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FEATURING
SWIFT’S QUALITY MEATS
t FRESH CORDOVA CRABS
EASTERN AND OLYMPIA OYSTERS
PETERSBURG FRESH SHRIMP MEAT
IN FACT. ANYTHING THE MARKET
AFFORDS
Seward Grill
COURTEOUS TREATMENT TO ALL
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HAVE TWO EXTRA SHOE PATCHING
MACHINES FOR SALE CHEAP, BOTH
IN GOOD CONDITION. WILL SEW
BOOT UPPERS, CANVAS OR CAN BE
USED FOR MAKING MOCCASINS
FOR PRICE WRITE TO
Seward Leather Works
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SANITARY HOFFMAN PRESSER
§ J. J. JORDAN, Propr.
PHONE MADISON 103 SEWARD, ALASKA
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LOCAL NEWS
i OF THE WEEK
Frank Case left on today's train for
his property near Moose Pass.
Mr. Flynn came in from Mile 20 last
night, returning ihis morning.
Alvah Eames returned on the train
last night from a business trip to
Anchorage.
J. D. Andrews and Charles Balhiser
will leave Saturday or Sunday for the
new strike at Nuka Bay.
Ms.Vs.V<v*.I fcj -- i ~ - -!7.TT, r=rss=a«»
i Mr. and Mrs. Frank Roy croft have
moved into the Stotko residence on
Third avenue.
Douglas Clemons left today for
Mile 23, where he will join the Mal
amute Kid and the Flanders party.
| Rabbits are reported unusually nu
merous in the vicinity of Resurree
i lion river since the last snow.
Hunters returning from lower Ke_
nai report plenty of moose but the an
imals are said to be wild.
Mrs. Joe Anderson and son Lton_
i ard sailed on the Northwestern tor a
visit to the States. Mrs. Anderson is
I the wife of a Cache creed operator.
“Cast Iron’* Lidstrom of Anchorage,
! a local pugilist, left on the North
I western for San Francisco and Los
! Angeles.
1
i Dr O. A. Braafladt lost oue of his
I hue dogs this week, and was compell
ed to postpone his hunting trip until
j he replaces the animal.
C. M. Hall, route agem lor the
| American Railway Express Company,
who has been on a business trip to
j the Interior, left last nigut on the
| Northwestern for the States.
Mrs. H. L. Dout, wife m the general
machine shop foreman 01 the Alaska
railroad stationed at Nenana was an
outgoing passenger on the Northwest
ern.
Brice Howard, agent for the Pacific
Steamship Company at Anchorage has
been appointed agent for the Dollar
Steamship Company round the world
tours. Mr. Howard will retain his po
sition with the Admiral Line.
It is reported that Louts Bell of
the Kenai lake boat service will lay
up his gas boat after another trip or
so. Hunting parties should make ar
rangements with Mr. Fell betoiv go
ing to tne lake.
Sam C. Dice, a Seward “28-er,” oi
the memorable band that arrived in
Sew'ard August 28, 1903, wdth John E.
j Ballaine’s railroad building crew, to
j start work on the Alaska Central, and
who ran the teakettle on that line lor
; many years, is located at Long Beach,
California.
Mrs. Frank J. Cotter and Mrs. W.
H. Erwdn, are making an auto trip in
California, driving from Seattle. Mrs.
Cotter the first white child born on
the Kenai peninsula is the wife of
Frank J. Cotter, well known Alaskan,
a brother to the Seward gamewarden,
while Mrs. Erwin is the wife of W. H.
Irwin of the Fisher Flouring Mills, of
Seattle.
T. C. Youle and wife, who left on
the Northwescevn iast evening for a
trip to the states, are well knowu in
teriorites. Mr. Youle, who Is proprl
etor of the Model Cafe in Fairbanks
has not been outside for 15 years
Mrs. Youle was eat three years ago
They will visit friends in California
and on the coast, before going easl
on a visit
The KOHLER
Automatic POWER
and LIGHT Plant
—requires no storage batteries
for power and light
—produces standard 110 volt
electricity
■— has a capacity of 1500 watts or
two electrical horsepower
—operates simply at the touch
of any button anywhere on
the circuit
Write for illustrated literature.
Come in and see the plant in
operation
C. E. Orlander
Attorney A. E. Rucker and wife left
on today’s train for Anchorage. They
will "not return until after the holi
days.
After being confined to his home ini
Anchorage with a severe spell of ill
ness, Judge J. S. Truitt democratic
warhorse, is able to be about again.
Mark Sells, a popular tailor of An
! chorage, left on one of the last boats
j for the Outside. Mr. Sells was bound j
I lor his home in Buenos Aire<,, Argen-!
| tine, where he will visit with relatives |
he has not seen for years. He will re-j
turn to Fairbanks in the summer. j
Mr. and Mrs. T. .J. Anderson and;
family of Anchorage will leave on the
Alaska for the States. Mr. Anderson,
superintendent of the Valdez Creek
j Mines will go to New York, returning
, in the spring.
J. W. Galloway conductor on the
Alaska railroad, will leave on the
Alaska lor the States on a ninety day j
leave of absence.
Ole Jensen, well known miner of
the interior, left on the last boat lor
Latouche where he will work this
winter.
Gerhard Johnson and C. A. Carlson,
Seward contractors have started
j plastering Odd Fellows hall in An
i chorage. The work will require about
I two months.
Barney Hagen, a section foreman ai
; Grandview for the past two years, left
tills week for New York on an ex
tended visit.
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r.r Charles Daggett wrltps that he
1 has not succeeded in selecting a!
loeauon as ye*.. but is v vg to Los
A:geles and look i'ir c .'.u^ry over.
MASONS ELECT OFFICERS
AT LAST NIGHT’S SESSION
tj At the annual election of officers oi
>[ Seward Lodge No. 219. F. & A M..
• I last night, the following were elecieu
I H. V. Hoben, W. M.. J P. Hannon. S
; W.; M. S. Banbury, J W.; Wayne
^ Blue, Treasurer; Chas. E. Smith, Se:_
retary; Matt Schlosser marshal, H.
1 Dougherty, chaplain; Richard McNal
1 ly Sr. Deacon; Henry Frost. Jr. Dea
con; Cole A. McDougai, Sr. Steward;
John Coiberg, Jr. Steward, Henry
: Linquist, Tyler; Frank Horn, Organ
, 1st.
I ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
FILED BY BIG NOME COMPANY
JUNEAU: Filing of articles of in
corporation and notice of appointment
of C. G. Lewis, Fairbanks, as agent of
' the Pioneer Gold Dredging Company,
' is believed to signify the actual entry
I of W. P. Hammon interests into the
mining industry in the Fairbanks dis
, trict. These filings were made last
t week in the office of the Territorial
; Secretary.
,j While the directorate of the com.
\ pan.v does not contain the name of W
r P Hammon, who is actively directing
the operations of the Hammon Con
solidated forces on Seward Peninsula
where they acquired extensive hold
• ings some two years ago, W. C. Ham
1 mon is on the board. The latter is
• also a director of the other company.
1 The board of the Pioneer Gold Dredg
^ ing Co., consists of H. C. Hammon, R
• R. Barrows, A. E. Boynton, and A. L.
• Dahl. It is a Maine company with an
• authorized capital stock issue of one
^ million dollars.
j REBEKAHS TAKE IN LARGE
v CLASS OF CANDIDATES
At their hall last evening the local
t< ilebekah iodge took in a class of thir
[_ fPen candidates. After Initiation an
! elaborate luncheon was served and a
i general good time enjoyed. Another
t class Is leady for initiation in the
near future.
APPLICATION BLANKS MAY BE
HAD FOR BRANDING IRONS
E. M. Policy, territorial tax collec
tor, at Juneau, now has application
blanks for fcraniing irons issued by
the territory to fox farmers, and will
furnish them to all who desire to reg
ister their bran I.
PAPER REPRESENTING ALASKA
NOT ACCURATE AS TO FACTS
The Seattle Alaska Weekly has a
long interview in a recent interview,
purporting to come from Marshl G.
B. Stevens, for the “Third judicial
division with headquarters at Fair
banks.” While most good things are
attributed to the Third division and
Bert would be a credit to us, he be
longs to the Fourth. Headquarters of
the Third division are said to he at
Valdez.
ESKIMO LIKE TROPIC SCENES
W. T. Lopp of the bureau of educa
tion who has returned to Seattle on
the schooner Boxer, states that the
Eskimos of the Arctic wastes prefer
tropical pictures with palms, hula hula
girls, lava cloths and poi, to snow pic
tures. In which they are not much
different from the average Alaskan.
FORMER EDITOR MUSHING
P. M. Camp and partner are spend
ing the winter on the lower reaches
of the Kuskokwim. They took a large
outfit down by boat from Rethel. Mr.
Camp at one time was editor of the
Gateway.
SKAGWAY ALASKAN HAS
RESUMED PUBLICATION
The Skagway Alaskan, which was
reported suspended, last week, has re
sumed publication and will continue
indefinitely, arrangements having been
made for its support.
The Alaskan is one or the oldest pa
pers in the Territory having been
established in 1898 by George DeSuc_
ca, and having run as a daily up to
the last year or two.
TOKOTNA TEACHER ARRIVES
Mrs. S. Schultz, Tokotna’s first
school teacher arrived recently and
has started her work. The Territory
is supervising the school at Tokotna.
MRS. A. C. GOSS WRITES
POPULAR ALASKA SONG HIT
The newest Alaska song hit, “Dear
Alaska ” written by Mrs. A. C. Goss
of Unalaska, has been published and
is on display on Seward stands. The
music is catchy and the song is one
that will be quickly taken up by Alas
kans in general. Mrs. Go»s nas tor
some time been a teacher in the gov
ernment schools at Unalaska, and her
ability as a musician has long been
recognized. The music was written
by W. H. Ruebush, and the words are
by Mrs. Goss and Mrs. E. J. Day.
This song will make an appropriate
Christmas present for Alaskans to
mail to outside friends.
COUNCIL MEETING TRANSACTS
ONLY ROUTINE BUSINESS
The city council at its regutar meet
ing last night transacted little but
routine business. Several bills wert
allowed and the ever-unpopular doi
question came up tor debate, consid
erable acrimony ensuing.
No action was taken on the light
and power question, it being held
over until more data could be obtain
ed.
This is the last meeting of the coun
cil this year, and all outstanding busi
ness matters were cleaned up.
KEHOE HEADS JUNEAU POST
J. W. Kehoe, a Juneau attorney, was
elected Post Commander of the Alford
John Eradley Post at Juneau last
week. Capt. Dancey was in attendance
and an informal luncheon wTas served
FORMER KANATAK RESIDENT
SUFFOCATED BY GAS HEATER
SEATTLE: James W. Higgins, 60,
who came here recently from Kanatak
was asphyxiated in his room here
some time during the night.
A gas heater in Higgins* room ap
parently had been blown oit by a
gust of wind. The body was propped
up in bed and Higgins had been read,
irg before he turned out the light
Higgins, whose wife remained al
Kanatak, when he came to Seattle
was preparing to close a deal here loi
the purchase of a cigar stand.
BIOLOGICAL AGENT WALKER
STUDIES THE WOLF MENACE
After a trip of several weeks in th<
| southern end of the territory, in com
' pany with H. P. Williams, predator)
animal trapper of the bureau, Mr
Walker has returned to Juneau. Whil<
absent he placed several snowsho*
rabbits on the Village Islands neaj
Wrangell.
i Mr. Walker states that Mr. Wil,
Hams is having much success in trap
ping wolves and that one of his pu
pils recently came in with seven wol
pelts.
The conviction of L. B. McCoy a
Juneau recently for alb‘g>'d p^achinj
on fox islands, is regarded with ap
proval by fox farmers everywhere
McCoy was given 18 months at Me
Neil’s island fo-’ fox poaching.
PETERSBURG PAPER PAYING
PENALTY OF PATRIOTISM
The Petersburg Report which re
cently published the proceedings of ai
Americanization meeting at that plac<
at which time Rev. Flint, a minister
made several unpatriotic remarks re
garding the Red Cross and Americax
Legion, for which he was severely
arraigned by Capt. Dancey, has los'
quite a few of its old subscribers wh<
apparently stand behind the ministei
in his disloyalty. The Report retali
ates by stating that he does not wan
the disloyal persons on his subscrip
tion list and threatening to publisl
their names.
Rev. Flint was very strenuous in his
remarks about the Red Cross and th<
American Legion and in turn Captaii
Dancey handled him without gloves
Mrs. K. V. Page, mothers of Mrs. L
V. Ray, Is visiting her son Charlei
Sheldon, in Nenana.
BISHOP ROWE ADDRESSED
PIONEERS AT KETCHIKAN
Members of Igloo No. 16, Pioneers
of Alaska, were addressed by Rt. Rev.
Peter T. Rowe, Bishop of Alaska for
the Episcopal church in Pioneer hall.
The Igloo also nominated officers.
WIRELESS MOVED TO TOKOTNA
The wireless station at McGrath haa
been removed to Tokotna by the Sig
nal Corps Sgt. H. S. Kaiser, sending
his last message at McGrath Wednes
day night and having the new station
at Tokotna working Thursday night.
The big mast was hoisted and in
position very shortly after its arrival
the entire population turning out to
help. It took only 20 minutes to set
the 80 foot mast.
YUKON PIONEER DEAD
Michael Day, one of the best known
pioneer residents of Dawson, passed
away at Dawson last wreek from heart
trouble. Mr. Day came to Dawson in
j the early days of the camp and was
i engaged in various activities. He is
| survived by a son living in Seattle and
a brother, formerly an operator on
| Hunker creek.
LEONARD BRUDERLIN PASSES
AWAY IN M'GRATH DISTRICT
Leonard Bruderlin, a well known
j old timer of the Iditarod section, pass
ed away at McGrath recently, death
coming as he was standing in Iront of
Dr. Green, who was giving him medi.
cal treatment and wrho caught him as
he fell. The immediate cause of his
I death was heart failure.
Mr. Bruderlin was a resident of
Ruby in the early days 01 the camp
He later spent some time in the Poor
man district, from wnich section he
went to McGrath H.s whs about 40
I vears of age, a native cf Switzerland.
SEATTLE SPIRIT OPERATING
Charlie Nystrom, who has been suf
fering from tin poisoning at McGrath
has so far recovered as to be able to
move his limbs, and sit up in bed. He
was poisoned from eating tinned food.
LATOUCHE MINER FLEECED
Recent news dispatches state that
a Latouche miner named George Wal
ker lost $1200 in a card game in a Se
1 attle restaurant, and put up such a
, holler that nine persons were arrested
as accomplices of the gamblers.
NORTHWESTERN CHRISTMAS
SHIP FOR THE OUTSIDE
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The steamship Northwestern safl
! ing south last night, was the last boat
Alaskans will be able to send presents
j out on designed to reach the states
before Christmas. The postoffice was
| rushed by late shippers, who wanted
to get a card, a letter or a package
to Seattle in time for Christmas.
Postmaster Root held the mail open
! until the last hour for belated custo
! mers, and his force was kept on the
I jump in consequence.
I The following passengers booked
j from Ancohrage left on the North
j western. Mrs. H. S. Sogn, Mrs. H. L.
Daut, Barney Hagen, H. J. Morsden.
Harry Hutoff, John Ruckel, Sam Stev
■ ovich, M. A. Munis, Miss Evelyn Ely,
Ira Woods, Walter Woods, H. E. Riley.
Capt. Chas. Lamont, Frank McDougail,
C. N. Hall, Andrew Nerland
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MAN INJURES EYE
i Happy Jack Stevenson, of McGrath
. arrived at Tokotna recently suffering
from a piece of steel in his eye. The
. injury was a very painful one and Mr.
> Stevenson after a short rest started
> out for Anchorage to secure the serv
• ices of a specialist.
ASSAULT ON AGED MAN IS
CAUSE OF INVESTIGATION
Anchorage is in the throes of one of
the official scandals, so common
during the present regime. It appears
: that one Charles Watson a guard un
; der Deputy Staser beat ’up an aged
- prisoner, subject to epileptic fits. The
. man was taken to the hospital in a
dazed condition. The city council in
vestigated the matter and found out
from testimony from the marshal’s of
fice that the man was a Swede, and
therefore had a beating coming to him.
Huie Goodeil, another guard who call,
ed the attention of the deputy to the
l Swede’s condition was fired pronto,
) for sympathizing with a Swede, and
, there you are. Another Hagen case.
• If a man is a Swede, beat him up; if
i he is aged and has epileptic fits, hit
' him again.
i ANDERSONS SAFE AT ROOSEVELT
Another mystery has t>een solved in
the appearance of Mr. and Mrs. H A.
Anderson at Roosevelt, after a nn.u.ha
• voyage of dangers and thrills on ke
i kai lake and Kenai river in a snvrt i
canvas boat. It was reported
> were lost. Mr. Anderson repot
> lak lake the most beautiful bou.
i water he has ever seen and the rou n
. esL The couple made the trip dov.i
Kenai river in their canoe, but M
. Anderson advises any one not famili
s with handling boats in rough v ai r
not to make the trip.