The Seward Gateway
PUBLISHED DAILY
at Seward, Alaska _
H'AL B. SELBY
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
Entereo as Second Class Matter Sep
tember 2nd, 1915, at the Post Office a<
Seward, Alaska, under the Act of
March Third, 1879.
Published by
GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY
Seward, Alaska.
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WHY NOT A CLUB HOUSE
While Seward is one of the oldesi
towns in the division, next to Valdez
it is probably the only town with nc
elub house or gymnasium for recrea
tion by the young. Seward probably
has as many youngsters as any town
in tlie division, but they are left to
hunt their amusements as best they
may. Every school Outside today re
cognizes that the healthy youngster
is the smartest in his or her studies,
and Swedish drills, setting up exer
cises and well equipped gymnasiums
are a part of the curriculum of every
school.
If this state of affairs continues it
is certain that as soon as the young
ster gets large enough to leave Seward
he will go to towns which offer more
inducements to the youngster. Nome,
Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau and
Ketchikan are among the most pro
gressive of the many towns in the
Territory in providing comfortable
gyms and play houses for the childrer
—and also the elder population. They
play basketball, have socials, concerts
public gatherings, gymnastics and in
door baseball in these buildings, heat
and light being furnished by the town
A public building of sufficient size
to be used for basketball and olhei
winter sports is one of the best in
vestments a town can make, anil there
is no city in Alaska but can well af
ford to have such a building. Content
ed citizens make good citizens, anc
to be contented one must have a pro
portionate amount of play with theii
work/ A healthy citizen is a distind
asset to a community, and to be
healthy one must exercise the body as
well as the mind.
With a large, community clubhouse
our citizens could meet oftener anc
much of the friction developed by
“hear say” or gossip would be elimi
nated. We believe that Seward shoulc
arrange for the construction of sue!
building, even if bonds must be float
ed to capitalize the project. Harmony
and health go hand in hand. A dis
grumled, fault-finding citizen is gen
erally an unhealthy one.
Let some organization, or all of tin
organizations in the city start the
movement, and we believe our ci’izens
will get behind it en masse.
STILL A-KICKIN’.
(SJ roller’s Weekly)
The more Southeastern Alaskans
think about the removal of the U. S
Land Office from Juneau to Anchorage
last summer by the Department of the
Interior in its efforts to bolster up its
white elephant railroad—moving it
away from where there was some need
for it to a section in which many
more homesteads have neen cancelled
in the past three years than have
been taken up—the more solidly those
same Southeastern Alaskans will indi
cate their desires for a division oi
the Territory at the referendum to be
held next Tuesday. It is all right foi
Anchorage and Fairbanks each tc
have a land office, but for Southeast
ern Alaska not to have one—to be
robbed of what she had and on the
flimsy excuse she was—is carrying de
partment preferment too far.
Seward is better fixed this wintei
in the matter of cheap fuel than at anj
time within our history. We have
Evans Jones coal, Healy coal, Baxte:
coal, and Nanaimo coal,—lots of it
and at a low price. Alaska coal it
lump, nut or mine run, washed ane
free from dirt, is retailed at a pric<
of from $11 to $14, with the Britisl
Columbia coal delivered at $18. It i
a big saving to the homeowner am
makes Seward a cheap place to spem
the long winter ahead of us.
The exodus of old-timers to th
States this fall is not alarming t
the old sourdough who has witnesse
the annual trek about the time th
first snows whiten the hills. Many* c
these old-timers have been In Alask
for a quarter of a century without g<
ing Outside, and their trip will mak
life more endurable for them upo
their return next spring. When on
gets Outside and sees the thousand
upon thousands of people milling an
drifting around the streets, he want
to get back to where people travt
only because they have something t
do at the end of the journey.
VALDEZ CREEK MINER IS
EXAMINED AS TO SANITY
M. G. Severson, old time Alaskan,
was taken to Anchorage from Valdez
creek by Deputy F. E. Youngs and
placed in the Federal jail to be exam
ined as to his sanity.
Severson has been in the Valdez
creek district for some time. He was
previously committed to the Morning
side asylum from Cordova several
years ago.
FAIRBANKS PIONEER DEAD
David Choate, a poineer of the Fair
banks district, died Tuesday, follow
ing a long illness. Funeral services
were held under the auspices of the
Pioneers. Deceased went to the Pio
neers’ Home at Sitka about a year
ago and returned to Fairbanks Iasi
spring, working for the Road commis
sion the past summer. He is survived
by two daughters, Mrs. S. S. Austen
of Oakland, Miss Lillian Choate of
Bisbee, Arizona, and a brother resid
ing in Arizona.
PROSPECTING FOR COAL
The Fairbanks Land Office has is
sued a coal prospecting permit to Lon
Snepp of Fort Yukon. The permit j
embraces a tract of 2560 acres on the
left limit of the Yukon, between Cir-j
cle and Fort Yukon. He has the
Nome dredging field in view for a
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CHENA RIVER CLOSES
The Chena river closed November
1, the latest termination of the open
season on record. The river blocked
before the falling of the first perma
, neat snow.
Thanksgiving Cards. Seward Drug
Co. tf
LATE HOTEL ARRIVALS
Hotel Overland
James Xouras, Carl Johnson, Tal
keetna; E. E. Ellingsen, Philip Jacob-1
sen, Nenana; Walter Holben, Moose I
Pass.
Hotel Van Gilder
G. F. Neal, Anchorage; C. R. Phil
lips; H. B. Madland, Paul Barnes, C.
A. Schonacker, Seattle; J. W. Gucker,
Juneau; John Elliott, Girdwood; H.
A. Gucker, Anchorage; Wm. Stein
metz, Nenana; R. F. Ragland, I. Kri
ken, J. S. Rodebaugh, R. R. Cole, L.
F. Smith, Tunnel; F. E. Towle, Roose
velt.
Hotel Sexton
Fred Dalilquist, Chas. Revelle, Vack
Champlain, U. S. Survey; E. Williams,!
P. F. Vian, Anchorage; Mrs. M. M.
Thompson, Moose Pass.
Hotel Seward
S. E. Tracy, J. H. Foreman, Dave1
Carruthers, W. E. Ford, Nenana; Mrs.
Waxon, John Campbell, E. T. Biltur, j
F. Gleason, Arthur H. Keagh.
PIONEERS WILL CELEBRATE
A “Days of Ninety-Eight” entertain-l
ment is being arranged by the mem-1
bers of Igloo No. 15, of Anchorage, to;
be staged some time in January. The
Anchorage Pioneers are a live bunch,
and are taking in many new members.
BUYS GROCERY STORE
J. G. Bauman has purchased the T.j
J. Flanigan grocery at Anchorage. Mr.
Bauman formerly operated the Miller
road house on the Richardson trail.
GOES INTO FOX RAISING
Herman crenwalt, rancher near
Fish lake, close to Pittman, plans to
go into raising blue foxes and is
erecting corrals.
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H. V. Hoben SEWARD A. F. Davis
THE ALASKA TRANSFER
Want YOU
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to try the
Baxter
COAL-!
The coal showing a greater content of heat units
per ton than any coal being mined in Alaska
Delivered to You at $11 per ton
ALSO HEALY LUMP, NUT, OR MINE RUN,
NANAIMO COAL IN SACKS OR BULK
Avito Service
OUR AUTOS MEET All BOATS and TRAINS
Telephone Orders to Main 81
After 5 p. m. until 8 a. m. Telephone Madison 24
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LIBERTY THEATRE
tonight
SPECIAL
SPECIAL
REX BEACH’S GREAT NOVEL OF
THE NORTHLAND,
“The Iron Trail”
The great melo-drama of the construction
of the Copper River & Northwestern Rail
way, out from our sister town of Cordova.
The dramatic ice break under the great
bridge between the Miles and Childs Gla
ciers, one of the most exciting scenes ever
photographed by a moving picture corpora
tion.
SEE THE THRILLING FIGHT FOR
POSSESSION OF THE BRIDGE
A PICTURE OF THE GREAT
NORTHLAND THAT APPEALS
ALSO A GOOD COMEDY
SYLVIA’S
FRAMED PICTURES
ICE CREAM
MADE DAILY
HIGH GRADE
CANDY
PHOTOGRAPHS.
CURIOS
PHONE ADAMS 128
BANBURY
OGLE
Dry Goods
&
Millinery
ORDER YOUR
WHIPPING
CREAM
FOR THANKSGIVING NOW
Seward Dairy
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S. S. ADMIRAL WATSON
Leaves
Seattle
Nov. 21st
Dec. 19 th
Arrives
Seward
Nov. 28t’n
Dec. 26th
South fin
Seward
Dec. 3rd
Dec. 31st
Making all regular Southeastern and South
western ports including Seldovia and Kodiak.
CALIFORNIA SERVICE
Sailings from Seattle every Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday for San Francisco, Los Angeles,
and San Diego.
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Telephone, Main 81 Residence, Madison 40
Pacific Coastwise Jervice
sfeADMIRAL LINE
STEAMSHIP STARR |
Will Sail for the Westward
about Nov. 17
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON. Agent
phone madison 13* seward, Alaska
BENSON & WHITTEMORE, Proprietors
Exclusive {distributors of Budweiser, Bevo and Monopole Cigars.
The Finest Billiard and Pool Hall in Alaska
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SEWARD CLUB
CHRIST LARSEN
Card Tables, Candles,
Soft Drinks, Tobaccos
Cigars and Cigarettes
ARON ERICSON
PAINTER AND DECORATOR
MADISON 130
SIGNS
WALL
PAPER
GATEWAY CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISEMENTS
FOR RENT—Furnished apartment,
see Mrs. Paulson. kl2-l
FOR SALE—Well stocked, going
chicken ranch, large new four-room
house, new chicken houses and out
houses, large tract of garden land
cheap to the right party. Appply t(
Wm Fairman. 12 1
WANTED—Second hand coal stove
in good condition, cheap for cash;
phine Adams 15. 269-tf
FOR SALE—Gas boat, 52 feet long;
draws 5% feet of water; 50 horse
power engine: for particulars and
terms address Box 1724. Anchorage
THE PALACE
John Mattich, Prop.
Pool Soft Drinks Cigars
FURNISHED ROOMS
Phone Mam 55
BARBER SHOP
BATHS
F. C. Miller, Prop.
DR. O. A. BRAAFLAD1
Dentist
Office Hours 9 A. M. 5*to P. M.
Office open Evenings by Appointmen
TELEPHONES
Office, Adams 111 Res., Adams 2
RAY & DAVID
Attorneys at Law
SEWARD & ANCHORAGE
Seward Office:
Harriman Bank Building
DR. J. A. BAUGHMAN
Physician and Surgeon
Chronic Diseases a Specialty
Phone Madison 90, Seward, Alask;
AARON E. RUCKER
Attorney at Law
Office in Arcade Building
’PHONE ADAMS 121
SEWARD, ALASKA
HUGH DOUGHERTY
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
Furnished Houses for Ron
Residence Phone, Madison 58
Office Phone, Madison -136
D. H. WILLIAMS
UNDERTAKER
LICENSED EMBALMER
AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR
When In need of my services cal
Brown & Hawkins
WM. D. COPPERNOLL
LAWYER
Seward, Alaska
Seward Grill
PRIV'ATE DINING ROOMS
PLEASANT SURROUNDINGS
COURTEOUS TREATMENT
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
CITY EXPRESS
Billy Patterson
Meets All Boats and Trains
Seward Chapter No. 10.
ORDER EASTERN
STAR
Meets 2nd and 4th Mon
days at 8 p. m. Visiting
, Members Welcome.
CLARA PERRY, W. M.
ESTHER DOUGHEEfTY, Sec.
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Seward Rebekah
Lodge No. 6-A,
I. O. O. F.
Meets 1st and 3rd
Monday’s of Each
Month, 8 p. m. Visit
ing members welcome
RHODA COOPER, N. G.
VIDA RICH, Sec.
tome.
Seward Lodge No. 219.
F. & A. M.
Stated communication®
1st and 3rd Wednes
days of each month,
visiting Brethern wel
W. O. PERRY, W. M.
Chas. E. Smith, Sec.
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Seward Lodge
No. 1425.
L. O. O. M.
Will meet every
Tuesday night at
8 o'clock. Visiting,
Brothers welcome
CHAS KREFTING, Dictator.
M. A. HORNER, Secretary.
I. O. O. F.
Resurrection Lodge
No. A.7.
Meets Thursdays at 8 p. m. Visiting
Brothers welcome. ANDY NOVAK,
“ , N. G.; Chas. Lechner, Sec.
IGLOO NO. NINE.
PIONEERS OF ALASKA
Meets every 2nd and 4th Friday at
Odd Fellow's Hall.
CAL M. BROSIUS, Pres.
EARL DURGIN, Sec.
SEWARD POST, NO. FIVE
AMERICAN LEGiON
! Meets Second and Fourth Tuesdays*
ELWYN 8WETMANN, Com.
A E. RUCKER. AdJ.
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