IS DISGUSTED WITH
LARGE CITY LIFE
WM. COPPERNOLL RETURNS TO
SEWA/RD FROM 2 MONTHS’
TRip EAST
MURDERS VS. AUTOMOBILES
Good “Horse Sense” Office Holders
One of the Crying Needs of
the Country.
“Glad to be back in Seward? Well,
I should say so! remarked Wm. Cop
ipernoll, Seward attorney Saturday up
on. his return from Washington, D. C.
Prom now on, it is my intention to
remain in 'the Northland for a long
time, having come to 'the realization
that these frequent trips to the out
side seeking a little added excite
ment in the routine of life and the
meeting again of old friends, are but
iEWARD LODGE NO. 1425, L.O.O.M.
Meets every first
and third Tues
day each month
at 8 p. m.( at
Odd Fellows
All visit
members
PETER Ni^NDERSON, Dictator.
M. A. HORNER. Secretary.
SEWARD LODGE NO 219, F. & A. M.
jk Stated communications first
^G&fand third Wednesdays of each
/Nr\month; visiting brethren wel
come, H. V. Hoben, W. M.; Elwyn
Swetmann, Secretary.
RESURRECTION LODGE NO. A-7,
I. O. O. F.
Meets every Thursday at
_ _18:00 p. m. in Odd Fellows’
Hall, next to the post office. Visiting
brothers welcome. Fred Martinides,
N. G.; Chas. Lechner, Secretary.
IGLOO NO. NINE, PIONEERS OF
ALASKA
Meets every Second and Fourth Fri
day nights in Odd Fellows Hall; F. B.
Moore, President; C. M. Brosius, Sec
retary.
SEWARD CHAPTER MO. 10, ORDER
OF EASTERN STAR
Meeets the second and
fourth Mondays of each
month in Odd Fellows’
Hall at 8 p. m. Visiting
members always wel
come; Dorothy Urbach,
W. M.; E. L. Sweek, Secretary.
SEWARD REBEKAH LOGE NO. 6-A,
I. O. O. F.
Meets the first and
third Mondays of
each month in Odd
Fellows Hall at 8:00
p. m. Visiting mem
bers are always wel
come. Mrs. John
Rosness, ?T G.
i habit brought about by 'customs
which have been established by those
wrho came to the country in the earjy
life of the territory—a habit that
has caused unnecessary expenses and
a sadly depleted pocket-book. I 'Pre
sume that my past experience in tak
ing these annual trips outside, are
just the same as those of others who
have followed this habit. I am free
to confess that on my every trip out
side, in order to make 'the return
home after having blown in all my
hard earned cash showing my friends
in the East a good time-giving away
old nuggets and costly souvenirs, in
order to give them an idea that one
has been prodigiously successful in
the land of opportunities, I have in*
variably found that before I could
get back, I was compelled to make
a ‘‘touch” on some friend in Alaska
for necessary .funds for the trip or
to resort to the steamship company
to be shipped back C. O. D. I pre
sume that this is the same experi
ence which has come others who
have lived or now live in Alaska.
These trips outside are the cause of
augmented earnings to the steamship
companies and railroads, and a de
pletion of assets which would ordi
narily swell the savings accounts in
our banks, or the amounts in our
pocketbooks. ;Some day this order
of things will change, and when it
does, the territory will receive the
benefits and be better off.
“Do I like the life of the larger
cities? Not on your life. Each time
I return there I become more dis
gusted. Conditions in the larger cit
ies makes for augmented congestion,
which has become so (pronounced on
account of automobile traffic that
one has to be constantly on guard
guard to safeguard life and limb. The
average auto driver seems to think
that a pedestrian has no rights what
ever, and consequently these drivers
have become imbued with the idea
tha they are of a seperate entity en
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CITY EXPRESS
Billy Patterson
Meets All Boats and Trains
WHEN YOU THING ABOUT IN
STALLING YOUR HEATING
PLANT CALL ME UP AND LET
ME GIVE YOU THE CHEAP
EST AND BEST WAY TO IN
STALL IT.
R. F. TILLMAN.
Back of Brown & Hawkins
PHONE ADAMS 80
SEWARD WATER &
POWER COMPANY
SEWARD, ALASKA
“Good Water a Necessity in Every Home’’
JOHN NELSON, Manager, WAYNE BLUE, Agent
OFFICE ARCADE BUILDING
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• HOTEL SEXTON
GEORGE SEXTON, Proprietor
SEWARD'S HOMEY HOTEL, WHERE THE OLDTIMER8
MEET
VAN GILDER HOTEL
HOT AND COLD WATER IN EVERY ROOM
tTEAM HEAT
J. S. BADGER
ah
HOTEL SEWARD
OSCAR DAHL, Proprietor
HOMET. COMFORTABLE ROOMS AND BATH
Convenient to Depot and Dock
;ltfeci to special (privileges, and ac
cordingly are 'prone to absolutely dis
regard the pedestrians’ right to safe
ly dn their endeavors to- cross the
walks at street intersections. The
result is that we dally read of In
sreased fatalities /by automobiles in
every section, of the country. It is
i dally occurrence that some speed
ing automobile driver willfully runs
down the pedestrian, maiming or kill
ing them, and after so running down
cowardly gives the car more gas and
drives away in order to avoid de
tection as to the guilt of the act.
Talk about the 'Crime wave that is
sweeping the country—the acts of or
ganized gangs of “gun men”—the
multitude of murders committed each
day—'these are mild in comparison
with casualties caused by the automo
bile. I have noticed particularly that
in those cases where the drivers of
automobiles have run down and kill
ed pedestrians, and have been appre
hended, nine out of ten at an in
vestiation by a coroner’s jury, or be
fore the trial courts, are turned loose
on testimony that the party killed
'Contributed to the accident, and the
driver blameless. However, the par
ty killed—better to say murdered,
could not testify to the true facts
concerning the matter—he, or she
was dead, and it is well established
that “dead people tell no tales.”
“Taking everything into considera
tion, we of Alaska should ibe very
thankful for the privilege of living
here.”
After listening to the Judge, the
Gateway reporter knew that there
was something behind the interview
and his talk on the Effete East, and
asked him what was on his mind.
The Judge came back with, “No, I’m
not a grouch—have never been called
one. In calling your attention tc
the matters mentioned in this in
terview, I am just telling you whal
has been on ‘my chest’ for a long
time. I firmly /believe that ever}
community should hare adequate laws
to protect the lives of men, women,
and 'Children engaged in their daily
'pursuits'. Such laws are absolutely
needed. Congress, legislatures and
municipal councils pass a few good
laws—many, too many in fact, dam
iphool measures called laws, and many
that are simply freak in nature. The
time has come when we should, each
and every voter, get solidly -behind
only such candidates who are seeking
official preferment who possess sound
judgment—good ‘horse sense’ and who
will work ,for the good and welfare
of the community. The day of elect
ing to 'public office of professional
moral reformers, whose sole ambi
tion is the seeking of notoriety and
self agrandisement, is surely and
swiftly passing. In the near future
the public will be demanding the re
peal of all frivolous and ancient
laws—fewer and better laws—and
they will get what they demand.
When this comes, we will enter into
a new era that will s-pell progress,
contentment, and a higher plane of
civil action.”
Manicure sets, $3.30 to $15—Alas
ka Shop. tf.
Hand tinted pictures wrapped se
curely for mailing—Alaska Shop. tf.
Pious Peg says: ‘A good way to
i keep your dog home is to keep it
j tied up.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Lundberg, who ar
rived in Seward Saturday from Se
attle, departed this morning for An
chorage.
Max Wagoner, a brother to the for
med Seldovia business man, arrived in
Seward Saturday on his way to San
Francisco. Mrs. Wagoner and son,
Anchorage residents, are not accom
panying him on the trip which will be
| of brief duration.
Goats and Foxes Shipped
To Seldovia On Starr
Owned by A. A. Burglin
Nine Toggenberg goats and two
pairs of dark silver foxes left port
yesterday on the steamer Starr in cus
tody of A. A. Burglin who conducts
a fox ranch near Seldovia. Mr. Burg
lin returned to Seward the past week
from a month’s trip into the Interior
which was made for the purpose of
purchasing additional breeding stock.
The goats will supply milk for the
young foxes.
Mr. Burglin stated the foxes were
secured from the farm of Campbell &
Jones at Palmer and the goats from
the Burke farm near Fairbanks. Since
he returned to Seward Mr. Burglin
has been engaged in building special
crates in which to ship the animals
westward.
While in the Interior the weather
apparently did not agree with Mr.
Burglin, though he is an oldtimer of
the remote Interior districts, having
followed the mining and prospecting
game' for the past twenty1 years, or up
to last summer, when he moved to the
coast. He returned with a limp and
a cane due to rheumatism settling in
a knee injured some years ago while
| in the hills.
Nome Dentist and Wife
Arrive, En Route States
Dr. and Mrs. Hoelscher of * Nome
were Seward arrivals frorh Nenana
| Saturday. The dental offices of Dr.
Hoelscher were destroyed in the re
cent fire at Nome. The trip Outside
is being made for the purpose of pur
chasing new equipment for his office.
While awaiting the departure of the
steamship Victoria for the south they
are guests at the Hotel Van Gilder.
IT THE
METHOD OF
MP'.L ORDER
merchandizing
Mail order concerns de
mand cash in advance. They won't
take a chance. They won't trust you.
They are the “fair weather friends” of
merchandising.
If a local dealer treated you in the
same manner you would be madder thsm
a wet hen. But he doesn't. If you desire
credit and are worthy of it, he will extend it
gladly. Then why not
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Favor Dealers Who Will Favor You
Spot cash trading is of course the best
policy of purchasing. There are, however, times when
even those well heeled financially must resort to4‘credit”
buying. You may see the time when it will not be convenient for
you to" “come across” with the cash. And when that time comes
the local merchant is the only one who will “accommodate” you. The mail
order house would turn you down cold. They want your business only when
they have your money in hand.
Unless you trade with home dealers when you have the
ready cash—don't ask for a “credit lift” in a pinch. It’s not just. It’s
net even common decency to expect your home town dealer to bear
the burden of your bills—when you refuse to do business with him when you
can do it on a spot cash basis.
By every reason of right your local merchants are entitled
to your patronage—every penny of it. They cater to your best inter
ests with the best brands of merchandise. Their quality standards are the
highest. Their lines are fresh—clean—right up to date in every particular.
Their prices mark*the extreme limit of economical buying. They deal fairly.
Every dollar you spend with them buys actual value. None of it goes for ex
orbitant mail order expenses—costly catalogues—high salaried office workers. They don’t
attempt to lead you on with merchandising “lures”—with low prices on one or a few articles—
then high prices on all other goods.
They want your business. They will do everything within
their means to earn your patronage. They must handle your account
with care. They can’t, stand to lose trade—because their field is limited.
Even if they were inclined (which they are not) to employ underhanded methods, they couldn’t
afford to—because it would kill them commercially.
Turn trade to the dealer who in turn will treat you right Put your con
fidence in merchants who have confidence in you.
The Calumet Baking Powder Company
4 paid for the preparation of this article.