Seward Happenings
LOCAL AND SOCIAL ITEMS OF THE WEEK
From Monday’s Daily
George J. Lore returned to Valdez
on today’s boat, after spending the
past two days here on business mat
ters.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McGilvray were
through passengers on the Alameda,
en route to Valdez, where Mr. McGil
vray is employed as engineer for the
electrical company. They made the
trip over the railroad as far as Curry,
and were enthusiastic over the outing
Elmer Eayres, the Girdwood opera
tor, left today for his home after
spending a few days in Seward.
C. W. Cheatham, of the Bureau of
Public Roads, was an outgoing passen
ger for Juneau.
I. G. Anderson, head man for the
Sims & Carlson Company, contractors
at Mile 14, left today on the Alameda
en route to Juneau.
Col. J. G. Steese, chairman of the
Alaska Engineering Commission, left
on today's boat for Juneau, to be gone
a few days on business connected with
the road commission.
J. M. Haley and W. R. Jarrell, se
cret service men, were outgoing pas
sengers on the Alameda. They have
been in this vicinitiy in conenction
with the President’s trip.
Ben Delzelle, salesman, left today
for southern ports.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Reed left this
morning for a trip up the line.
E. H. Eggergleues arrived on the
Alameda and left today for Anchorage
where he will visit his nephew. This
is his first trip to the country.
Fritz Angerman, a son of the well
known meat purveyor of Anchorage,
left this morning for Anchorage. He
is a recent arrival from Latouche.
C. G. Osborne of Deer Lodge, Mon
tana, is a recent arrival in Seward.
C. Verhaeghe, an old timer of the
Territory left on the Alameda this
morning for a trip to the old country.
He is a well known miner and team
ster of the Interior.
H. L. Balderstou arrived on Satur
day’s train, spending Sunday with his
family.
Ed Bazinet of Mile 3% was an over
Sunday guest at the Sexton.
Ruth H. Craig, a school teacher
of Anchorage, left on today’s boat.
Judge Leopold David and wife, ac
companied by their children, left on
the Alameda for the States, Mrs. Dav
id to visit with relatives in Tacoma,
and the Judge will go on to Denver.
T. E. Bedell, editor and manager of
the Anchorage Times, arrived on last
night’s boat and left today for Denver,
Colo., where he goes in the interests
of his coal proposition. He will be
gone about six weeks.
A. F. Erickson, traveling freight
agent for the Alaska Steamship Co.,
was a thru passenger on the Alameda
en route to Seattle.
xVttorney and Mrs. J. J. Haw arriv
ed from the Interior on Saturday’s
train and left today for Seattle. Mr.
Haw has been in the interior looking
after business matters and was met
here by his wife.
Today’s dispatches from the interior
state that it was 32 above this morn
ing and snowing at Broad Pass.
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Manthey left on
today’s train for Anchorage, where
Mr. Manthey has some business mat
ters to attend to.
Alvah Eames returned Saturday on
the Alameda from a business trip to
Cordova.
Einar Tonseth, who is connected
with the grocery fir mof Lavery &
Bailey of Fairbanks, is returning on
the Northwestern with his bride. It
is stated that Mr. Tonseth first met
his bride while attending the Oregon
Agricultural college.
Lyman Knuppe, a Fairbanks stu
dent at the U. of W., is on the North
western en route to Seward.
Romeo Hoyt and wife, of Fair
banks, are passengers for Seward on
the steamship Northwestern, sailing
Saturday.
The Kodiak Island Fishing and
Packing Company will ship 1,000
cases of red salmon on the Admiral
Evens when she sail south.
From Tuesday’s Daily
A party composed of Miss Waugh,
Mrs. Leon Urbach, Mrs. Henderson,
Mrs. Johansen and Mr. Urbach made
the trip to the reservoir near John
son’s homestead Monday afternoon.
A pleasant time was enjoyed.
Mrs. S. L. Colwell will leave on the
Admiral Evans where she will spend
some time with her husband, who is
engaged in the mercantile business.
Mrs. Colwell will return some time in
the fall.
Word was received here today that
a party of about 20 or 25 members
from the Eastern states, will leave
the Alaska at Cordova and make the
trip over the Richardson road to
Fairbanks, thence coming bv train to
the coast. They will arrive in Seward
about August fifth. The tourists are
members of the American Express
Company.
Guests of the Chamber of Com
merce luncheon today were I. Kriker
and R. H. Fleser. Mr. Kriker is in
charge of the Sims-Carlson contract
work in southwestern Alaska, while
Mr. Fleser is engineer for the Stan
dard Oil company.
R. Kern shipped yesterday as a
member of the crew of the Cedar.
Nick White, sub-contractor on Ke
nai Lake for the Sims-Carlson Co.
has a large crew of men on the job
and the work is well under way. He
expects to increase his crew at an
early date.
The U. S. lighthouse tender, Cedar,
sailed today for Kodiak and westward
points. Capt. Leadbetter stated yes
terday that Supt. Dubrill would join
the boat at Kodiak and that Assistant
Supt. Elliot would return to Ketchikan
on the Northwestern.
The Standard Oil Company is tak
ing all the men it can get, to work on
getting the grounds ready for the
! buildings and tanks.
Peter Donovan, 51^ died in the An
chorage hospital last week. Deceas- j
ed was a trapper and miner in the
Tolovana district for years. He was
, a member of the Ketchikan Igloo oi i
Pioneers.
Making the fastest time ever made
between Seward and Fairbanks via
the Richardson highway, Major John
C. Gotwals arrived in Fairyanks just
72 hours after leaving Seward on the
steamship Alaska. With him was F.
A. Hansen, engineer of maintenance
and construction.
The members of the Seward Chap
ter, No. 10. Order of Easter Star, en
joyed another delightful party last
evening after the regular meeting.
Whist formed the amusement, high
honors going to Mrs. Effie Rich and
Mr. Leon Urbach. The consolation
prizes were awarded to Mrs. Richard
McNally and Mr. Henry Richards.
A delicious luncheon was then served.
The hosts and hostesses for the oc
casion were Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Root
and Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Perry.
Mr. and Mrs. Anton Eide and Mrs.
H. S. Balderston and Mrs. L. V. Ray
chaperoned a number of young folks
at an informal dancing party at the
Alaska Shop last evening.
From Wednesday’s Daily
Fire Chief Walker is working on a
plan to increase the carrying effi
ciency of the fire bell. Owing to the
wind blowing off the bay, few persons
in the lower part of town heard the
bell ring or realized there was a fire
until after it was out.
The contractors on the Liberty the
atre building have the metal lath on
the end and side, and will soon be
slinging cement. They are making
exceptionally fast time on the job.
A large number of youngstei's gath
ered at the residence of Mrs. Anna
Stotko? yesterday afternoon, ihe occa
sion being the tenth birthday anni
versary of little Miss Helen. Games
■were played and at a late hour re
freshments were served the hungry
youngsters, consis.ng of ice* cream,
cake, sandwiches, nu ■* and candy. A
large number of pi emits were re
ceived by the little hostess. hose
present were Eleanor Kre.iting Eliza
beth Dvkstra, Mildred Parker, Elva
Petersen, Roberta McIntosh, Virginia
Skeen, Betty Balderston, Tiny Dry
den, Susan Dryden, and Masters Wm.
Shellhorn, Forrest Skeen, Franklin
Skeen, Don Shellhorn, Clarence Mil
ler and Shultz.
About 400 fish were received by the
local canning company today, the run
falling off slightly on account of good
weather.
A report was l’eceived in Seward a
short time ago that T. E. Dougherty,
a former merchant of Valdez, had
passed away, but this is denied in a
recent letter received by friends of
Mr. Dougherty> wno state that he suf
fered from a paralytic stroke a short
time ago, but is now improving.
Mrs. Anna Stotko has reopened
Jack’s Place, and is selling cigars, to
baccos and soft drinks
Gus Borgen took a high dive from
the platform in the rear of the Sew
ard News Company, at the fire this
morning that shook and bruised him
up considerably, but did no other in
jury. George Cotter was his com
panion in misfortune and while they
did not refuel in the air they experi
enced all the sensations of a para
chute'jump. The platform was rotten
and gave way under their weight
dropping them about 12 feet.
The Standard Oil Company has a
large force of men and three teams at
work on the ground on the water
front. The company is short of la
borers, it is reported.
From Thursday's Daily
John B. Foster, Mrs. A. F. Foster^
Howe Foster, Baby Foster and Mrs.
Henry Howe were thru passengers on
the Admiral Evans for Alitak. They
are relatives of Superintendent Fos
ter of the Alitak Packing Company.
Miss Olive Baltimore of Portland,
Ore., and Mary L. Blount, of Albany,
Ore., are tourists arriving on the Ad
miral Evans, making the Sewaid to
Whitehorse circuit. The ladies aie
schoolteachers.
Mrs. S. L. Colwell left on the Ad
miral Evans for Seldovia, to join her
husband, a prominent merchant of the
camp. She will return in the mil.
The steamship Admiral Evans brot
1000 cases of cans for the Kodiak Isl
and Fishing & Packing Company, and
also carried 2000 cases for the can
nery at Uganik.
J. Johnson an old timer of Gird
wood, returned on the Evans from a
trip to Mayo Bros., at Rochester, Min
nesota.
E. G. Larson, of Anchorage, is reg
istered at the Sexton.
P. H. Chapman, an A. E. C. bridge
inspector, is registered at the Sew
ard. He came in last night on a
speeder.
Ed O’Connor and E. S. Wilson, log
ging contractors for the Resurrection
Bay Lumber Company, are guests of
the Seward.
Mr. George V. LaFarge, traveling
auditor for the Pacific Steamship Co.,
was a passenger on the Admiral Ev
ans to Seward. He was accompanied
by his wife and daughter.
Alyce Anderson, formerly school
teacher at Ninilchik, but now of Nan
nek, has been appointed tax collector
of the district extending from Nak
nek to Koggiung.
George G. Cotter, game warden for
the Kenai peninsula received w*ord
today to take over the district for
merly served by Henry Dorman of
Anchorage. Mr. Cotter’s supervision
now extends from Seward to Anchor
age, Suisitna and the Matanuska val
ley as far as Broad Pass. In addi
tion he supervises game conditions to
the far westward, considerable of a
job, when one considers the district is
larger than all the New England
and Southern States combined.
R. O. Scott is in charge of the An
chorage Times during the absence of
E. L. Bedell. The Times employes the
largest number of people of any daily
in Alaska, and the Gateway probably
the least, the latter paper having a
mechanical force of two to issue its
daily, collect the news and attend to
its job department.
Mrs. George Colwell, accompanied
by her son and daughter, will arrive
on tonight’s train from Mile 52^ and
remain until after the Fourth.
George Colwell, roadmaster, arrived
in town on his speeder last evening
from Mile 52. Mr. Colwrell reports lots
of moose, sheep and bears along the
right-of-way.
F. B. Camp, former editor of the
Gateway, who has been spending the
summer at Snug Harbor, is now in
Anchorage.
The local mill started sawing again
today after being held up for some
time on account of a lack of logs.
Mr. W. A. Hemrich, brother of the
well known canneryman at Kodiak,
was a thru passenger for the west
ward on the Evans.
Dr. C. Warwick and wife of Seat
tle, are round trippers on the boat.
Frank Fahey? of the McNiel & Libby
packing company arrived on the Ad
miral Evans en route to Bristol bay.
Miss Alice Priest of Oregon, Is a
tourist arriving In Seward on the
Admiral Evans. She will either go
down the Yukon and out by way of
Whitehorse or take the Richardson
road to Valdez.
L. B. Carter and wife, of Friday
Harbor, Wash., and son, L. M. Carter,
arrived on the Admiral Evans and are
guests of the Van Gilder. Mr. Carter
is a prominent real estate dealer and
merchant of Friday Haibor, and with
his family is making a tour of Alaska
by way of the government railroad.
J. P. Morgan, of the the Libby, Mc
Neill & Libby Packing company, ar
rived in Seward on the Evans.
Mrs. M. F. Hann, of Waco, Texas,
and Mrs. R. F. Michael, of St. Louis,
arrived on the Admiral Evans and
will remain in Seward for about a
week. The ladles are eminent phy
chologists and will lecture in Saward
betore leaving.
E. Wentworth, of the Bureau of
Fisheries, was an outgoing passenger
for Afognak.
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From Friday’s Daily
M. A. Brooks, an old time mining
operator from Iditarod, arrived in
town yesterday on lhs way to the
States.
P. R. Janick, mining operator from
the Tolovana, is in town on his way
Outside.
Two carloads of machinery, con
sisting of a piledriver and concrete
mixer, arrived from Anchorage yester
day, for use by the Standard Oil Co.
in building their new docks and other
structures. Gus Manthy will build
the new dock, while Henry Thody will
handle the cement work.
H. J. Sellers, an old timer from the
Opkir district, Is registered at the Ho
tel Seward, on his way Outside.
Mrs. M. Crump, a Steel Creek resi
dent, is a guest of the Van Gilder.
Alex Husick, a contractor from
Nenana is in town today.
Saturday Gateway, $3 per year.
Sister Mary Thecla, and Miss M.
Mary Demientieff, arrived from Holy
Cross, on the lower Yukon last night,
and will take the Northwestern Out
side.
H. E. Ellsworth^ local agent, has
sold a new sport model Bulck to Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Tecklenberg, pro
prietors of the local movie house. The
new car is a beauty, being paitned a
dark red, and with artillery wheels
and the finest of upholstery. A gar
age will be built on the lots behind
the Leslie property.
Miss V. Mason and Miss J. Martin,
of Anchorage, are Seward guests.
A. H. Clough, representing the
Giant Powder Company of San Fran
cisco, is a guest of the Hotel Van
Gilder. He will leave on the North
western for southern points.
Katherine Skidmore and Dan Ben
son of Latouche, were united in mar
riage recently at Anchorage by Fr.
Turnell. The young couple left on
the Alameda for their island home.
The Alaskan Engineering Commis
sion has purchased the foundry equip
ment of O. J. Wicklander of Juneau,
and will remove it to Anchorage
where it will be installed and here
after the railroad will make its own
castings. ^
Fifty tons of cement will arrive oh
the freighter Lake Filbert, for the
Standard Oil Company, it is under
stood the company plans the erection
of a concrete seawall the entire
length of their property. A quantity
of creosoted piling for the same com
pany is also on the Filbert.
A large shipment of furs is going
out on the Northwestern, consigned
to the firm of Charles Goldstein at
Juneau.
Thomas King recently completed
connecting up the gas well at Mile
Eight, and it is now in good order
for touring and picnic parties. Instead
of decreasing the flow is getting much
stronger each year.
Chas. G. Hubbard< operating the
Primrose Mines, was an overnight
guest in Seward.
Anchorage guests at the Hotel
Sexton, are E. G. Larson, J. B. Ei'vin,
Wm. Davis, Alex Bolam, Jack Lean
and J. Casey McDannel.
Thoma L. Gray, a Fairbanks resi
dent, is in Seward, on his way out
side.
J. Johnston, a Girdwood resident, is
registered at the Sexton.
Mrs. J. P. Hannon and children and
Miss Elizabeth Romig left on today’s
train for Fairbanks, where they will
visit their parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. H.
Romig? for a time.
Miss Alice Priest, who arrived on
the Admiral Evans, from LaGrande,
Ore., left on today’s train for interior
points. Miss Priest is manager of a
large lumbering business in the Ore
gon city, and Is making her first tour
through Alaska.
Mrs. George Colwell and children
arrived in town last night from Mile
52, and will remain in town a guest of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Les
lie, until after the Fourth.
J. J. Johnson, C. S. Arndt, and H. F.
Strom, of Latouche, who have been
with the Kennecott Corporation for
some time, have taken a job with the
Standard Oil Company at Seward.
AUXILIARY HOLDS CARD PARTY
The whist party given last evening
by the auxiliary of the Seward Amer
ican Legion at their hall on Fourth
avenue was a moat enjoyable affair.
Eight tables were at play, honors for
the evening going to Mrs, Effie Rich,
and Mr. W. 0. Perry and consolation
favors to Thelma Ellsworth and Mr.
Murphy. The hall was decorated
with the national colors and a profu
sion of wild flowers. Sandwiches and
coffee concluded the evening.
LAKE FILBERT FREIGHT
The Alaska Steamship Company
freighter Lake Filbert will have 300
tons for Seward, including a car of
gas for Fairbanks, and a car of dyna
mite for the Primrose Mines Corpo
ration. The shipment includes 65
tons for Seward; 21 tons for Anchor
age and 33 tons for Interior.
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day or month, for Standard Oil work
men and others, at reduced rates at
the Hotel Overland. Special terms
will be made. Applpy at Hotel. 162-tf
BATHING SUITS for men, women
and children at Urbach’s. 162 tf
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