The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1913-04-22
Cordova, April1S.
at Seward

terday morning reached the canyon
slides were encountered that have
since held up the train. However,
good progress in clearing away the
debris has been made today and it
by seven o'clock this evening. The
it is expected to again be in the clear
train will then have but slight diff
ficulty in getting through to Chftina,
although there are few minor
Slides Chitina will be reaced in the
morning, but a delay of eight or ten
hours will be necessary to give the
crew chance to rest up, before the
return trip can be made. The train
is expected back in Cordova late Sat.
urday night or early Sunday morn
ing.
The Janey case was before the dis
1 u lCl COuIt luOSt vi tue uS
evidence was all in by $3.50 o'clock,
when the arguments of counsel com
menced. Late in the afternoon the
case was given to the jury.
Tomorrow morning the personal in
jury case of Earnest w. Vande Word
VS.. Kennecott Mines Company will
come up for trial before Judge Over
field and a jury. The attorneys are
E. E. Richie for the plaintiff and R.
J. Boryer for the defendant
The special venire of twelve jurors
from Valdez and eight from Seward
will be returned upon the arrival of
the Northwestern tomorrow morn
ing.
| John Zugg came over from Valdez
this morning and will take the next
{ train for Fairbanks. He is in
charge of the work in the interior
for the Alaska Road Commission.
The dance held last night by the
Cordova aerie of Eagles was most
pleasant affair. 1t was we'll at
tenden and a considerable sum was
netted to be sent to the flood suf-
ferers in Indiana and Ohio.
| The steamer Northwestern arrived
from thewestward this morning and
brought over twenty men who had
been drawn on a special venire to
serve as jurymen before the district
l court now in sssion at Cordova.
| When court convened this morning
these men reported as follows:
From Seward-Jas. A. Clinton; E.
F. Bell, G. R. Mantkey, machinist;
! ] NJ: Dougherty; E. E. Chamberlain,
driver dog team; Antoine Eide. fore
man A. r. c.; L H Peterson, min
lister; 2. L King;
From Vaidez-C. H. Wilcox,
newspaperman; Adam Swan; Jos.
Bourke, promoter; Jos. Lee, wotch-
man; Sam McNeice; VIM. Soule,
draughtsman; C. H. Galden; barber;
D. P. Groswald, stage driver; Geo.
Brown, prospector; Smith Higgins;
VIM. Trout, clerk; P. s.: Hunt, pho
tographer
Mrs. A. j. Adams went out on
the steamer this morning She will
go to Clifornia for short time.
DR.. c. l. Hale was an outgoing
passenger on the Northwestern. He
will remain in Seattle about ten
days befare returning.
Harry Thisted has received a bag
of garden seeds from Delegate Wick
ersham. Any of our gardeners who
wish to plant the government pro-
duct are welcome to take their Sc
lection from the stock received by
Mr.. Thisted. He says they can be
had at the Rainier-Grand hotel.
Mrs. L. M. Price entertained yes
terday afternoon for Mrs Bates and
her daughter, Mrs J. w. Forest
er, both of Chitina, who are spend
ing a couple of weeks in this city
Several other affairs in their honor
are planned for next week.
Cordora, April FL
Tom Cloninger and wife, John
} Palmer, o. A. Nelson and Others
from Chitina, returned to the inter.
ior metropolis on the train this morn