Big Game Hunters Go Into
Beaver, Via Sushanna In
Reported Caribou Region
Among the big game hunters who
came north on the steamer North
western were C. E. Sykes and son,
of Ardmore, Okla., and George Hoff
man of Cleveland. The Easterners
had made previous arrangements
with Dr. W. H. Chase at Cordova, for
the hunt and disembarked at that
port last week. Con Miller has been
engaged as guide and left Cordova
the fore part of last week for Gul
kana where the outfit of horses were
to be held in readiness until the par
ty arrived. It is planned to go over
the Eagle trail to Chetitino, thense
to the head of the Nabesna, across
to Sushanna and over to Beaver,
where caribou is plentiful.
Additional Details of
Death George Koppitz
Further details relative to the re
cent death of George Koppitz was
received from Anchorage Saturday.
It is stated contrary to the local re
port of Geore Koppitzg passing away
ar Anchorage, the death occured at
Tanana from heart failure. George
Koppitz had been with the Alaska
Railroad since April, 1918, and dur
ing the past summer had been em
ployed on the river steamer General
Jacobs as purser.
Prospects In Nuka Bay for
Two Months—Is Satisfied
John M. Dahl, a partner to Dr.
John H. McCallie of Anchorage, both
of whom spend months each year
in the field prospecting and develop
ing their mining property, returned
to Seward last Saturday from Nuka
Bay where he has been prospecting
during the last two months. He re
ports the region looks very good
and he is going back again next
spring. Mr. Dahl left for Anchor
age Sunday morning after stopping
over at the Seward Hotel.
Citizens Making Boat Trip
Nuka Bay Quart Region
On a few days’ cruise to the Nuka
Bay district, a party of local citizens
left port Sunday in Captain Heinie
Berger’s gas boat, the Hazel M. The
party consisted of Mrs. Emilie B.
Wevbrecht, Miss Sylvia Sexton, Cal
M. Brosius and Dennis Hurley. It
was planned to visit a number of
the mines at Nuka Bay, do a little 1
cluck hunting and fishing, returning
to town either today or tomorrow.
Colonel Steese Reluming to
Coast Over Richardson Hy.
Colonel J. G. Steese, head of the
Alaska Road Commission, who has
been making a hurried trip over the
Richardson Highway and to road
projects in the Interior, is not com
ing to Seward on this trip, but is re
turning to the coast back over the
highway, according to a report re
ceived in town Sunday. Col. Steese
must be at Washington, D. C., by
the 15'th of this month.
Marshal Stevens Taking
Prisoner To Fairbanks
_
Marshal Bert Stevens of the 4th
division, departed for his Fairbanks
headquarters yesterday morning with
Robert McLeon, alias Robert Thorn
in custody, who was arrested in Cor
dova last week by Deputy Marshal
A. F. Hoffman on a charge of lar
ceny by bailee. The warrant was
sworn out by Mrs. Frank McGarvey
of Fairbanks. Marshal Stevens ar
rived in Seward on the steamer
Northwestern from Seattle.
Wm. Rawing was a business visitor
In Seward yesterday.
Dr. C. G. Maule, a Cordova dentist,
is returning to Cordova on the North
western following a visit to Anchor
age.
Louis Bell, pioneer boatman and
resident of lower Kenai came into
town yesterday on a brief visit.
ALASKA AIRSHIP
COMPANY WILL
START SERVICE
BOARD OF NEW COMPANY COM
POSED OF ALASKA PIONEERS
OF GOOD STANDING
The Alaska Airship Company states
Mr. James C. Langley, its president,
contemplates engaging in an interior
airship service as soon as the ne
cessary arrangements can be effected.
Mr. Langley is a descendant of the
family of which the late Samuel P.
Langley was inventor of the first air
plane now on exhibition in the Smith
sonian institution at Washington, D. C.
The Board of the organizing Air
ship Company is composed of all pio
neer Alaskans, one or more being res
idents of each of the points within
the scope of contemplated service.
While the United States is less than
24 hours distant by airship, states Mr.
Langley, it is planned for the begin
ning to conduct an interior service
carrying freight and passengers in
land from points now served by rail
! and steamer lines. A large number
| of Alaskans have become identified
j with the organization and it has a
! Board of representative men of un
I questioned business ability to govern
; its affairs. Mr. Langley expects to
go east in October and hopes to com
: plete the organization work late this
I fall.
With Mr. Campbell and son, Coyle,
I Mr. Langley recently made a visit to
| Seward.
—
Mrs. Steven Returning Home
After Many Months In Mayo
Brothers Hospital, Rochester
Mrs. Bert Stevens, wife of the mar
j slial of the Fourth division, accom
: panied by her husband, departed for
her Fairbanks home yesterday morn
! ing after a number of months ill
ness during which time she has
i been at the Mayo Brothers hospital
I at Rochester, Minn. Mrs. Stevens
is improving slowly but surely. Her
condition was so weak, however, up
on leaving the hospital that it was
necessary for a nurse to accompany
her to the coast. Marshal and Mrs.
Stevens arrived in Seward on the
steamer Northwestern. While in
town they have been guests at the
Hotel Sexton.
Nine Pound Boy Arrives
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Prosser
Early On Monday Morning
Labor Day, Monday, was a gala day
for J. E. Prosser, the well known rail
road employe, for on that day a baby
boy weigh nine pounds arrived, bring
ing the total number of children for
Mr. and Mrs. Prosser up to four. The
little chap who has already been
named Seward Prosser, was ushered
into the world by Dr. J. A. Baughman
at 8:55 a. m. Mother and son are do
ing fine according to “Dad” Prosser,
who has been busy all morning hand
ing the cigars around to his host of
friends.
Admiral Evans Arrives
from Westward and
Departs for the South
The Admiral Evans of the Pacific
Steamship Company arrived in port
this morning at 3 o’clock from the
westward and departed for the south
two hours later at 5 o’clock. The
Evans was loaded to capacity with a
fish cargo. Among the local reserva
tions for passage south on the vessel
were J. F. Chamberlain, Mrs. John
Sholin and son, R. Tatson, G. W.
Mitchell, J. R. Lee, Mrs. Brice How
ard and son.
ANNUAL BEAUTY PAGEANT
HALTED BY FUNERAL SERVICE
ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 8 (JP)—
Preparations for the annual beauty
pageant were halted today in honor
to Charles Harrison Broome, chief
machinists mate, who was killed in
the Shenandoah disaster. Traffic was
halted for one minute while the body
was interred.
Seldovia Death Occured
from Boat Capsizing;
Lowell Was Smothered
Details as to the accidental death
of William Lowell, whose death was
reported in the Seward Gateway Iasi
week, were received from Anchorage
on Saturday. The report states he
lost his life when the gasboat Dele
ware capsized while dischaigmg a
cargo of herring at the Seldovia dock
The upper portion of the cargo had
been removed, causing the craft to
list and the heavy seas capsized it,
Three men were caught in the hull
of the boat but two escaped. Lowell
was smothered before he could be
rescued.
Anchorage Teachers Named
For Present School Term
The school term at Anchorage be
gins today, the same as in Seward
and most other towns in Alaska. C.
E. Olsan, superintendent of the An
chorage school announced the follow
ing teachers for this season’s school
term:
High school—Jack Graham, Taco
ma, Wash., science and athletics;
Muriel Anderson, of Spokane, Wash.,
commercial department; Ruth Gla
sier, English; Anita Grabill, Tacoma,
Wsh., Latin and history; Charles E.
Olsan, mathematics.
Grades—Mayme Brewster, 8th;
Ruth Williams, Everett, Wash., 7th;
Lillian Ford, Valley Cty, N. D., 6th;
Nell Hamilton, 5th; Anna Mans, Chis
holm, Minn., 4th; Bessie Cassman,
Bellingham, Wash., 3rd; Glow Will
iams, 2nd; Helen Niemi, 1st.
AT THE HOTELS
Van Gilder.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Kelly, Fbks.; Ed
gar Clausen, Jimmie Clausen, Leslie
A. Marchand. Fbks.; A. N. Madson,
Wm. J. Reck, Juneau; J. C. Dieringer,
Valdez; Mrs. A. D. Bixby, Fbks.; Miss
Florence Hylan, Fbks.; Mrs. W. E. Mc
Arthur, Fbks.; Mrs. Ollie Cray, Anch
orage; Miss Margaret Porter, Anchor
age; Mrs. Mary McCallum, Unga;
Miss Katherine Driscoll, Fbks.; Miss
Ruth Edwards, Fbks.; Miss Doris M.
Roeder, G. A. Hammers, Frisco; Em
my Lou Henst, Los Angeles; Eli De
Hon, Anchorage; C. E. Richmond*
Ketchikan; Miss Ruth Glasier, Murial
Anderson, Anna^Mans, Lillian Ford,
Anita Graybill. Anchorage; Mrs. C.
E. Bunnell and Jean Bunnell, Fbks.;
Martha A. Park. Cuba, Missouri; Ly
dia Jacobson, Estherville, la.: Chas.
W. Hamley, Hollywood, Calif.; Ivan
L. Peterson. A. Monson, Frisco; H.
G. Ilderton, T. B. McGrath, Elsie A.
Clark, C. F. Shield, Anchorage; John
F. Chamberlain, Juneau; Mr. and Mrs.
F. H. Lounsbury, Anchorage; John
Haley, Boston, Mass.; Harry S. Red
path. Seattle; Harry Madsen, Mrs. J.
A. Magill, Anchorage; Mr. and Mrs.
B. W. Howard and son, Jr., Ancho
rage; Arthur H. Marsh, Anchorage;
Mrs. A. D. S. Meyers, Ellamar; Mr.
and Mrs. John E. May, Fbks.; Harri
ett LaZelle, Anchorage; Albina Mil
ler, Fbks.; Hanson G. Berg, Nenana;
Jerome L. Drumheller, Spokane; Jno.
A. Burgess, Frisco; L. B. Millard, Val
dez; F. A. Gliech. Detroit, Mich.; Mrs.
P. A. Cook, Anchorage; Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Stromberg, Los Angeles; M. B.
Burke, Seattle; I. Lackman, Seattle;
Kenneth R. Landis, Washington, D.
C.
Seward.
G. W. Mitchell, H. H. Courtney, W.
H. Straight, Anton Anderson, A. R. C.;
Hugh Moore, Lakeview; Jack Thom
as, T. Maki, Mrs. Nilsen, S. W. To
bin, Tony Eeporaur, J. C. Murphy, V.
Antoricis, D. Zavaglia, John M. Dahl,
Nuka Bay; J. L. Carter.
Sexton.
R. Wilkins, Dennis Hurley, Mrs.
Emery E. Waner, and son, Dawson;
Mrs. M. A. Decker, O. R. Cameron, A.
P. Flannigan, Roy D. Lamb, Chicago;
R. R. Russell, Salt Lake; Gov. George
A. Parks; Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Bennett,
John Vicari, J. R. Herzer, O. E. Har
rington, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Bates, H.
J. Emard, E. E. Ritchie, Valdez; Stan
Herning, Wasilla; William Stolt, An
chorage; Milo Hurlburt, Seldovia; J.
A. Smith, Sitka.
Mrs. Chas. G. Hubbard arrived in
town from Primrose Sunday, leaving
on the Northwestern on a business
trip to Valdez.
JOYRIDERS FOUND DEAD
DENVER, Col., Sept. 4 (JP)—'With
bullet holes through their heads the
bodies of a man and a woman were
found this morning in an automobile
in the outskirts of the city.
EVER BE WITHOUT IT
for it immediately eases sud
den, severe, colicky pains and
cramps in stomach and bowels,
deadly nausea and weakening
diarrhoea. For children ana
grown-ups use
CHAMBERLAIN’S
COLIC and DIARRHOEA
. REMEDY
lake it with you when you travel.
Keep it always in your home.
The Alaska Railroad
TRAINS LEAVE SEWARD
7:30 A. M.
MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
4
A train leaves Seward at 8:00 a. m.
Sundays for Anchorage and interme
diate points. Arrives Seward at 2:15
p. m. from Anchorage.
TRAINS ARRIVE SEWARD
7:30 P. M.
WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS
STEAMSHIP STARR
STEAMER STARR SAILS SEPTEMBER 14
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON, Agent
PHONE MADISON lS*. SEWARD, ALASKA
\
Calling at all regular Southeastern and South
western Alaska ports including Seldovia and
Kodiak.
» WAYNE BLUE, Agent
^ Telephone Main 81 Res., Madison 40
Pacific Coastwise Jerviee
^ADMIRAL LINE
IH.F.ALEXANDER. PRESIDENT
1 ALASKA STEAMSHIP 1
COMPANY
Southwestern Alaska Route Schedule §
Vessel—
Northwestern
Alaska
Yukon
Northwestern
Alaska
Yukon
Scheduled
Lv. Seattle
Aug. 29
Sept. 5
Sept. 12
Sept. 19
Sept. 26
Oct. 3
Scheduled
Ar. Seward
Sent. 5
Se.pt. 12
Sept. 19
Sept. 26
Oct. 3
Oct. 10.
Scheduled Sail
from Seward
Sept. 6
Sept. 13
Sept. 19
Sept. 26
Oct. 3
Oct. 10.
5 Steamers in the above schedule will make all regular ports of call =
Sj in Southeastern and Southwestern Alaska. z:
= Steamers in above schedule will not leave Seward earlier than FOUR 5
= O’CLOCK Sunday afternoon, sailing date. jjs
E Steamer Redondo, carrying freight and passengers, connects with E
E above steamers at Seward, weekly, for Cook Inlet and Kodiak Is- 5
Zj land points, subject to change without notice. E
J. H. FLICKINGER, Agent I
E PHONE MAIN 125 SEWARD, ALASKA =
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I See the Interior i
“The Golden Belt” §
To the end that the countless places of scenic and other inter- z*
ests in the Territory may be thoroughly enjoyed and understand, and 5
to enable them to acquire first hand and accurate information con- 5
cerning all Alaskan activities and devleopment; travelers to the E
Northland are urged to visit
ALASKA’S “GOLDEN HEART”
Interior Alaska and places en route—including Kenai Lake, the §=
“Loop District,” Spencer and Bartlett Glaciers, Turnagain Arm, An- ■=
chorage, the Matanuska Valley, Curry, Nenana River Canyon, Mt. Me- j=
Kinley National Park, Nenana, the Tanana Valley ad Fairbanks, hold E
much of interest to everyone, whether on business or pleasure bent; S
and a tour through these regions creates a true conception of the 5
good things that Alaska has to offer.
For train and automobile schedules, passenger rates and other In- ;
formation, confer with any steamship agent, or
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
The Alaska Railroad 1
£ Seward
(McKinley Park Route)
Anchorage Curry Nenana
Fairbanks 5
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