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Former Starr Wireless;
Operator U. S.S. Boxer
C. Curtis, purser and wireless op
erator on the U. SjS. Boxer, is greet
ing his many friends in Seward for
this town was his home port for
many months, during the time he
served on the steamer Starr as wire
less operator. Custis said yesterday
it was good to 'be back in Seward
again and once more have the oppor
tunity of visiting with old friends.
FREIGHTER LATOUCH OKEH
The freighter Latouch, in port last
week, was reported 97 miles west of
Cape Spencer, Monday night, south
bound, for Tacoma. No damage was
sustained in the violent storm the
vessel plowed thru, according to a
wireless message.
The U. S.S. Boxer 'passed the S.S.
Victoria yesterday morning, a short
distance out of Harding Entrance. The
Vic was plunging right along thru
the mountainous seas.
E NO. 1425, L.O.O.M.
Meets every first
and third Tues
day each month
at 8 p. m., at
Odd Fellows
Hall. All visit
i n g members
welcome.
PETER N. ANDERSON, Dictator.
M. A. HORNER. Secretary.
SEWARD LODGE NO 219, F. & A. M.
SL Stated communications first
and third Wednesdays of each
/\r\month; visiting brethren wel
come, H. V. Hoben, W. M.;, Elwyn
Swetmann, Secretary.
RESURRECTION LODGE NO. A-7,
I. O. O. F.
Meets every Thursday at
18:00 p. m. in Odd Fellows'
Hall, next to the postoffice. Visiting
brothers welcome. Fred Martinides,
N. G.; Chas. Lechner, Secretary.
IGLOO NO. NINE, PIONEERS OF
ALASKA
Meets every Second and Fourth Fri
day nights in Odd Fellows Hall; F. B.
Moore, President; C. M. Brosius, Sec
retary.
SEWARD CHAPTER NO. 10, ORDER
OF EASTERN STAR
Meeets the second and
'ourth Mondays of each
i month in Odd Fellows’
! Hall at 8 p. m. Visiting
members always wel
_ come; Dorothy Urbach,
W. M.; E. L. Sweek, Secretary.
SEWARD REBEKAH LOGE NO. 6-A,
I. O. O. F.
Meets the first and
third Mondays of
each month In Odd
Fellows Hall at 8:00
p. m. Visiting mem
bers are always wel
come. Mrs. John
Rosness, %T Q.
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VETERAN SKIPPER
IN ALASKA WATERS
COME TO SEWARD;
CARGO FOR A. R. .R.
CAPTAIN WHITLAM’S FIRST TRIP
TO SEWARD SINCE THE
WORLD WAR.
COMMANDED BENDER BROTHERS
Eskimos Make God Sailors; Vessel
Serves In Training Capacity for
Northern Eskimos.
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For the first time since the World
War, Capt. S. T. L. Whitlam, U. S.S.
schooner Boxer, Bureau of Education
ship, which arrived in port yesterday
morning from Bellingham, is back in
Seward. At that time he arrived in
Seward on the S.S. Northwestern on
special detail to take over the com
mand of the power schoner Ruby, a
three master, which put into port in
distress, carrying under her hatches
about S00 tons of general cargo for
points on the Kiiskokwim river. Cap
tain Whitlam had only been in Seat
tle three days, having just arrived
from Nome from which port he had
commanded for a number of years the
power schooner Bender Bros., run
ning to Herschel Island. Upon his ar
rival at Seward he relieved Captain
McAlpin and, on account of being un
able to take the vessel to the Kusko
kwim, for it was then December, he
endeavored to obtain warehouse facil
ities at Unalaska, the closest point
north, where he planned to discharge
the cargo and in the spring relay it
to its destination. Being unable to
secure the necessary storage space he
sailed the vessel back to Seattle and
shortly after made two trips to South
America with the vessel. Altogether
CITY EXPRESS
Billy Patterson
Meets All Boats and Trains
WHEN YOU THING ABOUT IN
STALLING YOUR HEATING
PLANT CALL P/IE UP AND LET
ME GIVE YOU THE CHEAP
EST AND BEST WAY TO IN
STALL IT.
R. F. TILLMAN.
Back of Brown & Hawkins
PHONE ADAMS 80
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SEWARD WATER &
POWER COMPANY
SEWARD, ALASKA
“Good Water a Necessity in Every Home”
JOHN NELSON, Manager, VtfAYNE BLUE, Agent
OFFICE ARCADE BUILDING
HOTEL SEXTON
GEORGE SEXTON, Proprietor
SEWARD’S HOMEY HOTEL, WHERE THE OLDTIMERS
MEET
T
VAN GILDER HOTEL
MOT and cold water in every room
STEAM HEAT
J. S. BADGER
HOTEL SEWARD
OSCAR DAHL, Proprietor
HOMEY, COMFORTABLE ROOMS AND BATH
Convenient to Depot and Dock
h© has commanded vessels in Alaska
waters, most of the time in the Ber
ing Sea and Arctic Ocean, since 1906.
Stops At Ketchikan.
On the present trip Captain Whit
lam left Bellingham January 3, at
noon, and with the exception of one
stop at Ketchikan for water came di
rect to this port. The stop at Ketchi
kan would not have been made, the
captain stated, only he feared that
the cold weather w'hich he had en
i countered years ago in this port, gave
him reason to believe he might be
under some handicap in taking on a
supply of fresh water here. It was
pointed out to Captain Whitlam that
no difficulty of this nature is ever ex
perienced at this port, which informa
tion he welcomed.
Bitter Weather Encountered
Heavy southeast and southwest
gales, accompanied by continuous and
dense rains, battered the staunch ves
sel about so much that he hoved the
vessel to, twice, en route north. Up
on leaving Puget Sound, no rain had
fallen for a week but dense fogs had
enshrouded the region during tthat in
terval. A deck load of about fifteen
tons of lumber was carried on the
Boxer and it was due principally to
this reason that the vessel was hove
to, for at various times the vessel
shipped great seas which if continued
would have swept away the deck
load.
May Leave Friday.
A general cargo of approximately
400 tons is being discharged from the
Boxer; this consists of but fifteen
tons for the Bureau of Education sta
tions in this district and the remain
der, billed to the Alaska Railroad. In
cluded in the cargo is lumber, cement,
iron, steel, and huge buckets for the
railroad' steam shovels. Captain
| Whitlam expects the cargo to be ful
ly discharged by this evening; then
| will begin the loading of some 350
i tons of scrap railroad car wheels and
! a number of tons of empty cement
| sacks. The Boxer will probably de
part for the south Friday. On its
way to Seattle the vessel will call in
at Juneau and dscharge about fifteen
tons of hospital supplies. The car
wheels wll be discharged at Tacoma,
where a large railroad wheel manu
facturing plant is located.
Eskmo Sailors On Board.
The Boxer carries a crew of four
teen, the majority being Eskimos from
the Bering Sea and the Arctic Ocean.
Each fall a new bunch of Eskimos,
or natives, are shipped and in the
spring, taken back to their homes,
the vessel serving as a sort of a
training school for the department.
The Eskimos are good sailors, Cap
tain Whitlam remarked yesterday, es
pecially so in the interest taken in
»'*•* '<> ;_t vessel.
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Tho’ a small vessel, the Boxer is
compact and comfortable and conve
nient quarters are found on board.
Something seldom seen on ships ply
ing to Alaska, and especially so on
vessels of this type, are the electric
heaters installed in each room thru
out the entire ship. Very little dif
ference is found in the size and fur
nishings ofMbe captain’s and engi
neer’s rooms from the quarters of
the others members of the crew.
The captain himself, like most of
seafarers, is a genial soul and im
mediately makes one feel at home. He
calls Seattle his home.
In another column of fhe Gateway
the personnel of the Boxer is listed.
It has been indignantly denied by
a certain Senator that speeches of
Presidents and other high officials
are written by newspaper men em
ployed for the purpose. In some
cases the 'finished products strongly
bear out the Senator’s contention that
newspaper men had nothing to do
with them.
Send the Gateway to friends.
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Personnel of Officers
on U. S.S. Boxer, Bureau
of Education Schooner
Included in the personnel of the U.
S.S. Boxer, Bureau of Education, which
vessel arrived in port yesterday morn
ing from the south, are the following
officers:
S. T. L. Whitlam, captain; Herman
Sandwick, chief engineer; O. D. Mor
res, first assistant engineer; E. L.
Bush, chief officer; T. M. Kerschler,
second officer; Gordon R. Clark, chief
steward; C. Curtis, purser and wire
less operator.
There are fourteen members in the
crew and yesterday was the majority
of the crew’s first visit to Seward. All
were struck by the beauty of the en
trance to Resurrection Bay.
Very Old, But Good.
An American was prowling around
a Scottish churchyard. Hs eyes
caught an epitaph: “Lord, she was
thin.”
“‘Say, Sexton, what d’ye make of
that?” he asked.
“That’s all right, sir, the sculptor
went over near the edge of the stone
and didna’ leave room for the ‘o’.”
Advance Information.
Narcissa—Looky heah, Black Man,
what’s you all gwine gimme for my
birthday present?”
Black Man—Close yo’ eyes, honey.
She did and he said)—Now what
you see?”
Narcissa—Nothin’!
Black Man—Well, dat’s whut yo’
al gwine get.
Manicure sets, $3.30 to $15—Alas
ka Shop. tf.
Hand tinted pictures wrapped se
curely for mailing—Alaska Shop. tf.
IT THE
METHOD OF
MA L ORDER
MERCHANDIZING
Mail order concerns de
mand cash in advance. They won’t
take a chance. They won’t trust you.
They are the “fair weather friends” of
merchandising.
If a local dealer treated you m the
same manner you would be madder than
a wet hen. But he doesn’t. If you desire^
credit and are ivorthy of it, he will extend it
gladly. Then why not
Favor Dealers Who Will Favor You
Spot cash trading is of course the best
policy of purchasing. There are, however, times when
even those well heeled financially must resort to “credit”
buying. You may see the time when it will not be convenient for
you to “come across” with the cash. And when that time comes
the local merchant is the only one who will “accommodate” you. The mail
order house would turn you down cold. They want your business only when
they have your money in hand. «
Unless you trade with home dealers when you have the
ready cash—don't ask for a “credit lift” in a pinch. It’s not just. It’s
net even common decency to expect your home town dealer to bear
the burden of your bills—when you refuse to do business with him when you
can do it on a spot cash basis.
By every reason of right your local merchants are entitled
to your patronage—every penny of it. They cater to your best inter
ests with the best brands of merchandise. Their quality standards are the
highest. Their lines are fresh—clean—right up to date in every particular.
Their prices mark the extreme limit of economical buying. They deal fairly.
Every dollar you spend with them buys actual value. None of it goes for ex
orbitant mail order expenses—costly catalogues—high salaried office workers. They don’t
attempt to lead you on with merchandising “lures”—with low prices on one or a few articles—
then high prices on all other goods.
They want your business. They will do everything within
their means to earn your patronage. They must handle your account
with care. They can’t stand to lose trade—because their field is limited.
Even if they were inclined (which they are not) to employ underhanded methods, they couldn’t
afford to—because it would kill them commercially.
Turn trade to the dealer who in turn will treat you right. Put your con
fidence in merchants who have confidence in you.
The Calumet Baking Powder Company
paid for the preparation of this article.