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DO YOU BELIEVE IN LUCK?
A monkey almost strangled Crom
well to death when he was a baby in
the cradle. For a few moments, until
he was discovered and driven away,
the ape held the destiny of nations in
his hairy paws. How do you explain
it ? Luck ? A matter of chance ?
Important events of the world and
our own lives often hinge on such pet. j
ty little details that an observer is i
baffled to explain.
Uapoleon might have won Waterloo
if a rain had not mired his artillery.
Mohammed, pursued by enemies,
hid in a cave in Mount Shur. A spider
promptly spun a web across the cave’s
entrance. Seeing the web the pursuers
reasoned that no one could have en
tered without breaking the silken web.
They passed on. Mohammed escaped.
That spider determined the religious
belief of billions of people later. The
same cave-spiderweb story by the way
is told about other historical charac
ters—borrowed from Mohammed.
If Cleopatra’s nose had been short
er the condition of the world would
have been different. So wrote Pascal
in his epigrams. Her beauty made her
one of the most poweiful women that
ever lived . . .
A small boy in church watching a
chandelier swaying back and forth,
conceived the idea of the pendulum.
Luther might have been a lawyer
if a terrific rainstorm had not pre
vented him from keeping an appoint
ment with a friend.
Nearly everybody believes in luck.
If they didn’t games of chance like
cards would be entirely displaced by
games of skill like nurtured by hope.
And hope is chess. Ambition is kept
alive and lured on by a belief, whether*
admitted or denied that luck will bring
opportunit yand fortune .
Luck, after all is simply the popular
way of expressing success or failure or
probabilities. These laws are mathe
matical. Gamblers use them. Insurance
rates are based on them.
But most of us cannot accept chance
as a satisfactory explanation of such j
crucial incidents as baby Cromwell
escaping death at the monkey’s hands.'
Some prefer to believe in fatalism.
Other are confident that the guarding
hand of providence is back of it all. j
TERRITORIAL NEWS
GATHERED FROM
OUR EXCHANGES
A crew of engineers will be sent up
to Moose creek this week for the pur
pos of making a survey of a standard
gauge grade in order that an estimate
may be made *of the approximate cost
of construction. The survey will run
for a distance of between seven and
nine miles which will include the Alas
ka Matanuska coal property. The com
piled cost of the standard gauge which
will replace and follow the present
narrow gauge track, will be submitted
to Congress and according to Anchor
age authorities, it is confidently be
lieved the national lawmakers will ap
prove the plans and provide the neces- j
sary funds.
Ernest “Shorty” Wehncks of Anch
orage, last week hopped off in his air
plane Ford truck on the northern ap
proach of the Anchorage dock, landing
ten feet below on the glare ice and
skidding twenty feet, did a pretty nose
dive into Ship creek, where he came
to a halt without injuries to the car
or the driver. “Shorty” immediately
made the necessary repair and sent a
radio message to Major Martin advis
ing him of accident and stated that
he expected to join him at Dutch har_
bor.
Her many friends will be pleased to j
learn that Mrs. Marie Wilson of An- ■
chorage has sufficiently recovered j
from her recent illness to be discharg
ed from the government hospital.
Pete Kilkenhey, who was sentenced j
to three months in the federal jail at
Anchorage and assessed a fine of $300 j
escaped from the jail last week and i
has so far made good his escape. Kil- j
kenny was the youngest offender of i
the dry law to be sentenced for some ■
time, bein gonly 26 years old.
Chief Naketa of the Cook Inlet tribe
of natives, passed away last week. He
was about 78 years of age and -was
suffering from tuberculosis. He is sur
vived by his wife, who is confined in
Morningside and several children.
Frank Bellford, aged 63, well-known
Alaskan miner, died last week in the
government hospital. He was a miner
and prospector from Livengood dis
trict and was well-known in the in
terior country.
Jack Kline, official of the Admiral
line with headquarters in Juneau, ac
companied by Mrs. Kline were south
bound passengers on the Admiral Ev
ans last Sunday night.
E. Ellison, stevedore at the gov
ernment dock in Anchorage, fell back
ward off a flat car sustaining a broken
hip bone.
Mrs. Cecil H. Clegg has advised
friends that the operation which Judge
Clegg recently underwent at the Mayo
Clinic, appears to have ben very suc
cessful. The operation was more se
vere than had been anticipated but
the judge stood it fine and now ap
pears to be on the road to speedy re
covery.
Mail Pilot Ben Eielson is said to
have averaged 125 miles an hour on
his last flight from McGrath. He had
to rise to an altitude of 9,000 feet to
get above a bad head wind and was so
high when he reached Fairbanks he
could hardly be seen .
Eastman Kodak Agency, Schallerer’s
Alaska Shop. tf.
Houbigant Perfumes at Schallerer's
Alaska Shop. tf
Remington Portable Typewriters at
Schallerer’s Alaska Shop. tf.
Genuine Peterson imported pipes, at
Schallerer’s Alaska Shop. tf.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No. 20
In the Probate Court for Seldovia
Precinct, Third Judicial division,
Territory of Alaska.
In the matter of the estate of J. Mil
ton Wood .deceased.
Notice is hereby given, by the un
dersigned, administrator of the estate
of J. Milton Wood, deceased, to the
creditors of, and all persons having
claims against the said deceased to ex
hibit them, with the necessary vouch,
ers, within six months from the date
of this notice, to the said administra
tor at the place of business at Seldo
via, Alaska.
Dated at Seldovia, this 22nd day of
April, 1924.
JACK TANSY,
Administrator of J. Milton Wood es
tate.
Publish May 3, 10, 17, 27, 31, 1924.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No. 19
In the Probate Court for the Seldovia
Precinct, Third Division, Territory
of Alaska, at Seldovia.
In the matter of the estate of Henry
Ladehoff, deceased.
Notice is hereby given, by the un
dersigned, administrator of the es
tate of Henry Ladehoff, deceased ,to
the creditors of, and all persons hav
ing claims against the said deceased
to exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within six months from the
date of this notice, to the said admin
istrator at his place of business, at
Seldovia, Alaska .
Dated at Seldovia, Alaska, this 26th
day of April, 1924.
TOLLACK OLLSTAD,
Administrator of Henry Ladehoff, es
tate.
Publish May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 1924.
FORFEITURE NOTICE
To Roy Gilley, his heirs, and assigns.
You are hereby notified that I, the
undersigned, have expended Sixty
($60.00) Dollars for the purpose of
filing and procuring a bond as requir
ed by the United States Government
to secure a prospecting permit for that
certain Oil Claim, located in the West
field of the Cold Bay District, Terri
tory of Alaska, and recorded in Book
C, Page 266, Book of Records, Kodiak
Recording District .Territory of Alas
ka.
And, if within 90 days after the
publication of this notice, you fail or
refuse to contribute your share of
said expenditure, then your interest
in said claim will become the property
of said subscriber, one of the co-own
ers, who has made the above expendi
ture. Your proportion of said expendi
ture is Thirty ($30.00) Dollars.
Dated at Kodiak, Alaska, April 28,
1924.
ROY TROUT
Publish May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 1924.
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CITY EXPRESS
Billy Patterson
Meets All Boats and Trains
Seward
South fm
May 13 May ID
S. S. ADMIRAL EVANS
May 29 June 4
Calling at all regular Southeastern and South
western Alaska poi ts including Anchorage and
Kodiak.
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
__ Telephone Main 81 Res., Madison 40
Paci/ic Coastwise Service,
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The steamship Starr will sail for westward
ports including Bristol Bay ports May 11
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON, Agent
PHONE MADISON 13*
SEWARD, ALASKA
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Seward Office:
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DR. J. A. BAUGHMAN
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Phone Madison 90, Seward, Alaska
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Seward Chapter No. 10.
ORDER EASTERN
STAR
Meets 2nd and 4th Mon
days at 8 p. m. Visiting
_ Members Welcome
VIOLA T. SWETMANN, W. M.
CLARA PERRY, Secretary.
Seward Renekah
Lodge No. 6-A.
'• O. O. F.
Meets 1st and Ird
Monday’s of Each
Month, 8 p. m. Vlslt
\rpa * ™emb«rs welcome
MRS. A. H. THODAY N. G.
Seward Lodge No. 219.
A F. 4 A. M.
f Staled communication*
1st and 3rd Wednes
days of each month,
visiting Brethern wel
H. V. HOBEN, W. M.
W. O. Perry, Secretary.
*• O-. O. F.
Resurrection Lodge
Meets Thursdays at 8 p°'n*'7' visitin.
Brothers welcome. Fran* U^'
Lhas. Lechner, See
IGLOO NO. NINE.
PIONEERS OF ALASKA
Meets every 2nd and 4th f*riday a|
Odd Fellow’s HalL
F. B. MOORE, Pres.
_ c- A- M’DOUGALL, Sec’y.
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AMERICAN LEGION
Meets Second and Fourth Tuesday*
A. E. RUCKER, Commander
J. P. HANNON, Adjutant
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Office Phone, Madison 136
Residence Phone. Madison 58
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