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The Press., 1921-02-24

Melvin actually was on the verge ot | tears when he returned to his room. He felt sad. exasperatea and angry all 1 at the same time, with each emotion | striving to Outdo the others. He tore l the bothersome tie to shreds. stripped | off his best clothes and threw them into a suitcase. and put on business | like checked suit. He was undeter- mined whether to take the train with | out going to see Evelyn, but decided 1 not to-.
 She was sweetly adamant over her decision against marriage at present.
 "I've just changed my mind, that's all. You'll have to go to Mackinac alone and I'll follow after, and we'll | get married up there-maybe."
 Melvin gave up argument and recon l ciled himself as best he could. He couldn't postpone the trip without los The weather was perfect for the lake 1 trip, and he would have enjoyed it If | only Evelyn had been with him. i've a good mind to give her up," , he told himself more than once. "Shc'S too changeabIe. I cant get used O if. When decide to do thing do it, come what may"
 For several days after his arrival on the island Melvin refrained from writing to Evelyn. He did a lot of thinking and came to the conclusion he had been too lenlent.
 "She needs some bossing," he de- cided, and he sat down and wrote a letter in which, among other things, he said:
 '"The Mohawk leaves Chicago next Friday morning and will arrive here Saturday. You are 10 be a passenger on the Mohawk, and there's DO argu- ment about it. These are orders. see?''
 After the letter had gone he wor- ried considerably for fear he had made 1t too strong, but two days later he received a telegram reading:
 "Am leaving Chicago Friday morn- ing on Mohawk, as ordered-Evelyn"
 With pronounced sensation of triumph and satisfaction Melvin re- read the message and folded it care
 
 ture reference.
 Shell know who's going to be boss,"- he said.
 But MeIvin's triumph was short lived. and his feeling of satisfaction was superseded by dIsmay and mentAi misery. He aw0ke Saturday morn ing 10 find fierce storm raging. and as far as he could see n"rn>~ the straits whiteclps were !enping.
 "A fine day for her trip" Melvin unused doefuIIy, as he went 10 his wireless station. Scarcely had t4e dOnned his hpndlrpsS when his ears picked this startling message from the air: IS. o. s. s. o. s. tGot off course. struck rock. sinking. fifty mleS off Frankfort. s. Q. $. $. o. S.'
 An icy hand seemed to clutch at Melvn's heart and stop it's heating. For several minutes he was pOwerfe<x to act. ...e.... -...- "I'll relay the message broadcast. he decided and wa~ preparing tn h" so when out Of the sky came an an swer to the cry of distress
 Mohawk. picked up your $. Q. S.- Rushing io rescue. Iowa. lOO miles off Milwaukee,"
 Then came another:
 "On way to help Mohawk Mani toba. twenty miles off Traverse tily.' Quickly came this flash in response:
 Sinking fast. all pumps working, launching lifehoais. Mohawk, hurry, hurry"
 Like an tmpotent audience watch Ing film tragedy. eexceLI L!- that he Mns
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REQUIRES WORK OF HANDS
Machinery Found of No Avail In the
 Industry of Cutting and Snap ing Corks.

'"There are still few jobs," says Pearson's Weekly, "in which machln- cry has not displaced hand work, and one of these Is the cutting and shaping of corks
 Tt would, of Course, be a simple matter to- make machinery for the purpose, but the trouble Is that cork blunts any kind of steel blades so rap- idly that it simply does not pay to use a machine. A Spanish firm spent an immense sum on a complete outfit of cork-cutting machinery. and in the end was forced to go back to the old-fash- toned method of hand work.
 Cork is, of course, the bark of the cork oak, which grows in Spain. It comes to London in big sheets, each of which is first roasted in a burning shed. Then they are cleaned off with a brush and water and sent to the cut ting rooms. Here they come into the hands of specialists. One cuts ob- longs, another brewers hunys, etc. The shavings, of which there are heaps, are sold to manufacturers nf cork car pets and bathmatS. while IIe Sool from the burning finds a marker for theatri- cal makeup
 After being cut by hand, the corks are finished in sorting and stamping machines. Corks are cut in Spain, as we'll as in England. There. however, they are cut wet, while here they are first dried.
 Each cutter has beside him a spe- cially prepared board for sharpening his blade. and he spends aImo~r as much time over this as in the actual process of cutting. While the cutters work, a man especially engaged for the purpose reads 10 theIm."
The Press., 1921-02-24
Burns Wore Bio Hat

A Scottish antiquarian has been making inquiries at a London halter, with large clientele of men of the intellectual classes" as to the size Of hat that must have been worn by Robert Burns, whose skull measure ment was .22A inches.
 It seems that 815 is the size for so considerable girth. According to tie same "intellectual' natter Sir Walter ScOtt's hat was a full 61a, his head circumference being 2OA inches.
 A Dumfries natter says no Dum- fries man among his customers takes Burns size in hats nowadays. From hats like these auld Scotia's grandeur sprang.-LondOn Chronicle.
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It Sure HeIped.

Eight-year-old Raymond came from a small village to visit in Indianapo- lis the other day. In the village there was no water works and Raymond watered the flowers with a sprink- ling can. Neither did they have a bathroom at home. And he eyed it and the shower 1t contained with won- der.
 Finally he made his comments to his uncle, who was very tall.
 "No wonder you all grow so big here in Indianapolis" he said. "Why, you have that big sprinkling can in the bathroom so that you can water yourself all the time"
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Artistic Gem Recovered.

In June attention was called to the exhibition and subsequent sale of a picture catalOgued as by Rembrandt entitled "Heraclitus and DemOcritus," the property of Capt. Alston-Rob- eFts-West, says the London Times The picture was covered with such a thick coat of old varnish that Eng fish dealers were afraid to risk the chance of cleaning. Many good judges were convinced that it was a genuine Rembrandt, and one of these declared that it was "not only by Rembrandt, but one of his masterpieces" The pie ture was bought for 4,SOO guineas ($25. 5.0OO) by Mr. Goudstikker of Am sterdam. It has since been cleaned, and has been pronounced by an expert to be a splendid example of a Rem brandt about 1860,
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LIfa aa Trade.

Man has forgotten how to live. Life should be an art. but has become a trade. Men place emphasis not upon labor. but upon that which labor pro- duces. And the trick is to acquire, by hook and crook. the greatest compen- sation for the least expenditure. And instead of yielding the joy of creative energy and the privilege of uhinter- rupted toll. life becomes a ceaseless hubbub. For the meaning of life and peace Of soul can neither he bought nor acquired by trickery, and all one's gains become inadequate. And in place of happiness, men must content themselves with diversion. - Mabel Johnson LeIand's Translation of Arne (2orborg's "The Lost Father"
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Excellent Artificial Milk.

In Japan there is said to be very satisfactory substitute for milk, just as the nut magazines are a substi- tute for butter Cows are very scarce fin Japan and the people are using an artificial milk derived from the soy bean. The bean is first soaked and then boiled until the liquid turns white, when sugar and phosphate of potash are added. The boiling is re- stunned until the liquid has the ap- pearance of ordinary condensed milk. When water is added soy milk is hard Iy to be distinguished from fresh cows milk.
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Sweets Losing Popularity in France.

France has lost it's sweet tooth. Re cent official statistics show that. be- cause sugar was unobtainable during the war. children born between 1914 and 1919 have been educated by their parents not to require sugar in their drinks and food.
 AS a result the consumption of sugar In France has fallen to one-eighth- the pre-war mark.
 France has become such an unprOtit- able market for fine chocolates that nearly all the big manufacturers are sending nine-tenths of their output to the United States and South America.
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Pstatoes Used as Currency.

Potatoes are now used as the stand ard currency in certain remote agri- cultural districts of Poland, since the value of the potato fiuetuates less than that of paper money. In the district around Grodno. for instance. the American Red Cross reports, all the local help employed in warehous- ing or in the activities of the field units is remunerated In a weekly wage Of nOtRtOe9.
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Mot He.

Mir. J. came home from work to find Mrs. J. in an unusually good humor. "Oh, Jack" she began in her most honeyed tones, T went shop ping today and found a perfect duck of hat for only $37.5O."
 Mr. J. looked over the topSof his paper. 'Well," he returned dryly, I'm not going to be goose and buy 1t for You.'
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Efficiency Complication.

"You mustn't ask the telephone op- orator the time of day when your clock stops"
 "Why not?" inquired the new sub- scriber.
 Because it takes up too much valu- able time."
 "But it takes up more of every body's time when you get the wrong number once or twice before you can call up friend or a jewelry store to make the same inquiry"
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campaIcn Diversions.

"What is party platform, anyhow ?'
 "Why-er-a statement of a par tvs principles, suppose, to let the voters know what it stands for"
 "Maybe so, but one side seems to think it is just something 10 run on and the other side thinks it is merely something put up to Sh"ui at."-Bjr. mingham Age-Hernld
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Ionu Sitter.

There is one thing which that young lawyer fellow of Ella's ought to practice"
 "What is thatT'
 The art of securing a stay. timore American.
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undyinu Sonus,

There are sOngs." said the musi- elan. "that have never. never died. They go ringing down the ages"
 "That is true. sir" Brown replied. For the past six months and up- ward I have heard my daughter try 10 kill two or three each evening but they never, never die."-LOndOD Tit RitS.
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Stocking His Cellar.

Dryden-Are you trying to corner the thermometer market? I see you've bought 100 gross of them.
 WetmOre-Sh! They're spirit ther- mOmeters. Every one Is filled with 9 DOT cent alcohol.
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You'll Be Surprised
 At the Bargains You'll Find Here DOLLAR DAY

Any Velvet Hat in stock trimmed or untrimmed for $1.OO. l lot of Ladies' and Misses Sweaters, $1O0 each. Bargains i'm Baskets, too numerous to mention. Kayser Silk GIoves-75c grade, pair for S1.OO. 1 pair Kayser Silk $40 Gloves for $IOO. Wool Gauntlet Gloves, have sold high SPAS, any pair $1.OO. Lady SeaIpax Athletic Underwear, $2.OO value, for $500 Ladies' Lace Trimmed Gauge Union Suits for $1 co. soc Brassers, 3 for SIOO. 1 Lot Bungalow Aprons, $1.OO each. Regular $l.OO Bungalow Apron, for $10O. Chdren's Outing Flannel Billie Burke Sleeping Garment, S1.75 value $1.OO each. Real Human Harnets, cap shape, SI.OO dozen. Fibre Silk Hose S1.75 and S2 GO value $1 co pair 30c Ipswich Hose, pair for $1.OO. Ipswich Hose, Black size S% only, pair for $I.OO.
 FITZPATRICK
 Millinery and Gift Shop
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-26
Federal Power Commission

In compliance with the Federal Water Power Act (41 Stat, 1e63) nor tice is hereby given that the Alaska Public Utilities, Cordova, Alaska, and Messrs. Lincoln Waln and w. T. Young, P. O. Box No. 6, Nashville, Tennessee, have applied for prelimin- ary permits for power development on Power Creek from Eyak Lake to a point approximately miles upstream therefrom. Any objection against granting such permits, or requests for hearings thereon, together with any briefs, reports, or other data for which consideration is desired, should be submitted on or before May Is, 1921, to the Executive Secretary, Fed eral Power Commission. Washington, D. c.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-26

No. ,; whence U. S. M. M. Kayak No. 19 bears S. "A deg. 51 min, W. 4919 it.; thence N. 10 deg. 27 min. w. 527S it. to Cor. No. 2, identical with Cor. No. Ruby Oil Claim No. 5; thence N. 79 deg. 29 min. E. 13173 it. to Cor. No. 3, identical with Cor. No. 3 Ruby Oil Claim No. 8; thence $. 10 deg. 29. min. E. 52S0 fl. to Cor, No 4, identical with Cor. No. l Ruby Oil Claim No. 3; thence S. 79 deg. 34 min. w. 1317.6 it. to Cor. No. 1, the place Of beginning, containing an area of 150.662 acres. Magnetic vari- alton 29 deg. 30 min. E."
 RUBY OIL CLAIM NO. 3.
 "Commencing at Cor. No. I, Ruby Oil Claim No. 3, identical with Cor. No. Ruby Oil Claim No. 4; whence U. s. M. M. Kayak No. 19 bears S. 75 deg. 50 min, W. 6233.2 1t; thence N. 10 deg " min. W. 52S0 it, to Cor. No. 3, identical With Cor. No. 8 Ruby Oil Claim No. f; thence N. 79 deg. 2S min. E. 12S3.3 it. to Cor. No. 5; thence s. 10 deg g min. E. 6277.1 1t. to Cor. No 4 thence s. 79 deg. 21 min. W. 128g.4 ft to Cor. No. ], the place of begin. ming, coctaining an area of 155.878 acres. Magnetic varia. tton % deg, 30 min. E."
 This claim is located on unsurveye, public land in the Chugach Nationa Forfst, Alaska, about nine mile northeast of Katalla, in Latitude 6 leg. l4 min. N. and Longitude IA leg. 17 min. W. This claim i bounded on the north by vacant pub lie land, on the east by the Rub, oll Claim No. 3, unsurveyed, on tn south by the Ruby Oil Claim No. 10 Ruby Oil Claim No. g, Bonanza Oi Claim No. Z, all unsurveyed, on tn, west by the Ruby Oil Claim No, ( lnsurvcyed
 Any and all persons claiming ad the placer mining ground O premises, or any portion thereof, st described, surveyed and plated, ar hereby notified that unless their ad verse claims are duly filed accordinI to law and the regulations there under within the period of publica ton, or eight months thereafter, wit the Register of the United State Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, the will be barred by the provisions 0 the statutes.
 FRANK A. BOYLE,
 Register. First publication Jan. F, 1921. Last publication March 26, 1921.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-26
SlEESE HEADS ALASKA WORK
 OF ENGINEERS

On April 1, next, Alaska becomes a separate rivers and harbors district, and at that time Col. J. c. Steese will assume the duties of district en- made by the colonel at Juneau. Col. Steese also announced that he had been appointed consulting engineer for the department of commerce for the construction or repair of any lighthouses or any other aids to navi- gation authorized by congress in the Sixteenth lighthouse district, compris- ing Alaska.
 These two appointments put Col. Steese at the head of all the activi- ties of the engineer corps in the ter ritory. He has not been advised con cerning the status of lighthouse pro- jects but expects full information within short time.
 Relative to rivers and habors ac- tivities in Alaska this season. Col. Steese said: There will be $50000 expended in the construction of a second breakWater and dredging in the harbor on the Snake river project at Nome. No work is contemplated ou the Apoon mouth of the Yukon river. Other rivers and harbors ac- tivities in Alaska at the present are confined to contemplated projects near Wrangell. A preliminary ex- animation at Wrangell has resulted in recommendation for final sur vey now being performed and which is expected to result in recommen- dation for the construction of a breakwater there to provide refuge for fishermen during stormy weather
 "A preliminary examination of Wrangell Narrows and Dry straits has been made and resulted in the abandonment of consideration of the latter stretch of water and recom- mendation for a final survey of Wran- geIl Narrows. This report is ap- proved by the board of engineers for rivers and harbors and orders are ex- pected within the near future to pro- eeed with the final survey The re- suit of this with recommendations will be laid before congress and money should be appropriated and dredging started during the season of 1922"
 This sums up the present rivers and harbors undertakings in Alaska, according to Col. Steese Chances for any increased work in the i'm mediate future, he said, are neglig- ible as congress is not sanctioning such new projects. Later he said, there are number of projects which are worthy and should receive attention.
 As district engineer of the separate rivers and harbors district, Col Steese will have jurisdiction over all movaable and fixed fish traps in the D0rth.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-26

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
 UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
 JUNEAU, ALASKA, December 31,
 1920. Seriai O4655.
 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
 PATENT.
 Notice is hereby given that in pur suance of the Act of Congress ap- proved May 10, 1872. and Acts amend atory thereof, and all subsequent Acts of Congress and the regulations made in pursuance thereof the ALASKA CONSOLIDATED OIL FIELDS, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Washington, and having it's principal place of business at Seattle, Wash ington, by H. l.. Faulkner, it's duly authorized Attorney in Fact, whose postoffice address is Juneau, Alaska, has made application for a patent for the area embraced within the placer mining claims known as Ruby Oil Claim No. 5, Ruby Oil Claim No. and Ruby Oil Claim No. 3, contiguous placer mining claims embraced in Mineral Survey No. 1071, Juneau Land District, sit uated in the Kayak Recording Dis trict, Third Judicial Division, District of Alaska, and described upon the official plat herewith posted and by the plat and field notes on file in the office of the Register and Re- ceiver of the Juneau Land Office, District of Alaska, and which are more particularly described as fol- lows:
 RUBY OIL CLAIM NO. 5.
 Commencing at Cor No. 1,
 Ruby Oil Claim No. 5; whence
 U. s. M. M. Kayak No. 19 bears
 s. 72 deg. 58 min. w. 361O ft.;
 running thence N. 10 deg. 30
 min. w. 524S.7 it. to Cor No 2; thence N. IS deg. A min. E.
 1321.1 it. to Cor. No. 3, identical
 with Cor. No. 2 Ruby Oil Claim
 No. 4; thence S. 10 deg. 27 min.
 F. 527S it. to Cor No. 4, identical
 with Cor. No. Ruby Oil Claim
 No. 4; thence s. 80 deg, % min.
 W. 1316.4 it. to Cor. No. i, the place of beginning, containing an area of 159.333 acres. Variation 29 deg. 30 min. E."
 RUBY OIL CLAIM NO. 4. "Commeeing at Cor. No. 1, Ruby Oil Claim No. 4, identical with Cor. No. Ruby Oil Claim
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-26
NEW MINING COMPANY FILES
 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

The Bartholf Lucky Shot Mining Company has filed articles of incor- poration with the secretary of Alas ha. It is proposed to engage in a general mining business with head quarters at Anchorage. Incorporat- ors are c. A. Bartholf, B. S. Bartholf. W. B. Bartholf, J. w. Kempf, J. E.. Choyin and Leopold David. The capital stock Of $15O,OOO is divided into shares of $1 each.
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 deg. 31 min. E. 14621O feet to Cor No. 2; thence N. 43 deg 55 min. W. 52O00 feet to Cor. No. 3; thence S. 46 deg. 31 min. w. 146210 feet to Cor, No. 4; thence S. 43 deg. 55 min. k. 520.00 feet to Cor No. 1, the place of beginning, containing 17.453 acres.
 SHEPARD RETENTION LODE
 Beginning at Corner No. 1, whence U. S. Location Monument No. S27 bears S. F deg. 22 min. W. 6369.80 feet; thence N. 46 deg. 31 min. E. 146210 feet to Cor. No. 2; thence N. 43 deg. 53 min. w. 56580 feet to Cor. No. 3; thence s. 46 deg. 31 min. w. 1462.10 feet to Cor. No. 4: thence s. 43 deg. 53 min. E. 56580 feet to Cor. No. 1. the place of beginning, containing 18.991 acres.
 OBSTACLE MINE LODE
 Beginning at Corner No. 1. whence U. S. Location Monument No, S27 bears s. 13 deg. 06 min. W. 6660.50 feet; thence N. 46 deg. 31 min. E. 146210 feet to Cor. No. 3; thence N 43 deg. 08 min. W. 59S20 feet to Cor. No. 3; thence S. 46 deg. 31 min, W. 1462,10 feet to Cor. No. 4; thence S. 43 deg. 0S min. E. 598.20 feet to Cor. No. 1, the place of beginning, containing 20.078 acres
 ADJOINING CLAIMS
 David Lode, adjoining Obstacle Mine Lode on the northwest and the Armstrong Extention No. Lode on the northeast, unsurveyed. James Flynn, alleged owner.
 Non-Mineral Survey No. 252, ad- joining and conflicting with the Whit ing Tide Water Extention Lode, Orca Mine Lode and Armstrong Extention Lode.
 From Corner No. of the Arm. strong Extention Lode, Corner No. Non-Mineral Survey No 252 bears N. deg. IS min. E. 3239O feet. Corner No. 3 Non-Mineral Survey No. 252 bears s. 13 deg. E. 74.5O feet.
 Corner No. Non-Mineral Survey No. 252 bears S. 50 deg. 15 min. w. 10940 feet.
 The Etta V. Lode, unsufveyed, Etta V. Kennedy, owner, and the Copper Cliff Lode, unsuryeyed, James McCor. mack and John O'Neill, owners, ad, joining True Blue Lode on the south. east
 The Copper Cliff Lode and the Copper Alice Lode, unsurveyed, James Mccormack and John ONeill owners, and the Copper Bell No. 1 owner, adjoining the Copper Queen Extention No. 1 on the southeast Copper Bell No. 1 Lode, Copper Bell No. 2 Lode and Copper Bell No. Lode. unsurveyed, L. T. Mur, ray, owner, adjoining the Copper Queen Extention No Lode on the southeast.
 The Helen Holmes Lode, Isabel Holmes Lode, unsurveyed, J. J. Holmes. owner, and the Kentucky Bell Lode, unsurveyed, l.. T. Shel- don, owner, adjoining the Copper Queen Extention No. on the south east, and the J. J. Gregory Lode, un. surveyed, J J. Gregory, owner, ad- joining the Orca Extention No. 4 Lode on the southeast and the Cop per Queen Extention No. Lode on the northeast. Any other claims adjoining this survey are unknown. Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any of the above mentioned lode mining claims or any portion thereof are required to file their claims with the Register of the United States Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, during the period of publication or within eight months thereafter or they will be barred by the provisions of the statute.
 FRANK A. BOYLE,
 Register. First publication Feb 14 1921. Last publication, April 16, 1921.
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NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF AD-
 MINisTRAToR'S ACCOUNT

Notice is hereby given that Ida DowaIder, as administratrix of the above entitled estate, has rendered and presented her final account of her administration of said estate, and that Wednesday, the 18th day of May, 1921, at 10 o'clock a. m., at the office of said court in COrdova, Alaska, has been duly appointed by the judge of said court for the settlement of said final account and the settlement thereof will be heard and determined, and any person interested in said estate may appear and file exceptions to said account and contest same. Dated at Cordova, Alaska, this 18th day of March, 1921.
 IDA DOWALDER,
 Administratrix M17-24-31-,AT-14.
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NOTICE

The registration book of the Town of Cordova is now open at my office in the Blum Building, Second street, Cordova and will be kept open every day from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. The reg istration book will be closed 4 o'clock D. m. Saturday, April 2, 1921.
 K. c. ROBINSON, Registrar.
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Your eyes fitted. Compound and stigmatic lenses replaced See C=- borne.
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Keep the public informed by ad- Vertlsing regularly in the Cordova Daily Times.
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IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, THIRD DIVISION, CORDOvA PRB- @CINCT, AT CORDOvA.
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in the Matter of the Estate of Eliza beth Mclaughlin, Deceased No. 127
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tion, or eight months thereafter. with the Register of the United States Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, they will be barred by the provisions of the statutes.
 FRANK A BOYLE.
 Register First publication Jan. IF, 1921. Last publication March 26, 1921
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, JUNEAU, ALASKA, December 31, 1920. Serial o4653.
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FRANK A. BOYLE,
 Register. First publication Jan. F, 1921. Last publication March 26, 1921.