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SEWARD COMMERCIAL CO.
PART OF PIPE
FOR ELECTRIC
COMPANY HERE
One-half ot’ the pipe needed for the
electric light company reached here
this morning on the Kvans and will
be laid immediately. The remainder
of the pipe is undoubtedly aboard the
Steamer Spokane, which was posted
to sail from Seattle today. The Ad
miral Evans held over in Seattle from
morning until night awaiting the ar
rival of a California steamer with the
second shipment of pipe. The latter
vessel was delayed and the Evans was
unable to delay her sailing longer and
the connection was missed.
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This afternoon Agent lilue received
a cablegram from Seattle thut the re-j
mainder of the pipe needed by the j
electric company had been placed
aboard the steamer Mariposa of the
Alaska Steamship Company. Travel
ing Freight and Passenger Agent
stated in his cablegram that this was
done so that the “people of Seward j
would soon have their electric lights
and get them earlier than if the pipe
was left to be sent forward on the
Spokane leaving Seattle next Mon
day.”
CLEAR HENSLER;
SERIOUS CHARGE
J. E. Hensler, proprietor of the Mi*:t
Grill at Anchorage, was a passenger
north on the Evans. Mr. Hensler was
nsrested in Seattle on October 17th on
a charge of violating the Mann Act.
The woman in the case was alleged to
be Jennie Crawford. The federal
grand jury at Seattle refused to return
an indictment against Mr. Hensler and
he was speedily released.
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HAVE A JOLLY SMOKER
The Spanish-American war veter
ans had a dandy time last evening
around their camp fire in the City
Hall. Besides the members, others
kept drawing in during the evening,
and there was plenty of buffet lun
cheon for all. Stories were told and
the evening passed pleasantly and
quickly.
COME EARLY AND SELECT
YOUR TOYS.
NEW STOCK JUST RECEIVED
AT
Ellsworth’s
EVANS BRINGS
MANY PERSONS
FOR THIS CITY
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The Admiral Evans arrived in port
from the south at 1 o’clock this morn
ing. bringing twelve first-class pas
sengers, two steerage and 2i»0 ton» of
general freight. The Evans sailed for
Anchorage and Kodiak at 7 o’clock this
morning and will be due to return
some time next Tuesday.
Coming north, and while off Cape
St. Elias, the steering drum of the j
Evans broke and a wireless call was
sent to the Watson. The Watson re-;
spondee! and convoyed the Evans into;
Cordova, where repairs were made but'
the ship was delayed 24 hours.
Passengers urriving on the Evans
for Seward were: Mrs. W. L. Guy,
Ruth Guy, Paul Guy, H. D. Martin and j
wife, F. D. Antrim, C. G. Alexander, I
L. A. Iverson, H. Berger, D. Maid-'
march, Olaf Franstad and T. Tallasen.
SEWARD SNAPSHOTS
William Kaiser, trapper, is register
ed at the Sexton.
T. Tallasen, who has been doing jury
duty at Valdez, returned home on the
Ev—
her home at Kodiak, being a passen-j
i ger on the Evans.
Mrs. Tessie Gilbert, wife of the well
known Seldovia business man, was a
passenger homeward bound
Evans.
Joe Heath, wife and son are regis
tered at the Sexton. Mrs. Heath and
the boy will leave on the first steamer
for Seattle and Mr. Heath will return
to his logging camp at Mile 18.
H. D. Martin and wife, and A. C.
Alexander, of the U. S. radio forces,
are registered at the Overland, hav
' ing arrived from San Francisco on the
Evans.
Mrs. W. L. Guy, son and daughter,
arrived on the Admiral Evans this
morning from Seattle to spend the
winter in Seward with Mr. Guy, oper
ator in charge at the local railroad;
headquarters.
Mrs. Mary Locke, of Kellogg, Idaho, j
has asked the Gateway to locate her!
16-year-old son who is supposed to be •
in this section of Alaska, having come
north in June, presumably to work
at some cannery along the coast.
WANTED — Three boosters to eat
Chili Con Carne. Spoons have a
hole cut through the bottom. Owl
Lunch. tf.
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Regular dance at the A. B. Hall Sat
j urday evening. Nov. 3. J
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Suhsoribe for The Gateway.
DELINQUENT TAX
LAW EXPLAINED
DY ATTY. GREEN
As many citizens have desired a statement regarding
(he sale of Seward real estate for delinquent taxes, which
takes place Monday forenoon, the following statement
was secured today from City Attorney Green:
“No bids will be entertained for less than the amount
of the delinquent taxes, penalties, interest and costs.
“As the taxes for this year are delinquent in all cases
where half of the taxes have not been paid, the bid will
not be entertained for less than the full amount of all de
linquent taxes, interest, penalties and costs, including this
vear’s taxes.
“The purchaser will get fifteen per cent interest on
the delinquent taxes included in the order of sale and
twelve per cent on all subsequent delinquent taxes; that
means that he will only get twelve per cent on the delin
quent taxes for this year; all money bid over the amount
of delinquent taxes, interest, penalties and costs, will se
cure him only eight per cent interest.
“Purchasers are entitled to possession of the prop
erty as soon as they receive receipt for the purchase
money.
“The owner has two years to redeem his property, but
before he can redeem, he must pay all delinquent taxes,
interest, penalties, and costs, up to the date of redemption.
“No provision of law, whereby an owner must pay for
improvement placed on the property by the purchaser at
a delinquent tax sale, has been made. Whether he can be
made to pay for such improvement, or not, is a grave
question, upon which I give no opinion.”
REV. Ml'NRO HERE
Rev. Harry C. Munro, who gave up
his pastorate of the Community Chris
tian church shortly after the fall,
freshet, was a passenger on the Evans
this morning en route to Anchorage.
Rev. Munro has been in Seattle at
tending the conference with members
of the executive board of the Ameri
can Christian Missionary Society, 'lhis
winter Rev. Munro will work among
the railroad construction camps. Mrs
Munro will spend the winter at Saw-1
telle, Cal.
AT THE EMPRESS
Lionel Barrymore and Grace Val
entine will be the two stars at the
Empress tomorrow night in “Dorian’s
Divorce," a Metro production. This
is a comedy with a sprinkling of sen
sationalism.
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CARDS GOING UP
Card playing is to cost more and
all on account of the war. Quotations
received by Mr. Phelps today put a
deck of cards at the 50-cent limit, war
tax and extra cost of paper and the
certain kind of ink used.
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Dr. F. M. Boyle and John H. Rob
inson have been-appointed by Gov.
Strong as members of the Anchorage
exemption board. The third member
is Capt. Thomas D. Dwyer.
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The body of P. S. Hunt now lies in
the Odd Fellows plot in the Anchor
age cemetery, the funeral of the late
official photographer of the A. E. C.,
having been held at Anchorage Sun
day, October 21st.
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Mary Ellen Goodrich has secured a
divorce at Fairbanks from William A.
Goodrich on the grounds of desertion.
The defendant in the case is now in
Ireland.
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Advertise in The Gateway.
Specials
Woolen Dress Goods
Winter Underwear
Hosiery—Yams
Flanelette Gowns
Skating Sets
Golf Gloves and Mittens
HALLETT & SCOTT
(Of Course)
ALASKA DUE TOMORROW
Steamer Alaska will return from
Anchorage some time tomorrow, pos
sibly in the forenoon. The Alaska has
a large booking out of Anchorage ami
several have made reservations here
for the South.
KUSKOK WIM IS REPORTED
TO BE AN ACTIVE PLACE
Al Walsh has just returned from the
Kuskokwim, where he spent a few
days says the Iditarod Pioneer. Ho
reports that the tseamship Santa Ana
has left Bethel on her second and
final voyage of the season. The wife
and daughters of Captain Langley o!
the steamer Tana were outgoing put?
sengers, as was also Mrs. Felder, wi j
of the trader at Bethel.
C. Felder has bought out the busi
ness of the Kuskokwim Commercial
company at Bethel.
At Akiak Karl Thiele is building
two big warehouses, and he is aiso
putting up a store building at the
mouth of Crooked. Fred Bishop, at
Sletmute, is building a two-story
house.
Material for Dredge Landed
All of the material for the Candle
creek dredge has been landed at Mc
Grath.
Contrary to previous reports, which
had it that gardens along the river
had been destroyed by the high water,
Mr. Walsh reports that late in Aug
ust they were in better condition than
ever before known, and that more pro
duce was raised in that region than
in any previous season.
Jack Smeaton, the Donlin creek
miner, has had an excellent season,
and will be in Iditarod in a few days
on his way Outside, which he has not
visited for fifteen years. Harry Stev
ens and Joe Konechny, also mining on
Donlin creek, are doing preparatory
work for next season’s operations.
At the cinnabar properties, a few
miles from Georgetown, Fuller, Wil
lis & Millett are doing fairly well,
and have retorted considerable quick
silver. Parks also had three men at
work.
Duke E. Stubbs of Kolmakoff is now
the proud owner of the fastest boat
on the Kuskokwim river, having re
cently received a new Buffalo engine
from the Outside.
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Dr. Aline Bradley, physician of
Fairbanks, has lately been admitted
to the practice of law. She took an
oral examination before Judge Charles
E. Bunnell.
HIGH OFFICIAL
ON INSPECTION
TRIPTO ALASKA
Commander Lf&ruicr Dodd, Pacific
! Coast Communication Superintendent,
with headquarters at San Francisco,
of the United States Radio Service, is
a passenger on the Admiral Evans,
making an inspection of the radio sta
tions in Alaska along the coast. Com-;
mander Dodd went to Kodiak and upon
his return will inspect the new station '
here.
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! TEMPERATURE FALLS
ALONG THE RAILROAD
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Matanuska is having a cold wave,
according to the railroad weather re
port Issued to 7 o’clock this morning,
it being 10 to 14 below. Anchorage
was getting colder, it being 1 above
zero. At Kern Creek the thermom
I eter registered 6 above; Caswell, with
a wide range, experienced weather
from 20 above to 16 below; King, 2
4 above, and Talkeetna shivered at 12
below. There was little wind at any
place along the railroad.
TRAIN OI T TOMORROW
Tomorrow morning at 7 o’clock a
regular train will leave for Kern
. Creek. There will be no connections
! made at Kern Creek.
RADIO OFFICIALS
COME TO SEWARD
H. D. Martin, who will be in charge
of the United States Radio station at
the head of the bay, arrived on the Ad
miral Evans. Mr. Martin is a Chief
Electrician, U. S. N., and he is accom
panied by C. G. Alexander, F .t-Class
Electrician. Mrs. Martin came north
with her husband. The new officials
are direct from San Francisco. They
are registered at the Overland.
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YESTERDAY’S WEATHER
Maximum . 28
Minimum .15
Current .
Clear. North wind.
Forecast for the next twenty-four
hours—Stormy.
BRACKET LAMPS
85c
Embroidery Silks
Four for 25c
at THE BAZAAR
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GEORGE SEXTON. Proprietor
Most Comfortable
Hotel in the City
Local and LoRg Distance Phones
Modern Bath Rooms Rates Reasonable
HARDWARE, STOVES AND RANGES
RUBBER BELTING
Doors and Windows
IXL Parlor Heaters
Air Tight Heaters
Aluminum Ware
P. & B. Paper
Malthold Hoofing
Marine Engine Oil
Gas Engine Oil
LacQueret Paint
Denatured Alcohol
Lang’s Ranges
Gasoline Stoves
Deadening Felt
Weather Strips
Blacksmith's Coal
Wheel Barrows
Fishing Tackle
Alcohol Stoves
Seine Twine
Granite Ware
Cook Stoves
Camp Stoves
Oil Stoves
Spark Plugs
Jump Colls
Batteries
Asbestos
Tar Papei
Valve Oil
Floor Oil
Linseed Oil
Cup Grease
Paints
Ammunition
Bench Forge*
Brushes
Varnishes
Turpentine
Japan
CoaJ Tar
Lamps
Lanterns
Tenta
Shot Guns
Gasoline
Bellows
Cutlery
Fire Clay
Rifles
Fire Brick
Lime
Cement
Glass
Rope
Mercury
Phona Madison 87
J. L. GRAEF
Seward, Alaska
SEWARD WATER and POWER COMPANY
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- JOHN A. NELSON, Manager
Office-Bank of Seward Building
SEWARD ALASKA
JUST ARRIVED
A fresh shipment of Augustine & Kyers’ and Lig*
gett’s Candies. A big assortment to choose f rom.
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