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21 COLMAN DOCK
Seattle, Wash.
HOTEL ST. CHARLES
When in Seattle, make the
Hotel St. Charles your head
cfuarters.
Strictly Modern and
Fireproof
And Managed by an old
Alaskan
J. A. FARNHAM.
SEWARD LODGE NO. 1425, L.O.O.M.
Meets every first
and third Tues
day each month
at 8 p. m., at
Odd Fellows
Hall. All visit
i n g members
welcome.
PETER N. ANDERSON, Dictator.
M. A. HORNER. Secretary.
M.
SEWARD LODGE NO 219, F. & A.
A Stated communications first
and third Wednesday!, of each
/\r\month; visiting brethren wel
come, J. P. Hannon, W. M.; Harold
Painter, Secretary.
RESURRECTION LODGE NO. A-7,
I. O. O. F.
—^=5^ Meets every Thursday at
^^=^>S:00 p. m. in Odd Fellows’
Hall, next to the postoffice. Visiting
brothers welcome. Fred Martinides,
N. G.; Chas. Lechner, Secretary.
IGLOO l\0. NINE, PIONEERS OF
ALASKA
Meets every Second and Fourth Fri
day nights in Odd Fellows’ Hall; John
Flowers, President; Coll A. McDou
gall, Secretary.
SEWARD CHAPTER NO. 10, ORDER
OF EASTERN STAR
Meeets the second and
fourth Mondays of each
month in Odd Fellows’
Hall at 8 p. m. Visiting
members always wel
come; Goldie Blue W. M.
Mrs. Viola T. Swetmann, Secretary.
SEWARD REBEKAH LOGE NO. 6-A,
I. O. O. F.
Meets the first and
third Mondays of
each month In Odd
Fellows Hall at 8:00
p. m. Visiting mem
bers are always wel
come. Mrs. John
Rosness, 7T G.
Monday—Bruce Rider, Anchorage
man and fireman for the Alaska R.R.,
last seen near a water hole near Tal
keetna, has been given up for dead.
A prolonged search for the young
man failed to reveal a solution of his
disappearance.
The Japanese destroyer Fuji Tsuta
landed 50 sailors on the beach at
Tien Tsin, Manchuria. The United
States or Soviet republic does not
pursue in the Far East any aggres
sive plans intended to menace the
interest of Japan, announced Ambas
sador Kopp of Russia.
Senator Phipps of Colorado has
been named chairman of the Re
publican Senatorial Campaign Com
mittee, succeeding Senator Moses of
New Hampshire.
.Meyer Lissness will resign from
U. S. Shipping Board on account of
ill health.
A strike of lead ore assaying $205
to the ton was reported in the Old
McCarthy mine on Shaw Mountain,
eight miles northeast of Boise, Ida.
The Judiciary committee of the
Seattle city council unanimously rec
ommended the denial of the petition
to impeach Mayor Ed. Brown.
Six hundred people leave Fair
banks for the States the past few
months, Interior arrivals state.
Heavy snow fall in region of Mile
152 Alaska Railroad, delays regular
tram.
Dr. Joseph A. Silverman has pass
ed away at Portland, Ore., according
o a report reaching the Gateway.
Death came following an operation
for cancer of the stomach. He prac
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Show Cards,
Posters,
Movie Slides,
Cartoons,
Advertising,
Publicity.
E. F. J ESSEN,
SEWARD, ALASKA
HOTEL SEXTON
GEORGE SEXTON, Proprietor
SEWARDS HOMEY HOTEL, WHERE THE OLDTIMERS
MEET
VAN GILDER HOTEL
)LD WATER IN EVE
STEAM HEAT
J. S. BADGER
HOT AND COLD WATER IN EVERY ROOM
STEAM HEAT
HOTEL SEWARD
OSCAR DAHL, Proprietor
HOMEY, COMFORTABLE ROOMS AND BATH
Convenient to Depot and Dock
ticed medicine in this district for
many years.
Tickets went on sale today for the
Annual Firemen’s New Year’s Eve
masquerade ball.
Red Cross Roll Call at Kodiak
largest in history of town, reports Se
ward chairman.
A. H. McDonald, one of the officials
of the Alaska Moving Picture Corpor
ation which company filmed the
“Cheechakos,” left Seward en route
to New York in connection with the
film.
Tuesday—Secretary of the Interior
Work suibm'its annual report to Con
gress. Fiscal year of 1925 was a
period of advancement and economy.
Further economy to be practiced.
Progress made in substitution of per
manent bridges for all wooden tres
tles on A. R. R.
“Battling” Siki, the Bengalese
heavyweight, found dead in “Hells
Kitchen” district, New York. Two
gunshot wounds in his back. No ar
rests made.
Republican leaders in the Senate
formally recognized Senator LaFol
lette as a Republican after a sharp
diseussion behind closed doors and
decided to assign him on the stand
ing committees of Mines, Manufac
turers and Indian Affairs.
Delegate Dan Sutherland intro
duced a bill today to prohibit the
use of stationary fishing appliances
in the tidal waters of Alaska. Nets
and traps and all devices are pro
posed to be banned.
Bartley Howard of Anchorage takes
lease on the rich Mint Ruby silver
mine at Chulitna, owned by “Moose”
Johnson and Harry Wertz. Kansas
capital will develop the property, Mr.
Howard announced.
Wednesday—Robert Henderson, a
veteran prospector of the Yukon Ter
ritory, credited with the discovery of
the Klondike, was badly injured when
he fell 30 feet from the face of a
cliff on Mount Finlayson, near Vic
toria, B. C.
A1 Sollers, sawmill operator at
Grant Lake, Moose Pass, anxious to
procure short road from Mile 29 to
the lake.
The Case-Whitney tunnel in the
Moose Pass district is now 250 feet
into the hill.
Days Harbor mill steadily produc
ing ties. . First shipment will arrive
in Seward within the next few days.
KOHLER
AUTOMATIC
'Power &. Light
Capable, economical
**city” electrical
power and light
No Storage Batteries
Uses 110 volt, standard
“city” appliances.
Let us demonstrate it—
you’ll say it is the best
lighting and power system
for rural homes in existence.
Price $595
including 55-gallon gasoline
storage tank. Easy pay
ments can be arranged.
Telephone us (number).
CARL E
ORLANDER
AGENT
SEWARD, ALASKA
Photo Albums, $1 to $9—Alaska
►hop. _ tf
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Arnold Comer, about 14 years of
age, admits to authorities he is re
sponsible for a number of robberies
and murders perpetrated in the Yel
ville vicinity of Arkansas.
Five miners were killed and 60
severely burned in an explosion at
the Kilkeson Coal and Coke Compa
ny’s mine, 30 miles southwest of Ta
coma. The men were asphyxiated
from an explosion which followed the
dynamiting of a “niggarhead.”
Merl LaVoy, Fox film man, in Sew
ard for several months past, departs
for Point Barrow to film scenes for
an Alaska feature picture.
The House caucus voted to concur
in the Senate recess December 22 to
28 at Olympia. General appropria
tions of $5,000,000 were passed.
The United States Senate passed
the Bingham bill to create an avia
tion branch in the department of
commerce. The House accepted the
modified inheritance tax rate in the
Revenue Bill.
Territorial corporation taxes due
by January 1.
Thursday—Five Nomeites left yes
terday fof Nenana en route to the
States. They will race to the Alas
ka Railroad behind dogteams. They
are Dr. Hoelscher and wife, Grant
R. Jackson, James Keenan, and
Thomas Jensen.
The Senior council of the U of W.,
recommended the resignation of Ro
bert Harnett, of Seattle. Eleven
freshman were placed on probation.
Statue of Balto was unveiled in
1 New York. Dog and owner were
present.
Gov. George A. Parks of Alaska
en route to Denver to eat Christmas
dinner with his parents.
Senator Swanson, ranking Demo
crat in the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee at the openig of his de
| bate for Amercan adherence to the
i exsiting court of international peace
said: It is this court or no other.”
The present Alaska mail service
will be continued until the contract
expires March 31, 1926, Postmaster
General New stated today.
Steamer Starr en route to Seward
| from Dutch Harbor.
Pete Sather killing number of blue
fox on Nuka Island this week.
Mink bring top prices on Seattle
market. The offerings were well ab
sorbed by Seattle and Eastern buy
ers.
H. V. Hoben, elected worshipful
master of Seward Masonic lodge, No. i
219.
Friday—The court martial convict- j
ed Col. Mitchell of breaking disci- I
pline by his attacks on the adminis- !
tration’s aviation policies and sen
tenced him to five years’ suspension
from the Army. The court deliberat
ed three hours before coming to a
verdict.
Six men captured the town mar
shall, telephone operator and railroad
operator, of Dows, la., clasted the
safe of the State Bank and escaped
with about $10,000.
President Coolidge sent to the Sen
ate three nominations for marshals
for Alaska. He named Albert White
for marshal of the First division;
Chas. D. Jones, marshal for the Sec
ond division (Nome); and Lynn
Smith, marshal for Fourth division.
George Noble, 70, a singer during
the Yukon gold rush, died at Van
couver, B. C.
Special rates announced over Al
aska Railroad during the holiday pe
riod.
Scout Meetings Be Held
Hereafter Beginning 7:30
Rollie Jermaine was recommended
for membership in Ptarmigan troop
No. 1, A. B. scouts, which organiza
tion held their regular business meet
ing last evening at the S. A. C. build
ing.
It was decided that hereafter the
meetings would be called to order at
7:30 p. m. instead pf at 8 o’clock.
There will be no meeting next Friday
night on account of the Christmas
Eve exercises, however, a meeting may
be called earlier during the wreek.
The officials of the S. A. C. have
turned over to the scouts one of the
upstairs dressing rooms which will be
renovated next week. Here the boys
will keep their gym clothes, the scout
flags and other equipment.
BENCH WARRANTS ISSUED
Arrested late yesterday afternoon
on bench warrants issued earlier in
the day by Judge T. M. Reed, of
Juneau, Charles Hoxie, William Doug- ■
.——
las, Neil Gallagher and Ole Frederick
son were arraigned in the U. S. Dis
trict Court this morning before
Judge Reed on an indictment charg
ing them with conspiracy to “com
mit an offense against the United
States.’’ This true bill was re
turned yesterday and held as secret
until after the arrests were made.
All the defendants arrested were
admitted to bail, Hoxie being placed
under a $3,000 bond, Douglas, $2,000,
Frederickson, $1,500 and Gallagher at
Weather Strips at Graef’s. tf.
For Electrical Work
CALL TOM OSBO
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 Ali 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
LAUNDRY DONE ON SHORT
NOTICE
Special Care Taken of Silks and of all
woolens
AMANDA’S LAUNDRY
Next Door to the Belmont Hotel.
PHONE MADISON 126.
SEWARD CLUB
Under New
MANAGEMENT
OLD AND NEW
FRIENDS INVITED
ED ERICKSON
Alaska Interior Silver
Black Foxes, a limited
number of 1925 pups will f
be sold this season. If you ’
wish good foxes to start
your ranch with. Let me
furnish you your breeders
Price $500 per Pair f. o. b.
Kasilof, Alaska
Kasilof Silver Fox Ranch
Louis Nissen, Propr.
Kasilof, Alaska