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in those cases where land does
increase moderately, there is
usually a point reached when it
becomes wiser to sell and in
vest the proceeds in other ways.
Hence, we cannot necessarily
conclude that the Lowell family
made a bad deal when they
leased their original 160 acres
to the Railroad Company for $50
per year, with option to purchase
for $2000. Actually, they sold
for that amount, and in 1903,
they sold their remaining ten
acre tract for another $2000.
John E. and Frank L. Ballaine
acquired these tracts, added ad
ditional land secur e d under
Spanish American War Veterans
Homestead Script, and filed the
entire amount as the Town of
Seward, on August 28. 1903.
Thus they insured to themselves
a major share of the further
increase in land values that
would occur if their plans for
building the railroad went
ahead.
(Next week: New Permanent
Settlers Arrive)
Bill Erwin, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Erwin, was in Sew
ard for a few days for medical
attention. Bill has been working
at Mile 58 at the road camp. He
has grown quite a beard since
he left town, so he should really
be in style comes the 4th of
July.
PASSENGER SERVICE
from Seward
SS DENALI
Wednesday
June 13
Juneau
Wrangell
Ketchikan
Seattle
SS BARANOF
Thursday
June 7
Sitka
Juneau
Ketchikan
Seattle
FREIGHTER SERVICE
from Seaille
SS VICTORIA
June 2
Seward
SS DIAMOND CEMENT
June 3
Seward
For Information
PHONE MAIN 125
W. W. Sipprell. Gen. Agi.
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Library To Open
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$400 and bought the furniture
which is still used in the club
room and library.
Change of Quarters
Quarters in the Mount Build
ing had grown cramped by this
time, and the library was moved
to the present location in the
Bank Building, with the Wom
an's Club paying the rent, which
is a very nominal sum.
Mr. Swetmann included the
library in the remodeling of the
Bank Building early this year.
It now has twice the original
space, and facilities for dish
washing and a hot plate, which
will enable the Library Board
to rent the rooms for small
gatherings.
A membership fee of $2.00 per
year is charged now, which in
addition to fines and a 15 cent
per week pay shelf has enabled
the Board to keep the monthly
best sellers at the disposal of
the public. A children's corner
will be found in the new library
which now houses a collection
of approximately 7000 volumes.
Damaged and outdated reference
books have been culled, so that
the collection is now well order
ed and modern.
Although windows will not be
in place by Monday, everything
else is in order and the Library
Board invites the entire reading
and interested public to attend
the opening Monday. Mrs. Swet
mann, president, has returned to
Seward this week, and will be
present to greet her many
friends. Other members of the
present Board arc: Mrs. Law
rence Whitmore, vice president;
Mrs. Tom Jones, secretary-treas
urer; Mrs. Wm. Erwin, Mrs.
Harold Camoen. Mrs. Tom How
ell. and Mrs. Sybil Reed, librari
an.
It is this latter group that has
worked so hard to give the city
a good library. Seward Com
munity Library is a monument
to them and to those whose un
selfish devotion to their goal
down through the years has set
up an institution whose value is
acknowledged to be the greatest
asset to any community, large
or small.
CITY BEAUTIFUL AWARD
WINNERS
Gus Werner
A1 Schmoyer
Lawrence Whitmore,
Ted Bristow,
Honorable Mention
Swan Lind,
424 Third Avenue.
R. L. Baumgartner.
The Inlet Inn
in Homer
NEW AND MODERN
ACCOMMODATIONS
Carl F. Gulley, Owner
P.O. Box 8 Homer, Alaska
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APPOINTED TO NATIONAL
COMMITTEE
The Alaska Chapter of the
Associated General Contractors
has received advice from Wash
ington, D. C. that D. L. Cheney,
Chapter President, has been
appointed to the Joint Coopera
tive Committee of the National
Association of State Aviation
Officials and the Associated Gen
eral Contractors of America.
Chapter officials regard the
appointment, the first in Alaska,
as significant since the Joint
Committee, made up of con
struction and Government avia
tion officials, plays an important
part in the national civilian and
defense airport construction pro
gram. The Joint Committee con
siders matters of mutual concern
to aviation and construction in
terests, makes recommendations
for improvements in airport de
velopment and endeavors to stim
ulate appropriate action through
national organizations of state
and industrial groups.
Cheney, who is vice-president
of S. Birch and Sons, General
Contractors of Anchorage, has
had wide experience in airport
construction in the states as well
as Alaska and his appointment
to the Joint Committee is ex
pected to enlist the support of
the National Committee in fo
cusing attention on the impor
tance of the Territorial airport
development program. This is
the second recognition given
Cheney this month by the con
struction industry. lie was re
cently appointed to the National
Advisory Committee of the
Associated General Contractors
of America. Officials of the
Alaska Chapter, a national affili
ate, consider the appointments
as national acknowledgement of
the importance of the Alaskan
civilian and defense develop
ment program.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to express thanks to
mv many friends in Seward for
their help and floral offerings
during the recent illness and
death of my wife, Mrs. Honora
Schanz Maitland.
George Maitland
MV HEALTH BASED
AT SEWARD
The Motor Vessel Health,
floating clinic of the Alaska De
partment of Health, will make
Seward the base of operations
instead of Kodiak this year.
The vessel left Resurrection
Bay Monday morning en route
to work in northern waters.
Medical supplies were put
aboard for the season as sched
uled between Egegik and the
mouth of the Yukon River.
Skipper of the Health is Capt.
Clarence Gronning from Sel
dovia. Captain Gronning has
been skipper and pilot in Alaska
waters for many years, serving
on cannery boats and with the
Alaska Steamship Company.
Mrs. Gronning is also on the
Health’s staff as a clerk.
Physician in charge is Dr.
Hazel Blair, assisted by Miss
Jeanne Shayer and Velina Ruck
er. Other members of the crew
are A1 Lindegard, chief engin
eer; Frank Nimmer, mate: Lil
lian Wright, cook; Frank Picin
ick, boatswain; Aloysius Illanna,
deckhand and Marvin Larue,
deckhand and assistant steward.
While the Health was in Se
attle for a complete overhaul,
Dr. Blair took the opportunity
to take post graduate work in
pediatrics and obstetrics at Cook
County Hospital in Chicago and
in medicine at Los Angeles
General Hospital.
POPPIES DROPPED IN BAY
ON MEMORIAL DAY
A thoughtful group of towns
people, military personnel and
Legionnaires turned out to
watch and participate in the
Memorial Day ceremonies at the
Legion Cemetery Wednesday.
The impressive ceremony was
climaxed by dropping Legion
poppies over the graves from a
helicopter. Poppies were also
scattered on the bay in memory
of our Navy dead.
Mrs. Grace Merrill dropped
the poppies from a helicopter
furnished by the 30th Topo
graphical Engineer group, who
also furnished the firing squad
for the service.
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Anchorage - Seward
SUMMER TRAIN SCHEDULE
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
Effective June 15
EACH FRIDAY
Depart Seward for Anchorage
EACH SATURDAY
Depart Anchorage for Seward
8:30 A.M.
1:30 P.M.
EACH MONDAY
Depart Seward for Anchorage .3:00 P.M.
Depart Anchorage for Seward . 3:JU
EACH THURSDAY
Depart Seward 2 hours after passenger boat docks
Depart Anchorage for Seward .3:30 F.M.
For Passenger Train Service Prior to June 15.
Telephone ARR Agent at Main 153
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
"Mt. McKinley Park Route"
Meets 2nd and 4th Mondays
I.O.O.F. Hall - Adams St.
N. G.. Art McKeough
V. G., George Kipsgard
Sec., Tom Jones
SEWARD POST
No. 5
Meets
lst-3rd Wed. of Month
Leqion Log Cabin
SEWARD
B. P. O. ELKS
Meet 2nd & 4th Wed. of Monti
OPEN DAILY 5:00 P. M.
United Brotherhood of
CARPENTERS and JOINERS
Seward Carpenters' Union 2304
Meetings at Lutheran Church
Affiliated With A F. of L
Meeting 2nd Tuesday of Month
W. (■. Knaak — President
R. M. Bevan - Fin.-Sec. & Bus. Agt.
International Longshoremen's
and Warehousemen's Union
Local 39
Meets First Tuesday of Each Month
7 p.m. — Union Hall
President — John Rose g
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