Suntrana Coal
THE HOUSEWIFE’S
DELIGHT
Free from Soot and Foreign Matter
Clean and Economical
ASK YOUR LOCAL DEALER FOR SUNTRANA COAL
Office Mine
Anchorage, Alaska Healy Forks, Alaska
HEALY RIVER COAL CORP.
THOUGHT
SPACE
SEWARD WATER &
POWER COMPANY
SEWARD, ALASKA
“Good Water a Necessity in Every Rome**
JOHN NELSON, Manager, WAYNE BLUE, Agent
OFFICE ARCADE BUILDING
Ice Cream
MADE DAILY
HIGH GRADE
Candies
Framed
r
Pictures, Photogiaphs,
Curios
SYLVIA’S
Phone Adams 128
CITY EXPRESS
Billy Patterson
Meets All Boats and Trains
F. B. MOORE
Gore Bldg. Adams 145
WALL PAPER PAPER-HANG
ING, and PAINTING
TINTING
FRESH MILK AND
CREAM
Also fresh Lettuce, from
our hothouse, delivered
daily by ordei*.
Our Motto:
“The Best”
SEWARD DAIRY
TAILORING
Come In and Get Measured for
a Suit. Guaranteed Fit.
C. HENNING
Seward, Alaska
Take
THE FUR FARMER
MAGAZINE
and know the fur business. It
deals with every phase of fur
farming. Learn how others made
a success of farming fur bearing
animals.
Address
21 COLMAN DOCK
Seattle, Wash.
“Casey” Jones, employed by th<
Alaska railroad, has been transfer
red from Fairbanks to Seward, ar
riving here on Sunday’s train.
A number of cases of influenzj
have been reported at Nenana the
past week. It is said, however, the
danger is abating.
John Campbell, a resident of Fair
banks, arrived on one of the las
trains and left for the States fron
where he will take ship for a visi
to Ireland, which he left 34 years
ago.
Mrs. H. O. Roberts left on the Ad
miral Evans for ITganik, where Mr
Roberts is manager of the Kodial
Fishing and Packing Co.
Fire Chief Lanning has been doing
some much needed burning ovei
grassy areas in the northern part ol
town.
A1 Hardy, local game warden re
ports an epidemic of influenza a'
Kenai, several deaths having occur
red there. Nearly all the Cook In
let towns have been affected by th<
recurrence of this disease, but not tc
virulent as in former years.
John H. Campbell, a trader anc
merchant of Minto, on the Tanana
. arrived on Sunday’s train and left
; for the states on a buying trip. Mr
Campbell took out a fine lot of furs
with him. He reports bad traveling
owing to tne oreakup.
D. W. Flannigan, prohibition of
ficer, raided a house in Fairbanks
last -week securing three truck loads
of booze and equipment.
SEWARD LODGE NO 219, F. & A. M
A Stated communications first
third Wednesdays of each
/^r\ month; visiting brethren wel
come, J. P. Hannon, W. M.; Harold
Painter, Secretary.
RESURRECTION LODGE NO. A-7,
I. O. O. F.
j Meets every Thursday a1
8:00 p. m. in Odd Fellows
jHall, next to the postoffice. Visiting
i brothers welcome. Fred Martineides,
JN. G.; Chas. Lechner, Secretary.
IGLOO NO. NINE, PIONEERS OF
ALASKA
Meets every Second and Fourth Fri
day nights in Odd Fellows’ Hall; John
Flowers, President; Coll A. McDou
gall, Secretary.
SEWARD CHAPTER NO. 10, ORDER
OF EASTERN STAR
Meeets the second and
fourth Mondays of each
month in Odd Fellows1
Hall at 8 p. m. Visiting
members always wel*
some; Goldie Blue W. M.
Mrs. Viola T. Swetmann, Secretary.
SEWARD REBEKAH LOGE NO. 6-A,
I. O. O. F.
Meets the first and
third Mondays of
each month in Odd
Fellows Hall at 8:00
p. m. Visiting mem*
bers are always wel
come. Mrs. John
Bosness, N. Q.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Mrs. Goode, corresponding secre
tary of the Nation Organization of
the Woman’s Home Mission Society
of the Methodist Church and Mrs.
Taylor, Financial Secretary of the
same organization arrived on the
steamship Alaska to select a site for
the new Jesse home to be built in
Alaska. The Nome and Dutch Har
bor schools are to be combined in
this one. Mrs. Goode and Mrs. Tay
lor spent the last few days in look
ing over the different sites suitable
for the home in Seward. The ladies
left for Anchorage accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs. Dunlap to look over
the sites in that vicinity.
Last evening, at the Methodist
church, Mrs. Goode gave a very in
teresting talk on the work of the
mission in the different countries of
the w'orld. She enumerated her talk
on the different schools in the Unit
ed States maintained by the Mis
sion. There were thirteen schools
for negroes in the south; five schools
in Tennessee and Kentucky for the
mountaineers; four schools in Cal
ifornia, New Mexico and Arizona
for Mexicans; four schools on the
different reservations in the west
for Indians; three schools in Califor
nia for the Japanese; and also two
schools for the Chinese. Their own
universities are turning out mission
aries.
She also stated that the assets of
the mission in schools were seven
teen million dollars.
The assets in hospitals being over
seven millions. The revenue from
| the different societies in the form of
s dues amounted to over two and one
half million dollars.
The Home that the Mission intends
building in Alaska is to be a mod
. ern vocational school. Mrs. Goode
t asks for the moral support rather
than for the financial support of
, the citizens of the community. More
than anything else they want the
friendliness of the community.
The steamship Starr sails west to
night at midnight with a large quan
tity of freight and a number of pas
sengers on her first trip of the sea
■ son to Nushagak. Aboard the Starr
■ i will be Tommy Roberts and wdfe,
• V. E. Huffman for Kodiak, Earl F.
Grouch, Hal G. Evarts, both of Uyak,
A. Peel, Andy Simons and Frank
. Revelle, guides of the Kenai Lake
district, who are going to King Cove;
. Jack Lee, oil magnate, who is return
. ing to Wide Bay; R. B. Patterson
i and wife for Unalaska, where they
, go to take charge of Queen’s res
taurant; H. D. Wandling, local fur
rier and a fur buyer by the name
of Jacobson, wrho are taking the first
boat into Nushagak; W. A. Tatter
sall, for Kodiak; L. L. Bales and
party of four en route to Stepovak
Bay. Mr. Bales is taking a large
quantity of freight with him. At
False Pass the Starr will pick up
J. C. Lowe and wife, who will con
tinue on to their home at Nushagak.
The Starr will make connections
with the following boats this sum
mer, sailing from Seward as follows:
Yukon, June 7, Northwester^, July
5, Alaska, August 2, and the North
; western, September 6.
Fairbanks papers report heavy
floods on the Richardson Highway,
the Tanana river being on a ramp
age. At Munson’s roadhouse, which
was burned some -weeks ago, the
lumber and supplies for the new
building being constructed by Geo.
Hillier were washed into the river
and lost. It is now impossible to
travel the road farther than to Mile 18
from the Fairbanks end, as there is
two feet of water on the road and
culverts and bridges washed out. At
Salchaket there is a large ice jam
and for a mile each side of the
bridge it is only possible to travel
in a boat. As soon as the water
drops repairs wlil be made.
Ben Grier, the Third Division’s
live legislator, will reach Seward to
morrow on the Yukon. Mr. Grier
put thru or introduced many valua
able bills for this division.
The sawmill owned and operated
by W. A. Keller at Seldovia, burn
ed to the ground Monday with a loss
of $7,000. The fire started in the
boiler room and was qickly out of
conliol. It is reported the mill will
not be rebuilt.
Mrs. Elwynn Swetmann entertain
ed a few friends yesterday afternoon
in the Arcade Building. The after
noon was spent in playing bridge,
three tables being in progress. Mrs.
Hugh Dougherty won the first prize
for high score, Mrs. Flower the con
solation prize and Mrs. George Sex
ton the cut prize. Those attending
the party were Mrs. H. Thody, Mrs.
Geo. Sexton, Mrs. H. S. Balderston,
Mrs. H. B. Selby, Mrs. P. Anderson,
Mrs. J. Flower, Mrs. Eccles, Mrs. W.
Blue, Mrs. L. V. Ray, Mrs. Hugh
Dougherty, Mrs. Baughman annd Mrs.
W. E. Root.
G. L. Jones, manager of the As
sociated Oil company, at Kanatak,
which ceased drilling and went out
side last fall, returned on the Admir
al Evans with a crew of men and
will resume work upon their arrival
at Kanatak. Considerable equipment
is being taken in this year and it
is expected to reach the oil sands be
fore the end of the season.
The Bank of Seward will be open
at the usual hours, from 10 to 3,
banker Harry Balderston having re
turned from Anchorage where he has
been attending the details of the re
cent merger of the two banks there.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
FINAL PROOF
Interior Department, U. S. Land
Office, Anchorage, Alaska, May 5,
1925.
Final proof testimony on home
stead entry, Serial 05504, embracing
the Northeast Quarter of Section 23,
T. 1 N. R. 1 W. Seward Meridian,
has been submitted by Edward Vogl,
and his witnesses Tom Hambright,
and James McConnel, all residing at
Seward, Alaska, and is now in the
files of the local land office at Anch
orage, Alaska, and if no protest is
filed in the local land office at Anch
orage, Alaska, on or before July 15,
1925, said final proof will be accept
ed and final certificate issued.
J. LINDLEY GREEN,
Register.
First publication May 14, 1925.
Last publication, June 17, 1925.
CALL FOR BIDS
KENAI SCHOOL BUILDING
Bids for the erection of a school
building at Kenai, Alaska, will be
received at the office of the Commis
sioner of Education, Juneau, Alaska,
until Wednesday noon, May 27. Con
tractors may inspect plans and spec
ifications and secure forms for a bid
at the office of the newspaper in
which this call is published. All bids
mftist be accompanied by a good and
sufficient bond in an amount equal
to fifty (50) per cent of the amount
of the bid, which bond shall be con
ditioned that the said bidder shall
enter into and carry out the provis
ions of the contract for which he bid.
All bonds shall run to and in favor
of the Territory of Alaska. The right
to reject any or all bids is reserved.
Publish May 13, 14, 15, 16, IS, 1925.
NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING
No. 19.
In the Probate Court for the Sel
dovia Precinct, Third Division,
Territory of Alaska, at Seldovia.
In the matter of the Estate of Hen
ry Ladehoff, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Tollack
Oilstad, administrator of the estate
of Henry Ladehoff, deceasel, has fil
ed for approval his final account and
petition for final distribution and
that the 28th day of June, 1925 at
the hour of 2 P. M. at the office of
the United States Commissioner and
Ex-Officio Probate Judge for the
above named Precinct, Division and
Territory, at Seldovia, Alaska, has
been fixed as the time and place for
the holding of such hearing,, when
and where any person or persons in
terested in the matters of the said
estate may appear and show cause,
if any they have, why the said peti
tion should not be granted.
Dated this 27tli day of April, 1925.
RALPH V. ANDERSON,
U. S. Commissioner and Ex-Officio
Probate Judge, Seldovia Precinct.
First publication May 4, 1925.
Last publication, June 1, 1925. 5-t.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office.
Anchorage, Alaska, April 24, 1925.
Notice is hereby given that Robert
W. Johnston has submitted final proof
testimony on Homestead Entry, Se
rial 04169, embracing the SW^SW^t
Lot 1, wy2wy2 Lot 2, W%Wy2 Lot 3,
SE14SW14 Lot 3, SW%SE% Lot 3,
Fractional Ey-SE^ Lot 3, Fractional,
SE^NEy, Lot 3, Fractional, and Lot
4, Section 12, T. 1 N. R. 1 W. Seward
Meridian, together with his witnesses,
P. C. McMullen and George J. Laugh
lin, all of Seward, Alaska, and is now
on file in the local land office, at An
chorage, Alaska, and if no protest is
filed in the local land office, at An
chorage, Alaska, on or before June 15,
1925, said final proof will be accepted
and final certificate issued.
J. LINDLEY GREEN,
Register.
First publication April 29, 1925.
Last publication June 2, 1925. dly.
Emil Kraft, of Kodiak, returned
on the Admiral Evans from a trip
to the states.
A number of men were engaged
yesterday in running the corners and
boundaries for the proposed site tut
the Jesse Lee Home.
Mary M. Monigle of Eska was an
outgoing passenger on one of the
last boats.
Marathon
CAFE
JOSIE EMSWILER, Prop.
THE HOME OF WELL
COOKED FOOD
SEWARD, ALASKA
FOR SALE
Pool and dance hall, bakery and res
taurant in connection, barber shop and
moving picture house, rooms. Four
room residence, Electric light and
water system. Price $12,500.00. $7,
000.00 cash, balance terms. Good In
vestment in live fishing town.
C. W. WAGNER
SELDOVIA, ALASKA
Get This
Point, It’s ■:!
Important
—the point of a Parker Duofold
is made of genuine jff native
Tasmanian Iridium nj which costs
over three times as / / much as the
iridium used in / I ordinary
fountain pen //points. That’s
why the Parker 1/ Duofold is
called the 25- fj year point.
That’s why it /t/ is the cheapest
pen on earth /gf at $7—because its
usefulness is everlasting.
Lady Pnoleld or DnoioM JrM $s
Gold Rina or Gold Pocket-clip
included free.
Pack along a Duofold
on your vacation
Ask To See It At
0RLANDER, the Jeweler
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
W. D. Coppernoll
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT
LAW
Will Practice in All Courts of the
Territory
SEWARD, ALASKA
SEE
Curtis R. Morford
FOR FIRE INSURANCE
Dr. A. R. Roberts
DENTIST
Dental and General
X-RAY WORK
New Tecklenberg Bldg.
Phone Mad. 108 - - - Seward, Alaska
Dr. J. A. Baughman
Physician and Surgeon
CHRONIC DISEASES A SPECIALTY
Phone Madison 90. Seward, Alaska
Hugh Dougherty
FURNISHED HOUSES FOR RENT
Real Estate and Insurance
Business Phone Adams 152
Residence Phone, Madison 58
Aaron E. Rucker
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Office in Benson Building
PHONE MADISON 114