Kodiak Mirror
" cffe tvs of America's Last frontier”
Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska by the
KODIAK PUBLISHING COMPANY
Gene Dawson, Publisher and Editor
Lillian E. Lamme,- Associate Editor
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Conserve The Energy
Although the municipal light and power question is practically
settled now, to be given only the final touch of approval by the
Kodiak electorate on October 27th, a grave condition exists here
until such time as the REA have bought and delivered additiona
adequate generatoring motors. Those persons whose good fortune
it is to be receiving electrical energy through the purchase of units
in the Community Power Co., must conserve their light and pow
er consumption until the new genertors arrive.
Failure to do this, will do doubt cause the present generator to
burn out as did prior installations, which will plunge the entire city
into darknes, w th no immediate relief in sight.
Electrical appliances of all kinds should be discontinued for the
time being and only the lights, barely necessary to carry on should
be burnt. Let’s all cuiserve on our consumption of “juice” and
lighten the requirements now placed on an already over-loaded
plant.
Fred Long Passes
Away Last Thursday
Long-time resident of Cordo
va, and of Kodiak for the last
three years, Fred Long, phar
macist of the VV. J. Erskine Co.
here passed away very quietly
last Thursday evening, after be
ing bed-ridden for the last few
months.
Born in Kentucky 51 years
ago, Fred came to Alaska just
after the gold-rush, and followed
the "boom” camps in many loc
alities.
He was a member of the Free
Masons and is survived by his
widow, resident of Cordova, and
his daughter Eleanor who re
cently visited him here, and a
son He also has a sister in Ken
tucky. and two brothers Dr.
Ludley Long of Seattle, and
James Long of New York City.
His body will be embalmed
here pending the receipt of in
structions ;is to the disposition
of his remains.
New Equipment Arrives
For Kodiak Transit Co.
The steamer Victoria, brought
two new shiny passenger busses
for the Kodiak Transit Company,
operating transportation service,
between the city and the naval
air station and the army encamp
ment, at Fort Greely.
These new International busses
equipped with 135 horsepower
motors, air-brakes and leather
seats are the very latest Superior
all-steel safety bus bodies and
each have a seating capacity of
40 passengers besides the driver.
According to Bill Smith, one
of the owners, the company will
put these busses on the regular
base-town run and will supple
ment this equipment with older
busses, in addition to maintain
the Mission road schedule.
Bailey Covey, representing
Hill Bros, coffee is a week-end
visitor in our fair city.
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Additional Banking Room
We are completing the addition to our banking room
and invite you to inspect it.
We hope you will be pleesed with the arrangements
which will give our patrons better service.
We have experienced a growth of 314 percent in
deposits in the past nine months, which made larger facilities
necessary.
We are “Growing Up with Kodiak and Helping
Kodiak Grow.”
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Black-Jack Joe The Killer
By Miss Tomany Boats
Away up north in Kodiak
Where the Kodiak bear grow
tall
The construction stiffs
From Coulee Dam
Are a raisin’ Hell this Fall.
Said a guy called Spence
To Black Jack George
As he threw his chipping gun
down.
“1m getting tired of this damn
able rain,
And brother I’m headin’ for
town.
So up to the guard house
They both did walk,
Cau e there was no trucks to
ride.
They didn’t care how wet they
got,
Cause theyed soon warm up
their insides.
They Lines the bar
And drank them up
Then came back the other way
I’m telling you the Grand
Coulee truth,
Them stiffs got crocked that
day.
Now Bill and Carl
Ain’t quite so good
They passed by the way,
Bill came back in a taxi, sick;
New Liquor Store Opens
The Sally’s Liquor Store was
officially opened to the public
last Thursday, when Sally Pearl,
proprietor of the new retail liquor
establishment threw open her
doors to the customers.
The store, formerly a dress shop
has been completely re-styled
and re-decorated in attractive
contrasting colors, with a large
storeroom in the rear. An electric
refrigerator has been installed,
where a variety of cooled bever
ages will always be jn hand.
Miss Pearl, who will give her
personal attention in the store,
will make her home in an apart
ment located on the second floor
of her business establishment.
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■ riSH • MEAT ■ TOWL ,
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GIBSON’S
BACONS-HAMS
We Cater to the Best
With Onlv the Best
City> Meat
c-Market
Oscar Breedman
And Carl has a fine to pay.
Whe they were on their wa\
to the base
Packing ono hell of a load
Now who shot 11 they meet
But Durant the Loss
A cornin’ down the road.
Now listen here you Crane
Coulee stiffs
You’d better be a huntin’ you
holes
Cause I’ve come here
To “can” you both
From the office down below,
Said Black Jack George,
To Dnrant, the boss
Yon’d better call out thi
gaurds,
Cause if you reach for tha
lay off book,
Then mister your slacking tin
cards
So at it they went
And what a fight,
Right out in the rain and slo]
Then age shown up on Duran
the boss
And George came out on top
So if you come up to Kodial
You’ll see Pnnchy Reese th
squeeler,
And across from him
Will sit Black Jack
Trying to tap the dealer
Poor Georj,
(Composeb by one of the “G|
on the Yale- N.A.S)
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^ WHY NOT THE
LODGE
CAB
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^ It Pays to be Safe
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5 “Go theDeLuxe Way
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Werner M. Pederson
Owner
FOR SALE
HOMES AID CABINS
REASONABLE TERMS
TWO STORY HOME on Mission Road now renting
six rooms.
SIX ROOM HOME and BaTH, Excellent watfl
2* system.
3.
ONE AND TWO ROOM CABINS FOR SAM
near Kraft’s store.
LIST YOUR PROPERTY WITH
HOBART WISEMAN
Licensed Realtor
★ ★ ★
JERROME’S
Northern Light Grill
JERRY LODGE, PROP.
Stop at Jerrome’s
“The Bright Spot of Kodiak”
:rrome SAVS:
Our Customers Deserve The Best And Get It!
After having a delicious dinner here,
why not drop down to our Recreational Parlors
for an hour or two of billards or cards.
1HE PLACE to MEET and EAT