The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-09-01
Cordova, August q.

tary to Miss Lila Crosby, OF Olympia,
who is spending a couple of weeks
in town as the guest of Mrs.
Ostrander, both of whom will soon
leave for the outside. The dance was
well attended and all report having
had an exceptionally good time.
Capt. A. E. Lathrop has leased the
Ostrander building for a period of
three years, commencing in October.
1t is likely that arrangements will
be made with the present tenants
whereby they will continue as occu-
pants. Mr.. Vance expects to arrange
so as to continue to run the Hotel
Northern, which occupies the larger
part of the building.
message received today from the
interior states that Lieut.. Mears, a
member of the Alaska Engineering
Commission, is coming out over the
trail from Fairbanks. He expects to
reach Chitina about September and
will go from there to the end of the
railroad at Kennecott. He will then
return to Cordova and go from here
to the westward, joining his col
league Mr. Edes, who is now at Ship
Creek.
There will be convention held
at Cordova on Tuesday, September
Sth, by the Democrats of this divi-
sion at which candidates will be
placed in the field for election as
members of the Territorial Legis-
lature One senator and four men,
bers of the House are to be elected
in November. At caucus of Demo-
Gratis on Tuesday evening seven dele
gates to the convention were elected
to represent Cordnva
Cordova, August 20.
The steamer Northwestern, that
met with delaying storms for a
couple of days after reaching the
open ocean, arrived at Cordova last
evening at 6 o'clock, remaining in
port until IL O'Clock, when she
sailed direct for Valdez. She will
not discharge her freight of cans at
Orca until her return, which Will
likely be late on Saturday night,
weather permitting. The North
western will then come to Cordova
and as there is no ore here for her
she will only be in port an hour or
two, sailing south on Sunday morn
ing. The excursion season is ended
for this season, and but few pas
sengers sailed from Seattle for
Southwestern Alaska. There were
for Cordova R. V. Watkins, Miss
Maud Lundine, Elmer Kane, Mrs.
Kane, May Price and J. B. Carlysle.
For Seward there was L. Leuritzen
and H. Leuritzen.
Standing room was at premium
last night at the smoker held at
Eagle Hail. 1t was given by the
Chamber of Commerce, compliment
terry to the men on the U. S. S. Buff
falo, both officers and seamen being
present. There was also a good crowd
of town people present. Possibly
the most novel feature was the exhi-
bition of Jiu Jitsu by two alert
Japanese, who also demonstrated the
art of fencing. The men from the
Buffalo entered with zest into the
several boxing contests, participated
in by Miller and Fray, Mccormick
and Kunz, Davy and Carmen. There
were some good points scored that
won hearty applause. Untermahrer
and Dolph gave an interesting exhi-
bition of wrestling. The colored
gemmen twanged their instruments
and sang some darkey songs with
good effect. Fred Tracey brought
down the house in his Italian dialect
story of a baseball game, while
Kenney Holden did his part well in
pleasing the audience with funny
sayings. Cigars were smoked, grape
juice was drank, sandwiches were
eaten and a general good time was
had. There is talk of an early re-
turn engagement.
he Uu6ulU0TS Ol tllC 'ypiuO' NSSN
and Gun Club donned their sliekers
this afternoon and participated In
the launching of their new house
raft, which was later towed to the
Copper River flats. Everything is
being made ready for the hunting
season which opens on Tuesday next,
for the ducks have begun to fly and
the mighty hunters have the correct
eye for distances.
Among the arrivals on the North
western last evening was j. b.
Carlisle, who is returning from
trip to South America, having been
accompanied by his wife, who re-
manned at Seattle for visit. He
went to Buenos Ayres, but did not
linger long, as he failed to find con-
ditions there any great improvement