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The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-02
Citu to Grade FederUI AUenue For COrdOUn's Public Building

is, hereby confined and fixed as the grade of said Federal Avenue and of said Alley.
 AND BE TT FURTHER RE- SOLVED that the city engineer of the Town of Cordova be, and he hereby is, instructed to immediately make the necessary survey for the grading of said Federal Avenue and of the alley as shown on the blue print accompanying said letter of the Acting Supervising Architect, set the necessary grade stakes and make an estimate of the cost of said grad ing and of the yardage of rock and earth to be removed and the fills, if any to be made, so that Federal Avenue and said alley will be brought to the grade shown on said blue print and that he report to the Common Council as soon as possible the yardage of rock and earth to be removed and an estimate of it's cost so that the Common Council may advertise for bids for the grading of said Federal Avenue and said alley.
 AND BE IT FURTHER RE- SOLVED that the Town of Cordova, upon the receipt of said estimates from the City engineer proceed to grade said Federal Avenue and said alley so that by the time the Govern ment is ready to commence the con- structior of said proposed new Fed eral building on said site, said Fed eral avenue and said alley will be brought to the grade as shown upon the blue print accompanying the letter Of the Acting Supervising Artichect, dated April 22, 1922, and adresseo to the postmaster at Cor doya, Alaska.
 The resolution was adopted as read.
 The motion was declared carried
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-02

Town clerks report for the month of April.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-02

The city council met last night, with all members present and dur ing a lengthy session transacted much important business.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-02

Ordinance No. S5 entitled "An Or dinance Forbidding The Deposit of Ashes, Goals etc., Near Buildings and Providing a Penalty Therefore" was taken from the table and adopted. REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE
 Councilman Donohoe reported that the committee had taken up with the town treasurer and the two banks the question of the city ob- taining interest on it's balances at the bank and were informed that the Bank of Alaska would pay in terest of two per cent per year for the average daily balances, the in terest to start from May 1, 1922. The committees report was accept ed.
 REPORTS OF OFFICERS
 The monthly reports of the Town Clerk and the Fire Chief were read and on motion duly made and or dered filed. In the fire chiefs re- port, he recommended that the town purchase six electric lantern for use of the fire department and the fire chief was authorized to purchase them.
 DISCUSS FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
 The need of an adequate fire and police alarm system was discussed at some length and on motion the committee on fire protection light and water was instructed to look into the various systems, ascertain the cost of installation and report back to the council.
 GRADE FOR FEDERAL BUILDING
 The following resolution was in troduced by Councilman Donohoe:
 WHEREAS, the attention of the Common Council of the Town of Cordova has been called to the grad ing of Federal Avenue and the alley from B Avenue which runs along the west side of a portion of the site of the proposed new Federal Building at Cordova, Alaska, by letter from the Acting Supervising Architect, dated April 22, 1922, ad- dressed to the Postmaster at Cor dota, Alaska, accompanying which said letter is a blue print showing the grade of Federal Avenue from it's intersection with Second Street to it's intersection with Third Street and showing the grade of the alley from B Avenue along the westerly side of a portion of the site of the proposed new Federal building as established by the Common Council of the Town of Cordova, on the 19 day of October, 1917; and,
 WHEREAS, the Town of Cordova desires to do everything within it's power to hasten the construction of said Federal building on said site;
 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RE- SOLVED by the Common Council of the Town of Cordova that the grade oe Federal Avenue and the grade of the alley from B Avenue which runs along the westerly side of a portion of the side of the proposed Federal building, as established by the Con- mon Council of the Town of -Cordova, on the 18th day of October, 1917, and as shown by the blue print here- inabove referred to be, and the same
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-02
ASTORS TAKE SOCIETY
 BY STORM AT CAPITAL

WASHINGTON, May 2.-Lord and Lady Astor arrived here on Saturday from Baltimore and were guests at lunch at the capital, afterwards speak ing at the National Press Club. They also attended a reception given by Mrs. Charles E. Hughes for the Pan American conference of women.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-02
LlsLE BANK GOES BROKE

SPRINGFIELD, H., May 2.-The "Lisle Bank" is broke.
 Cause: Robbery and negligence of the guardian of the "safe."
 Judge, he just cut my stocking and took seventy-six dollars right out while I was asleep" Louise Thomas charged, pointing an accusing fling CT at w. L. Griffin. The prisoner was jailed, charged with grand larceny.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-02

The city council met last night, with all members present and dur ing lengthy session transacted much important business.
 REPORT OF SCHOOL BOARD 7
 A letter from the Cordova school board was read relative to needed repairs to the school building and also regarding the improvements needed in the city hall room for the proposed kindergarten. The re- quest was turned over to the con- mittee on public buildings and im- provements for investigation.
 COLLECTION OF TAXES
 The report of the Alaska Public Utilities as shown in their state ment, wherein they showed the AYount of franchise tax due the town of Cordova as $133.94, was accepted.
 STREETS TO BE REPAIRED
 Councilman Lund, the chairman of this committee, reported to the council that the streets were in bad condition due to the snow and that as fast as the snow was disappear ing, they would be put in as good a condition as possible; that the sewer in the alley at the rear of the Clayson building had broken in and would be repaired by Wednes- day night; that the city float had been piled full of cord wood which he had ordered removed and that in the garbage question on the city dock lease had been drawn up with George C. gHazelet as trustee which allowed for the disposal of the gar bage.
 TAKES LEASE ON CITY DOCK
 The lease was read to the council which showed that the city dock z could be used by the town of Cor dova for the monthly rental of fif- teen dollars per month; that the garbage could be dumped on the inside of the dock at the same place as at present; that the term of the lease would be for three years, the rental to be paid yearly in advance and that party of the first part would keep the same in repairs to allow for the hauling of the gar- bage over the dock The lease was accepted as read and the mayor authorized to sign the same in be-, half of the city.
 FIRST STREET BE IMPROVED
 The chairman of the street con- mittee was instructed to confer with A. J. Adams relative to draw ing plans and specifications for the improvement of First street between B and c avenues, and report the same back to the council.
 J. L. Braxton was employed, as in previous years, on the streets at a monthly salary of $100 per month, the time of his starting the work to be under the direction of the chairman of the street committee and his services to terminate at the pleasure of the council.
 The city attorney was instructed to serve legal notices on the pro- perty owners of Lots 7 and 8 in Block to repair the sidewalk for the length of their lots in Burkhart Alley.
 PROPOSED ORDINANCES
 Ordinances No. 84 entitled "An Ordinance for The Control and Op- eration of Diaries and The Hand ling and Sale of Milk, Cream and Other Dairy Products" which was introduced and read April 17th was taken from the table and read the second time upon a favorable re- port from the judiciary committee
 The license fee was changed to read ten instead of twenty-five dol lars. The ordinance was adopted as read with the correction.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-02

THE SOURDOUGH AUTOS will talk you to any point on the REGARD SON HIGHWAY. See Charles Gar wood, Claude Stewart or Frank Lam- son. Headquarters, Chitina, Alaska.
 1-tf.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-02

SEATTLE, May 2.-Fish prices noon May 1: Halibut 12c; chicken halibut Sc.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-02

Bal. on hand, May 1, 1922 $15, ,47116
 Send the Daily Times to your friends outside.
 Let the Daily Times figure on your job work.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-02
FISH QUOTATIONS

KETCHIKAN, May 2.-Fish prices today: Halibut 7c and 4c. Picked, none.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01
GOOD TREATMENT PAYS BEST
Nest Profitable Beet Animal 10 One
Tina, Has Capacity TO Eat and
Produce Meat.

W. ~. Peters. professor ~ animal
hushandry at University farm. empha
sizes the fact that the most profitable
beef animal i the one that has the ca
pacity 60 eat and manufacture into
beef the greatest amount II feed. and
not the one that can subslst on the
least and poorest ration.
There are thousands ~ two and
three year-old beef cattle that cnn eat
plenty of feed" he says but many Of
them are not able a. manufacture
much beef out ~ Il. largely because
their growth was stunted their
vitality weakened. and their beefy
conformation lost through lack Of
proper and sufficient feed when they
were calves.
present high prices for cattle and
feed" says Mr. Peters. make II more
clear than ever before that there arr
iva ways n securing n profit from
beef cattle; through the production
~ good well grown beefy type Of
animal. and by keeping down the cost
~ production 10 the minimum consist
eni with full development.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01
Psrrlsa. MAKE, s:s,, sturdy.

Has porridge made SEEDS sturdy
New light has been thrown up"n this
subject by the discovery within the
last few years that iH"rridge may have
strong effect upun the mysterious
pituitary gland-whlch II a small organ
~ the base % the brain. determining
our size and physical characteristics.
N this little chemical factory Il too
active We ARE liable o. becume giants /:
u II does not work hard enough We
mny he Tom Thumbs Some d"ctors
now say that porrldse makes the gland
work In such WY as To- produce the
high cheek bones and splendid bodies
which ARE the trudeuark ~ ~. S~Ot.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01
LIVE STOCK
NEWS
PUReBReD FEMALES GAINING
Striking Development In FsdersLstats
Campaign for live Stock
improvement

Prepared BY the unitsd state. Dsparmsn
% Agricuiturel
Noteworthy progress during the last
three months In the federal state cam.
pnign for livestock Improvement II re-
ported by the bureau ~ animal indus
try. United states Department, ~ Az.
riculture. The most striking develop
ment N the Increasing tendency for
purebred-sire users to acquire pure
bred female stock ns we'll. In the
period ~ January Ia March ~ Of
this year 40 persons filed with the
department signed enrolment blanks
Endorsed by county agents. showing
the use ~ purebred sires exclusively
for all classes ~ live stock kept. This
number II an Increase II - over the
previous three months and II nearly
three times as many rs for the same
period In 1871
Although the department has
stressed chiefly the use 81 purebred
slrcs. records % the Better Slres. Ret
ter stock" campaign show gradual
rise In the proportion u purebred fe-
mnle animals. including cattle. horses
swine. sheep. goats and poultry. The
pruportion ~ purehreds To- the total ~
female animals Kept now exceeds -
per cent A decline IN the proportion
~ scrub females In herds headed 10y
purbred -ires accompanied the rise In
purebreds
The greatest activity during the
quarter was In Ohio where az per.
SONS werc enrolled-more than half 81
the total. Nebraska came second with
i3j enrollments. Washington third
with i2G and Kentucky fourth with
i2i new state. Michigan. entered
the campaign actively. Virginia has
been the premier state since the be
ginning ~ the campaign from the
standpoint Of persons participating
Nebraska occupies first place In mum
Der ~ animals heinz bred 10 purebred
sires. ohio. which M the beginning 10
the year occupied third placS il now
second and II fast approaching the
leader. The returns from Green coun.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01
codhsh 90 Old 90 History.

Goldfish u said e. be the world'e
most importnnt--which means the
most eaten-hsh. Few ISL ARE more
prolific. Il has been asserted that one
weighing - pounds viii contain over
s.Ositsu eggs. The cod u prncticnlly
onnlNorous. nndins means 10 supply
great schools wherever feed IT any
sort N found. u = found ~ many
parts ~ the world other than the
North American hanks uri u h said
that II has been iis.-d tot o., Usher
men ~ northern Eurul'e since the he
ginning of recorded history aud. 81
course sor uncouniahle centuries he
fore uian began Ia make written rec
ords
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01
g,r, Hnorn u,e o. InL

The bureau II standards says that
the earliest use Of liquid which eau be
described as lnk IL found In the rem.
nants ~ ancieni Es>piian ciNilifa-
tions. and the date Wa- probably about
2'1o u G. Chimes. 90 Indian ink 10
knswn 10 have been In cxlsirnce about
this time The~s Inks werr hlack and
their base was carbon Probably gum.
oii ~ sarnlsh was mixed with H.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01

Erat"silp nss Wa> 90 tr,.-k mathema-
tician liyinr o. E.sW lie wrute q
book on g.-'lwpiA. and had ~ clear a
perception "i the slap. uf the earth
that more than ! I'u years before Co
lulnbus Le Hihrurd that II would be
possible q" suil from spain to India
by going always westward lie needed
no tclesruIe and No thermometer TO
Ind that cut Er.h"sthenes measured
the circumf-t'Hrr 81 the earth on pre-
cisely The urh,iPir that sin lies az
the basis of gcod,.Sy
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01

A. a London dinner party was an
unconventional young fellow. fresh
from an out.of -the-way village In Amer.
lea. Ills hostess. who knew his broth.
er well. tried to make him feel at
home Il hope" she said. as they sat
In the drawing room. Il do 80 hope
this room isn't too cold for you.
"Lordy." he answered. Il might have
been In HI for 81 years Tor all the
icicies there are ON me."-l.ondou An.
swsrx
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01
vIndiestes the Turkey.

Charges of larceny commonly pre-
ferred against turkeys that range In
grain Fields my be- definitely with
drawn following Significant evidence
that the h"incly bir'ls choose one fat
cricket ~ wh"lr Held ~ grain during
the season that they NJ themselves for
the Tbanksgisin. sacrifice. A count
made Inst fall uf the contents 10 q
typical toms crT ,i"wri 80 grass
hoppers. ~ hiuok crickets and nine
kernels ~ srrin IurSry'ion rests us
case uu UtHaS -ru.ilar eNidcuccs "a
other states
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01

The Charter uak ~ Hartford. Conn.,.
IN the hole ~ which the colony's char.
ter was hidden by Captain wadsworth.
survived until 1850. when n storm de-
stroy.d n. In Annapolis. Md. there
y poplar which the Annapolis folk
call the Liberty tree. !, stiIl stands
sturdy and green on the cnmpus %
81. John's college under this tree
patriots Of the colony met and made
their pronouncements for freedom.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01
sen Music Ads the Girls.

Music storc clcrss say that grandma
AMI gran'lon Keep up 90 date with the
JAR and the sync,uatcd stun II Is the
SIXTEEN year-uld granddaughter who
plays when You and ! Were Young.
Magsie." "n the ph"a"graph for her
beau. and gazcs soulfully into hts eyes
n the music wccps forth. The music
store people declare that the old tunes
bring the beau 10 the speaking point
~ the saxophones never do Milwau-
kce Journal.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01
As Usual.

As usual. my monthly allowance had
run short. Home went a telegram for
money. as usual. Back came cteck
for half the amount ! asked for. as
usual. hut ] fooled them. for I had
asked for twice the amount I needed.
Us neutrality-suspicious. Punch Bowl.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01
wei. p,d You Ever.

Dear : - 81 have u"tlced q ~
culiar thlus in connection with the
stntu. ~ Washington - al w. The
Capitol sguarr The g'ur.sl IL iookins
al tho srnatv md ruluting te the p.ni.
tcniiary Ila- this any sienincancei-
4. Suu in u'rh'rund Times Isf,aicll
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01
The stork,a Mistake.

'oh. mother" said little girl ex-
eitedly. there's new baby over az
Mrs. Browns; but don't you think the
stork meant IL for Miss Jones. who
boards therei Cause Mrs. Brown has
four children already and Miss Jones
hasn't got q single cne."-Boston
Transcript, s.p.~
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01

A small hoy. who Is ohservant and
consequently well Informed for hi
age. was questioned 10y his mother
about scratch she had Just found
on one of her pieces ~ furniture. liz
replied: II didn't do that: can't you
see lis only hirthmarkl"
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01

Il amt braggin' none" said Char.
coal Eph. ruminatively. but all got
q say. ~ snybody's got n chicken kin
cutrun the on a dark night. dat chick.
en- am s~e some Splinter. Eat q
drumstick. Mlstah Jackson. Rich
-mond Times Dispatch
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01

In order that the SOW may come "a
farrowing tipe In proper thrift. II IL
necessary that she have plenty Of en-
ercise.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01
= Purebreo Dairy Cow.

~. Ohio. show unique result. There
were 100 persons eueolled. The live
stock owned totaled 1929 and among
these there was but one scrub. a SOW.
There was an abundance, however. II
grades and crusshreeds. indicating
widespread use Of purebred sIres In
the county Among the ten counties
In the United States highest In mum
her of purebrrd-sire enrollments four
are IN Ohio one 81 them. Hardin
county. Is second only 10 Pulaski coun-
~. virginln. ss -1-.sl--.sAa1i
The most active counties during the
three months period were Hancock
and Green counties. Ohio. Klttitas
county. Washington. oldham county,
Kentucky Dodge county. Nebraska.
and Hardin county. Ohio. Comments
received by the department from live
stock users show an increasing appre-
citation ~ the value 81 purebre,ls. M.
meruus dlsPosals of grade slres to be
replaced by purebreds are reported
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01

Love and wine make the world ro
round-but In different directions.
says she Times n india That !. Why
marrisd life u supposed To- sober
tnau
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01

A good plan Ii TO provide creep In
which the pigs may have access 10
shelled corn. ground oats and tankass
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01
AeIpfuI TheuQh, for Today

What you must de- %, first through
force ~ character you will hier be
able to do through force ~ habit
Boston Transcript
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01

save all the piglets A little April
pig will grow Into so porker by DC
tober.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01
Rheumatism at SO


eomsbody's mother IN suffering to-
r'rhtf Tho scourgs Of rheumatisY
has wrecked her body; iimping and
suffering. bent forward, rhe sees but
the common ground, but her aged
heart stiii belongs 20 tho starsf Does
anybody earef q. =. g. n one OF the
gr.ate.t hlood-purifiers known. ana Z
helps build more blood cells. Its med.
icinai ingredients are purely veseta-
bic. IN never disarranges the stomach.
II II. In fact. n splendid tonic. n blood
maker. n blood enricher. IL banishes
rheumatism from joints, muscles and
the entire body. n builds firm flesh.
II n what somebody's mother needs
tonighti Mother, II you can not 60
out 20 ret n bottle OF SIS. =. yourself.
surely somebody In your family viii.
eomebody, get n bottle Of =. y. =. novl
Let somebody's mother begin 20 feel
joyful again tonight. Maybe. maybe
It's your motheri g. =. \. II sold as
all drug stores. In two sizes. The
larger sise II the moro economical
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01
convsrsa,iorsi Cement.

A. you say. Aurclla. honeyrd wort,s
are often used 90 mend bruker
promises
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01
Have ., Shine with Good oeeda

Since life Is brief. let us try to make
/ bright.-Boston Transcript.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01

as. s. s. Is for sale at eRoberts Drug Store"
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-05-24
COMM MISSION E-R.s SALE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY CIV En-. That
in pursuance OF the authority ""a d.
rections contained in the decretal or
der Of the Chdncery Court OF Greene
County, made and entered IN the
sixth day of .tpril, a. d. 1922, in g
certain cans@ tNo. 144D then pending
therein between Clcnnia f"hnS """'
pla'nant. and ]. NJ Brandon, ct AL
defendants, the undersigned. as COM
lnissioner Of said Court. VIII offer fol-
sale at public vendue to the highes!
bidder, ct the south door or entrancs
Of the County Courthouse. in which
said Court is held, in the County o.
Greene within the hours prescribed
by law for judicial sales, on Satur-
day the Srd day of June, A. u! 1922.
the following described real estate.
to-wit Lot Number Three 90 in
Block Nur"bcr one On in With CT,
inston and Bray's addition to the
city Of Parago"ld. Arkansas. in Greene
County Nrlcansas
November LIST. 1922 but not less than
quired to execute q bond as required
by law and the order and decree of
said Court in said cause. with APP
proved security bearing interest at
the rate of 10 per cent per annttm
from date OF sale until paid, and a
lien being retained on the premis es
sold to secure the payment of the
purchase money.
Given under my hand this 4th day
of Ma, \. d. 1879
JOHN SIMPSON,
Commissioner in Chancery
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-05-24
Gregory Postmaster
Is Under Arrest

Jonesboro. May 25.-Ernest IL.
Matkin. postmaster at Gregory.
Woodruff county. small town
near Cotton Plant, was checked up
Saturday by Pogtofflce Inspectors
Elicit and Wood and found to be
short in his accounts in the sum
of $3.50. the inspectors charged.
The postmaster was placed under
arrest at once and brought to this
city. where he was given a pre-
hmirary hearing before United
Etates Commissioner p. F. Mathes,
lie was held to await the action
OF the federal grand jury at Helena
t1at meets there next October The
bond was fixed It $1,000. which he
g ye at once. and was released.
he shortage was made good by A.
?. Hunncfield the father-in-law of
the defendant Mathkin is married
man with a wife and one child,
and is 81 years of age.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-05-24
Mrs. ]. L. Brown Dies
After Lcng Illness

Mrs. J. +. Brown died Saturd ~
afternoon at the local hospital toll
lowing an illness of several weeks.
She was brought here from Camp
bell, Mo, her home, and placed in
the sanitarium where she under
went an operation, Deceased WAS
2s We rs old and is survived by her
husband, one ehild. Muriel and her
rarcnts, Mr. and Mrs. j. w. Boyd,
Resides the immediate family there
are four sisters. Mrs. Eunice Starn2s,
Miss Lena Boyd, Miss Blanche Boyd:
two brothers, Alvin and Bud Boyd
VINO survive her. The remains were
to Camrb"ll Saturday night,
Funeral w1s held Sunday afternoon
followed by interment at Canaan Is
land cemetery.