VICTROLAS
Prices Range from
$18.00 TO $295.00
Sold on easy payments too
SEWARD DRUG CO.
(Elwyn Swetmann)
THE REXALL STORE SEWARD ALASKA
Izorah Henry, popular waitress at
Fisher Cafe has moved from the
Henry Saeger’s cottage into rooms
at the Kawabe apartments.
FOUND—Keys with tag, with locker
No. 50 on ring. Owner may have
same by applying to Gateway.
Walter Holben, well known Seward
young man, who has been hoisting the
shifting gears on one of the big
White trucks in Cole McDougal’s
gang has been transferred so he may
have a chance to show greater skill
in making the road passable. He
went to Moose Pass this morning to
join the extra crews there and will
run one of the giant tractors for the ,
Bureau of Public Roads.
“Smile With Nile” Saturday night.
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SPECIAL
This week only
WOOL OUTING SUITS AT
COST
HIKING BOOTS AT COST
ELLSWORTH’S
ROOM HERE
Rooms, by day -f 1.00
Rooms, by week ..— 4.50
Rooms, by month - 15.00
The Most Centrally Located
Hotel In Town.
The
OVERLAND
HOTEL
CERTAINLY
IT PAYS TO HAVE
SHOES HALF SOL
ED WHEN WORK
MANSHI P AND
QUALITY ARE OF
THE BEST.
Seward Leather
Works.
COMMERCE
CAFE
Reopened under new
management
Chop Suey and Noodles
a Specialty
OPEN ALL HOURS
PHONE ADAMS 64
D. W. Flannigan left on this morn
ing’s train for Anchorage.
Two camps are now established on
the Seward-Kenai cut-off road, a short
distance out of town and 44 men are
engaged on the project, announces
V. K. Woods, supt. for Seims & Carl
son.
W. Stump, sr., departed from Sew
ard last week for Juneau.
Among the reported youths of the
city who it is stated will be depart
ing for the states the latter part of
the month is Merritt Shellhorn, for
Sumas, Whatcom county, Washington.
FORMER SKAGWAYITES
BURN OUT IN STATES
We read in the Seattle Star that
Albert Piro, who for many years was
pharmacist for Keller Drug Company
in Skagway, and more recently put
ting up prescriptions for Z. J. Lous
sac of Anchorage had a narrow' es
cape from death in a fire that destroy
ed his residence. Mr. Piro, with his
wife were in the house at the time in
the little town of Snohomish, Wn.
Mr. Piro, it was stated attempted to
save some furniture, but the flames
had possession of his house and he
was severely burned about the face.
The Rev. L. H. Pederson, former
Methodist preacher in Skagway and
later of Sew’ard wras the owner of
the house and furniture that the Pi- i
ros lived in.
Blueberries
Blueberries from the In
terior may be had in any
quantity. Well packed in
quart containers for ship
ment. We can supply you
at any time.
Let us know your wants.
WACKWITZ BROS.
Box 991
Fairbanks, Alaska
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Barber Shop
FRED MFLLER
BATHS-:-OPEN SUNDAY A.M.
FRESH
TOMATOES and CUCUMBERS
Local Grown
ORDER FROM THE
SEWARD DAIRY
AT THE HOTELS
Hotel Sexton—C. Kossuth, Ben Ev
ans, Mrs. E. G. Norton, Sara Campbell,
Mrs. Babcock, D. W. Downey.
Hotel Overland—Hilda Wanamaker,
Paul Wanamaker, Mrs. F. H. de la
Matyr, Henry Freshauer.
Hotel Seward—Wm. Welch, Mrs.
Malcolm.
Hotel Van Gilder—John G. Brady,
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hanot, May Hanot,
Mrs. J. Gilmore, A. M. Hanot, jr., Sue
Cone, P. O. Beaulieu, Geo. Striger and
pin, V. D. Harrison, Mr. and Mrs.
wife, Frank Cook and wife, Miss Cha
Amerbach, R. A. Waugh, Geo. E. Bu
chanan, Delie B. Chace, N. H. Love
litt, Dr. C. J. Wight, C. Schmidt.
H. S. Balderston made a business
trip to Anchorage the first of the
wreek.
NEW GOVERNMENT STATION
BEEN OPENED IN SEWARD
A new government station has been
opened in Seward in charge of Mrs.
Burr Snyder. A marograin has been
installed in a building on the dock
where the heights of the tides, the
density of and temperature of the wa
ter are recorded daily. A clock like
instrument unwinds and winds a roll
of paper which passes over a pen, re
cording the heights of the tide each
hour of the day.
These sheets are sent to the hydro
graphic office at Washington, D. C.,
where data is compiled.
SOME FINE BERRIES ON
EXHIBITION AT GRILL
Some of the finest strawberries ever
seen in Seward are on exhibition at
The Grill this week, raised by Henry
Paben. Some of the berries measure
over four inches in circumference, and
they are sweet and delicious.
Steve Melchoir sold one of his dogs
last night to a tourist, who will take
the fine animal to the States with
him.
FOR SALE—One Marshall and Wen
dall Piano. Call Malison 59. tf
Frank Case was a passenger on to
day’s train for Mile 29.
SEWARD RESIDENT CELEBRATES
SEVENTY-THIRD BIRTHDAY
Mr. John Gilpatrick, watchman at
the government dock, celebrated his
73d birthday yesterday and is still
going strong. Mr. Gilpatrick was born
in Maine, August 11, 1852, and is as
hearty and vigorous as any youngster
of ?0. He recently returned from his
mining property at Moose Pass where
he completed his assessment work.
FOR SALE—Fruit Jars. J. L. Graef.
“Smile With Nile” Saturday night.
Brunswick Phonographs and Re
cords. The Alaska Shop. tf
GERMANS LAUD
AMERICAN'S TALK
BERLIN, Aug. 12. (£>)—The Ger
man press makes favorable mention
of a series of illustrated lectures
given thruout Gremany by George
F. Bauer, of the American National
Automobile Chamber of Commerce.
He spoke on “Highways, the Protec
tion of Safety Campaigns.”
SOUTHHAMPTON ATTRACTS
OLD STEAMSHIP LINE
SOUTHHAMPTON, Aug. 12. (#>)—
Having abandoned this port nearly 50
years ago because of lack of accom
modation, the Peninsular and Orien
tal Steamship company intends using
it again for almost all its services.
The authorities take this as a com
pliment to their efforts of late years
to make Southampton the chief pas
senger port of the United Kingdom.
HEAT MADE BRITONS THIRSTY
London, Aug. 12. (/P)—The recent
prolonged spell of hot weather, most
unusual for England, has been re
sponsible for an unusual consump
tion of lemons. In four wegks 52,
500,000 of the fruit have been con
sumed in Great Britain. That quanti
ty represents the imports for June
and is 15,000,000 more than the us
ual monthly consignments from Italy.
“Smile With Nile” Saturday night.
Ellsworth Is Now Direct
Agent for Chevrolet Cars
As a result of the recent Chevro
let conference held In Seward to
which representatives from Oakland
Fairbanks, Anchorage and Seward at
tended, H. E. Ellsworth, local dealer
is now a direct agent of the automo
bile company. It is stated the for
mer Territorial agency which was
established at Juneau, has been done
away with.
Mrs. W. E. Moultray, wife of the
Alaska general agent of the Standard
Oil company, arrived in Ketchikan
from Seattle on the Yukon. Mr.
Moultray, who recently paid Sew
ard a visit, is now inspecting the
Southeastern Alaska plants.
The Reo sport model automobile
which arrived on the Yukon for Mr.
and Mrs. Ratliffe of the Overland
hotel, is one of the handsomest cars
of its kind seen locally for a con
siderable period.
Louis Vogel, former resident of
Seward is now located at Cordova.
Mrs. R. H. Merrill,, wife of the
local aviator, and two small child
ren will be Northbound passengers
on the next sailing of the steamer
Yukon from Ketchikan, according to
Pilot Merrill. They have been resid
ing at Ketchikan for several months J
past.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Crawford, sr., ex
pect to move into the Johnsrud stuc
co house the first of the month, it
is reported.
Meenich and Squires
Depart for the States
D. D. Meenich, S. E. Squires, ono
'burro, one German police dog for Se
attle. Thus read the passenger and
freight sheets of the steamer Yukon
which departed from port Monday
night.
Mr. Meenich, accompanied by Mr.
Squires and Fred Kassan, returned
to Seward last week from a two
months' prospecting trip in the Mat
anuska district, but were reluctant
in giving out any details of their
findings.
Last Party Tourists
of American Express
Arriving On Saturday
Nineteen tourists in charge of Di
rector J. E. Donaldson, of the Am
erican Express Company, are now
making the Golden Belt Tour out of
Cordova and will arrive in Sewa>-d
the latter part of the week in ample
time to make connections witn the
steamer Northwestern for the South.
The party came North on the S.S.
Yukon, disembarking at the Copper
Gateway. It is stated this party is
the last this season being sent
North by this company.
A large shipment of telegraph
poles arrived in port on the steamer
Yukon, and are being shipped to the
Interior. The poles were shipped
North from Seattle. It is reported
the pole holes are already on the
ground.
Frye-Bruhn Co.
PACKERS AND PROVISIONERS
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
PHONE MAIN 94 H. L. McGHIE, Mgr.
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
BOOKSELLERS STATIONERS NEWS DEALER8
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