A CARLOAD
OR A SACK
_C-O-A-L
HEALY LUMP, NUT UR MINE RUN,
BAXTER NUT OR MINE RUN
EVAN JONES LUMP OR MINE RUN
NANAIMO RANGE COAL
IN SACK OR BULK
THE ALASKA TRANSFER
WOOD, ICE, HAY AND GRAIN,
TRANSFERRING AND TEAMING
TEL MAIN 17
H. V- HOBEN
ARCADE BLDG.
A F, DAVIS
CHRIS’ PLACE
Cigars and Tobaccos
Soft Drinks and Candies
CARD TABLES
Phone *:* Madison 54
CHRIST LARSEN, Prop.
Next Door to Liberty Theatre
THE PALACE
John Mattich, Prop.
POOL, SOFT DRINKS AND
CIGARS ^
Furnished Rooms
Phone Main 55
CHOP SUET, NOODLES,
OYSTERS AND SHELL
FISH—
Open Day and Night
Private Dining Rooms
SEWARD GRILL
ANDY'S EXPRESS
MEETS ALL BOATS AND
TRAINS
Prompt and Reliable Service
Phone Madison 143
The Alaska Shop
When you have any work in
Plumbing or Steam
Fitting
NEW OR REPAIRS, AND
SHEET METAL WORK
R. F. TILLMAN.
Back of Brown & Hawkins
PHONE ADAMS 80
ARON ERICSON
Painter and Decorator
SIGNS WALL PAPER
I
THE SURROUNDINGS
Service and Food are the best at
FISHERS’ CAFE
PRIVATE BOOTHS DANCE ROOM
CHARLES FISHER, Prop.
Hunting with Camera and
Guns In Interior Alaska
Marcus Dkly, prominent mining man
and capitalist, with large interests in
Mexico, who .passed through Seward
last week on his way to McKinley
Park was met at that place by W. N.
Beach of New York, the entire party
leaving shortly afterward for Savage
river, according to recent Seward ar
rivals. The Eastern men will later
go into the Rainy Pass district on a
big game hunt. While in the park
the party will shoot wild game with
a motion picture camera.
Dr. Philip S. Smith, successor to
the late Dr. Alfred Brooks, who was
expected to arrive in Seward the past
week, is making an official trip to
the Fairbanks district.
The Curtis seaplane is due to re
turn to Seward today from Afognak
and Kodiak where Aviator Merrill has
been piloting Gus Gelles, the first trav
elling salesman in this district to use
a plane to call on his trade.
LOOK UP
Cameron’s Cafe
WHEN YOU ARE IN
ANCHORAGE
Good Coffee, Good Food
Good Service
CHAS. CAMERON
PROPRIETOR
Get This
Point, It’s
Important
—the point of a Parker & Duofold
is made of genuine ffg native
Tasxpanian Iridium fly which costa
over three times as / / much as the
iridium used in / / ordinary
fountain pen / / points. That’s
why the Parker If Duofold is
called the 25- / / year point.
That’s why it if'/ is the cheapest
pen on earth Ji at $7 — because its
usefulness 4is everlasting.
Lady Duofold or Duofold Jr., $5
Gold Ring or Gold Pocket-clip
included free.
Pack along a Onefold
on your vacation
Ask To See It At
ORLANDER, the Jeweler
DRY SEASON AT NOME
The dry spell at Nome has materi
illy interfered with the mining activ
ities, the big ditches which are used
>o convey water for mining purposes
being bone dry. The old Pioneer ditch
is furnishing some water but not near
snough for the Hammon company’s
ictivities.
LARGE SHIPMENT FOX FURS
On the cutter Bear which arrived
at Nome recently from Bering Sea
points was a shipment of white fox
pelts valued at 320,000 which came
from St. Lawrence Island. The ship
ment was received by the Bureau of
Education and sent to Seattle where
it will be sold for the natives.
TRADING POST ON LAIRD RIVER
Oscar L. Anderson, a successful
traapper who has been in the Cassiar
for a number of years, has opened, a
trading post on the Laird river at the
mouth of Dease creek. He recently
shipped several thousand dollars in
furs to the States.
AGED PIONEER DEAD
Mrs. Mary Baronovich of Kasaan,
died last week. She was born in the
old Russian fort at Wrangell many
years before Alaska was purchased.
She was a daughter of the steward of
the post and her age is unknown. In
her early life she was married to C.
V. Baronoovich, the first white man
to go to Kasaan, in which village he
established a store more than 60
years ago, dying in 1879.
PIONEER DIES AT THt HOME
David Gaydon, an aged pioneer, died
at the Pioneers’ Home at Sitka, July
30. Mr. Gaydon was born in Tennes
see in 1S55, coming to Alaska in 1898,
and living in many parts of the Ter
ritory. He was admitted to the Home
from Seldovia.
METLAKATLA COUPLE WED
Rev. Paul Poling and Miss Olive
Tomlinson, both of Salem, Oregon,
were married recently at Metlakatla.
SEWARD CLUB
Under New
MANAGEMENT
OLD AND NEW
FRIENDS INVITED
ED ERICKSON
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OGLES GARAGE & FILLING STATION
Phone Madison 66
GASOLINE OILS GREASES VULCANIZING
Agent for Overland and Willys-Knights
Machine Shop in Connection
DAY AND NIGHT TAXI SERVICE
HUDSON AND STtibEBAKER CARS
Mattschei & Bolanv Machinists
Hardware -Stoves-Ranges
POWDER—CAPS—FUSE—MINERS’ SUPPLIES
SHIP CHANDLERY AND SHIP LINOLEUM
ANCHORS, ROPE AND TWINE
HALIBUT LINES AND HOOKS
Sheet Metal — Plumbing Shop — Gun Repair
J. L. GRAEF
PAINTS AND BRUSHES
BECK ft WHITE
High Grade Line of
CIGARS, TOBACCOS, &
CANDIES
FINEST BILLIARD HALL IN ALASKA
Holland Countess Enjoys
Brief Visit at McKinley
Countess Brackenhagen of Holland,
who was a brief Seward visitor the
first, of the week, while en route to
the McKinley National park, spent
four enjoyable days at the Savage
river camp, according to Seward arri
vals Thursday. The countess left for
Fairbanks from which point she had
planned to return to the coast via the
Richardson Highway.
Kills Caribou to Determine
Various Species, Interior
Theodore Lyman, who will arrive
in Seward this evening from Fair
banks, has been in the Interior for
the last two months, killing caribou
for the purpose of finding out the va
rious species. For this work Mr. Ly
man, who hails from Brooklyn, Mass.,
was given special permission from
Washington.
Drilling for oil will begin in the
Yakataga field October 1 by the Gen
eral Petroleum Company. Over 300
tons of freight, including a drill and
tractor were recently unloaded at
Yakutat. A camp has been erected at
Icy Bay.
Theodore Lyman will arrive in Sew
ard this evening from Fairbanks. He
has made reservations at the Hotel
Van Gilder.
On the way to Nuka Bay from Sew
ard many glaciers are passed, the
greater number of which are so-called
dead glaciers. The McCarthy glacier,
however, is constantly throwing off a
field of ice, which in passing thru in
a small boat must be traveled care
fully.
Marshal’s Wife, Daughter
' Back from the Outside
Mrs. H. I. Staser and daughter ar
rived on the steamer Yukon last eve
ning following a visit in Washington
and Oregon for the past month. Mrs.
Staser is the wife of the popular dep
uty marshal at Anchorage, who came
to Sewrard on Thursday’s train bring
ing his two small sons with him. The
family will return to Anchorage on to
morrow’s special train.
It is reported that the city float at
the Seward wharf is shortly to be re
paired.
Capt. Charles Emswiler left port
yesterday afternoon in his gas boat
for Nuka Bay, carrying three passen
gers and a load of freight and sup
plies. He will return to port probably
tomorrow.
Mrs. Dr. Hufman and baby were
among the arrivals in Sewrard last
evening on the steamer Yukon. Mrs.
Hufman is a guest at the Vaan Gilder
hotel.
Mrs. Mary Laumeister, mother of
Mrs. George E. Black, of Fairbanks,
arrived in Seward last evening on the
Yukon. Mrs. Laumeister who is a
guest of the hotel Van Gilder departs
Monday morning for the home of her
daughter in the Interior.
Dr. Carl Stille of Berlin has in
vented a dictaphone v/ith which re
cords are made on a steel wire in
stead of a circular plate.
Gas Launch
KENAI
FISHING AND HUNTING
PARTIES CARRIED DOWN
LAKE KENAI FOR THE
DAY OR TRIP. TELE
PHONE ARRANGEMENTS
TO MILE TWENTY
Louis Bell, owner
Take
THE FUR FARMER
MAGAZINE
and know the fur business. It
deals with every phase of fur
fanning. Learn how others made
a success of farming fur bearing
animals.
Addrass
21 COLMAN DOCK
Seattle, Wash.