LOCAL ITEMS
Monday
Rev. Burdette Land.-downe returned
to Anchorage on today’s train, after
holding: services in the church here
yesterday.
Misses Mary Harris and Elba
Hughes, of Anchorage were week end
visitors in Seward, returning homo on
Sunday’s train.
Walter Holben returned to Mile 19
this morning.
Louis Vogl, proprietor of the Res
urrection Bay Lumber Company, left
on today’s train for Anchorage in the
interests of his company.
George W. Williamson, said to be a
member of the Jack Henry Post No. 1,
Anchorage, was found dead on the
trail in the Talkeetna district several
days ago.
Windy, a small station on the Alas
ka Railroad, is a lively place this sum
mer with a population of 25 whites
and 1G indians. The only work there is
track work, also the railroad main
tains an agency and coaling station.
Jim Davis, one of the real oldtimers
of Valdez and the interior, was an ar
rival on the train Saturday from An
chorage where he spent the winter. He
left for Valdez on the Yukon where
he will visit with friends for a time.
Mr. Davis will later leave for the
states for the benefit of his health.
He plans to return to Alaska.
Charles Diamond, well-known rail
roader, arrived in Seward Saturday to
meet his father and brother who ar
rived on the Yukon from the states.
Officers aboard the government
steamer Jacobs report that forest fires
are doing a great deal of damage on
the Innoko, Tanana and Anvik riv
ers.
J. H. Tripp left this morning for
Mile 23 to look over the country. He
arrived on the steamship Yukon.
Claude Shea spent Sunday in town
retumin gon today’s train to his head
quarters in Anchorage.
F. W. Thompson, editor of the
Fairbanks News Miner, passed Sun
day in town, returning to his home
town today.
Peter Anderson and wife, who have
°e,i v'siting in Norway and Sweden
>r ihe past, year, is now at Sta
enger, Norway, and will sail for
on;e July 12.
Sixty seven licenses have been is
ued to aur> di'vers and Police Cliilef
Walker started to round up delin
quents this morning. Everyone who
hives an auto needs a license, and
diould get one as soon as possible.
Mrs. Mellish of Fairbanks, who for
nerly owned a store at Nenana, left
m today’s train for the interior.
Mary Miller, of Fairbanks, who has
Von attending the U. of W. passed
hrough Seward on • her way home
^ esterday.
Alvah Fames left on today’s train
for Anchorage.
F. B. Moore is decorating the Sew
ard laundry with a new coat of paint.
A number of workmen under con
tractor Manning is building the new
sidewalk on Fifth avenue.
Governor Bone recently loft Juneau
on a visit to the west coast of Prince ^
-T»f Wales Island. With the Governor;
are Karl Thiele and B. F. Heintzleman,
of the forestry department. The trip
is wholly one of pleasure, with no of- :
ficial business attached.
Dr. J. B. Beeson of Anchorage ar- I
rived in town on Saturday’s train to
meet Mrs. Beeson and family who re
turned on the Yukon.
Rev. Fr. Monroe, venerable prelate
from the interior, left on yesterday’s
boat for the States.
The tourists on the Yukon yester
day are said to be the finest bunch
yet arriving here. They were shown
a good time by our citizens.
Owing to congestion of business at
the local radio night letters are being
refused until the congestion is reliev
ed. which may not be until the new
cable is laid. The loss of the power
plant at the Cordova station has plac
ed an added burden on the Seward
station, which now has 13 men.
Tuesday
Deputy Marshal S.O . Casler arriv
ed on the Watson from Valdez, and
will take tomorrow’s train for Anchor
age on court business.
W. J .McDonald, head of the Chu
?aeh forestry district, ai rived on this
morning’s boat. ^
Many salmon are in the streams now
working their way to headwaters to
'.pawn. At Bear creek falls they are
leaping to the upper reaches, an in
teresting sight to tourists.
George Sexton was in Chicago on
his way home from the National con
vention according to news received on
the Yukon by Mrs. Sexton. Mr. Sex
ton has been in Washington, D. C., and
many other eastern cities, following
the convention.
Sidney Raynor, popular house man
ager and operator of the Empress in
Anchorage, accompanied by Mrs. Ray
nor, passed through Seward Sunday on
his way to Cordova to visit Mrs. Ray
nor’s mother, Mrs. C. H. Phillips.
George Stanley, U. S. -Commission
er for the Kiana recording district in
the Kotzebue district, passed away
suddenly June 12, according to advices
received in Nome. Stanley was a pio
neer of Nome, later becoming concern
ed in mining property farther north.
Nona Petellin of Kodiak, was a pas
senger on last night’s obat for her is
land home.
L. Haggerty, canneryman of Ko
diak, passed through on last night’s
boat.
C. C. Dunlap, a Fairbanks mining
operator, formerly in the Chatanika
district, arrived on the Admiral Wat
son on his way to the interior. Mr.
Dunlap started to the diamond fields
in British Guiana, but returned upon
meeting friends who pointed out the
hardships and expenses to be encoun
tered returned to Alaska.
E. E. Carter, of the Washington
branch of the Forest Service, ariived
on the Watson and will leave tomor
row for interior points.
Wednesday
Wm. Hesse, former Sewardite, but
lately returned from Georgetown, in
British Guiana .left today for inter
ior points.
Mrs. George Colwell and children
left today for her home at Mile 52.
Miss Lenore Dryden, left on today’s
train for Anchorage, where she will
make her home.
George D. Selby and wife and F.
M. Selby and wife, of San Francis
co and Oakland, arrived on last night's
boat and will make the trip to Fair
banks and return Sunday.
Workmen are engaged in installing
a large service tank at the Ogle Gar
age.
It is reported here that Art Shon
beck, Anchorage merchant, recogniz
ing a good thing, may go on the Sew
ard chamber excursion ,at least as far
as Knnatak. Mr. Shonbeck is a wel
come addition to any crowd.
Deputy Marshal S. 0 .Casler was a
passenger on today’s train for An
chorage.
Heniy Lucas and Geo/a Nelson
were outgoing passengers on today’s
train en route to their home on Skilak
lake .
L. C. Dunlap, mining operator, left
today for Fairbanks.
E. L .Whittemore left on today’s
train for Anchorage on a short visit.
W. E. Moultray, Standard oil man
ager, left on today’s train for An
chorage and interior points .
J. P. Morgan, representing Libby’s
brand of "milk, is visiting Seward pa
trons. This is Mr. Morgan’s third
rip to Alaska.
The Canadian steamer James Car
ruthers, Capt. W. Lawier, arrived in
port this week direct from Prince Ru
pert.
The B. F. M., Capt. L. Arentsen,
was in port this week with a cargo of
halibut.
The halibut schooner Middleton was
in port this week with a cargo of hal
ibut.
Thursday
Wm. Calvert and family remained
at Sawmill Bay and expects to take
the Alaska for Seattle.
H. A. Lawrence repres> rnting the
C. H. Lilly Company, has secured
reservations- on the North we< tern.
E. J. McClanhan, distiict sales
manager for the Standard Oil Com
pany will leave on the Northwestern
for Juneau.
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James Girdwood will be an outgo
ing passenger on the Northwestern.
W. C. Vestal, representing the Se
attle Hardware company, returned to
Seward yesterday on his way south.
Mrs. Chas. G. Hubbard of Primrose
spent the night in town, returning to
the mine this morning.
James Girdwood, popular mine oper
ator of New York, will leave on the
first boat south for his home.
A. J. Dimond, Valdez attorney, re
turned to town on last night’s train
and will leave for home Tuesday.
John M. Crouch and J. C. Mclnnis
of Seattle are Seward visitors today.
The Bureau of Public Roads has
established a camp at Mile Five near
the old gravel pit, and a crew is
working on the roads in that vicin
ity.
J. W. Sheridan and wife are visit
ing the Alaska railroad this week. Mr
Sheridan is master mechanic of the
Copper River and Northwestern Ry.
W. H. Ward, a San Francisco man,
is registered at a local hotel.
D. Barens of Anchorage is in town
today.
i Dave Barnes, a well known old
timer of Willow creek arrived on
last night’s train.
! S. L. Sanderson is a guest of the
Sexton.
Andy Novak is stuccoing his resi
dence on Fifth avenue, and when
completed"It will present a nifty ap
pearance.
S. T. Tripp, well known Juneauite,
-eturned from a trip out the line last
night and will leave on one of the
next boats for the south.
Robert Michaelson will return to
his home at Moose Pass on Sunday’s
train. He has a rich placer property
on Mills creek.
J. B. Clique is registered at a local
hotel.
H. M. Flickburger of Bowlder, Col.
arrived from Anchorage last night
on his way south.
J. J. Chisholm arrived on last
night’s train from Anchorage.
GENERAL MANAGER HONORED
General Manager Lee H. Landis
was given a handsome gold watch
chain and a pair of cuff links by the
employes of the Alaska railway this
week the occasion being his 52nd
birthday.
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