The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-07-08

last May, left fortune in two shah
by trunks in q hotel here. The val
uables were not discovered until the
public administrator was called upon
to appraise the estate of Granfield,
his wife and other relatives being
unaware that he travelled with prop
, erty worth 100000 in his trunks.
Granfield had long been interest
ed in Colorado mines and was paying
one of his regular visits to Denver.
While taking Sunday afternoon
ride to the foothills with a lawyer
named Richardson, their auto ran off
an embankment and both men We're
dead when found.
Seattle, July Marcus Talbot,
manager of the Alaska-Pacific
Steamship company, has rendered
his resignation, but just what his
future plans are is not known.
New York, July Prominent Of
ficials of this country and Canada
will take part in the meeting at
Rouses Point. n. Y, on the Canad-
ian boundary. July 20, to celebrate
the beginning of work on the Inter-
national highway connecting Mont
real with New York City and form
ing part of the proposed highway
southwark to Florida. 1t is pro-
posed to name the Canadian end of
/ the road from Rouses Point to Mont
real king Edwards Road" The
suggestion has the sanction of King
George.
Paris. July 7.-Ensign Conneau,
of the French army, today won in
the European circuit aviation, flying
one hundred and fifty six miles in
three hours and twenty-five minutes.
New IorK, July IA package of
eighteen love epistles written by mil
| lionaire Stokes to Miss Graham are
read in court. In one he stated
| that he had been looking over very
carefully a dozen widows and divorc-
ees with view to marriage and ad-
vised the Graham girl to marry
rich young man.
| Seattle, July Mrs. Chas. Wap-
penstein, wife of the former chief
of police, has been subpoenaed to
testify before the grand jury.
Seattle, July 7.-seattle plans to
pull off the largest decorated auto
mobile parade ever held in this coun
| try. 1t is scheduled to be one of the
| features of Golden Potlatch Week,
| July 1922 According to the best
available figures for such parade, the
! largest number of machines in line
at any one time is 2S6. Already the
| potlatch has promises of more than
twice that number 20 participate. In
Seattle alone. $500 automobiles are
owned. The decorative ideas are to
be novel and since desirable prizes
are to be awarded, the turnout will
surely be extraordinary
Washington, July IA board of
naval experts on explosives is being
selected by the navy department to
study the hull of the wrecked battle
ship Maine.
Washington. July POSTMASTER
General Hitchcock and Hills, the
Presidents secretary, are in an open
clash over the Republican politics
in Alabama.
Chicago. July All heat records
for this time of the year have been
broken here and in ST. Louis, Kansas
City and Cincinnati.
London. July 5.-The Hon Ar
mold Merely today married Mrs
James Runyon, wealthy New
York widow. The ceremony caused a
sensation in court circles.
San Jose, Cal, July 5.-For three
days forest fires in the Santa Cruz
mountains have been beyond control.
A number of settlements are threat
ened.
Liverpool, July 5.-The White
Star line has come to terms with the
strikers by granting their demands,
and work has again been resumed.
Washington, July 5.-Secretary of
war Simpson, will leave Thursday
for the Penama Canal zone.
| Prof. Lawrence Martin, of the
University of Wisconsin, and Prof.
R. S. Tarr, of Cornell University, are
I L.
| glaciers, under the auspices of the
National Geographical Society of
! New York.
Glendive, July 1.-Two hundred
cowboys lassoed an airship this fore
noon and tried TO destroy it. Their
anger was caused by the failure OF
/ the aviator to fly as agreed.
Seattle. July 6.-The steamer Adj
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