Newcomers
If you are a newcomer to Seward
the Bank of Seward offers you a
complete, convenient helpful bank
ing service.
Particularly do we deem it a privi
lege to serve the newcomer in
every possible way. Any officer of
our bank will be glad to give you
information regarding the city or
surrounding country, to discuss
business conditions with you or to
assist you in any way possible.
Won't vou come in today?
Bank of Seward
I)( jiositari/ for Territorial Funds
Notice to Public
Seward, Alaska, Feb. 18, 1924.
COMMENCING on September 1, 1924, the
SEWARD LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
will distribute electric current through meters
only. The rate for lighting, and all other uses
where the unit demand is one electrical horse
power or less will be fifteen cents per kilowatt
hour payable monthly. Current for motors
and other current consuming devices whose
unit demand exceeds one electrical horse-power
will be supplied at the rate of ten cents per kilo
watt hour, payable monthly, through separate
meters, but the right to regulate the hours for
such use is reserved to the Company.
The minimum charge for lighting, and other
uses where the unit demand is one electrical
horse-power or less, will be fifty cents for each
ampere of meter’s rated capacity per month.
The minimum charge for motors or other cur
rent consuming devices whose unit demand ex
ceeds one electrical horse-power will be at the
rate of three dollars per month for each con
nected horse-power or fraction thereof.
Deposits to the value of meters will be re
quired at the time of installation. They will be
repaid to depositor or order upon return of
meter in good condition, less a ten per cent ser
vice charge, provided all sums then due the
Company shall have been paid. Meters will be
installed in the order of the applications there
for.
S. M. GRAFF, Manager.
H. V. HOBEN A. F. DAVIS
THE ALASKA TRANSFER
Has Coal to Bum
M : 4: i'
HEALY LUMP, NUT OR MINE RUN
BAXTER NUT OR MINE RUN
EVAN JONES LUMP OR MINE RUN
NANIMO RANGE COAL, SACK OR BULK
WOOD, ICE HAY AND GRAIN
AUTO SERVICE STORAGE
TRANSFERRING AND FORWARDING
Telephone Main 81
BODY AT KANATAK
WAS THAT OF 80DINE
The body found by the destroyer
Corrj on the beach east of Kanatak
has been identified as that of a man
named Bodine. The body was badly
mangled by wolverines. Hi3 partner
Rov Curry, missing at vhe same
time as Bodine, has not been found
Hilbert Anderson, a partner of
he two men arrived in Seward on
■ he Starr, and after a trip to Valdez,
will return to Kanatak.
M’LEAN SUBPOENAED
BY FEDERAL JURY
WASHINGTON, Apr. SO.—McLean
was subpoenaed today before the
! Federal grand jury in Newark, N. J.,
jin connection with the illegal trans
j portation of movie films of the
i Dempsey-Ca open tier fight.
NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS
BILL PASSES SENATE
WASHINGTON, Apr. SO.—The Na
val appropriations bill carrying $275,
000,000 and carrying an amendment
requesting the President to call an
j other armaments conference passed
! the Senate this afternoon.
NOTED ARCHER SAILS
FOR ALASKA THIS MORNING
SEATTLE, April SO—Arthur H.
j Young of San Francisco sailed on the
Queen this morning for Alaska with
his bow and arrow, with which he will
kill bear. W. W. Kelly also accompan
ied him and will film activities. A. H.
Young and his game hunting was re
cently portrayed in the Sunset maga
zine.
PRISONERS FROM UMGA
COME IN ON STARR
Anton Oleson and Leonard \Yil !
Mams, insane prisoners, and .T. So- j
| derland and James Fitzpatrick, sen-)
Jtenced to a year in jail at Valdez for j
burglary at I'nga, were brought over j
: on the Starr by Clyde Martin and
j Olat Pengas as guards.
Olesen is well known in Seward.
Claude Shea, guard, took Soderland j
| and Fitzpatrick to Valdez on the i
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STANDARD OILDOWN 1500
FEET AND WORKING STEADY
The- Standard Oil drills are down
1500 feet in the fields near Kanalak
! officers of the steamship Starr re
port.
TWO ELEPHANT SKELETONS
FOUND NEAR OREGON CITY
CORVALLIS, Ore., April 30—Two
prehistoric elephant skeletons were
found in the Willamette river fifteen
miles above this city as reported to
Dr. Horner of the Oregon Agricultural
College.
CORDOVA BOND ISSUE PASSES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Apr. 30.—
! The House this week passed without
a dissenting vote the bill introduced
by Delegate Sutherland of Alaska,
permitting the town of Cordova to
; bond itself to the extent of a hun
dred thousand dollars for the pur
i pose of erecting a new school build
ing. The measure is now before the
Senate for action.
WIRES DOWN AT EIGHTEEN
| A slide at Mile 18 took down about
j a quarter of a mile of telephone and
telegraph wires last night.
MCRAY RESIGNS GOVERNORSHIP
INDIANAPOLIS April 30—McCray
resigned as governor .effective at ten
this morning.
LOCAL NEWS
Five passengers* from Unga arrived
on the steamship Starr.
Fiften men were sent to Mile 52
today to assist in clearing the rail
road track of slides which occurred
Sunday.
Laddie, belonging to Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Lechner, was poisoned one
night t'ds week. Mr. Lechner de
nies the rumor that lie is offering a
reward for the discovery of the iden
tity of the poisoner.
STARR ARRIVES WITH
NUMBER PASSENGERS
The steamship Starr arrived yes
terday afternoon from the westward, !
with the following passengers. Mr. |
and Mrs. H. Tellesen, Hilbert Aruler- j
son. Kanatak; Margaret Kraft, Ko- j
diak; Louis Mehan, Lena C. Kyle, C. ;
\V. Sear, Howard Anderson, and j
.vii'e, George J. Brazil four prisoners,
and two guards.
DR. KNICKERBOCKER ILL;
TAKEN OFF BOAT AT JUNEAU
Dr. L. C. Knickerbocker, who of
Edmonds. Wash., who left here on ,
the Admiral Watson, was taken off
the boat at Juneau, suffering from
intestinal trouble, and for a time
his lile was despaired of. He was
to be operated on as soon as he i
revived sufficiently to withstand the
shock. Dr. Knickerbocker came to
Seward a week or so ago, going to
Anchorage, and returning and taking
the Watson tor the Outside.
SUIT BROUGHT TO FORCE
INDIANS INTO PUBLIC SCHOOL
At a meeting held at Ketchikan
last week W. A. Holzheimer was re
tained in a suit brought by an In
dian of that city to force the school
board to allow his child to enter the
public schools oi the city. This suit
was brought by W. L. Paul to test
the Territorial laws.
SEWARD FOLLY OUT TOMORROW
The May issue of the Seward Folly
will be on sale tomorrow .Are you go
ing to purchase one? Each issue i
costs the pupils $20 plus much hard ;
work. Very few high schools of our j
size publish a school paper. Even tho ;
it is on a small scale the school paper I
is an excellent advertising medium for
Seward as over one hundred copies are
exchanged with schools all over the
United States. The paper needs the fi
nancial and moral support of the town ,
people. The profits are put right back
in the Seward school. The paper staff
is now helping to buy a giant slide
for the playground. Be sure to pur
chase a “Folly.”
SEWARD SCHOOL
MASONIC NOTICE
Special communication o: Seward
Lodge No. 219, Wednesday evening,
April 30. Work in the first degree
All members requested to be pios
ent.
H. V. HOBEX, W. M.
.•on* t< e Chamber of Commerce.
Classified Advertising
FOR SALE—Four room furnished
house and bath, easy terms. Phone j
Madison 58. tf. j
FOR SALE—five room bungalow,j
basement, woodshed, wash house,!
chicken house and corral. $350. W.'
H. Dryden. kMl. I
_
FOR SALE—Ford runabout, practi-j
cally new, good rubber, price $300.
See Seward Grill. tf
The FLOWERS GROCERY
SPINACH CAULIFLOWER TOMATOES
LETTUCE RHUBARB and
HORSERADISH ROOT
APPLES BY THE BOX—
Winesaps, Newtons
JOHN H. FLOWER
Phone Orders Promptly Attended To
Phone, Main 65
s
STETSON
HATS
$7.50
Other Makes
S4.00 & $5.00
URBACH’S
Home of Hart Schaffner and Marx Clothes
SCHOOL TEACHERS HERE
Dwight H. Cone and wile, Alice j
L. Petterson and Edward McCul
ough who went to Anchorage on
:he first gasboat. of the season, arriv
ed on Saturday’s train and left on
;he Alaska for the States. They
have been teaching at Kena:. Th<^y
reported a very difficult trip up the
inlet.
BALTIMORE, Apr. 30.—Senator
Couzens was operated upon today
for intestinal trouble.
Aft*
NOW OPEN
FOR BUSINESS
With a full and new stock of
Fresh and Salt Meats
Poultry and Oysters
Butter and Eggs
SPECIAL PRICE TO LOGGING CAMPS,
MINES, FISHING BOATS AND
HUNTING PARTIES
CARSTENS PACKING CO.
E. E. KURTZ, Manager
PHONE MAIN 130
P. Q McMullen.
Staple and Fancy Groceries, Kitchen
Hardware, Fishermen’s Supplies
Imported Scotch Preserves,
Manufactured in Paisley, Scotland.
Imported Concord Brisling and Kipper Snacks,
Manufactured in Stavanger, Norway
Imported French Mushrooms
The Famous Napoleon Brand
Telephone Main 34
DUNN FOUNTAIN PENS
Holds nearly three times more ink than and rubber sac pen of
the same size.
Transparent barrel shows ink supply at a glance.
Every pen sold with an iron clad guarantee.
PRICES RANGE $2.50 AND UP.
Try one on approval.
Seward Drug Go.
Headquarters for Dunn “Camel” Pens.
HARDWARE AND FURNITURE
Doors and Windows.
Lang Ranges
Coal Stoves
Air Tight Stoves
Oil Stoves
Gas Engine Supplies
Evinrude Engines
Iron Roofing
Roofing Paper
Building Paper
Gasoline and Oils
Paints and Varnishes
Canvas and Tents
Lamps and Lanterns
Window Glass
Crockery & Glassware
Rugs and Linoleum
Ship Chandelry
Anchors
Rope and Twine
Hay and Oats
Chop Feed
Chick Feed
Egg Mash
Bi’an and Midlings
Fire Arms
Ammunition
J. L. GRAEF
TELEPHONE MADISON 87