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Fourteen Tourists Leave
for McKinley Park Trip
Under the personal direction of T.
B. McGrath, special tourist agent
for the Alaska Railroad, 14 tourists
from the steamer Northwestern de
parted from Seward this morning
for the McKinley National Park
where a short period of time will
be spent, probably an automobile
trip to Savage river, and to other
points in the park where wild game
and Mt. McKinley itself, may be
viewed. The round trippers over the
railroad will return to Seward next
Saturday in ample time to catch the
next steamer southbound.
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: Gasboat Departs for Nuka
Bay with Three Passengers
The gas boat Rolfe No. II, Captain
John Smith, left port Saturday night
shortly after 8 o’clock for Nuka Bay.
The following passengers were on the
Rolfe. Hawley Sterling, Mrs. Josie
Emswiler, and John Gillespie. The
boat is expected to return to Seward
tonight.
E. R. Tarwater, cashier of the Bank
of Alaska, at Anchorage, was a brief
visitor in Seward yesterday. Mr. Tar
water came to Seward as a member of
the local Shrine delegation to meet
the Nile Temple visitors. He return
ed to Anchorage today.
R. S. Bragaw, owner of the Anchor
age studio and art shop, spent the
week end and Sunday in Seward. Mr.
Bragaw is one of the high officers of
the Anchorage Shrine club and came
to Seward to greet members of the
Seattle Nile Temple. He returned to
the Inlet this morning.
The Sewrard Chamber of Commerce
will meet in regular session tomorrow
noon at the Seward Grill.
W. T. Pinkerton and wife were pas
sengers on the Northwestern from Se
attle to Valdez.
Among the tourists who arrived
in Seward yesterday from the Inte
rior were Mrs. F. I. Davies and Miss
W. F. Chase. They have just com
pleted the Golden Belt tour and are
loud in their praise of the delightful
trip enjoyed.
William Erwin, superintendent of
the locaJ Standard Oil plant, who has
been in the Interior district for the
last two weeks, is expected to return
from Fairbanks August 22.
L. S. Cheetham and wife and R. V.
Watkins arrived at Latouche from Se
attle on the steamer Northwestern.
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Blueberries
Blueberries from the In
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quantity. Well packed in
quart containers for ship
ment. We can supply you
at any time.
Let us know your wants.
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BASEBALL
SATURDAY’S GAMES
NATIONAL
New York 1, Brooklyn 3.
Pittsburgh 1, Cincinnati 8.
St. Louis 4, Chicago 2.
Phila 4, Boston 10.
AMERICAN
Boston 1, 5, Phila. 3, 0.
Chicago 12, Detroit 5.
Cleveland 0, St. Louis 3.
Washington 6, New York 1.
COAST
Seattle 3, 5, Vernon 10, 3.
Frisco 7, Salt Lake 6.
Portland 6, 5, Oakland 10, 3.
Los Angeles 4, Sacramento 3.
SUNDAY'S GAMES
COAST
Seattle 3, 2, Vernon 2, 7.
Los Angeles 3, 4, Sacramento 2, 3.
Portland 4, 8, Oakland 3, 0.
Frisco 10, 7, Salt Lake 7, 6.
AMERICAN #
Cleveland 7, St. Louis 6.
Washington 2, New York 3.
■Chicago 9, Detroit 11.
No other games.
NATIONAL
Brooklyn 6, 2, Phila. 7, 9.
New York 0, 6, Boston 6, 2.
St. Louis 6, Chicago 2.
Cincinnati 6, Pittsburgh 1.
TEAM STANDING
Pacific Coast League
San Francisco
Salt Lake -
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Los Angeles .
Portland .
Oakland ..
Vernon ...
Sacramento .,
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.78
..74
.74
.65
.56
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59
65
64
77
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88
National League.
Pittsburgh ....65
New York _ 64
Cincinnati ....59
St. Louis . „57
Brooklyn _ 52
Philadelphia .-.50
Chicago ..—--49
Boston . 46
American League.
43
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62
68
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Detroit ..
St. Louis _
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New York ....
Boston _
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Northwestern Scheduled
To Sail South Midnight
Says Late Announcement
The steamer Northwestern of the
Alaska Steamship company, which
arrived in Seward early yesterday
morning from the South, is sched
uled to depart after midnight to
night, according to bulletins. The
delay in departure has been caused
by the large general cargo for Sew
ard and rail points, approximately
700 tons, and the transfer of a num
ber of hundreds of tons of cooperage
stock from the vessel to the steamer
Redondo.
Toiaists from Steamer
Make Glacier Excursion
Nine tourists from the steamer
Northwestern, grasped “dame oppor
unity” by the forelock yesterday morn
ing, journeying out to Spencer gla
cier via the Alaska Railroad. The
excursion was replete with interest
to the party which comprised the
following: F. M. Sheldon, Miss Jen
nie S. Ingrim, Miss Elda McNeil,
R. V. Overstreet, Miss Hazel Over
street, M. L. Hatzman, A. F. Shel
don, Miss W. Sheldon. T. B. McGrath
special tourist agent for the Alaska
Railroad, in some manner was able
to line up the above named party,
regardless of the late arrival in port
of the steamer.
The motorship Standard Service
of the Standard Oil company, which
arrived in port Saturday evening at
5 o’clock, completed discharging 120
tons of cased goods early yesterday
morning, departing direct for Ketchi
kan from Seward at 6 a. m. yester
iay.
The halibut schooned North arriv
?d in port this morning from Ket
chikan. The large fishing boat will
leave for the halibut banks this af
ternoon.
PORT OF MISSING MEN
Information is sought concerning
the whereabouts of Wm. H. Harmon,
by his sister, Mrs. Minnie Harmon
Thayer. Mrs. Thayer states that he
came to Alaska many years ago and
was last heard from at Nome. He
ws tall, thickset and dark and would
now be sixty-six or sixty-seven years
of age. Any information concern
ing him should be sent to the gov
ernor’s office.
Anchorage Couple Married
Yesterday, In Seward Town
Miss Sigrid Carlson and Mr. John
Wirum, both well known in Anch
orage, were united in marriage last
night at 7 o’clock by Curtis R. Mor
ford, United States Commisisoner.
Witnesses to the ceremony were Miss
Thea Larsen and Mr. Christ Lar
sen.
PASADENA PARTY BACK
FROM GOLDEN TOUR
INTO THE INTERIOR
Mrs. W. D. Dilworth and daugh
ters, Lois and Marion, and Miss Ger
hart have returned to Seward from
the railroad round trip over the Gol
den Spike route. Dr. Dilworth want
ed to make the Richardson highway
trip so left the family at Fairbanks.
They exoect to meet at Cordova on
their way souih.
The party, which comes from Pasa
dena, stopped off at Lawing, for a
few days where they had a very
enjoyable time.
Goes To Hop; To Check
Up On kv< Accounts;
Comes Back Thursday
Lee C. Pratt, deputy forest su
pervisor of the Chugach National for
est, arrived in Seward yesterday
morning on the steamer Northwest
ern from his Cordova headquarters,
departing this morning for the Hope
region of the forest where he will
complete the cleaning up of fire ac
counts for the season. This includes
paying off the men who were engag
ed in battling the recent big blaze
in that locality. Mr. Pratt is return
ing to Seward on Thursday, this
week, at which time accounts will
be settled.
Martin Kilian, forest ranger for
this district, accompanied Mr. Pratt
from Seward today. John G. Brady,
district forest ranger, from the An
chorage office, is already at Hope,
where he is making a survey of the
timber losses caused by the fire.
Gus Man they left Seward this
morning for Moose Creek where he
will be employed by the Alaska Rail
road in the operation of one of the
engines at wrnrk on the spur line rail
road which is being constructed to
the coal mining property of Howard
& Jesson.
Captain O. D. Haverstock, surgeon
and physician in charge of the Al
aska Railroad hospital at Anchorage,
was a week end visitor in SewTard
yesterday. Captain Haverstock, who
was a guest at the Hotel Van Gil
der, returned to the Inlet this morn
ing.
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