The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-08-04


| ton was to place in nomination for
Delegate to Congress the present in
cumbent, Hon. James Wickersham,
, who had previously announced him
self as an Independent candidate
He was named by an unanimous vote
amid loud cheering of the few proxy
holders.
u In sending out an account of the
convention, engineered by John
u Frame, that politician wires, among
other things, Great enthusiasm,
"Orpheum theater crowded" Wick
ersham banners flying" ''unanim-
ously nominated military music"
speech by District Attorney Spence
aroused enthusiasm"
Cordova, August 1.
1t looks as though the people of
Southwestern Alaska would have a
chance this fall to vote for non
partisan candidates for the Terri
torial legislature. Mayor Reck, of
Juneau, Mayor O'Connor of Doug
las and Mayor Johnson of Sitka,
have united in call for nom
partisan convention to be held at
Juneau on September g.
CHARTERED at the Windsor Hotel
are DR.. and Mrs. w. A. Pugh, U. S.
Navy; Paymaster and Mrs. N. B.
Farwell, U. S. N; and Mr.. and Mrs
H. B. Farwell, of Palacios, Texas,
parents of the paymaster.
Last night a new lodge of knights
of Pythias was organized in Cor
dova. At the institution 81 mem
bers took the first rank. At a meet
ing to be held tonight they will take
the second rank, and on Monday
night they will take the third rank,
after which officers will be elected.
Judge Chaplin, who has been a
Pythian for many years past, be-
longing to a lodge at East st. Louis,
was the instituting officer.
Various officers and crew from the
transport Buffalo have mingled
more or less among the people of
town since the arrival of the vessel
on Thursday evening. One of the
officers states that on the Buffalo
there are IS officers, PA enlisted
men and AZ civilians. The latter
are in charge TO Mr.. Hanscomb ana
they will make extensive alterations
and additions to the wireless station
at Whitshed, which work will con-
sumo about six weeks, during which
time the transport will remain
anchored in Cordova bay The Off
GERS on the Buffalo are as follows:
Commander - Capt. Montgomery
NJ Taylor.
Frankenberger.
Lieutenants, junior grade-A. H.
Douglas; S. Krause, engineer officer;
H. T. Smith.
Ensigns-F. Weldon, S. E. Bray.
P. A. Surgeon-Dr. w. A. Pugh.
| Paymaster-N. B. FarwelI.
Boatswain-A. N. Anderson.
Chief Machinist-J. B. Martin.
Chief Carpenter-J. I. Haley.
Paymaster's Clerk-H. A. Hooton.
All of the above are of the United
States navy with the exception of
the clerk and the surgeon.
meeting of the directors of the
Cordova Park Association was held
yesterday afternoon at the Chamber
of Commerce room. Consideration
was given the best method of doing
the work on the ball ground. 1t
was found that the hill from which
| the gravel was to be taken was
filed with boulders and that it
would be a difficult matter to trans
port the gravel to the field by means
of scrapers. The matter was left in
| the hands of Mr.. Nicholson and
i Capt. Lathrop to do as they thought
best. After going over the situa
ton this morning it was decided
that the better way would be TO
use cars instead of scrapers. The
municipal outfit was al once secured
and the tracks were soon laid and
the donkey engine is already send
ing the gravel over in the cars and
drawing back the empties. 1t is ex-
pected that the work will now pro-
gress rapidly and that in the course
of ten days or two weeks the
ground will be in shape for play
ing on.
Cordova, August 3.
In the shoot at doubles out of 20
birds. DR.. Council killed Is; E. J.
Davis, 8; L. Butler, 8; E. L. Har-
wood, Z; DR.. Hale, Z; J. Sapiro, 2.
Mrs. E. F. Medley will be pas
senger on the steamer Alameda to-
morrow morning. for the outside.
She will go to Los Angeles and
| rnond n coacOn with q relative Mrs