Local Happenings of Week
Monday
Clias .Bowkor, of Kodiak returned
to that place from Kanatak on the
in trip of the Starr.
Earl Grammar, surveyor for the
Standard Oil company at the Kanatak
fields, arrived on the steamship Starr
anil will leave for the Outside
Mike Henry, one of the real old
timers in the Interior will leave on
the Northwestern for the States on
a brief vacation. Mr. Henry has
seen most of the camps in the terri
tory during the boom days and is go
ing out for the first time in a num
ber of years.
W. E. Dunkle, engineer for the
Guggenheim interests, who has been
looking over properties in the Inte
rior, arived in Seward last week en
route to Xuka Bay, where he will in
spect several properties in that prom
ising district.
Earl G. Lewis ,of the firm of Lewis
Sz Bliss, building contractors at An
chorage, will sail on the Northwest
ern for Ketchikan, where he will su
perintend the construction of several
homes for which contracts have been
secured.
John G. Brady, forest ranger was
a Seward visitor today.
The Rev. R. V .B. Dunlop return
from Seldovia on the Starr, where
he has been engaged in work on the
new mission building being erected
there.
C- H. Gilbert, of the Bureau of
Fisheries ,arrived in Seward yester
dayday from the westward ,on the
fisheries boat Eide^1 He will return
soifn to Uyak and other points.
George Small and wife, were Sew
ard visitors over Sunday leaving to
day for their home in Anchorage. j
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“Bill” Spencer and wife, of Anch
orage are Seward visitors for a few
days . “Bill” is the official rooter for
the railroad ball team and is promo
ter of various athletic sports in the
interior city.
T .J. Anderson, head of the McKin-j
ley Gold Placers company, on Valdez
Greek, will be a southbound passen
ger on the Northwestern on a short
business trip to the States.
Mrs. E. Van Gundy, wife of the
chief clerk of the Alaska Railroad
will take the Northwestern south en
route to California where she will
visit with relatives for a time.
The Star brought over a cargo of
oil drums for the local company,
which have been in use in Kanantak
James Derleine, who has been cook
ing at the oil seepage near Kanatak,
for the Standard Co., is spending his
vacation at Kodiak.
M. H. Sides ,deputy customs offi
cer arrievd from Dillingham on the
Starr ,and will leave tonight for the
south.
Dr. M. S .Thompson, who has been
resident physician for the Standard
Oil Co. at Kanatak, arrived on the
Starr and will leave for the States1
on the Northwestern. I
Chas. Cook, a Standard Oil em
p• i y ■? ,is on his way outside. He has
been working near Kanatak.
Miss Maggie Hubley is a Seward
visitor from Unga.
M. E. LeBlanc insurance solicitor
is in town.
The Rev. Fr. Orloff of Unalaska,
is in Akutan this week looking after
his parish.
Miss Violet Marmasena, a teacher
at Dillingham is in town a guest of
the Hotel Sexton. She will return
west on the Starr.
Mrs. A. Husby, who has been in
Kanatak and Kodiak for some time
looking over conditions, returned to
Seward on the Starr.
Jack McCord, oil magnate of Ka
natak, was an arrival on the Star
Chas. Madsen, popular merchant at
Kanatak, started lor Seward on the
Starr ,but received a radio at Kodiak
that his wife was ill and returned on
a gas boat to the oil camp.
Wm. Lee, Wide Bay .pionee and one
of the best posted oil men in the
western district, arrived on the steam
er Starr and is greeting his Sewai’d
friends.
Seven marriages were (performed at
Unalaska the week ending July 21,
by Fr. Orloff, Russian priest for the
Unalaska Parish.
George H. Whitney, inspector of
hulls and John Newmarker, inspec
tor of boilers and one of Alaska’s
most popular steamboat inspectors, ar
rived from Bristol Bay on the Starr
and left on the Northwestern for Ju
neau. They were accompanied by
Stenographer Jones.
The U. S. coast guard cutter Mo
jave is at Attu awaiting the arriv
al of the Brritish flyer.
A Japanese boat is expected to ar
rive at Unalaska this week bearing
a party of Japanese scientists
A1 Maddox ,well known Anchorage
boy, will be a passenger on the North
western for the States.
Tuesday
A nef engine and compressor out
fit was received on the Admiral Wat
son consigned to Leslie Remisky of
Hope.
Mrs. Aron Ericson and daughter,
jean, left on the Northwestern for
the States, \?here Mrs. Ericson ac-1
companies her mother to Mayo Bros’,
famous institute at Rochester, Minn.
They will be gone some time.
E. M. Polley, territorial tax col
lector arrievd on the Starr from Bris
tol Bay where he has been looking
after tax matters. Mr. Polley came
by way of Kanatak and Lake Bech
erof, and made Unga and Squaw Har
bor points. He left on the North
wester for Juneau but will return
before fall to Seward.
The Rev. Fr. Prosoroff ,an aegd
Russian priest from Siberia, was a
passenger for Kodiak on the Admiral
Watson, coming from Siberia.
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Thomas Marquam, mayor of Fair
banks, who spent the week-end in
eward, left yesterday for his home
town. Mr. Marquam reported many
mining activities in his district and
looks for a revival of prosperity in
tins business.
Mrs. C. L. Vickers of Seldovia was
a thru passenger on the Admiral Wat
son.
Madrona and Alexandria Grcgorieff
of Kodiak were through passengers
on the Admiral Watson.
Hoary Braun, an oldtimer of Alas
ka. arrived on the steamer Starr from
Unga.
Complete line ready-made suits at
Urbach’s. tf.
H. V. Hoben left on the Admiral
Watson for Uganik to look over his
cannery interests. A large shipment
of cans was taken over on the Wat
son owing to the unusually large run
of fish.
John Maddox of the Palace is suf
fering from an inflamed optic, which
is giving him considerable pain.
A large quantity of freight arrived
on the steamship Watson for the Se
ward Trading Co., and the large force
is busily engaged in unpacking and
placing it on the shelves.
Mrs. W. Meyers, who has been vis
iting her sister Mrs. Chas. Lechner,
left on the Northwestern for her
home in the States, after spending
the summer here.
Dr. O. A. Braafladt, who recently
disposed of his dental office to Dr.
A .R .Roberts, will leave on the next
boat for the States, where he will lo
cate.
Leonard W .Olson and wife have
moved into the Graef apartments re
cently occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Vogl.
Dr. and Mrs. A. R. Roberts have
taken the Fred Miller house for the
winter.
George Sexton, Miss Sylvia Sex
ton. and Mr .and Mrs. D. W. Flana
gan left this morning for Russian
River on a fishing trip. They will
return Saturday.
Wednesday
W. E. Root and wife left on to
day’s train for Fairbanks ,on their
first vacation for eight years. It is
hoped they will enjoy the trip great
ly*
The Lorang residence is being pa
pered and renovated by F. B. Moore
W. E. Moultray, manager of the
Standard Oil company at Seward,
left on the Watson for Kodiak on
business connected with the opening
of the recently built station at that
place.
Mrs. F. A .Hansen, wife of the su
perintendent of the Copper River &
Northwestern railroad, was an arriv
al on the Northwestern en route to
Anchorage where she will visit with
friends for a time. Mr. Hansen was
formerly connected with the Alaska
Railroad in the capacity o fsuperin
tenden.t of the construction work.
Bert Denny left this week for Bird
where he has accepted a position
with the Alaska Railroad.
Mr. and Mrs. James Kelly of Cant
well, left for the States on the last
boat, where they will reside. They
have been living at the Reindeer sta
tion for some time.
H T. Tripp, of Ju aeau, arrived "P
the last train and is registered at the
Van Gilder.
Deputy JIa’v-'al Ralph Reed ard
wife, are taking a vacation trip to
Fairbanks.
T- J. Anderson of the McKinley
Gold Placer Mining company, accom
panied by several employes, left on
the Northwestern for the States on a
business trip.
Mrs. A. J. Windier and daughters
are passengers on the steamer Alas
ka en route to their home in Anchor
age.
Earl Lewis, an Anchorage contrac
tor, was a Northwestern passenger
for Ketchikan, where he will build
several new residences.
Ed Dolan, son of the well known
guard at the Valdez jail, has enlisted
in the Signal Corps and been station
stationed at Valdez.
Grant Courtney of Fairbanks was
an outgoing passenger for the Out
side on the last boat. He is a broth
er to Robert Courtney, the Anch
orage C. P. A.
Mike Henry, a well known oldtimer
if the Interior who has mined on
every creek and pup in Alaska, left
Jor the States on the Northwestern
on a vacation trip. He is located in
Iditarod at the present time.
Mrs. W. N. Cuddy of Valdez has
been chosen as committeewoman for
the Anchorage Agricultural Fair As
sociation.
BORN—To Mr. and Mrs. M. E.
Holben, a son, at the Anchorage hos
pital, Tuesday, August 5. Mrs. Hol
ben and baby are doing well.
Miss Jennie Cameron, a school
teacher for the government schools
in Honolulu, stopped off in Seward
on her way to Fairbanks to visit her
brother. She is a guest of Mrs. B.
E. Crow.
Mrs. Toake, field representative of
he Red Cross who came in on the
‘rlmintl Watson, will be in Seward
'nt.il Sunday. The Red Cross will
aold a meeting Friday evening at
o’clock in the fire hall.
Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Kelsey and Mrs.
P. C. McMullen left for Anchorage
Lhis morning where they will take
"he Admiral Watson, making the
round trip to Uganik and Kodiak. Mr.
•nd Mrs. Kelsey, who have been
visiting their daughter Mrs. Kelsey,
vi’.l then return to their home in
^erndale, Calif.
Thursday
Joe. E. Burns, who has been in
Anchorage the past day or so, return
ed on last night’s train acompanied
by Mrs .Burns ,who recently under
went an operation in the Anchorage
hospital.
At the Kodiak Experimental sta
tion they are developing a strictly
Alaskan dairy cow herd from the
Galloway strain crossed with the
Holstein-Fresian. Thus endurance
and milk production are both guar
anteed . These cows are a distinct
breed and very well adapted to the
Alaskan climate. At the present time
seven of these cows are being milk
ed at Kodiak .
Friday
Tse t teamsldp Starr returned las
■ight from Act borage with two baig
in low.
The I imau o Fisheries boat, Eid *r
‘s eaieeiied on -he beach for repairs.
Mr. and Mis. Arnulf Mov.nvc and
famly of Ruby will leave on one of
rhe next boa is for the Stat- • Vr.
Haarve was me of the firs! s'amj- i
ers into the Ruby district and has
been engaged in the mercantile busi
ness on the lower river. Mrs. Haar
vis was formerly Miss Margaret
Stroup.
J. H. Johnson left on ibis morn
ing’s train for Moose Pass.
Walter N. Marks, a Los Angeles
resident, is a Seward visitor.
C. C .French, Babe Smith ( T. H.
Hoard, Tony John and W. W. Ward
are registered at the Overland.
Claude Shea arrived from Anchor
age on last night’s train and will
hold down the marshal’s office dur
ing the absence of Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Reed, who are visiting at Fair
banks.
Dr. J. W. Edmunds, arrived from
Moose Pass onh last night’s train
and will leave on the Alaska. The
doctor states that he has decided to
make Alaska at least once a year
in the future.
A1 Peel was an outgoing passen
ger on today’s train for Lakeview.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Brown
of Anchorage^ are Seward visitors.
J. H .Tripp left on today’s train
for a visit to Fairbanks.
Wallace Daykin left today for
Moose Pass on a week’s vacation
trip.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Howard of
Denver are registered at'the Van Gil
der.
G. O. P. CONVENTION TO
BE CALLED NEAR FUTURE
The Republicans of the Third Divi
sion will call a convention in the
near future at Seward, for the pur
pose of nominating a candidate lor
me legislature to fill the vacancy
erased by the appointment of J. r.
Waller as assistant district attorney.
Mr Waller lock the place formerly
held by J alien Hurley who was nam
. 0 c.' iit 1 attorney for the Fourlb
division. As the ballots hv'3 air* ;id;
been printed the candidate n riml
vili probably nave hard sledding, as
his name will have to be written in.
The steamship Starr arrived in
port yesterday with the largest list
of passengers this season, the little
vessel bringing 130 from westward
ports, including the members of the
Seward Chamber of Commerce. A
capacity load of freight was also
brought from the westward. The
Starr will sail on the last trip to
Bristol Bay Aug. 10.
NEWS FROM KANATAK
Dave Houvis, of the Pearl Creek
Dome, was a visitor early in the
month. This was Dave’s first visit
to the city since he left for the drill
camps in the fall of 1022. Dave
though a Standard Oil man built the
derrick for the Associated Oil Co.,
over the Alaska Oil Co.
The Olivearrived with three pas
Kanatak, Alaska, July 31
Mrs. Malloy, who has been visit
ing in Kanatak has returned to the
Pearl Creek Dome,
sengers ,one hundred and thirty some
odd drums of oil and repaired drill
stems for the Standard Oil Co.
Ed Maddox returned from a busi
ness trip to Seward and Anchorage.
Jack McCord was a passenger on
the Olive.
Hjalmar Evans returned from a
business trip to Anchorage.
Mrs. G. L. Jones has moved out to
Pearl Creek Dome.
Mrs. Phil. B. Reed and daughter
have moved to the Pearl Creek
Dome.
Doctor Brooks arrived on the S.S.
Starr. He will relieve Doctor Thomp
son at the Pearl Creek Dome.
Jack Lee and Henry Russel left on 1
the Starr for a prospecting trip to
the Westward.
Claude Shea, en route to the West
ward on the Starr, greeted old friends
while the boat was in port. Claude j
is a former resident of Kanatak.
The long time employes of the;
Standard are beginning to take their
vacations. Hugh O’Neil broke the
monotony of his last year’s grind
in Kanatak by hiking over the sur
rounding hills and visiting the Pearl
Creek Dome. Charlie Cook and Jim
Dereleine are planning their vacations
in Kodiak leaving on the Starr when
she arrives from the Westward.
Doctor Thompson of the Pearl
Creek Dome, will be a passenger for
the States.
E .M. Polley, territorial tax col
lector arrived in Kanatak from Ege
gik. He left on the Starr for the
Westward.
Mrs. Henton returned from Kodiak
where she has been visiting friends.
Jack McCord will be a passenger on
the Starr for Seward.
Mrs. Huesby has returned to Ka
natak after spending the holidays in
Kodiak.
Billie Lee and Karl Larson arriv
ed from Wide Bay on the speeder.
Billie will leave for Seward on a
business trip.
Work on the Alaska Road Commis
sion’s road out of Kanatak will cease
by the end of the month, the appro
priation for the district having been
expended. The small crew of men un
der Joe Bell as foreman ,made an ex
cellent showing with the funds at
their disposal. A bridge, 158 feet
in length, was erected over Kana
tak Creek and a new road was con
structed connecting this bridge with
the old road. This shortened the dis
tance to the field for the tractors,
elim'rated some soft ground and the
creek crossing which meant many de
lays especially at times of high tide,
r or lions of the old road were re
graded and drainage ditches excavat
ed. ,ioe Bell and In's '•rew will leave
on the Star for Seward.
A piano, the first to arrive in Ka
natak, came on the Starr for Mrs.
Margaret Rutschow
Mrs. Hen ton has started a rabbit
ranch, bringing over several Flemish
Giants from a ranch in Kod.ak. The
venture, if successful, is expected to
assist in solving the fresh meat prob
lem in Kanatak and is watched witr.
interest by all, including a ring of
malemute dogs whose interest is ex
pected to increase as cold weather
approaches.
The hrst cow to be seen in Kana
tak arrived on the Starr for the
John Bloc dairy. Fresh milk is new
served daily to Kana-; ik residents.
Lou.c Kevcu. a former resident,
returned on the Olive.
Mrs. Kuseby expects to return to
Kodiak on the Starr.
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Captair Axel Olsen of the Olive
will t^ve on the Starr for Kodiak.
Chai'.ic Bowker will leav> for Se
ward on a business trip
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YUKONER PASSES AWAY
IN KLONDIKE CAMP
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Frank Brock, well known oldtim
er of Dawson died at Dawson the
11th of July according to advices re
cently received in Fairbanks.
Death was due to heart failure
and came very suddenly while Mr.
Brock was working in his garden.
Mr. Brock is survived by his wife,
a son located at Coppercliffe, Onta
rio, and six brothers.
WALLER ASSUMES DUTIES
AS DlSTRIST ATTORNEY
Upon receipt of a wire from Sher
man Duggan, U. S. district attorney
for the third division, J. L. Waller of
Anchorage was inducted into office
as assistant district attorney last
Saturday. Mr. Waller was endorsed
for the position by the Anchorage
Bar Association and enters his of
fice with the well wishes of all his
friends.
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