SEWARD DAILY GATEWAY
SEWARD ALASKA
Established August 19, 1904
Published Daily Except Sunday by
THE GATEWAY PUBLISHING CO.
Selbv & Hobeu, Proprietors
H. B. Selby, Editor
Entered as Second Matter, Septera- j
ber 2, 1915, at the Post Office at
Seward, Alaska, under Act of March
3, 1879.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Daily Gateway, by carrier, mo. $1.25
Daily Gateway by mail ..— 1.00
Daily Gateway, per year...-12.00
Saturday Gateway, per year.. 3.00
All Subscriptions Paid in Advance
ADVERTISING RATES
Per single column inch per issue .50
Per inch per month ..._— - 3.50
Homestead Notices --— 18.00
Legal Notices, per line per issue .15 i
Each subsequent insertion.— .10 j
Classified Advs., per line.. .10 :
FLORENCE KLING HARDING
I
The death of Florence Kling Hard- |
ing, wife of the former president, at
her home in Marion, Ohio, today,
brings us to the realization that in
life we are in death. A little over
a year ago Mrs. Harding visited Se
ward, and endeared herself to our
people by her democratic ways and
pleasant disposition. Today she lies
cold in death. Of the presidential >
party who visited Seward, four of the
principals have died within the past
year, the first comprising President i
Harding, Secretary Wallace, Dr. Saw- j
yer and Mrs. Harding. Several of |
the visiting congressmen also have
passed away. The death of Mrs. Har
ding will recall vividly the pleasure
experienced by Sewardites in meet
ing the leading lady of the land.
Many Seward residents also have
letters and pictures given them by
her, mementoes of the visit.
She was a martyr to ill health, for
years suffering from an incurable dis
ease, that brought her more than
once to death’s door. At no time
did she lose her cheerfulness and had
a pleasant word for all with whom
she came in contact.
Florence Kling was married to
Warren G. Harding July 8, 1891. At
this time her husband was a strug
gling young newspaper man and the
young couple wTent through many vic
issitudes before arriving at a compe
tency.
Her death is a great blow to those
who knew her. After life’s fitful fe
ver we trust that she will sleep well.
The sob story pubished recently in
Seattle papers regarding the young
“Eskimo” girl who traveled from
False Pass to Tacoma to tell a sick
war veteran that a mine he had stali
en had turned out rich, was interest
ing but how untrue. Akutan, where
the mine was alleged to have been
staked is a long way from False
Pass, and so l'ar as known the only
mineral on the island is sulphur.
Gold mines are mighty scarce west
of Unga, the volcanic nature of the
district causing few quartz ledges,
and with little beach mining. Other-1
wise the story was all right.
The investigating craze has led the
United States into all manner of
queer places. Now comes word that
an exhaustive research will be made
into the lives and habits of the hal
ibut. We trust no grand jury will
be necessary.
TRAIL TO THE IDITAROD
RIGGED UP WITH CABINS
(From Kusko Times.)
Matt Vaughn and Bill Pershinger,
of the field force of the Alaska Road
Commission, returned here recently
from a trip over the Iditarod trail,
the object of which was to make in
readiness the relief cabins on that
route.
Two cabins, one 15 miles this side
of the site of what was known as
the Fritz roadhouse, owned by A. H.
Twitchell, destroyed by fire a few
days ago, and one about 15 miles the
other side, were given particular at
tention by Messrs. Vaughn and Per
shinger. The cabins were first thor
SEE OUR WINDOWS
FOR BARGAINS
BANBURY & OGLE
LUMBER TO SELL
SAWMILL MILE 3 1-4
Rough Lumber or
Shiplap
Please Ask for Prices
C. LAROCHELLE, Propr.
Seward, Alaska, Box 1161
THE SEATTLE HOUSE
Under New Management
STEAM HEATED ROOMS BY DAY, WEEK OR MONTH
MRS. FAIRMAN, Propr. SEWARD, ALASKA
Over the Liberty Theater
HOTEL SEXTON
GEORGE SEXTON, Proprietor
SEWARD’S HOMEY HOTEL, WHERE THE OLDTIMERS
MEET
Plumbing, Steamfitting, Oxyacetaline Welding
R. F. TILLMAN, Next to Crawford’s Shop
A TTRACTIVE Printing does not ne
* * cessarily mean elaborate Printing
but it does mean that advertising, when
printed in one color must be so arranged
that it pleases the eye. Such Printing re
quires skilled craftsmen.
A word to the wise
is sufficient
GATEWAY PUBLISHING
COMPANY
The Man with the "little black book” will call
oughty cleaned of all refuse. The
bunks in each place were fitted up
with fresh spruce boughs, end tables
and shelving made, and other lit
tle details attended to. Each cabin
will accommodate six persons, both
places being fitted up wtih what Is
known as an Olson heater.
While breaking winter trail they
fixed crossings at different points and
cut out a number of windfalls along
the route.
Mr. Twitchell, it is understood, will
get someone to fix up the shed left
undamaged at the time of the burn
ing of the Fritz roadhouse. This shed
will make a pretty fair stopping
place—nothing fancy, says Mr.
Vaughn, but travelers will be most
welcome to what is already there.
Excepting the stove, everything with
in the Fritz roadhouse at the time
of the fire was saved. Messrs. War
wick and Dehouse packing bedding,
blankets, utensils and everything else
in the shed, good and tight.
Returning here, Messrs. Vaugn and
Pershinger broke out the winter trail
from Yankee, again traveling over
the same route on Sunday, and a
little more traveling over it will put
that trail in fairly good condition.
NEW ENGLAND HAS
NEW ICING OUTFIT
An ice conveyor and crusher that
will deliver crushed ice to the fishing
vessels at the rate of a ton a minute,
has just been successfully completed
at the Ketchikan plant of the New
England Fish Company.
Work on this apparatus has been in
progress during the fall and summer
and was constructed under the direc
tion of Chief Engineer Roy J. JMinnich
of the company, who also planned the
conveyor.
The conveyor is electrically oper
ated and is designed to take ice from
the 1,400 ton ice room at an height,
lift it to the approximate height of
the building and deliver it in a chute
on which it slides into- the crusher
at the southerly end of the dock, and
thence down to the boat.
The conveyor is original and is said
to be the only one of its kind as far
as is known, and the crusher is the
iniiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiinuiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiin
Ice Cream
MADE DAILY
HIGH GRADE
Candies
Framed Pictures, Photographs,
Curios
SYLVIA’S
Phone Adams 123
ARON ERICSON
Painter and Decorator
SIGNS WALL PAPER
THE PALACE
John Mattich, Prop.
POOL, SOFT DRINKS AND
CIGARS
Furnished Rooms
Phone Main 55
CITY EXPRESS
Billy Patterson
Meets All Boats and Trains
QUICK
SERVICE
GOOD
EATS
ALASKA CAFE
Private Dining Rooms
F. J. FINN, Prop.
C. E. ORLANDER
Jeweler
Fine Watch Repairing
Ivory Carios
largest of its kind and one of a very i
few directly electrically driven crush
ers on the Pacific coast. The new con
veyor and crusher greatly facilitates
and speeds the outfitting of fishing
vessels.
Men’s Second Hand Clothes bought
and sold at Jordans Valet Service.
Phone Madison 103.
Classified Advertising
Three room cabin for rent; See Mrs.
Cooper. tf.
FOR SALE—Piano, baby buggy, one
baby bathtub, nursery chair, rocking
chair, wash boiler. L. B. Denny.
k274.
SOMETHING DIFFERENT this
Christmas for him or her. A cabi
net of personal stationery neatly
embossed with monogram and ad
dress. See our representative and
get prices. Gateway Publishing Co.
FOR SALE—New Electric Sewing
Machine, $40, Ericson’s Paint Shop.
WANTED—A few more boarders by
the week or month, also steam
heated rooms, reasonable. Mrs.
Fairman. 26t
A GENTLEMAN came in today, say
ing: “Let’s see the embossed mono
gram stationery you are advertis
ing.’ After looking over our spec
imens he said, “Just what I have
been looking for!” Yes, we are
open evenings, too, by appointment.
Seward Daily Gateway.
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.
SEWARD REBEKAH
LODGE NO. 6-A,
I. O. O. F.
Meets 1st and 3rd
Mondays of Each Mo.
8:0 p. m. Visiting
Members Welcome.
MRS. A. H. THODAY, N. G.
SEWARD LODGE NO.
219, F. & A. M.
Stated Communica
tions 1st and 3rd Wed
nesdays or each Mo.
Visiting Brethern Wel
come.
H. V. HOBEN, W. M.
Resurrection Lodge
No. A-7.
I. O. O. F.
Meets Thursdays at 8:00 p. m. Vsit
ing Brothers Welcome.
FRANK LAGERQUIST, N. G.
CHAS. LECHNER, SEC.
SEWARD POST NO. FIVE
American Legion
Meets Second and Fourth Tuesdays
A. E. RUCKER, Commander.
J. P. HANNON, Adjutant.
IGLOO NO. NINE
Pioneers of Alaska
Meets every 2nd and 4th Friday at
Odd Fellows’ Hall.
F. B. MOORE, President.
C. A. M’DOUGALL, Secretary
Fresh Milk, Cream,
and all Dairy
Products
Our Motto: “The Best”
SEWARD DAIRY
SEWARD GRILL
PRIVATE DINING ROOMS
Pleasant Surroundings
Courteous Treatment
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
ANDY’S EXPRESS
MEETS ALL BOATS AND
TRAINS
Prompt and Reliable Service
Phone Madison 143
New Fall Suit Samples now on
display—We guarantee a fit—Prices
$30 and up to $55; at Urbach’s.
BOYS’
Corduroy Pants
$1.75
This Week Only
ELLSWORTH’S
PIONEER CLUB
John Nash, propr.
SOFT DRINKS, CANDY
CIGARS AND FRUITS
The Alaska Railroad
TRAINS LEAVE SEWARD
8 A. M.
Monday and Thursday
TRAINS ARRIVE
8 P. M.
Wednesday and Saturday
___*_
TAILORING
Come In and Get Measured for
a Suit. Guaranteed Fit.
C. HENNING
Seward, Alaska
F.B. MOORE '
Gore Bldg. Adams 145
WALL PAPER PAPER-HANG
ING, and PAINTING
TINTING
Gas Launch
KENA1 *
FISHING AND HUNTING
PARTIES CARRIED DOWN
LAKE KENAI FOR THE
DAY OR TRIP. TELE
PHONE ARRANGEMENTS
TO MILE TWENTY
Louis Bell, owner
BECK & WHITE
High Grade Line of
CIGARS, TOBACCOS, &
CANDIES
4
FINEST BILLIARD HALL IN ALASKA
Seward
Plumbing
Company
A SHOWER BATH WILL
FRESHEN YOU UP; WE
INSTAL THEM CHEAPLY
ASK ABOUT IT
Tel. Adams 80
/
FISHER CAFE AND BAKERY
Where Meals Are Enjoyed
SEWARD Chas. Fisher, Prop. ALASKA
COME IN AND GET OUR SPECIAL
MONTHLY RATE