LOCAL ARTIST
MAKES EXHIBIT
In the lobby of the Hotel Van Gil
der is a painting by Mr. Van Emple,
the local artist, which should be of
special interest to the people of Sew
ard since the artist has chosen for
his subject a scene on the beach here,
and has created a scene of rare beau
ty. This is the first large picture the
artist has painted here, though he
has made a number of sketches which
clearly shows his enthusiasm for Sew
ard.
Mr. Van Emple is well known as a
painter in the East, a number of his
canvasses are on exhibition in New
York, he also is exhibiting in Seattle.
Directly after the Holidays he will
open an evening class in drawing and
painting and all who are interested
in art are offered an opportunity to
learn which does not often come to
a town of this size.
HUDSON BAY MEN
REACH COAST
FROM ARCTIC
After a trip by dog team lasting
nearly a month a party of Hudson’s
Bay men arrived in Seward Saturday
on their way from Herschel Island,
on the Arctic coast, to Vancouver, B.
C. The party consisted of Capt. T.
P. O’Kelly, C. H. Clarke, Rudolph
Johnson, E. J. Gall and Ambrose Ag
naveluk. They sailed south on the
steamship Alaska.
The party left Herschel Island on
November 13, with five sleds and 30
dogs. Two extra sleds carried camp
gear, food and fish for the dogs as
far as Old Crow camp on the Porcu
pine. Two guides were taken along,
but their assistance was of no value
and Capt. O'Kelly sent them back. He
declares that the winter so far in
the Arctic has been the coldest in
years and the mercury ranged from
35 and 40 below with bitter winds
blowing continually. One of the
chief difficulties in traveling was the'
darkness, daylight coming about 10
a. m. and darkness at 2 p. m., mak
ing it impossible to see their bear
ings. The party became lost and the
food supply ran low. There was no
fuel in the district but scrawy willow
bushes, and it was nearly impossible
to cook or keep warm with them.
On the eleventh day Old Crow
mountain was sighted six miles dis
tant. Ordinarily this mountain is vis
ible 100 miles, and so it becomes ap
parent under what wreather conditions
the party traveled. The town of Old
Crow was reached the twelfth day and
fresh provisions obtained at the post.
Severe w’eather continued after the
party left Old Crow and it was ne
cessary to break trail all the way to
Fort Yukon. From Fort Yukon to
Circle the new trail cut by the Alas
ka Road Commission last year was
used. Fifty miles were made the first
day out of Circle and then poor time
was made on account of overflows.
The trail was also badly drifted. The
trip from Old Crow to Fairbanks was
made in 12 days.
Capt. O’Kelly states that fur con
ditions have been good in the Her
schel Island district. About 30 white
persons are at the mounted police
post. There are five policemen sta
tioned there at this time. A radio set
has been installed. Klingenberg, the
Coronation Gulf trader is at Herschel,
having wintered there. After arriv
ing at Herschel Island last year he
made a dash for the Gulf but was
forced to return to Herschel Island
to escape being wrecked. He tried
to reach Fairbanks to go outside for
the winter, but became lost and had
to go back to the post.
Capt. O’Kelly is district manager
of the western Arctic district for the
Hudson’s Bay Company. Mr. Hall,
who passed through Seward a year
or so ago was formerly in command.
Mr. Clark is Hudson Bay inspector
for the Coronation Gulf district. Mr.
Johnson was engineer on the Lady
Kindersley, which was abandoned in
the ice. Mr. Gall and Agnaveluk, the
latter an Eskimo, left Fairbanks on
the return trip to the Island.
Capt. O’Kelly, Mr. Clark and Mr.
Johnson will return north next year.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown of
Anchorage arrived' on last night’s
train and are’ guests of the Hotel Van
Gilder.
FAIRBANKS MASONS INSTAL
OFFICERS FOR 1925 PERIOD
The Fairbanks Royal Arch Masons
installed officers last week, following
which an elaborate banquet was
served. Those taking office wrere:
High Priest, Frank M. Dunham; King,
C. S. Selberg; Scribe, W. T. Pinker
ton; Treasurer, Frank R. Clark; Sec
retary, Robert W. Taylor; Chaplain,
S. G. Magnussen; Captain of the Host,
John A. Clark; Principal Sojourner,
Chas. E. Taylor; R. A. Captain, W.
W. Hunter; Master Third Veil, L. F.
Joy; Master 2nd Veil, C. D. McCauley;
Master 1st Veil, Martin Johnson; Sen
tinel, P. S. Peterson.
XMAS DECORATIONS
IN MANY WINDOWS
Elaborate Christmas decorations
are appearing in many windows of the
city, adding greatly to the Holiday
spirit. Schallerer’s have a number
of varicolored lights, setting off a hol
iday assortment of goods hard to beat,
especially the colored scene of Sew
ard and vicinity. The Drug Store, Ur
bach’s, Orlander’s, Sylvia’s, Banbury
& Ogle’s, Ellsworth’s, J. L. Graef’s and
Brown & Hawkins, all have elaborate
displays, reflecting the enterprise of
the business houses. Seward stores
have some nice Christmas stocks on
hand and all are doing a good busi
ness.
FACT FINDING
COMMISSION ON
WAY TO SEWARD
L. B. Hopkins and T. F. Joyce, of
the field commission of the United
States Tariff Commission are on their
way to Seward, now being employed
at Juneau, where they were joined j
by Samuel Schoenfeld, the third mem
ber of the commission, and Mrs. Hop- ;
kinson, wife of one of the other men.
The commission started their work
in Seattle in September and visited ;
Vancouver, Prince Rupert, Ketchikan, j
and Juneau. They will also visit i
Wrangell, Petersburg, Juneau, Sitka
and Seward, before returning to j
Washington, D. C., to make their re- !
port for use by the Congressional tar- j
iff commission.
The results of their findings will be
placed before Congress some time in
January or February, and anyone in
terested in the halibut industry may
present a brief before the commission
either in person, by proxy or written
communications.
The records kept on the halibut in
dustry covering a period of several
years have been examined. The vol
ume of trade done, what expenditures
are made, and for what purpose, the
comparative cost of upkeep of vessels
and gear, marketing facilities, in fact
everything in connection with the
halibut industry will be examined.
As Seward shipped about 2,500,000
pounds of fish this year, the commis
sion will be here for several days be
fore returning south.
FIRE DESTROYS MANY
PRICELESS RECORDS
SEATTLE, Dec. 17.—Fire last night
destroyed the Mineshall university,
containing many priceless records
and research material.
Stephens of Denver will Bend Bij? Illua.
trated Trappers’ Book FREE. Tells how and when
to trap and handle Muskrats, Coyotes, Skunks
-- all other furs. Game Laws. Grading Ru!e3, etc.
Big demand all Western Furs this season — priced
high. Get ready to trap NOW.
Stephens sella Traps, Animal Baits, Fur
Stretchers and Supplies direct to you at Rock Bot
tom Prices; saves you 3 to 141 days’
time and Big Money on transporta
tion. DENVER is the closest and best
fur market for all Western Trappers.
Write for Big Trap Book, Fur Price
List, MarketReport, Shipping Tags
— all FREE. Mail Coupon Today.
Stephens
of Denver
E. A. STEPHENS & CO.,
72^ptepiiens Bldg., Denver, Colorado*'** __
Send me Big Fur Book, Trap Catalog, Fur Price
List, Market Reports, Shipping Tags — all FREE.
MRS JOHN NOON
MARRIED OREGON
Mrs. Martha K. Noon, widow of the
late John Noon, of Woodstock, and
W. M. Faulkner of Corvallis were
united in Carriage December 1st, at
Vancouver, Wash., according td infor
mation received here today by Mrs.
John Paulson Mrs. Noon recently
disposed of her hardware store in
Corvallis, and removed to Woodstock.
Mr. Faukner is a nurseryman of Cor
vallis where he has built up a very
successful business' Mrs. Faulkner
will remain in Woodstock until the
Christmas holidays, when she will re
move to her new home, Route 1, Box
120, Corvallis.
Mrs. Noon lived in Seward for a
number of years, her husband being
in business here with C. M. Brosius.
His health failing he moved to Port
land, where he died a couple of years
ago, his ashes being brought back and
scattered on Resurrection Bay.
Mrs. Faulkner has a wide circle of
friends in Seward who .wish her hap
piness.
W. W. FLYNN HEARS NEWS
OVER RADIO SET INSTALLED
W. W. Flynn, section foreman of
Mile 20 arrived in town last night, and
was a guest of a local hotel. Mr.
Flynn recently installed a radio re
ceiving set, and is getting much sat
isfaction as well as keeping up with
the world news. Last night he heard
that France had landed 30,000 troops
on Spanish soil at Morocco, and that
the weather was 42 degrees below
zero in Montana and Arizona.
Mr. Flynn believes that in time the
average Alaskan will listen in on the
news of the day as regularly as the
city man reads his newspaper.
POPULAR PURSER ON ADMIRAL
LINE VISITS SEWARD FRIENDS
C. M. Blain, an old time Alaskan,
and purser for many years on the Ad
miral Line boats, is relieving Purser
Baker on the Seward run during the
holidays. Mr. Blaine has been run
ning purser on the Queen during the
summer months, and was taken off the
California run to go on the Watson.
He has a large circle of friends in
Seward who are pleased to have him
back with us.
DEPUTY CLERK ROSEEN
RESIGNS HIS OFFICE
Deputy Clerk Roseen tendered his
resignation recently and left on the
Northwestern for San Francisco
where he has been offered a position
as deputy United States marshal. Mr.
Roseen has been in the Territory for
a number of years, and was a former
deputy U. S. marshal under F. E.
Brenneman and later under Marshal
H. P. Sullivan, resigning to take the
position of deputy Clerk of Court.
IDITAROD HOTEL BURNED
TO GROUND LAST WEEK
The Grand Hotel and two nearby
cabins at Iditarod were burned to the
ground last wreek. Practically every
guest lost part of his or her belong
ings. Those formerly domiciled in
the hotel have moved into cabins left
vacant by parties going outside.
j ANCHORAGE DAILY TIMES
TO BE SOLD AT PUBLIC SALE
I ______
According to notice printed in the
Anchorage Daily Timees of recent
| date, at the instigation of the trustee
j in bankruptcy, that newspaper will
be sold to the highest bidder Decern*
I ber 27, with its equipment, bills and
| stock on hand. The sale is in con
nection with bankruptcy proceedings
filed against Chas. E. Herron, presi
dent of the Alaska Publishing Co.
FOUR MEMBERS OF CREW OF
BOAT KANAKA BOY GASSED
SELDOVIA, Dec. 16.—Four mem
bers of the gasboat Kanaka, Boy were
brought into Seldovia yesterday for
medical treatment, having been toss
ed from the exhaust of the boat’s en
gine. The weather was extremely
cold and tl^ boat shut up tight for
protection, causing the men to lose
consciouslness. They were treated by
Drr. Burgin and all have practically
recovered.
INFORMATION WANTED
Mrs. John Brown, of Grenfell, Sas
katchewan, Canada, has made inquiry
of the Governor’s office concerning
the whereabouts of her brother, w'ho
worked for the Alaska Railroad as a
bridge carpenter, during the years
1916-17. She has been advised by the
management of the Alaska Railroad
that they have no record of him since
1917. She has not heard from him
since then. Any information concern
ing him should be sent to the Gov
ernor’ soffice or directly to Mrs. Jc^n
Brown, Grenfell, Saskatchewan, Can
ada.
Agent for Radio Corporation of America
RADIOLA RECEIVING SETS
the best on the market today
Radiola Super-Heterodyne
F*rice in Seward, Equipped,
C. IVL B.
Lumber
Below is a list of some of the broadcasting stations that you may expect to
hear on the RADIOLA SUPER-HETERODYNE.
Call • Pwr
Letters Name of Station Wts. Lgt.
KDKA Westinghouse Electric Co. 1000 326
East Pittsburg, Pa.
KFKX Westinghouse Electric Co. 1000 286
Hastings, Neb.
KYW Westinghouse Electric Co. 1000 536
Chicago, III.
WBX Westinghouse Electric Co. 1000 337
Springfield, Mass.
KGO General Electric Co. 1000 312
Oakland, Cala.
WBAH The Dayton Co. 1000 417
Minneapolis, Minn.
WEAF American Tele. & Tele. Co. 1000 492
New York City.
WEBH Edgewater Beach Hotel Co. 1000 373
Chicago, III.
WGN The Tribune, Drake Hotel 1000 370
Whitestone Co., Chicago, III.
WGY General Electric Co. 1000 380
Schenectady, N. Y.
WNYC City of New York 1000 526
New York City.
WTAM Willard Stor. Bat. Co. 1000 390
Cleveland, Ohio.
WWI Ford Motor Co. 1000 273
.Dearborn, Mich.
General Electric Co. 1000
• Denver, Colorado.
The Crosley Radio Corp. 5000
Cincinnati, Ohio.
PACIFIC COAST AND CANADIAN STATIONS
KFAE State College of Washington 500 330
Pullman, Wash.
KFCL Leslie E. Rice, Union Stock Yds. 500 236
Los Angeles, Cala.
KFI Earle C. Anthony, Inc. 500 469
Packard Bldg., Los Angeles
KFOA Rhodes Dept. Store. 500 455
Seattle V^cishi
KFPR Los Angeles County For. Dept. 500 231
Los Angeles, Cala.
KFQD Chovin Supply Co. 100 280
Anchorage, Alaska.
KFSG Echo Park Evan. Assn. 500 278
Los Angeles, Cala.
KGU Marion A. Mulrony, 500 360
Honolulu, Hawaii.
KGW Portland Oregonian 500 492
Portland, Ore.
KHJ Times Mirror Co. 500 395
Los Angeles, Cala.
KJS Bible Institute 750 360
Los Angeles, Cala.
KLX Tribune Publishing Co. 250 509
Oakland, Cala.
„ail Pwr. Wve
Letter Name of Station. Wts Lgt.
KPO Hale Bros. 500 423
San Francisco, Cala.
KTW First Presbyterian Church 750 360
Seattle, Wash.
KWH Los Angeles Examiner 250 360
Los Angeles, Cala.
CFCA The Calgary Herald 430
Calgary, Alta., Canada.
CFCN W. W. Grant Radio Ltd. 440
Calgary, Alta., Canada.
CKCD Vancouver Daily Province. 410
Vancouver, B. C„ Canada.
WWJ Detroit News 517
Detroit, Mich.
SOME MORE OUT OF TOWN STATIONS VOU
HEAR MOST ANY EVENING OR
LATE AT NIGHT.
KFAE Western Radio Corp. 500 278
Denver, Colorado.
KFGX First Presbyterian Church 500 250
Orange, Texas.
KFMX Carleton College 500 283
Northfield, Minn.
KFPT Cane and Johnson 500 268
Salt Lake City, Utah.
KLZ Reynolds Radio Co. 500 283
Denver, Colorado.
KOB New Mex. State Col. of Agri. 500 360
New Mexico.
KSD Post Dispatch 500 546
St. Louis, Mo.
WAAW Omaha Grain Exchange 500 286
Omaha, Neb.
WBAP Star Telegram 750 476
Fort Worth, Texas.
WDAF Kansas City Star 500 411
Kansas City, Mo.
WEAY Will Horwitz, Jr. 500 360
Houston, Texas.
WFAA The Dallas* News-Journal 500 476
Dallas, Texas.
WHB The Sweeney School Co. 500 411
Kansas City, Mo.
WHO Bankers Life Co. 500 526
Des Moines, Iowa.
WOAI Southern Equipment Co. 500 385
San Antonio, Texas.
WO AW Woodmen of the World 500 526
Omaha, Nebraska.
WOI Iowa State College 500 360
Ames, Iowa.
WOQ Western Radio Co. 500 360
Kansas City, Mo.
KNX Electric Lighting Supply Co. 100 360
Los Angeles, Cala.
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