The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-04-28
OF GENERAL INFORMATION

f. v. oOslc, mdtUT anu pi cSiucAe
of the city council, has completed
his list of permanent committees for
the ensuing year, which he an
nounces as follows:
Assessment and Collection of
Taxes-E. ]. Davis, J. E. Currier.
Geo. C. Hazelet.
Street and Street improvements,
Sewerage and Wharfs-Chas. Good
all, Geo. c. Hazelet, ]. E. Currier.
Fire Protection, Light and Water
j. E. Currier, E. ]. Davis, Chas.
Goodall.
Public Health and Police--Chas.
Goodall, Tom Davis, J. E. Currier.
Finance and Claims-Geo. C..
Hazelet, H. A. Slater, Tom Davis.
Printing and Election = Tom
| Davis, Chas. Goodall, H. A. Slater.
Judiciary. E. Currier, Tom
Davis, E. ]. Davis
Public Buildings and Improve
ments-Tom Davis, H. A. Slater,
Chas. Goodall.
Indigents-H. A. Slater, E. J.
/ Davis, Geo. c. Hazelet
Ole Berg, who has large mining
| interests on the Kuskulina, returned
| last night from trip to the states.
| He went back to Boston to confer
with some people who had taken a
bond on certain claims.
Cordoya, April %
| S. Blum & Co. received new
| bicycle on the steamer last night.
1t will be used in making trips to
the wharf by employees of the firm.
| Now that all freight is received
there it is necessary that many
trips be made each day.
Among the arrivals on the Mari
posa last night was Miss Celia
Sherman, of San Francisco. She is
the daughter of Peter Sherman and
will spend the summer in Cordova
with her father.
The Haines Democratic club has
adopted resolution asking that the
question of the sale and manufac-
/ ture of liquor in Alaska be sub
mitted to referendum vote of the
people. at the next general election.
The arrival last night of the last
word in automobiles is an indication
! that as the town expands we are to
have the most up to date methods of
travel. Capt Lathrop is now the
proud possessor of White Big Six
/ touring car of maroon color, and ii
| is said to be a beauty. 1t was the
prize car at the recent Portland
automobile show and cost in the
neighborhood of $500. 1t will be
an attractive addition to the present
service of the Alaska Transfer
! Company.
Mrs. X. G. Robinson and young
girl, who spent the past four or five
months in California, returned TO
( Cordoya on the Mariposa.
Cordova, April 81
Geo. Max Esterly, accompanied by
his wife, took the train this morn
/ ing for the interior. Mrs. Esterly
will return on Friday and sail on
( the steamer Alameda Saturday for
/ Seattle. Mr.. Esterly will go on TO
| Chittitu Creek, on the other side Of
the Nizina river, where he has large
2 l. hAI lou
/ 10 or 80 men this season and il
there is plenty of water expects to
make a cleanup of two or three
hundred thousand dollars in placer
gold.
This morning Capt. Lathrop r.
ceived wire from Seldovia stating
that the steamer Evans had lost hel
wheel. There was no further infor-
nation and if new wheel can be
placed on her at Seldovia the wheel
will have to be sent up from Seattle
If that is not practicable the steamer
may have to be towed back 10
Seattle and undergo repairs there
II was cApcCleu lIdL the EN- dt.s
would reach Cordoya Tuesday or
Wednesday on her southbound trip
had no accident occurred.
Lea Brothers, who operated last
year in the neighborhood of Alganic,
reached here on Saturday in their
gasoline. launch Shark. They
brought five men and considerable
fishing gear with them, starting
from Ketchikan and making the run
IN ten days.
The steamer Mariposa was in
port Saturday evening for about an
hour, sailing southwark at $3.50
O'Clock. Her passengers from Cor
dova were as follows:
For Seattle-N. o. Nelson, Fred
Back, T. d. MCGEE, Miss Gabriel
Centard, Monroe Beheleo, Mrs.
Leroy Bundy, Jack Reidy, L. K.
Bush, w. H. Graham, H. w Kirby,