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I ELLSWORTffS
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
Noitce is hereby given that on
Tuesday, February 17, 1925, a special
election will be held for the Town of
Seward, Alaska; that the polls for
said election will be situated in the
Town Hall of said town; that the polls
for said special election will be open
from 8:00 o’clock on the morning of
Tuesday, February 17, 1925, until 7:00
o’clock on the evening of said day.
The following question is submitted
to the qualified electors of said Town
of Seward tq be voted on at said elec
tion :
Shall Ordinance No. S6. which
is “An Ordinance to Provide Rules
and Regulations for the Transac
tion of Business by the City of
Seward and to Define the Duties
of the Mayor, Common Council
and other Officers of the City and
to Provide for the Manner of
their Appointment or Election
and for other Purposes and Re
pealing Ordinance No. GOA of the
City of Seward and all other Or
dinances and Parts of Ordinances
in Conflict therewith.”
Which said Ordinance was adopted
by the Common Council of the said
Town of Seward at an adjourned reg
ular meeting therof held January 12,
1925. at said Town of Seward, Alaska,
be ratified?
Dated at Seward. Alaska. February
2, 1925.
(Seal) WM. H. WHITTLESEY,
Municipal Clerk.
First publication Feb. 5, 1925.
Last publication Feb. 16, 1925.
Ladles’ ana Gents' Alfalfa Harvest
ing—O. K. Barber Shop. tf.
BRADNER ’S
JERSEY BUTTER
BREAKFAST EGGS
Strictly fresh Butter and Eggs
offer one of the greatest grocery prob
lems in Alaska. A trial will prove to
you the absolute superiority of Brad
ner’s.
P. C. McMULLEN
SEWARD WATER &
POWER COMPANY
SEWAKD, ALASKA
“Good Water a Necessity in Every Home”
JOHN NELSON, Manager, WAYNE BLUE, Agent
OFFICE ARCADE BUILDING
FRYE-BRUHN COMPANY SPECIALS
Pickled Pork, pound . 15c
Pork Spareribs, pound _ 25c
Shoulder Pork, Steaks or Roast, pound_ 25c
Sauer Kraut, pound _ 10c
Wild Rose Bacon, whole or half slab, pound _ 3?c
Wild Rose Butter, pound _ 50c
Smoked Picnic Hams, pound _ 23c
Weiner Sausage, pound _ 25c
Link Sausage, pound -;_ 25c
• We carry a complete line of Butter, Eggs, and Cheese
H. L. McGHIE, • Manager
TEL. MAIN 94 FREE DELIVERY
LOCAL NEWS
Passenger train out tomorrow morn
ing at 7:15.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. McKanna were
hosts at a whist party last evening at
their home on Second avenue. After
an evening’s enjoyment at whist, an
elaborate luncheon was served. Those
present were: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Neville, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Manthey,
Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Lorang, Mr. and
Mrs. John Rosness, Mrs. Matheson,
Mr. L. McGhie, Mr. and Mrs. R. J.
McKenna.
Harry C. Boach, former editor of
the McCarthy Weekly News, has writ
ten J. Lindley Green asking him to se
cure permission from the fur and
game wardens to poison wolves and
coyotes, which Boach allege have been
playing havoc with trap lines around
the Chitina, Nizina and Lakina riv
ers. Boach and his partner Hill say
they are familiar with the use of pois
ons.
Byron Elmes, traveling engineer for
the Alaska Railroad is in Seward to
day. He will leave northbound on to
morrow’s train.
B.y means of a new and easily op
erated device, the presence of deadly
carbon monoxide gas in mines is eas
ily detected. The instrument is also
useful around blast furnaces, gas
plants and elsewhere, both for safety
and for the promotion of fuel econo
my.
An excellent oil for airplane engines
is being made from locusts and 13
tons of the insects were recently
shipped from Africa to Holland, to be
manufactured into oil.
Cigar-shaped steel cars, to be sus
pended in pairs from a single elevated
rail and capable of running 100 miles
| an hour have been designed as a
means of relieving traffic congestion
in large cities. As planned the cars
would be 60 feet long, with room for
100 persons.
I
Chief of Police Collins of Chicago
j instructed patrolmen not to search
! clothing of suspects for liquor, nor
! to enter private homes without a
I search warrant.
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MRS. NELLIE LAWING IN
TOWN FROM MILE 23
Mrs. Nellie Lawing, pioneer resi
dent of Lawing, formerly known
as Mile 23, is a Seward visitor, and
will return on tomorrow’s train. She
reports the mercury dropped to 36 be
low zero at Mile 23, and continued at
low' temperature for several days. Mrs.
Lawing reports her sled team of black
bears, contrary to popular theory,
have not hibernated this winter, but
remained wrideawrake and ready to be
petted whenever the door to their
pen is opened. This team of sled bears
was filmed by Jimmy O’Brien and his
partner, and are considered quite a
novelty, even by Alaskans.
Mrs. Lawing reports that recently
she and her husband discovered a
rock at the waters edge bearing the
petrified imprint of a child’s foot, the
lines of the foot being plainly ’ seen.
A few feet from this was the imprint
of a man’s foot, wearing a moccasin,
and also a rabbit trail with the prints
of the little animals’ feet plainly seen
on the solid rock.
The Law'ings are making extensive
preparations to take care of the tour
ist trade, and w'ill maintain a fast boat
on the lake for this purpose.
Railroad Installing New
Heaters in Their Cars
Passenger Agent Ilderton of the
Alaska Railroad is a Seward visitor.
In an interview' w’ith a Gateway rep
resentative, Mr. Ilderton stated that
he had been very busy during the last
tw'o wreeks on account of the intense
cold weather all along the route. He
said the railroad had received many
complaints of soilage of perishable by
freezing, and are in receipt of many
claims. Mr. Ilderton said that on
this Alameda the railroad was receiv
ing four new charcoal burners which
will be installed in the refrigerator
cars. The Brill type of burner, which
will be installed, will burn from 18 to |
24 hours and keep an even tempera
ture at all times.
He stated that Mr. Noel W. Smith,
General Manager of the Alaska Rail-1
road would leave Seattle for Seward, j
February 14.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS'
Editor Gateway: Is the Fourth of
July a legal holiday in Alaska, and can
a man be forced to work on that day? !
Ans. Independence Day or July 4,!
is a legal holiday in the United States
and all its territories arid possessions.
Unfortunately a man working for oth
ers must work when told to, or quit
his job.
Will you please state which can i
whip, an elephont or a lion, and which j
is the most poisonous of snakes?
Ans. An elephant. He can pick j
up a tiger or lion and mash him to j
death. The skin of an elephant is so
thick that a lion cannot do much dam
age. The cobra, fer de lance, and
momba are among the most deadly
of snakes, killing their victims in 15
minutes to an hour owing to where
they are bitten and other conditions.
If a snake has full sacs of poison they
are more deadly.
If a person was to stand squarely
on the North Pole which direction j
would be north, south, east or west, j
there are no directions of the com
While squarely on the North Pole ,
pass except south. The instant you
| stepped from that spot you would b.i ;
going south and then your right would
! be west and your left would be east. |
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Can you tell me the exast popula
tion of Japan?
Ans. Not exactly. No census since
1920. In that year there were 55,961,
140.
When was the battle of Santiago
fought?
Ans. Sunday, July 3, 1 SOS.
Is there any harm in kissing a man
you are engaged to?
Ans. No. It is unsanitary but its
a poor girl who won’t take a chance
on disease germs.
What do you think of -a man who
| drives up to a filling station and or
ders a half gallon of gas?
Ans. Don't crab. Lizzie may be on
i a diet. «
Why are more girl babies born than
| boys?
| Ans. Nature provides this method
to make good the loss of masculine
: lives caused by war, accidents, etc.,
(and thus insure the world population.
How many rooms are there in the
!Vatican at Rome?
Ans. There are 4,420 rooms.
Mushing Dogs
requires good healthy feet. Keep
your feet well and you will be
happy.
Let us show you the correct
appliances to use. Inquires by
mail promptly answered.
FIREMEN MEET TONIGHT
The regular firemen’s meeting will
be held tonight at S o’clock at the fire
hall.
TOM DONOHUE ILL
T. J. Donohue, Cordova and Valdez
attorney, is reported to be convalesc
ing from a serious illness at San
Francisco.
TRAIN LEAVES TOMORROW.
The regular passenger which was
supposed to have left Thursday morn
ing, but was held over to await the
arrival of the Alameda, will leave to
morrow morning at 7:15. 9
Seward Leather
BORN
To Mr. and Mrs. Julius Ekholrn. a
baby girl, February 4th. Dr. Baugh
man was the attending surgeon.
Mr. Ekholrn is first officer on the
steamship Starr.
LIGHTHOUSE TENDER HERE
The lighthouse tender, Cedar, Capt.
Leadbetter, arrived in port this morn
ing.
ALAMEDA DUE AT SIX TONIGHT
The steamship Alameda will arrive
in port about G o’clock tonight. She
left Valdez at 6 o’clock this morning.
The Alameda will go west to Halibut
Cove, before starting on her south
bound trip.
About 200 ceteran carrier pigeons of
the worlr war, some bearing battle
; scars, are cared for at an air station
Inear Los Angeles.
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Remington Portable Typewriters at
the Alaska Shop. tf
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Office Mines
ANCHORAGE, Alaska. JONESVILLE, Alaska
WHEN DOWN TOWN AT NOON OR AFTER
THE SHOW WHY NOT TRY ONE OF
THE APPETIZING LUNCHES AT THE
Seward Bakery
SEWARD NEWS COMPANY
GEORGE PHELPS, Proprietor
BOOKSELLERS STATIONERS NEWS DEALERS
Plumbing, Steamfitting, Oxyacetaline Welding
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