CONSIDER THE VALUE
OF YOUR POSSESSIONS
j f > ’iv or tliic*vos should come tonight
what would become of your prized
possessions.
Of course you could replace some lost
articles, but others of particular value
to you can never be replaced.
Put your valuable papers—especially
your will and your insurance policies,
and jewelry which you do not use
every day, in a BANK OF IS K WAR I)
sal (‘-deposit box, where they will be
sate and convenient to get at.
Boxes Rent for $5.00
and up yearly.
Notice to Public
Seward, Alaska, Feb. 18, 1924.
COMMENCING on September 1, 1924, the
SEWARD LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
will distribute electric current through meters
only. The rate for lighting, and all other uses
where the unit demand is one electrical horse
power or less will be fifteen cents per kilowatt
hour payable monthly. Current for motors
and other current consuming devices whose
unit demand exceeds one electrical horse-power
will be supplied at the rate of ten cents per kilo
watt hour, payable monthly, through separate
meters, but the right to regulate the hours for
such use is reserved to the Company.
The minimum charge for lighting, and other
uses where the unit demand is one electrical
horse-power or less, will be fifty cents for each
ampere of meters rated capacity per month.
The minimum charge for motors or other cur
rent consuming devices whose unit demand ex
ceeds one electrical horse-power will be at the
rate of three dollars per month for each con
nected horse-power or fraction thereof.
Deposits to the value of meters will be re
quired at the time of installation. They will be
repaid to depositor or order upon return of
meter in good condition, less a ten per cent ser
vice charge, provided all sums then due the
Company shall have been paid. Meters will be
installed in the order of the applications there
for.
S. M. GRAFF, Manager.
H. V. HOBEN
A. F. DAVIS
THE ALASKA TRANSFER
Has Coal to Burn
HEALY LUMP, NUT OR MINE RUN
BAXTER NUT OR MINE RUN
EYAN JONES LUMP OR MINE RUN
NANIMO RANGE COAL, SACK OR BULK
WOOD, ICE HAY AND GRAIN
AUTO SERVICE
STORAGE
TRANSFERRING AND FORWARDING
Telephone Main 81
I Attorney J. L. Waller of Anchotage
i
prrived rn Saturday’s train and spent
Sunday in Seward, witnessing the ar
| rival of the airplanes. Mr. Waller
! is candidate for the lower h nue. on
the Republican ticket, and h practi
cal!'' assured of (he nomination. He
was much pleased with the grow' h ot
Seward since ins last trip here.
! Mr. and Mrs. Chares Bush came
j over from Anchorage with the ex
! curnioniats, returniug home today. Mr.
I Bush is connected with cite Brown &
i Hawkins Corporation.
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Earle Jameson, editor of the An
| chorage Times, visited Seward yes
i ,t rda\ to secure information on the
! airplanes lor ins paper. Mr. Jameson
stated that Anchorage was picking
up in a business way, and that he
'looked for a prosperous summer.
Alaska Egan, gerera'issimo of the
Vncnorage Daily Alaskan, arnveu 01.
Saturday’s train to witness the arri
val of the airplanes. He will return
' home Thursday.
C .is Eorgon is a pass. n;;er on the
ainnv.e..tern en route to Seward,
lio i spending a it w weeks in tin
States.
Judge E. E. Ritcir'e and Stenogra
pher Celia Chace, left on today's
train for Anchorage where a short
; term of civil court will be held.
Marshal H. P. Sullivan, who arrived
I boat, left today for Anchorage.
i Mrs. George Sexton and Mrs. Erne
lie Weybrecht, who have been attend
| ing the American Legion convention ■
! at Sitka, were unable to secure pas- j
| sage on the Alameda owing to the!
: large crowd on the boat, but will
I probably return on the Admiral Wat
| son.
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The rotary crew ai rived in from
| Tunnel yesterday and loci: i:i the air
plane flight.
Ed Culbertson of Anchorage return
ed yesterday.
Mrs. Donaldscn, school teacher at I
Woodrow, spent Sunday in Seward,
; returning today.
George Laughlin was a
; Woodrow vesterdav.
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visitor from |
COL. LANDIS HERZ SUNDAY
Col. Lee H. Landis arrived on Sat
urday’s train accompany F. H.
j Knickerbocker, vice president of the
i Alaska Steamship company, who has
been for a trip over the Alaska rail
way. Mr. Knickerbocker left on the i
| Alameda for Seattle. Col. Landis re- !
; turned to Anchorage today.
M. Anderson and Vic Anderson ar- ;
rived from Anchorage with the ex- j
cursionists Sunday. One is a sales- j
man for Hartley & Wanamaker Hdw.
Co., and the other is assistant agent
at the Anchorage depot.
Mr. Bartholomew, employed in the |
car department of the Alaska railroad j
left on the Alameda on a GO-dav trip ;
to the States.
C. W. Cedar, one of the pitchers
on the Anchorage baseball team, left
on the Alameda for the States to
visit a month or so.
Louis Sliulman, fur buyers, was an
outgoing passenger for Seattle on the
Alameda.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. English of An
chorage were outgoing passengers on
the Alameda en route to California to
reside. Mr. English was formerly
city clerk for Anchorage municipality.
Genuine Peterson imported pipes, at
Scliallerer’s Alaska Shop. tf.
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SPECIAL SALE starting Monday
| on Shoes and Corsets; at Ashton’s. *
SUITS MADE TO ORDER. At
| URBACH’S. tf
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SPECIAL SALE on Corsets aid
S'-’ces Monday at Ashton’s. *
SPECIAL SALE at Ashtons on
everything in the store.
FOR RENT—Furnisned house. Si
rooms and bath, furnace. See Dough
rety. tf
NOTARY PUBLIC—Always on the
job from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m., D. H.
Tyer, at the Gateway office. tf
Developing, printing, enlarging, at
Schallerer’s Alaska Shop. tf.
Fresh Pig’n Whistle candy, Schal
lerer’s Alaska Shop. tf.
Monarch Mailable Ranges at Graefs.
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XX DANCE AT I. O. O. F. HALL »
tt SATURDAY fc\/ENING, XX
XX EVERYBODY INVITED »
XX GENTS, ADMISSION, $1.00 U
XX LADIES FREE XX
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Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Adams left
for ihe States on the Alameda. Mr
j Adams has been holster at the shops
I in Anchorage.
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Frank A. Boy.e, candidate for del
gate to congress on the Democratic
icket and former register for the
. S. land office, left on the* Alameda
or Juneau. Mr. Boyle is the only
aiadldate on the ticket and thore
ore does not have to worry.
R. C. Luckow, formerly in the
store department of the Alaska rail
road, stationed at Anchorage, left on
the Alameda on a short trip.
I H iilmar Evans, who is in business
| it Kanatak, arrived from Anchorage
J >n Saturday’s train and will leave
i tonight on the Starr for the oil city.
I Ir. Evans is in the mercantile busi
j loss in Kanatak, and recently sold
ais store in Anchorage to Ed Mc
.sally. He is one of the prominent
boosters of the Cold Bay section.
E. E. Jesscn, of the Jes.-on and
low ai d coal properties in the
’ 1 cose Creek dis; evict is a reluming
pasrenger on the Northwestern, ac
ompanied by his wife. Mr. Jes.-on
has been to the States on business
jnnected with the mines.
A. J. Swanson, a farmer of the
Matanuska valley, returned on the
Alameda after spending tlie winter
in tlie States, and left yesterday for
Wasilla, where he owns a large and
prosperous farm.
Mrs. G. Dies of Anchorage, was a
returning passenger on the Alameda.
Win field Ervin, cashier of the First
National Bank of Anchorage, was a
Seward visitor over Sunday, coming
lo Seward to meet his daughter, Miss
Martha, who has been attending the
University oi' Washington this term.
Dr. H. A. Blythe, dentist of An
chorage, returned on the Alameda
from the States, where he has been
taking a post graduate course and
visiting his parents.
Claude Shea, special deputy mar
shal, returned from Anchorage Sat-;
urday night. He brought with him
Leonard Williams, a mental defective,
who will be taken to Mornihgside.
Dr. L. C. Knickerbocker, a Seattle
dentist, was an arrival on the Ala
meda on his way to Anchorage to
visit the Elinor Richards fur farm,
in which he is a heavy stockholder.
Max Giegold is in town from An
chorage for a few days.
C. C. Tcuslev will leave tonight on
the Starr for Kanatak.
I,. S. Coffin, traveling for a phar- ,
maceutical house in Seattle, left to-!
day for Anchorage. He will return :
in time to catch the Northwestern.
jack 'E. Chovin arrived from An
chorage and left on the Alameda tor
Cordova to institute a lodge of Elks.
The Admiral Watson is expected to
arrive in Seward about Tuesday.
Mrs. B. C. Elrnes, wile of the trav- j
eling engineer of the Alaska railroad i
arrived on the Alameda. She was i
met here by Mr. Elrnes.
B. D. Stewart, of the Bureau of
Mines, who has been in the inte
rior for the past week or so, left on
the Alameda Saturday for Juneau.
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Wm. DeWitt returned Saturday
from a business trip to Anchorage.
Cash Cole, candidate for governor
on the republican ticket, left today
for Anchorage and interior points,
where he will prosecute a vigorous
campaign until the primary. Mr. Cole
made many friends while in Seward.
E. R. Tarwater, cashier of the Bank
of Anchorage, was a Seward visitor
over Sunday, bringing over the aggre
gation of mitt artists.
Lewis Thompson, a Seldcvia pros
pector, is registered at the Seward.
COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT
The council will hold a special meet
ing tonight at which time applica
tions for fire chief and chief of po
lice and town assessor will be re
ceived and acted upon. The council
has been advertising for bids for the
above positions. It is reported that
the resignation of Stephen Adelman
will be acted upon and a successor
appointed.
STARR RETURNS LAST NIGHT
The steamship Starr returned last
night from a trip to Sawmill Bay
with a piledriver, and will leave for
Unalaska some time tonight. Capt.
Johansen passed under the airplanes
as he neared Latouche yesterday and
saluted them with three blasts of
his whistle.
Ladies’ and Gents’ Alfalfa Harvest
ing—O. K. Barber Shop. tf.
Associated Pictures Have I
Purchased Alaska Film
, ' ’ 4 ‘“d ■ r
SEATTLE}, April, .14—Associated
moving picture exhibitor?? have art
nou^ced the purchase of the “Cheecha
kos," first moving picture? made in Al
aska. Over tw6 yeirs' \£ere required
to make the picture which is really a
pictorial history of - the great Ameri-:
can Northland.
Capt. Austin E. Lathrop and Lewis
Mooman were in New York two
months negotiating with the Para- j
mount and First National and Asso
ciated Exhibitors. The deal with La
throp is said to involve half million
dollars. A national advertising cam
I paign is being planned before the pic
ture will be released for its first
| showing. The few who saw this pic
! ture predict that it will take^he coun
try by storm.
Just what influence this transaction
'will have on the value of stock is un
certain, it is however the opinion that
the pi ice of the picture was consid
erably less than was anticipated which :
may have a depressing influence on
stock values.
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Mrs. E. 1\ Werner and fchildren, ofj
McGrath, are registered at the Sew
ard.
H. C. Bennett, Anchorage plumber,
was among the Seward visitors yes
terday.
Suits maoe to measure, see Urbach
Easter Cards and Candies, Schaller- i
er’s Alaska Shop. tf.
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/JeffersomN
■SHOE*
All Leather
Shoes
HIGH QUALITY
LOW PRICE
URBACH
NOW OPEN
FOR BUSINESS
With a fall and new stock of
Fresh and Salt Meats
Poultry and Oysters
Butter and Eggs
SPECIAL PRICE TO LOGGING CAMPS,
MINES, FISHING BOATS AND
HUNTING PARTIES
CARSTENS PACKING CO.
E. E. KURTZ, Manager
PHONE MAIN 130
P. G. McMullen
Staple and Fancy Groceries
Kitchen Hardware Fishermen’s Supplies
Tea Garden Jellies and Marmalades
Tea Garden Syrups and Honey
Tea Garden Preserves
We call special attention to the Sweet Pick
led Pears,’Figs, and Peaches. They are real
delicacies.
Telephone Main 34
DUNN FOUNTAIN PENS
Holds nearly three times more ink than and rubber sac pen of
the same size.
Transparent barrel shows ink supply at a glance.
Every pen sold with an iron clad guarantee.
PRICES RANGE $2.50 AND UP.
Try one on approval.
Seward Drug Go.
Headquarters for Dunn “Camel” Pens.
HARDWARE AND FURNITURE
Doors and Windows.
Lang Ranges
Coal Stoves
Air Tight Stoves
Oil Stoves
Gas Engine Supplies
Evinrude Engines
Iron Roofing
Roofing Paper
Building Paper
Gasoline and Oils
Paints and Varnishes
Canvas and Tents
Lamps and Lanterns
Window Glass
Crockery & Glassware
Rugs and Linoleum
Ship Chandelry
Anchors
Rope and Twine
Hay and Oats
Chop Feed
Chick Feed
Egg Mash
Bran and Midlings
Fire Arms
Ammunition
J. L. GRAEF
TELEPHONE MADISON 87