The Seward Gateway
PUBLISHED DAILY
at Seward. Alaska^_
HaL B SEi-BY
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
'sieo as becond Class Matter Sep
r in tier 2nd. 1915. at the Post Office ac
Seward. Alaska, under the Act of
March Third. 1879.
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GET THE FACTS
The editor of the Valdez Miner
should first ascertain the facts be
fore stating that The Gateway is at
tempting to have the court house
"e-wtnuarters removed to Seward. I his
is not the case. There is hardly one
citizen of Seward who gives a plugged
nickel where the court house goe*. it
it goes anywhere. W hat the Gate
way and Seward citizens are working
for is a regular term of court each
year, such as are held in Anchorage,
Cordova and Valdez. The balance ot
the year the court bunch can rusti
cate in Valdez it they so desire. We
bt l ew and have always believed Se
ward to be entitled to have all cases
originating to the westward tried in
Seward. This would be a great sav
ing of time to witnesses and to citi
zens. tl is true that citizens of Se
ward are called to Valdez to attend
court, but so far as we know no juroi
has ever been drawn from Valdez to
attend court at Seward. There is no
necessity for them to be so drawn,
sc long as there is sufficient popula
tion from which to pick a jury. It
is this unfairness that has caused the
agitation for removal ot headquarters,
.i the judge desires to hold a term ol
court at Kodiak and try cases from
the westward there, this would fur
taer cheapen court costs, and should
be done, and probably will be done
at some time in the near tuiure.
But so long as this is not clone Se
ward is entitled to a courtroom, a
grand and petit jury term, il neces
sary, at any rate a petit jury term
Seward and Anchorage citizens art
_ustly indignant over Deing compelled
to spend weeks away irom their nus
messes, 'lucre is no necessity for it
So far as we know, and we ciaim u
know, Seward citizens do not warn
the court removed. They preier it tc
remain where it is; as distance lend:
«nchantment, Again we assure oui
neighbor that Seward is not and ha:
not been working tor removal of tin
court, and irom sentiments express
td at recent gatherings ot our citi
^ens will not work tor its removal, ui
less it is necessary to do so tor sel
preservation or recognition ot ou
claims to a court term. According t<
attorneys in Seward cases oiiginat
mg from here have been impoprtan
enough tor a jury teim, and thes«
same attorneys claim their reques
.or such term has been turned down.
In regard to the railroad, our neign
ours apparently are as misimormec
as they are on the court house ques
tion. There has been no new rout
surveyed; there is no intention o
looking lor another route, and coa
is being hauled over the railway t
Seward as fast as needed. The Li
.ouche at the present time is loadin
•,<jo tons for Sitka from the Sewar
dock, all ot which was pulled over th
railroad at one time by one loconr
uve. It the market justified shippir
,our thousand tons could be landt
..ere in a uay. \v e do not claim 1
have the best railroad in the wor
out up to tne present time it has ha
u.ed everything presented for sni
ment and could handle one thousai
times* tiie volume oi freight were
available.
WOULD LOWER GAME BAG
The Seward Game Club has gone
record as favoring lowering the b
oi gib game Irom two moose a pers
10 une, on account of the size of t
animals and the lessening ot was
i lie club has also gone on record
lavoring a bounty on wolverines, t
most destructive creature on ft
feet, not even excepting the mink a
weasel. The club also asks that
strip one mile wide ou each side
the Alaska railway be thrown i:
a game reserve in order to prev
killing game out of season by sect
hands and other railway employ
All of these are good measures ;
should be passed by the game com:
sion. There is some difference of
inion as to the bounty on eagles
being large enough, these predat
birds being especially destructive
foxes, thousands of dollars annu;
being lost by fur farmers from 1
cause alone.
The newly organized club is ft
tioning smoothly under the leaders
of Dr. O. A. Braafladt, president,
Prof. A. J. Goodskey, secretary, ;
w ill use its endeavors to back up
game wardens in protecting and pro
pagating game.
SEWARD DOLLAR SALES
The merchants of Seward have in
augurated a Dollar Day Sale, the
first of the series coming off today.
Some genuine bargains are listed in
these sales in maney cases some ar
ticles being cut from fifty to one hun
dred per cent.
Without doubt these sales will be
awaited by the bargain loving pub- j
lie, and will increase with time. That
they are money-makers is shown by j
their popularity in the States, where}
they are conducted each Saturday. To
be efficient they must be genuine. Se
ward merchants are enjoying a good 1
business for this time of year, and j
! there is no doubt but that the Dollar
Sales wil 1 add to the volume.
A BUSY YEAR AHEAD
Seward lias everything coming its
’way that the town can handle. Work
will be started on the big dam for
the pulp mill some time in February
or March; the New England, Fisher
ies will be here this spring; the ca
, ble headquarters will be here in May
or June, according to reports from
' the head office in Seattle; another
■ big concrete building is going up; two
large garages, and twelve stucco cot
tages will be built for rent. That
is not all—the Nuka Bay properties
will open in March with a force of
forty or fifty men; the sawmills will
start work February 15, with a force
of thirty to forty men, and a distrib
uting boat for the Standard Oil com
pany will make its headquarers here
thru the summer ninths. Seward av
eraged a boat every four days the
past season not counting the hund
reds of small gas boats calling at the
oil and fish docks, and the present
season will see this number augment
ed by hundreds. With the railroad
hauling its own freieght from Seward
half a hundred longshoremen will
have work, and the large machine
shops here will have an added force.
COL. LANDIS INVITES
HAYS VISIT ALASKA
Among the missions Colonel Lan
dis will combine in his trip to Wash
ington in connection with the Alas
ka railroad will be to interest Will
Hays, director of the motion picture
industry to come to Alaska to make
Alaskan scenes instead of at Holly
wood and other places far removed
from Alaskan scenic atmosphere. Just
before his departure lor Washington
Colonel Landis stated that he hau
written to Hays setting forth the sug
gestion that he make a trip to the
Territory with the movie object in
view.
Colonel Landis is of the impression
that motion picture production in Al
aska will go far toward advertising
the Territory and that there are sui
lieient romantic themes to keep tne
producers busy for a decade.
COLD AT KANATAK
Officers on the Latouche report ihai
it was 14 below zero at Kanatak when
the vessel called there this week.
The present year will be the banner !
one in Seward s History.
H. & YV. Brassieres
and
f[P. N. Practical
Front’ Corsets
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Banbury and Ogle
Department of the Interior
The Alaska Railroad
(The McKinley Park Route)
A Standard Gauge Railroad operating the
year round via the Green Fields of South
western Alaska, from the Ports of Seward
and Anchorage into Interior Alaska. Low
rates, Homestead and other opportunities.
Write for information, folders, etc., to
LEE H. LANDIS,
General Manager, Anchorage, Alaska
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The Famous Play
‘THE OLD HOMESTEAD’
STARRING THEODORE ROBERTS
supported by a notable cast
8 REELS
Considered a Masterpiece
DON’T MISS IT
PATHE NEWS
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Eat home grown Cabbage, 5c per lb
at Brown & Hawkins Corporation.
FOR RENT—Furnished house, s*
rooms and bath, furnace. See Dough
rety. 0
Suits maae to measure, see Urbach.
Eastman Kodaks, Seward Drug
Co. tf
N'ew shipment of Men’s overcoats
Urbach. tf
THE PALACE
John Mattich, Prop.
Poo! Soft Drinks Cigars
FURNISHED ROOMS
Phone Main 55
Everything
Ladies & Children
Wear
Special Attention Given To
MAIL ORDERS
Ellsworth’s
SYLVIA’S
FRAMED PICTURES
ICE CREAM
MADE DAILY
HIGH GRADE
CANOY
PHOTOGRAPHS,
CURIOS
PHONE ADAMS 128
Complete Your
Dinner
With
Whipping Cream
Seward Dairy
ARON ERICSON
PAINTER AND DECORATOR
MADISON 130
WALL
PAPER
Jordan’s
Valet Service
CLOTHES CLEAND AND
PRESSED
If you consider your time pre
cious and valuable remember it
only takes from 15 to 20 min
utes to press your suit with a
Sanitary Hoffman Presser.
J. J. JORDAN, Propr.
Phone Madison 103
STEAMSHIP STARR
STR STARR WILL MAKE JANUARY SAILING
FROM SEATTLE, DATE GIVEN LATER
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON, Agent
PHONE MADtSON 3% SEWARD, ALASKA
BENSON & WHITTEMORE, Proprietors
Exclusive distributors of Budweiser, Bevo and Monopole Cigars.
The Finest Billiard and Poo] Hal] in Alaska
A
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Chop Suey
Noodles
Harry Yago
Phone Madison 16
Gateway, SI.25 per mo. delivered.
DR. 0. A. BRAAFLADT
Dentist
Office Hours 9 A. M. 5Yo P. M.
Office open Evenings by Appointment
TELEPHONES
Office, Adams 111 Res., Adams 21
RAY & DAVID
Attorneys at Law
SEWARD & ANCHORAGE
Seward Office:
Harriman Bank Building
DR. J. A. BAUGHMAN
Physician and Surgeon
Chronic Diseases a Specialty
Phone Madison 90, Seward, Alaska.
AARON E. RUCKER
Attorney at Law
Office In Arcade Building
'PHONE ADAMS 121
SEWARD. ALASKA
HUGH DOUGHERTY
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
Furnished Houses for Rent
Residence Phone, Madison 58
Office Phone, Madison 136
D. H. WILLIAMS
UNDERTAKER
LICENSED EMBALMER
AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR
When In need of my services call
Brown & Hawkins
WM. D. COPPERNOLL
LAWYER
Seward, Alaska
Seward Grill
PRIVATE DINING ROOMS
PLEASANT SURROUNDINGS
COURTEOUS TREATMENT
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
CITY EXPRESS
Bill]) Patterson
Meets All Boats and Trains
SEWARD CLUB
CHRIST LARSON
Propr
Pool Soft Drinks
HIGH GRADE
CANDY
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 Rebekah
Lodge No. 6-A,
I. O. O. F.
Meets 1st and 3rd
Monday’s of Each
Month. 8 p m. Visit
Ine members welcome
MRS. A. H. THODAY N. G.
I
come.
W.
Seward Lodge No. 219.
F. 4 A. M.
Stated communlcatlone
1st and 3rd Wednes
days of each montn.
visiting Brethern wel.
H. V. HOBEN, W. M.
O. Perry, Secretary.
I. o. O. F.
Resurrection Lodge
No A_7.
Meets Thursdays at s p rj. Visiting
Brothers welcome. Frank Lagerquist,
N. G.; Chas. Lechner, Sec.
IGLOO NO. NINE. .
PIONEERS OF ALASKA
Meets every 2nd and 4th Friday at
Odd Fellow’s Hall
F. B. MOORE, Pres.
COLE M’DOUGALL, Secy.
8EWARD PuST, NO FIVE
AMERICAN LEGION
Meets Second and Fourth Tuesdays
ELWYN SWETMann, Com.
J. P. HANNON, AdjutanL
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