The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-02-23


Creek Mines Company, will not come
to Alaska in May as he had expected.
His trip will be delayed until July.
Most of his party has already gone
into the interior from Cordova. A.
H. Bryant, hydraulic expert for the
company is now in Seattle and will
sail north on March 8 bringing with
him Thorvald ]. Anderson, an expert
Keystone driller. The drill has been
sent from the east and formed part
of the shipment recently sent over
the trail from Chitina to Valdez
Creek. Anderson formerly resided
in Alaska and is familiar with the
conditions of the work which he has
undertaken.
Among the arrivals at Valdez on
the Mariposa was DR.. G. Musso. The
Prospector says that he is an in
ventor of prominence and has
worked out an invention whereby he
believes it will be possible to COM
municate over submarine cables Dy
telephone as we'll as by telegraph.
Before the opening of hostilities in
Europe Mr.. Musso had arranged to
test his invention over the trans
Atlantic cables but the war pre-
vented the test being made. 1t is
for the purpose of testing his inven-
ton over the Alaska cable from VAL
DEE to Seattle that he has come
northward at this time.
Cordova, February 10
There is considerable activity
these days among the members of
the Cordova Fire department. A
few weeks later the annual election
of officers will be held. Two of the
present officials, c. R. Byers, chief,
and Jack Way, secretary-treasurer,
are candidates for reelection and
they are drumming up support.
Many of the members are imbued
with the idea that the department is
badly in need of a change in manage
ment. The Fire Chief is recon-
mended by the department but he
must be. elected by the Town Coun-
ell in April Some friends of Al
Johnson have been urging him TO
make the race and he will likely do
so unless George Dooley can be in
duced to get into the running. 1t is
generally recognized that Dooley is
the best and most experienced official
that the department has ever had
and many of the fire boys are anxi-
Gus that he again take the position
and build up the department to its
former efficiency.
R. J. Kenefck, who has been IN
charge of the grocery department of
S. Blum O Co., will leave that firm
tomorrow and go outside on the
next steamer. His family are now
in Oregon, where he will join them.
A city ordinance, republished in
another column, requires property
owners to remove snow from their
pavements, and on failure so to do
have it done. AS there are a num-
Der of nonresident lot and property
owners it has been necessary that
the town do the work. As conse-
quence Chairman Goodall of the
Street committee gave number Of
unemployed men work today clear
ing the snow from in front of prop
erty, for which the owners will later
reimburse the city, and on street
crossings. The town residents have
been industrious and prompt in re-
ments in good condition for pedes-
TRANS.
Cordova, February 90
The Alaska Medical Society of the
Third division is arranging to have
"a big meet at Cordova on April 16.
An organization was effected at Val
dez year ago, attended by II physi-
clans. Dr. j. H. Romig, of Seward,
was elected president and DR.. w.
H. Chase, of Cordoya, secretary. It
is planned to have the Forthcoming
meet attended not only by the physi-
clans but also by the dentists in the
division. DR.. Chase is now actively
at work sending out invitations and
notices and is hopeful of having an
attendance of between 20 and 80.
Every physician and dentist will be
requested to read a paper upon some
subject of general interest. DR..
Daggett, of Seward, will be over
with a Photographic apparatus that
will demonstrate new dental pro-
cesses. 1t is also expected to con-
slider matters upon which legislative
action might be required.
Mrs. Dan Jacobson and daughter
Miss Florence. the latter having
been chief clerk in the Office OF
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