Local Happenings of Week
Monday
W. E. Dunkle, mining eng'neer,
left on the Alaska for Valdez.
M. E. LeBlanc, insurance solicitor,
left on the Alaska for Ketchikan.
,J. P. Hannon, secretary of the lo
cal Chamber of Commerce, left on
the Alaska for Latouche on a busi
ness trip.
F. W. Weymouth, connected with
the Bureau of Fisheries, left on the
Alaska for Cordova.
M. H. Sides, customs inspector,
wjfcs a passenger south of the Yu
kon for Cordova. Mr. Sides has been
making the eTrritory measuring and
documenting vessels.
J. J. Chisholm was a Cordova pas
senger on the steamship Alaska.
Dr. M. S. Thompson, former sur
geon for the Standard Oil company,
at Kanatak, was an outgoing passen
ger on the Alaska.
L. E. Thompson and family arriv
ed at Valdez recently and left over
the trail in his auto for Fairbanks.
Mr. Thompson was a former linotype
operator on the Gateway. He also
ran the moving picture machine in
the Liebrty.
Miss Vide Gaustad ,of Fairbanks,
arrived on Saturday’s train and left
on the steamship Alaska for Los An
geles. Miss Gaustad has been in
Fairbanks the past year in search of
health, and is so much improved she
will join her mother in the California
town. She will return north.
Wm. Niemi, a popular Anchorage
youth, was a passenger on the steam
ship Alaska en route to Colorado,
where he will complete a course in
engineering in the Cc lorado School
of Mines.
Lfeut. R. 0. Bassett of Anchorage,
was a Seward visitor over Sunday.
P. J. Hersey and wife of Anchor
age are registered at a local hotel.
Miss Dorothy Haley, publicity
agent for the Alaska Railroal, arriv
ed from Anchorage on Saturday’s
train and left on the Alaska for Ju
neau where she will remain about
three weeks on publicity matters
J. VV. Mason, geologist and mining
engineer, of Seattle, will leave on the
steamship Starr for Kanatak for a
look-see of the oil fields. Mr. Mason
and brother are long-time residents
of Alaska, and have great faith in its
future from a mineral standpoint.
Mi1, and Mrs. Henry Bise arrived
on the steamship Alaska and will
leave on the steamship Starr tonight
for Perryville, where they will have
charge of the native schools. They
came from Soar> Lake, Wn.
Miss Donie Taylor, Miss Lola Mor
ris, Mr. and Mrs. Calkins, teachers
for the Dillingham Orphanage, and
Mrs. Comstock, a nurse, will sail to
night on the Starr for the far west
ward port, where they will ream in
the next two years.
Miss Sylvia Sexton was an Anch
orage passenger on today’s train.
Fr. Turnell held services in the lo
cal church here yesterday .returning
to Anchoiage this morning.
George Sanders will leave on the
Starr tonight for Kodiak and other
ports. This will be Mr. Sander's first
trip west.
Chas. Dick, well known cooper, will
leave on tonight’s boat for Sedovia
and Kodiak.
Stephen Melchoir left this morning
on a trip to his property near Lake
Skilak. He will be gone about three
weeks.
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E. I/. Whittemore left on the S.S.
A'aska for California, where he may
decide to locate.
! Dr .0. A.- Braafladt, who has been
engaged in dentistry in Seward for
several years past, left on the Alas
: ka for the States where he will lo
cate . He disposed of his business to
Dr. ’ Roberts.
T. W. Hawkins was an outgoing
passenger on the Alaska, en route to
the States where he will join Mrs.
Hawkins and daughter, Virginia, on a
six weeks’ visit.
William and Robert Schroeder, well
known Valdez pioneers, who have
been prospecting in the interior, are
visiting in Seward. They will leave
on one of the next boats for Valdez.
Miss Butterfield and Miss Barbara
Snyder were Sunday visitors in Sew
ard, returning to Anchorage today.
Frank Berry, superintendent of
the Anchorage Light and Telephone
system is in town and will leave on
a trip to the westward, as far as Sel
dovia.
M. J. Sullivan was an outgoing pas
senger on the Alaska, en route to Se
attle.
Claude Shea left this morning for
Anchorage, and will return on the
next train.
Mrs. Holman, a government teach- j
or for the new school at Kanatak,
will be an outgoing passenger to
night on the Starr.
S. E. Grammar, civil engineer and
oil man, will return to Kanatak on
tonight’s boat.
Tuesday
Ester Pe^ ser. Sam Keist and Sel
ma Simonsen left Anchorage on the
Admiral Watson the other day for
the round trip to Kodiak and Seward
and back over the Alaska railroad to
Anchorage.
Frank Kempfer and Tom Babcock
left today on the gasboat May for
Nuka Bay. Capt. Charles Emswiler
received his license this week for
carrying passengers and will run the
May on regular trips.
R .V. B. Dunlap left on the
; Starr last night for Seldovia, where
: he will complete the work on his new
mission building.
Mrs. G. Huseby, who arrived in
; town from Kanatak on the last trip
of the Starr, returned to the oil
camp on the same boat.
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i . O. and Mrs. Bary, left on the
11 ior ce’.tlovia on a short visit.
W. O Foster and Mrs. Foster were
e.dovia passengers on the Starr.
Wednesday
The Brosius garage is being re
moved today to a point near the Al
aska Transfer barn.
E .C- Hurley, compensation agent
for the Alaska Railroad, who arrived
in Seward last night in connection
with the death of Herman Neilson,
who was killed Friday in the local
railroad yards, left today for his
headquarters in Anchorage.
Fred Swanson and family return
id to Anchorage on one of the last
rains, coming to Seward to bid fare
cll to J. W. Swanson, of Springfield,
.Y., a father to Fred.
Warren Fenton and wife were Se
van! visitors from their ranch at
Jde 2 1-2. Mr. Fenton recently re
tained from a trip to the Interior
here he has been making a sur
vey of mineral properties.
F. L. Barrett, in the steward’s de
lartnmnt on the Admiral Watson, is
n town today, and will rejoin his
boat at this port- Mr .Barrett was
taken ill at Anchorage and rushed
to the hospital but has recovered suf
ficiently to travel.
C. W. Payne, of the department of
the Interior, who has been visiting
points along the government railroad
will leave for the south on one of
the next boats.
T. J. Anderson of the Valdez
Creek Mining Co., left for the States
on the steamship Alaska.
Contractor John Helm is making a
new building out of the old Daggett
block, the front being one of the fin
est in town. A large basement has
been excavated, the walls and ceil
ings gone over, a new foundation in
stalled, and other improvements
made. It is owned by J'/l Helben of
the Seward Grill. .
Miss Inez Waugh and Mrs. O. A.
Johansen are entertaining at bridge
this afternoon at the Johansen apart
ments.
The Misses Persis and Millie Hor
ton of Seattle, who have been visit
ing in Seward the past few weeks,
’eft on the Alaska for Seattle.
Harry Madland, who has been
making a tour of the Yukon district
on the launch Sea-Nat ,will be an
outgoing passenger on one of the
next boats. He represents the popu
lar Seattle Hardware Co.
R. H. Hale of the Alaska Railroad
was a guest of the Hotel Van Gil
der the first of the week.
John O. Preston and F. L. Bar
nett are guests of the Hotel Sex
ton.
Hary Sellers and family are regis
tered at the Hotel Sexton.
J .E. Holmes of Anchorage is a
Seward Hotel guest.
E. J. King of Betties Is registered
at the Seward.
H. J. Stoll and family will leave
tonight for Petersburg, Alaska, to
make their home.
Mrs. W. E. Moultray and daughter
will leave on the next Alaska for
Bellingham, Wn., to- visit for a time.
Mrs. M .E. Holben and baby will
return from Anchbrage on Tuesday's
train.
Many flocks of blue grouse are re
ported on the mountains near Sew
ard, by an old resident of this local
ity. It was m not believed that blue
grouse were in this part of the coun
try but the oldtimer says he has
seen them and knows one when he
sees it.
Frank Pires of Flat is stopping at
the Hotel Seward.
Mrs. Gilbert E. HendeVson left on
one of the last trains for Anchorage
where she will visit her sister for a
few days.
Wm. E. Britt president of the Al
aska Board of Pharmacy, is in town
making an inspection trip of the drug
stores of Alaska, going as far as
Fairbanks in the Interior.
E. E. Thiessen, representing Chas
te rfi eld cigarettes and leading brands
of tobaccos is in town, and will leave
for the south on the Admiral Wat
son .
Ed Reynolds left on one of the
last boats for the States.
M .S. E. Snyder and Mrs. Snyder
left on today’s train for Anchorage
returning tomorrow. This is their
| first trip to the interior. Mr. Snyder
is in charge of the local cable sta
tion.
Mike Sullivan, tie and timber in
spector of the Alaska Railroad, was
an outgoing passenger on the Alaska
en route to the States, on a sixty
day leave of absence. He will .«*?end
his vacation in Seattle.
Mrs. Gus Claussen and baby left on
the steamship Alaska for Germany
where Mrs. Clausson will reside in
the future with her aged mother,
i who is in bad health. Mr. Clausson
I r-ame over with them, returning to
his position at Suntrana, with the
Hcaly River Coal Co.
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C. H. Gelvin and wife, Elizabeth
Gelvin and Marie Barlow, of eBlling
ham„ Wn., were guests of the Van
Gilder the first of the week .
Thursday
Mrs. P. C. McMullen return- d home
in the Admiral Watson, making the!
trip from Anchorage via westward
points.
M< 1 Holben and family will move
September 1 V the new apartments
n his building over the store recently
purchased from the Daggett estate.
Friday
Mr. and Mrs. Burr Snyder return
ed from a trip to Anchorage on last
night’s train.
Wyoming papers are making much
ado about a prehistoric egg found by
boy while playing in the sage brush.
Almost any Alaskan housewife can
find eggs older than the one found
in Wyoming, and no publicity is giv
en the fact.
Two carrier pigeons were releas
ed at Anchorage Tuesday, at 8:10
and after circling about the town for
a few minutes straightened out in
their flight for Seattle, from where
they were sent- Two other pigeons
were started out of Seattle on a pre
vious boat but they escaped at Ju
neau while being fed.
Claude Shea returned from a busi
ness trip to Anchorage last night.
Deputy Marshal Ralph HReed and
wife, who are coming out from Fair
banks over the Richardson road, will
arrive on the Yukon . Mr. and Mrs.'
Reed made the trip into Fairbanks1
on a vacation, and according to word
received by friends are having a
good time.
Mrs. G. F. Hatch and the Misses
Selma Simonson and Esther Peyser,
were arivals on the steamship Ad
miral Watson, leaving on today’s
train for Anchorage. The ladies made
the loop on the Watson.
The -Misses Zoa and Nona Petellin,
of Afognak, were outgoing passen
gers on the Admiral Watson for Se
attle.
Wm. Clayson and wife were thru
passengers on the Admiral Wdtson
en route to Cordova on a visit . Mr.
Clayson is in business in Anchorage.
Mrs. Wm. Fairman and daughter
are visiting in Anchorage this week
Mr- and Mrs. Fairman run the road
house at Mile 7.
Earl G. Reed has been appointed
guard at the local jail, succeeding
Gordon Shea, who recent resigned to
take over the Overland Hotel. Mr.
Reed is a popular young war veteran
and his appointment is eminently
satisfactory.
M. H. Lynch, former Anchorage
real estate man, has taken a posi
tion on th eAlaska Railroad as news
agent.
Mrs. W. M. McCombe, a former
well known nurse at Fort Yukon, ar
rived on one of the last trains, and
left on the Admiral Watson for Se
attle- Mrs. McCombe is a personal
friend of Mr. and Mrs. Brook, 'form
er residents of Seward.
The Payne-Goodwyn party left this
morning for Kenai lake. They will
go down to Quartz creek on a fishing
•F .M. Beans and 2 steerage.
Mrs. Ed. Lindsey was a passenger
on today’s train for Woodrow.
A concrete sidewalk is bein^ built
along the Adams street side Of the
new Tecklenburg building.
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Mrs. F. Reensl
has leased the
house.
of FaijAanks,
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Skagway doming
Fresh cigars and tobaccos at Schal
lerer’s Alaska Shop. tf.
Doctor Baughman ami his family
have taken the Episcopal rectory, re
cently vacated by Dr. Braafladt.
The Andy Novak residence has
been stuccoed and rebuilt and is now
one of the handsomest in town.
C. W. Felch, representing Muns
ing’s Underwear and other houses,
was in Seward yesterday, calling on-1
business houses . He left for Anch
orage on today’s train.
Aron Erickson, the artistic sign
painter, is making a neat sign on the
Fisher cafe.
The gasboat Alaska arrived in port
yesterday from Cordova, with G. W.
I eltz, a timber cruiser as passenger.
It is reported, Mrs. Anton Eide
and daughter Marit, are returning
passengers on the Yukon.
VV. E. Root reports a splendid trip
to Fairbanks, where he and Mrs.
Root were lavishly entertained by!
friends. They were taken to the col-!
lege ,to the mining camps and out
the Richardson road. Mr. Root
states tht he was surprised at the
many fine farms and evidences of
prosperity about the inland metropo
lis.
Frank Bates of Seldovia left on
theAdmiral Watson for Blaine ,Wn.,
''with the body of his young wife,
who died in Seldovia, Friday night.
Engineer Hubbell .deft on today's
train en route to Girdwood where he
is overseeing some road construc
tion.
Steve Melchoir, the well known old
timer returned last night from Ski
lak lake where he went to look over
some mining property. ,
The Romig house- is being re
painted and renovated.
Mrs. Mona Glaze, accompanied by
her yong udaughter will arrive on
the steamship Yukon and go on to
Anchoraeg for a visit with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Robarts. Mr.
Glaze, parsed away in Los Angeles
recently.
Pioneer from Flat
on Way Outside
Frank Pires, who arrived in Sew
ard on Saturday’s train, left on the
Admiral Watson for the States, af
ter spending- 27 years in the interior
without going Outside.
Mr. Pires first landed at Skagv.ay,
later packing over Chilkoot Pass. He
went in to the Dawson stampede and
later to Fairbanks, finally settling at
Flat in the Iditarod .
Mr. Pires met several old friends
while ir> Seward, and thoroly enjoy
ed himself. He will visit a brother
in California this winter. He states
:hat mining is booming in the Idita
rod district and that the dredges will
run fer several months yet
RED CROSS NOTES
Mrs. Jessie Ellsworth will act as
Chairman of the Eighth Red Cross
Roll Call in the Seward Chapter. Mrs.
Ellsworth is well known in the settle
ments along the Peninsula and her
many friends in Seward will be glad
to assist her in the coming member
ship campaign. Last year the chapter
raised about $1500, and it is hoped
that an equal sum—or more will be
collected this fall. At the recent
meeting of the chapter, a formal re
quest was made to the Delano Com
mittee, in Washington, asking that
the Delano Service be continued for
another year—after which the Chap
ter would undertake to finance the
work for the following twelve
months. This request and promise
was made in the belief that thru this
pioneer work, the Red Cross is pav
ing the way for an efficient health
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service in the futuze. The U. S. Bu
reau of Education has shown an in
terest in the work and is in regcrcar
communication with Miss Fuller, thr
Delano nurse. It is perhaps only a
matter of time before there may be a
Government hospital or a travding
physician located some where wing
the Alaska peninsula.
Miss Yeteve Taake, field represen
tative from the Pacific Division of
fice will speak on The Work of the
Red Cross at the M. E. Church on
Sunday evening. This will be an ex
cellent opportunity for Seward peo
ple to learn more about the soldier
work, the disaster relief, and the
health and home sendee work of the
organization. A large attendance is
expected and there will be a special
music and a poster exhibit. The pos
ters are copies of the beautiful paint
ings of Anna Milo Upjohn, who spec
ializes in pictui’es of children.
Classes in First Aid are being or
ganized. The Ladies Aid of the Me
thodist Chuz-ch has voted to begin
taking instruction at their meeting
next Wednesday. Other classes will
be organized during the next fewT
weeks. Persons who are interested
should see Miss Fuller.
ODUNA IN PORT
hTe freighter Oduna arrived in
port Saturday with considerable
freight for the Alaska Railroad.
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