The Chitina leader., 1914-09-29

turned this afternoon from a. trip
up the line, going as far as Kenne-
colt.
Rev. Mcbride, who dislocated his
elbow while on a shooting expedi-
ton about a week ago, is again
having the use of his right hand.
DR.. G. w. Phillips, of Seattle, was
a passenger on the steamer Alameda
yesterday He is a brother of Mrs.
E. L. Harwood and will remain here
a couple of weeks. DR.. Phillips
spent several days in Cordova two
years ago and has had longing to
return ever since. In company with
Mr.. Harwood, son Edward, and NAL
colin Brock the DR.. left this morning
on a shooting expedition. The party
will spend three or four days on
the Copper River flats.
The members of the Eastern Star
held a pleasant meeting last night
at Masonic Hall The attendance
was large and the social features
were enjoyed by ALL
Capt. Peterson reports that the
seasons work at the Orca cannery is
at an end. Over $4,000 cases Of
salmon were packed, most of which
was shipped south on the ship st.
Paul. The men who have been
working at the cannery will be paid
off at Orca tomorrow.
Cordova, September 90
Thomas H. Holland, of Chitina,
was an arrival on the train yester-
day afternoon. Mr.. Holland is a
candidate for the House, in the Ter
ritorial legislature, and will make a
campaigning tour to the westward
He formerly resided at Valdez and
IS well and favorabIy known by ali
the old timers there and to the west
ward. He is mingling among the
voters of Cordova today and finds
that there is a general disposition TO
vote for him, as the representative OF
the Copper River country.
Father Van der Pol has decided
to remain in Cordova for the next
two Sundays, taking the first
steamer to the westward after
October 4. Of course there will be
services at st. Joseph's Catholic
church.
The first snow of the season fell
at Chitina yesterday morning. 1t
was light and did not last very long.
There was also some snow farther
out the line.
H. j. Watkins, Jr., was passen-
ger down from Kennecott yesterday.
His multitudinous duties of post
master, express agent, railroad agent,
mining company clerk, ETC., will be
assumed by his brother, while Henry
goes outside and enjoys few
months leave of absence.
Cordova, September %
The U. S. coast survey boat En-
plorer, Capt Baton, arrived in port
this afternoon and will be here a
couple of days in the meantime TAX
ing on coal. She has been doing
work in Prince William Sounn.
Capt. Baton has been in commune
cation with Capt. Rude and states
that he will bring his boat Taku into
port this evening, having finished
e. +ho caocon
Quite an excitement was caused
at the athletic park yesterday after
noon shortly after o'clock when
DR.. Council, one of the players, was
summoned to attend a man who had
been shot The unfortunate fellow
had been found on the hillside in a
clump of trees, his means and cries
having attracted the attention of
passers by. They Immediately gave
the alarm and Charles Goodall and
three others started after him with
a stretcher and took him to the hos
pital. His name is Milt Angelo
Velisaris, and he comes from Koumi,
Greece, having been in this country
three or four years He charges that
he had been shot and robbed by a
companion, Toni Papas, as he was
known when he recently worked at
Juneau. or Toni Lithetakis, which
was the name he gave while working
at the Jumbo mine, at Kennecott. He
is from Krita Island.
These two men left Kennecott a
week or more ago, the injured man
having $500 and the other about
$500, with a gold watch and gun.
They worked a few days at one of
the railroad stations, reaching Cor
dova on Friday afternoon and later
going to Smiths Lodging House.
Here thev met other Greeks, and to
Chris George the injured man told
his story this morning. He says
that he and Toni had trouble once
at Kennecott, when Toni threatened
to shoot him, but that the differences
were fixed ND and they afterwards