CHAMBER HOLDS
LARGE MEETING
•
local Commercial Organization
Receives Report Showing
fiood Conditions.
\i *h< regular meeting of the
S* waril ehaml«er of commerce in the
K* nai i*lul* room> Monday night a large
number of metnliers w re present anil
much interest was manifested. Finan
cial reports were submitteil by the
finance committee. secretary and
treasurer which show the chamlnT to
be in a prosperous condition and to
have accomplished much work of value
the general public.
\ special meeting will !»«• held next
Monday evening in the room which
occupies th*‘ second Moor of the new
fire department building, which will
i.e the future home of the chamber, j
\t that meeting various subjects of
public interest w ill be taken up. par
ticularly that of cleaning up the city.
The financial statement of the cham
ber shows the following totals:
UKl kivts.
l>u**s and ... * ;V‘C..iN»;
Subs, to special tire fund. 1.*4».00
^s’lbs. to sew. r fund.. 1.130.00
Total receipts.. •.?3.00,
niSlirUSKMKNTS.
•‘aid out for sundries . *
Paid, out for special fire fund.. 1,TS0.40
• ij(| out for special sewer fund 1,107.00
Total disbui seinents .. .$3,0117. *5
• ash ii bank.. * •MO.-VS
ALASKA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Mired H. Brooks Tells of Govern
ment Work in Progress
Xlfred H. Brooks, chief of the fed-*
• ral geological survey of Alaska, in a
recent number of Popular Science
Monthly n d an article describing the
orogress of the survey, in which he;
-aid:
\ decade ago the United States geo
ogical survey began its work in Alas
ka by sending a party of only three j
men to the territory, whereas in the i
east summer twelve parties, with an
aggregate membership of 50 odd men,
were |there engaged in geologic sur
vey*. Kven this rapid expansion is
hardly commensurate with the size of
he territory and the importance off
he mineral resources, the develop
ment of which the geologic invest iga-!
•ions aim to aid.
A geologic survey has two objects:
irst, the increase of scientific know
4edge, and second, the application of
his knowledge to the mining industry, j
The purely scientific investigation*
'Delude many subdivisions and rantifi-1
cations that cannot here be considered,
•nit it will be evident, even to the lay
nan. that, while any part of the
,arth's 'iirface remains geologically*
inmapped. there will be a hiatus in
»ur knowledge, which may prevent
broad generalizations.
in Alaska special attention has been
given to the second field of activity,
namely, the application of geology to:
• he needs of the miner. This is in
i-art the influence of the growth of
economic work in both state and fed
eral survey* during the last decade,
out more specially because the appro
priation is specifically made for the
investigation of the mineral resources
•of Alaska. With this end in view, a
-core of publications dealing with the
ccurrence and distribution of the
mineral deposits of the territory have
•K-en issued. It has been the policy to
make public the results attained while
wt the investigation is in progress, ‘
• n the belief that even an incomplete
knowledge of the geology would be of
value to the miner. With this end in
vi« w. bulletins treating of the occur
rence of coal, petroleum, tin and cop
per have been issued. a> well as many
which art devoted to the gold d<*pos
•'. These preliminary report?, have
found favor with the mining public
•era.i'O hi it- timely appearance,
ami have for*-railed criticism of de
• :i\ in issuing tie- more el allocate
■ reati -t>'
Wants to Uxtradite (iorky
Z'j Ca »o Tin. Daily Gateway.
.Vosc 'i\. May t* "lie jrovetument
erosecutur has tiled a charge ajjain^t
Maxim t><>rk\. the novelist, aeons ins?
flint ot part nation in the December
uprisit'A i ;h.i' city in which thous
ands of i" : »i - »er« killed, ile may
ask Dork, "s \nadition from the
• ited St n
Willins t * Give Up Gorky
3y Cable W Tbi Oaiiy Gateway.
N* w York. May !• I*, is believed in
riti-. city that tie- United States will
gladly return dork; to Uus-da if it can
be done legally, fh is a disturbing
factor here .tmomr the socialists and
nis anarchistic utterances cause him
to be a dangerous factor arming the
dLs.it istied chi"—.
A miner was taken out alive after
wenty-five davs in the wrecked mine
at Lens. France.
ELECTRIC JUICE
NIGHT AND DAY
Local Company To Give Twenty
four Hour Service with New
Dynamo Power.
Beginning last Wednesday Seward
was given a 24-hour electric light and
power service, an advantage which no
other town in Alaska has heretofore
enjoyed, in the summer time at least.
The Seward Light A Lower Company
now has its new Bullock dynamo, with
:t capacity of 5000 10-candle power
lights, in operation and is able to sup
ply a demand for light and power far
beyond the present requirements of
Seward.
The new dynamo is of the latest de
vice and runs with marvelous smooth
ness. So perfectlv is it adjusted that i
when the water from the Lelton wheel j
which runs it by water power is turned
off the big wheel and shafting of the
dynamo continue to revolve seven
minutes from the force of their own,
velocity. A new sw itchboard is ex- j
pectetl on the Oregon and when that is j
put in the company will be equipped |
to utilize the full quantity of power'
generated by the dynamo. At present
it is using the old switehl>oard. which
is soup what limited.
CUSHMAN STIRS UP
RELIGIOUS ATTACK
Quotes from Scripture in Tariff |
Speech and Newspapers
Charge Irreverence
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Washington. I). C.. May II Con-,
gressman Cushman of Washington has j
called down upon his head an attack j
from various quarters by a scriptural
quotation which has led to the charge
of irreverence. In replying to Williams
of Mississippi in a speech on the tariff
question Cushman said that the argu
ments offered were exactly the same
as the tariff reformers had presented
year after year regardless of the march
of events. Then he told a story of
boardinghouse hash which described
the composition of that dish in the
language of Hebrews XIII. verse 8:
“Jesus Christ the same yesterday,
and today, and forever."
The Baltimore American in com
menting upon this utterance says “No
orator of the first class ever finds it
necessary to ridicule religion or to
treat scripture with irreverence.
Such application of the scriptures
shows poverty of intellect.”
Calls Cushman Blasphemer
By Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway.
Kansas City. Mo., May 11 The Star
in commenting upon Congressman
Cushman's scriptural quotation in a
tariff speech calls him a blasphemer.
NELSON AND HERRERA
HAVE WORD BATTLE
Light Weight Pugilists Nearly
Scrap in Bathhouse Over
Division of Coin.
By Cable to The Dolly Gateway.
Oakland. May 11 This evening
Battling Nelson and Aurelio Herrera
willl tight twenty rounds here for a
purse of $20,0<H>. They will weigh in
at 133 pounds. Last night the little
pugs met in a bathhouse and came
near pulling ofl an impromptu light in
a row over details of the approaching
match.
There i> a good deal of bad blood
over the match a> the men are old
rivals but the particular grievance
that led to the trouble last night is a
dispute over a proposition to set aside
$10,000 as expense money to he divided
between tli two. The contest is
awakening great interest among the
and will draw a tremendous
crowd. Itetting favor-* Nelson but
1« re* ra i" admitted to be a dangerous :
matt.
Navigation Open
I .oca’ boats on the Inlet are deliver-;
irg freight at Kvik. the ‘gateway to
the gold field". Good trails and river
ln>at connections.
The Kuik Trading Company. O. G.
He ruing manager, has a new and com-j
plete stock. Kverything for the pros-1
pector at coast prices.
Fifty natives died of (iiptheria this
w nteriuone district ol the Kusko-1
kwim river.
Fourth Avenue. Seward.
BILLIARD AND POOL TABLES
In Connection
I colics' Day Friday Afternoon |
A Good Place to Spend
the Evening.
E. L. wniTTEMORt, Proprietor
TAKE FARMING
LAND AT KNIK
About Twenty Homesteaders Have
Settled Near Head of Arm
in Past Few Months.
The region around Knik Arm is be
coming a farming country, according
to George W. I’aimer, the pioneer
post trader and merchant at the head
of navigation on the north side of the
Arm. Since last summer about
twenty homesteaders have located
near Knik, most of them on the north
side of the Arm and in the lower
Matanuska valley.
A majority of these homesteaders
are from the states, although several
are Finlanders. They have built
cabins and are preparfng to open farms
for cultivation this season. Nearly all
of them have families and act as if
they had gone in to stay. Several
have told Mr. Palmer that they intend
to engage in stockraising. 1 hey have
come in advance of the railroad in
order to get their pick of the land, and
all appear to be well satisfied.
Mr. Palmer is a firm believer in the
agricultural possibilities of Central
Alaska. He has lived at Knik for
many years and does a little farming
himself on a small scale. \\ ben asked
what can be grown successfully around
Knik he answered:
•‘Everythingyou put in the ground.
At Knik for years all the hardy veg
etables have been grown with aston
ishing success. Potatoes anti other
root crops, cabbage, beans and peas,
all thrive marvelously, growing to
great size and possessing the finest
flavor. Mr. Palmer insists that small
grains will ripen on the north side of
the Inlet, although nobody has made a
business of it yet.
To support his belief Mr. Palmer
cites the fact that near his store at
Knik volunteer oats have been grow
ing year after year since Capt. Glenn
was there in 1898. The party piled
up a large number of sacks of oats
near Palmer’s store and the scattered
grains sprouted and grew a volunteer
crop which ripened. Each year since
another volunteer crop has ripened
and volunteer oats are scattered over
the neighboring area.
The soil of the region around Knik
is a sandy loam and exceedingly rich,
as demonstrated by the prolific growth
of vegetation. The same soil extends
far up the Susitna valley and into the
Yentna. All through those valleys,
Mr. Palmer affirms, agriculture will
soon flourish on a large scale.
Large areas of open land, like the
prairies of the middle west, alternate
with belts of timber, making it an
ideal region for farming.
James J. Hill advocates free trade
between the United States and Canada.
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
In the United States Commissioner's Court
for the Territory of Alaska. Kenai Precinct,
Third division.
.1. L. Reed. Plaintiff,
vs,
j. M. Shawhan. Defendant.
The President of the United States of Amer
ica. trreetinjr:
T\o the above named defendant:
You are hereby required to appear before
the undersigned. United Stutes Commissioner
of Kenai Precinct, in the District of Alaska,
at Seward in said precinct, within thirty
days after the publicutirn of this Summons
upon you. to answer the Complaint of J. L. J
Reed, a duly verified copy of which is on file
herein, and unless you so ap]>eur and answer |
the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the I
relief demanded in said Complaint, which is
founded upon a promissory note, wherein he !
demands judgment for One Hundred and !
tlften and 4*5-100 dollars
The date of the order of this publication is
May 11th. 11*00. and you, the defendant, are
hereby ret mired to appear as above set out
within thirty days from the date of the last
publication of this Summons, or on or before
the 16lh day of July, 14*00.
First publication May 12th. 14*00. Last pub
lication June 16th. 14*0*1
Dated this nth day of May 14*00.
H. H. HILDRETH.
lT. S. Commissioner and ex-otllcio
J ustice of the Peace.
NOTH'!' OF SKTTLF.M KMT OF FINAL
ACC ’OK NT.
In the tTni»ed Stuii's Commissioner's Court,
for tiie List riel of Alaska. Third Division, at i
Kodiak.
IN PUOBATK.
In the matter of the estate of Benjamin |
Woe he. deceased.
NOTICF, is hereby niven that Jos. A. silver
man. the administrator with tiie will annexed,
of tiie estate of Benjamin Woche. deceased.!
lias rendered and presented for settlement j
and tiled In this court, tit*' tinal account of : w
administration of suid estate: and that Mon* I
day die ISth day of June. !'.*o*i. at 'J o'clock I’.
M.. at the court room <d said court at Kodiak.
Alaska, has been duly appointed l»y said court ,
as the time and place for the settlement of the
said account, at which time and place any per- i
son interested iu said estate may ap|<cnr and;
tiie exceptions or objections in writing to the
said aecount and contest the same.
JOS. A. SI LY HUMAN
Administrator with the will annexed j
of the estate of Benjamin Woche. \
deceased.
Dale of first publication April 28. HW6.
Prospectors
’Hie place to outfit for all interior
trips isat YOUNG & ARMSTRONG’S
store. Glacier creek. Full line of
prospector's supplies.
Steamer Jennie makes weekly
trips to all points on Stisitna river.
YOUNG & ARMSTRONG
Pacific
Coast
Trading
Company
WHOLESALE JOBBERS and
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
Parties desiring large out
fits should call and get job
bing prices from T. D. Cor
lew. the Manager
fraser’s Smoke Shop
A fine line of choice Cigars. To
baccos and Pipes.
CLUB HOOMS IN CONNECTION
M. II. fRAStR fourth Avr. and Washington St.
C. S. HUBBELL
Civil Engineer
* U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Coleman House Seward
THE ALASKA HOUSE
Rooms and beds for rent by night
or week. Fourth and Adams. Build
ing and furniture entirely new. John
Dubreuil, proprietor.
Lowest Prices
on Lumber, Lath, Doors, Windows
and Shingles at LEE & WHITE’S
lumber yard, near A. C. Ry. Com
missary. Office at yard.
Seward Bakery
Opposite Postoffice
Fresh home-made Bread. Pies
and Cakes every day.
Whole Wheat, Graham. Rye
Bread and Pompernickle al
ways on hand.
C. WERNER, Proprietor
SEWARD PLUMBING &
HEATING COMPANY
J. W. SPENCER. Proprietor
Basement of New Hale Bldg
Seward Water & Power
Company
JOHN. A NELSON, Manager
i Office—Third and Washington streets
....
Application for Additional fntry Under Section
2306 Revised Statutes.
US. Uind Office at Juneau. Alaska.
April 21, lffOO.
NOTICE is hereby given that William B.
Poland, whose post office address is Seward,
i District of Alaska, assignee of Win. F. Isbell
! and Edward McArdlc, being entitled to the
benefits of Section 2306 of the Revised Statutes
of the United States, granting additional
lands to Soldiers and Sailors who served in the
war of the Rebellion, do hereby apply to enter
the lands embraced in U. S. survey No. 241.
situate Resurrection Bay. District of
Alaska, and more particularly described ns
follows;
"(’onimcncing at Corner No. ton the shore
cl Resurrect ion ha;., latitude On degrees 7
minutes N longitude I Iff degrees , minutes \\ .
said point being marked by an iron pin 3
inches in diameter marked S241. Cor. No. I.”
thence south 01 degrees 37 minutes W 2.(51
chains: tlienee south 78degrees 00 minutes \\
Iff.to chains: thence S 52 degrees 15 nun
ut.es W 10 chains; thence south 71 degrees 50
minutes W 3 chaius: thence south 31 degrees
27 minutes W 3.20 chains to Cor. No. 2. which
corner is marked by an iron pipe 3Inches in
diameter marked "S 211 Cor. No. 2: thence
\\- i chains to Cor. No, 3. which corner is
marked bv an iron pipe 3 inches in diameter
marked "S 2-11 Cor. No. 3: thence north 47.8S
chains to Cor. No. I which corner is marked by
an iron stake three inches in diameter marked
S 211 Cor. No. I thence East to chains to
corner No 5 which corner is marked by au iron
pipe 3 inches m diameter marked "S 241 (tor. |
No. V them e South 32.88 chain to corner No. i
i the place of beginning, containing I5U.75
Magnetic Variation 27 degree* 02 minute*
H’nst. us additional to original homestead of
William F. Isbell, being the Southwest frac
tional ‘i of the Northwes: K of section 18
Township 11-S Range 1U-E entered at U.s.
Land Office at Topeka Kansas. i>er li. E. No.
; [Iffh dated Mav 10th.. 18(58 ami the original
Homestead of Edw. McArdlc oein the North
i,. of the Southwest 1 of section 30 Township
1 |8- N Rut - 10 W entered at the U. S. Land
: Office at Ionia Mich pet ii. E. N. K. 1430 dated
I August 25th.. 18(57).
Any and al- p'-rsons claiming adversely any
portion of the above described tract of land
arc rei|u 1 red to file with the Register and Re
ceiver of the U. S. Kami Office at Juneau.
I Alaska, their adverse claim thereto, under
! oath, during the period of publication or
within thirty days thereafter or they will be
barred b> provisido of the statute.
WILLIAM B. POLAND.
Assignee of William F. Isbell and Edward
McArdle. , . , ,
It is hereby ordered that notice of the fore
going application be published in the Seward
Gateway printed at Seward, Alaska, for the
statutory period, and l hereby designate the i
same as the tfewspaper published nearest the I
I above described land.
JOHN W. DUDLEY.
Register.
I Date of first publication May 4.
BACK or IT
We stand back of everything that is sold in our store.
If there is any dissatisfaction we want to know it, for we
work all the time to please more and get rid of the cause
for complaint.
Spring Writing
Fragrance Tablets
Perfumes true to the odor of Note, packet and letter in
your favorite blossom. They endless assortments just received,
go with you whispering the Good ones at 1 Oc,
joys of spring, of birds and buds Betterjones at 25c,
and everything sweet. Best at 40c. •
Le Trefle (Piver)
Florayme (Piver) Manicure
Peau IV Spagne (R. A G.) Requisites
Vera Violette (R. it G.)
Jicky (Guerlainy) Including ongalino emery
These at the ounce $1.25. hoerds, flexible steel hies, hu
Colegate’s, D’abrooks' r,,rB’ oran>''e * ood BtlckH’ ™am<'1’
Eastman’s and others nail *iBsors’ at.
at modest prices. Seattle pfiCGS
OWL DRUG CO. rsss
F. O. HALE, President C. E. DICKERMAN, Vlce-Pres
BANK OF SEWARD
Transacts a General Banking Business
We receive deposits, buy ami sell exchange, foreign and domestic: buy gold
dust and bullion; make collections. All business committed to cur care will
receive prompt and careful attention.... .
Your Business is Solicited
COLEMAN HOUSE
Electric Lights and Electric Bells in Every Room
I Rates ‘from 50c to $2.50 per Day
ABSOLUTELY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Avenue Seward, Alaska
I
THE ALASKA TRANSFER
•i
CHRISTIE NSEN &. LAUBNER. Proprietors
Pianos and Safes Moved sp....,
Olve u» your order* for Coal &. Wood
General Forwarders phone main seward. Ai«*ka
i
THE SEWARD LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
(Incorporated November, 1905, under the laws of Alaska)
Office—Suite 2-4 Carstens Building. Seward. Alaska
—
D. C. BROWNELL
THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE
Hardware Store
SEWARD CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT CO,
Manfacturers of Concrete Building Blocks, Belts. Cornices
Caps, Cement, Chimneys, etc. General Contractors in all
Branches of Construction
Offices: Fifth Aveuue, near Adams Sfreef - - - Seward, Alaska
ARTHUR R. BOYLE
Expert Watchmaker, Jeweler and Optician
Seward. Alaska.
1 have moved into the building lately occupied by the Bank of Seward
and am prepared to sell you watches, clocks, jewelry and silverware :vl
New York figures.
Spectacles and eye-glasses 14k solid gold, periscopic glasses ai $6.00.
Niekle and steel spectacles and eye-glasses at moderate prices.
I make a specialty of 17 j.-wel watches in silverore cases ;ir $15.00
just the thing for everyday hard usage.
HOTEL MeH \LEY \
Completely Renovated. New Management. Hot
and Cold Water. Modern. Plastered Rooms.
Electric Lighted. Baths. Reasonable Rates.
H A W K I N S it W H IT T E M OR E. P k o e u l i; t o k s
Fourth Avenue, .... Seward, Alaska
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TINNING PLUlV3BING~j
Guns, Ammunition, Mechanics* Tools, Cutlery.
Nails, Glass, Rope and Building Paper.
STOVES and RANGES
_ GRANITE AND TINWARE
^ Fou. th Ave.. Seward. Alaska |
• prompt attention given mail orders |
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