28
VALDEZ NEWS TOLD IN BRIEF
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II ' N 4xN u VALDEZ, Dec. 28.-Before leaving for the states Mrs. Jos. A. Silverman sold the Valdez hospital outfit to Dr. E. l.. Anderson of Latouche, for a | friend of his who will arrive to take charge in the near future. Dr An derson is one of the best known sur geons in this vicinity, and has made some marvellous operations on Val dezans, who consider themselves for tunate to have him interested in the enterprise.
 Friends of MT. and Mrs. Ed. Hunt will be agreably surprised to hear that the young couple are on their way back to the coast, after q visit to Mayor Bros. sanitarium at Rochester, | Minn., where Mrs. Hunt was taken for an operation Writing to the Miner from Omaha, Nebraska, MT. Hunt says that his wife was not operated on as diagnosis by competent surgeons revealed that her trouble was the ex- cision of nerves and muscles at the time of a previous operation for ap- | pendicitis. MT and Mrs. Hunt are now on their way to the coast and will | return to Valdez on one of the next steamers much pleased at the happy l ending of their troubles. fl MT. and Mrs. Walter Stuart, long residents of Valdez, were departing | passengers on the steamship North western for MT. Stuart's old home in Kansas, where they will reside in the future, family matters calling them to their new home. MT. Stuart's moth CT being an invalid and needing their , f care. They were among the most ] popular of Valdez younger set and leave a host of friends behind them.
 MT. and Mrs. George Cotter of Sew ard were outgoing passengers on the steamship Northwestern, having dis posed of their business interests in the Empire city. MT. and Mrs. Cot ter were en route to Beunos Aires from which city they will visit Bolivia and other countries of South Ameri- ca in the interests of the compony which MT Cotter represents. Mrs. Cotter is a we'll known short story writer and was formerly Helen Van Camper.
 1 A letter was received this week from w. H. Bremen, of this city, who Is spending the winter in New York stating that living is about half what 1t costs in Alaska, but that there are about two million idle men in the city and factories and mills are laying off men constantly. MT. Bremen states that there is no snow yet ill New York, but that the weather is cool and delightful. He will return in the spring.
 Gordon Bottles, of Anchorage, an old-time resident of Alaska, is visit ing his brother James, at Oak Harbor, Wash. MT. Betles is the man who founded the trading post at Bottles about 30 years ago, and built up thriving business with the Indians. He later removed to Anchorage, losing his wife during the influenza cpl demic. MT. Bettles will remain out side until spring.
 Dr. Joseph A. Silverman and Grace K. Miller. former residents of Valdez, were married at Seattle November 20. and left later for their home in Oregon City, Oregon, where the doc tor will practice his profession.
 Sam Ankeny Is recovering rapidly from the injuries received while at work in the canyon last summer ana will soon be able to walk again. MT. Ankeny Is a guest of the Golden North. i P. J. flanagan was severely injured this week while cutting wood down the sound. He was brought to the hos pital at Fort Liscum where he is un- der the care of Dr. Stearns. Nolan Hudson, Ed. Stone and F. w. Johonsen left over the trail this week for the Teikhell district to do assess 1 men work on the Ellis property.