The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-21


Cartfy on yesterdays train.
Travel continues good over the Chi
tina trail. and the freighting from
both there and Mccarthy will soon
start
c. M. Frazer returned last night
from trip to Chitina and Mccarthy.
He was employed by Geo. Bluen to
defend him in the case of the United
States against him, wherein he was
charged with taking a door from an
unoccupied cabin. The case was tried
last Friday before a jury, and Bluen
was acquitted.
The smoker given at Eagle Hall
last night, under the auspices of the
Cordova fire department, was largely
attended, and those present had a
very enjoyable time. A string or
chestra furnished a number of excel
lent selections, lunch was served and
several good numbers pulled off.
The program opened with an exhi-
bition of Indian club swinging by
Chas. Game. Then followed three
round bout between Monohan and
Johnson, members of the freighter
Seward. They mixed It up for three
rounds to the delight of the auditors.
Grover Hanneman punched the bag
for few minutes, and then came the
main event of the evening. It was
an eight round boxing contest be-
tween William Sharkey, of Cordova,
and Red Mann, of Fort Liscum. Geo.
Hickman was the referee, and E. ].
Davis timekeeper. When the men
entered the ring they were given an
ovation, and at the tap Of the gong
the fray was on. For two rounds the
seemed to be feeling each
other out. Mann did some clever
boxing, but did not have much force
to his blows. Sharkey proved him
self the best in-fighter. and in the
third round he delivered several eff
fective punches, and followed them
up with a short-arm hook on the
solar picks, Mann going down for
the count.
THURSDAY
A number of townspeople are suf-
fering from an attack of the grip.
John McGilvray has returned from
4 trip to the States.
The steamer Admiral Farragut is
1ue from the westward at o'clock
tonight.
Charles Cerney returned on the
Alameda from a trip to Sitka Hot
Springs.
Mrs. j. F. Randall and son arrived
rom the States on the Alameda to
Join Mr.. Randall.
A. B. Cooper, one of the clerks at
he local postoffice, has been laid up
the past few days with an attack of
grip.
Rev. E. P. Ziegler left on this morn
ng's train for Chitina and Nc
earthly to hold services at his mis-
sions. There will be no Sunday ser
vices at the Dragon next Sunday.
Mrs. R. J. F. Mills, of Juneau,
spent a couple of hours with Cordova
friends today. She is on her way to
Valdez, where she will spend couple
Of months with her sister, Mrs.
Austin.
The steamer Alameda arrived this
with the following passen-
gers:
For Cordova = J. McGilibray, Mrs.
J. F. Randall, J. F. Randall, Jr., Tom
Foley, Mrs. B. Lattur, Miss vi A. Al
len, c. Cerney.
For Latouche = H. P. Crowther.
For Valdez - B. Brunell, H. Bloom,
c.. Hoffman, Mrs. C. c. Howard, Mrs.
J. F. Cunningham, T. Samuelson, Mrs.
c. Mill.
For Seward - ]. c. Smell, H. Mark
well, Mrs. F. w. Small, Walter d.
Peters, w. A. Brown.
Dora Transfer = Mrs. L. C. Strag-
han, M. Williamson, C. Madsen and
wife, George Albert, J. Nelson, A. N.
Miss E. l.. Code.
FRIDAY
The funeral of the late William H.
Lear took place this afternoon, and a
large number of friends paid their last
respects to the memory of the de-
ceased. Services were conducted at
Eagle Hall, under the auspices of the
Cordova Aerie, of which Mr. Lear was
an active member There was also
a short service at the cemetery. The