NEWS OF THE WEEK
Monday, Nov. 30—Mrs. Rhinelander,
of White Plains, N. Y., who is being
sued for divorce by her young million
aire husband on the ground that she
has negro blood in her veins, rested
her case.
Representatives of the United Mine
Workers accepted as a basis of settle
ment the plan of Gov. Pinchot submit
ted to them and have agreed to meet
the operators at any time to negotiate
an agreement.
Chas. P. Jameson of Ketchikan, bus
iness man and pioneer, passes away.
Helen, youngest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. O. Perry, former Seward
residents, died in the East according
to a letter received here.
Dr. and Mrs. L. C. Smith, former res
idents of Anchorage, are moving to
Kodiak, where Dr. Smith will open
offices.
An nine-pound girl arrived at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. P. C. McMullen.
Seward wins the basketball series
from Anchorage by taking two games
out of three.
Frank Short returns to Seward from
Circle district and reports good sea
son enjoyed by most of the operators.
He left later for Circle to take in a
tractor for hauling wood.
Tuesday, Dec. 1—Brice Howard as
sumes duties as agent for the Admiral
Line at Juneau.
After a clash by Senator Reid and
Major General W*m. Graves, a member
of the Mitchell court, the court mar
tial suspended trial and consulted be
hind closed doors, after which Reid
challenged the right of Graves to sit
in the court.
Trail conditions from Nenana to
McGrath are good according to Ross
Kinney, A. R. C. superintendent, who
arrived in Seward en route to the
States. Mr. Kinney has been trans
ferred to the Nome district.
Wednesday, Dec. 2 (TP)—Noel W.
Smith, general manager of the Alaska
Railroad turns! in his annual report at
Washington, D. C. Included in the re
port Mr. Smith said that it would take
$11,000,000 to complete the railroad
and place it in good shape. He said
that while no rapid development of
Alaska is looked forward to for the
next four years indications pointed to
a gradual increase of traffic over the
road.
Wheat jumps to the highest point
of the season. December wheat went
to §1.75.
The copper outlook is bright in the
opinion of D. C. Jackling, president
of the Utah Mining Company. Heavy
increases in the use of copper is re
sulting in a larger demand.
The schooner Halco was wrecked
at Grays Harbor jetty. The crew were
saved.
George Porter, a Butte, Montana,
insurance commissioner, attacked the
Blue Sky laws before the Northwest
Mining Association at Spokane, saying
it was a detriment to mining and that
it had not protected the people of the
United States from oil promotions and
swindles in Texas.
Gov. George A. Parks departs from
Juneau this month for Washington,
D. C.
The general pension situation and
conditions of the Pioneers Home at
Sitka were discussed by the Board of
Trustees at Juneau last week,
i Yankee and Candle Creek dredges
have a fine season reports C. C. Kim
ball, superintendent who passed thru
Seward en route to San Francisco.
Seward Chamber of Commerce work
ing to establish an airbase at Seward.
Thursday, Dec. 3—The Coolidge
Air Board recommended expansion of
the Military and Naval aviation serv
ice without drastic changes but is op
posed to a unified air service.
The Birch Production Corporation
of Anchorage will begin to harvest the
large birch forests adjacent to An
chorage preparatory to shipping its
products to the States.
C. B. Nelson of Anchorage delivered
, a 43 ounce gold nugget valued at $731,
to the First National Bank. The nug
get was picked up at the foot of a
glacier on Glacier creek, where large
nuggets have been found for many
years past. Nelson left with an out
CHRIS’ PLACE
Cigars and Tobaccos
Soft Drinks and Candies
CARD TABLES
Phone Madison 54
CHRIST LARSEN, Prop.
Next Door to Liberty Theatre
THE PALACE
John Mattich, Prop.
POOL, SOFT DRINKS AND
CIGARS
Furnished Rooms
Phone Main 55
CHOP SUEY, NOODLES,
OYSTERS AND SHELL
FISH—
Open Day and Night
Private Dining Rooms
SEWARD GRILL
Alaska Airship Co.
SEWARD OFFICE
Box 1486 • - Seward, Alaska
r
*r&i
Now
1
it’s flower-time in suns wept
California
Now plan the annual pil- and to Los Angeles—a com
grimage to the warm, inviting fortable, ever-fascinating
playgrounds of California. journey.
Every day, comfortable From the observation car,
sleepers leave Seattle for the endless vistas of scenir loveli
southward journey over the ness. In Southern Pacific din
Shasta route. ing cars, wholesome food of
Straight to San Francisco tempting variety.
Low cost-—this way. Reduced roundtrip fares with
stopover privileges.
Learn more about this finest vacation trip. For
booklets, fares, reservations, schedules, etc., write
now to
UtJL
Southern Pacific Lines
B. C. TAYLOR, Gen, Agt.
314 Union Street, Seattle, Washington
4
flt to his location, declining to dis
cuss his find.
Friday, Dec. 4—Seattle grand jury
is after removal of Mayor Brown from
office reporting sufficient evidence has
been presented to impeach him.
U. S. on verge of great era of pros
perity says E. H. Gary of the United
States Steel corporation.
Plans for Seward’s annual firemen’s
ball, New Year’s Eve. are completed.
Furs to the value of $20,000 arrived
in Seward from the westward on the
steamer Starr. The furs wrere gather
ed in the Kuskokwim district.
Senator; Carroll Smally Page of Ver
mont dies at Hyde Park, Vt.
H. C. Welch, manager of the big
dredge on Candle creek, arrived in
Seward on his way to California. Mr.
Welch reported the past season to
have been very good and the longest
in the history of the company.
Olaf Lofberg, former railroad man,
died at Curry. Apoplexy was causa
of his death.
Pat Whalen and Denny Goheen, old
timers of the Interior, died last weelt
in Fairbanks.
The steamer Starr arrived from tho
westward with a number of passen
gers on board who are taking the
Alaska south from here for Seattle.
Merle LaVoy, Fox film photographer,
departs next week to Point Barrow,
where he will film a number of scenes
in a coming Alaska feature film.
Ice skating on Seward lakes for the
first time this year.
ADMIRAL WATSON
ARRIVES IN PORT
LOOSES PROPELLOR NEAR P. R.
WHERE STOPS FOR DAY
GOING ON DRYDOCK
With few passengers on board and
over 500 tons o.f general freight for
this port and the Westward, the Ad
miral Watson of the Pacific Steamship
Company, arrived in Seward last eve
ning at 5 p. m. from the south. The
vessel departed on its regular West
| ward run shortly after 10 o’clock last
night with a number of local reserva
tions on board.
There were 172 tons of cargo dis
charged here for local merchants, 105
tons for rail shipments and 250 tons
was taken Westward. With the ex
ception of encountering a flurry of
snow at Cordova, a fine trip North
from Seattle was enjoyed. A short
distance North of Prince Rupert, a
For Electrical Work
CALL TOM 0SB0
Residence—Madison 123
0. K. BARBER SHOP
Clean, Sanitary Baths, Expert
Barbers and Reasonable Prices
Keep Us Busy.
LANDERS & SWANSON
PIONEER CLUB
John Nash, propr.
SOFT DRINKS, CANDY
CIGARS AND FRUITS
CITY EXPRESS
Billy Patterson
Meets All Boats and Trains
When you have any work In
Plumbing or Steam
Fitting
NEW OR REPAIRS, AND
SHEET METAL WORK
R. F. TILLMAN.
Back of Brown & Hawkins
PHONE ADAMS 80
blade on the\ propeller broke off. The
vessel was turned about and made for
the Canadian port where after 24
hours on the dry dock, with a new
tail attached, the vessel hit the wa
ter again and continued the voyage.
The vessel is expected to return to
Seward next Tuesday and will
await here the arrival of Wed
nesday’s train from the Interior be
fore proceeding South.
The Westward list of reservations
on the Watson made at the local of
fice was as follows:
Seldovia—E. Ness, J. Alex, N. and
M. Sorkovikoff, Walter Peterson, Dr.
J. J. Jensen, Jack St. Ledger, Anna
Barnes, Sarga Holmstrom, John Bar
clay, J. F. Clarkson, J. A. Connahy, C.
Yoshida and Carl Almy.
Kodiak—Edgar Brook, Dr. and Mrs.
L. C. Smith, Ed. Brooker and Mr. and
Mrs. John Coffey.
Seldovia—T. O. Perry.
Kodiak—Henry Lohr, Lief Koile.
DRESSMAKING and all kinds of sew
ing done. Mrs. Fairman. Phone
Mad. 28 k31
Boys’ Winter Caps, Urbach’s. 323
DELL E. SHERIFF, Alaska’s tuner
has gone North. Will return to Se
ward about Dec. 1. k!2
Xmas cards, Alaska Shop. tf
Plapier-mache was first made in
Paris from paper of posted notices
torn down after they became out of
date.
One person in every seven in
France owns a bicycle, while one in
every seven in the United States
owns an automobile.
Subscribe to the Gateway.
MOORE & BEAULIEU
Gore Bldg. Adams 145
WALL PAPER PAPER-HANG
ING, and PAINTING
TINTING
C.M.B.
CAL M. BROSIUS
Builders’ Supplies
When things Look
BLACK Phone the
Seward Steam Laundry
Telephone Main 148
HOTEL ANCHORAGE
F, I. REED, Proprietor
Rooms with Bath. Sample Rooms in Connection
Strictly Modem Prices Reasonable
Steam Heat Good Service
HOT AND COLD WATER IN EVERY ROOM
Bus meets all trains and boats
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
I>l«» ««as'SIS6'l J!lVtV,Vl
Piping and Fittings for
Power Plant Construction
5000 feet 2 1-2 double extra strong steel pipe, in random
lengths, 12 to 30 feet each; each length fitted with
square machined, four-bolt flanges. One end of run
grooved, opposite end and outlet tongued with steel
machined bolts, hexigon heads and nuts.
3000 feet 1 1-2 double extra strong steel pipe in lengths
12 to 30 feet each; each length fitted with square ma
chined four bolt flanges. One end of run groved, op
posite end and outlet tongued, with steel machined
bolts, hexagon heads and nuts.
500 assorted 1 1-2 and 2 1-2 steel four bolt flanges, elbows,
tees, crosses, return bends, divided return bends, re
ducing companion flanges, flange unions, globe and
angle valves, etc.
The piping and fittings are in first class 6ondition7~ready
for immediate delivery F. O. B. mail steamer Starr,
at Portlock, Port Chatham, Alaska.
Our price will be based up Walworth Manufacturing Com
pany’s factory catalog price F. O. B. Boston, Mass.,
thereby allowing the purchaser the cost of the freight
from the Aatlantic Coast to Alaska.
Will sell all or part of above piping and fittings and fur
nish list of quantity of different sizes on hand, upon
request.
Alaska Consolidated Fisheries, Inc.
f PORTLOCK, ALASKA
■ ) ' -