Local Happenings of Week
Monday
C. F. Dement of the department of
internal revenue, is paying seward a
visit in line with his work. He will
leave on one of the next trains for the
Interior.
Charles E. Sealey, merchant prince
of Latouche, is a seward visitor today.
Mr. Sealey came over on the Yukon.
George Parks of the Land Office at
Anchorage is a Seward visitor.
Ivan Crawford, well-known transfer
man of Anchorage ,who recently dis
posed of his business there, was a
Seward airival last week and will
leave for the states on the Yukon,
where he plans to hfcate. Mr. Craw
ford’s wife and children are already
in the States, having left Anchorage
about two months ago.
Harold Osborne, a popular railroad
employee in the Anchorage office, was
a Seward visitor over Sunday, return
ing to his home today.
Miss Mary Harris, an employe of
the Alaska Railroad at Anehorage, re
turned to her station there, after a
Saturday night spent in Seward.
T. S. McDougall, superintendent of
the Fern Gold Mining Company near
Anchorage, in the Willow Creek dis
trict arrived in that city with $4000.00
m gold, recently. The gold was de
posited in the Bank of Anchorage.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sheldon and
Miss Patsy Ray ,returned this morn
ing Gem a trip down the bay.
Miss Emily Hull, prominent music
teacher of Seattle, who has been
spending the summer in Anchorage
will return home on the S. S. Yukon
when she sails south.
Mrs. Jacob Knapp, of Anchorage,
will be a southbound passenger on the
S. S. Yukon.
B. B. Mozee, supenintendent of the
bureau of education is in Seward and
will be a southbound passenger on the
steamer Yukon.
Mrs. W. J. Boudreau, wife of the
well-known wholesale grocer of An
chorage, is in Seward and will be an
outgoing passenger on the steamship
Yukon, when she sails tomorrow. Her
children Louise, Joseph, and William
will accompany her to the States .
Mrs. I. Baylcs, wife of the well
know clothing merchant of Anchorage
will sail south on the S. S. Yukon on
the big ship’s departure. Mrs. Bayles
will be accompanied by her daugh
ters Edith and Dorothy.
Edward Miller, mechanic for the Al
aska railroad, will be an outgoing pas
senger on the Yukon.
Julien A. Hurley, recently appointed
district attorney for the Fourth divi
sion with headquarters in Fairbanks,
left Anchorage Friday for the inter
ior city. Mr .Hurley will return in a
week or so and remove his family to
his new home.
Miss Grunhilda Peterson, popular
employe of the Alaska railroad in the
headquarters ’office at Anchorage, is
leaving for the States on the Yukon.
Dr. Baughman, who has been un
der the weather for the past few days,
is feeling as jovial as ever.
Mrs. R. D. Chase and daughter
Nancy are planning to leave for the
states on the steamer Yukon tonight.
Mrs. Chase is the wife of the paymas
ter of the Alaska railroad and is a
prominent member of the social set in
Anchorage.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Ordinance No. 78 of the Town of Seward, en
titled an Ordinance to Establish and Regulate
Rates, etc., provides that all electric current in
the Town of Seward shall be sold through me
ters after September 1, 1924. The maximum
rates fixed by said Ordinance are as follows:
For Lighting and Domestic Purposes:
12 l-2c per k. w. for first 100 k. w. hours.
10c per k. w. for the second 100 k. w. hours.
8c per k. w. for all over 300 k. w. hrs.
For Power the rates are: One horsepower
and more, the rate shall not exceed Six Cents
per k. w. hour.
The Ordinance also fixes a flat rate for in
stalling meters including connecting and discon
necting at $1.50 each. Consumers should make
application promptly to the Seward Light and
Power Company for meters specifying that ap
plications are made under Ordinance No. 78
and the rates fixed by said Ordinance.
By Order of the Town Council
By Wm. H. Whittlesey, Town Clerk
Dated at Seward, Alaska, July 14, 1924.
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RED CROWN
FILTERED GASOLINE
AT STATION
25c per gallon
Bulk Gasoline, 22c per gallon
OILS GREASES ,
Storage for Cars
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
Free Air and Water—for everybody
Miss I'. Nesbit, a cousin of James E.
Wilson, of Maianuska, arrived in Sew
aru oa yesterday’s train and will leave
u>r the States on the Yukon.
Mrs. J. A. Baughman, wife of the
well-known Seward doctor, accompan
ied by her daughter Dorothy, arrived
in Seward on the Yukon yesterday, af
ter several months spent in the States.
Arthur Sampson, aviator for the
Rodebaugh plane at Fairbanks ar
rived in Seward Saturday night, and
will be an outgoing passenger on the
Yukon.
Colonel Lee H. Landis, manager of
the Alaska Railroad .arrived in Sew
ard last evening on the special car,
B-l, to meet Governor Bone.
Lt. M. O. Cahill, quartermaster
corps, stationed at Valdez, arrived in
Seward Saturday night from Fair
banks. He will be an outgoing pas
senger on the Yukon.
Tuesday
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Colwell and
children, were outgoing passengers on
the Y'ukon for Newcastle, Cal., where
Mr. Colwell’s mother is seriously ill.
They will return at an early date.
W. 0. Perry, M. S. E., who has been
in charge of the local cable office for
several years past ,was a southbound
passenger on the Y’ukon, enroute to
Fort Sheridan, 111., where he will be
stationed until his term of enlistment
expires. His wife and children ac
companied him. They leave host
of friends behind, who wish them the
best of luck. Burr M. Snyder, M. S. E.,
who has until recently been in charge
of the Valdez Cable office, has taken
Mr. Perry’s place here
The Frank Reedy party of tourists
will leave Anchorage tomorrow morn
ing and will catch the Evans, which is
due sometime during the forenoon.
They will remain in Anchorage today
chiefly in the hope of obtaining a
view of Mount McKinley which can
be seen from that place, occasionally,
if the weather is unusually clear.
Tom Clements, J. P. Miller and R.
Kern, former residents of Seward, are
members of the crew of the Cedar,
and while the ship was in port, were
busy renewing old acquaintances.
Mrs. Gus Peterson, wife of the
well-known carpenter here, was a
southbound passenger on the steamer
Y’ukon £n route to the states, where
she will secure medical attention.
Sister M. Alberic and Sister M.
Winifred, of the Lower Y’ukon region,
were outgoing passengers on the Yu
kon last night. Sister Alberic has
spent six years as Superior at Holy
Cross Mission on the Y’ukon, and is
now on her way to the Mother House
of Sisters of St. Ann, in Lachine, P. Q.
Sister Winifred has been a mission
ary in Alaska since 1892, having been
outside only once in the past thirty
two years, and that only for one week
on business. She was first stationed at
Holy Cross, but for the past fifteen
years has been at Nulato.
Governor Scott C. Bone, who ac
companied Noel W- Smith, recently
appointed superintendent of the Al
aska railroad, to Seward, was a re
turning passenger on the Yukon to
Juneau.
Arthur H. Young, W. W. Kelly and
A1 Blair were passengers on the Re
dondo for the westward on a five
weeks’ trip, where they will take mov
ing pictures of animal life.
Wednesday
Wm. Bryan in charge of the Res
urrection Bay Lumber Company’s log
ging camp at Fourth of July -Creek.,
across the bay, shot a black bear re
cently with a 22-short rifle cartridge.
Several of the bullets went thru the
fleshy part of the animal and lodged
just under the skin on the side op
posite from which they entered.
Camille LaRochelle, of mile 3 1-4
sawmill, will start cutting lumber in
the near future.
Ed. Vcgl, homesteader at Mile five,
will have'his new home completed this
week. He has erected a frame dwell
ing near the gravel pit.
George A. Parks, chief of the field
division of the general land office
and assistant supervisor of surveys
and public lands, was a Seward pas
senger on the steamer Yukon en
route to his Anchorage headquarters
after an absence of several weeks in
Southeastern Alaska where he was
detained longer than, he had expected.
■Frank Foster, well-known attorney
from Cordova is visiting in Seward to
day, while the Evans is in port. He
is returning to his home in Cordova.
R. J. Sommers, territorial highway
commissioner, will be a Passenger on
the Admiral Evans when she sails
south today ,enroute to Valdez.
The marshals office is in receipt
of information that two Indians of the
Valdez creek section found the bones
of a man on a near by creek bank.
Near the body they found a knife and
two silver dollars.
Dr. J. A. Baughman will molfc in
to the Episcopal Rectory in the near
future.
Mrs. John Noon, the well-known Al
aska pioneer, is making an extended
visit with Mr. Noon’s sister ,who re
sides at Lowden, Wash. Mrs. Noon
says her son John is with her and is
having a fine time trying to be a cow
boy.
Pete AndersolT, employe of the
’ight company, who. with his wife,
has been spending an extended vaca
tion visiting at his home in the old
country, reached Seattle last Sunday
enroute to Seward. He is feeling fine
They are feeling fine and are having
a good time. They expect to sail for
Seward on one of the next boats.
G. S. Spangler was a returning pas
senger from Anchorage last evening,
where he has been the past few days
on business.
W. H. Dryden, was a passenger on
today’s train for Anchorage, where he
will remain for a few days on busi
ness.
Mrs. C. E. Orlander, Mrs. R. V. P.
Dunlap and Mr. and Mrs. John Gil
patrick spertt last evening at the Or
lander bungalow at Mile 7 where they
had dinner.
Mrs. J. E. Burns, wife of the man
ager of the Liberty Theatre, who un
derwent an operation for appendici
tis at the Anchorage hospital recent
ly, has recovered sufficiently to leave
the hospital. She is now convales
cing at the Parsons hotel under the
care of her mother. Mr. Burns will
go to Anchorage on Monday’s train to
accompany his wife back to her home.
Dr. 0. A- Braafladt, who recently
disposed of his dental business here,
to Dr. A. R. Roberts, is expected to
leave for the states on the North
western Sunday to join his family. The
doctor is a great outdoor enthusiast
and his many friends wish him well.
Sam Radich, the popular section
foreman at Mile 52, was an overnight
visitor in town, leaving for his post
this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Saunders and
son, who have been touring the In
terior, returned to Seward on last
night’s train. They will leave on the
Northwestern Sunday for the states.
While here, they are guests of the
Hotel Sexton.
Thursday
Mr. J. E. Holmes has been appoint
ed by the Alaska Railroad as acting
roadmaster of the Seward-Anchorage
division ,with headquarters at Tun
nel, in place of Mr. George Colwell,
who has been granted leave of ab
sence.
Many berrying parlies are taking
advantage of the fine vreather these
days and are bringing back currants'
by the bucket. It is stated that the
currants are unusually thick this
year.
George Sexton left yesterday for
Anchorage where he will remain for
a few days on business.
The cub bear, belonging to Fran
cis Leslie, was sold to Mr. Guy Har
ris, a member of the Reedy Touring
party. Mr. Harris shipped the bear
on the Evans and will take it to Dal
las, Texas where it will be placed in
a zoo.
RENAULT AND MADDEN
WILL FIGHT IN AUGUST
NEW YORK, July 29—Renault will
fight Madden on August eleventh, in a
fifteen round bout. Both men are in j
the heavyweight class.
Prize fighting in the First Division
of Alaska has had its inning and is j
henceforth taboo, says The Stroller.
Judge T. M. Reed has issued instruc
tions to United States Marshal George
Beaumont to permit no more prize |
fighting in the First Judicial Division
and the latter says the order will be
rigidly obeyed.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Stone have
been in Fairbanks the past few days
visiting, says the Fairbanks Miner,
and from there will leave for down
river points.
TARS AND FEATHERS
GIRL FOR PUTTING
ARM AROUND HUSBAND
MRS. MARY SHANK AND BUSI
NESS MEN MERRILY TAR
AND FEATHER CULPRIT
■FREDERICK, Maryland, July 28
—Mrs. Mary, 20, wife of Lloyd Shank
of Myersville, defiantly told the
court here it was she who had beaten
and tarred and feathered Miss Doro
thy Grandon, 20 last night on the
State Road.
Fifty business men, leading citizens
of Myersville, were happily helping
her, she said. A witness said they had
found Miss Grandon with her arm
around Shank.
FREDERICK, Maine, July 28—
Eig'it men and^vomen were arrested
in : . mection with tarring and feath
ering Miss Dorothy Grandon, twenty
years old, of Martinsburg, Virginia.
They have been arraigned for the
September term of the Grand Jury,
and are being held under a two thous-1
and dol’ar bail, each.
HIGH OFFICIALS AT
CAPITAL INDICTED
ON LIQUOR CHARGE
FEDERAL GRAND JURY HURLS
BOMBSHELL INTO LIQUOR
RING YESTERDAY
TAMPA, July 29—A Federal Grand
jury here yesterday, hurled a bomb
shell into the liquor ring of the east
coast, when an indictment was re
turned, involving thirty-six persons,
from Jacksonville to Washington, in
cluding railroad officials, police offi
cers and government officials of the
Capitol.
SNOW STORM SWEEPING
THROUGHOUT ITALY
ROME, July 31—Unprecedented
cold weather with snow in many sec
tions is sweeping Italy today, with
much suffering as the result. Tourists
have flocked from the summer resorts
to the larger cities, in an effort to
find comfort.
Seeing Kenai Lake
Boat Service
Special Rates for week end trips.
Wiill call at auto road Mile 18
or at Mile 23. Reservations can
be made by letter or telephone
MILE TWENTY
HereS the place
The merchant who
displays this sign is
ready to supply you
with Fuller Paint
and Yrarnish Products.
It’s easy to see — a
green enamel sign
with the name 9
FULLER in white.
Look for it — then
you’ll know where
to go when you need
the products of a '
manufacturer who
has had 75 years ex
perience and makes
a “paint or varnish
for every purpose.”
FOR ANY FULLER PRODUCT CONSULT
THE NEAREST FULLER DEALER:
Brown &
Hawkins Corp.
W, P. FULLER & CO.
301 Million Street, Sen Franciico
21 Branches in Pacific Coast Cities
PULLER
PAINTS Sfl VARNISHES
PIONEER WHITE LEAD
2422
CITY EXPRESS
Billy Patterson
Meets All Boats and Traii^
PIONEER
WOMAN’S LAUNDRY
In COOPER BUILDING, across
from Belmont. Fine dresses and
work of all kinds done. Give
me a trial and you will be a
steady customeK
SPECIAL FOR THIS
WEEK ONLY
Children’s Dress Hats - ^1,50
Children’s Canvas Shoes - 05c
black or white ^
Wash Dresses at Cost
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