DEDICATION FUNCTION
WAS SUCCESSFUL IFF1
The dedication and anniversary
tunction of Resurrection Lodge No. A
7, I. O. O. F., held last Saturday even
ing in the new dancing annex of the
hall may be considered to have been
one of the most successful events
ever held in Sewaxd. The hall was
packed by those who attended the in
vitation of the lodge to be present at
the dedication and to those in charge
of the event much praise is due for
their arrangements for entertaining
the friends of the order.
Preceding the opening numbers of
the program Cal M. Brosius gave a
brief outline of the Lodge's inception;
of how in the summer of 1915 the Odd
Fellow’s club was formed, which in
the spring of 1916 culminated into a
permanent organization, the meeting j
for that purpose being held in the old
Pioneer’s Hall at the foot of Fourth
avenue. On the completion of the
organization the meeting place was j
changed to the Van Gilder hall. In
the summer of 1917 the present site!
of the lodge building was purchased
and on April 26, 1918, was laid the
corner stone, commemorating the
erection of the temple. In September,
1918, the first meeting of the lodge
was held in their new home. Thru
out the upbuilding of the organization
many difficulties had to be overcome,
chiefly through the distress felt on j
account of the world war. Those in
charge of the project displayed ex
ceeding finesse in the discharge of
their duties and today there stands
as a monument to their efforts a build
ing which would do proud to any c?
large or small. The cost of the build
ing has exceeded $20,000 and of this
amount all but a minor portion has
been paid. In concluding his short
address, Mr. Brosius sincerely thank- i
ed the people of Seward for the sup
port rendered during the trying days, i
and of which thanks the social func
tion was the outcome. At the con- ]
elusion of the remarks the following i
program was given:
Solo, Miss Agnes Anderson, ‘‘His i
Buttons Are Marked U. S.”
Solo, Mrs. Ira Bailey, “Out Where j (
the West Begins.’’ i
Specialty, Mrs. Earl Reed, rope <
spinning.
The entertainment features were
worthy of more than passing com- <
ment, showing that talent, even in a
minor quantity, is available in Sew
ard at the conclusion of the pro
gram dancing was indulged in until
midnight, after which a most delecta
ble luncheon was served in the upper
hall.
SIEiEB STD! DOCKED
The steamer Starr arrived in port
last evening at 9 o’clock from its reg
ular westward trip, having on board
27 passengers from the various ports
on the route. Those listed were Miss
Stella Fuller, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Corn
wayy, J. W. Barnes, J. J. McCarthy,
Ed Benson and the following In the
steerage: Lost Harbor 3, Chignik 1.
Kanatak 3, Seldovia 5.
The Starr brought to Seward lot
repairs two one-ton augur drill stems
one each for the Associated and Stan
dard Oil companies. Also 65 tons of
saKed codfiish from Sand Point and!
Cuga, which will be shipped to Se-1
attle.
It is not known if the Starr will
make another special trip to the
westward or not, depending upon de
mands for freight.
t elt.a rS!
SEWARD SUB-PORT REPORT
SHOWS SEVERAL ENTRIES
Since the establishment of the sub
port of entry office in Seward consid
?rable business has been (transacted,
rhe report covering entrances and
clearances for the month of April
show an even balance, twelve craft
'eporting. All were fishing boats. The
registration of vessels at the local
customs house shows that 13 craft
consider Seward as the home port of
:hat number two are transfers from
>ther ports.
The jurisdiction of the local customs j
)ffice has been extended to cover the j
f'ukon and Xanana rivers; all vessels
plying those streams coming under
he Seward registry.
The office has recently received up
o-date charts covering the waters
Tom Cape St. Elias to the Arctic
mean and mariners and others inter
red may see them at any time during
tffice hours.
John Strausser, well known oldtimer
>f this section is in Seward today.
PEPPY MEETING HELD
Last evening at the firehall was held
a meeting of tentative members of
the Seward band, which is in (he pro
cess of organization. From ail indi
cations Seward will this year have a
crackerjack musical organization, no
less than eighteen musicians and in
tending musicians expressing their In
tention to become part of the har
ony producing body. Of the number
enrolling 11 are capable of stepping
out and giving renditions right off the
reel. Everything points to a success
in the undertaking. Prof. Ed Bu
retto, who will direct the organization,
announces that all beginners will re
ceive private instruction at his home,
careful attention being paid to ad
vancement and when the beginners
have become sufficiently profiicient
they will be given a place in the or
ganization. The first practice of the
band will be held tomorrow night at
the fire hall.
The organization will be well bal
anced for tone, a canvass showing
four cornets, four slide trombones,
one bass horn, one baritone, five saxo
phones, two clarinets, four altos and
two drums. Some of those mentioned
are able to double out in the various
instruments which gives strong tone
combinations. It is now up to the peo
ple of Seward to further the move
ment and when the time comes to
meet the support request no one who
is interested should be backward in
subscribing. It is the intention of
those fostering the movement to have
the subscriptions so low that nearly
all can pledge their support for the
next six months.
SEWARD DAIRY GIVES MILK
FOR JUNIOR RED CROSS SALE
Stephen Adelman has generously do
nated the milk for the Junior Red
Cross sale to be held Saturday in the)
Borgen Grocery. The youngsters will j
give this milk away free to all who j
call, but will insist upon being paid i
live cents for the strawr. As this is
one of the means the Juniors have of j
raising their service fund it is hoped
that no two persons will use the same J
straw.
J. L. Waller, Anchorage attorney,
registered in last evening.
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ELLSWORTH BUICK
POINDEXTER COMPANY TO
OPERATE NEAR FUTURE
A new organization will soon be en
tering the development of the Cold
Bay oil fields in the near future, ac
cording to Ben Poindexter, who re
cently arrived from the states where
he completed the organization of the
Northern Oil and Development Com
pany in New York City. Mr. Poin
dexter is the locator of (the ground
upon which the development work will
be done, the claims being adjacent to
the present holdings of other compa
nies now in the field.
Mr. Poindexter for many years past
has been identified with the develop
ment of various ventures in the north
and when the government threw open
the Cold Bay fields for location he
was among the first to secure claims,
with choice locations as the result. In
furthering his project he has made a
careful study of oil conditions in Tex
as and other oil fields and under ex
pert advice. In the near future a par
ty of engineers and geologists will ar
rive from the states to select the
drilling sites.
in OF COMMERCE
The weekly luncheon of the Cham
ber of Commerce held today at the
Seward Grill was well attended, 18
members and one guest, W. J. Downie,
being present.
Mr. Downie, representative of the
Kodiak Island Packing Company, de
livered a short talk on the fishing in
dustry. He stated that his company
was thankful for the aid extended to
the local plant last year by the peo
ple of Seward. In the matter of the
fish tax fie believed that the present
rate was equitable as far as the small
packer was concerned.
A discussion relating to roads and
trails was brought up by H. E. Ells
worth and in which betterment of the
present Spruce creek trail was pre
sented.
Among other matters presented was
the suggestion that rules or regula
tions should be enacted governing the
control of autos in the city and on
the highways as a matter of protec
tion to pedestrians and drivers. It
was also suggested that an auto club
be formed to aid in regulating this
matter.
The Pioneers of Alaska, through the
president of the local Igloo, presented
the matter of aiding in receiving the
Congressional guests by holding the
annual Pioneer picnic.
The Fourth of July celebration was
touched on with no definite action
taken.
J. L. Graef was called upon to re
late his experiences while visiting in
the States, during which he expressed
his gratification at getting back to
civilization; at the same time drawing
a contrast to the excellent transpor
tation systems of the present as com
pared to the days of his arrival in
Seward. The chamber members were
afforded much laughter at his narra
tions.
There being no matter of import to
be presented an adjournment was
taken.
CIS BOIT COMING TO
TUT WTSTW1RB BUN
Advices were received in Seward
this morning that the gas boat Vir
ginia IV. had left Seattle last night
for Seward under command of Capt.
Hanson, and on arrival in these wa
ters would be placed on the Kanatak
Kodiak run, making this port about
May 12. The Virginia, it was stated,
would handle cargoes for this trip
between Seward and Kanatak at a $12
rate.
SCHOOL PBOCBIM IS
The program numbers rendered by
the students of the Seward school at
the Liberty theatre last night was an
exceptionally good one and showed
close application to the subject. The
school orchestra, aided by that of the
theatre, made a pleasing addition and
the numbers given were well receiv
ed. A short address on Junior Red
Cross work by H. E. Wilson was en
tertaining and instructive. The junior
members themselves did exceptionally
well in handling their end of the pro
gx-am numbers. The sum of $29.10
accrued to the Junior fund.
George Stanley, trapper, is at pres
ent sojourning in Seward.
TO FIGHT COMMUNISM
WASHINGTON, Apr. 30.—American
women were called upon yesterday by
the Daughters of the American Rev.o
lution to put their strength into the
fight against communism and other
radicai doctrines.
EARLY MORNING BLAZE
Fire originating from an unknown
source this morning at five o’clock
caused the fire apparatus to respond
to that section of Seward embraced
by Lowell creek and northwest of
Third avenue, the entire section being
engulfed in flames fed by brush and
dry glass. Within a stort time Chief
Walker had three lines of hose play
ing on the flames, checking their ad
vance. That all residences in the
threatened district were not destroy
ed is mainly due to the efforts put
forth by the department, aided by the
citizens who volunteered their serv
ices. As it was the home of Miss M.
J. S. Rasmussen, near the barracks,
and two small houses northwest of
the Horner cabin were entirely de
stroyed with their contents.
A strong north wind was blowing at
the time, which caused the dry brush
and grass to burn like tinder; the cab
ins burned lying in the path of the fire
and being partly consumed by the
time the water reached them. The
efforts of the department were con
fined chiefly to preventing the flames
spreading. Owing to the tundra for
mation of the gx-ound a patrol was
maintained during the balance of the
day to quench any incipient fires re
sulting from burning logs.
Chief Walker wishes to extend j
thanks to the citizens who volunteer- j
ed their services when the flames
had reached the most threatening j
aspect.
imp TO OLD COUNTRY
John Rosness, who returned yester
day from a trip to his old home in
Norway reports a most interesting
trip. Mr. Rosness and wife went from
here Co Scanlon, Minn., where they
visited relatives for a time, and ll'en
left for New York, where Mr. Rosness
met a number of old-time Alaskans, |
among whom were Mr. Gascon Hardy j
formerly of Seward. Mr. Hardy was
very pleased to meet Mr. Rosness, and
stated in the course of his conversa
tion that he would like to visit Alaska
this summer.
Mr. Rosness and family sailed from
New York to Bergen, and thence on to
his old home town. He states chat
prices are as high in Norway as in
Alaska, and that the landowners are
the prosperous men of the communi
ties. He was allowed to visit many j
of the large railway shops ana was
impressed with the manner in which
railroading had gone ahead. The type
of railway equipment was on a par
with that of the United States, while
roadbeds were better. The sleeping
cars of Norway have staterooms with
three berths to the room, giving more
privacy than our system. 9
While in Norway Mr. Rosness met
a brother to Charles Krefting of this
city, who is a wealthy boiler manu
facturer.
After visiting relatives some time
the party returned to Scanlon, thence
to the coast. Mr. Rosness met Hank
Wann, a former Sewardite, at Deer
ington, Wash., also Eric Lucas, who
is now assistant cashier at the Bank
of Commerce, Seattle.
Mr. Rosness and family were very
much pleased to return home, and he
will take up his old job as locomotive
engineer on the Alaska railroad.
Miss Elizabeth Romig has assumed
a position with Sylvia’s Palace of
Sweets.
IN PROBATE.
No. 1U
lu the Probate Court tor the Territory
of Alaska, Third Division, Kodian
Precinct, at Kodiak.
In the Mai ter of the Estate of James
Fergus Stewart, Deceased.
Public Notice is Hereby Given, that
on the tenth day of March, 1923, W.
J. Erskine, a resident of Kodiak,
Alaska, was by the above-named court
duly appointed and now is the lawful
Administrator of the estate of the
above named Fergus James Stewait,
deceased, with full power and author
ity to administer all the estate of said
deceased within the Territory of
Alaska; and that all persons having
claims against said estate are requir
ed 10 present them within six months
from date of this notice to said ad
ministrator at his office at Kodiak in
the said Kodiak Recording Precinct,
Territory of Alaska, the same being
the place for transacting the business
of said estate.
This notice is dated and the date of
its first publication is Saturday, May
5, 1923.
W. J. ERSKINE,
Administrator of the estate of Fergus
James Stewart, Deceased.
Publish May 5, 12, 19, 26, June 2, 9,
1923. ' Sat 6t.
STEM STUM EFFECTS
The steamer Starr in addition to
supplying the westward people with
efficient service is on occasion doing
much good in lines other than trans
portation. This was exemplified on
the recent trip when but for the
timely aid of the vessel, Nick Ha&
sen, a fisherman of I'nga, would in
all probability have been drowned.
According to eyewitnesses the Starr
had scarcely cleared the port of Unga
for Squaw Harbor when a drifting
power dory was sighted by Captain
Johansen, the small craft evidently
being in distress and rapidly drifting
ashore. Running in as close as condi
tions would permit, the captain had
a ship’s boat lowered with a line
leading from the ship, to be used *n
hauling the boat to the ship, and a!t
er many trying moments Hansen’s
boat was made fast to that of tly
StaiT and his rescue from impending
death was accomplished. After a stiff
battle with the gale the crew and tiie
rescued man were taken on board.
Hansen, with his dory, was taken
back to Unga.
Andy Simons, well known guide,
came in from Mile 20 last night.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office at Juneau, Alaska,
March 13, 1923.
Notice Is hereby given that Bertha
A. Fulmor, sole heir of Albert Filmore,
deceased, of Eureka, California, who
on Febr. 20, 1922, made homestead en
try No. 05299, for Lots 2, 3, and 6
Section 32, Township 8S, Range 14W,
Seward Meridian, has tiled notice of
intention to make final five-year
Proof, to establish claim to Che land
aoove described, betore the Lnitei
States Land Office at Eureka, Calit'or
nia and to submit the testimony of
two of my witnesses before Ralpn **■
Anderson, U. S. Commissioner at Sei
dovia, Alaska, on the twenty-fifth >ay
of May, 1923.
Claimant names as witnesses:
G. M. Chambers, of Seldovia, Alaska
James Cleghorn, of Seldovia, Alaska,
C. B. Peterson, of Seldovia, Alaska,
Jack Tansy, of Seldovia, Alaska.
FRANK A. BOYLE. Regisrei
First publication April 14. 1922.
Last publication May 15. 1923.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior.
U. S. Land Office at Juneau, Alaska.
April 19. 1923
Notice is hereby given that An
drew Sholin, of Homer, Alaska, who,
on November 10, 1919, made home
stead entry, No. 04052, for EV2 NE:t,
Sec. 20, and S14 SEVi, Sec. 17, Town
ship 6S, Range 13 \Y., Seward Meri
dian, has fled notice of intention.to
make final three-year proof, to escab
lish claim to the land above-described,
before Mae Harrington, at Homer,
Alaska, on the 9th day of June, 1923.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Joseph Lee, of Homer, Alaska.
Henry Ohlson, of Homer, Alaska.
Stanton Shafer, of Homer, Alaska.
Mrs. D. M. Woodard, of Homer.
Alaska.
FRANK A. BOYLE.
Register.
First publication April 26, 1923.
Last publication, June 1, 1923.
Run continuously in daily. 3')t
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION ,
Department of the Interior.
IT. S. Land Office at Juneau. Alaska.
April I'J. .5923.
Notice is hereby given that Star'on
Shafer of Homer, Alaska, who on Feb
ruary 26, 1923, made homestead entry
No. 05523, for SW% SWVi, Sec. 13,
SE14 SE!4 Sec. 14, NE!i NE14. Sec.
23, NW*4 NW44, Sec. 24, Township
6 S., Range 14 W., Seward Meridian,
has filed notice of intention to mak-*
final three-year proof, to establish
claim to the land above described,
before Mae Harrington, at Homer,
Alaska, on the 9th day of June, 1$23.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Henry Ohlsen, of Homer, Alaska.
Mrs. D. M. Woodard, of Homer,
Alaska.
Edward Sholin, of Homer, Alaska.
J. R. Crittenden, of Homer, Alaska.
FRANK A. BOYLE,
Register.
First publication April 26, 1923.
Last publication June 1, 1923. 30t
Run continuously in daily.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS
Pursuant to and by direction of the
stockholders of the Seward Arctic
Brotherhood Association, a Corpora
tion organized under the laws of the
Territory of Alaska, and having a usu
al and principal place of business at
Seward, in said Territory, at an •ad
journed special meeting held at Sew
ard, Alaska, on March 12, 1923, the
Board of Trustees for said Association
hereby give notice that a special meet
ing of the stockholders and sharehold
ers of the Seward Arctic Brotherhood
Association, will be held at Selvard,
Alaska, on Tuesday, May 15, 1923, at
the hour of eight o’clock p. m. of said
day at the small Arctic Brotherhood
Hall in said Town of Seward, for the
purpose of voting upon the question
of the sale of the real property and
other assets of the corporation; the
repair and alteration of the same, and
upon any other question relative to
the sale, mortgage, lease or other dis
position of said property and assets;
and upon the matter of dissolving the
corporation; and upon any other mat
ter which may lawfully come before
said meeting.
Dated at Seward, Alaska, Apr. 14. 192
SEWARD ARCTIC BROTHERHOO
ASSOCIATION, a Corporation.
By L. V. Ray, Chairman of Board of
Trustees; and L. A. Peel, Secre
tary, Board of Trustees. *
Publish Apr. 14, 21, 28. May 5, 12, 1923