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NEWS OF THE WEEK
Word was received from Latouche
recently of the death at Drier Bay of
Mrs. Edith Amanda Ruef, wife of
John Ruef and daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Nels Nelson of Valdez. Inter
ment was made at the Valdez ceme
tery.
The Alaska Road Commission will
build a substantial bridge over Min
eral creek in the Valdez district this
summer, the material for the same ar
riving on the Northwestern. When
completed access to the many promis
ing mining claims will be made easy
and will materially aid in the develop
ment of that section.
Eric Nelson will take over the
logging camp in Day’s Harbor, and
place a crew' of men at work. Mr.
Nelson recently completed a tie
contract at Indian.
An order for thirty-nine machines,
including 35 Ford one-ton trucks, three
Ford runabouts and one Wher grader
has been placed with the Juneau Mo
tor Company by the Alaska Road Com
mission. for delivery at Seattle April
24. The machines will be shipped to
Interior and westward points, 18 go
ing to Chitina, six to Anchorage, five
to Fairbanks, five to Valdez and one
to Nome. The runabouts will be ship
ped to Chitina, Valdez and Fairbanks
and the Wher grader will be shipped
| to Fairbanks Besides these orders
i the Commission ha's ordered two five
: ton Best tractors and two small gaso
j line shovels with a half-yard capacitv.
_
Herman Gentz, in charge of the
w'ork train, arrived in town last
night.
:virs. u. ii. urianoer, wile of Sew
ard’s popular jeweler is returning to
Seward on the Alaska, sailing Sat
urday. The Alaska has a large list
of Sewardites on her.
Lechner’s garage received a large
shipment of Ford repair parts on one
of the last boats.
A1 Davis, sailing from Seattle Sat
urday, is bringing up a seven pas
senger Hudson to be used in the
taxi business this summer.
O. J. Dahl and Veronica were the
only Latoche pasengers on the S. S.
Northwestern on her northbound trip.
Mrs. Emelie Weybrecht is having
her Dodge sedan tuned up at Ogle’s
garage. New balloon tires have been
ordered and will replace the stand
ard treads.
Ogle’s garage is busy overhauling
irs these days, Mr. Hussey having
a large number of cars to overhaul
and place in condition.
Gill Rich, the Black Bear Brand
: ^resentative, left on yesterday’s
boat for the South.
Tom Dyer has purchased the fa
mous “spark plug” Ford truck from
Alex Bolam and It is being remodel
ed into a bug by the Ogle garage
mechanical department. Tom says
an auto big enuf for two is just
right.
Harry Bowers is having his willes
Knight overhauled and will again
place it in the taxi service this sum
mer.
E. E. Kurtz, manager for the local
Carstens butcher shop, received a wire
yesterday from Mrs. Kurtz, containing
the particulars of her father’s death
recently. Mr. Kurtz was riding in to
town from camp on a speeder, and
collided with another one, being
thrown off and fatally injured, dying
in the Everett hospital later. Mrs.
Kurtz arrived in Seattle Saturday at
9:00 o’clock.
Mrs. Anita Spaulding, pianist at the
Empress theatre, left on the North
western on a trip to Cordova to see
her mother. She will return on the
Alaska.
John F. Chamberlain, representing
I the Whiton Hardware Co., of Seat
tle, was an outgoing passenger on
yesterday’s boat.
Sam Guyot, Alaska representative
i for Fisher Brothers, left on yester
day’s boat.
It is reported here that the Evan
Jones Coal company contemplates
laying off a part of its crew April
20, on account of over production.
L. Griffin, connected with the Er
skine Mercantile company of Kodiak,
sailed for his home on the Admiral
Evans.
Earl C. Mod ini, wno mush over
the winter trail from Nome to Ne
nana was an outgoing passenger on
th“e Northwestern yesterday. He will
return north on the first sailing of
the Victoria.
Leo W. Johnson, formerly employ
ed by the Alaska Railroad, left on
! the Northwestern for the States.
Mrs. Alvah Eames was taken sud
denly ill yesterday morning and was
in a serious condition for a time, Dr.
Baughman being called.
Sam Asp of Latouche arrived in
town on the Northwestern and left to
day for Anchorage.
Wm. Wagner and Mrs. Anna Hill
were the only passengers for Valdez
on the Northwestern.
The Northwestern had on board 75
passengers for Kenai, all cannery
employes.
J. T. Cunningham, superintendent
of transportation on the Alaska rail
road. returned on the steamship North
western from a three months pleas
ure and business trip, most of the
time being spent in Seattle in confer
ence with steamship companies on ad
justment in railroad tariffs on inte
rior bound freight.
Two new tariffc have been compiled
for the Alaska railroad, one local and
one for the whole system. These tar
iffs were turned out by the navy de
paartment in Bremerton. Mr. Cun
ningham said there would be a 25 per
cent reduction made on round trip
tickets in the fall. He stated that
the tourist trade to Alaska was dis
cussed and they are planning to han
dle any sizen party expeditiously and
cheaply. Mr. Cunningham and family
visited a short while in Portland, his
former home. Mrs. Cunningham and
two children are now in Portland and
will return north about May 1.
Active work will start near Seward
just as soon as the snow is off the
ground, said Mr. Cunningham. \
He commented upon Seward being
very fortunate in not being done to
death with business competition, as is
the case down the Alaskan coast.
Capt. W. Hoelscher and Engineer
Thos. B. Oaks, who arrived on the
Northwestern, left on today’s train
for Tanana, where their boat was
frozen in last winter and now lies in
a precarious condition. The Dr. Mar
tin, the 72 foot launch plying for
the N. C. Company between Holy
Cross and St. Michael, endeavored
to make Nenana last fall to be laid
up. She was compelled to tie up by
floating Ice, and the next morning
four inches of new ice was found
around the vessel. Capt. Hoelscher
plans to cut the ice around the ves
sel and make a passage to a slough
near at hand. It is feared, however,
that her outboard pipes which could
not be drained, were flozen, and
that when the thaw starts the vessel
will sink. She is powered with a
new 80 h.p. Mianus diesel which will
be dismantled and taken out of the
boat in case she cannot be saved.
The vessel now lies under a high
bank just below Tanana, and her
safety will not be known until af
ter the breakup. The party will tra
vel from Nenana down the river by
dog team.
BORN
To Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Hussey, an
eight pound girl. Moth/r and daugh
ter are doing well under care of Dr.
Baughman.
Mr. and Mrs. John Coffey, who
arrived on Saturday’s train from An
chorage returned on the Admiral
Evans to their home in Kodiak,
where Mr. Coffey has built up a good
law practice and promises to come
one of the solid business men of
the town. He looks for much pros
perity in the island metropolis this
summer, many new industries hav
ing been started there.
H. Horn and wife were through
passengers on the Admiral Evans for
Uganik, where he will work this sum
mer as radio operator. Mr'. Horn
was accompanied by Ins wife. They
have spent the winter in the east,
and reported they ore glad to get
back to Alaska. Mr. Horn was fo&
merly radio operator on the Starr.
Mrs. Lars Larson, of Seward, who
formerly ran the Commerce Cafe,
left on the Admiral Evans for Ugan
ik, where she has taken a job of
cooking for the crew of the Kodiak
Island Fishing and Packing company.
Jack B. Burford, representing the
J. B. Burford Company, of Juneau,
agents for L. C. Smith and Corona
typewriters, and the Monroe calcu
lating machine, arrived on the Ad
miral Evans, going west with the
boat making the round trip. Mr,
Burford announced that he would
spend some time in Seward on his
return and persons having typewrit
ers to repair may avail themselves
of his services.
Harry Ober, formerly of Valdez
and Anchorage passed through Sew
ard on the Admiral Evans en route
to Aiitak where he will take a posi
tion with the Aiitak P icking com
puny. Since he departed from this
sec).on at the beginning of rhe World
w.ii, Mr. Ober has so v*-1 i wc years
in the Navy, later going east where
he wo:ked for a bridge company.
Mrs. Ober will come up on one of
Ine i:<>'t boats and join him at Ali
til-;.
The new postal regulations going
into effect tomorrow will hit our local
news stands hard in their out of town
sales as under the eighth zone rates
SEWARD LODGE NO 219, F. & A. M.
JL Stated communications first
^ttH^and third Wednesdays of each
/^r\ month; visiting brethren wel
come, J. P. Hannon, W. M.; Harold
Painter, Secretary.
RESURRECTION LODGE NO. A-7,
I. O. O. F.
Meets every Thursday at
w^=^w8:00 p. m. in Odd Fellows’
Hall, next to the postoffice. Visiting
brothers welcome. Fred Martineides,
N. G.; Chas. Lechner, Secretary.
IGLOO NO. NINE, PIONEERS OF
ALASKA
Meets every Second and Fourth Fri
day nights in Odd Fellows’ Hall; John
Flowers, President; Coll A. McDou
gall, Secretary.
SEWARD CHAPTER NO. 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; Goldie Blue W. M.
Mrs. Viola T. Swetmann, 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, N. G.
which apply all over Alaska it will
cost 34 cents to send a copy of the
Saturday Evening Post by mail to .
out-of-town subscribers, according to
local sellers. This will cut many resi
dents along the railroad and to the
westward out of their favorite maga
zines and periodicals.
The rate of postage on publications
entered as second-class matter, when
sent by others than the publisher or
news agent, shall be two cents for
each two ounces or fraction thereof,
for weights not exceeding eight ounces
and weights of such matter exceeding
eight ounces the rates of postage pre
scribed for fourth class matter shall
be applicable thereto, or nine cents
per pound
Mr. S. C. Foster, manage 1 of the
AlPuk Packing coui>au;, in compa
ny with his son, who with his wife
and < iiildren passed turn oi; the Ad
miral Evans en rouiv Jo Alltak to
prepare for his 3<-a '« wli. Mr.
Foster carried a crew of 15 men with
him. a
Mrs. Jack Carey, who has been vis
iting relatives on Vancouver Island,
will return on one of the next boats.
Corporal and Mrs Carey will take the
Hoben residence on Third avenue, re
cently vacated by Mr. and Mrs. C. O
Thatcher.
Corporal Adolph Fitz of Company
G, Seventh infantry, and Private W
B. Knight of Fairbanks, left on the
Northwestern for Fort Lawton, hav
ing in custody Private Gail R. Knight,
U. S. Signal Corps, formerly in charge
of the station at Ruby, who was re
cently arrested by the military author
ities for alleged embezzlement. Cor
poral Fitz will be discharged upon hia
arrival at Fort Lawton.
Corp. Rust will leave on tomorrow’s
train for Anchorage to undergo an
operation for appendicitis.
PROOF OF HOMESTEAD
Anchorage, Alaska, March 5, 1925.
Final proof testimony on homestead
entry, Serial 05927 embracing Lot 4,
; Section 32, T. 8 S. R. 14 W. S. M. has
been submitted by Dora Brooks, en
trywoman, and her witnesses, Waiter
I L. Lippincott, and Milo Hurlburt, re
siding at Seldovia, Alaska, and is now
I on file in the local land office at An
| ehorage, Alaska, and if no protest is
filed in the local land Office at An
; ehorage, Alaska, on or before June
! 1, 1925, said final proof will be accept
ed and final certificate issued.
Last publication May 8, 1925. 30t dly
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
W. D. Coppemol!
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT
LAW
j Will Practice in All Courts of the
Territory
SEWARD, ALASKA
J. LINDLEY GREEN.
Register
First publication April 4, 1925.
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