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17 CHITIKA? ALASKA. SUNDAY MARCH I, 1931.
Adrian Clough Nelson,Editor & Pub. Philip Clongh Nelson,Reporter oc Bus
ness Mgr. William Alfred Moore,Ass*t Editor & Circulation Manager.
126 MILES ON SHAUK’S MARE.’ r
John H.. Semple who lives at Indian
River, which is 126 miles from ..Chit
ina, had a very bad tooth-ache, end
when he conIdnot stand it any long
er 'he started to walk to town. Ee
ranshed all the way. Mrs. Mnna Leak
asked him how he came in? He said
he came in hy ” pnttin* ’em dora and
pickin’ ’em rrp, and pnttin’ ’em down
and pickin’ .’em rp some more.” He
is hording at the Commercial Hotel.
He is going np to Kennecott to see
tha dentist today. He is no-t going
to inrush, to Kemioeott; Ha is going in
the gasoline speeder,
FIRST AIR fUM- THIS WIETHE IE CORLO
ova,* * Pilot Gillam of the GIL
LAM AIRWAYS IRC. took the first pas
senger to Cordova this winter, last
week. He came from Valdes. Then
flew to his landing field on the ice
on Trent Lake here in Chitina
DlETERLEl BRINGS MCCARTHY PASSENGER.
Pilot Dietbrle of the GILIiAM AIRWAYS
brought a passenger from McCarthy,
end Gillam brought Joe Malloy and
Harry Boy den,, grides,' from McCarthy -
to Chitina.. Both planes then loft
here and went to Cordova, and took
three passengers and the first class
mail .to Cordova. So the mail will
catch the boat. Coming -back Pilot
Gillam brought the first class mail
as a kindness to the people of Chit
ina. Or else we world have no mail
for a long time.
‘ ■ ANOTHER PRIZE' 3TSKBR'.
Homer Oldts started from Grlkana and
walked to Tonsina, where a man said
he world take him in to town in his.
car for five dollars* And he* rode in
the rest, of the way. It is 163 miles
from G^lkana to Tonsina.. "Jrst a nice
walk.*” , . i
READY TO.M^SH SOON.
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Mr. ^dolph Aiiraannn is planning to go
into the Kotsina. to his mining prop
erty this year,. He goes every year.
He' and .his wife will rnnsh in with
supplies for their mines. Ihey. will
try to go before the snow melts,.to
sled in their freight.
Watch for the BIG ADVERTISEMENT on
the other side of this newspaper*
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PUTviOB &0U1LD BLRKS BUT DOE SNOT BITE.
The CHI TIIB* WEEKLY HERALD" PRESS
CO* purchased a new. printing machine
this week, for the purpose of- print
ing our newspaper. They'now have a
two page paperi but in future days
are thinking of making a four page
paper. Members pi the press say the
newspaper b-nisness is pretty good,
although in the start they had no
mimeograph.. In a recent publication
of'the^Cordova Daily Times" appeard
a cOlrrm of OTtr newspaper in-a very
attnsing v?ay. It appeard i*n the
Bnmor Horrid the comic. Section ox
the' paper. The staff, v/or>ld: like to
tgank the paper for itls courtesy.
5*.e have no remarks against them,
and hope.we never..
-vi tsitsioiwj?* vBfiioirma,.. . .
Reports from.Cordova say that
there have been a lot of dogs
missing around there. So when
anybody who brings in coyotes
bones, especially the boys who
belong to the railroad* the Com
missioners at Chitina and Cordova
better investigate.
DIE TEELS' GOES FOE KEFFECOTT
DOCTOR, IF..GILLUM.AIRWAYS PLANE.
Mrs. Clark had a very had attack
of sickness a few days ago.- She
has been sick for*several weeks.
Pilot Dleterle want to Kennecott
to get Dr. Wilson for her and
brought ham down in the airplane.
He made a Aui'ck trip.going up
in a head-wind. It took him
only 45 minits to go to McCarthy.
He had to wait only ten minits
for the doctor. Wq aro glad to
* say that Mrs.- Clark is better
$ow but she is still very ill,(
GILLAM STAYS OVERFIGHT AT MILS 55#
Pilot Gillam started his return
•' flight from Cordova to Chitina
on 'Thursday P.M.- He did not have
any passengers along with him.
When he got to. what is agove Mil*;
58 on the R..R. ho ran into a ver^
• bad snow storm. .And rather“than
run the risk of flying .through
too much snow he -turned back and
landed at 55 and slept in the
track-walkers’ cabin. Ho tried
to get Chitina on tho phone so
the people Would know everything
1 was O.Ko , h-nt"he' Co^ld not get
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