Seward Happenings
LOCAL AND SOCIAL ITEMS OF THE WEEK
From Monday’s Daily
Ira A. Minnlch, game hunter
of Indianapolis, arrived on the Victo
ria yesterday and for the present will
visit locally.
C. H. Murphy, Latouche resident, is
numbered among the present visitors
in town.
Miss Margaret J. Newton, of Provi
dence, R. I., was among those who ar.
rived from the states yesterday, leav
ing this morning for the north.
Wm. Bryan, timberman, came in
from Fourth of July creek yesterday.
D. E. Dunbar, well known salesman,
was among those who arrived in Sew
ard on the Victoria.
B. A. Wennerstrom, assistant em
ployment agent, came to Seward yes
terday for the purpose of signing on
men for section crews.
Peter Vachon, well known fur far- j
mer and business man ot the Tanana j
valley regions, left this morning for
the interior, having arrived on the !
last boat from the states.
Miss Mary Patton, former resident j
of Fairbanks was numbered among
those who arrived in Seward on the
Victoria.
Wm. DeWitt, a well known oldfiiuer
of Seward, purchased a Star car from
the Brown & Hawkins agency last
week.
A. F. Hoffman, deputy marshal at
Talkeetna, accompanied by his wife,
returned yesterday from a visit to the
States, where he went as guard.
Mr. and Mrs. Dillon, new arrivals in
the north, left for Anchorage this
morning with a view to locating in
that city.
Eldred Ireland, Trick & Murray
salesman, was on the Victoria yester
day, leaving for Anchorage today.
P. S. Peterson, head guard of the
Fairbanks Federal jail, was among
those who registered in from the
south, leaving on the train this morn
ing.
Antone Eide of the Alaska Road
Commission, was among those who ar
rived from Anchorage yesterday.
The freighter Oduna is scheduled to
arrive in Seward this afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Gustafson, well
known residents of the interior, ar
rived in Seward yesterday on their
way to the States.
Leopold David, Anchorage attorn**,
and member of the Ray & David law
firm, was among the Sunday visitors
in Seward, returning this morning to
the upper city.
Frank Bell of Anchorage has issued
a challenge to any buck and wing
dancer in Alaska for a contest. He
prefers to meet “Ragtime” Kelly of
Anchorage.
Jos. Rasmussen, Alta Hart, Esther
Hart, William F. Hart and F. E. We
ber are southbound passengers on the
Admiral Evans, out of Anchorage Sat
urday.
F. Luque, Ben Olson, V. Urbana,
Antonio Flores and Noah Arnold com
prise a portion of the arrivals of the
steamer Victoria. These men will
leave within the next few days for
the cannery at Kenai, where they will
spend the season.
John G. Brady, of the forestry ser
vice, came to Seward yesterday after
spending some time in gathering da
tum to the north.
Ed Berutto, bandmaster, arrived
from Anchorage Sunday and will at
once commence active work in drilling j
the members of the organization.
The steamer Starr was beached at
high tide last night to permit the hull
being cleaned and painted.
E. J. Nicholson and Donald Phelps
are the radio operators on the steam
ship Victoria.
Mrs. Harry A. Dedoyard left for Ne
nana this morning to join her husband
who will be employed by the commis
sion on the dragline excavator.
Dave Mutchler, Iditarod business
man, was among those leaving for the
Interior this morning following a win
ter's visit in the states.
W. T. Gill, who for some time dur
ing construction days acted as tele
graph operator at Healy and Fair
banks, was numbered among those
who returned north yesterday. He
left (this morning for the interior to
assume a position with the commis
sion.
Wm. Geary, former steward of the
steamer Starr, went north this morn
ing on the diner, his first trip as stewT
ard of the dining car service.
From Tuesday’s Daily
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Jefferys and
children are at present domiciled
the Van Gilder hotel awaiting the de
parture of the next boat to the
States.
E. Ireland and E. O. Sultan of Cor
dova arrived on the Victoria.
The Bureau of Public Roads is mdv
ing its offices into the federal build
ing, where offices will be maintained
the coming season.
Mrs. Emelie Weybrecht has one of
the nicest cars in town, a Dodge se
dan, A model, brought from the States
when its owner returned a month or
so ago.
J. B. Reher of the bureau oi public
roads, left with a party of men to look
over construction work near Moose
Pass.
The new hotel at Curry was for
mally opened yesterday with A. B
Cummings as manager in charge. The
new hostelry will during the summer
season be used as a stopover point,
which will permit tourists and others
to view the entire route in daylight
This section of the road offers the
traveler some grand scenery which,
under the former condition of travel
would be missed entirely.
The coast guard cutter Algonquin
anchored at the head of the bay last
evening am} will remain in port until
Mie end c^lhe week.
Otto Elfstrom, a well known boat,
man from Cordova, arrived in towm
yesterday on a brief visit.
The Seward Light and Pow’er Com
pany announce that service will be i
suspended Thursday for 24 hours, in
order that a newr cable may be la.ii’ ;
ind a new' pole line erected on Sev
enth and Adams street.
Residents should be very careful of
are during the time the telephones
ire out of commission.
Another grass fire occurred yester
iay. This time the blaze wras confin
ed to the space in the railroad “Y,”
aear the rouuhouse. It was extin
guished without much damage.
Seven steamers were in port yes 1
:erdav, giving the waterfront a lively
ippearance. They were the Victoria,
he Oduna, the Starr, the Algonquin,
the Zapora, and the Kingfisher.
A discussion last evening as to who
was the oldest resident of Seward,
revealed the fact that to Anton Eide
belonged the honors, at least so far
as could be learned.
Mr. Eide dates his residence here
since October 15, 1902, at which time
lie was engaged in carrying the mail
to the Hope district, going by way oi
Sunrise. For many years and until
the establishment of a permanent
trail he mushed through the country
lelivering letters and papers to the
aimers of the district. Unless other
persons come forward and dispute the
title, Mr. Eide can be considered the
amn-rtmie'h ninnppr nf Seward.
Employes of the Resurrection Bay
Lumber company are today busily en
gaged in moving supplies from across
the bay to Seward, where they are be
ing taken to the company’s new loca
tion near Woodrow. It is expected
that within the next few days the new
camp will be going full blast, many
hundred thousand feet of timber be
ing yet required by the commission.
Shortly before the noon hour today
the home of Mr. C. A. Carlson was
saddened by a visitation of death,
Mrs. Carlson being called to the great
beyond, being stricken with heart
trouble. Dr. J. A. Baughman, who
was called, states that the end came
suddenly and painlessly.
Surviving the deceased are three
small children, the youngest but two
months of age, and Mr. Carlson, to
whom is extended the condolences of
the community. Funeral announce,
ment will be made later.
E. J. Timmons, representative of
the Standard Oil company, left for
Anchorage last night on a business
trip. He will return here within the
week.
H. O. Roberts and W. J. Downie of
the Kodiak Island Packing company,
left this morning on the Viictoria for
Uganik, where another plant of the
company’s will be erected.
This morning while unloading the
observation coach Kenai, from the
freighter Oduna, the boom of the
Browning crane buckled a short dis
tance from the main wheel, letting the
coach drop about eight feet to the
deck of the freighter with a terrific
crash. The boom, which followed,
smashed in the roof of the coach and
created other damage of considerable
extent. The damage, however, is such
that it can be repaired.
From Wednesday’s Daily
Capt. R. C. Brennan, operating man
ager of the Admiral Line paid Sew
ard a call while the Admiral Evans
s in port this afternoon. Captain
Brennan was making his first visit to
this section of Alaska, journeying
westward on the Evans. He was well
pleased with his outing and states he
enjoyed every minute of the trip as
well as the plenteous scenic views of
forded by the route. It is his express
'd intention to make a thorough tour
of the country next year and leaves
or the south with a better knowledge
of the north than could be had by
reading.
Delegate Dan A. Sutherland is ex
pected to return from Anchorage on
tonight’s train. He will leave on the
Starr Sunday.
Private advices received in Seward
this afternoon state that the ice mov
ed at Nenana at 10:10 a. m. yester
day. The name of the winner could
not be ascertained but more details
will be forthcoming tomorrow. It
was stated that the lucky holder of
the winning ticket resides in Fair
banks.
A later report states that the ice
moved at two o’clock today. Whether
at Fairbanks or Nenana is not known,
the report being received at Anchor
age.
James Paulsou, who for the past
year acted as chief of police for Sew
ard, left on the Admiral Evans for the
Dutch group of islands in Prince Wil
liam Sound where he recently acquir
ed a fox farm on the islands in ques
tion. Mr. Paulson has a host of friends
in Seward who wish him well in his
venture.
ENTER HALIBUT TRADE
For the past several days John Roe
and associates have been busy fitting
out the schooner Anna preparatory to
entering the halibut trade. It is ex
petced that the boat will leave for the
banks within the next few days.
J. G. Layoock, who for the past sea
sou has been prospecting in the Yeni
na-Susitua district, will leave on one
of the next boats for the States. Later
he will visit in Canada.
The gas boat Pioneer which arrived
in Seward a day or so ago will on its
departure for the home port at Ka
talla take two tons of interior coal as
a commercial expei-iment. The Pio
neer was called to this section in tak_
ing a load of oil and gas to Latouche. |
The ninety-ton crane was brought
over from Anchorage last night to be
used in unloading the two big pas
senger coaches from the freighter
Oduna. The job was successfully com
pleted this afternoon.
H. S. Balderston will return to An
chorage in the morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard McNally will
occupy the Wilson home in the near
future.
From Thursday’s Daily
The San Juan company is making
heavy shipments of halibut to the
States with each southbound vessel.
On the Admiral Evans last night 260
boxes were consigned to the Seattle
firm; tonight the Victoria will take on
board 318 boxes for the same com
pany. Each box holds 400 pounds of
fish, which brings the total to a large
tonnage.
The steamer Victoria when it leaves
for the south this evening will have a
fair list of pasengers, the following
having made reservations:
J. W. Barnes, Wm. R. Rogers, Jas. j
Pitt, Mrs. James McConnell, Mrs. Roy j
McQueen, Roy McQueen, Ben Marino,
E. J. Cornwall, Mrs. Cornwall, Mrs.
Nance Gallo, J. Gallo, Mrs. Jeannette
Green, Robert Small, J. E. Beattie,
Col. F. Mears, Fred Charron, H. An
derson, J. A. Laycock, Alvin H. Hub
bard.
L. O. Nyberg, timber Inspector for
the commission, registered in last
night.
Rex S. Seymour, representative of
the Gugggenheims, passed through
Seward yesterday on the Evans on his
way to Latouche, where he will exam
ine mining property for the com
pany.
The steamer Admiral Evans which
left for Seattle and way ports last
evening booked a light list for the
south, with the following for the
various ports of call:
For Seward—W. F. Parish, F. R.
Bigford, one steerage.
Rex S. Seymour, for Latouche.
Mrs. R. Blair, Ben Nelson, Miss Rika
Block for Cordova.
For Seattle—Capt. R. C. Brennan,
Mr. A. A. Lamb, Mrs. W. F. Tyson,
Joe Sewell, J. R. Russell, J. W. Greene,
Mrs. Vera Greene, Mrs. C. Trafton,
Mrs. M. Laney Greene, four steerage.
The following made reservations at
the Seward office:
T. W. Jefferys and family, Miss A.
Riggs, Mrs. Chas. G. Hubbard, C. C
Cook, W. J. Fitzpatrick and wile,
James Wiese, Carl Ludberg Miss Cleo
Winters, R. A. Maurer, C. J. Corkan,
V. Gustafson, John Turner, Tony Sie
mons, T. J. Timmons, Jas Paulson, T.
J. Selby.
As part of the shipping south the
Evans took on board 16U boxes o:
halibut from the San Juan dock.
Mrs. Charles G. Hubbard of the
Primrose Mines Corporation, was an
outgoing passenger on last night’s
boat, on a short business trip to thi
States.
W. F. Parish, principal of the An
chorage schools, was numbered among
those who arrived in Seward on the
Admiral Evans, making a trip for the
purposes of pleasure.
Mrs. W. F. Tyson, who for some
time past has been residing at Alitak
was numbered among those leaving
for the States on the Evans last
night.
Miss Carol Bayer, of Anchorage, ar
rived in Seward last evening for the
purpose of meeting her mother who
will arrive here on the Alameda to
morrow. During her sojourn in town
Miss Bayer is the house guest of Mr.
and Mrs. F. E. Leslie.
Mining activities in the Sunrise and
Hope districts will this year be or
an enlarged scale in the point of pro
duction, acocrding to N. O. Anderson,
superintendent of the Canyon CreeV;
Development company’s holdings on
Canyon creek.
This company, according to Mr. An
derson, will operate continuously
once the season’s work has commenc
ed; empolying three shifts of four
men each in working the placer ground
by hydraulic method. One seven
inch and one five-inch giant will be
used in the work and it is expected
that 3,000 cubic yards of dirt will be
moved each twenty-four hours.
Work on the dam will not be con
tinued this year owning to the lack of
suitable timbers for construction pur
poses.
Mrs. Harry I. Staser, wife of Repre
sentative Staser, arrived in Seward
last night to await the arrival of her
husband from Juneau where he has
been attending the legislative ses
sions.
R. L. Wilkins of Seldovia, is amoug
those visiting in Seward.
An informal reception was tendered
several Seward citizens last night by
the officers of the coast guard cutter
Algonquin. The following were in
vited guests: Captain and Mrs. Barn
dollar, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hannon,
the Misses Johnson, Martin, Stelia
Fuller and Elizabeth Romig.
Mrs. Earl Trafton, a teacher on
Afognak island was a through passen
ger on the Evans en route to Belling
ham, Wash., where she will visit her
parents, Senator and Mrs. Ed Cleary.
WILL LEAVE FOR WESTWARD
Senator E. E. Chamberlin who arriv
ed from the legislative session on the
Alameda will leave on the Starr for a
trip to Nushagak and other westward
points.
C. M. B.
CAL M. BROSIUS
Seward
Doors, Furniture, Lime
Sash, Hardware, Cement
Glass, Lumber, Plaster
Fire Brick, Chimney Brick, Arch Brick
EVERYTHING THE HOME BUILDER NEEDS
Mill Work Gas Engines
That extensive road work by th
Alaska Road Commission is planne'
for the coming year is shown in the
present program of construction as
laid out by Anton Eide, at present in
charge of the work in this and the
Anchorage section. Mr. Eide left las#
svening for Anchorage to supervise
the preliminary work in that section
According to the present plan the
work in the northern section will era
brace construction on the Talkeetna
Cache creek road, which when com
pleted will give the people of tha'
district about 40 miles of highway
Wasilla comes in for 25 miles of roa*
work, with the main artery leading to
the Willow creek mining section
From the main lead feeders will bo
run to the Archangel and Gold Bul
lion precincts of the mining section
This work, it is expected, will be com
pleted this summer.
The present activities in Anchor
age vicinity will be confined to roaci
construction leading from that city to
Spenard lake, which will offer th
people of the upper city an excellent
summer recreation ground.
The commission has recently com
pleted a suspension bridge across the
Chulitna river which will enable a
vast section of territory to be exploit
ed, especially to the westward of the
river in question. Road work of an
extensive proportion is contemplated
for the Matanuska section this year
The work to be done locally this
year will consist mainly of graveling
on the Seward-Nash road; with the
territory backing the undertaking.
This, when completed, will materially
increase the routes of the autoists
when vacationing in the adjacent en
virons, and give an outlet to the
ranchers at the head of the bay.
COL. IH PRESENTED
HITH GOLDEN SPIKE
Several hundred men and women ol
A.nchorage attended a reception last
week in honor of Colonel and Mrs.
Frederick Mears, who leave on one i
>f the next boats for the Slates.
On behalf of the citizens Dr. E. M. j
Spalding, president of the Anchorage j
commercial club, presented Col. Mears i
with a “golden spike,” and Mi's. Mears |
with a beautiful gold wrist watch. In
his presentation speech Dr. Spalding
Jwelt briefly on Col. Mear’s success,
ful career as head of the Alaska Rail
road commission.
Representing the commission em
ployes H. U. M. Huggins eulogized
Colonel and Mrs. Mears and presented
them with suitable tokens of esteem.
Col. Mears responded with a fitting
speech of thanks for the hearty good
will shown in the reception.
FISHING REPORTED GOOD
IN STREAM AT SIX MILE
Seward fishermen are anticipating
much pleasure within the next few
days, the trout stream at Mile 6 being
ailed with the finny beauties which
are coming down out of the lakes.
Yesterday the first fish of the sea
son were caught, Tom Hambrlght,
who lives near the stream, landed a
six-pound rainbow trout and had the
lime of his life in bringing his catch
to shore. George Sexton left yester
day afternoon and within a short time
was back in town with a nice catch of
one-pound beauties, both cut throat
and steelhead. J. W. Barnes and Ira
Minnich, who are sojourning in Sew
ard also journeyed to the fishing
grounds and were well rewarded for
the time spent, bringing in many large
fish. They left again this morning to
spend the entire day.
A freight train left for the north
this morning, taking with it the two
t)ig cranes which helped in removing
he two new coaches from the Oduna.
F. A. Hansen, engineer in charge of
maintenance and way was among
;hose leaving for the north this morn
ng.
H. Anderson, a Cache creek operator
jvho is well known in this district,
eft last night for Rochester, Minn.,
ivhere he will go under treatment by
Vlayo Bros. Mr. Anderson will return
n about three months. He states his
property is an old river bed, about
line feet to^ bedrock, and expects to
iperate on a large scale this fall.
Thomas Barnes, who has been the
keeper of the Serichef light on the
jpper end of Unimak pass, for the
past three years, left last night on the
Victoria for Portland and Los Ange
les to be gone until September. Mr.
Barnes has been granted a year’s va
cation by the service, and will put in
most of the time traveling over the
states.
m TO GREAT OUTSIDE
Numbered among the arrivals from
the north Sunday evening were A. R.
Thorne and Wm. Mullen, both of
whom are on their way to the great
Outside after a long residence in the
norts. Mr. Thorne has as hi3 ulti
mate destination Natal, South Africa,
where he will visit extensively with
relatives. Mr. Mullen will spend some
time in the States before journeying
farther.
Both visitors during the early day
history of the North were members of
theatrical stock companies playing in
Dawson and were numbered among
the best the profession had to offer.
Their prestige has endured down to
the present time although neither
have made a public appearance for a
number of years.
Until quite recently Mr. Thorne
conducted the moving picture show at
Fairbanks; Mr. Mullen being in the
emplpoy of the Commission at An
chorage. Both will leave on the Vic
toria southbound.
BIG GAME HUNTERS HERE
The party of big game hunters who
were announced some time ago as
coming north from Okmulgee, Okla
homa, arrived yesterday on the steam
er Victoria and will for the next few
days sojourn in Seward. Dr. W. H.
Chase, the well known hunter and
guide of Cordova, arrived and will ac
company the party to the westward,
spending several weeks in visiting the
Kenai and Alaska peninsulas. Those
comprising the party will be in addi
tion to Dr. Chase, M. L. Carr, and L.
B. Carr, brothers. Mrs. M. L. Carr,
who accompanied her husband to
Seward, will spend the time in visit
ing the interior. The itinerary of the
party was browen up by advices re
ceived from Cordova, which stated
that the gas boat Rolfe on which the
party was to be conveyed, had sus
tained damages to the machinery re
quiring at least thirty days to repair.
This will compel the party to resort
to local transportation for the time
being.
Gilbert B. Stevens, United States
Marshal for the Fourth division, re
turned to the north on the steamship
Victoria yesterday following an offi
cial visit to the states. During his so
journ outside Mr. Stevens visited sev
eral Pacific coast cities and returned
north with the firm conviction that
this year will see bumper tourist
crowds making Alaska. In all places
visited Mr. Stevens states that he was
constantly besieged by persons in
quest of information regarding Alaska.
The premises of the Overland Ho
tel will in the near future be under
the management of Mr. and Mrs. Hall,
negotiations to that effect being under
way. It is stated that possession will
be taken on May 15. Mr. and Mrs.
Hall for some time conducted a road
house at Fairbanks. Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Clark, who for many months
past have been identified with the
management of the hotel will in the
near future leave for the States.
GATEWAY CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISEMENTS
FOUND—Small hand bag with purse.
Owner apply at City Express office
FOR SALE—All furnishings of the
Whiting residence near the San
Jose dock. Apply on premises. 3t
WANTED—Show cases; apply to the
Gateway office. tf
FOR SALE—Three horse power mo
tor, 60 cycle, 110 volt; in excellent
condition; sell cheap for cash. kl20
FOR SALE—Miscellaneous lot of old
stands, cases, proof press, stereo
typing outfit, stones, chases, old col
umn rule in fair shape; Gateway.
FOR SALE—Printing plant sufficient
ly lqrge to issue four pages five col
umn; includes cylinder press; type,
stones, proof press, chases, column
rules, etc., two cases of display
type; cheap for cash. Gateway, tf
FOR SALE—Rotospeed, brand new,
Used about one week, will sell for
$35.00 Perfect Condition. Lipke,
Radio Station, Seldovia, Aalska.
WANTED—Clean rags at the Gateway
Office. tf.
FOR RENT—3-room house; see Chas.
Cooper. 110-tf
BIG CHANCE to make a stake; fox
Island, close In, 100 blue foxes;
three boats; good improvements;
Price $25,000. See Don Carlos and
Don Carlos, Sexton Annex. tf
FOR SALE—Live chickens, in any
quantity; see Chas. Cooper. 110-tf
FOR SALE—Singer Sewing Machine
for shoe repair work; good condi
tion. Inquire at Seward Leather
Works. kju6