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VOL. I SEWARD. ALASKA. FRIDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 13. 1908 NO.
ALASKA IS A
HEALTH RESORT
Surgeon General Says Only One
Death From Disease Among
Soldiers During Year.
By Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway
Washington, D. 0., Nov. 1.5—Sur
geon-General Robert M. O’Reilly of
the United States army in his annual
report today pays a high tribute to
Alaska. He says the country is a
great health resort, and that among
the United States soldiers stationed in
the territory there has been but one
death from disease during the past
year, and that was the case of a sol
dier who died from pneumonia.
Heretofore the military department
has regarded Alaska as an unusually
trying country in which to live, and
hence has allowed the soldiers serving
in the territory double time. It is
rumored here that the surgeon-gener
al's report may cause some change in
the army regulations effecting Alaska.
Good things to eat at Bro\>u &
Hawkins— Swift’s “Premium” bacon
and hams and strictly fresh ranch
eggs._*
Ovster cocktails and clam bullion at
•f
the Branch.
SOLDIER'S ADDITIONAL JH. A. ENTRY
NO. 390
In the United States Lrnd ofFce. Juneau,
A’aska, Feb. 28, 1908.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the
Northwestern Fisheries Company, assignee of
Mary Rollins, being entitled to the benefits
of Sec. 2306 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States granting additional lands to
soldiers and sailors who served in the War of
the Rebellion, has made application to this
office to make proof and entry under an Act
of congress approved May 14. 1898, for the lands
emoraced in U. S. Survey No. 390, in the Dis
trict of Alaska, described as follows:
Beginning at cor. No. 1 a point at ordinary
high water mark on the left bank of Kvichak
river at the junction of said Kvichak river and
Graveyard Slough, from whence cor. No. 4
Sur. 540 bears N. 28 Degrees 05 minutes E. 20
chs.; Peak of Sugar Loaf mountain bears N.
8-1 degrees 14 minutes E.: thence meandering
high water mark on left bank of Kvichak river
up stream, 1st course N. 58 degrees 20 minutes
W. 1.80 chs.: thence 2nd course, N. 76 degrees
39 minutes W. 9.20 chs,; thence 3rd course, N. j
41 degrees 30 minutes W. 6.50 chs.; thence 4th |
course, N. 8 degrees 15 minutes W, 2.50 chs. to
cor. No. 2; thence N. 47 degrees 5 minutes E.
1.06 chs. to cor. No. 3, from whence Cor. No. 3
Sur. 72 bears S. 2 degrees 56 minutes VV. 20.84 1
chs.; thence S. 42 degrees <5 minutes E. 17.L)
chs, to cor. No. 1. the place of beginning Va
riation at all corners 23 degrees 10 minutes
East. Area 6.94 acres.
As additional to Mary Rollins’ original home
stead entrv No. 1785, at Bonneville. Mo., made (
May 30, 1865.
Any and all persons claiming adversely any
portion of said lands are lequired to tile an ad
verse claim in this oftlce during the period of
publication of this notice, or within thirty
days thereafter, otherwise proof and entry of
said lands will be made by said Northwestern
Fisheries Company, applicant.
JOHN W. DUDLEY, Register.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the forego
ing Notice be published for the full period of
60 days in the Daily Gateway, a daily newspa
per published at the town of Seward and Dis
trict of Alaska, which is hereby designated as
the newspaper pub’ished nearest the .land
described.
John W. Dudley, Register.
Date of first publicotion. October 3. 1908.
Date of last publication. December 14 1908,
AMUNDSEN TO
[ SEEK THE POLE
Discoverer of Northwest Passage
Prepares to Sail Again the
Northern Seas.
—
8y Cable to The Daily Gateway.
Christiana, Nov. 12—Roald Amund
sen, the noted Norwegian author and
explorer, is preparing another lecture
tour in order to secure funds for a trip
in search of the North pole. His pur
pose is to sail from San Francisco in
1910.
For nearly 400 years the demonstra
tion that a navigable waterway exists
along the whole northern coast of the
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American continent has been one of
the dreams of Arctic explorers, but it
remained for Roald Amundsen and
his little company to discover the
Northwest passage. In June, 1903,
Amundsen, with six other adventu
rers, set sail from Christiana on tlie
old converted herring boat Gjoa, of
forty-seven tons reg.'ter, equipped
with a thirteen horse < ower auxiliary
gasoline engine, and * pplies for live
years stowed beneath her hatches.
For three years and two months the
hardy hand of seamen were making
their way in a zigzag course through
icy straits and seas, either uncharted
altogether or wrongly mapped, along
the northern coast of the American
continent, actually discovering and
sailing through the long sought North
west. passage. In August, 1906, the
battered Gjoa, with one broken gaff
disabled engine and one of her small
crew missing, cast anchor off Nome.
The intrepid explorer now plans a
trip to discover the North pole and
will devote the next two years to rais
ing funds for that purpose.
Ex-Society Leader Dead
uy cable .no Dally Gateway.
New York, Nov. 13—Mrs. Josefe
Osborn died last night at her home in
this city after a brief illness.
Mrs. Osborn was at one time society
leader of the ultra fashionable set, and
modiste to the four hundred.
Fire Chief’s Announcement
Fire Chief Ilofman makes the an
nouncement that all those having hand
tire extinguishers can have them ex
amined free of charge by leaving them
with him, and they can have them re
filled for the price of the chemicals.
Sitka Hot Springs—First class ac
commodations, American and European
plan. For reservation and rates apply
to Doctors Goddard and Brooks, Sani
tarium, Alaska. *
Airtight Stoves at Hoffman’s *
ALASKA MINER
ENDS HIS LIFE
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Albert Berger Burns $2000 Worth
of Money Orders and Then
Commits Suicide.
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By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Helena, Mont., Nov. l.'l—Albert
Berger, an Alaska miner, committed
suicide here this morning.
Berger had spent some time in the
different mining camps in Alaska and
had accumulated a few thousand dol
lars, some of which was in postollice
money orders. He had been acting
strangely for some time past, but it
was not thought that he would do any
violence to himself or others. This
morning he became very erratic in his
actions, and taking up a bunch of
money orders amounting to $2000 he
threw them in the stove declaring at
the same time that the money would
be safe with the government. Before
those present fully realized what had;
taken place Berger had put an end
to his life.
No direct cause is assigned for the j
suicidal act, and it is believed that it
was due simply to a deranged condi
tion of the mind resulting from a |
diseased brain.
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Chinese Emperor Dies
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Washington, D. C., Nov. 13—Word
was received this morning at the
Chinese legation here announcing the
death of Kuan Hgsu, emperor of China.
While Kuan Hgsu has held the offi
cial title of emperor, the ruling power
of the emperor was in the hands of his
aunt, who was queen of the Chinese
Empire.
Will Shut the Water Off
Tomorrow morning at 3:30 o’clock
the water will be shut off on Fourth
avenue until such time as the broken
main can be repaired. Citizens effect
ed will please make provision tonight
for the water they will need tomorrow
forenoon.
THE BIG DANCE
What do you know about the Old
timers?--There will be The Big Dance
Friday night, November 13th, given
by the Arctic Brotherhood. And
don’t forget, the Dora bunch will be
there. Moore’s Hall is the place. *
Try the Palace Grill—We guarantee a
first class service, excellent meals
and courteous treatment. *
Confectionery. We have the best.
Seward Drug Co. *
ROOSEVELT TO
GIVE DINNER
He Says Function at Which Labor
Was Unrepresented Not
the Official One.
By Cable to Tlie Daily Gateway.
Washington, D. C., Nov. 13—Presi
dent Roosevelt will give a dinner next
Tuesday to which the labor leaders
will be invited. He gave a dinner re
cently at which the high officers in
the labor unions were not guests. The
opposition papers took occasion to as*
assert that the president had slighted
the labor element, to which his party
had professed to be a friend, by omit
ting to invite its leaders to this dinner.
Roosevelt now denies that the din
ner given was an official dinner,
and announces that the function to
which he had planned to invite the
leaders of labor unions is yet to be
given.
The Hotel McNeiley has every mod
ern improvement, warm and well light
ed rooms, comfortable writing tables,
and every other convenience of a first
class hotel.
* Hawkins & Whittemore, Prop.
SUMMONS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
United States District Court, District of
Alaska—Third Division.
Julia Brosnan, Plaintiff, \
vs. [-NO. 260.
Michael Brosnan, Defendant. )
The President of the United States of Ameri
ca. greeting: To the above named defendant1
You are hereby required to appear in the
United States District Court, in and for the
District of Alaska, Third Division, within
thirty days after the day of service of this
summons upon you, and answer the complaint
of the above named plaintiff, a copy of which
complaint is herewith-delivered to you; and
unless you so appear and answ’er, the plaintiff
will apply for the relief prayed for.
Witness the Hon. Silas H. Reid, Judge of
said Court, this 12th day of May, in the year of
our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eight
and of our independence the one hundred and
thirty second.
i i O. A. WELLS, Clerk.
■j SEAL f By W.T, BEEKS, Deputy Clerk.
Edmund Smith, attorney for plaintiff.
Date of rtrst publication October 6, 1908.
Date of last publication November 17, 1908.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
Seward, Alaska, September 10, 1908.
TO J. BROWN:
You are hereby notified that there has been
expended in the years 1905, 1906, and 1907, the
sum of one hundred doDars each year in labor
and improvements upon the J. R. Number 2
Placer Claim commonly known as the Morgan
Claim situate on Lynx creek in Kenai Record
ing Precinct, Territory of Alaska. The same
being the amount required by the laws of the
United States governing the location ard hold
ing of mining claims necessary to hold said
claims for the calendar years 1905, 1906 and
1907, the said w’ork having been done by your
Co-owner Nathan P. White.
And unless within ninety days after the com
pletion of the publication of this notice, to-wit;
within 90 days after the 12th day of December.
1908 you contribute your proportion of such
annual assessment as Cu-owner to wit: $75.00
for the said J. R. No. 2 Mining Claim, your in
terest in said claim will be forfeited to and
become the property of your present Co-own
er aforesaid.
NATHAN P. WHITE.
First publication September 11,1908.
date of last publication December 12.1908.