OCAL NEWS
OF THE WEEK
From Monday’s Daily
4r. and Mrs. John F. Starr, of Ju
iu, arrived on Saturday’s train and
•nt Sunday in Seward', sailing on
: Alaska for their home in Juneau.
. and Mrs. Starr have been making
; trip over the Richardson road,
iere they spent some time hunting.
,ey will return to Seward next year
d spend a few weeks, stating that
e town suited them perfectly and
is one of the best they had seen on
eir trip.
Capt. and Mrs. S. M. Dancey, who
U&med from the Interior on Satur
ty’s train, left on the Alaska for Cor
>va, where Americanization meetings
ilil be held.
Miss Florence Lowe, a teacher in
te Anchorage schools, spent Sunday
1 Seward, coming over with Miss
rady. Miss Lowe returned to An
horage on today’s train.
H. G. Kavanaugh, chief of police of
anchorage, left on the Alaska for
'ordova to attend court.
H. & Thompson and wife, who ar
ived on Saturday’s train from Fort
t'ukon, where he went to establish a
J. S. weather observation station, left
Dn the Alaska for their home in Ju
aeau.
B. F. Heintzleman, who is connect
ed with the district forestry office at
Juneau, sailed on the Alaska for Cor
dova.
Joseph Morris, a Talkeetna opera
tor, sailed yesterday for Spokane, tc
spend the winter. He will return ir
the spring.
Mrs. R. Olsen, a pioneer resident o:
Circle left on a trip to the States on
the Alaska, the first in 25 years.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McDonald return
ing on the last boat, from celebrating
their golden wedding anniversary, by
a trip to the States, left on today’s
train for their home in Ester.
Jerry Sigman. who has recently
been employed by the road commis
sion, started to work this morning ai
the San Juan cold storage plant as
fireman.
Mrs. J. H. Russell and five daugh
ters arrived on Saturday's train from
Fairbanks and left for a trip to the
States, the first, it is said, that the
voung ladies have made.
Rev. B. Lansdowne held services ir
St. Peter’s Church here yesterday, re
turning to Anchorage on today’s trait
Dune Little, popular resident o
Cooper's Landing, lower Kenai, wh<
spent Sunday in town, left today foi
his home.
Peter Peterson and Hank Fros'
left for lower Kenai today, from whici
place they will mush to upper Rus
sian Lake, where Mr. Peterson has
his winter home.
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>U\ J. McDonald, chief foresterer foi
this division, left on the Alaska foi
Cordova, after making a tour of in
vestigation of the roads and trails or
Kenai peninsula.
C. H. Flory, chief forester for Alas
ka, with headquarters in Juenau, lefi
on the Alaska for the south.
L. V. Ray was an Alaska passengei
for Cordova, where he has a numbei
of court cases to be tried.
Mrs. M. V. Nicholich and children
left on the steamship Alaska for th(
States, where she will visit with hei
iiather for a month or so. Mrs. Nich
olich is the wife of the well knowi
foreman of the San Juan plant.
Mrs. W. E. Greer, who has been in
Seward the past week or so, sailed on
yesterday’s boat for her home in the
States.
Hugo C. Johnson, well known min
ing man of Seward and Valdez, left
on the Alaska for the States, where
he will spend the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter N. Anderson
and daughter Agnes, sailed on the
Alaska for the States, on their long
trip to the old country. Mr. Ander
son has been connected with the
local electrical company for several
years.
Gary Bach, former well known pur
ser for the Admiral Line, who quit
the steamship business a year ago to
enter the fox farming game in Idaho,
has returned to salt water, shipping
; as purser aboard the freight Curocao.
\V. S. Horning and Charles Bar
i tholf, prominent mining men of the
! Willow creek district, sailed on yes
terday's boat for the States, where
they will spend the winter.
Charles Smith, an old time Alaskan
mining operator, left on yesterday’s
' boat to spend the winter in the
States.
Charles E. Jones, formerly with the
Alaska-Yukon Navigation Company,
who has of recent years been agent
for the N. C. company, at Ruby, left
on the last boat for a visit to his old
home in Mt. Vernon, Washington.
Tom Hoffman, a placer miner from
the Nenana district was an outgoing
passenger on the Alaska. Mr. Hoffman
declared the great water shortage
this season was the cause of much
loss to operators in the interior dis
tricts.
Thomas C. Price, lawyer-legislator,
was unanimously elected president of
the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday of last week, to succeed
Dr. E. M. Spaulding; Wm. T. Murray
was chosen vice-president to succeed
Alex McDonald, and E. F. Jessen, the
well known cartoonist, was elected
secretary-treasurer.
E. M. Polley, Territorial tax colleo j
tor, who arrived from the Interior on -
Saturday’s train, states that prospects ;
| are favorable for a good winter in the
j camps about Fairbanks. A shortage
of water greatly handicapped placer
. operations, but a good clean up will
| yet be made this fall. Mr. Polley ;
sailed on the Alaska for Cordova.
Albert Heckey. an Anchorage boy j
who is now at Annapolis' academy,!
has successfully passed his prelimi
nary examinations and entered the
academy. • Joe Bradshaw, of Seward, j
who failed in his tests, will make an- j
other trial. A young man from Fair-j
banks by name of Calderhead, has
entered the academy.
Pvt. lcl Sidney Bliton left on to
day’s train for a brief visit to Fair
1 banks, returning to Seward Saturday.
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A number of eagles were seen after
ptarmigan on the side of Marathon
this morning, the birds rising in a
! white cloud and diving for the brush
in order to escape their pursuers. Ea
I gies kill many more ptarmigan than
| do hunters, and the predatory birds
should be exterminated.
Commissioner of Education Lester
D. Henderson and Mrs. Henderson,
left today for Anchorage, after spend
ing a few days in Seward. Mr. Hen
derson stated that a school had been
| arranged for Fairbanks creek, and
I that a teacher would be provided, and
! while here looked over conditions at
I Woodrow, where a school has been I
| started.
Dr. G. W. Trubey, U. S. veterina
rian, who has been on an inspection
trip of southwestern Alaska, left on
the last boat for Valdez.
I. G. Anderson, Bureau of Public
i j Roads man, left on the Alaska for Ju- j
neau. I
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'Mrs. A. D. Balderston, wife of Ar
chie Balderston, the station agent at
Castle, and neice, Miss Lincke, left
an today’s train for their home.
George Ehvood, a son of E. E. El
wood, president of the Columbia Red
Metal Mining Company of Seattle ar
rived in Seward from interior points
and left on the Alaska for Valdez.
T. H. Bernham ana family, a trader
from Fort Yukon, arrived on Satur
day’s train and left on the Alaska for
the Outside. Mr. Bernham reports
Interior conditions very dull at the
present time.
C. Verhaeghe, well known Nenana
resident, returned on the steamship
Alaska from an extensive visit to his
old home in Belgium. He left on to
day’s train for the interior. Mr. Ver
haeghe states that Alaska is good
enough for him to liivo in.
The Bureau of Fisheries boat, the
Kittiwake, will make its headquarters
at Cordova this winter. Capt. R. L
Cole is in command of the vessel and
he and his wife have taken apart
ments in the Lathrop block.
Mrs. A. G. Thompson, wife of the
well known Anchorage attorney, ac
companied by her daughter, Charlotte,
left on the Alaska for Hollywood,
California, to enter the motion pic
ture game.
The Eyak lake road at Cordova has
been completed by Simms & Carlson,
contractors, and accepted by C. W.
Cheatham, for the government. A
trail has also been constructed by the
florestpy department to the top of 1
the mountain, makinig a spectacular j
view for tourists making the climb.
From Tuesday’s Daily
As soon as the weather settles sui
ficiently to make travel safe, Capt.
Foster will leave for Nuka bay,
where he plans to remain all winter.
Capt. Foster will take a complete out
fit of supplies with him and will also
■whipsaw up lumber for use at the
new camp. He is very optimistic over
the future of the new strike.
Mrs. George Gullufsen and two chil
dren arrived on the steamship Alaska i
from Latouche and are the guests of:
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Manthey.^ They ex-j
pect to return to Latouche on the
Alameda.
Yesterday afternoon the teachers of
Seward were honored by a social giv
en by the parents of the community.
The large living rooms of the Orlan
der bungalow presented a gay appear
ance with Japanese lanterns and
lighted candles.
A goodly number of mothers and
interested friends wrere present. After
tea and cakes were served, toasting
marshmallows and popping corn at
the open fireplace was in order.
Each one returned home feeling a
deep appreciation to Mr. and Mrs. Or
lander for the loan of the bungalow
for the occasion and for their kindly
aid toward the success of the affair.
Thanks are also due to the parents
who so generously donated the use of
their cars.
Mrs. Fred M. O’Neill and infant
son, Frederick, left on the Alaska to
spend the winter at her former home
in Kansas City. Mr. O’Neill is in
terested in a large herring plant at
Kachemak Bay.
Carl Almy is in town this week
looking out for the legal affairs of
Ray &. David, while Mr. Ray is in
Cordova.
From Thursday's Daily
Commissioner of Education Lestei
D. Henderson and wife who left on
Monday’s train for Anchorage, will
return to Seward Saturday and take
the Alameda for Juneau.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ebbcts receiv
ed a Chevrolet roadster on today’s
boat, the car coming from Juneau,
where they lived before coming to
Seward. Mr. Ebbets is employed at
the Seward Grill.
Miss Pashina, a Nenana resident, is
registered at the Seward.
Lewis Lee of Hunter, is a Seward
visitor.
Wellman Hollbrook, of Juneau, is
a guest of the Van Gilder today.
J. L. Waller, an Anchorage resident
is a Seward visitor.
J. S. Rodebaugh, of Fairbanks, is
stopping at a local hotel.
R. C. Gehling of Roosevelt is a
guest of the Overland.
L. J. Singleton and wife, of Aber
deen, Wash., are registered at the Ho- i
tel Overland.
Thomas Wilson, an old timer in the
Valdez district, arrived on'the Admi
ral Watson and will leave soon for the
westward on a prospecting trip.
John Nelson was a passenger on to
day’s train for Mile 14.
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Mrs. O. A. Braafladt, wife of the lo
cal dentist, and daughter Marjorie,
returned on this morning’s boat from
a two months’ visit in the States.
Mrs. H. L. Rider arrived in Seward
this morning from Valdez, leaving on
the train for Anchorage.
C. W. Feleh, representing the Good
rich Rubber Company and Fischer
Bros., left on the Adimarl Watson for
Seldovia.
Mr. and Mrs. Folstrom, of Fair
banks, who left on Sunday’s boat for
the States, will spend the winter tour
ing by auto, and will return to their
interior home in the spring. They
have not been outside for neaily 23
years.
Capt. C. E. Neuser, who was a
guest at a local hotel this week, oper
ates the steamer Mutt between Ne
nana and the Kantishna. He will
resume operations again in the spring
his boat being pulled out for the
winter.
Frank I. Reed, proprietor of the
popular Jfotel Anchorage, who spent
Sunday in Seward, is very optimistic
over the outlook this winter in An
chorage. Mr. Reed believes that the
tourist trade will be a big asset to
Anchorage, and that travel will in
crease each year.
Frank Towle, who has been working
this summer at Moose 1-ass, arrived
in Seward last night, and left today
for his home on lower Kenai lake.
Dick Windmuller, a former road
house man on the Richardson road, ir
the early days, left-on one ot the Iasi
boats for San Francisco to spend the
winter, the first time he has been oui
for many years. Mr. Windmuller waj
one of the best known of the oldtim
'ers along the trail, and until the autc
superseded the stage coach, made £
snug sum out of the business. Latei
he sold out and removed to Valdez
the past year residing in Seward anc
Anchorage.
Dr. R. S. Davis was a passenger or
today’s train for Anchorage. He wil
return Saturday.
Word was received in Seward or
today’s boat that the yourg child o
B. D. Stewart, supervising engineei
for the bureau of mines, which was
very ill a few days ago, is rapidly re
covering, and Mr. Stewart will retun
soon from his heme at Juneau.
S. L. Colwell, the Seldovia mer
chant, w-ho is visiting in Seward witl
his family, will return to the Cool
Inlet town soon.
Louis McAllister left today for hi:
home at Mile 20.
B. F. Hintzlraan, assistant district
forester, who left for Juneau on one
of the last boats, recently made a sur
vey of Kenai peninsula roads with
C. H. Flory, district forester.
Mrs. Andy Simons, who has been
in Seward the past few days returned
this morning to her home at Mile IS.
Mr. Simons left on the Starr with a
party of hunters for Unga.
Writing to frl< mis In Seward, Mr.
J. Junte, formerly in the barber busi
ness here, states that he is located in
Oakland, and that California is the
place for him. He says he enjoyed a
beautiful summer, and that so much
fruit was raised in his vicinity that it
was not all picked. Mr. Jun'e states
that it was 77 above in his hall the
day he wrote, but he expected some
what colder weather later in the sea
son. He and Mrs. Junte send regards
to all old friends.
Hugh Dougherty will this week
move into the house occupied by
Thomas Neville, and Mrs. Robert Mc
I Intosh and family will move into the
Daugherty house.
The local Masonic lodge conferred
the second degree on a candidate last
night.
Harry Revelle, who has oeen work-j
ing at Hope left today for a visit with
his mother at Mile 18.
Parties not receiving their paper be
fore 6 o’clock are requested to tele
phone Adams 44.
Wm. Canavan, an old timer of the
territory came in last night from An
! chorage and will take the Alameda to
j Cordova. He is a guest of the Over
land Hotel.
From Friday's Daily
H. J. Stoll, a well known old timer
from Nenana, arrived in town on one
- of the last trains and will start a ma
1 chine shop and marine ways in Sew
ard provided he can secure a loca
tion. Mr. Stoll has been in Alaska
for the past 22 years, and is a mem
ber of Igloo No. 3, St. Michaels.
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Mrs. Ed F. Lawson and son will
' leave on the Alameda on a trip to the
• States.
Chas. Beam and wife, Fairbanks
residents, will leave on the Alameda
for the States.
Luke Singleton and wife have se
cured reservations on the Alameda.
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: | H. P. Karstesn and wife will leave
on the Alameda for the states.
> Mike D. Murphy and family have
reserved passage on the Alameda.
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E. M. Polley, tax collector, has se
cured reservations on the Alameda
and will stop off at Valdez.
J. D. Andrews will be an outgoing
passenger on the Alameda.
Frank Skeen, the discoverer of the
rich Nuka Bay strike, has secured
reservations on the Alameda for a trip
to the States.
Several local halibut boars were
out in yesterday’s gale and fears are
erpressed that some of them may
have been wrecked. One or two are
said to be overdue.
Wm. Lyons, the tonsorialist, lias re
moved his shop from up the street
into the Tecklenburg block.
A piledriver crew under charge of
Gus Manthey, left at one o’clock for
314 mile where the bridge is out. The
bridge near Ed Vogl’s homestead is in
danger from high water and drift
wood piling against it.
One of the most enjoyable affairs of
the fall social season was the bridge
party given by the women of the Sew
ard Bridge Club for their husbands
and families. Play began promptly at
8 o’clock and continued until 11,
when a delicious collation was served.
At the conclusion of supper prizes
were presented to the holders of high
and low scores, the former going to
Mrs. H. B. Selby and Mr. D. H. Tyer,
and the latter to Mrs. A. E. Rucker
and Mr. W. E. Root. There were six
tables at play.
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Continuous heavy rainfall for the
pas# week has caused washouts along
the Alaska railroad at many points.
At Mile 3t4 the bridge went out at
noon today. At Mile 13 and 14 the
waters from Snow river have covered
i the grade, and a washout of about
three rail lengths is reported. At
Mile 52 severeal washouts are report
ed, and rumor states that the steel
bridge at Spencer glacier is gone.
1 This bridge was built last November.
! It is also reported that heavy rains
j have caused slides the other side of
Anchorage.
Communication between Anchorage
and Seward is interrupted and it may
be a week or two before damage can
be repaired. The past week of rain
was the heaviest seen in this vicinity
! for many years.
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