The Chitina leader., 1913-04-15
IN.
NE|CHBORHOOD
Cordova, April 8.

ter, Miss Finkelstein.
When c. ]. Jones accompanied ].
III Young from San Francisco to Seat
tie in the summer of 1910, he resign
led the position of Assistant General
Freight Agent of the Southern Pacific
railroad. When he resigned the
position of Traffic Manager of the
Alaska Steamship Company and the
Copper River & Northwestern rail-
way. he returned to his former du-
ties at San Francisco, on March first.
but after few weeks he was promot-
ed to the position of General Freight
Agent, made vacant by the resigna-
ton of T. A. Graham.
The Woman's Exchange had a
busy afternoon catering to the ladies
who wanted the good things baked at
homes by some of the best cooks and
bakers in town. The Exchange is a
regular thing on. Wednesday and
Saturday afternoons.
When Judge Overfield adjourned
court at Valdez on Monday it was
until May 5th, when the term will be
completed and all business cleared up
prior to the departure of the Judge
for the westward, where he will hold
floating court on the revenue cutter
| Thetis.
The train that left Cordova yester-
day morning for Chtina encountered
much drift snow, because of traffic
having been suspended for two or
three days. 1t was necessary to run
slow, and many delays were OCCASION
ed while the rotary was clearing the
track. AS result the train will not
reach Chitina until about seven
o'clock this evening. A south bound
train will leave there tomorrow morn
ing and should reach Cordova by six
o'clock in the evening. A train for
Chitina will leave here on Friday
morning at seven O'Clock.
The Cordova Fire Department held
largely attended and harmonious
! meeting at their headquarters last
night. One of the important consid-
erations was the selection of man to
recommend to City Council for Fire
Chief. The present incumbent. T.
c. Price was again placed in nomina-
ton for the place. He declined,
owing to press of other matters, when
John E. Berry was nominated and
unanimously elected as the choice of
the department. For Assistant Chief
c. P. Nicholson was unanimously
elected, as likewise were the other
officers, after Howell l. Lewis de-
clined to again serve as Secretary
and Treasurer. For the ensuing
year the department will be Differed
as follows:
Fire Chief-John E. Berry.
Assistant Chief-C. P Nicholson.
Secretary-Treasure Meyers
Board of Trustees-James Lyons,
v. G. Vance, C. R. Byers, Howell I.
Lewis. George Hickman.
E. C. Riddle and wife. who have
been stationed at Flag Point for some
time, went outside last night for
few weeks visit.
The steamer Masiposa sailed for the
south about midnight, after taking
on ten cars of copper ore. The fol-
lowing passengers were booked from
Cordova: j. R. Underwood, Alex.
Crichton, F. N. Ferguson and wife,
Jack Courtney, Thos. Richmond. Geo.
Steele, Mrs. Jack Sapiro, E. C. Rid
die and wife, NJ D. Samuels.
The local curio business will GER
tainly pickup with the new schedule
of the Alaska Steamship Co. The
excursion to this section is being
made the feature and at each port a
long stop will be made, allowing am
pie time for travellers to come up
town and visit among the stores. If
any local merchant has friend back
east to whom a descriptive folder
should be sent, just hand the name
to the agent of the Alaska Steamship
Co.. or to General Agent Tracy, who
will see that same is supplied.
Cordova, April 10.
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