Seward Happenings
LOCAL AND SOCIAL ITEMS OF THE WEEK
From Monday’s Daily
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Mrs. Nellie Don Carlos was a pas
senger to Roosevelt this morning.
Mrs. Frank Morrison, an Anchorage
resident, left for her home today.
A number of soldiers from the local
barracks were passengers on today’s
train for Anchorage. Others will be
over on Saturday’s tral nto be sta
tioned here.
F. B. Camp, former editor of the
Gateway, arrived in town Saturday
night, and left again today for An
chorage. Mr. Camp spent the sum
mer at Kenai.
Mrs. Lloyd Hardy, who recently ar
rived from Nenana, is confined to her
bed at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Robert McIntosh with a severe case
of influenza. Mr. and Mrs. Hardy had
planned to leave for the states on the
steamship Alaska.
SYLVIA’S
FRAMED PICTURES
ICE CREAM
MADE DAILY
HIGH GRADE
CANDY
PHOTOGRAPHS.
CURIOS
PHONE ADAMS 128
Seward Grill
PRIVATE DINING ROOMS
PLEASANT SURROUNDINGS
COURTEOUS TREATMENT
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
THE PALACE
John Mattich, Prop.
Pool Soft Drinks Cigars
FURNISHED ROOMS
Phone Mam 55
Andy’s Express
Meets all Boats and
Trains
Prompt and Reliable Service
Phone Madison 143
C. E. ORLANDER
Jeweler
and
Watch Repairer
Former Deputy U. S. Marshal C. W.
Mossman and Mrs. Mossman, of An
chorage, were outgoing passengers on
the steamship Alaska en route to the
States, where they will tour Washing
ington, Oregon, California and other
western states. Mr. Mossman stated
that while Outside he and his wife
would visit Mr. F. R. Brenneman, at
Long Beach, Calif., and would prob
ably return north in about three or
more months.
A. E. Rucker and Mrs. Rucker re
turned Saturday from a short trip to
Anchorage.
Sherman Duggan, district attorney
for the Third judicial dwision, was a
passenger on the train for Anchorage
this morning. He expects to return
Wednesday evening.
U. S. Marshal Sullivan and wife
were outgoing passengers for An
chorage today.
J. J. Finnegan ana wire and two
children left for Anchorage today to
reside. Mr. Finnegan plans to make
a short business trip to the States in
a few weeks.
Radio Operator Horn, of the good
ship Starr, left this morning for a
visit to Anchorage. He will return on
Wednesday’s train.
Lt. Wm. Hutt came over to Seward
on Saturday night’s train to meet
relatives. He returned to Anchorage
this morning.
E. A. Rasmussen, connected with
The Bank of Alaska, left on the
train today for his home.
Nellie Neal, a well known oldtimer
who arrived in Seward on the Alaska
after a trip of several months through
the East and South, left on today’s
train for Curry and Fairbanks, where
she will transact business, returning
to Seward in a very short time to en
gage in business here. While Out
side she secured two thoroughbred
fox terries which will be used as beat
dogs.
Miss Georgia Maxwell, of Los An
geles, Calif., who is making a tour of
Alaska, is a prominent magazine
writer, having a story in the current
issue of the Metropolitan magazine.
Miss Maxwell is accompanied by Miss
Montgomery, also of Los Angeles.
Frank Dunnean, who has spent sev
eral months in the States, at Oil City
Pa., returned to Seward on the steam
ship Alaska.
Attorney J. L. Reed, ot Valdez, re
turned from the States on the steam
ship Alaska.
Mr. Kriken, connected with the
Sims-Carlson work at Mile I t was a
week end visitor in town.
Miss Ruby deGraff was an outgo
ing passenger for Anchorage this
morning.
A. E. Ladirop left this morning for
his headquarters in Anchorage.
George Wolcott of Kansas City, ar
rived on the Alaska. Mr. Wolcott
sells loose leaf equipment and is also
agent for White Owl cigars.
The launch Waif will leave this eve
ning for Cordova.
Mrs. A. J. Meals and granddaughter
Marie Whalen, were through passen
gers on the Alaska for their home in
Valdez. Mrs. Meals was accompanied
as far as Seward by her son, John E.
Meals, bookkeeper and accountant for
Brown & Hawkins Corporation at An
chorage.
Councilman and Mx-s. Charles Kreft
ing returned on Saturday’s train from
a trip to Fairbanks. They were de
lighted with the interior country and
report a most excellent time.
Mrs. W. J. McDonald, who accom
panied her husband as far as Seward
will return to Cordova today on the
launch Waif.
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Deputy Marshal Dan Ross is visit
ing in Anchorage over trains, having
left this morning. Mr. Ross is wait
ing for the Starr to sail to the west
ward.
The steamer Alaska had 760 tons
of freight for Seward, 48 tons being
local.
J. M. Horton, superintendent of
the grammar schools of Fillmore,
Ventura county, California, was among
the passengers arriving on the Alas
ka. Mr. Horton is spending several
weeks in Alaska studying the coun
try and its resources.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Taft, who arriv
ed in Seward on the Alaska, were
newlyweds. Mr. Taft is a resident ot
Los Angeles, and is making a honey
moon tour of Alaska with his bride.
Passengers on the steamship Alaska
were very complimentary over the
way Capt. Nord took pains in provid
ing amusement for them.
W. J. McDonald, U. S. Forestry
service for this district, was an An
chorage passenger this morning.
From Tuesday’s Daily
The Brooklyn Eagle party will be in
Cordova In time to catch the Alame
da south. They are at McKinley Park
today.
J. P. Hannon, who suffered a brok
en ankle and a torn ligament at the
ballgame July 4, is rapidly convales
cing and will soon be out on crutches.
Prof, and Mrs. Goodskey spent the
Fourth in town and left later for the
Hope district.
All freight intended for the rail
road should be taken to the dock and
not to the depot, Station Agent Sweek
advises.
The sound of the air hammer on the
Standard Oil tanks is most welcome
j to Sewardites.
DO. COOK INDICTED
MAN WHO CLIMBED MOUNT MC
KINLEY AND FOUND NORTH
POLE IN BAD WITH LAW
—
CLEVELAND, O., July 11.—Twenty
six Texas oil promoters, including Dr.
Frederick Cook, former Arctic explo
rer, were indicted today by a Federal
Grand Jury here, on charges of using
the mails to defraud and for conspir
acy.
EAST ALTON, 111., July 11—.Nine
persons were killed in an artillery
shells explosion at a cartridge manu
facturing concern here this afternoon.
GOVERNOR’S RECENT DECLARA
TION OP MARTIAL LAW SAID
FOLLOW KLAN WHIPPINGS
OKLAHOMA CITY, July 11.—Re
cent military steps in Governor J. C.
Walton’s drive to rid Oklahoma of
lawless mobs was caused by activi
ties of the Ku Klux Klan, which had
engaged in 2500 whippings, assaults
during the past year.
With law enforcement in Okmulgee
county in the hands of the national
guards, up to the past week, and four
other counties of the state under the
threat of martial law, the governor
has made it plain he was willing to go
the limit to suppress mob activities.
Meanwhile unnamed officials of the
Ku Klux Klan were spreading the re
port that the governor’s move was
directed against the Klans.
Several times since his election the
governor has taken occasion to con
demn Klan activities, saying they
were a menace to orderly government
in the state.
SALT LAKE, July 10.—Ruby Sc
derstrom was killed and 43 were in
jured when a large grand stand con
taining several hundred people cele
brating the Fourth collapsed.
MRS. CHARLES TECKLENBERG
RECEIVES FINE BUICK CAR
Mrs. Charles Tecklenberg received
a new Sport Model Buick, model 23
6-55, on the steamship Alaska Satur
day. The car which is a four pas
senger Buick, is upholstered In mot
tled maroon leather, with the body a
rich maroon and kakhi top. The cowl
dash has all modern conveniences in
cluding a cigar lighter. Steplights are
also a prominent feature. The car is
equipped with a tourist trunk, suit
cases, thermos bottles, and an extra
large gas supply tank.
Mrs. Tecklenberg is justly proud of
her car, and she has cause to be. The
sale was made by the local agency.
BLAZE AT OVERLAND
An alarm was turned in yesterday
morning from the Overland Hotel, the
company finding a fierce blaze in one
of the upper stories, the flames com
ing through the roof. The blaze was
extinguished after some very fast
work on the part of the fire boys. One
roomer was nearly overcome by the
smoke, his nightshirt being ablaze
when his door was broken in. Fire
Chief Walker states the fire was caus
ed by a cigarette or cigar being
thrown in some rubbish packed about
a waterpipe, between the floor.
ROLFE MAKES GOOD CATCH
The gas boat Rolfe arrived in port
this week with 20,000 pounds of hali
but, avering over $300 to the man for
the ten-day trip.
The Orion brought in 5,000 pounds.
WORKING ON GLACIAL STREAM
Roadmaster George Colwell and a
crew of men are working on the gla
cier stream at Mile 6 to divert the
torrent from the railway track and
shoot it off in another direction into
the bay.
BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS
MAKING GOOD PROGRESS
The Bureau of Public Roads reports
good progress on the different sec
tions under construction. The Hope
Palmer Creek Road has one mile
completed with 41 men working. Sims
& Carlson has a crew of 35 men on
the Girdwood-Crow Creek Road and
about 40 men on the Seward-Kenai
road between Section 3 and the lake.
These roads when completed will
tap a very productive country.
NO NIGHT LETTERS RECEIVED
BY LOCAL CABLE OFFICE
Owing to a congestion of govern
ment business on the lines, the local
cable office will not accept night let
ters until after the departure of the
presidential party. It is stated that
the Sitka office is swamped with de
layed business incident to the presi
dential trip. With thirty-four news
paper correspondents aboard and the
numerous messages from and to the
president, it is not expected that the
men can handle the work.
CIVIC COMMITTEE HOLDS
MEETING AT TOWN HALL
Fifteen members of the Civic com
mittee were present at the Town hall
last evening when President P. C. Mc
Mullen called the assemblage to or
der. Mayor Ray addressed the com
mittee stating what arrangements
had been made for entertaining the
president and read a list of the per
sonnel of the party. It was decided
to hold a reception in Odd Fellows’
hall to enable the children to meet
the President and Mrs. Harding.
The Decoration Committee is com
posed of Leon Urbach, Mrs. Ralph
Reed and Mrs. L. V. Ray.
Capt. Johansen offered the use of
the steamship Starr to carry all
school children to meet the president.
He was extended the hearty thanks
of the meeting, but it was decided to
adhere to the former plan.
It was decided by the ladies of the
Civic committee to ask all the women
of Seward to contribute toward buy
ing a souvenir for Mrs. Harding, a
committee to solicit donations for
this purpose and select some suitable
souvenir. The committee is compos
ed of Mrs. O. A. Johansen, Mrs.
Wayne Blue, Mrs. Alvah Eames, Miss
Stella Fuller and Miss Patsy Ray.
A printing committee was named to
prepare a program and have same
printed before the arrival of the pres
idential party.
INTERIOR AHEAD OF COAST
Mrs. Charles Krefting who returned
on Saturday’s train from a trip to the
Interior reports California weather at
Fairbanks, with vegetables and grain
crops far ahead of those on the coast.
The Interior has been enjoying fine
weather the past six weeks, and crops
are showing the effects of abundant
sunlight and warm days.'
ROAD BE CLOSED
The Seward-Kenai road will be
closed until Friday from Mile Eight
on. k-Sat
LISTEN?
Everybody is doing it now. What?
The Turkey trot to Dryden’a Grocery.
Why? Because the prices are right;
the more sales the lower the prices.
His stock Is small and fresh on every
boaL Service day or night
Fox trot delivery.
Phone Madison 62. tf
GATEWAY CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISEMENTS
FOR SALE—Piano, inquire Seward
Grill. kAugl.
Furnished Apartments to rent; see
Mrs. Paulson. 153-tf
FOR RENT—Three room furnished
flat with bath. See Dougherty, tf
FOR RENT—Four room unfurnish
ed house with bath; See Dough
erty. 172-tf
WANTED—Man to cook on boat, pay
$90 per month; no soaks wanted.
Kadiak Fisheries Co.; Kodiak. tf
FOR SALE—Gas boat, 52 feet long;
draws 5% feet of water; 50 horse
power engine; for particulars and
terms address Box 1724, Anchorage.
—-—
BIG CHANCE to make a stake; fox
island, close in. 100 blue foxes;
three boats; good improvements;
Price $25,000. See Don Carlos and
Don Carlos, Sexton Annex. tf
Public sales
WE HAVE PURCHASED 122,000 pair
U. S. ARMY MUNSON last shoes, siz
es 5 1-2 to 12, which was the entire
surplus stock of one of the largest
U. S. Government shoe contractors.
THIS SHOE is guaranteed one hun
dred per cent solid leather, color, dark
tan, bellows tongue, dirt and water
proof. The actual value of this shoe is
! $6.00. Owing to this tremenduous buy
we can offer same to the public for
! $2.95.
SEND CORRECT SIZE. Pay post
man on delivery or send money order.
If shoes are not as represented we will
cheerfully refund your money prompt
ly upon request.
NATIONAL BAY STATE SHOE CO.
296 Broadway. New York, N. Y.
Come in and see
the
New BUICK
for 1023
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