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“PORT OF MISSING PEOPLE”
A letter home, written on our fine stationery,
will help rduce the columns appearing
regularly in our Alaska newspapers
NOTE, PACKET, LETTER AND LEGAL SIZE TABLETS
5c to 50c
BOXED PAPER, MANY STYLES AND COLORS
75c to $6.00
SEWARD DRUG CO.
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Why iNot Room Here
Rooms by the Day - - - $1.00 and up
Rooms by the week - - $4.50 and up
Rooms by the month - - $15.00 and up
The Most Centrally Located of any Hotel
in the Town of Seward
THE OVERLAND HOTEL
GORDON SHEA, Proprietor
CERTAINLY
IT PAYS TO HAVE
SHOES HALF SOL
ED WHEN WORK
MANSHI P AND
QUALITY ARE OF
THE BEST.
Seward Leather
Works.
SPECIAL
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This week only
Gingham, yd.50c j,
Tissue Gingham .. .50c
ELLSWORTH’S
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COMMERCE
CAFE
Reopened under new
management
Chop Suey and Noodles
a Specialty
OPEN ALL HOURS
PHONE ADAMS 54
For your kitchen
Just unpacking a large shipment of
ALUMINUM AND GRANITE WARE
for your inspection
p. c. McMullen
Telephone Main 34
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MEMBER CEDAR CREW
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
DROWNING IN HARBOR
One of the quartermasters aboard
he lighthouse tender Cedar, endeav
>red to swim ashore from the ship,
vhile the vessel was anchored off
>aines Head, with the result that
•ramps set in and he was rescued
ust in time by a fireman from an
cy grave.
SON OF ANCHORAGE
MERCHANT GOES TO
SEATTLE SPECIALIST
Donald Gordon, son of Mr. and Mrs.
F. S. Gordon of Anchorage, went
South to Seattle yesterday on the
steamer Alaska, where he will go tin
ier the care of an eye specialist for
treatment to his left eye which was
injured from an explosion of a tor
pedo, which he had thrown against
a wall. Mr. Gordon accompanied his
3on to Seward returning to Anchor
age on this morning's train.
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FRESH
TOMATOES and CUCUMBERS
Local Grown
ORDER FROM THE
SEWARD DAIRY
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Big Forest Fire
Raging At Kenai
A big forest fire is raging in the
lower Kenai lake country, according
to telephone information received in
Seward this morning from the dis
trict. Great pillars of smoke, distinct
ly seen from Seward, attracted Mr.
Ellsworth’s attention, who after en
quiry, ascertained a large fire had
broken out in the district. It is
known a large party were in the re
gion yesterday.
ADMIRAL EVANS DUE IN A. M.
The Admiral Evans, of the Pacific
Steamship company, which has been
to the Westward the past week, is
scheduled to arrive in Seward tomor
row morning. She will sail south at
9 o’clock tomorrow evening, after
the arrival of the regular passenger
train from the Interior. A number
of local reservations have been made
for the vessel.
Alfred Klerck, of Latouche, who has
been visiting in Seward the past few
days, returned to his island home on
the Alaska.
Corp. and Mrs. Jack Carey, who
have been residents of Seward the
past year, left on the Alaska for
Ketchikan where Mr. Carey has been
detailed for duty. Corp. Carey is a
mechanic in the Signal Corps. U. S. A.
Sergt. H. B. Selby jr., who took on
! his third hitch at Valdez Thursday,
left that port on the steamship Alaska
I for the States, on a three months’
furlogh. He will return to Seward in
October.
Harold Painter and Dr. Roberts, who
spent a few days last week on Rus
sian river, casting for rainbow's, re
turned to Seward Sunday with full
baskets. They report an excellent
time*
Thomas J. Selby accompanied by
Mrs. Anton Eide and daughter. Marit,
' left this morning on a three days’
; outing trip to Russian river.
VERA CRUZ MAY GO DRY
j VERA CRUZ, Mex.. July 13 (#)—
| Vera Cruz is on the verge of going
; dry without the necessity of prohibi
| tion laws on account of the high tax
levied on saloons. Government saloon
keepers are threatening to close un
less taxes are lowered.
REBEL CHIEF UNDAUNTED
PARIS, July 13 (JP)—Undaunted by
his repulse in the Taza region, Ad del
Krim, Moroccan rebel chief, appears
to be turning his attention to the
northwests with the object of directing
an offensive tow’ard Fez by w'ay of
Ain Aich and the lower Leban valley.
CEDAR BACK IN PORT
The lighthouse tender Cedar re
turned to port this afternoon, and
will lay here until tomorrow morn
ing.
The dances Saturday night were
well attended and a good time was
enjoyed by all. A large number of
tourists were present.
MASON’S PICNIC SOON
Citizens are now anxiously await
ing the annual picnic given by the lo
cal Masonic lodgg. That given last
year was one of the most enjoyable
j occasions ever given in this vicinity,
and the crowd this year will he larg
| er than ever,, in case the picnic is giv
! en at the same place, Lawing’s at
I Mile 23. The Masons will meet next
Wednesday night, following which the
, date will probably be set.
The new telephone directory just is
sued by The Gateway press contains
a number of new phones. If you have
not got yours telephone Main 0.
Taxi men were very busy yesterday
while the boat was in port, one con
cern making seven trips out the road.
SEWARD CLUB
Under New
MANAGEMENT
OLD AND NEW
FRIENDS INVITED
ED ERICKSON
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Saturday Special
3 lbs. Fresh Spareribs . $ .50
Frye-Bruhn Co.
Stranger—
You are welcome to our Town
And we will make an effort
To tear all barriers down.
And when you are taking in the sights,
And have the time to spare,
Hunt up Seward’s oldest Pioneer
And see what he is doing there.
You will find he has a real live moose
Behind a high board fence,
And all it costs to see that moose
Is just Fifty Cents.
FORD CARS $440.00 AND UP
F. O. B. SEWARD
FORD BATTERIES—THE BEST ON THE MARKET—$17.50
FIRESTONE TIRES AND ACCESSORIES
SEWARD MACHINE SHOP
Authorized Ford Dealer
EVERY LOAF OF BREAD YOU GET
at the Seward Bakery is fresh from our ovens; and
wrapped in waxed paper to insure its freshness.
Seward Bakery
SEWARD NEWS COMPANY
GEORGE PHELPS, Proprietor
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Attracts the Eye
Like the Magnet
Attracts Steel
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