Seward Happenings
LOCAL AND SOCIAL ITEMS OF THE WEEK
From Monday’s Daily
Christ Larsen, proprietor of the
Seward Club, left for Anchorage this
morning on a business trip.
P. B. Peterson, C. A. Schonacker.
Court Stenographer Lenahan and two
other commercial men will leave on a
halibut boat today for Latouche, from
which point they will wire to Cordova
for a boat to convey them to Cordo
va.
Carl Smith, former townsite manag
er of Nenana, left Sunday for Tacoma
where he will visit with relatives for
a time.
Lipman Simson. of the Simson Bros
clothing stores at Anchorage and Ne
nana, left yesterday for New York on
a purchasing trip.
Parties arriving from Fairbanks say
that all danger from high water has
abated and the flood waters are as
suming their normal level.
The Overland Hotel, Mr. and Mrs.
C. \Y. Hall, proprietors, is undergoing
a complete renovation this week. Im
provements are being made and rooms
repapered. Mr. and Mrs. Hall are old
time Alaskans and were formerly pro
prietors of the Seward Hotel of this
city.
A. R. Reebs, an oldtimer in the Cop
per River district, where he has been
employed during the past few years by
the Copper River and Northwestern
Railroad, was among the arrivals on
the Victoria Saturday. Mr. Reebs has
accepted a position wTith the A. E. C.
Mrs. S. S. A. Armand and two child
ren returned on yesterday’s boat fol
lowing a lengthy visit to Mrs. Ar
mand’s mother at Tacoma. Mrs. Ar
mand is the wife of the popular con
ductor of the northern division of the
Alaska Railroad.
A. \Y. Ashman, a coal operator, ar
rived on the iVotoria, and left on to
day’s train for the interior looking
over the mining district. Mr. Ahsman
is seeking a location as superintend
ent or manager of a coal mine.
H. A. Murphy, formerly employed in
the Anchorage offices of the A. E. C.,
was a returning passenger on the Vic
toria, and left on this morning’s train
for the interior metropolis.
E. W. Majors and three children
left on the Victoria Sunday for their
home in Pennsylvania. Mr. Majors
has been employed at Nenana for the
past several years as night watchman
in the commission buildings there.
D. J. Kelly, of Latouche, was an ar
rival on the Victoria enroute to An
chorage for medical treatment.
Henry Lucas, a trapper and hunter
from Skilak Lake district, arrived on
the train Saturday evening to spend
a few days in towm.
Mrs. I. F. Kenyon, who was in the
restaurant business at Little Eldora
do, in the Fairbanks district several
years ago, returned on the Victoria
from the states where she has been
located for the past few years.
Mrs. A1 Roberts, of Roosevelt, spent
Sunday in Sew'ard with friends, re
turning this morning to her home.
J. W. Galloway, A. E. C. employ
ee, returned on the Victoria from an
extended visit to the states and left
on this morning’s train for Anchor
age.
A large number of carloads of fine
timbers are awaiting shipment to the
interior on the local spur here.
Nels Matson, wrho has been logging
for the Resurrection Bay Lumber Co.„
at Kane’s Head, brought in his crew
and outfit yesterday morning. Capt.
Sestrom brought them over on the
launch Edna.
Mrs. A. H. McNeer and children ar
rived from Fairbanks Saturday and
are guests of Mrs. McNeer’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Root. They will re
main in Seward for about a month and
will then leave for Virginia where they
will join Mr. McNeer who has spent
the winter there.
L. A. Levensaler, well-known mining
engineer, arrived on the Victoria and
left for the Willow Creek district to
investigate some properties there.
In a letter to the Gateway received
on one of the last boats John E. Bal
laine states that he will arrive in
Sew’ard some time in June.
The halibut boat Seattle arrived In
port this morning.
U. S. Commissioner Carl Alrny ar
rived on the Victoria from Valdez, and
left for Anchorage on a business trip.
James E. Wilson, a Ninety-eighter
and well-known packer and freighter,
returned from Valdez on the Victoria,
and left on today’s train for Anchor
age. _
Ingwald Jacobsen this week pur
chased a valuable piece of properly on
hird Avenue and in the near future
will erect a residence there.
George Sexton has two small bears
recently captured at Spruce creek in
a cage in front of his hotel where they
are attracting considerable attention.
T. H. Hunt, an oldtimer of the Val
dez district, arrived on the Victoria
and left on this morning’s train for
Anchorage, where he will take a posi
tion on the government railroad.
Frank M. Kempfer, a well-known
miner of Port Wells district, arrived
on the steamer Victoria and left today
for Willow' Creek, where he will look
over the mining propositions before
returning. Mr. Kempfer is the princi
pal owner of the Pathfinder, the Pio
neer magazine, being one of the incor
porators.
J. R. Heckman, of the territorial fish
commission is expected to arrive in
Seward on one of the next boats to
confer with Commissioner H. E. Ells
worth over the erection of a fish
hatchery here.
Ragtime Kelly and party left An
chorage Saturday for the Susitna
flats where they will stake some oil j
claims.
The halibut schooner B. F. M., cap
tain Art Husbick in command, left this]
morning for the banks.
Miss Jane McNally, a former popu
lar young Seward girl, returned on J
the Victoria, enroute to Anchorage,
where she will accept a position with
the Bank of Anchorage. Miss McNally
is a sister to Mrs. Elmer Friend, wife
of the former editor of the Gateway.
H. Luth, mining man, left for Rain
bow this morning.
John Hirshey was among the arriv
als on Saturday’s train from Hope,
where he owns the Palmer Creek
mine.
E. G. Kunkel, pioneer Alaskan, who
has been located at Pasadena, Calif.,
for the past few years, was a return
ing passenger on the Victoria enroute
to Fairbanks.
The steamship Starr is reported to
have left Unalaska Sunday morning,
enroute to Seward.
Mrs. L. Smith of Anchorage, left
for the states on the Victoria yester
day.
George Anderson, expert piano ‘un
er, and dealer in musical instruments
and sheet music, arrived in Seward'
Saturday and will remain here until
Thursday looking after the interests
of his customers. Mr. Anderson is an
expert in his line and is well known
to Seward musicians having made the
town for a number of years.
Rex Cox, an oldtimer of the Fair
banks district, who went to Hyder
about a year ago, returned on the Vic
toria enroute to his old stamping
grounds. Mr. Cox reports that both
Hyder and Mayo are rather quiet at
the present time.
Sam Ankenev, a well known old
timer of the Valdez district, is lying
dangerously ill at the Latouche hospi
tal, suffering with hemorrhages. Mr.
Ankeney recently had an attack of in
fluenza and it infected his lungs. He
started for the hospital at Anchorage,
but t%e hemorrhages so weakened him
he was compelled to stop off at La
touche.
D. R. Adams and W. Van Vorhees,
connected with the Commission, who
are checking up rolling stock and ma
terials at the various commission
camps, returned this morning for the
north after completing their work on
the southern end.
Chas. C. Lewis, of the Pioneer
Dredging Co., of San Francisco, arriv
ed on the steamer Victoria and left
this morning for the interior where he
will prospect Gold Stream and Cleary
creeks with the view of taking options
on some valuable property there in
case terms and conditions are right.
From Tuesday's Daily
T. J. Selby returned on the Victoria
from Valdez, where he has been assit
ing Editor Wilcox on the Miner, and
resumed his position as chief operator
on the Gateway mills.
The Oil Tanker Standard Service is
due to arrive in Seward sometime Fri
day.
J. W. Smith left on the Kingfisher
this morning for Days Harbor where
he will join the logging force employ
ed there.
Charles Lechner is installing a heat
ing plant in the Wayne Blue residence
this week.
John Norman, who went to Snow
River on a hunting trip Sunday, re
ports having seen four bear up in the
mountains but was unable to get any
of them on acocunt of a heavy fog set
ting in.
Edward Tyndall, who has a valuable
lode property at the head of St. Pat
rick creek recently disposed of par*
of his holdings and left on the Victor
ia for the states. He will return in
about two months.
Howard Long, the well known li
censed guide and big game hunter,
who recently completed the fine cabin
launch Orma, is advertising the ves
sel for sale or charter to hunting or
pleasure parties. The vessel is safe
and staunch and fitted up with every
convenience. Mr. Long has spent manj
years in guiding parties and knows
how to cater to them.
The gas boat Betty left for Latouche
yesterday afternoon with C. A. Shon
acker, F. R. Bigt'ord and Messrs. Pet
erson, Lenahan, and Cornwall.
George Mann, territorial adjutant
i'or the American Legion and Donald
Tver left for Spruce creek yesterday
on a bear hunt. They will return this
afternoon. Mr. Mann killed a bear and
captured two cubs on a previous trip
last week, and has hopes of capturing
Papa bear this trip.
Joe Bradshaw a former Seward boy,
who is at the Annapolis Naval Acad
emy, writes that he is on sick leave,
visiting his mother and sister In Seat
tle for a time.
Mesdames Flickinger, Reed, Walker
and Lechner are picnicing today at
Spruce Creek.
The work on the exterior of the resi
dence of John Helm is nearly com
pleted, the stuccoing of the new build
ing going on today under the super
vision of Gerhardt Johnson.
J. P. Schoeser, an old interiorite,
who has been outside for the past few
months, returned on the Victoria and
left this morning for his home at Fair
banks.
The halibut schooner Seattle re
turned from the banks this morning
From Thursday’s Daily
Douglas Clemmons, who left here
several weefcs ago wnh the body of
his sister, Mrs. Carlson, who died sud
denly in the early part of May, return
ed on the Admiral Evans. Mrs. Carlson
was Interred in the family burying
ground at Kingston, Wash.
A. H. Wagener, acting chief; Floyd
E. Carlson, T. A. Hanson, M. Gods
hall, Olnev McClung, Alex Sloop, El
mon C. Cornell, and J. Carroll, arriv
ed on the Admiral Evans, and left on
today’s train for Tatkeetna, where
they will spend the summer. They are
part of a crew of the Coast and Geo
detic Survey.
Mrs. Ed Lawson and son left on the
Admiral Evans for Kanatak, where she
will join her husband, who is engaged
in business there. Mr. Lawson has re
cently completed a residence and sent
for his family.
Mrs. Robert Mathison and Miss Lu
cille Byrne, left on today’s train for
Hope, where they will join Mr. Mathi
son for the summer.
Alex McDonald arrived on Satur
day’s train and left this morning for
his home in Anchorage.
Chas. Wulff, an oldtime prospector,
who has spent several months in Si
beria, arrived on the Admiral Evans
and left for the Cache creek district.
The Booth Fisheries halibut schoon
er Commonwealth was towed into port
Saturday with a nroKen tail shaft, the
Gladstone towing her in. The Booth
Fisheries steam schooner Zapora ar
riving this mornihg and will tow the
Commonwealth to Sitka where it will
be repaired.
George Kennedy, left on the Admir
al Evans for Seldovia.
Anyone knowing anything about the
whereabouts of John McNamar, who
called himself ‘‘Mack,” please write
to Andrew McNamar, Cottonwood,
Calif., and receive reward. 2t
Game Warden George Cotter left on
the steamship Admiral Evans for a
tour of the mainland district of Cook
Inlet.
Chas. Kret'ting is building a neat
picket fence around his residence on
Third Avenue.
U. S. Marsnai H. P. Sullivan arrived
from Anchorage on yesterday’s train
and left last evening on the Admiral
Evans for Seldovia and westward
points to give the once over to the
deputy marshal’s offices.
W. B. Crooks and J. Ganauek, both
photographers for the Pathe News, of
San Francisco, arrived on one of the
last boats and left for the interior.
They will take views of Alaskan towns
and scenes for their company which
will be screened as part of the Pathe
Service.
Aron Ericson, the well known pa
per hanger and decorator, is working
on the interior of Urbach’s store to
day, preparatory to the visit of the
president and congerssmen.
George Schmidt today purchased
the Seward Bakery building and the
building occupied by the Seward
News Company from Jos. Hershey of
Hope.
Mrs. Morris Sergeant moved today
from the Benson cottage to the Sylvia
Sexton cottage.
Derrick Lane, an old timer of this
section who left for the States about
threeryears ago, was a passenger yes
terday on the Evans for Kanatak and
westward points. Mr. Lane while in
Seward was connected with the Alas
ka Northern receivership.
Chas. H. Hinde, cashier of the Bank
of Anchorage, has been promoted to
the position of cashier of the Bank of
Seward, succeeding Harold Wilson,
who recetnly resigned in order to go
in business in the States. Mr. Hinds
will arrive on Saturday’s train to take
charge of the Bank of Seward.
Pete Nyberg, tie inspector, arrived
in town yesterday on a speeder.
SCHOONER SCANDIA LOSES
FISHERMEN AT SEA
Neptune has again taken toll of the
hardy sons “who go down to the sea
in ships,” the halibut schooner Scan
dia, which came into port yesterday
morning reporting that two men had
been lost out of a dory Monday. The
unfortunate men were Harry Whalen
and A1 Hendrickson. The manner of
their loss is unknown as the dory was
found capsized. It is stated that sev
eral whales were seen playing in their
vicinity a short time before they were
lost and they either capsized the boat
or it overturned while attempting to
land an unusually large halibut.
The Seward port was full of fishing
boats yesterday. Among the fleet were
the Scandia, Commonwealth, XOrient,
Donaldson, Gladstone, Virginia III,
Zapora, Commodore, and others. Sew
ard is getting to be a popular port
with the halibut fleet, owing to its
docking facilities and its excellent ma
chine shop.
Peter Chatham, who recently pur
chased the Marathon Cafe of Gus
Morgan, has had considerable experi
ence in Alaska restaurants, noted for
good eats. Mr. Chatham was head
cook in the D. & D. and Dick’s
Kitchen at Anchorage, and before
j coming to Alaska was chef of the
i Hotel Butler, Seattle. He has been
; in Alaska off and on for 11 years.
G. P. Halferty was a through pas
senger from Cordova to Seldovia.
GATEWAY CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISEMENTS
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draws 5% feet of water; 50 horse
power engine; for particulars and
terms address Box 1724, Anchorage.
; FOR SALE—Three horse power mo
tor, 60 cycle, 119 volt; in excellent
condition; sell cheap for cash. kl20
FOR RENT—3-room house; see Chas.
Cooper. 110-tf
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three boats; good improvements;
Price $25,000. See Don Carlos and
Don Carlos, Sexton Annex. tf
FOR SALE—Live chickens, in any
quantity, see Chas. Cooper. 110-tf
C. H. Murphy, aged 61, a hostler in
the roundhouse at Anchorage, died
at the commission hospital Monday.
Marcus Mayer of the Seattle firm of
Mayer Bros., wholesale jewelers, ar
rived in' town this week from the in
terior.
C. A. Wolfe, brother of the proprie
tor of the Anchorage firm of Wolfe ft
Pope, left on the Admiral Evans for
Kanatak, to give the oil town the once
over.
N. Jerry, a former resident of Sew
ard, returned on the Evans from Cali
fornia, where he ha3 spent the winter.
Mr. Jerry has been engaged in selling
mining stock in the southern city.
SCHEDULE
Time Table in Effect May 7, 1923
Through Service Seward to Fairbanks
Train Leaves Seward Mondays and
Thursdays, at 8: Of) a. m.
Arrive
1:45pm
8:10pm
5:00pm
8:43pm
9:45pm
Northbound
Seward
Anchorage
♦Curry
Nenana
Happy
Fairbanks
Leave
8:00am
2:15pm
7:30am
5:15pm
9:15pm
Trains leave Fairbanks Southbound
Tuesdays and Fridays
Southbound
Fairbanks
Happy
Nenana
•Curry
Anchorage
Seward _
up at Curry over night
Leave
7:00am
8:00am
11:35am
7:30am
2:05pm
Arrive
7:32am
11:20am
9:10pm
1:35pm
7:50pm
♦Train ties
Equipment will consist of buffet
observation, day coach, smoker and
baggage car. This schedule will give
patrons of the road an opportunity to
pass through the Broad Pass and Ne
nana canyon district in the day time.
Trains both north and southbound
stop over night at Curry, where excel
lent hotel facilities are available for
the public.
River steamers leave Nenana every
Wednesday at 10:00 a. m. for points
down river to Holy Cross, and con
necting with gas launch at latter point
for St. Michael. Arrive Nenana every
Monday or Tuesday.
D. B. ROSE.
Acting Trainmaster
Breakfast Luncheon
and Dinner
Served on all trains
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