The Chitina leader., 1915-05-11
Cordova, May 5


and of that number 365 were in
favor of licenses, 105 against and 35
non-committal At Valdez 705 votes
were registered, of which number
564 favored the. granting of LIQUOR
lisensec, 119 were opposed, and 81
were non-committal. At Cordova
AGA persons were interviewed by the
enumerators. OF that number 319
voted wet, 113 dry, SO had no opin-
ion and 10 refused to vote. AT
Chitina 81 persons were interviewed
and AZ favored licenses, 80 were
opposed and 10 had no opinion.
When the census was taken at Nc
Carthy several weeks ago the town
voted dry. Over at Katalla there
have been two saloons during the
past year but they have been closed
most of the time and it is doubtful
whether either will apply for re-
newal of license.
Mrs. Geo. Max Esterly, who came
north a week ago with her husband
returned today on the Alameda to
her Seattle home, after having had
short but pleasant visit in Cor
dova. Geo. Max will leave on the
morning train for Chittitu Creek to
supervise. his placer operations for
the season and incidentally take out
two or three hundred thousand dol
lars.
Will Clayson, Cordova's merchant
prince, was an outgoing passenger
on the steamer Alameda. He is on
a business mission and will Incl
dentally take in the San Francisco
exposition. On his return north he
will spend two or three weeks at
Skagway, where he has the leading
clothing and gents furnishing store
He will stop over there a boat on
his way south.
The steamer Alameda arrive
from the westward at midnight and
was in port exactly IL hours, sailing
south at noon today At Ship Creek
her freight was unloaded on barges
and on the freighter Latouche. Cen
eral Agent Tracey remained there to
see that it was ali landed When
the Alameda sailed at noon she. was
loaded with copper ore to her
capacity. At Ellamar $50 tons had
been. put in her hold, while here a
cargo of 1850 additional tons was
taken aboard, making. a total of
1900 tons. A few passengers from
Cordova sailed south as follows:
For Seattle-Mrs. Thos. Davis, c.
P. Brown and wife, Mrs. Geo. M.
Esterly, Hans Ditmanson, c. M.
Norton.
For Juneau-Miss Kate J. Hanson.
For Skagway-Will Clayson.
Roger S. Summa, of Katalla, who
has been in Cordova the past week,
will be a passenger on the North
western tomorrow for Seward. He
expects his father up on that
steamer from Seattle, and he will
accompany him to the westward.
The patrons of the Cooperative
store are keeping the manager and
assistant so busy these days that
they haven't yet found time to
properly display all their fresh and
attractive looking groceries and
supplies.
Cordova, May 6.
Among the passengers on the
Northwestern are Mrs. F. M. Brown,
Sgoing to join the Judge at, Valdez,
and his daughter Mrs. Middlecamp,
who will join her husband at Ella
mar, where he is superintendent at
the mine. They have both been
spending some time in California
w. G, Sutton and wife left on the
morning train for the end of the
line, where Mr.. Sutton will be
employed.
Nels Smith left for the interior
this morning and will spend the sea-
son working on some mining prop
erty and making new. locations, Nels
is said to be one of the most indus
trious and persistent workers VINO
ever went into the hills.
Rev. Mcbride went out on the
train this morning to Alaganic,
where his wife. and little daughter
are spending a few days with Mrs.
D. W. Walker.
At the benefit performance given
by the school children on Tuesday
evening the receipts aggregated
s6s.25, of. which sum $21.50 was
paid the Empress theater, $500 to
the Daily Times, and $3.50 for mis-
cellaneous expenses, leaving bal
ance for the library fund of $35.15.
There was large attendance last