The Chitina leader., 1911-02-11
Local News

banks, and left for Cordova the first
of the week, on his way to Valdez.
Mr.. Goshaw reports splendid trip
both coming and going to the interior
metropolis.
The Cordova North Star twinkled
its last twinkle on Sunday last, and
the plant goes to Valdez on the Ala
media as daily contemporary of the
Prospector.
j. c. Martin, manager for the Orr
Stage Company, returned home last
week from a trip to Fairbanks. Mrs.
Martin accompanied him on the trip
and they left on the first of the week
for a trip to Valdez.
j. G. Mulroy, the we'll known
stenographer and clerk, who has been
employed in the Orr Stage Company
offices here, has resigned and accept
ed position as timekeeper at the
front.
Solo, bowling, pool and billiard
tournaments are the real proper
things in Cordova these wintery
nights. Can't we start something
original here and make a scoop?
More men are arriving on every
train for the front, and it is learned
that the Katalla Company are urg-
ing the contracting company to push
the work as rapidly as possible n
hopes of finishing by very early
spring. Sounds good, doesn't it?
The Leader received letter from
Frank Alba this week, who is now in
Fairbanks. He reports hard trip
from here into the interior city with
his horses, having left during the
coolest weather. He met a man on
the trail with a hand sled and found
him just in time to save him from
freezing. Frank froze his hand bad
ly also before getting into Fairbanks.
He says Fairbanks is quiet, and
hopes soon to return to Chitina.
Mesdames Gage and House made
a round of calls across the river this
week. The ever gallant and cour-
teous Tom Parker conveyed them
across the river on a double-ender.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Stringer leave
the first of the week for Cordova,
where Mr.. Stringer has to attend
court.
Mrs. VIM. Sherman is arranging
to open a home cooking restaurant
in the Nelson building on Fairbanks
avenue.
MRS. Wallace has been quite ill
for the past few days, but is able
to be out again. She has been suf-
fering with neuralgia. DR.. Whiting
has been attending her.
Frank Clarkin, the popular con-
ductor, who has been hammering
away steadily at the front for a
long time, while his confederates
have been enjoying the sunshine and
smiles of the fair ones around the
pleasure resorts in the states, has Sc
cured a furlough for three months
and will do few stunts at summer
resorting himself. Frank expects to
go to Hot Springs, Arkansas, and end
I'D in-well, Alaska, as that's where
they all end, and we'll all be glad
to see Frank come back.
Wednesday evening last the Chit
ina Wednesday night Card Club held
the initial evening for cards at the
residence of Mrs. Wallace. The host
esses for the occasion were Mesdames
Wallace, Morey and Reeder. Five
hundred was played after which a
delicious supper was served, the
function being a great success and
the card club will meet every other
Wednesday evening to play cards.
1t is also the intention of the club
to occasionally give dances at the
Red Dragon. Those present at the
first meeting of the club were Mrs
Wallace, Capt. and Mrs. Reeder, Mr.
and Mrs. Schaupp, Mr.. and Mrs
Morey. Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff Johnson
Mr., and Mrs. Wales, Mr.. and Mrs
Hensy, Mr.. and Mrs. Tibbs, Mrs.
King. JRdge Ferguson, Deputy Mar
shall Brown, Mr.. Healy, Capt. Web
er, Mr.. Starr and Mr.. Hirst.
Dan Rice, the veteran locomotive
engineer, left on the alst trip of the