Local Happenings of Week
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Monday |,
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Mr. Anderson, who is with Blum & i
O’Neill of Cordova, was a Seward vis
itor yesterday.
H. W. Atchison, cashier in a Cor- (
dova bank was in Seward yesterday
on his way to Anchorage.
Senator A. J. Dimond of the firm of
Donohoe & Dimond, of Valdez and j
Cordova, was an incoming passenger |
on yesterday’s boat on legal business, j
Mrs. Knute Narstea of Cordova is
in town on her way to Anchorage.
J. V. Callahan, general agent of the
New York and St. Louis railway, ac
companied by Mrs. Callahan, returned
from a trip to the interior as guests
of Col. Landis, and left on the North
western for the states.
Frank Straubinger^ well-known old
timer who has been visiting the past
week in Seward, returned to his home
at Roosevelt this morning.
John Powers, a proneer from Eagle
City, was an outgoing passenger on
the Northwestern for New York City
where he goes to attend the Demo
cratic National Convention as dele
gate. While in Seward Mr. Powers ad
dressed a democratic meeting held at
the Seward News Company on Sunday
afternoon. Mr. Powers has been in the
Interior for over twenty-five years,
this being his first trip out in that
time.
Gus Fransen came in from Roose
velt on Sunday’s train.
Marshal Bert Stevens arrived on
Saturday’s train from Fairbanks and
is stopping at a local hotel.
Mrs. Helen Lynch, well known in- j
teriorite, arrived on Saturday’s train 1
from Fairbanks. Mrs. Lynch recently i
took a short course in mining at the |
School of Mines, at Fairbanks, the
only woman taking the course up to j
the present time.
Mrs. McGary and daughter Mar-,
garet, arrived on the Northwestern i
in company with Mrs. McGary’s son i
and left on yesterday’s train for the In |
terior, from which point they will go
down the Tanana and up the Yukon
to Whitehorse, leaving for the outside.
Miss Margaret, who has been teach
ing in Valdez the past winter, will;
leave soon for a trip to Europe. The j
family at the present time are on j
their way to California.
Mrs. Jessie Murphy returned from
the westward on the Starr.
Mrs. H. B. Selby was a passenger
for Anchorage this morning to attend
the session of court there.
Arthur H. Young ol' San Francisco
and \V. W. Kelly of Oakland, Califor
nia, moving picture men, were passen
gers for Seward on the Northwestern.
They will remain in the vicinity of
Seward for several days< completing
a series of pictures begun last year.
They will then go into the Interior
taking Ml. McKinley, the Healy river
coal deposits and a number of other
scenes of interest. Mr. Young and Mr.
Kelly are planning on making a trip
to the westward to take pictures of
the scene of the disastrous ending of
Major Martin’s flight and of the plane
if it is possible.
John S. Shanley, the first graduate
of the Fairbanks Agricultural college
and School of Mines, and its sole al
umnus for the past year, arrived in
Seward on his way to the states. Mr.
Shanley who has been principal of the
Nenana school, will be principal at
Afognak the coming year. He has 3
years in Cornell U. to his credit, and
has been a student of the College for
some time.
L. V. Ray left for Anchorage on the
train this morning on business con
nected with the court.
Miss Stella Fuller and Miss Inez
Waugh returned from a trip to La
touche.
E. E. McDonald, an operator in the
Valdez section, arrived on the North
western on his way to Anchorage to
attend court. Mr. McDonald has the
only tellurim mine in the division,
having uncovered 1 wonderfully rich
vein of ore last summer. He will
return at the end of the court ses
sion.
Mrs. Selma Scott and Mrs. Delia
Chase were incoming passengers on
the Northwestern on their way to at
tend court. Mrs. Scott is deputy clerk
and Mrs. Chase is court stenographer.
Deputy Marshal Jack Roseen arriv
'd on the Northwestern and will leave
or the States with a number of pris
mers.
Judge E E. Ritchie, an old time
■Sewardite, and judge of the Third Ju
licial division arrived on the North
western on his way to Anchorage to
lold court. Judge Ritchie was at one
ime editor and manager of the Gate
way and was a resident here when
the Ballaine’s started off the town
site.
Clerk of the Court W. N. Cuddy and
wife, and two sons, arrived on the S.
S. Northwestern leaving on yester
day's train for Anchorage. Mr. Cuddy
who is an enthusiastic sportsman^
will return to Seward this fall on a
moose hunt.
Mrs. Gertrude Caldwell, attorney of
Los Angeles, returned from Valdez on
Lhe last boat.
Sherman Duggan, District attorney,
accompanied by Mrs. Duggan, arrived
on the Northwestern on their way to
Anchorage.
Dupont Murphy, the handsome six
footer. who represents the famous Du
Pont Powder company, arrived on yes
terday’s boat on his way to the inter
ior.
Walter Fenton, civil engineer, is in
Kodiak this week surveying the site
for the new cold storage plant being
erected by the New England Fisher
ies.
Elizabeth and Josephine Tierney,
two young ladies from Kentucky', who
have been visiting in Anchorage are
passengers on the Admiral Evans on
their way south.
Frank H. Foster, author of the lit
eracy bill, attorney and legislator^ ar
rived in Seward yesterday on his way
inside.
Sam Laurie, a member of the firm
of Laurie Bros, of Cordova, passed
through Seward yesterday on his way
to Anchorage.
Mrs. W. Meyer arrived on the North
western from Seattle and will visit
with her sister, Mrs. Chas. Lechner,
for several months.
Chas. Schlosser, a well known old
timer of Valdez, arrived on the North
western making the round trip. Mr.
Schlosser recently returned north from
the states, where he engaged in farm
ing for a time, but life was too dull
and uninviting on a ranch, so he re
turned to the Northland.
A1 Buffo, a hard rock miner of the
Third Division, with headquarters
around Latouche, arrived on the North
western, and left on yesterday’s train
for the Interior where he will try
coal mining for a time.
Angus McLeod, well known oldtimer
of this district, was a passenger last
night on the northwestern for Valdez
where he will work on the Richardson
road for the summer.
General Manager Lee H. Landis
arrived in Seward Saturday night on
his private car the B-l, returning on
yesterday’s train. Col. Landis will
spend considerable time in Seward this
summer.
H. O. Roberts arrived on the Starr
from his cannery at Uganik.
Mrs. Chas. Hinde left on yesterday’s
train for Anchorage to visit for a time
Capt. Cosby, of Seattle arrived in
town yesterday on his way to Kodiak
island where he will prospect for fish
ing sites. This is the captain’s first
trip to Seward.
E. R. Weaver, a Moose Pass resi
dent, was a Seward visitor over Sun
day.
J. S. Rodenbaugh, of Fairbanks has
announced his intention of visiting
Anchorage with the machine July 4.
Deputy Marshal A. C. Dowling was
an arrival on the Northwestern on his
way to Anchorage.
Marshal H. P. Sullivan arrived on
the Northwestern on his way to An
chorage to attend court.
Tuesday
The Seward Chamber of Commerce
received a dispatch from the Fair
banks Commercial Club inviting then:
to assist Fairbanks celebrate the “Fes
tival of the Midnight Sun” June 20
21 and 22. Informing them that Fair
banks entertains then. It is possible
that many of the business men may
take advantage of this invitation, as
Seward is the natural distribution
point for that section of the territory,
and in a short time, all freight for
the river must pass thru Seward and
over the Government Railroad. The
cultivation of cordial relations with
the business men of the interior, can
not but reflect to Seward’s commer
cial advantage.
Sergt. Wm. Rogers, who has been
at Chignik the past two months act
ing as radio man for the flying squad
ron, left yesterday on the Northwes
tern for his station at Valdez.
Major Burt, the Army Air Service
Meteorologist, who has been assisting
the Army Around the World Flyers
to the Westward, was transferred
aboard the Northwestern, in the bay
day before yesterday evening. For a
time it appeared as tho Sewardites
were going to witness an interesting
race, as apparently Captain McCarthy
did not intend to heed the Haida’s
stop signal.
Mr. A. H. Proctor, the Government’s
fonner Superintendent of Sealing op
erations to Westward, sailed on the
Northwestern. Mr. Proctor was very
much surprised and pleased with the
territory adjacent to Seward, and
said he would be back next year, to
spend some time in this vicinity.
Wednesday
Anton Eide. Superintendent tor the
Alaska Road Commission, was an An
chorage passenger on this morning's
train.
Ludwig Johnson, an employe of the
Bureau of Public Roads, left town to
day for Moose Pass wiiere road con
struction is under way.
Ed Lawson of Anchorage, arrived in
the Gateway city yesterday- and con
templates leaving for the states on
the next sailing south of the steam
ship Alaska.
Fred Stanley, chef at the Frisco
cafe in Anchorage, arrived in Seward
yesterday and left for the south on
the Admiral Evans. Chef Stanley
said he was returning to Alaska again
in a couple of months.
E. F. Jessen, general manager of
the Wilson-Jessen Syndicate, arrived
in Seward yesterday from Anchorage
headquarters. Mr. Jessen is calling
on Seward business firms with the
view of disposing of advertising space
in the Alaska Railroad passenger
coaches.
Fred C. Wilson, proprietor of the
Frisco Cafe in Anchorage, after a
brief business trip in the city yester
day left on this morning's train for
the old home town.
Mrs. P. P. Lucchine and children,
were Seward arrivals yesterday from
Anchorage, joining Mr. Lucchine, who
lias been here tor several days look
ing over a number of sites suitable
for a fox ranch.
Mrs. J. B. Gottstein and baby are
expected to leave Seattle on the steam
er Yukon sailing from Seattle Sat
urday. She has been spending the
winter in Iowa visiting with relatives,
A. Keist, property owner and busi
ness man of Anchorage, following a
business trip to the Westward, return
ed to Anchorage this morning.
Attorney Rucker, promising young
lawyer of Seward left for Anchorage
yesterday on legal business. He ex
pects to return to Seward tomorrow
or on the following train.
For the purpose of surveying a site
for the contemplated cold storage
of the New England Fish Company
at Kodiak, Warren G. Fenton of the
civil engineering firm of Fenton and
Glossop left the Anchorage headquar
tes of the firm last week and is now
at Kodiak with the work well under
way.
Ed Weaver, one of the best little
ranchers in this neck of the woods,
returned to the farm at Moose Pass
this morning after completing local
business.
I. Kricken, foreman for the Sims
Carlson road contractors who are con
structing a road out of Girdwood un
der the supervision of the Bureau of
Public Roads, arrived in the city yes
terday and is a guest at the hotel
Van Gilder.
Dr, F. de la Vergne is a passenger
on the Alaska en route to his home at
Fairbanks after spending the past fewr
weeks in the states. The doctor sus
tained an accident on the voyage south
when he was thrown to the deck of
the vessel by a heavy sea and frac
tured a collar bone, from which he is
now completely recovered.
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Werner and
daughter, Dora, were southbound pas
sengers on the Evans last night.
Captain John Deering, pioneer Yu
kon river navigator, died in San Fran
cisco recently.
Ha! Roach, former agent for the
Alaska Steamship Company in An
chorage, arrived from the States yes
terday and will remain in Seward as
assistant in the local office. Mr.
Roach has been Outside on his annual
vacation.
R. F. Tollman of Anchorage was a
Seward arrival yesterday.
The Seward Real Estate Company
reports the sale of William Fairman’s
place to P. P. Lucchina of Katalla.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Shea and fam
ily of four children, residents of Sew
ard for the past year, moved over to
Anchorage this morning where they
will make their future home.
Fred Staiaer, raiei.cr. hit Seward
this morning for Mile 1.8 on t! e Al
aska Railroad, wnere h ? conducts a
splendid farm.
Thursday
Mrs. George Colwell and children
were arrivals on the last train from
Tunnel and will visit with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Leslie for a
time.
Captain Harry Moore of Cordova,
well known Alaskan who has been
making his home in the Copper City
for the past number of years, passed
through Seward the other day on his
way to Anchorage where he has been
summoned on jury duty.
John Steifel put in a beautiful bed
of pansies in front of his home on
Third avenue recently and the flow
ers are rapidly coming into bloom.
John Flower has placed ,a now
awning in front of his grocery store.
\V. H. Dryden, who recently moveji
his grocery stock from the Sauers’
building into the Lechner building on
the corner of Broadway and Railroad
avenue, is having his place thorough
ly renovated and the front repainted.
Aron Ericson has taken the con
tract to paint a new sign for Leon
Urbach. He will also repaint the
front of his store.
A1 Peel left ou yesterday’s train for
| Mile Twenty, where he will spend a
| few days with Andy Simons.
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John Gilpatriek, popular night
watchman on tfye dock, leaves tomor
row for Moose Pass, where he will
spend two months developing his
quartz property. This property is
one of the most promising looking on
Kenai Peninsula.
\Y. P. Steinmetz, general foreman
of the telegraph and telephone sys
tem of the Alaska Railroad, arrived
in Seward yesterday on his regular
trip of inspection. Mr. Steinmetz re
turns to Anchorage, his headquarters,
tomorrow.
j Mrs. Aron Ericson, wife of the pop
ular sign painter, left with her daugh
ter yesterday on a visit with her
mother wlio resides in Anchorage.
A force of men have been employ
ed by the city for the past week do
ing repair work on the streets, tear
ing out large rocks, filling in holes,
etc. The improvements are very no
ticeable, especially to autoists.
Joe Wilson left the city yesterday
for his mining property in the Moose
Pass district.
W. J. McDonald, supervisor of the
Cliugach National Forest is expected
to arrive in Seward on the next trip
of the steamer Alaska. Mr. McDonald
is at present at his Cordova head
quarters. A number of other offi
cials of the forestry department will
accompany Mr. McDonald here.
Mrs. C. W. Harrington and her 3
children, two boys and a girl are leav
ing Anchorage in a few days for their
home at Homer, on Cook Inlet. They
have been residing in the city since
late last fall.
Friday
Owing to a rush of jobwork which
must be delivered within the next few
weeks the Gateway presses are work
ing overtime. This office recently
completed two thousand magazines for
the Alaska Agricultural College at
Fairbanks, and a 68-page catalog for
the same establishment. It is now
engaged on a run of fifty thousand,
two-color folders for the consolidated
chambers of commerce of Nenana, An
chorage and Seward, with a 25,000 run
for another party. We will be very
busy the next month, and patrons will
please make allowance.
Mesdames Leciiner, Meyers, Perry,
and Wickdahl, took advantage of the
line weather yesterday and climbed
Marathon mountain yesterday.
The gas boat Pouter which be
longs to the Kodiak Island Fishing
and Packing Company, and which
has been laid up on the beach for
the past winter, is being put into
3hape, including a new coat of paint
preparatory to the fishing season.
W. P. Steinmetz, agent for the T.
& T. Department, Alaska Railroad,
left for Anchorage this morning.
Bill Welty ,a former resident of An
chorage who has recently returned to
Alaska from the States, arived from
the Interior yesterday and proposes
to make Seward his future home.
E. F. Jessen, member of the firm of
J Wilson & Jessen, advertising special
I ists, who has been in Seward the past
j few days interviewing advertisers, left
j today for his home town of Anchorage.
I While here, Mr. Jessen offfered the
j Chamber of Commerce space gratis oi
I the railway cars of the Alaska Rail
I road.
Rev. R. V. B. Dunlap returned on
one of the last trains from Anchorage,
Seldovia and other Cook Inlet points.
Mrs. Andy Simons was an arrival
in town last night from Mile 20.
Pete Swanson, who has been work
ing on the section, left this morn
ing for Anchorage for medical treat
ment.
Andy Rasmussen is busy these
days putting new roofing on his
home.
Mrs. Clias. G. Hubbard returned to
her home at the Primrose mine today
after spending the past two weeks
I in town visiting with friends.
R. B. Heaston and wife were arriv
als on last night’s train from their
mining property in the Moose Pass
section.
Bert E. Crow, until recently general
agent for the Alaska Railroad at Sew
ard, has been appointed trainmaster
| for the railroad, with headquarters in
the Gateway city. The office of gen
! eral agent at Seward has been abolish
! ed.
Oliver C. Van Houten, former em
ploye of the Alaska Railroad ,and an
oldtime resident of Anchorage passed
away at the government hospital early
this week. Death was caused by blood
poisoning.
Arthur Young and companion ac
I companied by A1 Blair, left Wednes
j day for Spruce Creek, returning yes
terday afternoon .They went for the
purpose of taking moving pictures of
game and natural scenery.
John Gilpatrick, night watchman on
the clock, left for Moose Pass this
morning to spend two months do
ing development work on his mining
property. During his absence, Alec
Little will become night watch man.
Mrs. George Gullufsen, wife of the
deisel operator at Latouche, will visit
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Mc
Connell for a month.
Mrs. C. Taulman of Anchorage was
recently found guilty of violating the
prohibition law and will appear for
sentence this week.
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Rickman and
daughter were thru passengers on the
last Admiral Evans #Tr Kodiak where
they will take charge of the Baptist
Orphanage at that place. Mr. and Mrs.
Rickman formerly resided in Salt Lake
City.
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, “Mother Hill” one of the oldest
! sourdoughs in the country, from point
of adventures, and well known in ev
j ery camp in the interior, arrived in
town Tuesday, and has opened the
Pioneer Women’s Laundry. Mother
1 Hill as she is known to all the old
boys, is the only woman who ever nav
igated the Yukon in a poling boat in
the old days, traveling the entire
, length of the river by herself. She
; has a fund of reminiscences and story
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to the Pathfinder.
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The Commerce Pool hall is having
a bacement placed under their building
several men working the past two days
j on the excuvating.
Malcolm Wilson, traveling salesman
who has been calling on the Interior
; trade ,arrived in Seward from An
| chorage yesterday. He is a guest at
j the hotel Van Gilder.
Andy Dieringer, popular coal and
transfer man of the court town, has
been awarded the contract for the
construction of the new telegraph
station at Wortman, 20 miles out of
■ Valdez, on the Richardson Highway, >
! says the Valdez Miner. Work on
| the new project will be started as
i soon as the Road Commission opens
ithe road on the upper bench behind
Wortman.