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Plain Dial -.$3.50
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Latest Victor Records
Seward Drug Co.
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My new spring and summer all
wool suit samples are now on display
including Suit Fashion Plate with all
the latest Eastern Styles. If you are
planning to buy a suit you cannot
make a mistake by looking these sam
ples over. Jordan’s Valet Service.
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ELLSWORTffS
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
Noitce is hereby given that on
Tuesday, February 17, 1925, a special
election will be held for the Town of
Seward, Alaska; that the polls for
said election will be situated in the
Town Hall of said town; that the polls
for said special election will be open
from 8:00 o’clock on the morning of
Tuesday, February 17, 1925, until 7:00
o’clock on the evening of said day.
The following question is submitted
to the qualified electors of said Town
of Seward to be voted on at said elec
tion:
Shall Ordinance No. S6, which
is “An Ordinance to Provide Rules
and Regulations for the Transac
tion of Business by the City of
Seward and to Define the Duties
of the Mayor, Common Council
and other Officers of the City and
to Provide for the Manner of
their Appointment or Election
and for other Purposes and Re
pealing Ordinance No. 60A of the
City of Seward and all other Or
! dinances and Parts of Ordinances
1 in Conflict therewith.”
Which said Ordinance was adopted
by the Common Council of the said
Town of Seward at an adjourned reg
ular meeting therof held January 12,
1925, at said Town of Seward, Alaska,
be ratified?
Dated at Seward. Alaska, February
2, 1925.
(Seal) WM. H. WHITTLESEY,
Municipal Clerk.
First publication Feb. 5, 1925.
Last publication Feb. 16, 1925.
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SEWARD, ALASKA
“ Good Water a Necessity in Every Borne”
JOHN NELSON, Manager, WAYNE BLUE, Agent
OFFICE ARCADE BUILDING
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SPECIALS FOR THIS WEEK
SIRLOIN STEAK, Pound - - 27 l-2c
SIRLOIN TIP ROAST, Pound - - 30c
Old customers come and bring your
new friends
We carry a complete line of Butter, Eggs, and Cheese
H. L. McGHIE, Manager
TEL. MAIN 94 FREE DELIVERY
LOCAL ITEMS
H. E. Kristiansen from Mile Seven
was a Seward visitor over Sunday.
William Bryan was a Seward visit
or from the tie camp at Knights Isl
and.
M. R. Felts was registered at the
Van Gilder from his tie camp near
Latouche.
Clyde Brennan, who has interested
Anchorage parties in his Crow Creek
Whitney property, is a guest of the
properties, formerly known at the
Sexton. Mr. Brennan is very optimis
tic over the outlook and expects to
start work in the very near future.
Remember the American Legion
dance Saturday night.
The Jolly three gave a fine dance
in I. O. O. F. Hall Saturday night.
Mrs. George Sexton is expected to
be a passenger on the Alameda sail
ing tomorrow. Mrs. Sexton has been
visiting her son in the states.
The common council will meet to
night in regular session.
Some unusual features are promis
ed at the Chamber of Commerce meet
ing tomorrow by President Hinde.
E. A. Rasmussen of the Bank of
Alaska passed through Seward this
week end on his way north. He
speaks very encouragingly of busi
ness conditions in general and states
that every indication points to this
being a big year for Alaska.
Mrs. A. Osborne, who has been
visiting in Seward the past two
weeks, was an outgoing passenger on
j the Alaska Saturday night for her
i home in Seattle.
A1 Davis, of the Alaska Transfer,
left on Saturday’s boat for Seattle
where he goes to see his children.
Mrs. Leonard Olson left on today’s
train for Anchorage where she will
undergo an operation before return
ing.
L. V. Ray, mayor of Seward, lias ar
rived in Mew York City according to
a letter received by Jos. Badger on
the last boat. Mr. Ray was stopping
at the Roosevelt Hotel at the time
of writing. Mr. Ray stated that he
was hard at work on a number of
propositions which would benefit
Seward, and added that New York’s
greatness took his breath away.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Rucker enter
tained at Bridge Friday night, Airs.
C. C. Hinde winning first prize, and
Mr. C. C. Hinde first prize for gentle
men.
Mrs. Leon Urbach left on Satur
day’s boat for New York.
Messers. Orlander, Urbach and Ol
sen have joined the bachelor’s club.
Remember the special election to
morrow for the purpose of voting on
the adoption of an ordinance provid
ing for the appointment of certain
city officials. Read the ordinance in
another section of today’s paper.
Aliss Inez Waugh sailed on the Al
aska Saturday night to visit relatives
in St. Joseph, Mo. She will be gone
about twro months.
Secretary Hannon is compiling sta
tistics showing what the local cham
ber of commerce has done for Sew
ard the past year. It will be a reve
lation to many citizens.
Capt. Pete Anderson, who has been
on the sick list for several months
past is recovering.
A noted scientist says that every
kiss is another nail in a man’s cof
fin. If this be the case some Sew
ard Alisses could probably stock a
hardware store.
The halibut fleet slipped out of
port today, and once again Sewardites
will have a little pocket money. The
closed season opened Sunday morn
ing.
Join the Chamber of commerce.
FA1RBANKSANS ON
THE OUTSIDE TREK
The train Saturday night from the
Interior arrived late, being delayed
by one thing or another. The passen
gers from the Interior obtained no
sleep save what they got on the cars
from the time they left Fairbanks at
8:30 Friday morning until they found
beds in Seward or on the boat at
about midnight Saturday night and
Sunday morning.
Among those who went out on the
boat from the Interior were Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Lewis, en route to 'Fris
co, he being the Hammond Goldfields
Consolidated representative in the In
terior; City Detective Gordon of Seat
tle who was in Fairbanks on what i
they call the Postoffice Case; U. S.
Deputy Marshal Nietsche of Seattle,
also there on the case; Harry De
Young, for years the manager of the
Hardware department of the N. C. Co.,
who is on his way to San Francisco
to see his aged mother; Abe McCord
of McCord’s Department Store, Fair
banks, on his way to Philadelphia to
see his ailing mother; the Thompsons
of Fairbanks, who are here to “just
visit around.”
AMERICAN LEGION SEWARD
LEADS IN NEW MEMBERSHIP
—
Following is a table of percentages
of 1925 memberships received to date
at Department Headquarters of the
American Legion at Juneau, compar
ed with the number of members of
^ach post for the entire year of 1924,
representing 100 per cent.
Seward 104 per cent; Cordova, 97.5
per cent; Wrangell, 54 per cent; Ju- j
neau 47.5 per cent; Sitka 47 per cent; j
Ketchikan 18 per cent; Nome, 0; Val- j
dez, 0; Petersburg, 0; Fairbanks 0; j
Anchorage, 0.
'Ed Bernoudy, brother to Mrs. Earl
Reed, and expert drummer, left on
the Alaska for Cordova where he will
take some pictures for the company
he is interested in.
Mrs. Eli De Hon came over on Sat
urday’s train from Anchorage and
left for the states on the Alaska.
Warren Stewart passed through
Seward on his way to McGrath where
he is interested in some mining prop
erty.
Clyde Bernner left for Anchorage
on this morning’s train.
Geo. Nelson left on this morning’s
train for Skilak lake.
George Laughlin was in town over
Sunday. This was his first trip to
town in five weeks.
Ed Overbeck of the bridge crew
slipped on the ice and broke his leg
yesterday. Dr. Baughman was at
tending physician until they sent him
to the Anchorage hospital on this
morning’s train.
NO ONE
BARRED
Sign up with
Chamber of Commerce
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Plumbing and Sheet Metal
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