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'’Seward Happenings
LOCAL AND SOCIAL ITEMS OF THE WEEK
From Tuesday’s Daily
Mrs. G. R. Cunningham of Heren
een Bay, and Miss Mary Winehill of
nalaska, were guests of the Hotel
an Gilder Saturday.
M. M. Rugg, representing Cudahy
Company, was a guest of the Van
ilder over Sunday.
Grace G. Bostwick, Mrs. P. A. Coo'; i
’. A. Williams and Jack Chovin, An
horage residents, registered in at
le Van Gilder over Sunday.
Tln^ Admiral Watson this trip will
all at Alitak to bring away the re
minder of the pack and crew.
Mrs. Jessie Murphy and daughter,
.lice, arrived on the Admiral Evans
aturday, after spending the summer
t Uganik Bay.
G>'!i Carrington, representing the
uller Paint Co., will arrive on the
•ain tomorrow evening.
A1 Blair, who has spent the past
ear at Alitak, in the employ of the
Jitak Packing Company, arrived on
ae Admiral Evans, and will spend a
?w days in town on business mat
ers. He will return on the Admiral
Batson, and spend the winter at Ali
ik as watchman.
Chris Anrod, of Sunrise, was a Sew
rd visitor over Sunday.
Mrs. Harry Brown, of lower Kenai
Lake, arrived in Seward on Saturday
train.
C. E. Petersen, a Sand Point resi
dent, arrived in Seward on one of the
last boats.
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Dool, Mr. and
Mrs. F. W. Butterfield, and Mrs. Jas.
H. Cobb of Anchorage registered at
the Hotel Sexton Sunday.
A1 Jones, of Anchorage, was regis
tered at the Sexton over Sunday.
A total eclipse of the sun will oc
cur in the United States September
10, the first since 1919. The eclipse
will start 12;56 and the duration will
be 3 minutes, 36 seconds. This solar
eclipse will be visible from Alaska.
John and Robert McCombe of Fair
banks, were over Sunday guests of
the Hotel Seward.
Otto Schallerer left yesterday for a
trip to Mile 52.
The oil tanker Lucas will arrive in
port this afternoon about 4 o’clock,
bringing oil for the company’s tanks
in Seward.
Archie W. Shields, of Bellingham,
was a Seward visitor over Sunday.
Milo Hurlbut was a Valdez passen
ger on the Northwestern.
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H. C. Kavanaugh came in on Satur
day’s train and left on the Northwest,
ern to attend a term of court at Val
dez.
Assistant District Attorney Julien
C. Hurley left on the Northwestern
for Valdez where a term of court is
being held.
W. L. Shirley and James Nash, wit
nesses in the Libbyville murder case,
arrived on the steamship Starr from
the westward and sailed on the last
boat for Valdez.
Deputy Marshal Ralph Reed was an
outgoing passenger on the North
western en route to Valdez to attend
the fall term of court.
A. F. McCallum was a Valdez pas
senger on Saturday night’s boat.
Mrs. P. Larson and daughter Kath
erine left on the Northwestern for
Valdez, where Mrs. Larson has been
summoned as a juror.
C. V. FGoebel left for Latouche on
Saturday’s boat.
Mrs. Russell Magna was a passen
ger on Saturday’s boat for Juneau.
Deputies Jas. Hill and Fleckenstein
left for Valdez to attend court.
Earl Mount made a trip out the
line on Monday’s train, returning by
auto Monday evening.
The steamship Northwestern’s pas
senger list will be published tomor
row. She carried a capacity load.
Today all flags on public buildings
and government vessels, are at the
top of the staff, the 0 day period of
mourning for President Harding ex
piring yesterday.
L. V. Ray left on the Northwestern
for Valdez, where he will attend the
term of court.
Mrs. Chas. E. Bunnell, wife of Judge
Bunnell, president of the Alaska Agri
cultural college, and mother, Mrs. E.
Bunnell, are passengers for Seward
on the Alaska.
Queenie Russell, Lily Pivus, and
Vera Kimball visited over Sunday in
Seward and returned to Anchorage
Monday. They are A. E. C. employes.
Mrs. Carrie Suits arrived on the
Admiral Evans from Uganik, where
she has been spending the past sum
mer.
Billy Butler, Hawley Sterling and
Mrs. J. Cleveland of Nenana, spent
Sunday in Seward.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Allen, tourists
from New Jersey, will arrive on Wed
nesday’s train.
Three funerals were held in SewarQ
Sunday. Funeral services were held
at the wharf by the local club of Elks,
over the ashes of John Noon, who died
in Portland. After the ceremony the
ashes were scattered on the surface
of the bay.
The funeral of Ed Tuerck, the Nuka
Island fox rancher, who died recently
from cancer, was held from the local
undertaking parlors, the remains be
ing interred in the cemetery at Mile
4^- Many beautiful floral offerings
were made by friends of the deceased.
Mrs. Martha Peterson, who died in
this city Saturday, was buried in the
local cemetery Sunday, services being
held at the family residence.
Mrs. W. E. Moultray, wile of the lo
cal manager of the S’audard Oil Co.,
accompanied by her daugli.er, will
arrive in Seward on the steamship
Alaska to make their home here Mr
Moultray is alrealv’ ie the city.
A. Foster, superintendent of the
Alitak Packing Company, accompa
nied by his wife and family, passed
through on the Admiral Evans on his
way to the States.
From Wednesday’s Daily
Rev. George A. Learn, of Wood Isl
and Baptist Orphanage, arrived or
the Admiral Evans and will spend a
few days in Seward before resuming
his trip to the States.
Mrs. J. H. Sellen and children, whc
have been visiting relatives in An
chorage, passed through here on tht
last boat en route to her home in Cor
dova.
Mr. and Mrs. Ward H. James anc
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Asp, superintended
and engineer respectively of the An
chorage Packing company were outgo
ing passengers on the last boat. Mr
James states that his company put ur
a very good pack this season.
Mrs. H. B. Avakoff ana son, of An
chorage, were outgoing passengers or
one of the last boats.
George Sexton and Miss Lorraine
McManus will return tonight from £
trip to lower Kenai.
Win. Manthy received a new Ford
on the Northwestern Saturday.
The tug Kingfisher made a hurried
trip to Day’s Harbor yesterday, re
turning with Earl Hartsough, who
sustained a fractured ankle while act
ing as hook tender at the Resurrec
tion Bay logging camp. The injured
man is resting at the Hotel Sexton,
Dr. Baughman reducing the fracture.
He will be taken to Anchorage tomor
row to have an X-ray taken of the
injured limb.
Margaret C. Collins of Fairbanks,
was an outgoing passenger on the last
boat, en route to the States wheie she
will attend school the coming winter.
Miss Collins spent the summer with
her parents, Senator and Mrs. Collins.
Mrs. J. R. Hayden, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.
M. Graff, returned to her home in the
States on the Northwestern, which
sailed Saturday night.
Miss Ebbe M. Djupe, Red Cross
nurse and former Sewardite, who has
been visiting in this city the past two
wTeeks, sailed for Seattle on the last j
boat.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Reed returned
on the Northwestern from Juneau,
where Mr. Reed took a special course
of instruction in the offices of the
Standard Oil Company, prepartory to
entering upon the duties of clerk at
the local plant.
Miss August Schneider of Valdez,
who has been on a trip to the inte
rior, returned Saturday night and left
on the boat for her horntTin Valdez.
Mrs. J. D. Dawson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Tuerck, wires that
she will sail sail from Seattle on one
of the first boats.
From Thursday’s Daily
Lost Harbor on ALutan island was
rechristened by the name of Chicago,
with much ceremony last winter, the
Anchorage Times says. The crew of
coast guard cutter Haida which was
the first boat in since November 1922
took in mail and supplies.
E. S. Dolan, son of W. A. Dolan, of
Valdez, arrived in Seward last night,
having made the trip to Fairbanks
over the Richardson road. Mr. Dolan
| will leave on the Alaska for the states
j w’here his mother resides.
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A1 Blair, watchman for the Alitak
Packing Company, left on the Admi
ral Watson for Kodiak, from which
place he will go to Alitak by small
boat. He will return to Seward next
fall.
Earl Hartsough, who sustained a
fractured ankle at the logging camp of
the Resurrection Bay Lumber Co.,
was taken to Anchorage this morning
by Nurse Perry.
Cornelius Schmidt, a son of Wm.
Schmidt, of Valdez, will reach Seward
Saturday night, having made the trip
over the Richardson trail.
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Davis left this
morning for Anchorage, where Mrs.
Davis will go into the hospital for
medical treatment.
John F. Coffee returned on the Ad
miral Watson from the States where
he went for surgical treatment. Mr.
Coffee is fully recovered. He will be
an outgoing passenger on the Starr
for Kanatak.
Pvt. George Guest returned to Sew
ard on last night’s boat, following a
year’s absence at Valdez. He will be
stationed here the remainder of his
enlistment.
Arthur Moody, who has been em
ployed by the Standard Oil company
left this morning to work for the com
mission at Willow creek.
Frank A. Boyle, head of the gen
eral land office at Anchorage, has
just recovered from a serious attack
of acute indigestion which caused
trouble with his heart.
E. M. Polley, territorial tax collec
tor, passed through on one of the re
cent boats en route to the interior to
look after tax matters.
Harry Madland, salesman for the
Seattle Hardware Company, who has
been working in northern Alaska this
summer, arrived on Iasi night’s train
and left for westward points on the
| Admiral Watson.
Mrs. Elwvn Swetmann and Miss
Inez Wahgh left for the westward on
the Admiral Watson, making the
round trip.
Eighteen prisoners are confined in
the Anchorage jail.
S. Fredilo, who is accused of as
’ saulting an officer at Kenai was taken
to Valdez for trial Saturday. This is
another case that should have been
tried in Seward and Anchorage.
Mrs. W. R. Mills who has been vis
iting W. E. Perry and wife, left this
morning for her home in Anchorage.
Mrs. Chas. Lechner served a ptarmi
gan luncheon for Mrs. Mills yesterday
afternoon.
Oscar Dahl left this morning for
Hope.
R. C. Hurley, of the Alaska railroad,
has been promoted to the office of
i compensation agent, wh:ch carries a
i substantial increase in salarv.
Mrs. A. A. Shonbeck, who has been
visiting Mrs. Ralph Reed, returned to
her home in Anchorage this morning.
Mrs. Wayne Blue and son Burdette
returned from a six weeks visit to
the States.
J. M. Reiter, assistant master me
chanic of the Alaska railroad, has
been transferred from Anchorage to
the Fairbanks shop. He will be in
charge of the Fairbanks shops.
Anton Eide, superin rendent of con
struction for the Seward district of
the Alaska Road Commission, return
ed last night from a business trip to
Anchorage.
From Friday’s Daily
Mr. and Mrs. Allen of Jersey City,
N. J., who have been touring Alaska
are in Seward for a few days. Mr.
j and Mrs. Allen have booked passage
j on the Watson for Seattle. They are
! loud in their praises of the beautiful
scenery of this country and the genu
ine hospitality they have met with all
along. ,
Jack and Mrs. Donald of Dawson,
old-timers in the North, left recently
for Los Angeles where they will re
main permanently. The old timers are
leaving the country fast.
Milton Noll and Frank Revelle kill
ed the first moose of the season at
Cooper Lake Saturday. The animal,
a bull, was a very large one with a
large spread of horns.
J. K. Wilberford, who for the past
few months has been working on the
Matanuska branch of the Alaska rail
road will return on the Alaska to
Corvallis, Oregon, where he will re
sume his studies at the agricultural
college
A party composed of Mrs. J. H.
Flickinger, Andy Simons and wife,
Frank Revelle and Milton Noll left
today for down sound points where
they will engage in a bear hunt.