The Man
Worth While
The man worth while is the man worth
money—not always, but in the great
majority of cases that is so!
The man worth money usually got his
start by saving. Don’t wait for a lucky
turn of the wheel to make you rich.
Give the wheel of fortune a start your
self by opening an Account here, now!
Bank of Seward
Urbach Says: “Bathe Now”
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The water is fine
Bathing suits- S1.50 up to $7.00
ill
Urbach’s
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Paints and Oils, Furniture, Rugs Linoleum and Congoleum. I
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CHARLES LECHNER, Proprietor *
Motor Boats, Oil Drilling Machinery and Sawmill
Machinery Quickly Repaired
PLUMBING AND HEATING SHEET METAL WORKS
TELEPHONE MADISON 56
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men like best.
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all kinds of pipes at all
prices for all tastes — and
everything else that smokers
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GERMANY UNABLE TO FURNISH
MARKS TO CURIO SEEKERS
BERLIN, July 24.—For the first
time since the mark began to depre
ciate the unofficial quotations on for
eign currencies has created an em
barassment for speculators and tour
ists, the latter being unable to buy
any amount of Germany currency.
LIEUT. R. L. MAUGHAN GOT
WITHIN 640 MILES OF GOAL
WASHINGTON, July 24.—Army of-;
ficials are waiting the decision of Ma-1
I jor Patrick, chief of the air service, ■
I on whether Lieut. R. L. Maughan is 1
| to make another trial at flying from
New York to San Francisco between!
| sunrise and sunset. Maughan got as !
far as Rock Springs, Wyo., 640 miles
of his goal, when a leaking oil cooler
spoiled his chances.
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LUMBER SHIPPED TO JAPAN
COOS BAY, Ore., July 24.—More
| than 28,000,000 feet of lumber has
been shipped from this port to Japan
during the last six months.
GOAT GLANDS POPULAR
BROOKHAVEN, Miss., July 24.—
Walter Turnbough ■ is said to have
shipped 200 goats to Iowa, to be used
for gland transplanting on humans.
WARM IN MOROCCO
MELLELIA, Spanish Morocco, July
24.—The temperature yesterday reach
ed 129.2 degrees, stopping all business
and social activities.
WILL FORTIFY SINGAPORE
| LONDON, July 24.—The House of
Commons sustained the government’s
request for an appropriation to fortify
a base at Singapore.
John Helm’s fine new concrete
home is rapidly nearing completion,
and will be one of the neatest resi
dences in the city when completed.
Peter Peterson has completed a fine
new residence on his property across
from the Federal building.
The San Juan people are receiving
large shipments of halibut daily, and
is a busy concern.
NOTICE TO BATHERS
The practice of building fires in the
grass and on the banks of the lake
next to the ball grounds by those who
go in bathing must be stopped. The
building of fires within the city lim
its is prohibited by ordinance, with
out first securing a permit from the
City Clerk. Violators of this ordi
nance will be prosecuted.
By Order of
J. H. WALKER,
k-wed Fire Chief.
WORK ON NEW ROAD
The Road Commission has started
work on the road leading to the Nash
farm and other homesteads at the
head of the bay.
HEALY FORKS
Fifty men are now being employed
in the Healy Forks mining district in
getting out the high grade lignite coal
so abundantly present in this section
of Alaska, according to word received
from the special correspondent for
the Alaska Miners News. ' The daily
capacity of the Healy River Coal
Corporation is approximately one hun
dred and fifty tons, which is shipped
over the Government Railroad north
to Anchorage, from which latter
point it is shipped aboard boats to all
ports along the coast and as. far west
ward as Kanatak, the new oil camp
located on the Alaskan Peninsula.
The Healy River Coal Corporation
which is the only operator in the
Healy Forks district, pays £6.00 per
day and hoard to the employes, all ot
whom are well housed and appar
ently are well satisfied with their
employment.
A road house conducted by the well
known old timer, P. J. Lynch, affords
traveling comforts to the many per
sons who stop over on their way from
the coast to the Interior.
It is expected that the output this
season will be greatly in excess of
that of last year.
FAIRBANKS PIONEER PASSES
AWAY
Joseph Goyner, an old pioneer and
a member of Fairbanks Igloo, No. 4,
died on June 7th, according to word
received by mail from Fairbanks. Joe
Covner was well-known throughout
the inteiioi of Alaska, and was one of
the iii st stampeders to visit the new
camps of the North. He was found
dead by his neighbors in his cabin on
Ester Creek, and it is thought that he
died from kidney trouble. Upon the
arrival of the body in Fairbanks an
autopsy was held. Mr. Coyner was re
cently discharged from the St, Jos
eph’s Hospital at Fairbanks. The body
was buried by the Pioneers of Alas
ka, Igloo No. 4, at the local cemetery.
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get good value for it
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The greatest suit makers today are the
HOUSE OF KUPPENHEIMER
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You already know what wonderful Clothes they
make. The men prefer them because they are built
to Beat the Wear, and hold their shape.
For a short time only we are going to give
ABSOLUTELY FREE, a $6.00
gold-plated Gilett Razor
with every Kuppenheimer Suit purchase at this store
Remember the old saying: “Opportunity knocks once"
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DISTEMPER CAUSING LOSS
OF DOGS INTERIOR ALASKA
Owners of dogs in the Interior have
lost many fine animals this spring
from distemper. From Dawson to
Nome the epidemic has swept, and
whole villages of natives have lost
their animals.
AT JUNEAU RECENTLY
MARSHALS CAPTURE CAR
A Juneau dispatch says that after
it had failed to stop a car owned by
F. F. Heller and driven at the time
by Louis Stark, was fired on by Fed
eral officers and later seized for vio
lation of the prohibition laws. The
driver abandoned his car and took to
the hills, and was not captured. Two
grips containing 24 quarts of whisky
were in the car.
STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS
The freighter Oduna last night at
8 o'clock was 30 miles west of Juneau
en route to Port Althrop.
The P. A. F. boat Redwood at 8:00
o’clock last night was 80 miles west
of Cape Spencer en route to Excur
sion inlet.
The steamship Northwestern was in
Saw Mill bay last night at 8 o’clock.
John Gilpatrick, an old time miner
and watchman at the government
wharf, returned Saturday from his
property and will spend the rest of j
the year in Seward.
HALIBUT BOATS ARRIVE
The Anna arrived from the halibut
banks today with 8,000 lbs; the Orien
with 5,000, and the Allan with 6,000
NOTICE TO PUBLIC
Jack Burford, traveling representa
tive for Burroughs Adding Machines
and L. C. Smith Typewriters, will be
in Seward on or about the first of
August. Leave orders for repairs and
new machines at Gateway Office, and
same will be attended to. 182-tf
WANTED—Five or six room house
unfurnished; phone or call at Gate
way office.
Best gasoline, distillate and gas en
gine oil at reduced prices at J. L.
Graef’s. 161-tf
SEWARD
LIGHT and POWER CO.
PHONE, MAIN 0.
SEWARD, ALASKA
We’re paying big prices for Alaska furs—demand strong.
We are the largest buyers of Alaska furs in this big
central market and we must have all kinds for quick
sale at present high prices. Money sent same day ship
ment comes in—cash, draft or money order, whichever
you want. ACT NOW-—if you have one skin or a
hundred. Ship to us at once.
ST. t-OWS, MO.
Fouke Grading ALWAYS Makes Your Fur Checks Bigger
935 FOUKE
BUILDING