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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
WANTED—Position in Roadhouse as
cook and caretaker. Competent;
will go to interior. Write to E. A.
G., care of The Gateway. pd.
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Andy’s Express, phone Madison 143.
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Ask your grocers for Seward
Bakery Bread.
EMPRESS THEATER
SUNDAY, AUGUST 3. 1917.
7:30 and 9:00 I*. M.
LATEST
HEAST-PATHE NEWS No. 41
Triangle Feature Co. presents
to you a very funny comedy in a
a four-reel comedy featuring
JOE JACKSON and MACK
SWAIN—a Mack Sennett pro
duction.
MODERN
ENOCH ARDEN
Also Pictograph No. 2020. a
one-reel Preparedness ami Edu
cational subject.
EXTRA GOOD PROGRAM
10c and 25c
[mining notesJ
A small strike is reported on a trib
utary of Peace River in the Dime
Creek section. Particulars are not yet
to hand but Council this morning
states that such is the current report
in that city.
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Writing from Fortuna Ledgor
Commissioner Moran states that no
new strikes have been made there
during the past winter. There is con
siderable wet ground in the district
that cannot be prospected except by
a drill, ami a Keystone drill is ex
pected to arrive there for the purpose
of prospecting this ground.
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Two miners at Juneau were recently
overcome with gas in the second level
of the Alaska Juneau mine, and were
taken to the hospital in a serious con
dition. One is said to be in so bad
shape as not to be able to talk, while
the other fell down one of the chutes
after being overcome, and was found
with his head hanging down, his feet
and legs having been caught in a lad
der .
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If your sweet tooth is your wisdom
tooth you will buy your candy at the
Key. tf
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Meet me at The Branch.
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They do the one thing j
you have always
wished a
cigarette
would do; >
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yet they’re ,
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hotelTse ward
FORTY ROOMS-OUT OF FIRE ZONE
J. 0. PATTON, Prop, Rates by Day or Month
Modern Conveniences Well Lighted and Heated
SUITS! SUITS!! SUITS!!!
Serges, Cheviots, and Tweeds.
Late Models—Conservative to Extreme.
Belt Back Norfolks.
$25.2 PER SUIT $25.2
COTTER’S
CONSCRIPTION SURE
IN CANADA IS CLAIM
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OTTAWA, Aug. 4. — The Canadian senate has ad
vanced the conscription act to its second reading, thereby
insuring its passage through parliament and making cer
tain that it will become a law next week.
BANDITS LOOT SENATE IN PETROGRAD
PETROGRAD, Aug. 4. — Six armed men, three of
whom were disguised as soldiers, motored to the senate
building at an early hour today, garroted the guards, and
stole a silver statute of Catherine the Second and other
antiques valued at a million and a half roubles.
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S. S. MOTANO FAIRLY DOVE DOWN
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. — Only one minute elapsed
between the explosion of the torpedo and sinking of the
American steamer Motano and this is the reason given for
the loss of sixteen members of the crew and eight naval
gunners.
I SEW ARP SNAPSHOTS!
The Admiral Dewey arrived in port
this morning with a catch of halibut.
Attorney L. V. Ray’s launch is again
in commission following its dip at the
dock.
There will be special themes* both
morning and evning at the Methodist
church August 5th, the occasion being
the twelfth anniversary of the arrival
of Rev. L. H. Pedersen in Seward. The
choir will meet in the church for re
hearsal Saturday evening at 8 o’clock.
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Charles Emsweiler, who recently re
turned from Nuka Bay, brought with
him some fine gold-bearing quartz
from a prospect located by Frank
Skeen. Sken is expected back scon.
The Northwestern sailed from Seat
tle today with three passengers for
Seward, those named being Mrs. J. L.
Reed, Miss Lillian Eardley and Hugh
Fouch.
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NOTICE!
Funeral services for Frank H. Doo
little will be held Sunday afternoon
at two o’clock in Pioner Hall. It
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Andy’s Express, phone Madison 143.
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A. Mclver, licensed undertaker.
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NOTICE
Dog tax is due, payable at Treas
urer’s office on or before the 25th of
July.
Order CHIEF OF POLICE. tf
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Andy’s Express, phone Madison 143.
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We carry Symphony Lawn Station
ery. Seward Drug Company.
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Waterfill & Frazier whiskey at
The Branch.
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Oyster cocktails at The Branch.
NOTICE OF TERM OF COURT AT
SEWARD, ALASKA.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR
the Territory of Alaska, Third Di
vision.
The President of the United States of
America, to the Residents of the
Third Division of the Territory of
Alaska, and to all Whom It May
Concern:—Greeting:—
You and each of you will please take
notice that by an Order of the Court,
duly made and entered, a Special Term
ot the District Court for the Territory
of Alaska, Third Division, has been
rrJ led and will be held in Seward,
Alaska, beginning on the tenth day of
August, 1917, and will continue as
long thereafter as the public welfare
may require.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 6th
day of July, 1917.
FRED M. BROWN,
District Judge.
Attest: ARTHUR LANG, Clerk.
(Seal)
First Pub. July 10,1917— .
Valdez, July 28, 1917.
The above term of court is hereby
postponed until the twentieth day of
August, 1917, at the hour of 10 o'clock
;n the forenoon.
F. M. BROWN,
District Judge.
DOUGHERTY & ROMIG
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
Houses for Rent
Lots for Sale
Phone Red 147
Rents Collected
Large Listing
Seward, Alaska
MAN WHO TOOK
NAVY PAPERS NOT
GUILTY OF THEFT
PETERSBURG, July 31, (By Mail)
—The preliminary hearing of James
O’Donnell, arrested- for the larceny of
important papers, the property of re
cruiting officer Lieutenant C. C. Clark,
U. S. N., resulted in his discharge
there not being sufficient evidence of
intent to justify binding him over to
the grand jury.
The preliminary hearing disclosed
that O’Donnell gathered up the Clark
papers along with some of his own
property in the hotel here while in
toxicated. When he sobered up he ad
mitted taking the papers claiming it
was on account of his intoxicated con
dition.
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SLACKERS ARE BUSY
WITH HAMMERS AND
SHOVELS—NO GUNS
CHICAGO, Aug. 4.—One hundred
and twelve “slackers,” wearing the
striped garment of imprisonment and
with hair sheared in the latest “bride
well” fashion have begun to serve
their sentences of a year and a day
“at hard labor.’’
The I. W. W. agitators, sentenced
by Judge Landis, in Freeport, 111., for
exhibiting violent opposition to the
conscription law, were brought to Chi
cago in three Pullman cars.
Today thirty of these Rockford
“slackers” are wielding shovels and
pickaxes and raising blisters in deep
ening the municipal stone quarry. Six
ty are swinging hammers in the sheet
metal department. The other convicts
were assigned to the brickyard, junk
yard, printing shop, broom factory and
furniture department.
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Nome business men are complaining
over the recent cessation of the night
letter telegraphic service, on account
of the scarcity of operators. The ser
vice will be continued as soon as
enough operators can be secured.
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Waterfill and Frazier whiskey at
the Branch.
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City Express meets all boats and
trains. Phone Maine 122.
j PHONE MAIN 134
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\^7^HEN a dog bites me once,
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way with a tobacco.
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VELVET is aged in the |
wood for two years to
make it the smoothest
smoking tobacco.
j ANCHORAGE VIA RAIL AND WATER ROUTE j
The fast power-schooner, “Kumback,” running between Kern Creek J
i and Anchorage and way points, meets all Sewrard trains at Kern Creek, J
• A chance to see the new road on your w ay to Anchorage. I
| CHARLES NUTTER, Manager. E. J. MOORE, Master. J
Chas. E. Brown, President
Sidney Anderson, Vice Pres. S. Balderston, Cashier
Robt. H. Romiff, Assistant Cashier
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BANK OF SEWARD
SEWARD, ALASKA
Established 1905
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2|T VERYTHING of a banking nature en
trusted to our care, receives our best
attention. Having gained a reputation for
careful, conservative management, we shall
steadfastly endeavor to maintain it.
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