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The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26
LET THE BUZZ SAW BUZZ

The suggestion in Saturdays Times that the Citv Council immediately adopt an ordl- nance combining several of the munc1na' offices and abolishing others, has met with the general approval of the public as ev'- denced by the many expressions in favor of the movement. Other Alaskan towns are taking similar action and it appears to be the only sensible thing to do, as a matter ct economy and will also provide necessary funds to mako needed permanent improvements In Cordova provision must soon be made for housing our growing school attendance, while we doubt if there is main thoroughfare in any of the towns of the Territory in worse condition than First Avenue. The matter is now I'D to the members of the Council and it is for them to decide whether the town is to continue to drift along and pay out each year good percentage of the revenue it has to expend If so, and any improvements are to be made in the city, the taxes will be- come burdensome.
 Seward has already started a movement of retrenchment in salaries by combining a number of the city offices, while at Fairbanks a couple of weeks ago the Council by ordinance merged the positions of Chief of Police and Fire Chief, the former performing the duties of both What position, the local solons take remains to be seen.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1923
IMPROVING OUR NEWS SERVICE

The Daily Times is desirous of improving its service and with that end in view has secured tie services of special correspondent at Juneau to furnish us with the daily pro cecdings of the Territorial Legislature, which converes on March 15.
 It has also arranged to conduct a depart ment devoted to the blue fox farming industry as there are about thirty of these farms in the immediate vicinity of Cordova. Consider able information of interest to those conduct ing the industry will be published from time to time, and the Times will be glad to re ceive and publish information in reference to fur farming that the ranchers and trapper* care to furnish us
 On the next steamer we will receive a complete stereotyping outfit, and thus bE enabled to furnish our readers with illustra- tions of current news events. There are other improvements contemplated which will go tc make the Daily Times the most up-to-date and best newspaper published in Alaska.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26

held indefinitely without development. One of the chief sources of revenue of many pros pectors is the performance of annual assess ment work for others. This assessment work not only serves to provide revenue, but 1t opens up the country. While few pros pectors may find it a hardship to go out to their claims and do assessment work, the real miner uses this method to develop mine. Under a sort of miners code the instances where a prospector is deprived of his claim by jumping on technicalities are rare. Not only does the annual assessment work help the genuine prospector and miner, but 1t stands in the way of the claim hog
 There is enough mining ground held by the pencil in Alaska. What is wanted is more stringent rules governing digging and fewer relaxations of the present regulations-Ne- mana News.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26
THE FINANCIAL HORIZON

Looking over business conditions in the dO- mestic field it is to be found that the only parts of United States which are not enjoying fair or good business are the western half of New Mexico and the whole of Nebraska Bus mess is below average in New Mexico because live stock is not well-conditioned. It is poor in Nebraska since crops have been below normal Nor is there any tendency observable for inferior business conditions to spread over larger areas. To the contrary opposite trends are to be noted
 This is reflected also in the areas of domestic production and of general business. It is note worthy for example, that whereas there IS usually in January marked recession of th" volume of business the past month has bo"n Ian exception to this general rule. Because of this the usual forecaster of coming business conditions predicts good year long past mid summer and even throughout 1923. It is even said by the optimistic that no matter what may be the condition of Europe an era of domestic prosperity will take care of 9S per cent of the total trade of the United States This may be true for a limited period of time but for permanent period this exaggerated per centage would be far more likely to militate Ireversely.
 It is significant that the winter acreage in wheat is 31 per cent less than that of last year This, however, is but direct outcome of last years condition when Canada had the large excess production of 100,00O,O0O bushels of wheat, production of all other countries being about normal considered together. This IGrove down the price of wheat and the farnor was afraid the like might happen again this year and thus governed himself according to his fears repp s-@se1 4i44 I.& aas'Hes--
 Newspaper reports usually emphasize the seriousness of the Euronean situation both upon the Rhine and in the Near East But |the stock markets do not reflect alarm. Ap- |parently it is believed that war will not be |the outcome. In the Near East the Turks are incapable of sustaining any prolonged conflict |against first class power and Britain wants anything but war On the Rhine whatever the justice of the contending sides the commercial market will only be affected if the Ruhr fails Ito produce It has coal, Lorraine has iron If both are under one control, German or French, the output is likely to be greater than If under two managements each jealous ot the other Hence the wise optimism of the market.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26
THE AGE OF ADVERTISING

The is the age of advertising. He who blow eth not his own horn, the same it shall no: be blown. IL pays, too.
 You have often wondered what some of the biz ads cost in the magazines. Here's a secret: It costs exactly $15,00O for a full page ad in coors on the back page of t'o Ladies' Home Journal. No, not for a year. for ono issue
 You think it madness to pay that amo"''' of money. People used to think so Fifty years ago there wasn't hard-headed business mar who wouldn't have fallen off his chair if hc had been asked to pay $1500O for one advertisement Yet men compete now to se- cure in advance the right positions at these prices.
 Business men have learned that it pays to spend money in advertising because that, Tn the long run, is the most effective and least expensive way to sell goods.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26
THINGS WE THINK

The sefappointed critic draws salary.
 chronic kicker" merely advertises that he has more feet than brains.
 The winner is usually grinner
 There is generally at the top, but the isn't always worth the rent.
 After attaining sufficient number of years, phil osopher realizes that most of his failures not, that most of his not worth the effort
 "A good is rather to be chosen than great riches" but good with great riches must be still satisfying.
 A man doesn't mind admitting his friends that his wife is too good for him, but he knows thered be living with her if she should find it out
 A "short skate" should be given the icy stare.
 The man who tries to get something for nothing usually finds he has received nothing for which he has paid something.
 "Al fools are not dead yet" but lot of them who speed automobiles will be.
 Some are poor but honest and others too poor to be honest.
 Househoders used to complain about equally of price the ice man like Santa Claus.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26
INCREASING EXTRAVAGANCE

It is a strange anomaly that the greater the economy in woman's dress the greater ex- travagance required just to live.
 It is not so much the high cost of living that is troubling the country, as the cost of high living.
 A New York woman who has obtained divorce from her former mate undertakes to tell the court (when the matter of amony was discussedD that she requires $l23Ooo annually to take care of herself and her three children.
 The itemized statement, from $13,000 for rent of an apartment down to $9,32O for ser wants and $15,00O for travelling expenses, $3, 1000 for amusements, and $1,O0O for toys, are enough to puzzle a judge and paralyze an economist.
 Of course the whole itemized scandal is amusing, for it is so far removed from the experience of the average American woman
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26
ALASKA PRINT PAPER

Negotiations are under way which are eN- pected to initiate the establishment of an inn portant industry in Southern Alaska capable of furnishing perpetually large proportion of print paper of the United States says an Associated Press report from Washington. Secretary Wallace of the Department of Agri- culture expects soon to sign contractsTwlth number of responsible concerns for the pur- chase of pull lpwood from Alaska National For ests and for the allocation of water-power sites through the Federal Power Commission for the purpose of manufacturing both pulp wood and paper On the Tongass National
 Forest it is estimated there is a source of supply of timber which can furnish perpetualy
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26
ASSESSMENT WORK

In his recommendations for coordination of bureaus in Alaska and suggestions offered for
 benefitting the Territory Judge Schofield of Nome recommends that annual assessment work be abolished and fee of $20 annually be substituted for each claim. This system carries with it dangers that should be con- sidered before any change is made in the assessment law. Under the fee system it will be possible for non-residents to hold mining ground while waiting for those developing in the immediate vicinity to determine its value. Again large areas may thus be tied up and
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26
Medicine for a sick busi- ness is Advertising. 1t works wonders while you sleep.

an annual yield of print paper equal to one third of the total national consumption of the United States The industry when established will be permanent basis with raw material lat reasonable price,.
 For some time the Forest Service has been collecting the information essential to the practical development of the Tongass National Forest and the work is well toward completion The merchantable timber on that forest in !cludes at least 100OOO00O cords of western hemlock and Sitka spruce.
 As step to forward the establishment of the paper industry in Alaska the Tongass Forest has been tentatively divided into fourteen zones, each embracing sufficient timber to furnish large paper mill with permanent supply of raw material Each zone has been delineated so as to include water power sites sufficient to meet the requirements of manu- fracture
 The Federal Power Commission has been |co-operating with the Forest Service in se- curing the water power data. In addition to
 providing reliable information regarding water power available for the Alaskan paper industry, the work has resulted in the dis |covery of a number of valuable water power
 sites not heretofore known to exist, notably one permitting the development of from 22000 to 24,OOO horsepower at very low cost.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26

The question of establishing municipal power and light plant at Fairbanks is to be submitted to the voters of that city at the April election, as it is claimed that the present prices charged for electricity is ex- horbitant and detriment to the best interests of the town.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26

The Fairbanks News Miner wants the Capital removed from the fringe of the Can adian border and domination of Seattle to some town in Alaska, where it can be reached by both land and water.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26

A cync, in commenting on the achievements of the last Territorial Legislature, remarked that about the only thing that body had ac- complished was to raise the price of liquor at Juneau during the session.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26

Practically every town is judged by the excellence of it's newspaper, and the enter prise of it's merchants by the advertising it does in it's home paper. The Daily Times would like to have every business enterprise represented in its columns since the more pat ronage it receives the better newspaper it will be able to publish.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26

The municipal election is but five weeks from tomorrow and while there is some polit- ical talk there are no avowed candidates in the field. But there will likely be plenty of them before the time for filing expires.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26

Yesterday we had light fall of snow, then wind followed by rain. Surely this is enough variety in weather to suit almost any one.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-08
CANAAN

The funeral OF Bessie, wife of Ell
wood Jewell was he'd at her late
home in Canaan, Friday, March 2, at 2
o'clock. She had been a patient at
Kennebec Valley Hospital since De-
cember where her death occurred
Tuesday, Feb. 81 The deceased was
born in Hartland. daughter of Herman
and Jennie DAVIS Bean and was ~
years OF age. She was an affection
ate and devoted wife and mother and
the heartfelt sympathy of host, OF
friends goes out to the bereaved fam
lily in their hour of deep afflictnn.
She is. survived by her husband and
three children, Doris, Alice and Ro-
bert, her mother Mrs. J. w. Boston Of
Canaan and sister Mrs. John Shaw
of Fairfield. The deceased was. a
member OF Sunrise Chapter o. +. S.
and the Ladies' Auxiliary in whieh
ordet. she was an unt'rlng worker as
long as her health permitted. Ser
vices were conducted by Rev. Mr..
willis of Pittsfield and the impressive
burial service of the Auxiliary was
given. The floral tributes were beau
tiful. The remains were placed tn
the tomb to await burial in the spring.
Schools throughout the town closed
Friday for a vacation of three weeks.
Mrs. Harold Crosman is visiting her
brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Or
wood Whitehouse. Mr.. Crosman,
who Is emploved in Hartland, passed
Sunday with them.
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BTNKER HILL--ATHENs.

Mrs. Beulah Small was in Harmony
one day last week. -
George Gilman has been working
for Ora Judkins for the past week.
Manly Campbell is hauling sawdust
from Tom Fox mill in West Athens.
Dr. Harris of Brighton has been
visiting friends In town.
p. S. Poland was in Harmony one
day last week
Edwin Davis IL hauling cordwood to
Athens village.
Mrs. Ida Campbell is, sick with 4
bad cold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Smith Of Brigh-
ton have been visiting Mrs. Smith 9
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Boston for
q few days.
Mrs. Flora Davis was In Harmony
one day recently. -
Baby Vernal Sinclair who has been
very sick and under the Dr's. care
is slowly gaining.
Mrs. j. j. Bunker and son Leland
went to Kingbury Saturday to visit
Mrs. Bunker's daughter Mrs. Lester
Hilton. =.
Mrs. Lila Small, who has beeg sick
for Il long time IS ;sleyeiN ealnIttg.
r. L. Bunker Is under the care of
DR.. Harris Of, Brighton,
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MADISON

Mr. and Mrs. Clifford B. Reed of
Woburn. Mass. are in town this week
the guests of Mrs. Reed'ss parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. W. Ladd.
Mrs. Mary Rogers IL the guest this
week of her cousin Or. r. g. STAN
wood.
Mrs. e. B. Tetley who has been III
for the past two weeks Is able to be
out
The meeting of the Junior Red
Cross Council was he'd Thursday
night. at the Main street building. Re-
ports weres heard from the. fferent
rooms and a. good sum received from
COLLECTIONS.
M1dfson. atreets have presented an
unusunil appearance daring the past
week. owing to- tties large number Of
teamss hralihgs wood for the Fonnda-
ton CONSTRUCTION Comnany which 70
doing the hiE job on the Arson side
OF the river: The company have run
short of soft coal and havei been un-
able to- get. any delivered at once.
For several days, the engines were
fired with a. combinat ON of green
wood and; fuel oil. ThiA however.
has proved unsatisfactory sos the COM
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EISTIN

Charles Thompson Is a visitor In
town.
Burleigh Sylvester was guest Oh
Mr. and Mrs. George Fontaine. for
lunch this week.
Our Sunday school ia still growing
our attendance this week being aS
people. r
Carl White has moved from Camp
Cora 10 John Pooler house.
Katherine Kicker has gone to East
Fairfield, Vermont. 10 visit her sis-
ter and brothers, who arc living there.
]. p Sylvester was in Pennington
on business recently.
Several different ones have heard
the radio of G. M. Jacobs.
C. Il. and W II. Leavitt we're home
over Sunday.
The sick are much improved.
Mrs. Abbie Durrell of Eustis Ridge
is very sick. with the flu. She 10
over 80 years old.
Percy Day. has gone into King q
Bartlett for few days
Ben Page Is home for a few days.
Mr.. Hamden OF Range'ey was
town on business this week. Mrs.
Hamden was With him visiting few
friends.
Leon Wyman is hauling hay for
VIM. Lockyer from Stratton.
Aial Norton was a., business caller
in town recently.
Donald Yeaton and Henry q'auguay
expect to GO to Round Mountain soon.
w. C. Fletcher and wife visited
their son, Dwight the latter part of
the week.
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NEW PORTLAND

I! Dt. 4, II. clark, Is I'm; Bingham this
week for lthe ,braetice 81 iqH4tlst,v.
ton s.: Sunday syIthh aeath,aIhi1Imo
'&fli stii0' llpesss' away Iaf|,nfiIHR, Ross
Mthsl' had ,bhg,.of hisfoot
nmbutateal 9enday ny doctors Bells
After tha 'regasp orapst''meetlng,
Saangaay sgasS ro arS %a%enoot Of
will be served bv the officers.
NORTH NEW PORTLAND
The QuaRneelikit' sC1ub was enter
ta'rpeag IT Jiilia Srnith's Monday even
ing. Lillian Kennison won first
prize and Marie Kepntson, BOBBY
prize. Refreshmensg ~ ice cream
and fancy cookies wsre hserved.
Mrfanu Mrs. Lewis Minor are home
after, being ar, Norlidgewock for the
past month.
The annual town meeting was he'd
Monday. The willing Workers SCR
we'd fine dinner at noon. There
was an oyster stew supper and dance
in the evening.
Mrs. NJ. W. Clark has been quite
sick with the CRIME. Bessie Howard
has been caring for her.
The grammar school girls have
formed club. The Happy- Lucky
Their leader is Louise Hewett. Last
Wednesday, they met with Blanche
and Etheline Adams. Next Wednes-
day they win meet with Louise Hewitt.
Louise Pratt Is home from New
York. where she hos been training
for nurse on account of sickness.
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COMMISSIONERS, NOTICE

Somerset. S.
February 18th, a d. 1929
+ We, tho undersigned, having been
duly appointed by the Honorable
Charles O.. Small Judge of Probate
within and for said County Commits
sioners to receive and decide upon the
claims OF the creditors of Hannah A.
Atwood. late of st. Adams, in said
County. deceased, whose estate has
been represented insolvent, hereby
give public notice agreeably, to the
order OF the said Judge of Probate.
that six months from and after the
twenty seventh of December A. d.
1922 have been allowed to said credit
ors, to present and prove their claims,
and that wo will attend to the duty
assigned us at the office of j. II. Haley
In IIartland In said County of Somcr-
set on Friday, March %, 1923 and
Wednesday. juno 81. 1923 at ten of the
clock in the forenoon of each of said
days
FREEMAN MILLS
EDMUND e. DAVIS
3wS Commissioners
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.vtekMANs

Temperance day was observed i'll
the schools Friday. March ,. In the
Primary school Vesta r. Williams,
teacher. Tie program was as fol-
lows: Song, (Maine); Touch 1t
Never, Ill; Little Drops, LIB; The
Song of the Corn, II: Pitcher or jug,
Ia; Girls Declaration, IA; Salute the
Flag.
There will be a special town meet
ing in Town Hall. March 2, at
O'Clock p. IN.
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HINCKLEY

The Federation Sunday school was
held March 4th at the home of Mrs.
Mae Manson. the teacher.
Tommie Hicks went to Skowhegan
Soturdav afternoon to be the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Oulton over Sum
day
MANY of the townspeople in this
community attended town meeting
Monday.
A directors meeting of the Farmers
Union was held at the store Tuesday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Royal Wentworth went
TO Portland Saturday to be the guest
of friends for short time.
At the next meeting Of H'nckley
Grange n box sociable will be held.
Each lady is renuested to bring a box.
Mrs. G. n. Smith of Cornville IS
In town for a week.
Mss Lonese Kicker is studying mu-
sic under the instruction of Ethel
whittier Ames.
Mrs. Ellen Wentworth Is getting a
great deal of enjoyment from the
rad'ophone fecentlv installed at. the
home OF her son, H. G. Wentworth on
the west road. Mrs Wentworth Is
So years of age and in her young
days was a beautiful singer. 1t is
remarkable that one of her advanced
age has the mind to apnreciate the
operas as she does. Manv OF the
"o'd songs" are also dear to her heart.
The moving pictures at Good VIII
next SATURDAY. evening are Charlie
Chaplin in shoulder Arms"
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Conn, after a weeks vacation with
her mother Mrs. Lue BuZzell.
w. r. lockwood, farm agent of
Waterville was in town last week in
the interest of farm selling az there
are a number Of farms for sale in
his vicinity.
Miss Mildred and Marion Farley
were home over the Sabbath from Au-
burn where they are attending school.
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COLES C0RNER-ATHENs

Miss Lena Jones of South. Scion is
visiting at Charles, Weston's.
irwin Hanson made a business trip
10 Guilford, Saturday;treturning Sum-
day = iFi@5l
ony ~ a@q sIsSrs . % ore 81 san
day
George Scribner is hauling logsa to
Athens for lumber to- build a new hen
house.
Mrs. John, Clark Ia visiting relatives
in Harmony. - ~ ~
VIII Nelson was in Skowhegan,
Thursday Tx
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POWERS sCHOOLH0rSE
NORRIDGEWOCk

NURRIDIIFWOtk
Elmer Bates was home from Oak
land over Sunday.
Mrs. Henry Heagan is seriously i'll
at this writing.
Mrs. Marshall Micue Is in Waterville
with her son Peter Mieue and family.
Henry Reagan had the misfortune 10
lose one of his horses last week.
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HARMONY

ON Sunday morning, March IL, Rev.
b. B. Turner will take for his subject
"Broken Doses IN Religion" In the
evening vii be the first OF. q series
a illustrated sermons continuing for
Eve cone ecutive Sundays on THE Life
OF Christ"
At the home of Joseph Leighton
on February 81, Charlie Leighton
OF Athens and former resident Of
this town was united in marriage
with Mrs. Joserh'ne Leigh. on)n Watt
son also of Athens by Rev. NJ. A.
Robinson.
The Governors private secretarvs
@. R. Chsdbourne spent the week end
with reletives In town. He also at
tended the girls, basket ball game at
Grange Hall S"tprdav evening. The,
game was played by THE Reds" and:
1.-THE Blacks" two picked teams from
the high and grammar schools. The
SCORE was IA to 16 in favor of 'The
Blacbs."
Robert Morecroft spent the week
end with his mother in Salem. Mss,
MrS. Robert Moreeroft and little,
daughter Evangel'ne srent the week
end with her people In Hartland.
Rev. e. b Turner attended the Ken.
nebee Ministers Association which
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TOBEY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Mrs. Fred Burrill has returned
home from the village where she fas
been caring for her daughter. Rena
Blaisdell.
ported en- the sick list.
Alice Bigelowis visiting her daugh-
ter Lou Yeaton at Mercer.
Horace Frost sold two nice Gnern-
sew heifors to parties from Oakland
last week.