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Every item of news that comes to show that the building of the govern
ment railroad is approaching ought to be well received. It is a fact, how
ever. that when Secretary Lane announced that the actual work of construc
tion will begin this spring there were a few who said that they knew it all
time and that such a statement was not news at all. But isn’t it really a fact
that because of the war and the consequent loss of revenue many of us
feared deep down in our hearts that the construction work might be post
poned?
Less than two months remained for the presentation of the report of
the commission, the decision of President W ilson, the securing of the funds
to begin the work before the present congress went out of existence. Of
course, we all hoped construction would begin this spring but hoping is not
believing. Hope is one of the cardinal virtues and Faith is another. We
hoped yesterday we believe today.
The statement by the secretary of the interior that the purchase of the
Copper River railroad was desired, coupled with the fact that negotiations
are now actually proceeding for the purchase of the Alaska Northern rail
road.goes to show that really the government will take over both lines if
go»>d bargains can be made and if the report of the commission shows that j
there is nothing to make such bargains inadvisable. Most of the people of
Seward knew when the telegram arrived with Secretary Lane’s announce-1
ment that the government wa> negotiating for the purchase of the Alaska
Northern and that these* negotiations had progressed so far that the govern- (
ment wa> actually seeking an inventory of all the holdings of this road.
It has aiwavs been the police of all governments to buy out possible,
competitors before they themselves entered the field, not so much because the!
government feared competition but because a government would consider it
just as unfair to parallel another line itself as to grant two franchises for
similar purposes to competitors.
The Alaska Northern railroad will be taken over and the Copper River
road may be taken over. That is how matters stand today without a doubt, i
It will he noticed that the dispatch said that the purchase of the Copper
River railroad was desired but it was not made clear who desired it.
It is likely, however, that Mr. Lane meant that the government desired to
purchase, not that the company desired the purchase and this fact is men
tioned here simply to draw attention to the wording of the cablegram which
might possibly be misunderstood and not mean what most of us think it
means.
Well, nearly all of u> did have a sneaking feeling that something would i
tome to prevent the immediate construction work and we can only receive ;
Mr. Lane's announcement with pleasant feelings. Those who have “stuck" to i
Seward through thick and thin and have all they are worth invested here ;
are probably very close to the time of their reward. At least in a few weeks I
we shall know “where we stand." Let us hope that what we are about to know •
will be what we wanted to know. Anyhow Alaska's day has dawned <
FIVE THOl SAND JEWS
IN THE BRITISH ARMY, j
Famous Old Race Fighting For All
Nations But Its Own.
LONDON’. Jan. 12.—Lord Kitchener
has given his consent to the formation
of a Jewish battalion, although there
is still some opposition to the move
ment on the part of the Jewish lead-.
era, v. ho my that a Jewish battalion j
would intensify the tendency to re- ,
gard Jews as aliens. \
There are now over ">,000 Jews in <
the British army. The casualty lists <
disclose wounded Jewish soldiers in ;
many of the regiments at the front, i
including some of the famous old regi
ments like the Black Watch. A fair,
showing of Jews is also made in the
royal navy. 1
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FAIRBANKS, Dec. 28.—Joe Par
ant, known among his associates as
"Big French Joe,” was burned to
death in his cabin near Hot Springs
on Christmas night, according to news
received here from that place.
People who were returning from
the Moose dance at Tofty found Par
ant’s cabin burned to the ground, and
in the charred embers were the re
mains of a man, supposed to be those
of the woodchopper. Parant is re
ported to bo an old-timer of Alaska
and it is said he had no relatives here.
SKAGWAY.—J. E. Dempsey, for
merly traffic manager of the White
Pa s & Yukon railroad, with head
quarters in Seattle left last week for
Chicago, where he will take a position
with another transporation company.
—
FAIRBANKS.— That Marshal
Erwin is seriously sick at Battle
Creek, Michigan, is the opinion of the
ileputies in his office, who state that
he has not been very well for a long
Lime, and the fact that a telegram
kvas received from him a few days ago
t>y John E. Clark, his chief deputy,
from the city in which the noted sani
tarium is located, is held as good evi
lence that he is getting medical treat
neant there.
SEATTLE, Jan. 2.—II. C. Bradford
formerly traffic manager of the North
land Steamship Company, will likely j
be retained by the Borderline Trans-1
portation Co., in the same capacity,
it was yesterday announced.
The Borderline Company soon will j
announce «ts schedule of sailings. The
fleet to start with will consist of three
vessels, the Al-Ki and Northland,
which were purchased Thursday, and j
the steameship Dispatch.
CANDLE.—A native named Arao
L'oma killed his father-in-law, Queauk j
at the village of Tupkuk, some four or
five days run from here and on the
advice of three natives who reported
the matter Deputy Marshal Hart
Humber has left to investigate. Ac
cording to the statements of the three
natives the trouble grew out of the
polygamous desire of Queauk to ac
quire another wife in the person of
the daughter of his present wife. The
[laughter is married to Aracoma who
objected to the proposal of Queauk
and killed him during a quarrel over
the matter.
According to information received,
Miss Ellen Anderson, a former Fair
banks girl, but now a resident of Ju-(
THE MINER’S STORE
The Place Where Men Outfit
There is a pleasure in selling, either to an old custom
er or to a stranger, an article of known merit: To know
and feel that the article is going to give satisfaction and
service and to feel when you make the sale, that the mem
ory of the quality will stay with the customer long after
the price paid has been forgotten.
That is the kind of merchandise that we cany, the
kind where the memory of the quality of goods lingers.—
Dependable merchandise. When we sell a man a Stein
Block Suit, we know that he is buying Style, Fit, Quality,
and Satisfaction. It is the same with a Kenyon Coat,
Dougherty Shoes, Guiterman Shirts, Duxbak Clothing,
Guiterman Mackinaw Coats and riding pants, Filson Stag
or Cruiser Shirts, Chippewa Shoes or Hipress Pacs.
It is this kind of merchandise, sold at prices that ap
peal to the trade, that has made it possible for us to build
up in the past four years, from a most modest beginning
to our present standing, and it is the memory of the
quality of the goods that we have handled that has sent
the customers back to us and enabled us to hold their
trade year after vear
There is not one article in this store that we know
now where we could get a better one to take its place. If
we should find a better one, we would immediately order
the line. We want the best and we want you to feel and to
know that when you buy an article in THE MINER
STORE, you are buying the best that can be purchased
bv us.
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When you want a suit of clothes, a hat, a pair of shoes
or even a pair of socks, don’t you like to buy from a store
that is making an earnest effort to give you the highest
grade and the best value possible to give for your money,
to buy from a store that stands behind every article that
is sold in the store?
THE MINER S STORE
FRANK J. COTTER, Manager
Phone Adams 131 “Don’t Forget the Parcel Post” Seward, Alaska
| neau, is soon to become the bride of
A. E. Nelson, a jeweler, formerly in
the employ of the J. L. Sale store at
Iditarod. It is expected that the wed
ding will take place sometime in
March or April, at Seattle. Miss
Anderson is now in business at Juneau
with Mrs. Fred Jones, also a former
1 Fairbanksan.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 — A canvass
! of the House of Representatives in
dicates that the request of President
Wilson for more lights for the coast
of Alaska and that a better surevy
be made of the coast will be granted.
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The appropriation asked for by Sec
retary Redfield will be granted.
SEATTLE, Jan. 2.—Frank Hartsell,
her former husband, today brought
suit against Mrs. Annette Loder for
the custody of their 14-year-old son.
Mrs. Loder is in jail, having recently
been convicted of fraudulent use of
the United States mails, in the sale
of stock of a mythical mine in South
eastern Alaska.
Proceeding were instituted by Mr.
Hartsell this morning.
Finch’s Golden Wedding Rye at The
Branch.
Yost water motor wash machines
at Brown & Hawkins. “Quality first.”
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BRITISH NOW OCCUPY
ANCIENT BABYLON.
Are Also Master* of the Persian
Gulf and Euphrates Delta.
LONDON, Jan. 12.—In the excite
ment of army and navy actions
nearer home, the British public seems
to have overlooked the important suc
cess secured by the Anglo-Indian for
ce on the Euphrates, which gives Brit
ain sway over a part of the ancient
Babylonian empire.
With the capture of Basra and the
surrender of Kurna, the British be
come masters of the Persian Gulf
and the whole of the Euphrates delta.
This region had been brought under
Germany’s sphere of influence and the
English believe that the Bagdad rail
way was intended for strategical as(
Well as commercial purposes. With
a vassal Turkey, there would have
been a clear road from Vienna to the
Gulf. If this road had been developed
and Toutonic influenced, the Gulf
would have given Germany an excel
lent base of operations against India.
While the future of Asia Minor is
not yet settled, it is not likely that
Britian wiP remove its colors from the
ruins of the city of Babylon.
“Colonel Skinner’s Chutney, estab
lished 1841. Especially fine for meats, j
Brown & Hawkins. “Quality first.”
Long distance telephone booth at
The Branch.
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printing done in the states. Do not
forget that.
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hat in the riffht proportions.
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The $< hat is worth $5. The $6
hat is the finest hat made.
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INDIAN VICTIMS OF
WAR TALKED ABOUT.
LONDON, Jan. 12.—Absurd stories
about the caste habits of the Indian
soldiers will make trouble at the front
says (icneral O’Moore Greagh.
One correspondent wrote that the
Ghurkas had been given a special dis
pensation to eat beef and drink porter,
like the British soldiers. Nothing
could be a worse insult to the Gurka,
says General Greagh.
The British press has lavished its
praise almost entirely on the Ghurkas
and Sikhs, to the neglect of other
lighting castes. There are, for in
stance, three regiments of Dogras,
who, although of poor physique, are
the coolest under fire of any of the
native soldiery. Some of the best
| fighting Indians are the Punjab
| Mohammedans.
A opular mistake is that the (Jhur
kas throw their kukri or carved knif<*,
at the enemy. They do not throw it,
but use it so skillfully that they can
behead a buffalo calf as a single blow.
Long distance telephone booth at
The Branch.
The finest kind of job work as well
as the plainest is done by the Gate
^ way.
1915, January Fifth, Our I EN I II
Anniversary oi Business in Seward
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WK wish to thank the public in general for their liberal
patronage in the past and trust our business meth
ods have been such as to merit their greater con
fidence in the future. We are most optimistic for Seward
in the year 1015. We predict a wonderful improvement
in a business way. We predict the selection of Ressur
rection Hay as the Ocean Terminus of the Government
Railway by President Wilson, not later than February 10;
that actual construction work will begin not later than
April 1st; that Seward will have a population of 5000
people by December 30th; that real estate in Seward will
advance fully 300 per cent by September 1st. and that our
business will increase accordingly.
SEWARD COMMERCIAL COMPANY
FURNITURE AND HARDWARE
COAL MINER’S AND OOED MINER’S SUPPLIES
Doors &. Windows
Lang’s Ranges
1 X L Parlor Heaters
Gasoline Stoves .
Cook Stoves
Camp Stoves
Air Tight Heaters
Oil Stoves
Alcohol Stoves
Spark Plugs
Jump Coils
Batteries
Granite Ware
Aluminum Ware
Asbestos
P & B Paper
Malthoicl Rooting
Tar Paper
Deafening felt
Weather Strips
Gasoline
Gas Engine Oil
Marine Engine Oil
Valve Oil
Klaine Oil
Floor Oil
Linseed Oil
Cup Grease
Paints
Lacqueret Paint
Asphaltum Paint
Brushes
Varnishes
Turpentine
Japan
Denatured Alcohol
Coal Tar
Lamps
Lanterns
Tents
PHONE BLACK 4
Rifles
Shot Guns
Ammunition
Fishing Tackle
Giant I'owder
Caps
Fuse
Bench Forges
Blacksmith's C'oa
Bellows
Wheel Barrows
Cutlery
Fire Clay
Fire Brick
Lime
Cement
Glass
Rope
Mercury
Seine Twine
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ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO. S
Steamers Alameda and Mariposa sail from Seattle
every eight days tor Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova,
Valdez and Seward.
S. S. DORA leaves'Seward 15th of each month for Cook Inlet points and Dutch Harbor.
Regular freight service tor Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell. Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar,
Valdez, latouche and Sew ard
Freight Steamers sailing from Seattle each month: S. S. Seward. 5th;
S. S. Latouche, 15th; S. S. Cordova, 25th
(S. S. Seward carries Explosives)
Right reserved to change this schedule without notice-^
F. B. TRACY, Geuerul Agent C. B. GUPTILL, Agent
Hotel Seward
W. A. M'NEILEY. Ppop.
MODERN CONVENIENCES
RATES $1.00 TO $2.50 PER DAY
HOT AND COLD WATER BATHS ELECTRIC LIGHTS
The Bor gen Grocery
Staple and Taney Groceries
Handles the Best Canned Goods from the Pacilic Coast—Best
Treatment to Everybody and Prices Right—Goods
Delivered to All Parts of the City
GUS BORGEN, Proprietor
Phone Main 134 Clayson Building, Seward
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