Local Happenings of Week
Monday
C donel Landis, general manage)
®f the Alaska Railroad, visited in
Seward yesterday, returning to head
quarters on this morning’s train.
Ross Cole, former chief dispatcher
of the Alaska Railroad with head
quarters in Anchorage, was a south
bound passenger on last evening’s
boat.
Ha:vv Atchison, assistant cashier
of the Bank of Alaska at Cordova,
who has been in Anchorage for the
last ten days on juror duty, passed;
through Seward yesterday enroute to
his home town.
C. S. Bratton, formerly connected
with the Copper River and North
western Railroad, was a passenger
on the S. S. Yukon yesterday bound
for the States where he expects to
make his future home.
Sam Laurie, member of the Laurie
Brothers firm of clothing merchants!
of Cordova, left last evening on the
S. S. Yukon for the Copper Gateway
ciLv. Mr. Laurie has been attending
the Anchorage court session as a jur
cr.
Mrs. W. H. Rathbun, wife of the!
trouble shooter of the telegraph and;
telephone department of the Alaska j
Railroad, arrived in Seward yesterday :
from Anchorage.
James Hagen, deputy marshal sta
tioned at Nenana paid Seward a brief
official trip yesterday and today.
It is reported by yesterday’s arriv
als from Anchorage, that the Hardingj
and Moyer Grocery Company has dis- j
solved business with Mr. Harding
purchasing Mr. Moyers interest. It
is stated that Mr. Harding will move
the present stock of goods to his old
location near the coiner of Fourth
avenue and E street. Mr. Moyer is
at present on a business trip in the
East. The present place of business
is the former Frodenberg grocery lo
cation.
Wellman Holbrook, of the Forestry
department with headquarters at Ju
neau, who established a camp at Mile
23 recently where he is conducting
classified work, spent the week-end
in Seward, leaving this morning for
his work. Mr. Holbrook has one as
sistant with him and expects to re-1
main in this field for the « ntire sum- j
mer.
The Alaska Railroad wiil shot .y
be "distributing a new folder, which
the tourist.', who take tr® train a. ;
■enard f» rthe interior, will, one,
and all, c handed one as they board I
the train. The circular lauds the be u
lies of the (hsv'ict adjacent to Curry!
and tells ,f camping and hiking trips j
which can b? made from this point.
Captain Hughey superintendent of
the stores and commisary depart
ments, anno.i ; v. that pack hoi see and
guides wil’ tie stationed at Curry for
the accommodation of the guests of
the railroad hotel who wish to avail
them selves of the opportunity to
commune with nature.
Miss Grayce Clark, who has been
teaching French and English in the
Alaska college the past year is now
returning to her home in St. Paul,!
Minn. She will not return.
Fred Illesley ,a pioneer of the Shu-;
shana district, passed through Seward
yesterday on his way home at Sitka, j
He has been in bad health the past
year.
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W. A. Griffith, a soap salesman oi
Seattle, departed for Seattle yester
day on board the steamer Yukon.
Mrs. Roy Southworth, wife of the i
Anchorage publisher, is a guest m|
Seward, visiting her mother Mrs. A.,
Novak.
Mrs. Sol Silverman of Anchorage, i
was an over-Sunday guest in Seward, j
Mrs. Aaron Ericson, who has been,
visiting with her mother in Anchor- j
age, accompanied by her infant
daughter, returned on Saturday night, j
Wm. Wolf gram, the Gateway’s lmo
t> pe operator, loaned the Daily Alas
kan several months ago, came over on
yesterday’s train to visit friends here.
He is anxious to get back to the
Gateway city, he declares.
E. G. Wetzler, postal inspector of
Nenana was a Seward arrival yester
day and will spend a few days here
on official business.
Mvtaoioid, Seward school
eacher, left on the Yukon for her
lome in the States.
C. M. Sharpe .Alaska represen
tative oi the Schwabacher company
of Seattle, was a Seward arrival
on the steamer Yukon Sunday. He
departed for Anchorage yesterday.
E. F. Jes-cn, the popular represen
tative of the Wilson-jessen advertis
ing agen<>, arrived in Seward yes
terday from a business trip to Fair
banks. Mr. Jesson states that he
was amazed at the efficiency of the
Alaska College, and believes that
when its worth becomes fully known
it will be one of the popular north
western institutions . He returns to
Anchorage Wednesday.
E. G. Wetzler, postoffice inspector
from the Interior who has been in
the city on a short trip left Sew
ard yesterday for Nenana .
Mrs. Robert S. Temme, wife of a
former business man of Anchorage,
arrived in Seward on yesterday s
train and departed for the south a
passenger on the S. S. Y'ukon. Mrs.
Temme will join her husband in
Cleveland, Ohio, where he has located
in business.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Goodskey were
Seattle bound passengers on the Yu
con last evening.
Jack and Wilds Corson, left for Se
attle last night where they will spend
:he summer with their father.
Once an Alaskan always an Alas
kan. Sam Taggert, who is former
years was a prominent member of
the citizenry of Nome and who in
more recent years has been in bus
iness in the Sates, is now head of
the Red Top Taxi company of Se
attle, according to recent arrivals
in Seward from the North.
At the Van Gilder hotel ,Joe Bad
ger is in receipt of a splendid desk
arnament, on which is enscribed the
name of Taggert’s firm, showin gtime
the former Alaskan is marking time
with progress in all that is new and
good in the publicity line. Taggert
in his letter to his old friend, stat
ed he would appreciate Alaskan’s
arriving in Seattle to give him a
call, not for business, but just to
renew old acquaintances.
Miss Darling Berry, a resident of
Fairbanks ,who arrived in Seward
lust Saturday to bid one of her lo
cal friends bon voyage, left for the
Interior on yesterday’s train.
Gus Geiles, representative for the
National Grocery Company arrived in
Seward yesterday and left on the S.
S. Yukon for Cordova on a business
trip.
Miss Elaine Cameron, of Valdez,
massed thru Seward yesterday on her
ivay to Anchorage, where she will
join her father.
Jack McCord, the well known Al
askan businessman and promoter, re
turned to Seward on Sunday after
a months business trip to California.
J. W. Edmunds, Oph. D., of Se
attle was an incoming passenger on
the steamer Yukon Sunday. He
leaves tomorrow' for the Heston
mine in the Moose Pass district.
While in the city he is a guest at
the Van Gilder hotel.
Mrs. Anton Eide and daughter Miss
Marit, were Seattle-bound passengers
on the Steamer Yukon this morning.
Mrs. Eide, wife of the local Road
Commission superintendent, will visit
with her mother while there, return
ing to Seward in about a month.
Mrs. M. Short, Seward teacher, was
an outgoing passenger on the Yukon.
Gus Borgen, Sward business man,
left for his home in California on the
Yukon.
Bruno Huslick, working on the
Pittman section, Wasilla, -was re
cently badly injured by a tie he was
unloading from a flat car bouncing
and striking him in the face. Tin
train wras moving rapidly and tin
tie knocked him between the car:
where he was dragged for some dis
tance.
Miss Ruby De Graff ,private sec
retary for the Empress circuit, is ;
returning passenger on the North
western, enroute to Anchorage.
J. W. McCord the Kanatak and Ko
diak promoter, arrived on yesterday’
boat and will leave soon for the west
ward.
Jasper Holman took a position in
the local commission shops this morn
ing.
Margaret Collins, of Fairbanks ar
j rived on ihe Steamship Yukon and,
j left for the interior. She has been j
I attending school at the Washington!
U.
H. P. Tripp of Juneau and John
H. Cowles of Washington, D. C., ar
rived in Seward on the steamer Yu
kon and will put through a local
class of candidates for the Masonic
lodge. They are guests at the Van
Gilder hotel.
Arthur Thompson, the well-known
Anchorage Attorney ,arrived on yes-,
terday's train and left on the Redon-1
do for Seldovia from which place he j
| will take the Salmo for Anchorage. J
W. S. Woolever, engineer for the j
Alaska Railway arrived on yester
! day’s train leaving for the States, |
where eh goes to Bremerton to meet
Mrs. Woolever who has been visiting
I there.
Martin S. Banbury, local agent at
j the railroad dock, is a returning pas
1 senger on the Northwestern sailing
Saturday.
David Branch, manager for Libby,
McNeil and Libby, arrived on the Yu
kon and left on yesterday’s train for
the interior.
Captain Axel Olson, skipper of the
I auxiliary schooner Olive, which has
been in Seward for several days tak
ing on a cargo of oil at the Standard
; Oil dock, arrived in the Gateway city
1 yesterday from Anchorage. Captain
Olson has been making a business
i trip to Anchorage supervising the
j repairing of one of the oil drills,
which he brought here with him on
his last trip from Kanatak.
Mrs. Lipman Simson and three'
children of Anchorage .were south
bound passengers yesterday on the
steamer Yukon. Mrs. Simpson is the
wife of the well-known clothing mer
chant and will make her future home
at Reno, Nevada. Mr. Simpson w
follow next month.
C. E. Bratton, a Cordova juror, who
has been attending the Anchorage
term of court, arrived yesterday from
the Interior on his way home.
Ben C. Eielson, the young Inter
ior aviator who has made a name foi
himself the last winter, is scheduled
to pass through Seward within the
next ten days on his way to Washing
ton, D. C., where he hopes to secure
another northern mail contract.
Major McClaire, attached to the
medical corps of the Presidio, at
San Francisco, left Seward yesterday
on the S. S. Yukon for the south.
Major McClaire has been in Anchor
age the last week, making a personal
inspection of sanitation at that post.
Captain E. S. Esden, for two years
stationed at the Anchorage army
post ,passed through Seward yester
day on his way to Seattle. Captain
Esden was accompanied by Mrs. Es
den and their two children. He
has been transferred to Indianapolis
I where he will be stationed on Nation
al Guard duty. In leaving Alaska
| Captain Esden leaves a host of
J friends who are genuinely sorry to
! see the popular Captain depart. While
; stationed at the Anchoi*age post he
! was active at all times in advancing
{ athletics. Last year he managed the
i fast aggregation of ball players, who
| are this season making a reputation
I for themselves by their splendid play
| ing.
| Miss La Dessa Hall, professor of
j business administration of the Alaska
College at Fairbanks, passed through
Seward on her way to Spokane where
she will visit this summer. She will
return in September.
Prof. Leslie A. Marchand of the
Alaska College at Fairbanks, arrived
from the interior on Saturday’s train,
I on his way to Seattle, where he will
teach English courses in the Univer
sity of Washington this summer, re
turning to Alaska this fall.
Prof. Herbert D. Bruce, teacher of
physics at the Alaska College, passed
thru Seward yesterday on his way to
his former home in Reno. He will
later accept a position in Chicago.
Mrs. Anna Roberts, one of the
pioneer residents of this district,
let fort Seattle on the Steamship
- Yukon. Mrs. Roberts formerly ran
i the roadhouse and sawmill at Mile
- 23, seling out last year to Mr. and
Mrs. Lawing.
SenatorA. J. Dimond, who arrived
3 from Anchorage Saturday retum
- to the Interior city this morning
where he is attending court.
Miss Elizabeth E. Kirkpatrick, pro
fessor of Home Economics in the Al- j
aska College, passed thru Seward yes
terday on her way to her former
home in Kansas. This fall Miss Kirk
patrick will become the bride of Pete
McMullen, deputy marshal at Me- j
Grath, now on his way outside on the
Santa Ana .
On her way to join her husband
at Holy Cross, Mrs. H. W. Brandt,
of Cleveland, accompanied by her
two sons, Donald and Herbert, pass
ed thru Seward Monday. They ar
rived from the south on Sunday on
board the S. .S. Yukon. Mr. Brandt
has been in the interior for the last j
few months, a member of the Mu
rie biological party who are gath
ering specimens of Alaska bird life.
A handsome new seven passen
ger Buick arrived on the Yukon
for Mr. and Mrs. Otto Schallerer.
Otto will use the car in his pro
tography business. The sale was
made thru Ellsworth agency.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hatcher
popular residents of the Matanuska
district left for the States yes
terday and may decide to make their
future home on the Pacific coast.
They will go to Seattle and Mrs. |
Hatcher will visit for a time with |
relatives at Lake Burien, a suburb j
of the Spirit City.
The steamship Yukon took on board:
at the San Juan dock yesterday 200
tons of halibut. This company is ship
ping enormous quantities of fish this
year, every boat loading to capacity
of the'r cold storage space.
John and Robert McCombe of Dor
val, Quebec, Canada, who have been
attending the college at Fairbanks
the past year, arrived on Saturday’s
train and left on the Yukon for Ket
chikan, where they will take a Prin
cess boat for Rupert, going over the j
Grand Trunk Pacific to their home.
They are taking back with them 11
huskies and malamutes to show their
Canadian friends the quality of dogs
raised in Alaska. The young men
came to Alaska last year on a tour
and remained to attend college.
Miss Suzanne Eamons, who has
been attending’ school in Seattle, re
turned yesterday on the steamship
Yukon and will spend the holidays
her parents, Mr. anil Mrs. J. A. Ea
mons of Seward.
James Hagan, United States dep
uty marshal, stationed at Nenana re
turned to the Interior on Monday’s j
train following a brief official trip
to Seward.
Mrs. Charles Jansen and daughter
Doris, are passengers for Seward on
the Xorth\ esieni, to join Mr. Jansen,
who is engineer for the San Juan
cold storage.
Maurice Mayer ,a member of the
Seattle wholesale jewelers of Mayer
Brothers, arrived in Seward Sunday;
from Seattle and left yesterday for
Anchorage and the Interior.
Alex McDonald, proprietor of the
Anchorage Drug store and Anchor
age representative of the Alaska
Steamship company, returned to that
city yesterday following a week-end
business trip here.
W. R. Taylor, the well known
and prominent mining man from the
Kantishna country, returned to Se
ward Sunday from a six months trip
to the States. Mr. Taylor left on
yesterday’s train for Nenana from
which point he will leave for down
the river .
‘‘Bull” Durham of the Alaska Rail
road headquarters staff, at Anchor
age, arrived in Seward yesterday on
a brief business trip. Mr. Durham re
turned to the office on today’s 'rf:.
Rev. Fr. Tumcll. who has be?" n
Seward the past few days returned
to Anchorage today in company with
Fi. F. M. Dillon who arrived on the
; Steamer Yukon from Seattle. Fr.
j Dillon is from Portland, Ore., and is
on his way to the interior tc visit
the Catholic missions in the territory.
Mrs. V. R. Shellhorn and son Wil
liam, who have been visiting in Se
attle for some weeks, returned on the
j Yukon yesterday.
Tuesday
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Fischer are oc
cupying the Simon’s residence on 1st
avenue. Mr. Fischer and family ar
rived recently from Nenana and plan
to start a bakery and restaurant in
the new Tecklenberg building.
The council last night passed the
proposed automobile traffic ordinance
which will probably be published for
the benefit of auto owners.
Mr. and Mrs. T. Collins will occupy
the McConnety home on Second ave
nue, formerly occupied by the Misses
Dahl and Miller, school teachers.
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Manthey, family
and sister Mrs. Geo. Gullupsen, spent
Sunday at Summit lake picnicing and
fishing. Their efforts were rewarded
by 63 trout.
The Alaska cafe, owned and operat
ed by “Slim” Finn, is undergoing in
terior alterations, principally to the
lunch counter which has been improv
ed to a considerable extent by the
addition of a new top, coveretl with
heavy battleship cork linoleum, which
in turn is being given coats of val
spar varnish.
C. J. Mettler of Portland, Oregon,
arrived in Seward last evening from
the Westward. Mr. Mettler is an Al
askan representative of a Portland
wholesale shoe company and has been
spending the past ten days in the
Cook Inlet district, calling on the
trade .While in Seward he is a guest
of the hotel Van Gilder .
Chas. Benson left yesterday for
Fairbanks in order to get a good seat
in the grand stand for the Midnight
Sun festival.
A number of Seward citizens will
leave tomorrow and Thursday for
Fairbanks on the excursion.
R. R. Cole, until recently chief dis
patcher with the Alaska Railroad ac
companied by Mrs. Vole, left on the
Yukon for the States, where after
traveling through the Middle States
they will return to Los Angeles to
make their home.
The schooner Olive, Capt. Olsen,
which has been in port for the past
week, sailed for Kanatak with a load
of oil and parts for the Standard rig. j
The Admiral Watson will wait un
til the arrival of the train tonight
before sailing southbound.
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A1 Hardy, deputy game warden
and U. S. fur warden for the Anch
orage district .arrived in Seward on(
this morning’s freight train. Mr.
Hardy is here for the purpose of
meeting his chief, Ernest P. Walk
er, U. S. game warden and chief
Cur warden of Alaska, who is due
to arrive In Seward today from the
Westward, a passenger on board the
steamer Admiral Watson. Mr. Walk
er is continuing on to his headquar
ters on the steamer Wratson, accord
ing to Hardy.
Wednesday
A! Hardy, game warden and fur <
warden in charge of tne Anchorage
distr'ct, left for Cordjva yesterday on
official business. He expects to return
to his headquarters in ten days.
Jerry and Wm. Callahan, visitors
from California, took passage on the
steamer Watson last evening bound
for the States. During their short visit;
in the Territory ,Jerry was a member
of the Anchorage baseball team and
his brother journeyed to Kodiak on a
bear hunt.
A number of Seward citizens took
advantage of the stop-over privileges
issued by the Alaska Railroad and de
parted for Anchorage this morning
where they will make connections with
the Midnight Sun excursion to Fair
banks tomorrow.
H. B. Selby, editor of the Gateway
left for Anchorage this morning and
will join the excursionists tomorrow
at Anchorage.
Mary G. Riff, of the orphanage at
Tyonek, was an outgoing passenger |
on the Admiral Watson yesterday. She
reports a small blaze at Tyonek the
other day, which did little damage.
Here’s the place
The merchant who
displays this sign is
ready to supply you
with Fuller Paint
and Varnish Products.
It’s easy to see — a
green enamel sign
with the name
FULLER in white.
Look for it — then
you’ll know where
to go when you need
the products of a
manufacturer who
has had 75 years ex
perience and makes
a “paint or varnish
for every purpose.”
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FOR ANY FULLER PRODUCT CONSULT
THE NEAREST FULLER DEALER;
Brown &
Hawkins Corp.
W. P. FULLER & CO.
301 Mission Street, San Francisco
21 Branches in Pacific Coast Cities
FULLER
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Captain J. H. Hushes, superinten
lent of eommisary and stores for the
Uasku railroad, left on the Yukon
donday morning enroute to the states
m a flying business trip in connection
vith railroad business. Captain J. H.
Hughes will go as far scutn as San
Francisco only, and wil' return to An
chorage within thirty days. Harry G.
lderton, recently appointed general
igeut for file railroad at Nenana, wilt
ake Capt. Hughes’ position during his
ibsence.
Bud Anderson, connected with the
Blum O’Neill stores of Cordova, pass
ed thru from Anchorage where he has
oeen serving on the jury.
Mr .and Mrs. George Hatcher left
Seward on the Yukon enroute to the
States where they will make their
home.
Mrs. Gus Seiffert, wife of one of
HydeFs prominent mining men, arriv
ed in Seward on the Yukon Sunday,
leaving for Anchorage on the special.
Felix Brown, prominent merchant of
Anchorage, left that town Saturday
afternoon for Moose Pass, where he is
interested in ten quartz claims with
John Gilpatrick of this city and Gus
Brown of Seattle. Mr .Brown took five
men along with him to help do the an
nual assessment work on the property.
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