j. H. Bartholf, a well known inte
/ riorlte, is a returning passenger on the
Northwestern from the States.
Capt. A. E. Lathrop, president of
the Alaska Motion Pictures Corpora
tion and head of the Empress circuit,
left on yesterday’s boat for New \ork
to be gone for two months on busi
ness connected with his production.
DeLin Eames who arrived in Sew
I ard from Latouche, to spend the hol
idays with his parents, left on one of
yesterday’s boats for his work. While
in Seward he visited Anchorage for
the first time.
G. O. Hewitt and Mrs. Hewitt sailed
on the Victoria yesterday tor Seattle
Alvah Eames, postal inspector, made
a trip to Anchorage the latter part of
the week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. McDonald wiii
leave Anchorage next week on a trip
to the States.
Dr. J. H. Roruig and son Howard
who spent Sunday in Seward, left on
today’s train for their home in Fair
banks.
Mrs. McConnell was a passenger on
today’s train for Woodrow.
Eric Nelson was a passenger for An
chorage on today’s train.
G. E. Ward, employed as a welder
in the Alaska railroad shops at An_
ehorage, arrived on the train Satur
day to meet his family who arrived
from the States on the Victoria. They
left on today’s train for home.
F. B. Curran piloted the big snow
plow over from Anchorage ahead ot
Saturday’s trains, leaving ahead of the
passenger this morning.
Mrs. Wm. C. Harrington and child
sen, wife of the well known former
marshal at Seldovia, arrived on the
Admiral Watson and left on today’s
train for Anchorage, where Mr Har-;
rington is engaged in business.
A1 Peel left on today'i train for!
Laktview.
» Mrs. Jerry Perry left on today’s1
■ train for Anchorage, where she will
be employed the next two weeks as
nurse on a special case.
Prof, and Mrs. A. J Goodskey re
turned Saturday from a trip to Mile
29, where they engaged in a short
hunt.
L. F. Bullard and A. J. White, Mc-j
Grath mining men, left on yesterday’s
boat en route to the States.
C. G. (Hurry Up) Jones, wife and
child, arrived on the Victoria and left
^ on the special en route to Nenana,
after a leave of absence in the States.
Mr. Jones is general roadmaster for
the Northern district
Mrs. E. L. Watson, mother of Mrs.
Brice Howard, of Anchorage, was an
outgoing passenger for the States^ af
ter a visit with her daughter.
H. G. Watson, connected with thej
Alaska railway river transportation*
hervice, left on today’s train for inte_
k rior points.
Chas. F. Cann, a photographer from
Anchorage, was an outgoing passenger
on yesterday’s boat for the States.
M. J. (Bige Mike) Sullivan, former
candidate ior marshal ot the Third
division, a prominent oil operator of
the Yakataga district, left today for
Anchorage, to give the town the once
over.
Jack Shanley, superintendent of the
Nenana schools, arrived on the Victo
ria from a business trip to Valdez and '
left today for his home town in the
Interior.
Timothy Twitchell, a native owner,
of an extensive reindeer herd, left on
yesterday’s boat on his first trip to
the States.
M. F Kelly, formerly connected ,
with the firm of Brown & Hawkins of
Seward, and later with Donald McGin
nis of Anchorage, left yesterday for
the States.
Earl E. Brackett, of San Francisco,
arrived on yesterday’s boat and left
for Anchorage where he will take a
position under General Manager Lan
dis as chief clerk. Mr. Brackett is a
former confrere of Col. Landis on
the Western Pacific.
Paul G. Kreps, a Signal Corps man ;
formerly stationed at Fairbanks, re
ceived his discharge recently and lef i
on yesterday’s boat for his home In ]
East Lynn, Mass. He will return to <
Alaska in the spring <
George H. McDonald, roadmaster of 1
the Copper River & Northwestern Ry.
stationed at Cordova, was a Sewaru
▼isitor yesterday. j
*
J. T. Smongeski, Signal Corps, for
merly stationed In the Faimanks of
fice, has re-enllsted and lo returning to
Salcha, where he will be stationed for
the time being.
Mrs N. M. Jensen served a seven
course dinner on New Year’s day at
her residence on Fifth avenue. She
had for her guests Mrs. A. Brown,
Mies V. Matthews, Mr. J. J. Jordan
and Mr. O. DeLindsey.
Louis Bates, formerly employed at
Borgen’s grocery, writes to friends in
Sew’ard that he expects to return to
Alaska soon, having quite a sufficien
cy of the States Mr. Bates went to
'Oregon to locate* permanently.
H. E. Kvistensen came in from
Grouse Lake last evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. B. Lawing, and
Robert Adair, arrived in town last
night from Mile 23, to see the first
showing of “The Cheechakos.” They
returned to their home today.
M'.rCn Toderoff, trapper and hunter
of the upper Tanana was before Corn-)
missioner Boyd of Falrbanas on a I
charge of violating the game laws. He
was gwtn a $10 fine and a warning.
After a run of seven days the Falr-|
banks flouring mill closed down last;
we*k for the winter. The output was
20 tons of flour all of which was
taken by Fairbanks merchants.
CORDOVA PIONEER DEAD
John Ramon, an old time resident
of Alaska, died last week at Cordova,
while being brought from his home at
Salmo point to the hospital having
suffered a paralytic stroke. Deceased
was about 65 years of age and a mem
ber of the Pioneers of Alaska. He
was more familiarly known as “Mil
tin River” Johnston.
YUKON PIONEER DEAD
DAWSON, Jan. 2.—George Brim
ston, sheriff in the Yukon territory,
and a pioneer in the Klondike died at
Dawson last night Brimston is said
to be the discoverer of gold on Sul
phur creek.
TELEPHONE DIRECTORY WILL
SOON BE OFF THE PRESS
The new telephone directory of the
Seward Light and Power Company,
will soon be off the press, and parties
'desiring telephone changes are re
quested to send in names immediate
ly for insertion in the new directory.
HOTEL SEWARD RENOVATED
Oscar Dahl, who recently acquired
full ownership of the Seward Hotel,
is renovating and improving the pre
mises preparing for summer tourist
traffic. Mr. Dahl, among other im
provements, has removed the parti
tion between two front bedrooms on
the first floor and is converting it into
a parlor and music room. The hotel
will present a fine appearance when
the renovating is completed
The Chamber of Commerce at the
luncheon held at the Arcade Cafe to
day instructed the publicity committee
to proceed with the printing of such
ad\erusing matter as had been decid
ed upon and to continue advertising
in Eastern magazines for January,
February and March. The committ
tee, appointed to raise funds neces
sary to finance the Chamber of Com
merce through the coming year, J. F.
Mullen, John Reck and Henry Roden,
reporting through the latter, said it
was preparing a plan to raise a fund
that would take care of all Chamber
3f Commerce activities for 1924, and
that it would be submitted to the
Chamber of Commerce and the pub
lic which will be asked to contribute
in the near future It was announced
that the Executive’Committee had vot
ed to give membership in the Chamber
to all those contributing $10 or more.
A committee consisting of G. Blom
?ren, W. C. Wright and H. B. Van!
ler Leest wa3 appointed to make a
survey of the rooms and accommoda
:ions on Gastineau Channel for tour
sts who may want to stop over on
.heir Alaskan trips.
The committee on Legislation was
iirected to prepare a petition from
;he Chamber of Commerce in favor
>f a Land District for South Alaska 1
vith a land office at Juneau, to enlist 1
he support of other communities in
hvor of such a measure and to solicit
he support of the Senators and Rep
•esentatives who visited Alaska last
rear.
It was voted to meet at noon at
;he Arcade Cafe each Friday for lunch. :
Members suggested that all hotel men i
:urio dealers and others directly inter- ]
:sted in the tourist business should be i
equested to be present at the Cham- !]
>er of Commerce luncheons.—Empire. ]
A. 0. Robertson of Anchorage is a 1
Hiest of the Hotel Sexton. <
IS, HOMER SANFORD
PASSES AWAY IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Jan. 4.—Mrs. Homer
Sanford, a well known Alaska woman
and wife of Sergt. Homer Sanford,
Master Sergeant Electrician in the
Signal Corps, in charge of the offices
at Juneau and Sitka was buried today,
having died suddenly of pneumonia.
m URGTiclNEED
OF MORE LIGHTS
A. Treffers, who has the distinction
ol building one of Uncle Sam’s light
houses nearest to the north pole, ar
riveu on the Admiral Rogers from Se
attle and is registered at the Stedman
hotel of Ketchikan He came to Se
attle on the last trip of the Victoria
from Nome.
For the past three years Mr. Tref
fers has been engaged in repairing
acetylene blinkers and other aides of
navigation for Uncle Sam in the vi
cinity of Nome and the Arctic. The
lighthouse which he built near Kotze
bue, is the fartherest one north.
Mr. Treffers came to Ketchikan for
the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
He says the outlook for the future a
round Nome and Kotzebue Sound was
never better; that considerable gold
was taken out last year, and aditional
machinery is planned for larger opera
tions next year. He says the natives
and others operate a number of boats
along the Arctic coast and that with
the growing commerce and reindeer
industry, more aides of navigation are
needed.
Mr. and Mrs. John Plisko of La_
touche are guests of the Van Gilder.
A freight train arrived this after
noon from the interior and will make
the return trip tomorrow.
Road Master George Colwell return
ed today to Mile 52.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Jan. 3.—
Four years ago Roald Amundsen, the
explorer mailed a letter in the far
north to a friend in Minneapolis. Af
ter various adventures the coramuni
cation reached its destination a few
days ago, bearing on its face an epic o
the postal service at the world’s edge
Eskimo carriers and dog teams, who
started with the letter, had succumbed
ot cold and starvation, and their mail
pouch lay for nearly four years pre
served by ice and snow until last sum
mer, when a party of Russians discov
ered it. They sent the letter to Am
undsen’s home in Norway, where his
brother, Leon, forwarded it to the
Minneapolis destination.
BOLAND LIVING IN TORONTO
W. J. Boland, wellknown in Seward
by reason of his connections wTith the
old Alaska Northern Railroad com
pany, who conducted negotiations at
the time the property was sold to the
government, is now living at No. 2
Toronto street, Toronto, Ontario. He
is a leading barrister of the great
Canadian city. He still retains real
estate in Seward.
Mrs. Gust Peterson and daughter
will sail for Seward tomorrow on the
Alaska, after having spent severaL
months visiting with relatives in the
East and in Seattle.
MANILA COCK FIGHT FANS
TOTE FIREARMS TO MATCH
MANILA, Jan. 4.—The authorities
have redoubled their watchfulness at
public meetings and especially at all
sporting events, on account of the bit
ter feelings engendered through the
recent campaign and election.
An example of the necessity for
such watchfulness was recently given
it a cock fight in the suburbs. All
spectators were forced to park their
weapons. After the crowd had as_
sembled officers found a stack of pis
tols, knives, bolos, brass knucks, and
slungshots large enough to equip an!
irrny of stock a museum.
VIABEL NORMAND UNDERGOES
OPERATION FOR APPENDICITIS
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4.—Mabel
STormand underwent an operation to
lay of appendicitis, in the same hos
>ital in which Courtland Dines is
ighting for life, his wound through the
ung having developed into pneumo
lia. Kelly, Miss Normand’s chauf
eur is being held without bail until
he nature of Dines’ wound is appar
ent.
MANY VACANCIES MADE
IN RAILWAY FORCE
Many vacancies are being made ir
the office staff of the Alaska railroad
General Manager Landis’s axe loppinf
off deadwood everywhere and reduc
ing the office force considerably. It is
reported that a general shakeup wil
occur all along the road, and man?
heads that have been wearing a crowr
are uneasy these days
NEW CHARTS PRINTED
The U. S. Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey charts have been recently printed
and placed on sale. A new edition ol
Chart No. 9302, Bering Sea, easterr
part, December, 1923, scale approxi
'matelv 1:1,600.000, dimensions 30 b>
38 inches, price 75 cents.
The new edition shows changes and
additions from latest surveys and in.
formation in the vicinity of Chignifc
Bay; from Cape Constantine to Capo
Newenham; from Cape Avinof to Capo
Romanzof and in Siberia from £asi
Cape to Cape Nigchigan.
These charts may be secured ir
Seward and Kodiak.
CANINE MUSHERS WILL NO
LONGER WINTER ON COAST
The present winter season is the
'first that all dog teams from far in
terior points of Alaska have not beer
brought to Anchorage to be quartered
while the owners are in the states
for the winter, since the town was es
tablished. So far only one dog tearr
has been quartered at Anchorage, the
one brought from Iditarod.
WOMAN’S CLUB MEETS
The Seward Woman’s club will
meet Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock
in the Federal building. An interest
ing program on Christmas will be
rendered at the close of the business
meeting.
NOTICE TO LOCAL ELKS
A meeting of the local club of Elks
will be held in the Club rooms under
the Bank of Seward Friday evening,
at 8:00 o’clock. All members are re
quested to attend.
3t HAROLD PAINTER, Sec.
C. E. SMITH AND WIFE WILL
LEAVE SOON FOR SEATTLE
C. E. Smith and wife will leave for
Seattle about January 27, having been
transferred to the Seattle office of the
Signal Corps. Mr. Smith has been in
Seward for several years and is a very
popular employe of the local cable of
fice.
Eric Nelson left today for Mile 3M>
where he has been engaged in road
work.
NENANA OLD TIMER BURNS
Bob Stafford, an old timer in the
employ of the Alaska Railroad at Ne j
nana, burned tr death in his 'abin at
that place last Thursday. Stafford
’«was seen lying across the doorway on
-the Inside of his home but the heat
was so intense he could not be ap_
‘proached.
FAIRBANKS MAN FROZEN
TO DEATH LAST THURSDAY,
Patrick Mahoney, an old timer of
the Fairbanks district was frozen to
death near town last week, the body
being discovered by Chris Joicola, a
vood cutter on the '‘ats west of the
Bjerremark ranch . The body was ly
ing on its face in the snow, wrapped
in a buttoned overcoat but without
; mittens. The victim had apparently
wandered out Barnette street through
the wood yard and onto a sled trail.
The body was not frozen hard when
found.
Deceased had worked as a carpen
ter and contractor and was well ad
vanced in his seventies.
TREADWELL GIVES UP
ITS OPTION NEAR M’GRATH
That the Treadwell company will
give up its option in the Kuskokwim
district is reported by L. F Bullard,
who left Seward yesterday for Se
attle on a business trip. Mr. Bullard
is en route for San Francisco, the
headquarters of his company.
| CAPT. J. J. FINNEGAN WILL
TO RUN FOR COMMITTEEMAN
Capt. J. J. Finnegan, promoter and
lawyer, will enter the race against'
Arthur Frame of Anchorage for the
office of republican national commit
teeman. Capt. Finnegan formerly re
sided in Seward but lately has been
in the Cold Bay district. Senator O
P. Gaustad of Fairbanks will also be
a candidate for committeeman.
Conductor Clarkin, of the Russell
snowplow, slipped on the ice near the
‘depot this morning and dislocated a
shoulder. The injured man was at
tended by Dr. Romig and left with.
| the plow for Anchorage, where he will j
j be confined to his ohme for a few
1 days.
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP
! Notice is hereby given that the co
! partnership heretofore existing under >
‘ the firm name of Gagnon & Dahl, pro-'
; prietors of the Hotel Seward, is here-'
by dissolved by mutual consent, Mr.
Oscar Dahl will collect all indebted-1
ness due said firm and be responsible
‘ for all bills contracted.
Seward, Alaska, Dec. 26, 1923.
WM. C. GAGNON.
OSCAR DAHL.
311-3t
ADMIRAL WATSON IN PORT
ON WAY T# SEATTLE
The Admiral Watson arrived in port
yesterday southbound with the fol
lowing passengers: For Seward, Mrs.
C. W. Harrington, Jack Harrington,
Jane Harrington, Percy Harrington,
Annie Oshvekoff.
From Kodiak—Mrs. G«orge Learn.
From Seldovia—R. C. Dunning, Dr.
I. F. Burgin, Mrs. I F. Bui gin. Miss
Pauline Burgin, Knute Armstrong, A.
Johnson, Glen Bowers, A Berger.
For Latouche—R. E. McCver, W. Go
wanlock.
For Juneau—Wm. Fetterlv.
The following passengers sailed for
ports south from Seward:
For Seattle—A. F Davis, Gene Da_
vis, Hedley Davis.
For Ketchikan—Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Schrenger.
For Juneau—Pete Pekovich, F. O.
Wahlund.
For Latouche—Chas. Sanders.
For Valdez—Jim Hagen.
QUARTZ MINER HURT
While sinking a shaft on his quartz
property at Mile 89, Indian creek, P
R. Strong, a well known resident of
that section suffered serious injuries
from a premature blast. The railway
snowplow crew working near the spot
rushed Strong to the hospital.
ANCHORAGE COUPLE WEDS
E. G. Jones and Miss Emugeue Wy
man were married in Anchorage Dec.
22. The bride is a teacher in the An
chorage schools while the groom is a
brakesman on the local railroad.
ARTHUR HAAG LEAVES ON
VICTORIA FOR STATES
Arthur Haag, for eight years asso
ciated with the Alaskan Engineering
Commission as storekeeper and chief
clerk, left on the steamship Victoria
yesterday for the States, his position
being filled by J. H. Hughes Mr. Haag
who was one of the employes on the
Panama railroad, intends to spend the
next year traveling in foreign coun
tries aud enjoy a well earned rest.
PIONEERS OF ALASKA AND
YUKON ELECT OFFICERS
At a recent meeting of the Alaska
Yukon Pioneers held in Seattle, A. A.
Bass was elected president and H. W
Powell secretary. L. F. Shaw, for
merly of Anchorage was elected his
torian.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Frodenberg of
Anchorage will leave January 12 for
the states, where they will make an
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