Local Items of the Week
Duncan Little arrived in town Sat- '
urday from Coopers’ Landing. Mr.
Little walked up Lake Kenai, thence
in to town. He reports all well at
the Landing, but that little fur has
been caught this winter owing to food
being so plentiful.
Sergt. Win. Rogers will arrive on
the Northwestern on his way to Chig- j
nik. Sergt. Rogers will have charge ;
of radio communication for the Army
aviation flight around the world, and !
will return to Seward some time in
April after the planes get out of U.
S. Territory.
George J. Love will arrive on one j
of the next boats on his way to the !
interior.
Harry R. Brown, son of former
Judge F. M. Brown, has made quite
a hit in moving pictures, according to
a private letter received here on the
last boat. He is not regularly engaged
in the movie business but has success
fully appeared in several. His princi
pal line is real estate, and he is mak- j
ing good in this line. Mrs. Brown re- J
cently underwent a serious operation !
and is convalescing rapidly.
The party of twelve who spent Sat
urday and Sunday at Mile Seven were
delightfully entertained by Mr. and
.Mrs. Hendrickson on Saturday even
ing.
St. Patrick’s day is the next hoi I
<lay, bul unfortunately it is a holiday
in i;.ini’ only, as so far none of the
States have recognized its importance
yet.
W. L. Hodgson, a rep -csentative of
the Burroughs Adding Machine Co.,
w-ll visit Seward on or about April 1,
for the purpose of looking after any
company business which may come up. j
It is reported that Anchorage is
running somewhat short of green
stuff from the Northwestern over as
soon as the boat arrives. The job of
clearing eff the slide is said to be a
hard one as the snow and ice is filled
with timbers, rocks, dirt, etc., making
it impossible to use any tools but
picks and shovels.
Mrs, .1. P. Hannon is recovering
slowly from her recent severe illness
Far! Simmons, wireless operator at
Wood Lsland. near Kodiak, parsed thru
°n the last boat en route lo his s< a
tion. Mis. Simmons stopped off in
\ aldez to visit relatives
Miss Sylvia Sevfon announced to
day she would be a candidate for the
office of Town Treasurer. Miss Sex
■n has served very acceptable during
nc past year and made an unusually
competent official.
Ray Lewis and wife write they will ;
’eave for Seward some time in the
m-ar future and will make their home j
here. Mr. Lewis is one of the pro- i ^
prietors of the 0. K. barbershop.
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Capt. J. S. Osmond and wife are <
passengers on the Northwestern due j
here Saturdav. Papt. Osnmnd is jv
manager of the cannery at Chignik, j r
and with part of his crew is on his I''
way north. I
The lighthouse tender Cedar is re- c
ported to be hanging around Seal a
Rocks playing tag with the south- f(
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If George Sexton can play politics
as well as he plays solo he will win
in a walk.
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The present weather reminds one of
Cordova with a little Cordova and
Valdez and considerable - mixed
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It is reported that M. S. E. Snyder
of the Valdez office, Signal Corps,
vcill be transferred to the Seward of
fice when M. S. E. Perry transfers to
the Atlantic coast in the early sum
mer.. Sergt. Perry’s period of enlist
ment will expire soon and he will be
retired alter thirty years service in
the army.
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Councilman H. E. Ellsworth has been
confined to his home the past three or
four days with an injured knee.
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George W. Parks, an employe in the
TJ. S. Land Office, who has been in
Seward the past week, left today for
Anchorage.
Queenie Russell, an oldtimer of the
Dawson and Fairbanks districts, now
employed by the commission at An
chorage, left this morning for the In
.terior City.
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^cigl. Rogers of Valdez, a Signal
Corps operator, will arrive here on
the Northwestern and will await the
. ailing of the Starr when he will ac
company Lieut. Bissell to Chignik, to
remain until the passage of the avia
tors on their way to Japan. His radio
equipment will arrive on the North
western.
G. W. Huey, U. S. Commissioner at
Rampart, left today for the Interior.
Mr. Huey recently returned from a
trip Outside.
Ed Stroeker, Fairbanks banker, who
arrived from the States on the last
boat, left today for the Interior.
Duncan Little, who has been in town
he past few days, left yesterday for
Mile 23, from where he will mush
down the lake to Cooper’s Landing.
Mr. Little will return Saturday with
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Towle, who are
noving from the landing to town. Mr.
Towle will have charge of the B. P.
1. trucks this season.
Soo Hoo Gong left on the train to
lay for Anchorage on business con
nected with the purchase of the local
sawmills.
John Snyder, Layton Schell and Ar
:hie Wright, commission employes,
eft today for Anchorage.
Alvah Eames, chief mail clerk for
:his district, left this morning for the
interior.
Howard Ix>ng left this morning for
his home at Lake View.
Mrs. John G. Brady left on today’s
.rain for Anchorage, where Mr. Brady
s stationed.
Chas. Denton, in charge of the Pa
cific Cold Storage Company plants on
the Yukon, left today for Fairbanks
and the Kuskokwim district.
K. T. Hirsch and L. V. Waldridge,
mining men at Bethel, left today for
Yenana, from where they will take the
trail for home. -- '
M. S. Wilson, representing the
American Paper Company, left today
for Interior points.
John F. Chamberlain, an old timer
)f Alaska, left today for Anchorage.
W. Grandjean, a commission em
ploye, who arrived on one of the last
joats from the states, left this morn
ng for Anchorage.
G. K. Woodward, a commission em
ploye was an outgoing passenger on
oday's freight.
John Paterochin. of Kodiak, arrived
rom ZNIile 52 last night, and will leave
n the Northwestern for the states.
Mrs. John J. Corey, and daughters
’lorence and Edith, left today for
Iils 71, to join Mr. Corey who is min
ig inspector.
Ephriam Brewster, who has a val
able property on Johnson creek, 12
files from the railroad, is in town to
ay.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Piro, of An
lorage, arrived on last night’s train
nd will leave on the Northwestern
>r the States. Mr. Piro was formerly
mnected with a drug store in Skag
ay.
Wm. Lee and wife, of Wide Bay, re
irned from Anchorage on last night’s
ain. Mr. Lee recently disposed of an
)tion on his oil property for a hand
>me figure.
L. Shulman, well known fur buyer
' Juneau, who recently returned from
business trip to the westward, re
irned from interior points on last
ght’s train and is on his way south.
Mrs. J. H. Sanford of Fairbanks, is
i her way south.
Geo. Laughlin of Woodrow was a
nest of the Sexton overnight.
Ed Vogl of Mile 5, who was in town
jsterday, has purchased a steam saw
itfit and will cut several hundred
>rds of wood from his homestead this
jar.
D. W. Flanigan, a member of the
ry squad, arrived on yesterday’s
ain on his way south.
Nels Anderson of the Canyon
reek Development Company, is said
» be a passenger on tire North west
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R. J. SOMMERS IN SEWARD
R. J. Sommers, ol Juneau, who for
several years past has been connected
with the Road commission, arrived in
town last evening on the special. Mr.
Sommers for the past three weeks has
been in the Interior, including Fair
mit.ics. hie states that ne iound
conditions much improved at all points
on his trip, and noticed a meterial
improvement in Seward. Mr. Som
mers will leave for Juneau on one of
the next boats.
Joe Large, the popular purser of
the Alaska Steamship Company, is in
Seward, returning from a trip to the
Interior, the first he has made over
the government railroad. Joe and his
wife took a bad time of the year to
visit the inland empire, as directly aft
er their departure snowslides blocked
the track anti they missed connection
with their ship. Nevertheless, Joe had
a vacation coming to him, as he has
been a most persistent worker the pasr
quarter of a century, anti its prolon
gation by aid of the elements, should
add to its enjoyment. Mr. anti Mrs.
Large are stopping at the Van Gilder.
HOYT JURY DISAGREES
News from Fairbanks states that
the jury in the trial of Romeo Hoyt
disagreed and were discharged. They
stood nine for conviction and three for
acquittal. The case will be retried in
the Ncvemebr term of court.
T. Rich, a popular commercial trav
eler, is a Seward visitor on his way
south.
Miss Sylvia Sexton and Miss Inez
Waugh left for Mile 20 yesterday. Sen
ator E. E. Chamberlin took them out
with his dog team. They wall return
home Monday.
W. E. Moultray, local Standard Oil
manager, returned last night from a
prolonged stay in Anchorage.
STARR LEAVES UNALASKA
The steamship Starr left Unalaska
at 8 o’clock yesterday morning and
is expected to arrive in Seward some
time Monday. The Starr will sail
shortly following the arrival of the
Oduna. .
S. H. Short Resumes
Police Duties Seattle
SEATTLE, Mar. 5.—S. H. Short,
the patrolman, whose bullets killed
Isaac Hamburger and seriously crip
pled Mrs. Viola Davis, was reinstated
last week by the police chief. At the
trial of Short it was shown that he
was not responsible for the shooting,
but was carrying out the orders of
his superiors. Short’s badge and club
were \eturned to him following his vin
licatioi and he is again on duty.
JUNEAU—Efforts made by counsel
or the Alaska Electric Light & Pow
t Co., to have a rehearing of its suit
o set aside the local electric current
ate ordinance, according to a cable
nessage received here yesterday by
lellenthal and Hellenthal, counsel
or the city, said the court of appeals
enied the company’s petition for a
ew hearing.
l LA SKA JUNEAU MINE
WILL INCREASE FORCES
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JUNEAU, Mar. 7.—The Alaska Ju
eau plans to put on 100 additional
len early this Spring and to boost
,s daily production to 10,000 tons of
re and maintain it at that figure, ac
onb'ng to Fred A. Son*i, manager
f the Gastineau Hotel who returned
rom an extentea tr$p over the Pacific
oast.
TEAMSHIP REDONDQ WILL
INAUGURATE NEW SERVICE
The Alaska Steamship Company’s
•eighter Redonda will sail from Seat
e March 20, and from Seward about
larch 29, calling at Seldovia, An
norage and Kodiak, inaugurating the
ew service to the westward from
eward during the summer months,
he Redondo is scheduled to sail from
eward every Saturday thereafter ear
ning freight and passengers.
This gives Seward headquarters for
nother boat, making three liners
ith their home ports here. The Starr
le Redondo, and the Standard Oil
oat will add greatly to the shipping.
QUEEN WRITES NOVEL
LONDON, Mar. 7.—Queen Maud of
orway, formerly Princess Maud, is
iported to be completing her first
ovel. The book is sooj* to be pub
shed under a pen name. It deals
ith ultra modem life.
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DONE BY BUREAU
JUNEAU, Mar. 7.—Investigations
made in Alaska by the Bureau of Bio
logical Survey during the past year
have resulted in determining that from
40 to 60 acres of grazing land per
year per animal must be allowed for
reindeer, according to the annual re
port of Dr. E. W. Nelson, Chief of
the Bureau. In this br.ois the report
adds, cn Seward Peni * <u!u alone there
are grazing lands for 200,000 deer.
Dr. Nelson said that the Bureau
had continued its study of reindeer
m northern Europe with gratifying
results. Valuable Information was
gathered by a representative w’ i
made a winter trip from Fairbanks
Ror.hvard through ire Endlcott range
and u turned to Fairnank-' by way of
Fort Yukon.
HE’S OUT FOR PRESIDENCY
BARNEY GOOGLE’S HORSE HAS
NOTHING ON THIS CHICAGO
VIOLIN MAKER
* CHICAGO, Mar. 4.—Alvin T. *
* Washington Van Dorston, a vio- *
* lin maker today announced him- *
* self a candidate for the eighth * 5
* time for the (presidency of the *
* United States. His announcement * /
* submits his name to both the dem- * "
* ocratic and republicans parties. *
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BRINGS COAL FOR THE NAIIY;
Steamship Lewis Luckenbach Arrives ^
at Bremerton with Cargo
SEATTLE. Mar. 7.—With 14,780 ‘
tons of coal, the largest shipment of
the kind ever brought to the Sound,
the big freighter Lewis Luckenbach, "
arrived at the Naval station at Bre
merton yesterday. The coal is for the
Navy and came from Norfolk, Va.!
.Delegate Sutherland of Alaska is ! v
making a strong fight to force naval | (
vessels on the Pacific coast to use ; t
Alaska coal.
The larg'd M, E, churcr. was filled
last night by citizens who desired to
hear Lieut. Clayton Blssell lecture on
aviation, and tell of the purposes serv
ed by the round the world flight of
the four Army planes due to arrive
in Seward April 5. The Lieutenant
graphically portrayed the history of
aviation from the time the first heav
ier than air machine left the ground
in Wright Bros.’ field, to the present
time. He described the machines to
be used in the coming trip and the
purposes of the flight, stating that .
this would be the first all-American
flight ever made,—American motors, I
machines and aviators.
The audience was greatly pleased
with the address, much that was new j
to his hearers, being explained in a
manner that made it plain by the noted
ace.
Mrs. Schmitt and Mrs. Goodskey en- j
tertained the audience before the lec
ture with two violin and (oiano duets.
FOR RENT—Furnished apartments.
See Mrs. Paulson. 23tf.
FOR RENT—Clean, furnished cab
in, $10 per month. Mrs. L. V. Ray.
Suits made to measure, see Urbach.
Fresh Haas Candies—Alaska Shop.
The KOHLER
Automatic POWER
and LIGHT Plant
—requires no storage batteries
for power and light
—produces standard 110 volt
electricity
-—has a capacity of 1500 watts or
two electrical horsepower
—operates simply at the touch
of any button anywhere on
the circuit
Write for illustrated literature.
Come in and see the plant in
operation
C. E. Orlander ;
FUR SHORTAGE
IN U. S.
ESTIMATED 50%
Alaska Shippers realize highest prices from St.
Louis House, as indicated by many letters lately
received. Mr. John McCrary, Chitina, Alaska
writes as follows:
CHITINA, Alaska, Jan. 25, 1924.
MAAS & STEFFEN,
325-327 N. Main St.,
St. Louis, Mo.
Gentlemen:
Your letter with check for $202.35 received and will say
that those kind of returns surely mean more business for you;
they were very satisfactory.
You will have received another shipment by this time; do
not bother to wire me your prices, as I am satisfied with’ the
highest market price and as long as I get it, you will receive my
shipments.
Yours very trulv
JOHN M’CRARY,
Chitina, Alaska
MAAS & STEFFEN, Inc., is known the
WORLD over as the HOUSE, where most of
the fine Furs are received. Alaska and Yukon
shippers may wire or write direct to Mass &
Steffen, St. Louis, Mo., for free market reports.
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COLLECTOR’S FIGURES
SHOW ALASKA GAINS
Collector John C. McBride reports
for 1923 reached the Gateway on the
last boat and the reports on passen
ger movements for the year show de
cided gains. Arrivals from the United
States and British Columbia to South
eastern, Central and Southwestern
Alaska, including Nome, St. Michael
and the Bering Sea, and not counting
the Yukon or Dawson movement, were
as follows: 1918, 19,040; 1919, 24,273;
1920, 26,273; 1921, 17,157: 1922, 19,867;
1923, 23,330.
It will be seen by the above figures
j that 1920 was the big trek to Alaska,
| with a decided slump in 1921, From
| this year on the travel has steadily in
I creased.
The value of merchandise shipped
from the United States to the Third
division is $13,274,543. A comparative
value of the shipment shows Seward
received shipments totaling $847,988.
Anchorage received $2,490,092; Cor
dova, $1,459,441; and Valdez $194,029.
Kodiak received $289,180, or nearly
twice as much as Valdez.
The value of merchandise by divis
ions was: First, $13,671,489. Second,
$1,185,833. Third, $13,274,543. Fourth,
$2,649,341.
The tonnage of vessels entering and
clearing at the port of Seward was:
Domestic trade, 9,952; foreign trade,
3,004. Number of vessels entered 84;
cleared 90. Foreign trade, entered 5,
cleared 4. Total vessels cleared from
port of Seward 95.
According to statistics compiled by
the collector, the year 1923 recorded
a pleasing industrial and commercial
advancement for the Territory of
Alaska.
The year closed with a total com
merce of $94,075,748, a gain over 1922
of $6,538,275. Shipments into Alaska
for the year amounted to $31,300,441
or an increase of $3,650,518 over the
year 1922. Shipments from Alaska
aggregated $62,775,307, which repre
sents an increase over 1922 of $2,887- j
757, and a balance in trade in Alaska’s j
favor for the calendar year 1923 of
$31,474,866.
The outstanding increase in Alaska’s
trade with the United States was cen
tered in the canned salmon industry.
Total shipments of canned salmon to
:he United States amounted to 232,
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491,587 pounds, valued at $30,514,286,
which represents an increase of 11,
706,514 pounds of fish over 1922 ship
ments, and an increase in value of $1
j $26,660. ^
The copper ore industry, which is
■ second in importance, shows an in
crease in shipments of 14,074,094 lbs.
of ore, and in increase of $3,514,296
jin value.
j Measured by production gold mining
i declined during- the year. The total
j shipments of gold and silver amounted
! to $6,569,139, which represents a de
| crease of $826,736. Part of this de
crease in gold production was due ^
J abatement in placer mining on account
| of an unusually dry season. A fur
j ther cause of decrease was due to the
{fact that the Chichagof mine operated
j only half a year. If it had not been
I for improvement in gold dredging in
the Fourth division, the loss of output
i from' placers would have been much
greater. The decrease in gold produc
tion for 1923 does not mean a dis
couraging condition as to the future
i mining industry in Alaska. Despite
j disrupted economic conditions, world
! over, which causes high operating
j costs, much important development.
j work has been carried on in lode min
|ing districts, noticeably in the Salmon
River district, at the head of Portland
Canal; at Helm Bay in the Ketchikan
district; properties in Lisianski strait;
in Prince William Sound; Kenai Pe
ninsula, and in the Kantishna district
in the Interior. Some of the prospects
will doubtless become producers in
1924. New interests have taken over
the Chichagof mine and it will again
become a producer in 1924.
In connection with the aggregate
of merchandise shipped from the Uni
ted States to the several towns in
Alaska, the collector wishes it to be
understood that in some cases the
values are only approximate.
many plan to take
TRIP TO WESTWARD
When the Chamber of Commerce
excursion sails to taie westward, tk-^
first trip of the Stair to the Bristol
Bay section, it is pvobabTe that many
nere firms will be represented than
was at first supposed. Many applica
tions have been received and it is now
be’c red th it practically every busi
ness house will be represented
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