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21 COLMAN DOCK
Seattle, Wash.
; HOTEL ST. CHARLES
When In Seattle, make the
Hotel St. Charles your head
quarters.
Strictly Modern and
Fireproof
And Managed by an old
Alaskan
J. A. FARNHAM.
SEWARD LODGE NO. 1425, L.O.O.M.
Meets every first
and third Tues
day each month
at 8 p. m., at
Odd Fellows
Hall. All visit
in g members
welcome.
PETER N. ANDERSON, Dictator.
M. A. HORNER, Secretary.
SEWARD LODGE NO 219, F. & A. M.
A Stated communications first
■^nMFand third Wednesdays of each
/^r\month; visiting brethren web
come, J. P. Hannon, W. M.; Harold
Painter, Secretary.
RESURRECTION LODGE NO. A-7,
I. O. O. F.
Meets every Thursday at
'8:00 p. m. in Odd Fellows’
Hall, next to the postoffice. Visiting
brothers welcome. Fred Martinides,
N. G.; Chas. Lechner, Secretary.
IGLOO NO. NINE, PIONEERS OF
ALASKA
Meets every Second and Fourth Fri
day nights in Odd Fellows’ Hall; John
Flowers, President; Coll A. McDou
gall, Secretary.
SEWARD CHAPTER NO. 10, ORDER
OF EASTERN STAR
Meeets the second and
fourth Mondays of each
month in Odd Fellows’
Hall at 8 p. m. Visiting
members always wel
come; Goldie Blue W. M.
Mrs. Viola T. Swetmann, Secretary.
SEWARD REBEKAH LOGE NO. 6-A,
I. O. O. F.
Meets the first and
third Mondays of
each month in Odd
Fellows Hall at 8:00
p. m. Visiting mem
bers are always wel
come. Mrs. John
Rosness, 'T Q.
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Miniature City Built By
Business Man, Diversion
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DENVER, Colo., Dfec. 11. (/p)—A
Denver man’s diversion from the
cares of his business has resulted in
one odf the major attractions along
the city’s mountain park drives.
From a modest Deginning has
grown Turner’s “Tiny Town,’’ a mini
ature village in Turkey Creek can
yon, 30 miles from here. The “town”
covers several acres, has electric
lighted streets, a real railway sys
Smiling.
WALLS/
TRULY, walls can smile
or frown. See that yours
cheer and soothe by har
monious colors and clean
surfaces. Apply Fuller
Washable Wall Finish. It
can be wiped clean with a
damp cloth—makes home
keeping easier—saves re
finishing.
Also, ask lor booklet, “Color
Harmony in the Home”—all
about painting or finishing
iloors, woodwork, walls, etc.
It’s free.
W. P. FULLER & CD.
301 Mission Street San Francisco
25 Branches in Pacific Coast Cities
Fuller
PAIN T S gm VARNISHES
PIONEER. WHITE LEAD
2725
carry a full line of Fuller
Paints and Varnishes and
can supply your needs.
Brown &
Hawkins Corp
I
SEWARD WATER &
POWER COMPANY
SEWARD, ALASKA
“Good Water a Necessity in Every Home”
JOHN NELSON, Manager, WAYNE BLUE, Agent
OFFICE ARCADE BUILDING
HOTEL SEXTON
GEORGE SEXTON, Proprietor
SEWARD'S HOMEY HOTEL, WHERE THE OLDTIMERS
MEET.
VAN GILDER HOTEL
■ - 1 " ■ - iy 3 l' fr..
HOT AND COLD WATER IN EVERY ROOM
•TEAM HEAT
J. S. BADGER
HOTEL SEWARD
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08CAR DAHL, Proprietor
HOMEY, COMFORTABLE ROOMS AND BATH
Convenient to Depot and Dock
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tern, a small steamship that plys
on a miniature lake as well as smel
ters and mines on the h/illy s-lopfes
and outlying ranches, dairy barns,
silos and farmhouses.
The spire of the “cathedral” Is on
the level with the head of a six-foot
man when standing erect; a child
figuratively wears seven league /boots
when ft strides about the streets;
and the railway station makes a com
fortable home for a small dog.
More than a dedade ago Geo. E.
Turner felt he must have some out
door diversion. He did not care for
fishing, golf, hunting, or hiking, so
he seized upon the plan of building
the “Tiny Town” across the road
from his mountain summer home.
As Spaghetti Prices Soar
Italy’s Patriotism Tested
ROME, Dec. 11. (^P)—Wounds of
war scarcely could be more painful
than wounds of peiace which are
coming to Italians in the form of re
stricted rations of spaghetti, maca
roni and ravioli, those pillars of the
Cis-Alpine cucina.
With Italy making an effort to rid
itself of the need of wheat importa
tions by the erection of tariff walls,
the domestic supply as yet is insuf
ficient. As a result, prices of spag
hetti and other food pastes have soar
ed to such prohibitive heights that
vast numbers of people are forced to
reduce their rations.
Mrs. J. C. Waller* wife of the broth
er to the Assistant U. S. District At- j
torney for this division, was among
those going South on the Admiral
Watson which left Seward early yes
terday morning.
The Boy Scouts of Seward will hold
their regular meeting tonight at 8
o’clock at’ the S. A. C. gym.
Famous Polish Painting
Undergoing Restoration
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WARSAW, Dec. 11. (£>)—Poland’s
! most-revered picture, the celebrated
M'adonna of Chenstohova> Is under
restoration in the hands of John Ru
towski.
For centuries this madonna has
hung in the monastery of Ghenstoho
va. The legend concerning the pic
ture holds that it was painted on
a table by St. Luc. It passed, ac
cording to thelegend, from Byzanti
um to South Russia and was stolen
there by a Polish prince who intend
ed to takae it home. But while he
was passdng the Chenstohova mon
astery his horse refused to go fur
ther. The prince accepted this as
>a divine order to leave the madonna
j in the monastery.
When the Czechs espoused the
jicreed of John Huss they are suppos
ed to have plundered the monastery.
They tried to carry away the famous
madonna, but their horses refused
to move, and in .their anger the
Czechs cut the face of the madonna.
A wound appeared on the face, from
which blood flowed, according to
the legend. Traces of the cut still
remain on the picture in spite of re
peated efforts to remove them.
It is historically established that
King Jagiello ordered the picture re
painted in 1430 and the restauration
was made ,by an unknown artist who
was familiar with the original technic
of the picture and did his work with
much skill.
This celebrated madonna is sup
posed to have delivered Poland from
the Swedes in 1655. When all the
rest of Poland was in the hands of
the invaders the Ohenstohova monas
tery held out. After long siege the
Swedes were exhausted and the
Poles were so encouraged by the
stubborn resistence of the monastery
that the entire country was aroused
and expelled the invaders.
This made the madonna the pa
tron of Poland and prayers are di
rected to her in all crises.
Rutowski, who has a wide training
in the restoration of pictures at the
Louvre, was commissioned to treat
all the art objects which Poland re
covered from Russia under the Riga
Treaty. He believes the madonna
is the work of a great artist of the
beginning of the Christian era.
Four Thousand Indians Buried
California Mission Cemetery
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OAKLAND, Cal., Dec. 11. (£>)—dn
side the adobe walls of an ancient
cemetery on the highway between
Mission San Jose and Irvington, 30
miles south of Oakland, is a stone
cross bearing “1797-1915” and a mon
ument inscribed:
Here Sleep
Four Thousand of the
Ohilone Tribe
Who helped the Padres Built This
Mission San Jose de G-audalupe
Sacred to Their Memory.
The Indian graveyard is situated
a mile from the mission they helped
to erect over a century ago.
Recently, the graves needed atten
tion, and the parish of the mission
church is restoring beauty to the his
toric ground. '
The Alaska Transfer Company, re
ceived several carloads of bituminous
coal from the Moose Creek mines, a
few days ago. A number were from
the Premier mine. Coal from the Al
aska Matanuska mine, which is now
operating, is expected to arrive within
the next few weeks.
Fresh Haas and Johnson’s fine
boxed chocolates—Alaska Shop.tf.
Are Doing BUsi
_)il Order Concerns
If you are sending your cash out of town—doing business
with mail order concerns—keep mum about the growth—the indus
tries—the advantages or beauty of the town. You have no boast coming. It
is a good town not because of you, but in spite of you.
If you are not a Home Trader You are a
Traitor to the Best Interests of the Town
This community is made up of individuals. Its prosperity
depends on individual effort. If you send your money away for goods
that can be purchased here, you injure the town—and yourself
When you buy from a mail order concern—your money is
gone for good. Not one red cent of it ever comes back. None of
it pays for taxes. None of it pays store rent, clerk hire—or does a blessed
one of the dozens of things accomplished by home-spent money.
The Calumet Baking Powder Company
paid for the preparation of this article.
Suppose everyone in this city sent away for their mer
chandise. The town would go to rack and ruin. You wouldn’t be
able to give property away. There would be little employment for labor.
Schools—churches—everything of a public nature would be stripped to poor
house poverty. There’s no reason why anyone should deal with mail order
concerns. Your home town merchant carries the best grades of merchandise
on the market They are goods of recognized merit. They are sold at
practically one price the world over. You know you are getting full value in
quality. The biggest, manufacturers in the country insure that with their
trademarks. Your purchases are protected. There is no buying dissatisfaction
—long waits—long distance return costs—or delivery charges.
Your dealer appreciates your patronage. He puts forth
every effort to hold your trade. He becomes intimately acquainted
with your likes and dislikes—consequently can serve you in the most satisfac
tory manner. And to top off all of these important advantages—your local
merchant can save you money.
By all means talk up your town—but first win the right to
speak by spending your money at home. It is'the solid worth of home
spent money—not words that establishes the public wealth and welfare
or the community.
Donate to the gooa of the town by trading IN town—and get the greatest value for your dollars,
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