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in the Town of Seward
THE OVERLAND HOTEL
GORDON SHEA, Proprietor
RUBBER HEELS
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Twenty-five Cents
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New and Up-to-Date
Novelties arriving on
every boat
ELLSWORTH’S
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4TH JULY NOTICE
Knowing that everyone wants to
| see the great twelve reel super-feat
ure,
“THE HUNCHBACK OF
NOTRE DAME”
| the Liberty Theatre takes this means
| of letting out of town people know
that we will show this wonderful
moving picture Thursday and Friday,
the second and third of July at 8
o’clock sharp. Plan on getting here
on time to see it on one of those
nights.
AT THE LIBERTY
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j E. Furman, operator from the Nu
ka Bay region, was a Seward arriv
al yesterday. He will remain in Sew
ard until after the holidays.
Brunswick Phonographs and Re
cords. The Alaska Shop. tf
SUITS! SUITS! SUITS!
There will be no excuse for not
being well dressed for the grand
Fourth of July Celebration, as I
have on hand several suits, in all
sizes, colors and styles at very low
prices. Come and get them!
JORDAN’S VALET SERVICE.
FOR SALE
General merchandise business with
store building, warehouse, and cabin
with small stock of goods. Situated
in Portlock, which will be one of the
best fishing camps in Alaska. The
! business has always been an income
I property and will from now on pay
j bigger than ever. Owner is sickly
and will sell under value.
GEORGE W. HENK,
Seldovia, Alaska
For your kitchen
Just unpacking a large shipment of
ALUMINUM AND GRANITE WARE
for your inspection
p. a McMullen
Telephone Main 34
FINAL MEETING
OF COMMITTEES,
ALL SET TO GO
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BUGLER WILL ANNOUNCE START
OF EACH EVENT—VON EMPLE,
LOCAL ARTIST, TO PRESENT
CHALK TALK.
The last and. special meeting of
the 4th ol July committees was held
last evening at the Fire Halt* and
final plans were discussed and com
pleted for the Big Celebration which
starts tomorrow morning and ends
on the following day, Sunday. The
complete program is published on
one of the double pages of advertis
ing. Programs will be distributed
about the city this evening and to
morrow. Every citizen is advised
to procure one and retain it thruout
the day.
It. was decided at the meeting that
following the conclusion of each of
the children’s races, the awards will
be given out in cash. Checks will
be handed out to other winners of
contests. The services of a bugler
has been procured. His duties will
be to let out a blast prior to each
event, calling the attention of the
public to the start of another event.
It is stated the men from the radio
and cable stations will appear in the
line of march, in their uniforms. Im
lach’s baseball team from Sawmill
Bay, with whom the local team will
tangle tomorrow and Sunday, are due
to arrive in Seward this afternoon or
j evening.
One of the leading features of the
day will be the chalk talk by the
distinguished artist, Mr. von Emple,
who has kindly offered his services
to add to the enjoyment of the day.
The program gives the time and the
place. Concessions have been let
at both of the dance halls for the
sale of confetti, serpentine, noise
making novelties, lemonade and pop
corn. Mel Horner will climb Mara
thon mountain in advance of the
racing classic, and will plant the
colors on the mountain peak. He
will await the arrival of each of the
contestants, giving each one a letter,
which will signify to the judges, the
racers scaling the peak and return.
Over |200 in bills were presented
at the meeting. These were regular
11 ordered paid. The finance commit
tee was given authority to pay all
additional bills in connection with
the celebration, after the 4th of July.
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"Original Plates Chilkoot
Pass Are At McCarthy
Original plates, some 700 of them,
of photographs of the early days
crossing over the famous Chilkoot
Pass, are in the possession of Cap
tain J. P. Huberick of McCarthy,
Anton Anderson, Alaska Road Com
mission engineer, reported - to the
Gateway during his recent trip to
this city. Mr. Anderson said he be
lieved Captain Huberick’s collection,
which he took himself, is the larg
est single collection of its kind on
record or ever taken. Captain Hu
berick is well known in Seward and
is known as an expert rifle shot.
•Martin Killian, of the forest ser
vice, returned to Seward last even
ing from Lawing.
STANDARD OIL DISTRICT
SALES MANAGER, COMES
TO SEWARD ON BUSINESS
W. M. Perkins, assistant district
sales manager for the tandard Oil
Company, arrived in Seward this
morning on board the motorship
Alaska Standard. The vessel came
into port at 11 a. im., and will remain
tied up here until after the 4th of
July, departing then for Cordova
with an oil cargo.
Under the supervision of A. E.
Ericson, painter and paper hanger,
the large welcome sign was erected
yesterday afternoon at the ocean
dock approach.
Mrs. A. A. Shonbeck, wife of the
prominent Anchorage business man,
will be a southbound passenger for
the States on the steamer Northwest
ern, sailing Sunday at 4 o’clock. Mrs.
Shonbeck will arrive in Seward from
Anchorage Sunday.
STARR ARRIVES
FROM KANATAK;
SAILS MONDAY
STANDARD OIL SUPERINTEND
ENT BRINGS BROKEN CRANK
SHAFT TO BE REPAIRED
The steamer Starr, Captain Johan
son in command arrived in port this
morning at 2 o’clock from a special
trip to Kanatak and other ports.
Three passengers arrived on the ves
sel, Phil. B. Reed, superintendent ot
the Standard Oil Company’s drilling
operations at Cold Bay; Chas. Mad
sen, Kanatak merchant, and J. Barns
dale of the Katmai Gold Mine Co.
Supt. Reed departed for Anchorage
on this morning's train, with a brok
en crank shaft which he will have
repaired immediately at the Alaska
Railroad machine shops, returning tc
Seward in time to make connections
with the Westward sailing of the
j steamer Starr, on Monday. Mr. Mad
sen will remain in Seward over the
4th of July. Mr. Barnsdale is or
his way to the States following sev
eral months’ stay on his West ware
gold property.
The steamer Starr will take or
about 77 tons of cargo from the
steamer Northwestern and probabl;
25 tons of local freight, for West
ward ports. A large list of passen
gers is expected to board the vesse
for the Westward. Among them wil
be two parties for Katmai, who ar
considering gofng into the Valley o
Ten Thousand Smokes.” The vesse
will depart from Seward for th<
Westward Monday, July 6.
Captain Emswiler arrived from Nil
ka Bay last evening with his boal
bringing a number of residents fron
the district to town for the 4th o
July celebration.
Mrs. O. L. McCracken, a rand
woman of Montana, has paid the e>
penses of her daughter’s edueatio:
by selling attractive dolls which sh
carves from roots of cot t in woo
trees.
A. E. Rucker, Seward attorney, wil
be a returning passenger on tomoi
row’s train from Anchorage.
SERVICE! SPEED!
SATISFACTION
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J Those are the three essential re
quirements in modern business today.
The Frye-Bruhn Company, packers
and provisioners of fresh and cured
meats, operates a strictly modern
wholesale and retail shop here at
Seward. Well stocked with the best
steer beef, lambs and pork, butter,
eggs and cheese on the market. Our
system of volume, quick turnover and
small profits guarantees our custo
mers big or small, the same rates as
they can buy merchandise on the out
side. Special rates and attention giv
en to merchants, cannerymen and
fishboats with satisfaction to know
i that vpu can get what you want
! when you want it. Founders of Deli
j cious Hams and Bacons, Wild Rose
I Lard and Mayflower Butter.
FRYE-BRUHN COMPANY
j H. L. McGhie, Mgr. Phone Main 94
| Ai. Heckey, Annapolis
Student, Is Home Again
Al. Heckey, son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Heckey of Anchorage, a stu
( dent at Annapolis Nacy Academy,
, following the closing of the academy
, last fall, went on a cruise with a
number of other future officers of
the navy. He is expected to come
j North next month on a visit with
I his folks before entering upon his
a third year at the famous academy.
} In two years more, he will receive
I his commission. Al Heckey has
a many warm friends in Seward who
will be glad to welcome him home
on his brief visit.
MOULTRAY IS PASSENGER
STEAMER NORTHWESTERN
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W. E. Moultray, formerly super
intendent of the local Standard Oil
plant, recently appointed as manager
t of all Alaska plants and oil stations,
will return to Seward tomorrow on
i the steamer Northwestern, according
e to information received today at the
:i local office of the company.
The cannery tender Nordic arrived
1 in port yesterday from Saw Mill bay.
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