Local Happenings of Week
Monday
Ira McCord, oldtimer from the Y'al
olez country, passed through Seward
recently on his way to McCarthy to
take charge of construction for the A.
R. C.
Anton Eide, Road Commission sup
erintendent for this district, returned
Saturday night from a brief trip to
Anchorage.
F. E. Leslie, foreman of Section
■One, Alaska Railroad, returned from
Anchorage Saturday night, where he
has been in the government hospital.
Mr. Leslie has sufficiently recovered
to be on the job again.
Roadmaster George Colwell, spent
the week end in town.
The San Juan Packing Company is
very busy these days, being worked
to capacity handling all the halibut
they are receiving from fishing ves
sels. The Superior arrived in port
this morning with twenty thousand
•pounds of halibut for the firm. In ad- j
H. G. Abercrombie, assistant to Dr.
Beeson in the government hospital,
was a week end visitor in Seward.
M. C. Rugg, of the Cudahy Pack
ing Co., arrived in town jesterday.
\Y. G. Knox, representing the Den
ison Tag Co., is in town.
Miss Suzanne Eamon was a Seward
passenger on the steamer Yukon sail
ing Saturday for Seward.
Dr. H. C. Randle and wife and Miss
Ivois Randle of Nulato, were Seward
visitors over Sunday.
E. M. Polley, tax collector, for the |
Territory, is a Seward visitor.
R. E. Murphy, fo the Dupont Pow-1
tier Co., was an arrival in Seward
from the interior.
P>. B. Mozc-e, of the Anchorage
Board of Education was a guest at;
the Van Gilder.
H. X. Evans, of Kanatak, is in
town a guest of the Hotel Van Gil
der.
R. J. Sommers, territorial eugineer
arrived in town on the last boat.
Mrs. F. C. Gentsch, of Spokane,
mother of H. Gentsch, who lives in
Anchorage, arrived on the Alaska.
diticn to these choice fish they also
have a choice amount on sockeye sal
mon on ice. Foreman Matt Nicholich
reports the Alaska taking 229 boxes
of fish on her trip south today.
Billy Butler, Special Agent for the
Alaska Railroad, was a week-end vis
itor in town, leaving on the north
bound train this morning.
Miss Helen Balderston, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. H. S .Balderson of An
chorage, arrived on the Alaska Sun
day night. She was met in Seward by
her father and mother, leaving today
for her home in Anchorage.
Henry Frost returned this morning
to Kenai Lake to resume \\/>rk with
the Forestry Service, where is is look
ing over timber and power sites.
There were nine coaches on the train
northbound this morning, quite a num
ber of passengers leaving for the in
terior.
Z. J. Loussac, well known Anchor
age druggist, was a passenger on the
Alaska after spending the past two
months in the states on a combined
business and pleasure trip. He left
this morning for his home.
Mrs. Billie Hartington of Anchor
age, left on the Alaska for the States
to take a course in nursing.
Mike J. Sullivan, tie inspector of
the Alaska railroad, registered over
night at the Van Gilder.
Mrs. F. Lem . and Grace Oran
the r, teachers of Ruby, were regis
tered at a local hotel yesterday.
J. J. Chisholm, of the West Coast
Grocery Co., was in town over Sun
day.
Pearl K. Johnson and Florence Hy
ler, Fairbanks teachers, left for the
States on the Alaska.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Terry are reg
istered at the Overland. Mr. Terry
represents the Winchester Arms Co.
and is a crack shot.
iVir. and Mrs. R B Heastan return
ed today to their property at Moose
Pass.
Mr. Craige .Fairbanks’ only repre
sentative in the moving picture world
left recently to join the Norman Dawn
outfit on its trip to the Vailey of Ten
Thousand Smokes.
The Santa Ana, which passed thru
Seward a short time ago, is now at
Bethel, under the command of Cap
tain Wallace Langley. After discharg
ing cargo at Bethel the Santa Ana
will proceed to Nome.
A. E. I.athrop, m-innspr of the Em
press circuit, arrived on Sunday's
^oat and left today ! _>r Anchorage.
Gus Doreen, the popular pioneer
merchant of Seward, who has been
nit of business for about a year, vis
aing in the States, returned on the
■teamship Alaska and will open a
-hip chandlery and grocery store in
he new Tecklenbtirg building when
t is completed. Gus has been in
Arizona where the wind do blow the
past winter.
Mr. and Mrs. J. \V. Gucker were
guests of the Overland over Sunday.
MIrs. Ed Hering and children ar
rived from Fairbanks on Saturday’s
train on their way to the States.
Judge Cecil Clegg of the Fourth
division, who recently left for Mayo
Bros., at Rochester, Minn., returned
311 the Alaska, accompanied by Mrs.
Clegg, both much improved by the
trip.
Mrs. Jennie Cleveland of Nenana
arrived on Saturday’s boat on her
way to the interior.
Sid Old, a member of the topo
graphical survey, lost a valuable
Chesapeake doe yesterday, valued at
;‘200, presumably from poison.
Wellman Holbrook of the Forestry
Service was in town over night.
J. Delaliide, of the Bureau ot Mine.-,
is in town.
C. M. Hall, of the American Ex
press Co. is visiting Seward.
Mrs. R. T. Rowe, teacher at Fair
banks and Red Cross war nurse,
was a Seward guest yesterday.
Mrs. H. Donnelley, wife of the Idit
arod banker, left on today’s boat.
Dr. J. W. Edmonds, an eye spe
ialist, left today for the Heastan
property.
Attorney A. E. Rucker returned on
Saturday’s train from Anchorage.
Deputy Marshal S. G. Casler, wife
and child were arrivals on yester
day’s boat from Valdez, leaving on
today's train for Anchorage.
A. H. Young, the movie man, and
Mr. Kelly, with A1 Blair as guide and
packer, left today on the May for
Fourth of July creek to hunt for
goats.
Mrs. James E. Hill and baby, wife
and child of the popular deputy mar
shal at Seldovia. is in town, a guest
of the Hotel Seward.
Tuesday
Dr. J. H. McCallie, who has some
valuable mining property at Nuka Bay
a rived in town Saturday night on his
way to the camp. Dr. McCallie has
had a man working on his property
this winter, and is going down to map
out the summer’s work.
A large stuffed porcupine is on ex
it ibiti )’ in the window of the Alaska
Shop, the work of Wandling the taxi
dermist.
Wm. Erskine, merchant of Kodiak,
who has been in the States for some
time, is a returning passenger on the
Admiral Watson. Mr Erskine had a
revere sick spell while outside.
Mrs. R. A. Rowe, wife of the post
master at Hot Springs, was an outgo
ing passenger on the Alaska Monday,
on her way to Newport.
W. D. Marsh, wh j arrived in Seward
Saturday, has taken a position with
the forestry service.
Wednesday
Mrs. Fred Wickdahl and son will
leave on the next trip of the Re
dondo on a visit to the westward.
Mrs. Wm. Fairman, who left last
week for Mile 7, plans to open in
the near future a roadhouse where
meals and light lunches can be se
ured by picnickers and fishermen at
any time.
Mrs. L. V. Ray left on today’s
rain for Fairbanks, where Mr. Ray
will deliver an address on the occa
sion of the commencement exercises
)f the Alaska college.
“Beans” YVennerstrom of the An
chorage employment office, was a
Seward visitor overnight.
A freight train will be in tonight,
connecting with the Admiral Watson.
The Admiral YY’atson will arrive in
port at 11 a. m. tomorrow.
Mrs. Danielson has rented the
Cooper residence on Fifth avenue for
the summer. Mr. Danielson is mate
on the Redondo.
H. S. Balderston left on today’s
train for Anchorage.
Dr. McCallie, Barnett and Andrews
left on the Virginia this morning for
Nuka Bay, to look over their mining
properties.
Walter Holben was in from Moose
Pass last night.
The Standard Oil crew is busy in
loading cars for interior shipments.
Mrs. Herb Parker and children will
leave on the Yukon on a visit to the
States.
The following pupils of the Seward
School have been awarded the Terri
torial Certificate of Award in recog
nition of being neither tardy nor ab
sent for the current year: Allen Par
ker, Vincent Lorang, Hannah Hanisch,
Clarence Miller, Edwin Larsen, Eddie
Manthey, Mildred Parker, Ruth Pros
ser, Elizabeth Dykstra, Paul Fanisch,
Sigrid Rosness, Pearl Fairman, Louise
Slater, Clara Perry.
Mrs. W. Flynn was a Seward visi
tor from Mile 20.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gucker left
today for Fairbanks.
Hugh Dougherty and Frank Case
returned from their property at
Moose Pass, where they have been
doing their annual assessment work.
Martin Lanning is decking the
Fourth avenue bridge.
Thursday
Chief Machinist Mate Cook of the
local radio station and family ,arrived
on the Watson from Cordova.
A slight cut m wages at the Kenne
cott Mines Corporation property at
Latouche is reported.
The Pouter, Rolph, Signal and the
schooner Olive, are in port today.
Mrs. George Colwell and children
will return tomorrow to their home at
Tunnel, after spending two weeks in
town visiting with Mrs. Colwell’s par
ents.
Miss Stella Fuller, Delano Red
Cross nurse left on the Starr for Un
ga, where she will be stationed for the
next two months.
Mr. W. J. Erskine arived today on
the Admiral Watson from Seattle. Mr.
Erskine) may lay over at Seward for
a day, taking the Watson at Anchor
age for his home at Kodiak.
Miss Selma Simonson, who has been
attending the U. of California, is a
returning passenger to Anchorage on
the Admiral Watson. Miss Simonson
taught school a year ago at Unga.
Miss Betty Dykstra ,who had the
misfortune to break her arm while
playing at school Tuesday, is rapidly
recovering under the care of Dr. J. A.
Baughman.
George Raymond, champion rock
driller of the Third Division, arrived
on the Watson and will leave tomor
row for Anchorage.
A crew of men are excavating a
basement under the Commerce build
ing. The Alaska Transfer has the con
tract for the work.
Another fine delivery car was added
to Seward’s fleet of trucks on the ar
rival of the Admiral Watson today.
Mr. John Flowers received an “Over
land Spad” which will be put into use
immediately.
The Steamship Admiral Watson ar
rived in port at eleven thirty this A.
A. with one hundred and sixty tons of
freight. She had aboard twenty-one
horses for the Geological Survey party
which will be taken to the Interior.
Mr. P. C. McMullen received today
on the Admiral Watson a seven pas
senger “Willys Knight” automobile; it
is of dark blue finish and equipped
with all the latest appurtenances.
Seward with its limited roads, can cer
tainly boast of as fine an aggregation
of cars as any city of its size in the
country.
The body of Mrs. Frank Belmakof,
an aged lady of Kodiak who died Tues
day at Latouehe, is being taken to
kodiak for interment.
M. K. McDonald, with the Imlack
Packing Company, at Kodiak, was a
through passenger on the Admiral
Watson.
Philip Zharoff arrived on the Adm.
Watson from Latouehe and will make
his home in Seward .
Friday
Dr. C. M. Harger, arrived on the Ad
miral Watson yesterday, sailing last
night on the steamship Starr for Nu
shagak, where he will be stationed.
Main Street is being rapidly “dolled
up” for the summer. The building oc
cupied by the Alaska Cafe and the Del
Monte Club received a fresh coat of
green yesterday at the hands of the
well-known painters, Moore and Bo
gart. They also brightened up the
casemets on the stucco building occu
pied by Ellsworth’s. Aaron Eric
son has been busy the past few days
repainting the Carsten’s Packing Co.
front. Seward, with its pai
head of the dock, and its business
houses presenting a fresh appearance,
will be very attractive this summer.
Tom Dyer recently bought a new
Ford touring car through Charles
Lechner, Agent. Mr. Dyer works for
the local Standard Oil plant.
Judge Leopold David and Mayor L.
V. Ray, and Mrs. Ray, are in Fair
banks attending the commencement
exercises of the Alaska College.
Winifred Stevenson, Mrs. E. Lelutlz,
andK. L. Neugebauer, of Portland,
Oregon, round trippers on the Watson
left the boat at Seward and made the
trip over the government railroad to
Anchorage where they will make con
nections with their boat.
E. W. Polley, territorial tax collec
tor, left yesterday on the Starr for
Seldovia, where he will take a gas boat
for Iliamna going by way of the lake
to Bristol Bay points.
Mrs. James Hill and baby left on
the steamship Watson last night for
their home in Seldovia, after spending
several days in the railroad town.
R. V. B. Dunlap, missionary for this
district, left on the Watson for Seldo
via, and business matters connected
with the Methodist church .Mrs. Dun
lap accompanied him .
W .A. Ransom, salesman ofr the
Star Shoe Company of St. Louis, is a
Sewaru guest and is call'ng on his j
several patrons.
John and Robert McCombe, students
of the Alaska Agricultural College
and School of Mines, at Fairbanks, ar
rived in Seward Thursday evening.
H. Horn and Carl Pollock, Alaska
Railroad officials were passengers for
Seward on last night’s train.
Information is desired of the where
abouts of one William Browne Ste
phenson, last heard from at Kansas
City, Missouri, in 1921. He was born
in India in 1884, educated in England,
came to California in 1903, served in
the British army in Egypt during the
late war, and then returned to the
Cnited tates in 1919. His brother is
eery anxious to hear from or about
aim. Any information should be sent
o the Governor’s office, Juneau, Alas
ka.
Attorney A. J. Dimond returned
last night from Anchorage, where he
has been attending court.
M. D. McCarthy and Frank Burk of
Ruby, who arrived in Seward on Sat
urday’s train, left on the steamer Al
aska for the states.
The steamship Redondo is expected
in port today or tomorrow .
W. A. Ciiffiih, another “knight of
the grijt” is paying Seward a visit.
SMITH AGAIN DOWN
WITH ENGINE TROUBLE
SAN FRANCISCO, June 13—Smith,
commander of the world flight, was
forced by engine trouble, to land at
Hue, French Indo China, according to
a wireless message. Lieutenants Wade
and Nelson continued on the flight,
landing at Turane*
GOVERNOR OF ALASKA
IS RELIEVED FROM
CHOOSING WARDENS
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 13’—
Last week the House passed the Sen
ate bill which will entirely transfer the
administration of the Alaska Game
laws from the Governor of Alaska to
the Secretary of Agriculture. At the
present time the governor virtually
has the appointment of game wardens,
three or four from each division, ex
cepting the First, where John Hancock
of Nome performs all the duties. It
is designed no wto have all these men ,
selected by Department of Agriculture
officials, to whom they will report and
be directly responsible. At present j
the Chief Fur Warden and United
States game warden for the territory 1
is Ernest P. Walker, with headquarters ]
at Juneau.
LATE CONVENTION NEWS
CLEVELAND, O., June 11.—Sec-!
retary Weeks stated tonight that he'
had sent the platform that would be
adopted to convention leaders, but i
declined to disclose its contents. La-;
toilette’s substitute platform was pre-1
sented to the Committee on Resolu
tions late this afternoon, wiiere it j
was received in silence, but the lead-;
ers here recognize the menace of the j
Wisconsin man and approaching dan-!
ger of a Third party movement which j
promises to tear a way a dozen west'
ern states normally Republican.
Secretary Mellon received the ma-1
jority of the applause of the day, the j
cheers for him exceeding in volume j
and duration those which were given !
for Coolidge in the course of Bur-1
ton’s opening speech.
Fifty Fifty Rule Adopted
The Rules Committee in executive
session this afternoon adopted in ex
ecutive session the 50-50 rule which
places women on an equal status 1
with men in th Republican party.
North Dakota Secedes
Six of North Dakotas thirteen dele-:
gates defied the other seven tonight
and walked out on them,.going over
to Wisconsin’s 24 La Follette dele
gates.
Hoover Will Accept Nomination
WASHINGTON, June 11.—Herbert
Hoover, following a conference with
President Coolidge declared that he
is a candidate for the Vice-Presidency
on the Republican ticket.
MELERON ARRESTED
FORGING NAME TO
OBTAIN MORPHINE
SEATTLE, June 13—Posing' as a
dishwasher, Walter Meleron obtained
ten thousand dollars worth of mor
phine by forging the name of a Seat
tle physician to prescriptions. He was
later arrested by Federal Narcotic
Agents.
DENIES WRIT OF
HABEAS CORPUS
IN LIQUOR CASE
—
SEATTLE, June 13—Federal Judge
Cushman this morning denied a writ
of habeas corpus to Charles Pflueger,1 ^
charged with looting the gas boat Lil- ^
lums, of a liquor cargo in Hope Bay, ^
Britisn Columbia, August 11, 1923. ' 1
The court order permits extradition j j3
of Pflueger who was arrested and he 11
is being held at Tacoma on a British ^
Columbia warrant of April 5, 1924.
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Ross R. Cole, of Anchorage, chief; s
dispatcher for the Alaska Railroad,
has resigned his position, and with
Mrs. Cole will sail south on either the j I
Admiral Watson or the Yukon. [e
Just follow
my Directions
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real interest in giving
helpful advice to paint
customers; telling them
what product is the
most suitable; carefully
explaining surface prep
aration; what kind of
brush to use and just
how to apply the paint,
varnish, enamel or stain.
Take advantage of the
knowledge and experience
of the Fuller dealer. He
will be glad to help you.
Ask or send for our Free
book “Home Painting.”
It’s your painting guide.
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THE NEAREST FULLER DEALER:
Brown &
Hawkins Corp*
W. P. FULLER & CO.
301 Mission Street, San Francisco
21 Branches in Pacific Coast Cities
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ORTY-SIX KILLED BY
EXPLOSION IN TURRET
OF U. S. S. MISSISSIPPI
LOS ANGELES, June 13—Dur
ing battle practice of the Pacific
Fleet off San Clement Island yes
terday afternoon, one of the four
teen inch guns of the Dreadnaught
Mississippi misfired, causing an
explosion in the turret, which re
sulted in the death of forty-six
men, including three officers.
A second explosion hurled the
projectile which barely missed
the steamship Yale.
Captain W. D. Brotherton is in
command of the Mississippi.
CANON CITY, June 13—Warden T.
. Tynan, of the Colorado State peni
jntiary here, has issued a decree to
tie women prisoners that there shall
e no “bobs”. Women arriving witn
obbed hair will be required to let
; grow according to the warden, who
olds that there is something essen
ally feminine in graceful coils of hair
nd that “incarceration is no reason
;hy womanly qualities and virtues
hould not be emphasized.”
SEATTLE, June 11.—Mayor E. J.
irown left this morning for the
emocratic national convention.
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