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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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HOW LONG OH LORD, HOW LONG?
The absolute necessity why a government craft of
some sort should be stationed in these waters was again
clearly shown last Friday when three rocket signals
seen eight miles off Cape Resurrection, brought only
a casual investigation from authorities. In the mean
time wonder what the party who fired the signals was
doing? perhaps he and others have joined that vast ar
my of the dead who fought and lost to the waters of
the Alaska coast and the North Pacific; fought on alone
whereas if a cutter had been stationed up this way dur
ing the past number of years, there is no question
about it at all, hundreds of lives would have been saved
and millions of dollars worth of ships and cargoes.
What if those rocket signals were sent up by Pilot
Merrill, the aviator now missing for three weeks? Who
knows but what it may have been him? In any case a
human being sent up that signal and they were dis
tress. Was anything done about it? Not by a damn
sight! #
Life in Alaska is indeed held cheap.
HOPE REVIVED
Hope was again revived today that Pilot Merrill,
lost Anchorage aviator, might have been forced down
in this vicinity the hope being based on the report from
Mrs. Henry Leirer, local resident, who also saw the sig
nal flares Friday morning at 3 o‘clock; however, she
thought they were sent up from the mountains down
the bay. The Gateway phoned the report to Anchorage
and were informed that the planes there were out
scouring the country for Banker Stillman of New York
who was supposed to have returned to Anchorage Sat
urday, and that if time permits a plane would be sent
here to conduct a search over these mountains.
“Reichfunkgesellschaft Koenigwusterhausen to go
on the air.”—Chicago Post headline. In which event
there will be a longer pause for station announcements.
We wonder if the census takers will count the yaks
at Fairbanks.
Our tariff wall, too, is causing quite a bit of wailing
in certain quarters.
It is claimed that the yak is a better mountain
climber than the burro. Now we know why they are
keeping that superannuated cross between a camel and
a buster mattress at Fairbanks—they are waiting for
Dr. Cook to get a ticket of leave and prove that Mount
McKinley can be scaled from the south side.
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SEATTLE
I
HE HEM THEii?
FUTURE HOMELAND;
After hearing Alaska knocked
right and left for years, espec
ially during the last few months,
C. L. Plumb, Mrs. Plumb and
children, arrived in Seward Fri
day and are now looking for a
place to settle down and become
real Alaskans.
The decision to come North
came after many conversations
with Hal Selby, former publisher
of the Gateway, whom Mr. Plumb
had the good fortune to meet in
Bellingham. The veteran Mr. Sel
by talked nothing but Alaska
every day and said if his health
permitted he would be back here
now. In addition Mr. Selby gave
him copies of the Gateway which !
he read avividly. But to Mr. Sel- j
by goes all credit for his per- j
sonal interest in Alaska and the ;
knowledge that Alaska needs
young new blood—especially fam
ilies— to complete the work car
ried on for years by the pioneers. !
The Plumb family rather favor
trapping this winter and to that '
end are making a survey of the
r^ny fur-bearing districts. Until !
they decide where they will locate j
they are making the Overland
hotel their home.
At least two tons of household
affects were brought along.
Mr. Plumb brought with him
the best regards and wishes of
Mr. and Mrs. Selby to their num
erous friends here.
REMAINING HERE
After completing a success
ful season’s work, Erick Eckman,
veteran guide, returned to Seward
Friday from the north with E.
W. Mudge and associates, big
game hunters from Pittsburg. Mr.
Eckman plans to remain in the
city while awaiting future devel
opments.
Effective October 10 the cable !
office will accept week-end cable j
letters between points in Alaska j
and foreign countries at the j
cable night letter rate of this ;
system. For further information
inquire at the cable office.
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W. T. White.
OVERLAND—H. V. Gumm, Leroy
Bainter, E. Danielson.
SEWARD—C. I. Johnson, Ole
Baier, Selma Tensvold, A. W. Ken
dall, C. M. Wright.
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SEWARD CHAPTER NO. 19, ORDER OP
EASTERN STAR
Meets the second and fourth
Mondays of each month in
Odd Fellows’ Hall at 8 p.n.
Visiting members always wel
come: Miriam Painter, W.
M.; Martine Johansen, act
ing Secretary.
SEWARD LODGE NO. 1425. L. O. O. M.
Meets every first and
third F'ridaya each
month at 8 p.m. at
Odd Fellows’ Hall.
All welcome. Peter
N. Anderson, Direc
tor. M. A. Horner,
Secretary.
PIONEERS OF ALASKA—K.LOO NO. 9
C. M. Brosius, Secreiary-Treasurer
SEWARD REBEKAH LODGE NO. 6-A.
I. O. O. F.
Me«*ts the first and j
third Mondays of each \
month in Odd Fellows’ !
Hall at 8 p.m.. Visiting }
members are a lways !
welcome. Mrs. Marie j
Osbo, N. G., Ludwig |
Larsson, Secretary.
HESS ERECTION LODGE NO. A 7. I.O.O.F. ;
Meels every Thursday at 8:00 j
p.m. in Odd Feilows’ Hall. Vis- I
iting brothers welcome i
Dow I. Galloway, N. G., Ludwig l.arsson.
SEWARD LODGE NO. 219, F. p A. M. |
Stated communications ' —t and |
third Tuesdays each mo.. Vis- j
itins hrethern welcome. T. TC
Flickinger, W. M., Martin Ban- j
bury, Secretary. j
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