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SEWARD WATER &
POWER COMPANY
SEWARD, ALASKA
“Good Water a Necessity in Every Home’’
JOHN NELSON, Manager, WAYNE BLUE, Agent
OFFICE ARCADE BUILDING
Arthur House and Wife
Leare for the States
Mr. Arthur House, recently con
nected with the Anchorage Daily
•Times in the capacity of city edi
tor and advertising manager, who
recently severed his connection with
the paper, arrived in Seward Satur
day night accompanied by Mrs.
House and children, leaving on the
Yukon for the States. Mr. House
has been the promoter of the many
“Follies” shows successfully shown
at Anchorage in the past two years,
being a director of unusual ability.
His latest performance was the
“Firemen’s Follies,” which drew a
house of 926 paid admissions last
Thursday night. Mr. House and fam
ily will go to Seattle for a few
weeks and then go to New Orleans,
to do advance work for his father
who is on lecture tour of the South.
A. G. House will be remembered as
having completed a tour of the
coast towns in Alaska about 18
months ago.
CLAUDE SHEA RESIGNS
AS SPECIAL OFFICER
Claude Shea, of Seward, special of
ficer for the suppression of liquor traf
fic among the Indians, in the Third
division has resigned according to an
announcement by Gov. Bone. H. P.
Allen has been appointed in his place.
Mr. Shea has been named an officer
of the prohibition enforcement unit.
Mr. Allen until recently was engaged
in the transfer business with R. E.
McDonald.
‘‘Uncle Joe” Wilson, one of the
most popular of the old timers in this
section, who has been seriously ill at
i the Overland, is reported to be im
proving slightly, and his many friends
t hope to see him out again in the near
future. ‘‘Uncle Joe” is 80 years of
age, but one of the most vigorous and
hearty of the many old timers of this
section.
Col. James G. Steese left for Ju
neau on the steamship Yukon to be
on the scene when the appropria
tions were made for road work in
Alaska. He promised to keep the
(, Gateway informed of any more de
velopments regarding Lowell creek
and road work adjacent to Seward.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
PROOF OF HOMESTEAD
Anchorage, Alaska, March 5, 1925.
Final proof testimony on homestead
entry, Serial 05927 embracing Lot 4,
Section 32, T. 8 S. R. 14 W. S. M. has
been submitted by Dora Brooks, en
^ trywoman, and her witnesses, Walter
L. Lippincott, and Milo Hurlburt, re
siding at Seldovia, Alaska, and is now
file in the local land office at An
chorage, Alaska, and if no protest is
filed in the local land office at An
chorage, Alaska, on or before June
1925, said final proof will be accept
ed and final certificate issued.
J. LINDLEY GREEN.
Register.
First publication April 4, 1925.
Last publication May 8, 1925. 30t dly
Cook Inlet Skipper
Returns from South
Capt. Nick Gakima and family re
turned on the steamship Yukon and
left yesterday for Anchorage. Mr.
Gakima has large holdings in the
Willow Creek mining district and op
erates the gasboat Sea Lion, on Cook
Inlet. Last year he made two trips
to the Valley of Ten Thousand
Smokes with the Norman Dawn
party. Mr. Gakima while in San
Francisco looked into the matter of
purchasing a boat to use on the
run to Mt. Katmai, but after a week’s
time found that the lowest price he
could secure the kind of boat he
was $20,000, so he has abandoned
the tourist proposition for this year
[at least.
Mr. Gakima said that rum run
ners were paying from $80,000 to
$100,000 for boats in ’Frisco and Se
attle, and the cost which included
diesel engines "was prohibitive. He
found time, however, to go to sev
eral tourist booking agencies in
Southern California and Seattle, and
talk up tourist trade to Katmai
and the Valley of Ten Thousand
Smokes, and was informed that a
majority of tourists were inclined to
want all the luxuries of a palatial
hotel with none of the hardships of
travel, wanting golf links, etc., at the
various resorts.
; Alaska cannot offer these at pres
ent, but Mr. Gakima said one beheld
one of the wonders of the world in
seeing the Valley of Ten Thousand
Smokes.
Mr. Gakima deplored the laxity of
the government in not having a live
publicity department, and offered
proof that Uncle Sam is urging the
tourist to visit all parts of the world
on Shipping Board vessels, but neg
lected Alaska. He looks for an Un
usually large number of tourists to
come north, however, this summer
H. L. Van Valkenberg and wife, and
Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Bishop, who have
been looking over Anchorage the past
two weeks, left on the Yukon for the
States. They have been teaching at
Dillingham.
R. V. B. Dunlap left on the Yukon
for Seattle on a business trip.
Mrs. S. M. Graff left on the Yukon
for Seattle.
Joseph Belveen of the Nome dis
trict came in on the steamship Yu
kon and will go via dog team down
the river to his destination. Mr.
Belveen sfated that he would oper
ate two dredges on Hastings Creek
this season. He reported a very suc
cessful season last year.
R. C. Morris, former vice grand
president of the Pioneers of Alaska,
at Nenana, arrived in town from the
interior on one of the last trains and
will r " on the Starr for Seldovia and
Kodi- ^n a tcur of inspection for a
business op; lity.
TWO SEAPLANES
MAKE SEWARD
SUMMER BASE
Mail Service Be Maintained
Between Seward and .
Bristol Bay Points
FOUR HOUR” SERVICE
Government and Canneries
To Pay Expenses of
Flying Patrol
(Special to The Gateway)
SEATTLE, April 9.—Two Doug
las seaplanes, similar to the to
those'used in the world flight will
be used this summer to partoi the
fishing grounds at Bristol Bay and
provide air mail service for the
southwestern Alaskan towns, it
was announced today by Frank
Wright, manager and president of
the Carlisle Packing Company. Mr.
Wright received word from Dele
gate Sutherland that the plans had
been accepted and that the planes
would be in charge of Lieut. G.
E. Pond, who established the fish
patrol at San Diego four years ago
and Lieut. C. B. Eielson, former
Alaska air mailman, flying from
Fairbanks to Tokotna. The ma
chines were flown to Seattle from
Norfolk, and will be shipped to
Seward on the U. S. coast guard
cutter Haida, sailing from Seattle
April 15. The planes will inaugu
rate a four-hour mail service from
Seward to Bristol Bay.
The cost including salaries and
transportation to Alaska will be
$12,000, the postoffice department
paying $5,000 and the canneries
guaranteeing the rest.
Each plane will be equipped
with the latest radio devices.
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Flannigan lef
on yesterday’s train for Anchorag*
and will remain there indefinitely
They were going out on the Yukon
but received orders to go to Anch
orage.
George Love was a passenger oi
the Yukon for Valdez.
Capt. George Green, operating i
vessel on the lower Kuskokwim, ar
rived on the Yukon, leaving for th<
interior today.
J. R. Nichols, manager of the P. E
Harris & Company cannery at Falsi
Pass arrived on the Yukon, and wil
sail tomorrow for his summer’s work
on the steamship Starr. Mr. Nich
ols is one of the best advertise<
cannery men in Alaska owing to hi;
many courtesies to big game hunt
ers who cail at his port on thei
way to the bear fields.
Robert Michaelson, oldtime opera
tor on Mills creek, left on today';
train for his home via Moose Pass.
Nick Hodak, the well known fo:
rancher of Snug Cove, Kenai Lake
left today for hts home, mushint
the 23 miles down the lake on tin
ice.
Miss Elizabeth Romig, who arriv
ed on the Yukon left today for he
home in Fairbanks.
Mr. and Mrs. John Coffey wen
passengers for Anchorage on today*
train. Mr. Coffey will return to St
ward in time to catch the Admira
Evans for Kodiak.
John Duncan, of Rampart, is a]
oldtimer who arrived on the Yu
kon, leaving on today’s train for th
interior. Mr. Duncan had a ver;
successful season last year and look
for a good year in 1925, as they
will be plenty of water in th
ditches.
Charles Kimball, operating i
dredge on Yankee creek in the Idit
arod district passed thru Seward Sal
urday en route to the interior. H<
brought up an electrical engineer an<
four dredge men with him from St
attle. The party were registered a
the Van Gilder while here.
Frank Straubinger left on today’,
train for his home on Kenai Lake
after spending several days in town
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Henry Lucas and George Nelson,
popular guides in the Skilak distirct,
arrived in town on Saturday’s train,
after a long mush from their home,
which is about 70 miles from Sew
ard. Messrs. Lucas and Nelson re
port the moose in their section as
wintering well, and believe there will
be a good increase this season.
Frank Short, who is connected with
Nuka Bay properties, is a Sewrard
visitor.
Mr. Pitt Olson of Nenana has leas
ed the Skagway Rooming House
from Harry Kawaba and is contem
plating making extensive alterations
and improvements which will include
a new heating system and plumbing
thruout the building, which is being
done by Mr. Morrison.
Chas Cooper and Walter Holben
left on yesterday’s train for the
Cache creek district w'here they will
spend the summer on Mr. Cooper’s
property.
Claude Shea left on the Yukon on
a short business trip to Juneau,
catching the Admiral Evans back.
Mr. Shea wras recently appointed
Federal prohibition officer, and left
to consult with his superiors.
Sidney Anderson will be a passen
ger on the steamship Starr sailing
tomorrow morning, for Kanatak. Mr.
Anderson came over on Wednesday’s
train from Anchorage where he has
been the past three months. He
has gi’eat faith in the Kanatak re
gion, and calls that port his home
for some time at least.
Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Murphy left on
the Yukon for the States where Mr.
Murphy will be operated upon for a
recent injury.
Joe. Meherin, well known commer
' cial traveler, left on the Yukon for
ports south.
Leon Urbach was an outgoing pas
senger on the Yukon en route to Los
Angeles.
1 Mrs. E. E. Kurtz, who received news
of the death of her father Saturday,
left on the Yukon for Seattle.
i
Mrs. Lewis Lee, of Woodrow, spent
1 Saturday in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Morrison have leas
. ed one of their dwellings to Julius
? Ekholm, first officer of the Starr.
1 The house has been improved and is
t now strictly modern.
1 P. C. McMullen has disposed of
3 his stock of fishing gear and ship
. chandlery to the Seward Trading
- Company, who are fast becoming
known as leaders among the purvey
ors to the fishing fleet in Seward.
; District Attorney Sherman Duggan
of Valdez and Assistant District At
torney Harry G. McCain of Cordova,
i returned from a business trip to An
cliorage Saturday night and took the
r Yukon for the south. Mr. Duggan
> stated there were no cases coming
* up at Anchorage and they had not
been informed as to when court
. would be convened in Seward, but
r presumably in May.
Wm. Manthey is having balloon
3 tires placed on his Ford car. The
5 Lechner agency is doing the work.
1 A. E. Rucker left today on a busi
ness trip to Anchorage.
! STARR SAILS WITH BIG
LIST FOR THE WESTWARD
The steamship Starr sailed about
3 9:45 o’clock this morning for Una
3 laska and way ports, with between 40
3 and 50 passengers, and sixty tons of
freight. Most of the passengers were
crews belonging to the San Juan who
i go to the westward to get a number
. of boats and take them to Sawmill
- Bay.
j Sid Anderson wras a passenger for
l Kanatak.
R. J. Nichols was a passenger for
t False Pass.
Henry Russell was a passenger for
Kanatak.
s W. G. Fenton left for Chignlk and
, the westward.
Nick Bruhn for Chignik.
BAD WEATHER
MARKS ELECTIONS
IN TERRITORY
Seward, Anchorage, Cordo
va and other Towns
Have Contests
RAY ELECTED MAYOR
Helm, McMullen and Selby
Get Pluralities in the
Seward Election
The election passed off quietly in
Seward yesterday, the weather being
so bad that many voters preferred re
maining at home. Snow, rain and
slush predominated throughout the
day, and only those voters vitally in
terested took a chance. About 250
votes were cast, the contest for coun
cilman bringing out many queer com
binations.
John Helm, an old timer in Sew
ard, where he has followed his trade
as carpenter for many years, receiv
ed 159 votes, the highest of any of
the candidates, w'ith McMullen, Selby,
Orlander, Hinde and Thoday follow
ing in succession.
L. V. Ray as mayor and Wayne
Blue, as member of the school board,
polled a good vote, receiving 177 and
216 respectively, neither candidate
having any opposition.
The council meets this afternoon to
canvass the vote, which will be an
nounced officially tomorrow.
A summary of the ballot follows:
For Mayor—
L. V. Ray _ 177
For Councilmen—
John Helm _ 159
P. C. McMullen _ 125
H. B. Selby _ 124
C. E. Orlander _ 121
C. C. Hinde _ 100
A. H. Thoday _ 53
For Member School Board—
Wayne Blue _ 216
Cordova Election Returns
. CORDOVA, April 8.—Notwithstand
ing a raging snowstorm yesterday the
largest vote was polled in any muni
cipal election for years. The entire
Independent ticket was elected, head
ed by E. V. Boyle, who defeated Dr.
Wr. W. Council for mayor by one hun
dred votes; Ed Currier. Dr. Wolfe,
and Chris Michaelson councilmen;
K. G. Robinson, town clerk; Thomas
Scott, treasurer; and J. C. Smith,
school director.
Anchorage Elections.
ANCHORAGE, April 8.—The light
and power franchise was defeated by
| a vote of 4G5 to 280 yesterday. William
! Clayson, Henry Pope, and U. G. Crock
i er were elected for two years, W. B.
Dean for one year term on the coun
cil. Charles Bush was unopposed as
mayor. Registration 927. vote 778.
(Special to The Gateway)
NOME, April 9.—Mayor George May
nard was re-elected for the fourth con
secutive term at Tuesday’s election.
The old city council was elected with
out opposition. A few scattering votes
were polled in a light vote.
(Special to The Gateway)
KETCHIKAN, April 8.—Tom Torry
was reelected mayor of Ketchikan for
the sixth consecutive time, polling
twice the number of votes that both of
opponents received, in the face of a
widespread distribution of extracts
from the Congressianal Record in
which Delegate Sutherland bitterly at
tacked Torry. M. J. Bucey, Van H,
Fisk and J. S. Ream were elected as
councilmen.
James Lewis, an old times who has
been in Alaska for nearly 35 years,
is making his first trip to the Out
site since his arrival here. He has
mined in practically every camp in
Alaska, and lately has been working
at Jonesville.
Capt. Tom Perry will leave Seldo
via for Illiamna on the 12th of this
month with his mail boat the Sal
mo, which plys the waters of Cook
Inlet. The first trip of the season
with the mail boat for Anchorage
will be made from Seldovia on Apr.
20. On March 17 Captain Perry;
made a trip to Illiamna from Seldo
via, when he had to steer the Salmq
thru fifteen miles of ice. _