The Chitina leader., 1911-01-14
Local News

Chitina laundry, returned on Tuesday
evenings train from business trip
of several days to the coast terminus.
While in Cordova Mr.. Rawson Sc
cured the services of a competent
laundryman, and is now prepared to
handle anything in the laundry line.
Eddie Funk. the well known con
ductor at the front, took a run down
to Cordova on Saturday last for a
few days lay off.
]. C. Reedman returned from a
trip to Copper Center last week, and
left for Cordova on Sunday mornings
train.
r. j. Boryer, attorney for the Ka-
ITALIA Company, arrived on Thursday
evenings train from Cordova. He
left the same evening on the train
for business trip to the front. re
turning on Sunday mornings train.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. R. Newhouse en-
tertained at dinner last Sunday at
their residence at mile 1873. The
guests from this side were kindly TAX
en- over on hand car by ]. Palmer.
Chitina section foreman. After a
sumptuous meal Miss Cora King
gave musical selections, which were
very much enjoyed by the guests.
Those who sat down to dinner We're
Mrs. NewhOuse, Mrs. o. f. Bennett,
Mrs. Clifford Johnson. Mrs. Wallace,
Mrs. Cora King and Messrs. New
house and Palmer.
Billy Tibbs made a trip to Cor
dova this week. Billy has bowling
alley in mind, now that his new store
building is in readiness. and all the
bowlers in Chitina are hoping he
brings the alley back with him. A
bowling alley in connection with his
pool tables should get the money.
J, A. Thomas, F. LOOMS, Harry
Walton, Chas. Dyer, Bob Morrison,
John Nicholson, c. Anderson, ]. Nc
Askill, NJ Campbell A. Frost, Fred
Lowe. and a few other of the steel
workers. who registered at the Hotel
Chitina on Saturday evening last, left
for Cordova on Sunday morning.
R. ]. Barry made a business trip
over the road this week, returning
on Monday nights train to Cordova
John Foulkes, who is still Chit
mas postmaster, and who recently
made a trip to Seattle. returned to
Cordova on the Alameda.
Section Foreman John Palmer
made hurried business trip to Cor
dova this week, returning on Thurs
day evenings train.
A number of old-time Alaskans in
Chitina were glad to learn of the
money shipped to Seattle by the de-
funct Fairbanks concern, was held
up at Cordova and not allowed to
leave the territory.
Peter Cordes moves into his new
building this week. Peter has a big
outfit of secondhand goods, which,
when on display, will pay you to look
at. Drop in and see him.
Who said we were not to have
skating this winter? 1t was just a
case of get busy, that's all.
Geo. T. Cappell, Geo. Townsend
and Billy krhum arrived from their
trip to Chititu creek last week after
a thirty days absence. They report
good prospects in placer and took
out some fine looking quartz, which
they will have assayed, and, if it
proves good, expect to be back in
about thirty days for more develop
ment work
The many friends of Superintend-
ent Murchison and DR.. Whiting are
glad to learn that they will be at
the front once more.
l. Dyer, in charge of the Katalla
Company store at headquarters,
made business trip to the big con-
struction camp at mile LAG this
week.
Mrs. Wallace has remodeled the
cook house for the section hands and
other railroad employees, which is a
big improvement and makes it much
handler for her.
Chas. Skopland, who has been at
work at the McCarty copper property,
Aear the Copper Mountain mine, was
an arrival in Chitina on Thursday ev-
ening.