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The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07
ALASKAN WOMAN
AND FORTUNE
ARE PARTED

SEATTLE, Dec. 3. - A stormy ca
reer, the brighter portions of which
were staged in Alaska, in many of
the gold camps, including Dawson,
Nome and Fairbanks, had another
chapter added today, when Mercedes
Wadsworth filed a voluntary petition
in bankruptcy. Mrs. Wadsworth mar
ried an Alaskan prospector years ago,
who made a pile in Alaska placer
camps, and later came to this city
to live. When Wadsworth died he
left his widow four hundred thousand
dollars, enough to last an ordinary
person for few years, but not Mrs.
Wadsworth. She lived well and spent
lots Of money. Shortly after her hus-
bands death she became enamoured
with a drug clerk named Rutherford.
but her life with him did not run
smoothly, and short time ago she
secured a divorce on the ground of
cruelty and the additional ground
that he was squanering her estate.
Mrs. Wadsworth's petition shows liza
bilities of $1OS.000 and assets of
$4,000.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07
REDUCED RATES
FOR NIGHT
MESSAGES

The United States Signal Corps has
made a new rate for messages over
the government cable, effective on
December 1, when a night letter rate,
the same as enjoyed by the patrons
Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company in the States. will be given
Alaskans. In other words, fifty
word cablegram can be sent to Seattle
for $40, as a night message This
same proportionate rate will apply to
messages sent anywhere m the
States, the charge for fifty words be-
ing at the same rate as it now costs
to send a ten word day message.
The new order will mean a great
saving to the patrons of the cable,
and at the same time win afford
those who desire to send social mes.
sages an opportunity Of taking ad-
vantage of an exceptionally low rate
for a fifty word letter.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07
.FRE|GHTlNG ORE FROM THE
MOTHER LODE Mine

H. w. Sheridan, whose headquar-
tiers are at Mccarthy, arrived in towr
this afternoon, it beirg his first visit
here since he left for the interior
twenty-one months ago. uncle Hi,
as he is Familiarity known, has a host
of friends in Cordova who are always
glad to see him.
Mr. Sheridan reports that there is
considerable activity at Mccarthy
and Whereabouts. The Bonanza and
Jumbo mines are employing more
men than ever, while the Mother Lode
Copper Mines Company is freightine
ere over a good snow trail to the
railroad, and will shortly make a big
shipment of this metal to Cordova
The other mines in that section are
being developed, and there is an all
of prosperity about the whole inter
ior country.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07
UNABLE To BUCK
ICE IN STERN
WHEELER

Fred Tracy of Cordova, and five
men of the stern-wheeler Matanuska,
had narrow escape from being
either crushed or closed.in with the
ice in Cook Inlet, and for four days
there was considerable alarm felt
as to their safety.
Last Tuesday they left the steamer
Farragut when about thirty mnes
down the inlet, boarded the launch
Onward and with provisions and gro.
ceries to last two weeks, started back
for Anchorage. But the ice foes
would not permit of their getting
beyond Fire Island, and on Friday
evening last they succeeded in get.
ting to Seldovia, the boat having SUI.
fered considerably from the jams.
Here they were picked up by the
Alameda and brought to Seward, and
they may now return to Anchorage
over the winter trail.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07
ALASKAN NAMED
MEMBER FORD s
Commission

SEATTLE, Nov. 30.-Emil Hurja
a young man student at the univer.
sity here, whose home is in Fair.
banks, Alaska, has been selected as
the representative of the university
to go to Paris on Henry Ford's peace
ship, where conference will be held
with delegates from all the neutra.
countries in an effort to bring al
end to the European conflict. Hurja
is one of the most popular and well
known students on the campus, and
has had considerable newspaper
training in Fairbanks before coming
here. The choice is regarded as an
excellent one.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07
OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED
BY CH|T|NA LODGE

At the regular meeting of Camp
Chitina, No. 81, Arctic Brotherhood
held Wednesday, December 1, 1915
Robert Sheldon, past Arctic chief OF
Camp Skagway, No. 1, installed the
following officers: Arctic chief, Os
car Fish; vice-Arctic chief. Fred Wal
ter; Arctic recorder, w ]. Feaster;
Arctic keeper of nuggets, A. G.
Morey; Arctic chaplain, c. NJ. Berry;
trustees, A. L. Barrett, F. M
Schaupp, C. H. Spangler, NJ. H. Hea.
ley and J. S. NJ. Nelson; Arctic trail
guide, Geo. Shade; Arctic trail blazer,
H. T. Stafsholt; Arctic keeper of in.
ner toll gate, A. L. Barrett; Arctic
keeper of outer toll gate, M. H. Hea-
ley; Arctic camp cook, Lieut.. ]. II.
Suphellen; entertainment committee
Robert Sheldon, Jos. Brown and Max
Nelson.
Arctic Chief Fish, in his address
outlined some very interesting work
to be taken up by the Camp. Chair
man Robert Sheldon, of the enter
tainment committee, has already
started work, and promises some
thing doing every week in the line
Of entertainment.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07

The appeal of the Valdez Dock
Company from the decision of John
Frame, acting as City Magistrate m
Valdez, whereby j. c Martin, local
agent for the dock company, was
fined 5000 for violation of Ordi-
nance No. 80, prohibiting collection
of wharfage from freight landed at
private docks, was decided yesterday
by Judge Fred. NJ. Brown in the dis
trict court, who rendered a decision
in favor of the defendant, and held
the ordinance absolutely void.
The case is but one phase of the
bitter political fight that has been
convulsing the town ever SINCE the
present council was elected, and be-
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07
VALDEZ COUNCIL CANNOT
REGULATE PRIVATE DOCK

fore. After the Valdez fire, certain
embryo statesmen saw an opportun'
ity to put the Valdez Dock Company
out of business, and Ordinance No
80 was passed, appointing wharf.
niger and harbor master, extending
the town limits and generally aimed
to force the steamers to dock at
the city dock.
The dock case took several days
to try, about twenty witnesses being
heard. When court opened Saturday
morning Judge Brown announced
that he felt that he was disqualified
to decide the case, owing to his hav.
ing been one of the original owners
of the dock. and to the further fact
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07
GOING TO SEATTLE WILL
RETURN WITH BRIDE

H. w. Kirby, one of the capable
and accommodating attaches of the
United States cable office. will leave
on the next steamer for Seattle. He
and when he returns bachelordom
will know him not. Mr.. Kirby will
wed Miss Mabel l.. Heinrich a couple
Of weeks after his arrival in Seattle
and when he and his bride return to
Cordova they will be given a royal
welcome.
l. A. Beale came over from Valdez
to take Mr.. Kirby's place at the of.
flee during his absence.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07

that he had real estate which would
be affected by his decision in the
case.
The attorneys then conferred re-
garding the possibility of having
Judge Bunnell decide the matter, as
he was due at Valdez from Fair
banks, but it was decided that he
was in the same fix as Judge Brown,
owning property which would be af-
fected by the decision. 1t was then
decided to submit the matter to
Judge Jennings of the First Division,
but later on an agreement was
reached whereby the attorneys de-
cided to ask Judge Brown to decide
the case. knowing that he would not
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07

be influenced by any thought of his
own interests.
Yesterdays decision was the re-
suit. The court also held that the
assessment placed by the town upon
the property of the dock company
was void, as Ordinance No. 80, ex-
tending the town limits to include
the dock property was an illegal and
ultra wires act of the municipal cor
poration, outside the limits of the
powers conferred upon cities by Con.
gress and the territorial legislature.
The court also set aside certain as
sessments which were denominated
discriminatory against the holders of
industrial stocks.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07
WILL PUNISH OFFENDERS

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. A federal warrant has been
issued charging Baron Won Brnken, cavalry captain the
German army with attempting to destroy The
specific acts charged against Won Brnken not known but
they believed to be connected with the placing of bombs
and other explosives ships bearing cargoes for the allies
Won Bnken has not yet been under arrest his status
this country being investigated The captain claims mmun
y from arrest the ground that he is connected with the
German diplomatic service.
NEW YORK, Dec. 4-Sentence passed today on the
four officials of the Hamburg American line, who
vcted yesterday the federal court here of defraudng the
United States by issuing false manfes Dr. Karl Buenz the
managing director, George hotter and Adolf Dachmester
each sentenced to year and half in the federal
penitentary Atlanta The Hamburg American Steamship
Company fined dollar All four defendants adj
mted to bail pending the suing out of wrts of
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07
WILL MINE COAL
BER|NC RIVER
CLAIM

The coal claim of the Alaska Pc
troleum and Coal Company, which
was allowed to go to patent last
week, is one of a group of sixteen
claims owned by the Lippy-Davis
Company.
1t is estimated that the claim for
which paten has been granted con-
tains five million tons of coal and It
is announced that operations will be-
gin Immediately to open the mine on
an extensive scale. Miners win be
employed all winter and supplies will
be sent north to Katalla on one OF the
first steamers of the Admiral line.
The Lippy-Davis property is To-
Gated approximately twenty-five miles
from tidewater, but adjacent to the
railroad survey of the Copper River
railroad branch line to the coal fields
The Lippy-Davis coal claims have
been held up for many years through
the activities of the conservationists,
and a decision adverse to the claim
ants was rendered by the Land Of
flee on the grounds that sufficient
development work had not been per-
formed to determine the value of the
coal deposits. The case was ap-
pealed and has resulted in the coai
claim owners being given title to one
claim.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07
MORE AIDS F Or
NAVIGATION IN
ALASKA

WASHINGTON, Nov 90 - Secre-
tary Redfield, of the Department of
Commerce, has prepared his annual
report to Congress an dis asking for
the same appropriation for Alaska
which he tried to get last year, but
which were cut down considerably by
the appropriations committee of the
House. Mr.. Redfield sets up in his
message the urgent need OF ADDITIONAL
aids to navigation in Alaska, due to
the constantly growing ocean travel
to the territory, and declares that
safeguarding the water highway is a
concomitant necessity to building
railroads in Alaska. The secretary
also dwelled upon the need of addi-
tional and more complete surveys Of
the coast waters.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07

WASHINGTON Dec. president Wilson has deter
mined take prompt and decisive action against all whose
sypahies with the foreign begeens has caused them to
violate the laws of this country and and
being proposed for those concerned the de-
srucon of the American muiton factories Mr. Wilson will
not stop the rank and file of the workers in these unlawful
acts but will request the removal of all in the dpo
matte corps of foreign country who have been the least
manner connected with these ourages The President will
decide each ground the basis of whether such have
hampered will hamper if allowed to remain the best
of the United States Captain Won Nuber, the Aus
ran consul general New York. we'll other consus
throughout the United States and certain officials Of
the Austrian German embassies at Washington under
suspicion and they being investigated by the federal
cret service.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07
GET GOVERNORS REPORTS.

The governors office recently had
shipped over from Sitka a large sup
ply Of copies of governors reports
for back years. The supply includes
reports for the years 1885. 1886. 1887
and 1889. 1890. 1891, 1892 and 1896
1897. 1898. 1899, 1900 and 1902. Per
sons desiring to complete their files
may obtain copies for the years men
toned upon application to the gov
ernor's office.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07
MINOR CASES BEING HEARD
BEFORE DISTRICT COURT.

Two divorce cases were disposed OF
in the District Court. Mae Chama.
wack was given a divorce from Nick
Chamawack. The case was allowed
to 60 by default.
Tessie Kotoff was granted di-
vorce from Walter Kotoff. The case
was not contested.
In the case of Mrs. Hattie Wooden
VS.. w. w. Harvey & Co., OF Nc
Carthy, was ordered transferred from
Cordova to the Valdez docket.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07
MAY LOSE SERVICE.

Unless business gets better, the
wireless station at Brooks will be
compelled to close. according to a
recent statement Of G. l.. Stevens.
the operator in charge. The keeping
up of the plant costs considerable
sum of money each month, and it is
stated to be now working at a loss.
Mr.. Stevens. however. is very desir-
GUS of keeping the plant In operation.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07
FIRST MAIL FOR ANCHORAGE
LEAVES SEWARD TODAY.

The first overland mail for Anchor
age. by the winter mail service. left
Seward this morning. 1t was to have
commenced November 18th, but ow-
ing to the fact that steamers were
able to carry the mail by water It
was postponed two weeks. The con-
tract with Col. Revell calls for the
delivery of 800 pounds of mail per
week at Anchorage from the close or
navigation this fall to the opening of
same next spring.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07
kRAUSE ON WAY
To JUNEAUF
TRIAL

SEATTLE, Nov. 80. - Edward
Krause, whose extradition was grant
ed by Governor Lister at the request
of the governor of Alaska, sai;ed from
here today for Juneau, where he will
be put on trial, charged with the
murder of William Christie. The
Juneau authorities are diligently
mysterious disappearance with the
man Krause, and it is understood that
considerable damaging evidence has
been secured.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07
STR. ALAMEDA L|BELLED.
FOR BREAKING CABLE

A libel has been filed by w. N.
Spence, alleging instructions so to do
by the encouragement, in behalf of
the government against the steamship
Alameda. The libel is for the recov-
cry of $4,000, and alleges that the
anchor of the vessel fouled the gov
eminent cables at Valdez on the II
day of December, 1914. The vessel
was attached at Valdez on her arri-
val there a few days since, but was
Immediately released upon the filing
of bonds.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07
WILL
Be MARRIED
DEC. 10

WASHINGTON, Dec 4. - 1t has
been officially announced that the
date for the wedding of President
Wilson and Mrs. Gait has been set
for Saturday, December IS. The
ceremony will be performed at the
home of Mrs. Gait, and it will be
strictly a family affair. No invita-
tions have been issued, and the only
guests will be the brides mother,
brother and sister and the Presi-
dents brother, sister, daughters and
members of the immediate house.
No honeymoon announcement has
been made, but it is expected that
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson will go south
after the ceremony.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07
JOB At SEWARD IS
NOT WORTH
HAVING

SEWARD, Dec. 1. - Postmaster
Phil ]. Hickey, Jr., today rendered his
resignation. He says that the cut in
his office force, as recommended by
Inspector Neil, makes the job not
worth holding, as it is impossible to
give good service under the existing
conditions His term of office ex
pires next July, and as no Republi
can holdovers expect to be reappoint
ed, he thought this a good time to
make way for a Democrat.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. - 1t is I'M
derstood that the Presidents mar.
riage to Mrs. Gait, booked for Decem.
Der IS, will take place in the late
afternoon of that day at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Gait in this city. All
the details of the affair will be ex.
tremely simple, all unnecessary dis
play being omitted. The diplomatic
representatives have all been advised
that no display was desired. nor any
ceremonious observance of the occa-
sion wished for.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07
THOUGHT KAISER ROSSED OUR
NORTHERN LIGHTS.

DR.. j. H. Romig testified today In
the Commissioners court that Frank
Lipps, who was on trial on an insan.
ity charge, labored under the deIusion
that the Kaiser was running our
Aurora Borealis. The doctor stated
that Lipps declared the northern
lights were not real northern lights
but were the result of some machin.
atoms of the Imperial Wilhelm. =
Seward Gateway.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07
FRISCO EXPOSITION WILL
CLOSE TONIGHT

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. A. The
Panama-Pacific exposition will be
finally closed tonight, and it is ex-
pected that the whole city and resi-
dents of the surrounding towns will
turn out to fittingly bring the big
show to an end.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07
STEAMER Is D n
THE WAY FROM
SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Dec. 4. = The steamer
Northwestern sailed last night fol
Alaska with the following bookings
for Cordova: Mrs. Henry A. Slater
/. Collier and wife. Mrs. w. A. Tay
lor, George Kennedy, H. Reynolds. G
Give, I. Bates and four steerage.
The steamer Admiral Farragut will
arrive Sunday, and is scheduled tC
sail on Tuesday.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07
BRYAN WISHES
PEACE DOVES
BON VOYAGE

NEW YORK, Dec. 4. - The Ford
peace ship sailed from here this af-
ternoon. The vessel carried eighty
peace advocates, fifty-seven newspa-
per correspondents and photograph
ers, and twenty secretaries and steno-
graphers. Thomas Edison and ex-
Secretary of State Bryan were at the
pier to bid goodbye to Ford, and
wished him well.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07
MORE THAN A HUNDRED MEN
ARE WORKING ON r. r.

More than a hundred men are still
working on the railroad near Seward,
according to Superintendent Tozier.
The trains are running regularly to
Mile "a. and are finding no difficult
ties.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07
WHEN STEAMERS WILL LEAVE
coRDovA FOR SEATTLE.

The steamer sailings from Cordova
to Seattle for the month Of December
win be approximately on the follow
ing dates: Evans, December 3;
Northwestern, December IL; Farra
gut. December 16; Alameda, Decem.
Der 10; Evans. December q; North.
western, December 20.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07

Eighty-four lots were SOLD at An
chorage In the last auction sale held
by A. Christensen, of the land office,
and the average price was 500. Mr..
Christensen says the lots were out
side ones. and that many more could
have been sold. as people were look
ing for them,
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07
CONVICTION OF WIFE CAUSES
HUSBANDS DEATH.

Following the conviction Of his wife
for bootlegging, Tllafar Dunlap died
of heart failure at Anchorage.
Mrs. Dunlap was fined $500 and
costs for selling liquor unlawfuliy,
and the nervous strain under which
her husband was placed by the affair
Is supposed to have caused his death.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07
SOLDIERS ARE RETURNING
FROM CHIHUAHUA

Ell PASO, Dec. 4. - Large bodies
of troops are arriving from Chihua-
hua city, which has been evacuated
by General Villa.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07

The Valdez Prospector says the
Chitina Leader has suspended publ.
cation. which is not the case. In fact
that paper is larger and better than
ever, and has no intention OF ceasing
IN oyiSf
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07

Why the Peak sisters? When the
Peak sisters? Who the Peak sisters
Come and see next Thursday evening,
December 9. at S:15 o'clock. An.
nouncement Of place later.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07

SAN DIEGO, Dec. A. - 1t has been
decided to keep the Panama. alifor-
mia Exposition open throughout
1916,
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i Day of February, A. D., 1915
%0TICE

In the Circuit Court Of the Fifth Ju-
dtcial Circuit OF the State of Flor
ida. in and for Marion County
stuckey and Tiller Company, a Cor.
poration Organized and Existing
Under the Laws. of the State Of
Florida, Complainant, VS.. J. T.
Michael, ct al, Defendants-suii
To ]. T. Michael. Joseph Davidson.
Borland, Moses Jordan Banks, Eman-
mel English. John Randall. Annie f.
HEIalliday. AIexander Mcconn,. Charles
Gable Tyson, Amos G. Cooper Bur-
rell Goodwin. W, E. Edmond. Willie Ed
nond. Minnie Edmond. Mary Edmond,
ney, @. A. Rahme, Adeline L. Over
street, w. 2. Strunk, D. D. Knapp.
Anderson Smith. Harrison D. Carr:
in this court this day in a suit com
menced by Stuckey & Tiller Company,
Florida corporation, against you and
others, that your respective places OF
residence are unknown to complain
ant; that you and each of yon are over
the age of twenty-one years; that
ida service of subpoena upon whom
would bind you or either Of you;
Now therefore, you, and each OF you,
are commanded to appear before this
Monday, January srd, 1915
TO answer to bill Of complaint ex-
against you IN the SAID court
by Stuckey & Tiller Company, a cor
poration. and to do further and receive
what the said court shall have consid-
cred in that behalf, otherwise the COM
further ordered that copy OF this
order shall be- published once a week
for eight consecutive weeks in the
9cala Evening star, newspaper pub
lished in the said county and state
Witness the Honorable ". s. Bull
lock, judge Of said court and P. H
n ErET1 n7G 81 rid ~
0cala, Marion county, Florida, this
the 3rd day of November, A. D. 1915
tCIerks Seal) p. II. NUGENT,
Clerk Circuit Court Marion County,
Florida
L w. DUvAL.
Compartments Solicitor 4-5-st-fri
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cred IN that behalf. otba~u..-
PIdfnant VIII proceed az -es.t -As 49, -
lartner ordered that a COPY az fh8s 80 =
s FER saaH be published once u we -
49,. 81 81 consecutive weeks IN ~
Ias ias.i IN the said county and size
ak = ltn ness the Honorable ". Bua-
Sugent. clerk. and the seal fhs-aL,e ~
eJcaia. Marion County. Florida. ffsfr ga
sln day OF November, Al D. 7efs s-As
49, 49, rs.-..... II NuEE1sT.
F 70 BY Ruth Erwin. D.
comp lafnant'a Solicitor.
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OCALA OCCURRENCES


DIR. r. D. Fuller, 0cala's oldest
dentist, after for a quarter of a CEN
fury occupying rooms over the Mum
roe & Chambliss Bank, and its pre-
decessor, the Merchants National
Bank, has removed his Office to the
large and spacious quarters over
Eash's store, which he has fitted up
in the best of shape, and where he
will be glad to see his friends.