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Seward Happenings
LOCAL AND SOCIAL ITEMS OF THE WEEK
From Monday’s Daily
Mrs. John Paulson returned to Sew
ard Saturday after spending several
weeks with Mr. Paulson, on their
fox island. Mrs. Paulson reports the
animals doing well, about 56 being
counted
J. Delahide, with the Bureau of
Mines, headquarters at Anchorage,
will leave on the Alameda for Salt
Lake to the International Mine Res
cue and First Aid Contest.
John Heron, deputy marshal at
Bethel, on the Kuskokwim river, ar
rived from the States, where he went
with an insane prisoner. Mr. Heron
i informed a Gateway representative
that this was his first trip Outside
since he arrived in Alaska in 1S9S.
He stated that he preferred to live in
Alaska, as the States were too noisy
and the streets to hard to navigate.
Ted Hoeck arrived from the inte
► rior on a late train, and left on the
Butord for Siberia. After prospect
ing in that country around East Cape
he will leave for the Kobuk.
Fred Bishop, from Sleitmute, on the
Kuskokwim, arrived on Saturday’s
boat, and left for his interior home.
Mr. Bishop left the Kuskokwim by way
of Bethel, and out to the States on
the Caroline Francis. Hs was one of
the first men in this district, having
first located on the Kuskokwim over
a quarter of a century ago.
John Schwarte arrived on the Ala
meda and left for Lake creek on the
Yentna river. He was accompanied
by J. R. MacMillan, of Niagara Falls,
New York.
Gilbert Chambers, of the firm of
Chambers and Colwell, Seldovia mer
chants, writes friends here that his
father, long a resident of Olympia,
Washington, died at the family home
on July 1. Mr. Chambers reached
there just before his father passed
away.
^ J. C. MacMullen, route agent for the
American Railway Express, was an
arrival in Seward on the steamship
Alameda.
Louis Bell spent the week end in
Seward, returning to Mile 23 today.
Seldovia is reported suffering for
fresh water, the wells in the vicinity
drying up because of the continued
absence of rain.
Norman Dawn, director of the Nor
man Dawn production company, left
Los Angeles Wednesday for Anclior
* age where he will take a number of
motion pictures as a sequence for a
plot headed by Helen Lynch, leading
lady. Mr. Dawn will take the steam
er Alaska, leaving Saturday.
A. T. Budd, former manager of the
Willow Creek mines, will leave for
the States on the Alameda, going di
rect to Ontario and Quebec, where he
will spend the summer.
Mrs. D. E. Stubbs left for Anchor
age on today’s train to be with Mrs.
Frank Joaquin, who will undergo an
^ operation at the hospital there to
morrow.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. House arrived
on the Alameda from Portland, Ore.,
and left for Anchorage, where they
will visit their son, wrho is advertis
ing manager on the Times.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Keller, and
George, arrived on the Alameda Sat
urday, and left for Anchorage on a
short visit. Mr. Keller is mayor ot
South Bend, Ind., the home of the
Studebaker.
4 Park Reed, an old timer of the
' Third division, passed through here
Saturday on his way to Anchorage.
Chas. Benson of the Northern Pool
Rooms, left today on a round trip tc
Fairbanks.
Sgt. Wm. R. Rogers arrived iron
Valdez on the Alameda, and left or
yesterday’s special for the Interior
Mr. Rogers will go to Fairbanks, anc
drive through over the trail to Val
dez, one of the presidential autos be
^ ing left at that point.
Dune Little of Kanai Lake, visitec
in Seward over Sunday and returnee
to his inland home today.
Mrs. Hinde, wife of the cashier o
the Bank of Seward, left today for An
chorage to visit friends.
N. O. Anderson returned to Canyoi
Creek today, vrhere he is interested ii
a big hydraulic proposition.
Mr. J. B. Reher left today for Prim
rose.
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E. A. Muncey, superintendent of
the American Railway Express, ar
rived on the Alameda and left today
for Fairbanks.
C. W. Hall, route agent of the
American Railway Express, for Alas
ka, with headquarters at Seattle,
came in on Saturday’s train, return
ing this morning.
Mrs. I. Bayles, wife of a prominent
business man at Anchorage, is here
until Thursday.
As a sequel to the Steel creek stab
bing affray, the marshal’s office found
two stills near the head of the creek,
one of which had been operated very
! recently and the other had not been
used for some time. Some white mule
and all the equipment necessary to
turn out a brew were found.
Mr. Volney Richmond, manager of
the N. C. Company at Fairbanks, and
an oldtimer in the Fourth division,
will sail for the States on the steam
er Alameda.
A special train left for Anchorage
yesterday morning, carrying a large
number of passengers.
From Tuesday’s Daily
Passengers from the Buford caught
lareg strings of trout while that ves
sel was in port Saturday.
Volney Richmond was an outgoing
passenger on last night’s boat.
Jos. H. Hutchinson, prominent min
ing man of this section, and an ardent
Seward booster, left last night for his
home in Reno, Nevada, after spending
several months in Seward. Mr. Hutch
inson while here contributed many
articles on Aalska to the Reno papers
which were highly laudatory ot our
resources and climate.
Jos. L. Reed left last night for
Valdez, and making the trip to the
westward on naturalization business.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hall, Polk direc
tory solicitors, left on last night’s
boat for Cordova.
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From Wednesday’s Daily
A new bookkeeper will arrive on
one of the next boats for Frye-Bruhn
Company. A meat cutter arrived on
one of the last boats.
Wm. Lyons, a barber of considerable
acquaintance in Alaska has started up
a tonsorial business in the bank build
ing next to Urbach’s. Mr. Lyons, for
merly a resident of Bellingham, has
spent many years in Anchorage, and
but recently returned from Kanatak.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Shea have
moved into apartments over the old
Gateway office. They lately arrived
from Kanatak.
Local restaurants report a land of
fice business during the past month,
owing to heavy tourist travel.
It is reported that five safes arriv
ed from interior points by freight
yesterday afternoon, consigned to the
local deputy marshal.
Several new desks arrived on the
last boat to be installed in the col
lector of customs office in the Federal
building. Collector Abrams will soon
have a finely equipped office of its
own.
From Thursday’s Daily
George Dooley and Dan Greenig, pro
prietors of the Cordova House at Cor
dova, were taken into custody last
week and were later tried before Com
missioner Adams on the charge of vio
lating the “dry law’’ They were sen
tenced to sixty days in jail and fined
$350 each. An appeal to the District
Court was taken by the defendants,
and they were released under bonds
of $4,000 each
Gerhard Johnson has the new ce
ment sidewalk around the Liberty
theatre nearly completed.
S. Lundblad, proprietor of the
Seward Fish Market, is a poet of nc
mean repute, as evidenced by the
poem, “Seward,” which is going the
rounds of all Outside papers. While
the President was in Seward Mr. Lun
blad recited his poem for the chiel
executive and was warmly compli
mented on its beauty.
Miss H. L. Church, Mrs. H. H. Hal
tey, Miss Lucille Fleet and W. H. Er
win are Portland residents registered
in at Seward.
G. L. Chambers, member of the firm
of Chambers & Colwell, was a return
ing pasesnger on the Admiral Wat
son. While Outside Mr. Chambers’
aged father passed away at his old
home in the States.
The residence of Mr. and Mrs. Col
well is receiving a coat of paint.
Duke Stubbs left today for Montana
creek where he will walk back toward
Anchorage looking for a location for
a black fox farm. Mrs. Stubbs is in
Anchorage.
H. O. Roberts left today for Anchor
age on a business trip.
Nick Welch, well known carpenter
and contractor, left on today’s train
for Anchorage, where he will take a
position for the winter.
Mrs. Andy Simons returned on to
day’s train to Lake View.
Contractor Krieken left today for
Girdwood where he will look after
some roadwork for the Sims-Carlson
j Co.
R. Collins, an Anchorage resident,
| is a guest in the city.
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J. E. Hill, of Seldovia, is registered
at the Hotel Sexton.
Henry Lucas, the Skilak lake ranch
er, was an arrival in town Wednes
day.
The piledriver which toppled off a
barge yesterday into the waters of
the bay, was pulled out this morning
by the railway crane, little the worse
for wear.
Elizabeth Murphy of Pasadena, is
a guest of a local hotel.
R. A. Ragland, of the Bureau of
Public Roads, arrived in Seward last
night.
Joe Consiel, a Kenai merchant, ar
rived last night and is a guest of the
Hotel Seward.
Ted Quinn, a well known Holy Cross
! resident is registered at the Seward.
W. J. Stewatr and family of Tampa,
Fla., were registered at the Hotel
Sexton last evening, on their way to
the Interior.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Decker of Ju
neau, and E. B. Larsson, arrived on
last night’s boat and left’ today for
interior points.
Y. Baird, E. L. Pool and H. Rhodes, i
af Kansas City, Mo., were registered
it the Sexton last night.
Q Mrs. Archie Iivingston and daugh
ter of Chickaloon, were registered at
the Hotel Van Gilder last night.
Rev. R. V. B. Dunlap and wife re
turned on last night’s train from a
trip to Seldovia, Kenai and other
Cook Inlet ports.
C. G. Hubbard of the Primrose
mines is a guest of the Hotel Van
Gilder, awaiting the arrival of Mrs.
Hubbard who is a passenger on the
Northwestern.
T. M. Donohoe, son of Attorney T.
J. Donohoe of Cordova, is the proud
father of a son born July 16, at Palo
Alto, California. Tom, who is attend
ing Stanford University, will graduate
next June, and will probably come to
Alaska to engage in the practice of
law with his father, at least for a
time.
Charles J. Miner, and Chas. Saun
ders of Valdez, have purchased from
Fred Liljegren the lease of Crafton Is
land, near the western end of Prince
William Sound, and will engage in fox
farming, Mr. Saunders having charge
of the operations. The island was j
stocked something over a year ago
with seven pairs of blue foxes, and
now has the orignal stock and their
increase, probably in the neighbor
hood of twenty pairs.
S. Simms, of Hope, is registered in
at one of the local hotels.
J. L. Cavanaugh of Juneau was a
Seward visitor last evening.
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