Wni. N. Hairgrove, an attorney of
Jacksonville, 111., while traveling up
the Stickine river to Telegraph creek
on the Hazel B., saw a large grizzly
bear on the hillside and the captain
stopped the boat to give him a shot
at it. To his great surprise as well as
that of his companions, the bear tum
bled over dead at the first shot. The
skin will be taken back to ornament
the lawyer’s den.
The Ketchikan Chronicle has in
stalled a Kelly automatic press, the
second to be placed in the Territory.
The Cordova Times odice has the first
press. These presses have a speed of
3600 per houi. and are the latest
thing in printing machinery.
Max Altman, a well known Alaskan i
who left the States this spring for Si
beria. with Dick Hussey, Bob Jones
and Fred Meehan, died at Okotsk, Si
beria, May 14, according to word re
ceived here on the last boat.
C. W. Scarborough, former Cordova
photographer, who has been spending
the past year at Nome, has left that
city on a two-years’ cruise into the
Arctic. Mr. Scarborough plans to ob
tain scientific pictorial records of the
Arctic flora and fauna, around the
magnetic pole. He is aboard the 17
ton schooner Duxbury, whose captain,
C. K. Larson, is bent on a trading and
fur-buying expedition.
The Miners and Merchants Bank of
Nome shipped on a quarter of a mil
lion dollars worth of gold bullion and
concentrates on the steamship Bu
ford, at the time the San Francisco
chamber of commerce guests were on
board.
Skagway was visited by terrific
gales last week that caused thousands
of dollars worth of damage. Wires to
Whitehorse were down and communi
cation with the town of Skagway was
practically cut off, the cable being
out of commission.
Howard W. Wilmoth, a pioneer of j
the Cook Inlet country, has been ap
pointed U. S. commissioner for the1
Wasilla recording district, which em
braces the Willow creek placers and
Matanuska gold fields. Mr. Wilmoth
is also postmaster at Wasilla.
For many years Mr. Wilmoth was ;
with George Palmer at Knik, in the !
days when that section was prosper-|
ous. Until his appointment he was
with Brown & Hawkins at Anchorage. |
He succeeds the late “Uncle Frank” I
Cannon, deceased.
The steamship Admiral Sebree hit
an uncharted rock in the channel at
the entrance to Pybus bay last week
and was forced to return to Seattle to
dry dock. Her plates were strained
and she was leaking.
A skull was unearthed at Kenai
last week which is believed to be at
least 150 years old. It had long
braids of her and perfect teeth. Th^
hair was interwoven with hand carved
beads of ivory. Game Warden Cotter
believes the skull to be that of an In
dian chief.
\ aiuez is reported sintering irom
an epidemic of la grippe.
Capt. James A. Northway, formerly
proprietor of a roadhouse at Mile 71
on the Fairbanks end of the Alaska
railroad, and a well known Yukon nav
igator, who was found dead on his
steamer the Little Delta, September
9, was buried in Fairbanks last week
by Fairbanks Igloo of Pioneers. De
ceased is survived by a widow.
Major J. F. A. Strong and Mrs. .
Strong are now in Egypt, according to .
advices received this week by friends
in Alaska. For over a year they were :
in India. They are touring remote
sections of the East by easy stages.
Major Strong founded the newspaper
at Nome; later ran a paper in the
Iditarod, then established a paper at ;
Katalla; finally founding the Juneau ;
KENA1 LAKE SERVICE
THE GAS LAUNCH
Making regular trips twice a
week from Roosevelt to Coop
er’s Landing, lower Kenai, with
passengers and freight. The
habitat of the moose, sheep,
and bear. Guides furnished for
hunting parties, and caDThs for
tourists. Special trips made on
request. Write to
LOUIS BELL, Master
Roosevelt, Alaska
Empire, one of the largest and best
papers of the Territory. He retired
from the newspaper game when he
was named governor.
The body of an unidentified woman
found floating near Prince Rupert last
week is believed by Anchorage citi
zens to be that of Miss Mollie Iver
son, who disappeared off the Alameda
in that vicinity about a month ago.
Miss Iverson visited in Anchorage
for nearly a month prior to her de
parture to the States, and soon after
her disappearance her brother, Mr.
Nearhouse, left for Seattle to investi
gate the case. It is believed the girl
became seasick, and leaning over the
rail to vomit, swooned and fell over.
Six inches of snow fell in one night
during the past week, in the region
extending from Curry south to Tal
keetna. During the snowfall telephone
and telegraph wires were down.
CONTEST ON AT ANCHORAGE
Tom Price and Ralph N. Moyer of
Anchorage were candidates for presi
dent of the Anchorage chamber of
commerce. The election was held
last night and it is not known who
was elected.
JUNEAU, September 27—Harry
‘Battling” Johnson, of Alberta, Cana
da, who claims to be an amateur wel
terweight champion, was arrested
here this morning charged with the
murder of Hilda Weiss and “Billy”
Mason, whose bodies were found in a
local underworld resort Monday morn
ing.
Johnson protested that he was in
nocent. He admitted in a signed state
ment that he was in the resort, but
claims that he found both women dead
when he arrived.
The women, whose bodies contain
ed several bullet wounds, came here
from Ketchikan last April, and open a
cigar store in Lower Front street, in
back of which, authorities say, a
house of prostitution flourished.
Johnson was a headliner in the
main boxing bouts at three of the Am
erican Legion smokers this summer.
HERTLE JURY DISAGREES
After debating for more than seven
hours the commissioner's jury trying
Louis Hertle on a charge of violating
the prohibition laws, disagreed and
were discharged, says the Anchorage
Times. The jury was composed of 11
men and one woman. A quantity of
liquor seized on the place was intro
duced as evidence, but it is said Her
tle claimed he knewT nothing of how it
got there.
BIANOABD DOWN 050
FEET ON THE LEE CLAIM
According to reliable reports re
ceived, the Standard Oil drillers have
penetrated the W. G. Lee claim in the
West field at Cold Bay to a depth of
550 feet and are still going strong.
The size of the hole has been re
iuced, it is reported, with an even
jreak in the run of luck, better pro
gress should be made, although the
formation is still very hard.
The company’s road from Becharof
Lake to the seepage has been com
pleted and good progress is being
made by the Standard on its road to
:he Lathrop claim.
The heavy construction work on the
-Ylaska Road Commission road out of
ianatak is practically completed. This
’oad has been completed over the
summit and work is continuing toward
she lake.
SANTA ANA IN PORT
The steamship Santa Ana was in
fort this morning taking oil at the
Standard tanks. She was on her way
Tom the Kuskokwim to Seattle.
TACOMA, Sept. 28.—John Carl, 74,
tilled his landlady, Mrs. Eunice An
lerson, 35, with a hammer, following
m argument regarding noise in the
'ooming house. He also dealt the wo
nan’s nine-year-old son, Arthur a
}low in the head with the hammer,
which may result in the lad's death.
Mrs. W. J. Hughes, wife of the su
lerintendent of the saltery at Uyak,
s a through passenger on the Alaska,
m her way to meet her husband.
The Americanization program, spon
sored by the Seward Post of th«
American Legion, in progress for foui
days, was concluded Sunday evening
with a gathering at the M. E. church
following the public mass meeting ir
the Liberty Theatre in the afternoon
Capt. Dancey and Mrs. Dancey left oe
today’s train, for Fairbanks, where
Captain Dancey will undertake a pro
gram under the auspices of the Fair
banks Post. Before leaving, Captain
Dancey asked The Gateway to ex
press this deep appreciation of the
many courtesies extended by the citi
zens of Seward and to thank those
who had co-operated with the Legion
in bringing the program before the
people.
At the Sunday afternoon rally Capt.
Dancey reviewed world conditions.
He warned people of Seward of condi
tions that were growing up at home
and abroad, conditions that would
have to be met if another disaster
were to be averted. The breaking
down of international barriers of mis
understanding was one of the greatest
essentials to the serving of a world
peace.
i hey told us, over there in France,
that that would be a war to end
wars,” he exclaimed. “As we saw our
comrades stricken down all around us
we drew one consoling thought, that
their sacrifice would be the founda
tion upon which would be reared a
permanent world peace. But, in spite
of it all, today, we stand on the brink
of an awful precipice. Forces are at
work, today, in an effort to turn na
tion against nation, class against
class, creed against creed, in the hope
that out of the turmoil they will draw
another opportunity, through which
they can again attack the peace of
this world and make a shambles of
civilization." »
The speaker followed this with a
brief review of conditions in the dif
ferent lands and urged that the na
tions would have to get together. If
the war had taught nothing else, it
had taught us, here in America, what
affected Europe, affected America,
too. We in America, would never be
back to normal, economically speak
ing, until Europe was placed again on
her feet. The forces of dissension
that were at work in all parts of the
world, were exposed, and their activi
ties on American soil denounced as
un-American and inimical to world
peace. The wave of indifference that
has swept the land, since the days of
the war, has not alone been responsi
ble for a lack of appreciation of what
the soldier did in the war, but has
caused a waning of patriotism and ev
ery department of American life. The
building of a common spirit of na
tionality was named as one of the
rocks upon which America would
have to build her future, and toward
this end Captain Dancey named the
school as the one institution that
could accomplish most. He paid tri
bute to the splendid work and spirit
of Prof. Goodskey and his staff. He
advocated one principle of citizenship
and it was to the effect tTiat the man
who was prepared to accept the priv
ileges of citizenship in this land
should accept the responsibilities, too.
If a man was not satisfied with
American ideals and American system
of government, the best thing for him
to do would be to pack up his duds
and get out of America. Under this
head, many ot the votal conditions in
duced by radicalism and Bolshevism
were treated in a manner that left no
mistake as to where the speaker
stood in dealing with these forces of
treachery. To awaken the American
people, themselves, to a greater activ
ity in the things of a worth while
character, was the most effective way
to deal with these forces.
The question period that followed
the main address, developed consider
able interest, many questions being
asked of the speaker. Music was fur
nished by the local orchestra. Mayor
Ray introduced Captain Dancey and
paid splendid tribute to the work of
Americanization.
At the M. E. church in the evening,
Captain Dancey spoke of the great op
portunity and how Seward could
share in it. From the early days oi
history, he drew some of iiJfc land
marks as examples of ho'w the forces
of pessimism and idle criticism had
sought to defeat movements of reform
and progress, but in spite of them all,
the world succeeded. Getting away
from the spirit of a self-centered in
terest, was one of the greatest prob
lems before the world today. Misun
derstanding, one individual of anoth
er, one nation of another, was the
cause of most of the trouble, and here
the speaker advocated a get-together
spirit. Bringing the thought closer
j home, he suggested a community
| gathering for Seward, every month if
possible. “Get together once a month,
i rub elbows and sing five songs, and
! you people of Smvard will be able to
build up that spirit of co-operation so
necessary in working out your destiny
as a community.”
Alaska’s future was painted in a
most optimistic way and Capt. Dan
Dancey told his audience that Sew
ard could share, largely in that future
if the people of Seward would break
down these barriers of prejudice and
personal jealousy and work together
for the good of Seward.
Following the address a meeting of
the Legion and Auxiliary was called
and there was a good representation.
Plans were discussed for the coming
season and a progressive program for
Legion and Auxiliary activities out
lined. That the Legion would become
an active force in the life of the com
munity, was Captain Dancey’s sugges
tion. The men who who fought and
saved America in days of war, were
entitled to a first pmee in the plans
that meant for the consolidation oi
peace. One of the interesting features
of the meetings at the Liberty and at
the church was the first public exhi
bition of the new side standards, the
gift of Commander S.vetiman. Capt.
Dancey thanks the officers ot the Le
gion and au.vitiiiy for their co-opera
tion in woining out the program.
There is a tiny, gray village far to
the westward where the Red Cross is
so greatly appreciated, because of its
unstinted assistance to Alaskans, that
a voluntary subscription of $35 has
come in to the Seward chapter.
This little village is Belkofsky and
its population numbers 42 men, wom
en and children. Situated on the
slope of a high headland, and under
the influence of Mt. Pavlof, with its
thin tongue of smoke perpetually be
smirching the sky, Belkofsky comes
to the front, lending inspiration to the
Red Cross workers and setting an ex
ample that every village and city will
be surely anxious to emulate.
The people there are only fishers
and trappers and it has not been a
good season for fishing. Some of the
men earned only $6 the whole season,
but they gave part of that $6 to the
Red Cross.
Father Hotovitzky is the guiding
influence in this work; he welcomes
the visit of the Red Cross nurse and
co-operates with her in every possible
way. As yet little has been accom
plished; in fact a survey of the chil
dren and notes of their needs is all
that has been done in this far place.
But when the news came of the influ
enza the nurse, Miss Stella Fuller,
took the first Starr to the westward;
the epidemic had somewhat subsided
when she arrived, but the interest
shown by the Red Cross will not soon
be forgotten.
Thirty-five dollars is a noble sum
to come from such a small, remote
and little visited village; every cent
of it is received with a double meas
ure of appreciation because it came
unsolicited and before the Roll Call.
Let everyone follow the good exam
ple of Belkofsky and give in full mea
sure, as they have done before. These
folk face a long winter and they have
not many resources, nor much laid
by, yet they gave a part of their $6
and we who have many times $6
should give in proportion.
Remember the Roll Call in Novem
ber.
H. V. HOBEN LEAVES EAST
FOR SEWARD HOME TODAY
Wayne Blue received a wire today
from H. V. Hoben, who is in eastern
Canada, stating that he would leave
for Seward today. Mr. Hoben has!
been gone several months, visiting his
mother, who was dangerously ill.
CAROLINE FRANCES DUE
The steamship Caroline Frances,
under command of Capt. John Worth,
an old time Yukon navigator, is due
in port today from Bethol on the
Kuskokwim. Passengers and freight
will be taken for Seattle.
Deputy Marshal W. C. Snook re
turned from Valdez on today’s boat,
and will leave Monday on the Starr
for his home at Unga. Deputy Snook
is one of the m0st popular of the west
ern officials.
FREEI FREE! FREE!
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Bottlers’ Supplies.
GUARANTEED PRODUCTS AND
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2108 First Ave. Seattle
POLYCLINIC SITS
UP IN SEATTLE TO
HELP ALASKA®
Many Alaskan who have been ii
tending to visit Mayo Brothers ins
tution at Rochester, Minnesota, ma
now have their ills diagnosed an
surgical operations performed at th
Polyclinic, 509 American Bank Buih
ing, Seattle, where a clinic of six abl
physicians and surgeons, has bee
started.
The physicians and surgeons con
posing this clinic, are such well know
men as C. L. Templeton, Kenneth t
Holtz, Earle F. Ristine, Homer Whet
Ion, C. F. Davidson, and H. J. Davie
son, all of whom are among the bes
in their lines to be found on th'
Coast.
Many Alaskans who have beet
treated at the Polyclinic are loud ii
praise of benefits received, and thert
is no doubt but that the institutioi
will be liberally patronized by North
erners, who have heretofore made th<
long and expensive trip to Mayc
Brothers because they knew of nc
other like institution.
The institution has one of the mosl
complete X-ray laboratories on tht
Coast. Dr. Ristine, one of the staff
was with Mayo Bros, for a number ol
years and his confreres are equally as
well known.
FAIR AT JUNEAU CLOSES
The second annual Southeastern
Alaska fair came to a close at Juneat
Saturday night with a masked ball
Among the features were baby con
tests, dog shows, fashion show and £
pyrotechnic display. The opening daj
was dedicated to the Pioneers.
STARR LEAVES MONDAY
The steamship Starr will sail foi
Unalaska and westward points, Mon
day, September 1st, at 1 p. m.
MARRIED
Catherine Gifford and Charles
Swanson were united in marriage b>
Judge Curtiis E. Morford Monday
The newly married couple will leavt
for the states on one of the nexi
boats.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office at Anchorage, A!
aska, August 24, 1923.
Notice is hereby given that Andrew
Sholin, of Homer, Alaska, who on Nov
ember 10, 1919, made Nomestead En
try, No. 04052, for E 1-2 NE1-4 Sec. 2(
and Sl-2 bEl-4, Section 17, Townshij
OS, Range 13W, Seward Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make fina:
three year Proof, to establish claim tc
the iaud above described, before Mat
Harrington, at Homer, Alaska, on tht
6th day of October, 1923.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Joseph Lee, of Homer, Alaska.
Henry Ohlson, of Homer, Alaska.
Stanton Shafer, of Homer, Alaska.
Mrs. D. M. Woodard, of Momer Alas
ka.
FRANK A. BOYLE,
Register.
First publication Aug. 27, 1923.
Last publication Oct. 2, 1923. 30td
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Ofice at Anchorage, Al
aska, August 24, 1923.
Notice is hereby given that Stantor
Shafer, of Homer, Alaska, who, on
February 26, 1923, made Homestead
Entry, No. 05523, for SW1-4 SW1-4
Sec. 13, SE1-4 SE1-4 Sec. 14, NE1-4
NE1-4 Sec. 23, NW1-4 NW1-4, Section
24, Township 6S, Range 14W, Seward
Meridian, has filed notice of intention
to make final three year Proof, to es
tablish claim to the land above de
scribed, before Mae Harrington, al
Homer, Alaska, on the 6th day of Oct
over, 1923.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Henry Ohlson, of Homer, Alaska.
Mrs. D. W. Woodard, of Homer, Al
aska.
Edward Sholin. of Homer, Alaska.
J. R. Crittenden, of Homer, Alaska
FRANK A. BOYLE,
Register.
First publication Aug. 27, 1923.
Last publication Oct. 2, 1923. 30t d
NOTICE SPECIAL ELECTION
Be It Resolved by the Mayor and
Common Council of the Town of Sew
ard, Alaska, that a special election be
held in the said Town of Seward, on
the second day of October, 1923, be
tween the hours of nine o’clock in the
forenoon and seven o’clock in the aft
ernoon of said day, for the purpose of
submitting to the qualified voters of
said Town of Seward, the following:
‘‘Shall the Town of Seward, Alas
ka, purchase, acquire, construct oi
establish and maintain public serv
ice plants for the distribution and
use in the Town of Seward, of light,
heat and power and telephone and
water service, for the purpose of
serving the said Town of Seward
and the public, and bond the said
Town of Seward for such purposes.”
Dated Seward, Alaska, September
5th, 1923.
Notice is Hereby Given, That a
special election will be held in the
Town of Seward, Alaska, on the sec
ond day of October, 1923, between the
hours of nine o’clock in the forenoon
and seven o’clock in the afternoon of
said day, for the purpose of submit
ting the above resolution to the qual
ified voters of said Town of Seward,
Alaska, and that the polls for holding
said election shall be open for the
purpose of voting on said resolution,
between said named hours, on above
named date, at the Town Hall of said
Town of Seward.
WM. H. WHITTLESEY,
Town Clerk.
Publish Sept. 8, 15, 22, 29, 1923. 4t
i
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office at Anchorage, Al
aska, August 24, 1923.
Notice is hereby given that John R.
Crittenden, of Homer, Alaska, who on
Feb. 2, 1923, made Homestead Entry,,
No. 04136, for Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Sec.
35; Lot 1, Section 26, Township 6S,
Range 13W, Seward Meridian, has fil
ed notice of intention to make Final
Three Year Proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before
Mae Harrington, Homer. Alaska, at
Homer, Alaska, on the 6th day of
October, 1923.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Stanton Shafer, of Homer, Alaska.
Henry Ohlsen, of Homer, Alaska.
Edward Sholin, of Homer, Alaska.
C. W. Harrington, of Homer, Alaska.
FRANK A. BOYLE,
Register.
First publication Aug. 27, 1923.
Last publication Oct. 2, 1923. 30t d
NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO PRE
SENT CLAIMS TO RECEIVER
I In the District Court of the Territory
of Alaska, Third Division.
A. B. Chappell, Plaintiff, vs Alaska
Sulphur Company, a Corporation,
Defendant,
Under and by virtue of an order
made and entered by the above named
Court, in the above entitled cause, no
tice is hereby given by the undersign
ed, Receiver appointed in the above
entitled cause, that all crelitors, se
cured and unsecured, of the above
named Defendant, are required to file
with the undersigned Receiver, their
verified claims of indebtedness
against said Defendant corporation,
on or before the 1st day of November,
1923, at Seward, Alaska.
WM. H. WHITTLESEY,
Receiver Alaska Sulphur Company.
First publication Sept. 19.
Last publication Nov. 1. 1923.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office at Anchorage, Al
aska, August 24, 1923.
Notice is hereby given that John
Kohler, of Homer, Alaska, who on Jan
uary 29, 1921, made Homestead Entry,
No. 04059, for SW1-4 SE1-4, SE1-4
SW1-4 Sec. IS, and NW1-4 NE1-4,
NE 1-4 NW 1-4, Section 19, Town
ship 6S, Range 13W, Seward Meridian,
has filed notice of intention to make
three year Proof, to establish claim to
the land above described before Mae
Harrington, at Homer, Alaska, on the y
6th day of October, 1923.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Mrs. D. M. Woodard, of Homer Al
aska.
Henry Ohlsen, of Homer, Alaska.
Stanton Shafer, of Homer, Alaska,
i Joseph Lee, of Homer, Alaska.
FRANK A. BOYLE
Register.
First publication Aug. 27, 1923.
Last publication Oct. 2, 1923. 30t d
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior
IT. S. Land Office at Anchorage, Al
aska, August 24, 1923.
Notice is hereby given that Mrs.
Delfena Woodward (widow) of Homer
Alaska, who on November 10, 1919,
made Homestead Entry, No. 04049, for
SE1-4 SE1-4 Sec. 18, Fraction 6 and
El-2 NE1-4, Section 19, Township 6S,
Range 13W, Seward Meridian, has fil
ed notice of intention to make Three
Y'ear Proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before Mae
Harrington, at Homer, Alaska, on the
6th day of October, 1923.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Stanton Shafer, of Homer, Alaska.
Henry Ohlsen, of Homer, Alaska.
Joseph Lee, of Homer, Alaska.
Andrew Sholin, of Homer, Alaska.
FRANK A. BOYLE,
Register. V
First publication Aug. 27, 1923.
Last publication Oct. 2, 1923. 30t d