The Chitina leader., 1913-11-25
.0F GENERAL INFORMATION

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 H. J. Brandt, cashier of the c. R & N. W. Railway, returned this af- ternoon from a trip out the line, where he passed out checks that were particularly pleasing to the railroad boys.
 Harry Wilson, train master of the C. R. & N. w. Railway, has been out the line as far as Kennecott and re- turned on this afternoons train.
 The train from the interior got in this afternoon at o'clock, bring ing about 15 passengers and the mail from Fairbanks. The track is in good condition. with the snow falling only part of the way out. Around Chitina there are about two feet of snow, but none has fallen during the past 24 hours.
 Grant Reed, who has temporarily been filling the position of station agent at Mccarthy for the c. R. & N W. Railway, during the absence of NJ. V. Latin, has rendered his resignation. If he can be checked out in time he will return to Cor dova on Tuesdays train. The posi- tion will be filled for the present by V. J. Dwyer, of Strelna. F. H. Esta- brook has gone to Strelna to look after the station there.
 Cordova, November P
 Among the passengers from Chitina yesterday afternoon was T. c. Lafarie, who was taken to the hospital by Dr. Chase. He has a cut in his abdomen and another on his left hand, the result of an alterca- tion with Jack Curley. The trouble occurred at Chitina the other even ing and it was feared that the wounded man was seriously injured. However, Dr. Chase states that if no complications set in that his in juries will not prove serious. In the meantime Curley has been placed under arrest and is now in the custody of Deputy Marshal Wood. He will be given a hearing before U. s. Commissioner d'Heirry at Chitina.
 Yesterday afternoon Miss Tillie LeRoy died at the hospital, where she had been for treatment during the past 12 days. She was afflicted with tuberculosis. Dr. Chase was the attending physician. The girl was generally known as Ethel and her parents reside at Malo, Wash, where she had expected to go to spend Christmas. They have been wired and asked as to what disposi- tion to make of the body. Funeral services will be conducted at the Catholic church Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, by Father Shepherd. The general public is invited.
 H Fox, who spent several years at Fairbanks filling various capaci- ties with the newspapers there, came to. town on yesterdays train. He went to the Chisana in July and came out by way of Mccarthy, where he was employed for a time.
 Bill Harris of Juneau was an ar rival on the train from Mccarthy yesterday having come out from the Chisana recently. MT. Harris will purchase supplies and double end CTS, returning in few days and will at once start prospecting on his claims on Johnson creek.
 P. R. Mcclure of Fairbanks, for merly a detective of Dawson fame, is now on his way to the coast. It is rumored that MT. Mcclure will try to unfathom the murder mys- tery of the trail.
 Rev. E. P. Zeigler returned yes- terday from a few days spent at Kennecot and Chitina.
 The committee appointed to get the opinion of the merchants of town on the suggestion to have all freight handled at the wharf, in stead of some of it at the uptown railway depot, are meeting with en- couraging responses. The feeling prevails that if the railway com pany will move one of the present warehouses on the wharf and put up building such as is desired by the halibut fishers, that it will be agree able if a newer and larger ware house is also constructed at a more convenient place on the wharf to care for all the town freight. And when this change is made the rail-