Local Happenings of Week
Monday
Carl Lottsfeldt, connected with the
Bank of Anchorage, was a Seward vis
itor over Sunday, coming over to meet
the Yukon.
Mrs. Lewis Lee, wife of if section
foreman at Hunter, arrived from the
States on the Yukon.
Frank Boyle, candidate for delegate
to congress, on the Democratis tick
et, arrived on the Yukon and will
leave for the Interior points. Mr.
Boyle states he is receiving much en
couragement in his candidacy.
Roy Lee, recently made linotype
operator on the Anchorage Alaskan,
was a Seward visitor over Sunday re
turning to his home on today’s train.
Roy states that the Anchorage Fair
was a huge success, far exceeding the
expectations of tho.-e sponsoring the
exposition.
Miss La Dessa Hall and Prof. Les
lie Marchand were passengers on the
steamship Yukon as far as Valdez,
where they will take a car and go
over the trail to Fairbanks. Both are
teachers in thte Agricultural College
and School of Mines.
Ruth K. .Trail, teacher in the Al
aska College at Fairbanks, arrived
on the steamship Yukon, and left
on today’s train for her interior des
tination.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy D. Barnett, ar
rived from the States on the Y'ukon,
and will locate in Seward. Mr. Bar
nett is principal of the Seward pub
lic schools.
Earl Foster, who has for years mas
tered th elinotype on the staff of the
Fairbanks News-Miner arrived in Se
ward on yesterday’s special on his
way to sunny Cal. Mr. Foster is giv
ing up newspaper work and will en
ter a technical school in the. Cali-|
i'ornia metropolis concentrating on the,
principles of electrical engineering.
He will be back in spring to resume
linotype work during the summer sea- ■
son.
Clark Andresen, employed by Brown :
and Hawkins store in Anchorage, who ;
has been spending the past few days
here on a vacation, returned to his
home this morning.
Capt. Burkhead and family arrived
on Saturday’s train from Fairbanks,
where he has been stationed for duty
the past two years. He has been de-i
tailed for duty in the States.
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Mrs. John Brady, wife of Alaska’s j
most popular governor, and bother to1
John Brady, the Seward forester, is
a Seward visitor on her way south.
Miss Alice Murphy, who returned
from the Anchorage Fair Saturday
night reports an unusually good time,
the town outdoing itself in an en-:
deavor to entertain its visitors.
E. F. Jessen, former city editor on
the Anchorage Alaskan left Anchor
age on Saturday for Fairbanks where
he goes to join the editorial staff of
the News-Miner doing his bit to ad
vance the principles of the coming
Fair, after which he will return to j
Anchorage and attend to his own af-j
fairs, he being head of the Jessen Syn-i
dicate, national advertisers and bro-:
kers.
OGLE’S GARAGE
MADISON 66
Mr. and Mrs. Ehvell arrived in Se
ward Saturday night from Cache
creek, where they have been operat
ing this summer. They report some
cold weather for this time of the
year ice freezing on water pails and
heavy frosts at night.
Ross Heckey, well known oldtimer
of Anchorage and Matanuska was a
passenger on the Yukon for Valdez
where he is called as a juror. Mr.
Heckey, with Fi-ank Kelly, have a
mine near Chickaloon which ranks
among the best mines in the district.
This is his fii-st visit to Valdez since
leaving that place in 1916.
Mrs. Sylvester Howell arrived on
Saturday’s train from Hot Springs
and left for Minneapolis where her
mother is dangerously ill. She will
visit in Canada and Eastern cities
before returning.
A. R. Thorne and son, and C. S.
Knudsen of Fairbanks are registered
at a local hotel.
Frank, Swenson, Mrs. E. Frank,
Miss Collins and Mrs. R*. Hoit of Fair
banks are Seward visitors.
A. H. Hardy, the efficient game
warden of Anchorage, is a Seward
visitor, coming over to meet Messrs.
Walker and Henderson.
Attorney and Mrs. R. E. Robertson
and family arrived on yesterday’s
ti'aiu on their way southbound. Mr.
Robertson has been transacting legal
business at Anchoi'age.
A. H. Nordale, manager of the
Fairbanks News-Miner arrived in Se
ward on yesterday’s special on his
way to Seattle. Mr. Nordale is en
tering into a venture of his own and
will stay with the newspaper profes
sion, opening up a plant in Fair
banks issuing a weekly. He expects
to bring back with him from the
States some new type faces and also
machinery. Until he gets his new
machinery the Fairbanks Miner will
do his press work. Mr. Nordale
should m.d no trouble ir making his
proposed weekly a success if merits
,iU' iuo the News-Mine by lii;r sh,n: *
serve as an introduction.
Merton Elliott and “Scotty” Adams
young Anchorage youhs who have
been working thruout the summer for
the Alaska Railroad, were Seward vis
itors over Sunday, making the trip as
a vacation before having to return to
school.
Charles Lechner, proprietor of the ;
local machine shop, returned on the
Yukon from Seattle.
Tom Sobol was a passenger on the
Yukon for Valdez where he is called
on jury duty. He has been working
this summer in the mines in the Hope
district. He states that due to con
stant development work during the
past few years, this district is rapid
ly coming to the front as a leader in
the mining field.
O. H. Paterans of Kennecott is a
guest of the Hotel Overland.
Alice Flavell and Alice La Cour
siere of Kenai are at the Overland.
The Alaska Railroad issued a cir
cular announcing an excursion rate to
Fairbanks in connection with t^he pro
posed Tanana valley fair which will
be held in the Interior town.
The Misses M. E. Stanley and E.
H. Middleton, who have been stop
ping at the Lawing roadhouse at
Mile 23, arrived on Saturday’s train
and will leave on the Yukon for the'r
homes in the States.
Paul Nickerson and Mrs. Nickerson
:>f Cordova, are Seward visitors.
Deputy Marshal H. I. Staser of
Anchorage arrived on yesterday’s
train and will leave on the Yukon
for Valdez.
Alfred H. P»rooks, well known ge
ologist, arrived on the Yukon from a
trip by small boat through the Prince
William Sound district.
Mrs. Mabel Clayton and daughter of
Anchorage, are guests of a local ho
tel. Mrs. Clayton is an accomplish
ed musician of the Interior city.
Lieut. H. G. Messer and wife oi
San Antonio, Texas, are in town.
E. M. Polley, Territorial Tax col
lector is a Seward visitor. He will
leave on tonight’s boat for the south..
Martin Kilian of the forestry serv
ice is at the Van Gilder.
Miss Margaret Coil nr, daughter yf
assistant District Attorney and Mrs.
E. B. Collins of Fairbanks, arrived
in Seward yesterday to embark on
the steamship Yukon for the States.
Miss Collins will resume her stud
ies at Washington State College, hav
ing spent the summer vacation at
home.
Miss Esther Horton and Miss Eva
Benson of San Francisco, who have
been spending the summer as vaca
tionists at Anchorage, will be pas
sengers on the Yukon for the South
tonight.
Attorney General John Rustgard
leaves for Juneau tonight after an
official visit to Seward and Anchor
age.
E. M. Polley, Territorial tax col
lector returned from the Westward
will be an outing pasenger on
the steamer Yukon tonight.
Mrs. Glen Frank of Fairbanks ar
rived in Seward yesterday to take
the Yukon for Seattle, where she
will visit during the winter.
Dr. S. R. Capps of the U. S.
Geological Survey and party are
leaving for the States tonight, hav
ing completed a detailed survey of
coal deposits in the railroad belt.
Mrs. Ray Hoyt of Fairbanks is
visiting Seward between trains.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Sparks of
Jacksonville, Florida, who visited the
Interior during their tour of Alaska,
are returning South on the steamer
Yukon
Frank Young. Jr., of Fairbanks
who has been to Mayo Brothers clin
ic at Rochester, Minnesota, returned
North on the steamer Yukon and left
on this morning’s train. Mr. Young
has completely recovered from an
an illness which caused him to be
bedridden for several .months last
winter.
W. O. Bremmer has taken a posi
tion in the groecry department of the
Brown & Hawkins corporation. Coll
MacDougall has been shifted to the
clothing department.
Tuesday
P. O. Martin, who has been em
ployed in the clothing department
of Brown & Hawkins, sailed on the
\ ukon for Seattle.
W. F. Taylor, manager of the Ex
ploration department of the Standard
Oil Company, who came in Trom
Kanatak left on the Yukon for San
Francisco.
Machinist Mate J. M. Cook and fa
mily left on the steamship Yukon
for the outside. Mr. Cook will stop
for a time at Cordova, Mrs. Cook and
her son going thru to California
where she will spend the winter.
Mrs. John Flower left on yester
day’s train for Anchorage . She will
bring back Miss Marion Flower, who
has been in the hospital there suf
fering from paralysis, taking her to
the outside.
Miss Marjorie Neville left on yes
terday’s train for Anchorage on a
short visit.
The steamship Yukon sailed this
morning at 7:3tfe for Seattle, after re
maining in port about 42 hours.
Mrs. John Newland and children
left on the Yukon for Seattle. Mrs.
Newland is the wife of Capt. Charles
Newland, the popular master of the
Redondo.
Mrs. H. A. Stanton, mother in law
01 Mickey McKanna of the Seward
Dock, left on the Yukon for the
States.
Mrs. H. M. Jensen, proprietor of
the O. K. laundry goes to Chicago
to visit her mother. She sailed on
the Yukon.
Leroy Simpson, proprietor of Sim
son’s stores, left today fot Reno,
Nevada, to engage in business. Mr.
Sirason was located at Anchorage.
Burl Storey has taken a position
in the Arcade for the winter, Will
iam Potter having resigned to spend
a month or so in the hills.
Dr. W. W. Council of Cordova pass
ed through Seward on his way to
Anchorage. He was accompanied by
his wife.
Archdeacon Drain of the Yukon
successor to the late Archdeacon
Hudson Stuck, sailed today on the
Yukon en route to Seattle. His head
quarters have recently been changed
from Fort Yukon to Nenana.
Mrs. A. Danielson and baby left
on the Yukon to spend the winter
in Seattle. Mrs. Damielson is the
wife of the second officer on the
Redondo.
S. R. Capps, governor surveyor,
who has spent some time in the
Interior was an outgoing passenger
on the Yukon.
John F. Chamberlain, one of the
old guard of the commercial travel
ers of the Territory, left on the
Yukon for Juneau.
Mrs. W. M. Scaife and baby, wile
of Lieut. Scaife of the U. S. Coast
Survey, left on the Yukon for her
home in the States. Lieut. Scaife
has been surveying in the mountains
of the interior the past few sum
mers.
Mrs. George and Martha Valaer,
mother and wife of George Valear
of the Anchorage bath house left
on the Yukon for the States.
B. C. Eimes, traveling engineer of
the Alaska Road commission left on
the Yukon on a vacation trip. He
is known to his friends all along the
line as “Joe Bush.”
A. R. Thorne, veteran theatrical
man of Fairbanks, accompanied by
his son, and C. S. Knudsen, his part-1
ner, left on the Yukon for the
States.
John Nash, the oldtimer who has i
been in Seattle for the past few
months, is a returning passenger on
the Evans.
Airs. Matt Raich and baby left on
the Yukon for Seattle.
O Rothenburk and wife, Nenaua
residents, left on the Yukon todav
for the States.
E. M. Polley, territorial tax collec
tor, left for Latouche where he will
work until the next steamer south.
Alice Coursiere and Alice Hoville
left on the Redondo for Kenai.
R. D. Cady and wife, teachers at
Ninilchik, were outgoing passengers
on the Redondo.
A. A. Bass, representing the Fur
Farmer magazine left on the Re
dondo for Seldovia.
Wednesday
Elizabeth Kashavaroff of Kodiak is
a passenger on the Admiral Watson
en route to the States.
Dr. C. H. Burhen, of Delta, Colo.,
is a thru passenger on the Admiral
Watson en route to the States, after
having sipent the summer with his
brothers, prominent fox farmers to
the westward. The Doctor is heavily
interested in sheep farming in Colo
rado.
A heavy gale is reported at sea to
day, the wind blowing 60 miles at
Hinchinbrook station.
Fish Commissioner H. E. Ellsworth,
will return on the Northwestern from
a business meeting of the board in
Juneau.
Richard Suratt, the well known
moving picture artist, who covers the
territory for Pathe, is an outgoing
passenger on the Admiral Watson.
Mrs. Ingwald Jacobson and son,
Sidney, are incoming passengers on
the Northwestern, sailing from Se
attle Monday.
A term of court will be held at
Cordova directly following the Val
dez term. Several Seward citizens
have been subpoenaed as jurors.
Yeteve E. Taake, special represen
tative o fthe American Red Cross,
who has been in Alaska for the past
few months, is a through passenger
on the Watson enroute to Juneau.
Thursday
Miss Alva Peterson, a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Gust Peterson is con
fined to her bed with a severe cold.
E. Swettmann and Carl Orlander
returned on last night’s train from
a hunting trip.
Andy Simons, popular guide, arriv
ed in town last night.
Mrs. Thomas Neville and daughter
Marjorie returned on last night’s
train from Anchorage where they
spent a few days.
Mrs. John Flowers returned from
Anchorage on last night’s train where
she went to visit her daughter, Ma
rion, who is in the hospital there.
Fred Tomlinson, who has been tour
ins Alaska the past summer, left on
the Admiral Watson for California
points.
J. B. Lambert wa3 an outgoing pas
senger for Seattle on last night’s
boat.
Byron C. Elmej, traveling engineer
for the Alaska railroad, is on his
way to the States to spend his vaca
tion in San Francisco and eastern
cities.
Miss Pearl Fairman, who has been
spending tbe fair week in Anchorage
a guest of relatives, returned on one
of the last trains. Miss Fairman
won several prizes for needlework
in the Anchorage fair.
Miss Ora Dee Clark, who has been
in charge of the information bureau
of the Anchorage Chamber of Com
merce and president of the Anchor
age Woman’s Club, left on the last
boat for Kennecott where she will
teach school the coming winter.
Ernest Eburn, an oldtimer of the
Interior was among the outgoing pas
sengers on one of the last boats, en
route to the old country. He will
spend the winter in Italy visiting
relatives and also plans a trip to
Milan, taly, to visit a friend of the
Dawson days.
Miss Lily Rivers, a well known An
chorage girl, left for the states on
one of the last boats to enter Pull
man college.
Mrs. L. R. Gillette and three chil
dren of Fairbanks have reserved pas
sage on the Northwestern. Mr. Gil
lette is assistant District Attorney in
the Fourth division.
Harold Painter, of the local dock,
Louis Mehan, purser of the Starr,
and John Gilpatrick are hunting in
the vicinity of Moose Pass.
J. B. Matthews, wife, and three
daughters are leaving on the North
western. Mr. Matthews has been in
the employ of the N. C. Co. for a
number of years. He had charge of
the Hot Springs agency and later re
moved to Nenana.
Charles Kemp, assistant city clerk
of Anchorage left on the steamer
for Valdez where he has been drawn
as a juryman.
Milton Noll shipped on the deck
department of the Redondo.
Miss. Antoinnette Ward, of New
York City, was a through passenger
on the Nabesna. Miss Ward is in
terested in some copper properties
in the Seward peninsula, and went in
to look them over.
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An extra railroad gang is working
on the glacier stream, putting in w
track and getting ready tor the
steam shovels which will arrive in
a few’ days.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kleinscl Ljiidt
were through passengers on the Na
besna en route from Nome to the
States. Mr. and Mrs. Kleinschmidt
recently returned to Nome from the
ice pack where they put in the sum
mer hunting walrus, polar bears and
taking moving pictures. They char
tered the Noatak, belonging to Low
man Bros.
The Bridge club met last night at
the residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
Root, a luncheon being served by
the members. Mrs. Frances McNally
won the first prize.
Mr. Eugene B. Merovitch, repre
senting the Merganthaler Linotype
Co., of Brooklyn, New York, a mem
ber of the executive staff, arrived
on the Nabesna from Nome, where
he went in the interests of his com
pany. Mr. Merovitch w’ill leave Mon
day for Anchorage and Fairbanks.
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Mrs. \Ym. Fairman has taken oVer
the Tecklenburg apartments over the
Liberty theatre and will move in
from Mile Seven as soon as they are
vacated by Mrs. Tecklenburg.