Doing Our Part
The growth, prosperity and advance
ment of any community, village or city, de
. pends largely upon the enterprise and co
operation of its citizens.
This bank realizes its duty in this re
spect and its resources and experience are
available at all times for the promotion and
welfare of legitimate enterprises.
Resourses $400,000.00
Bank of Seward
SE\V*ARD, ALASKA
CHRISTMAS
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Useful Gifts
WARM WINTER CLOTHING
for
MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN
Boy’s Blazers, Sweaters, Sheeplined Coats
SMOKING JACKETS
Zippers for Men, Women and Children
Bathrobes for the Whole Family
Slippers for Men, Women and Children
Nothing will please her more than
HOLEPROOF STOCKINGS
Wool Mitts and Gloves for the whole family
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DISAPPEARANCE
OF BRUCE RIDER
WAS HEADED FOR WATER HOLE
WHEN LAST SEEN TALKEET
KA, SAYS TIMES i
Information received from Talkeat
na today regarding the mysterious dis
appearance last week of Bruce Rider,
fireman attached to the Magill bridge
gang at work at Talkeetna crossing,
indicates that the young man fell into
the water hole at the bridge site, and
was carried under the ice to his death.
Rider went on duty at midnight
and at about seven o’clock in the
morning he was seen walking from
the boiler toward the water hole
in the river, presumably intending to
inspect the intake pipe, through which
water is taken from the river for use
in connection with the bridge work.
Ten minutes later he was missed and
a search was instituted and continued
thruout the day, but without finding
any trace of the missing man. It was
snowing at the time of the disappear
ance and no tracks were visible to
guide the searchers.
Examination of the intake pipe dis
closed the fact, that it was broken
near the end, over the open water,
| and the belief among Rider’s com
panions is that lie was standing on
this pipe removing some obstruction
or making an examination, when it
broke and precipitated him into the
water and under the ice. Had he not
gone under the ice, lie could have
| clung to the edge of the ice surround
[ inS the hole until his cries for help
[could have brought assistance from
tie nearby camp. No cries were heard.
The water hole is about thirty feet
long and seven feet wide.
If the body of the young man was
carried under the ice, it probably nev
er will be recovered unless it should
be carried on to a bar during the
spring breakup, to be discovered later
by chance.
Rider is a young Alaskan, about 26
or 27 years of age. He spent several
years 01 his life in Valdez where he
attended school. He has spent a
laige part of the last five years work
ing in this district, and is well known
in Anchorage and Seward. He is sur
vived by his father, who is now a
rancher at Palmer.
Ghosts of Czaristic Family
Haunt Soviet Minister
WARSAW, Dec. 18. (£>)—Voikoff,
Soviet minister to Warsaw, and his
wife are having a hard time break
ing into W arsaw’s diplomatic society
because ot his alleged participation
in the murder of the Romanocs.
At first, the Polish government was
unwilling to accept Voikoff, but 1
when the Soviet officials denied the 1
minister’s hands were bloody he was I
received. I
The book of Judge Sokol off, who ,
investigated the .murder, however,
included the photograph of a docu
ment, alleged to have been signed '
by Voikoff, asking for gasoline to *
burn the bodies of the czaristic fam- 1
ily. It became difficult for diplomat- (
Lsits and their wives to ignore this. (
Many of the wives declined to meet (
Madame Voikoff and the matter be- !
came the subject of diplomatic rep
resentations. At least one Scandi- *
navian government offered apologies *
to Moscow for the snubbing given (
Madame Voikoff by the wife of its (
minister. ~ ,
Madam Voikoff left Warsaw tern- ,
porarily and upon her return appar
ently renounced her social ambitions, *
with the result that the /boycott ^
against her has been relaxed some- <
tvhat. t
Ptarmigan Troop No. 1, American i
Boy Scouts will meet this evening at
3 o’clock at their regular weekly busi
aess meeting. (
A portion of the condemned build- <
ing to the rear of the Northern is (
being razed. .
Frank I. Reed, proprietor of the
Hotel Anchorage, was among the local *
arrivals last evening from the Inlet 1
town. Mr. Reed will remain in Sew- I
ard for a few days. He is a guest of |
the Hotel Van Gilder.
Prosperity Edition Copies, 25c.
This is the season of the year when all are
trying to do a good turn for their fellow man.
We are very anxious to assist you, to the ex
tent of our ability to make your task of Christ
mas Shopping and mailing easier. To the un
initiated the task of wrapping parcels is any
thing but pleasant, especially when we want to
have our presents look neat and tidy. Our
clothing department will be delighted to wrap
your parcels for you and get them ready for
mailing, without any charge to you. We in
vite you to make use of this service. We also
want you to remember that our departments
are full of useful, as well as appropriate holi
day 'gifts, which it will pay you to watch our
show windows for timely suggestions.
For the convenience of Holiday Shoppers our
Men’s Furnishing and Hardware Department ? V
will be open very evening till 7:30 p. m.
Brown & Hawkins
Corporation
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