Seward Happenings^
LOCAL AND SOCIAL ITEMS OF THE WEEK
From Monday’s Daily
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Lee of Hunter,
were among those who spent over
Sunday in Seward. Mr. Lee is section
foreman for that portion of the rail
road.
J. J. Driscoll, oldtime resident of the
interior, is among those visiting in
Seward.
Wm. Bryan came in Saturday night
from the logging camp near \V ood
row.
Henry Burge, of Mile 26. was among
those spending Sunday in Seward, re
turning this morning to his home.
Mrs. Phyllis Johnson, wife a well
known Fairbanks and Tolovana min
ing operator, was among the Satur
day arrivals who left for the States
on the Northwestern, going to Belling
ham for an extended visit.
City Clerk W. H. Whittlesey, who
made a hurried trip to Juneau, was
among those who returned to Seward
on the Northwestern.
Mrs. Jack Robarts, wife of the well
known Anchorage business man and
sport promoter, was among those leav
ing for the states this morning. Will
visit in California with her sister for
the new few months.
Mrs. Pete Cook, wife of the popular j
brass-pounder at the Anchorage of
fice, lefi for the States this morning.
Mrs. M. A. Pierce, Miss Arvllla
Pierce and M. Pierce, well known res
idents of Anchorage, were numbered
among the departures for the states
this morning, after a long residence in
the upper city. They will reside out
side permanently.
J. B. Reher, of the bureau of public
roads, left on the Northwestern for
an official visit to Cordova. Mr. and (
Mrs. Reher are occupying the Ray!
cottage.
J. P. Hannon, iocal radio expert,
lett on the Northwestern this morning
tor Latouche on a business trip.
M. L. V. (Sport) Smith, known all
over Alaska, and a former Seward
resident, is successfully working oil
leases near Vernon, Texas. He is
taking his first holiday in five years in
an automobile trip to Seattle and
Hood's canal, then back to longhorns,
rattle snakes and cyclones.
G. G. Fridell left this morning for
Mile 29, where he will spend the sum
mer season in working for the Bureau
of Public Roads.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Bingham of
Portland, Oregon, were numbered
among the Northwestern arrivals, on
a tour of interior Alaska.
Ted Heacock, instrument man for
the^ bureau of public roads, returned
to his camp this morning, having
spent Sunday in town.
Richard Wakelin, salesman, well
known in this district, arrived from
Juneau on the Northwestern Sunday.
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United States Marshal H. P. Sulli-1
van arrived here on yesterday’s boat
and left this morning for Anchorage,
where he will spend the next two
weeks in going over the records of the;
office preparatory to transfer to Dep
uty Staser.
Representative H. H. Ross, of the
Fourth division, who arrived on yes
terday’s boat, left for his home at
Fairbanks this morning.
HEALY COAL PLEASES
Ketchikan residents are greatly!
pleased with the shipments of Healv
coal received there recently, and say
it is better for cookstoves than the
British Columbia coal.
W. E. Irwin, resident of Douglas,
Arizona, was numbered among the ar
rivals from the States, making a trip
through the Territory.
‘dike’’ Miller Is now emplpoyed by'
the commission in the camp at Mile
Eighty-one.
Walter Holben was among those
left for the Moose Pass section this
morning.. He will take a position
with the Bureau of Public Roads for
the summer.
G. Aarons, in charge of the opera
tions of the Fairbanks Gold Mining
Company at Fairbanks, was among
those leaving for the interior this
morning.
Mel Holben, Seward’s well known
caterer, was among those leaving for
Anchorage this morning.
The trees recently planted by H. V.
Hoben in Arcade park, have leaved out
and the grass planted is coming up.
Within a few days now the new park
will be a thing of beauty and a joy to
Seward citizens.
T. J. Selby will return from Valdez
on the steamship Victoria, where he
has been the past two weeks assisting
Editor Wilcox, who has been ill.
Mrs. W. F. Lew'is and three small
grandchildren will spend the summer
at the ranch of Charles Lean on Ke
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nai river.
Alex Bolan and Jack Lean, formerly
of Seward, write to friends from their
two roadhouses along the Rainy Pass
trail that they will arrive here about
July first for a short visit.
Vernon B. Bennet, Valdezan, was
among those registered in from the
Prince William Sound district.
H. E. Kristensen, of Canyon creek,
was among those who visited in Sew
ard over Saturday, returning this
monllbg to Rainbow.
Leopold David, former mayor and a
well known attorney of Anchorage,
also a member of the Ray & David
law firm, Seward and Attehorage, ar
rived in town Saturday, retUiWnte this
morning for the upper city.
Mrs. Frank Rostad, of Fairbanks,
was numbered among the over-Sun
day visitors. ^
Game Warden Cotter will return!
home on tonight’s boat from an ex-,
tended trip to the westwarr. Mr.
Cotter has also been given supervi- j
sion of the Anchorage division.
Mrs. Lewis Lee, wife of Section
Foreman Lee, was numbered among
those leaving for the States on the
Northwestern.
Miss Lavonia Stotko, who has been'
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ill for many weeks past, is now con
valescent to the extent of being able
to take short walks.
L. H. Lauritzen, associated with the
Canyon Creek Development company,
and who recently returned from Se
attle, where he was seriously ill for a
tome, is rapidly mending and will on
Thursday morning leave for Rainbow
and the company’s camp.
The steam tug Kingfisher was todaj
given the once over by the steam
boat inspectors. Parties desiring to
secure marine licenses may secure
blanks at the customs office.
A. W. Schwetfegle, recently arrived;
has taken a position at the Yogi mill.
A1 Sollers spent Sunday in town,
leaving for home this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Felts are at
present numbered among the Seward
visitors. Mr. and Mrs. Felts, who are
from Arizona, brought their Winton
Six north with them in an endeavor
to travel from Valdez to the interior.
Owing to road conditions they were
unable to follow out that plan, coming
to Seward for a short visit. Mr. Felts
was at one time in the employ of the
Alaska Road commission, engaging in
work in the Anchorage division.
WILL SUMMER HERE
Mrs. T. W. Hawkins and daughter,
Virginia, returned to Seward on the
Northwestern yesterday, after spend
ing the winter months in California.
A large number of friends were at the
dock to extend a welcome and many
and profuse were the greetings. Mrs.
Hawkins will remain for the summer
in Seward. Miss Virginia was more
than pleased to return to her many
friends of the younger set.
WILL MAKE EXPERIMENT
P. C. Jackson, of Anchorage, who
who numbered among the passengers
of the Northwestern Sunday, left this
morning for the Cook inlet metropo
lis. Mr. Jackson, while on liis visit to
the States purchased 150 head of
sheep with which he will stock his
pasture ground at Anchorage, raising
the animals as an experiment with
the intention of promoting a home in
dustry in the line of meat supply.
OPERATE ON LYNX CREEK
A. H. Bryant, former well-known
Sewardite, who for the past few
months has been located at Taikeet
na, will this season be operating on
Lynx creek in the Moose Pass sec
tion. Mr. Bryant extends greetings to
his friends in Seward.
P. E. Harris and wife, recent arriv
| als from the states, left this morning
for Anchorage, where Mr. Harris will
take a position with the commission.
FURNISHINGS RECEIVED
A considerable portion of the ware
house space on the Seward dock is
taken up with a large consignment of
Beaver board, furniture and fixtures,
and other hotel furnishings, all con
signed to A. J. Nordale at Fairbanks.
This material will be used in fixing
and fitting out the new hostelry which
is under construction at Fairbanks.
MANY AUTOS RECEIVED
Consigned to the Northern Commer
cial Company at Fairbanks, there was
received on the steamer Northwest
ern yesterday eight autos—six of the
; well known Star make, one Buick
roadster and one Ford truck. I hese
will be sent to the interior on the next
northbound freight.
OLDTIMER ON A VISIT
George A. Howe, Sr., and George A
Howe, Jr., in company with John
Mackwitz, all of Anchorage, were ar
rivals from the north Saturday. Mr.
Howe, Sr., relates, that he first saw
; the waters of Resurrection Bay nearly
25 years ago. Seward at that time
was just one log cabin. Mr. Howe and
! son will probably leave for westward
points in the near future.
From Tuesday’s Daily
Game Warden George G. Cotter re
turned last night on the Admiral
Watson from a short trip to the west
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Mrs. George Colwell and chiidi’eit
left for their home Monday at Tunnel
after spending the past several months
visiting with her parents Mr. and Mi’s.
F E. Leslie.
Eaff Durgin, employed the pas*
year on' *lve Gateway, left on last
night’s bbtft for Honolulu, via San
Francisco. Mi* Durgin has been in
Alaska the past twenty-five years.
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George McCalgon, an old- time Alas
kan, arrived in town Saturday from
Turnagain Arm, where he has been
spending the past few weeks in the
employ of the commission.
Wm. Grandjean, formerly conductor
on the Seward run, is onw located at
Long Beach, California, with his wife
and family.
Miss Cecil Leslie is confined to her
home suffering with a bad cold and
a slight attack of tonsilitis*
Miss Jane McNally, formerly a
popular young Seward lady, will ar
rive in the near future to take a posi
tion in the bank of Anchorage.
Emmet Wilson and Ed O’Connor
have taken a contract hand-logging
lor the Resurrection Bay Lumber Co.
They will leave in a day or two for
Daysr Harbor to commence operation.
Alex Weir, an oldtimer of the Idit- j
arod and other points in the interior
arrived on the Northwestern en route
to Cold Bay, where he will give the
oil fields the once over. While in
Seward he is registered as a guest of
the Hotel Seward.
Supt. Wentworth, J. R. Heckman
and Calvin Hazelet of the Territorial
Fish Commission are expected to ar
rive in Seward on the next trip of
the Admiral Watson in regard to put
ting in a fish hatchery in Seward.
Mrs. M. L. Carr of Okmulgee, Oklat, j
a member of the Chase- hunting party j
now to the westward* returned on
the Admiral Watson last night and
will proceed to Fairbanks where she1
will await the arrival of her husband, j
when they will go out by way of
the Yukon and Whitehorse.
Agent Harry E. Ellsworth reports
the sale of his seven-passenger Buick
to James Pierce, who is in the auto
taxi service at Anchorage. Two more
seven-passenger Buicks will arrive on
the Evans. One is for parties in An
chorage and one for Seward.
George E. Mann, clerk of the terri
torial inspection board, and Kris
Kristensen, of the Canyon Creek de
velopment crew will leave on a bear
hunt to Spruce creek.
From Wednesday’s Daily
Hans Simonson, employed by the
sawmill at Mile 3 y2 is spending a few
days in town.
The local cannery fired up yester
day and is getting its machinery in
readiness for the season’s pack.
Fred McMichael, for many years a
bridge carpenter for the Copper River
railroad, left this week for the inte- j
rior on a sightseeing trip.
Mrs. R. Sparks and baby were pas
sengers on the steamer Waitson. Mrs.
Sparks is a resident of Halibut Cove.
YVm. Farrell, a section foreman for
the commission on the north end, re
turned this week to Nenana after an
extended visit to the states.
The tug Kingflsher left this morn
ing for Days’ Harbor with a load of
supplies for the logging outfits. On
her return she will bring in a tow of
logs for the local mill.
Abe Weiss, former merchant and
old-timer in the north, who has been
seriously ill with sleeping sickness at
Seattle is now on the road to recov
ery. Mr. Weiss has been ill since
last December.
“Pierce Arrow' Service at Ford
Prices,is the text on the new sign
recently installed by the City Express
Wm. Patterson, owner. The sign is
an eleborate one, painted by Aron
Ericson, who is a wiz. with the brush.
Mrs. C. Anderson, Helen Anderson,
Hilder Anderson, Capt. Thomas and
Mrs. Thomas were passenger on the
Watson yesterday from the Port Mc
Kinley saltery.
The steamship Admiral Watson took
122 boxes of halibut from the docks
of the San Juan Fisheries and Cold
Storage Company, on her trip south,
yesterday morning. .» ,
V. p. Morrison, proprietor of a ho
tel in Kodiak, wa sa through passen
ger for the States on the Watsdri yes
terday morning, en route to Seattle
to visit his daughter Who is in {he
Hospital in that city.
G. 0. Datson, connected with the
Bureau of Public Roads, arrived in
tow'3 last night from Mile 12,
J. H. Smfffr, tea 1 estate and insur
ance agent at A&dmrage, is now en
gaged in the same iM^-ness at Ever
ett, Wash.
L. L, Bales, sourdough hunter,
per, guide and prospector for a num
ber of years, is now' conducting the
Alaska Fur store at San Diego. He is
also engaged in the oil busienss.
John G. Brady, who is with the for
estry department was an arrival in
town last night from Anehorage. *
While here he is a guest of the Ho-!
tel Van Gilder.
Dr. L. C. Knickerbocker, dental
surgeon, well known to Alaskans, Is
practicing dental surgery a* Edmunds,
Wash.
President Whittlesey of the Cham
ber of Commerce is making plans to
receive the congressional party. They
will be announced later.
Eric Nelson, formerly one of the
proprietors of the Seward Hotel, is
now at Kanatak, where he will go
into business as soon as a building
now being erected is completed.
Dr. M. F. Half, pioneer physician
and surgeon of Fairbanks, and Mrs.
Hall, have just completed a long auto
trip. They left Portia,ml Maine, pass
ing through Boston, New York, Wash
ington, St. Louis, Denver, Yellow
stone Park, Spokane, Seville, Port
land, Sacramento, San Frauils.'o and
on tc Los Angeles, their destina iou.
They never changed tires or had a
flat one on the entire trip.
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FOR SALE—Live chickens, in any
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The fishing schooner Baltic arrived
in port yesterday with 20,000 pounds
of halibut which were disposed of to
the San Juan company. The Baltic
sailed this morning for the Portland
Banks. The Noxth Star also arrived
but had no fl3h.
SHEEP RESERVE CONTINUED
It is stated that the season will not
be open this year for killing sheep
east of Lake Kenai has been continued
for three more years. Sheep have in
creased rapidly since the reserve was
made; flocks of from 75 to 150 being
seen by hunters.
Mrs. L. V. Ray and baby left on the
train this morning for a visit to An
chorage.
Time Table in Effect May 7, 1922
Through Service Seward to Fairbanks
Train Leaves Seward Mondays and
Thursdays, at 8:00 a. m.
Arrive Northbound Leave
Seward 8:00am
1:45pm. Anchorage 2:13pm
8:10pm * Curry 7:3oam
5:00pm Nenana 5:15pm
8:4Spm Happy 9:15pm
9:45pm Fairbanks
Trains leave Fairbanks Southbound
Tuesday* and Fridays
Southbound
Fairbanks
Happy
Nenana
•Curry
Anchorage
Seward
up at Curry
Leave
7:00am
8:00am
ll:35amr
7:30am
2:05p:n
Arrivg
? :32am
ll:20ani
9:10pm
1:35pm
7:50pm
♦Train ties up at Curry over night.
Equipment w[H consist of buffet
l^SrvatiQn, day coach, smoker aui
baggAg'5 £51*. This schedule will
patroiig of the road an opportunity to
pass through (1id BfdStl Fa** 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 rrvey 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
J. CASEY McDANNEL Contr.
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