Local Happenings of Week
Monday
Attorney A. E. Rucker, returned on
Saturday night from a short busi
ness trip to Anchorage. He reports
that he was glad *o get back to Se
ward's balmy climate.
District Attorney Sherman Duggan
returned from Anchorage last night
and left on the Alameda for Valdez.
Wm. Lieberknecht, formerly mach
inist operator on the Seattle P.I.,
arrived in Cordova on one of the last
boats to take a position with the Cor
dova Times. Mr. Liebernecht is said
to have brought with him one of the
linest radio sets ever seen in the
Noithland, and capable of listening in
oil London.
Mrs. Janet Warren, formerly post
mistress at Anchorage is now matron
on the steamship Alameda. Mrs.
Warren was formerly matron on the
steamship Victoria this summer on
the Nome run. She says she never
feels at home until she arrives at
the Seward end of the run and nev
er tires of praising Alaska to Tour
ists.
Russel Hermann and wife, who are
at present in Seattle, writes Seward
friends that they are enjoying the
Spirit City vrey much. Mr. fiermann
is prescription clerk in one of the
drug stores of Seattle.
Walter Jones, timekeeper at Tun
nel, spent Sunday in town.
T. V. Flynn and J. S. Sturdevant
took passage on the Watson for Se
attle. The Watson will return to
Seward Wednesday, remaining here
until after the arrival of the train
before sailing southbound. Mr. Stur
devant is a Ruby operator and left
that camp by dog team November 9
with his wife. Mrs. Sturdevant will
visit relatives in Kodiak this winter.
Mr. and Mrs. 'Fred Schrenger have
taken the cottage behind the J. L.
Graef store. Mr. Schrenger will start
as cook for the Seward Grill tomor
row.
C. La Rochelle, of Seward, has been
awarded a tie contract. He is pro
prietor of the sawmill at Mile 3 1-2.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dawson of
Toeotna arrived in town on Satur
day’s train leaving for the States.
Mr. Dawson recently sold out his
mining interests in the district and
will locate in the States permanently
The Seward Bakery has been giv
ing its patrons some very fine Ha
waiian music the past few days.
Dan Kennedy, in charge of tourist
travel at McKinley Park, left on yes
terday’s train for Anchorage.
T. W. Hawkins left this morning
on a business trip to Anchorage.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Ellsworth left
on today’s train for Anchorage to
visit Mr. and Mrs. Harold McCutch
eon. Mrs. McCutcheon was former
ly Miss Thelma Ellsworth. It is re
ported that Mr. and Mrs. McCut
cheon may return in the near future
to live in Seward.
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Englehorn and
four children of Cache Creek, left
on the Alameda on a visit to the
states. Mr. Englehorn is an opera
tor on Cache creek.
Dr. J. W. Edmunds left on today's
train far Anchorage, Nenana and
Fairbanks, where he will be gone foi
about three weeks.
Peter Vaclion, the well known mer
chant and fur buyer of the Tolovana
passed thru Seward Saturday on his
way to the States for the winter. His
family is located in California.
Jerry Protzman, lineman, wno has
been in town for the past week left
oil yesterday’s train.
Steve Melchoir and Bob Carlson
left today for the Melchoir ranch on
Skilak lake.
James E. Wilson, the boss freight
er, formerly of Valdez, has been
awarded a big tie contract at Indian.
Mr. Wilson visited Seward last week.
The City Market of Anchorage is
receiving tri-weekly shipments of rein
deer meat. It is said to sell cheaper
than beef and is of fine quality/
R. C. Gehling. of Mile 23 was an
over-Sunday visitor.
Messrs. A. H. Young, W. W. Kelly
and J. Robertson returned on Satur
day’s train from McKinley Park and
Cantwell, where they went to se
cure moiton pictures of snow scenes
and other interesting features of an
Alaskan winter. They report the
temperature around Broad Pass near
zero all the time.
Mrs. F. M. Coney, wife of an em
ploye of the Alaska Railroad, was
an outgoing passenger on the steam
ship Alameda Saturday night on her
way to Rosalia, Wn., where her mo
ther is reported seriously ill. Miss
Edith Hurtt, a daughter of Mrs.
Coney, accompanied her and will at
tend school this winter.
Weldon Durham, assistant roadmas
ter, at Anchorage, left on the last
boat for a two month’s visit to Tex
as and adjacent states.
Mr. and Mrs. O’Brien, of Kern,
were Seward visitors Saturday even
ing. Mrs. O’Brien left on the Ala
I
500,000
in one day*
saw the new
Standard Six
Announcement of the new Buick
“Standard Six” brought approxi
mately 500,000 people into Buick
salesrooms on the first day this
car was shown.
Why? Because everywhere every
oneis marveling atthenew“Stand
ard Six”—the “Six” that sets a new
standard of quality and price.
See it for Yourself
Buick Sales and Service
— ’' autorr>'" >
— uvfV
J
meda for a visit iu the States, while
Mr. O'Bi'ien returned to his cfuties
at Kern.
Ernest Stump arrived on the Ala
meda from San Francisco where he
has been attending school, and will
remain in aewara with his parents, i
He is already enrolled in the Seward
high schools.
Park Reed, who during the past
summer has been running a drill
on Ester Creek near Fairbanks, for
the Hammond interests, passed thru
Seward Saturday night on his way
to Valdez.
Arthur McGowan and wife of Fair
banks were registered at the Overland
over Sunday. Mr. McGowan returned
on the Alameda from a trip to Mayo
Bros., much improved in health.
George Barrett, one of the real old
timers of this division, arrived in
town on the Alameda and will spend
Thanksgiving with his daughter, son
in-la w' and grandchildren.
Tuesday
Henry Thoday is finishing up the
exterior of his property on Sec
ond avenue, where- the Dennys have
been residing, proving his faith in
Seward.
Andrew Sholin, the well known fox
farmer of the Cook Inlet district, is
a passenger for Seattle on the Admi
ray Watson.
Officers on the Admiral Watson re
port no ice in the Inlet as yet, and
declare a very good passage was en
joyed. The Watson is the last boat to
go into Anchorage this year.
Christ Larsen, an old timer of Sew- i
ard, handles cigars and tobaccos, and
would be glad to meet his many
friends at any hour day or night.
If you want a quiet card game with
pleasant surroundings, see Christ.
Funeral services were held recent
ly in Nome for John Johnson, who
was frozen to death after having fal
len through the ice on Safety La
goon, near the town.
Mrs. Bert Denny received a wire
from Spokane yesterday advising her
that her father was very low and not:
expected to live. Mr. and Mrs. Denny
will take the Admiral Watson for the
states instead of waiting until Decern- !
ber 15 as previously announced.
Sometimes the upper hand comes
from the bottom of the deck.
CLOSED SEASON KEEPS
PROSPECTORS FROM HILLS
John P. Miller, the McGrath oper
ator who left for the States on yes
terday’s boat, stated that the closed
season on marten or beaver keep
the prospectors from the hills. He
declares that heretofore the prospec
tor could pick up a few marten and
mink and help out on his expenses,
but the way the fur laws are now
administered the prospector can do
nothing.
Conditions on the Kuskokwim, said
Mr. Miller, were very good this
year, several new dredges being plac
ed in operation on Ganes creek, and
other industries coming into the dis
trict. A new cold storage is to be
i built, for storing reindeer carcasses,
and this will greatly stimulate this
industry. The season this year was
short and many miners had small
dumps but the clean-up was very sat
isfactory.
JUNEAU HAS A BUSY DAY
On Thursday, Nov. 6, Juneau had
one of the busiest days in its his
tory, nine calls feeing sent out for
the fire department owing to the ex
treme wind.
ESCAPES DEATH TWICE
Lewis Samuelson, the young son of
a Petersburg resident escaped death
twice one day last week. He lighted
a fire in the galley of his father’s
boat using gasoline instead of kero
sene. When the boat caught fire the
boy lowered himself over the side
with a rope, and when the flames be-'
came too hot was forced to let loose.
He could not swim, but somehow
managed to keep afloat. His father
started to his rescue and capsized the
skiff. The boy and his father w-ere
picked up by another man.
A volcano is believed to exist in
th° vicinity of the La Conta glacier,
i . ar Petersburg, according to resi
o, of the town. Black smoke has
observed issuing from one of
o r,.sr mountains. Considerable
j-.c? -xic ash has been observed in the
vicinity. The country lying back of
La Conta glacier and around the Dev
il’s Taumb mountain is a veritable
mystery land. The natives are very
superstitious and wall not venture in
to it and no one is known to have
entered the district.
EXTRA SESSION
CONGRESS MAY
RECALLED SOON
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26—It is
unofficially stated in administration
circles that no efforts will be made
to bring about further tax' reduction
in the coming short session of Con
gress. Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew W. Mellon conferred with
President Coolidge yesterday ana it
is understood they discussed the ad
visability of reopening the tax ques
tion in the coming three months ses
sion. They felt that with the new
law just going into effect such a
procedure would be impracticable.
This supposition coincides with the
statement made today by Senator
Borah who suggested an extra ses
sion to be convened immediately
after March fourth and listed tax
reduction as one of the matters to
be considered at an extra session.
Borah had seen Coolidge before he
made his announcement.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—Senator
Borah, returned here today after
receiving a re-election irom the
hands of his constituents in Idaho.
He said that he favored a special
session of Congress to be called im
mediately after the inauguration of
President Coolidge on March 4. He
said there was a real need for such
a session. As matters oi an emer
gency nature requiring attention
from the national legislature he
cited farm relief measures, railroad
legislation, admission of the United
States to the World Court proposal
and probably tax reform.
NEXT CONGRESS
CALLED DECIDE
MANY CONTESTS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26—The Sen
ate in the next Congress will be call
ed upon to decide three election con
tests. Senator Bursum of New Mex
ico, will contest the election of Sam
G. Bratton, democrat, who was award
ed the office by official count. Sena
tor Brookhart, republican, of Iowa,
will be forced to defend his election,
a- Daniel J. Steck, democrat, is con
testing his being seated. Senator
Johnson, of the Farmer-Labor party,
of Minnesota, will contest the elec
tion of his opponent, Representative
SchnlJ, republican.
GOV. SCOTT C. BONE
NOW IN WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—Gov
ernor Scott C. Bone, of Alaska, arriv
ed here today, after attending the an
nual conference of governors held in
Florida. He will remain in the East
until the middle of December, return
ing heme in time for Christmas.
WRANGELL, ALASKA ENJOYS
PROSPEROUS SEASON, 1924
J. W. Prichett, editor and publish
er of the Wrangell Weekly Sentinel
is spending a few days in Ketchikan.
While there, in an interview with the
Chronicle said that business condi
tions in the Stikine river town have
been better than those of previous
years. The cold storage plant that
has been erected in Wrangell by pri
vate interests is doing such a tre
mendous storage business that plans
are being drawn for an extension to
the plant.
The breakwater, in Wrangell harbor
is about completed, stated the edi
tor, and is already affording the fish
ermen of that vicinity the benefit of
which it is purposed.
The entire town is all primed up
oyer the Casiar strike, made this
fall, and the business men are tun
ing up their stocks to play the mas
ter role in spring when it is ex
pected a stampede will be on.
The Barrington Transportation Co.,
which has boats plying the Stikine
river is planning on overhauling their
scows and stern-wheelers earlier than
in previous years owing to the vol
ume of business in sight. They ex
pect to fix their crafts in February
instead of in May, heretofore. They
plan to operate at least three boat}
as soon as river navigation opens.
In summing up the entire Wran
gell situation, Mr. Prichett said that
the town was not exactly booming
in any way, but that a very prosper
ous season has been enjoyed by all.
Evidence of this fact is easily point
ed out by the new buildings and res
idences that are in the shape of
near-completion.
Charles Emswiler on the gasboat
May, is expected in port at any time
now. Mr. Emswiler is several ^
overdue owing to stormy weather.
DANCING IS TO NOW BE
CHURCH ESTABLISHMENT
NFJW YORK, Nov. 26—The Episco
pal Church of Saint Marks, in the
Bowery, which incurred the disap
proval of Bishop Manning because
of rythmic dancing at services, will
utilize physco analysis in solving
the personal social problems accord
ing to announcement, and a new pas
toral office has been established
for pbyscological guidance.
PAUL PROBABLY ELECTED
Wm. L. Paul, the well known at
torney and newspaper man of Ket
chikan was elected recently to the
Territorial legislature.
FEDERAL GRAND JURY
RETURNS 36 INDICTMENTS
SEATTLE, Nov. 26.—Thirty-six in
dictments were returned by a Federal
grand jury today.
SOUTH DAKOTA MAYOR
GIVES SOUND ADVICE
PROCLAMATION ISSUED REGARD
ING PROSPERITY—TALKS
MAN TO MAN
i
SUMMIT, S. D., Nov. 19—An unus
ual “proclamation was issued to resi
dents of this village by Olaf Melby,
mayor and pioneer merchant. This
section of South Dakota has harvest
ed one of the biggest crops in its his
tory and Mr. Melby in a message di
rected to the farmers of his commun
ity, urged them to take advantage of
the bounteous crops and high grain
prices to recover and insure their sta
bility.
“i\ow that we have harvested the
greatest crop in twenty years, with
prices above normal, I wish to speak
to you as man to man,” Mayor Melby
wrote. “First, pay your obligations.
For debts are like a log jam. Every
dollar paid lessens the amount, as it
pays the merchant, the jobber, the
manufacturer, the banker.
“Do not go into debt. Interest
will kill the best individual in the
community. Do not work your life
out for the other fellow. Renters who
pay up their obligations this fall,
ought to buy a farm. But do not
pay a thousand dollars down on an
$8,000 obligation. If you cannot pay
one-third down, buy forty acres in
stead. Land will never be so cheap
again in our time. Buy a home, a
farm, a. means of livelihood for your
self and your family.
“Do not expect to get rich quick.
You cannot make any money unless
you invest it in your own business. Do
not give up the old cow or the hogs
and sheep. They require a little
care that means work, but they never
will fail.
“YTour home people are interested
in you and your welfare. Do not let
strangers tell you what to do. Bet
ter ask your neighbor, banker or mer
chant. Outsiders only want your mon
ey. Stick to your community and
you and your family will wear dia
monds.”
SAM GOMPERS
RE-ELECTED TO
HEAD THE A. F. L.
ATLANTIC CITY CHOSEN AS NEXT
PLACE TO HOLD THE A. F. L.
CONVENTION
EL PASO, Texas, ... Nov. 26.—Sam
uel Gompers, the aged labor leader
was again elected as president of
the American Federation of Labor at
today’s session, held in this city. Al
so the entire executive council was
re-elected, and Atlantic City, N. J.,
choseh as the next place for holding
the 1925 convention.
Albert Adamski, of Buffalo, and Ed
ward J. Evans, of Chicago, were chos
en delegates to the British Trades
Union congress.
The convention reaffirmed its stand
urging the United States to join the
League of Nations and the World
Court.
About two dollars is received by the
grower for the wool that goes into a
sixty dollar all-wool suit of clothes.
There are at present about 1,200,
000 cows kept by people in the cities
of the United States, while the coun
try cows number more than 25 mil
lion.
About 15 million is the average
number of bananas consumed daily in
the United States.
Georgia raised and marketed thirty
million pounds of tobacco during the
season just closed, which brought an
average of 21.82 cents, putting more
than six million dollars in the pockets
of the farmers.
Mrs. Martha Staley, Mrs. Mary if.
Wiley and Jerry Williams, believed to
be the oldest living triplets in Ameri
ca, celebrated their SOth birthday at
Caimi, 111., on September 25.
Oscar Bollinger was severely *•
jured near Beaumont, Tex., when at
tacked on the road by an owl which
gy from the Mexican border to York,
and run into a deep ditch.
Kenry Saylor, aged 75, has recently
completed a trip with horse and bug
gy from the exican border to York,
Pa., where he is visiting relatives.
Roald Amundsen, discoverer of the
South Pole, has been declared a bank
rupt, as a result of reverses in con
nection with his last year’s unsuccess- ^
ful polar expedition.
Sam Harley of Washington, D. C.,
when informed by telephone that trip
lets had been born to his wife, hung
up the receiver with a groan and has
not been heard from since.
About $3,000 in old coins, suppos- '
to have been hidden by a relative,
were found in his cellar by W. J. Bar
ron of Port Carbon, Pa., when remod
eling his home a few days ago.
After listening to a neighbor lady
practicing the piano for eight months,
Herr Unwerth of Berlin, took a shot
at her with a revolver, but missed. He
was placed under a peace bond.
Roy Woodworth, veteran secoad
baseman of the Bloomington, 111., ball
team, has not missed an inning or a
time at bat in nine seasons.
It is estimated that the people of
the United States have given more
than two billion dollars for European
relief work since the beginning of tke
world war in 1914.
John Dutcher of Mayfield, X. Y., *
stunned by a fall from his wagon,
drowned in a few inches of water in
a roadside ditch.
A tern upon which a leg band was
placed on the Maine coast four year>
ago, was found in Africa recently.
Mrs. Augusta Evans Inge of Cor
inth, Miss., poet-laureate of the Sons
of Confederate Veterans, recently
wrote a beautiful “Ode to Stone Moun
tain,” at the age of 91.
I I Ij^CTT L. ,,
Here’s the place
4
The merchant who
displays this sign is
ready to supply you
with Fuller Paint
and Varnish Products.
It’s easy to see — a
green enamel sign
with the name
FULLER in white.
Look for it — then
you’ll know where
to go when you need
the products of a
manufacturer who
Has had 75 years ex
perience and makes
a “paint or varnish
for every purpose.”
FOR ANY FULLER PRODUCT CONSULT
THE NEAREST FULLER DEALER:
Brown &
Hawkins Corp.
W, P. FULLER £ CO.
SOI Mioion Street, Sen Frenciee®
21 Breaches in Pacific Coot CItiec
Fuller
PAI NT SM VARNISHES
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