Local Happenings of Week
Monday
J. J. Cory, 1r., mining engineer for
the Bureau of Mines, is in town on
his way south.
Mr. and Mrs. A.KTy Simons and Har
ry r.cvelle arrived on Satuiday’s tram
Com Mile 20.
I*. A. Kepner ancr wife, A'ice Pet
terson and Edwaid McCullough of
Bellrngham, Wash., arrived on the AI
aska.
Attorney Leopold David is a guest
of ilie lioiel Sexton.
H. E. K stiansen of Grouse Lake
will leave on the next boat for K ••
chikan.
J. A. Magill and wife returned on
the Alaska from a visit in the States,
and will leave on the next train for
Anchorage. Mr. Magill is interested in
the fisheries business on Cook Inlet.
Miss Anderson has taken a position
as waitress at the Seward Grill. She
arrived on the Alaska from Seattle.
I). M. Botnwell, traveling sales
man, is in town.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Budnick of Fair
banks, were arrivals on the Alaska,
and will leave on the next train for
the Interior.
Miss A. V. Horner of Ruby, is a
guest of the Vav Gilder. She air-v
ed on Ihe Alaska from the States.
Chas. L. Sealey, the Latouche mer
chant, who has been visiting In -he
interior returned on Saturday’s train
and a ill leave or. the Evans for nis
island home.
John G Brady, the popular Forestry
official, is a Seward visitor.
Mrs. Charles G. Hubbard < f the
I'rimrose Mines, braved the elen.ents
and came to town Saturday from
her mountain home at the mine. 'Tims
is Mrs. Hubbard’s first visit to Sew
ard for some time.
C. F. Townsend of Fairbanks, is a
guest of the Van Gilder.
T. H. Johnson of Lava Hot Springs,
Idaho, and some of his friends from
Focal* llo, Idaho, have been in the Ter
ritory about a month looking for in
vestments, and the probabilities are
that they will locate in Seward. Mr. j
Johnson states that while Ketchikan,
where he lived for a time, is one of
the largest towns on the map of Al
aska, he considers Seward has the best
future and he will return here with
his family and go into business.
Mrs. Carl Orlander returned on the
Alaska from a several months visit s
in the States. She returns much in-.-j
proved in health.
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Mrs. L. H. Vogl returned on the
Alaska from a protracted visit to the
States.
W. E. Moultray, local manager of
the Standard Oil Company, returned
from the states on the Alaska, where
he went recently for treatment for an
affected optic. He returns much im
proved.
J. J. Chisholm will be a southbound
passenger cn one of the next boats.
George Johnson and Olof Johnson
will leave on the Alaska for the
States.
D. E. Sheriff, piano tuner, with
headquarters at Anchorage, is a visi-1
tor in town for a few days.
Deputy Marshal Frank Youngs of
Talkeetna arrive don Saturday’s train
and is shaking hands with his many
friends here. Mr. Youngs has consid
erable property in Seward and was
.here looking after the same.
A large number of fishing boats are
in port today, the heavy storm outside
driving them into harbor.
If any person knows the where
abouts of Paul Nicholson, please com
municate with the Sexton Hotel as
there is mail there for him.
Workmen are busy today excavat
ing beneath the Frye-Bruhn building,
preparatory to putting in a cement
foundation and lowering the building
to street level.
Jerry Allen, who retired as first
sergeant at the post last winter, is a
returning passenger on the Admiral
Evans, after two months visit in the
States.
W. J. McDonald, head of the for
estry department, who has been in
Anchorage for the past two weeks
laying out the season’s work in that
district, was an arrival on the train
Saturday enroute to his headquarters
at Cordova .
Mrs. Jessie Murphy left on the Re
dondo for the westward where she
will be employed by one of the can
neries for the summer. She has been
in the employ of the Seward Bakery
for the past several months. Her
laughter, Alice, will join her when
the school term is ended.
Guest car No. 103 left this morning
or the North carrying E. Van Gundy,
| Jarl D. Pollock. H. Horn, Dr. J. H
doling and J. H. Hughes.
Capt. J. H. Hughes of the stores de
partment of the Alaska Railroad,
states that new diners have been put
on recently and that it is Col. Lan
dis’ idea to have the diner service
equal to the best. More help has been
employed to make this possible. Home
grown products arc being used to a
great extent.
Harriett Jar.ke who operates a ho
tel at McGrath was an arrival on Sat
urday’s train.
Rev. Robert G. Tatum, in charge of
St. Mark’s school for natives at Ne
niina accompanied by nurse Mrs. Yv.
J. Coutts, arrived on the train on Sat
urday night. Rev. Tatum has been
seriously ill with appendicitis, having
been confined to the hospital for nine
weeks. He will leave on the Alaska for
his home in Tennessee for a vacation
of six months or a year. Nurse Coutts
returned to Nenana on the train this
morning .
Rev. Burdette Landsdowne arrived
on Saturday night’s train and conduct
ed services at St. Peter’s Church.
Mr. and Mrs. George Rose and in
fant daughter arrived from Anchor
age Saturday and will sail south on
the Alaska.-Mr. Rose has been employ
ed in the Anchorage freight office of
the Alaska Railroad for several years.
Mr. and Mrs. Rose will locate in Cali
fornia.
George G. Cotier leturncd Satur
day from a business trip to the In- j
terior.
Mrs. Nevie R. Brooks, a nurse in
the railroad hospital at Anchorage is
at the Van Gilder. Mrs. Brooks is
on a vacation trip to the States.
Ed Grider, a lesident of Ruby, was
an anival on the Alaska.
Miss Ruth Walsh, a sister of the
late Mrs. D. L. McGinnis of Anchor
age is an incoming passenger on the
Admiral Evans on her way to Anchor
age. Miss Walsh was summoned at the
time Mrs. McGinnis was taken ill, but
arrived too late to be at her bedside
when she passed away.
C. W. Felch, traveling man, came in
from Anchorage on Saturday’s train,
he is on his way to the states after a
business trip to Fairbanks.
George K. Pertain, who represents
t lie H. G. Brace company and the
West Disinfectant company of Seat
tle, is a Seward visitor.
George Adams, hotel man from the I
Iditarod, was an arrival on Saturday’s!
train.
H. B. Madland arrived on the Alaska
from a business trip to Cordova.
Tuesday
IT. S. BalGerston returned to An
chorage yesterday on the Admiral
Evans, after a week’s visit in Sew
ard.
Billy Lee, a Kanatak oil man, was
a Seward visitor yesterday, on his
way to the oil fields via Kodiak.
A bridge went out at mile 51 to
day, adding to the general disar
rangement.
Frank Roycroft and family have
moved back to Moose Pass.
Mr. I. M. Fosier and family pass
ed through on the Admiral Evans
yesterday en route to Alitak. Mr.
Foster had with him a crew for the
Alitak cannery.
Mrs. Mary Morrison, proprietor of
the Morrison Hotel at Anchorage,
who has been visiting in the States
the past six weeks, returned yester
day on the Admiral Evans.
Nels Steel, (lining car conductor on
the Alaska railroad, was a through
passenger on the Evans for Anchor
age.
D. W. Flanagan and wife have
moved Into the Stotko house lately
vacated by Frank Roycroft and fam
ily.
Miss Cotchett, one of the nurses
at St. Mark's Mission at Nenana, left
on the Evans yesterday for Anchor
*tte.
Ray C. Larson returned to Anchor
age yesterday on the Evans.
Fifteen men were sent from the
Delmont Hotel today to help on the
railroad.
Leo Dales, an employe of the
Uaaka railrbad is a Seward visitor.
F. E. Youngs, deputy marshal at
Taikoetna, left for his home yes
terday on the Evans.
Dr. J. H. Romig, surgeon in charge
of the Fairbanks hospital, left yes
terday on the Evans for home. Dr.
Romig will return to Seward in the
iioar future and open a hospital here.
Wednesday
A slide at Mile IS took down about
a quarter of a mile of telephone and
telegraph wires last night.
The halibut boats Alaska and Re
public arrived in port today.
Five passengers from Unga arrived
on the steamship Starr.
Fiften men were sent to Mile 52
today to assist in clearing the rail
road track of slides which occurred
Sunday.
Laddie, belonging to Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Lechner, was poisoned one
night this week. Mr. Lechner de
nies the rumor that he is offering a
reward for the discovery of the iden
tity of the poisoner.
Thursday
H. Parker, who has been night
watchman for Seward for the past
w.tur ha- resigned Ins job and
t. ken a position ;n the sawmill which
Mi’iied up tiiry.
Mr. and Airs. Llo.v d Hardy left on
one of the last boats for Idaho,
where Mr. Hardy will be associated
with his father in the dental busi
ness.
Miss Margaret Kraft, daughter of
the well known merchant of Kodiak,
was an arrival on the Starr and will
go to Anchorage to visit with her
sis'er, Pauiine.
The steamship Starr w'll kave to
norrow ov a social Kip to Sawmill
Bay, carrying cannery supplies.
II. O. Roberts, manager of the
Kodiak Island Fishing and Packing
Company, airiven on one of the la*t
boats tc p**' pare for his season’s
work
John G. Brady, district forester,
talked to (he pupils of the Seward
High School yesterday from one to
one thirty on the Forestry Service
in Alaska. This talk was ore of the
most interesting held at to- school
this year. A question period at the
end of the address furnished ih° pu
pils a chance to brighten up on
points unfamiliar to them.
Miss Annet*< Steel, of Washington,
it. C., who visited Seward m com
uy with her b other, H. G. Steel
i f Cordova, left on the last boat for
Juneau to spend a week »Tith her
brother Wit! a id will then Have for
her home in ih<r. East via Saa Fran
■i-c.. and Ne-.v Orleans.
Friday
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Crawford will
leave on the Alameda for Portland,
Ore., to spend several months vis t
Mr. Crawford is the father of Ed
Lmwford of this city
SUIT BROUGHT TO FORCE
INDIANS INTO PUBLIC SCHOOL
At a meeting held at Ketchikan
last week W. A. Holzheimer was re
tained in a suit brought by an In
dian of that city to force the school
board to allow his child to enter the
public schools of the city. This suit
was brought by W. L. Paul to test
the Territorial laws.
NEW RAILROAD OFFICIALS
Mr. C. G. Jones has been appoint
ed roadmaster with jurisdiction from
Julius to Fairbanks, with headquar
ters at Nenana.
C. D. Pollock has been appointed
bridge engineer with headquarters at
Anchorage.
LARGE CROWD SEES
CROWNING MAY QUEEN
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T ast night saw the conclusion of
one of the most successful campaigns
ever inaugurated in Seward by any
organization when the Auxiliary of
the Seward Legion brought to a fin
I ish their building fund issue. As a
result of the hotly contested election
for May Queen the organization
cleared a good many hundred dol
lars and Miss Cecil Leslie won the
coveted place.
At nine o’clock last night at Odd
Fellows hall the crowning of the
Queen took place. To the strains of
! a march played by the four piece
orchestra, the queen proceeded by two
little pages and two little flower
girls, and accompanied by her maids
of honor, entered the hall and pro
ceeded slowly to her throne. Miss
| Leslie was very charming in an
! ivory colored slip, with an overdress
I of yellow chiffon, which hung in long
] petal-shaped points. The maids of
I honor, Thelma Tallasen and Melba
Johnsrud were becomingly attired in
! white and biue respectively; the lit
jtle flower girls were Patsy Hannon
land Mickey McIntosh, and the pages
Lee Ray and Vincent Lorang.
Mayor Ray first presented the
maids of honor with their prizes,
two lovely strands of beads, after
which the queen received the grand
prize of the election, a long string of
i old ivory beads, and a beautiful fur
neckpiece. Miss Leslie was then
| presented with her crown and pro
claimed queen for the evening. Three
rousing cheers were given for the
participants.
Dancing began at nine thirty, the
iiall being overtaxed for capacity.
The few ladies of the organization
who worked so hard decorating for
the occasion were most assuredly de
serving of praise for the hall was
I beautiful. Long streamers of crepe
| paper and festoons of morning glo
ries in the pastel shades made it a
flower garden. The 4-piece orchestra
provided the music and every one
I passed one of the most enjoyable
i evening ever held in Seward. The
building fund is an assured thing and
| the ladies certainly worked for their
| success.
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL
COMPANY’S BOAT IN
The pas boat Dr. Martin, recently
purchased by the Northern Cominer
| rial Company tor use on the lower
Yukon, arrived in port today and is
I at the Standard Oil Docks taking
oil. The boat will leave in the morn
| ing for Anchorage in command of
Captain Ed S. Hayes, owner of the
Star Packing company at Cordova,
and well known Puget Sound steam
boatman. Thomas Oakes, former
well known athlete of the Puget
Sound district, is engineer.
The Dr. Martin is equipped with
one of the finest Deisel engines made,
a MAanus, and makes about ten
knots per hour.
It will be taken to Anchorage and
loaded on Hat cars for transportation
to Nenana, where it will be sent to
the lower river for use between Holy
Cross and St. Michael.
Capt. Hoelscher will arrive on the
Alameda and take command of the
vessel for the summer.
DR. KNICKERBOCKER ILL;
TAKEN OFF BOAT AT JUNEAU
Dr. L. C. Knickerbocker, who of
Edmonds. Wash., who left here on
the Admiral Watson, was taken off
the boat at Juneau, suffering from
intestinal trouble, and for a time
his life was despaired of. He was
to be operated on as soon as he
revived sufficiently to withstand the
shock. Dr. Knickerbocker came to
Seward a week or so ago, going to
Anchorage, and returning and taking
the Watson for the Outside.
STANDARD OILDOWN 1500
FEET AND WORKING STEADY
The Standard Oil drills are down
1500 feet in the fields near Kanatak
officers of the steamship Starr re
port.
CORDOVA BOND ISSUE PASSES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Apr. 30.—
The House this week passed without
a dissenting vote the bill introduced
by Delegate Sutherland of Alaska,
permitting the town of Cordova to
bond itself to the extent of a hun
dred thousand dollars for the pur
pose of erecting a new school build
ing. The measure is now before the
Senate for action.
SCHOOL TEACHERS HERE
Dwight H. Cone and wife, Alice
L. Petterson and Edward McCul
lough who went to Anchorage on
the first gasboat of the season, arriv
ed on Saturday’s train and left on
the Alaska for the States. They
have been teaching at Kenai. They
reported a very difficult trip up the
inlet.
CHAMBER COMMERCE
LUNCHEON DRAWS
SEVERAL VISITORS
At the Chamber of Commerce
'uneheon yesterday noon, several vis
itors were present, including W. J.
McDonald, head of the Forestry Re
serves for this section, John G. Bra
dy, chief forester, and Mr. Stone,
head of the Puget Sound News com
pany. Mr. McDonald gave the mem
bers a talk of Forestry conditions, |
stating that he believed, after return-!
ing from a trip to San Diego, that,
he believed towns in Alaska did not
properly appreciate the tourist trade,
and called attention to its value as
a financial event, and also to the ne
cessity of providing permanent pay
rolls lasting through the winter
months before a settled population
could be counted upon. Mr. McDonald
stated that the Forestry Bureau had
some money on hand for providing
amusement places and that it was the
intention of the Bureau to make a
camping park at the end of the Ke
nai lake road, installing two ovens
for cooking, and also providing a wa
ter system and other conveniences
for the public. Mr. McDonald said j
that lots were already open to the
public, and applications should be
mad eto Mr. Brady.
Mr. II. E. Ellsworth stated that
some action should be taken regard
ing the extension of the Forestry Bu
reau over Kenai peninsula, and show
ed the b( nefits to homesteaders i
thereby. He stated that a home-:
steader in the Forestry lands was not
compelled to pay for any surveys or
fees up to the Land Office, which;
was not the case in the public do- ’
mains lands.
Secretary Hannon being a mem- j
ber of the election board, no com- j
munications were read, A. J. Goodskey j
acting as secretary.
STARR ARRIVES WITH
NUMBER PASSENGERS
The steamship Starr arrived yes
terday afternoon from the westward, i
with the following passengers. Mr.
!and Mrs. H. Tellesen, Hilbert Ander
j son, Kanatak; Margaret Kraft, Ko
jdiak; Louis Mehan, Lena C. Kyle, C.
| \Y. Sear, Howard Anderson, and
wife, George J. Brazil four prisoners,
and two guards.
j P HAN'NON WILL CCACH
J.TUDENTS IN SCHOOL PLAVS
J. P. Hannon has another .job. He
has c nsentod ;o coach the two plays
to be given by Hie High School at
the graduation exercises. June IT
Although a very busy man in the
daytime Mr. Hannon has agreed to
give up some of his evenings to help j
perfect the plays. The names of the
two plays are “Bills” and “The Price
of Ambition.” Marit Eide, Merritt
Shellhorn and Frances Leslie will
be the cast for the former play and
Clara Perry, Patricia Ray and Willis i
Perry will present the latter.
HOSIE HUMMELL TAKEN TO
HOSPITAL BY AIRPLANE
Hosie Hummell. of McGrath, was i
the sick man who was taken from
the Interior town to the hospital at j
Fairbanks by C. B. Eielson, the mail
plane aviator. Although against regu
lations, Mr. Eielson with true Alas
kan spirit, regarded the man’s welfare
as most important, and carried him
on his return trip. The sick man
was taken out of the plane much bet
ter than when he went in and was
operated on at the hospital. Eielson
flew at a height of 9,000 feet on the
trip.
A huge snowslide blocked the!
railroad yesterday and no trains left
today. Matt Peters bridge crew and
piledriver have been taken to the
scene of operations.
Just follow
my Directions
Fuller dealers take a
real interest in giving
helpful advice to paint
customers; telling them
what product is the
most suitable; carefully
explaining surface prep
aration; what kind of
brush to use and just
how to apply the paint,
varnish, enamel or stain.
i
* Take advantage of the
( knowledgeand experience
of the Fuller dealer. lie
will be glad to help you.
Ask or send for our Free
book “Home Painting.”
It’s your painting guide.
FOR ANY FULLER PRODUET CONSULT
THE NEAREST FULLER DEALER:
Brown &
Hawkins Corp.
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301 Mission Street, Saa Francisco
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BODY AT KANATAK
WAS THAT OF BODINE
The body found by the destroyer
Corry on the beach e:;st of Kanatak,
has been identified as that of a man
named Bodine. The body was badly
mangled by wolverines. His partner
Roy Curry, missing at ihe same
time as Bodine, has not been found.
Hilbert Anderson, a partner of
h° two men arrived in Seward on
the Starr, and after a trip to Valdez
svill return to Kanatak.
PRISONERS FROM UNGA
COME IN ON STARR
Anton Oleson and Leonard Wil
liams, insane prisoners, and J. So
ierland and James Fitzpatrick, sen
tenced to a year in jail at Valdez for
burglary at Unga, were brought over
in the Starr by Clyde Martin and
31af Pengas as guards.
Olesen is well known in Seward.
Claude Shea, guard, took Soderland
ind Fitzpatrick to Valdez on the
\laska.
YESTERDAY’S FISH PRICES
KETCHIKAN, Apr. 30.—Fresh hal
but 11 and 5 cents.
JUNEAU—Fresh halibut 9 and 5
jents. Salmon 16 and 6 cents.
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