The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1913-03-25
and water dam today. He had with
him John A. Hazelet, Henry Watkins
and Postmaster Steel.

and postmaster steel.
The Daily Alaskan Office will be
moved on Saturday and Monday next
to the Otrander building, adjoining
cur present location. The daily will
be issued as usual. but 1t is not likely
that we will be able to turn out any
job printing from Friday until Tues
day. Orders for any work required
during the ensuing week should be
filed at once.
G. H. Birch left ON the morning
train for Blackburn, where he will
direct the hauling of 100 tons of
freight to his property on Dan creek
Very pleasing services were held
Easter Sunday in our various church.
es. In the morning at the Catholic
church the singing was particularly
good. At the Presbyterian church
Mrs. Sheldon sang both morning and
evening. Miss Scott delighted the
large audience at the Episcopal mis-
sion in the morning, by rendering
"Oh, Eyes that are Weary"
The steamer Northwestern that
sailed from Seattle on Thursday night
last was due to arrive at Juneau last
night or this morning. Up to the
time of going to press no word has
been received from Juneau so that
the time of her arrival is uncertain.
However. she should reach here to-
morrow night or Wednesday morn
ing.
Judge Paul OH eirry, who was re-
Gently appointed U. S. Commissioner
of the Chitina precinct with addition
al jurisdiction over McCarthy's and
Copper Centre. left on the morning
train for Chitina, where he will at
once take charge Of the office, the re-
moval of Judge Nickells having taken
effect March goth. AS Judge d'Heirry
is an attorney-at-law it is expected
that hereafter the judicial affairs of
the interior towns will be conducted
with some regard to justice.
Geo. C. Hazelet who is agent for
the Chitina townsite. went to the in
terror metropolis on this mornings
train and will remain there until the
end of the week.
superintendent Corser went out
over the line today, in his private car.
Chitina had another hotel opening
OF Saturday. Mrs. Jack Palmer has
aiken charge of the Commercial hotel,
formerly the Log Cabin. and has fit
ted it up in comfortable style and is
now ready to take good care Of the
travelling public.
Yesterday morning a break In the
government cable was reported as
having occurred between Sitka and
Seattle. AS a consequence it 10
necessary to get our news from the
Eastern states via Ashcroft and Eg-
bert, at three times the cost of the
usual way. The cable repair ship
Burnside is now at the drydock at
Bremerton, having new boilers put in
and other necessary repairs made.
IT. is possible that she is in such con-
dition that she cannot be sent out to
pick up and splice the broken ends
of the cable. If the break should be
near otdlIie II IL pOSSiule that al
arrangement with some other ship
could be made that would soon per-
nit of the necessary repairs.
The train reached Chitina last
evening at $40 o'clock, having ex-
perienced no difficulty in getting
through. At Chitina Manager Rock
efellow of the Orr stage line had four
horses and teams in readiness and at
nine O'Clock last night he had 5000
pounds of mail loaded and made the
start on the haul to Fairbanks.
From Nov. oath last until March 81
the mail contract provided that 1900
rounds be sent through three times a
week from Cordova.