SESiCTlOH OF
FFDERSL EXPENDITURES
UTS ROAD PROJECT
In reply to the Seward Cham
ber of Commerce letter to the
.Alaska Road Commission rela
tive to the petition for a road
from Kenai to the Alaska Rail
road, the following answer was
received which is self explana
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THE iHTHEi
John C. White & Co.
I tory:
; Seward Chamber of Commerce:
“Your letter of January 14, 1930, |
concerning the recent petition of
! the townspeople of Kenai, Alas
j ka has been received. !
| “This petition was considered!
i at a meeting of the Board of j
I Road Commissioners held Jan
: uary 16, 1930.
| “As you remarked in your let
ter, the project of the road from
Kenai to Seward was included
in a ten-year program recently
submitted by us to Washington
| but which was not approved be
cause of its being in conflict
with the Administration’s program
! for restriction of Federal expen
ditures. This action apparently
precludes the possibility of giv
ing active consideration to this
project for some time.
“The Board hopes, however,
that with the development of
Alaska which may be expected;
should the proposed Pacific-Yu-1
kon Highway be constructed, j
consideration of this and other;
important road projects may be
renewed. In the meantime the
Board will endeavor to give re- j
Arthur E. House
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SEWARD WATER SUPPLY
SEWARD, ALASKA
“Good Water a Necessity in Every Home”
John Nelson, Mgr.
Office, Arcade Bldg.
Wayne Blue, Agent
Phone Main 81
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Coal
By the sack or carload
—PREMIER—
and mine run coal—Try it
-HEALY LUMP—
Nut or mine run
—EVAN JONES—
Lump or mine run
—NANIMO—
Range coal in sack or bulk
WOOD—ICE—HAY-GRAIN
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—Telephone MAin 81, Arcade Building—
H. V. Hoben A. F. Davis—
iffingffiHiillllil
lief to Kemi by maintaining the
existing winter sled road from
.< i 1 ... i wi tv* * *0 itxl WAaava.,
was recently inspected.’*
SOU CURIOUS USE
OF E9L0 OF DENTISTS
MOSCOW, Feb., 5, {&)—'The
commissariat of health has ruled
that gold received bv government
dental parlors from the state gold
fund is to be used only on the teeth
of toilers favored by the social in
surance law, preference being given
to industrial workers.
Clients of all other categories
can have a gold crown or filling
made only on condition that they
bring the metal with them. Rings,
bracelets, chains, brooches and ear
rings are acceptable.
Advance reservations made by
tourist agencies for trips through
Interior Alaska in 1930 indicate
that the coming season will be
a banner one from the stand
point of tourist travel.
WILL EXPLAIN
LONDON, Feb., 4, f/P)— Foreign
Secretary Henderson will be called
upon to give more detailed explan
ation of the plan to have British
missionaries in China surrender
their special privileges. Church
authorities are especially anxious
to know what the step means.
Experienced trappers say that
there was practically no increase
last spring among the wild fur
bearers, due to lack of feed, un
favorable weather conditions and
other unknown reasons.
MONEY RATE DROPS
WASHINGTON, Feb., 4, (JP)—
High money rates caused the
amount of foreign financing in the
United States to drop to $716,000,000
;n 1929 according to the Depart
ment of Commerce report.
Nelson McCrary, trapper who
recently returned to his line in
the Tangled Lakes country, re
ported at Cordova that in his
opinion the fur catch this sea
son will be a total failure.
IM NOTICE
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
Chat at the hour of 9 o’clock a. m.
>n the 3rd day of February. 1930,
he registration books of the City
>f Seward, will be opened at the of
ice of the Municipal Clerk for the
mrpose of registering all qualified
lectors, 21 years of age or over,
tdio are citizens of the United
itates and who have resided con
inously one year next preceding
he date of the election in the
territory of Alaska and six months
text preceding the date of election
rit-hin the corporate limits of the
'ity of Seward.
All electors must, before voting,
egister their names and qualifica
ions with the registration officer.
Registration books will be open
very day, except Sundays and hol
lays, beginning February 3rd.
930 during the following hours:
Until Friday next preceding the
Irst Tuesday in April: 9 a. m. to 12
oon, 2 p. m. to 5 p. m.
On Friday and Saturday next
ireceding the first Tuesday in
.pril: 9 a. m. to 12 noon, 2 p. m. to
p. m. 7 p. m. to 10 p, m.
The said registration books will
e closed for such election at 10
’clock p. m. Saturday March, 29th.
930.
The said election will be held on
tie first Tuesday in April, 1930, for
tie purpose of electing a Mayor,
ive members of the Common
ouncil, two of which shall hold j
ffiee for the period of one year |
nd three of which shall hold office j
>r a period of two years from date ]
i said election. One member of
le Seward School Board to hold
ffiee for a period of two years i
•om date of said election.
Dated at Seward, Alaska, this j
Ir. day of February, 1930.
A. I>. BALDERSTON, j;
Municipal Clerk.!
Published: February, 3, 10, 17, 24 j
arch 3, 1930. '1 j
A HIGH FLIER
WASHINGTON, Feb., 5, (/P)—
Lady Mary Heath, holder of the dis
tance record for women fliers, will
make a flight from New York to
,Los Angeles in the near future,
'stopping at several cities enroule, it
u/nc nnnunced here.
Sewar
Order
Meets the second
and fourth Monday s
of each month in
Odd Fellows’ Hall, at
8 p.m. Visiting mem
bers always welcome:
Mrs. Emma Banbury, W.
M.; Mrs. Martine Johan
sen, Secretary.
Seward Lodge No. 1425. L.
O. O. M. Meets
every first and
third Frid ays
each month at
8 p.m. at I. O.
O. F. Hall. All
welcome. Peter
N. Anderson, Director. M.
A. Horner, Secretary.
FRATERNAL ORDERS
Pioneers of Alaska—Igloo
No. 9
Cal M. Brosius, Secretary
and Treasurer.
Seward Rebekah Lodge No.
6-A I. O. O. F.
Meets the first
and third mon
i days each month
w/ in I. O. O. F. Hall
5* 8 P*m- Visiting
members are always wel
come. Margarete Lech
ner, N. G.; Ludvig Larson,
Secretary.
Kessurection Lodge No. A-7,
L O. O. F.
Meets every Thursday at
8 p. m. in Odd Fellows’
Hall. Visiting brothers wel
come. Frank Cooper, N.
G., Ludwig Larsson Sec.
Seward Lodge No. 219, F.
and A. M.
Stated communications
first and third Tuesdays
each month. Visiting bre
thern welcome. Elwyn
Swetmann, W. M.; Mar
tin Banbury, Secretary.
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Painter and Decorator
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BUIGK
OUT OF EVERY 100
CARS SOLD BY THE
15 MANUFACTUR
ERS IN THE BUICK
CLASS DURING
AUG, AND SEP’T.
J1
WERE BUICKS
P. M. OKIE. AGENT
SC'HALLERER’S
ALASKA
SHOP
DEVELOPING
Printing
Enlarging {
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Photographs copied
atid hand colored
Picture Framing
SATISFACTION ALWAYS
OUR CLEANING AND PRESSING DEPARTMENT IS
SECOND TO NONE
Every Thursday the laundry is open to visitors
THE MOST MODERN LAUNDRY IN TIIE TERRITORY
SEWARD STEAM LAUNDRY
HARRY KAWARE Prop. —.o.— PHONE MAIN 148
SUNTRANA
HEALY RIVER COAL
we buy
Is wort A
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THERE,S A BUNCH OF HEAT SATISFACTION THAT
H LEAVES OUR YARDS. WHETHER FOR COOKING OR
HEATING PURPOSES. A TON OF OUR COAL WILL
GIVE A GOOD ACCOUNT OF ITSELF. NOW IS THE
TIME TO LAY IN THAT WINTER.S SUPPLY.
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