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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — ESTABLISHED AUGUST 19, 1904
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COOLIDGE DIES
(Continued from Page One)
■who did, Colonel Coolidge had the
distinction of being the only one to
administer the oath of the presiden
tial office to his son. It was this
more than the mere fact he had be
come the father of the president that
caused the attention of the nation to
be directed to him.
It was only a few weeks before
that the son. then vice president,
with his family had returned to the
paternal homestead for a vacation.
In the midst of this family reunion
and holiday came the death of
President Harding. It was near mid
night when the news reached the
Coolidge home in the little mount
ain village of Plymouth, remote from
the railroad, and immediately plans
were made for swearing in the new
president.
The ceremony was delayed only
long enough to receive from Wash
ington the official form of the pres
ident oath and when it arrived in the
early morning hours,the stage was
all set for one of the most solemn
and dramatic inductions of a pres
ident in the history of the country.
Administers Great Oath
Colonel Coolidge was thrust into
the picture much in the manner of
an understudy suddenly called upon
to play the leading role in a drama.
The vice president had decided that
his father, by virtue of his office
of notary public of Plymouth, was
qualified to administer the oath,
which was done in the living room
of the Coolidge home by the light
of a small kerosene lamp of the type
commonly used in farmhouse kit
chens.
The ceremony thus performed amid
surroundings that were more like the
early years of the country rather
than of the twentieth century, was
in conformity to the simple traditions
that have marked the lives of the
Coolidges of Vermont for many years.
On Governor’s Staff
Colonel Coolidge—he obtained his
rank from service on the staff of
Governor Stickney, of Vermont—al
ways lived in Plymouth, where he was
born March 31, 1845. The fact that
his son became president did not
change his mode of living with the
exception that he was obliged to
spend considerable time greeting
tourists who came by the thousands
during the months when snow did
not hinder motor traffic to the vil
lage. The colonel took a great pride
in showing them the table where the
president signed the oath of officfe,
the pen, the kitchen lamp and the
Bible used in the administration of
the oath. He also prized highly his
visitors’ register, a series of note
books containing the signatures of
thousands of persons from ail parts
of the country.
After his son became the occupant
of the White House, Colonel Cool
idge made occasional trips to Wash
ington,, but always appeared glad to
get back to his farm and the life to
which he had so long been accus
tomed.
Takes No Credit
Although proud of the success of
his son’s career, the father never
was heard to take any credit for it.
“When Cal was in school,” he once
remarked, “I thought he would make
a good doctor, but his main thought
as a youth was to get a good edu
cation and I did all in my power to
help him. As a boy he always went
with-,me to the town meeting, town
caucus and such things and always
when we had a public examination
for schoolteachers. He was always
interested in such things. The point
of it is, whatever he had to do he
attended to it and did the best he
knew how, whether he liked it or
not, and I think that’s what he has
always done.”
Merchant for Many Years
Colonel Coolidge, although primar
ily a merchant during most of the
years of his active life, was a man
of many interests. After his school
ing at Black River Academy at Lud
low, which his son later attended,
he worked for the village wheel
wright cutting timber until he was
22 years of age. Then he rented
the general store at Plymouth and
conducted it until 1918, when he
sold the business to devote his time
to insurance interests and his duties
as an officer of the Ludlow Savings
Bank and Trust Company. He was
one of the organizers of the latter
and a charter member of the board
of directors.
Vermont Legislator
At the age of 27, Colonel Coolidge
was elected to the Vermont legisla
ture and was the youngest represen
New Westward
Edition
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The Seward Daily Gateway once more is taking the
initiative in advancing the interests of Alaska—This time
it will be an edition devoted strictly to the Westward, both
conducive to the Fur Farmers and the Fish Canning
Industry. This edition will perhaps be the only one of its
kind ever produced in the Territory. Its size will be that
of the Saturday Evening Post, and will be profuse with
pictures depicting fox raising, the canning of Alaska
fish and, through the courtesy of Merl LaVoy, the Gate
way is grateful in securing some of the finest pictures
of the sealing industry that have ever been taken. With
all, this edition promises to advance the welfare of the
big westward district which Seward alone is the Gateway.
Many correspondents have been arranged and thru the
last mail indications point that the special edition for our
neighbors will go over big. At another time announce
ment will be made as to the date of this publication, but
it will not be off the press before July.
The Gateway solicits articles for this edition which
will be of especial interest to those concerned. As was
said before, this will be a strictly Westward edition, dedi
cated to the Fur Farmers and the Fish Canning inter
ests of the Westward and Southwest district..
Advertising rates will be sent upon application.
six terms as representative and om
as state senator. In his home towr
tative in the session. He servec
he was tax collector for 38 years, i
deputy sheriff for more than fort)
years and school director for a loni
period. He also served as moderate]
for the town meeting and was ass.
istant postmaster for 49 years. Ir
the last named position it was sale
in the village that he was the onl)
person there who was sufficientlj
familiar with the forms of the post
office department to make out cor
rectly the detailed reports required
His services also were in demand
in the settlements of estates.
Jack of A/ll Trades
lA. visitor to Plymouth once re
marked that the colonel appeared
“to have been everything in this
town except an undertaker.” To
this he replied that as a youth work
ing in the wheelwright’s shop he
assisted in making coffins. “And we
thought,” he added, “that it was a
cheat to use anything but hardwood
for coffins in those days.”
Married Second Time
Colonel Coolidge, in 1S68, married
Victoria Moor. They lived in a
tenement in the rear of the store,
where President Coolidge was born,
until 1878, when upon the death of
his father, the colonel moved into
the latter’s home, t'he present Cool
idge homestead. Mrs. Coolidge died
when Calvin was 12 years old. The
colonel’s second wife was Carrie A.
Brown, who died in 1920.
Spea.king of the affection between
his second wife and his son, Col
onel Coolidge once said:
“Calvin was never so busy but
that he wrote to his stepmother
every week and sometimes oftener.
And she could see more in him than
I could. (She took more stock in
his someday becoming president
than I did.”
Stuck With the Hoss
Although thousands of automobiles
visited his home after his son be
came president, Colonel Coolidge
never had a desire for this modem
means of conveyance. Making the
trips which his varied business in
terests demanded, he stuck to his
buggy and old horse, which he re
marked in 1924 was about “played
out.” He took kindly, however, to
the radio and in his later years
abandoned his lifetime practice of
retiring early in order to listen in,
especially when an address by his son
was being broadcast. He was great
ly touched when President Coolidge
at the close of an address near the
end of the 1924 campaign said a pub
lic goodnight to his father.
The death of Calvin Coolidge, jr.,
son of the president, greatly affect
ed the colonel, and his friends said
that he never fully recovered from
the shock.
EXCEPTIONALLY
FINE MUSICAL
PROGRAM SUNDAY
There will be no preaching at the
Methodist Episcopal church Sunday,
but instead, a fine musical program
has been arranged which is published
below' in its entirety. The Sunday
school class will be held at 10:30 in
the morning, and the musical program
will follow' an hour later, at 11:30:
Musical Program
1. Voluntary.
2. Doxology.
3. Prayer.
4. Violin Duet—Angels Serenade.”
Mrs. George Schmitt.
Miss Alva Peterson.
5. Solo—Selected.
Mrs. Robbins.
6. Hymn—“All the Way My Sav
ior Leads Me.”
7. Song—“I Would Be a Little Sun
beam.”
Primary Dept., Sunday School.
8. Hymn—“Jesus Shall Reign.”
9. Offertory.
10 .Song—“My Wonderful Dream.”
Intermediate Girls Class.
11. Orchestra—“More' Love To Thee
O Christ.”
12. Hymn—“Savior, Like a Shepherd
Lead Us.”
13. Solo—“The Holy City.”
Miss Elsie Hoffmann.
14. Hymn—“Sweet By and By.”
15. Lords’ Prayer.
16. Postlude.
HELEN AND PARTNER DEFEATED
NICE, France, Mar. 17. (JP)—Helen
Wills and Charles S. Kingsley of Eng
land were defeated by Mmle. Vlasto
ind Henry Cochet of France in the
Inals of the mixed doubles.
Easter cards! Select them now
ind mail them out on the next
Southbound steamer, for Easter will
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NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL ELECTlOf
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, tha
on Tuesday, April 6th, 1926, the annu
al election of City Officers and mem
her of the School Board, for the Cit:
of Seward, Alaska will be held. Th<
polls for said election will be situate<
in the City Hall of said City. Tin
polls will be open from 8 o’clock a. m
on the morning of Tuesday, April 6th
1926, until 7 o’clock p. m. on the even
ing of said day:
Qualification of voters: Every per
son twenty-one years of age who is i
citizen of the United States and wh<
has resided in the Territory of Alas
ka continuously for one year next pre
ceding the election and within the lim
its of the City of Seward for si>
months preceding the election shal
be qualified to vote.
The following officers are to bf
elected at the annual election on Tues
day April 6th, 1926.
MAYOR
THREE MEMBERS OF THE COM
MON COUNCIL, FOR TWO-YEAR
TERM.
ONE MEMBER FOR COMMON
COUNCIL FOR ONE-YEAR TERM.
ONE MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL
BOARD.
Dated at Seward, Alaska, this 25tb
day of February, 1926.
J. P. HANNON,
Municipal Clerk of the City of
Seward, Alaska.
Publish Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 1926.
Dr. J. A. Baughman
Physlolan and Surgeon
CHRONIC DISEASES A SPECIALTY
Phone Madison 90. Seward, Alaska
W. D. Coppernoll
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT
LAW
Will Practice in All Courts of tht
Territory
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SEE
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Dr. A. R. Roberts
DENTIST
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IGLOO h.O. NINE, PIONEERS OF
ALASKA
Meets every Second and Fourth Fri
day nights in Odd Fellows Hall; F. B.
Moore, President; C. M. Brosius, Sec
retary.
SEWARD CHAPTER NO. 10, ORDER
OF EASTERN STAR
Meeets the second and
fourth Mondays of each
month in Odd Fellows’
Hall at 8 p. m. Visiting
members always wel
come; Dorothy Urbach,
W. M.; E. L. Sweek, 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. Gust Peter
son, N. G., Sigrid E. Merritt, sec’y.
SEWARD LODGE NO. 1425, L.O.O.M.
Meets every first
and third Tues
day each month
at 8 p. m., at
0 <d d Fellows
Hall. All visit
1 n g members
welcome.
PETER N. ANDERSON, Dictator.
M. A. HORNER. Secretary.
SEWARD LODGE NO 219, F. & A. M.
A Stated communications first
■\0«^and third Wednesdays of each
/^r \month; visiting brethren wel
come, H. V. Hoben, W. M.; Elwyn
Swetmann, Secretary.
RESURRECTION LODGE NO. A-7,
I. O. O. F.
Meets every Thursday at
£*■**=*0 8:00 p. m. in Odd Fellows’
Hall, next to the postoffice. Visiting
brothers welcome. Ludvig Larsson,
N. G., Charles Lechner, secretary.
Barber Shop
FRED MTLLER
BATHS-:-OPEN SUNDAY A.M.
When shoes are resoled
they last as long again
and save over half the
cost of a new pair.
; Seward Leather Works
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2Ifberty theatre
: ONE SHOW TONIGHT—8 O’CLOCK SHARP
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j! Frank Lloyd, who produced "THE SEA HAWK,” gives us
i the great Saturday Evening Post story:
| ‘HER HUSBAND’S SECRET’
■ A love drama that is thrilling—Not sickening,
i And the story is superbly acted by a great cast:
! j ANTONIO MORENO PAT RUTH MILLER
j DAVID TORRENCE PHYLLIS HAVER
* This play leans strongly to the detective story plot and keeps
* you guessing.
j I
* A really good feature staged in a beautiful locality that gives
* the picture added value.
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j WITH IT THERE IS ANOTHER PATHE REVIEW
* „ containing a chapter of the great
! INDIA HUNTING EXPEDITION
* that has been of such interest lately; this time it is the
J ELEPHANT
* AND A REEL OF FABLES
THE SURROUNDINGS
Service and Food are the best at
FISHERS’ CAFE
PRIVATE BOOTHS DANCE ROOM
CHARLES FISHER, Prop.
You’ll Enjoy our Bread and Pastry
Quick Lunches Served at any hour
Seward Bakery
When things Look
BLACK Phone the
Seward Steam Laundry
Telephone Main 148
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Southeastern and Southwestern Alaska.
Steamers in above schedule will not leave Seward earlier than MID
NIGHT, sailing date.
A. H. McDONALD, Agent.
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Sails from Seattle Arrives Seward South Seward
Mar. 16 Mar. 22 Mar. 31
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Mar. 30 April 6 April 13
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M.S. PEARY—April 1, with coal oil and explosives,
for freight space wire or write Seward or Seattle.
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Telephone Main 81 Residence Madison 40