LOCAL NEWS OF
THE LAST WEEK
Monday
Mrs. A. M. Oliver arrived on the Ala
da from Los Angeles, to spend the
Holidays with her daughter, Mrs. D.
fcW. Flanagan, of Seward.
Leith Russell, well known printer
from the Interior, left on the Alameda
for the States.
Miss Dorothy Staney, who has been
employed in the headquarters office
of the Alaska railroad, as stenogra
pher, left on the Alameda for the
States to spend the Holidays.
The progressive store of Urbach is
hanging a new electric sign today, the
work of Aron Erikson.
Larry Scanlon from the Anchorage
division, is relieving J. Kerns as con
ductor on the work train. Kerns is
going on the snow plow fleet with
headquarters at Mile 52.
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Date arrived on
Saturday’s train from the interior and
left on the Alameda for the States,
where they will tour the Pacific coast
states before returning to Alaska in
February. Mr. Date, who has been
in the employ of The Alaska Railroad
for a number of years, at present be
ing head of the mechanical depart
ment in Fairbanks, is now on his first
ttvp to the States in 25 years.
C. H. Stanford, a former Seward
resident, who has been working for
the Alaska railroad at Windy, has
joined Mrs. Stanford at Fairbanks,
but will later return to Nenana for
the winter.
*Dunc Little arrived in town on Sat
urday’s train from Cooper’s Landing,
on lower Kenai. Mr. Little states the
lake is frozen up to Quartz creek one
way and a mile or so down from the
railroad. Louis Bell got caught in the
ice at the upper end of the lake and
will pull out his boat near 23. Lots
of moose are to be found on the flats
Hiow Mr. Little states.
John Colberg, wrell known old time
Sewardite, recently of Seldovia, is a
guest of the Hotel Seward.
Mel Horner returned from Kenai
river Saturday after a two weeks’ stay
at Cooper’s Landing. He was success
ful' in killing a bull moose wrhile gone.
Jerry Murphy, the democratic war
horse of Anchorage, was an over Sun
day visitor in town, returning to his
home today.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Culver and
family left Saturday night on the Ala
meda for the States, to make their
home.
Mrs. A. J. Wendler, who came over
Saturday to meet her daughter, Clar
ice, returned on today’s train.
Tuesday
Mel Horner states that some cold
weather was experienced last week
down at the lower end of Kenai lake.
Mr. and Mrs. James McConnell are
spending the holidays with relatives
in Latouche.
The girls basketball team realized
over $100 from their candy sale. The
money will be used to pay the ex
penses of the team to Anchorage.
Wednesday
Ole Hoagland, one of our progres
sive citizens, left for Skilak lake to
cook a six-course dinner for George
Nelson and Henry Lucas. The dinner
will be moose and more moose.
Walter Blue received one of the
finest radio sets made on one of the
last boats, a Christmas present from
his uncle, • Walter Blue, in Kansas
City. The set is complete with loud
speaker and all attachments, and will
prove a great pleasure to Walter this
winter.
Mr. and Mrs. P. C. McMullen will
entertain several dinner parties at
their home tomorrow night. There will
be four tables of bridge at play. Mrs.
McMullen has her home beautifully
decorated for the occasion.
Capt. Charles Emswiler and the
gas boat May arrived in port last
night from Days Harbor and Nuka
Bay.
Miss Eccles will entertain the
teaching staff of the Seward school
at her apartments tomorrow evening
at a Christmas dinner.
Mrs. P. C. McMullen, with her as
sistants, Henry Frost and Wm. Er
win, have the community Christmas
tree all decorated for tonight. Every
thing at the hall is ready for Santa
Claus. Mrs. Ellsworth reports that
they are short of funds to complete
buying presents for the children. If
any one wishes to contribute to the
fund they can leave their contribu
tion with Mrs. Ellsworth at her store
some time today.
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in one day
saw tii© new
Standard Six
Announcement of the new Buick
“Standard Six” brought approxi- /
mately 500,000 people into Buick
salesrooms on the first day this
car was shown.
Why? Because everywhere every
one is marveling at the new “Stand
ard Six”—the ‘ Six” that sets a new
standard of quality and price.
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George Colwell arrived in town to
day from Mile 52 to spend Christmas
with his family, who are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. F. E. Leslie through the
holidays.
The steamship Starr left Sand
Point, Seward bound early yesterday
morning, and is at Kanatak today.
Capt. Johansen reports very bad gales
between King Cove and Sand Point.
Seward citizens was hoping the Starr
and her popular crew would arrive
in port in time to help celebrate the
Christmas festivities.
The regular freight train left this
morning instead of tomorrow in or
der to give the train employes an
opportunity to spend Christmas at
home.
The Standard plant is taking it easy
these days and preparing for the
spring rush when the halibut season
reopens.
Bill Sherwin, a drill man for the
Fairbanks Exploration company left
on the last boat for the States to
spend the winter.
H. R. Miller, poet laureate and
agent for the Alaska railroad at Birch
wood, is spending the Holidays with
his daughter, Mrs. Walter Stuart, of
Valdez. He will leave on one of the
next boats for the States on a six
months leave of absence.
Joe Magill, who left on the Alame
da for the states is promoting a cold
storage plant for Anchorage. It is
believed that a considerable halibut
business can be built up in the Cook
Inlet port, and that the frozen fish
could be shipped at an advantageous
price to the states. If Mr. Magill
succeeds in securing the plant it will
mean considerable revenue for the
| town.
Miss Helma Johnson, a niece of
Mrs. Mellish, and formerly of Nenana,
died in Denver, Colorado, of tuber
culosis, November 20.
Stewart Morse, an Anchorage resi
dent, is spending Christmas in the
States.
Claude Shea, accompanied by his
wife and young son, is spending the
Holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Shea.
Mr. and Mrs. Swain of Fairbanks
left on one of the last boats for the
States.
James Calkins, a Fairbanks resi
dent is spending the winter in the
States.
Allen Williams left on a recent boat
to visit his old home in the States.
Mrs. Fred Parsons, w'ife of the pro
prietor of the Hotel Parsons, will
leave January 3 for Australia and
Honolulu to spend the winter.
The Alaska railroad is inaugurat
ing a system of charcoal burners on
the passenger trains.
J. A. Borges, assistant superinten
dent of the Alaska Road Commission,
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who has been in the states owing to
the illness of his mother, is an incom
ing passenger on the Northwestern.
Henry F. Stoy and Milton Rice, An
chorage hunters, killed two moose on
Kenai lake last week.
J. S. Bogard Is New
Legion Commander
The American Legion held a meet*
ing at Fisher’s Cafe last evening, with
a large membership present. Three
new members were taken in to the
post. The election of officers was
hotly contested and when the smoke
of battle had cleared away the new
officers were as follows:
J. S. Bogart, post commander.
Chas. Sheldon, first vice commander
R. J. McKenna, 2nd vice com.
L. W. Olson, adjutant.
P. Peterson, finance officer.
Guy Barnett, chaplain.
Oscar Dahl, sergeant at arms.
The local post is in a flourishing
condition and its members are tak
ing much interest in Legion affairs.
NABESNA SAILS JANUARY 30
The freighter Nabesna of the Alas
ka Steamship company is scheduled
to sail from Seattle January 30. Or
ders should be sent in by wire.
ADMIRAL WATSON SAILS
NORTH AGAIN JANUARY 7
The next sailing of the steamship
Admiral Watson is scheduled for Jan
uary 7. She will arrive in Seward
about January 15.
BIG FISH PLANT AT
SELDOVIA HAS CLOSED
SELDOVIA, Alas., Dec. 26—The
Mclver fishing interests ended their
season yesterday and will proceed
to Seattle. It is reported Mclver
had a very successful season, hav
ing shipped to the States 4,000 bar
rels of herring.
They are leaving on the Starr.
TANANA RIFLE CLUB ISSUES
CHALLENGE TO RIFLEMEN
The Tanana Rifle Club has issued
a challenge to rifle clubs of the coast
j towns. While Seward has some good
shots, it has no rifle club eligible to
! meet under the rules for coanpetition.
FAIRBANKS GIRLS COMING
TO MEET COAST TEAMS
The Fairbanks girls basketball team
will play in Anchorage this week.. A
series of games will be played there,
and if possible the team may visit
Seward before returning.
TOKOTNA WIRELESS PLANT
IS FUNCTIONING SMOOTHLY
The Tokotna Kuskoo-Times says
that the wireless station at that point
is working smoothly and is a great
advantage to the residents of the dis
trict. Sergeant Payne is in charge
of the station.
FAIRBANKS COUPLE WEDS
Miss Eldora Hardy and Walter
Jewell were married this week in
Fairbanks. Both bride and groom
have lived practically all their lives
in the north.
ANCHORAGE MAN DEAD
George Vassis Popoff, 37, died in
Seattle last week of blood poisoning.
He was a Bulgarian by birth and had
been in the employ of the railroad
for several years.
Coldest Xmas In History
Celebrated By Seattle
SEATTLE, Dec. 26.—Seattle cele
brated the coldest Christmas in the
history of the local weather bureau
when the mercury yesterday dropped
down to 18 above. The ruling cold
spell has been the longest in the
memory of the oldest pioneer. Five
inches of snow covered Puget Sound
cities with a fleecy mantle, and a cold
wind blew off the mountains.
DIE$ OF INJURIES
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Dec. 24.—As a
result of injuries received in an air
plane crash on December 15, Com
mander Fred Perkins, fleet gunnery
officer, died last night.
The impromptu concert at the Li
berty last night was greatly enjoyed
by the audience.
Attorney General Stone
Orders Case Against
Flanagen Dismissed
Some time ago D. W. Flanagan, a
prohibition and revenue officer was
arrested at Fairbanks for alleged as
sault on the person of Peter Ken
dall, an alleged resident of the city.
Following which Mr. Flanagan was
duly arrested and later released on
his own recognizance to appear be
fore the courts this spring. Now
comes an order from Attorney Gener
al Stone, directing District Attor
ney Hurley to dismiss the case with
out trial, as the officer had appar
ently violated no law.
The facts in the case were that
Mr. Flanagan went to the residence
or place of business of Mr. Kendall,
together with two local officers, and
found the oldtimer making and sell
ing beer, in violation of several stat
utes, among whcih were the revenue
law’s. A customer or two was found
in the place at the time, who denied
not that they were there for the
purpose of buying beer; and the
beer was seized in open sight, on a
table in the room. Mr. Kendall de
nied the officers entrance to his
castle, claiming he was an American
citizen and that they had no right to
enter his premises without a search
warrant. Mr. Flanagan, it is claim
ed, explained the law to Kendall,
w’hereupon the latter applied a term
dear to Mr. Roosevelt, claiming the
prohibition officer wras a—liar. At
the time of the conversation, Ken
dall stood across the doorway barring
entrance. Whereupon the prohibition
officer shoved him to one side and
entered the premises, seizing the li
quor, and several choice bits of evi
dence belonging to local citizens,
among which was a valise bearing the
name of a prominent citizen, with
several bottles bearing traces of li
quor, and apparently waiting to be
filled.
The aged pioneer claimed that Mr.
Flanagan assaulted him and Thos.
Marquam, mayor of the town and an
attorney, swore out a warrant for Mr.
Flanagan. The latter was arrested
and it is claimed, taken before the
city magistrate, who being somewhat
shaky on the law applying to open
season on dry officers, released him
on his/ promise to appear later. The
alleged bootlegger was tried and ac
quitted by a jury, the eloquent mayor
showing various scars of conflict sus
tained in the near battle over near
bear.
Now comes the honorable Mr.
Stone, attorney general for the Unit
ed States, and orders the district at
torney to dismiss the case, without
trial, it appearing that the case is
not yet over, and that various and
sundry officials of the Fourth divi
sion may be required to explain their
ferociousness when attacking a dry
squad man. Under the law it might
be pointed out that like Heinz
pickles, there are 57 varieties of
charges to be brought against a boot
legger, and that his release under
one charge does not quash the others.
To sum up it appears that the
“East is East and West is West, and
never the twain shall meet,” and that
a revenue officer may enter where
deputy marshals and common dry
squad men fear to tread. Therefore,
if you are caught selling the imita
tion beverage called beer surrender
gracefully, say good morning judge,
and take the necessary trimming
without a chaser.
In the meantime the public is anx
iously awaiting the inevitable hour
when the identity of the men owning
one first-class suitcase is revealed.
MRS. DUNLAP ENTERTAINS
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. R. Y. B.
Dunlap entertained the children of
the primary department in the base
ment of the Methodist church. Each
child received a present on the elabo
rately decorated tree from Mrs. Dun
lap. The children gave a little pro
gram after which refreshments were
served. In the evening the adult de
partment of the Sunday School held
a party. Each person drew another’s
name and they gave presents to those
whose name they drew. The evening
was spent in playing games. About
D o’clock luncheon was served con
sisting of ice cream, cake, candy, ap
ples and oranges, the children enjoy
ing one of the best times of the year.
REDONDO STILL ON RUN
The local steamship schedule an
nounces that the steamship Redondo
will continue calling at Seldovia and
Halibut Cove until further notice.