Newcomers
If you are a newcomer to Seward
the Bank of Seward offers you a
complete, convenient helpful bank
ing service.
Particularly do we deem it a privi
lege to serve the newcomer in
every possible way. Any officer of
our bank will be glad to give you
information regarding the city or
surrounding country, to discuss
business conditions with you or to
assist you in any way possible.
Won't vou come in today ?
Bank of Seward
])(positary for Territorial Funds
Notice to Public
Seward, Alaska, Feb. 18, 1924.
COMMENCING on September 1, 1924, the
SEWARD LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
will distribute electric current through meters
only. The rate for lighting, and all other uses
where the unit demand is one electrical horse
power or less will be fifteen cents per kilowatt
hour payable monthly. Current for motors
and other current consuming devices whose
unit demand exceeds one electrical horse-power
will be supplied at the rate of ten cents per kilo
watt hour, payable monthly, through separate
meters, but the right to regulate the hours for
such use is reserved to the Company.
The minimum charge for lighting, and other
uses where the unit demand is one electrical
horse-power or less, will be fifty cents for each
ampere of meter’s rated capacity per month.
The minimum charge for motors or other cur
rent consuming devices whose unit demand ex
ceeds one electrical horse-power will be at the
rate of three dollars per month for each con
nected horse-power or fraction thereof.
Deposits to the value of meters will be re
quired at the time of installation. They will be
repaid to depositor or order upon return of
meter in good condition, less a ten per cent ser
vice charge, provided all sums then due the
Company shall have been paid. Meters will be
installed in the order of the applications there
for.
S. M. GRAFF, Manager.
II. V. HOBEN
A. F. DAVIS
THE ALASKA TRANSFER
Has Coal to Burn
HEALY LUMP, NUT OR MINE RUN
BAXTER NUT OR MINE RUN
EVAN JONES LUMP OR MINE RUN
NANIMO RANGE COAL, SACK OR BULK
WOOD, ICE HAY AND GRAIN
AUTO SERVICE STORAGE
TRANSFERRING AND FORWARDING
Telephone Main 81
LOCAL NEWS
—
FI. Parker, who has been night
watchman for Seward for the past
v-.i.rcr ha- resigned his job and
t. ken a position *n the sawmill which
slatted up today.
| Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hardy left on
| one of the last boats for Idaho,
| where Mr. Hardy will be associated
j with his father in the dental busi
ness.
Miss Margaret Kraft, daughter o
! the well known merchant of Kodiak,
was an arrival on the Starr and will
go to Anchorage to visit with her
ris'er, Pauline.
The s<e?.*nship Starr will h.ave to
norrow o\ a social Mp to Sawniil
Ley, carrying cannery supplies.
H. (). Roberts, manager of the
Kodiak Island Fishing and Packing
Company, airiv<c: on oi.p of the laM
boats tc p'- pare for his season’s
John G. Brady, district forester,
talked to Ihe i upils of the Seward
High School yesterday ,rorii one to
one thirty on the Forestry Service
in Alaska. This talk w;;:j one of the
most interesting held at to- school
tins year. A question period at the
end of the address furnished th" pu
pils a chance to brighten up on
| points unfamiliar to them.
Miss Annet'i Steel, of Washington,
,!. who visited SewaH in com
•’■v with her b other, II. G Steel
ci Cordova, 1< fi on the last boat for
Juneau to spend a week *ith her
tmother Wii! aid will then 1 ave for
;,ei home re ilm East via Sa.i Frart
i, and Orleans.
L P HAMNON WILL COACH
tTUDEWTS IN SCHOOL PLA ,'S
J. P. Hannon has another job. He
has <• nsented .o co'ich ihe two plays
it. be given by .he High School at
1111 giadujtimi e\<-rcisos. June i'J.
I Although a very busy man in the
ldajii.no Mr. Hannon lias agree" to
| give up sortie of his evening* to help
ipirfect the plays. The nanus of the
11wo plays are "Dills" and “The Price
lot Ambition.” Marit Hide, Meant
| Sht llhorn and Frances Leslie will
j be the cast for the former play and
I Clara Perry, Patricia Ray and Willis
j Pcrrj will present the latter.
PETITION FOR NEW STREET
A movement is on toot by resi
h'ills o1 Sewaid to establish a new
| .-tree running from Seeoii i to Fifth,
j alongside ‘Ellsworth’s store. This
would insure better fire protection
land lower insurance. Only one small
building alongside of h i bach’s store
would have to »be condemned, and
i as tliis property is for sale it would
be easily acquired. Mr. Benson
states that if this street can be put
through he would erect a three-story
1 modern cement buiiding on the prop
erly lately acquired.
RUSTGARD WIRES ViCl 0RV
George Se xton received a wire yes
terday from John Rusfgarl staling
that he (Rustgard) was sweeping the
1 lerritorv anu that Mr. hex ion would
carry ihe First division.
JOHNSON TO CONTINUE EIGHT
LOS ANGELES, April 30—In a tel
egram to the people of California, Hi
I ram Johnson declared that whatever
. the outcome of the National Conven.
tion he would continue to fight within
the party for “just what I fought for
and what you and 1 won in Califor
nia.”
WILL BOYCOTT CALIFORNIA
TOKIO, May 1—The Japanese
Printing Association at a general
j meeting today voted to place a boy
i cott on all goods from California.
AT THE STANDARD DOCK
The gas boat Volunteer called at
the Standard Oil dock this week and
took on 1000 gallons of fuel oil.
Other boats tueling at the local
plant were: Tordenskjold 700 gals:
Bonanza and Lityu of Ketchikan.
400 and 600 gallons respectively; the
Marathon and Joseph G., Heinrich
Packing Co. boats, 800 gallons each;
schooner Alaska, 1300 gallons; Tom
and Al, 2000 gallons; Republic 500
gallons.
The gasboat Hemrick was nearly
swamped on its way up off Hinchln
brook from Aberdeen owing to se
vere storms.
The Standard Oil forces at Kanatak
aided Major Martin in installing a
new motor in the plane.
DEER ON ALAMEDA
FOR KENA1 PENINSULA
Game Warden Cotter received a j
telegram today from the Governor i
stating that Game Warden Goddard
would be aboard the Alameda with
ven deer for distiibution in Kenai pe
ninsula and adiacent country. Mr
Cotter with meet Mr. Goddard when
ne arrives and confer with him as to j
the best place to turn the doer loose, j
EX-SPOUSE SUES FOR
EOARD GIVEN HUSBAND
I -
AKRON, O., Apr. 30.—An unusual i
suit was filed in common pleas court j
here recently when Mrs. Laura A.
Himebaugh sued the National City j
Bank as trustee for the estate of j
her late divorced husband asking a !
total of $2740 for board for her ex- J
spouse and garage rent for his ma
chine.
Her petition asserts that after she j
was granted a divorce her former |
husband, pining for home cooking, |
came to her home and asked her to ;
j take him as a boarder. The woman 1
! assented, the rate being fixed at $10
I per week, with $5 per month garage
rent. The petition says that under
j this arrangement he stayed at her
| home a total of 266 weeks, and owes j
! ul months’ garage rental. She gives ,
j him credit for $216, paid at inter- j
1 vals during this period and asks the j
•estate to make good the rest.
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BOUT SUSPENDED
BOSTON, April 10—Because of al-,
' leged unethical conduct in their bout
! here Harry Greb and Kid Norfolk
| were suspended until next September.
MANURE FOR SALE
j IT you have a garden why not
buy your manure from me. It is free
from sawdust, rubbish, etc., is kept
under cover away Irom rain, snow
and sun, kept in a tight tank, pre
serving all the liquid, which is the
most important for use as fertilizer.
k£13 HENRY LEIRER.
.•oiH ti e Chamber of Commerce.
Classified Advertising
I for SALE—One Corona typewriter.
1 oil heater, 1 electric heater, 1
Victor phonograph and 34 records.
Phone Adams 2U. k205
FOR SALE—Violins; apply King
Ranch, Mile 4. kjul
1 FOR SALE—Four room furnished
| house and bath, easy terms. Phone
j Madison 58. tf.
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FOR SALE—five room bungalow,
basement, woodshed, wash house,
chicken house and corral. $350. W.
H. Dryden. kMl.
FOR SALE—Ford runabout, practi
cally nev\% good rubber, price $300.
See Seward Grill. tf
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The FLOWERS GROCERY
ANCHOVIES from Stavanger in barrels.
STAR LOBSTERS, DUNBAR SHRIMP
Fresh Pack.
CONCORD SARDINES
No other sardines will please you like Concord.
at the
WEE STORE
JOHN H. FLOWER
Phone Orders Promptly Attended To
Phone, Main 65
STETSON
HATS
87.50
Other Makes
,84.00 & 85.00
URBACH'S
Home of Hart Schaffner and Marx Clothes
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WHY PEOPLE ARE QUEER
A noted writer in the American
Magazine this month tells why peo- !
pie are queer. The editor of The 1
Gateway solved this question many ^
years ago. People are queer because j
they are different from the rest of
us.
EVAN'S NOT IN DISTRESS
Word has been received Horn An
chorale that the Admiral Evans, re
ported in distress in C’oo'.c Inlet Tues
day night, was nol in distress and
did noi send out any distress signals
i lie Evans will return here south
bound -. me time Sunday.
NOW OPEN
FOR BUSINESS
With a full and new stock of
Fresh and Salt Meats
Poultry and Oysters
Butter and Eggs
SPECIAL PRICE TO LOGGING CAMPS,
MINES, FISHING BOATS AND
HUNTING PARTIES
CARSTENS PACKING CO.
E. E. KL'RTZ, Manager
PHONE MAIN 130
P. G. McMullen
Staple and Fancy Groceries, Kitchen
Hardware, Fishermen’s Supplies
Imported Scotch Preserves,
Manufactured in Paisley, Scotland.
Imported Concord Brisling and Kipper Snacks,
Manufactured in Stavanger, Norway
Imported French Mushrooms
The Famous Napoleon Brand
Telephone Main 34
DUNN FOUNTAIN PENS
Holds nearly three times more ink than and rubber sac pen of
the same size.
Transparent barrel shows ink supply at a glance.
Every pen sold with an iron clad guarantee.
PRICES RANGE $2.50 AND UP.
Try one on approval.
Seward Drug Go!
Headquarters for Dunn “Camel” Pens.
HARDWARE AND FURNITURE
Doors and Windows.
Lang Ranges
Coal Stoves
Air Tight Stoves
Oil Stoves
Gas Engine Supplies
Evinrude Engines
Iron Roofing
Roofing Paper
Building Paper
Gasoline and Oils
Paints and Varnishes
Canvas and Tents
Lamps and Lanterns
Window Glass
Crockery & Glassware
Rugs and Linoleum
Ship Chandelry
Anchors
Rope and Twine
Hay and Oats
Chop Feed
Chick Feed
Egg Mash
Bran and Midlings
Fire Arms
Ammunition
J. L GRAEF
TELEPHONE MADISON 87
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