The Chitina leader., 1913-10-28
Several witnesses from Cordova

S6F6Idl WlthOSoCo iioh rOSA MY = were this morning summoned to ap- pear forthwith before the court at Valdez. They are wanted to testify before the grand jury in the case of Eva Blake, who is charged with having eloped from Seattle with G. NJ. Cox. Last Wednesday Eva Blake was bound over by the United States commissioner and her bail bond fixed at $500. This was furnished in cash by Paul Range. But he soon after wished to be released so the parties went to Valdez where Miss Blake was required to furnish bonds in the sum of $500, W. H. Caswell and c. G. Wulff going her security. The witnesses will go over on the Sampson and it is expected that the matter will come before the grand jury within two or three days.
 The steamer Mariposa arrived  from Valdez this morning about 2 o'clock. She loaded nine cars of copper ore and was ready to sail south this morning. She waited, however, for passengers and interior mail that arrived this afternoon at 2:45 o'colck. About an hour later the steamer left for the south, with the following passengers from Cor dova:
 For Seattle-W. N. Villains, F. c. Baker, O. A. Anderson, J. Oliver, T. c. Fitzgerald, Geo. A. Greene, w. T. Hartnett, T. B. Hyde, F. c. Blucker, R. V. Jones, Mrs. B. R. Robinson, Ed Stevens, A. Norlin. James McGill. J. A. Ramon, w. Dodge, s. A. Witherspoon, O. Nord- strom, D. c. Witherspoon, H. D. Foster, M. J. McKinnon, Mrs. O. E. Lambert, Charles Kitsman, Pete Monahan, F. S. Fay, H. Nettleton, P Nettleton, c. A. Nettleton, Mike Bolich, Mrs. W. J. McDonald, A. E. Haggerty,
 For Juneau-Charles Johnson, G W. Gilbert, Miss Alice Dunn, Miss L. B. LaVerne, Chris Field, M Galee, Paul Hoffman, Wm. Patter- son, Wm. L. Scribner.
 For Skagway-H. Friedenthal, L. M. Tarr.
 Judge R. J. Boryer returned last night from Valdez, where he has been in attendance at the federal court for the past ten days. As he has some unfinished business it will be necessary for him to again go over next week.
 Falcon Joslin, of Fairbanks, re- turned on the Mariposa from a trip to Valdez and will continue on to Seattle, where he will take the train for New York. Later he expects to visit Washington.
 Mrs. William Fursman was in town today, returning from Valdez on the Mariposa. She will continue on the steamer to Seattle to spend the winter with friends there, ex- pecting to join Mr. Fursman at Naknek next spring.
 The steamer Admiral Sampson was at Katalla this afternoon and expected to sail from there about 5 o'clock. In that event she should reach Cordova about 3 o'clock to- morrow morning. She will sail an hour or two later for Valdez.
 George R. Goshaw, formerly deputy marshal, was passenger over from Valdez last night.
 At meeting of the town council last night Edw. F. Medley was elected to serve as assessor. Two applications were read for the posi-. tion, that of MT. Medley and O. A Lambert. The new official will start on his work the first Monday in November and is required to con- plete it on or before the 22nd of November. After he completes his assessment the council will meet as a board of equalization and after the personal and real property assessment valuations are finally de- termined the council on the third Monday in December will make the tax levy. Three years ago the total valuation was over $1,20O,O0O, and the levy was one per cent. This year it is expected that $1O,OOO will have to be raised and the tax will be one per cent, unless the valuation is very considerably decreased over that of three vaars apo