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Seward Drug Co. I
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Some January Snaps Here
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Wonderful Bargains
in
COATS, DRESSES and
HATS
for
LADIES and CHILDREN,
at
ELLSWORTH’S
COMMERCE
CAFE
Reopened under new
management
Chop Suey and Noodles
a Specialty
OPEN ALL HOURS
PHONE ADAMS 54
| CRESCENT HOTEL
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| Anchorage
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IN THE HEART OF TOWN
Reasonable Rates
J. M. COLLINS, Prop.
Barber Shop
FRED MTLLER
BATHS-:-OPEN SUNDAY A.M.
TAILORING
Come In and Get Measured 1for
a Suit. Guaranteed Fit.
C. HENNING
Seward, Alaska
0. K. BARBER SHOP
Clean, Sanitary Baths, Expert
Barbers and Reasonable Prices
Keep Us Busy.
JESS LANDER, Propr.
For Electrical Work
CALL TOM 0SB0
Residence—Madison 123
! League Leaders To
; Clash Tonight At
Indoor Ball Game
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[ The two league leaders, the Nile
j Parks and Cable Office teams, are
i pitted against one another tonight at
[ the S. A. C. gym, and as a result the
[ fastest game of the season is being
i looked forward to. The line-ups of
[ the two teams were not turned into
j the sporting editor’s desk in time for
i publication today. The game will
1 start promptly at 8 o’clock with the
. official umpire on deck Joe Badger.
Gateway Gasified Ad
Columns Bring Action
“It certainly pays to advertise,”
stated Wm. DeWitt this morning upon
notifying the Gateway to “kill” his
| classified advertisement in which he
[inserted yesterday. Mr. DeWitt lost
a bunch of keps and after spending
three days trying to locate them thot
of advertising for them. The result
was overnight his keys were returned
and the ad. paid both Mr. DeWitt and
the Gateway,
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MORE KIND WORDS OF
COMMENDATION RECEIVED
J. E. Rogers, druggist of Beaver
Dam, Wis., writes the Gateway as
follows: “I want to congratulate you
on the Prosperity Edition of The
Gateway which is the most interest
ing paper I have ever read in regard
to Alaska. I was one of the ruffians
who went with the Folsom party to
the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
in 1923, and have a warm spot in
my heart for Seward, the prettiest and
most beautifully located city in Alas
ka. Kind regards to Mr. Swetmann.”
Stag Party Last Night
Honor Young Man s Birth
The arrival of yesterday the twenty
third birthday of James R. Ratliff was
the occasion of a stag party last even
ing in his and Mrs. Ratliff’s apart
ments over the Bank of Seward, Nu
meious local friends of the young
man were invited to the affair which
lasted long into the night. A fine time
was enjoyed and the luncheon spread
at just the right time was of the
best. “Jimmy” was the recipient of
congratulations from all his friends
as well as, receiving some handsome
gifts.
Dr. A. R. Roberts and Leonard Hop
kins have taken an apartment in the
Arcade building. They have been liv- 1
ing in the McKanna residence. ]
Dune Little, mayor of Cooper’s I
Landing at the lower end of Lake <
Kenai, arrived in town last evening <
and is a guest of the Hotel Seward. 1
Mr. Little states that no mail has 1
been received at the landing since
the latter part of September, and that i
the residents are lost without this 1
great family journal. i
Miss Louise Crow, M. A., of the Uni- ’<■
versity of Toronto has recently made
important discoveries in physics at the
laboratories of that institution. 1
GIRLS TO PLAY
BASKETBALL ON
SATURDAY NIGHT
The Seward high school girls bas
ketball team, which quintet will play
the Anchorage five a three-game se
ries the latter part of the month,
have been challenged by the City
taem, composed of Seward ladies and
so, a game will be played Saturday
night, beginning at 8 o’clock, at the
S. A. C. gym.
An admission charge of 35c for
adults and 25c for children has
been made with the view of assisting
the high school team defray expens
es of the trip to Anchorage.
'Supt. Barnett, champ handball play
er of the town, has been selected to
act as referee.
Tie Inspector Returns
Says Contractors Up
Against Hauling Out!
Joe Hofman, tie inspector for the
Alaska Railroad and proprietor of the
Belmont lodging house, returned to
Seward last evening from an official
trip of inspection to the tie cutting
areas in the vicinity of Indian and
Mile 68. The contractors are seri
ously handicapped by lack of cold
weather and snow, as the mild weath
er makes it almost impossible to haul
out the timber from the woods.
Seldovia Business Man
Is Visitor In Seward
G. M. Chambers, of the firm of
Chambers & Colwell, Seldovia, is a
brief visitor in Seward while await
ing the departure of the S.S. Alas
ka for Souhteastern Alaska. Mr.
Chambers anticipates spending a few
weeks at the Hoonah Hot Springs
after which he will proceed to Seat
tle for the purpose of purchasing
stock for his westward store. He ex
pects to be absent from Seward for
at least two months.
Mr. Chambers is registered at the
Van Gilder Hotel.
School Board Election
Today, In Mission Area
An election is being held in the
mission school district this after
noon, the Jesse Lee Home area, for
the purpose of electing a school
board. Those running for office in
clude J. O. Preston, for director; Jas.
S. Bogart, for clerk; R. V. B. Dunlap,
for treasurer.
Judges for the election are Mrs.
J. O. Preston, Mrs. J. A. Bogart and
Mrs. A. Olsen.
KUSSIUOF FOX MAN
PAYS FIRST TRIP
SEWARD FIVE YEARS
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WELL KNOWN FUR FARMER OF
KENAI PENINSULA MEETING
WITH FINE SUCCESS
Louis Niessen of Kusilof arrived in ^
town last evening on his first visit <
to Seward in five years. He was agree- ,
ably surprised to see the many signs
of progress here. Mr. Niessen has a
large silver fox farm at Kusilof and
has been very successful with the in
dustry during his seven years resi
dence on the famed Kenai peninsula.
He reports the foxes are doing quite
well and that the outlook appears very
favorable. Mr. Niessen has a superi
or bred type of silver foxes for sale,
rhey are fine breeding stock and can'
3e procured at a reasonable price.
“Seward looks one hundred per cent
setter than since I visited here be
:ore,” Mr. Niessen stated to a Gateway
'eporter this morning, “and from re
sorts heard down in my district to
gether with the work the Seward
Chamber of Commerce is doing, con- ^
litions certainly must be on the up
vard trend. Seward has an air of
srosperity about it at that.”
Mr. Niessen departs for Seattle on
he steamship Alaska en route to Ida
10 on business connected with the fur
arming industry. He plans to return ■
0 SewaTcTand on to his home within J
1 month. i
A courageous woman, scorns to hide
>ehind her husband's Oxford bags.
ERROR IN REPORT
In the Chamber of Commerce re
port published yesterday an error ap
peared when it stated that a hospi
tal resolution had been drawn up and
completed by the committee, L. V.
Ray and Captain O. A. Johansen. The
resolution this committee turned in
was that pertaining to a continuation
of the coast line surveys in this and
the westward district by the Coast
and Geodetic Survey department.
Anchorage Hotel Man
Here on Power Project
Frank I. Reed, proprietor of the
Anchorage hotel at Anchorage, and
one hundred per cent booster for his
home town, is in Seward for a few
days having arrived last night. Mr.
Reed is making the Van Gilder his
headquarters. Business in connec
tion with the Eklutna power project
is the main purpose of his trip to
Seward at this time as many local
citizens have become interested in
the proposed big power project.
H. Horn, assistant general manager
of the Alaska Railroad, an official
visitor in Seward for the past few
days, departed this morning for the
Anchorage headquarters.
R. H. Hale, supt. of motive power
for the Alaska Railroad, departed
this morning for Anchorage.
Seven cars of coal are on the way
to salt water consigned to local deal
ers.
Fine leather writing companions at
$2.50 and up—Alaska Shop. tff.
Fine men’s purses and key oases
—Alaska Shop. tf
Ladies’ hand tooled leather purses
and bags—Alaska Shop. tf.
Large assortment or line box sta
tionary—Alaska Shop. tf
CLASSIFED ADVERTISING
LOST—Keys, finder return to John
Mattich at the Palace.
FOR SALE—Household furniture con
sisting of beds, chairs, rockers,
rugs, and miscellaneous articles.
Call at Gateway office for appoint
ment. tf
FOR SALE—One Edison phonograph
with about 125 records, Machine
cost §200, records §100; all for
§75 cash. tf
FOR SALE—Lang furnace for $25
cash; see Fred Miller. tf
PIANO FOR RENT—Good condition;
§7.50 per month; inquire at the
Gateway. tf
FOR RENT—Phonographs by the
month. Schallerer’s Alaska Shop, tf
Write that Story Now
We offer a $250 GREBE RADIO SET,
complete, with batteries, tubes, loud
speaker and all accessories, as the firse
.prize in our big
Alaska Story Contest
10U can do better than a writer who
has never seen Alaska. Write to the
Pathfinder or look in its columns for
complete information.
Pathfinder
of Alaska
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
We have one of the neatest and cleanest mar
kets in Alaska—our meats, butter and eggs are
fresh and guaranteed in every respect.
THIS WEEK'S SPECIALS
One pound of Delicious sliced (r i n e
off) Bacon, and one dozen large QQ
fresh eggs, both for ...
Frye-Bruhn Co.
We have dileveries before and after school
Heat for the Winter!
If you figure on better and cleaner HEAT for the Winter, investigate
our New Line of Heaters, made by the American Radiator Company.
Prices and Terms Right.
Seward Machine Shops
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You’ll Enjoy our Bread and Pastry jj
Quick Lunches Served at any hour ij
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