Seward Happenings
LOCAL AND SOCIAL ITEMS OF THE WEEK
From Monday’s Daily
John Weise, of the Primrose Mines
was among those who left for the
north this morning having spent the
weekend in Seward on business.
Dr. W. P. Kirby, who for some time
past has been visiting in Seward, left
for Anchorage this morning.
Thos. Peterkin, wife and child, left
this morning for the north. Mr. Pe
terkin is a commission employe at
Anchorage.
W. M. Peltier, employment agent
for the commission at Anchorage,
paid a week-end visit to Seward, leav
ing for his headquarters today.
Jack Courtney, well known Seward
ite, left for Anchorage this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. G. Hubbard re
turned to Primrose this morning aft
ter spending the weekend in Seward.
Twenty laborers left this morning
for various section gangs along the
line between here and Anchorage.
F. E. Youngs, former Seward resi
dent but now acting as deputy mar
shal at Talkeetna spent the week end
in Seward, returning to his post this
morning.
C. T. Irvine, Fairbanksan who re
cently returned from the States, was
among those leaving for (the interior
on the Overland Limited this morn
ing.
Joe J. Dalton, well knowrn mining
man of the Kantishna, left for the in
terior this morning. He recently re
turned from a winter’s visit to the
States.
Ed Munro, Nenana resident, arrived
in town Saturday.
Due to inclement weather the ex
cursion scheduled yesterday from An
chorage to Mile 52 was called off.
Two snow slides, each about 150
feet long, occurred yesterday near
Mile 50. Both were cleared away in
time (to permit the special train to
arrive in Seward about 6:30 this
morning.
Ira Bailey, local painter and paper
hanger, left for Anchorage this morn
ing to engage in about a month’s
work in the upper city.
E. W. Major, chef at the Fourth of
July creek logging camp, vras a Sun
day visitor in town.
Alton G. Nordale, son of the well
known Fairbanks hotelman who ar
rived in Seward on the Alameda left
for the interior this morning. He has
been attending school at one of the
Washington institutions.
Warren C. Boeshore, of Livengood
in the Tolovana country, was among
those who spent Sunday in town
awaiting the arrival of the Alameda.
F. W. Butterfield, tie and timber
inspector for the commission spent
Sunday in town.
H. A. Schmerser of Hope is spend
ing a few days in town.
J. F. Tompkins was among the An
chorage residents to spend Sunday in
town.
• Joseph Ulmer of Ketchikan, past
grand president of the Pioneers, ar
rived from the Interior Saturday
night on his wav home.
!
Mel Horner was among the Starr
passengers this morning; going to the
Cbignik oil fields.
Frank Wells, who is interested in!
quartz in the Chulitna district, left
Anchorage recently to open up some 1
promising claims on Honolulu creek.
It is reported that the Fink &
Campbell interests, of Spokane, will
open up the Spokane claim on Iron
creek, a tributary of the Talkeetna.
Chas. Huff was a westward passen
ger for Sanak on the Starr this morn- j
* ing.
John McDonald of Mile 5 was among |
the Sunday visitors.
Louis McAllister of Mile 20 paid !
Seward a short visit over Sunday.
J. L. Waller, Anchorage attorney, i
was among those leaving for Seldo
i via on the Starr this morning.
John Fox, who recently arrived
from Fairbanks was among those who
. engaged passage on the Starr for Kan
atak.
P. J. Bonner, who was in cnarge of
the steam shovel operations between
Mile 327 and McKinley Park, has re
signed his position and will leave for
Portland, Oregon, to accept a position
. with a company there.
Martin Moses, visiting in Sewan'
for the past few days, left this morn
ing for his home at Unalaska.
Mrs. Nellie Don Carlos, who has ex
tensive oil holdings in the Chignik
district, left on the Starr this morn
ing for that place.
!
H. S. Balderston, accompanied b;
his daughter, Miss Betty, arrived from
Anchorage Saturday evening. Miss
Betty will visit among friends for the
next few days.
j Mrs. A. E. Rucker left this morning
for Anchorage to pay a few days’ vis
it with friends.
Wm. Brabazon, rormerly of the for
estry service at Girdwood, arrived re
cently from the States. He left this
morning for the north.
G. H. Spangler, engineer in the em
. ploy of the Alaska Road commission,
! left this morning for Kanatak to com
mence survey work.
Nick Bruhn, who last summer lo-1
cated numerous oil claims in th* j
Chignik section left for that place this j
morning on the Starr.
W. W. French left this morning for j
Kanatak where he will engage in a j
survey of oil locations.
Duke E. Stubbs, interiorite, who re-;
cently located in Seward, left this |
morning for Chignik where he will do j
some survey work.
John Dahl, laboratory man for Dr. j
J. H. McCallie and who recently re
turned from a visit to the States, left
for the Cook Inlet metropolis this,
morning.
Adolf Olsen, former Anchorage bus
iness man was among those who left
this morning for Kanatak.
j
Sigurd Burvick and J. L. Cook were
passengers on the Starr for the Port
O’Brien district where they will spend
the coming season fishing.
Pete Dybwad, Kodiak resident, left
for that place this morning on the
Starr after spending a few days in
SewarcT
Victor Engblom and Iver Strom
were among those listed for Port
O’Brien on the Starr.
W. A. Shields left for Seldovia this
morning on the Starr, going to Kach
emak bay to spend the summer.
Leopold David, Anchorage attorney
and former mayor of the Cook Inlet
city, was numbered among those who
left for the westward on the Starr. He
is on his way to Seldovia to make a
business call.
George A. Parks, chief of the field
division for Alaska of the General
Land office, arrived in Seward on the
special and left for his headquarters
in Juneau.
Jack Malloy, oldtimer of the inte
rior, who arrived from the States on
the Alameda was among those leav
ing for Anchorage this morning.
J. A. Eamon arrived rtom Kern on
Saturday’s train and will leave the j
next trip of the Kingfisher for Day's |
Harbor to enter the employ of the
Resurrection Bay Lumber Co.
C. M. Sharpe, representing the
Schwabacher Hardware Company or
Seattle, left on the Alameda for the
south.
George Palmer, who resides at Ke
nai, is authority for the statement
that there is more snow at that place
at the present time than comes within
the memory of the oldest native on
Cook Inlet. It is stated that there yet
remains over three feet of the white
and beautiful on the ground.
It is rumored that the price of coal |
in Anchorage and Seward may soon
be increased, owing to a recent order |
of the Bureau of Mines which com
pels coal producers to use giant pow
der instead of black powder, as for- j
merly. The Healy River Coal corpo-1
xation will slightly increase the cost;
of its fuel, although it is stated that(
the price will later be loweied. This
company states that as soon as other
chambers l^ave been made in the large
seams, which will be an expensive
matter at present, the price of their
production will be brought below the
present scale.
It is reported that a mining tran
saction of considerable magnitude was
recently consummated at Anchorage, ,
the property to exchange hands being
the well-known Drumheiler claims on
Craige creek, in the Willow creek
district. The purchasers were M. J.
Comoy and associates of Anchorage. 1
An initial payment of $i0,000 was re- :
ported to have be?n made. A $4500
gold brick from this property was ■
brought to Anchorage recently. i
Arrivals from Anchorage on Satur
day’s train report that an exceedingly
rich vein of ore was uncovered recent
ly at the Lucky Shot mine in the Wil
low Creek district. The oie is stated
t") be richer than anything yet foun<
in that district although the assay
valuation Is not given.
From Tuesday’s Daily
Chas. Lechner has acquired the
Ford agency for Seward, taking it
over from Brown & Hawkins Corpora
tion. Mr. Lechner will in the future
handle all auto sales, accessories and
whatever may be required for these
cars. His sales room location will be
announced later.
IN NEW POSITION
Gus Manthev, who for some time
past has been engaged with the pile
driver crew on the dock and else
where in (this vicinity, yesterday as
sumed the duties of dockmaster, vice
Capt. Horton, resigned.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dedoyard a *
domiciled in the Paulson apartments,
moving in today.
The launch Buffalo arrived in port
last evening in command of Captain
George Hogg. It has been some time
since the craft visited Seward and fo
a time this spring it was reported lost
reporting later from near Seldovia.
John H. Walker, who was last night
elected chief of the fire department,
this morning assumed his duties.
The halibut schooner Signal arrive*
in port last night and will leave soon
for the westward banks.
The schooner Gladstone is having
propeller repaired while it is on the
beach installing another rudder.
The Seward Chamber of Commerce
held its weekly luncheon today, about
twenty-five members being in attend-!
ance. Owing to the unavoidable ab- !
sence of President Whiting, Vice i
President P. C. McMullen presided.
After thoroughly enjoying the elabo
rate luncheon served by the Grill, sev-1
eral business matters were taken up.
Communications were read by the
Secretary. The Anchora.ge Chamber
invited a Seward representative to j
meet with them at Anchorage May 2, j
to discuss matters of general interest j
to the railway section. The Seattlei
Chamber of Commerce notified the j
Seward Chamber that an expert pho
tographer was being sent out to take j
800 views of the territory, to be used J
in advertising, and asked the Seward
members to provide lodging and trans-,
portation for him while here.
Mayor Ray discussed at length the;
fisheries tax bill, and told of drafting
a revenue producing bill, while in Ju
neau recently. A vote of confidence
was ordered sent to the Third division '
legislators.
The appointment of a civic commit
tee of three members of the Cham
ber was requested by Mr. Ray, and it
was resolved to call a special meeting
Thursday night for this purpose.
Mr. Ray and Mr. Ellsworth told of
a conversation had with Col. J. G
Steese relative to the oil tanks to be
established here. Col. Steese assured
them the railroad was prepared to go
to any length to help establish these I
tanks, and_ had furnished data con
cerning transportation to the com-1
panv. He also conferred with city of- i
ficials on the question of co-operation [
in fire protection and in glacial stream
control.
At adjournment it was agreed to
meet Thursday night when these and j
other matters would be taken up.
From Wednesday’s Daily
Miss Lavonia Stotko, who became
111 a few days ago, was this morning
reported to be no better, a high tem
perature marking ner condition. The
case is diagnosed as pneumonia Dr.
Baughman is the attending physiician.
W. J. Downie and wife are passen
gers for Seward on the steamship j
Northwestern. Mr. Downie is the man j
who built the local cannery.
The train due to arrive this evening
is reported to be thirty minutes late
aur of Curry this morning. It is ex
pected that much of the time will be
made up before arrival here.
Ed Vogl reports the snow at Mile
live going at the rate of about two
inches a day and it will soon be pos
sible to reach the Storey ranch with
in auto.
Lars Westenvick, Fairbanks mining
man who left some time ago as a
?uard in Marshal Steven’s party, is
“eturning north on the Northwestern.
He will operate on a large scale this
season.
The new Odd Fellows dancing floor
s lapidly nearing completion. Today
he dressing rooms are being varnish
ed; tiie main dancing floor is being
put in shape and it is expected that j
within a short time something worth !
while will be announced by the organ- i
zation. <
Dan T. Kennedy, well known packer
of the Interior and coastal regions,
will be among those who 'will arrive
on the Northwestern leaving Seattle
today. He has been to the States to
receive m#dical attention.
Sam Bubin, trading post man of the
Koyukuk region, is coming north on
the steamer Northwestern, leaving Se
attle today. Mrs. Dubin accompanies
him. , ...j ,
H. K. Carlisle, in charge of the gen
eral land office at Fairbanks and gov
ernment timber cruiser, will arrive in
Seward on the Northwestern on his
way to the interior for the summer’s
work.
Charles Harden, prominent mining
and businessman of the Fairbanks
district is coming north for the sum
mer season.
August Hanot, Fairbanks mining
man, is coming north on the North,
western. Mr. Hanot is one of the
largest operators of the Fairbanks
district.
Walter Johnson, who for several
years resided in Fairbanks but of late
on an extended visit to the states, is
returning north leaving Seattle today.
The fishing boat Signal left for the
halibut fishing banks this morning.
P. E. Lehman of the T. and T. de
partment is engaged iu line repair
work north of town.
The locomotive crane was busy to
day at Woodrow loading ties for ship
ment north.
A1 Peel is today busy repairing the
cross W'alks on Fourth avenue, replac
ing the gutter sections which were
torn out during the winter.
Gerald Protzman, representing the |
Strauss lines, will leave in the morn
ing to call on Girdwood and Hope
merchants.
A treight train is due to arrive from
the north late tonight. It will leave,!
noithhound, at an early hour tomor
row morning.
Harry Yaga totfay shipped an arras- i
tra to Wasilla which he will use in
testing out some ore on his claim in
the Willow creek district.
The campcars which have been on
the siding along the waterfront will
be removed to Woodrow tomorrow,
some work for the B. & B. gang under
Foreman Peters being required at the
place.
Mrs. Sam McNeice, accompanied by
her daughter Mary, are numbered
among those who will arrive in Sew
ard on the Northwestern having win
tered in the States. Mr. McNeice is
wellknown on the coastal section and
of late has been in the Matanuska
country.
An epidemic of colds seems to be
in vogue in Seward for the past few
days, nearly every person in town hav-1
ing a touch of the disagreeable in-1
convenience.
The appointment of John Walker i
as fire chief was no surprise to The!
Gateway. His opponents had no look
in. Johnnie Walker has been the best
advertised and most popular person-1
age in America for a half century, and
the older the better.
The Buick Sales and Service garage
has installed a free air station in ad-1
dition to its other public service
utilities. The air storage is at the
rear of the salesroom and will be
available to those wiiose tires need
refilling.
From Thursday’s Daily
Miles Brabazon left on today’s train
for Anchorage.
Eric Olson left this morning for his
home in Anchorage, where he con
ducts a taxi business.
John McDonald, an old time miner
and prospector who has been spend
ing a past few weeks in Seward left
today for the Willow creek district.
H. A. Schmeaser was a passenger on
today’s train for Hope and Sunrise.
Mrs. Otto Schallerer left on today’s
train for a short visit in Anchorage,
returning Saturday.
Gerald Protzman was an outgoing
passenger on today’s train.
H. S. Balderston and daughter Betty
returned to Anchorage on this morn
ing’s train.
Mrs. Paul Beran of Anchorage is a
?uest of the Hotel Sexton.
T. O. Nyberg, offfficial tie inspector
’or the commission is a guest of the
Hotel Sexton.
From Friday’s Daily
Gordon Jones, who arrived in Sew
ird on the Watson this morning from
Seattle left on the same boat for Ko
liak, where he will act as the repre
sentative for the Northwest Fisheries, j
Ned Bishop, tie contractor, today
commenced loading tia« to be deliver
ed to the commission.
Phil Sekinoff, well known interior
contractor, who has been spending the
pasit week or so at Latouche, regis
tered in this morning.
Rev. R. V. B. Dunlap returned from
Latouche this morning and later left
on the Watson for Latouche, where he
went on church business.
Ben Poindexter, who is interested
in this section of the territory arriv
ed in Seward on the Watson. He will
visit in town for the next few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Bentley Falls arrived
on the Watson on their way to the
Interior. Mr. Falls for the past sev
eral years has conducted the movie
show at Brooks, in the Tolovana dis
trict.
L. E. Grammer, civil engineer was j
among the Watson passengers for the |
wetsward, going to Kanatak to en I
gage in work there.
I
Anyone Eide who has for some time ,
past has been in the southern part of i
the territory and in Seattle, returned s
on the Watson.
Theo Braake, well known in the in
terior and who was formerly engaged
in business in Anchoraee arrived on
the Watson this morning.
Geo. Klapproth, one of the best
known chefs of the interior country,
arrived from California this morning,
following a vacation of many weeks
duration. He will leave for the inte
rior on Monday's train.
Sgts. T. E. Ayers and A. B. Sam
paio arrived on the steamer Watson
en route to Anchorage They will
leave on Monday’s train for the inte
rior city. Both have been members of
the Valdez Q. M. C. for a number of
years.
H. E. Ellsworth received two more
Chevrolet cars on the Watson which
will be added to the local fleet.
Eric Nelson, a well known Seward
resident left for Snug Harbor on the
Admiral Watson, going there to work
in one of the cannery plants for a
short period.
Mrs. Lyla Burch, who for some time
resided in Anchorage, but for the
past year has been visiting relatives in
St. Louis, Mo., returned north on the
Admiral Watson.
D. R. Place and Dave Choate, old
timers of the interior section and who
have been spending some time at Sit
ka, arrived on the Watson on their
way inside.
Recent arrivals from the states ad
vise that John Beaton, the well;
known mining man of the Iditarod dis- j
trict, will not come north this year.!
Mr. Beaton has leased the dredge in
which he was associated with Don
nelly to Dan McKenzie, Joe McKin
non and Alex Madison, who will this :
year operate the ground on which the!
dredge is located.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Finnegan and l
Master Finnegan were busy this morn
ing shaking hands with their many
friends in Seward having arrived on
the Admiral Watson from the States.
They will go as far westward as Ko
diak and from the island town will
take one of the launches to Kanatak,
where Mr. Finnegan is heavily inter
ested in oil lands.
Wayne Blue, agent for the Admiral
line, announces that the steamer Ad
miral Watson will leave for the south
on April 25, connecting with the in
coming train of that date.
Delegates from the local Post of the
American Legion take exceptions to
the recent statement by the Gate
way that the Legion, convention should
have unanimously indorsed the Fos
ter Literacy Bill.
They state that the convention did
indorse the bill. No record of such
indorsation was received by the Gate
way nor was it able to secure a re
port of what was done at the conven
tion a very incomplete press report of
the proceedings having been sent out.
While we regret very much that
no report of the meeting was sent to
the papers it is a matter of gratifica
tions that its members endorsed this
one hundred per cent American bill.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Erskine and
daughter Caroline and son Wilson, of
Kodiak, were nmbered among those
on board the Admiral Watson who
were returning from the States after
spending the past few weeks vaca
tioning on the Pacific coast. They re
ported an enjoyable time.
As an aid in promoting the mining
industry of the interior at d Yukon,
quartz camps, late arrivals from the
States announce that a rate of ten
dollars a ton has been allowed on the
Alaska railread between Nenana and
Seward for all ore shipments coming
from the Mayo district. With this
cheap rate this summer will see many
thousands of tons of rich ore being
shipped out of Seward.
B. C. Nichols, of Anchorage, was
numbered among those who arrived
on the Watson.
As a forerunner of that which is to
come freight space has been reserved
on the Admiral Watson on its next
trip south for two tons of ore which
are consigned to the Selby Smelting
Works at San Francisco. This, it is
believed, is one of the first shipments
of high grade ores that will be made
during the present season from the
Kantishna.
The Pioneer Packing company plant
at Snug Harbor will soon be in opera
tion, a crew for that plant being on
the Admiral Watson this morning.
Those who came from the States to
be employed at Snug Harbor as fol
lows:
Miss Hilda Sund, Elinna Allen, J.
L. Secrest, Mrs. Secrest, Gladys Bum
stead, Erma Scrimsher, Mrs. C. Smith.
Miss Hannah Andrews, Mrs. Pauline
Brown, Mrs. Elkstrand, Blanche Tur
stall, Mrs. L. Howells, Pearl Hale.
Alma Makela, Mamie Clark, Hilma
Turo, Mrs. H. Pederson, Mrs. J. E.
Stewart, Tyne Salo, Mrs. H. A. Wells,
Mrs. Betty Miller, Byron Marlow, C.
S. Burch, E. N. Davis, Fred Davis.
Wm. Davis, R. S. Hoover, W. Hoffman.
Carl Johnson, John Johnson, Marion
Kelley, Carl McCray, A. B. Nelson,
Frances Olson, D. Richmond, O. E.
Rustemeyer, O. F. Reeves, H. H.
Smith, H. A. Wells, Vernon Wheeler,
Arichie Wright, Ethel Marlow, H. L.
Howells, Ray Hendricks, E. W. Shaw.
The steamer Starr pulled away from
the Seward dock this morning for the
westward shortly after 8 o’clock with
about 200 tons of freight and the fol
lowing passengers: Leopold David,
G. H. Spangler, Mrs. Nellie Don Car
los, D. E. Stubbs, Meta Anderson, Mel
Horner, Nick Bruen, W. W. French.
Chas. Huff, Martin Moses, J. L. Wal
ler, John Fox, Adolph Olsen, Sigurd
Burvick, J. L. Cook, Pete Bybwad.
Victor Engblom, Iver Strom, Pete
Nikoloff, W. A. Shields. Many of
those on board were going to the
Chignik oil fields, others to Kanatak.
Ducks by the thousands are report
ported flying along the shores of in
terior rivers, showing that spring is
coming earlier than usual.
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