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The Rice belt journal., 1915-10-15
Ordinance No. 1870, Town of Welsh

AN ORDINANCE providing for the
leVying and collecting OF taxes on
all real and personal property
within the corporation OF the Town
of Welsh, La, for the year 1915.
Sec. l. Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Trustees Of the Town OF
Welsh, La, that for the year 1915 as
per budget of expenses hereunto at
taChed there be and is hereby levied a
trx of ten n0) mills on the dollar OF as
Sessed valuation on all taxable proper
ty within the Town of Welsh, La
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc,
that by an ordinance adopted by the
Board of Trustees and the property tax
payers of the Town of Welsh, La, on
the fifth day Of August, 1913 providing
for a special Electric Light tax OF .
mills on the dollar Of the assessed Valu'
alton of the Town Of Welsh, La, 1Or
ten years from the above date Tor the
building Of an electric light plant,
therefore a special tax of five (5l mills
on the dollar is levied on the assessed
valuation of all the taxable property or
the Town of Welsh, La, for the pur'
pose of retiring such bonds as may be-
some due this year, and the payment OF
interest on the same, and also interest
on deferred bonds.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, etc
that by an ordinance adopted by tne
Board of Trustees and the property
owners of the Town of Welsh, La. or
the 5th day of August, 1914, providing
for a special tax of five (5) mills on the
dollar of the assessed valuation OF th'
taxable propeaty of the Town OF Welsh
for the building of streets, bridges ant
public improvements for the term o
ten (10 years from the above date
= Therefore a special tax OF five (5) mill
on the dollar of the assessed valuatlo!
of the taxable property of the Town G
! Welsh, La, be- and is hereby levied 10
the building and maintainence c
= streets, bridges and public improve
2 mentS in the Town of Welsh, La.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, etc
t that by an ordinance adopted by tn
Board of Trustees and property owner
!. of the town of Welsh, La, on Augu'
IL S, 1914, providing for a special tax
:. three C3) mills on the dollar of the a:
SeSSed valuation of the taxable proper
IL ty of the Town of Welsh, La, for Il
II maintaining Of the Welsh High Scho
for the term Of ten years from Il
above date, therefore a special tax
y three % mills Oh the assessed Valu
" tion of the tavable property OF t
T. Town of Welsh, La, be and the same
!, hereby levied for maintaining t
- Welsh High School in the Town
Welsh, La.
Sec. S. Be it further ordained, et
E. that all the taxes herein levied Sh
IL become lien and privilege on all tt
Il able proserty paramount to all otf
=. liens, state and parish taxes except'
" and shall become delinquent in
IS, same manner as provided for the
I'd lection Of state and parish taxes.
o. Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, e
bo that all taxes herein levied shall
~ come delinquent on Jan. lSt, 1916, q
he shall draw interest at the rate OF
'e- per cent poF annum until paid,
so Yeas, Jno. W. Armstrong, K. K. Al
e neaux, E. H. Boiling, Trustees.
ny Approved October S, 1913.
at VIM. B. GABBERT, Mayor
ic. BUDGET OF EXPENSES FOR
THE YEAR 1915.
Ce Streets, Bridges and Improve
mentS- --.--- :, ,0O
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Some bargains in inn
proved farms---ask 6. E.
Carr, the reaIestate man,

Mrs. R. R. Arceneaux and Mrs.
Asa J. Benoit went to Bell City
and Hayes Tuesday for a visit
with relatives and friends, max
ing the trip in Mrs. Arceneaux's
large touring car.
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POLICE JUROR-WAkD S.
We are authorized to announce
MR. ATTSFM MARCAHTEI,

as a candidate for re. election as Police
Juror, Ward Five, Jefferson Davis Par.
ish. subject to the action of the voters
at the Democratic primary. (J)
The Rice belt journal., 1915-10-15

Rev. Thos. E. Webb returned
from a visit to his family, having
had considerable trouble in getting
over the one hundred and forty
odd miles from New Orleans to
Brookhaven. The recent storm
that wrought so much hovoc in
and around New Orleans was the
cause of much delay and much in
convenience to the Rev. 1t seems
that the train on which he was
travelling in order to get to his
destination was detoured from
Hammond TO Baton Rouge and
often had to back sevearl miles
! in order to let long freight trains
pass and thus made it very un.
pleasant for the passengers.
| Fresh Bran and Polish
at Gulf Coast hill. See
our ad in this issue for
prices. 1873
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Announcements
FOR SHERIFF
To the People of Jefferson
Davis Parish:

TO the People OF JeNeTSOn
Davis Parish:
Believing in the principles of demo.
cracy, l hereby announce as Candi.
date for Sheriff of jefferson Davis
Parish, Louisiana, subject to the action
Of the democratic primary, and pledge
the people of this parish, if elected, a
clean and honest administration.
ISAAC FONTENOT,
June 8, 1915. C&J
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HEISIG & NORVELL, INC. v. No. 449,
SOUTHERN MERCANTILE CO., LTD.

HEISIG & NORVELL, INC. v. No. l49,
SOUTHERN MERCANTILE CO., LTD.
By virtue of the authority of an
order of the Honorable Court aforesaid
and a commission issued hereunder,
directed to the undersigned Receiver
of the above named Southern Mercan-
tile Co., Ltd, there will be offered for
sale at the store of the Southern Mer-
camille Company. Limited, in the Town
of Welsh, in the Parish of Jefferson
Davis, Louisiana, on
Saturday, November 20, 1916,
between the legal hours of eleven o.
clock a. m. and four o'clock p. M, the
following described property belonging
| to said Southern Mercantile Co.. Ltd.
to.wit
(1) The north ninety.uine feet of
lots one and TWO os block thirteen (13l
of the town of Welsh, Louisiana.
/ IN Lots seven and eight OF block
thirteen Q3) of the Town OF Welsh, La.
with all Improvements thereon;
80 One warehouse belonging to
said company, located on right.of'Way
of the Louisiana Western Railroad
Company.
Terms: Case on day of sale, without
| the benefit of appraiSement.
| Welsh, La, Oct, IL, 1915.
JNO. H. COOPER, Receiver.
| Mccoy & Moss, Attorneys,
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Streets
2164 Welsh Warehouse Co., Oil So CO
2165 Chas. Dautel, hauling --- W
2l66 Harvey Donham, labor. W
2l67 L. A. Giggar, team. lOO
2lS8 Burt McBurney, grading StS.- u 81
2169 A, G, Fontenot, St. Com $780,. 80 90
2l70 Taught Lbr Co., lbr and cash zO Is
2l71 Dupra Hebert, Sept. sally 40 20
2l72 Welsh Car. & Imp Co., supp 4 g9
2173 Miller Hd'W & Fur Co., SCy bd | w
2l74 Armstrong NJ & w W rep'ing 5 ~
2l75 Mark Fontenot, operating G.. 10 50
242 so
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Current.

Current.
2176 Welsh Printing Co., Ltd. Sept IS
2l77 Welsh Printing Co., Ltd,,Aug z IS
2l78 C E Carr, prem on insurance Is "
2l79 A G Fontenot. Mars Sept sal 81 O0
2l8O L L Richard, part p m rolls. = 80 OO
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their Rice before 5A, M, June Tth
We can do as we'll for you.
If your pump is installed in dug pit
and is not producing the amont OF wa
ter it should, let US install a steal pit
and Layne Pump for you and greatly
increase the amount of water you are
now producing.
If you have steel pit pump which
is not a Layue, that is not giving sat.
isfaction let us install a Layne Pump
in this same pit for you on a guarantee
of ABSOLUTE SATISFACTION OR NO
MONEY. Any pit "a inches inside di'
ameter will permit the installation OF
Layne Pump.
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Receivers Sale.

Fifteenth Judicial District Court, State
of Louisiana, Parish Of Jef-
ferSon Davis.
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Miss Nellie Stewart left today
far Lafayette to attend the South
west Louisiana Industrial lnstl-
tute. Nellie was accompanied by
the best wishes Of host of Welsh
friends who regret her absence
from the social circles, but are
consoled by the promise that she
will return for the Christmas holl-
days.
A large number of Welsh folks
went to Jennings Wednesday
night to hear Ex-Governor Hodges
Of Kansas speak on the subject of
state wide prohibition. Gov;
| Hodges is a splendid speaker and
his address was enjoyed very
much by those who heard him.
This subject is one Of vital i'm,
portance to the good people OF
our state, and the prohibition
cause is rapidly gaining ground
throughout the entire state.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-03-23
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

To Ben c. Hannah, administrator of
the Estate OF James Garrett, de-
/ ceased and to his heirs and
assigns of said James Garrett.
You are hereby notified that /, the
subscriber. Ringwald Blk, have ex-
pended and paid for your share in
labor and improvements upon the
Jacobson Placer Mining Claim for
the year 1919, 1913 and 1914.
Said Placer Mining Claim is stu
ated on Slate Creek. Copper Center
Recording Precinct. Alaska. The
notice of location thereof is of
record in Book l, Page 100 of Min
ing Locations in said recording office
at Copper Center, Alaska. To which
book and page reference is hereby
made for more particular descrip-
tion of said claim. Such expenditure
was made for the purpose of holding
possessory right and title to said
claim under provisions of Section
- Oh tNS hSNlSSu statutes Ol JuS
United States and the amendments
thereof providing for annual labor
upon mining claims That is to say
that an hundred dollars worth of
labor and improvements was made
upon said placer claim and that as
co-owner have expended the amounts
which were for the interest of said
CARROTS estate.
You are further notified that I'M
less you pay your proportion of such
expenditure together with the cost OF
this advertisement to the under
signed within ninety days from the
last publication of this notice your
interest in said claim will become
the property of the undersigned co.
owner under said Section 1924, Re-
vised Statutes of the United States.
RINGWALD BLIX.
First publication, March 8, 1915.
Last publication. June Is, 1914
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-03-23
Rex Creek, March IL, 1915.

4
0ni Rex Creek. above the. canyon
on Taylor's ground. things are run
ming without any change.
On Brooks, Edison is cutting
wood for summer use, intending to
mine as soon as the season opens,
Mr. Brennan and wife are visiting
him.
Ole Hanson, one of Andrus' lay,
men, was taken sick last week and
taken to. the hospital at Mccarthy.
He. has just returned looking ali
right and started to work again.
Stantien and Slauser. on No. 2
Chittitu, will soon lay pipe for sum-
mer work Slauser had bad fall
on Saturday, spraining his back.
Although in a bad way he continues
to work.
On White, at the head, Harris is
still doing some work.
On the right limit of White, at
lower end of the line, Powell and
Body have a shaft down so feet,
80 feet below the rim. probing
channel. AS they are getting much
fine gold they fully expect (as
others do to find pay in quantity.
They will be handicapped for water
and failing ground, as the company
owns the creek claim.
Ralf Roth. one of the Andrus
field men, has taken a lay-off and
went to the Shushanna with Mr..
Cole who is conducting a mail and
express service between Mccarthy
and the Shushanna. Roth went
there to see his cousin, Martin
NiclIelson, who has been hurt on
Horsfelt creek.
Mr. Miller is still prospecting on
No s. bench, right limit of Chittitu.
He is in two-cent dirt with his tun-
mel and prospects increasing.
Gust Carltrom, next below Miller,
recently completed preparations for
summer sluicing, and is now con-
tinuing his tunnel into the bench,
with very encouraging results,
picking quite a few small nuggets
from the best.
Mrs. Riser, of Easterly's camp, IS
paying Mrs Cole weekend visit.
Erve Harring and crew are now
freightirg from Mccarthy. They
are bringing provisions and 1000
feet of pipe to be used to carry
more persons on the Andrus' plant.
Mr.. Marshall, teamster for the
Mothe- Lode Co., paid the creek a
visit the other day, looking for an
opening to mine.
The boys on Dan Creek are say
ing nothing these days but all seem
to be satisfied with their winter s
work.
1t has been reported that Mr..
Fields has taken over the interests
of hurry, Stevens, ct al, on Young
c~eo'1. but the report has not been
verified.
Mr.. Sanderson. who is employed
by Price and Manley. together with
J. F. Clarkin and James Hyland,
have purchased one of the Harmon
e Deever drills that we see adver-
tised in the Daily Alaskan. 1t has
been shipped out and they are now
setting it up near Clarkin's road
| house on the Nizina 1t is the i'm
| preston that they intend to pros
| pect Nizina flats, as they have
| located quite a bunch of ground.
The weather is fine here, thawine
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-03-23
LIQUOR Question Laid Away

BY a vote of to ) the Snow pro-
hibition memorial to Congress.
amended by providing that Congress
shall be asked to "enact laws gov
erning the manufacture and sale If
Intoxicating liquors in Alaska" in
stead of extending the privileges to
Alaska. of voting on the liquor
question: was laid on the table on
motion of Mr.. Shoup. seconded by
Mr.. Britt. The motion was not
dabatable.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-03-23
Seeks Removal of Commissioner

| The House of Representatives has
asked the removal from office of
John F. Dillon, United States com
missioner at Fairbanks, for charg-
ing extortionate fees, for wilful
neglect OF his duties In connection
with the registration of vital statis-
ties, and for showing an utter con-
tempt of the Territorial laws" The
judiciary committee of the House,
to which was referred the report of
Secretary of the Territory G. E.
Davidson, in compliance with the re-
quest made by the House, relative
to the non-enforcement of the Terri
torial laws, signed the report ask
ing billions removal, and copies of
the report will be forwarded to
Judge Chas. E. Bunnell, of the
Fourth division, and to other Fed
eral judges in Alaska. A roll call
on the adoption of the report
showed unanimous sentiment
against Dillon.
Back Mileage to De Paid
Announcement that Uncle Sam
has decided to give the members of
the First Legislature some s2,267,
to make up the deficiency of the
First session mileage. caused the
members of the Second Legislature
to feel that they too. will be reim-
bursed for the shortage in the mile
age account that they declare was
made at this session. The money
will be paid to the First Legislature
by Governor Strong. Here is the
amount reach man will receive:
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-03-23

AS is his duty Governor Strong
has just finished his labor of COM
'piling a table of distances and mile
age to be paid the members of the
second territorial legislature, and
the report will be sent to Washins-
ton in the near future. The total
distance travelled by the members,
to Juneau and return, amounts TO
1888 miles, and at the rate of Is
cents per mile, this amounts TO
s9.147.45. 9
2 The greatest distance was travelled
by representative Martin Moran,
whose journey was from Chumgnak
to Seward by dog team, to Juneau
by steamer, and returning from
Juneau to Seattle and home by way
of the outside. His mileage was
2.216 miles to Juneau and 4.216
en- the return making. a. total OF
e.432 miles amounting to S964S0.
Representative Britt and Held of
juneau are ea7h allowed the mini
mum Of two miles amounting to 30
T,B Tnifotm Schools Asked n
Representative Burns introduced
an act to provide uniform school
system in Alaska, with the Governor
Of the Territory as head of the sys-
TEN. The bill provides the Govern Or
shall appoint a school superintend-
ent and an assistant. to comprise
he Territorial Board of Educa-
tion," which shall consist of three
members. The bill was referred to
he education committee.
cents each. The mileage to juneau
and return, with the amounts, is
given below by divisions:
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-03-23

Miss Merle Helmick, the very at
tractiws young lady who was here
for time a couple of years ago, re-
turned on the Alameda yesterday
and is again smilingly presiding over
the E. 40 Hegg store. lEgs ~
j. H. Joslin andE wife are guests
at the Northern Hotel. They arrived
on the steamer Alameda and will
leave on Thursdays train for Fair
banks, where Mr.. Joslin has long
been resident. He is brother of
Falcon Joslin, president of the
Tanana Mines Railroad.
Mccarthy, March 20.
Finally Mccarthy is to have
school After many Intellectual at
tempts. committee after committee
appointed. T. t. Lane studied the
situation over and suggested to the
government officials during their re-
cent trip here an outline of the re-
suit of his investigation. The plan
looked feasible to them and they in
structed that an effort be made along
the line as outlined by Mr.. Lane. A
meeting was called and another COM
mittee appointed to confer with the
directors of the Kennecott district.
The plan met with their approval
and Mr. Sea grave, manager of the
Kennecott Mines Co., assisted them
in every possible way, with the re-
suit that we are to have school.
An election of school board has been
ordered for April 9Th, next. Every
one feels that all credit is due Mr..
Lane, whose efforts resulted in
securing the school and in a great
measure to Mr. Seagrave for the
kindly interest he took in our
behalf.
Snow is going from the trail very
rapidly and these who have not yet
finished their winters freighting
are rushing the work with all speed.
Since my last letter, Mr.. Finkel-
stein, of Cordova, has opened a
sentlemen's furnishing goods store
here, in the Pete Johnson building.
He is enjoying good trade and with
his pleasant, genial manner. has.
quickly made a place for himself IN
our midst. c5a ct fs.f ~ II
w. R. Faddis, who has been
operating a restaurant in Mccarthy
has put in a line of fine groceries
and seems to be doing nice busi-
ness.
The Hotel Golden has closed its
doors. Having been refused
liquor license for the ensuing year
1t was decided to close the hotel and
go out of business. thus leaving Me-
Carthy with one saloon
During the past month our COM
missioner's Office has had no trials
of any kind, which seems pleasant
change from the daily grind that
was the order of the day a few
weeks ago.
Mr., Royals family has moved to
Kennecott. where Mr.. Royal is en-
ploved They will be greatly
missed from orr midst. where Mrs
Roval has always been active in
church end social work. No Longer
will we hear Charley driving mrs.
dog team and Scotty's barking
resnorse.
Attornev F. H. Foster nut in .he
past week in Chitina where he was
called on legal business He was
accompanied by Attorney hurry.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-03-23

BY vote of 8 to Z, an amend
ment to kill the law providing Sum
day closing, now in force in
Alaska, was lost in the House. ReD-
rsentatives Britt, Burns, Driscoll,
Held, Holland, Moran, Shoup, Snow
and Tansey voted against repeating
the law while Representative
Coombs, Daily, Day, Getchell, Heck
man, Noon and Speaker Collins
voted TO repeal.
Want Native Hospitals
Representative A. G. Shoup intro
drced memorial which asks that
Congress appropriate a. least s12j,-
900 for the establishment of we'll
equipped hospitals in each division
# Alaska. and thus provide medi-
cal service for the natives of the
Territory. The memorial says the
natives in Alaska are today being
given Inadequate medical attention,
and points out that in this respect
the Indians of other sections of the
United States are far better cared
e A large number of people are IN
town awaiting the departure OF the
train Thursday so that they may get
started to the'- interior
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-03-23
Cordova, March 20

COrdOVa, Marcn ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Kane, who
have been at the Northern Hotel
since last November, awaiting news
about railroad construction, will
leave on the steamer Alameda to-
night for Seward. They contemplate
engaging in business at some point
to the westward. :" go ~
The steamer Admiral Watson WIS
in port an hour or two yesterday
morning and proceeded to the west
ward with large number of pas
sengers. She will go as FAR as Kodiak
and Cooks Inlet and is not expected
to return before Thursday night.
Cordova, March %
The steamer Alameda arrived in
port this afternoon at 3 O'Clock and
rs now unloading 800 tons OF
freight. She will then take on a
cargo of copper ore from the
Bonanza and Jumbo mines for the
Tacoma smelter. The following
passengers came from Seattle to
Cordova
For Cordova-Pete Lund, H. +.
Lund. T. H. Gibson and wife, w.
stewart. Mrs. G. Wells. D. Lorins,
q p Cederholm, Captain S. Peder-
son and wife, Miss E. Peterson. c.
Derks. ]. S. Wood, S. B. Summer
lid. B. C. sigtrig, w. E. Fulton, Miss
n Rousseau, o. Baker, Mrs. Mary
hartley, H. Wagner and wife, +. 5.
Robinson, Miss E. A. Radford, Mrs,
r. w. Lynch, J. p Hoege, q. Sande'
A. Orme, H. A. Hadley, Mrs. II. q.
Rurkbart. Gerald H. Hutton, w. A.
Peterson, ]. C. Fleming, 5. Palmer
Ed Parker, A, -Dedrick, NJ. Buckk g,
NJ. Ewing, T. w. Jackson W.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-03-23
Cordoya. March II.


T. NJ. Hunt, chief of the Forestry
service here, gave q lecture to the
school children this afternoon in the
Empress Theater. After explaining
the object and uses of the Forestry
service he showed a large number of
pictures on the screen, illustrating
the workings of the service. The
pictures shown We're excellent repro
auctions of photographs taken all
over the country.
A number of citizens attended the
lecture and were we'll repaid for the
hour or so spent in listening to Mr..
Hunt.
Cordoya, March IS
After this week but two mails a
week will be sent through to Fair
banks, on Mondays and Thursdays.
As the mails fromrthe interior will
be coming out at the. rate of three
times a week until March 81, the
change of train schedule will not go
into effect until April LIST. From
then on until next fall the regular
trains will leave Cordoya On Thurs
days and Mondays, going as far as
Chitina and returning on Tuesdays
and Fridays Trains will continue
to run between Chitina and .Kenne-
colt, and possibly at the rate of
three each week, depending on the
amount OF copper ore shipped out.
On Monday next the amount of mail
leaving the coast for Fairbanks will
be reduced from 1900 pounds three
times week to 500 pounds twice q
week, leaving here on MONDAYS and.
THURSDAYS. This mail will continue
to be sent until navigation opens in
the spring. During the summer
months the interior mail will go via
Skagway and Dawson, down the
river. &
Two st. Patrick's day celebrations
we're observed last night. One at
Eagles hall, where large crowd of
young folks enjoyed themselves
until midnight, and the other at
Oldtown. where the Cruskene Lawn
Club made merry at the home of
Joe Rowan.
Cordova, March 10
John Berry returned from Chitina
this afternoon, where he has been
on a short visit since the fore part
of the week. - r
A wind and rain and sleet storm
set in last night. At times is has
ragged with terrific force. Today the
wind has subsidized but the rain con-
tinues to come down.
The steamer Admiral Watson is
due to reach Cordova Sunday morn
ing about O'Clock. She sailed
north from Seattle on Monday morn
ing and should bring the mail that
accumulated at Seattle since the
night of the 9th. Her passengers
for Cordova include: w. B. Cum
mings, w. T. Elmdorff, Geo. w.
Trahey, Frank l.. Gibbs, Fred Hup-
preck, Geo. Huppreck, Walter john
son, P. r. Barlow, John Carol and
four second-class. There are 10
Orientals on board for Port Wells,
while 10 cannerymen will go
through to Port Graham and Sell
dovia. For Valdez there are Viola
Furrow, Vera Furrow and two sec
ond-lcass. For Seward there is
Mrs. n. S. Matt, August Olson, T. Nj.
Donohue, w. E. Donohue, John
! Kirby, G. A. Niles ami 81 second
Cordova, March 20
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Kane, who
have been at the Northern Hotel
since last November, awaiting news
about railroad construction, Will
leave on the steamer Alameda to-
night for Seward. They contemplate
engaging in business at some point
to the westward. .. go
rLo ,+oonoor Admiral Watson WIS
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-03-23

Totals ...... .60.9S3 S9,147.45
The total mileage allowance comes
70 within s30.75 of the maximum
allowed by Congress.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-03-23

Totals .15l14 $2,261.2O