The Chitina leader., 1914-03-24

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known as the First Bank of Cor
dova. The mercantile business of
S. Blum & Co., will then be con-
Quoted separately.
The division has been made in
the business of this firm at Valdez
and last week the First Bank of
Valdez filed articles of Incorporation
with Charles E. Davidson, secretary
of the territory. The incorporators
were Sam Blum, NJ. Blum, and E. B.
Wheat. The first board of directors
include all of the incorporators and
w. NJ. Wilson and John Lyons. The
capital stock of the new institution
is named at $4,000.
The First Bank of Valdez is the
second bank to be organized in
Alaska under the territorial law
passed at the first session of Alaska'S
legislature. The First Territorial
Bank of Alaska, of Douglas and
Juneau, being the first to be organ
lied under the law.
The steamer Admiral Sampson
steamed into port last evening
shortly after O'Clock, six days out
from Seattle. She brought a ban
ner list of passengers that included
SO frst-class and 25 second-class for
Seward and 10 first and 43 second
class for Valdez. There was also
a big list for Cordova. Arthur G.
Thompson, w. w. Hunt, A. C. Will
liams, A. C. Williams, Jr., W. w.
Elder and wife coming over from
Katalla Others who took passage
for Cordova at Alaskan ports were
P. T. Ellmere, L. A. Brown. w.
Elliott, Mrs. Edward, B. Simson,
Jack Eagan, G. A. Belts, Ben. Gil
bert, and five second-class. The
passengers sailing from Seattle for
Cordova were as follows:
R. G. Wendt, VIM. Dolkur, H. J.
Ballard, Mrs. C. c. Payne, Jack
Horsfeldt, W. Johnson, Chas. A.
Neige, c.. C. Couther, wife and child,
Mrs. E. Van de Word, Sam J. New
man, Mrs. S. A Walker, D. Carsare,
E. o. Brown, Mrs Dora Brown,
Mrs. E. E. Brown, P. Holiday, H.
C. Kennedy, Chas. Bader, NJ. A.
Hynes, Jacob Walters. c. Bergland,
R. " Graham and IS second-class.
The Sampson remained in port
until IL O'Clock, when she sailed for
Valdez and Seward. She is due 20
return to Cordova Tuesday about
midnight and will be in port but a
short time before sailing for Juneau
and Seattle.
Oldtown has received the addition
of fine healthy boy, born Saturday
to Mr.. and Mrs. Stratman, at the
Company hospital.
R. ]. McChesney was a passenger
over to Valdez on the Sampson,
expecting to return to Cordova a
little later.
Jack Horsfeldt came up from
Seattle on the Sampson. He is one
of the original boomers of the Shu-
shanna and still has great faith in
the diggings. He will return to the
interior on the train tomorrow.
A letter has been received from
Mrs. John Y. Ostrander thanking
the citizens of Cordova for the
beautiful floral offering sent at the
time of the burial of her late hus-
band Mrs. Ostrander is at present
living with relatives at Olympia,
Wash.
The new baby girl that arrived
at Mrs. T. F. NJ Coles apartments
in the Clayson Building. on Friday
morning at Z a. m, is fat and
chubby, weighing s y pounds. Both
the little lady and mother are get
ting along splendidly
The train from Chitina reached
Cordova yesterday afternoon at 2
O'Clock, making the run of 131 miles
in little less than seven hours. This
morning the train took the Fair
banks mail and quite a few pas
sengers. Tomorrow morning another
train will leave for the interior.
Many passengers for Shushanna
Junction and Kennecott will go out
then, connecting at Chitina with the
train on Wednesday morning that
goes to the end of the line. A train
from the the interior will arrive to-
morrow afternoon.
DR.. Council states that Walter
Dempster, who was seriously in
jured by slipping from the top of q
car and being dragged by the brake
beam, is resting quietly and doing
we'll. His particular injury is dis
location of the hip, which at first
it was feared was broken. Mr..
Dempster is one of the efficient
brakemen on the Copper River 4
Northwestern Railway and his many
frinds hereabouts are hoping for his